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week, 825 bales; prices 'Jj 0
The public cordially invited to
HHr^U present at the Plume drill of the Johoton
Rifles, to be held on Wednssday, ICth
last., at the Court House, at 8 P. M.
IS>>^r. K. M. Lit'lejohn, of Jonesville has
requested us to stalo that he has not given
up his profession, as supposed by a great
luuay and that his patrons can still find him
at his post.
JN&* It was our intention this week to
give a fhll account of the very judicious and
energetic action taken by the Hoard of Trade
; towards building a handsome and coiuiuodi.
t ?/ ous Graded School House, but, in ordar to
do full justice to this great enterprise we
have concluded to postpone what we have to
say for it to next week.
We have before us a cluster of second
crop June Apples, taken from a tree on
Mr. T. M. Littlejohn's premises at Jonesville.
While we often sec two crops in one year on
an apple tree, we don't remember ever seeing
June Apples grow in clusters; but there's
no knowing what the prolific soil of Jonesville
cannot produce.
/
Wo enjoyed a pleasant visit last
Tuesday from Mr. J. L. Weber, one of the
ablest men now on the editorial staff of the
Charleston JVctrs mid Courier. Mr. Weber
f Was elected School Commissioner for Cliarlos|J.
' ton county last year l>y a handsome majority
'**- and wa uotico that he is spoken of in many
parts of the State as a candidate for State
Superintendent of education.
The receipts of cotton at this market I
since the opening of the season falls coni
siderably short of last year. There are two
reasons for this, i. c : The Alliance advised
L the holding of cotton as long as possible. 1
and the cotton has opened later and 1
I slower than for years past. The following
I are the comparative receipts from Sept. 1st
L to Oct. Gtli for 1888 and 188'J:
J Receipts in Sept. 1888, - - - 414 bales
V Xtt- Wo call attention to the advertiscmeat
of Mr. S. M. Rice, at East UniBn.
We had the pleasure of looking through
"five cents Counter," and wo can only
it is marvelous how he can afford to sell
I one from wham they were purchased, stole
I them or Mr. Rice did; but as we know that 1
V Spencer is strictly honest, we dare not ac- i
I cuse him of such a thing.
1^^ We ask our readers to read his adverlise k
merit then call and sec what wo have scon. i
tST The oold snap of Sunday and Mon
u?j naa no aouoi materially reduced the
B| estimate of the cotton crop, as many Far- '
mere baaed their calculations cn having as
late a killing frost as wo have had for three I
r or four years past. The wind cn Sunday
night kept the frost from the nplands, but '
on the lowlands it was heavy bdU killed all (
kinds of vegetation. Monduy there was J
B but little wind and a heavy frost fell during <
B the night, ending the maturing season of (
all crops,?and cutting off the cctton very g
considerably.
Qpe farmer told us last Friday, that if <
the frost**wpt off as late as last yeav ?until
^ Novembar-4-fce would moke a fair crop, but f
if it came soon be would not make over lmlf i
a crop. Ufrfqn enquiry, we find that to be a
V the osnditlon of the crop, upon almost every a
? farm in this section of our County. We t
therefore, (Day safely estimate the damage y
to the cotton crop by frosts this week at f
25 per cent, at least.
Jgsif Tho receipts of cotton at this mar- 8
ket, compared with last year, for the first
month of the season, .shows that tho Alliance
Farmers are heediDg the instructions of
the order and holding tho cotton with the
hope of forcing up prices. This is ?ho '
case, not only in this market, but ia almost
every other interior market throughout
the cotton States, and is having every
damaging effects upon some Southern indtistjiea,
more particularly upon the smaller industries,
established with limited means
and credit, the owners of which depend,
almost entirely, upon the early sales of cotton
for the circulation of money in the coini
munity, to enablo them to collect debts and
Iieet their business obligations; usually
hade to fall due as soon after the opening
I the cotton market as possible; which if not
Rd at maturity, often puis the unforlunte
small debtor at the mercy of the note
paver, money-lender, or extortioner, to
or row money.
At present, the holding back of the cotton,
njuros no one so much as our home folks,
,nd if continued any length of time it may
lave a tendency to place all some of our
industries in (ho hands of foreign
^^^^^Bpitalists, upon which to establish trusts
combinations.
