The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-11-28
News Notes from Sanfuc.
Slowly floating down the river,
See that gorgeous crimson leaf;
'Tis returning to the giver,
EmblCm of this life so blief.

'Tis returning to the giver,
Emblem Of this life so brief.
The gorgeous crimson leaves are float
ing down now. Are we any sort of a
leaf too?
Almost December and but light frosts
AS yet, Was there ever another such
autumn?
With fine seasonable fall people are
behind on the farm in plowing but
ahead in the feed crop saved. AS the
was shining, now that winter iS coming
| they can cnt ice when it freezes.
DR.. G. W: Austell was here today,
Monday, fer & short while.
Miss Nicely Foster, Of Spartanbnrg, is
now on a visit to the family of Mr. f.
| &. Foster.
Messrs. j. P. Cain and H. G. Miller,
Of Carlisle, attended services at the Bap-
tist church yesterday.
Rev. w. II. White preached 3id Sum
day. his regular appointment, at the
Presbyterian church, and Rev. J. -.
Malion filled his pulpit at the Baptist
church 4th Sunday.
Mr.. j. S. F. Adams was ordained
deacon of the Salem Baptist church Sur =
day, and Mr.. j. G. S. Vaughn would
| have been but on account of sickness in
| his family.
Mrs. J. G. Sartor who has been quite
now, much to the delight of her many
friends.
Mr.. r. T. Davis and mother, Mrs.
Monday. Mrs. Davis goes to spend the
u-in har n nd Z,
for visit also and a weeks hunt for
ducks, birds, 'possums, coons, etc.
believe l almost envy him his trip for
know it will be an enjoyable ore.
1 learn that Mr.. Johnnie MeadOr
ago is getting along all right enough. 1t
was broken above the ankle. don't
imagine it would keep a man On his back
as long as double break of the thigh.
but know it is bad enough, and So |
can sympathiZe with him and hope he
will soon be ''gOing alone" again.
am sorry that Brother Homo is in
such bad fix, and do not know what
remedy TO suggest but he seems 10 lie
very cheerful and is trying to laugh it
off. But never mind, 1 hope you will
soon re all right and then you will feel
happy. If you are like me you will want
il TO get well iEstanter, for no one hates
to have sore nOr even knock off little
bit of skin than | do. ] am so stingy on
that line that ] do not like to part with
a small bit of the cuticle, and dislike to
have to clay to-" as the sailors say, for
any kind Of repairs, but / have had
good portion OF it to do.
Thanksgiving Day is coming apace
and how will we all spend it., or will the
majority of the people give any thanks at
all. OF course keeping or taking that
day to give thanks is only form and
We can give thanks any other day and
ought to all the time, but we ought not
to take it for debauchery nor seliishness.
1t is legal holiday that many will hail
with delight, that they may have day
for rest from regular line businesses and
will take it for day to hunt. sport and
perhaps feel the better for it.
At a negro church festival or "bar-
supper" over near Broad river one night
last week few buck scions of the parent
trees got into dispute which lipened
into slugging match, and when the
| cracking of noggins became general, one,
"A brother .in-law Of one of the pariici-
pants, and. on his behalf went in to
light the mainland with fists I'D sticks
began his work. rhc consequence of
The fight is several are nursing damaged
head-pieces, and ills, pills and DOCTORS
bills are on the bill Of fare and very
likely they are hunting up law suits
They all ought to have had good shak-
ing do Hn, for those young fellows love
to brag about what 81 will do" in dis
pute cases.
guess there will be no Sunday School
Convention the coming 5th Sunday.
Carlisle church asked for it for August
but it was put off because of the Associa-
ton coming Onnear that time, and many
thinking Carlisle would take it in No.
vember, no other church invited il. L
know one that was thinking about doing
so bat had not time enough to arrange
for it after it was seen that it would not