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THE UNION TIMES Published Every Friday. M. W. Cl"L.r, Editor. HUNTER & McNALLT, Publisher*. Itegistoml at tin? PoMtoflta) in Union, S. C., as swond-ckuM mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One year .... $1.00. Nix month* .... oO cents. Three month* . . . Jo cents, Subscription livable in advance, ul ways. Remit by jnistal order, check 01 registered letter. Currency by oi?en niai at sender's risk. ADVERTISEMENTS. One square, lirst insertion . . ?1.00 Every subsequent insertion . .">0 cents Contracts for three months or longc will l? made at reduced rates. All communications which sulwerv l?rivate interests will In chained for a advertisements. Obituaries and tribute of respect will be charged for at lial rates. All payors will lie stopped the day the empire. We will hereafter make no ?U viation from this rule. loiters and remittances should be at dressed to THE UNION TIMES CO., Union, s. C. UNION, S. C., J AN U Alt V 1\ 189' OUTLOOK IN UNION FOR 189' To say that the outlook in Uniu for the present year is brighter tha ifc has beon for u long time is siinpl tho unvarnished truth. Union'st'o ton factory No. 1 is running on fu time and at its full capacity. Mill Ni 12, which is the largest mill iu tli state, if not iu the South, will soo be running. Tlu? ( ntfnii m<i>il oil mill is riinniii night and day. This mill declare a fifteen per cent, dividend last yea and it is reasonable to suppose i will do equally as well during tL present year. Tbo excelsior knitting mill an ill b< giu work very soon. It is a splendi plant, we doubt it' there is a superb oue anywhere, and having liighl competent men running it, wit an abundance of capital; there scarcely a doubt as to its sueccs The operatives arc now moving ini the tenements, which are oxeeci ingly neat and well arranged house New dwellings are being built i all parts of the towi?w^;vg. uiu uein, now planned. There is only one va cant store in the town, and doubt less it will soon be occupied. Ther have been no mercantile failures ii Union during and eonfideno is being fully restored in this line o business. The banking facilities of the (onvi are first class, consisting of two re liable banks viz ; The Merchants ant Plauters National Bank and the pri Vflti* ImnL' nff W in \ Viiilttvlcnn V mvv wonik v i ? in. * k a' ivuunuu vv fc'on. Doubtloss both banks will accommodate themselves to the inereas cd demands that will be made upon them bv the growing business needs ? O u. of Union. A new Building and Loan Association (The Peoples ) has been organized w ith over shares taken, while the old Building and Loan Association t'Tho Union) has started a . new series, making No. "?. with over .r>00 shares taken. The people ot*all elusscs and callings have taken stock in these organizations, which wo eonaider a hopeful sign. Nine-tenths of the flock in all these institutions ir taken bv Union county pcoph?a iaet to be proud ot. The many various kinds of business f.eoni to have a healthy air about th<tn. The e.tizen< all seem to be imbued with one idea, and that is progress. Tin-re are no disseusions, uin! cvcrv one seem* to l>e uuiking a united pull ami that is lor the ad ^ancenicnt of Union. The political animosities cngetnleiedsonieycurs hack, eceui to bodxing out, and the people y of the to* n .in-] < ountrv are beginning t >r< ii;<- that there interests arc identical. Kverv person who thinks at all, knows that cu-ry dollar that property advance* in the country helps every taxpayer, ami the same effect is produced by the appreciation j y oj proper* e \ lino in toon. The old J \ tiietjdJy itid jjciu! f<-*dng Ictsecnl tho ^ooplc of to*n and country is I ) AJltvred wlicjj 15 a? it should l?v. The I ' ?f* ip jK'ople of the county arc in very good I condition. They have made very 1 good ciops, have paid their debts, as 1 a whole, and have plenty of hog and , hominy