H^^HWe arc among the sufferers.
Whits Cloud Floating Soap. For sale
^MH^^Pbsey's Drug Store.
1 - ?
OrnciAL Homocoi-atiiy m Wasiu.noto.n.?
H^^^^J'Ten^years ago," said Dr. Itiggs, ' there
^^^^Pvnre twelve homeopathic pliysicianr in
^^^^Ptfaebington, while to-day there arc tbirlyHBlrt,
Among the patrons of this method of
WW she treatment of disease are Secretaries
^^P Blaine and Windom, ex-Secretary liayorJ,
Wm Ssnatora Call and Kenna, Aseistant Attor
B W|fQtn(r>l Montgomery and many others.
V Jtx-Pfesident Oarfield and Chief Justice
W iVaitd were both pronouuccd in favor of
W during their lives."? Washing
?>unfrt
breathce
if adopted by the
^ ^ ibout Cotton State*
blow to one the richest
^BWt n?rnniilnm W"""""';" "" ?? >
^^Toent, and at the Mine time, materially
Iselst in building up ? valuable enterprise
within reach of every cot toon planter, that
will reduce the price of fertilisers, and save
them from frauds and impositions of foreign
fertiliser factories. Not only that, by encouraging
our home mills we -encourage
home industry, home enterprise and liberal
home markets.
if ihe Farmers are in earnest about killing
the Jute Bagging 1 rust, to be consistent,
it seems to us, they should bo equally as
tealous in killing the Standard Oil Company,
a Trust equally as iniquitous and arbitrary,
and far more dangerous, because it
controls a more extended and far more
powerful money influence:
Florence, October 3.?The Florence SubAlliance
met here a few days since and
unanimously resolved to sell no ootton seed
to the Standard Oil Company or any other
mill in the combination, provided the home
mills will buy and pay a reasonable price
for the seed. It was also deoided to make
Wednesday of each week Alliance day for
selling cotton, and urged upon all farmers
to bring their cotton in only on that day.
By this plan a Is. go amount of cotton will
be placed on the market at one time. ik?ro I
by inviting buyers to oomo from abroad and
put prioes up to the highest possible figure.
It will be seen by the above action that the
Cotton Seed Trust han expect no favors
here, and that the farmers will do a'.l in
their power in contributing to the success
of the home mills.
Tbo Cotton Seed Oil Miil of this county
is being pompleted as fast as possible, and
will require every bushel of seed brought
to the market, for wliioh the managers are
willing to pay the highest price. As it is
the first public entcrpriso in the County,
we are anxious to have it sucoeed, and the
Farmers can help it and tliemselveB by
adopting the same coutse as the Florence
Alliance men havo. Give our own mill
the preference.
The CourtThe
October tcr.n of Court for this County
began last Monday, Judge Aldrioh presiding.
Solioitor Schumperl was at his post ready
for work.
As the Grand Jury was fully charged upon
their duties at the March Term of the'
Court, Judge Aldrich did not give any
special cnargo.
The Solicitor handed out the following
bills, which were disposed of by the Grand
Jury, and on Tuesday afternoon the Grand
Jury was discharged.
The State vs. Anthony Beaty?Obtaining
money under false pretense. True Bill.*
The State vs. Robt. A. Johnson?Cruelty
to animals. True Bill.
The State vs. Isasc Knox?Forgery. True
Bill.
The State vs. J. P. Cooper?Assault and
Battery, of a high and oggrrvated nature,
rruc Aill,
tntFStrfW* H'ntev*. David E. Jeter.
The State vs. Abo Sui'th, far assault and
Battery, of a high and aggravate 1 nature,
was tried, and the defendant found guilty.
The case of.the State vs. Georgo W. Fowler
and T. B. M. Perkins, for disturbing a
religious meeting was tried and resulted in
in a mistrial
& Deserved ComplimentPerhaps
the most deserved compliment
[hat has been paid to acknowledged worth,
was given in the Court Ilouac, by Col. I.
Q. McKissick, attorney for defendants, in
he case of T. B. M. Perkins and G. W.
Fowler. In the oonrseofhis argument the
Col. said: "It is in proof that at Pine
drove Academy, there is a sabbath school,
lud its superintendent is Miss Bessie Farar.
