The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, March 29, 1889, Image 2
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A? Is usual st such times, the discussion 1
of the recent I ragedj st Charleston has
produoed in'different parts of the State s R?umber
of snrmiscs, rumors and queations, ?
some the results of malice, seme of idleness
sod others of ignorance, which con be most
effectually answered by a plain statement ?
of faets. These facts are not revelations ;
they are known to all wbo have been in ~
position to learn of them or who have enquired.
They are given here without re- .
quest or authority from anybody and only .
because their publication is justified by the
oircu instances. ''
There is no mystery, nothing hid or to be .
hid in the matter to the minute of Captain
Dawson's entrance into Dr. McDow's office. ,
The yonng woman who was the cause of
the murder was found in Switserland, we ^
believe, three or four years sgo by lady'
members of Captain Dawson's family. She
was living with her parents and was, and is,
of good character and position. There is
ne evidence to indicate that even recently
she has been guilty of anything worse than ^
imprudence. Her services were engaged n
because she spoke French well and had the
other qualifications for a governess. Cap.
tain Daweon was a master of that language i
and bad been at much pains to have it used
in hie family fluently and in its best forms.
The young woman is rather a fine looking
person, but not especially noticeable in any
respect and her relations with the family
?? ihnu nvii&l io her position. She was
an inmate of Captain Dawson's household
and without friends, kin or protectors in
this country, lie was responsible for her
safety, and her association with his family
gave him a double reason for protecting
her from associations nnd preventing her
from conduot likely to injure her character.
She met Dr. McDow, whose residence was
around the corner from Captain Dawson's
n * i, ml nt_
portion of the city but in broad daylight |
and pnder tbe eyes of any who chose to
see. It was natural that the facts should
ranch Captain Dawson nnd that he should
immediately act, first to learn if what he
had hoard was true nnd next to deal with
the man?a married man notorious for debauchery.
There was no concealment or mystery.
The simplest and most direct methods wore
used. The Chief of Police was informed
of what Captain Dawson had heard nnd requested
to give Iris help iu learning tbo
truth; When he hsd investigated and re)
orted the next?and surely the most natural?step
was to apply the remedy by tbo
endeavor to break off a connection which
threatened the character and life of tlit
woman.
Captain Dawson's habits of life wen
usually as regular as clock work. He bac
his time for reaching his orace, ior iea\iii(
it for dinner, for returning and for goinj
home and they were varied only by specie
pressure of work. Probably five daya ii
the week he rode down town in the snnu
cor and rode heme to dinner in the saim
?- - muimSifimgW tub {itXltBtni Of'S flllW *0
St. Michael's Church waiting for the lasi
car from iue battery to Itulledgc Avenue
lie called at Dr. McDow's office in th
course of his daily routine, haviog startei
to his home for dinner at his usual liou
and walking only a few steps out of hi
way to make tbe visit.
All the circumstances and surrounding
forbid the idea that he went there for an
purpose other than to request that the al
tentions to his governess should cease am
to warn against their continuance, tie hn
been warned by the Chief of Police ths
McDow was a dangerous innn. Yet li
went unarmed, and unprepared for combs
of any kind, wearing his glove, as was hi
kaKit ^nwwwinw {}iA aama 1 i r?Vv ?>?i1|rS n w alio
he always carried. It is to be remembcrei
too, that Captain Dawson was an eloquer
and consistent upholder of the law as th
proper remedy for all grievances. In th
last seventeen years of a life in whic
manQan3l rVgufo
ins his conduct by the requirements of law
With an army of friends around, wit
scores of men ready to follow him any wher
at his lightest request, it is inconceivabl
feat he would have gone alone and unarmc
to seek a personal difficulty with a dangei
<JUs man in that man's own house. He wa
a brave man and an impulsive one, but h
had bad a day to consider this mattor am.
to prepare himself for aoy emergency likel
to result frem the interview he inteuded t
have. All tbe circumstances indicnte lbs
he did not suppose the affair would detni
him ten minutes and that when he steppe
from the street car he thought he would b
at bis home after that Blight delay. Hie;
establish, we think, to the satisfaction o
any impartial mind that his action through
ut was faultless and prudent and such a
would be takca by any quiet genllemai
mindful of his responsibilities and bavin,
preper ears for the well being of his family
It is well to remember that Captain Daw
son was a powerful man physically, light^i
i ki;t fatfinl^'iii ii ["i ' iii In )
who a few years ago bad a fancy for .spar
ring and who proved himself with the gleve
a formidable opponent for the best am
strongest boxers. If he had made a pre
meditated assault on McDow or lind bcci
provoked to assault him be would have lef
his mark too plainly tor doubt; if those pow
erful nervous hands of his had taken a gri]
of collar or throat their hold would no
have been readily relaxed or easily shakci
off.
We do not seek to strengthen the publi
sentiment ngainst the mnn we believe to bi
\ miserable, venomous atsassin. He is en
titled to a fair trial by unprejudiced minds
llut we believe we have the right to expres
I lie belief, and to review the circumstance
supporting it, that Captain Dawson's con
duct throughout was that of a manly, hones
clean man; that lie did only what he hat
> be right to de and what his duly require*
h m to do; that his ection was open and fai
as daylight aim that there is net one fHc
in all the record of a life lived under close
au~?l fiercer scrutiny than moat men undergi
or in all the circumstances of this atfair,
fr m beginning to end, on which to base i
suspicion to the contrary .? Greenville Newt
v
A HawLiKO JFarcs.?Cincinnati, O.
