The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-06-09
Correspondence of the TINES.
News from North Paco]et.

News from North Pacolet
ETA JANE, June 5.-"The way of the
transgressor is hard This no one will
dare to deny-cspecally newspaper cores
pondents. If they say soao things they are
"cussed" and if they don't say them they
are also "cussed,' and so they are "cussed''
and "discussed' ali the time.
Last week very little blowing was done
and not great deal of hoeing, and now we
want dry weather about as bad rs we wanted
rain bofore.
Early wheat is badly tangled by the wind
in some places. This week some of it will
be cut. Oats are good. They have been
greatly benefited 10y the recent rains.
We are sorry we couldn't attend the ex-
hlbition exercises of the Kelton High School
on the 10Th ult. We congratulate the teach
ers, pupils aud patrons upon their success
The principal, Mr.. S. Nj. Rice, Jr., is Il man
of pure and unselhish motives, and we ad-
wise the patrons to keep him and Miss Wood
as long as they can.
Mrs. =. A. Duncan, who has been spend
ing some time with ner grand daug hter,
Mrs. 6. Is. Estes, returned home last Satur.
MIS-; hmanaa eo IN Chester
Mr.. C. c. Roberts had fine mule badly
injured by wire fence few days ago.
DR.. Bates has been called to see me
cases of eickuess on Gilky's creek. Our
county has, been unusually healthy this
spring, hut the sickly season is now at hand.
Mrs. Jemima Mitchell, widow of the LAT e
Capt. j. W. Mitchell deceased, died sudden
ly at her home, in York county, last Tuesday
evening, and was buried at Salem on We'd
nesday, 3lst ult. Our brave old Colonel
MckiSsick and other survivors will doubt
less remember her kindness to us in tbs
| army, and we know their generous hears
will 60 out in sympathy with ours for her
| family.
The North Pacolet Alliance Union will
meet at ElBethel on the 9th inst.
Notwithstanding some people onl papers
| express surprise at the appointment of Mr.
| X. w. Harris, as postmaster at Union, that
surprise is not shared in by the people o:
this section, generally. Some Ct them ex
pected it, and are ready to say, Il told you
| So"
grea. asa hte e Sdnaer hsa %pds asjsssl a hi
and collecting the poll tax: A number o
alleged polls agreed to test its validity in
curt others paid up, thinking it the cheap
est and best way out of the trouble. Som,
claim they were not living in the county
at the time the returns were made, and 9th
ers say they were not II years old unit
after 1t was made, etc. One man has writ
ten 10 Gov. Tillmau about it. How or wher,
1t Will end is yet to be seen.
| The following were elected as the execu.
tive committee Of the Union county Inter
denominatiOnal S. S. Convention S. NJ
Rice, Jr., +. u, Chairman; f. w. Jeter,
Z. Il. Bobo, Eben Pryor and II. W. Gossett
| and Foster chapel WIS chosen as the plac,
| for the next meeting of the Convention, jn
| August, 1898.
We are now luXuriating in almost all kiads
ofgarden vegetables. To the old Oman an,
Aunt Tidy is due our thanks for their pa
tience and industry.
Miss Orrie kendrick, of Suunysiie, has
| been quite sick for week.
Farmers will have to "hump' themselves
| this week if they keep ahead of the grass.
The teams from Lockhart Shoals are now
| hauling feed from this section If the good
effect of building the factory can be fel, this
early, what will be the result when there
are 900 CT 1000 well paid operatives at
| work there? We say let us have ali the
factories we can get, and let our peop'c 90
to work 10 supply them with all the ncces N
ries of life, of which we can raise a super.
abundance, if we will only do so.
We are informed that Mr.. A. A. Sarratt
intends putting he Thomson mills in first
c'a-s working order for this years crop.
The action Of Gov. Tilman in committing Q
CharDer thomas to life impr rsonment meels :
with the general approval OF our people.
Our North Pdcolet friends will please
furnish us with any items of news from their
respective neighhOrhOods, or else wri'e it up
for the TIMES and send 1t in for publication.
Let us hear from you, friends. Vox.