The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-01-17

Thomas says he has the "moon. eyes
meaning money-to pay his way
and he may remain some time after
the reunion is over.
Several cases of small pox are re-
ported in this section but nobody
seems to have any special dread.
Hon. G. w. Whisonant celebrates
his fiftieth birthday today.
Mr.. James Woolbright is miller at
the Thomson Mills, where he will
gladly serve his old friends and as
many new ones as will patronize him.
The young people are enjoying
the pleasures of the season under the
various names of sociables, parties,
frolics, etc. Its an old saying, "love
never gets cold," and its fortunate
that it don't, or many would freeze
these cold nights. A boy will dance
all night with 120 pound girl on
his arm when he can't split his
mother fire of stove wood next day,
without good deal of complaining
and growing about it.
The continual cold weather has
been severe on oats and wheat in
some places. Mr.. T. M. Littleiohn
says his oats are killed out with the
freezes.
We had the pleasure of spending
the day with Mrs. Smarr's family
At Hopeweli last Tuesday.
Mrs. Lizzie Mitchell, of Hopeweu,
has the thanks of We US and family
for nice sack Of sweet potatoes to
make pies and butter to season them
We have in our possession four
razor blades which our friend J. r.
Poole, Esq, of Sunny Side, sent US.
They were once the property of a
Mexican soldier and were captured
during the Mexican war by our SOL
diers when they routed Santa Anna.
This history is told in about these
words by Mr.. Poole. "About the
year 1849 or SO my brother, H.
Coleman Poole, went to Mississippi
with my uncle Fielder Turner, who
went to see the country with view
Of moving there if be liked it. While
there "Cole" (that is Coleman Poole)
met friend Of my father, (Col. R.
G. Poole) who had been soldier in
the Mexican war, { I forget his name)
and he WAS telling "Cole" of the
battles he had been in. and in one of
them he said they routed the enemy.
Santa Anna was in command. After
| the enemy had fled this friend and
others went into Santa Anna's tent
! to see what they could fndand among
other things he got the razors and
sent them as present to my father,
| who kept and used them until 1882
and I have had them ever since"
There is move on foot to have
another iron bridge built across
Broad river in this county above the
| Southern railroad bridge. This will
also cause one to be built at Cherokee
Falls.
Our people are disposed to have
all the conveniences they can get at
q reasonable price. They think
rightly too, that convenience ia
money properly invested.
The iron bridge built recently cost
| tho county $1,000 and it stood firm
during the late freshet, notwithstand-
ing = large taft came against it.
Here is sum for some one to
work out: A merchant found a SIC
bill which he paid to his clerk. The
clerk in turn settled bill he owed
his employer and at the same time
he bought suit of clothes for $1O
on a credit. Next the merchant
paid . doctors bill with the same
money. The doctor gave it back tt
him for bill of goods, when hi
next paid the money to his butcher
who bought a beef from farme,
with it. The farmer bought good
from the same merchant with it, aut
he again paid it to the same clerl
who settled his store account of 81
with it. The merchant afterward
discovered it was counterfeit. VIII,
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