The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-01-26
TOWNSVILLE

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tell of slick robbery that occurred
away back in my boyhood days, in
which there was no pistol, neither
dynamite, used the loser was an inno-
cent dupe to the mean cunning slick
rascal. The circumstances of the
trick follows. There was in a certain
community an honest, Industrious old
gentleman and farmer who, by in
dustry and economy, had saved up
two thousand dollars, which he had
hid away in his house, as there were
no banks in the country in those days.
A certain young fellow. in the COM
munity knew the old gentleman and
also knew that he had the two thou
sand dollars and he concocted the fol-
lowing plan to get it without the use
OF any material tool save mattox and
a pot. The young man made a money
mould of the denomination of one dol
lar. He got up some pewter and lead
and moulded four thousand dollars of
his spurious stuff, commonly called
counterfeit coin. He packed the four
thousand counterfeit dollars in a pot
and buried them in the ground near
the old gentleman's house. He then
went and told the old gentleman that
he had dreamed certain thing two
or three times over the same way, iv-
cry time that there was pot of mon
ey buried at certain spot near his
house and that he wanted the old
man to go with him at night and hunt
Tor the money, and if his dream was
true that he would divide the money
equally, half and half, with him and
the old man agreed to so, so they set
the night and went to a certain tree
and the young man said. Here's the
spot" and he had carried his mattock
along and he commenced digging and
soon the mattock struck the pot and
the old mans eyes stretched and glis-
tened with excitement. The pot was
soon brought to the surface and sure
enough it was packed full of the pretty
silver money, as the old man thought
by dim light. The money was count
ed and there was four thousand dol
lars of it, all new and shining. They
divided it two thousand each. The
young man said to the old man that
he was going to leave the country and
that so much silver would be quite
heavy to carry and he would like to
swap 1T for paper money and the old
man readily said he had the paper
money and would swap with him and
he went to his home, got his honest
paper money and exchanged with the
young man who left the country right
off and was never heard of by the old
gentleman any more.
Mrs. Annie May Gentry died at her
home here last week and the remains
were buried at Gilead cemetery the
day following. Mrs. Gentry was the
daughter of Mr.. z. c. Rector. :
Mrs. Lindsey, wife of Mr.. Jack
Lindsey, died at her home in Jones'
VILE last week and the remains were
buried in the cemetery at Gilead the
following day.
General Lees birthday was OBJ
served as a holiday on the 10Th by
the banks and postoffice and in the
evening an address was delivered at
the graded school building by Mr..
Few Shipman of Hendersonville, N. C,
who is spending the winter here in
Jonesville with his brother-in-law, Mr..
Whitmire. Mr.. Shipman is LAWYER
and school teacher and he made a
fine address on the life and character
of General Lee.
The Methodist ladies served oysters
and cake in the basement of the church
Friday evening for the benefit of the
church and they realized a nice little
sum.
Mrs. R. A. Black of Chester is visit
ing relatives in Jonesville.
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got badly warped and twisted in the
press and was badly connected in one
or two sentences.
Mr.. j. X. Rush of Midway, Ten
nessee, is in Jonesvile with a bunch
of mules.
Mr.. Julian w. Lipscomb has bought
all the stock of his partners in the
Llpscomb-Littlejohn Co., and is now
sole owner of the whole store.
The sad news of the death of Rev.
John b. Wilson of Sumter was re-
ceived here last Thursday morning.
Mr. Wilson was well known in this
country by the older people as he
served the Methodist churches here for
many years. His first work among
US was at Jonesville in the years
lSI3-4-5-6 and then the four years
following just over the Pacolet river.
then Union county, on the Mesopo
tamia circuit for four more years and
then for the next four years on the
Belmont circuit for four more wears
and from Belmont to the Gaffney cir
cult for four more years about all of
tins territory being at that time in
Union county, which is a wonderful
record for Methodist preacher who
receives new appointment every
year In the year 1875 the Methodists