The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-07-14
Eta Jane Echoes.

Eta Jane, July 1O.-Anothe
week has closed and the dry wcathe
still continues. We had ligh
shower last Saturday which revive,
vegetation somewhat. This a. M i
cool and fall-like.
Housewives are hard pressed t.
find something to cook, and thi:
state of affairs has existed for a Ions
time so far as vegetables are concern
ed. Farmers are ''laying by" thei,
old corn and getting ready to give
their cotton its last blowing.
Supervisor Lipscomb has adver.
tised for bids to repair the Owen s
ford bridge, which has for some time
been dangerous. In fact it was
never anything but 'shoddy affair -
and the supervisor wishes to have it
made perfectly safe.
Mr.: Joe Estes is The proudoat .aan
we know of. Its boy of course.
Mr.. Il. Jeff Hughes was in this
section yesterday. He is the same
Jolly jeff yet, and will be as long as
he lives.
The casualties at the Hickory
Grove shooting on the Fourth are
not as serious as were first reported.
The negro wounded by Policeman
Puraley was not killed instantly but
has died since. MIR. Purse]v will
rncnvnr IT, ia ,hn"ehA--- -
We think lis high time our legis-
lators were seeing and doing their
duty in the matter of enac,ing mar
risge license law, or, if that is-im
practicable (as some say it will ne
cessitate the enactment of a divorce
law-but we can't see it in that light)
let us have law fixing severe pen
altics upon minister, magistrate,
rotary pubic or any other officer
who with or without fee performs the
marriage ceremony between minors
one or both without the permission
of the parents or guardians of such
minor-whether male or female.
This can be done without interfering
with the constitutionality Of any OF
The organic laws of our State, and it
will throw around every home in the
land much needed protection.
The idea Of a boy of fifteen years
and cir. of fourteen years becoming
husband and wife and over the same
household at that is perfectly revolt
ing to law, to say nothing Of decency
and common sense. What remedy
has the parents or guardians of these
children? None. The only solace
they get from their miserable com
furters is "It's all over now and can
be helped. You had better sent
for them and bring them home anc
make the best oft you can, miserabl
comforters.
It's no wonder that the sacrednes
Of the nuptial vow is so little regarded
when deceitful lover or the mischief
making gos:ippers can decoy an in
nocsnt child from its happy home an
remand it to slavory of the worst am
most degrading character for bot
time and eternity merely by gettin
some official Whose proper place
the chain gang) to repeat the cere
mony that makes them man and wifi
Several of our people attende
children,s day at Fosters Chap
yesterday.
The sad occurrence between Sheri
and Deputy Sheriff Joe Gallman
much regretted by their many friend
who at this writing have not hea,
the particulars. The sadness is ii
creased by the fact that they we
such fast friends. We looked upc
them more like brothers than an,
thing else. 1t wes case Of Gree
meeting Greek. Both brave as lio
and nothing but death would settle
Men of real courage and everybot
who knew item recognized the fa'
Their friends (and each of them b