Marcti 2i.?The democratic oity conventioi
was a very noisy affair. The sergeant-at
arms was whipped early in the day, an<
r- signed. After (ho sixth ballot for comp
trailer, one assistant secretary nccuset
another of choatiug in favor of one of th<
candidates, and the two fought all ovor th<
stage. After the fight Dan Dallon, thi
len'thig candidate, declared that he wa:
of* cted, but llie chair ruled him one vote
ehotl, end ordered another ballot, amid criei
of "fraud," "robbery," and boodle."
it took three hours te nominate a comp
Irol'er, and after the nomination the con
vention further distinguished itself by nominating
a man for an ofhee that will not lit
vacant for two years yet. T. I. Slevena was
nominated for Mayor.
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A Day orr fortius amorl.? Little Tommy,
who lia. a perfectly bald uncle, was very
much interested when his mother told him
' ,t'te oth.-r day that the hairs of hia head
were Ail numbered. "Is that so with ererjrt>'??ly
?" asked he. "Yes," said his mother,
"thi<i is what the Bible says." Tammy
poudrrrd for a minute in silence. "Well,
?i.i 1 tin linnllo "It lli? IUK1? ? 2
- * / > " "? nmjn ao li
; but I'll bat I he angel wlio does
hi c< lining feels might/ glad when lie
roaira 10a man with a head like Uncle
| "
lie 31celily Mtiion limes wi
M. STOKER, - - Editor J"
Friday, March 39, 1889- ^
VBscRirrioN, 12.00 per annum of
cr
POST OFFICE DIRECTORY. hi
The P. O. will be opened for business
?m 8 A. M. to 6.80 P. M. '
The Money Order Department will be **
ened for business from 0 A. M. to 4 P. M. hi
The Northern and Southern mails will 0<
>th close promptly at 1 P. M. cj
Any inattention or irregularities should
- reported promptly to tne P. M.
J. C. HUNTER, P. M. F
Union Cotton Market. G
Sales, 79 bales, prices from 9} ? 10. 10.
B0U Sheriff Long has gone to Jackson, t
'enn., for D. E. Jeter, who killed Busby, I
it Santuc, in 1861. <
B&- We are informed that a purse of I
nearly 1300, from voluntary contributions,
was presented to Mr. Leitch when he closed
his servioes. It was a liberal contribution,
and was highly creditable to the people of
Union.
jgigjf A correspondent of the Columbia
Ref titer says the peoplo of Spartanburg
hare determined to have a Female College
there, and in a few hours subscribed
$12,000 toward it. They want $26,000,
and it will be easily obtained.
$y We bad a very pleasant vifit last
his connection with the Devil nnd chose the
belter part of serving bis God. May God
bless liim in his holy calling.
THE DOW LAW COTTON PLANTER
Is ackuowledgod, by all who have used
them, to be the simplest, the surest, the
best and greatest seed saving Planter now
made. They are for sale, by
ll-3t FANT&BRO.
Some miscreant entered the Grauiteville
Cotton Mill one night last week and
cut and damaged nearly every warp in th<
1 mill. The damage is estimated at $3,000
There must be some great rascals ic
> Langlcy, as there have been ten attempti
' to burn the mill nnd town. Some wceki
ago the town was fired in two distinct place:
j at one time, and from $40,000 to $50,Q0<
i worth of property was then destroyed.
e CkajT" A letter.from Mr. W. I. McKissick
_J ? ...-? ??.
I lost my Gin-houec, two Gins; all my col
ton seed and one bale of cotton belonging t
c Mr. Lcc Bogan, by fire. I saved my mi!
1 and engine by tearing down the house, tb
r fire was cansed by matches in the cotto
while ginning.
s Mr. Sumner Smith came near being kille
7 by the press lever falling on him.
t- -
d The advertisement of J. W. Pose
" & ltro., appears in this week's iesue, I
kt which we crll the attention of our reader
c
lt They carry the largest and most varie
is stock of any Drug Store in the upper pai
- sf the State, and tha general managemet
J' of the business is placed under the care 1
lfl Dr. George Y. Moore, a careful and rel
e able practicing Physician, and Mr. G. ,
h Kelly, a worthy son of our old friend, Re
'-ko. >tti. *> " lianey. orought a neg"
r. prisoner to jail yesterday, for carrying
h concealed weapon. Mr. Bailey had cut tl
? nPfffA nrottw Kn.ll? TU _ 1 i a. _ ,
e-. ~ UUUIJ , illb UKglO HUH ull
j hands tied behind him, nnd Mr. Bailey w:
r. a few steps in front of him. The negro lit
8 managed to get his hands loose, and made
a spring from behind Mr. Bailey, throwit
him down, and trying to get his pistol fro
0 him. Mr. Bailey managed to turn on h
>t baek, and got his knife out of his pocke
D and cut him oa the legs and arms, mokit
vory ugly wounds.
f Our correspondent Vox. says v
h "were a little prerious last week in sayin
8 that he had sent in his application for th
3 appointment of U. S. Marshal." He furtht
? says : I haveu't done so yet, but expectj
. do so upon the expiration of
L. jrcseotjncunihfrflf; Jn?7^flvor turnin
3 out one mau to make room for another, pai
^ ticularly when no good reason can be give
] for so doing. I am not in faver of the knocl
uowd biiu (irsg-oui policy, it won't do."