for the present year. The j farmers have nio.e and better stock i than ever before. They have learned J a great deal in the last few years by, experience. They no longer buy .my and everything simply because they can buy it on credit. They are . beginning to realize that from 7 to 8 cents per pound is a normal price for 'r cotton, and they make their calcula1 tions on that basis. A great number of them are taking stock in mills 01 various kinds, and we only wish that . twice as many had stock in them. J. The public roads leading to town have been very much improved B within the last year, bv the chain s . . *" a gang system* which is a great itnI proveiuent on the old system. The .. contract system combined with the v elmin gang will soon give us good v public roads. 1- An electric light plant and water works plant will be established during the present year, which will - be operated by the town, which will put us on a city basis. While the * Southern roil way gives us a good 7- service, it would help us very much II to have a competing line of railway, n and we have a strong belief that ere y long the Seaboard system will build t- a line from C'aclislfi to Union. When 11 h11 our will# ore running on fy|J fhne j. thebussness of Union will demand ic tin? service of two railways. On the n whole w<? expect a good and prosperous year for Union. ? Lynchings. As a rule we are opposed to lynch,' iogs there have been several in the 11 , State of late, which have had and IC will have a bad effect. Hut we could not blaiuc any people for lynching Lj the fiend Simon Cooper in Sumptcr County, this f fiend surpassed all brutes that we have ever read of, and ^ the people of Sumter would have been more than human had they resisted the desire to lynch him. We h<?i?e that it will be a long time before to . . we will have to record another such crime. s. vi I CUD*"I **v in yarn we 3b?. ' Jecj' g ..no acted as mh,. master for the raw ? insurgent troops under Gomez, has just returned to liis home. lie brings back the startling information e that General Wevler is a native of n Ohio, and a son of parents of Ger c Dian origin, llis father is at present j. a farmer in the Buckeye State. It is perfectly rcdiculous to suppose for a single instant that the United 1 States ever bred such a butcher as Weyler. No no, our people are * made of different stuff. The legislature of South Carolina convened in Columbia on Jany. lJth 1807, Speaker of the house Frank B. Gary, of Abbev lie was re-elected Speaker without opposition General ,1. Walter Gray of Greenville was re-elected clerk of the house. All the other officers of the house ami senate ; were re-elected. Gov. .John Gary ; Evans Message was received and laid 1 before the house. ? - t County Commissioners Peports I Some years ago the publishers of c the report of the County Commissioners was abolished. This report gave ' detailed information to the taxpayers v as t?? where their money went and ' | besides giving valuable information ' it acted as a check against a mis-use *' I of (lie public funds of the County. But in a spirit of false economy the 1 Legislature abolished tho law rerpiirJ ing this report to be printed in a '* i Countv newspaper* What has been I a. .. .'..i.v on ? ? ' a' mt K-aim, iiu1 UlXJiaVlTM art' Kept III ! absolute ignorance of what is going '* on, ami already in Aiken County alone, three ex-Countv Commission" P cis have heen brought to trial, i " charged with malfeasance in oflice. 