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#? r? m THE UNION TIMES |=, ESTABLISHED IN 1850 - GIVING ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME FOR 67 YEARS VOL. LXVII. NO. 26. UNION, S. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 21), 11)17 - r<Vj __ _ =^=====_=======?===================^^ XV ' m 1 t First Ameri I Vanguard of Pershing's Forces Arrives Hearty welcome (MEN SOLDIER Crowds Greet United Slates Warriors Come to Help France /? Fight?Will Be Moved Close to Battle Line Within Short Time A French Seaport, June 27.?The second contingent of American troops have arrived and disembarked this morning. The troops landed amid the frantic cheers of the people who had gathered for hours before in anticipation of a duplication of yesterday's surprise. Enthusiasm rose to fever pitch when it was learned that the transports and convoys had successfully passed the submarine zone. The port was speedily beflagged in honor of the occasion. All the troops now arrived were vi uiiaxvt a.cu tvuajf tu a camp I1UI QIS" tant from this point, where Maj. 1 Gen. William L. Sibert is installed. Thence they probably will go soon to ] a point near the front. All the 1 troops are in excellent shape, enthusi- 1 astic over the successful trip and their ' reception and eager for action. 1 Maj. Gen. Pershing, the American commander, is expected tomorrow. The harbor is dotted with convoys. ' The streets are filled with soldiers in | khaki and with bluejackets. Great ! . numbers of tpicita are ' immense supplies to the. camps in which the troops are concentrating. Marines Slipped Off Without Ceremonies. New York, June 27.?So quietly did ] a regiment of marines included in that ^ part of the Pershing expedition which , already has landed in France slip , away from the League Island navy , yard, that the sailor baseball team at , [itacute un luc puruae ground did not know 2,700 men under command of Col. Charles A. Doyen, were on their way to the battle front. No drums or bugles sounded and the only ceremony which attended the leave tak- i ing was a brief speech to the officers . by Maj. Gen. George Barnett, commandant of the corps. The story of : their quiet march from barracks was released here tonight. At 2:30 o'clock i in the afternoon of the departure, the i baseball players had the parade 1 ground all to themselves and no one was in sight on the street in front i of the home of the post commander. 1 A few seconds later the head of a | uuiumii 01 soiaiers 01 me sea in Khaki i in heavy marching order swung into i the brick paved street in front of the i commander's house. Maj. Gen. Bar- < nett and a little group of other offi- < cers from headquarters took up posts on the turf of the walk beside the ' curb. i STARS AND BARS. j < The Stars and Bars chapter, Chil- j dren of the Confederacy, was enter- , tained by Miss Elizabeth Smith on j Wednesday afternoon. A large Unit- ] ed States flag floated over the piano and smaller ones were used for decoration. The chapter sang "O Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean" and Miss Cornelia Culp recited "Your Flag and i My Fag." This was followed by a ] poem entitled "The Flags of Our 1 Countries," read by Miss Cornelia Pal- , mer. j Mies Kathleen Humphries told of i the making of the first American flag, \ explaining the significance of the de- 1 sign. Then all stood and joined in sing- i ing "The Star Spangled Banner." The directress, Mrs. J. W. Mixson, < then gave short sketches of Florence i Nightingale and Clara Barton and the 1 organization of the Red Cross society. The girls present organized an ' Auxiliary and will make bandages for the wounded soldiers. They will give an entertainment next Thursday even- > ing at the Chamber of Commerce to 1 raise funds to buy material. ] The admission will he small on/1 - everybody interested is urged to be \ present. _ PICNIO FOURTH OF JULY. There will be a picnic at Sedalia on < the Fourth of July in the grove at | Mrs. Alverson's, near the school house. The public is invited to come j and bring a basket of goodies. 