The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-06-03
Correspondence of the TINES.
The News from Jonesvills. ;

JoNssvILLE, May 31.-Last Saturday the
awe'Ing OF Sookey Conner, an old colored
woman living on the Suburbs Of our town.
was burned. Most all her household goods
were destroyed, and she came very near get
ting burned up herself trying to save her
earthly possessions. The fro was acciden-
tai.
One day last week the house of Adolphus
Smith, a colored man living on Mr.. w. L.
Lit'lejohn's place, near Jonesville, was
entered in the day tiIe and robbed. Sow
cral articles were taken as well as all the
| cold yic.uals. This did not satisfy the
s0o"".i--sn he broke Adolphus' organ
aud made 20 his escips. -s-s,...,.,s -
The weather has been very cool and un-
favorable for vegetables. In fact, most all
crops and vegetation have made shown but
little growth the last week or more but just
now the weather is warm and more favor
able and farm work is progressing we'll
There has been but little grass in the crops
up to this time. If the farmers get through
eultivattng tier cotton crop with as little
trouble and expense rs they have had up to
the present time it will not cost them moro
than half as much to cultivate the cotton
crop this year as it did last year. This is
my judgement, and am sure am right
heJonesville township Sunday school
| convention was he'd at Elford Grove, about
four miles from Jonesville last Saturday
The attendance was large and the day was
one of pleasure and profit to Sunday school
workers present. l would write n ore of
this interesting occasion but the secretary
promised TO wri up the proceedings for the
TIMES and will leave il for him 10 do.
Hard as the times are, some of our people
are building and improving their property,
and others are expecting to improve theirs
| this year.
Mr.. II. A. Whitlock has openei up q
lumber yard for the purpose of supplying
any demand f,r building material, b ,th
rough, dressed and matched, also Shingles,
aud all at very reasonable prices.
Prof. N G. Lit'lejohn's High School will
close about the 10Th June. The exercises
will be publ she later.
Mrs. Dove Tiller, who has been visiting
her parents ut Rowensvil'e, in Oraugeburg
county, has returned 10 her home Her
sister, Miss - Dukes accompanied he-.
Mrs. +. NJ. Penny, who has been visiting
her mother, at Santuc, has returned.
DIR. L. j. Lee aud wife, of Ala, are visit
ing the family of Mr.. +. Fowler, near
Jonesville
Miss Carrie Eis,n is on a visit to Mr..
William Jcfere', at Home, s. c.
Messrs. W. I. L'ulejohn and j. W. Scot,
who have been sick so long, have both re-
covered, so as to be able to visit Jonesville
The faces are ve'y pleasant to look upon
on our streets Mr.. Littlejohn is, however,
not able to get around much yet.
Mr.. Jordan Horn, who moved from near
Jonesville TO Trough Shoals last year, is
having great affiiction in his family. He
buried one .cf his children at Gileai bury
ing ground last Sunday, aud another one
yesterday, and is looking for two more to
die. Measles and Diarrhea are the pre-
vailing diseases.
will have something TO say about the
Lockhart Shoals railroad later on.
Mr.. J. Is. Foster and wife ore on visit,
TO North Carolina.
Mrs. N. G. Littlcjohn has been quito sick
but is improving.
Mr. J. +. Bet.ill and wife pail louisville
Welt Lest Saturday and Sunday.
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