The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-07-13
THE UNION
JONESVILLE\

| mad barbecue and picnic butt
rain cut the crowd considerablyx
mill kept holiday the rest of the
The banks paid the usual sd
nual dividend the first.
The rain on the 4th was al
good season and did much gooS
growing crops and vegetationl
the ground in good order to d
crops and to sow peas. This
been much of year for grasst
been poor year for grazing
At the home of Mr.. M. c.
near Uockhart Junction on
there was a reunion of friends)
community and a very pleasA
was spent and good dinner t7
Capt. F. NJ. Ellerbe of thu
Guards company here, is ex-I
his company to go into service 4
18th inst. IL
The dwelling house of M3aX
M. Bowen was accidently burnsV
day night between II and IL a.
Mrs. Bowen and here children
in Cherokee county visiting ART
Bowen was at home. He was
alseep in the house and Mr.fW
Sans, near neighbor, got b
burning building and he had tJI
on the door some time to awake
Bowen. The furniture was a
loss. The fire started in the
part Of the building. The bull
was insured for 81 900.
There was a good rain here
Friday evening, which puts the
in good growing condition. IN
The Southern railway rs a good
generous corporation, but they, lii
other roads, will work on SsS|
Last Sunday they had a big bIcJ>
at Spartanburg. The Spartanbur}
vision gave their employees kS
and automobile rides and othetS
tions. They sent out invitatio3N
passes for the occasion. ThisS
received one but he was sick al
not able to attend and then
on the holy Sabbath, a day thatkH
be kept holy.
About Is months since my Id
got very poor and it seemed thd
was near. Three doctors pronoq
me near the end and l though
too. DR.. Linder was one of
and, poor fellow, l have lived tol
bury him and several of my
rades and friends but just now
health has given down and it s,
that the end might be near but
other reaction may take place
put me on rising ground again
would like to live to see the \
war that is on over, but that d
lleve will be several years and I
hardly expect to live to see the el
The Germans have been losin,
their land engagements all dion,
late. England and France hava
l,Successful in most every engapA
ahd then KusSia. ing Eeef VII
them and taking many prisoneH
the Germans are giving more II
tlon to their water craft an; Y
planes and at these they succeed 7
especially the air craft but very !
they can't win the battle with theI
Miss Frances Hicks of Green
spent day and night with friend
Jonesvlle last week.
The matter of saving and SELF
nial has been preached from the
pit, spoken from the rostrum, d.
Gated in the newspapers and I'd
on all sides. / see the wives oft
cabinet officers in Washington
taken it up and agreed to eat p
only once day. All this is +
economy and perfectly right. 70
saving should begin at the ton
really it comes without any rae
tions at our hours as we'll as 10
others.
Mrs. Crissie McWhirter hal
turned from an extended visit II {e
daughter, Mrs. Samuel Lipscomfls
North. Mrs. McWhirter visited
York and other Northern cities.
daughter, Mrs. Lipscomb, came +
with her. Mrs. Mary Southland! l..
went with Mrs. McWhirter, hal
turned also. u,
Miss Sallie Chalk of Ravenn3l
bought lot in Jonesville neal,
Farmers Union Ginnery and
build a dwelling upon it and md !
1t
Mrs. Brice Kelsey of Marion,
is visiting her mother on Main q
Mrs Sam Palmer.
Work is progressing nicely d (
BAPTIST church now. The cont
for some time has been unable
material, although he had il cod
el Tor. TclephI
HE also that is slothful
work is brother to him that is a
waster."
A rounded purse canno1 live Il