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y y wero only 602 >K, , vrr.UISW. S. Patent Office, FARM ix"*rom th? establishment jjoe, up to the cod of that ?red only 4,847. t JiTDictothe first of July this year there A - t>?en granted 406,418. Showing r<??t since the commencement of the publication of the <Scientific American there have been issued from the U. 8. Patent Officfl 402LU16 n?f< "?'? ?"<t, 'wn' ?" iKiwt / lawnyv. appiJcaHona hare been made than gs' '1ms a w\yn granted, showing the iogenuity ifleerc* ???P'eto be phenomenal, and much fe^7~ ',aclean-l*bwi?Tfr*h* n0|,???" number of 5? rlenn-hrl88ued 'id"?*1??- Probably a good .'our readers have bod businr %rans,v,ce vethrough the offioes of th yvijic A imark^fefni jn j,jew York or As ^kE/lo w utare f.>uiiliar with Munn & C 4p<e t ;mutt)ing business, but those who . \bi crnti be interested in knowing sof A >b!o?ut this, the oldest patent solid^f}rWc * nn<"tl?is country, probably in tliadb*-0'f ,he ..A \ * 8taPefson8 visiing the officts^c; N. Y., for tl u_wmca?, 861 Broadwa^tkd', on entering tl \ /" ' ifl/"' time will be ?urpris|^tfij an extensive ai t*y ^sain office, to find sjli^establishment, with i 1 i equipped jy desks, and chairs to c Salnut counten?yr7enorniou8 8afee. Ur ~v">Wkand Uf^-er of drain*' ' * ?nd such a Urge Bbi&i.qd g.nni ^jhismen, specifics (ion writers, ana cierics, an ousyas Decs, re minding one of a largo hanking insurance office, with its hundred employees. In conversation with one of the firm, who had commenced business of soliciting patents in connection with the publication of the Scientific American, moro than forty years aj o, 1 learned that his firm had made nppli\\ ca :ion for patents for upward of one hundred * tb >usand inventors in the United States, 1 and several* thousands in different foreign S I- countries, and hnd filed as many cases in I the Patent Office in a single month as there li were patents issued during the entiie first " j; year of their business career. This gentlc,, men had seen the Patent Office grow from a sapling to a sturdy onk, and be modestly ! hinted that many thought the Scientific A American, with its large circulation, had performed no mean share in stimulating inventions and advancing the Patent Otfice. w* llut it is not alone the soliciting that occupies the attention of the one hundred per sons employed by Munn & Co., but a large number arc engaged on the four publications issued weekly and monthly from theii offibe, 861 Broadway, N. V., viz.: The Scien tide. Amerirnn. fhn Srirntifir A mrrir/iti Smm/i the Export Edition of the Scientific IAmerican, and the Architects and Builders, {Edition of tho Scientific Amercan. Tho first /'-*o p"btjr'ntiipr"' arc issued every week, |t\v tivtter (wo. the fir#l or every month. A Machine which May Hevolitionizi the Cotton Indubthy.?Tho Birminghan (Ala) Age-Ilemltl gives foinc particulars ol a patented scheme which, if equal to representation might revolutionize the col tot industry of the South. The project is sail to comprise a cotton ginnery, n machine t< ?. ' prepare the cotton for the spiudle, spindlet ^ to turn it into yarns and to convert it intc M * cloth, the cost of the whole plant not to ex I'- ceed $10,000. A machine is put up at somi central point in a cotton grow iug country. 1 lis ginning capacity is three bales per day it_ TV it bin a radius of three or four miles il ei will draw enough cottou to supply it for i p year. The farmer hauls his cotton to Iht y ] machine just ns he now does to tho gin Now he pays for having it ginned and packed;xftlso fcr bagging and ties, and then mutt come and get it and haul it nwny t< some railway station or market town. With the new process he Bells his cotton in ths seed at tho mnrket price to tho company or \ owner of the gin. Tho iuachino will take f . V*" fffibfc9ii$cd to the spin<'!?;. Tucae - ~l yarns mo bundled up nod shipped directly r~" 10 'I10 mills to be woveninto cloJLh. Tho Baring is the freight of tho cotton to the market town, tho cost of bagging and tics, nnd the lighter covering of the yarn bales; > J also tho commission, insurance and warehouse charges aud weighing, altogether about $.1 or $4 per bale; Nearly all this difference would go into tho planter's pocket. In addition to tho enhanced price of ^ me cotton to the producor, there would be \* vast nmount of money kept at home which | mjie io the people employed in .spinning the * ptw cotton. Every neighborhood would Thive its own factory, giving employment to its own people and keeping their wages in circulation ns well us the profits of tho mill owner. Next after the spindle would come the loom. From turning the cotton ^ g, into yarns would come the turning it S? . ~ into cloth. It is not likely that these little 1 neighborhood establishments would ever ^ 1 get to mnking the finer goods, but they ,,uould turn out cloth sufficiently fine for f?'ommon uses. The inventor is .Mr. 11. M. wopJen, who proposes to exhibit his machinv ery at the Alabama State Fair, to be held . at Birmingham. The invention is now the properly of a stock compauy, which has determined, since the recent successful test at ~ Tuscaloosa, to push it. Mr. Allen was brought up iin a cotton factory at l'rattvillt. ? 