The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-03-29
OUR CORRESPONDENTS
JOneSVille.

MARCH 2o.-Guano is being hauled out
by the farmers in a hurry but there will
not be near 50 much Of it used as there
was last year. Most Of that hauled out SO
far IS acid heard good practical far
mer soy the ether day that ton Of guanu
would increase The yield Of cotton Two
btles. If this be true take one bale TO pay
for The guano and there would be one bale
and the seed of two bales clear profit on
every ton that is used to say nothing about
the advantage the guano would give in
helping the cotton to grow off fast in the
spring go that it could he better worked
and then in maturing and opening in the
fall If this theory be true the more guauo
used if otton is only FIVE cents the better
for the farmer.
About three weeks ago there were over
two hundred bales of cotton sold here at
Jonesville by a few farmers in this commu
nifty in two days. 1t was a kind of closin z
out sale. Today that same cotton would
bring thousand dollars more than when
it was soll That thsusand dollars dis.
tributed around and in Jonesville these
hard times would help considerably.
Mr.. Charley Coleman and Miss Nola
Cupit were married at the home of the
brides parents last Thursday night By II.
Rev. r. w. Spigner. Telephone was pres.
ent and witnessed with many others the
beautiful and impressive ceremony that
made them man and wife. The groom is
ls and the bride is IA years of age. They
haue the best wishes of their many friends.
MIR. n. c. Rollins who is over sixty
pears cf age and who has been partially
paralyzsd for number of years came very
near suffering for the necessa:iet Of life
during the cold weather through which we
have lately passed. Some of the neighbors
carried him some wood and other things or
he.would have suffered. MIR. X ,lltn, is a
member of tho Baptist chuach, Free
Mason aud Allianceman and is good citi-
zen, n worthy brother and deserves help
from his brethren in these institutions.
Mrs. Dr.. W. o. Southland is visiting
relatives at Clifton. Her mother is keeping
Gen. Il. f. Bates of Spartauburg county
was in Jonesville on busines. last Satur-
day.
Mrs. Erwin of Walhala i. visiting the
family Of Mr.. p. p. Williams.
Misses Mollie Li,tl,jchn and Mamie
Bailey spent Saturday aid Sunday in
Jonesvillc.
Meesrs. +. l.. Eison and Lou, McNease
spent yesterday in our town.
The boys of Union c,n bone up at 8 in
the morning AMI return OF II p. M.
Rev. r. W. Spigner filled his pulpit here
yesterday evening. Tne Methodist Sun
day School here has la,e'y bought nice
library Of fifty books and tho books are
relished so much by the young people that
they are talking of adding sill another
library of ffy more books to the school.
understand there is q bad gully about to
take possession Of the public road in Pinck
ney township near the David Orr place
Some one came near driving into it yes.
terday which would have been q serious af.
fair.
Oar town Narrowly escaped a destructive
fire last night. The railroad company has
a signal light placed over the depot aud
the oil from some cause or other escaped
and run down. the post
and The .oi had caught and was 4 in q
blaz cat 10 O'Clock that night. Mr. T.. L.
Eison .ho was in Jonesville went to the
depot in company withIMr. II. W. Long to
take The down train and just got there in
time to save the depot and perhaps many
other houses from being burned.
The monazite craze is about to get to
Jonesville. | understand from good au.
authority that some near Limestone
Springs are getting royalty of fifty dol
lars week from monnzite on their lands.
TgLErmoNE.