The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-15

porusin8 my "osuy, ana 'founo that was
not in much Of . readable frame of mind.
and beginning to think Of the past, the
present, and the future, thought il would
be good time to write few items for the
TINES; bot I fear they viii DO very dis
jointed.
Our Temperance Lodge me : ct its regu-
lar appointed time. lsst Thursday evening,
at p. NJ, In the SAntuc Academy, and in
stalled its ofiosrs for the present quarter.
will state here thst the installation would
have taken place earlier, but the D. G.. W Z
p. failed to get his commission sooner.
The Chaplain elect, Rev, NJ b, Kelly, 10 3
formed the body that he could not serve, on
account Of distance, and asked them 10
elect another, when Rev. C. R. willeford
was elected aud duly installed. Our so-
ciety is growing rapidly, aud is beginning
to put on the appearance Of manhood. This
meeting was the most interesting one since
our organization. We were glad to have
with us one Of the Union members, Bro.
John Eison.
Yesterday Rev. Charles r. willeford
preached very interesting sermon at Ss- Z
lem, from Ezekial, Al: 8, but owing TO ILL
ness he could not preach at night, but there
was prayer meeting held, as usual, every
Sunday night when there 10 not preaching.
Cotton Is nearly oil out Of the country
now, but there Is great many bales at the
depot, awaiting shipment, aud some yet TO
hc h.,o r. k.f
sold here to-day at fair prices-fora the
price of ostton these days You, Mf5Edi-s
tor, have been speaking of Union Is such q
good cotton market, but II cannot beat SAM
tue, in prices paid. All the Fall Santuo
has been running Alongside Union. Nearly
all Of the Goshen Hill people have been
hauling their cotton hero this geason, say
ing that they can get better prices hero.
There was ono yonng man who thought that
he had not enough offered for his cotton, so
hauled II to Union, and received one-eighth
Of q cent less there than here. Last week
cotton was selling here at from 8@9f yes,
ard some even at $40. There have been
two regular buyers for the Paoolet and Glsn-
dale cotton Eills-Mr. L. B. Jeter, fer the
former, and Messrs. J. r. Jetsr & Son,
for the latter; and for some time past &r.
E. G. Bysrs, Of Gsfney City, has been here.
Now, you SEQ that Union Garnet turn down
Santuo ~ . sstten market, although It is a
little place with only seven stores.
II the land here was obtainable, / do not
believe Saatuo would wait until IL was as
large as Union before it would build Cot
ton Factory. Do you know why the people
in The country will not 60 int Factory ,t
Uniouf It is simply because the people
there won't go in first. 1t seems as IL they
want the country "folks" to do the work,
and bring the money to their doors, and
they receive the benefit without any expend-
iture themselves. believe IL they would
take the lead, literally, the country would
follow.
In two issues ago our brother correspsn-
dent, j. 7. A., Of Kelton, said that he
thought the farmers ought to SOW great
many oats in the Fall, and If they should
happen to be Winter killed they could SOW
again in tho Spring, thereby having two
chances at 4 crop.
think that is pretty good but better
way, think, is to break the stubble land,
when it is possible, immsdi lately after "laying
by" and all the shattered oats on the ground
would come up and make o good stand
without sowing any, aud you would save
seed. II, there should not happen to be
enough to mako stand, the ground would
not be hurt by the blowing. And If they
should come and be Winter killed, why, it
could DO sowsd again, as J. T. A. says.
Look wherever you may, and ell Of the
stubble fields are almost covered with vol
unteer oats. II they could have been
plowed last Fall, and the oats had como np,
aud ons-half had been frozen out, there
would have been enough left for stand.
We have some fne looking oats where we
had q watern slen and pea patch.
Thanks, to Vox, for his compliment to
my humble self, and also for the praise OF
the "Santuo boys" as soldiers. during the
war. As 1t Is nothing to me, directly, for !
know nothing about the war. only what Is
told me, it is indirectly, as l had Uncles
aud cousins who were killed in il. and my
fathers person bears the battle scars now. q
1t showed last night, aud this morning +
was surprised when awoke to 6nd about
an inch Of snow on the ground. Now. I
had not taken hunt-except an occasional
"dear" or Glover" hunt--in the last thir-
teen months, 80 went out aud made the
rabbits "gst up and gif' for while. And
I, thosgh out Of practics--not much Of
shot at best-think killed about every
alternate FIRE. -
St. Valentines day is coming, aud l won
der II there is going to be any Chilly
ducks,' (billet dsaux) sent flying through
the mails.
We are very glad to have in our neigh
borhsod this. year, Rev. snd Mrs. G. II.