The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-12-09
Correspondents of the TIMES.
News from North Pacs)et.

ETA JANE, S. c., Dec. 5.---we bope that
our State Legislature win not monkey with
the Prohibition or other vexed question and
finally overlook the necessity Of improving
the school law by making the necessary in
crease Of the two-mill tax, together with at
least an additions, dollar poll-tax, exempt
ing nobody within proper age, unless he is
willing to face the Auditor and make mn
oath that he is physically unable to pay it.
It's very cheap man vino wants the State
to educate his children, and a still cheaper
one who thinks his children can go through
the world successfully without an education.
Bring this matter up, gentlemen, and we'H
take the "cussing' il provokes and allow
you credit for the blessings it will insure
Mr.. p. s. Weber is mechanic right, as
we'll as an economical farmer. He has in
his shop wagon load Of old worn-out plows.
These he rivets one to another aud thus out
of two old ones makes one as gs1d as new.
He doesn't make the old-fashioned clay"
but merely fits and bolts them together with
riYets.
James Z. Webster, Esq, with some of the
Gaffney City people attended our Trial JUS
tice court last Tuesday. The case was one
| between ID. G. Painter and Bolus Painter, et
al, upon an indictment for assault and bat
terry with intent to kill, etc. As the diff
| Guilty seems to have taken place in Spartan
burg county both. cases will in all probability
| be settled in that court.
L. p. Macomson, Esq, Of Mercer, one of
our best farmers as we'll as citizens, has TIVE
| fine specimens OF home raised hogs. One Of
them will weigh fully 400 lbs, the other 325.
| They were enc year cd the first day of this
| month. Our citizens, farmers and Alliance
| men, all, might add something to their store
Of knowledge by calling at Esquire Macom-
SONS pig pen and taking lesson in '.prdc-
teal economy" he doesn't consider that
these hogs have cost him anything.
COur correspondent wants the editor,
printers, correspondents and readers of the
TINES to be at Mrs. Mac ,ms ,n's table when
that good lady brings out the sausage, spare
ribs and backbone from those hogs. Well,
it would be hoggish set to thus impose on
a frugal lady's hospitality, aud the last
hogs she would see would b, those leaving
her table EDITOR TIMES
| Miss Ollie McKovn is teaching school at
Sardis, and Mr.. NJ. r. Macomson at Lawn.
| The gradual rise in the price Of cotton
| forbodes harm 10 this county. unless our
! farmers divcst themselves of avarice and
| quit raising it.
| A great many people are anxious fer the
| newspapers TO loccate the comet and tell
| which way it is going. Gentlemen, its COM
ing "pint' foremost and the press says it
will strike in the vicinity of Washington, d.
c., on or about The 4,h day of next March.
People must make their own calculations
how far off it is now aud what it will do
when it gets here.
We hope the people Of our county will not
underestimate the necessity of organizing a
Survivors Association" Of Confederate vet
Grams and do their part in aiding the State
Association in carrying out its purpose.
Let us gather up the facts from the mouth s
Of the actors themselves, and preserve them
in tangible form for the use of future his
torians.
The Salem Sunday school is speaking of
having dinner during the Christmas holi.
days for tho purpose of raising fund to help
paint the church building.
We regret to say that Mr. r. NJ. Patrick,
one of our Oldest and most useful citizens, is
lying very low from the effects of la grippe
We read with much pleasure the letters
from the Legislature by Representatives
Jeferies, of this county. and Foster OF Spar
tanburg. Hope the other members will le
US near from them too. Vox.