1 '' Whether the acts charged against : ! tlieni were intentional or not it is pret- > I ty certain that if they had been required to print their report, as for- u tuerly. the wrong doing would have "J heen discovered earlier and the aion- n. cy paid the printer would have heen N well spent. i {a It is a (pieMion that effects e very ' County in the Sta'e. The nconle have t,. ! a to know how tin? financial nf- ii fairs ?i 'ho counties arc coiidw te l ,s and a (iuftilcd statement of ?vxj>* n<l jl' tur<-8 is ti?o wav lor tin in t" , ii kt'oji truck of tbo same. U much ; t\ iiiibi ii # ? ** - 1 -*? ? otter to prevent the horse being aken than to look the stable door ifter lie is gone. Wo hope the present legislature (vill deal with this question of printing the annual report of the County Commissioners, and remedy the present verv sirlous defect in the law.? Aiken Journal. From Clifton. Among the notable events tlial have LK-curred sinee 1 last wrote is the marriage of our handsome and jiopular young friend, Mr. Samuel T. lteid, to the charming Miss Mamie Fuller, of Greenwood. Mr. lteid is a successful young business man and assistant manager of the company's store, while Mrs. lteid is a very attractive young lady and quite an acquisition to Cliftons society. Their many friends wish them much happiness. Auotlter happy e\ent of this nature took place here a short while ago. Mr. Thomas McAllister and Miss Mattie Coojier being the contracting parties. This iN>pular young couple, after a pleasant visit to relatives in North Carolina, have returned home. They have a host qf friends here who predict for them a haiglit and happy future. Mr. Edward 1>. livers, who has many friends lie re, was in Clifton last Saturdpy Mr. llavham Thomson visited relatives in Union county during the holidays. Mr. Tlumspp Is yeyy }H)pular here. Mr. J. II. Foster, of f'acolef ip'lls, was hero a few days ago 011 a visit to relatives and friends. Mr. J. J), llailev, who is attending school at Uljflo" relin ked a fpw days ago from a visit to Union cuuuty. j l)r. Dugas Dates of Gaffney City, lius [ lieen quite sick at the residence of his father. We are glad to know that the , ductpj.- |s getting better. January 11, liJOf. ?J-.' Comrades. The distinguished honor of prc, seating to vou this token of woman's love h?* beep plaj-jjd upon me by a power I cun t fesisj, afid I fc^)i*e that thu js the gyamjest und happiest duty of my life. I regret that my faltering lips are unable to give expressions to the emotional throbs oi my bosom, tihen I look into youi face and rcmeipbcr thatch; bpuutiful banner is intended as a souviniei which recalls your heroism and devotion to duty in the darkest houi of our country 's peril?when ffr h}ood\ fratricidal war was being waged against* our In.'tnes and firesides iii which the combined fo;:es of the world was waged against ps, \vhcr uol'if nqPiwiS'es made widn on .. . > and their children fatherless and our loved ones were often driven to strangers and even to our enemies fbr a miserable shelter from the inclemency of the season* ^ ou have assembled tojav fellow comrades to accept at the hands of a worthy daughter of South Carolina, this high testimonial of her admiration of your val .? w hich made her native state second to none of that grand galaxy of st.ites which fought i<?r jsoutliem rigli a anU Southern independence. This is tin; handiwork of Mrs. A. Foster MeKissiek, llegent of Seiunc-s chapter, daughte of the Con. fedcracy, of Auhuru Alabama, and in her name and in behalf of E. lb, A. F , and J. Hion sons of General I. (i. MeKissiek, ear gallant commander 1 present this beautiful' banner to Camp Gi'cs L\ C, Veterans and I isk you to see that it always occupies i prominent place in the grand old p iny of survivors as tliev meet from .iiiu t > time, ami until the lust member lias crossed the river and joined he iminoitnl Lee, Jackson and Davis mi the unexplored fields of 'ternity. God bless the noble women of our ountry, for they are the mothers, vivos, daughters, sisters and sweetit arts ol heroes who South Carolina las tought how to live and how to lie. Let the memories of the past, the e-ponsil ilities of/he present, and the opes of the future hind us closely getIter while we teach our children ) how to no being or influence . LTve and exeeji our God, and the ?versof ? ur country, Ank now you ?i;l show your ap? reciatiott of this beautiful banner l?v I,.,,,. , I.,..,. ..t. I - -ii,:-' . ...