The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-03-07
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:, g,royoh shoals--A Lgi-eod ne" M'"
la grippe % rork--,fsr'0Hdf. jkfaa'"g
pAcorpr, Mares s. con;idsraSS19 -
anu SiSS11ll here a
few days ago. WyeS 'ft WIS lea enV(
Chicago, instead 4 Pac6lct, had been selec
ted as the placeto hold the Worlds Fair,
and the excitsnent has not yet subsided.
While we natIrally deplore this unjust dis
elimination gainst long suffering and un-
complaining minority, and cannot but feel
| that this uttr failure to recognize the just
| and modest claims Of such places as WASH
ington, Nv York, st. Louis and Idcoiet,
| will cast asloom over the whole affair which
it will be dficult to dispel, yet the unsel6sb
citizens of,is vast metropolis (howing 20 the
inevitablelyill place no obstacle in the way
of the sucoss Of the enterprise. :
Two gcnine specimens of the tarantula
were foun,near here few days ago by Mr..
Jerry Leo How they came here is mys,
terry possibly in bananas or other tropical
fruit,
The farers Of this section, as rule, have
taken eyey advantage of the beautiful
weather wh whid we have been favored,
and are vii up with their work. Lands
, have been horo,thly prepared, and guano
! is being hailed Nth little difficulty, as the
roads are d, sSSspt condition. The AL
t L,lauos wareho hell is almost completed
: and will in snort TIME. -
, Our merchants 4, preparing for mo
Spring trade, which pmises to be goad,
l understand that new mill for the
manufacture of pas, is to be built at
Trough Shoals soon. 1t will be situated
short distance bclowa the opposite side of
|
the river from the ot'r factory.
Quite novel marpgc took place here on
Sunday, the 2Ith. It.; the parties being
: colored persons of cry high standing-at
least one of them wo quite tall and sported
n crushed beaver. wIch resembled the pic
ture of the leaning ,wer of Pisa, and added
: considerably 10 his majestic appearance.
= They seemed to havtbeen wandering around
, for some time i'm he attempt to find q
= preacher, when theychanced to meet Squire
Asa Smith, who, thqgh not n preacher, Is
Notary Public and qie clerical in his ap-
pearance. With a hymn book in one hand
(for the Squire, Yhphas double=6drrciicd-
tone voice Of immense compass and-nlarming
sweetness, was on his ras to choir practicc)
and brier.root piren the other, he pro-
nounced in the moS Impressive manner the
words which @adf ~ them them. man a. and wife wife,
| hc NV P'i'yS oh" 'pSy "Sht VII
/ their way redcing.
La Grippehas been getting in its work
here. Quite number have suffered from
it, but nothing serious has resulted.
DR.. c, NJ. litlejohn returned some time
ago from New York, where he had been at
tending the Rlyclini0 School. The, doctor
is devoted TO his profession, and is hiighly
successful and popular practictioner. "
Airs. Lavinia Bryant who has been quite
i'll for some time, is getting better.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. o. Lipscomb, of Gaffney
City, are visiting Pacolet.
Miss Salic Black has returned from Nc
| Nelrs, where she has been spending the
| Winter.
Misses NIolle and Jano Brown aud Miss
Eunicc Litleiohn, of this plee Or" "a t-->a-
ing the Clifford Semp-.y at Union.
Miss Elliott Hs--ock, of Jonesville, and
Miss Bessie ITsnsook ;;,; ana Miss % Dickson OF
Turner. "
Mr. u Lott has rented Mr.. j. =