The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-04-07
Correspondence Of the TINES.
A Chapter Of Disasters at Jonssvill

JoxEsvILLE, April 3.-March went out
calm and serene, but April come in with q
blow. The first day of April was an i'll
fa,ed day in this part Of the comfy.
Mr.. Joseph Kelly and Mr.. G. I. Gault,
6nrou 'dn .&a}t }taay asiallhaEhpnd - -startsd- Ja
at the big cut about two and a half miles
above Union, near Mr.. Bornadeau's they
me. material train which frightened their
horse. They both got out Of the buggy to
hold the animal, hut before tho train had
entirely passed the horse ade surge and
into the cut he went, carrying Mr.. Kelly
and the buggy with him. The horse fell
under the wheels Of the cars and was
instantly killed, the buggy was demolished,
and Mr. Kelly was badly wounded. Fortu-
nately Mr.. Kelly did not fall under the cars,
or he would certsiuly have been killed.
The conductor. MIR. Gibson, took Mr.. Kelly
up and brought him to Jonesvile on his
train, snd employed DR.. X. Nj. Littlejohn
to attend him. His left arm was broken,
his face haily bruised, and it is feared he is
hurt internally, though to what extent could
not be ascertained. He was carried to Mr..
I. L. Hames' at Joussville, where he was
kindly entertained until yesterday, when he
was taken hong and we now learn is doing
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fodder house, four head Of horses. a1
cow,fa buggy. cart. hack, harness, gears.
farming tools, corn fodder, stock feed, and
many other smaller things were all entirely
licked up by the flames. The fire had
gained such headway when discovered and
spread so irapidly that nothing could be
saved. The horses were all in stalls and
the cow was in the lot, which was so small
that it was completely enveloped in the
flames, so that the poor animal could no.
even be rescued. The people soon gathered
but could do nothing but stand and
see the poor dumb brutes perish in the
bowling flames.
When Mr.. Foster and his two small sons
Hezzie and Aleck, fed the stock on Sstusday
evening, about night, everything was right
with them and they expected to find them
morning came they had nothing to feed and
nohinglto feed with. The cbarred bodies of
the animals and pile of ashes wa, all that
remained. The origin Of the FIRE cannot bo
accounted for. 1t certainly was not the
work of on incendiary, rs there is ne
trouble between Mr.. Foster and any one
md then it was so carly in the night Mr..
Foster had not gone to bed, and yet how it |
originated is a mystery that will perhaps
never be solved.
There have been several forest fires in the |
country, doing much damage to fencing and |
timber lands. Several dwellings were barely
saved from being consumed by these fires.
rhe first day Of April, 1898, will bs long
by the people al over the
country on account Of its disasters aad
;oDhagrations.
Rev. J. NJ Boyd our p. E., preached at
he Methodist church Sunday night. Bro.
}oyd always breaches q practicable, sdify-
ng gospel sermon.
MIR. j. F. Altman is preparing to build q
ew residence on main street.
Mr.. II. A. Whitlock has established a
lmber yard here, and is ready to supply
ny demand in that line "a
DIR. Soutbard has a very sick child With
neumobia.
Mrs. ID. ID. Free has been quite sick, but
be is better.
Formers will plant good deal Of corn
his week. They will not plant cotton
efore the asiseSs Of the month.
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