The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-07-26
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Eta Jane.

JUIY22, Mr.. NJ, C.. Dorm an whose leg
was broken in The early = ring time is still
confined 10 his bed.
One eveipg last week while n storm cloud
was coming up a colony of white cranes
came flying in front oft There were fifteen
or twenty of them. The snow white birds
at an altIdude of 700 or 500 feet in perfect
alignment came over us while in the back
ground the coal black cloud with its foIked
light ming played on it's bosom formed pic
ture Of natural grandeur The sight was so
ennobling as to arouse the better feeling of
rme who imagined that the group of birds
was n body of angels.
Mrs Ida Rhyme died at her home at
Ga.tonia n. &. last Tuesday lGinst after an
illness Of fourteen days with Typhoid fever.
She leaves n husband aud three chiliren,
the yourgest months old besides four half
brothers and four half sisters with a host
OF friends aud relations TO mourn her loss.
She was n native fIhis county and to men
ton an inc dent connected with her lie may
not lie amiss just here. She was the infant
daughter of DR.. Alexandra White who was
assasinated on the night Of oath OF August
1865, while sitting quietly in his house near
Wilkinsvile with bis family, with this child
in his arms moment before he received
the fatal shot. She became restless and
lust as snC was laHCn nom HIS arms ny H6T
mother the skulkipg cowardly assassin who
was crouching behind the palings five feet
from the window where the Doctor was sit
ling, fired the fatal shot that sent the i'm
mortal spirit of Alexander White into the
presence ofthe God who gave ii: Nothing but
the hand of Providence saved the child from
sharing the fate Of her devoted father.
:. Mrs. Rhyme has many friends in this Sec
tion who will regret to hear Of her death,
and whose hearts will SO out in prayer 10
God for her mothcrlcss children:
That they ATTEST Gods power
That they his goodness prove
Till Their full souls can no d no more
OF everlasting love.
She was in the 3Ist year of her age Il
member of the Lutheran church aud was
buried nj Gastouia N. G. Rev. Mr.. Long ber
pastor conducting the funeral services.
Mr.. L. s. Webber got his hand cut last
week and he is earring it in a sling.
Our friend James Woolbright has sent Us
sample of the flour he is now making Al
the Garner mills at Skull Shoals. 1t is
equal 10 any western -four we have ever had
aud he says he can give A to AZ lbs 10 the
bushel of good dry clean wheat. We advise
cur friends to Try him and see for them
selves.
Owing to indisposiIion we were unable tt
attend meeting of the committee ofarrange
ment at Union last Saturday, the 20 inst tc
make out the p ans for veterans day at Jon
esville August =.
Only n lew days last week our farmers
put in plowing For several days the grounG
has been too wet and the plows got behind
This week will wind farm work up generally
Mrs. Jane Smith, Of Hopeweli and sol
Master Neely spent n few days last week
visiting in this neighborhood. -
Supervisor Scott has pasted a notice a
Skull Shoals bridge warning all parte:
crossing there that they do so on their own
risk as ii is considered unsafe.
We are requested TO give not cs tha
chi!drens day VIII come of at Salem on the
3lst Instant and all persons friendly to th'
occa ion are respectfully invited TO come
Ladies bring your baskets and parents brin:
your children to take part with ours.
Rev. Mr.. Hopper preached at Arlington
Creek yesterday. Mrs. L. Nj, Littlejohi
our township superintendent was there ant
made \ talk 10 The Sunday School They
o ganized what is called Home Glass De
partment This is made up of such peopl,
rs are to, old or otherwise incompetent /,
attend the Sunday School regularly and VIII,
pledge themselves 10 study the lesson il
their BONES.
Nox.