I1 Wc nre glad lo be able lo put Mr. Strai
1 right on the record, and we think his pos
p tion is correct and honorable.
ser Wo call special attention to tl
business-like advertisement of that etaunt
c old firm, Messrs Itice & McLure. Thei
3 gentleman have stood the left of years fi
| honorable and fair dealing, reasonable pr
0 ccs, unwavering courtesy and liberal accot
s modation to their customers. Their stoc
this spring, in all branches, has been can
j fully selected and is very complete. In m
] dition to all these attractions, you will fin
r the roost polite and gentlemanly young m<
' you ever dealt with always ready to wait o
j you. while the Major himself always we
1 comes his customers with tho most genii
* smile.
Our correspondent, "Telephone,
tells us of a man who took his neighbor'
' piper out of the Postouice and read all th
. news out of it before he sent it to tli
i owner. Well, that is pretty u tao, but w
once had a case quite as bad, if not wors
than that:
, A gentleman in Alabama sent two dollar
5 to a friend in this county to pay a year'
' subscription to to the Times. Instead o
bringing the money to us, with the name o
the new subscriber, ho bought fifty on
cent postage stamps and paid us the remain
' ing $ 1 50 on his own subscription ; am
after reading the paper he would mail it t
, his friend in Alabama.
Another case was, ten right well-to-d
men tnrew in filtecn cents apicjc nud sen
a very poor man with it to induce us to le
him hare it for that amount, as ho couli
not afford to pay more, and he ha<
a large family of children. Wc learnec
sometime afterward, that these eleven mei
met regularly every Saturday and one o
them read the paper to the other leu. The;
took turns in taking the paper home, so tha
each family got a copy of the paper once ii
eleven uteke. Wasn't that financiering, Mr
Telephone ?
h
rk of lhe IriBfiliit, Bit. T. H. bltik> Ik
he work of tho Evangelist T. H. Leitch,
led here tut Sunday night, much to the of
;ret of everybody in thia community, aa co
s altested by the large congregation that ec
ended his last services, and the assembly th
Ladies and gentlemen who were at the sa
rs on Monday to thank him and wish 01
m God speed on his noble mission. tt
The result of Mr. Leitch'a three weeks ' 01
bors in this tewn is marvelous. One b
indred and twenty-two persons professed t
inversion and attached themselves to the i
lurches of their choice, as follows : Metho- <
1st, 75; Baptists. 24; Presbyterians,. 2<j; j
Ipiscopaliass, t. % ?|
Among the converts were some of eur
>ldest and most influential ciiisens, men of
niddle age, young men just upon the
hreshold of maohood, married and single
foung ladies, and many of tender but reiponsible
years.
Never was there a more visible and sublime
change wrought in the moral and re*
1 ~r- ?mmiiBliT than is
llglOUS KlQlbBpllciv VI m 0
now seen and felt in this tawn; and it re- |
mains with the ministers and tha older
members of the churches to complete tha
glorious work of which Mr. Leitch has
only laid the foundation. If tha christian
people of Union were in earnest whan they
attended the services and asked for prayers
for their husbands, brothers, sons and
friends, during Mr. Leitoh's meeting, and
wish to gather good fruit from these services
and prayers, they must nurture and
encourage the plants be has left to their
care. ( i . , TTT*" *
r. ?, .t.Ui 'wermaijunbu rn
interest and educate them in the great principles
of vital religion. They must be
grounded in their faith and led to hate the
vices they tnce loved, and to love the vir
lues they once hated. The doors and hearti
of every christian must be open to then
for all moral amusements and pleasures
and they must be encouraged to come in.
Particularly do we call upon the Ladies
especially the young ladies, to take an in
terest in this matter; and throw around th
t young converts every attraction and ever,
influence to wean them from vioe and in
i morality. Your zeal during the time Mi
i Mr. Leitch was here was highly commends
i ble, but if you relax your zeal and fall ii
9 to a lethargic indifference, rest assured tt
3 enemy will oreep into your households an
snatch from you those bright jewels wl
you now hope will adorn a crown of eve
' lasting joy, and fill your hearts with deeps
0 A Sad Telegram.
II On Saturday night, while Mr. and Mr
,e J- I). Arthur were sitting in the Method!
n Church, a telegraphic despatch wts handi
to Mrs. Arthur informing her that her fathi
d Mr. J. Lawrence Moore, of Rock Hill, w
lying dangerously ill, and requesting her
come at once.
J It was impossible for her to leave lb
10 night, and she prepared to start the ni
s" morning ; but a note reached her juat 1
^ fore starting, with the sad anneuncemt
rt that her father had died during the nigl
11 It was a sadden and Bad blow to Mrs. i
thur, who hod but a few days before
turned from a visit to her parents, and I
left him only complaining of a slight co
v* In company with her Uncle, Dr. M.
ro now Stu iiiuoriesi uotne wniCQ Oi
ft a few months ago, she left, a happy brh
le with that father's blessing upon h<
[j, and more recently, as a visitor, - hap
99 family, full of joy end bright prospec
l(j Sincerely do we sympalhixe with all
their sad bereavement.
a ?J -
'8 The Greenville News.
m It is truly gratifying to us to see the ti
18 mistakablo evidences of prosperity and
' creasing popularity whioh thie sterli
'8 Piedmont daily shows. A few months i
the proprietors had to put a faster preyj
re the office to meet the requirement"of
g rapidly increasing circulation, atufnow th
0 havo added four columns^Pf-the sixe of I
Jr paperjo jpjEfH-bfr-tfidreaaing demand up
-4tfl"columns for advertising apace.
|0 This prosperity is but the natural res'
g of the ability, enterprise and intrinsic val
which characterises every issue of I
Newt. Ita appearance every morning
c clean and attractive, showing taste and 01
in its mechanical make up, wbile its ei
j tents are frcsb, crisp and sparkling w
j the latest telegraphic despatches, sound s
able editorials aud admirably selected ci
rent news. No paper ever more richly <
ie servod prosperity, and wo unfeignedly
joico in knowing that its merits are app
80 ciated by the people of this great and gro
jr ing Piedmont section, whose best intere
it so ably and fearlessly icpretcnts and i
n- fends.
