The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-01-03
Jonesville News Letter.

| JoneSVllle, Dec. 31.-ChrlStmaS day
and the holidays have all been OBJ
served quietly and orderly in our
town. The police has made but one
arrest during the Christmas tide. The
home coming has been more exten-
sive than usual and the family re-
unions and receptions have been
many and much enjoyed and several
weddings in the community have been
solemnized, one quarterly conference
held at the Methodist church here,
has made up the doings and festivi-
ties of another Christmas tide which
is numbered with the things of the
past, and it goes without saying that
many of our people that enjoyed in
these pleasures and festivities will
never see another Christmas; then it
becomes us all to heed the admoni-
tion given in the New Testament
scriptures, "Be We also ready for We
know not when the Son of Man COM
eth"
l venture the assertion that most
every farmer and business man of
every kind has already made up his
mind to make more of material
things the incoming year than he did
the one that closes today, which is
all very well and perfectly legitimate
and why not every one of us then
form the same resolution that we will
live better life morally and do more
good that we did the past year. l dare
say there is not a person in all the
land that could not live a better,
purer, Christian life in 1918 than
they did in 1912. My observation
teaches me that such living is need
full.
On the 22nd day of December Rev.
j. w. Atrial married three couples
in the West Springs neighborhood, as
follows, at the residence of Mr.. M.
B. Lee, Mr.. Willie Hyatt and Miss
Julia Lancaster; at the residence of
Mr. Joe Lamb, Mr.. Perry N. Lee and
Miss Lucinda Lamb, and at the same
time and place Mr.. Guy S. Davis and
Miss Leila Gregory.
During the holidays, just above us
at and near Pacolet, the following
young couples were married: Mr..
Burke Miller and Miss Jacie Quinn;
Mr.. Camelal and Miss Nora Smith;
Mr.. Paul Gossett and Miss Ollie
Vaughan, and at Jonesville Mr..
Haes Whitlock and Miss Olar Kitch-
ems. All these will start together in
life this New Year
Mr.. w. j. Halle and family of Un-
ion spent Sunday with relatives in
Jonesville.
The first quarterly conference for
the Jonesville charge was held here
Sunday, Rev. A. ]. Cauthen, presid-
ing elder was present and preached
god sermon at II o'clock and then
held the quarterly conference. There
was a good turnout of the officials
of the conference.
Professor Henry A. Wise of Co
lumbia spent Sunday and Monday in
Jonesville visiting friends.
Mr.. R. J.. Kirby is spending few
days with the family of Mr.. Samuel
T. Reid in Spartanburg.
At the home of Mr.. R. Simpson
Long, four miles west of Jonesville,j !
on the 9th of December, there was a
family reunion that was much en-
Ioyed by thirty-eight relatives and
friends that made up the happy par
ty who first enjoyed good country
fires until the dinner hour and then
the feast of good things that made
up the bill of fare, which was so
tempting as it smoked from the warm
dishes on that cold day that it would
have done honor to Woodrow Wilson
to have been one of the guests. Fresh
string beans right from the garden
was one of the many dishes that
were served the guests.
Mr.. Isaac Thomson, an old Jones'
vile boy, who has been away from
the State many years, was in our
town last Saturday. shaking hands
with his many friends here.
Jonesville has about twenty young
ladies that have been in different
parts of the country teaching school
or attending schools and colleges, and
they all came home to spend the hol-
idays. There are also about dozen
Young men away and most of them
came home for the holidays. We are
glad to see them and to know they
are all doing well. i
Mr.. and Mrs. James Simpson, who
have lately moved into our neigh
borhood, attended service at the
Methodist church Sunday. 4