The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-06-08
JONESVILLE

stand or cotton, many acres having
been planted over. Some farmers had
to buy seed to replant their cotton
crop at prices ranging from $1.5O to
$500 per bushel.
Only few Confederate Veterans
have gone from here to the Washing
ton reunion. Several free passes were
secured for INDECENT Veterans over the
Southern railway by w. H. S. Harris,
commander of Camp C. w. Boyd but
only one of those securing a pass felt
able to make the trip which shows
that the old boys (as they are called)
are all about to succumb to age and
the infirmatives of life. J. A. Ian
caster was the only Veteran that felt
able to make the trip on free pass.
j. w. Scott and George T. Gault left
for the reunion Sunday. George M.
Fowler left for Washington Sunday
and Mr.. T. NJ. Littlejohn left Satur-
day evening.
Mrs. Columbus McWhirter and Mrs.
Haddon Geer left here Saturday even
ing for Newberry, where they go to
visit relatives for the next month.
Miss Annie McWhirter left Satur-
day for Newberry, where she goes to
visit relatives for the next month.
Jefferson Davis birthday was hon
ored with appropriate services at the
Presbyterian church here Sunday
evening by the people of the town
under the auspices of the u. d. C.
chapter here. DR.. F. M. Ellerbe pre-
sided. Prayer was offered by Rev. w.
b. Justus and President Davis fav-
orite song, "How Firm a Founda-
ton was sung by the congregation,
led by Mrs. DR.. Ellerbe at the organ.
Addresses were then made by Revs.
Lewis M. Rice and w. B. Justus, both
of whom spoke of the goodness and
greatness of the leader of the South
ern cause which had it's birth and it's
death in four short years, but never
theless cause that was Just in its
motives and purposes and full of pa
triotism and fidelity. Mrs. w, p.
Lester read beautiful essay on JEFF
ferson Davis of her own composition.
MY County, 'Tis of Thee" was then
sung to America" by the congrega-
tion and the doxology pronounced by
Rev. Mr.. Justus.
A series of religious meetings are
to begin here in the Methodist church
next Sunday. Evangelist Holcomb is
to do the preaching. The meeting is
to be conducted by all the denomina-
tlons and is to be for the saving of
souls and not for any special denomi-
nation. The people of the whole COM
munity are invited to attend. Rev.
Mr.. Holcomb has preached at Trough
and at Spartanburg and is we'll known
to those places as very able and
live revivalist preacher.
Our college girls are, coming hfts,l
and an a few more days they. wiu..
be at their homes again. Sever,I a&S
graduated and will enter upon SOME
sort of work for livelihood.
Mr. Sam Littlejohn, Jr., who is On
duty in the United States service In
Charleston, ran up Sunday and speht
the evening and night with his pA-
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Littleiobn,
on Church street.
Mr.. John r. Fowler, who has been
quite sick for several days is no bat
ter.
Mr.. J. c. Spears is improving very
hiu'l IIoiIl HIS SICKNESS.
Mr.. Arthur Fowler and family of
Pinckncy spent Sunday with relatives
in Jonesville.
MeSSrs. P. d. Barron and l.. J..
Southland of the Union bar and Mr..
j. {. Otis of the SDartanburg bar
were in Jonesville Monday on legal
business.
DR.. NJ. w. Chambers is at Spartan
burg under treatment from DR.. Steed-
ly.
Mr.. Noak Fowler, who lives at Pac-
olet depot, was born and reared about
four miles east of Union c. H. and is
the son of Mark Fowler, who was a
soldier in the war of 1912. Mr..
Fowler is the only living man in this
country who is the son of a soldier
of the war of 1872 Mr.. Fowler has
brother, Thomps Fowler, at Green
vile, Texas Mark Fowler was a poor
man, had no education and at that
period in our history the poor man
was not much interested in education.
consequently many men and women,
too, went without knowing a letter
IN the book and contrary to the teach
ing of our day that a man lust be
educated to succeed in life some of
the illiterate and uneducated men
have succeeded and have made good
citizens. | mention Mr.. Noah Fowler
as one of these who doesn't know
letter in the book and has to make a
cross mark when he signs a paper
and never had dollar given to him
to help him along and be it said to
his credit that he is worth some fif-
teen to twenty thousand dollars and is
man of truth and honor and there
is no better citizen in his neighbor-
hood. Then / knew another man