The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-01-23
TOWNSVILLE

TOWNSVILLE, Jan 20.-General
Lees birthday was observed by the
banks as holiday but other busi-
ness went on as usual. The John
Hames chapter U. D. C. had a meet
ing in the afternoon. The CHAPTER
is contributing to the Arlington mon
ument which is to be unveiled soon.
The Shiloh monument is also claim
ing call for contributions to COM
plete it and just now the veterans
are solicited to make small donations
for the monument to be erected at
the grave of the late S. A. Cunning
ham, editor and publisher of the Con-
federate Veteran. 1t seems that we
live in day of monuments.
Mr.. Giles Burgess, who has lived
about Jonesville most of his life. died
at High Point, N. c., and the remains
were buried at Gilead. Mr.. Burgess
had been twice married. His first
wife was Miss Holder and his sec
ond wife was Miss Grant, who sur
wives him with two small children.
Well, the fashions of ladies dress
for the next season is another stride
for naughtiness, according to the de-
egners of the fashions of the Paris
sAage.4 The front slash is not enough.
Ebut they are to have a slit up the
back and the x-ray gowns are to be
more transparent and harem skirts
are to have bigger hoops than ever
before. The bellies will wear less
clothes but they will cost more mon
ey. All this makes me think of
something that happened a long time
ago at the circus of old John Robin
son at Union. The clown was named
Sandy Long, and he entered the ring
on horseback and began to spin
around the ring; he was dressed in
very shabby clothes and pretended to
be quite awkard in horse back riding
out soon he began to throw off his
clothes and every time he shucked off
q suit the next one looked better for
ne had on several suits one over the
other. After shucking off two or
three suits and the crowd was veil
ing, and old maid who was sitting bv
some young girls thought she knew
what was coming, hid her face and
said, Girls don't look, he's going to
get naked" l think when the new
styles come in l will feel like doing
and saying the same as the old maid
did, Don't look, etc.
The first quarterly conference for
the Jonesville circuit will be held in
the Methodist church here on Friday
January 30. There will be no service
the day following as the P. E. will 90
another appointment on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy P. Whitlock, of
Landrum, were guests of Mr.. Whit
locks mother on Sunday.
Mr.. G. NJ. Lane, who has been with
the Farmers Hardware for some time
has resigned his position and gone to
Georgia. Mr.. Henry has the position
with the Hardware company.
The widowers and bachelors club
did some business last week. Two
weddings in one week and fine pros
poets that more will follow.
Mr.. E. l.. Eison is in our town the
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
N B. Eison.
Mr.. Thomas Gore of the U. s. rev.
enue service spent Sunday at his
home here.
Miss Sallie Lybrand of the Textile
Industrial school at Spartanburg,
spent Sunday with relatives in Jones'
Vile
Mrs. Polly Kelly, of Kelton and
Mrs. Butler Kelly of Bristol, Tenn.
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ].
M. Gault on Sunday
Mrs. j. G. Cunningham, of Green
vile, who attended the marriage of
his sister, Miss Margaret Spears.
last week, remained over until today
when she returned home.
Mr. Eliza Gamers communication
in Union Progress last week on the
subject of school teachers ard teach