The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-07-08
Correspondence II the TINES.
News From North Paoolet.

News Prom North Paoslet
ETA JANE, July 4 We have been called
to task for repairing 1913 Sabbath schools a.
represented at Araret, on the 26th ult. 1t is
an error for which the printer is responsible
1t should have hsen IL schools only.
The garblei manocr in which the Mason
A'liance-political meeting, and the North
Pacolst Sunday school convention appears in
Juxtaposition has caused considerable con-
fusion among our readers, many of whom
think, no doubt, that oil were held at the
Same place and tims. We presume thai in
revising IL, pa,t OF eur y. ~
or overlooked, snd hence such ooncatsna-
ton OF cong Slomerstei events appear As tend
10 dissustthe ordinary reader with The dis
proportionableness CT rural journalism.
1t has a're,dy been suggested ,hst we
| send down our fighting lieutenant to
straighten cut things, or rather the men, in
tho TIMks Office. So. gentlemen, you must
| remember iha, whIls you have righ. to
mix your own drinks you mustn't mix ours.
Last week VIC had a number of cotton
blooms sent us, but mono were in time for
our letter to the TINES, aud our friends will
please accept this as our apology for no:
having made mention Of them.
Mr. Aleck Gallman was the first man to
| send us q colt n bloom. His was 9th
Our oolorei farmer friend, Henry B. JEFF
N. u.
place, near Wilkinsville, sent us a bloom on
the 3O;h. ult. In 4 note accompanying, he
says: have so acres Of very fine cotton,
and 45 acres of the finest corn have ever
| had, also fine crop of peas. Ny wheat is
very good. ] have the best crop I've ever
had. did not use sack Of guano this
year" How many colorsd men. or white
men either can make a better showing than
Henry Jsferies? He is regular subscriber
paid up. too. II Is With pleasure that We
note the thrift Of our colored people and
commend them for their honest efforts in
trying 10 improve their condition.
wo have hal some fue wheat and oat
crops reported us. DR.. M. J. Walker made
| $50 bushels Of oats on about IL acres. Mr..
| William Fowler made 80 bushels OF wheat
| on % acres of land; aud others are suf
| oiently good for ns 10 conclude that We can
| raise our wheat ard oa's too, IL We will on ly
try to do 81.
We had n fue rain last night. Old corn
is beginning to silk and tasssl now, and il
| our readers who are shut up in towns and
villages could only visit our rural homes and
farms, and see tho broad acres of luIuriant
corn-almost rs black as q cloud-and hear
it's rustling blades join in the chorus of the
plowman's merry song while he drives the
relentless share through the generous soil,
they would no doubt envy their country
neighbors the pleasure that o property
spent country life secures. The city, with
its g,auils walls and magnificent buildings
and beautiful architecture, IL nothing COM
| pared with the beauties that nature has
| spread out TO te,ch tho Lessons it would
have us learn.
Rev. A. A. ia es will preach at Salem
the second Sabbath in August, ami Saturday
before. MIR. James is . great favorits with
our people and his visit will NO doubt bring
together the largest congregation that ha.
met there for years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Sparks. of Paeole
Mills, visited relatives and friends at thil
place last week.
Mr.. John F. Estes is sick. He is threat
onod with typhoid fever.
| Niles Anni Mi!lwood is still alive, bu
wearing out gradually.
| Our people. both whto and colored, ar
disgusted at The atrocious crime committed
at Gaffncy last week, in tho murder o
Mr.. Carpenters child. viii R:ss snd Bo
Gregory, (both colored mem say that tn
| girl who administered the poison ought L
havo had the rema' nder Of it poured dow
her throat. that she might feel the horror
/ of tho crimo felt by the child. DR.. Wake
says he can think, of nothing that woul'
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Icarbolic acid admin cred in that way
"Mslted lead" he says. "would bs nothin
compared with it." Mr.. and Mrs. Car
penter have the sympathies of our pcopl
in their bereavement.
Tho subject for debate before the W. L.
d, 8. next Saturday night is:
Resoired, That anger has more power thar
love. AIN. c. Dorman, Aionzo Ham
nett, and Nj. II. Macamson. Neg. c
Jefferies, Willie Wold aud d. J. Hammott
DISCLAIMERS: Ernest Pee'er and Alber
Ilammet;. Reader.-J. r. Service.
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