The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-03-04
Correspondence Of the Union TINES.
News From North Pacolat.

ETA JANE, Feb. 29.-1he preliminary
hearing of the case against John w. Mitch
ell, for ''disturbing q religious meeting
came up before John p. Gage, Esq, Trial
Justice, at Union. last Friday. Tue allega-
ton and the proof substantially set forth
that tho defendant came apon the church
sfRgas ssfH 3D. 3 On the third saSi
purpose of abusing the prosecuting wituess,
Jas. l.. S;rlin. who was Superintendent Of
the school, that he had gone there in COM
pany with the prosecutor, but said nothing
to hum in regard to his intentions, until lie
got upon the church grounds; that the cxer-
c'ses Of the Sunday School were detaiued
several minutes in consequence of the bo,s er-
Gus conduct Of tue defendant, in the church
yard, in the presence of the ladies and
children assembled The defendant, how
ever, did afterwards 90 in and join the bible
c'ass that day, but has never gone there
since nor OefO.e, in the rccoll ctIons of the
prosecutor.
The court ruled that IA the disturbance
had not taken place while the Sunday school
was actualiy engaged in worship, or assem-
| bled in the house, lho'e was no disturbance
| Of religious mectIng' within the meaning
| of the statute, agd the case was discharged
Some weeks Ago mention was made of q
disgraceful row tak:rg place Letween here
and Smiths Ford. The same has been
referred to the Sessions curt. by Il. J. Orr
Esq, Trial Justice.
If il musthe done anyhovs,-sour renders
t-wf.--piense easS~i1le EdffOr for not publish.
| ing our letter last week. We sent it in on
time, but of cou Sc he'll have his way about
it anyhow.
Last week one of Mrs. Voxs hens laid an
| egg with perfect raised letter .'C'' on one
end oft. We have found no one yet who is
able to interpret the "writng upon the nall''
| or tell whether 1t is a threat or a promise
she has made. II nothing happens we will
leave it with The Editor next week, where
| his delinquents aDd others interested i'm his
welfare can cal! and see it for themselves.
I'm that case, the CO. on The egg, means
| cash, of cOurse.-EDIroR.)
Perhaps the hen has gone into national
politics AMI declared herself for Cleveland
Mr.. Jas. Moscly. sho has been in arkan-
sas for number pf years, has returned and
started u farm with MIR. a. f. Kend,ick
jim says that times are no be ter out West
than here.
Mr.. Bee iiuskey has been quite unwell
for long time. Miss Anna MiIlwood is
also quito sick, and has been so some time,
We lind mgDy farmers between here and
Union fixing their last ycars cotton land for
corn. Gentlemen We commend you 10 your
brother farmers throughout the cotton belt
for this exhibition Of horse sense
We had the p easure Uf dining last Friday
with that whole souled high-'oned gentle-
man and his good lady, Mr. and Mrs. Sheriff
Long. (Our meal was served down stairs.
1T he treats his regular bOarders as well as he
does those 'transient fellows" its no won Ter
he has % many of them.
Our county has never experienced such
scarcity of garden vegetables as now. Mrs.
lox has had her garden enlarged, and says
that this will not always be the case with
her If human effort can prevent it.
MIR Calvin Millwood and Miss Cordrlia
Bration were married yesterday by J. l..
Strain, N. z.
circumstances beyond our control pre-
vented our attending the mass meeting of
the Alliance at ElBelhel last Seturday, coz
sequeotly we arc unable 10 give any report Of
u this week. Vox.