The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-07-22
Correspondence Of the Union TIxEs.
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III
JoxEsvIEE, July I9.-Others have been
| writing from this neighborhood Of the heavy
rains and greet damage By the high waters,
bist there are '.is..-.- :, live. .irrauy
! mcpti,ned Of the losses in the corn crop. ca
pec;ally: Air. T. L. Hames, on his river.
| bottoms, where he made twelve hundred
bushels of corn last year, won't geta bushei
this year. X. J. Kirby's loss in corn IS
one hundred bushels: John Pickens about
| 100 bushel, Dr. Souihard about seventy -fivs
bushels; Zach Reevesa bout one hunderd and
fifty bushels Judge Wallace several hun
dred bushels. Many others have lost con-
| sidsrably, butt have no report from them
The cotton, of G urse, dill not suffer 20
badly, but 10 is considerably damaged by
so much rain, and also by being washed and
! covered in many places.
MIR. J. s. Crawford. from Bailey, Texas.
is visiting Capt. w. L. Li,tlejohn's famiIv
and his many friends in this community.
He savs he passed through about thirty five
miles OF country under water in louisiana.
lie reports also that the Tombigbes river
has swept most of the crops on it from on.
end to the other.
Mr. Crawford is 10 stranger in JonesyilIe.
lie plucked ono of Jonssvillc's fair daupb
ters Mt the residence OF Capt, w. T. Little
johns about six years ago. He leaves Mrs.
crawford at home, but brings sweet little
three year old daughter as ,ne of the off.
springs of his happy Texas home. He re-
ports good crops IN his country and says il
we should need such thing as seei oats
TEXAS can supply us. While Jrms oats are
no doubt good and will be chop, we suggest
That we had better raise them nj home.
Miss Sunie Littejohn, of Pacolet, was in
Jontsviile few days $ nee, wishing her
relatives and friends, and bidding them an
atfectionatc farewell, for ,ime at least.
She sails in few days for Brazil, whittier
sne g'es to engage in missionary work.
She is fut'y cousecrnted to the great cause.
In which she is soon 10 engage
Mr.. J. X A!min, of Durant, Miss. with
his wife, are visiting re'n'ives and friends.
IN Jonesvllle Mr.. A. is a full blooded
South Carolinian. His parents being from
near kelton in this County; but he is a.
true type of the Mississippi gentleman.
having been brought up in that State. His
good wife is no less fair specimen of the
beauty aud Intelligence of a Mlississipp;
indy,
MIR. W. d. Sutherland, of RowesvilIe
Orangeburg county, is visiting the family of
Rev. ID. Tiller.
Mrs, Eua Jeaferies has been visiting her
father, w. r. Litrlcohn, for several days.
Dir. r. A. Whitlock and wife have ro.
turned fl ON their visit to Santuc.
Miss Marion Porter. Of Sa1tuc md M;ss
Mamie Bailey, Union, have been visiting in
Jonesvile for some time
Mr.. Dogan Humphries, of Union, was in
JonesVille one day last week
MIR. Joe Gault, formerly of Jonesvillc but
now Of Carlisle, run up yesterday to sec his
friends in the city. -
Miss Frances Charles, daughter of Mr..
+. +. Charles, who lived near Browns
Creek, died yesterday, of erysipelas.
The health of Jonesville Is very good.
The Town Council have Just comoleted
their new building in which they have n
very neat office and calaboose.
Rev. d. Tillcr, Messrs. L. l.. Hames and
W. III, s. Harris xpcct to attend the Dis.
trict Conference this week at Clinton.
MIR, Csson, the father of Mrs. James
Brant of our town, is visiting at Mr.. Brants.
Rev. w. S. Foster, of Cherokee. On. il
visiting his chliren in our town.
Drs. j. +. Garner ana NJ. W. Chambers
were in Joncsville last week
The Prcshyterians will commence n meet
ing here on Friday night before the 5th
Sunday, and will continue ii Sunday night.
II not longer. On Sunday morning the
church will de dedicated by Rev. n. G
Holmes.
Rev. Mr.. Hnrphlios filled his pulpit here
last Sunday. His text n month ago, wa,
take heed mhat you hear" lie pursued
the same line Of thought yeasterday, from
the text "take heel ho,o you hear"
Jerome Miller was in town Yesterday
exhibiting certificate from DR. j. G. C.
Lcgg, stating that he had cured him of n
cancer about ten years ago, and has no signs
OF its return. TgngpHoxt.