The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-09-02
TOWNSVILLE GUARDS PRE-
PAIRING FOR MANASSAS.
The Picnic Given by them a Pleas
ant One-Other Happenings
Of Interest.

JoNEsvILLE, Aug 10Th The rain
was heavy last Friday and Saturday and
freshet was feared, but the water
courses did not get out of the banks to
do any harm, and now as we have had
two days of sunshine, all fears nf an
Aug ,st freshet have passed off.
a protracted meeting commenced at
the Methodist church last uight which
will continue through the week. Rev.
Camak, of Union, will assist the pastor
in the preaching,
The picnic given by the Jonesville
Guards ard their friends at the Forest
bridge last Friday was we'll attended and
a happy occasion until the middle of the
afternoon cloud came up and broke
the last part of the performance, which
was the contemplated sham battle by the
company. The dinner was bountiful
and of the best. Mr.. o. F. Webber fur.
nlshed from bis farm near by water mel
ons for the crowd, for which he deserves
the thanks of the picnickers Humorous
speeches were made by Messis. w. II. s.
Capt. r w. Scott.
But little Interest SEEMS to be mani
tested in the approaching primary cleo
tien, but guess that the lid. will
change tomorrow, and the usual interest
will be manifested.
The bank building here has received a
new coat Of red paint with white pencil
ing, which makes quite lively appear
ance, where money is dispensed to the
needy.
Two colored men have bought lot ON
Church street, aud are building a brick
house for black smith shop.
The two gineries in town are both
eady Tor the new cotton crop and they
aIe prepared to turn out three bales par
hour at each gin, which will aggregate
sixty bales in ten hours. So th farmers
can just bring along their cotton and
take back the money in a short while.
Mrs. G. b. Fowler, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. w. Tipscomb, are all in Northern
markets, buying stocks of fall goods.
The JOresville Guards are preparing
for Manassas in few days They get
transportation for forty eight men The
boys expect to have good time. The
| railroads are not giving any reduced
rates, for they know it would operate
against them to do so, because the gov
ernment would claim the same low rates
for the soldiers, and that would cut the
price of their transportation and they
would more than likely lose by making a
cheap rate.
Mr.. Charles Hames, of Gaffney, visit.
ed his mother in our town Yesterday
Miss Madge Harris. of Young's Store,
Laurens County, is the guest Of Miss
Etha Hames. ~
MIR. B. D. Lee and family. of Spartan
burg, are visiting at Mr.. T G. John
sons. Messrs E. 5. Trammell and G.
q. League, Of Union, were, in town yes.
terday visiting Mr.. T G. johnson.
Mrs. Sue West, of West Springs. has
been spending some time with the famii
lies of Mrs. n'A1s Js-s--7,--.-s
Misses Kate summet and Miss Katb.
leen Briggs, of UnfdnsSsre visiting rela-
tives ard friends intown.
Mr: l.. X. Littlejohn visited his moths;
er at Star Farm yesterday. -
Mrs. B. F. Bates has returned from.
an extended visit to relatives. H
Mrs DIR. B. F. Bates, of Clifton. ia
visiting the family of DR.. Southard.
Miss Mary Nance, of Abbeville, is vis.5
iting Mrs. J. T. Scott.
Mr. j. w. Gallman gave me large
water melon the other day that was
raised from the seed of melon made
this year. 1t is the first second crop
melon ever saw.
Mrs. E. l.. Eison, of Gaffney, is visit
ing her father-in-law, Mr.. N. B. Eison.
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