The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-08-05
Correspondence Of the TINES.
News From North PacUlet.

ETA JANE, July 3O.--The good people Of
Mcssopolamia have had an outpouring of the
word this week. Revs. Waddell and Tiller
were on hand to assist Rev. Mr.. Clarkson in
The discharge Of his ministerial duties. We
are not prepared TO report the number of
conversions yet, rs tho meeting will not
close until tomorrow night.
Misses Bessie and Matte Carter, with
their brothers famine and Joe Carter, Of
Santuc, are visiting friends in this neighbor-
hood. Mis- Bessie will begin teaching
school at Timber Ridge next week.
The county Sunday school Convention will
be held with Santuc Presbyterian church
August oath and 25th.
Crops are suffering for want Of rain Cot.
ton is firing and so is corn and gardens.
All the parties accused of raid;ng Mr..
Richard Harris have been bound over for
preliminary hearing before s. s. Stokes,
Esq, trial justice, on the 7th September
next.
Rev. A. A. James will preach ut Salem
Saturday 18th of August at IL A. NJ. Chill
drens day will be observed there Saturday
Angus, 2Oih.
Our thanks are due Mr.. ". C. Kirby for
lot Of fine melons. When Coleman fats in
this crop it is n bad time for other folks.
Our Alliance people ara fixing for big
time On August 10th. The meeting will be
At Wilkinsvile Academy.
AS yet, no time has been set by the w. l..
and ID. Society, for the public debate. 1t will
in al probability. not come off until late in
August or first days in September.
We called on Miss Salie Bighams school
last Friday and heard the recitaiions,
speeches etc., of the scholars.
We had pleasant call from Mr.. Mike
Sellers last Fr day. Mike is Jolly good
fellow, and always has good witty things
TO say.
we nave just returned from trip 10 Union
Today. We find crops along the road suffer-
ing badly for want of rain. Should the dry
spell continue for a few days, serious dam
age 10 cops, cspeoi lily corn, will be the re-
suit We are sorry that we did not have
time to call at the "TIMEs Office" and pay
our respects to its venerable editor and The
young men with him. We have n special
Veneraton for the TINES, and think il should
visit every home ia the county regularly.
We found Col McKissick in goJd spirits.
lie locks as If the clock of time hld rolled
back ~ years of his life, and he could spring
into the saddle with the agility of a twenty
year ola boy in case his country should
need his military services. Notwithstaud-
ing he is not u member of the "noble order"
almost to man for the legislature. He
grew up between the plough handles and
has given the best days Of his life to his
country.
We are asked how it is that christianized
people support blasphemer for governor.
we can only say that religion and politics
don't mix worth cent these days. The
more we have Of one the less we have of the
other.
Atthe McKssick graveyard, I3 miles from
Union, on the Skull shoals road, is a yerita-
BILE long leaf pine. We hear 1t was planted
there about the time of the war.
Our friend James Garner he's worked his
pea field out like garden. He is a farmer
whose example is worthy Of imitation,
Perhaps our next letter will be written
from ureehViIie, where we expect to be for
some days as a member of the United STATE,
grand JWy..
Wy