77,r South. Novki. Invention.?An inventive genius ^'t>f Talladcgo Ala., has perfected a machine "ou which*lie will secure letters patent, the purpose of which is to take up the usual tfihurch collections on Sundays in place of pche hat or contribution box. The power is gt'urnislicd by a small water motor the contrivance consists of a series of small {(,<~ir^s directly over each pew and attached wliVn op. cciling- Along the sides of inch of l,Voling aM'1 Blf,? ?"ftched to , _ are two small wires running .ion ("Vl1 rs witthe other wires and 1 :ikc the liln ...... . . i, iie ji;vs iiuacnea two contri4 roots suspended by another wire the |>ot so t'rench of the occupants of the est ones re? whole thing is set in motion hy n twist, lowire attached to the motor. The time, shake4 bores then begin to pass along left hand, f 4411J receive the contributions, the roots i c vacant pews the contrivance is plant <lis^cJ ,l,0, by P44"'"? a wire 44 can to skip any pew that has no sJiint. ' V o-- r a-? f SkNP "Lo" to Vermont.? lUleigb, Sept. 27.?Governor Fowlc in response to a letter ^frotn Sectetary l'roctor wrote a letter 'expressing his views concerning the proposition to remove certain iudians now at Mt. Vernon barracks to the western j art of /biaJhate, He expressed disapproval of the " J. staling that that section of the state 4 Ring rapidly settled by the whiles aud s< Igesta that tho Indians referred to be li fad in certain sections of Vermont, which ,ji jthas been abandoned by the whites. nu?. 1 ? snr.Kixo the Muxes.?"Well, I'll be ni1(<cd," remarked an old farmer, as he ftn^ watched the electrio cars move off. i i """"What's tho maiirr, old gentleman?'' )'(V0Vlcd a bystander. in n got hi* -vas just iliiukin' about thorn break up in li. tellers. Only a few the tools. It i- come down here and soil in this condi Now, da 1 burn cm, The I'liltivation si. bcrc to free the mules. lKissilile lifter the'i. will riirelv pay to*' when the soil is wfnnN. -hondo.i Sept. of eour-e, he kept ' "f. 1 '? Unburn , . , ' decided to come out inueli ei.jnei < i corner. Operatives at any othei nine. ,ire tu^in^ similar lie allowed to form a cm, Spinners' Assosurfaee, as this is tards i tVe urged cv#-v growth and thrift of the-<,nou ty close and teli'h r vegetables mv l?y securing i rapid. vignrou one of the most important in jng this is in ke"ping the so tilth hv freipi'itl miltivat'u surface level. The ho l>o used to good ad vie Vs ' ks - ' ' 1" ' -^f?e ilDeelfy Knioii limes yC R. M. STOKER, - I EditoL*' S. S. STOKES. - Local EdiVfc , ! Vjtt. ral - Friday, October 4, lr^yANNUiM Pri SUBSCRIPTION, 11 60 PEBT ' . un -.^vfORY. POST OFFICE DIREQfiitoe.l fur business ,? The P. O. -vrill be from 8 A. M. to 6.30 l*/^t Department will be 'nl The Money Ordeyp. from 'J A. M. to 4 1*. M. th opened for busineet^? mail will close at 1 1?. efj The Northcnoj^uthern Jtfstl at 1 SO P. M. (Jl M. and the & f^entioo or irregularities should Any Hjnys fd promptly to the P. M. J" be report^. '* J. 0. HUNTER, P. M. pa "^Tfbr?n MarketV?UjT> No bales, 177; Prices, 10&10.15. cn jC co Mrs Prince, a lady living at the la de Got. Gist home plaoe, in this County, die 1 of ot suddenly last Tuesday from congestive chill, co ng th A communication signed Y Z in re- hu ifie P'y 10 J- Norris' letter of last week, fair..l "** he not appear uutil the name of.lk+? fin . '-o author is e.?; tl? made known to thflbr [id *...c (editor. cour ts - " Y r"' Mr. and Mrs. Einelio Nicholson arJ rifed from their bridal tour last Tuesday, uj"r' and were given a delightful reception ou Wednesday evening at the residence of the Prc* ! Groom's parents .* sym] t^u We arc informed that Mr. A. C. you | Lylos has been appointed a cotton buyer at and i this place in the interest of the Farmer* Al- abou liance. Mr. Lylcs is also secretary of the hear Union County Alliance. we t 1 M&f fwink, Oetzcl & Co., have started jj in the right way to do the biggest business c*pa at Jonesville, by greasing the wheels of trade with Printer's ink. .See the space mori set apart for their "ad"' in this issue. ? ? ?? jure War T he October term of Court will einu commence next Monday, Judge A. P. Al- that drich to preside. We learn that the vencr- proj: able Judge fans announced bis determination coui to retire from the bench at the expiration of of y 1 his present term. V i NT < trie of the most delightful social entertainments ever enjoyed in this com- ^ munitv was given by Mrs. T. C. Duncan, . to last Thursday, complimentary t?? her ac- j complishcd friend ami visitor, Miss Kate , Law oucuf Newborn. a most amiable tUmm an?\ ntiracUvc vownu I * - m tl , tm.. We er mostly ask all who are in- that r debled to us. in any way, to call and settle the at once, as we were never more in need of Con money than now. Next week being Court cou j week, we nsk our friends in tlie country to pos< i embrace the opportunity, and either send by to is ( tVinn.lu ,.w ....11 ... 1 r ' - VW.HV.V ...... |.<v. ni i IMu We hope to receive a synopsis of I ^ t lie proceed in jrs of the Haptist Sunday ... , co? School Convention, held in this town last . Lav i week, as we learn the Convention instructed 80, i the Secretary, who is one versatile corrcstion pendent, E. W. .1., to compile a report for , us. Let it he mult am in vurro, friend E. W. .. 1 Nor i J., for our columns begin to be as crowded ns three in one bed. Can i . ?Cor We are requested by Her. 11. C. I 1 Lampley to say thai lie will not bo able to ? ..r r- ? ? i Of IJ Sunday, but ho will preach there on the -^7,7 aeeoud Survday at H o'clock 1*. M. \\c He will ?lso preach at Union Huptist (-ffr Church on tho night of the socon.l Sunday. f_re lie will meet his regular appointment at j0g Beulali on second Sunday, morniiig'aud tho kai| Saturday before. wa3 W F or some time we have heard re- J ing parts of the almost certainty of n railroad loet being built from Oatfocy City to Chester, W Camden and other points, parallel with the ers 1 main line of the Three C's road, in this will State, but lately those reports are assuming that very tangible shape ; causing us to become ?