^ V V-... t;i .111.I .1 I 1 U.IIJ Icbci \ <*11. Ti up Homedy W. M. Rrpinr,. ilitor Tiskihva, 111., < liid"Wi* won't k?-rp house ithout 1 >r. Knur's Ni u Discovery for iiiisiiiuptioii,' 'oiiyhs ami ('o il.-. Jv\|H'i iI'UUt.i IVit 11 many ot Inn's, imt never trot ? inn* it'iui'dy until ?c u-sd Dr. Kind's , i*\\ Ihsmwry, No otljnr iruirdy ran kr its |? a< i? in our liolur. its in it WW i\r a r.'it on ami sure cure for Coughs, Ids Whooping ('oiiirh, <*t<r.** It in idle |m riinrut with other n-medics, even they arc uryil oil you as just a.- j;oihI 1 >i Kii.j'- Nru i \. They an* .1 a. u'?'"'l. Urausc tlii.s remedy has a old iil ruri'saml i* *i'lt s is trunruntred. m v. r lads sal. ly. Trim tree at l)r. ! C. Duke's Pro" ftorc. j t< Religious. January 9, 1897. The Broad Hivcr Baptist Sunday School Union of the middle section will ineot with Pocolet No. 1 on Saturday bcfoic the 5th Saturday in . January. The Convention will meet at 10 a. m. 1st. One-half hour devotional exercise conducted by Bro. Wesley Sanders. 2nd. Enrollment of delegates and reports of schools. ord. Miscellaneous business. First question. "What can be done for our weak and dying country churches?" Speakers, J. A. llaines, F. M. Littlejohn and others. o 1 .i: tc\\7u-. C. : . ot'cuuu question. n iiu<- pioui is our Sunday School Union?" J. N. Jeffries. C. N. Legg and others. Intermission of one hour. Third question. "What have the scholars a right to expect of their superintendents?" Speakers, J. 0. Thomson and J. Ebb Jeffries. Fourth question. "How should a church act so as to give most benefit from the labors of the pastors 'i speaker?. Sam W. Lipscutnb and T. Chalk. Fifth Question. '"Can a church momber live a consistent life that takes no interest in church or ses sion work. Speakers, llev. J. C. Crocker and '/? R. Vitijips. " SUNDAY Molt NINO. Sunday School mass meeting conducted by Bro. Wesley Sanders at 10 a. typ Missionary sermon by How F. C. Ilickson at 11 a. iu. Alternate, Rev. J. C. Crocker. Committeeman, Simpson iBlunton. ?? Iii olden day* gounnH uifun{ ^ .judge of yvipp apd guipMand pf ujUing, Tonlay the former is an epicure 111 With, and delicate in tiiste: the latter is a glutton in lioth and vulgar in taste. The days of fa, rnous eating are over We Americans are a race of dyspeptics, and the most valuable tiling which the average American can own today js a Wix pf Haipon's Ton'tp ; Liver lhllp, tj|p great i>*inwlY for biliousness. 3<~> ircpts a lxix at F. C. Duke's ( Drug store ? trial dose free. The Presidential electors for South Carolina met in Columbia yesterday and 1 cast their ltallols for Bryan and Sewall. Mr. T. \\. stamjland was ehoiscu to carry | the returns tp yi ashipgton, | ~ WANTED. I A few shares ot! stock of Union t Cotton Mill. Apply t|uiel>. James K, IIixtkh. .. Wcdonotv?ui aS>V %K> but meivani lloys or Loafers, to wriiv. .1 of ability, S'Jou to S"iOO per iponili, salary or commission. State and general managers. ltacine fire Engiue Co., llaeine Wis. # MOVED TO NEW (jl'AUTEHS. Bailey ?k Sexton have moved their tifstrciass 1 testaurant and Market to the MeXpacc building, where they will lie pleased to see all pf their friends and customers. '5tf Uailkv & Skxton. l'QR SALE. A high grade bicycle in first class condition. very low p* ice, easy terms. Apply to P. A. McXally. STATE OF SOUTII CAROLINA, County of Union. In the Court of Common Pleas. William Munro, \'A. Clem T. Mabrey, et al. In olH'dinncc to an order matin herein by his Honor. Judge James Aldrich. dated July Nth 189*J. I will sell before the Court House door during the legal hours of sale, on ?ulosday 1st of February. 