The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-01-09
Correspondence OF U, ion TINES.
Telsphonic Echoes.

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] JoSEsvILLE, Jan. 5--The holidays wer,
/ quiet and orderly in Jone,v lie, aud the oil,
yetr closed without any unusual event An,
the new year came III IN the same way.
The low price If cotton still cr.ates a do
preston in money matters, with no improve
mcot apparent tn this new year. The pce.
pie, h wcvcr. arc hopeful. and have pore 4
work as though all things were workin,
! t"geiher for good.
IL seems That We arc to be haunted I,y
I pol tics ali the time. There i, a great-tiea
heing said now about who shall fl | the p,ac.
IN the Leg stature made vacant by the deal
Of DIR. Robert Little. DIR. Little said bu
little In the Legisla'u ure, by which he gained
considerable favor, in this commun ty n,
least.
Mr.. A. J. Galman killed two hors~the
other day, of his own rising, tha, weighed
net 82J and 381lbs res Jecively, at IA mont. s
old. Ho says they cost him bu' very lit G
real expense; Tut l can take the cake over
MIR. Gallman OH hogs. About Is month
for one dol'"r c,ch. / put them in n per,
kept ihsm ~ all the time and gave item
eooi attention. They cost me at least ouc
dollar al iece per month. At IL months old
killed one of them, and i; wsighe sepenty.
hre ponnds! l have the other in the pen ye.,
10 months old, and 1t will rot v eigh NOR.
than one hundred pounds. S, il is very
plain that take the cake lover the lef,.)
Professor L'ttlejohn's school gave an
exhibition on tho night Of the 26th Doc
which was very creditabie Indeed to all the
Oh rile lHni 6f NE !, YrRel p,aeirie" .trajnjps
for the short time they have had ch'rgo of
the school.
The following officers Of Prudence Lodge,
NJ. l39, A.. F.. NJ, were Installed for The
ensuing Masonic year, on the 9th ul': J,
L. McWhir;cr. w. NJ. DR.. F. w. Lite.
john, s. W; Il. w. Soytt, }. W.. wv. Scott,
Treas. B. w. VIII tock. Sec'y; ". II
S, Harris, S. d. f. p. O'Shells, J. D.; X.
A. Whitlork and +. B. Scott, Stewards T.
I. Foster, Tiler
Professor Elmorc was in town the other
day with his young bride. The Legislature
failed TO PISS the marriage Licence hi |,
consequently Ned. ns we cali him. with his
iulendcl bride, did no. 6, TO the nearrs
Psrson to get married; but then he g"t
there all the same.
Mr.. Il. l.. Iiames had nine bales of cotton
standing in his yard nearhis dwelling, wait
ing for better prices, and last Saturday even
ing it was discovered to be on FIRE The peo-
pie came t. its rescue immediately and soon
extingu; shed the fire. Several Of the bales
were considerably burned on the surface.
The origi OF the fire is q myst,ry, tho ,gh
it is supposed that s,me little boys who
were playing in that ueighborh cd might
have been paying with matches and set the
cotton on fire.
Mr.. Keunet lost two hor.es and Mr.. J W.
Bates los, ono, lately, with something Ike
blind sta2g"rs.
will not undertake TO give al the per-
s,nals nee my last cowmun cation. but will
only say that number Of people from other
towns and the county have visited Jones
visited their friends. truly hope TO tho
great delight of all pari'
Rev. John c. killgore, the financial agent
of Wexford College, preached very |,
sermon in Jonesvillc last night. lis sub
jcct was the character of ,cs, the III III of
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