The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-10-13
Z rsspondence of the TINES.
News From North Pacolat.


Eta JANE, Oct. 9.-Last week was good
time for farm work, and our farmers gener-
ally made good use Of it. Several farmers
have gone over their cotton crops the first
time in picking 1t will be short when all
gathered.
More hay has been taken care Of this year
than usual.
The corn gathering season will soon he on
hand, and the old fashioned ehuckings,
wrestlings and dry fights will be in order.
The ground is in splendid fix for sowing
wheat, and we hope our people will soon get
at it.
Several public gins are now 10 operation.
The price for ginning ranges from 20 to 35
cents per hundred pounds Of lint cotton.
The health of our community at present
is good.
BY some means the TINES has not been
coming regularly. Week before last the
papers were day behind time in reaching
this Office, and Wilkinsville has not got the
last weeks papers yet. When the TINES
fail to reach one of our up country offices
the evidence of its appreciation crops ou. in
the disappointment vf~ite patrons. ..-ss-
Rev. Mr.. Robinson preached at Salem
yesterday. His text was Hebrews XII %.
This was his first visit TO our church, and
we think he made very good impression
upon our people. Quite q number of the
Mt. Tabor people were there, too. We were
CAD to meet them. Come again brethren,
the latch string is on the outside.
The sacramental meeting will begin there
next Saturday, 14th inst, at IL 80 n. m
The Lords Supper will be celebrated on
the Sabbath following.
We had the pleasure of attending the
Teachers Association, which met in the
Graded school building at Union last Satur-
day. Although there were not so many
teachers present as we have seen, yet VIC
must confess that we have never seen better
work done by that body, and it was resolved
by each one present to carry on the work.
We are highly delighted to kn w that the
teachers of the county are q unit, aud that
the teachers column has taken new lease
Of life aud is in for the war. The next
meeting will be the first Saturday in Novem-
ksse>at which time officers for the ensuing
mtseioaiiae>e niected. we were sorry. To miss
with pleasure that he was a: his post II
another department of the work. Ills nh.
senoe was fully and satisfactorily explained
owing to the pressure Of business in
court, the old soldiers meeting did not come
on last NJ Monday, as was formerly announced
Due notice will be given of the next meet.
ing.
MIR. Ihos. d. Goudelock is still living.
and getting along as well as could be es,
pected. W ga
There is no fat at Howelrs far-r ro.
This is great inconvenience to tho t-oyoi v
ing public. The Thomson legatees have M,
yet divided their lands, and il ia unknown
which one Of them will fall heir to the ferrv
properly and this, we are told, is why Tho |
fiat has not been put in.
we nope that the venerable Editor of Tho
TINES Will soon resume his chair ff;c;en,In
recruited In health and strength to discbarga
his arduous duties. Though we have no
objections to the manner in which the nres.
,nt manager, 8. S. Stokes, ESQ. has con.
iuo'ed the business. We will say, however
NAT II the "boys" handling our manuscript
ION mind how they make us spell. thew
nay look cN for detachment Of our ipbi.
ng corps to call on them. Tom Altman is
ow added to our list of regulators and the
oys had better look out +
oapt >: H. Jeheries, ex-lecturer and or.
ent "Alliance scout" lie is "hmS,Ipsn
20, in the way Of business. He drove from,
onesVllle to Union in one hour last Satnr.
ny, attended 10 some business connected
lth the order and returned before h;s
'ends at Jonesville were fully aware of his
'sence. W. {
*The copies of the TINES arc mailed r.o-
arly from this Office every Thursday after G
'on' and If they does not reach their desti. 8
'tion 1t issnot our fault. Vox get after your
,cle Sanmie.-ED.
I The boys says, "If our friend yox will Il
them Oh until Christmas, they will try to n
him typewriter, aud if this is not s,t. =
actory, they wish Vox would emn,oy n,
anuensis." W