The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-07-26
Jonesville News Letter.

eihSS HiiieS ouI lTOin JOneSVlle early
last Thursday morning. Mrs. Page
was the daughter of Mr.. John Parks,
and was married to Mr.. Page by the
writer about sixteen years ago. Mrs.
Page was member of the Gilead
Baptist church and good christian
woman and faithful loving wife and
mother. She leaves her husband
with eight children, one only a few
hours old at her death, a father,
mother several brothers to mourn
her sudden departure. The remains
were buried at Gilead cemetery, at
noon, Saturday. The funeral services
being conducted by Rev. w. H. Ariail
| and the remains laid to rest in the
presence of a large congregation of
relatives and friends.
The Jonesville township Sunday
| School convention was held at the
Baptist church here yesterday. DR..
F. M. Ellerbe, president, presided
with c. A. Littlejohn secretary.
There are eight Sunday Schools in
the township and they were all repre-
sented. Miss Grace Vandiver of
Spartanburg was present and was
the central figure of the convention
as she made two addresses besi les
conducting the round table exercises.
The township is well organized and
has good board of officers who are
| alive to their duty.
Patience Smith, wife of ODE Smith,
colored, died at her home here yes
terday. ODE and his wife and chill
dren composed one of our best col
ored families. Pelagra was the
dreadful disease that did the fatal
work.
Mr.W. A. Moorehead of Blacks
burg, was visiting relatives in the
neighborhood and attended the Sun
day School convention yesterday.
Mr. land Mrs. Leroy S. Townsend of
Union visited the family of Mr.. Geo.
c. Wood here last week.
Mrs. j. G. Spears and daughter,
Clara, are in Greenville and Miss
Clara has been in a hospital there
for several days.
Miss Melissa Aycock of Clinton is
spending some time with her grand
mother, Mrs. n. B. Eison.
DR.. Alexander Foster of Baltimore
is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
j. B. Foster.
Mrs. Sue West of West Springs
is the guest of Mrs. Hattie McWhir-
ter this week.
Mr.. MCGOWAN Littlejohn is on a
trip to New Mexico and other places
in the far West.
Mr.. D. B Free and daughter, Miss
Anna spent Sunday in Jonesville and
attended the SUNDAY School ,conyeni
tion nnnl
Misses fH<se s'EIs
Of Newman, Ga:s and Mrs. Corrie
Calb of Atlanta, are visiting the
families of Mr.. w. H. S. Harris, j.
w. Bates and J. B. Foster.
Mrs. j. H. Herring and two chill
dren and Mrs. NJ. M. Lawson and
child, of Columbia, are visiting their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Bates. !
Mr.. Will West of West Springs
was in Jonesville on business yester-
day.
DR.. H. T. Hames went to Annis-
ton, Ala, last week to attend the en-
campment of U. S. militia. DIR.
Hames belongs to the hospital corps.
Mr.. c. NJ. McWhirter after at
tending the Bankers Association in
Charleston last week, took trip up
to New York.
We have had but little rain in
Jonesville for the last week and
farmers are cleaning out their crops
and laying by. The weather has got
hot at last.
The Epworth League had a bazaar
at the graded school building last
Friday night for the purpose of
aiding the Sunday School work in
the State the proceeds amounting to
about $1,000.
The trustees of the graded school
have elected Mr.. M. D. Tuller of
Greers, principal of the school for the
ensuing year. Mr.. w. S. Wertz who
was formerly elected, having re-
signed.
Miss Kathleen Jeter of Santuc,
Mrs. Lenora Jeffries of Gaffney, Miss
Fannie Parker Of Greenville, and
Miss Mary Jones of Union, are all
the guests of Mrs. E. II. Jeter this
week.
Miss Ollie James of Bishopville, is
the guest of Miss Lucille Crawford.