The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-06-26
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haps there are many who had neve
heard Of this product of old Sou,
Carolina. Well it truly may b
called a product Of South Carolin
for the follo.ing reasons. L. Wa
established by the families from oil,
Uaiou County, s. c., most of WHOM
l have already spoken and they CAV,
it the name which it still bears ant
which they Wished to commsmorat,
as their old native home and tn,
Rev. Ambrose Ray was the frs
pastor. The church is about oot
mile west of Jonesboro pos. offic,
but of late years there has grown a
beautiful little village close on the
west of the church until now it is
really in the village of Chaybe5ate
Spring. There is also a Methodist
church close by bu: as there was no
service at. that church while the
writer was in this section conse.
quently he did not learn very much;
in ftct there was 80 much rain, hail,
sleet and mud that it was next. to
impossible to get out anywhere most
Of the time, but the singing at the
Union church would certainly bring
q large crowd at any and all timos,
regardless Of the weather or the mud.
1t vas a great treat to listen to the
singing as they sang many familiar
Padgett Creek songs though they
have different books. But it made
the writer feel that he was back in
South Carolina once more. Well, as
l have already spoken of the mud
and bad weather and as South Caro-
lima people arc very much accustomed
to such things l will only relate my
first experience of the Mississippi
weather as l had said in my last let,
ter that the rain began just as 1 left
the state line of South Carolina and
continued all the way to Middleton,
Tenn, 1 left most of my baggage
ct MiddletoRn not expecting to stay
IA s<s--Ahar---a : wasL--...s Ion ashorS
While the clouds were very generous
to let US get to Jonesboro without
getting wet as we'll as muddy.
However we had only been at our
typical South Carolina home a few
hours before the fierco storm began
to appear, though very gentle at
first, in fact all seemed very moderate
until after dark and then the wind
began to howl and the cedars would
moan and chilly breeze would make
US feel like we were sleepy. Well,
what kind of weather there was dur
ing Sunday night January 26, 1902
the writer will never know. But the
next morning was one Of those inde>
scribable days they have in the sunny
south. 1t had rained during the
night, it had sleeted and it had
showed and blown. But it was 50
cold on Monday that one could
hardly live outside aud all day it
sleeted and showed and was almost
as dark as night. In fact, we could
not tell when it was time to eat
except'by looking at the clock. The
next day was almost as bad and the
third day was still as dark though
not so cold. But never sight OF
the sun and the fourth, fifth, sixth
seventh, eighth and on the ninth day
at about 8 p. m. the sun made a
shadow of appearance insomuch thai
the writer could discern that the sur
was still in view of the earth during
all these dreary days. Those gooc
natured people had been trying tt
explain that nothing bofore had eve
been equal to that one occasion
However We had hoped i, to be true
and were very much inclined to be
lieve that very seldom such thing
would happen. However we wer
very grateful for great deal of in
formation which we received fIor
these good people during these dar
days.
One account we think would be {
interest to some of our old friends
it relates to the shrewd less of one {
Union county's sons who ba' mad
hi, home in Tippah county ever siat
tn, war. The story wis told tn
writer by al old Miss' 's,ippian wa
says that it i, impossible TO get ahea
ofa S nth Carolina boy. He sa.
tha. a South Carolina boy who 10
one leg in the lost cAuse and lat
novel to Jo1esboro, being a lover
hunting q ID f,hiag and while ous
.ko vonds ,at nnrth nf xyhere n