I knew well these facts before they
vera X - 1 ? ?ejingihat
I believe she i s d iing more good,
or time and eternity, than any minister
n the county. Whoa her mission is ended,
,nd she is aathercd to lier heavenly reward,
. monument ought to be erected at the p'.nce
o the memory of the kind Superintendent in
rborn is found bo much of the ang*'. in the
orra of woman."
Comment is unnecessary, for the Col. has
iaid eloquently what is a patent truth.
Personals.
Miss Sallio Moore, of Ekom, Laurens
sounly, is on a visit to her brother, Dr. O.
if. Moore, the popular manager of Posey's
Drug Store.
Mr. Lawrence Allen has accepted a position
with Messrs Harry M. Cohen & Pro.
Master Jeter Counts lins left Rico & Mo
LiUiu a, utju tuuui^rs iuc iiuil iiuu v;uuicv*
I'on cry store kept in the "liolo in the wall."
Master Frank Chinft may now bo found
wiih Mr. Warren D. Arthur.
Miss Blanche Perkins lias gone to Columbia
to resume her studies in the Female
College.
Mrs. Jas. Grant has returned from the
Charleston and New York markets, where
she purchased an elegant slock of fashionable
Millinery. Don't forget the old reliable
Millinery establishment.
Miss Annie Briggs, oue of our sweetest
young Ladies, has gone to Columbia to enter
the High School of that place.
We arc glad to see among us again, Mr.
Clarence E. Johnson, who graduated at the
Citadel last session. Mr. Johnson has entered
the law office of Senator Smythe in
the city of Charleston to study law.
Iter. B. C. Lamploy went on a visit to '
friends at Sumter lost weer.
Mr. W. I. Box of Laurens, paid our town a
visit last week,
Mr. D. C. Flynn returned from New York
last Sunday.
Mr. James F. Thomson, has returned to
his old home, and can be found by his many
friends nt Messrs Rodger & l'urce!I 8.
C ?l. D. K. Duncan, of Spartanburg, and
Mr. W. W. Thomson, of UafTney Oily, are
attending Court this week.
Mr. It. P. McCuuts, of Ninety-Six, has accepted
a position at the Union Hotel.
Presentment of the Ornnd Jrry to the Oeto
ber Term of Court, for Union County, 1MB.
To tht Honorable A. J?. Alfricki }"r<*idin(
Judyt: .
We the Ornnd Jury would rcspestfully re
port ne follows: 4 ' ie ?j
We havo examined the pablio buildings
sod offices, and find the Jail Is very well
kepi, and in very good oonditlon, but w<
would again eall the attention of the Count]
Commissioners, as we have done in our pre
vious reports, to the neooMiiy of beaters fui
the oomfbrt of the prisoners. We aisio fine
on examination that the guttering on thi
Court House needs repairing. We find the
a now covering is neaessary for the publi*
well near the jail.
We find the Sheriff's, Master's, Probat<
Judge's, Auditor's, and Clerk of the Court'i
offices in good condition; except in the Au
ditor's office we find an accumulation of old
papers which we would recommend to b<
disposed of in some suitable manner, and
U..I - -???- ?-? -
>un a un& iuu a mil aozon cnsiri
be provided for the better equipment of said
office. Wo would recommend that our Rep
resent Aires provide more effective means
to enable the constables of the Trial Justice!
of this county to perform their duties, bj
changing the law as it now exists relating
to the salaries of said constables, for the reason
that the salaries are so small that it it
difficult to find any one who will accept the
position, and tho State is often powerless
to procure its witnesses in State cases.
The Grand Jury favors the proposition
advanced by your Honor, and would reoomtnend
it to the consideration of our representatives,
as to tho necessity ofa reformatory
institution, suitable to the proper training
of the younger class of convicts.
The Grand Jury feel it their duty to compliment
the county commissioners for the
manner they have had the publio roads repaired,
and placed in their present excellent
condition.
Thanking your Honor for the courtesies
extended to us, we hereby submit the above
presentment.
Oct. 8th, 1889. W. T. BET8ILL,
Foreman.
(Correspondence of llie Union Times)
Santno NewsMk.
EniTon.?As lias been contemplated,
tho writer was in attendance at the Convention,
und enjoyed the Convention and stay
in the town bevond his most fuunruinn ei
pectations, tor I was determined to.
