The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-10-20
TOWNSVILLE

JOneSVllle, oct. l6.-Mr, Is. j..
Webber and his good wife celebrated
the fortieth anniversary of their mar
riage Sunday. Since the eventful
Sunday they were married changes
and scenes have come across their
lives. Fourteen children have bean
born to them; all living, and all mar
ried but two. The children and grand
children were all present Sunday, but
Mr.. Hosea Webber and family. who
could not attend. 1t was a happy re-
union for the family. There were
only four guests outside the family
bunch and altogether there were forty
persons who sat at the beautifully
decorated and heavily laden dinner
table, this writer having the honor of
sitting at the head of the table and
asking Gods blessings upon the oc-
casion. Mr.. Webber called to mind
Sunday the fact that there are only
three men now living in Jonesville
that were living here when he was
married. They are Mr.. Grant Long.
myself and Henry Davis, colored
man, and only four women are living
in the town now that lived here then.
They are Mrs. DR.. w. o. Southland,
Mrs. w. H. S. Harris, Miss Patti,
Long, Frances Humphries, colored.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Harris has
been the guest of Mrs. Harris moth
er, Mrs. L. S. Crawford for several
days.
Jonesville was we'll represented at
Ringling Bros show at Spartanburg
last Saturday.
Deacons were ordained at the Bap-
tist church Sunday night. Rev. Mr.
Croft of Union gave the charge and
Rev. Mr.. Fuller of Union delivered
the sermon.
Germany hasn't just slapped Uncle
Sans face. but she has run little
submarine jack over on the side and
trampled on Uncle Sans toes.
Mr.. w; H. Page is building brick
store on Forest street between Every
bodys Bank and the George Brown
meat market.
Heretofore we have had three cot
ton ginneries running in Jonesville at
this time of the year and very often
they would be crowded and sometimes
as many as 20 wagons would be
standing on the yard loaded with seed
cotton waiting their turn, but there
are only two ginneries running this
season and they are not busy one
half of their time.
Mr.. p. p. Williams has returned
from the mountains of North Caro-
lima, where he has been living for
sometime, and is now living with his
brother F. F. Williams. His health
is bad.
Mr.. Jehu Haney of Woodstock, Ga,
is visiting relatives in Jonesville. Mr..
Haney is nephew of Mr.. J. c.. Spears
and he came over last week to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Hattie Spears
Gaffney of Gaffney, who died in DR..
Steedley's hospital in Spartanburg
last Friday. Mrs. Gaffney was the
youngest of eight daughters of Mr..
John Spears and Mrs. Nancy Haney
of Woodstock, Ca, is the Oldest
daughter of Mrs. Spears. Mrs. ,Haney
is now in Gaffney, having come over
to the funeral of her sister, Mrs. Gaff-
ney. Mrs. Haney is the only living
one of the eight sisters. Mrs. Haney
will visit relatives and friends in
Jonesville before she returns to her
home.
Mr.. Roy Whitlock of Landrum Wis
tied his mother in Jonesville Sunday.
Mr.. Spigner Lawson of West
Springs was the guest of Mr.. Fuller
Foster Saturday night and Sunday.
Mrs. Ramoth E. Bates and son. J.
W., are visiting Mrs. Bates daughter,
Mrs. Mack Lawson. in Columbia.
There has been two or three light
frosts, but no damage has been done
to the crops as yet.
| Cotton pickers complain of hard
times. They can't get much to do.
Mr. Sam Gallman, who lives two
miles north of Jonesville, is in the
hospital at Spartanburg, where he
has been operated on for appendi.
citis ara his condition has been criti-
cal but he is just little better at
this time.
Mr.. Charles E. Littleiohn leaves to-
day for Gainesville, Fla, TO do gov
ernment work for the United States
Telephone.