The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-06-17
Santuc News.

santuo News.
S,xruc. Jnnc 15.-The past two weeks
has been very unfayorable for working over
| cot on in a fr-t c ass manner. ms u mas oeen
yery rsbowsry, and last Wednesday night
This section was vi-ited by one Of the hardest
rains Of the season. The land was terribly
| washed and corn and cotton injured IN many
places. Bu, .h2 :-...~.S a.. rrying to put
| on pleasant faces.
The crops nre better worked. and far in
| sdranc, OF several years. but the continuous
we, we,ther is putting them behind s'ms-
what, especially where there has been bnt
| little pfowing done for tao weeks. In some
places the siAn.is Of cot, q i nc; Jarx GOOD
| Early planted crrn is not doing a well as
was expected, being in many places, rathSr
small, poor stands aud very irregular.
There seom, to be n mania for planting
reas tbi, year. There are great many
already planted. and preparations are
being male to plant moro. Some are
speaking Of planting all their oat land
| in peas, as that cr"p is neary ready for the
.ickel Fall oats are generally good. and
| some Spring oats are hne too, but gen'r"lly
| are very poor. Others than red oats are tall
enough, but will bayo very large Per cent
! Of straw.
At the annual ecction for officers of the
| Santuc Alliance, No. l47, held in tho hall
hero on the llth the following is the result
with which oil seem highly pleased:
President, ID. Il. FAINT; Vice-Presidsnt, j..
McFant; Secretary, T.. W. Jeter; Treasurer,
DR.. j. =. Thomas Chaplain, j. ii. Ran
dolph; Lecturer, J, ". Gregory: Asst. Lee
tur er, J. W. JONES; Door Keeper, DR.. L. G..
Jeer: A. ID. X. X. s. Thomas, Sr.; Sergeant
at Arms, J. b. Davis; Executive committee,
R.G IL. Jeter, Dr. J. p. Thomas, and Maj
j. A. Faui, Arbitration committee, j. c. T..
\ J-,~~, --D~. Coo nouglas- and Thos.- Tay!nr
Il This Alliance is fourishing and blooming
Mike morning glory in favorable sunshine,
kbut unlike that viue in one respect 1t does
not wind altogether to the sun, but turns to
the right, crops are very pushing and at
present the meetings are not very largely
Mt, ended but all arc deeply rooted, firm,
and true to tn, Alliance principles rs ever,
or rs Anybody. The meetings are quito
interesting o, they are practicing the secret
workings and signs more than usual, and
this Lodge is becoming well verscd in the
same.
Mr.. :. X. Johns had fine COW to get hcl
leg broken last week, and had to be killed
after the leg had mortif,d Il.
heard u man say not long since, tha
there was just money enough in circulation
that n large amount Of money was not needed
to do the business of the country, a' tn,
was all mostly done on p,rcr anyway, an'
+ there wcs enough money. What does th
Editor aud CORES >pondcuts think ot that
r | wou' d like TO hear L information.
Your correspondent failed TO get off on rh
excursion 20 Ashcville on the 9th, as l wa
OK aud in the house oil day long, and wbc'
| thought of the lost trip, | was sick tw
ways, one way, sick at heart. But | hav
hoard from it since, and rs the ncgroes say
, | am "near bout worSer' now.
; The people are very carefully noticing tn
candidates quarters in tho TINES, and thin
there are many worthy men running" an
some have said that th.y have friends the
| equally like, running for the same othce, mn
:. they feel at n los, to know who to supper
= There are several acquainted with almo'
. every man in those quarters. We think tn
y campa;gn vii! be interesting, and have
49, prc.entmcn, i, will be quito peaccable.
Miss Fannie Sartor, student Of I'll
- Grccnville Fem,lc College, came homo Ia
/. week to spend her vacation with her parcn
:, aud friends
~ Miss Nct,ie Jctcr, The Converse collsg
- Spartanburg, and Miss Bcrnice FAINT.
the Clifford Seminary. Union, arc
home spending their vacation. All
-, these are bright, intelligent, aud iute
;" csing girls. Just blooming into youl
-, womanhooI. aud bids fair to use the
- | educn,ions when cbmpletah---io .Shp
it community o. which they are members.
m Miss Daisy Crosby, pretty and accor
10 plisheI young laiy of Shelton, came dow
from Clifford Seminary, which che has be,
70 attending, last week, to spend awhile vii
IA her friend Miss Jonnis Wiley.
is Mrs. Belle Crosby, Of Florida, is in SAINT,
is visiting hor brother, Mr.. "Tebe" Crosby.
X Miss Irene FAINT, a very pretty and inte
cs'i"g young 'aly Of tins place, is visitr
T. her sister Mrs, Robt. llerndon of York.
e Sc's'a you"g people of this place aitende
1t the commencement exercises of tho Clitfor
II Seminary last week
Mr. &. ID. Farrar. President of the Loci
c hart Shoals and Jone,vile r. r. was
l. Sanuc one day las, week.
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