The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-09-08
JONESVILLE

Jonesville, Sept. 81 guess every
body is glad the great threatened rail
road strike has been settled which
came just at the eleventh hour and
now the next thing on the peoples
minds of this country is who will be
our next governor. The world has
always got something on hand to keep
the people agitated and stirred up.
When the election is over the Mex
ican war will be on hand to keep the
country stirred and troubled.
Cotton is opening and picking will
begin soon and from the number of
idlerS seen on the streets and in the
country it would seem that the Gotten
can be picked out as fast as it opens.
The gathering in of the crops this year
will be a light job.
The graded school opened its fall
session here Monday morning with III
scholars enrolled and eight teachers,
including the principal. The row prin-
cipal, Mr.. {. NJ. Wilson, of Newberry.
is graduate of the South Carolina
University; has taught three years.
He has six assistants and one music
teacher, all ladies. three of them have
taught here before, while the Others
are new to our school. DR.. +. NJ.
Ellerbe. the retiring principal, acted
as chairman and asked the congre "a
tioN to stand and sing "My Country.
II; Of Thee" after which the Rev.
w. &. JustuS offered prayer. The
principal was then introduced and
made his address to the school and
patrons. Rev. w s. Porter. Mr.. John
T. Scott, Dr.. G.. w. b. Smith. Mrs
J. r. Scott and Misses Cleo Dobson
and Miss Bessie LaSSeter made short
addresses in answer to call from the
chairman.
Mr.. c. l.. Gault and Miss Beuiah
Gregory of Lockhart Junction were
married Sunday night by Rev. ID.
Boyd at his home in Union. The young
couple are neighhors and will make
their home at Great Falls. where Mr..
Gault has a position in the company
store. Young Mr.. Gau!t is q son of
NoXy, the correspondent OF The Cll
ion Times from Lockhart Junction.
Labor day has been observed here
today by the banks and pCStotfice and
the colored people in part.
A boy in our town. Mr.. Burgess,
broke his arm yesterday cranking an
automobile.
Mrs. c A. Pender of Augusta. Ga.
j visiting her father, Mr.. J. b. Fos-
ter.
Miss Elizabeth Hollis of Cross Keys
is the guest of Miss Irene Foster.
Lieut.. +. f. McWhirter. who has
ntfi hn
Army at Columbia for sometime, has
been relieved from that duty and is
at home.
Lieut.. w. w. Hames, who has been
recruiting officer for the u. s. Army
AT Florence, spent the weekend at
home.
Miss Caroline d. Southard, who is
teacher of domestic science in Co,
lumbia, after spending her vacation
in Jonesville with her mother, returned
10 Columbia Saturday.
Mrs. Samuel M. Lipscomb, after
spending the month of August with
her mother returned to her in New
Brunswick, N. j., Friday.
Mr.. James McWhirter of Union Wis
tied Jonesvlle Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sigh and son,
Frank, Mr.. James Smith of Newherry.
Mr. Claud Sigh and Miss Annie Sigh
of Greenwood spent Sunday with their
aunt, Mrs. c C. WcWhirter, on Hames
avenue.
Miss Elizabeth Hollis of Cross Keys
is the guest of Miss Irene Foster on
Main trreet.
A bale of new cotton was ginned
here yesterday by the Farmers Un-
ion ginnery. The cotton belonged to
John Fowler.
Mr. w. G.. Johnson has accepted a
position as salesman with the Lips
comb-Littlejohn Co.
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