The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-04
Correspondence Of the Union TimeD
News From North Psoolet.

ETA JANE, Sept. 8O.-we got left last
week, by not putting in our Say in time.
Last Monday nights rain gave the rivers
an unexpected rise, and put the water over
the lowlands again; but fortunately, tho
corn being stripped of the fodder and getting
hard, but little damage was done to it.
We are very sorry to state that Mr.. Gazo-
way Wrights son, aged about 13 years, died
last week He had been unwell for some
time. There is n peculiar circumstance con-
nected with his death, to which our readers
may not generally be accustomed, and we
may be pardoned for speaking of it: The
corpse was sweating profusely when the cof-
fin was opened Mt the graveyard. We learn
that the immediate cause Of his death was
congestive chill. He was buried at Abing-
don creek church.
Several chills and fever cases are reported
along our creeks-muscadines are too plenti-
full just now.
Mr.. John Reynolds has q curiosity 1t is
two we'll developed gourds on the same
handle or stem. One is n little longer than
the other, the least one will hold about
pint, the other three half pints.
The "possum'' hunters make the nights
hideous with their "tooting" horns and
yclping "sporkards." The poor sheep have
to watch out.
That Union correspondent still persists in
calling us "Col." If this don't stop, we may
get Frank Pruitt to 60 down and attend to
this Knight of the quill in a way he won't
like, while Jim Proctor goes to Europe to
whip that feller over there for saying that
the population of the United States is sixty
Million mostly coionels."
Mr.. John Estes has the champion sweet
potatoes. Who comes next with sample.
Miss May McCulloch closed her school Mt
| this place last week.
Mr.. A. F. Kendrick has got his gin in
| operation again, Our readers will remem-
| ber that his mills were burnt last spring and
his engine badly damaged. Everything has
been put in tip-top running order, and he is
| on the track again. A man of his pluck
won't give it up.
The crop of sugar cane seems to be un-
usually large this year. Mrs. James NJ. Os-
mcnt says 'Jim may get done making by
| Christmas
| One of the most noted mink races took
place near Mesopotamia Church o few days
ago that it has been our lot to record.
| One of Mr.. John Pridmores boys started
the varmint and according to the law of ac-
cretion the crowd of men and dogs increased
until the whole neighborhood was aroused
by the shouts and firing ofguns. They run
it about ten miles, from first to last We
| would mention the names of the participants
were we not afraid we would give occasion
for the organization of "Regulator society"
which might pay us complimentary visit.
Our informant says that uncle Jake forgot
/ he had passed his three score years, and
,'rnousht 7hc-was back in his teens.
Our farmers are determined to hold the
grip upon their cottou as long Us there is any
possibility of improving the price. We're they
as fully and as thoroughly organized
throughout the cotton States as they are
North of Pacolet they would be certain to
make themselves felt
| John d. Norris shows our section up in IN
uncnviable light in last weeks paper. We
have been requested, by number of young
men, and old ones, too, to say to him that he
csn make his appointment to organiza n col
orcd Farmers Alliance up here and have
their assistance if necessary.