=* c much interested in tho project, mainly from of til the fact that a late preliminary survey by matt a corpse of able civil engineers have located kind the line to run "right through' Lockbart catc Shoals, in this county. on t Only a few weeks ago we gave it as our ket 1 opinio., il.ot ?Ui? mngiiincrut water power T1 would not be allowed to run to waste much evei longer, and from a report received through ing ? private channel we ure satisfied that capi- whe talists have already determined to build rail" hoini road facilities and bring the hithc rto hidden natural advantages of these valuable shoals Mr'" into practical and profitable use much sooner than we expected. Milli If the present project of building .a rail- ?P8D( road from Florence to Ktioxviile, via OatT- been ncy City , l.ockhart Shoals and Catawba l^'9 1 Falls, is completed?and we liavo great 'Q reason to believe it will be, and at an ear- D lier day that many supposed?it will open c up one of the grandest sections of country mo?d in the world, for manufacturing, mining, '5fthi mechanical and agricultural industries. enabl I Lockliart Shoals alono can provide more aUt' ^ power, at a tenth of the cost, than the great 8t>''es | Columbia Canal iscppable of providing. And ^'v< when once tho Shoals are utilized, a city condi j with a larger population than Columbia will | ^ot i spring up like magic, and eclipse all the sur- I no' 01 t rounding cities, town and villi\ee? in niwiit, I most thrift and importance. Mark our words. And further, tho proposed road would ^on 1 intersect with every road that oonnects tho ^ State with the outside world : but unfortunately. it would not be within ten miles of 8lf?nf the oounty teal of Union, at any point. It, however, would be <>f great advautago to our friends in the l'ea ltidgc region. we w . _ t'olui Last Pension Checks. ollice The Clerk of the Court has reooive 1 fr in fivc tho Comptroller General tho last pension venie checks for this year; twi tho appropria- he so tion inado by tho last Legislature has been the! exhausted. that I ! Off for tho Citadol. 0 Messrs Itus?cl Goss, James M.K?rr, Ila/.ol j|?Uy Scaifc, Jr., ami J. 1'. Thomas, Jr., loft uh last Monday to enter the Citadel Academy ad K11" Charleston. This is the second term for Mr. Hoth Scaife, and tho first f<?r Messrs. tloss, Fair ?? J hi and Thomas. . dren A finer set of young men never left any Community tliuu those above mentioned,. , , J tiered and wo coniuiend them to thoir tutors and apprc ooiinades, as young ineu worthy of their ? * I In 0Jiifidonce and esteem. ,. credit - * ? Smoke" Josteco' oigars for sale at I'osey u in tin Ltrug Store, admit i i 3*. Norman and the B- C- C. iVe regret that our little pleasantry la ek, in (peaking of the trials and tribu ions of the Count/ Commissioners, ha fn conttrued by at leaat one of that hoi ?lc body #s intending to *<>eate "the in ctsion that thry had acted igaorantly < advisedly, &c." Why, Dr. Norman, and gentlemen of tl ard, nothing was more remote from 01 tention. We know as well as you di at it was not the board who first made tl brt "to change certain roads" leading e town ; that the matter was presented I hi for consideration and action, by certai trties of tbo town. As to the compromise, wo murl cordial dorsed it, for wo believo it saved tl nnty from a troublesome and expressi w suit, in which we could see no hoj any beneficial results accruing to tl unty; and we innocently remarked th o compromise save^^j^;^^ irned,". ^ diuuenting a lawsuit agains county, which is generally the oc on for a merciless attack upon the ity treasury. ou cannot deny, Dr., that there was verj a feeling engendered by the effort t< tge a certain roa-l, and some scalding ex sions indulged in by parties apposed tc change. From the first, we fell puthy for tho board, because wc knew were innocent parties in the dispute, really had no hand in bringing il it; and we were truly glad when w< d you had effected a compromise thai bought so advantageous to the county, sur insinuation that wc considered th< id "ignorant, uniettered farmers, nol ddc of understanding tho duties of theii e" is entirely gratuitous, and smacks e of political demagogueism, than "ind innocence." We made no such in ntion, aud intended none. 4Wc knev the board acted in the matter, ver; >erly, under the best legal advice in th ity, and no blame should attach to an; ou. 'by, Dr.. we thought the Board was do splendidly. Wc 1 have endorsed al action including that on the 1 s road duty; nnd when it canu the matter of changing "ccrtuii Is," wc thought a board of l'hilndclphi yers couhl not have shown more wisdor . j;.i. ?Vw-j.?veso much confidenc lie honesty nnd discretion of 5'our noar when we heard a man thronten to whi chairman, not long ago, because th nty treasnry was empty nnd the boar Id not pay an account, wc actually pro d to endow you with banking privileges (sue bills whenever the County was ou Funds. criously, Dr., we think your board am legal advisers have done their duty to th nty, faithfully ami ably, nnd when w c occasion to say differently, we shall d plainly, nnd not strike you with insinus is, or by trying to make false impressions i'c fear sur esteemed friend, Dr. J. F man, is more captious than discreet. , This Be Sol i the l.aurens A<h'rrti-ier of 'his week wn the following. ifteeo fnrtnera from .wttMn ? '"iJnil" rnion L. 1L, some Jiving only two miles e noticed with cotton here last week, i see no quotations of prices in the Atlrtr , therefore wc cannot say wether the dif nccin price was the attrection for haul cotton