Death of Miss Eloise Floyd,
j We regret to announce the death of M
j Eloise Floyd, which occurred at Oaffc
|Q City, last Monday morning, from heart d
case, at the residence of Capt Sams, wb?
I she <?ns attending school.
tl Miss Floyd was an excellent young lad
*nd leaves many friends to mourn her ti
timely death.
Her remains were biought to Union a
s 'aid in their last resting place in the villa;
e Cemetery last Tuesday.
ie Truly "in the midst of life, wc are
o death." ,
e
Sons of Temperance Eleotion.
9 At the last meeting of Union Divisc
s No. 23, Sons of Temperance, the foliowi
f officers were elected for the ensuing teri
lf 8. 8. Stokes, W. P.
e S. M. Rice, Jr., E. U., W. A.
i. T. B. Butler, 11. 8.
j Miss Carrie Foster, Ass't. R. 8.
o A. W. Green, Financial Fcribe.
J. II. MoNeace, Treasurer.
0 Rev. 8. R. Hope, Chaplain,
t W. G. Counts, Conductor.
t Miss Corrie Whiteside, Ass't. Condueto
1 John J. Eison, Inside 8entinel.
j L. P. Murphy, Outside Sentinel.
I "3=?
Bucki.rn's Arnica Salvb.?Tub Bs
1 Salvb in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sort
' Ulcer-, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tettt
f Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and i
l Skin Eruptions, and posittvely cures Pil
or no pay required. It is guaranted to gi
1 Perfect satisfaction, or money refunde
Price 26 cents per box. For sals by Pos<
A Bro. Feb. 10, ly.
5 i "t
1 111 ?
Termors Jdlianee.
rh? b*H we im tad (blah ?f the working ?
tko Ftrain Alliens*, Mw Wt w? in fill
miaatd thai it la boond to do good to the I r
uotrj at large, if tko faroora grill atlok to lir?
omaelves and tho principles of tho organ!' tin
>tion a few jeare. It hah already made ora
10 good otop, in eoeablniag tho atroag with, ful
ie bonoet and Industrious woak of tho jo
rdor, to roduoo tho prife of supplies, and
ring their trade, ae near u possible, now d(
a - --1- v?TM* ?i?n will almost from tb
O ? ?wu
lecessity, lead to leirah fiited moot/, and 1H
. apitallsta will iinLyjpial enterprises p
Tor investing their capIltfT ah rough which nI
honest labor will find Modi *and profitable II
employment, money will be more geaerally e
distributed among the keases, and the varied n
produota ef the farm will find ready and a
satisfactory heme markets. i
It will not injure the merohanls in the 1
least, to bring the trade of the country to a t
oaah basis. Their profit in each ciiih transaction
will not be so large,' it is true, but if U ;
averages only 8 per ornt and the oapital
invested turned over three or four times
a 'year, at that rate, it will be nearly as
much as the unreliable and unsatisfactory
lien business now yields. It will require less
oapital to de business upon and* what is
still more to be desired, restore oonfidenoe
and put business of all kinds upen a more
wholesome and satisfactory basis, te the
great advantage of all parties.
We, however, warn the Alliance against
the dangers eonsequentupon the intricaoies
of bankiog and mareanUlg business. Ferm-J
lug, banking and merchandising are'three1
- '"?* ** ?? ,. t I .. jfcvva?^CJiw i.life
require three diatinot pbaraeters of men to
conduct them successfully,' and if net con
ducted tucctufuUy they bring ruin upon all
- engaged in them. No doubt many of you
s think you could sit in the chair of eur
J model bank offioer, Mr. E. R. Wallace,
ann manage the affairs of the bank as well
and as successfully as he does; but it would
> require only about one year to convince
- you, and tho stockholders, bow grievously
K mn mistaken vour financial oalibres.
7 Stick to jour Allinnoe and farm, gontlei
men. Weed out the lary and diahonesl
' from your order, and then aland ahouldei
to ahoulder?tLe strong helping and en
couraging the weak?determine that youi
it aupplies shall come from your farms ao<
d not from the stores, and in a few years yot
to will be the happiest end most independent
r- people on the face of the earth, and orente i
t salutary ohange in the business methods ?
*'
A Notable Wedding.
Married, on Tuesday last, at the reri
?t dense of Mrs. J. T. Hill, the hride'
ed mother, by the Rt. Re*. Bishop Northrop
Mr. C. A. MoHugh, a prominent Lawyei
u and a member of the Legislature fret
to Charleston, to Miss Agnes flill, one of th
fairest and most accomplished young Li
iftt dies of this Iowa.
ixt Not being provided with a program c
be- the order of exercises on thia interealin
rat oacaaion, we oan only giro a mere ar
ht. nonnoement of the marriage; but we ut
ir- drrstand it was a grand affair,
re- The banquet was the most bountiful an
iad elegant ever keen in Union, and the occ
Id. sion was one of great enjoyment te the larj
A. number in attendanoeV
HJ1* "ususr richness and elaganee.~
'o. The happy couple left on the next day
f, train for Charleston, and from there, a
P7 i5?rn, iucjr will nskn ? iour of some weei
its- te New York and aoree of the Westet
in States.
