The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-01-27
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This is no .mmou spell Of bad weather ard
that c.mt ara .i,e'y few ever saw such. The
ice I'm B,ond Rivrr is perfect sight to
see. IL IL EQUAL 10, IL not worse, than the
freeze Of Janu.ry 1886. One thing, h"w-
ever, deserves spcc al mention in this con-
psciion our f,rne werc never in better
condi ion fos loug bad spell Of weather
Than they wsie e when this cam. Not boil
OF cotton was in the field no, seed Of
wheat un.own; ard with few. exceptions
they have moth ng to DO but mako FIRE, and
. t by Them, nnd sc; they ae not satisfied.
We are cc' tainly nation Of erumb'srs /;
90 much 90 that we might think that even
Providence can't satisfy us. The only th NJ
left for II. TO do is TO get ready TO g't wo. x
as soon ~ the ground get, IN condition
the plow and stir every foot Of land we ex'
pect 10 cultivate this year-not try tn cult
vate toe much, tut wo,k it well and the
| Blessings Il This snow ard freeze will be
realized neX' fall a. gathering time.
Several days ago our FREUD, Mr.. James
| Garner cut his hg severely with broad
| -, - .'i.' ." 20 about wi ii, but We
look bnlf ns bal ms IN, uUes.nd, that di,ln'
M,ssrs ]. VI. and W.
moved with their families 10 Gifney City.
They will conduct q general mercantile
| bms'nes- there. and give tn .ir Chi dren the
benefit Of the unlim;te cducationa advan-
tages Of that rr'wing little city. We hate
very much 4" lose our Union county pc pie.
but MS long "s they associate themsciv vcs with
rs good J., oplo rs they fiud in G,tfuey City
we will not object TO them going there.
Our cou'ty is we'll rel rcsen ed in th,t
town, and we hope that The TINE. will
secure lively correspondent there who will
give MS The weekly news from that poiut-
regularly this year.
l'nt very few people in this county a,e
conscious of the f ct that they owe a deht
Of gratitude t. Mr.. Geo w. Garner, Of Skull
Shoals, for his having removed wha, they
might term nuisance, in the form of q fruit
tree agent. The matter in quosii,n runs
about thi. way: Several years ago ven.ler
Of scions called upon Mr.. Garner with his
catalogue md wanted to sell him a i'll OF
fruit trees lie showed his pictures Of The
fruits he was scll ng in such way, rs he
thought, to eap,ars the old gentleman and
his scSdas'h da'hsr members Of Got ineSassr s
showing the pictures AMI explaining the
quality of the different kinds Of fruit. si
their adaptable ty to the soil, climate, etc.,
he took OUT his "order book" and asked Mr.
Garner how many app'e trees of n certain
| kind he wantei. THIS gave "Uncle George
m opportunity 10 break the long silence he
that gave vent 10 his opin; on, honestly
| formed, he said: "See here, my friend
you've struck the wiong man there's nc
- If I'd give you ten cents for all you VI
got" The agent took tho hint and Mr.
Garner has ha no trouble with fruit tree
agents since that, tn, we know Of
Mr. L. W. Sur,ic of Dlaytsnville, killed
a hog the 18th If January 1893. one year
aud three weeks OLD, that weighel 452 lbs,
errs' and ncttei 40S lbs. At eight month,
old it weighe 20 lbs. 1t wa. then thre,
feet one and n half inches high, five fee
seven inches from its nose t., the root OF its tai
in length. III $ hog was fed mo, ly on pok .
"a al and putting soda sn SareYuh ri Seariinn Caring
vciy tile corn during that iiue; Mrs. SUI.
vice at'cRdiug t, it then. Take notice how
much the hog grew in Ter 9Th and height aud
how many uuds i, gained per day. Make
| yeur own calcula' in.
Mr.. joe Estes has caught 80 rabbits sine,
the snow frl' last Wednesday.
| The dea'hsof Gordon Saudl,ug and Batson
Buil.ck-, rep ,rled /, our last weeks letter,
we're such rs t, Justify tho coroner to MAKE
inquiry into, We think. While there is nc
doubt that Mr.. SIND ing died from his
wounds, his death was not witnessed by any
one, as VIC understand, Mr.. Bullocks' was
case of heart disease, no doubt. Vox.