The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-02-27
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JoSEsvILLE, Feb. 24th.-After n solid
week OF rain we have had two fair days
which were much enjoyed by all classes of
people. Last Sunday, espcc ally, was a lovely
oa"' and fitting emblem Of tho birth
Gay OF the Father OF our Nation.
MT. Zach Reeves, Sr., died on that lovely
Jay and was buried yesterday at Gilead
church. The funeral services were conduc-
tea by Rev. ID. p. Boyd, and were attended
9i,.as. ~ q largc congregation Of relatives and
cs. man IN the county, being so years aud
8 months Of age. He was man OF strong
mi6d which never failed him, evsu to the
end.
Mr.. ]. c. Spears and his tenants had II
bales Of cotton standing near tho depot In
Jonesville, awaiting better price, and yes
terdsy evening it was discovered by Mr.. d
w. Fowler TO be on fire. Alarm wa, given
and the people responded Immediately and
soon got The flames under control, and savel
it from total destruction. There was mud
hole near by with water in it, aud by using
the water and rolling tho cotton bales in
the hole 1t wss found that such undesirable
places rs mud holes were very desirable and
could be well u'i'ized, on occasion. Mr..
Spears and his hands guarded the cotton
last night or it would have been lost after all,
for the fire broke out several times in the
night, even rs late as o'clock-ten hours
after it first caught. IL bales were pretty
badly burned on the surface.
There was mad dog killed iu Jone,vil!e
last week, and another one few days later
passed through tho Rocky Creek neighbor-
t. hood, which was pursued Sgtnstkilled. Too
A few days since laFs 4'lR3fE 4RH3E swoopod
down in Mr.. Jack Whitlock's yard and
seized hen when q scuffic ensucd. MIR.
Whit ock went to tho rescue and caugh, the
hawk in his hands and then and there des-
patched him, but not, however, till his feet
were cut off at the knees. for he had fastened
one Of them in Mr.. whitlocks baud, but he
was not much hurt. He certainly deserves
n chicken pie.
Mr.. T. II. Gore, of Cross Keys, goes for
the different correspondents Of the TINES for
the way they write up the condition Of The
public roads, and recommends or advocates
that the roads be worked by tsxation. In
that paiticular ngroe with him and have
so expressed myselfin the columns Of the
TIMES. think, if MIR. Gore will let his OBJ
| servations swing around freely he will find
there are mighty few of any men in the
county that don't use tho public roads to
haul their produce TO market, and their sup
| plies from market home, and then, as a lux
ury, use the roads on public days and on the
l
do at least in this community, and it is not
confined to tho white people, but will also
| apply to the coiored people. They turu- ont
in large numbers 10 their church here in
Jones'ille, and lrse per cent Of them either
travel on horseback or upon wheels. l re-
peat, that am in favor of change in the
law, and that property tax should be LEVIED,
to help at least in the working Of the roads.
Yet am not in favor Of encouraging resist
auce TO the present road law, but would like
TO have II carried out and tho roads kept in
good order, if possible, until better law
can bo passed.
Something new under the sun: Mr.. Wood
of Paoolet, has opened ajeHclry AMI repair
shop in Joncsville; tho fret one Of tho kind
we ever had here.
Colds, Gripp and Pneumonia arc not sc
prevalent in this part of the county now.
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