The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02
CQfrespondcnce Of the TINES.
E4koss From Jonesyille Telephone.

1>s===-sytts.i.g August 20.-To-morrow will
oiese ne pr the most exciting and bitter cam
paagu1 1thst the people of South Carolina has
ever 4itnessed-scyenty-six not excepted.
otho3} Southern Ststes are in q State of
unrest assmell as ours, but it seems that
SpuR Carolina exceeds them all. North
ne has good Holt on first class
{ nor. aud will hold on to him; while
/: Sa1< is greatly dissatisfied with her
ySunS Gaorgia is swept by a mighty
Northern, and Alabama has repudiated her
Cobb jem, while Texas goes the whole Hogg.
The sheep OF South Carolina are considera-
bly, divided, but it is to be hoped that they
will on Tomorrow elect Sheppard who will
for the next two years lad them in the
ways OF peace and harmony and bring them
all back 10 the fold, and that that they will
never again go Tilting to destruction.
We had showers of rain all over the COM
munity last week which was badly needed.
Thomas Litllejohn, son of Mr.. W. Il. Little
john, was bitten by pilot snake last Friday
morhing. He went into the corn crib in the
morning to dothe feeding and was bitten
on the foot by the snake. lie got stick to
kill the reptile and found there were two
Of them. He killed one aud the other made
its escape, lie vent to the house and re-
ported what had happened. Whiskey was
administsrsd freely during tho day, and the
next day Tommy was in Jonesvile getting
round as usual.
Last Saturday morning two colored men
named Ben Thomson and Bill Sanders, who
ivedwith Mr.B. w. Whitlock,. on MIR. C.
X. Long IS tplanta,ion near Jonesville, had a
difficulty about some fodder, in which Thom-
son tstrucS Sauders on the head with q
heal sad crushed his skull. Dn w.
oJSouthara is attending the wounded mau
aud thinkssthe will die. While a dispute
about some Fodder was the immediate cause
womanswas bchiud The whole matter.
Mr.. Malcomb Gault is ahead on Water
melon raising about Jonesville this, year.
He had a half acre planted, and has sold
$50 worth from it, besides giving his family
all they could use, and then he invited his
reighbors to hep him dispose Of larger
surplusg%
Why not our people raise melons for mar
ket? Maek's melons are the Red River
variety, aud many Of them weighed from 40
to 5Olbs
Mrs. O'Sbiells, mother of our fellow
townsman, F. p. O'Shielis, died at her home
in Spartanburg county yesterday, of heart
disease. Mr.. OShields has the sympathy
OF the entire town in The ioss of dear
mother.
Messrs. d. W. Fowler and E. NJ. Penny
Wcht W ASneNlIle last week 10 cool on. bnt
came very near getting into hot place, as
they get there just after the big hotel fire.
Misses Carrie Dukes and Ada Baxter who
have been visiting the family of Rev Dove
filler, retarned to their homes at Roseville
last Saturday.
Mr.. j. B. Foster and his little daughter.
Lillia, returned from North Carolina yester-
day.
Mrs. Bailey, who had been visiting DR.. X.
Nj. Littlejohn's family returned to her home
in Union last Saturday.
Mrs. Anna Williams and Miss Monte
Fripp of Spartanburg, are visiting the
family of j. L.. McWhirter.
Mr. and Mrs. L. NJ. Penny have gone to
Santuo on visit
Mr.. w. III. s. Harris and Miss B. V. Fow-
Ter attended the County Sunday school con-
yention at Santuc last week. They were
delighted with their home while there, which
was with Mrs. S. A.. Porter, as well as with
Santuc generally.
Rev. ID. Tiller is engaged 10 q meeting at
Bogansyilie.
The Baptist meeting here closed last
ny night with one accession.
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