The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-07-21

trates, no>aries and other officials
who simply pronounce the marriage
ceremony in the case of minors, we
did not intend to make the sweeping
Charge that they all should be iu the
chain gang, unless they, in some
way, aided, abetted or connived mt
such unlawfal marriage.
We give the paragraph as it should
have appeared in pvins, and by its
sentiment we are ready to be judged.
Here il i,:
ITS no won L. ,h2: the s;cr,in"Ss or the
| nUptia! VOW is - lj.Lir rVEarrl"1 when Il dc
c"ittu! lover OF mtscG".- making gOs>ppcrS
: dccoy an innocent child from - happy home
| and remand Il - slavery CT the wCrSt and
eternity merely 10y getting SsuiN C0NNtvING
! lthiS w0r! was omitted in cory Furnished us.
| Ed Official, whose proper place is the chain
| gang, to repeat the cerrEl0:Iy that makes
them man and Wife,"
Now VIC know full well, or believe,
that cool designing officials of all
ranks have pronounced the marriage
ceremony, in which minors were par
ties to the contract when they had
the best OF motives in SO doing.
They perhaps knew that the par
ties were running away, were under
age, aud all that, buo felt that the
sooner SON" oYc would "tic the knot
the sooner they wnul return home,
and with that view and fe ling inno-
Gently did the wrrk,
But we have heard Of cases in
which the officiating minister, magis-
trste or other officer were obliged to
have gone out Of their way 10 en-
courage this match making which
they had no legal right to do. These
arc the fellows we are striking at,
and only these,
The up to date catechism starts off
with this question and answer
"Ques. What is the chief end Of
man?
Ans. The chief end is to shirk
responsibilities and keep up appear
ances.'
Dealers will do well to US, caution
in buying watcrmelons from country
men unless they know their response
bility.
The crows and melon thieves have
been so destructive that melon -raisers
have been compelled to use means to
keep them of, and it's n pity, that 50
innocent victim sho sf sfsFs ~
The G. E. Society met at Mrs
Hartford's yesterday evening.
Strong driok is the poorest gcind
stone, in the world for sharpening the
wits.
The wide awake young man uses
every opportunity for rising. He
picks up his education from the mo-
meuts which others spend in fruitless
waiting.
Alexander uamilton's father fa;led
in business when tho boy was but
twelve years cid and he was thrown
upon HIS own resources at that early
age. He was member of General
Washington's staff during the Revo
lutionary war, took an important
part in drawing up the constitution,
and at last was Washing'on's score
tary of the treasury.
Speaking of Hamilton TIA lyrand
says: | regard Napoleon, Fox and
Hamilton the three greatest Nen of
our epoch, and without aSshesita.
ton | a"ard The first place to Ham
ilton.
The weather still continues dry.
Our nail rider from Union Robert
Gates never fails to arrive at and
depart from this office on schedule
time.
The colored people had big chill
dren's day at Mount Tabor church
yesterday.
Next week is reunion week in
Chester, and Union must be repre-
sented. Bring tall the veterans and
let lis see them in line once more
Chester has table two miles long to
furnish free barbecue dinner on the
9th. Won't some of Unions vet
eran barbecue men be there to tako
lessons?
Our old army comrade ]. Wcsly
McKown and son George, passed
here last Friday on their way to
visit friends and relatives at Union.
r, G. Farr, our old orderly SER
geant, was IN this section last week
in the interest of the Southern Pres
byterian. He now resides at Clin
ton.