The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-08-23

II man courts and goes away,
lie may live to court another dav.
But if man weds, and courts still;
May some day get III court against his
will.
Morning, morning, l am glad 10
see you again.
"Oh. would 1 were bird, that l
might" we'll, do various things.
1t has not only been the fight to
subdue General Green" but to
regain ''lost ground
| dou't blame the chiggers and
'skeeters from biting the girls but
why they want to eat on we old male
rustics and sing lively tunes l can t
concatenate. Whew.
Not long ago a girl asked young
man if he saw the moon Use. "No, !"
he said, "but saw it long time be-
fore it did"
The young ladies who have been
visiting here will all be gone to their
homes before this is in PRINT. The
Misses Spears, of Jonesville, who Wis
tied the Misses Sartor, left some days
ago. Misses Carrie Gibson, of New
berry. and - Black, of York, who
are visiting their schoolmate, Miss
Daisy Jeter, will leave for their res.
pective homes this week.
Mrs. A. McA Pitman and chill
dren, of Greenwood, are visiting the
family Of DR.. J. T. Jeter.
| am real glad to know that Miss
Mary Thomas, of Union, has secured
Il scholarship at Rock Hill. and |
congratulate her. We here feel in
terested as all may claim this place
as her nativity. and she having MANY
relatives in and around this town. |
wish ner much success.
Here's yer hoss may be slang but
it gets beyond that when big hun
cry horse. fly cries out, Heres yer
moss, and then proceed to drill an
artesian we'll in your body.
| ain having hard luck experience
with mules this year. One kicked
and crippled me for awhile pretend.
ing ne was kicking at gnats, one con.
tested my seat on his back because |
pulled hair from mis- name and one
got me away from home and from
some cause dropped me, and because
| had no help made me foot three
mile "Trip and carry my saddle on my
back. But love mule compared
to some low down towards who seek
opportunities to take advantage of a
man.
Cotton, since the continued rains
set in. is growing rank weed growth,
and this will no doubt be misleading
as to the good qualities of the crop,
and there Is likely to be heard soon
report of 1.-The finest cotton crop l
ever had ETC. A weed is somewhat
necessary, but weed is not the
fruit.
Public roads were worked, (some
patched) too soor. The heavy rains
have damaged them by washing them
in places, but some places were i'm
proved where brush was put. by
catching sand. If the future could
have been foreseen, and roads simply
brushed well, the rains would have
nearly worked them, saving much
expense.
A protracted meeting was in prog
ress one week at the Methodist
church, beginning 1st Sunday. Rev.
MIR. Burns was assisted by Rev. Mr..
James from Union. Much interest
was taken but there were no additions.
Thursday, 18th, meeting began at
the Presbyterian chmch. The wea :
ther was bad and the attendance was
irregular. The meeting closed Sun
day night, and until October, when
it will be renewed and with help for
the pastor.
Broad river has been out of its
banks twice the past two weeks. Last
week it was out several DAYS, and
nearly as high as it vas last May.
This makes six times this year
There had been some corn planted
on the bottoms after the May freshet
and now that is all destroyed, for it
does not take much soaking of corn
this hot weather to rot it even if it is
not washed up. Farmers are un-
able to work out other late corn, and
that bids fair to be a failure as is
much of the old. Vegetation is
growing so rank that where any for
eign vegefati'n was left in crops it is
getting formidable.
We have had the past week rain