As my home, I was assigned, at the request
of my open-hearted young friend,
Mr. W. G. Counts, to the hospitable family
of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Counts, wlioro I met
the warmest reception and entertainment.
And 1 can say, my friend never tires of
making a friend hnvc a splendid timo.
By the way, it was said at tho Convention,
that when one went from town to a Convention
in the country they went back, goncr"ally
sick. Well, now, one from the country
came back from town sick this time and 1
suspect there is another. But, we can't say
what kind of "sick.'
Mr. E. Claude deter left hero on the 20tli
Sept., to attend the Southern Medical College,
Atlanta, Ga. We wish him much success.
as his great desire is to be a successful
M. 1).
Miss Marion Porter is on a visit to her
sisters in Joncsville.
Miss Wolsey, of Tcnn., is jdsiting
her sister. Mrs. J. M. Bewlev. jl
Mr. Kobcrt Sartor is attending Furrnan
University, at Greenville. h. W. J.
[Correspondence of tho Union
News From North F&colet.
Etta Janb, Oct. 7.?Wc regret to state
that John, oldeet son of Leander Petty,
died yesterday evening. He had been sick
for a long time.
xuu nrm irosi 01 iuc season put in lis appearance
tnis morning. The first killing
frost last year was on the 30lh of September.
Cotton is opening fast and farmers are
busy picking it. This is a fat time for day
laborers; they can get their prices now.
Rev. Mr. Query will preach at Salem churoh
next Sunday?one sermon, when?the
newly elected deacons will be installed. We
We had the pleasure of meeting the Wilson's
Chapel Sunday School yesterday, and hearing
them recite their lessons. While they
have not got the largest school in t^is
section, they have as hard bible students as
we have met anywhere. Rev. S. D*. P.
Miss Mildred Strain and Miss Elixa Estes,
are visiting Mrs. Mainie Lee, near Howell's
Ferry.
Old fashioned corn shuckings are in vogue
again. Uncle Jim Donald opened this timehonored
institution last week, while aunt
Sibbey showed that she had not lorgot how
to cook for them. The black bottle was
omitted, but the "roslin" and dog fighting
went on all the same.
We hope our lady friends throughout the
county will not forget to report to the Timks
what success they have liad with their hogs
this year. A copy of the Times will be
sent free next year to the lady who has
raised the best hog with the least cost. Send
in your report to the Editor of the Alliance
column, and let him nulte the award and
announcement, by the 15tU of Deoember
next.
We gratefully and kindly acknowledge
the receipt of a special invitation to be
present at the exhibit ion exercises of Prof.
Lemon's school at GoudeyeviRe, on the '24
and 26th inst.
As the Times has made a format and
cordial espousal of the Farmer's cause and
opened its columns for the benefit of the
Alliance it should be a welcome visitor in
fnrtnAp'ii limmplml'l Thfl man wllQ
borrows his neighbor's paper to see the Alliance
news can't be much of an Alliance
man.
UentlemcD, step into the EJitor's Sanctum
and hand him $1.50, receive bis blessing,
and secure his smite, then go home and tell
your good wife that yon inipnd to fight the
bear until one or the other of you is a corpse
Vox.
For tho Timks.
Big Crop on Improved Land.
BKNNKTTSVH.I.K, Sept. SO.?I will givt
you a few dots from this beautiful country
1 have just passed the wonderful corn crop
ofCapt. Drake's, and I do wish every farmei
in Union county could be for a moment let
down in its midst, so tbey could sco what
can be accomplished by improving their
land. On reading the reports in the pspepi
about it one would be apt to discredit it; bul
upon examining it closely one would noi
expect te hear of its making less than om
hundred rind t event i/rfiet buehelt per acre. Tlili
to a Union Farmer looks like an extravagant
estimate, but it will soon be gatherod
then I will give you figures and facts. 1
have heard several of the best farmers thi
country nffords express their opinion,
and they all think that it won't stop at tw<
hundred bushels per acre. Q. T.
Snow in Nkw Yofk Stat*.?Lnckport, N
V., Obtober C.?Snow fell here this morn
ing to the depth of six inches, greatly dam
ngiug shade and fruit trees. Too storm eon
turned three hours. V
| bodj^U)to receirs rc\
T*ir Vit^T. p. Q. Gregory and I. K.
