The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-04-07
Correspondence Of the TIMES.
A Chapter of Disasters at Jonesville

JoxEsvILLE, April 3.-March went out
calm and serene, but April come in with
blow. The first day of April was an i'll
fa,cd day in this part of the comfy.
Mr.. Joseph Kelly and MIR. G. I. Gault,
Goron 'dn .&a>taav asiallsasSahpnd .tar!sd- 20
at the big cut about two anu half miles
above Union, near Mr.. Bornadeau's they
met n material train which frightened their
horse. They beth got out Of the buggy to
hold the animal, hut before tho train had
entirely passed the horse ade surge and
into the cut he went. carrying Mr.. Kelly
and the buggy with him. The horse fell
under the wheels of the cars and was
instantly killed, the buggy was demolished,
and MIR. Kelly was badly wounded. Fortu-
nately MIR. Kelly did not fail under the cars,
or he would certainly have been killed.
The conductor. Mr.. Gibson, took MIR. Kelly
up and brought him to Jonesville on his
train, and employed DR.. X. NJ. Littlejohn
to attend him. His left arm was broken,
his face hally bruised, and it is feared he is
hurt internally, though TO what extent could
not be asccrtained. lie was carried to Mr..
I. l.. Hames' at Joussville, where he was
kindly entertained until yesterday, when he
was taken homs. and we now learn is doing
very wol. cs
,oaTtlese nStfsS,i four .o9t Q,1lasks q dsstraSs
COW, "a buggy. cart. hack, harness, gears,
farming tools, corn fodder, stock feed. and
many other smaller things were oil entirely
licked up by the flames. The fire had
gained such headway when discovered and
spread so lrapidly that nothing could be
saved. The horses were all in stalls and
the cow was in the lot, which was 80 small
that it was completely enyeloped in the
fames, so that the poor animal could no.
even be rescued. The people soon gathered
but could do nothing but stand and
see the poor dumb brutes perish in tho
bowling flames.
When MIR. Foster and his two small SEE:
iichlie and Alcck, fed the stock on Satusday
evening about night, everything was right
with them and they expected to find them
there to feed Sunday morning, but when
morning came they had nothing to feed and
nothinglto feed with. The charred bodies of
the animals and a pile of ashes was all that
remained The origin Of the fro cannot bo
accounted for. 1t certainly was not the
work of on inceudiary, as there is ne
trouble between Mr. Foster and any ono
and then it was so carly in the night. MIR.
Foster had not gone to bed, and yet how it
originated is mystery that will perhaps
never be solved.
There have been several forest fires in the
country. doing much damage to fencing and
timber lands. Several dwellings were barely
saved from being consumed by these fires.
The first day of April, 1898, will be long
by the people al over the
country on account of its disasters aIi
c conilagraiions.
Rev }. ii. Boyd our p. f., preached at
the Methodist church Sunday night Bro. |
Boyd always breaches a practicable, edify- |
ing gospel sermon.
Mr.. }. F Altman is preparing to build q
new residence on main street.
Mr.. Il. \. Whitlock has established a |
lumber yard here, and is ready to supply |
any demand in that line.
DR.. Soutbard has very sick child With
pneumonia.
Mrs. ID. Il. Free has been quite sick, but
,hc is better.
Farmers will plant good deal Of corn
his week. They will not plant cotton
before the .aiaaloSof the month.
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