The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-04-28
Correspondence Of the TINES.
News from North PacolsE.


ETA JANE, april 24.-ws regret to state
that Mr.. John McKewn, son Of Mr.. J. Wss-
ley McKowD, is lying very low ct this time
with La Grippe From what we can learn
bis recovery is extremely doubtful. We can
assure his father that he and his family
have the sympathies Of all his old army
comrades wha read this notice.
Winter in fingers in the lap Of Spring.
The last few days have been extremeiy
windy and cool with frost. Vegetation locks
sickly, and the high winds and sunshI
have completely dried out the effect Of the
last rain.
Planting is pretty well through with.
Our friend, Mr.. J. w. Nance reports that
he has planted portion Of the land he had
prepared for cstton in corn. His head Is
level on farming.
At Skull Shoals post Office the old Aag
staff upon which the first secession flag Was
hoisted in this section, is still standing. Il
is about IL feet lsng and is fastened to the
gable end If the storehouse IL w<s hoistsd
by tho Tullaboma minute rpeh before the
beginning Of active hostilitiss.
IL has a history ths.is worth learping,
and we trust that tbs owner will conclude
to turn it over to The Union county Surviv-
ors Associaii-fi as u relic Of the "lost cause"
A people without monuments are people
Whhout pSoPiS Nttuout
ories are people without history, 4 people
without history are people without patriot
ism and people without patriotism are .
people without love.
The busy season with farm ers has set in
and they nsy look for The itsnerant, uusst-
tied laborers to begin lurking eff from their
contracts. The sun is getting too hot for
them.
DIR. J. Z. Garner has had the mill
Skull Shoals repaired, and expects to
some good work for his customers this year.
Quite number Of our North Pacolet peo.
pie went to town last woek TO at end q court
Of reference.
The Salem congregation expect TO get
Rev. B. G. Clifford to fill their pulpit tho
remainder OF this year, at least. Rov. j. B.
Swami, the former pastor, la. been called
to work in Bethel presbytery.
Mr.. s. f. Estes is attending Preshytsry
at Laurens C. ii. this week.
by mispr,nt we were made to say in
last weeks papor that Rev. j. =. King
would preach at the residence Of Mr.. r. NJ,
Patrick on the 9TH Sabbath 1t should have
been Rev. j. p. Kuox,
Several dogs bitten by a rabid one tha,
escaped from this neighborho,d last week
will be killed.
The hawks are playing havoc with
little chloKens. ana as sosn as We get raia
we expect the crows to begin on our corn,
now coming up. "Misfortuncs seldom come
sing'e."
Miss Carrie Estes, Of Cross Keys, is visit
ing friends in this section.
A few fish are being caught alsns tho
rivers in gill net, and by set hooks. We
are told by Mr.. W. II. Mercer that At his
place, formerly one Of the finest fisheries on
Broad river thcro hasn't bean cauokt as
many fish in two years as he caugh, in one
day.
Our friend, Pierc, Y. Poole wa, seriously
hurt some time ago by his horse falling on
him. hut is all right again.
Our Sunday school was we'll attended yes
terday and several new names were added
to the roll. We are trying to have the
largest aud best organized school in the
county and are going 10 have it, too, if our
friends will get tn work and do their duty.
NOx.