thirty viitra from this market to reus: but we venture to say that, if then no other reason than the price, for sell Union Cuiion iii that market, the eellci money. e have five live, wide-awake cotton buy and one Alliance buyer in Union, and it be secu by tho published quotations they arc paying as high prices for cotton an be obtained in Laurens or any other le surrounding markets; while in the cr of supplies and merchandise of cverj I, our merchants stand ready to dupliauy bill, of the same quality of goods, he same terms, purchased in any marabove Columbia. here must be some very unusual, and l mysterious, reason for farmers baulhis cotton thirty milea to a market n be can sell it within two miles of his c at the time price. Vincents Millinery. e elegant stock of Fall and Winter nery wliioli Mrs. M. Vincent has just cd at ltico & Mo Lure's store, has never excelled, in quality, tasto or style, in narket. purchasing her stock, Mm. Vincent ot confine her selections to one market, anvassed the stocks of the largest and popular houses in the New York and more, and her natural superb taste ed her to select all the tasty novelties, iring all the latest and most attractive and patterns to this market:rythingto suit the style, taste and tion of all classes of Ladies can ind in her stock, and Mrs. Vincent is ily an accomplished Milliner, but a worthy Lady, deserving the patronage e ladies of this, her native County, forget, that she is now at Messrs ltice tLure e store. ? ? il Service Flags. r several weeks the Signal Service i have not appeared, and upon inquiry ere informed that the Oepxrtmenl at nbia still sends daily reports to this ; but a? Mr. Nicholson has, for four or years, hoisted the flags, for the connee of the community, gratuitously, mo time ago turned the matter over to 'own (ddiinM! ?i?K - i: .. ? v.M ...... MIV WllllCIOIitllUIIIg the duty of hoisting I ho flags wouhl n the Marshal. We hoj>e the Town ci 1 will see to the matter and keep up ignal Service at this place, ss it is a convenience to the community. er Oooae j piny "Mother noose," by the chilof the I'.piscopal Churoh. assisted by u. on Tuesday night last was well ronand much onjoyel by a large and cintive audience. >se having it in charge deservo great f, nn l the little folks who participate! i various scenes performed their parts ably. I (Correspondence of the Union Timce) Hevs From Forth Paoolet. Etta Jaws, Sept. 80.?We got left last pf week, bj not putting in our "say" in time. Last Monday night's rain gave the rivers M ?n unexpected rise, and put the water over W the lowlands again; but fortunately, the = corn being stripped of the fodder and getting 1 hard, but little damage was done to it. We aro very sorry to state that Mr. Gaioway Wrights son, aged about 18 years, died last week. He had been unwell for Borne time. There is a peculiar circumstance con- y< nccted with his death, to which our renders p( may not generally be accustomed, and we may be pardoned for speaking of it : The 8C corpse was sweating profusely when the cof- *' fin was opened nt the grave-yard. We learn of that the immediate cause of his death was a a congestive chill. He was buried at Abing- j. don creek church. Several chills and fever cases are reported ^ along our creeks?muscadines are plenti- E fulj ust now. 8t Mr. John Reynolds has a curiosity : It is j. two well developed gourds on the same ' handle or stem. One is a little longer than li the other, the least one will hold about a pint, the other three half pints. j The "possum" hunters make the nights ( hideous with their "tooting" horns and ' yelping "sporkards." The poor sheep have Cl to watch out. w That Union correspondent still persists in (j tC*rr?poo4?~.f J n>n Time.1 T si Paoolet?iu Put irW . . __JFimni limns! ? Pacolbt, 8. cfctt; 1m9_lt a- onn^nfwn"vljP^tt l'^ -? which 1 ,r one of I?.h,?ni?^ ' hero, in I860 AjB d<?ot .?*'??*) ! I ?eo< m after the railroad ? SiTSfi?vs. I *? ha" * ??? ir >tata, andwu .1 rSv.l Il 11 ***** " ??d bacdbanaliao 1 ' bulli' fowl1b'r# W F ,h* a*ifhborh<x>d ' wu fraquotflwLJIftu^ ' *' 'o friud^aparSlPTO;.wTSS. ia poa# of drlrrc^fi ' j he pur in ' vKIaIi /nnglhe'inioted question as , ,/? the best man," each, of ly _jm: ? /his numerous backers and lie resulted ' Thesc affair* frequently re sembleaj" a f,ret .for al1 "* ... r-tid were frequently immense. An P? Wer? /a't0 was notb>ng to them. They ic . .<5t conducted according to the Marat 'Wof Queonebury rules, but more on the "knock down and drag out" style; a sort r of "go-es-you-plea#e" contest. * No reetrici tions were placed on the mods of fighting, and the loss of an ear or nose (bitten off) was rather a common occurrence. It was 1 considered quite an accomplishment to be able to gougo an eye in the fight. r A grog-shop was located within a short } distance of where two churches now stand. This was a favorite resort for drunken loafers who made italmost impossible, attimos, t (especially on Saturdays.) for pcacoable t citixons to pass the road. "Buzzard Roost" was widely known in this section of country as a place to be avoided by all law-abiding citizens; tbo I very name boing suggestive of borriblo ( cutting and shooting affrays. YJitat a changahas Oj^rio over the place L since then? WliW no look at it now, with its churches, stores and neat residences; its ? refined population, of about two hundred, which is rapidly increasing, and compare it with its past state, it is difficult to realizo how such a wonderful change could have i been brought about. George W. Brown, Jr., was among tho first settlers of the place, after it received tho name of Paoolet and had quieted down r into a peaceful hamlet. Robert Ward was f one of the first railroad agents, e Although the place quieted down a great many years ago, it did not begin to grow until 1874 or'7f>. It now does a fino business, and is an excellent market for the cotton of this section?a considerable quanI tity of which is uow being bought at full o market value. Our merchants are live men and close ? buyers, and net afraid of competition. II Their goods are first-oless, and prices coma pare favorably with Spartanburg and other n places. As is well koown, this is tne uepoi ior p the business importance 6f tho place. 