The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-17
TOWNSVILLE

morning Tor Charleston. The COM
pany was going into camp on Sulli-
vans Island. There were more than
a hundred men in the company OF
healthy stout young fellows. Six ofy
them were young married men. There
was large crowd of people gathered
at the depot early Thursday morning
to bid the boys farewell and to give
them a parting hanu shake. The la
dies gave the boys many lunches fol
the day, while fruit and melons were
also in evidence. There is no DANCE
of the boys suffering for something I'd
eat. Wives, mothers and sisters
tears flowed freely during the part!
ing sobs. Oh, how it carried my mind
my company on the 18th of April,
1861. The occasion was much theV
same, not quite so many weepingE
wives on this occasion as there werey
on the former. 1 made no effort tot
restrain the silent tears as they,
trickled down my furrowed cheekss
for | am sure that realized the seri-ss
BUSINESS of the occasion. I have seen
so many mothers, wives and sistersI
part with their loved ones during thet
sixties that never saw them any more
that it brings back to my mind thei
seriousness of the parting and the}
uncertainty of ever meeting again.
Indications point to a big crop of
corn and an overflow of money thisi
winter and next year of course dis-f
asters may come and destroy the cornA
and make conditions different; thes-t
olIyoyc loh1a ~
an overflow Of something to eat in}
the country while only few weeksI
ago it was scarce and people wera.
hard-pressed to get up good mealE
The providences of God are great and
wonderful and can change condition$
wonderfully in short time. q
The scaffolding at the new Baptistr
church fell the other day and droppeH
three negro laborers to the ground and
they were right badly scared and
bruised but they soon recovered z
Messrs. Dave and Jehu Haney and
Leon Spears of Woodstock, Ca, MOI,
tored over to Jonesville last Saturday
They left Woodstock very early in the
morning and came by Atlanta, which
makes the run about 24O miles, all
made in daylight and without any
hitch. They are visiting relatives in
Jonesville and will visit others in I'm
ion, Gaffney and Landrum.
Our soldier boys of the Coast Artil-
lery that left here last Thursday land
ed safely in Charleston the same dayl
and are quartered in the Fort Moul-N
trie barracks and are satisfied and%
doing we'll.
The evangelistic meeting closed
here Sunday night after Is days here
and at New Hope. Evangelist Kinard
is a good talker and is a man of a
clean record and he breaches the Bible |
pure and simple. His gospel singer,
Mr.. j. R. Watson, is well up and sings
with efficiency. and some of his Snecipxr
selections are just lovely and sbucbv u
ing. Mr. Landrum, the blind pianistRI
is musical wonder. His clas4cXl T
pieces are of the latest art. She Is
meeting might be classed as a gdod
one, bringing many souls nearer to
God. Rev. w. B. Justus, the preacher
in charge, is lover of classical mu-
sic and he is much pleased with the /
meetings he has lately held at Jones'
vile and New Hope and he hopes to
have a good meeting at Bogansville
soon.
The Baptist association is to be held
here the last of this month Friend
ship is strong factor in keeping peo-
pie together and promoting good will
in this world. I feel the force of |
friendship all along these hard times
and were it not for that friendship
l would consider life hardly worth 4
living. ~
Mr.. ]. L. Mckinney, from the counE
try, drove up to my home the othef
day and in my absence left a basket
of fine peaches and two watermelon4
A few days later Mr.. T. J. Bisho{
drove up to my gate and put out
33 pound watermelon and since then
Mr.. b. w. Whitlock drove up and UNI
loaded two fine watermelons and al
box of very fine peaches. I don't |
mind a fellow unloading on me in I
that way; can stand it every day.
Messrs. John Bishop of Jacksonville,
Fla, and Jesse L. Swink of Laurens
are in Jonesville visiting relatives.
Mr.. Oscar McWhirter of Bessemer,
Ala, and Mrs. Madge Bennett of Bir-
mingham are visiting their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. McWhirter. i
DIR. B. o. Berry of Union has taken
charge of the Jonesville Drug COM
pany since DR.. f. M. Ellerbe left for
the war
Mr.. c. d. Geuss of Sunnyside was.
in Jonesville Saturday and SundayI
and attended the tent meeting. Mru
Geuss has been elected principal oil
our graded school for next session.
and will move to our town soon.
Miss Uucile McWhirter, who gotl