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THE UNION TIMES.
VOL. XXVI.?NO- 26. UNION. SOUTH CAROLINA JUNE 28,1895. $1.50 A YEAR.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY. ^
D. E. IIyduick, J. A. Sawyer
Spartauburg, S. C., Union, S. C. ^ *
UYDRICK& SAWYER, ^
Attorneys at Law, llit
Judge Townsend's Old Stand. to J
jyj-USUO&.MU.NUO. Zi
Attorneys at Lav,
tot
No.'J. Law Range. rj
S8. STOKKsi, per
was
Attorney at Law atul Trial Justice, "
Other llear of Court House. 111,11
n
JC. WALLACE, bl'O
sen
Attorney at Law, .1
No. 3 Law Range. j,
QCUlWll'ERT & BUTLER, N.
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Attorneys nt Law,
No. J.] Law llaugs. COI1
to s
DENTISTRY.
|~\ It. Ii. K. SMITH'S am'
JJ by
Dental Rooms over A. (I. Foster & t?on
Cu's. stcre. Cocaine used iti extracting
teeth. ,
ill I
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t cor i> v
JLT<1^ noiitl. aut
J^lt. J. C. McCUBlitNS, law
Office on the corner of Main and jc,j
Judgement Streets near the Court House. ,.
Bridge and Crown work done when s
degireU. Call and see me. IHC1
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UNION MARBLE
?AN v? use
G ranite W orlcs. I
GEOltGE GEDDES. gen
F. M. KARB, GEO. MUNRO, c^ie:
President. Cashier. ^e1'
Merchants and J
Planters' National <&
BA^K' ?ty
OF XX 1ST JOIST. 4,?h
Sl-.tl (itin Snrn)n4 S.",(t (It)(| T.,.1
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Stockholders liabi'iiics, $>U',UOO?Total? S(.,(
$ 170,000. nil i
Officers?F. M. Farr, l'ros t. A. 11. tltC
Foster, Yiccl'res't. Geo. Monro, Cashier. a cl
J. 1). Artnr, Assistant ('ashler.
Directors?W. H. Wallace, A. G, Hicc, act
Win. Jeflcries, T. C. Duncan, J. A. Funt, J. not
1 Douglas, 1. (!. McKissick, A. II. Foster. Slltli
solicit your business. arc
imn
- pro'
not
ICE CREAM E
and SODA
WATEK ord
parlor f?;;;
\S the Oyster season is now over, I Cat
liavo converted tny Saloon into an thai
1CK CHKAM l'AHLOH. And the bus
adies and gentlemen are respectfully invited
to call on ino when they want a ?n.?
cool and refreshing drink. Orders fcr |a''
cream by the gallon will receive prompt ^j,
and careful attention. tjin,
I have one of the finest Soda Foun- hav
tarns in the tip country, everything shall itt t
be k^pt tidy. bailies are invited to the
make my place their headquarters while Jl,s^
shopping, stop in and rust whether you ^ sj
wish to buy or not. If you have a head- . ,
aelie try my WINK COCA it will euro 1
J . mat
t every tunc. ^
Voti w 11 a'so find at my place the largest
and finest assortment of fancy and
plain candies, l ikes and crackers, fruits 1
canned goods and general confections, ^|C
also family gr ie.?rit<s.
Chinking my eu-toners for tlicir kind
and liberal patronage last Summer I
" pre
cspcctfully solicit a continuance of die |y
samo this Summer; guaranteeing cra]
pionipt and polite attcrition to ait the
;? JOHN. B. MATHIS. [Jen
mstables Tried at Charleston
and sentenced to
imprisonment.
Charleston, June 21.?Constables
0. Lafar, R. M. Wright and J.
Clnnton have been ordered by
? lloncr, Judge Simonton, to go
jail and there to spend their sumr
vacation for having wilfully disarded
and disobeyed the court's
er enjoining them from seizing
I coniiseating liquor imported inhe
State for personal consumption.
Phey received their sentence witli
feet composure. A larger crowd
i present than on yesterday and
eh interest manifested.
