The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-10-03
Correspondence Of tie Union Times.
News from North Pacolet.

News from North Pacolst.
ETA JANE, Sept. Pa difficulty aoc-
cured in the upper Fart of this county last
week among some Of the railroad cont rae
tors and their employees which resulted in
the woundng of Xcb Dalton for resisting
arrest. The facts rs We have them briefly
stated are ~ follows: Dalton who bad been
in the employ of Kennedy & Burdstt, rs
foreman, Claimed about S75 OIL. $50 for hi.
services, including debt he got from John
Kennedy, went 10 the commiss.ry of said
firm without havinga settlement with them
and by threats and with other demonstra-
,inns of ontlawry proceeded against the pro-
| test of the clerks in charge 10 take goods 10
sat'sfr his claims. This naturally led to the
issuing of warrant for his arrest which
resulted in his being shot for ic-is' ing.
Mr.. John Kennedy. who was implicated
with Dalton il the outrage. hal sold his
claim Of about $3l on the firm of Kennedy &
Burdett, to Da'.on. This amount Dalton
also proceeded to settle in his own way, by
taking goods from the comnssary. lie took
the Z )odS TO II house rented from John Ken
ned, where they, or most Of them, were
found and "ccovered.
Mr.. Kennel was prosecuted for compile
iiy in the abominabc t"auac ion, hut before
the case was brought to conclusion the
prosecutor withdrew the suit against John
Kennedy. In the meantime Dalton, who
was repo. eel badly wounded, was removed
10y his friends and concealed or taken off out
of reach and has not yet been fourd.
J. G. Jcttcrcs, Esq, of Gaifncy City, re-
presented Mr.. John Kennedy bcfo"c J. l..
Str,in, 7. j., as just rccited.
The committee % arrangements have Sc
lec,cd Miss McCluney and her brother Frank.
who are grcat-Crcat grandchildren of Rev.
Joseph Alexander, ID. d., to unvcil his
monument at Bu'lock's Creek Church. in
York County on the 10th ofOc'ubcr pro ;imo.
For more thru four-hf hs cf n century the
dust ofrh's s'r'at ari god man has been
layingin the church yard at that place COM
laratlvciy 10, g"tt III, and il is rmincut;y
proper that our vcoplc should take such ac-
ton aS will p"rrrtua'r his .nory and hand
it down as souvenir to unborn generations.
Some of the creates, mcn aud mn Is Of our
State owe their grcancsS to the teaching of
Rev. Joseph Alexander. ID. D.: among whom
VIC might mention Chancellor johnson.
lti nothing but r;%ht hat every Sabbath
School iii Cui"u county IA well "S every loyal
citizen should forward to Rev. Il. =. Smith,
at Bullocl.> Geek. Iprk Co.. S. c., some aid
for the comp'c,' 'pn of this laulabe pro.
je:, and also to attend and tnke put in
the unvci'ing exercises. Tie surplus fund
if any, OF hand, after paying the monu-
mental expenses could bc prpitahly cxrcnd
cl in publishing verbatim reports Of the
culo:i-tic addresses made on the occasion.
We hope ,hs suggestion will receive the at
| tcntion IT. Importance demands.
We hope the ladies will not to"gct to bring
we'll flcl baskets 10 Salem next Sunday
rs there will be several young men and
| widowerS there. Girls now is the time to
| catch Your hcauX.
| Rev. J. ID. Bailey preached ut Abingdon
| Greek yesterday, from John %. lie also
| bap,ised fou" converts there to-day.
The coalition of the weuhcr is quite en-
| barrassug to our farmers. Crops arc rotting
in the field.
The thanks Of the public arc due Mr.. w
! c. Kirby. for :cpai,'ing the gully bridge on
| the public read at Davidson place, which
| had become impas'able. Also Mr.. John II
wilkins and read hands for canscwnyns :hl
! mild muic near Mcsopo.amia Church. But
we dout thank Mr.. Bob lIaltnesS aud his
crowd ior breaking down the bridge across
the branch 1T Col. Davidsous place, " i'll,
| his locomotive chginc and gin.
| About = o clock A. NJ. last Saturday morn.
| ing We were awakened by the putting of an
| engine. AZ fist we thought is it possible VIC
have played I'm EAn-lIi44AA++-. i-ant been
sSTccp until the Ra 'lroa,l hal been complct,
| cd: We - tho door and 10. and be-
| hold, Mr.. Bob lIartucSS. with his locom0
tive engine came putting down the road
through the mud p"Shj"y tho gin and two
mules i'll ,ront an! p"Imy water cart a:tcl
it. We were like the disgus:cd soldier who
said: ''Pshaw . grand rounds"
| If any man woman o. child in the county can
| beat MIR. George Estes making mol.ssos we
| would like to know who il s. 4 srccimc,,
| of his work has been brought TO our table
and it is all right, because Mrs Nox says So.
and she IL laiy ofmost excellent tas:r. il
she is poor Judge Of II gool looking man.
NoN.