The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-11-18
Correspondence Of the 2rIxrs.
News from North PassJer.

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ssNS News from North PassIss.
( & Era JANE, Nov l4.--Nothing more than
ususl has pssssd during the last week, ex-
espt the elsctiss,e which wss On unususily
quiet and orderly one. But few votes were
polisd. Want Of intsros, aud loss Of Regis.
tration certificates were the principal rsa-
sens. We suppose. y
Miss Millie McCullooh begins her sohoor
at Abingdon Creek academy this morniug.
She Is worthy young lady and merits the
patronage OF her employers.
.Mlss Mamie Husksys Is visiting Miss,
Mildred Strain
y Our. friend and nsighbor, Mr.. Jonathan
Buios. has bought the plantation Of Z. A..
MoKewn,. nsar Hickory Grove, aud is nov-
ing there. He 10 one Of our best citizens, AMI
We hate very much to give him up.
Farmers are preparing TO sow wheat.
Put your ground in good order, gentlemen,
IL you wish to succeed.
Next Saturday at 10 A. NJ, the North
Paco.st Allianee Union will msot at
EiBe,hcl church. The meeting viii be
public, and the question will be dis
cussed, whether or not commercial fer,iii-
zers have been any benefit to the farmers of
this country. j.. L. Strain, J. M. Greer
aud N: g. Littlejohn, will take the aiirma-
tive side, and 8. j, hammett, s. F. Estes
and II. G. Patrick, the negative. Keep COL
gentlemen and give US your arguments in
dispassionate style.
Mr.. +. 8. Meaniy, sf Tuano, James City,
Virginia, has sent us bushels Of seed
wheat. 1t is the fu'caster variety, IA large
rod bearded wheat. We hope to realize so
bushels from sowing it,.
We may have Cleveland for President
Tl.maA for Governor, aud, Styaik for Con-
geess until doomsday, but the farmers Of
this county wilt never. never gain anything
until the stock law is amended aud enforced.
We know formers in this county who are i'm
posed upon moro or less every year by those
who never think Of keeping up their stock,
and who through iguorance or pure mean
mes, .(and perhaps both) will argue that
stock running on the small grain during the
winter and spring months WON'T hurt il, il
the land is dry. We hops our representa-
tives will see if some important changes
can't be made in this law.
Cotton is about all gathered now, from the
Geld.
We hope that our people of all classes and
shades of politics will turn their attention
to building up their several departments Of
business aud forget all the bitterness, engen-
dersd by the political campaigns through
which we have paassed this year. 1t is ~
true ~ preaching that Providence will holp
l. only those who help themselves.
Msssrs. /. NJ. Pselsr, Of Pine Grove, aud
nj. A. Peelsr, Of Skull Shoals, are both
| speaking of moving with their families 10
Gaffney C,ty, ostensibly for the purpose Of
schooling their children. 81
It is to be regretted that our c,unty
| schools are euch unsatisfactory institutions
that cur people are forced to move 10 town
| tc find better even ordinary educational f..
cilities. Not one boy in hundred that
goes to tewu for an education ever returns
10 tho farm again; aud every family thm
moves cut Of the country wsakens the
chances for their less fortunate neighbers'
| children tp get an education. The country
needs schools as we'll as the towns, aud If
We are ever the prosperous aud happy pep
pie we hope to be we must bave them. The
| towns aud the country must unite in this
common cause il they both (or either Of
them) wish to succeed.
Fourteen years ago r. NJ. Littlsjohn, Eiq.,
| one Of our largest taxpayers aud most cue
| cessful farmer., said 10 the writer: 81 am
perfectly willing to pay any amount Of
taxes on my property that is necessary to
educate my poor neighbors' children.
| viii lose nothing by it. Good schools and
good society will enhance the value Of our
property in proportion to the am6unt Of
good they do the people around it. II is,
tahsrsfore, TO The interest OF the land owners
to have the people educated" In this we
| say amen! and amen! yox.