The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, October 19, 1917, WEEKLY EDITION, Image 1
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VOL. LXVn. NO, 42. UNION, S. OCTOBER 19, 1917 ~ TeaK
SUGAR FAMI1
THREATEN!
Retail Price Said to Be Fifteen
Cents?Dealers Lim
iting Amount to Customer.
(By Associated Press)
New York, Oct. 18.?With
wholesale supply sources
virtually cut off, New York
is threatened with a sugar
famine. Many stores are already
without it and dealers
are limiting their sales
to a few pounds to each customer.
Housewives are going
to the stores and buying
whatever obtainable. Prices
very high; 15c per pound being
already reported.
British Fleet C(
By Lorn
(By Associated Press)
London, Oct. 19.?Daily Mail condemns
what it calls the failure of
the British fleet to prevent the GerLimestone
Stud
i Buy
& College Girls Purchase
& Eight Hundred Dollars
WaWIi and Tlan a4a
to College.
The Limestone college girls have
v invested in $1,000 worth of second
Liberty Loan Bonds; the senior class
Carriere Hange<
Death Pena
(By Associs
Batron Rouge, Oct. 19.?E
today at the State penitentia
Marion Swords in 1916. Cai
dangerous cut in the neck, s
Large Transact!
in
(By Associa
New York, Oct. 19.?Milli*
erty Loan changed hands at
This is the largest single tra
DEATH OF MRS.
W. C. BALDWIN.
End Came Wednesday Af- ,
temoon at 5 O'clock.
Body Taken to Abbeville
for Burial
J
Mrs. W. C. Baldwin, of near Lockhart,
died Wednesday afternoon about
five o'clock and her body was taken
to Abbbeville, her former home, for 1
burial.
Mrs. Baldwin was woman of high
character and she was a faithful 1
member of the Presbyterian church.
Her death is a great shock to her
friends and loved ones. Her husband
is a prominent merchant of this county,
and he together with the other !
members of the family have a wide
circle of friends who deeply sympathize
with them.
A SilvAr Tea
The June and September Circle of
Grace Methodist church will serve refreshments
at the Hotel Union from
4 to $ p. m. A splendid musical program
haa been arranged for the occasion.
Meanwhile the less the world drinks
the more it will have to eat.
The late Andrew Lang, when in the
* mood, has more than once written 5,000
words of a book between breakfast
and late luncheon.
fife i -
NE NOW I
S NEW YORK
Sam Kelly Undergoes
a Second Operation
Claude Sartor went to Spartanburg
Wednesday to see the great parade
and to visit his nephew, Sam Kelly,
who was recently injured by a fall "1
and is now in the hospital. Mr. Sar- J
tor reports that his nephew was more
seriously hurt than was at first supposed,
and that a second operation
was necessary to set the broken bone.
Shipping Potatoes
to Spartanburg
J. H. Riley, a prominent citizen,
merchant and farmer of Buffalo,
shipped 300 bushels of sweet potatoes
to Spartanburg Thursday.
Mr. Riley has long been the champion
sweet potato raiser in Union {
county. I
It is learned that Mr. Riley realized
a handsome price for the shipment to '
Spartanburg Thursday. ?
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mdemned ;
don Newspaper i
<
man fleet from becoming master of g
the Gulf of Riga and demands Admi- j
ralty make an explanation of this
humiliating display in the Baltic.
~ y
ients ,
Liberty Bonds(
bought $300 worth; the juniors $50 *
worth; the sophomores $100 worth, .
and the freshman class $50 worth;
the Griffith literary society and the
Cooper literary society $50 worth. *
After purchasing these bonds the
young ladies of the, college donated
them to the endowment of Limestone
college.
d Today
lty For Murder;
ited Press) J
[elaire Carriere was hanged
ry for the murder of Sheriff *
rriere was suffering from a _
elf-inflicted. J
on
Liberty Bonds
ited Press) 1
m dollar bond fund of Lib- I
the stock exchange at 99.72. <
nsaction. ^
Death Claims Good Woman. =
Mrs. J. C. Edwards died at her j
home on the outskirts of this city
Sunday afternoon, October 14th.
The funeral services were held at
the home on Tuesday, October 16th, at
4 o'clock, after which the body was
interred in Kosemont cemetery.
Death came a* a great shock to
hundreds of friends and even the loved
ones who watched and waited could
scarcely realize that in her accus- I
tomed health on Thursday she had ^
been stricken, suffered with Christian
patience and yielded to the grim con- "1
querer in a few brief days. ?
