The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-01-23
,'r,popdeDec OF the Union TINES.
News from North Pacolst.

ETA JANE, Jan. l9-It is our painful
duty this week to speak of the death Of
Capt. Thomas Conner which took plsce at bis
home At Gowdeysyi lie last We inesd ~ morn
ing. 18th irs., after long and painful H.
ness. Th" immediate cause Of kis deaib, as
we understand l., was c4ncer Of the
s'omach. On II u sday he was buried q,
Mesopotamia ". T.. Church, Of which he
was member. Rev. A. A. Gilbert pre- sached
tue funeral. which was attended, ~ -
-concourSa OF fpeople-----------s---
Capt. Conner WAS well known to the people
Of Union Csunty. They hui honoreI him
with may pub ic po it:ons, in which he
served them faithfully, brth in war and
peace. lie was n kind husband, an iudul-
gent fa'hsr and an exemplary citizen. lie
hore that trait of character which always
repre- ents a child of Goi-"A P,ace maker"
In their irreparah!e loss his family have
the sympathes Of this ire community.
Our new preacher, Rev. g. s. Robinson
preached at Salem yesterday. The subject
If his discourse was the rebuilding of the
wall, Of Jerusalem, by Nehemiah. Iii,
text was Neh.mirb, 3: 10 to 30, together
with the 4th chapter and 18th verso If the
same book. The practical deduction drawn
was that human nature at that day was what
it is at the present day. That every man
would naturally protect and guard his own
house before he W Iuld that Of h GeighbOr
While the minds of his hearers wcro
r;vetc uron this plain, bouc,t, reasoning,
| the n d of assent came, sit were, from the
pews. But the reader can better imagine
| than we en- describe the scene when he
| turnel suddenly around and dealt crushing
| blows on those of as who are more care.
ful TO build ur, correct and project the
66wh In TeiiSiousa sen. .e. The belm III cur
own eye enables US the more clearly 10 see
the mote in our brothers. eye.
| Mr.. W. G.. Counts, of the TINES Office,
has given us n correct solution Of the hat
| question that appeared in the last issue OF
the TIMES. Next week VIC will publish his
us by that lime.
This question h,s created gool deal Of
fun. Oue beautiful young In ly dSclared that
the merchant lost SlS hy the transaction.
The crew Of Il certain ship consisted of 81
| persons, onc-half Of whom were lrshmcn
During storm it was dcci led to throw over
bord ha'f the me that the others m ght be
saved. The captain so arranged the men il
row and called Pat who was of
mathematical turn of mind, to tell him how
to proceed to dispach the Jonahs. Pat tol,
him to begin with the 10Th man as No.
aud conf inue TO count anI throw overboar
e.ery 7th man until only 10 remaincd, wher
it was found that every Irishmau on boar'
was saved. How was this line formed n
first? When the count runs out at the en'
of the line it will begin Mt the other end an,
go on until the work is completed.
Those kind ladies' who have so grateful.
and substantially remembered Mrs. Nox i
her culinary department will please accep
! oar thanks for the same.
Hons. VIM. Munro and j. NJ. Gee, {
Union, were before our Trial Justice Cour
last week on professional business.
Also, James L. Webster, of Gaffney Cit,
paid us a professional visit, too. Specato,
have good time when they sec our cour
dcmoralized and dodging the hot shots frol
those legal batteries. VOX.