The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24

osity eoid1 bs9t week, until Saturday, when
We we're Treated to snow storm. Tie
fakes were large snI fell thick and fast.
IL however cleared Cd before night, but
Supesy morning everything was white with
frozen. which made US crisgs for the q uit
buds and blooms. Still il 10 hoped that
there viii be eaongh later blooms to eosure
Q moderate crop sektf ~ flE
0uano 10 betne hsuIcd TO the Garns very
extensively. and ths indications ara -ahat-s
large crop Of coasn will be pisntsd: We
wonder II any onthc fertilizers will be ussi
10 increase the hog aad hominy crops, or
will IL be solely 10 further the so-eslled
over. pro iuctien sf cotton Guano 10 rather
high compared with the'prediciians Of what
the price Of esttsn will DO asxt fall. II
cettss does come down TO six or seven cents,
or perhaps lower. how will the farmers
mansks 10 pay fot gusns and the stiG prices
for hands aud provisions to raa thsa, II
they o,srorep themselves. In an effort 70
make big crop. and let the grass take Il,
crop. think this |, something to thisk
seriously uPon.
According 70 ny opiaion, /; will not pay
to u,s commercial Fertilizers, unless . email
acreage Of the neA land IL plsntsd, fsrtil-
ised vel, aud wshwcrksi. and that not put
in csueu, to put In Q Tn and peas 70
raise hogs, In srdsr I, stop that heavy drain
aPoa ihs farm ef suy'ng 20 much high
priced bacon.
Yesterday the S,lem church aud Sunday
school elected its sfhesrs fer another twsl,s
months, as follows;
J, II, Randolph, Superintendent; c. ".
Austsll, Asst Supt.; h. W. Jeter, Secretary
and II, II. Jshns. Librarian.
The secssisry OF the County Baptis< Sua-
day Sehesf Conssnt'oa las received notice
fren tine esmmiitss on place Of next meet
ing, that the place chosen was Bealah, n
that school aud church had vetsi unani-
mously for IL. bsulsh always loves 10 en-
tsrt.in it. The next meeting will begin
Friday before the 9th Sunday in April.
Rev. J. H. Marlborough preached at Salem
yesterday msrning and At Carlisle Ia the
afternoon. Good congregations were pres
snt At beth places.
Mr.. J. Leon Butler. Of Mt. Tabor, was in
Santue Saturday, and reported things get
ting 10 thorough working order about the
Lockhart factory.
Messrs. Thomas and Outline Hsbssn. who
came cut here from Mississippi G few
months age. fays returned 70 that State.
Hiss Eva Hobson returned last week from
Clinton, where she had gone TO visit rsls-
tive.
Mis-, Fannie Mithsrs, Of Clifford Semi.
nary, was visiting in S,ntue Saturday aud
Sunday.
As variety is the spice of life, l will send
you for the benefit of your readers, q lovers
roproof (uo doubt)-from girl TO q boy
which found recently. will give it rs it
was written, punctuation and capitalization
and all l am .ne prsparedto say whether
tho parties were hhilc or cslsrsd., Names
are reserved, Of 6Irss; T
Ny dear frsn1 +,
Of nv He, baIq%&Sa@ Well n, III. the
ii tim. % and ID sHts& pur ,snI .u!ESo% come "a n. I.
Hand it,. somo5f I,oWO 'ooulI.nt to
ask 70 aVS!I q,Yo,u .o,uo VS!u;at ysu
Say aau u!q I.u! ooi suuqnopt about
me sr O, VSnou. I8uoI suol. Iot aoI at you
Say ouI Iaa aAN AooT,, .Ia,lodoI lid 30
Vans I. lou 10 utf ~ oS J! IooE think
that SUM U al s]Iu, pun pIO sIsoi and
Want OF sluoddu I5uIn,L SIN for
Want s!p ,!o!ll! T,!M poSIuqo Mou ing
am 'Hoq oIu 'lItAA pun uqor 'sGoq a,
.!lnnb 1ssq s{l soYum aqs plus y;
'slsoa 'qS!ol laAo IoJ isSs!qA ~ .
= II ahsaso 8 $50 sG:csiiiesa9 iiSis9 "hoiEy hsoE beg:
f-sworn to devote themselves.
a IN phet's cause, came at General e.ia
fax Ruaro of marines, Highland. .,s., @
rain stout linesmen as il we hacu uita
war j en to be frightened by a crSalline
.ove, heir patchwork rags, witss hat
q ve,| rcd heads, many armed wit
30 weapons than sticks, thco have
made I in front OF the fire .walle crop /:
kiIled wn they went by scores al an s1'
n sol- To-
Last wa ID us, l saw thep' On. will
farmers. o9S Of that tn. ground wa,
in proper eondili % plow was :..ads wade csO'
use of. Our Nofft P4csist people, generally
laid in their guido and commenced prsps-
ration for q big, cotton crop this year
Some of them are fixing to get back IN the
old rut of all cotton and nsthing else, excspt
debts and poverty As our friend Fsgan
Martin would .ay1"watch."
Wo know some burnt children, however,
who will net 60 100 near tho Ire again.
Rev. j. b. Swami preached at Salem yes
terday. His text wus Matt. 25: IA to so
verses inclusive. The announcement was
made that the communion services would be
held the sd Sabbath in April aud Saturday
before.
Rev. Mr.. Sans was too unwell 10 preach
at Abingdon Creek yesterday
Some people have commenced gardening a
little. Experience of late years has taught
them that too early planting is not always
best but it will never 10 to let Good Friday
pass without doing most Of their planting
weather or No weathsr-and, by the way,
"addy 0sment says IL will not do to plant
anything on "rotcn Saturday" that 10, the
Saturday following good Friday. Gardeners
will please take notice and thank him mot
us) for the information.
One day last week one of our neighbors
thought lie would burn off some grass aud
litter while the wind was up. A strong
blast Of wind blew the FIRE in every direction
and it became uns,ahaSssble. II took to
tho woods and among the pine tops and
broom sedgc, and made such roaring and
popping that it put some people to praying.
They thought their time had come. It's a
very bad something that has no good at oil
in it: All is wellIthat ends we'll.
We find that sweet potato seed is very
scarce this season. Our thanks are due
Mr.. W. c. Kirby for enough to plant our
crop Coleman Kirby is not often caught
nappiag on anything that pertains 10 sue
cessful farming or gardening.
Il. A. Foster, j. +. Estes aud Joe Estes
were appointed delegates to represent Salem
5. s.. at the township convention, on the