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Union-Bradley, S. c, May 4, 1896.
| After long silence have again iounatIue
to collect few items for the Press ana ban
ner, which deem the most interesting coun-
| ty paper ever read.
The farmers Of our section were delignteo
TO receive the recent rain as III saved lnem
the trouble of planting over some OF thelr
cotton.
Mir. and Mrs. w. \. Cheatham, OF Long
mires, have recently been the guests OF Mrs.
NJ. NJ. Pruit. Mrs. Cheatham, nee Miss Cora
Cox of Abbeville, when young was one OF the
most beautiful ladies we ever knew, and is
still quite pretty.
Mr.. E. w. Rush. formerly Of Union, but now
OF Orange Lake, + ia, writes that he thinks OF
returning TO "O!d South Carolina" 10 spend
the summer. I'D is extensively engaged in
truck farming, and is succeeding admirably.
He says they are receiving fine prices" for
their vegetables.
Mr. Luther Zimmerman, of Callison, who
|contemplates preparing himself for the m in
stry, made an address 10 the Union Sunday
School not long since. His subject was, RE
member Lots WIFE," Mr.. Zimmerman seems
very much interested In his work, and we
hope his efforts will be crowned with success.
A number OF our friends were very much
frightened by the storm last Friday. We are
not sur IprSed at their fears, as we have heard
very aged people say, it was the first time
they had ever seen the clouds present q green
ish appearance. We know OF very little dam
age by the wind except the blowing down OF
Mr.. Press McFerrin's pasture fence.
Mr.. j. a. Banister, Sr, now owns very
fine colt. and prizes 1t highly. He came near
losing his young jersey COW sometime ago
from a broken leg. She Is still living but Is
very much decreased 10 value.
Sow-eyeS seems TO be the latest enter tain
ment among the little folks.
Miss Allie Pruit has returned from visit to
Miss Lizzie CalliSon. OF CallSon, and Miss
Carrie Sheppard, of Edgefield. She reports a
delightful trip.
Mrs. +. P. Youngblood, of Brad ley, has been
visiting her old home near Union. She is al
wavs gladly welcomed by us.
We have been Informed that the work on
the "Grendel Cotton Mills" TO be built in
Greenwood, is begun. We congratulate the
them such energetic factory men. Surely the
motto of the entire town must be, go high
err" rs they are always making some improve
ments on their city. We hope soon to have
mess at the Greenwood Court House.
Mr.. A. j. Clinkscales has contracted to do
quite an amount OF saving on Mrs. $. E.
Streets home plantation.
Master BOZe Pratt, who has been with rela-
tives in our vicinity since September 1895,
has been visiting his parents at Ninety-SiX.
Born, to Mrs. James Rush, a daughter, April
2GLh, and to Mrs. a. j. Clinkscales, son,
AurIl 2Sh.
Mrs Beckie Malone, of Bradley, made Wis
IL to her sisters this week. She is now with
Mrs. +. Z. GouncblOU of Bradley.
We extend TO Mrs. q. =. McFerrin our sim
cere Sympathles In her anxiety concerning
her sister, Mrs. NJ. WNson, who is seriously
III.
Notwithstanding the inclement weather,
Rev. u. II. Burton was in Bradley last Sab
bath morning and preached an interesting
sermon. He is an earnest wor ker and Is al
ways among the first TO reach the church on
sabbath morning.
Union was we'll represen ted on the Sunday
School excursion on the I'd instant.
Christina.