0 About seventy bales of cotton have been ginned here. A great many of the farmers aro holding back their cotton until they can '* get cotton bagging, whicb has been ordered, i, Most of the cotton, so far, has been ginned 1 for non-Alliance men. About 1,000 bales arc generally ginned here during the season. Miss Fannie Litllejohn is visiting the 1 family of Mr. Jack Liitlejohn. c Mrs. C. C. Cuuimings, of McNeil's, Hainpe ton County, who has been visiting relatives at this place, has returned home. u Mies Mittie Owens, of Hampton Co., is paying a visit to relatives here, i. Miss Mattie Bailey,of Marion, N. C., who has been visiting tbe family of her uncle, Itev. A. A. James, has returned home. Miss Nettie Thomas, after spending a few days with the furaily of Mr. Moses Wood, has returned to her home uenr santuc. u Miss Leila Wood is visiting her cousiu, Miss Thomas, near Santuc, ? Dr.-Bc-R. Brona returns in a Tew days to Hie c/oucgo ot rnysiciaits nnu surgeons, at Baltimore, Md. Baxter is studious and industrious, nnd we predict for him a bright futuro. Mr. Sumter Litllejohn, of Asbury, is visiting relatives at this place. Mr. 11. L. Eison, of Union, paid a short } visit to friends here last week. Itev. and Mrs. A. A. James have returned " from a visit to their daughter, Mrs. Williamp son, in Lancaster. Skaton. Sons of Temperanos At the last meeting of the Union Division , No 23, Sons of Temperance, the following officers were elected for the ensuing term t W. P., W.U. Miller, t W. A., John J. Eison. ' It. S., J. E. Hunter. A. It. 6., Miss Ermy Muhon. . F. S., S. S. Stokes. Treas.. A. W. Oi??u. Cbaplian, S. R. Hope.,^ Conductor, A. N. Rice. Ass't Con., Miss Carrie James. I. S., J. II. McNeace. O.8., S. M. Rice, E. U. Death of Mr- James Fant. Wo are called on this week to chronicle the removal ofunotlicrof Union's land murks, in the death of Mr. James Fant, which oc- 1 curred at his residence last Saturday morn- 1 ing, Sept. 28, in tlie seventy-ninth year of J his age. after a protrnctcdillness of over two years. I Mr. Fant was the Deputy Sheriff of the 1 County lbr several years ^before t lie war ( and town marshal!; he* was also cotton ( weigher at this market for many years, and I in all of these positions he gave gcncrlly ' satisfaction. All who knew him respected him as an honest and true nmn. fltay* The senior had the pleasure of attending the morning session of the Baptist Sunday School Convention last Saturday, and was quite delighted with the proceed ings. J The discussion of the question, "To what extent does church efficiency depend on . discipline." was ably discussed by Iters. ( C. It. Willeford, B. C. Lampley, and W. M. Foster, and Messrs Randolph, Scaife, Wil- { burn, and Bobo. We greatly regret our in- ^ ability to attend all the sessions of the con- | Trillion for wc arc satisfied we should have been edified and profited from intercourse t with such a fino body of christian men, met to calmly discuss tho best means and ways ^ to be adopted for the up-building of their peculiar branch of the church militant. Of course we hare seen larger bodies of christian workers assembled, but never a 1 a finer looking or more iotolligent set of men thau compaicl that atmrcntion ; ncr n have wo evor known proceedings conducted I with more order and decorum, or with a a higher appreciation of the dignity and im- i portancc of the great work in which they t were engaged and for the advancement of t wltieh they lnd inct in council. J A Tovuti Story irom Salt Lake. ? Salt j I-nko, Utah, Soptombcr I'd. ? Mrs. Hiram I Suell, of Malad, Idaho, has given birth to l sextets, three boys and three girls. They 1 weigh eight pounds altogelhoi. All nre h bright aud hearty and prouiiso to live. e | calling us "Col." If this don't stop, wo may get Frank Pruitt to go down and attend to 11 this Knight of tho quill in a way he won't P like, while Jini Proctor goes to Europo to whip that feller over there for saying tlint the population of the United States is sixtymillion?"mostly colonels." Mr. John Estcs has the champion sweet n potatoes. Who comes next with n sample, ti Miss May McCulloch closed her school at J this place last week. Mr. A. F. Kcndrick has got his gin in operation again, Our readers will reincm- n her that his mills were burnt last spring, and * his engine badly damaged. Everything has }, been put in tip-top running order, and ho is on the track again. A man of his pluck won't give it up. * The crop of sugar cane seems to be un- o usually large thisycar. Mrs. James M. Os- p mcnt says "Jim mat/ get done making by Christmas." One of the most noted mink races took 8 place near Mesopotamia Church a few days d ago that it has been our lot to record. One of Mr. John Pridmore's boys started t( the varmint, and according to the law of accretion the crowd of men and dogs increased c until the whole neighborhood was aroused li by the shouts and firing of guns. They run g it about ten miles, from first to last. We j, would mention the names of the participants were