Mrs. Edwards is survived by her _
husband, J. C. Edwards, four daugh- |
ters, Mrs. Charles R. Smith, Mrs.
Johnnie Saunders Bowen, Misses
Bessie and Leila Edwards and two
sons, Douglass and Eugene, who have
the tender sympathy of friends in
their bereavement.
Mrs. Edwards was a beautiful type
n? ?!*-i i *' "?"
vi vunDbiiu wiieuwu ttnu momernood .
and was a lifelong member of Grace t
Methodist church of this city. 3
Whole Family of Union
Buys Liberty Loan Bonds
F. J. Parh&m and family are the "j
champion Liberty Loan Bond buyers ^
in Union. Mr. Parham himself has a
bought six, his wife one, his 11-year- q
old daughter one and his young son,
six years old, one. This is the entire
family. si
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5ERMAN THREfl
PETRORRADl
RENIN
Developed by Na
Forces?No Intenl
Russian Fleet N
Sailors Anxio
(By Associa
The Russian decision to rei
?rad to Moscow and evacua
laval base on the Gulf of Rig
nent is influenced by the Gc
?rad being: developed by i
Previous suggestions that the
>nly to military situation bei
?rnment would be freer awa;
Petrograd. Apparently ther
>ut the Russian fleet, which r
superior forces, but sailors ai
the fight.
Petrograd reports that Ge:
yesterday.
The French engaged in sn
'ront last night, taking score
lamage while in German line
The Germans made local a
ind were repulsed.
Rule Put Aside
(By Associa
Washington, Oct. 19.?The
notions has been put aside in
ind National Guard promotic
liars, Guard or National An
>le for temporary appointmei
m the demonstration of the
>ersonality.
Liberty Loan Is
"Within Stri
(By Associa
Washington, Oct. 19.?Ti
nated the Liberty Loan subs
ion seven Hundred and fifty ]
listance" of the two billion n
V. treasury statement said th*
ilready subscribed is above t
\lleged Plot Fli
When Office]
(By Associs
New York, Oct. 19.?An all
ige United States converted
>een frustrated when the pol
barged with attempting to bi
lim to go aboard.
Jncle Sam Len
Twenty
(By Associa
Washington, Oct* 19.?Th
wenty million dollars more 1
Real Estate Transfers.
Mr. E. F. Kelly, the hustling land
isr, sold on Thursday 800 acres, ,
is "Mobley Place" to B^>er Rhyns
rug Co., Spartanburg, S. C., and 100
cres, "The Hancock Place," to Mr. '
r. B. Barron of this city. <
The most impressive costume on the ;
treet is the aniform of our country. 1
I (GAINST >
FLUENCED
. OF CAPITAL
and |Military
Sending Out
Penned in?
For Fight.
ited Press)
? 11 A 1 i? M
iiuvt me capital irom jretrotioh
of the Island of Rival,
:a, suggests that the govern- j
irman threat against Petro- r
natal and military forces. J
s capital be removed referred i
ng pointed out that the govV
from sinister influences of
e is no intention of sending ^
iow seems penned in, to fight
*e reported to be anxious for
rman destroyers sunk mines
tall operations on the Aisne 1
is of prisoners and inflicting 1
is.
ittacks on the Verdun front
ited Press) *
historic rule for army pro- 1
government National Army 1
ms. The officers of the Reg- 1
ny will be held equally eligi- 1
it or promotion, based solely
j fitness, without regard to (
tv t
1N0W
king Distance'',
ttcd Press) (
easury officials have esticriptions
more than one bilmillion,
and "within striking
lark set for Saturday night,
it many estimates of amount
hat of the official estimate., J
?
_ = I
istrated '
c
rs Make Arrest'
f
ited Press) , 1
eged plot to blow up or dam- t
transport is believe to have 1
lice arrested a Scandinavian r
ribe a ship mechanic to allow J
3
in o
ds France '
r Millions More
ited Press) J
te government has loaned [
to France. t
? h
To Be Tried in Greenwood. J
t
Gtorge Herring, who was arrested
Tuesday night on a charge of making
.unfriendly remarks about the United
States Government, was carried to 0
Greenville today by Deputy W. H. ^
Murff. Herring will be tried in Green-1,
wood November 13th. f
m
RUSSIAN CA1
MOVED
Dr. Sally Returns
From Fort Oglethorpe
I)r. F. I\ Salley, who left Buffalo
diree months ago for training at
Fort Oglethorpe, returned to Union
Wednesday evening for a day or two,
ifter which he will report for duty.
