The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02
Cotrespondcnce Of the TINES.
osocs From Jonesville Telephone.

@%IoQ4 from Jonesvihe Ielepnons
Jo71sviLLs. August 29.-To-morrow will |
olss9 Ne pr the mott exciting and bitter cam
po144o othst the people Of South Carolina has
ever Xhnesssd-scyenty-six not excepted.
OIL 6outhern Ststes are in Safe of
unret as,rell ns ours, but it seems tha,
Sou6E Cafolioa ~~cccd- 'h~m 81. f'urrn
: u has good Holt on first class
nor, ADD will hold on 10 him; while
40 is greatly dissatisfied with her
y6dpf ---isorgia is swept by n mighty
Northsfn, ,fanj Alabama has repudiated her
Cobb jem. while Texas goes the whole Hogg.
The Bheep OF South Carolina are considera-
bly, divided, but IL is TO be hoped that they
will on tomorrow elect a Sheppard who will
for the next two years lad them in the
ways of peace and harmony and bring them
all back 10 the fold, and that that they will
never again go Tilting to destruction.
We had showers of rain all over the com
munity last week which was badly needed.
| Thomas Litlejohn, son of Mr.. W. I. Little
John, was bitten by pilot snake last Friday
morning. He went into the corn crib in the
morning to do the feeding and was bitten
on the foot by the snake. lie got stick to
Kill the reptile and found there were two
Of them. He killed one and the other made
its escape. lie vent to the house and re-
ported what had happened, Whskey was
administersd freely during tho day. and the
next day Tommy was in Jonesyile getting
| round as usual
| Last Saturday morning two colored men
| named Ben Thomson and Bill Sanders, who
lived. with Mr.. 3. W. Whitiock, on MIR. Z.
| Il. Longs plantation near louisville, had
difficulty about some fodder, in which Thorn
| son istruck Sanders on the head with
jheasaksS sod crushed his skull. Dr w.
| 0JSouthard is tending the wounded man
aud thinks he will die. While dispute
about some fodder was the immediate cause
| n womanswas boLiud The whole matter.
MIR. Macomb Gault is ahead on Water
melon raising about Jonesville this year,
lie had "A half acre planted, and has sold
$50 worth from it, besides giving his family
| all they could use, and then he invited his
reighbors to hep him dispose of a larger
surplus.
Why not our people raise melons for mar.
ket? Alaek's melons are the Red River
variety, and many Of them weighed from 4O
to 50lbs.
| Mrs. O'Shells, mother of our fellow
townsmon, F. z. O'Shiclls, died at her home
in Spartanhurg county yesterday, of heart
disease. Mr.. O'Shields has the sympathy
| of the entire town IN the loss Of dear
mother.
Messrs. ID. W. Fowler and T.. Nj. Penny
went to Ashcvillc last week to cool off, bnt
came very near getting into hot place, as
they get there .iu.t after the big hotel fire
Misses Carrie Dukes and Ada Baxter who
have been visiting the family of Rev. Dove
Ti,er returned h. their homes at Roscville
last Saturday.
Mr.. j. B. Foster and his little daughter
Lillia, returned from North Carolina yestcr
day.
Mrs. Bailey, who hal been visiting DR.. X
NJ. Littlciohn's family returnc to her home
in Union last Saturday.
Mrs Anna Williams and Miss Noni'
, | Fripp Of Spartanhurg, arc visiting tht
family of J . L.. McWhirtcr.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. NJ Penny have gone t.
Santuo on II visit.
I Mr.. w. II. S. Harris anl Miss L. '. Fow
lcr attended the County Sunday school con
| vcntion at Santuc las, week. They wer
5 delighted with their home while there, whic
was with Mrs. s. \. Porter, rs well rs wit
Santuc generally.
: Rev. d. Tillcr is engaged in u meeting Il
Bogansyille.
The Baptist meeting here closed IN;
) Thursday night with one accession.
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