1 can Troops Landed at F MRS. RICHARD I. MANNING ADDRESSED SERVICE LEAGUE Large Audience Gathered to Hear the 5 First Lady of the State Discuss the Many Ways in Which Woman Can Help. By inadvertence the account of the visit of Mrs. Richard I. Manning to Union was omitted from The Times of ' last week and it was with regret that | we discovered this omission because Mrs. Manning's visit was quite an > event. She came in the interest of the 1 Woman's Service League and delivered an earnest Sddress in the Edisonia theatre. A large audience of women and a few men heard this splendid address 1 : . mull uv-MKHh me Kiacmua maimer and convincing logic from the speaker moved the audience profoundly and while enthusiasm already ran high in the Service League it was greatly accelerated by the visit of Mrs. Manning. She showed various ways in 1 which the women of the country could : help in this time of d'.stress and is 1 herself a living example of patriotic devotion, Governor and Mrs. Manning having three sons already enlisted. 1 Capt. and Mrs. F. M. Farr entertained Mrs. Manning during her visit 1 here and after the address on Friday morning an elegant luncheon was served at which a number of guests i were bidden. MISS ALSIE SMITH IN COLUMBIA Miss Alsie Smith, home demonstration for this county is in Columbia to assist in the free demonstration of canning and cooking which that city has inaugurated. The course is offered by the home demonstration department of Winthrop college, the fed- ' eral departments and the Columbia < Chamber of Commerce and the Columbia detachment of National Service ' League for Woman's Service. The course will continue for three days and besides canning the vegeta- 1 bles and fruits that are coming in in such quantities, they will be taught ' Loouake braad with wh?t*auhwtHaite^ HARRY SPEARS HAS ACCIDENT. | Master Harry Spears had the misfortune Monday morning to receive a painful injury. He was attempting to get into a truck and slipped and his < foot was caught under the wheels; al- ! though the wound is very painful it is ' not considered serious and it is earnestly hoped that Harry will soon be 1 out again. 1 DIES AT LANDRUM. 1 i Landrum, June 18.?Mrs. Adolphus Wright, wife of Gist W. Wright, died j at her home here Thursday night, June 14th. Although she had been i ill for two weeks, her death was a < shock to her many friends. Mrs. < Wright was a noble Christian wo man, and was held in the highest love < and esteem by everyone. She had < been a consistent member of the Methodist church from her girlhood, 1 true to the cause of Christ, true to 1 her friends and true to all that was i good, this woman will be greatly i missed. She was a charter member < of Landrum Chapter No. 68, O. E. S., t and was buried with the ritualistic < ceremonial of the order, the Worthy Grand Matron officiating. ' She was born June 13, 1853, and was reared in the "old brick church" section of Union county moving to 1 Landrum 21 years ago. Before her : marriaee to Gist. W 1 r> ... *t iuai cii 23, 1876, she was Miss Adams and besides her husband and one adopted , son she leaves two sisters and one ^ brother, J. Q. Adams, of Lakeland, PI a. VISITS OLD HOME. < 1 Fred W. Keasler, who has been vis- i itinp: his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Y. ? Keasler on West Main street, has re- j turned to his ship somewhere on the Atlantic waters. He left the first of April for the Naval Ttraininpr station n Norfolk, Va., and since then has j ?one aboard a ship. He speaks very lifchly of the navy and says that it . s a nne place for a young man. Mr. Keasler took part in the Red 2ross rally in this city last Thursday ] ifternoon and helped to boost the movement. KNOXVILLF7S BOOSTERS' TRIP ( IN MOVIES HERE MONDAY j Entitled "Pilgrims of Patriotism" c ?cenes along the route photographed \ >y movie man who accompanied the i Knoxville Boosters on their trip last s month. Union is in the moving pic- i ture that will be shown here. Shown at the Edisonia Monday, c luly 2nd, in addition to Metro feature. > Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Williams of < jlendale are spending sometime with 1 :heir children in this city. Miss Lulu Gault has returned from * i