The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-08-11
JONESVILLE

| Jonesville, Aug. S.-The deadv BODY
of Mr.. Pettus Lancaster was found
early last Friday morning in pit less
1than hundred yards from wher. his
nat was found the morning he was
missing, about two weeks ago. II will
be remembered that Mr.. Lancaster
mad been out from home and had left
neighbor's house about early bed
time for his home about a mile awav
and not coming home his people went
to look for him and found his hat
near branch. The circumstances fol-
lowing nave already been published
IN these columns. Last Friday morn
ing the dead mans brother was pass-
ing near the pit in which the dead man
was found and he casually looked into
the pit and saw the brothers. BODY
1oatlng on the water, face downwards.
Inc pit had been dragged when the
young man was first missed. but there
was an opening back under the bank
on one side and it is evident that the
body was back in this place when the
pit was first dragged and afterwards
fioated out. The coroner held an in
quest but there were no signs or indi-
cations of foul play or robbery and
the family connection are all satisfied
that there were none and that the
young man got lost and bewildered
and fell into 1.-THE pit into the water
which was about ten feet deep and
was drowned.
Inc farmers got few days work
last week, but their work is much be-
hind and the seed time is fast passing
away. The farmers rule is cotton
bloom that come up to the 10th of
September will make cotton. Well, of
course this depends somewhat upon
the weather and the weather is uncer-
tain and cannot be relied upon, so all
we poor unworthy creatures can do is
to "trust and obey"
Mr. George Blackwood and Miss
Mamie Buice, Mr.. Fred Blackwood and
Miss Lillian Morris were all married
Sunday. The grooms are near rela-
tlves and they got their brides and
all drove over to Gaffney to Judge
klrby's and were married at the same
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Werts of Co.
lumbla were visitors in Jonesville Sat-
urday.
The high school here will open the
fall session Monday, September 4th,
with Mr.. A. M. Wilson of Columbia
principal, with seven young lady as
sistants.
Mr.. Frank Crawford of Columbia
spent Sunday here with his mother
Mrs. Lou Crawford.
Misses Beulah, Bonnie and BERTHE
Altman of Tampa, Fla, are visiting
relatives and friends in Jonesvile.
Mr.. George H. Fairbanks with Mrs.
Fairbanks spent the weekend with
friends in Jonesville. Mr.. Fairbanks
has been with the Wallace mills in Co.
lumbia for sometime but he has re-
signed his position and is resting
awhile in the mountains of North Car
olina
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Myers of En-
oree spent the weekend with friends
in Jonesville.
DR.. II. L. Hames, who has been at
Camp Moore in the medical corps of
the United States army for some time.
has been relieved from further duty
by the president. DR.. Hames has been
IN this service for the past II years
and as Jonesville had only one prac-
ticing physician and DR.. Hames was
very much needed at home on that ac-
count is the reason he was relieved Of
duty in the army.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. Lawson and
little son, Wesley, of Columbia, spen.
Sunday in Jonesville with Mrs. ]. W.
Bates, mother of Mrs. Lawson.
DR.. G. w. B. Smith spent last week
in Atlanta on business.