The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-17
Correspondence Of the Union TINES.
News from North Pacolst.

Eta JAxs. April I3.-Our S,bssih
School yesterday sproi,ted the folio wisg
committee of young ladies to do missious'y
wosk for this tear: Mis- SalIi. Ri.h.~"
Miss Carrie BrAttop, Miss Matte Es es and
Misc Mildred Strain, with Msssrs. T. J.
Estes, r. J. Kirby, J. A. Dooald and
Johnnie Robinson, on the part Of the men. /
the Sabbath School and il possible. iaduce
those mt 10 attendance to joio and take
part In its wo,k.
We are informed ihst Hon. j. Il. Jeferies
intends p'anting corn s'moft sxc'usivs!y this
year. No moro cents cotton In his. The
commercial world is at last working out the
alliance problem. The low price Of cotton
and the high price Of corn ~ this season Of
tho year will settle the matter, We think -
"Alrs well that ends we'll"
Mr.. Editor, you are right in your position
in regard TO the "State industrial School for
Women Press that matter, and IL the
people of the town aud country don't come
10 your assistance they will lose golleu
opportunity. By all means let the girls
have whatever educational aivautrges We
can give them. They are entitled TO them.
We we're made the victim Of false rumor
two weeks ago, that Capt. J. T. Moorhead
had come near being drowned in Tbickety
near Ovens Ford, which We reported in
the descs ndsnts Of the rooster that reminde
Peter Of his falsehood would crew every
time lie is told they. would make such
noise we couldn't hear the hens eackle.
We have bern severely 'boycottei by
some Of our gudndom friends for having
made the assertion that the VII te man who
plays cards with co,ored man, for either
fun money isn't as good as the negro"
The only apology We can mako for this re-
IL -. tla Al,sx lat -
but not 10 the assertion Of itself. There
fore, "let the hsathen rage"
The killing Of the mad dog mentioned in
our last weeks letter deserves more than q
passing notice: II came to Mr.. Peeler's
about dark on Saturday night and went into
an old out house. Mr.. Peeler shut tho door
and made it ,afc until morning. when Col.
Batson Bulocks came to see it. He open ed
the door l:ttle too wide and the dog rushed
out past him aud made at Mr. Peeler, who
| struck it with an axe aud aided it. In its
effort to get away i. became antaugled in a
coil of wire and Col. Bullocks held it until
Mr.. Peeler got his gan AMI killed it.
The young people had q singing las,
Saturday evening at the residence Of our
neighbor, s. F. Estes. awe us and family
were present ani con testify rs TO tho cx-
| cellency of the music. Like our friend
Frank Pruitt .aid about some music he
heard in York County not long since: 1T
was handsome"
Rev. G. S. Robinson will prsach at Salem
neyt Sabbath at IL o'clock A. NJ. Sunday
School exercises will begin at 10 A. NJ.
Rev. j. ID. Bailey will preach at Skull
Shoals the same day.
Next Sabbath 10Th inst. will be the "chi
drens day at Asbury Chapel. Rev. A. A.
Gilbert, the pastor, will be present in per-
son if he il we'll enough. He will be assist
ell by able and competent speakers, among
whom is expected young man from Wofford
College. Everybody so and take your chill
dren.
The weather for the past few days has been
quite favorable for farming operations, and
our people have made good uIe of it. This
week, if it continues favorable no doub
much planting will be done-corn especially
Two farmers, ii ami b each had pig tt
sell. They agreed to sell them together, and
the ono who had the best pig, according tc
age. WAS to receive ! (oue-half) cent per II
moro for his than the other. As pig was II
months old and weighed 500 pounds b,
was II months old and weighed 400 lbs
they cold them both for cents per lb.--
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