The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-17
Correspondence Of tho TIMES.
The Weeks Doings in Jopesyillo.


JoNEsvILLE, Feb. l4.-The weather, after
many changes and three daye of Almost coz
iinuous rain. has settled down to clear. prct-
ty spring-ike weather; but how long II will
continue remains to be seen. Yoxs local
prophet, Mike Sellers, might tell us some
thine about what is in store for us in the
future.
What will those people do who won't
plant iiish o'a'oes any other time but Tn
the full moon in February? We hav, no
full moon in February :h;s year. Perhaps
they won't plaot-at all, but will wait another
year.
A colorci child, about FIVE years cd, was
burned 10 death near Jopesville last Friday
Its mother left it and another child, still
younger, in the house and went of visiting
and II is supposed The child's clothes caught
by playing in The fire. The door was fast
ensd, but somehow or other in its agony il
forced the door open and pan iuto the yard.
No help cimo until the clothing was all
burned off. DR.. Southard was called to at
tend it, but he could DO nothing for it,.
except to administer some morphine. 1t
died the same night. Emma Simmons was
its mother. No inquest was held.
We have new firm and new cash store
in JonesvIlle. Z. W. Scott & Co. have
bought out the stock of J. N. Lemaster and
are conducting business in the same house
occupied by Mr.. Lemaster. Mr.. Scott is
manager Of the sture. Wat has good tact in
the mercantile line and will serve his GUS
toners to please.
Miss Carrie + son has taken O position in
the High School here, as IN music teacher, and
has nice music class
Messrs. Harris and Foster put fine up
right piano in the rIcai.my yesterday for
the school.
notice in the Teachers Column Of the
TIMES last week an article signed N. q. l..
The writer would like TO know what per cent
OF the public schools are opened with prayer.
l can answer that the Jonesyille High School
II, and in that school the mind is taught
as we'll as otherwise.
Mr.. II. Whitlock lost fiue mule last Sat-
urday morning with collie. Something uu-
usual for mule to die At nll and more so
for one to have the collie.
Mr.. b. Free, who has typhus fever. is
about the same as he has been for several
days.
Mrs. Sallie Lindsey, J. l.. Mowh:rter and
Marion McWEirter, son Of j. L. McWhicter.
are all on the sick li.t, but not serious.
MIR. 9. G. Harris ran down frcm Terrell,
n. c., to see friends in Jonesville last week.
Mr.. Ed Eison, Of Uuion, came up to see
his parents Saturday night.
Mr.. X. w. Bingham has pitched his
artist tent in Janesvilc and is taking the
babies and the older cnes as fast as they come
-rouUd.
Mr.. john Hames, q former typo of the
TINES, is in Jone:vil lie. Bui will sell you
maleable pm cheap if you neel such q
thing
Samuel T. Reed, OF Sp,rtanburg. though
one Of our Jonesville boys, paid his friends
in Jonesville visit on Sunday.
Mr.. I. J. Estes. County Commissioner, is
in Jonesville today. IIe has beeu in the
township opening up TWO public roads; oic
leading from the Glenn Springs road through
Judge Wallaccs pl,ce /, Z. +. Becknels.
The other is from the Giindul Shoals road
through the Eisop, j. g. Long and Dawkin' s
lands These roads have their termini in
The city of Jonesvillc.
SOMETHING NEW UNDER THE sun.
JoNEsvILLE, Feb. l5.-Mr. D. w. Whit
lock, near Jonesvil G, had q dream not lopg
since in which he saw a plan how to make IL
perpetual motion. The plan WIS plain aud
simple TO his mind; and again n few nights
since he had the same dream again and also
that something told him t9 put his dream
into execution, and BE c;:i cher dreamed iiiai
| he carried out the plan, a,d the thing
] worked and was q success.
Mr.. w. is 81 impressed with his two
dreams that ie is anxious 10 have them car
ried out, and try the experime mt as he verify
believes that it will work. lie wishes to
open correspondence with sOns mechani for
the purpose Of having the machine made
and put TO test. TELEPHONE.