The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-05-19
Santuc S;ftlngs.

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are whistling out of the other corn.l
OF the mouth now-want rain.
Trees are in full foliage and offel
many a leafy bower to shield from
the suns rays.
The mercury in the official instru
ment here reached the highest mark
on the 3rd, of the season, 90 degrees
in the shade, scrupulously free from
any reflection of heat.
| Work stock generally look thin,
caused from so much hard driving
pulling in compact soils, to accom-
p!ish the seasonal work, which it
seemed was necessary.
Planting is going on very we'll
considering the disadvantages the
farmers had to labor under, but they
are still away behind.
The farmers have most beautiful
stand of corn where land is not too
dry. Nearly all was planted after
the rains ceased, and there was no
baking and land was getting warm.
Birds were no: as bad us usual and
insects seems to have bothered it but
little.
Wheat and oats are being cut off
Tor want of rain. All fall plowed
land suffered terribly from the excess
of rainfall during the winter and
this may be one cause Of the becom-
ing poor condition of small grain.
Blanks have been again sent to
this place an which to record the
"sky readings along the path of the
total eclipse Of the sun which occurs
May 2Sth, 1899. These ''rcadings'
or observations cover a period from
May l5 to juno Is for three years.
MIR. Mobley Jeter, lately Of the
Second Regiment, returned from
Cuba with the Regiment and since
its muster out has been at home. He
says that he has seen three summers
in succession, for it was summer
when he left here, when we had win
ter here it was the same as summer
in Cuba, and when he got back home
it was summer again.
Mr.-Radclif, a photographer
of Columbia was in Santuc a week,
the last OF April, taking photographs
cheap and doing good work. Ills
patrons are we'll pleased with the
work he did for them, and he went
away pleased with the patronage
and courtesy shown him.
The Union c,unty Baptist Sunday
School convention met at Salem
church in this place Friday before
Ies S{hSt cSaRydAyYt Fargo from fsfahd
point of the number Of schools repre-
sented, and a large number of home
people did not attend, the busy sea-
son was no doubt the excuse.
The discussion of subjects was
good, and the subject relating to
Mormans and Mormanism was espec-
tally good, and brought out many
things concerning that deceptive
sect that many of us never knew be-
fore.
The officers were duly elected, re-
sulting as follows:
President, J. IL. Randolph, (Mr.
d. N. Wilburn expressing a desire
that the Office be passed around, he
having had it two years. Vice
President, Il. G. A. Jeter, Secretary,
Z. w. Jeter, Treasurer, w. B. Cros-
by.
Some are agltating the changing,
modifying or revising ofthe constitu-
ton of the Convention in order to
better it, ETC., and committee con-
s;s'iug of Messrs. d. N. Wilburn, II.
II. Garrett and w. B. Crosby was
appointed to study the situation and
suggest changes or make recommen-
dations at the next meeting. This so
far as part of the business, the Con-
vention meeting at home | will not
attempt to "puff''' any body or any.
thing, only say enjoyed the session
and seeing several friends from other
sections whom 1 was pleased to see.
Hey DENVER.