The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-01-27

day u6ti1 10Th sofS Aiarch. Nc admit TINT
this is no .mmon spell Of bad weather and
that cpmr ar, i,ey few ever saw such. The
ice in B:ond River is perfect sight to
see. Ii is equal to, If not worse, than the
freeze Of Janusry 1886. One thing, h"w-
ever, deserve. spec al mention in this con-
uection our farmers werc never in bettor
condi ion for long bad spell of weather
than they me:e when this CAM. Not boil
OF cotton was Ia the field no, a seed Of
wheat unsuwn; ard with few exceptions
they have moth ng to do but make fires and
. t by them, and Sc' they a'e not satisfied.
We are &C, tainly nation If grumb srs
| so much go that we might think that even
Providence can't satisfy us. Tho only th NJ
left for u* to do is TO get ready to g't wo.k
| as soon nv the ground get, in condition I r
the plow and stir every foot of land we cx-
pect 10 cultivate this year-not try tn cult
| vate toe much, hut work it well and the
Blessings of this snow aud freeze will be
realized neXi fall a. gathering t:me.
Several days ago our FREUD, Mr.. James
Garner cut his hg severely with n broad
| - -: q" 80 about ~i ii, but we
look half ms bal "s liJs uu-s.nds ih,t diIn't
M,ssrs !. NJ. aud W.
moved with their families TO G,ffney City.
They will conduct a general ,mercant,le
bmsiness there, and give III ,ir chi dren the
benefit Of the unlim;tel cducationa advan-
tages Of that rr'wing little city. We hate
very much Ia lose our Union county pc pie.
| but MS long ms they associate themsciv cs with
as good l"opl" rs they fiud in G,ffney City
we will not object TO them going there.
| Our courty is we'll rel ed in th,t
town, and we hope that The TIMES will
secure lively correspondent there who will
give us the weekly news from that point-
regularly This year.
| Isnf
conscious of the f.ct that they owe a deLt
Of gratitude t. Mr.. Geo w. Garner, Of Skull
Shoals, for his having removed what they
might term nuisance, in the form of fruit
tree agent. Thc matter in question runs
about this way: Several years ago venier
of seiohs called upon Mr.. Garner with his
catalogue and wanted to sell him till Of
fruit trees lie showed his pictures of The
fruits he was scll ng in such a way, as he
| thought, TO captare the old gentleman a,d
p6sr pans other members of thsfA-*. -Mr
acel his own estimate on the vender an
his goods. TOO. After the agent got ,hroue
showing the pictures AMI explaining III
quality Of the different kinds of fruit q
r their adaptable ty to the soil, climate, etc.
he took out his "orier book" and asked Mr.
Garner how many app'e trees of crrtsi
kind he wanted. THIS gave "Uncle George
an opportunity 10 break the long silence h
had maintained, and in that fine treble roic
l that gave vent 10 his opin; on, houe.tl
I formed, he said: "See here, my friend
you've struck the wrong man ; there's n
- If I'd give you ten cents for all you v
got The agent took tho hint and NJ
l. Garner has ha no trouble with fruit tre
agents since that, tn 1t we know of.
Mr. Il. W. Sur,ice, of DIaytsnville, kil,e,
a hog tha 18th If January 1893. one yea
aud three weeks ole, that wei1heI 452 ID,
/ er.s, and ncttet 40S lbs. At eight month
, old it weighei 10 lbs. 1t wa. then thre
feet one and n half inches high, Eve fee
seven inches from its nose to the root OF its ia
: in length. Tbs hog was fed mos ly on pok
"a al and putting sod. ss.e aH1'Ssa, saa,in
vciy tile corn during that iiue; Mrs. Su,
I vice at'cadiug I, it then. Take notice hov
c much the hog grew in Ter 9Th and height an
how many ,uuds il gained per day. Max
yeur own calculation.
Mr.. joe Estes has caught % rabbits sine
the snow f-l' last Wednesday.
The dea,hs Of Gordon Saudlipg and Batso
Buileck., rep ,red II our last weeks letter
we're such as /, Justify the coroner to max
! inquiry into, we think. While there is n
, doubt that Mr.. Sand ing died from hi
wounds, his death was not witnessed by an
one, as VIC understand, Mr.. Buliocks' was
case of heart disease, no doubt. Vox.