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


not in much Of O readable frame of mind,
and beginning to think Of the past, the
present, and the future, thought it would
be Q good time to write few items for the
TINES; but 1 fear they will be very dis
jointed.
Our Temperance Lodge me at its regu-
lar appointed time last Thursday evening,
at 7 P. NJ, in the Santuo Academy, and in
stalled its officers for the present quarter.
1 will state here that the installation would
have taken place earlier, but the ID. G. w
P. failed to get his commission sooner.
The Chaplain elect, Rev. NJ. D. Kelly, in
formed the body that he could not serve, on
account Of distance, and asked them to
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 II. Willeford
preached a very interesting sermon at Ss-
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 is not preaching.
Cotton is nearly all out of the country
now, but there is great many bales at the
depot, awaiting shipment, and some yet to
be sold. There was over q hundred bales
sold here to-day at fair prices-forx the
price of cotton these days You, Ar~Edi-
tor, have been speaking Of Union as such u
good cotton market, but it cannot beat San
luc, in prices paid. All the Fall Santuc
has been running alongside Union. Nearly
ali Of the Goshen Hill people have been
hauling their cotton here this season, say
ing that they can get better prices here.
There was one yonng man who thought that
he had not enough offered for his cotton, so
hauled it to Union, and received one-eighth
Of cent less there than here. Last week
cotton was selling here at from S@9f; yes,
and some even at $40 There have been
two regular buyers for the Pacolet and Glen
dale cotton mills-Mr. L. B. Jeter, for the
former, and Messrs. J. Il. Jeter & Son,
for the latter; and for some time past Mr..
E. c. Bysrs, of Gaffney City, has been here.
Now, you see that Union cAnnct turn down
Ssntuo a. a cotton market, although it is a
little place with only seven stores.
II the land here was obtsinable, do not
believe Ssutuc would wait until it was as
large as Union before it would build Cot
ton Factory. Do you know why the people
in he country will not 60 ints a Factory't
Union? 1t is simply because the people
there won't 60 in first 1t seems as if they
want the country "folks' to do the work
and bring the money to their doors, and
they receive The benefit without, any eApend
! iture themselves. l believe if they would
| take the lead, literally, the country would
follow.
In two issues ago our brother correspon-
dent, J. I. A., of Keton, said that he
| thought the farmers ought to SOW a great
| many oats in the Fall, and if they should
happen to be Winter killed they could sow
again in the Spring, thereby having two
chances at a crop.
l think that is pretty gool; but better
way, think is to break the stubb!e land,
when it is possible, Immediately after "laying
BY" and all the shattered oat, on the ground
would come up and make good stand
without sowing any, and you would save
/ seed. II there should not happen to be
enough to make q stand, the ground would
not be hurt by the blowing. And if they
Iuho ,d r., ,nto l.; lad nj, -
could be sowsd again, as J. Il. a. says.
Look wherever you may, and all of the
stubble folds arc almost covered with vol
unteer oats. If they could have been
plowed last Fall, and the oats had come UP,
and one-half had been frozen out, there
would have been enough left for stand.
We have some fine looking oats where we
had watern elon and pea patch.
Thanks, TO Vox, for his compliment to
my humble self, and also for the praise Of
the "Santuc boys" as soldiers. during The
war. AS it is nothing to me, directly, for
know nothing about the war, only wha: is
told me, it is indirectly, as had Unclcs
and cousins who were killed in il. and my
fathers person bears the battle scars now. -
1t showed last night, and this morning
was surprised when l awoke to fini about
IN inch of snow on tho ground. Now,
had not taken hunt-except an occasional
'dear" or "flower" hunt-in the last thir-
teen months, 50 l went out and made the
rabbits "gst up and git' for while. And
I, though cut of practice-not much of
nj nk | laH
alternate fire.
St. Valentines day is coming, and won.
der if there is going to be any Chilly
ducks (bilIet dsaux) sent flying through
the mails.
We are very glad to have in our neigh
borhood this year, Rev. and Mira. c. u.
Willeford They are quite an acceptable