The most heartfelt wiahes of the beaut
ful bride'a numerena friends here, for
long and happy marrij?d" life, do folloi
in- them- ^ ,
IDR _ ? Personals.
-"'Our young friend Benj. F. Townsen
"in came down from Davidson College last Sui
its day and spent a few days with his fam il
ie7 and friends at this placs.
Mr. W. H. 8. Harris, and Mr. John I
on Lemaater, of Jonesrile, were in town la
Saturday.
it Our correspondent. B. W. J., of Santa*
>u* paid ua a very pleaaanfyfeH laatTuesday.
he Mr. Louis N. Rodglf, manager of D.1
ia Flynn's olething House, at Columbia, can
lre up Tuesday and spsnt a day with his mar
,n" friends here.
i'*1 Mrs. Jas. O. Rioe, of Fish Dam, ia visi
n(i ins relatives at this dIscb.
w ?- "?-af'
ur* Mias Mattie Jeter, ofJSantuc, is iaitio
*e" bor relatives aqd many friends here.
r#* Mr. J. M. llarle, of Morristown, Tenn.,
re* visiting bis sister, Mra'Vf. II. Miller, of lb
,w* town.
*ls Oar Foreman returns his sinners than!
to one of Asbury's sweetest young Ladi i
for a box of boautifui flowers.
Take Dowc the Screens.
iaa .. _
Mr. Editor.?Will too oblige me t
,ejr publishing the extract below, which I 01
15 from the presentment of the Qrand Jui
IFe of Cheater County ;
We are very much pliased to report thi
7> upon oar notifying tbe'-Snloen keepers 'l
in- the town, that they muat comply with t!
law, in regard to the aoreens, as found I
j Seotion 1746 of the General Statutes, the
baro all oomplied with the lew in this n
8? spect.
Tou will see, Mr. Editor, that the saloc
'n keepers of Chester toek down the soreei
In front cf their gorgeously appointc
bars, in compliance with the noti<
from the Grand Jury, so that the beai
,n' tiful rosewood bars, handsome mirror
D* glasses and decanters may be seep and at
D ' mired by those who pass by, as well as t
those who drop in and oootribute the!
(linen and dollars (o pay fsr them. I tear
that tho barn of Union are as handsomsl
fixed op as the bars of Chester, and as th
law deiqnnds that they thall not be bid froi
the gaze of the public, the rough woodei
soreens now before them should be take
down, iostanter, and the law complied will
r' , Curiosity.
? When tbe she riff WfunJeJIdo Judge Cut
at Uarhoursville. Kv.. on Wadnewlav no
st reported "that a noted gang of doporndos
ss, oq Stinking Creek hied fired on him en
>r, his poseo with Winchsstors, the Judg
ill prom pit/ cliwbed down from lb# bencl
es swore in a Judge pro Itm, pleked up flft
re men end went up the oraeg himself. H
d. captured fire of the outlays end obese
ej the others eut of the count/ ?bd wfl bao
in bis plnce on Frldej,
r?< %
Hows from Forth Pacolet ;
tvta Jamb, March 2>.?A slow rain is San
log this morning, with a fair prospect of WOuld
alny daj. This will binder farm opora. u the
53 which hare been carried on with rigor j,rj s
oo tho plowing season set in. As a gen- hinds
d thing our people bare never been more tien
lj up with their work at this time of visioi
sr than now. ruddi
Good health4 is almost universal. We Th
in* t know of a single oase of riokness in with
la section : and with the sxcoptioa of a out t
ttle "rumpus" among some of our oolorod this;
[ipulalion at a qtiati praysr meeting one Md
ght last week, our ooutatry is peaceful, year
L might not be amiss to hint that such pro- year
sediugs are not to be tolerated in this com- 0ov<
luaity, and if it oceurs again the prinaipal dies
otors are likely to get one full year's train- mec,
ng at manual labor iu Col. Lipscomb's re. g?t
'ormatory sohool in Columbia. "A word to futi
he wise is sufficient." mu
Although but little is said about it, our rat
people are chafing under the influence ef the
the Mormon Elders, who are said to be fro
preaohing at certain places te motley crowds, wil
in this vicinity. We are glad to state, how- in
ever, that the_morals of their converts are
beyond the reach of contamination?rotten ?Q
eggs don't spoil, We are no exponent of rei
any organised opposition to the pernioious hi
doctrine of polygamy, yet wo know that dc
our people would gladly adopt any legiti- m
mate measures that will rid the country of a
suoh a nuisance. o
Messrs. Buieo & McArthur have oom- n
plated one of the stone pillars upon which r
to put the bridge at Thomson's Mill. A c
' lis one of tlie in vulnerability
of Fort Sumter ia Its peUmiest nays. a h
mistaken idea has crept into the minds of <
tome people that wc were opposed to build- f
iog stone pillars upon which to put that ]
bridge. Asa matter of convenience (if not t
economy) we suggested, incidentally, that j
the bridge be placed upon substantial %tim- >
bers that would answer for 12 or 15 years, ,
rather than havo no bridge at all. The
county could only pny $1,300, amd wo
thought this amount too small to corer the
expenses of building it according to tho spo,
cifications, hcoco our suggestion in the
matter.
In answer to our scriptural questions of
r three weeks ago we will say: "The Just
I shall lire by faith," is found in Habakkuk,
i 2d chapter and 4th verse; and the devil
t quoted the 11th and 12th verses of the 01st
a Psalm.