we not afraid wc would give occasion 11 for the organization of a "Regulator society'' c which might pay us a complimentary visit. c Our informant says that uncle Jake forgot lioliail passed his tliree score years, and J *ttmu?tit -he~>va? back in his teens. b Our farmers arc determined to hold the I grip upon their cotton as long as there is any ], possibility of improving the price. Were they as fully and as thoroughly organized throughout the cotton States as they arc s North of Pacolet they would he certain to a make themselves felt. p John D. Norris shows our section up in an unenviable light in last week's paper. We have been requested, by a number of young men, and old ones, too, to say to him that he csn make his appointment to organiza a col- si orcd Farmers Alliance up here and have p their assistance if necessary. VoxFor the Times. J CoLERAINK, Oct. 1, 1889. Mr. Editor.?In speaking of the Couuty Commissioners ;? ycur iosue of last week. 01 you say, "Than the effort to change certain a; roads got them into scalding water, and j, nothing but & timely compromise saved them from being badly burned," thereby making mo impiession mot ne nail acted Ignorantty n and unadvisedly. is On behalf of the Hoard 1 will admit that ^ wo aro unlettered countrymen, better acquainted with the plow nml hoe than the c< machinery of Government; and being con- s> scious of our weakness we employed an attorney to advise us The "effort to change certain roads" was not inaugurated by us, and we do not claim to be able to say whether it was wise or " foolish. Whether progression or retrogres- 1,1 sion is best for Union County. The history () of the case together with our reasons for y compromise, are well known to everybody who has taken the trouble to investigate it. " We acted throughout advisedly, and certainly did not know that wo wore in the nl llurning Lake, neither did our attorney, \ whose legal senses we had erroneously al Li i- L- - . - - - - " ' f luuugm 10 uc hb acute as tuose oi any man in the Coumy; but thanks *.o the Union c' Timks, wo arc now enlightened and hope to II be benefitted by the lesson. CJ] Respectfully. . J. F. Norman. County Com. U1 For the Timiaj. n< Disturbing Religious Meetings. Mil. Eiiitor: A8 we havo beard some .. complaint, you will confer a favor by publishing this Section of the law of this Slate on against disturbing religious meetings: "Sf.c. 1035, page 484, U.S. Any person who shall wilfully and maliciously disturb or interrupt any meeting, society, assembly or congregation, convened for the purpose of religious worship, or eball enter such I to: meeting while in a state of intoxication, cr or shall use or sell spirituous liquors, or use blasphemous language at or near the place of meeting, shall be deemed guilty of a mis- A' demeanor, and shall, on conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than twenty wj or more than one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned for a term not exceeding one year or less than thirty days, or both, or either wl at the discreetion of the Court. pr A word to the wise is nifticient. ? Personals. it Mr. E. R. Aycock left us Tuesday to at. cci end the 1'eaboJy School at Nashville, Tcnn. Miss Ressie Farrar is in town visiting 18 xiends. po Miss DlanohcUage has gaue on a visit to datives at Yorkville. ha Miss Sophronia Whitmire, of Cross Keys, in s on an extended visit to J. Q. Ruchheit tnd family. Mrs. Jas. (leant left for Charleston Inst Saturday to meet her husband. She sailed nit 'or New York Wednesday to purchase her sot r'all and Winter Stock of Millinery Qoods. gni Mrs. J. D. Jones, nrr Miss Mattie Nor- Th nan, is among us again. .1. Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Fitzsimons arrived ex; Tuesday. I Misses May and Carrie Duncan is on a | am dsit to Mr, T. C. Duncan and family. 'he Work of the Oin. if I,?9t Saturday a young colored boy by the lamo of Henry Hubert's, living on Mr. | i tobert Knight's place, near.Santue, hal his I nn caught in Messrs. Harris brothers' (iin n this town, and so badly cut that am pu. ( ation was nocessary. From last ncoountt) . ho little follow was doing well. Sai.k or Mink.tut. Lands.?On Monday wn aaf, in the ollico of C. E. .Spencer, Cot. i,nj ohn L. lllack, representing tho Magnet in . ron and Steel Ore Mining company, of n Hacks burg, paid to W. 11. Wilson, Jr.-, of l',fl lock Hill, $12,000 for a body of mineral and owned by him contigious to the lands i f the company. ? Yorkvillc Enquirer. | I'm THE ALLIANCE DEPARTMENT. A in . 0. LITTLEJOHN, - Editob. *b*t h in bis H Duller } * Assistant |Editobs. but it 1 1 '. _ use of 0 THE BUB-ALLIANCES ABO UNO I wi UNION. opinio: Brethren, why do you "hum and haw" A m 'cause the Railroad authorities don't want for tin >ur cotton on their platform? Be inde- 1. 1 rodent, and build you a warehouse. Send to kill tme of your number over to Gaffney City into g< id see what the North Pncolet and some nionk? r the Spartanburg Alliances are building? 2. 1 60 by 200 feet iron warehouse, that looks clusivi ko "Ned Brace" among the little folks, in grcate ic Georgia scenes. It is the "Great 3. i astern" resurrected, that is to triumphantly rcgult cm the tide of opposition; receive and and ji istribute the necessaries and luxuries of a uni: fc for 14 Alliances. 