The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-07-08
Correspondence. oftas Union TrxS,.
Deferred Rev, s,on Jou.syil,,.

JoSrsvILLs, July.-Mrs. Fu,r-- Rc..--
H'e' - 10 i.Vms OF nor sou, Mr.. ]. II. Fs-
ter, IN Sisrtsnburg Thursday, 24th Of June,
from an attack ef dy,entery. Mrs. Posters
maiden nams was Kelly. Sue was tho VT.
"f Mr.. Thos J. Foster. be- ter known by the
nams Of Peter II auk." She was q goo /
woman, and no doubt rea ly to meet her God
in peace. She was barisd the next day st
Fiat Rock church by the side OF her hus-
ri rr5sxs sa:s!. 81 hsfflss f4's4l ~ sgkssssss
long and serious illness. He frat had )
stroke Of paralysis and afterwards srysipe-
las. He went 10 the National Surgical
Institute of Atlanta, but he found no cure
At that great insti. ution, but returned homo
to die. MIR. Fowler WAS brother CT Nr.
Godfrey B. Fowler, OF our town.
The annual exercises of Prof. Liitlsjohn's
High School here closed Monday, June 27th.
Rev. d. G. Clifford, Of Union, preached the
baccalaureats sermon n, tho Metho list
church, Sunday morning. from The toIt,
''She hath done what she could" The
preacher illustrated in very forcibls man
nsr the duty Of hS hearers TO initiate this
cool woman and do Al thut they could in
the light direction, in this short life.
Rev. y Is. Ciarks n, of the =. C.. confer
ence preached in tho Methodist church Sun
day night. His subject was one very famil
lar to every Sunday school scholar in the
land-thc action of the three Hebrew chill
drsn in refusing II eat Of the food from the
kings table or TO bow to the image he had
set up. lie held up the decision of charac-
ter, the firm unc ,mpromisiag principles Of
Shadrach, Me,hack and Absdnsgo, as rule
and guide f"r evory christian, and not only
ber bHt bT taHs NJ 8hlPaRis S9HRdiYv Hnnn erniN mem,
This sumo speaker delivered the literary
address to the school on Monday, and on
Monday night the exhibition Of the school
concluded tho exercises Of tho occas'o on.
The address va, we'll prepare nnd deliv-
cred in plain english language, so that the
smallest pupil night understand it. The
exhibition showed thorough training and
preparation hy the teacher and pupils.
There were seven ministers in attendance
ou Monday a. follows: Kev.. B. G, Clifford,
N. B. Clarkson, a. A. James, T. E. Morris,
Dove Tilcr, NJ. b. Kelly. and w. II. Miller
as well as large audience, made up Of visit
ors !from Columbia to Spxrianhurg and from
| Cross Keys to Rutherford. N. &.
MIR. Littlej"hn, the Principal of the
school, W Ill now ret lie, for time, at least
fl ON the school room to his pleasant home
on his farm near Asbuiy. lie will leave
many friends in JonesviIls and vicinity as
well as good influence, the result Of his
teaching here. not only by precept, but by
an upright christian example also.
Refreshu euts were furnished by Messrs
Bsyd md Lanly Iiames.
We still have an abundance of rain AMI
the grns, is beginning show its troublesome
presence, as much ~ to say, 81 mean to
bother you far uers, evon At this late sens IN
of the year.
Last Saturday evening there was cloud
burst over the plantation Of Mr.. I. L..
IIames. about four miles from Jonesville
The wind hail and sheets of water, as it
was described by an eye witness, were very
destructive TO lnnd, crops, timber and fruit
trees. and n fs - outhouses were demolished.
Large trees were twisted of and snapped in
two, like 70 many pipe stems. Wheat and
oats in the sheaf wero scattered to the four
wiuds. There was another storm cloud on
the other side of Pacolet RIVER, in the neigh
borbo,d Of Mr.. W. A. McWhrter, which
also did considerable image.
Up to this date there has not been farer
prospect f'r crops, all ound, in many years,
and their condition is comparatively good.
Too many visitors in town for personals
this week.
Mr.. Robt Lee Gibson. of Jonesville, md
| Miss Jane Worthy, Of Trough Shoals. were
| married last Sunday.
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