The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-02-12
SANTUC SIFTINGS,
Hey Denver Attends Sunday
School COnvenfiOn--AIso
Visits the Dam,

We are having a foretaste of March
winds, weeds are showing up, pond
frogs are rafting away at their jarr-
ing, grating songs, but that does not
signify that We are to have no more
cold weather, AS the little boy told
his grandmother to "stand up" when
the gun kicked her over, ''there is
eleven more loads yet" 1 am going
to stay close to my coat until the
middle of April.
l have hunted news for nearly two
weeks, and only have poor budget
as yet.
Mr.. Kemp Thomas, of Union, was
in Santuc Sunday.
| Miss Julia Thomas went to Union
on visit this week.
| Mr.. j. d. Stokes, of Whitmire.
visited at his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. L. Stokes, Sunday.
| Mr.. G, w. IT,. Willard, of the
Black Rock section, was in Santuc
Monday and called at our place of
business to see US.
MIR. Smith Wood. of Spartanburg,
representing monument firm, was
here Monday on business.
| Mr.. Walker Johns, State consta.-
BILE, is here visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. s. X. Johns, and incident
ally casting his eye around for "con-
traband."
! MIR. S. K. Johns had the mis-
fortune to lose his milch COW this
week: She had only been pining a
few days.
That was dark cloud, sure. that
we had Sunday, and one that nat
urally fills one with ave, and some
probably with abject fear. The rain
fall was not heavy, but the wind for
few minutes was severe. Gardens,
and fencing were blown down, and
so far, 1 have heard of two houses,
a crib and we'll house on the Sims
place being blown down. Thunder
pealed almost like summer time.
Any one who wishes can now haul
to the dam and the money 70 be
spent can be distributed among the
many. This is right, let there be
tree trade, legitimate competition.
Work to be done on ones merit for
that work. l have had it in me to
DO opposed to oil trusts OF combines,
unless it is trust to fight worse
trust. There are a good many now
doing work picking up some of the
change that is being spent for haul
ing.
l attended the Sunday School
Convention at Beulah Saturday be-
fore and 5th Sunday. The weather
was cold, but Saturday was bright
and Sunday cloudy, but none of us
were frozen nor did We get wet The
attendance by school delegates and
visitors was small, but there was a
convention, as sure as you live, and
those who labored to make it a meet
ing are satisfied that they succeeded
in making it meeting" epioyed
myself hugely, taking a social view,
especially 80. 1 always do at Beu.
lah. 1t had been several months
since had been there and it felt like
l was going to take in big treat,
and l did. Those Beulah people
are very social and never fail to
enjoy myself when with them.
l went over to the dam last week.
the first time since it was started. I
never did lose my head over the
thing nor lose much time, but really
| wanted to 60 long ago but always
found myself pressed with work.
There is much to be seen and it is
impossible to grasp the enormity of
the business there where they are
fixing up the set of harness for old
Broad, while it is gliding by in the
same old manner that it has done for
centuries seemingly unconserned that
it will soon have to be broken to
the harness. / am going back again
soon and wish to take q note book,
If one can it will do good to 90 and
see it.
l must co"fc,s that I am glad cot
ton prices have fallen. It was not
q healthy price and enc that can
not believe was actuated by supply
and demand, and very few producers
were being benefited, and on the
other hand consumers will have to
pay much higher prices to satisfy the
speculators. believe in fair stiff
price, but not an abnormal one fixed
by gamblers and for them only.
Now n6rhans this feelinn will hauA i.