The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-03-01
News from Wilkinsville.

wednesday ana wednesday nlgnC
our section was visited with terrific
wind storm which did some damage
in places, mostly in breaking down
fruit trees, unrooing buildings,
blowing down garden fences, etc.,
but no one was hurt that we know
of. During the day heavy rain
fell which raised the small water
courses, washed the lands and did
considerable damage to the roads in
places. Since then the weather has
been very much unsettled with no
signs of a dry spell soon. We
haven't had such muddy roads
since 1886, when from here to Gait
ney the mud was axletree deep in
most places where the water couldn't
get out of the road.
Mr.. Lee Patrick, our r. F. D.
mail carrier. was caught out in the
storm near Mesopntamia church and
he said he thought if the wind had
struck his buggy sideways it would
have turned it over.
Owing to the rain yesterday the
Salem Sabbath school was not in
session.
Mrs. ''Vox" still keeps up and
keeps her needles going. She is
never idle. She loves to work, it
seems, and never was very hard to
keep up with the fashions. Any
new ideas and dresses don't seem to
disturb the equilibrium of her serene
temper. She weighs 81 pounds, is
hardly ever sick and never COM
plains of her lot, but poor woman,
she. like many others of her sex,
} has got only piece OF husband,
who admits that he is not her equal.
It's fact the world over that every
man who is half man thinks he
has got the best wife in the world
and he thinks deep down: in his
heart that she has done extremely
3 we'll to get him. But "Vox" is not
SO self-conceited as that. He is an
. exception to the general rule in this
3 respect. q. ,r Nv,
ej The younger generation of our
family are great admirers Of The
8 Union Times. It's the old family
: paper and has been in the home
more or less for forty years. Atone
q time we were personally acquainted
y with the editor and every attache Of
f the Office and made it our loafing
place when in town with few extra
t moments of time on our hands.
8 We remember old Father Stokes, as
one of our friends and he was al.
e ways ready and willing to give vi
" advice. We remember saying te
It himeona TINA; You write a 4ers
II reply was: Il am always sober. d
We took the hint but foo,
;, wouldn't have done it. What hi
d ever saw in your correspondent to
r induce him to think we could write
news letter for the paper We can't
d understand. When we told him we
J. were not cut out" for such work
e he said: why an account of dos
!. fight will be read with great deal
Il OF interest by those living at a dis.
tance from the scene" We had
sense enough to grasp the idea that
this remark was not made to lower
the standard of journalism but to
a encourage the juvenile writers to
! take it up.
e 1t has not been our good fortune
! to mingle with the good people of
4 Union much since we have been cut
OIL In the new county of Cherokee.
which we hope to see become one of
, tie banner counties of the State.
/ and we feel that our letters will be
, read by hundreds and perhaps thou
sands OF people we have never seen
or addressed before, but still there
are many living within the bounds
OF The Times circulation we would
be glad to meet again.
We note with pleasure that the
First Presbyterian church at Union
has secured the pastoral services of
Rev. j. F. Matheson, who served
Salem church most acceptably while
ne was our pastor, and knowing the
man as we do, both as q Christian
and gentleman. Cor a Christian
gentleman if that is better express
sion of the idea, we do most heart
lly commend him and his work to
all with whom he comes in contact,
either socially or enthusiastically.
We frequently have the pleasure
OF meeting many of the old veterans
OF Union county at our, State and
general reunions, and we might say
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