1HU7. the following lands to.wit: Seventy-three a<Tos in (ioudeysville j township, Ijounded by lands of Jesse J. Mabrev on the South, ofT. 1). Littlejobn on the West, and of William Jones on the North and East. Also forty acres in said township adjoining lands of T. I). Littlejobn, William Jones and J. J. . Mabrv and known as the home place and 1 l>arcei of said seyenty-tbree acres. TKitMS OK SAM:. J One-half "ash, the balance on a credit, of one year with interest from date of sale, secured by ln.??d ot the purchaser and a mortgage of the premises. C. li. 1*1?.'. KR, J-4t Mas'er. < Xmas 111, Bad Cold, La Grippe. ' l< llcmhiehe, Sha'tercel Nerves, Slceple sne*s, Hein<>rse, Repentance New Resolutions, Lo t Jobs, M. T. Pocket Books, 1 end many aches for which 1 have ;i suic cure Jail "ii ino, opposite I uion Hotel. F. U-DUKE. i" I >wiler In ivenlliiiig in Hit' Drug Line. I till every prescription brought o my store myself. Ny mistake?. DISCOVERED. In taking stook just after Xmas we dis- * / ^ covered how many COOKING STOVES We have sold out of that Car Load we bought last Summer with . the Cash. FUEL f '.'.Ty-I QUICK, SAVERS? alBIB [bakers LONG [ LARGE EIRE | OVENS BOX. I I ETC. And we were astonished to fiiul so few left; still we have enough at the Same Low Prices On hand to supply quite a number of families who are needing a New Stove with the New Year. Your see we saved quite an Item in the , freight; besides we bought them in the dull season for CASH. All thie enables us to figure prices down fine; then too that GUARANTEE of every Stove Baking under the bottom is thrown in TREE with every Stove. (h|A AA Buys a No. 8 with 30 ?4^ I vivU pieces of ware <?"7 AA Buys a No. 7 with full aV/V/ set of 30 pieces. . . "We also Imy Plows, Nails and Burbwire in Car Load Lots for SPOT CASH ALWAYS. THE OLD RELIABLE, A. H. FOSTER & COMPANY. A COMMOTION IN THE SEA. THE WHALES TRY TO SWALLOW THEIR SHADOWS Great Confusion Amonsr flip Fish Tn.' Oli, dear whr.ley V Why art thou so unrelenting ? You cold blooded and ungrateful moi.ister? Providence has been kind to you in the bcatawraent of favors; and yet you are as barren of gratitude as a "tailor's goose is of feathers." Notwithstanding you have swallowed innumerable piscatory tribes, whose domains are boundless, and whose liberties are unrestrained, not satisfied ; unab'e to swallow thyself endeavors to swallow thy shadow. WHAT WILL YOU NEXT UNDERTAKE. To save time and anxiety, and in order to close out in ' 'short form" just suppose you grease the Eastern and Western hemispheres and take them in at a single gulp. "Peace and good will unto you efforts." The "Jonah'' light i.n night like the cork, drifts with the current and bobs up at an opportune time to give warning to the admiring whale spectators. When you are looking tor "Jonah prices," always cali on a Jonah to get them. We are interesting our customers on approaching Christmas time prices Drop in and see a Jonah for a Christmas treat ae they seem to be quite rare in these late times. Yours very truely. W. T. BEATY. Guano, Guano! Wanted. We an; prepared to furnish the follow- / UK well, known brands of Fertile : XhOUSaild BUSM* / Standard High Peas at High?/ Grade Fertilizers Market Price' We are in our now ?to/^n(^w,\n J '* S Standard Acid Phos- y?? e> give us. di. Varc oa<,ed on phate. /_. ' \ tiso the rxro.v on, mills Christm# ?ys? (?L" ANOKs A XI) .U'lDS. Y ^ It will |>ay you to get our prices be- I Fancy -glassware, We also have on hunt! a nice line of A.*N1> \ Wagons Sc Buggies \ iirf,G/,,c of Handsome Oil huntings/* down nothing nicer Which we sire selling very cheap. I |()|. Ohrii/13 Prc3cnV!* r^1TTXTr- ,' I w ...going "ell CLOTHING We silso earrv a large stock of Maple , . COST for the next 20 id Fsmev (Jroeeries sit the very lowest,"' tiny^ , ? . \ -kxHlhey cm, lu ?>M. Ui??. ?'??? a',d ?* u" ""P. ? I .... :Ce.<l. will \n> to liitvc ymi call UW'linff us voiip cottuJi Wo me If* i'l examine our stock before buvinir as ' ^ * ? c.ollun' Wf e think we can please. ' (|lf/uarket at all times. 4 20 pounds Granulated Sugar $1. nt* BrOS. j, j, Littlejohja C#- ^ ?r