I>r. Salley ranked hi^h when the
,hree month's training at Fort. Ojrlchorpe
came to a conclusion, as his
nany friends in Union county exacted
him to do. He will, no doubt,
ioon be "somewhere in France," and
m will forjce to the front, for he is
i man of exceptional ability and charicter.
Fine Chrysanthemums
Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Speake have
i garden full of chrysanthemums
hat have been a joy to every one
rnssing that way. The flowers are
rery largo and various colors and
lave well repaid for all the trouble
t cost to grow them.
Miss Neely Sartor, also, has some
ine blooms of choice variety.
Will Revoke C
Unles W<
(By Associated Press)
Springfield, 111., Oct. 19.?Frank
Harrington, state president of the
niners organization sent telegrams
Public School C
Gc
iren against the Gary systei
hundred thousand children <
aded the streets and brok<
I /? 11 *
LMmce reserves nnauy resto
placed around all schools tl
system keeps children at scl
German Bombc
Only Acti\
(By Associ;
Nothing of importance is j
ing to General Haig's repor
man bombardment. Berlin s
leavy bombardment is takii
bombarding French as well
\?
Another Box Shipped.
The Union County Red Cross chaper
shipped another splendid box of
garments to the Atlanta division on
""riday. The box contained 2 dozen
>perating caps, 1 operating gown, 1-2
lozen pairs bed socks, 5 dozen bed
ihirts, 6 dozen pajamas and 1 dozen
mrhtiiKrnloo
It has been only a month since the
irst box was sent and the chapter is
ising every effort to do a great
imount of work before the hard winer
comes and are succeeding admira>ly.
The committees under able chaiTnen
are cutting and distributing the
rarments rapidly and the whole couny
has rallied to the support. The
'oung women from different sections
>f the county have been particularly
nterested and have done faithful service.
Examination into Case
of George Herring
United States Deputy Marshal
rturph is here today investigating the
harges made against the man giving
tis name aa Herring, and arrested
ipon the charge of disorderly conduct,
iut supposed to be really a German
rpy. Evidence is accumulating that
roes to prove that perhaps, after all,
he man is really a spy.
Fine Chrysanthemums.
Mrs. J. A. Love sent us an armful
>f glorious chrysanthemums this
veek, and also some fine dahlias.
Mrs. Love has wonderful success
vith flowers and her garden is atangrs
ull of beautiful blossoms.
PITAL
i TO MOSCOW
Fortified Fort Reval Reing
Evacuated Under Pressure
of German Advance.
(By Associated Press)
Petrograd, Oct. 19.?The
Russian seat of government
has definitely decided to
move to Moscow in the very
near future, is the announcement
being made by
Minister of Public Welfare.
The evacuation of a fortified
fort, Reval, at entrance
of the Gulf of Finland, has
begun, the inhabitants being
sent into the interior. Landing
of Germans on Eastern
coast near Oesel Island
which they recently captured,
would threaten Reval
from the rear.
h n rvvn
LidJL LCI
ork is Resumed
to local miners unions saying that at
those mines where the men were not
back at work on Monday, the charters
of the union would be revoked.
Children
>ne On a Strike
a ted Press)
rike In Hie public school
m spread to Brooklyn toiiay.
engaged in strike. They pae
out school windows. The
red order and guards were
lat participated. The Gary
100I all day.
irdment
uty in Flanders
ated Press)
?oing on in Flanders, accordt.
The only activity is Gertatement,
however, says that
ng place. The Germans are
as British lines.
\ DAILY COTTON REPORT 1
. ;
(By McNally Cotton Co., Union, S. C.)
December futures opened at 27.70;
highest point reached, 27.82.
Union market opened a? 27%.
Cotton market is strong.
Seed: 63.00.
Rock Hill.
(By Benton)
Cotton 28%.
Seed, $'1.06.
Miss Madeline Spigner
May Visit Union Soon
Miss Madeline Spigner, president
of the South Carolina School association,
has written Superintendent of
Education .las. H. Hope that she
would be able to visit Union county
October 30 to November 2, and would
be pleased to hear from Schools that'
would arrange for a visit from her
during the four days.
Mr. Hervie Whitlock has been promoted
to sales manager of the American
Tobacco company and will have
charare of West Virginia Mr wv>5+
lock will leave at once for Charleston,
W. Va., where he will make his
headquarters.
Mrs. B. G. Clifford returned Wednesday
from Chester very much improved
in health, which is very gratifying
to her many friends here and
throughout the county. Mrs. Clifford
is very much enthused over the Red
Cross work and is busy knitting for
the soldiers.
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