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

Ecu. lf.--Inc WeatnoT, altcr
many changes and three days Of a'most 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 =. Suns
tniog ABOUT what is in store for Us in the
future.
What will those people do who went
plant l'ish Io'a'oes any other time but IN
the full moon ia February? We hay, no
full moon in February this year. Perhaps
they won't plata all, but will wait another
year.
A colorcl child, about fve years cd. was
burned TO death near JoDesyiIle ia.t Friday
lts mother left it and another child, still
younger, in the house and went of visiting
and il is supposed The childs clothes caught
by playing in The fire. The door was fast
ensi, but somehow or other in its agony il
forced the door open and pan iuto the yard
No help cimc until the clothing was all
burned on. DR.. Southsrd was c,lIed TO at
tend H. but he could do nothing for it.
except to administer some morphine. 1t
died the fame night. Emma Simmons was
its mother. No inquest was held
We have n new firm and new cash store
in Jonesyille. L. 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 store. Wat has good tact in
the mercantile line and will servo his Gus
toners to Plersc.
Miss Carrie + son has taken q position in
the High School here, as Id usic teacher, and
haa n nice music class.
Messrs. Harris ani Foster put fine up
right piano in the ,.Scal.my yesterday for
the school
| notice in the Teachers Column Of the
TIMES last week an article signed n. u. L..
The writer wOuli like to know what per cent
OF the public schools are opened with prayer.
] can answer tha. the Joncsyille High School
j., and in that sch 3ol the mind is taught
as well as otherwise.
Mr. X. Whitlock lost fine mule last Sat
urday morning with collie. Something uu-
usual for mule to die 1T a!l 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.. McWh:rter ami
Marion McWEirtcr, son of }. l.. McWhcter
are all on the SICK lit, but not serious.
Mr. &. &. Harris ran down frcm Terrell
\. C., to see friends IN Joucsville last week
Mr.. Ell EisoD, of Union, came up to see
his parents Saturday night.
Mr. Il. W. Bingham has pitched hlS
artist = tcnt in Jane wi |. and is taking the
babies aud the older cncs rs fast rs they come
round.
Mr.. John inmcs, u former typo of the
Times, Is in Jonc vi lc. Bui will sell you
ma'lcable p n cheap if you nee such a
thing.
Samuel I. Reed, .! Spirtanbury. though
one of our Joncsvillc boys, paid his friends
lln N yisif
Mr.. 4. J. Estes. County Commissioner, is
in Joncsvrllc today. IIs has bccu in the
township opening up TWO public roads ore
lending from the Glenn Springs road through
Judge Wallacc's pl.cc /, G. +. Becknc Is.
The other is from the Grindal Shoals road
through the Eison, j. q. Long nnd Dawkin's :
lands. These roads have their tcrmini in
The city of Joncsvillc.
SoMErnING NEW UNDER THE sUN.
JoSEsvILLE, Feb. lj.-Mr. Il. W. Whit
lock, near Joncsvil &, hal n dream not loug
since in which he s,w plan how to make II
perpetual motion. The plan WAS plain aud
simple to his mind; and again II few nights
since he had the same dream again and also
that something told linn t. put his dream
Into execution and he fun thrr dreamed that
he carried out the plan, and the thing
worked and was u success.
Mr.. W. is 81 impressed with his two
dreams that ne is anxious TO have them car
rcd out, and try the cXpcrimcn mt as he verify
believes that it wi work. lie wishes to
open correspondence with some mechanic for
the purpose of hvinS the machine made
and Iui TO test. TELErmoNE