The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-12-20
W. 7. WARD ANSWERS
The FINAL ROLL CALL
MIR. Ward was Good Citizen and
an Old Confederate SOldier.-Mr.
B. w. Whitlock Loses a Fne
Householder Local News.

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Ward, one Of our oldest citizens and
Confederate veteran died at the
home of his nephew, John Ward, at
Pacolet Mills the 9Th inst, of Bright's
disease. Mr.. Ward had no family but
himself, his wife having died several
rs ago, leaving no children. He
was a member of company F, 18th S.
G. VS.. Capt. G. W.. Boyd's company
and was severely wounded at the bat
tie of Chickamauga, from which he
suffered to the day of his death, at
67 years old. He was adjutant of
Camp c. w. Boyd, No. 921, u. C. VS.
from it's organization in April, 1895
Comrade w. T. Ward is the 18th COM
rade of Camp C. w. Boyd to die since
its organization, April 4th, 1895, and
only forty members have been en-
rolled in the camp during it's exist
ence, and of these eighteen have an
swered the last roll call.
A cow shed in the mill town was
destroyed by fire last night about
eleven o'clock.
| Rev. w. H. Ariail, who has been
quite sick, is much better and was
able to fill his pulpit here Sunday
Morning and at New Hope Sunday
evening, but Mr.. Ariail's wife and
daughter Miss Ruth, are both quite
sick.
Mrs. S. A. Porter, who has been
very sick for some time, don't i'm
prove any.
Mrs. Cornelia Fowler is very sick
with heart trouble.
Mr.. G. T. Hyatt of West Springs
was in Jonesville Monday for the first
time in over two years.
Mr.. B. w. Whitlock lost fine horse
last Friday. Mr.. Whitlock fed his
horse in the morning before good
daylight, and the horse went to eating
and showed no signs of sickness, but
| when Mr.. Whitlock went to the stable
| at 1hoon the horse was dead in the
stahla. This makes nine horses and
mules that Mr.. Whitlock has lost in
the last six years, five of them were
burned to death in barn a few years
ago, and the others have died. Only
one of the whole number was in
sured. This is quite heavy loss to
fall on one man in so short a time
I have been informed that bill
will be introduced in tho next legis-
lature granting woman's suffrage in
this state.
Camp c. w. Boyd No. 921, U. C. vs.
at meeting last Saturday elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year: w. H. S. Harris, commander;
w. A. McWhirter, 1st lieutenant; R.
j. Kirby, adjutant; J. w. Scott, chap
lain.
The stock of goods of Mr.. Geo. E.
Brown was sold few days ago un-
der mortgage held by Mr. Munro
Whitlock and was bid in by Mr.. Whit
lock, who has opened up a store in
the same building, the town hall.
The Southern Railway has placed a
nice baggage wagon at the station
here which is very convenient for the
handling of baggage and mail bags.
| see communication in the South.
ern Christian Advocate with quota.
tions from other papers on the reck.
less driving Of automobiles which ap.
peals to me as very timely sugges.
tion and appropriate warning to the
drivers of the autos. The automo.
bile is good servant and one tha,
is capable of doing much service but
it's use can be abused and to my
observation is done so by reckles.
drivers. 1t is common thing to see
he autos dashing through the streets
of our town at a rate of speed any
where from twenty to thirty miles
an hour. l think there is a towr
ordinance as to speed, but it certain.
ly is not observed by many of the
drivers, especially those that are
passing through the town from other
places
| see an editorial In the Charleston
News and Courier of the 18th inst
with the head lines "High License"
which deals with the dispensary prob
lens exactly as / see it and / have
argued time and again that dispen-
sary does not stop the blind tigers
but that it really feeds them and
causes them to flourish which is Just
about what the edior of the News
and Courier says in he case in
| Charleston.