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fi" "bi< | Boys 1 pmcE gs* I Size IS 1 Ca" 1 The Ba ? LOCAL LACONICS. Happenings of Interest About Town. Capt. A. H. Foster went to Florida Saturday on business. fticd at Ixjckhart on the morning of the 25th inst., Mary, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kirkpatrick. Church Dedication. The Moil-Aetna Baptist church will be dedicated first Sunday in <*May 1905. The dedicatory sermon ^ will lie preached by the Rev. C. T. ^ Scaife pastor of the Woodruff Baptist church. A cordial invitation to be present is extended to all. Cotton Growers Association. The monthly meeting of the Union County Cotton Growers Association will meet Monday. The township organizations are requested to meet the Saturday lieforo to pre pmu icpuiio, uu;., w? present, to tno association 011 Monday. It is desired to have a full meeting Monday as business of much importance will be before the association. Card of Thanks. Mr. Editor: Please allow me space in your paper, in l>chalf of myself and family, to extend heartfelt thanks to our many dear friends who in so many ways manifested their kindness and sympathy to us during the recent illness and death of our dear boy. None could have been more kind and sympathetic than were they. Words fail to express how much they have endeared themselves to us. T. J. Betenbaugh. Low Rates to Charleston. - On account of the German Rifle Club, May Festival and Golden Jubilee which takes place May 8-13, 1905, the Southern Railway has offered reduced rates of ono fare plus 25 cents. The world's greatest acrobats will pcrf<Srm and many other wonderful, beautiful and brilliant scenes will delight the visitors. One fare plus 25 cents. A chance t to see Charleston in all hor beauty. 7+r J/f K -V v . '* .. 1 . . / , *> ; r : ' sljneT Wash st Receivi 50c TO $ \ 3 to 10 Yc \ And See Tl liley - Copel< Stores Will Close. On aiul after the first day of May the business houses of the city will close their doors at (i o'clock p. m. every day in the week except Saturday. We heartily commend the kind consideration of the proprietors of the stores for giving to their employers this recreation, which we feel certain will he conducive to the health and happiness of all concerned. *_ ' Caster Egg Hunt. taster Sunday at the home oi Mr. Samuel Howell three miles northwest of this eity a very pleasant evening was spent in an Faster egg hunt. Young and old enjoyed this innocent and amusing recreation. There was quite a crowd of children, young ladies and gentlemen present. Among those present from the eity were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Whitlock and children, Mr. and Mrs. Beaty Smith and Mr. Samuel Black. Notice of Meeting. The Cotton Growers Association of Union county will meet in the court house Monday, May 1st, at 12 o'clock, and the different townships are requested to meet at their respective places on Saturday next, elect delegates to the meeting, and if your township has not made out la full report, please do so and present same at the meeting here next Monday. A full attendance is requested. F. M. Farr, President. W. W. Col ton, Sec. Revival Services. The daily services held in the churches of tho city for the past week have been well atctnded and much interest manifested and great good done. Each day since Monday, at 11 o'clock, He v. Thomas Ixntch has preached in tho First Baptist Church to large congregations of attentive and profoundly interested people. The doors of the business houses have been closed also those of schools and nearly everybody went to the church. The sermons have been gpod lectures to the old and young and serious and I wholesome religious impressions i have been made upon all who heard (them. ^t ?l?s L7<ttWWW?? OF... | Suits I Bd. I ,2.00. I ars. I licm. 1 and Co. j Notice. A temperance mass meeting will l?e held at the First Baptist church Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. It is hoped that all persons interested in this cause will attend. The pastors of the various churches of the city and county arc cordially invited to attend, and it is hoped that they will speak briefly upon the question. No program has been prepared. This meeting is called in the hope that some definite plan of operation may be inaugurated. I Come, and bring your friends along. \j. M. Kick. Caster Concert at episcopal Church. The childrcns' Easter concert at 4 p. m. was a revelation in allowing how perfectly they had been trained in singing and religious recitations. All dressed in white and with radiant faces they did their parts with a wonderful precision and grace, doing credit to themselves and to their teachers, Mrs. Shannonhousc and the organist Mrs. Robert Bolick. For missions the children gave $18. The morning collections for the Parish building fund amounted to over $40.? CONTKIBUTEI). In another column will be found the vestry eleeted for the year. Knights of Pythias Meet. The district meeting of 7th district Knights of Pythias met at the hall of Cherokee Lodge No. 37, Tuesday, 25th inst at noon for business transactions. Tuesday night refreshments were served in the hall. The following are the delegates who were here representing their respective lodges: Spartanburg, J. B. Carlisle D. I). G. C., D. C. Carroll, J. P. Belue, Mr. Jordan; Blaeksburg, Messrs. I). D. Caldwell, J. Ii. Dover; Woodruff, Mr. Benson, Dr. Westmoreland and Mr. Kirby; Lockhart, Myesrs. W. B. Crawford and