visit to relatives at Loclchart June- 1 lion. rench GOOD-McSW AIN. | Lockhart, June 27.?One of the most beautiful events of the past week was that of the marriage of Miss Macie Good of this place and Mr. Lewis Beacher McSwain of Tampa, Fla. The church in which the wedding was solemnized was beautifully decorated in a color scheme of white And green. The chancel was covered wjith white and surrounded by a white Wall entwined with ivy and lighted candles. Overhead was a string of white lights peeping out from the green foliage. The wedding bell suspended by li chain of daisies formed the center. AM TAT T T A ? ? inrs. tt. ij. Lieut, accompanied on tne organ by Miss Bessie Murphy and on the violin by Mr. G. T. Kitchens, sweetly sang "Sweetest Story Eve* Told." Shortly after the strains of Lohengrin's wedding march pealed forth, the Rev. Mr. Porter took his place on the altar. Then came the ushers and the ring bearer, carrying the ring on a magnolia bud. These were followed by the flower girls, maid- of honor, Miss Lillian Good, the best man, Earnest Good and the groom were in their respective places awaited the coming of the bride. The impressive ceremony was then performed by Rev. Mr. Porter. Following which the couple left for various points of interest. AN ENTERTAINMENT. In honor of Misses Ethelind and Nancy Pope, two charming little visitors from Columbia Mrs. Macbeth Young entertained at her home on East Main street Tuesday. The entire lower floor was cleared and the little misses and their escorts enjoyed dancing from 6:30 to 8. The hostess served ices and cakes, assisted by her sister, Mrs. R. L. McNally, Mrs. H. S. Adams of Chester, Mrs. J. C. Wallace, Mrs. W. F. Gilliam and Miss Mary Jones. All then joined in singing "Star Spangled Banner, and just at this mo-, mentr two big-fcttttfa appeared at the door and the little folks were given an auto Tide and taken home. DEATH OF MRS. J. L. LAMB. Mrs. J. L. Lamb died early Thurslay mQrning at her home in the Lower Fairforest neighborhood and will be juried Friday at Bogansville church. Her death was quite a shock to her family and friends, and was altogether unexpected. She seemed to be in her usual health the day before. Her husband arose and built the fire preparatory to the cooking of breakfast. When he went to call Mrs. Lamb he found her dead. Mrs. Lamb was 55 years of ape ind is survived by her husband and seven children five sons and two iauphters, all of them prown. She was a sister of Capt. Jeff May, chief if the Columbia Fire Department and if the late Geo. C. May of Union. Mrs. Lamb was a noble Christian woman, her life beinp one of devotion to duty and to her loved ones. For many years she had been a consistent member of the Bopansville Methodist church, Mr. Lamb moving from that community to the Lower Fairforest community last fall. DEATH OF MRS. BUTLER KELLY. Mrs. Butler Kelly died at her home at Kelly's station at noon Wednesday ind the body was taken to Tennessee for burial the followinp day. She was, before her marriage, Miss Nina Ford, and was born in Tennessee, n6ar Washington college. She is survived jy her husband, but leaves no chiliren. Her death was a great shock ft hf*r hllcHon/1 on/j ?? ? 41 uiiu inciiua, oa on ine day before she was going about the louse. She was put under ether for i slight operation Wednesday and lever regained consciousness. EXCEEDS HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR MARK The latest figures show that the *ed Cross fund exceeds the hundred nillion dollar mark by fifteen million with considerable nore contributors ret to be heard from. TEMPORARY COMMITTEE APPOINTED WEDNESDAY The creditors of the W. B. Terrell ?o. met Wednesday and the affairs of he company were put in the hands >f a temporary advisory committee vith M. W. Brown of Pacolet as chairnan. Another meeting will be held it an early day to decide what steps vill be necessary. fPL - 1 i ne uuainess win continue at the Id stand in the Townsend building. Miss Vera Murrah spent the week;nd in Columbia with Mrs. John Vilds. Mrs. J. B. Haiti wanger of Greenvood is the guest of her daughter, 4rs. Emslie Nicholson on EL Main treet. flllSS