The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-07
Local Laoonioa.


The change Of sohcdule on the 8. u. &
c. II. r., vent into effect last Sunday. Tho
down-train arrives here at 1:lO p. m., and
the up-traiu ut 1:S0 p. m ,..toth trains stay
here twenty minutes for dinner. Mr..
Gibbes furnishes good meal and has good
patronage. On Monday, the second day
after the change, Mr.. Gibbes fed forty
seven people. We wish him continued sue
cess.
Last week was one of much real enjoy
ment and entertainment to Unions young
people. Z
Mrs. William MuEro, on the 28th inst,
in her most charming manner, entertained
large number Of young people, in honor
Of her accomplished niece, Miss Elizabeth
Grimba!l, lovely debutante.
Mrs. w. i. Thomson ON the following
evening. Thursday, complimentary to Misses
Mary snd Nina Moore and Miss Emma
Twitchel, gave fancy dress ball, which
was participated in by quite q number of
young people and each one most thoroughly
enjoyed the evening The young ladies
were perfect dreams of beauty and lowell
ness in their tasty costumes, and the young
men in Knickerbockers, "dyke" coats and
powdered hair, looked rather handsome,
compared with their everyday appearance.
Then followed the German on Friday
evening, June 3Oth, at the Union Hotel, gwen
in honor of the visiting young ladies. Like
! all Of tho dances given in Union, nothing
marred the pleasure of the evening and oil
went as "merry as merriage bell" The
music was furnished by the Coleman Com.
binstion Band. The German was beautifully
led by Mr.. J. s. Moore.
The following couples danced the German
J. s. Moore with Miss Emma Twitchell
W. r Goss with Miss Nina Moore Marl
boro Pegues with Miss Mary Moore; B. F.
Townsend with Miss Ethelind Goss II. P
Harry with Miss May Duncan; r. NJ
Munro with Miss Elizabeth Grimball; ]. NJ
Fsrr with Miss Charlotte Allston Mr.. and
Mrs. II. A. Smith, of Edgefeld; Mr.. and Mrs
J. Z. Hunter; Mr.. and Mrs. W. s. MeLure
The gentlemen without ladies were Dar
Wallace, Thos. B. Butler, ]. E. Scott, J. A
Young and W. G. Harris, of Edgefsld.
The moonlight picnic given under tn,
auspices of the Temperance Society ant
Epworth League in Cages grove last Frida,
evening was very pleasant affair.
Several young gentlemen went to Spar
tanburg on Wednesday, to attend tenni
dance, given at the New Winsdor Hotel.
Tho Town Council are having some MIC
gravel put ON the side walks, much improv
ing the walks.
] Nothing out of the common order Frida,
night last, when the State dispensary off
ciais succeeded Roy and Ross, barkeepers
Everything was very quiet during the day
a large quantity of liquor was sold and tn
most sslf-satisfed smiles were seen on th
faces of many people here, and others VIII
left town with their "little br own jugs
filled with "cases of urgent necessity,
when the dispensary cannot be reached II
time.
Mcssrs. Ross s Co it is understood, will
go to North Carolina, and w. f. Ray ha.
not determined what he will do. There i
no question, but they have closed.
VIM. Perry Murphy, the recently ap
pointed District Attorney, was sworn in OF
last Friday, and Immediately entered upo,
the discharge of his duties. He said b.
had no announcements as to his assista Mt
to make at present.
Monday was sale,day, a1d though very
dry to some, the dispensary spies did no
look in the right direction very closely, o
they would have struck hot trail, for there
was more than one man very noticsably
under the influence Of contraband liquor.
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