The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-07-31
Notes From Eta Jane.

The weather for the past few days has
been unusually warm, and in many
places shower of rain would be quite
acceptable.
In behalf of the Ladies Memorial AS
Sociation lam requested to extend their
many, many thanks to Miss Eliza "A.
Garner and numerous other lady friends
Tor the Super-abundance of flowers sent
item 40 decorate the soldiers graves.
lhe chlklren's day exercises at Salem
last Thursday WAS marked with its usual
success hough we had to contend with
disadvantages which have not heretofore
presented themselves.
The recent rains destroyed the bridges
and making the roads impossible in many
places. besides the river has been up and
prevented the York county. children
from taking part with us.
John II. SprouSe and his brother had a
FIRST class barbecue at Sunnysile last
Tuesday Dist. Quite Il crowd gathered
To hear some of the candidates for
Solicitor speak but as it happened none
"f them turned up. So the county cam
didatcs took up the time until IL rain i'm
the evening took up the meeting. The
meats were cooked by our good friend
and vetcaan cook Mr.. Ike Gault of
kClt0n. and they were well attended to.
Besides there was m abundance of them
and much to dispose of after all had
eaten. y synopsis of what each can
di'latc said might interest our readers
| but us these gentlemen expect to meet
! the people in the different townships
| during the campaign and as my space is
| too short to give all of them justice
will withhold what have proposed
| ior the Times this week.
The democratic club met at Owens
| ford last Saturday and enrolled 80
| names in this township They also
decided To submit the choice of magis-
! tlatcS and township Supervisors tO the
primary election. So far the candidates
for magistrate arc J. II. Poole, II. w.
| Davis and J. J.. Strain.
Mr.. Lem Brown has been quite unwell
for some time but is able to sit up again.
There has been an,l still is good deal
OF chilling along the water courses this
summer.
| Our road ovcrSccrS are getting down
| 10 work generally and we hope soon to
| have Il revolution for the better in this
| particular phase of our county govern
mcni.
Among th" most interesting Incidents
If the rhihirrnS day proceeding ut Salem
last Thursday WAS Il meek trial which
! v;ulir of IN the grove i'm the afternoon
| II WAS lot III amy way connected with
tie Sunday school work and WAS only
| imtrT'cl for laStinc. The title of the
ease was: The state W. Obcdiah Root
for stealing watrrmrlons. The characters
wrr" iutmc Curiywig. Frank Met Cluny
lawyer Chamticlecr-W. :. Wof1ord.
Dcar III Timothy sud. prOSecutor-Sam
strain. ilanS Aubin Columbus. witness
for tie State .Ioln i. Estes. Miss
! >;alli" Mu%giilS. witness forthc defendant
Matte Estes and Mrs. sud, wife of
Timothy sud. Oregon Estes. The jury
were p:i Wcllrr. Mrs. William Fowler,
W. ii. Brown. Miss Ellen Kirby, Thos.
WikinY and Miss Ada Reynolds. The
iri;.! turned ont that Deacon Sud was 81
absent minded that Inc had forgotten
that hr in,d had all his melons gathered
! bv his Hired ME,n and that OHdiah Root
and s,al!" Muggils hid agreed toremove
their courting lnrl"r from behind the
school house to the watermelon patch
50 ~ 10 cScap" being found out iH the
old people And the Deacon finding
them there prosecuted Ol9diah for
Stealing them. NON.