WESSLING TO VISIT UNION. Will Demonstrate Bread Making at Chamber of Commerce Saturday. Mas National Reputation. Miss Alsie Smith, home demonstration agent for this county, wishes us to announce that Miss Wessling, of the bureau of chemistry in Washington, will give a free demonstration on Saturday morning at 11 o'clock in the Chamber of Commerce room. Miss Wessling is an expert and will teach the ladies of the city and county to make bread from wheat substitutes. Miss Smith has put the hour at 11 oftlock so as to give the ladies from tne country time enough to reach UnIdfri for the demonstration. It is a gteat privilege which our agent has provided for the community and it is earnestly hoped they will take advantage of the opportunity to hear Ais wonderful woman talk on the subSet of bread-making. WTERTAINMENT AT WEST SPRINGS SCHOOL Attractive Play in School Auditorium Saturday Night. V 4 The ladies of the WomanV, Missionary society of the Jonesville Baptist church rendered the play: "The Old Feabody Pew," in the auditorium of t)|e high school building at West Storings Saturday evening, June 23. Trie auditorium was filled and the entertainment was enjoyed by those who attended. The evening at West Springs was the third time the ladies have given this play. On Thursday evening, June 28, they will give the play in the Y. M. C. A. auditorium at Trough, and on Thursday evening, July 12, the play will be given in the Edisonia theatre here. The entertainment at West Springs netted a neat sum, which goes to the building fund of the new Baptist church at Jonesville. ? REVIVAL AT JONESVILLE. . The revival meeting conducted by 'Rev. Walt Holcomb, assisted by Rev. iMr. Swargerty, gospel singer, in Jonesville, closed Sunday night. The meetings developed wide interest and many were led to make a profession Bf faith. The meetings were held in yie armory building and all denominaBojg. entered into the meeting. Rev. ala'&olcomb is a preacher of marked Mllty and his earnest presentation of tha gospel was greatly blessed in the conversion of sinners and in the! reclamation of barksliitorc muo c,;.,? I -- * *>.tiding led by Mr. Swargerty was of tremendous force throughout the meeting, and was greatly enjoyed by all. PREACHING AT BEIILAH SUNDAY MORNING Rev. J. M. Trogdon wishes us to announce that he will preach at Beulah Baptist church on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock instead of 3 in the afternoon and the change is made on account of the quarterly meeting of the Woman's Missionary society which is meeting at Lower Fairforest on Sunday. Rev. Mr. Trogdon has been invited to preach the sermon to the society in the afternoon at Lower Fairforest and exchanged the hour of preaching for this time. COLORED MAN KILLED. Belton Thmpson was shot and killed ' by Starks Hill near Red Point in this county about sundown Sunday and died in two or three hours. The cause of the trouble is alleged to have been brought about by a woman. Both parties to the tragedy are colored. Coroner Harris held an inquest and the verdict was that "the deceased came to his death by gunshot wound at the hands of Starks Hill." STATE RURALJCARRIERS iw mr.r.,1 iin KUCK HILL The State Rural Mail Carriers' convention will meet at Rock Hill July 3-1. The national president, Fred L. White, of Georgia, will attend the convention on July 3. All carriers who can do so are urged to attend. PICNIC ON FOURTH OK JULY. There will be a picnic in the grove at Mr. B. Meadors' home near Beulah 1 cnurcn on July 4th. The public is cordially invited to attend. On the grounds will be sold refreshments, ice cream, cake and lemonade. The proceeds from the sale will go to the benefit of the Woman's Missionary society of Beulah church. ICE CREAM SUPPER. There will be an ice cream supper at Cohen school house Saturday evening, the proceeds to po for the benefit of the Sunday school. You are invited. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Marchant and Tom, Jr., of Greenville, are the quests of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Cot- : tinprham. