The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-03-27
Correspondents OF the Union TIM rs.
NeWs from North Paoolat.

NoWs from North Pacolet.
ETA JANE, March 23.-Rev. J. ID. Bailey
preached at Abingdon Creek yesterday. HIS
text was from Rev. z: Z. The gist Of the
subjeot wss. the perseverance of ssintsi
overcome. Among other things, hs sa'd i,
substance That the christians life was one
continuous warf,,c, faith was bis watch.
word his shicld and helmet. The devil,
the gteatarch enemy Of our rouls was ever
on ~ alsft. He knows all cur weakne.ses
ana against those he mssses his forces tn
ne may free nn entrance and occupy the
citadel cfySapr hearN. our pathway, 10
heaven isf fHstd with tenn tat ons iribulntions
and persccntioos but thssc eniy act ss
gnide-posis for the believer. BY them he is,
assured that lie is on the road TO :.ihat rest
which remsins for tho people of God"
The Sunday School at Abingdon Creek is
in prosperous condition. MIR. Davis JEFF
ferries is the Superintendent. He is worthy
| young man and an effioien. officer.
The congregation ut Abingdon have
changed thci~ days Of public worship 10 the
6rst Sabbath of each month aud Saturday
before, at 8 p. NJ.
The ladies are expected to bring well
flied baskets to Mesopotauia next Sunday;
and we want them to take q leading part in
the Question box exercises.
One of our teachers gives us this qucsti"
/
ers: "And still it rains.' Parse 'it''
Last Wednesday, 18th, while some wagons
were attempting to cross Bread River at
Smiths Ford one of them was wpshed. over
the rifle. 1t became uucoupled and the
hind wbe.ls with the body was washed off
down the river. The team of mules with
the forew heels made to the bank and were
! saSed.ss.fs 4-asas--'-, isss
Mr.. l. F. woaor d s wogon, with load Of
nnhc Nro fon~ So, al. - II.
w. tree TO keep the current from carrying
1t off, too. The last seen of i, was the head
OF mo'asscs barrel sticking above the
water. No lives were lost or particular
damage done, 20 far as we know.
IL il now JUST % years since cur friend
A Frank Smi h, at the risk of his own life,
saved Mr.. Nillinm Lockhert, his daughter
and sis'er-in-lav, Miss Aramin'a Dunn ut
the same pace. Only at that time the river
was foot and a half higher than il was
this time
We must ak cur readers permission to
make special mention Of the praise w orthy
d'ed Of The c,lored men who acted so
promptly in -, euing the body Of MIR. La
Fayette Kirby whose untimely deah in his
well VIC noted la't week. Jake Litllejohn
and his sen Alec are the parties to whom
refer in this irs'ance. Sea- ctly 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 late of the unfortunate man below. He
found him dead with the blood ooxing out Of
hi, mouth anil nose. With hercuean
slrcugtn ne ru1scu Dliu to d stuu,air, t;o,
and with orc arm brought the chain around
his body and keyed" it with his pocket
knife, then g, mhed out on the wall In ten
minutes after the bucket fell the lifeless
body Of Z. Lafayette Kirby was in the arms
OF his bereaved wife and children Since
we made our first attempt at Journalism
VIC have never ben called upon to re.
cord such unf.iEned loyalty Of the colorcd
man TO the white man as thnt exhibited in
this case
only voice the sentiment Of our white
people when say that The o'ored man who
acts 50 PROMPTLY in such IN emergency will
always md friends in the white people of
our country.
Miss Be, sic Patrick, aged o years, dauph-
ter Of MIR. L. J. Patrick, of Pine Grove. was
among those who gave answers to our Sorip-
tural question Of week before last
We have Lad the pleasure Of adding
several new names to our list Of corrtspon-
dents since we began putting out questions
for the young folks. ~
We sre informed that one day la.t week
Capt. James 7. Mo'rhead came near being
| u.o"neo III lp1ckety creek, at owens Ford :.
The Creek had been up and the Ford was
washed out and he rode into it before he
was aware Of that fact.
We hopo the County Commissioners will
soon see their way clear to build bridge at
that crossing. The good people, on both
sides OF the Creek are put to great incon-
yenicnce in consequence of high water
The EiBethel and Me.opotamia conprega-
tons are especially interested in this matter,
to say nothing 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 Shoals last Friday.
Mrs. William Byers 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.