The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-04
tcorrespondence Of the Union Times)
Hsvs From uerth Paeolst.

ErrA JANE, Sept. 80.--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, the
corn being stripped Of the fodder and getting
hard, but little damage was done to Il.
I. We are very sorry to state that Mr.. Gazo-
way Wrights son, aged about IL years, died
last week. He had been unweli for some
time. There is peculiar circumstance con-
nected with his death, to which our readers
may mot generally be accustomed, and We
may be pardoned for speaking Of e. The
corpse was sweating profasely when the cof-
FIN was opened at the graveyard. We learn
that tho immediate cause Of his death was q
oongestive 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 curiosity: 1t is
two well developed gourds on the same
handle or stem. One is q little longer than
the other, the least one will hold about
pint, the other three half pints.
The spossum' hunters make the nights
hideous with their "tooting" horns and
yelping 'sporkards." The poor sheep have
to watch out.
That Union correspondent still persists in
calling us "Col." II this don't stop, We may
get Frank Pruitt to 20 down and attend to
this Knight of the quill in o 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-s'mostly colonels."
Mr.. John Estes has the champion sweet
| potatoes. Who comes next with o sample.
Miss May McCullooh closed her school ut
this place last week.
Mr.. A. F.Kcndriok has got his gin in
| operation again, Our readers will remem-
Der 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-
ment 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 1t has been our lot to record.
One Of Mr.. John Pridmore's boys started
the varmint, and according to the law of &C
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 tho participants
were we not afraid ws wosld give occasion
for the organization of a "Regulator society
which might pay us q complimentary visit.
Our informant says that uncle jake forgot
be had passed his three score years, and
Al tn6ueht -hcNwas back In his teens.
Our farmers are determined to hold the
grip upon their cottou as long as there is any
possibility of improving the price. We're they
as fully md 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 an
unenviable light in last weeks paper. We
have been requested, by number Of young
men, and old ones, too, to soy to him that he
csn make his appointment to organiza col
ored Farmers Alliance up here and have
their assistance if necessary.
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