The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-06-30
Ccrrsspondence Of the T'Nss.
Jonesville IN Its Pride and Glory

JosrsyILLx. Jane "a. Last Sunday was
n grand day for Jonesviile. Rev. D. Z.
WiIseo. OF Converse College, preached at
IL q. IN. in the Methodist church, The COM
mencement sermon tf our Graded school.
Ills text was from different passages taken
from the book Of Daniel; his theme being
.purity and piety." Most Of his congreea-
ton, which was very large, never heard him
preach before, but We were all very much
isken with his sermon which. for fny-fye
minutes, hell the large audiences almost IA
brsaihlcss silence and gtteniion-
Rev. Fred Jacobs. Of -, preached " !
the Presbyterian church st'highs 70 . Iargs
audience.
Mr.. Jacobs is travelling in the interest Of
the Presbyterian College at Clinton. He
| travels in way that is something new TN
| der the sun. especially for this part Of the
! country. He is riding q bycice and GER
! tsiniy gels arouud III a hurry, ao inc iviiow
| ing schedule Of his trip will show lie
preached at Clean Springs Sunday morning,
at Pacoet depot the same evening, aud ut
| Jonesville ut night; lett Jouesvile early
Monday morning and went to Union for
breakfast, and said he expected to lake
dinner at his home in Clinton.
| He stopped with Mr.. Dave Farr Sunday
night, and MIR. Farr says he is the cheapest
preacher that ever stopped with him, as he
came after tea, was riding bycicle, which
needed no feed, and then left next morn
ing before breakfast.
Monday night the annual exerc ses oil tne
Graded school was performed according to
the printed program.
l-Dr.- Carlisle delivered the literary address
| Tuesday. He had q god audience, made
| up of people from all over the county. Tho
Doctors talk of half an hour was, rs usual,
full Of thought, good advice and sound judg-
ment. 1t is really bcnedic,ion to sit under
the voice of such grand man.
At night ths printed program was con-
| cluded. The house was packed with people
who remained to the close.
During these three days of commencement
exc, cises our town is full of visitors and
friends from different parts Of the country,
who manifested consider able interest in the
occas ion aud als1 for the success of our
school, town and peop'e generally. This is
really gratifying aud encouraging TO our
town, and We hope pever to be unworthy the
! confidence and respect of our neghbsrs aud
friends.
Unions quartcttc of singers, Messrs. Me-
Nally, Townsend, Allen and Eison, were
$ with us on Sunday AMI rendered valuable
service in the choir.
, Professor Aycock and his associates, Mrs
! Brit,on and Mrs. Aycock, have closed q cue
fseS p6I,e IeSt WIFI amost entire sstsfaction given
E to all. Many sad good-byes will follow in
the next day or two and the prayer of each
, one is "God be with you till we meet again ~
Mrs. ID. Free is still seriously i'll from
, the stroke of paralysis she had some two
weeks ago.
MIR. q. Ii. Fowler is still at Skull Shoa;s
repairing DR.. Gamers mill.
Mrs. - Dukes, of Rowsvlle, with two
r little daughters, are at our Methodist pnr.
Sonagc. visiting tn. family of Row n T,jI,r
l can't undertake to give the names of all
who attended the commencement
The Trough Shoals aud Kel,on teams met
: here yesterday and played basa ball Trough
| Shoals came out victorious
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