The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-04-20
JonesviIIe Jottines.

The ninth Of April,was day rev3r
to be forgotten by every I'D veteran
cf General Lees army, as it was on
that day they surrendered to General
Grant at Appomattex Court House
1t was in the morning that the terms
of surrender was signed by General
Lee aud shortly afterwards General
John B. Gordon rode out in front of
the command to which | belonged
and made speech to the soldie. :,
beginning at cecession aud reviewing
the war up to the surrender. General
Gordon would sometimes stand in his
stirrups clear of saddle and life his
army cap from his heal and such saa
oratory fell from his lip, as never w,s
heard before by the writer Col. 7.
G. MeKissick as we'll as many hun.
dreds more wept like so many whipped
children. Forty years has passed. ard
the majority Of The veterans present
OH that sad day have gone to their
eternal homo, aui thirty five years
hence and they VIII all b, ia their
graves.
The weather is fine now and every
haad busy. There ara plenty OF
peaches on the trees 80 far and surely
they will escape tie frost a: .,is Ias~
date.
Most every family in our to1n In.
grippe more or less, and como hrus'
looks more like hospitals than dwcll
Jugs.
Mr.. B. w. Whitlock pallcd a to9th
f)r a negro few days ago aad there
was a watermelon se-d in the cavity 0!
the tooth which lad been there sincc
list watermelon seas1u. Ifthe tooth
had been let alone until time for seed
to sp!out | gu IS there would have
been melon vine hanging out of tha,
negroe'0 mouth.
DR.. Herbert T. Hames is at home
now from tho Charleston Medical
College for vacation. Mr.. r. l.
Stokes, of Santuc, who has been at
tending the tame college, was in
louisville few Gays ago to sc his
many friends.
Rev. w. P. Msad,rs, P. E. Of
Spartanburg DISTRICT, pass; through
Jonesville today on his return from
Il quarterly conference a. Carlisle.
Miss Mary Lee Harden, of Kelton,
and Miss Iona Posoy, of r ,cky Creek,
were in town last week visiting frienGs.
Miss julia Wood, of Asbury, was in
town recently visiting the Misses Lii
IL. Inns.
Mr.. Will Bassett, of Durham. N.
G, brother of Superintendent A l.
Bassett, of the Knitting Mills, has
taken a ,b in our Knitting Mills.
Rev. l.. II. Beckham Is very bnsy
man these days as he is giviug his
personal attention and time to the
building Of the new Methadist pars ,r-
age.
Mr.. John A. Bsckham, of S'leltoD,
wa' in town few days last week.
Dir. E. L. Eisop, of Gsffney, is
visiting relatives in town.
Mr.. Hosea Webber, father of NJ.
B F. Webber, died at his home near
R'me, Ga, llet Friday, April 9Th.
Mr.. Webber had been on visit to
his son here for several months aad
returned home about three weeks
since. IIs was in bad health while in
this country,
Mr.. j. III. McKissick, Of Union,
was in our town yesterday and at
tended preaching at the Methodist
church.
Rsvs. e. II. Beckham and A. A.
James filled their respective pulpits
here esterday mor2iag AMI evening"
If one will take look into the mil
iiEcry stores In our town they will
see the most lovely and beautiful
sights e hats, ti,wers ani nbbop.
If there is anything lady enjoys in
this world it is nice head gear, aud
there is something else alb ut it too
no lady will want bat like any other
lrlJ'A hat and she wo-'. have it if it
is. | have looked upon audien ;es OF
hundreds of ladies' and | never have
see.. two of their hats and trimming,
] st alike Men are the sime way,
They don't waat clothes Ike others.
The big brick mac! ine over on
Ffctory Hill will start about t,.m,r-
row ard then the brick will roll out
ab II. twenty thousand per day a1G,
Nun Whitlock and Jim Vinson will
be hsppy.
Mr.. j. w. Cra Word has been quite !
poorly for sDme time but he is abe to !
be in town tc- lay.
M Charles T.. Fowler, one tf crr