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

Era JAxn. April I3.-Our S,bsaih
School yesterday appoiated the following
committee Of young ladies TO do missionary.
work for THE year: Ali@s Sallie Bigham,
Mica Carris Breton. Miss Als,tie Is CO and
Miss Mildred Strain, with Msssrs. T.. J.
Estes, II. J. Kirby, ]. "A. Donald aud
Johnnie Robinson, on the part Of the men.
The committee 10 to impleads tas cause OF
the Sabbath School and IL possible. iRSiuce
those not iu attendance to jcio and take
part in its work. &
! We are informed .hst Hon. J. r. JsfTsries
intends p'anting corn I, mot exolusivesv thi6
year. : No more eents cotton IN his. The,
commercial wosld is At last working ont tke
alliance r7oblem. The low price Of cotton
and the high price Of corn ~ this season OF
the 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 Estate industrial School for
Women Press that matter, and IL the
people of the town and country don't come
to your assistance they will lose golleu
opportunity. BY oil means let the girls
have whatever educational aivsntrges ws
can give them. They are entitled to them.
We were made the victim Of false rumor
two weeks ago, that Capt. j. T. Moorhead
had come near being drowned in Tbickety
near OWENS Ford, which No reported in
these columns. We verify believe tbarif all
the descendants Of the rooster that remindel ]
Peter Of his fslsehood would crew every
time lie is told they. would make such q
noise we couldn't hear the hens eackle.
We have bern severely ''boycotted by
some of our gudndom friends for having
made the assertion that the VII te man who
plays cards with q colored man, for either
fun or money isp't as good as the negro" !"
The only apology We can make for this re-
| mark is We regret the cause that led to il,
but not 10 the assertion Of itself There
fore, "let the hsa,hen rage"
The killing Of the mad dog mentioned in
our last weeks letter deserves more than a
passing notice: It came to Mr.. Pesler's s
about dark on Saturday night and went into
an old out house. MIR. Peeler shut tho door
and made it ,afe until moroing, when Col.
Batson Bul'ocks came to sec It. He open ed
the door little too wide and the dog rushe cd
out past him aud made at Mr.. Peeler, who
struck II with an axe aud aided it. In IL,
effort to get away i. became antaugled in q
coil of wire aud Col Bullocks held il until
Mr.. Peeler got his gsn AMI killed it,
The young people bad singing last
Saturday evening at the residence Of our
neighbor, &. F. Estes. "We US and family
were present and can testify as 10 tho OK.
cellency of the music. Like our friend
| Frank Pruitt eaid about some music hs
heard in York County not long since '.Ii
| Was handsome
Rev. G. s., Robinson will preach at Salem
neyt Sabbath at IL o'clock A. NJ. Sunday
School exercises will begin at 10 A. NJ.
Rev. j. d. 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 iSwell enough. He will be assist
ed by able end competent speakers, amonJ
whom is expected a young man from wofforti
College. Everybody 60 and take your chill
dreu.
The weather for the past few days has beer
quite favorable for farming operations, ant
our people have made good use of it. Thi
week, if 1t continues favorable no doub
much planting will be doue-corn especially
Two farmers, A ani D each had pig I,
sell. They agreed to sell them together, aut
the one who had the best pig, according t,
age. was to receive ! (one-half) cent per II
moro for his than the other. As pig w.s I;
months old and weighed 800 pounds B.
was IL months old aud weighed 400 lbs
they iala 3aaw ssalA. fs< ~a ssats gss H.;