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Harvey of Gaff- 1 ney motored to Union this week and I spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Byers on South Pinckney street. . > Dr. an J U" a n aj ' *T _ mn n. u. nuuni.S OI XNOrman, Okla., announce the birth of a daughter June 20. The young lady is to be called Frances Douise. 4 RED CROSS FUl IS OVEi MOTORCYCLE AN!) AUTO COLLIDE ON EAST MAIN In a head-on collision between a motorcycle and a Ford automobile driven by I. From, Douglass Smith, the rider of the motorcycle, was badly bruised and shaken up and one occupant of the car was slightly injured. The car turned on its side and the windshied was broken, besides considerable other damage done it. The motorcycle was badly damaged. The accident happened opposite Ottaray Mills on the road to Monarch. From was driving towards Monarch and Smith was coming into Union; From attempting to pass the Union Ice and Fuel company's truck going in the same direction was suddenly confronted with the on-coming j motorcycle. Smith kept to the right j and was near the curb. That the in- i juries sustained were not more serious j is a matter of wonder. LOCATES IN UNION. Dr. O. L. Bruorton, of Georgetown, has decided to locate in Union for the practice of medicine. He will j have his offices over the Milhous Drug1 Co., and expects to begin practice about the middle of next week. Dr. Bruorton is a graduate of the Charleston Medical College and took one year in the hospital in Charleston and six months in the Polyclinic post graduate hospital in New York. Dr. Bruorton was in Union Monday perfecting his arrangements to move here and will return from Georgetown in his car next week. FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION. There will be a big Fourth of July celebration at Limestone, Gaffney, S. < C. The local Woodmen of the World ' are planning the big day and expect to have a big barbecue, plenty of refreshments and a day full o? extraor- < dinary events. W. O. W. memDers ! from far and near, as well as the I public >n general, are expected to at- < tend. 1 Mr. Floyd L. Baker is in charge of i the big entertainment, and we ac- i knowledge with thanks an invitation to be present. J i ELECTED PRINCIPAL i OF CENTRAL SCHOOLS { Mr. William Clarence Mann of Pick- J ens has been chosen principal of the ; Central graded schools at this place. } Mr. Mann graduated from the Uni- j versity of South Carolina with many honors and comes to us highly recom- ] mended by well known educators. He ( is a brother of Hon. A. C. Mann, un- , til recently a member of the Union bar. PICNIC AT BROWN'S CREEK. A party of young folk, chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. Con Allen, had a de- ' lightful picnic at Brown's Creek last Friday evening. They went out in automobiles and were served lunch on the banks of the creek. Fried chicken, sandwiches, cakes, pies, lemonade, ice cream and dainties of all kinds . were had in abundance, and it was , voted most enjoyable. s sfc.L.l' DENIAL DAY. A special meeting of the Fairforest chapter Daughters of the Ameri- < can Revolution will be held Friday afternoon at G o'clock at the Chamber ' of Commerce rooms and every member is requested to be present. July 9th has been set apart by the State regent, Mrs. E. W. Duvall as "Self Denial Day" for the D. A. R.'s and the regent of the Fairforest chap- ( ter, Mrs. L. J. llames wishes her chapter to raise $25.00 or more if possible for this fund; the chapter has cut expenses and every member is ( urged to deny herself some luxury and contribute that amount to the Red! Cross fund. FINE SHOWING. A. Cato, a well-known colored mart of Union, who has two acres of cotton within the corporate limits of the town, brought in the third cotton bloom of the season Wednesday morning. 1 i.ast year he got $150 for the cotton and part of the seed on one acre and still has some of the seed on hand. That is pretty good farming. AN ENTERTAINMENT. The Girls' Auxiliary of the Red Cross will give an entertainment next , Thursday evening at the Chamber of | Commerce. There will be a. cake walk and all , are asked to come in "tacky" costume, and walk for the cake. This will be followed by a spelling ! bee and a prize will be given for the best speller. There will be two classes ?one for "grown-ups" and one for children. 