The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-07-29
Correspondence Of the Trx.s.
News Prom North Pao.j.,
IRA JAsE, july o, ~.

Ezra tAsr. July 25.-w
trying TO wi:d ~ = lie fsrme's nre
The storm 80 tne.r work this week.
corr week before last tangled the
IN many places so bidly that 1t VIII he
Impossible TO give it rs Iur amount o. prov"
ing. In many places, on the low lands
especially. where tho water has been stand
ing the oorn is drowned out aud turne yell
l.w. Taken all in al though, we have fair
average crop at pre-ent.
Cotton is growing finely.
The wilkiasville l.. 4 ID. Society was a.
tended by n large crowd last Saturday niSh;,
and the Qnery - Resolved that Lafayette
deserves moe honor from the American
people than Washington, was discussed
Mcssrs. |. NJ. Peclcr, u. B. Lemasicr and
Joseph George were appointed judges, ana
they decided in favor of the negative
The subject 70" the next meeting. August
9Th is:
Rcsoired Thut the printing press has more
power for z, od than evil. The speakers
are: Alhrmntive-C. f. IIuggins, i. l..
McKown and VI G. D,rman; Negative
J. G. Huggins. ". y. Woiford, and }. L..
Strain. Rcndcr-Wills Wool. D2claimers
j. A. McKown and II. ID. Jcifcries.
We mus, say it TO the credit Of the young
men that they urc doing valuable work IN
cultyating their powers Of thought rs wei
as of speech. The visitors were well pleased
| The Society is conducted in business way
and our people are proud of it. We regret
| that we were unable 10 attend the picnic
near Skull Shoals last Saturday t. which We
| were spccidIiy invited. We assure the young
| ladies that their Kindness is highly aPPrecl-
ated.
| Last Saturday the Eta Jane Alliance
elected tho following officers for the present
year: W. G.. Kirby, president; u. b. Es'cs'
| Vice President; J. l.. Strain, Secretary; i. j.
Estes, Treasurer; A. a. Lee, Chaplain; 5. F.
| Estes, Lecturer: +. y. Gofor'h, Doorhecrcr
II. j. Kelly, Asst. Doorkeeper: j. Bulcc,
Serg't. at arms, JAS Garner, Asst Serg'' at
arms.
We had pleasant call from Mr.. Jesse j.
| Mabry one day last week Uncle Jesse is
one Of our ol lest citizens. His mind is clcr,
his step elastic, his tongue glib and he has a
lease on life FIR several years, If personal
appearance in !jcatc anything.
a protraclcl meeting will begin Ut Abing
don creek church next Sabbath night. II
will be conducted by Rcvs. Sans and Patrick
PRAYER meeting will be held there on Friday
and Saturday nights before.
The candidates are stirring around anC
the political pot il beginning to boil. We
don't feel that those papers are treating The
people fairly right that say the Tillmanltc
| arc looking around lOr hHNI-IHihiihlISS y
take care OF the Offices and get the country
out of its present financial troubles. etc We
think the masses of our people arc honest
aud will if let aione, 10 what they think is
right by voting for the best men, irrcspec
tive of party. But when n paper begins tc
sing out that Ibis or that patty has all the
charac; or, all the sense, and all the honesty
il is sure to hurt the cause it is trying tt
help When good mans name is suggeste2
it should 60 before the people upon th'
merits of the man himself. The Tillmar
men are. not all sinners, neither are th'
Sheppard men all saints, and we don't ,h:nl
that newspapers outside Of the county au'
State have any business mcddlins with on
county affairs.
Prof. Davis Jetfcrics has a good school a
Wikinsvillc Academy.
, Prof. j. +. Vaughn is teaching singin
school at Mount Vernon church, i'll lor
county.
Mr.. Noah Buicc, of Gowdcysyillc, is run
ming tbs mills Of the late W. K. Hughes, an
making n goSd .urnort of fine flour.
! J. X, B.antou. Esi oul Auditor, also ha
charge of the oil Dawkins mill. Tn, ma
that couil beat Jim grinding died many ycar
ago, and his sepulchre is unknown to thi
dav NoX.