The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-08-26
Correspondence of the Union TIMES.
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The dry ,cedther iVures crops. JonesuHe
| high Schopi. 4 School picnic. Alonzo
VIZ nails a he against the Paeoia Cotton
/ 5oSfsvfLfiEs, August 22-The weather
continues dry and hot and the corn and cot
| ton crops are greatly injured thereby. Tho
| time for sowing turnps is here, but ii is
too dry to get stand if they were sowed
The farmers have commenced 10 pull
fodder and find their corn is not as good as
| they thought it was, while the cotton is in
fair way to turn out the same way.
Iheie wsJ picnic occasion last Friday at
Central School House, three miles ives: of
Jonesville. Miss Dora Whitlock and Miss
May Kennedy's schools came together and
gave the picnic. There was good turn out
of people from the neighborhoods, but not q
candidate was present and politics was en-
tirely ignored. Messrs. W. II. s. Harris,
A. A. Gault and II. W. Gossett made speech
es on the subject Of education, after which
sumptlous dinne: was spread upon long
table prepared for the occasion, and every
body partook to their satisfaction and an
abundance was left. The afternoon was
spent by the young folks in various kinds
Of amusements and no doubt cupid got in a
few dots as il was Main to be seen that he
was there and ready to do his work.
heVs. ID. T!ller and W. II. Miller are con.
Quoting meeting at Fosters Chanel.
hev. Mr. Humphries commenced his nro-
tracted meeting in the Baptist church here
yesterday.
Professor Aycock is getting ready to open
inc high School here, with Mrs. NJ p
Brttten for his assistant. The school will
not open until the I'd Monday in September
from the fact that Mrs. Brition is engaged
In teaching the Rocky Creek school, which
VIII not close until the 9th September. A
competent music teacher will also be en-
Pieyed SO that any pupil can be accommo-
uatea IN our High School from a b up to
.he s higner branches, and can be prepared
Tor college, with music also. Board i,
cheap in our town and the health of Jones.
vile cannot be surpassed, even on the |
tops.
IL mas been reported in the country that |
III tne faco!et Manufacturing Company at
rough Shoals has discharged SOME of their
hands because they were Tillman men.
had a talk last week with Mr. w. A. Wiz
VINO Is In the employ Of the company and
ias been for the last six months, and he
'ays the report is net true. He further
'ays he is Tillman man and has been all
ne t,ne' as great many people in the
county very we'll know. He says the
company was notified Of this fact, and was
'hoe he WOulu perhaps his |
POLITICAL influence among tho EMPLOYEES of
he company; but this did not keep them
rom employing him, and he is there vet,
While some Sheppard men have been
discharged. Mr.. Wix is well known in this
;oun'y, and he desires that these facts be
,nown, in order that justice may be done
he company.
Mr.. Charles Litllejohn and family and
iiss Eunice Littlejohn, Of Pacolst, have
cen visiting relatives in Jonesville.
Mr. +. l.. Eison is at his fathers on the
lex list He came up from Union last
'eek.
Mr. j. L. johnson, candidate for Con-
ress, was in Jonesyille last Saturday even
% and made another one OF his plain
'ucatiog speeches. The crowd was small ,,
vt Mr.. Johnson went TO Rocky Greek TO ,
peak Saturday night, so he will see largo !
or ceot OF the people anyway, and he is !
oing good work for himself, beoause NO
'ter can find any reasonable fault with Mr.
'hnson his speech or his measures.
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