The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-02-14
Santuc Siftings.

This has been month of north
aest winds.
Wonder VINO will send valentines
this month. l wager there will not
be an original one sent.
Rev. Mr.. Merritt filled his ap-
pointment here yesterday, Sunday.
The congregation was very small
Snow fell in little furres from an
almost cloudless sky Monday morn
ing, then the wind came cold With
not much ''tempering."
The little spring frogs came out to
test their lungs some nights ago but
this present colder snap has sent
them under mud again.
Hauling logs to saw mills and cut
ting wood is about the mos, work
that has been done. 1t has been out
of the question to do any blowing
and the season is here for sowing
Spring oats.
Rev. D. A Swindler was in much
demand Sunday. He preached
sermon at Carlisle, then performed
two marriage ceremonies at two diff
fercnt places. Mr.. Jesse Nix and
Miss Nicely McCright were married
-atsMr.- -Csrter's. At the home of
the brides parents in Santuc, Mr..
W. II. May, of Union, formerly of
Hickory, N. c., and Miss Bernice
Willard. Only few of the relatives
and best friends were present. Both
of the happy couples have the con-
gratulations Of the communities.
Rev. MIR. Swindler is happy in doing
that kind of good work.
1t seems the cold weather won't
down. Last week was cold one
with hard hard fiozen ground nearly
all the week. 1t may be when the
weather does break for warmer it will
stay so for some time. 1t may be
that gardeners are getting very
anxious to 60 to planting but if they
bide their time the planting season
will come in due time as it has always
done. | guess providence knows
when and how to do things, and if
we try to force season we may be out
done yet.
Mr.. w. O. Jeter wko has the shop
here is called on sometimes to do
some "big" work, as to work on big
locomotive engines. A few weeks
ago big eight driver freight engine
slipped large bolt out of the guides
and he fixed one for them and the
engine rolled on. Last week he was
again called on to mend some of the
very necessary tools about the engine
and he has been called on to band
an injector pipe, so it seems the shop
here is of use to the engine men on
the railroad.
Since the ''cherry tree" and the
Florida Constitution paper business
and the Cherokee napkin ring con
Germ and such like has been prodded
byIsharp sticks by the post Office de-.
partment some people, mostly ladies,
have been relieved of receiving 80
many links in the endless chain--fet-
ters. Al chain is always considered
no stronger than the weakest link,
and since the weak link was smashed
the chain was made too short to haul
in money with. But some smith may
some day weld in another and send
it out on the road again.
| thought that all the cotton seed
had been sold but the two weeks past
farmers who had their cotton ginned
at home have been hauling seed to
the station and getting first class
prices. 1t has certainly paid them to
hold their seed. When cotton is
hauled to the public gins at shipping
points it is such an inducement to
sell seed then and there and often at
low price to keep from hauling back
home. But as prices are now it would
have paid to HANK both ways. Or
else IL nava IA, hava cotton oinnad ar