5 Paulk.* '
I -Mi. Joy.?Rot. J. H. Couch, R. Little, 11.
? S. Pffer and A. A. Gault.
L P?Ub>U'b Creek.?P. N. Wllburn. T. B.
Waldfip and J. T. Wilburn.
UpHr Pair Forest.?T. J. H. Smith and
1 Nina Smith.
s Hebron.?Gilliam Gregory, J. H. Thomas
I and Tiomaa Trammel. ,
Philijpi.?F. M. Adams and W. 4- Moorhead.
1 New Prospeot.-4-C. B. Bobo and P. B.
Bobo, \??>, . 4 '.f
Sedalia?J. W. Sanders and I. L. Bobo.
Salem.?J. H. Randolph, E. W. Jeter and
1 R. G. A. Jeter.
r Union.?Dr. L. E. Meodor, W. D. Bewley,
[ II. F. Scoifeand John A. Font,
JonesYille.?Mrs. G. B. Fowler.
This being completed, proceeded to-organise
by electing its officers by acclamation,
1 which resulted in tfte then present incumL
bents, r~ - Vto-PreaiderR,
pT Ny WUburn.
Secretary, K. W., Jeter.
Treasurer, H..F. Seaifo.
The PresideritHhon appointed the following
committees 1? S E?
On time and jftooe of next meeting: W.
A. Moorheod, J* it. Randolph and A. A.
Gault.
On Sunday Sofcool reports: Dr. R. Little,
Rcy. J. H. Couch and John A. Pant.
Treasurer's report : 8. Croeby, J. W. Sanders
and D. N. wilburn.
On programme and queries : H. F. Scaife,
Rcy. B. C. Lanij^ey and D. N. Wilburn.
, An invitation _ was extended to Yisiting
| brethren of tlijfc and other denominations to
scats in tne Convention, to aid in the discussions,
which was accepted by Revs. S. R.
Hope, S. A. Weber, B. Q. Clifford, and Bros.
8. 8. Stokes and W. H. Miller, of the Presbyterian
and Methodist Churches.
Tho discussions were all strictly to the
point, and creditably delivered, in which
tho spoakers seemed to throw their whole
souls, and seer^fed Jo become more and more
filled with ehtbaajflsm. The speaking was
greatly ct\joy?d- bw the audience, which
seemed not to are Cf-the length of time occupied
by same.
On one very important subject, relating to
church discipline, the lectures were severe
and cutting, and to the point, but approvod
and enjoyed by all church-loving people.
There was an essay read on, "Should
church members engage in worldly amusements,"
which Vas capital, and did great
credit to the writer, Rev. J. H." Couch.
At this meeting there was two amendments
bnered to the Constitution, and accepted,
whioh were:
1st. That all the business bo completed
on Fridays and Saturdays, and Sunday be
devoted exclusively to the hearing and teaching
of God's word.
2d. That all Superintendents be held as
delogates, ox-officio, and the other required
number be taken from the other members.
It was the intention, first, to have preaching
every.ni^ht while in session, -hut on Saturday,
seeing th^y were so pressed with business,
it was deemo* necessary to have an
- W. 3^?Yr 16.
V-.
Sunday tpio Missionary sermon was
preached by Rev. J. H. Couch, from Matt.
28 : 29, let clause.
Amount oollected after same, $9 43, with
amnnnt unnf Kw 4l?o Mn?.AOAM
wiwvwuv UVMK *JJ ?UV bTV VA * V> DVUWW ICpi COVUted,
$52 84, and the amount expended for
otlior purposes, during tLe quarter, $17 GO,
makes the amounts contributed by the
schools, $70 87.
It was decided to have the next meeting
at Mt. Joy Church, Kelton, on Friday, bcforo
the 5th Sunday in December.
After a nuanimbus vote of thanks was oxtended
to Union Church, and the town of
Union, for the open generosity and hospitality,
with which the Convention was received
and entertained during its session,
the choir Bang that most enjoyable hymn,
"God be with you; till we meet again," the
Convention adjourned to meet at Mt. Joy,
in December, as per time and place appointed
by committee, for same.
r - a vv - ,,Sech*ta*t.