4. Come over and see, brethren, then go and !ry a' o likewise. The good Gaffney merchants g' j cjoice in the warehouse, for should a finan- baggii ial whirlpool ever beset them the mammoth work arehouse will open her huge mouth and pbinti icy can dart in like young crocdilcs do jm^'e lto their mothers' stomachs, till danger is can n ast. buy 1 THE STATE BUSINESS EXCHANGE. There seems to be, among Some of the RI I< icmbers of the Sub-Alliances, misconcep- Thi ons of the object of our State Business Ixchnngc. If 5q nnlv nnr hanlf. thaf will crivo lis a inrr fr rcrcantile standing in the world, whcro our mono rants may be heeded and our interests trill e guarded and protected. The benefits of body ur Exchange will bo almost incalculable, prete 'hrough the Exchange we can buy supplies 8'T0 1 f all kinds ni not more than 8 per cent., ustcad of from 15 to 100 per cent. your The design of the Exchange is only a do >1 rent option house; a grand distributing poun of m P cottoi Of course no Alliance man will he forced realij o buy goods at the Exchange; but the Ex- Se< liangc will send to the members of the Al- Soutl ianccs printed schedule prices at which oods can be had, if bought through the (heir Ixchange, and the farmer can show his catc I lcrchant, from the printed list, at what ho they the c an buy a needed nrticlc, nnd if the mer- p]?jn hant is willing to sell the goods at the samo $7 0i rice he can buy from him, if not, lie can nialti uy from the Exclinngc. So, you see, the !n Ixclinnge is designed only to be an option b^w' ouse for the farmer. bis 0 Let every Sub-Alliance immediately sub- a goo cribe its pro rata pnrt to the Exchange, can 1 nd we will soon enjoy even better things b,ajjC linn at present. owu * * ?- little A8BUBY ALLIANCE cases At Inst meeting. Sept, 20, resolved to B"ac ubscribc its proportionate part to State amj business Exchange. your llesolvcd 2, Not to patronize any merchant ncgli r ginncr who will buy or sell or furnisJi the y ute llagging in any form. coBt you 1 Why should an Alliance man pntronizo gethi if her merchant or ginncr that is fighting gainst the resolution he has made against il?2? - .... IO BU Why should a merchant or ginncr expect and n Alliance man to patronize him, when lio i working against the farmers interest, and jt (tying (solely for a selfish purpose,) jute to (00i ( jvcr his own and others' cotton, in opposi- fort i on to the Allinncc resolution ? unite ? succt THE XEADOR ALLIANCE. Mr. Eiutoji:?Numerically, we arc weak, often ut we are steadily growing. At our last that icoting throe were added to our number. *enti . . . . able ur meetings arc interesting and edifying. cjjftn luck enthusiasm is manifested in all busi- comp less pertaining to the order. some We unanimously adopted cotton bagging; Iso, ratified the plan adopted by the State pOSC Uiance subscribing our pro-rata share of woul ic capital stock for the State busiucss ex- have lange, and elected our worthy brother, (5. 0 . Jeter, sub-Trustee stockholder. We do tj,nt ( irncstly urge upon all sub-Alliances to act tectic lmediatciy upon this all-important mens- hone: re> maki Onr avocation, Agriculture, is a grand and jru8|( >ble calling. It is the backbone of all civili- 0n th tion. If we succeed, all other pursuits in ro't tl e will be successful. Mo let us go on with ^ . , but y r good works. A. E. Fa nt. Will beet. M. A. and tl ..# and THE LARGEST CROPS IN THE U. S. J011 n The largest crops of wheat, corn ami cot- '"fiai a since 1805, are as follows: The largest desirt op of wheat was produced in 1881, when will c c total aggregate was 512,765,000 bushels. *rc IE forage price, 05 cents per bushel. The highest price reached was in 1800, ten uic average was $2 ID per bushel. Tlic largest crop of corn was in 1888, J" j)u> licit was 1,087,700,(KM) bushels. Average in Oct ice, ;S4 cents per bushel. ganizi The largest cotton crop was in 1887, when J'1? aggregated 7,020,209 bales, valued at 8J T0fj'0n uts per pound. 2. / The most valuable crop of cotton was in Kcspo 78?3,9:?0,.r>08 bales, at about 12 cODts per " ' . delegn und. 4b( The smallest crop was in 1807. 1 ,! "? 1 ,J?88 mittce les, at 22 cents per pound?nearly e<|ltal <>. 1 value, the crop of 1887. things Pda^ 3ANTUC ALLIANCE. ' ' ' Mn. Kditoh.?Our Alliance lunl a pleasant 4I . Una ictunr Xattiniiiv vimi o?..i i our pc ne imporlnnt business?fleeting as dele- T. M, les to County Convention, l)r. J. 1*. Jellevi oiuns, It. S. Thomas, ,1. W. (Sregory and V . <*rs do C. Sartor ; nn?l passing a resolution to ^y|(| j pel any uienihcr who uses jute bagging. James ere was a larger nttendo/icc than usual. [j- i-J 1 all dues eagerly paid. IVe elected for membership five applicants fi-;t.|?d two ladies and three gentle)nen. 1 think bring; the ladies belonged to nil our Sub-Allices they would be better attended, and be re bright and pleasant. [That in so.?En."] Hereafter we will meet twice per month ic'mgh turdays before 2d and 4111 Sundays. Monte Dur worthy l'resident, I>. Jt. Kant, re- centra ved, ns a present from 11. fl. II. Jeter, a ndsoine gavel. The Ixsly was made of ftre ln hint, highly polished and oiled, and the unable ndlc was of cedar. The President ne- d? owlcdacd his appreciation of the gift with 1,180 l? 11 mcrs * inks. h. W. J. unless * " only re shoulder Itraecs for Doys and Girls, at action jey 's Drug .Store. white j SECOND-HAND JUTE. erchant informed me a few days ago e was in sympathy with the farmer efforts to overthrow the Jute Trust; wasffoolishness to debar him from tlio second-hand bagging. 