The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-07

Ezra JAM. August 8 pseols.
OF the State = ofnce tho meeting
TiIlman.Tsrrelt Psrtanburg, and the
.'Sub. .tressrry p!Sl Of words over the
many crude Msss fn we have hea,d so
course tnov) end Rm Individuals (who Of
newspapers report(ad SO many distorted
dier Gen. Leo me- >het we are like the sol
Hho Hhsn. aa1 apping out Of battle,
,ren,;sd !, s,Io H. - General what be,
worst demoSSiised. nfF JSs cvcr saw
Now We have unboundsd confidence in the
honest policy Of the Alliance, and no doubts
as to the ultimate success Of all its principles
But one thing has been settled beyond
dispute, and that is this: The Alliance
never can aud never will control its present
n membership, sufficiently TO effect tho price
Of cotton by the methods suggested.
Each. member must become an Alliance
unto himself, --hy raising his own bread aud
feed,-that others seeing his good works
will be cons'raiood to follow his example.
We have overreached that great principle
of the moral law which commands us "to love
our neighber as ourselves From the
amount Of good advice we give him he will
reasonably conclude that we love him much
better than wo do ourselvcs,---we are better
to him aud more interested In his welfare
than we are 10 our ourselves, ,--possibly.
Let Us ask our Legislature ut its meeting
to levy tax Of two cents on each pound of
lint cotton raised in excess Of 500 lbs to
the horse
\ We have no disposition to provoke a news.
paper controversy, butt the gauzy reasoning
Of some people who never dare to put their
ifisss in plinies,s ink rive US occasion to In
cussion Of the'mstters whicl ~ 6Sianatas AliS
concern them. -
The weather still continues showery and
cotton is breNiug worry much 10 weed.
Mrs. j. WQ|e5 AicKown died last week,
and was bur!e0dt the family burying ground
at Granny McKown's. place, near Wilkins.
vile, last Saturday.
McKissick's Company during tho war. and
oil his old army comrades, as we'll as a host
of friends will join us in extending to him
and his family our heartfelt sympathies in
this their irreparable loss
"Dream not that helm and harness
The sign of valor true;
Peace hath higher tests Of manhood
Than batt'o ever knew"
The names omitted in our list of s. Schools
givern last week were Cross Keys, Flat Rock.
Philippi and Wesley's Chapel, Their repre.
sentatives will be taken care Of if they come.
Prof Vaughn's singing school commenc O ed
ot salem under nuspicious crcumst stapces
They are usiug 'sThe American Tune book !"
Master sJimmieS Strain cut his foot. one
day last week. The wound although mot
necssskrily y -szass ross is s-quite-painfui'
Our efficient aud gentlemanly Auditor n
Is: Morgan, Esq and his daughter, Mics
Alice, paid our section visit last week.
Miss Alice Littlejohn is teaching school
in tho Bullock'si Creek neishborhood, in
York County.
Mr. Randall Elmore is quite unwell at
his home near Pine Grove.
protracted meeting is going on at Abinc.
don Creek, this week. Rev. j. ID, Bailey Is
assisted by Rev.-Littlejohu.
Our Trial Justice court has had a respi,e
for q few weeks, but Messrs Obe Psrker and
DICK Hames, two prominent men, will put
pose.
We hope the Commissioner order for
road working will appear somewhere else
than on paper. The public roads are badly
In need Of good Working now.
One Scripture tnucstion this woek: Who
was born bsfo{e hk father, and died before
t''' N.l a'ner a = s.s5;S Vox.
For da68S will sell smoked Pearl