The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-01-23
Correspondents Of the Union TIMES.
News from North Paoolet.

ETA JANE Jan. l9.-lt is our painful
duty this week to speak of the death Of
Capt. Thomas Conner which took place at bis
home at Gowdcysvi lie last weinosd ~ morn
ing, 14th-inst., after long and painful ILL
ness. The immediate cause of his dea'h, rs
we understand l., was cancer Of the.
stomach On Thu sday hc was hurried at
Mesopotamia NJ. l.. Church, of which he
was member. Rev. A. A. Gilbert preached
the funeral, which was attended by. a large
concoprse of nenple- * e-'I
Capt. Conner was we'll known TO tho people
of Union County. They >h,i honored him
with many pub ic po it;Ons, in which he
served them faithfully, beth in war and
peace. He was q kind husband, an iudul-
gent father and an exemplary citizen, lie
bore that trait of character which always
repre- ents q child of God-"A peace maker"
In their irreparahle loss his family have
tho sympathies of this en'ire community.
Our new preacher, Rev. g. s. Robinson
| preached at Salem yesterday. The subject
| Of his discourse was the rebuilding of the
wall, of Jerusalem, by Ncbcmiah. Hi,
text was Nehemiah, 3: 10 TO 80, together
with the 4th chapter and 18th verse Of the
same book. The practical deduction drawn
was that human nature at that day was what
it is ut tho present day. That every man
would naturally protect and guard his own
house before he wIuld that Of his neighbor.
While the minds of his hearers wero
rivetc upon this plain, bouo,t, reasoning.
the d of assent came, rs it were, from the
pews. But the reader can better imagine
than we en- describe the sceno when he
turne1 suddenly around and dealt crushing
blows on those Of as who are more care
full TO build up, correct and protect the
I ow6 IN = fslsgiOds sense. T6e beam IN OH OH
own eye enables us the more clearly TO set
tho motc in our brothers. eye.
Mr.. w. G.. Counts, of the TINES Office
has given us a correct solution Of the ha
question that appeared in the last issue o
the TINES. Next week VIC will publish hi
answer with that of others who mey rcacl
us by that time.
This question has created q COOL deal G
fun. One beautiful young laly declared tha
, tho merchant lost SlS by the transaction.
The crew of certain ship consisted of B
persons, one-half of whom we're Irishmer
During storm it was deci led to throw over
board half the mo that the others m ght b
: saved. The captain so arranged the men !
! a row and called "Pat" who was of
mathematical turn of mind, to tell him ho'
, to proceed to dispach the Jonahs'. Pat tol
him to begin with the 10Th man as No.
aud continue to count aud throw overboar
eyery 7th man until only l5 remaiued, whe
, it was found that every lrishman on boar
was saved. How was this line formed
first? When tho count runs out at the en-
1 of the line it will begin at the other end an
60 on until the work is completed.
q Those kind ladies who have so grateful
q and substantially remembered Mrs. Vox
her culinary department will please accel
@ our thanks for tho same.
= Hons VIM. Munro and j. NJ. Gee,
Union, were before our Trial Justice Cou
r last week on professional business.
@ Also, James E. Webster, of Gaffney Cit
!, paid us a professional visit, too. Spectato
s. have good time when they see our cou
If demoralized and dodging the hot shots frt
e those legal batteries. Vox.