The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-10-17
News From Eta Jane.

We had q shower Of rain last Sat-
urday that put the ground in good |
piow order, and will help turnips AMI |
potatoes.
Rev. w. II. White preached at |
Salem Sunday and administered the J
Lords Supper. lie preached again
at night.
Mr.. Vernon Millwool and Miss Ila
Blackwell, Of this section, were mar
ried on the 2Sth ult., by J. Lee Pat
ric, Notary Public.
The sand in the river at Howell's
ferry prevents the fiat from running
part Of the time.
At meeting of the session at Sa:
lem recently j. l.. Strain was elected
delegate to Synod which meets at &C.
lumbia on the 21st inst, Il. J. Estes
was chosen as alternate.
Corn crops axe generally good
much more so than for several years
past.
Last Saturday Blanche, infant
child Of Mr.. George Mitchell, who
died at Lockhart Mill, was buried at
Salem church. Rev. 2. B. Ingram,
of Hickory Grove, performed the fun
eral ceremonies.
Cotton ginners are now putting in
| good time.
Mrs. Wade Pridmore, who has been
| cutie sick for some time, is much
| improved, and so is her child. Dr..
| l.. j. w ood Of Kelton, was her ply
sican.
l am pleased to know that the SEN
| timents expressed by THE TINES on
the new pistol law have met with gen
eral endorsements wherever read, and
that a higher respect is shown the
law than any one of a kindred nature
| heretofore. l believe it will event
ually succeed and be the means Of
| putting down tho cowardly practice
of carrying pistols altogether amorg
the more respectable class of people.
Your correspondent visited that
wide-awake ard progressive farmer
citizen, Mr.. w. S. Wilkinson, Of
Hickory Grove, last week and exam
ined his molasses making plant,
which is the most extensive ard
unique Of any one he knows Of in
South Carolina. 1t has a capacity of
$50 gallons per day. The mill is run
by steam and the juice is carried
through series of pipes to the evap-
orator, where it is prepared for a
large boiler where the finishing touch
is given the molasses, and where the
molasses is tested before putting up
for use or shipment. Every thing is
nicely handled. Much Of it is put
up in buckets of gallon and half gal
lon sizes, these are labeled and ship
! ped. He uses barrels for the ship
nent Of larger quantities. 1t will
! pay any Of Our farmers to visit ana
sec Mr.. Wilkinscn's plant before they
! go into raising another crop. The
labor saved to say nothing Of the su-
| pericr quality Of the molasses will
| soon pay the expense Of putting up
| similar machines.
| My heart goes out in sympathy to
the parents, grand parents and fam
lilies Of little Grace Wood and Fltn
| May Willitms who were buried in
the same coffin at Fosters Chapel
! Wednesday Of last week. 1t was in
deed solemn scene and sore Provi-
dental visitation. But
These little babes so sweet ard fair
Called hence by earthly doom,
Have gone TO show how sweet the
flow wers
In Paradise which bloom,
Ere sin could harm or sorrow fade
Death came with tender care,
And in his arms these Jewels bore
To mansions bright and fair.
| Messrs, Beatty Morris and Bud
Robinson are running a public gin in
this ncighborhcod and doing very
| good work.
| understand that q colorcd man
was shot accidentally one night last
week near Union Grove church by
Mr.. Martise Roberts. There are
/ different reports about it and forbear
saying anything unless | knew how
it was. At last accounts the man
J was thought to be in fair way to
recover, but at first the wound was
thought to be fatol.
am much pleased with The TIMES
reproduction Of articles on the infant
! railroad enterprise in this State.
This is history well worth preserving
! and | recommend it to the readers as
such. Also the Texas and other let
| ters go to make the paper an inter-
| esting visitor to our homes.
Farmers will get ready to SOW
| wheat early this fall. The cotton
will all be picked out soon and the
| sowing Of wheat and oats will co!n-
mence. Mr.. w. S. Wilkinson, q
| close observer, says this is tho time
| to SOW wheat expecting fair crop
/ next year. He says after dry sum
, rncr he ground is better prepared,
| for small grain crop. TOO much