The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-06-23
Local Laconics.

Mr. u. ii. Jeter, who was appointed py
Gov. Tillman one Of the board Of control,
has declined 10 serve.
Since there appeared in one of.the daily 4
papers that in New Jersey some young men
went from that State to the Worlds Fair In Q
box car, having it fitted up with cots, etc.
such an idea has struck the Union boys, and
if the railroads will carry such cheap G?
freight, party Of fifteen will leave here about
the first Of August to take in the Fair. The,
trip could be made in about three dayS
The shipment will be made, II is 1nderstosd,
by Sheriff IonsS tos,the .sGate Keeper
Worlds, Fair, Chicago The would be a
yefysheep way. Of esstas tSs lhs ,Hsir. .,
whole car load csuld Be eHipped IS 60 IN
a car load Of mules; in faot thsy Ss0ld 81
as hps stock, fer about sec, 90 per esr, 30,
Almost since the FIRST johnson Rifles was
organized there has been continuously .
military company here, but in 1890 the last
last weeks TINES, company has been
organized with determined purpose OF
being the crack military company Of the
State. The following officers were unani.
mously elected:
Captain, James E. Hunter; 1st LieuE, r..
Nicholson End Lieut., L. P. Murphy; 8r4
Lieut., d. F. Townsend. 4ssSr,S ~
Sergeants: 1st, I. MoNally; I'd, Con t
Young; 3rd, r. NJ. Munro. sssss
Sac'y and Treas. r.. p. Harry. " -
If tho young men can get some little
assistance from the public spirited people of
the town the johnson Rifles will be on o
permanent footing, and the club room over
the armory made pleasant place Of resort
for the members of the company and their
friends, as the rooms will have bath and
reading rooms attached.
oui'e number of our young people went
to the picni; given at Ssntuo, ut the closing
exercises of Prof. w. W. Bruce's school,
and all report ':jolly gsod time" We
regret that we have not been provided with
full report OF the pleasant incidents of
the occasion.
Mrs. James Munro's euchre party in
honor Of Mrs. Jas T.. Hunter las delight
full affair on last Saturday afternoon. -
The Town Council at its last meeting ap.
pointed as Board of Health, Messrs. VIM.
A. Nicholson, Rev. Benjamin Allston and
J. X. Young, who will look after the health
of the town, and should anything be re-
ported wrong the Council will proceed at
once TO "cleau up" things.
The dispensary officials have "weak ened,"
so to speak. The iron clad liquor law said
that railroads could not haul liuuor into the
State, except for the dispeusary, and the
people could not haul it for their own use.
but now they tell us railroads may bring it
and those who want small packages for their
own use can have it brought in as personal
baggage.
MIR. and Mrs. H. l.. Goss, complimentary
to Mr. and Mrs. James f. Hunter, on the
18th inst, gave delightful tea TO quite
number of friends The evening was han
PLY spent by all present. s.
We neglected, uninten,ionally, to notlcSf-
one OF the pleasant features-af iha--RSsSS
Sunday the lth inst. Mr.. VIM. A. Nicholson
and Mr.. s. S. Stokes had offered prizes 10 be-
given to two young ladies of the school who
made the best record in finding and quoting
in school, verses Of the bible, in which a
certain word is found, given out by the
on each Sunday. II is .
happy way for the young ladies to familiar
ize themselves with the bible. The 1st, the
Nicholson prize, was won by Miss Josie
Minter; the 2nd, the Stokes prize, was won
by Miss Marie Dunlop each receiving
very handsome bible.