Phe first ease taken up was that
ughtby Messrs. Mordccai and Gad
against a big batch of constables, i
following complainants: II.
Mcintosh, F. E. Givens, Adair, j
P. Uavne, and P. E. Truchc. i
Phe Assistant Attorney General i
tended that it was unreasonable i
appose that these live men would |
er out for personal consumption 1
r ?300 worth of liquor atone time <
1 that the "appearances," which,
the way, are the only means the
stables have of arriving at con- j
sions whether liquor is for person- i
ise or for sale, were such as to i
1 the constables to exercise their c
hority invested by the dispensary i
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L'his view of the case was combat- i
by Mr. Gadsen, who held that t
clients were reputable citizens, <
i whose affidavits should be taken i
liout question, and when they had >
?rn flm t tlin lir>nr?p wnc fm? tliflir I <
their oaths should be accepted. 11
X was more advantageous to these o
tlemen to buy liquor in large quan- r
;s as it could be purchased much r
aper. These lines ot argument c
e pursued with slight modifications j
ill the cases. t
Ir. Benj. A. Ilagood presented i
he court the case oi' Julius. II.
lker and most forcibly argued that <.
istable S. Cr. Lafar be punished t
seizing the six gallons of whis- j
, "when all appearances," he said, i
owed that it was not for sale." f
Ifter various cases had been heard \
gc Simonton said: "1 wish to c
e emphatically in the presence of :i
in this room that 1 do not intend ^
orders of this court to he used as :
oak for any violations of the dis- i
sary law. The constables must
within their prescribed limits and
transgress theui. If they have s
icent evidence that certain liquors t
being imported for sale they should c
icdiately seize them, and I have tmi
sod them, that this court will v
intervene, but where they have ()
that proof they must keep their j
ds off the goods, for by seizing ;1
li liquors they arc acting in dis- o
dience and definancc of the court's t
ers. I now dismiss the case against ji
(stable Addison for seizing the (]
lor consigned to (icorge Smyrl of
rulen, as there were some evidences \\
t lie was engaged in the barroom
iness. |
'I sentence Constable Clanton to y
month in the Charleston county a
, ami Constable Lafar ami Wright <
wo months in the Richland and t
tlerson county jails respectively, I
re to remain until the liquor shall |
c been returned. The evidence
hesc cases certainly showed that [
constables have acted without 1
ideation. The other cases heard \
tall take under consideration."
n the course of his remarks the y
?C spoke very favorably cf the t
iner in which Chief I lollev is dis- c
rging his duties. I
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1'he man at home, who looks after ^
welfarr of his, and who runs not f
1 after some /am, but makes ins c
it and brerd, buys just as mueli
Ii silver or paper as with gold,
scuts a solution of the matter that |
ihl give wisdom t?? n?aiit\ <>f the n
11k agitators w ho are running over j
country making speeches while j
toilers' contributions pay ids v- (1
ises and robs his family. K . >s
GOOD ROADS.
' ? *.
Biehl&nd's Fritoners Will Have to Work
for the County. ,,
Would'nt it b? well for u? to put our con- ta
victs to work and improve our roade, '
or shall we continue to maintain and
support the gruilemen in idlenessl
WHAT THINK YOU!
* '
llichland is to have a county ?
chain gang and better roads. Yesterday
Judge Tewnsend gave several
negroes who evidently expected to Cc
spend a lazy summer in the penitentiary
getting free board, sentences
which will make them spend their
vacation shov elifcg dirt, and it is I
said that the trial justices will increase
the size of the gang by senten- mil
cing poll tax delinquents thereto. rac
The county board of commissioners da^
at a special meeting yesterday dc- issi
cided to make use of the county ,
chain gang for work on the public
roads, confining such work for the
present to five miles from the city, cor
but if the experiment of working me
convict labor proyes successful, it ^lai
nill probably be extended.
The details of the matter will be Por
fully arranged at the quarterly meet- mci
r.g of the board next Monday. It is con
Jiought that at lehst twenty hands anJ
can be kent nermanentlv at work- at Th<
i moderate expense to the county, *ior
ind the difference between steady cou
uid intelligently directed labor and Sov
he occasional, go-as.-you-please, labor 8011
>f the old system, will be so mani- 3
estly advantageous that no taxpayer y?u
vill grumble at the expense of guard- Pr0
ng and keepings the prisoners be- ^ie
onging toibe'^^vang.