1 There will' be several musical num- 1 bers, and ice cream will be sold. 1 Admission 6c. 1 Come and have an evening's fun and i help a good oause. h ND R SUBSCRIBED Vast Sum Contributed in One Week?Total Will Show Sev erel Million Over the Mark? Union Counly Did Her Part Well in This Movement. The Red Cross Wednesday night announced that it had reached it-s goal of ?100,000,000 humanity dollars. Officials said at midnight that a tabulation of complete returns would not be available until Thursday. Telegrams from every part of the country gave definite assurances that the amount sought for war relief had been fully subscribed and every indication pointed to a surplus of several millions. "Pershing Day" brought the campaign to a spirited close. Reports tonight from nearly 1,000 cities showed subscriptions during the past 24 hours exceeded ?18,000,000. New York I>ed. Speculation centered upon the returns from New York city. Red Cross workers there reported at noon ?^7,000,000 of its allotted ?40,000,000. but the complete figures were confidently expected to exceed the allotment and reach possibly as high as $4r>.000,000. Of this amount reported officially $20,000,000 was contributed in cash and ?17,000,000 through dividends. It was explained that there was a possibility of a loss through some overlapping of dividends and subscriptions. Outside of New York city the figures for the country by sections were us follows: New England. $ 8,000,000; Atlantic States, $10,000,000; Southern States, ?4,000,000; Central States, $22,000,000; Western States, $10,000,000. rotai, $60,000,000. South Carolina Gave $367,055. At midnight Secretary R. H. King, of the Y. M. C. A., in charge of the State crusade, stated it was impossiole to give final figures for the Red Cross campaign by counties. He said practically every county which had reported up to that time stated that a ".ater report woud be made which would increase the returns. Mr. King stated that the unofficial reports so far apparently show that $367,055.76 las been raised, with the certainty hat these figures will be increased by inal reports tomorrow. South Caroina's allotment was only $300,000. Splendid reports have come from practically almost all of the counties. Mr. King said that totals for each county could probably be released Thursday night. He attributed the great success of the movement to the leadership of Governor Manning and Secretary Puekett, of the State War Work council and to the superb leadership in the different counties. "The heart of South Carolina has been touched by this appeal. The response has been quick and generous. For the War W n r L' oAimotl ?nf? -.v: T vuuiivn ?t itsinnjfion 1 express the deepest pratitude," said Mr. Kinp. Union County's Part. Union county pave $1,250 over the allotted $'5,000. The results in the county at the various precincts beinp as follows: Tonesville $ 474.40 West Sprinps 53.80 Cross Keys 08.05 Wilburns 70.46 Sedalia i 94.00 Sardis 23.20 unuvut ....... ... 1 48.15 Lockhart Junction 28.48 Kelton 203.75 Adamsburg 50.50 Mt. Tabor 38.70 Lockhart 1007.11 Oakland 25.10 Carlisle 04.55 Colerain 18.00 Buffalo 504.G5 Gibbs 0.35 Carem 20.50 Mearior 23.51 Monarch 023.12 Ottaray 150.25 K. K. Mills 621.50 Union, Ward 1 305.75 Union, Ward 2 413.55 Union, Ward 3 201.95 Union, Ward 4 535.73 Union Cotton Mills 70.20 [foshen Hill 30.65 HAS RECEIVED COMMISSION. Dr. W. S. MeMurray of I.ockhart has been commissioned 1st lieutenant in the medical corps. ' Dr. McMurray is a brillant younp man, an honor to his profession, and ,..^11 J .? wcu unserves me nonor conferred upon him. He completed his studies in medicine in Europe and is thoroughly trained in the science. He may be called into service at any hour. SERVICES AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. J. F. Matheson, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, will return to the city Friday and conduct the preparatory service at the church on Friday evening and Sunday morning it the usual hour the communion service will be hel^.