The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-04-27
TOWNSVILLE CITIZENS HELP
SAN FRANCISCO SUFFERERS.

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Memorial Service Held in Honor Of G
B. ler---ProtrdCted Meetinu a
BAPTIST Church. Memorial Service
to Be Held at GiIead Cemetery O.
May 10th.
Jonesville, April %. 3.-(Special'
Last Sunday at the Methodist
church the Sunday school made
up S3O.5O for the San francisco
sufferers which was forwarded
direct. Following is a list OF
those that contributed, and the
amounts: w. H. S. Harris. So. 90
). j. Llttlejohn, $500: j. F. Al
man, $500: j. L. McWhirter
$3.50, Mrs. j. l.. McWhirter
100; Miss Marie McWhirter
81. 90: D. l.. Mclaughlin, S1.OO:
Or; M. w. Chambers, $1.OO; w.
). Weathersby, $1.OO; w. F.. AL
man, S1.00; DR.. H. II. Hames
Sl.OO; Prof. H. A. Wise. So 90:
=. F. McWhirter, Soc. J. D.
yetfries, Jr.. $3.50; DIR. F. M.
Ellerbe. 81 90; A. L. Bassett
5Oc:: w. B. Fowler, $1.OO: Mrs
e. F. Kelley, SO. q
AT the Baptist church memor-
lal services were heldin honor of
Mr.; G. B. Fowler. Mr.. Fowler
had been a member of the church
here for great many years, and
superintendent of the Sunday
school for the last eight years
Protracted services are being
held at the Baptist church. COM
menclng Sunday night and will
continue through the week. Rev
Il. j. Williams, of Greenville is
assisting the pastor in the meet
ing.
Mr.. l.. K. Littleiohn who has
been suffering with acute rheuma-
tlSm Tor some time, went over to
his fathers home in Cherokee
county several days ago thinking
perhaps a change from home
Would helm him. II ariu rela-
tives here have been summoned
to his bed side.
Mr.. George Rochester who has
been quite iii for some time, is
growing worse and it seems that
his end is near.
Memorial services will be held
at the village cemetery at Gilead
on the 10th of May under the
auspices of the local chapter of
the u. D. c., of this place. More
than sixty Confederate soldiers
lie buried there. Some of their
graves have never been marked
by their family or relatives, but
they have all been marked by a
granite stone placed there by the
Daughters who 2Ya ever faithful
to any and every good work.
Mr.. j. L. McWhirter, Mr.. A.
B. Hames and Miss Etha Hames,
Messrs. H. S. Porter, and Geo.
L. Gault left here Monday morn
ing for New Orleans. Mr.. Nc
Whirter, Mrs. Hames and Miss
Hames will go on to Texas to Wis.
it relatives before they return.
Mr.. Thos. Murrah has put up
wind mill and pump for Mr.. j.
j. Littlejohn which lifts the wa
ter from his we'll, $50 feet deep
and puts it in a tank in the gar
ret of Mr.. Littlejohn's dwelling.
In Progress of this week | see
an old muster roll of 153 names
of the Browns Creek beat COM
pany of the year 1858 taken from
the records of Mr.. VIM. P. Parr,
who was captain of the company
at that time. Anthony F. Haney
was captain before Mr.. Parr and
so was James A. Price. / knew
every man whose name appears
on the roll and only nineteen of
them are now living. There are
a few errors in the initials of
some of the names. Long as it
has been / can detect every error
of the kind from memory. The
muster ground Of this company
was in a mile of where | was
born an& raised and lived unit
the year 1875.
Messas. R. w. Knox, j. F. AL
man and J. w. Lipscomb have
lately invested in real estate ir
the prospective town of Stillman
Ca, the lots were decided b,
drawing the other day, ant
Messrs Altman and Lipscomb hav,
received deeds for their lots sup
posed to be worth $1O0 each
while Mr.. Knox received a chec]