The people all want good r0ad9, , J
ind as the county through good fininciul
management has a sufficiency v'1*'
>f funds for all purposes, and a sur- I
ilus on hand, the present action of P?*!
he board will, no doubt, be greatly Sai1
ronnnended. ?ry
The first work done by the chain
Jang will be on the Winnsboro road con
rom the city line to the live mile ,UIV
ost, and they will he kept there lint^
intil that section of the road is in
Irst?class condition; then the labor rys]
vill be transferred to the roads south r'?'
?f tlic city, then to those on the east, mel
md it is hoped that ere long there on^
vill be a driveway for live miles in ves
my direction from the city that none
leed he ashamed of.? The State. j
Aiken, June lib?The gramljury l|lc
prung a sensation yesterday by ^0l
heir report of the condition of the P,
ounty ollices. For several weeks a . 1
ommittee of the jury have been at a
rork in an examination of the books
f the county. Yesterday they ro- C()r
lorted that the county commissioners ^ 1
re guilty of carelessness, extrava- e
:nnce and fraud. To substantiate 1>,C
his accusation they cite the follow- ,1CC
ng instances of the improper expen - e<
litures of public money: con
First. Hills have been paid which
lave not been sworn to, as the law *
c([uircs. Second. A number of ^
nidges have been built on private ?or
oads, and they wore not advertised ,,11C
,nd let to the lowest bidder, as re- .
[uircd by the law. Third. Two 1,11,1
rial justices have been overpaid.
fourth. The clerk of the board has . .
>een paid for thirteen nioifths' service tl(.)l
luring the last year instead of twelve. ,nit
.^ifth. The county court house has cou
con painted and stables built at a *0G"
cry extravagant price. 01 1
I'nder the now administration, Pu.r
vith Mr. J. W. Sawyer as supervisor, . s
he jury reports the same reckless ^,u
xtravagance and fraudulent approu
iation of money has gone on un- ^
hocked. In fact Mr. Sawyer has 'ns*
mne so farbevond bound of r'udit ami
> ; # o' I
ustice as to pay a private bill for
iard\vare out of the money of the
A
ounty. ^
Judge Richard Watts aptly suintn- ^
<1 up the situation by saying that
lie affairs of Aiken county are in a co,n
nost deplorable condition. The '4><1'
udge stated further, to the jury that ,n(('
iroper steps vould he taken in the
natter innnediatcly. The conunisioncrs
may be indicted.
t
WM A. KTi<
BA
TJXTK
Respectfully solicit
REPRESENT COMPANIES
THE CONSERVATIVES
>mmittee Meets and Issu
an Address.
A. meeting of tho Executive Co
dec of the Conservative Demo
y Mas held in Columbia last F
j night, at which was adopted a
ted the following address:
ro the people of South Carolin
the third Tuesday in Auguttf
ivention will be elected which ^
et at Columbia in September
ke a new constitution for ?
,te. This election will be as ii
tant to you as that of 1876. 'T
a who will represent you in t
vention will have more power th
officials provided for by the latj
?y will create law. By theic t
i all the Legislature, the State a
nty officers and judges will ^
erned hereafter. All your pei
al and property rights, and thq
rour children, your liberty aj
r chidren's liberty, thehoboqal
sperity and pcape of the iftat# t
future, will be in the keeping^
,t oonv^ntio?. * T VV
if thtfday of elficlioh for delegat
Is you disorganized, undecided, <
cd by factional differences, perso
references and local interest, t
iticians who control the party c
lization and State election machi
, the patronage and all the offici
:ii :i? -i i ?.
uuuuu win uasuy SL'uuru ausoiui
trol of the convention which vri
e such enormous power over yc
I yours.