? What is the third and half third of the
thtrd or 83J T
The many friends of Mrs. Vox," will,
i Ino doubt, be pleased to learn that bar finger
has got well; yet tho old 'oman thinks it is
" shorter than its mate on the other hand.
WL"4 Wawan^l katwtAS* ? m A net i% af inn ? SSniA
IT uai AO WJVUU UUUIOU HUH^tuaxvw . ~ ?
r its recoeery tho frowns hare left her face
n and she looks sereral yesrs younger. That
* may be because she's more fixy now than
u formerly.
We are sorry to learn that Marion Smith,
>f son of Mr. and Airs. John W. Smith, of
% Hopewell, York County, died yesterday
i- morning. He had been sick with pneumoi
nia for some time and had apparently
passed the oriais. lie was a young man of
i good moral eharaeter. His parents, family
x- and friends hare our heartfelt sympathies,
jo The peach blooms are out in all their
grandeur, and the wheat and oats have
How differently one feels now with (be pros'
pects before him, than he does in tho Fall
' ef the year when his crops have been decs
stroyed Jtnd a cold uncharitable winter is
"D coning on, is more readily imagined than
described.
i- Airs. T. Jelf Hughes who is suffering
from a cancer went to Atlanta last Saturn
day for treatment. She is an exoellent la ly
and we are sorry to learn of hor troub'e.
She expects to be gone 3 months.
^ The marriage we noticed last week turned
out to be a failure, Seme people say that
? the knot slipped; others that the wax wasn't
y good, but we say the fault is in the mate^
rial and nothiug is wrong with the workmanship?everybody
to thoir notion.
11 Vox.
} A Voice from the Book Woods.
' ^ Keltox, Maiicii '25.?There has been a
q grett change in the weather since our list
writing, for at this time the dark and
angry looking clouds ore pouring out their
contents upon us, and hare been for almost
t twenty-four hours.
The farmers on the river are somowhat
g backward about planting their bottomland,
as they have lest so many crops in the lost
ja few years. Well, I guess they are right,
jg for if they plant them they may lose their
labor and the seed too. There is an old
saying: "A burnt child is afraid of fire."
eg If that be true, the farmers who live near
I'acolet have a right to fear, fer they have
been burnt often.
Spring has set in beautifully, and the
>y trees aro putting forth their foliage, though
lit the mornings are a little pinching to the
j hands, and greatly so to the poach and
plum blossoms,
it Notwithstanding the cool nights and
mornings, some farmers are planting their
f* upland corn right ahead. Well, that will
ty do, provided it doesn't come up so soon
e- that it will be slanted by tho cold, for if
V .Id be the case tho growth o? the
,n crop will be chooked t'io whols year
>9 I see semetbing is being said again about
'd the railroad which is proposed to pass
se through this section. I hope the dey isn't
i* far in the distance when the rumbling
> wheels of the locomotive may be heard
coming through this vicinity. When the
>7 reute was surveyed the company crosvei a
'r ootton field of one of the farmers nit far
o from here, and when they had gotten well
7 off be went to his field to see how mnnli tii??
> had damaged hie cotton. Well, he found
m the/ had not hurt it, but no* he has
>t wheat on that same land, and if the/ come
t grodiog through that field, 1t would amuse
' sou, Mr. Editor, to hear him, while l/ing
lasbed, make some of bis mournful groans.
Tell Vox for my answers to his scripture
questions, I refer him to tbe 21 chapter
M and 4th verse of Ilahakkuk, for tbo Paul
d portion, and 91st Psalm, II: 12, for the
devil portion. H. F. It.
I,
j GREER'S ALMANAC We have just
e received a large line of Drugs, Dyes, Tooth,
d brushes, ete. Come to eee us and call for
k GRKKR'S Almanac; they have arrived,
J. W. POSEY A BRO.
*
Hint* ?u Farming
tuo, 8. C. March 22.?I thought I J<
trjr aud sead you a few suggestions, we*
re is very little newa here. We hare tl?'
everal day a of very fine weather fer all 7**
of w trk. Almost erers oue'a alten- the
seems to be turned towards the pre- *r?
> orops, and I hope they will hold the *nt
jr so as to heed straight.te them bill
ere are some who seem to bo pulling epi
indomitable energy to get their wheel mi|
if the rut, and if they do not get out
fear, they oau get.into a shallower place wl
it will not be so htrd te pull out neat w
Bi.t those who are running off last
-'sooralaod, and planting new, and ha
iring with two furrows, leafing the mid- H<
* -* -? ? - /..(urn lime. 00
to bo plowea ouiai ovum ?? - ,
1 not, according to my opinion, expeot to Tl
oat for ft long time. Their pulling is 0'
le, for they are only going out of one C
d hole into another. Such farmere or n
her, ao-ealled farmere, B?em to be in
ir own way and keep in a bad humor *?
m Auguet to January, and swear they v
LI novtr farm again, for there is no money 1
it. '
The work of tearing down has beon going >
steadily the past generations, as can '
sdlly be seen by looking at the gullied |
lis and old pino fields which were torn
mn before our time (the young farmora I
ean) and are lefi us to make a lieing on.
nd when this land is offered for sale the
wnors ask just twice what it is worth, for it
rould take one-half of a young man's natusl
life to get nine-tenths of the land in this
ountry in go .id produoiug condition. And
Wn rwiwn mini in 1 il l
earch of virgin soil, ho will hear the cry, j
'oh, stay here, you can get as good land here
iad make as good living as anywhere." Now
[ am not writing this to persuade any one
0 go awBy; far from it, for I am not thinking
of going myself, and will not try to
urge others to, but I would like to ask the
question, and I presume a great many
would liko to hear it answered; "What is
there to keep some young men here," the
way things are now, witb nothing but poor
laud to work?land our grand-fathers wore
out?and that, in almost every case, rented,
for they do not care to purchase it at almost
double its value, and then work until
they are bald from old ngo before they
can pay for it.
