The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-06
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News at the Busy Pea Rid 20 Metropolis

KELroN, Nov 2 MIR Editor, we are hts-
ing fine weather for gathering citou and
other crops. aua we should be thankful to
Almighty God, the Creator giver ani pre-
server If all GOO things, that lie has
grant ed us such suitable weather for taking
care Of the products Of our labor. We
should thank Col for nj thugs, but fear
that many never even think of giving thauks
for anything "Oh ye Of little faith; you
heye turpef your backs on the past, shut
5s,esc,;i,, ,;,s ,ha hsss future 4 and IRE greedily
Now brother .far'ners, let us face the past,
keep our eyes on Tho future and guard the
preaeni, aud, as 1 have said before, raise
less cotton and more bread stuffs.
When VIC r,ise cur own supplies we can
rest oontentcd aud happy under our own
"vi Q aud fig tree ani not be dependent
on any person, hut independent of any man,
s, far as fo,d for man and beast is con-
cernel. Now, my friends, waut you to
uuders' and that 1 do not favor reducing
your cotton crop lower than you can stand,
but to take few acre, of your cotton land
aud plant them in corn or SOW them in wheat
or oats. Some say plant only ten acres Of
cotton to the mule but do not think that
| will do. You will find my reasons in q
back number of this paper, therefore l will
not repeat them here.
Last Tuesday Mr.. William Going's gin
house was burned to the ground. 1he fire
broke out in one corner of the lint room.
The loss va, $500. There were bales of
cotton entirely lost, belonging to b. B. Goug,
j. I. Going, and Gi Garner and others.
| There was NJ insurance on any Of tho prop
erty destroyed.
The conference year is drawing close 10
an end, and We of the louisville Circuit
know that the highly esteemed pastor, Rev
| ID. u. Boyd, W Ill not preach to US next year,
Sd let US pay all claims that is made upon us
by the Church, s, that he can make q salts
factory reTo't when he goes to Conference
and our record be clear.
Brother Boyd has been a faithful servant
of God, at least for the last four years, that is
as far back as we have kuown him personally
Brother Boyd will preach his farewell SER
mon to the Foster Chapel people on the
fifth Sunday in November but We hope the
good aud faithful brother will have chance
to preach TO us in future years, but if he
does not we hope to shake hands with hin
on the "happy golden Shore" where the
blest meet to part no more.
The Sunday school was re-organized yes
terday at Fosters Chapel, with j. w. Harri
as Super; ;n,endent, James Ivey rs Assistan
Superiuten en', Lewis liame', Secretary;
X. f. N. Fowler, Teacher first Bible class
Demoslhencs, when asked the first requi
site to eloquence, replied, action; wher
asked the seconi. he replied action; and t, TIT
third he replied action. Industry bears the
same relation TO agriculture that action die
to eloquence in the estimation Of the A,he
nisn orator. With Industry the farmer may
accomplish almost everything conducive t
his welfare, without it he can do nothing
Let us then study the value of ,ims. Tim,
is his great c,pilal, and should be actively
and constantly Invested. The wealth of tn,
world, its high civilization aud oil its mag
niicent improvements have been created ant
fashioned by the industrious labor of man
The poorest soiis AMI NEST unfavorabl,
climate arc scarce impediments tn the ad
vancement of an Industrious and encrgeti,
people. KELroN WHEEr.