Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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* ABOUT PEOPLE Mrs. C. G. B. Counts continues sic at her home on S. Pinckney street. J. Louis Jolly and family motored t Spartanburg Sunday for the day. J. J. Willard of South Union spcr Sunday in Spartanburg with friend Miss Alba Foster spent Sunda with Mica Mumr U!??a c? ..>? ? Ji'Aiuu Mini j 1VIV.C VIII O. Vjlllirt street. J. Wesley Greer spent Sunda with his brother J. flyers Greer, i Trouph. B. G. Faucett and family spen Sunda with Mr. Faucett's mother a Kelly. Mrs. W. S. Ashe spent the week end in Columbia with her husbanc Mr. W. S. Ashe. Private Broadus Eison of the Coas Artillery in Charleston spent a fc\ days at his home. Mrs. Georpe Browne and Mrs. I at Crawford of .Jonesville were shoppinj in the city on Saturday. A car load of nepro conscript passed throuph Union Saturday en route to Camp Jackson, Columbia. Lieut. John H. Wilbanks of Cam Jackson spent Sunday with Mr. am Mrs. J. T. Storm on S. Church streci Rev. W. C. Bowen addressed th men's Wesley Bible class at th Chamber of Commerce Sunday morn inp. Mr. ami Mrs. Grover Patton, wh have been the puests of Mrs. Mabr; S. Rice, have returned to their horm in Washinpton. Miss Trixie Mabry of Linwood Col lepe spent the week-end with he mother, Mrs. M. J. Mabry, on E. Mail street. Mr. and Mrs. J. I). Arthur and Mr and Mrs. W. 1). Arthur were th< guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Minte at Scdalia on Sunday. Walter B. Counts of St. Matthew: has returned home after spendinj sometime with his mother, Mrs. C. G B. Counts, on Pinckney street. Lieut. James E. Hunter, Jr., whi has been on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. .1 Roy Fant at Lockhart, has rejoinoi his company at Quantico, Va. Will Hollingsworth has returned t< (his home in Flat Rock, N. C., afte spending sometime with his mother Mrs. T. W. Hollingsworth, of Soutl Union. \ Louis Gilliam, who is studying a Cecil's Business College in Spartan burg, spent the week-end with his pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Fant Gillian and had as his guest, James Sarto of Spartanburg. Let Them Smoke. Previously reported $2.50 Will Lake, .25 Frank Hart, _ _ _ .25 Our smoke fund for the hoys ii i itnice us movinp ai a snail s pact Too bad! The boys want tobacco nex to letters from their sweethearts. "J woman is only a woman, but a gooi cigar is a smoke." Won't you help? Major Young Detailed For Red Cross Worl Paris, Oct. 21.?(Correspondence o Associated Press).?Major Young, do tailed by the United States army fo that work, is cooperating with th French military authorities and th Red Cross in looking after the need civilian population in the zone occu pied by the American forces. Unnecessary Noise Shall Re Suppresses Paris, Oct. 20.?Correspondence Asociated Press).?M. Iludelo, the ne\ prefect of police, lias decided that th motorists' constrihution to the unnec essary noise of the capital shall b suppressed. The siren trumpet ha been suppressed altogether. Othc trumpets must be used only who necessary, under penalty of fine. Heavy Frost Damages Mexican Corn Cro] Mexico City, Oct. 25.?(Corrc spondence Associated Tress).?R? cent heavy frosts have destroye three-quaitors of the corn crop on th central plateau of Mexico, accordin to estimates by the National Chart her of Commorcc. It is stated tha the corn this year will be about 2 per cent of normal throughout th country. The city council of Mexic City is planning steps to prevent ur due profits on any articles of prim necessity. A glass has been developed whic gives the same intensity of color va ues as daylight when used with gas or tungsten light. / | Established 1884 k We have left Iron Business a ,o Ideal Firele: s. y That we will se h | you need one, b< y Bailey Builder t ?? it 1 Power I v J: I We are equipped to reasonable demand fer attractive rates We pull every small using power and if of starting any kusii will need power, it v c & us. e > ; I Municipal El ' I and Wate EDISONIA s TODAY > METRO S Reels 0 HAROLD LOCKWOOD i? 1 IN THE e Under Handicaps 0 r 5 and 10c ll i ? ^ TUESDAY "The Million Dollar Doll" 1 n (This is Not a Picture) a See Special Ad J Prices: 50c, $1.00, $1.50 s o S*eats on Sale Peoples Drug p Store and Box Office r' I, TELEPHONE No. 356. J Bad Food Causes (1 Sickness in Greece a o (By Associated Press) d Athens, Sept 20.?Bad food and the lack of all food apionjj: the poor be- a ^ cause of European war conditions, are u set down as one of the main causes j. of >rreat mortality and sickness, in the official health report of Athens, which ~ says: o "During the month of July there ^ has been a very great increase in sickness, due certainly to the bad food of ' the population, to the detestable quality of the foodstuffs, and to the complete want of some of the chief arti- r< cles of alimentation." The death list is n j piven at 510, or about 17 a day. v Based on this report, the Messager a of Athens, makes a plea to the En- T tente powers for "more bread before v * more cannon." "Let us have bread," ii L it sayse, "from charity, from military s< or political reasons, or from solidarity, a Let us have bread! Head the munic- s ipal statistics." It declares that what n England and France know as priva- t 1 tion would he luxury for the majority v of the Greeks, who before the war s could hardly feed themselves, and a since the blockade of Greek ports s [) have been under a veritable famine. Rice, dry beans and peas, the chief ii foods of the poor have disappeared i_ or reached fabulous prices making t them impossible for the door, it as- v c serts, while meat, fish, eggs, poultry, p * ouuer ana milk were never possible for the poor except on holidays and J arc now entirely beyond their reaech. !5 ? e A machine has been invented in o Kurope that cleans and sorts medicii nal tablets, Tejects imperfectly formed e ones and packs them in boxes or n tubes at a speed of from 150,000 to ? 