The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-08-23
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JOneSville.


| abundant and gave new life to all the
ops and vegetation. Farmers have com
/Asuced pulling fodder this week and the
ground is in fine order for the stalks to be
stripped. The season was fine for sowing
'urnip seed and large crop of them is being
planted.
Messrs. Wood aud Altman had plank
kiln burned last week At their saw mill
with ten thousand feet of lumber in it. the
FIRE was accidental and is n pretty heavy
loss on these two young men who earn their
bread by the sweat Of their brow
The meeting at the Presbyterian Church
closed last Tuesday. Protracted services
commenced at the Baptist Church last Sun
day and will continue on through the week.
Rev. Humphrey Ezelie is assisting pastor
Humphries in the meeting. Rev. K. w.
Spigner is conducting protracted servic
at New Hope Church, Rev. j. w. Harris is
assisting him. Prof. Blands music school
is progressing very well. The Prof. is
certainly a very excellent music teacher and
is q christian gentleman. His daughter
Miss Lala who is assisting him is a very
superior performer on the Piano and organ
especially for one Of her age as she is not
13 years Of age. She ais, performs on the
violin and teaches violin music. | can
theerfully recommend Prof Blind and his
accomplished daughter to any town or COM
munity who may want music teachers
Mr.. r. A. whitlock aud family have just
returned from a visit to relatives at Shelby
N. c. Miss Maggie Bates of Clifton and
Miss Laura Bellinger of Barnwell s. g. have
been visiting Miss Carrie Southard. Mrs.
Rev J. S. Bsiley of Union is visiting the
family Of DIR. X. NJ. Littlejohn. Misses Vir-
gle and Carrie Littlejohn Of Gowdeysvile
have been visiting relatives in town Miss
Ina McNally and Miss Blanch Garner Of
Union are visiting relatives in town. Miss
Free Love Jefferies is visiting the family of
Mr.. j. j. Li,tleohn. Mrs Jese Nix and Son
Willie of Meadow have been stopping in
our town for several days. Willie is attend
ing Prof Blauds music school. Mr. Jesse
Nix came up Saturday and returned yestcr
day. Rev. Mrs. Humphrey Ezell spent Sun
day night in our town she returned home
yesterday. Mr., Robert Fowler of Bessemer
Ala. has been visiting his parents Mr.. aud
Mrs. G. E. Fowler. He left yesterday for
home. Mrs. Emeline Crawford is on an sx.
tended visit to her son Mr.. j. W. Crawford.
Mrs. Spiguer of Hopkins s. c. with three
children are visiting the family of Rev. r.
w. Spigner. Mrs. Josie Thomson nee Gar
ner passed through Jonesville yesterday on
her way to her home at Gastonia N. G. she
was visiting her fathers family at Pine kney.
Mr.. Wade ii. Foster of ST. Louis, Mo.
came in Sunday night to visit relatives. He
was on the train that was wrecked on the
Air Line Il. Il. near Toccoa Ga. in which
Mr.. Greer Of Columbia Express Messenger
was killed. Mr.. Foster gives a very thrill
ling account Of this dreadful accident.
There is heavy grade of about II miles
between Toccoa aad Mount Airy and it was
on this grade :hat the accident occurred. The
--train became unmanagesble and came rush
Ing down the grade every second adding to
its speed until it reached rs miles an hour.
The Baggage Master left his car and came
back into the ladies coach and no doubt
saved lis life by 80 doing. Passengers in
the sleeper. got up from their hunks and
everybody Oh the train was expecting every
second to be hurled into eternity. Finally the
tender left the track tore loose from the en-
gine on high embankment aud down it
went carrying all the coaches with it except
the sleeper. The coaches leaped about seven
ty-fve feet before they struck the ground
They fell cross and piled upon each other
the lamps were put out by the fall and
heavy fog of darkness prevailed. The pas
eengerS crawled out through the windows.
MIR. Greer was the only one killed, ne
gro had his arm br oke and the other in uric:
were slight. The accident occurred betw eer
II and o'clock. About ten hours after
wards the passengers were transferred aut
went on their way never to forget their mar
row escape from All awful death.
Our city fathers are putting the streets IL
good order. Mrs. Anna Williams and Mis-
Monte Trip of Spartanburg have iust re
turned home from an extended visit 10 rel
atives i'll Jonesvilc. Mr.. Baxter Wood 0
Pacolet was in Jonesville yesterday. Mir
Thomas Boyd (son OF Rev. Geo. NJ. Boyd
. travelling salesman is in our town. Rev
Mr.. Boyd WAS stationed here in ~ and an
Tom was p small Boy then but he is lint
looking man now. Mr.. VIM. Jclerics spcu
Bunday night in town. re is in poor health
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