The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-05-05
Correspondence of the TINES.
News from North pscol.,


ETA JANE, May l.-Yesterday Rev. J..
L. Knox prcach.d at the residence of Mr..
II. Milton Patrct. A large congregation
was present an gave him respectful hear
ing. Ills text WAS Psa'ms 23:4: "Yea.
though walk through the valley of the
shadow OF death will fear no evil, for thou
art with me: thy rod aud thy staff they
comfort me-
Inc text was an appropriate one f,r the
occasion. Mr.. Patrick has for many mouths
1eo" conhned to his room from ill health
TOT mtny yens he has been an office bearer
In the Associate Reform PRESBYTERIAN
church, and is ut present an Elder IN that
church M Hickory Grove. He is one of the
Oldest anl best informed men in our COM
nunity, n god citizen. and withsl jealous
cbristi'n gentleman.
Ihis was Mr. Knox first minist srial visit
10 our section and our people ara highly
pleased with him. His discourse was pro.
nounced by Competent judges q grand effort.
picture Of "tke valley of death" was
nothing less than sublim ty of thought.
ne divided th Tart of his subject into
i0ar ferent head: First, Of death proper ::
second, II disease; third, OF losses and trou.
otes, and fourth, If aged loneliness, Upon
each of thes, div 81 ms he gave some nr.ct;.
Cal Illustration by which the thought wa,
deeply impressed ON the minds of his he,r-
ers: We heard m old Confederate soldier
ana good one too-say, "He made mo
think OF someih ng had never thought of
before" VI.
We thank our young frisud, II. l.. Lemas.
ter, OF Gafney City, for correcting our state
ment, respecting the flag staff of Skull
shoals, OF which We spoke last week. He
says the one now standing is no, the original
one, sut he put it up in December 1891. 1t
merely occupies the position OF the old one,
oeihg placed IN the same ir,n fastenings
put up Ter the flag Of 1860. Our attention
was hrst called 10 it by q former owner of
the property who was probably not aware
OF this change.
AT present the weather is extremely dry
and the cat crop must nece sarily be fail
ure uulesS 1t gets rain within n few days:
especially is thi, so with the fill sowing.
lion. "A. "A. Sarrat: lost valuable mule
last week
we were unable 10 attend the meeting OF
the Sunday School Couventor Mt Pacolet
No. 1 last Saturday by severe attack of
vertigo. ~
Broad river is very low at present. The
Terry boat can't cross on account of sand.
Mess's. Joseph and james Carter, of
Ssntuc visited friends and relatives in this
nelghb9rhood last week. We wouldn't be
he will be back again. Well see.
On Sunday Of last week, in the upper
part OF the county, VIC learn that q Corbe,t-
Sullivan exhibition took pace among some
women. False knucks aud rocks wero used
freely, and the result was number Of
bruised faces, heads and eyes. Sa. 9 Old
causc-a man at the bottom of it.
MIR. Vale Pridmorc was seriously hurt
at Pacolst lio l. (Skull Shoals church) on
Sunday of last week by runaway mule.
lie los, the enl of one of his fingers. got
genuine shaking up and his buggy was
torn to pieces.
Mr.. John Whitlock, deputy sheriff, was
around last week looking after s,me m,tters
pertaining to the best interest of tho county
-especia " it, creditors. He says that the
credit OF the county must be maiutaineI at
NIL Hazards. When he fails it's bad j OBJ,
sure enough.
There IS rumor cut about him thnt he
went to place on Fairforest creek where six
vicious dogs had "treed'' q mink in its den,
and that he sat down and coaxcd the "yar-
mint to come out an | let the dog, XII II.
as 1t woald bs :he best for il to d., and that
the fool thing did so. We don't vouch for
tue uuth OF This statement. ,VOX.