The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-03-27
Correspondence OF the Union TIN Is.
News from North Pacolet.


Era JAxE, March 23.-Rev. }. ID. Bailey
preached a. Ahinydon Creek yesterday. HIS
text Was from R,v. z: 7. The ei,i OF the
subjeet wss. the perseverance, Of ssinisr
overcome. Among other things, h, sa'd H.
subs'anee: Thst the cbrisiia1's life was one
continuous wsrf,te, faith was bis watch
word. bis shield and helmet. The devil,
the grsak arch, en- emy Of our ,ouls was ever
on - ART. He knows all cur weskre.ses
snaAsa'"'' .-=- ,.-s-ss ms Iorces tn
be may 4 rec nm entrance and occupy the
citadel ef...opr hears. Our pathway to
heavep isfastd with temI tst ons iribulations
and per, ccutiops but these tply at IS
guide-posis for the believer. BY them hs is
ass ured that lie is on The road TO "ihat rest
which remsiDs for the people of God"
The Sunday School nt Abingdon Creek is
in prosperous condition. MIR. Davis JEFF
ferries is the superintsndsnt. He is worthy
young man and an Efficient officer.
The congregation Mt Abingdn have
changed thci" days OF public worsh p 10 the
6rst Sabba'b Of each month aud Saturday
before, nt 3 i. NJ.
The ladies nre expected TO bring wei
FL ed baskets to Me.opotauia next Sunday;
and we want them to take n leading part in
the Question box exercises.
One Of our teachers gives us this 9ucsti
| to test the G. nmmaical talent Of our read
ers "And still il rains" Parse cit.
Last Wednesday, 18Th, while some wagons
were attempting to cross Bread River at
Smiths Ford one Of them was woshcd. over
the rifle. IL became uucoupled and the
hind WHEELS with the body was washed off
down The liver. The team of mules with
the forew heels made to the bank and were
| saved.
Mr.. j. F. Woffo' d S wagon, with n load Of
goods. was 'talled in the river, and chained
" tee TO keep the current from carrying
it off, t,o. The last seen Of i, was the head
Of n moa"c' barrel sticking above the
water. No lives were lost or particular
damage done, 70 far rs we know.
| IL is row JUS 28 years since cur friend
A Frank Smi H. at the risk of his own lif.
"ved Mr.. Nillinm Lockhcrt, his daughter
and sis'er-in-law, Miss Araminta Dunn at
the same pace. Only at that time the river
was foot aud half higher than it was
| this time.
| We NUT ak cur readers permission to
make .pccial mention Of the praiseworthy
d'el of The c,lorcd men who acted so
promptly in 70, eung the body Of Mr.. La
Fayette Kirby whose untimely dea'h in lis
| we'll VIC noici lat week. Jake Litllejohn
and his sen Altck are the parties to whom
| refer in q is il s'ancc. Sea- c.ly had the
| we'll bucket with its contents reached the
bottom Of the we'll before Aleck seized the
| rope and was lowered into the we'll to learn
the fate of the unfortunate man below. lie
| found him dead with the blood ooxing out of
his mouth anil nose. With herculean
s'rcngn nc rnlsco him ~ n s,nudins position
and with orc arm brought the chain around
hi, body and keyed it with his pock ct
knife, then cmhed out on the wall la ten
| pS hn Inn ck f,n tho
body Of G. Lafayette Kirby was in the arms
of his bcrcnved wife and children. Since
we m,dc our first attempt at journalism
VIC have never ben called upon to re.
cord such unf.igncd loyalty of the colorcd
man TO the white man as TINT exhibited in
this case
only voice the sentiment Of our white
| people when say that he co 'ored man who
acts 50 PROMPTLY in such an emergency will
always hnd friends in the white people of
| our country.
Miss Be sic Patrick, aged o years, daugh-
ter Of MIR. Il. }. Patrick, of Pine Grove. wa,
among those who gave answers to our Scrip
tural question Of week before last
We have Lad the pleasure Of adding
several new names to oar list of corrtspcn-
dents since We began putting out questions
for the yourg folks.
Capt. James 7. Mo ri. end came near being
drowned in Thickety Creek, at Owens Ford
The Creek had been up and the Ford vas
washcl cut and he rode into it before he
was aware of that fact
We hope the County Commissioners will
soon see their way clear to build bridge at
That crossing. The gool people. on both
sihes oil the Creek are put to great incon-
yenience in consequence of high water
The EHethel aud Mc.opotamia conerega-
tlons arc especially interested in this matter,
to say nothirg Of tho convenience it would
be to the travelling public.
A daughter OF Mr. James Childsrs, who
died AT Pscolet Nils last week, was buried
at Skull Shoal. last Fridsy.
Mrs. William Bycrs who has been teach
ing at Mescpo'amia will close her school
this week.
Mrs DR.. Walker has been quite sick for
several days but is now improving.