The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-07-08
Correspondence Of the Union TINxs.
Deferred News from Jonssyills.


JoSrsvILLE, July.-Mrs. Emms Foster
died a. the homo OF hor son, Mr.. j. III. FSs-
ter, in Spsrtsnburg Thursday, oath Of June,
from ON attack q dysentery. Mrs. Posters
maiden name wa, Kelly. She was tho VII.
NJ Mr.. Thos. J. Foster. better known by the
name OF "Pstsr II awk." Shs was . cool
woman, and no doubt ready to meet her God
in peace. She was barisd the next day at
Flat Rock church by ths, side OF her hus-
band. 49,
1asu ~ Fowler died At hii homo at
Troa83 Snss.. J6 frids5slessli. = -rsunnu
long and serious illnsss. He frst had
stroke Of paralysis aud afterwards erysipe-
las He went 10 the National Surgical
Iustituts Of Atlanta, but he found no core
At that great institution, but returned home
to die. Mr.. Fowler WAS brother of Mr..
Godfrey b. Fowler, Of our town.
The annual exercises Of Prof. Liitlsjohn's
High School here closed Mouday, June 9th.
Rev. d. G. Clifford, Of Union, preached the
bacoalaureats sermon n, tho Me,ho list
church, Sunday morning, from The text,
"She hath done what she could" The
preacher illustraiod in very forcibls man
ner the duty of hs hearers to initiate this
good woman and do AL thSt they could in
the light direction, in this short life.
Rev. N. Is. Clarks m, Of the 8. c. confer
ence preached in tho Methodist church Sun
day night. His subject was ono very famil-
lar to every Sunday school scholar in the
land-thc action of the three Hebrew chill
drsn in refusing tn eat OF the food from tho
kings table or to bow to tho image he had
set up. lie held up the decision of charac-
ter, the firm uno,mpromising principles Of
Shadrach, Meshack aud Absdnsgo, as a rule
and guide Tor every christian, and not only
Scr b6pt b6p taalas M ehliRaaisd 8SdYvnnon- -erarv nam
Il. Aols
address to the school on Monday, and on
Monday night tho exhibition Of the school
concluded tho exercises Of tho occasion.
The address was well prepare and deliv-
cred in plain english language, SO that the
smallest pupil night understand it. The
exhibition showed thorough training aud
| preparation by tho teacher and pupils.
There were seven ministers in attendance
on Monday az follows: Kevs. B. G, Clifford,
| N. Z. Clarkson, a. A. James, T. E. Morris,
Dove Tillor, M. B. Kelly. and W. II. Miller,
as well as large audience, made up Of visit
| ors from Columbia to Spartanburg and from
Cross Keys to Rutherford, N, Z.
MIR. Lit,lejuhn, the Principal Of the
school, will now ret re, for q time, at least,
| ftom the school room to his pleasant home
on his farm near Asbu,y. lie will leave
many friends in Jonesvills and vicinity as
| we'll as q good influence, the result Of his
teaching here, not only by precept, but by
an upright christisn example also.
Refreshu euts were furnished by Messrs.
| Boyd and Lauiy Hames.
We still have an abundance of rain and
the grns, is beginning show its troublesome
presence, as much rs to say, "I mean to
bother you farmers, even at this late seas IN
| of the year.
| Last Saturday evening there was cloud
burst over the plantation of MIR. I. L.
IIamss, about four miles from Jonesvills
The wind, hail and sheets of water, as it
was described by an eye witness, were very
destructive 10 land, crops, timber and fruit
trees, and fsS outhouses we're demolished
Large trees wers twisted of and snapped in
two, like so many pipe stems. Wheat and
oats in the sheaf were scattered to the four
wiuds. There was another storm cloud on
the other side of Pacolet river, in the neigh
borhood Of Mr.. w. A. MeWhirter, which
also did considerable drmage.
UP to this date there has not been fairel
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 Jonosviile, ant
! Miss Jane Worthy, of Trough Shoals. were
married last Sunday.
THLxrHoNE.