The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-04-15
Correspondence II the TINES.
Interesting Letter from Telephone.

JoSEsvILLE, April 11th.--Last Tuesday
Messrs Peske and Perrin, civil engineers,
with a corps of hands, commenced the sur
yey Of the Lockhsrt Shoals Railway. They
started Out at the switch below the Depot
on the s. U. & T.. II. II. and made their way
to kelton pretty much with tho coustry road.
Other surveys will, Of course, be made before
the road bed is located.
On Friday evening Enoree Presby terry Com
yened in the Presbyterian Church. Rev. w.
l.. Beggs was elected Moderator, DIR. w. P.
Jacobs stated clerk, and j. L. Cotton read
ing clerk. Tho attendance of both ministers
and laymen was fir. The busines, of tho
Presbytery was conducted in very smooth
and harmonious manner. The preaching
was very interesting aud sdifying, which will
always be the result Of such n talented body
as compose the Enoree Presbytery. Tho
place selected for the next session Of the
Presbytery is Mount Harmony Church, Lau-
rens county.
The people of Jonesville were much
delighted With their guests, and many pleas
ant acquaintances have been formed, and the
social and religious conversation enjoyed
will no doubt he like bread cast upon tho
waters, to be gathered many days hence.
The Presbytery flushed its business by noon
to-day and adjourned, and in a short timo
the Railroad and private conveyances had
carried our guest all away, aud tho town
seemed TO heave sigh of regret for their
absent friends.
The township Democratic club was reor-
ganiced lat Saturday evening. About n
names wero enrolled. T. l.. Hames was
elected president; J. e. Lindsay, vice presi-
dent; aud II. ". Long, Secty and Treas.
Delegates elected to the May county con-
vention are T. l.. Hames, ID. B. Free, and Ii. .
c. Smith. There was no bitterness INDUCED
in the proceo iings, though at times things
were spirited AMI lively.
The election for Town councilmen came off
today. Whi'e there was no issue made yet
there was two tickets run. This, however,
was on account Of some individual preferen-
ces. G. II. Long was elected iutendant, and
J. W. Bates, p. =. Williams, j. F. Altman,
and II. G. Smith, wardens.
A small coored girl that got badly burned
in town the other day of which mention was
made in my last communication, died from
the effects of her burns to-day.
Mr.. James Burgess, who lives on Mr.. w.
7. Lttlejohn's place, about two miles from
Jonesville, was hunting for n Spring in q
ravine near his house the other day and in
digging into the hillside, where there was =
drain or seep of water, he found, about six
feet under the ground, nice Spring Of
good water running out Of q solid rook
auu ulCeiy Walleu With Sraulte. 1uib
spring must have been made there by some
Of the old pioneers. There are some signs
Of an old settled pace near by the spring.
Mr.. J. w. Scott and his son John are both
seriously afflicted, and have been for some
time, with the quiuzy, They have both
suffered great pa:n in their throats, neither
of them having been able to swallow any
solid food for several days, aud 1t is with
much difficulty that they can even swallow
liquid uourishment.
Mr.. w. 7. Littlejohn is gradually recover.
ing from paralyiic stroke.
The cold snap was rather unexpected and
some early patches of corn that was up,
Irish potatoes and few ether early vegeta-
bles, have been set back by the frost, but
fruit and other things arc not killed or even
much injured.
Some people commenced Planting cotton
during the warm spell that proceeded the
cold snap, but they have gone into winter
quarters again.
Tho oat crop i, looking fine, and there is
an abundance.
Wheat is looking we'll, but there was not q
full crop Of it sown.
There has bson mighty hunting /. rARpAdy rfRaAidfy
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