New don't think I am against farming, for
1 am not, as I think it the noblest rccupation
of man, for it feeds the world; and I
buva a great ambition to become a successful
farmer; but as I have said, there are some
young men who are compelled to rent land,
and to pay high rent, in self defence, for the
land owner can rent to "Tom, Diolc and
Hat y" at a higher rate, because Tom, Dick,
and llar^y don't care how bad they fleeoe
the land, and don't care anything scarcely
for the country; and if they ruin the lane
this year, it is a matter of indifference
with them, for they will pull up Btakes ant
inovo nest year to ruin some more land, ant
they had rather moTe than not.
There, are also, some men in this eer
county, considered good firmora, who neve
attempt to improve their land, except oc
oasionally on a creek or branoh bottom, bu
with their unpardonable thirst for that "al
mighty dollar" they will let their lam
run to rack, and continue to clean up mor
.1 UiamIIw lliwnratnra aiwaw ? vnal omnui
of valuable timber, that will bo so badl
needed in the not distant future. The
may think "Oh, well, it will last me my lii
time." It may, nut what or the lire-time I
come. They don't seem to think of thoj
who are to follow. Farm living will soon b
very ecant indeed, and who will be to blami
Why (ho farmers themselves. It is m
opinion that no one. regardless of age, se:
color or financial s'anding, who does n<
strive to leave this earth, that Oed so lo'
*U&|J feuvu UO iu umao IV uviug UU, iu ill
prove and beautify, in a better conditio
than when he came into it, is of very littl
use hero. Some may think this an impetu
ous utterance; but 1 believe it, for 1 don't b
lieve Qod ever intended that this earl
should ever ba butchered like some are d
ing, aud then grumble at fate because the
don't get rich any faster. I believe it is n
insult to him, and it is a wonder that II
don't curse us with worse crop years.
Rev. B. 0. Clifford preached last Sundays
Cane Creek (Santuo Presbyterian) churcb
a very interesting sermon, from Luke 11
23.
Miss Lula Thomas, with her two little si
ters, who have been making an extends
Visit to their relatives on James Island, hai
returned home, looking pretty and the ver
pictures of healih.
I was pleased to meet our brother corroi
pnndent, Riverside Jce, in Santuo yester
day, and have a pleasant conversation wit
him. I don't piny cards, Mr. Editor, an
never did, but should say that Joe was
trump all the time. E. W. J.
Goon Plagk to Start a Ckmktxry.?Net
Orleans, Maroh 23.?A Times Demoeri
special from Bastrop, La, says : News ha
reached here to dny of the murder of E. N
Hall, a prominent planter, near the Arkan
sas line, by Robert Sawyor. Hall and
yer had Tor aouio time been on bad term"
Hall and a mn i named MoKeen get into i
dispute, when Sawyer came up aud tool
MoKeen's part. Drawing a pistol and tellin
] him to atop qtiarroling, he opened fire o
him tho first ball goiug through II&11'
brain. Io the Inst six years Sawyer ha
killed one tnnn iu Texas and three in Arkar
eas. He is eti!) at large.
A Times Democrat special from I.exing
ton pays : Dr. Cress was shet and instnnl
ly killed by Dr. J. II, Watson, noAr Eulogj
in this county, to-day Cross had openl;
threatened to kill Dr. Watson en sight
They mot iu aroid, when Dr. Watson firet
the fatal shot. Cross was a desperate roan
who was roported to hare killed three met
A largo pistol was found in his boot leg am
a large number of cartridges In his pooket
Attention Farmers.?St. Louis, Maro'
23.?The Baggiug Trust or pool, wbiel
caused a good deal of excitement and exoitei
much opposition on the part of the eottoi
planters and others last year, and whioh ex
ptred by limitation last December, U Is an
nounoed here has practioally been reorgan
ixed and will he ran or managed by th<
same parties as before. The plan of opera
tion will net be exactly (be same, however,
and prices are not expeoted to be pushot
up so high, but It is alleged that it will Bo
be long before they reach 10 cents pe
pound. It is asid that there is a corner ii
jute butts in New York and that they ari
half a cent h gher now than they were las
| season.
Progressive Jeaeeville.
jnksvills, Mar eh 26.?For the last two
ka the weather hee been fair moat of the
?, but rather oool for this time of the "
r. Notwithstanding the cold weather w|
buda aod flowers are putting forth, bees
humming and the birds are singing,
1 the voiee of the farmer ia beard freta
1 and dell, whieh makes one feel like
ring was here aure. Well, "Spring
gbt be gloomj weather if we had nothing
e but spring," but after a long dreary
nter we gladly welcome the lovely spring
rather. < jq
I promised in my lest communication to v
ive something more to say about our Pubi
roads. Our roadq aro certainly in bad
ndition, and they are likely to remain se.
"" oommlMloneri ordered the road
rerseers to work the roads before Maroh , ^
ourt, but Court has passad and a great
mny of the roade bare never been tquohed c
nd now the farm work has begun in
arnest, bo the cry will now be, "the roads
oust wait," and in the summer th?y will
te too hard. And bo it goes from time te
;ime. The other day one of our Joncsvllle
neighbors was coming from Union in his
buggy, with two yeuog ladieB, and bis buggy
turned over and spilled tho girls oat in
the mud.