11 answer him, or any others of his a: ian should not use Jute, new or old, 5 following reasons : lecausc it will require a longer timo 1 the Trust, and get cotton baggiug moral use. It is far better to cut the y'stail off at once. ' Jecausc, by using cotton bagging or- V ely, the demand for cotton will be . r and the price will be higher. V general use of cotton bagging will ito the tare, so that it will bo equal ust on all?all cotton bagging having Form weight. llecnuse it will keep in our own coun1 the money that would bo sont off for which is millions of dollars. Because, just as long as some buy old hp oihers will buy new. which will against the interest of the cotton tr. Why should we buy jute, when wo cotton here, nnd Factories here that mke a nicer covering than any wo can ctraots from Maj. Terrell's Speeoh. >KTK1> UT J. L. STUAIN. (PAHT TIIIKD.) 9 question now comes up, "what must no?" It isn't necessary for mo to ootlio time of so intelligent un assembly sin discussing this matter, or attempti prove that the farmers nrc not making y, or that the education of our chilis being neglected, And that we "**e 1 the enjoyment of our labor. Evoryknows that this is so ; whether they nd to believe it or not. Were you to lite wages made by professional men nerchnnis, taking that as a basis, it 1 cost you 50 cents a pound to raise cotton. If skilled mechanics were to ie work it would cost you 20 oonts a d ; but as it is you can't get an average ore than 8 cents a pound for it. Your u is tho great money crop, and you ie the least advantage from it. renty per cent, of tho population of i Carolina arc farmers, and tho same cot of her people are securing such y wages that they are not able to make families comfortable, much less cduIheir children and fit them for positions should occupy. If wo ask ourselves ausc of all this, the auswer comes in language: The farmer receives only $8 a month for his wages. In this jr the white and colored man are botn e same boat. The labor of tho one is is remunerative as that of the other. If ill live close, and if ho has a house of wn, and doos his own work, and makes id crop and could sell it at a fair price he nuke some little money on his farm, ?ps ; but generally where a man has to i it by bis own bauds, whether on his land or somebody else's, there is but money in it for him nit best. In 09 out of every 100 he sells his crop at tual loss. Gentlemen, why is this ? t intelligent or manly to work yourselves your families hard all the year; to put girls in the field at hard work and :ct their education, and nt the end of car sacrifice their labor at less than it to produce it ? As intelligent men, if will <*nt it rt t lift A 111 a rtftft n nil ts a m e% (a >r and reason about these things you put n stop to this down-hill business, won't stnoil i?. You will devise-some is by which you will secure the right 11 your own products at a living profit, to lay up something to educate your ren and place them upon the plane you them to occupy. requires an effort, and a strong one, ;o bring about this revolution ; an efn which all the farming classes must i in one organized body, to make it a !98. Look around you aud see what lization has effected- Look at those have succeeded ; and let me call your tion to the fact that it was organization made success possible with iliem. 1 ire to say that there i9 not a respectmerchant?one that his fellow morts will recognize ns worthy of their innionship?that does not belong to mercantile association. There is not a er but belongs to his organization. The >rs, too, are organized for a wiso purNo lawyer, who is a gentleman, dtnko your case when he knows you gone to and consulted a brother of bis ssion, and not paid him for his counsel, fact alone is sufficient to convince you orgrnization is necessary for their proin. Who blames them ? Nobody. No it, intelligent man blames another for ng money honestly when lie can do so. ion't blame the merchants or the Jute 3, so long as you permit them to carry eir business. Just so long as you perliera, they will extort money from you, ou have no one to look to for redress ourselves. Will you make the effort ? you sit down in your Sub-Alliances liscuss these matters freely and fairly let the majority rule? Everyone of aust act as a unit. Let mo ask tho ion: "Have any of you joined the ico without laying aside your personal :a and resolving to go according to the f the majority?" If you have, you i the wrong pew, my friend. (To be continued.) ? North Paoolet S. 8- Convention, the Sunday Schools of North Paoolet. ion County, arc respectfully requested et at El Bethel church the third Sabbath ober (20th iust) for the purpose of oring a Sunday School Convention, i following is the programme : Meet at 10 o'clock a. in.?half hour de ill exorcises. iiltlrcsH of welcome,?J. 15. J cileries; use,?X. 0. Littlejolin. lead reports from Schools ami enroll itcs. )rgani/.alion ami appointment of coms. st i|UC.stion for discussion : "Wluilliiniler most the progress of the (Soshoinc ami abroad? N. G. Littlejolin, V. Legg, I'. S. Webber ami 11. T. Scott. J NTKR.MISSION. . "What are the host means to imlncc topic to give more for religions work?" Littlejolin, A. A. Snrrutt, John K. es ami W. Whisonant. What can we ns Sunday School worktojincrcasc our munhers ami efficiency, efferies, G. W. McKown, Jus. Osmcnt, L. Walker, ami others, tiles lion box. lisccllnneous. Sabbath School Scholars, workers ami S arc rosripH fnllv invilo.l tr. Ii,?,l nn,l ii lunch with them. Jamks (.. Strain. Supt. Gowrdeysvillc township. so of Working for Wiiitk Mf.n.?B:rKin, September '20.?A despatch from Title, a town near the sceno of the reco troubles in Bibb County, my*, the, i? hfivo nil resolved to do no inoro "or white people. The negro women the movement, and white families nro to obtain cooks or womeu to eir laundry wotk. The nogroe? rework on tlio farms, and many farnil he utiabio to gather their crops they can obtain white laborers. Tbo nson given by the negroes for their is that they nro tired of working for people.