The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-06-19
Correspondence of the Times.
By the Jonesville Telephone.

Deaths Of fro venerable Christidn gentlemen--
Josiah Foster and Lemust Il. Sprouse
snsrs in the Grass-NeWs around T9wn-
Teaching National Garment Cutting.
JoSEsvILLE, Jnne l5.-One by ono our
old men are passing away. Only few days
ago, Mr.. LkMUEL L. SPRoUsE, ones<oon DC
purest old men In the county died at Ms
home in our town. Mr. Sprouse was an
honest upright christian gentlsma :. leaving
good example behind. amer life OF 10
years.
81 Agaip, last Friday, Mr.. JOSIAH FosTEn,
another Of our ddest, most honored and re-l
| speeted christians passed awny.
Josiah Foster was we'll known Throughout
| the county for his honest, faithful christian.
| charitable life; life that covered the long
| period Of IS yesrs,--the last sixty years OF
which, at least, werc full OF usefulness, both
| TO the cause OF Jesus Christ and TO his
country. No man has ever lived in Union
| county that has loft better record than
| Josiah Foster, and no man has left so many
living monuments to perpetuate his memory
| as he.
His remains were inferred yesterday in
Fosters Chapel graveyard church built,
in whole or in part, by his christian munif-
ceuce,--and his funeral was preached by his
tho Junior preacher. Rev. nj. b. Kelly.
There was no doubt the largest coneourss OF
people present Of any funeral occasion ever
witnessed in this o,uoty, The number
present is estimnted from 500 to 700.
The preacher took for bis text,-"Know
We not that there is q Prince aud greater
man fallen this day in Israel"
His eulogy upon the life and character OF
the deceased was grand, aud yet 1t was not
una...--;.s. whifu this grand man has
left property legacy to many Of his rela-
lives, he has left that nobler legacy to eysry
person in oil his large circle Of acquaintance
!, which cannot be taken from them,--an
honest, upright christian example.
We have had no rain for the last two days,
| and the sun is getting hot. IL the farmers
could only get o week or two Of this kind of
: weather, they might be able to rsdesm theiI
crops, which arc greMly enoumbered by I'm
grass.
Mr.. Boyd L. Hames, aud Miss Carri,
Southard are At home now, spending vaca-
> ,ion from the Gaffney City High School.
Miss Anna Hsmes has returned from
Salem. N. c., and entered upon the dotics
Of assistant teacher in Prof. Lttlejohn's 8
school.
Mr.. G. B. Fowler is in Newberry, doing
= some work on o mill.
: Mr.. Mick'e, an old gentleman, formerly
Of York county, but q citizen of Texas 70,
many years past, has been visiting Mr.. d
'' w. Fowler for some time. Mr.. Mickle say.
the present prospect for o crop Is the poorest
he has seen since 1846.
very honorable and prosperous oolorst
man by the name of Cephas Wood, who livet
- few miles from Jonssville, died last Satur
= day.
y = Three young men by the name Of EEell. al
- brothers, arc in our town, representing tn
~ ~ National Garment Cutting System. The
=. propose teaching class in Jonesville whic
will consume about months time.
Misses Mollie and Virgie Litilejohn hav
20 y. been visiting in Jonesville.
"a Mr.. w. T. Littlejohn and II. c. Smith or
~ y. going on a visit to Texas next month.
~ ~ Rev. NJ. B. Kelly and wife are visitini
u Jonesville this week.
:" TELBPHoNE,