200,000 a day. h ? o 1- Four differently colored sectors on b a its face, make a new automobile n speedometer easily read. v , Incorporated 1901 n our Furniture few more ss Cookers 11 AT COST. If itter buy NOW I C9 VU. iXV%%%%NNVN%XN.%N%NNNNN.NN%X I Service f i take care of any j for power and of- / \ for this service. ? industry in town ? you are thinking J less in which you J yill pay you to see ^ ectric Light | ir Works I I den in Ministry Munitions 9; Serving Without Pay ji I.andon, Oct. 27.?(Correspondence 0 Associated l'ress).?More than 2i?0 of K he men filling the higher posts in thc|g truisn .Ministry of Munitions are E! crving without pay. A report just E ssued liy the Ministry shows that the K alaries paid to "men in somewhat K quivalent positions" range from ?2,- K 00 to $10,000 a year, indicating that B he saving to the government is very | irge. William's Portrait ^ Removed From Palace Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 19.? Correspondence Associated Press).? I t portrait of Emperor William of 9 Jermany, which had been hanging for I tiany months in the government pal- I ce, has been removed by order of the |i linister for Foreign Affairs. Its I lace has been taken by a painting I howing the Portuguese recognition I f Brazilian indepence. The Em- I icror's picture was put in a store I oom. f Pinckney Council No. 27. I R. and F. M. will have a special I ssembly on Monday evening at 8 I 'clock for the purpose of conferring I egrees on a number of candidates. I W. I. G. M. Sandifer of Rock Hill, I nd Grand Recorder Hart will be with E s and every companion is urged to l e present. p R. P. Harry. p J. W. Mixson, T. I.M. | Recorder. 10-2t. Violence and Disorder Marked Railway Strike Ruenos Aires, October 10.?(Corsspondence)?Violence and disorder larked the general railway strike hich began last month and tied up 11 traffic in the Argentile for weeks, 'he trouble commenced when, the roikmen of the French-owned I'rovice of Santa Fe Railroad, after prcenting a list of demands to the mancement, began systematically to detroy the company's property, sigals, buildings and rolling stock, at he city of Santa Fe. In order to precnt further damage, the company urrendered unconditionally. The damge done by the strikers represented omething like $100.00 gold. Other labor troubles have been rife i the Province of Santa Fe. On every railroad in the country,' he spirit of unrest spread and troops mre sent to several points to proteect roperty an dstop intimidation. Hust (Ji\c Employes N Thirty Days' Notice I (By Associated Press) Mexico City, Oct. 18.?The Departlent of the Treasury has issued an I rder that merchants and manufac- I urers must pive thirty days notice I f a close down of their factories or usinesses. If they fail to do so they I lust pay their employes thirty days I; 'apes in lieu of the notice. Ml ?? Slereoplii (In C Depicting in Startling Mc on Body, Brain and Bi DR. CJ In Connection "V\ "WAR TO Dr. Claflin is one oi the nil Field Secretaries who are toui to the remotest parts ot the c( Constitutional Prohibition, Dr. Claflin will fi the following comr Monday evening Oct. Tuesday evening, Oct. 3< I Wednesday evening, 7:3C ' Creek Church. Thursday evening. Nov. i Mill School House. \ AN ANNO! The Third An UNION COUNTY AND AGRICULTU WILL BE HELD ON TH] Beginning Tue: And Closing Fri< Come one and all. Then informed speakers and tf sented on an occasion of Lyman's Old Plantation Show Merry-Go-Round, Ferris Whe< cessions will be there and non< and chance to enjoy a recreatic witness the Great Jubilee ond of Union County. We appeal to the preachers an their influence to help make th We have arranged for a Compe of the county, and Special Friz boys and girls of the county w ''Education Day." COMl\ J. H. Gilmore, Pres., Dr. ( J. P. Sartor, G. W. Bolden, eon Slides olors) I inner the Effects of Alcohol jsiness will be Shown by | /1th an Address on p A FINISH" imber oi National Saloon league 'ing the rural sections, carrying >untry the appeal for National 11 ii appointments at | \ places in this I nunity: I ) at 7:30 Lockhart in Hall. I 3 at Buffalo. ! ) o'clock Oct. 31 at Padgetts I I at 7:30 o'clock. Jonesville I UNCEMENT1II nual Fair of the COLORED FAIR I RAL ASSOCIATION |f 5 WHITE FAIR GROUNDS sday, Nov. 13th I lay, Nov. 16, 1917 1 s will be some of the best le best exhibits ever prethis kind. s with a half dozen attractions; 3l. High Diving, and over 20 cori3 could afford to miss this outing hi at a small cost. Come and Banner Fair for Colored People 1 d teachers of the county to use 1 te Fair a success. 3tition Drill between the schools ;es are offered for the best drilled dio take part in these drills on 4ITTEE I - A. Dawkins, D. B. Gibson. I . J. W. Dawkins. Secretary.