Stevenson; Union, P. C. Whisonant, D. W. Mullinax, Dr. T. Mattox. Several lodges in the district were not represented. Paint Your Buggy For 76c to $1.00 with Devoe's Gloss Carriage Paint. It weighs 3 to 8 ozs. more to the pint than others, wears longer and gives a gloss equal to new work. Sold by Bailey Lumber & Mfg. Co, CYCLONE HITS UNION. , Much Damage and Destruction of Property-- No. Lives Lost. Wednesday afternoon about <? o'clock a terrific storm struck the town, coming from a little north of west. Union cotton mill No. 2., known as the big mill sustained the greatest damage. While the wind was blowing from the west, yet it whipped round and struck the southwest wall of the mill, tore a section of the l'oof off and three-fourths of the end wall of the fourth story fell inside on the floor, leaving about one-fourth of the extreme east end of the. wall standing. Mr. John Campbell, who was nearest the falling wall, was the only one hurt. He is badly bruised and may have sustained internal injuries. It is a miracle how more were not hurt, not only by the falling wall, but in the general stampede down the stairway. A rush and crush was calculated to cause loss of life and broken limbs. Miss Kid was run over and was painfully hurt but not seriously. There were no houses of the mill operatives blown down. The large oak tree that stood near the cotton office on Enterprise street was blown down across the street. The storm seemed to lift itself from there passing over a great many houses and struck Bethel church on \ lrginstreet on opposite side of street from Mr. J. J. l'urcell's residence. The church was a wooden building and is a complete wreck. It looks as if the tower was first blown down on to the roof, mashing the roof in, then the stfle walls fell in and the timbers torn and scattered, tangled and broken into a ruined heay. Several large trees were blown down on the Hill lot and the graded school campus and on Mountain street iti front of Mr. L. J. Haines' residence. The chimneys of Mr. L. J. Hames' residence were blown down and the roof badly injured, so much so that the rain flooded his house. Then the wind seemed to lift again, passing many houses until it reached Monarch mill where it blew-down the old church, being well spent. We hear of 110 more damage. Certainly the freaks of nature's storms baffles theorists, philosophers and sound rcasoners. We are truly thankful that no more damage was done and no lives lost. It is difficult at this time to give exact amount of damage in money value. The Monarch and Bethel churches arc complete wrecks and cost about $1,(MX) and 81200 respectively. The cotton mill building can be repaired for $350. The machinery damage may reach $3,000, for eight spinning frames were damaged by falling brick. The roof fortunately was blown on top of the remaining part and not a timber fell inside. The mill resumed work next morn ing at the usual hour, and the spinning room on top ttoor presented si novel sight running with part of the end missing but is now being repaired by a full force of hands. Joseph Jefferson is Dead. Joe Jelferson the best known actor on the stage in the world, died Sunday night in his Florida home, after a lingering illness of several months. He was well and familiarly known as champion performer of "Rip Van. Winkle," and was often called "old Rip." He took the character out of Washington Irvingis story where it had stood for yetfTs typifying quaintness and charm and fantasy in American literature, and breathed into it the vitality of a genius smitten interpretation . He sleeps a longer and we hope a more peaceful sleep than did old Rip whom he personated so droll and real. Always Liberal to Churches. Every church will l>e Riven n liberal quantity of L. A M. Paint. Call for it. 4 gallons Longman A Martinez. L. A M. Paint mixed with three gallons linseed oil, will paint a house. W. B. Barr, Charleston, W. Va., writes, "Painted Frankenhurg block with I.. A M. stands out as though varnished." Wears and covers like gold. Don't pay $1.50 a gallon for linseed oil, which you do in ready-for-use paint. Buy oil fresh from the barrel at (50 cents per gallon and mix it with L. A M. It makes paint cost alxnit $1.20 ner gallon. Sold by Union Hardware Co., Union; J. L. MeWhirter, Jonesville; j 11, (J. Wilburn A Son, Cross Keys. BB'itJtjiiS Wi* JaBMK 0 "mirrors. 1 re have just opened up a case of Fine Parlor B iantle Mirrors 18x40 handsomely framed in 11 Gilt, Burnished Gold, Ebony and Gold, H and Gold, in oval and square shapes. We B ikinj^ the price so that they will GO QUICK. B >ne of each number will be offered at this B price: H HH No. 2S4o B?Ply Veneer Frame, Gold Ornaments MhI Ml worth 811.(31, for 81 "(? |b| No. 2824 l? - Ehony anil (.Sold, Burnished Ornaments pi r" worth 810.71, for 7 lti O @| No. 2802 B?Oval Florentine Frame, Gold Ornaments '' |f worth 810.(?(). for 7 00 |j? No. 2817 B ?1 in Florentine'Gold Frame, worth 88.01 Cd No. 28~>7 B?('? in Frame, White and Gilt, worth 80.:?1 ^ ||jjj| No. 20.) 1 B?1 in All (Silt Frame Ornamented, worth El ,fy These elegant gocds are worth double the price. Wc N gffl pieked them up at a saeritiee. They are going at a bargain. flflm 1 BAILEY FURNITURE CO. | p/EiiTcLESl n VVe carry the largest stock of M H Wagons, Buggies, Surries and |? H Harness of any firm in Union. H Our pr'ces are right and terms ?| I easy. ....COME TO SEE US.... | Lrhe Peoples Supplv Co., | D. 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