The people in Georgia are complaining of
their roads, and one of their Judges thn
other day uned a number of road overseers
for neglecting the roads. They have finally
concluded to call a road congress in Atlanta
next May, to devise a more effeotive means -v>
for working their roads. I thiM^^^8tate^^^^jj|
or aometbingofthe^MPIQ^I^H^I^^^^^B
ment of our roads.
Yeslerday the Rev. J. W. Wolling, one of
our missionaries to Bresil, leotured in the .v
Methodist ohurch here. lie told us of the ^
voyage, the country, tho people the .products,
the diseases, and the mode of the religion
of the people of that far off oountry.
His address was very interesting, and while
the life of the Missionary is a perilous one,
yet there aro perhaps somo things abont i
not to bo despised.
I notice complaints from some of your
correspondents of not getting their paper in
good time. This is one of the troubles the
Editor has to contend with, as well as many
ethers. I can tell you, Mr. Editor, of an*
other trouble. I hoard of a fellow, one of
your subscribers, who said his near neigh*
' '-1 | u
uor WOUIU not (KKU jruur p?port uut uv nvum i
go to til? office and lake out hi? ncigUber>4v
paper and read all lha news out oTtt before
he sent it home. He was much displeased
at his friend reading all the news eut of his
paper and said if he did not quit doing ao
he would step his paper. So yeu had bet*
ter look after this matter.
The frame of the new ohuroh at New Hope
is up and the work is going on nicely. This
shows great liberality in those* New Hope
people, from the fact that they already havo
a very good house of worship, but they are
determined to pull down the old house and
build a better one.
Uoion has been divinely stirred by the
Leitch meeting just closed, for which the
t whole county should bejthankful. May the
good influence sproad throughout all the
d land. TsLtFAOMa.
0 A State Kxchanok roa tub Fabmbbs
,t it"?m?Ai<anta. Qa.. March 14?The
y Farmers' Alliance has swept everything before
it in this State, and now virtually dic:
tatcs the movements of ilio politicians. The
le county merchants have been pushed ti tbo
:o wa'l in many instances and county ware,e
houses have been established by the Allianoe
p man. The work far a State Exchange lias
been completed. The officers of the State
^ Exchange in session here to-day are : Felix
J Corpu', president; L. F. Livingston, vice
c> president; L. S. Ledbctter, secretary; R. A.
)t Kelly, treasurer.
President Corput, speaking of the
r* scope purposes and membership of the
i body, said : ''The purposes of the exchange
|Q are to conduct a general mercantile business.
Q to act as agent fer the purchase and sale of
all kinds of farm and orchard products and
general forwarding agent for all kinds of
e- commodities. To erect, manage and operate
lb warehouses, steck yards, grain elevators,
0_ packing establishments; to manufacture
guano or other fertilizers, and all such other
enterprises as may be found necessary or
n advisable to t-heir profit and betterment.
[? That covers abont all tbe ground on whioh
tbo farmers want protection. The exchange
will own property and be a person in las
1 and will have tbe right t-? issue au^ -Afat
i, debenture or oiher bonds and tcr'TTo'a pi ipt- .
: ing and publishing business,
A a iA lltA rnntial ma altall lia?o *
stock of $1,000,000, $200,000 of which has /
s~ been subscribed, and $50,000, or 25 per coot,
d will be called ia to begin operations with,
re We hare 80.000 members and 190 Sub-Alliances
in Oeorgia. By transacting their
y business through the Ezohange the farmers
can buy the necessities of life oheaper, and
i- by being helped by the Exchange can hold
their cotton until prices nre forced up. It
I, may hurt the cormorant, but the honest
merchaut need have no fsar. it will eut
down the cent per cent profits of the merit
chants who sell en six mouths time and
come down with their mortgages and liens
at the first picking of tho cotton in the
fall. All we purpese doing is to offer goods
" at reasonable rates. If tht farmers o^n binr
them cheaper anywhere else, they oan do so.
8 The plan is one for protection solplj.-?jVgM
York Timet.
Poisoned dy a C.vtr.? My little boy
I- broke out with ulcers and sores, the result
* of the seliva from a calf's mouth coming in
k oonUct with a out finger. The ulcers were
2 deep and Tory painful, and sheared uo Suit
clination to heal. I used quite a number
8 of remedies, with no benefit, but got Swift's
Specific, and he improved with the first
lew doses, sod in it short time wss sound
and well of the poison, and his general
health much improved.
John T. Heard,
Auburn, Ala., Feb. 15,1880.
In 1888 I oenlraoted JJlood Poison of
bad type and was treated with mercury,
potash and Sarsaparilla mixtures, growing
worse all the time. 1 look coven small
bottles of S. 8.8., which oured me entirely,
and noeiga of the dreadful disease has returned.
Hobby villa, Ind., Jan. 10, 1889.
J. C. Nancb.
Swift's Speciflo 1b entirely vegetable, and
j cures lilood Poison by forcing the taint out
n through the pores of the skin. Send for
.. m?.i ..A at.:, JI.?? ?H-J
* free. "" THE S wTfTS PECmC Co""
I)r*wer 8, AllinU, Oft.
0 1* Sttb-AlliftMM.
The regular quarterly mealing of lb a
j count/ Furmera AUUnea will maet at Union
t C. 11. on Friday, lha 6th of April, at 11
r o'clock, a. m. Tom will, therefore, govern
I' you rue! tea accordingly,
t A. Cour. Lylbo, R. H. LllTLE,
Heot'y. l'ree't U. C. V. A.