The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-08-05
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JoSEsvILLE, August1 Tho hot d,y, spell
was broken las, right by a gentc shower
aud to-day il is some cooler with tain, pros
poets of more rain. This shower just lcome
in tue mick of time, for crops were alb 6it 10
fail under The sc"rching sun, with
weeks drouth.
The meelipgat the Presbyteriin 81
which commenced last Friday night, CT
tp day. Rev. M. Rolme., of Greeny
was here and preached four sermons one
of these sermons was the dedica,ory sermon,
ON yesterday, Mt III A. NJ, from the teyt--
"Th'u art Peter, and upon this ROCK wilt i
bmld my church and the gates If he'll shall
not prevail ag g,inst it."
MIR Holmes Is ono these magnetic dviues
who draw men 10 him wherever he goes.
lie is not u stricklsr about doctrine, but
says, give him II truc christian, and as t.
the doctrine that is II small mat er, a change
of heart is worth more than all the duct 10 al
points in religious chn ches. | say amen TO
this The closing exercises TO day developed
Il deep rcliei us feel ng andi hearty hand
shaking by prHfcsscd christians Of all de-
nom nations. This was by invitation of til,
Rev. Mr.. Holmes. A prayer mettISg wa,
organized AMI several of The brethren Of the
church promised TO engage in this work of
the prayer meeting.
Such n meeting rs we had Lc~c to-day is
worth more to Jopcsvile than dozen
campaign meetings.
Mr.. -Cason father of Mrs. J. H. Brant,
who is whiting the family Of Mr.. Drart,
went out to Ike Forest fishing last Frd,y
and white sitting on the bank of the CIR, ok q
large limb fc'l from n tree upon him and
bruised and wounded him so much th,t he
had to be hau'ed home. Although suffering
considerably he is doing well and viii re-
cover.
McWh;rtcr fe,l from n fence last Saturday
and broke his right arm. lie is dcing we'll
There has been heavy mortality among
the c"lIred people of Jonesville in the last
week. Some of them. however. had hcen
absent temporarily. Nine deaths occurred
during the week. Ono of them WIS Louis
Fcrnandes, who had gone to Monro, n c.,
as baptist preacher. Two others had gone
to Spartauburg to work the ether six lived
| in .loncsville and vic nifty
Mrs. Jauc McGowan, wife of the late Dr.
John McGowan died at her nome tc,r Skull
Shoals yesterday. She had been afflicted
| for n long time with dyspepsia.
Mrs. J. l.. McWhirter with her brother
and three sisters, has several suits in the U.
| s. Court of claims for land and cotton coniis-
ernment during the lrtc war. Two of the
cases have lately been decided in favor Of
the PLAINTIFFS, amounting to about three
| thousand dollars The other cases will be
| decided by the court next winter, which
amounts to about seven thousand dollsrs,
and the plaintiffs will very likely gain these
cases, rs they did the two first ones. The
| property for which these claims were made
vas in Beaufort county and belonged t,
| Capt. Fripp, the father Of Mrs. McWhirthr,
Mr.. b. W. Whitlock, of Rocky Creek
started to mill yes crday with his wa2
and team, aud in going down Rockey.
| hill the breast tree come unhook ed
the wagon run on the mules and ava
went W tn oil mule speed. Mr.. Wht<
jumped out with but little Injury, but
trying to hold the wagon back which Ii
caught with his hand, he was badly wrench
cd and twisted round and a so got his hau
from the wagon and the wheels ran over h
leg, but did not break il, 50 the boy is doiJ
very well. A negro man that was on tn,
wagon jumped Oft and his thigh bone was
| broken The wagon was pretty badly done
| UP and the wheat ami SINE melons on the
| wagon were scattered To the four winds
The wounded are all doing well to-day.
Every wagon ought 10 have u brake to it,
Mr.. James llarrcll is in Jonesyille, get
ting up writing school. Mr.. lIarrell
taught writing schooll here about three
years ago and give general satisfaction.
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