The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-20
Carrcs:oudcncc of the TINES
News From North Pacolct.

| ETA JANE. Nov. l6.-LaSt Saturday the
| friends ofthc orphans met n Mrs. ). +. Is, -
to uui the quilt that Miss Sulie B'ghan =
school are making preparations II present
to them on Thanksgiving day, the ooh,
inst.
OF course we @ uidn't let the opportunity
pass, to get som,thing spicy for our readers
so we DROPPED in nui found n corps of good
looking 'adics, busy ns bees getting it in
rta aiiucss for use. We got good dinner.
to-, one that prince might enjoy. Mr..
Editor, you may imagipe but we can't de-
scribe, how badly wc wi,hel you and the
other attaches of the TINES office, with
nN Arstrse Ii in fefSHTi
to The quilt&n the dinnc~-particularly the
latter.
At night the young men and children of
the neighborhopd, with few old pcopl-
met in the sane room TO celebrate the occa-
sion with u first class singing. About 40 Of
our chHr'scrs arranged themselves into
classcs, and we think rendered some of ~
fine church and Sunday school music as we
ever heard.
Next : uturday is the day for the Sunday
school To quilt theirs. Airs. NoX will give
the entertainment on that occasion, and we
hope to give our readers an account of 1t too
Mr.. q. W. Garner, of Skull Shoals, one
day last week found II nice habys pillow IN
the road near kclton. The owner can get
it by calling at Mr. turner's house for it.
The merchants, rs well aS others, have at
last rclliz Il the fac; that the cotton crop is
. shor; one AVID many of them arc taking
steps to save thrmS selves. wAich il III rht, of
course.
The situation is II serious one in fact, and
unless some avenue il opened mp by which
some people can get relief, we may look for
suffering in many cases
Some ofour people are sowing wheat, but
arc not making in every instance, the prcpa-
ration necessary to insure go)d crop.
We regret to say that the whi-key wagons
are beginning their work in our ""is;h1Gv
!.co,. again Inc dcStitution among many
Of our people, and particularly the colored
people, is such ns to ,!is,low them IL patron
izc these public Tuisancrs. That their
presence in n ncighborhosd enc Iuiugcs theft
nobody will dispute, aud the ofcers of the
law and good citizens o.: the county
ought To look afcr them. The great
trouble with many of our people is. they are
too cowardly to say anything against this
traffic They are afraii they wi hurt the
feelings of thuS: rutlianS cngHg,d i'll this
illcgitimatc business, nnd consequently will
risk having their wives and "a Hilics insultei,
their cora cribs and co:t0a houses robbed,
rather than appy remedy that will stop il
Swarms of ab'c-bo lied, lie mel, follow
these wagons, ana leave their wives and
children iii they have any at home to do
the best they can in taking care of them
selves.
Rev. &. s. Robinson prea chei at Salem
yesterday morning, from Lake 2-3.
Rev. }. ID. Bailey went T. Scotland Neck.
\ c.. last week ani III Il return tins week.
The lcgatces Of Ms. Rachel Corothc.s.
deceased, are dividing her property. and
scttl'ngup her estate.
The tax collector il making his roumd AMI
our people are meeting him WITH thcjr usual
prompncSS.
Oar payer meeting lust ght was wei
attended and the usua interest mnnit,Strh
Here are few thoughts from yesterdays
Sund'y School lesson
IT'S n w"nlcriul story of Il a;h'css love-
Each chids 80 dear to That hr"r ah"vr.
Who picais for IL, in iii fathers >ght
VIII co nj RS lis in I'll, @in m u. nigh:
WI, lift aur bur ion. icr lac : rnnr:
" ho stills the s.h nnl awake, he >opc.
The r,ov tnat bows us ii wa hc hears,
And love, and pnrl ms because Lc ctics
LIT n | whI are ~ take heart az j.;
We are not alone in our hours OF plir:
Oar father oops from His throne above,
TO sOothc ana luict us wi'h his love:
lie leaves us n"t when the Storm is high
And "" have safety, frr lie is nilh
Can il be trouble which he doh sha {?
Oh, rest in peace. fIr the Lord will care
NoN.