The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-01-04
OUR CORRESPONDENTS
Eta Jane.

JAN. With a complacent bow we take
off our derby" to our readers and CO.
workers this New Year morning, and extend
to them. one and all, its happy greetings.
With the recurrence of each new year we
take on new hopes, aspirations and resolves
We will try to remember the past only for
its good, and trust the future for better re-
suits.
Should we live to write for the TINES
regularly this year, we will try aud give our
readers all the items Of interest.
Rev. G. E. Robertson will preach at Ss
lem next Sabbath.
Mr.. Charlie Foster i, lying very low with
consumption. Iii, family and especially
his devoted christian mother has our heart
felt sympathies in her troubles.
I Mr.. Eli Jetferes aud Miss Mary Smith,
wUfG married by j. l. Strain on the 9th
| ult.. Eli is a regular subscriber for the
| TINES.
We have h,d n good deal of frollicing
| among the y1ungs ers during the holidays.
DR.. B. D. Bates has been spending sew veral
days with his father DR.. Ben Bates, of Cliff
ton, who is very sick.
Mr.. James Millwood died near Star Farm
on the 26th ult For several years he had
been suffering from The effect of gunshot
wound received IN battle, but short time
before Gen. Lees surrender. Finally it
| resulted in an Immense tumor which ended
his days ON earth.
On the night of the 27;h, ult., snow began
TO fall and continued throughout the day
Friday. At times it amounted to a binding
| storm. The thermometer went down sew
eral degrees below the freezing point, and
the weather has been very cold ever since.
We mad the pleasure Of attending the
Christmas day. exercises of the North Pacolet
Sunday Iphnol Convention a ElRpthal Tho
people of ElBc,hcl never do things by halves.
| "A loug table was spread on which was
HlacsI every delicacy that the most fastidi
| Gus epcurc could wish for and besides this,
an abundant supply of confections were
| added to the stock Of caables The good
ladies did their full duty in preparing for
the occasion. When our North Pacolet
people and especially the ladies und ertake
| a work of this kind, its success is secured.
| The best of order was secured, and all the
children made happy. ElBethe has been
| particularly fortunate in always having q
| persistent consecrated corps of christian
| workers.
| The mantle of the late j. r. Jetfsries has
fallen upon the worthy shoulders of L. NJ.
Liulejohn, whose zealou. leadership in
church work has endcared him to his CO.
| laborers. He is especially attentive te the
wants of the poor aud deserving around
| him. and is ever ready to assist them with
his means and counsel. We only regret
| that we haven't more such men in the
| country.
The little steamer is launched and ready
| for business, and soon our section will have
II regular line OF travel through 1t from
Elickqry Grove to Lofkhart Shoals.
| been, Engaged to teach our school this year
From an ord army note book new before US,
| We quote the following from writer who
stood at the bed side of Gen. j. +. b. Stuart
and saw him breathe his last: '.It was evil
dent 10 the physicians that death was set
ling its clammy seal upon the brave. open
| brow Of the General, and they told him So
| Ask ii he had any last message TO give. The
General with mind perfectly clear and
possessed, then made disposition of his staff
and present effects. To Mrs. General r.
+. Lee, he directed that his golden spur, be
! given as a dying mcmcnto OF his love and
esteem OF her husband. To The staff officers
| he gave his horses. so particular wa. he
in MI things. even in the lying hour that
he cmphaticaliy exhibited aud illustrated
ruliug passion rtrong in death To one of
his stat. who was a heavy built man, he
saii You had better take the large
horse, he will carry you better" Other
mcmcntoes he disposed OF in similar
manner To his young son he left his glor-
! Gus sword.
His worldly matters closed, the eternal
,r>te-e2. VI his soul engaged his mind. Turu-
ing TO the Rev. Mr. Pcterkin, of the Episco-
| pal church, and of which he was an ex-
emplary member, he asked him to sing the
| hymn commencing:
Rock of ages c'ctt for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee etc.