The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-09-01
UNION COUNTY NEWS.
Items of'lnterest Gathered from
Various Sections by our
Correspondents.
Santuc Sifin9s.
W,n Summer when tie heat is fierce
And dust hangs like II pail,
a.. ,,O TIM ,v,rld >ve sit arOunH

Ntn Summer when tie heat Is nerce
And dust hangs like pail,
Der all the world, we sit arounh
And sweat and sigh for Fall. h
.tTsea q are some sweet flowers Here, but
the sweetest are the "two lips" (tuiips.)
The Temperature l'ngers around the
100 mark. This weather is u sweater.
Preaching has broken, but there is
plenty of tims 10 promenade With the
Misses Leona and Ellen Johns, of
whitney, are visiting the family OF their
uncle. Mr.. ). X. Johns.
Miss Howard is visiting her sister,
Mrs. g. A. Vaughn.
Miss Bernics FAINT, popular young
teacher is at Union attending the sum-
mtr school.
Rev. j. A. Bell, of the Gainesville, Ga,
High School, was in Santuc last week
getting students for his school.
Mr.. M. Russell Jeter, U. S. Railway
mai, clerk. running from Charleston to
Jacksonville, was visiting relatives here,
his old h0Ihe, last week
Agoodiy numbeI of people from here,
attended services at Hebron Sunday, and
also at Beulah.
The series of meetings that haze been
in progress at Salem and Beuiah church
- ire psst two weeks have, closed. Ad-
ditions. uine 1T Beulah and four ut Salem.
The chuI CGes ieu. much encouraged.
Cotton picking and fodder pulling IS
on now. AID falmers will soon be taking
Jest from their rest. 1T Is rather ho',
but the farmers have to 60.
There are seyera! old, worn out, decrep-
id and poor mules dropping oil, and IT is
the best for them, for tie way many are
usej. TO get work out OF thc aged thin2S,
is nothing short of cruelty to animals
There is much complaint OF people
losing their chickens, sometimes dozen
at a time, and the entire locks almost
wiped up. These big me. tings around,
characterized by shouting and coming
through, may bc good for the people, but
during tii0se times many chickens W.
moose the ranch, and owners see them
no more.
Union is not but two or three daSs
.,le..i of Santuc OIL receiving EeH-crop
cotton nor Mr.. Alvtrs0n ahead, muGh 0t
Mr. Robert Gee. u recent BEGINNER oi
farm life. Mr. Gee sold the first bale OF
new cotton here last saturday, lotii lilaI'
Mr. l.. B. Jeter was the buyer. Irlce
paid 81 cents. So SantiIc is ahead on
DIlCe, WO OF tIlIcc lilolc i~iNo cav
ready to be ginned hy different farmers.
The dry bot weather is having noticc-
able effect in opening cotton.
There is considerable pinch OF mhrd
times now with everybody and more es-
pecialiy with the ncgioes. Farmers have
to econ ,Ini2e closely, in fact have no
money 40 h!,e wu.h dohe, although tl"!,
is lot ct it to 10; and many negroes
are oul Of jobs. when ~hey ""llld 'aSe "
Job if il was available. i".m"|S COM
or might make more and beJt>" cf'1'''
and consequently more money next yt"'
If they could see their way in having
imuch needed work donc i'm This SLACK
time for the next years crop. Labor.
gers would I've making something and all
;wouid be happier. SO much for Me.
kKinlcy prosperity, high tariff and goll
!standald. Yet almost every negro, i.
fhc had tie chance, would vote for con
Itinuance of this policy, and grumnlc al
sine people here about the bard times.
Take t. all ~ all, this is undoub.
,edly the worst crop year TINT 1 ever saw