The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-01-03

won, IL" n'u o0Icet, ior kuoH-Woii, i
won't tell
TIE hr supper at Mr.. l. b Jat.r,s
t"r th- Baptist church last Friday night
was ucceSs There was pirnL. of the
most app 'ziuy 10 eas aud pl .t,ty rn
spare. a good sum was rea,,zed. It.
was gotten MP in sh order by h,
Ladies' Aid Society, but a large crowd
fiearti III IL and Attended | WAS sorry |
could no, attend, but went to Union tha.
day and Was late geSiin,, home. w,w too
late 10 attend
We hid two days IF very rainy
weather. The rain poured down .ln O {.
saturday and SUNDAY, and d littlo over
three inches fell. Greeks were out of
their banks and the river va, reported
luil, but have not seen it at this writ
ing. Roads are getting muddy and ar.
being cut considerably. The rain
washed them out in places. No doub;
the hard weeks fretz., then tho tllaw,
softrned them making tn, m cut easier
Some may say alternate freezing and
thawing is what kills oats and that a
continuous freeze does not injure them
much hut if the solid week of ireeza and
no ,haw'ng did not kill a large amount
OF oats do not know dead oat when
| see it. They are certainly badly iu-
jured,
Hon. John Lowndes McLautin is send
ing Out very large number of his
speeches. Mr.. President | arise to a
question of person privilege" He GER
tainlv must have gotten into terrible
mess.
Mr.. r. E. Jeter, young man. is
about on the eve of leaving his native
heath for awhile and to cast his lot in
Florida in the orange orchards. He
cannot reconcile himself into trying
peaceful and smooth farming wi b the
present free negro workings. wish no
may have Il sweet time.
A "Gosp@l" train was at Carlisle latel,
to take some negroes to Georgia for
some special work. One colorei man
went to the train wishing to pay his own
way that he might he free to come back
II he did not like the place or work. but
was informed that if ne did not gn on
Transportation ticketn he was mo-,
wanted. They wanted to make him
secure,
! was at Union Friday in Christmas
on business. Invent by ''horse-back con
veyance." The roads were muddy and
slippery and l was made tired. l saw
number of friends, went in to see the
Editor aud spent 2 pleasant time there.
| Wac treated u . copy of The TIMES
whlle there and was surprised to get one
for Thought that would be one week of
holidays. ! was willing the entire Off
force would rest. Weren't you reader.p
! was not expecting much from the cor
rfsp0ndents That week anyway hope
wa may all do better this year, that is !
hope we can get semeth;Ag to write
about, hope some OF tho correspondents
of a "few d:iysh past will take up the
pom again-there used to be some lad,es
but all have quit except Ivey Green
and Arni> Laurie who still gives us
something good to read. l like thsi,
writings. What has become Of m Ln
l would like tn see something from her
pen. Ii anything comes my way will
grab it and Try to shaps it.
Christmas was generally quiet except
for shooting of fire crackers and holler-
ing. l do not think there was much
q, unkenpers, and bur little rowdyism If
any, generally spoaking, but one u, ero
Was hoard from, bAing cut. The no.
groes behaved we'll tN, bit some of
them will g-t drunk, bu; this tin,r ,.,,.,
sho wed no vl''e ICE AID was hdrmls,
except in the case mentioned. Ab,u
every body had their fun in varJons war.
even If had weather put som; sort rf q
check upon it. Old Santa Claus N, I
have felt the IF ,cts # a short cro,,
himself, aud did not fss'l quir. a, "rich
as ma " would like the old sentlem N
to be, b he managed 9; that he would
not b. ferg ntcn.
! worked the greater part Of Cnris,-
mas day making cabinet to puL nv
papers, pencil and "n,tes" in, in the
absence of All u.,-tO date desk To ir.
made with square, saw. plane, ham
mer aud nails only, without caDln-t.
workers tools and maehinery. it is rot
so rough, aud answers tln ly If had
the prop.r tools and soma practice,
could DO as we'll as any workman in
Unions; think. You ought T., see it
Mr.. Editor. pnC Christm s day to
some use. The weather vas too bad to
go visiting, rabbits were shy, and / did
not see mnch fun in popping fire crack
ers, | waited for dinner meAntim" ding
that work, and now foei that enjOyed
myself We y well. All that was lacking
did not See ''some' girl, l would
liked 10 have seen.
Magistrate B. G. Gregory was quite
An iinpMtant parsonage during ths holi-
days and started in on the variety role.
He Was called upon 10 make som. young
hearts glad, 10 change some beau-knots
into alier-knOts and allow some negroes 8
to make Christmas the OCCASION OF two
festivities to wit: Chi-tIas sSeetened
~'th the ti"S half of home,m or He
united Il coupe 1T Mr.. j. Z. Jeter's
place, a'e god supprr one night ani
the mex, performed marriage ceremony
at chuCl, where tho contracting par
tiea had aU:e'd.Ilto a In nh,Ls folks, n q
another gHd webbing snppsr. and q ia,
or 80 thereafter "raisa!'' on two negroes
h..a LII hs. IL.