The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-12-04
TOWNSVILLE

Jonesville, Dec. Sunday was one
rainy day but the Sunday schools all
held their services and Rev. w. S.
Porter preached at his church in the
morning.
At regular communication of Pru-
dence Lodge No. 139 A. +. NJ. held
Saturday night the following officers
were elected and appointed for the
ensuing year: DR.. M. w. Chambers,
worshipful master; DR.. G. w. l..
Smith, senior warden; j. T. Hodge,
junior warden; R. A. Black, treasurer;
j. w. Bates, secretary; DR.. H. T..
Hames, senior deacon; r. w. Hamil-
ton, junior deacon; J. S. Kendrick,
Louis Bucie, steward; Rubin Kirby;
teller The installation will be given
at 3 p. M, December 26.
A wire from Rev. J. A. Cook at
Sumter Monday morning stated that
he would go to Duncan next year and
Jonesville circuit.
with the merchants. Several bales of
cotton were put on the market here
last week at Ia. cents for the best.
Thanksgiving service was held by
the Epworth League Thursday night
in the main auditorium of the church.
A nice appropriate program was rem
dered after which the officers of the
league marched to the basement of
the church where light refreshments
were served by bevy of young ladies
with their kitchen aprons on, being
the walters; after which there was a
spelling bee by two sides. The words
given out were taken from the old
blue back spelling book.
Mr.. w. A. McWhirter, who has been
quite unwell all this year, has been
confined to his home for the last week.
I spent most of last week down on
Browns Greek with Mrs. Banks Har-
ris and 1 looked over the plantation
where I spent my boyhood days.
All over the old plantation / wan
dered-when l was young. There
many days 1 squandered-many the
songs I sung. And "the old oaken
bucket still hangs in the WELL"
Miss Pauline Crawford is on an eX-
tended visit to her cousin Miss Milly
Littlejohn at Atlanta.
Mr.. T. H. Gore returned today from
a seven days trip to Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Wood, Mr..
A. P. Eison and Miss Anna Hames
attended the Hamilton Massey we'd
ding last week.
| Capt. and Mrs. F. M. Farr, Mrs.
Julia Rainey, DR.. and Mrs. j. G. Going
were among the Unionites attending
the Hamilton Massey wedding on
Thanksgiving day.
| Mrs. Banks Harris of Brown Creek
who has been planning to move to
Texas, has decided not to go, much to
the delight of her many friends.
While in my old neighborhood last
week | spent the day with Mr.. George
Bentley and Mr.. Robert Palmer, who
Joined in a Thanksgiving dinner and
such dinner one does not sit down
or up to every day. The table seated
a dozen and it was loaded down with
so many good things that | will not
undertake to enumerate them, but will
say that two fat 'possums, weighing
13 pounds were one of the many
| tempting dishes. | don't care for
many courses when | have possum
and taters and good old simmon beer.
Mr.. T. A. Littlejohn, who suffered
a slight stroke of paralysis several
days ago, has gone to the hospital in
Charlotte for treatment.
Mr. and Mrs. John w. Halter If
Frederick City, Md, are the guesIs
OF DR.. G.. w. B. Smith.
Miss Mary Williamson of Lancaster
| spent the weekend with her sister
Miss Margaret Williamson at Mrs. l..
J. Fowler's.
Mrs. John Kendrick of Cherokee
county is visiting relatives in Jones'
vile. Telephone.
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