The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-02-27
Correspondence Of Union TIxys.
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JOsEsvILLE, Feb. 24th.-After a solid
week OF rain We have had two fair d.ys
which were much eniav-a =; -: v;..-,., OF
people. Last Sunday, espcc ally, was n lovely
da", and fitting emblem Of the birtb-
day OF tho Father OF our Nation.
Mr. Zach Reeves, Sr., died on that lovely
day and was Luried yesterday at Gilead
Church. The funeral services were conduc-
ted by Rev. ID. z. Boyd, and were attended
Sy siy,,.sy, E largc congregation Of relatives and
est man in the county, being 90 years and
8 months OF age. He vas . man OF strong
mi6d which never failed him, eveu to the
end.
Mr.. J. c. Spears and his tenants had II
bales Of cotton st,ndiog near the depot in
Jonesvrl,e, awsitiug better price, and yes
terdsy evening it was discovered by Mr..
w. Fowler TO be on fire. Alarm was given
and the people responded Immediately and
soon got The flames under control, and savel
it from total destruction. There was a mud
hole near by with water in it, aud by using
the water and rolling tho cotton bales in
the hole it wrs found that such Undesirable
places rs mud hoes were very desirable and
could be we'll 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 fro broke out several times in the
night, even rs late as o'clock-ten hours
after it fret caught. / bales were pretty
badly burned on the surface.
There was o NAL dog killed iu Jone,vil'e c
last week, and another one few days later
passed through tho Rocky Creek neighbor-
hood, which was pursued b,urnst-killed Too
A few days since a lafadSs scaanNRttk swooped
down in MIR. Jack whltlock's yard and
seized hen when q scufflc ensucd. MIR.
Whit ock went to tho rescue and caught the
hawk in his hands and then and there des-
| patched him, but not, however, till his feet
were cut off ut the knees for he had fastened
one Of them in Mr.. Whitlock's hand, but he
was not much hurt lie certainly deserves
n chicken pie.
Mr.. Il. ii. Gore, CT 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 workei by tsXation. In
that particular agree with him and have
| 50 expressed myself in the columns of the
| TIMES. l think, if Mr.. Gore will let his OBJ
scrvations swing around freely he will find
there are mighty few of any men in the
| c,unty that don't use the public roads t.
| haul their produce to market, and their sup
| plies from market home, aud then, as lux
| ury, use the roids on public days and on the
Sabbath, going TO and from church. They
J do at least in this community, and it is not
| confined to the white people, but will also
apply to the coiored people. They turn out
in large numbers 10 their church here in
Jonesvillc, and lrsc per cent of them either
travel on horseback or upon wheels. | re-
peat, that am in favor Of a change in the
law, and that property tax should he LEVIED
to help at least in the working of the roads
Yet am not in favor Of encouraging rcSl.t-
auce to the present road Law. but wond l'ke
to have it carried ont and the roads Kept IL
good order, if possible, until better law
can be passed.. -,
Something new under the Sun: MIR. Wnot
of Pacclet, has opened jcwclry AMI repair
shop in Joncsvillc :hc fret one OF the kin'
we ever had here.
Colds, Gripp and Pnenmonia arc not s.
prevalent in this part Of the county nov.
TELErnoNE.