iVe believe you to have too mu<
peet for your own liberties ai
!its, to surrender such power
a whose only interest and appn
purpose is to secure for themst
permanent place and rule regar
i of the results to the people ai
he will of the people,
flic Conservative Democracy
only political organization
itli Carolina not controlled by tl
iticians who are now in offic
r that reason it will offer its acti
and co-operation to all citizc
0 sincerely desire that the nc
tstitution be be made by free im
owill represent, respect and gua
interest and feelings of the pe
, regardless of the ambitions ai
ds of the politicians, such men
hosen by amicable agreement ai
unon consent, if possible, by
light anti-liing fight ifnecessar
fhe executive committee of tl
tservative party therefore, in a<
dance w ith the resolutions unai
uisly adopted, respectfully urg
members of that party to proeet
nediatcly to organize clubs in eat
I'.ship of the State, and on or bclbi
y (>th, to meet in county convei
is and elect county executive con
tees, and a member for eat
nty of the State executive comini
The present county ehainnai
)crsons to he appointed for tin
pose by the present chairman <
i committee, are requested to 1><
the work of organization withoi
\y>
fhe chairman oi this committee i
ructcd to call a meeting of the no
cutive committee to he held at 0<
ihia not later than duly l'5th.
J. L. Carson,
l>. Williams, Chairman,
tcting Secretary.
1 embers of the State exccutiv
mittcc elected undo- the above at
tested to communicate to me itn
liately their names and, postoflic
l ess and nearest telegraph station
.1. C. Carson,
Chairman
:holson & son, |
NKERS f
OUT, S. C.
; your FIRE ISURANOE.
WITH $40,000,000.00, OF ASSETS.
THE "FORTY"
l 8 Still Hopeful of Harmony,.
Sccretaiy Westcn Encusscft the Situation.
{
Mr. F. II. Weston, secretary of
V the state working Committee of the
"Forty," in an interview with a State
^ reporter has give out the following:
*?j| Since 1892 I have been constantly
thrown into contact with most of the
^tloadcrs of the Forty movement .and 1
^r>j&now them to be men who possess
aX$he courage to act on their convicrUt
r?tions regardless of whom may oppose
|H|tfeeui. These men by their conduct
]j*!5d utterances are truly desirous of
jjw; J revering good feeling anion er the
^Mke people and reuniting the Doha
modracy. In some instances I recall
tl|e sacrifice of their personal anibi^
dS?L?a^er ^'an C0ln^l0n^SC ^le
of office could not allure theui
Gjj> ajfo.^&ccoming blind followers of
denounce good Democrats,
qq' gi^-MMBistently sowed seeds of dispd
inching loyalty of
li. counties where we are not thorough*
n- ty organized."
he "Well, what about the present sit,r.
uation?"
n. "It seems to me that the issue has
lt| been narrowed down to a plain, simte
pie question whether the people or
ill the politicians are to rule. I feel
)U satisfied that the great majority of the
people earnestly desire an end of
?li strife and contention. Nobody, save
u] a few politicians, have profited by the
to unnatural feeling which has existed
v_ between the common sons of a com,
*1 * ...
> . i.ioii moii.er. i think 1 cm say.
J. without fear <>f contradiction, that
the industrial development of this
State has been materially interfered
js with by these unnatural conditions,
in and certainly more of us are interestlie
cd in the prosperity of our State than
e. in the advancement of the politics
ve of any set of men. All this talk ans
bout the people not trusting the Con>w
servatives is simply an attempt to apn
rouse prejudice against good men,
til who in war and in peace have stood
o- nobly and loyally by the best and high
id est interests of the State of South
to Carolina. 1 challenge any man to
ml show where these men have betrayed
a confidence, or have been derelict to
y, the sei vice of the people. It is an
iie unworthy attempt t<> bring into dis(j.
repute and to impair the influence of
a- those who have never for a mom-nit
cs hesitated to give the host days of
.,1 their lives to promoting the happiness
li and prosperity of the people who
le trusted them."
a- "YY ill the l'orty continue to advoa
catc a division of delegates'"
li "Most Jissnnull?? ? .. .. ;ii :
- ... Kill UDIIllliUC
t- to advocate tin* adoption of sueli a
1, policy as will result in the restoration
it of good feeling among our people.
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