The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-04-02
WILKINSVILLE

Wilkinsvi'le, March ga negro
By the name of 1som Brown was
shot and killed yesterday on the
Estes brothers place near here BIS
another negro named Boyd Tate,
The killing was done with a shot
gun, the load taking effect in his
neck. | have not learned the par
ticulars but have heard that woman
was mixed up in the affair. Tate
was taken by the sheriff and is now
in Jail. Coroner r. F. Spencer was
soon on the ground and held an in
quest, the verdict of which was in
accord with the above stated facts.
The dead negro had recently been
released from the chaingang in
North Carolina.
The Sunnyside school is making
preparations to be represented at
Field Day in Gaffney on April End.
Mr.. F. A. Goforth who cut his
foot SO severely with an axe several
weeks ago is able to be out again.
The wound has healed nicely and he
is now able to be out again.
Messrs Robert and Jeff Vaughan
spent last Saturday night with Mr..
VIM. Bennett and family at Smyrna
Your correspondent returned from
visit to the same section last Monday
where he spent two days very pleas
antly with relatives and frirpA and,
in the meantime attended t1-----ny-
service at Bethesda churchll -. ~ =
Rev. f. E. Gillispie, of MND r
preached on Sabbath evening. I..1s'
Farmers have begun to plow
h,,f fhn lc - -
wet in most places for the small
grain crop, though oats are looking
fairly well for the time of year, bul
not a great deal of wheat sown in
this section.
The graveyard fence at Salem re-
ceived coat OF paint last week
which added much to it's appearance
as well as preservation.
Some of our people attended
preaching service at Mesopotamia
church last Sabbath and heard the
new preacher, who impressed them
very favorably with his good SER
mons and his personality.
Camp Jeffries, U. c. Veterans will
meet at Sunnyside school house next
Saturday the Goth to enroll their
camp dues and elect delegates to- the
Richmond reunion, which comes off
June 1928, also to elect delegates to
the State reunion to be held at
Columbia, April 28-29th.
am so pleased to note the i'm
provement in The Times as news
paper since / began writing for it.
Though it has Rad several reverses
Of fortune and changed hands several
times, its progress has been upward
and onward all the time, until it is
now classed as one of the best week.
lies in the State. | am glad to read
the letters from the correspondents,
some I know and some | do not but
have formed good opinion of them.
My first letter to the paper was
written during the time the venera-
BILE Robert M. Stokes was its editor.
When he first asked me to write,
told him | could not get up news
that would interest his readers, but
he said "never mind, a dog fight
would be interesting to readers at
a distance from the scene" This we
have found to be true, more or less.
Since | have been cut off from the
old county of Union and identified
with the new county Of Cherokee, /
have formed new alliances and my
poor efforts at journalism have been
confined mostly to the Gaffney Led
ger, through which / have formed
new acquaintance. The Ledger has
treated me with good deal of con-.
sideration and loyal friendship; its
editor, Edd DeCamp, is one of the
best "all round" friends / have ever
had and believe he would fight for
me if it were necessary and the
cause justifiable.
Mr.. Editor come sometime this
Spring or Summer and take stroll
with us over this country and see
what good people and friends in this
"Union cutoff" you have, who will
accord you good time, warm
welcome and unestimated hospitality.
Vox.
(Thank you for this kind invita-
tion and | am coming.-Editor.
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