The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-08-17
Santuc.

AUG. l3th.-lt is n mean act to steal;
meaner to break in a house than TO g cal;
and the ncdMcSt to break into a church and
steal from poor bcnightei heathen-so to
speak One day last week some miscreant
that was very ''hard up"-certainly-on
the verge of starvation, or possessed with
legion of devils broke into Salem church at
this place, and robbed the Sunday school Of
all of the money it had on hand. Every
thing about the church had been so safe for
so long a time that it was considered uu
necessary to take away any general contri-
buttons, and i. was left in a table drawer
until it was rea " to be used, but this time
it did not go The way it was intended. 1t is
not known how much was taken, for the
amount had not been taken out to take to
the late convention for missions but a
special contribution taken for that purpose,
and this had been accumulating for several
weeks
Adiutant General Farley was in Santuc
on m inspecting tour, and inspected the
Townsend Rifles" the new military com
pany: and received them into the services OF
the State lie made very interesting lit
tie speech to them, telling them their duty
as soldiers, and also what they had to do
to make it Il success. lie told them that he
would not deal in tlattcry, but would com
plimcnt them on the material there, and
that he knew that they were capable of
having ~ good company here n there was
anywhere aud that he was aware of the
flci that nearly every one was son of an
ex-confcdcratc soldier. There were several
ladies' and several ladies' aul young girls
resent to witness the inspection and the
boys being rather green, and with the
ladies' in front, and Gen. Farley all around
them, their hearts naturally beat ''ail sorts
of ways. quite IL number of male lockers
on was present, and after the company was
JismiS scl, the Gene al, who is Il candidate
for Congress: was prevailed upon TO make u
speech Io;itica'ly, which invitation he ac-
ccptcd, and begun by saying that he did not
like TO change 80 suddenly from business to
politics, but rs some one has slid "tha.
.hcn he goes courting, he goes
c)urting, aBd wien he j. in poll
tics, he is in politics, AMI, n he then had
off his uniform, he would make q different
speech, rs hc thought OH this occasion lie
had perfect right 10 "kill two birds with
one stone" and that he hoped that speaking
to the crowd before him would not hc like
making love to girl that was not in crested.
His speech was Of course on the issues Of
the day. lie told Of his connection with the
Democratic party all his life, al oc The work
that he did du. ing ;hc lark days of Rad cal
rule, how hc worked for the "hJlc pcppl"
in the Legislature, etc, and spoke mach IN
favor of the agrirI tara e'uim~, that they
hnd always bad his hearty 60 ptrntion lie
Is a strong Free Silver Igu, AMI Il low tar
iff for revenue OnlT. IlC wa~ uutSyOkcu m
hIs b,liuf that there mast hc AN alliance win
The SOull! and great West before the people
can hope for much ifary GrIncrl relief
He believes III uOu!Ir'-aHl.m ~ there il
very h.,c if anything in puty numc. lie
made n very interesting - -'h. aul c'o~ci
hy saying that he though; &c '".H' - sc
come consideration f.r the work t.,li he Ial
done III the state, ami lhat they ought not