- ' twrn.j ?
From a Bivariide Fireside.
Rivsnswa, Oct: T.?Mrs Joels off to-night
wailiogon the sick, the little Joee are all in
bed, and moetly asleep, so we have it all
alone; and as we attempt to write a word or
o fqr print, these questions arise ; Should
we write at alt t 'I f se, then what shall we
write? If the space we' fill in the Union
Times would not be better ooonpied if we did
not write at all ? o?o. The latter ws leave
for the Editor to decide.
Nothing very remarkable has transpired
in Riverside in the last few weeks.
The gathering of crops is bsing pushed
with vigor, as it shopld be. We had a light
frost yesterday morning, and a heavier one
this morning. I-acn disposed to sympathise
with friend ?. W. J., and would suggest
that be be not too intimate with his new ao1
quainlanees. From what we ean learn the
writer has been oil the verge of accountability.
Some "good Samaritan," we pret
sums, is inelinod W help us along the rugged
ways of a nett:oat road. If the good
man haf anything awy wutnwtivi to commnnioate
we bgvavift ohiaction whatever.
We wou/d say howpyer, in advgnoe, J ike the
Irishman, "be asy. my lord, my wVfe is *
i soared of thunder.^'
Messrs George Whitlock and Rev. C. 0.
i Vaughn are at tohool at Furman University.
Miss Katie Moorhead is lakiog her 2nd
i year's course at the Greenville Female college.
Katie ia a bright and intelligent girl
1 and will no doubt take a high stand in coli
lege, end to theerodit of Bmrside.
Joe.
I " a Oard pf l*J?k?.
The ladies of ibeGhoreh of the Nativity, {
who had charge of of getting up the Tab>
lean* from "Mother Oooso," hereby tender
fhetr warmest thinks to the kind parents'
> and young people, who assisted them at
the Conrt House, Fridsy, Oct 1st. Also
out s noere thank# to Messrs Isaao Harris
and Mr. Shafhsy, for lembor loaned, and
to Mr. Buohbeit for his vaiuabls assistance
i and lamps; also to Mr. Niobolson for lames.
i K. I).
le reported that
> the veatryran of . Mary's Churet Char- <
leston, wilfnoUl a meeting and request the 1
. ref gnuticdfof Gppatfi Kannapaux, the bosom
I friend of Mopo*V Kannapaux is tho sexton
of St. Mary's.Chnrob, of wh|oh MeDow's
victim, tbe late Captain Dawson, was for
> many yoara an earnest, sotivs aod'liberal
member. Since the murder Kannapaux
has mad# himself conspicuous on every
feasible ooeassion in upholding MoDow.
he oongregntloa ef St. Mary's think that
- under the cirewnataaoee, the tervices of
- another sexton, ought be preferable?at
Im.i I.La uM ,/*U. A.l.
TAB ALLIANCE DEPARTMENT.
A* we are profeeional observer* of the
Sabbath, why do oar Uwe, or oustom, re- I
quire our Sdledeys, tb beoa Monday, there by
induoing man farmers wbo live in the
remote pprui of our Urge oonntiee, to break
the day of rest, in order to be at the Court
Houses in time on Monday T Why oan't
South Carolina adopt the oustom of Qeorgia,
and have 8aleday on Tuesday T By having
Saledsy on Tuesday, many firesides would
remain undisturbed on Snnday, many min?s
uoperplexed, and many lawyers unoonsultod
many sins uncommitted.
In connection w:th Saleday, Spartanburg
du a mommy "none laru exposition,
and I was pained on returning from 8unday
Sohool yesterday to be overtaken by a caravan
of wagons, and white men and boys,
(sons of prominent ebnroU members,) and
poor horses, and "niggers," and mules, in
one conglomerated orowd, hurrying on for
the "Done Yard."
One youth accoBted me thus, as he passed :
"Have you over been to Spartanburg on
Saleday T It's equal to a circus." I ean
imsgipe as I now sit in my quiet room,
hearing only.the voice of innocent children,
what a motloy crowd hovers about the
Spartanburg "Bone Yard." Some gentlemen,
of oourse, but many frensied with
Spartanburg fire-water are hurling lies,
backed by oaths, in each other's ears, as
they make their old horses and mules put
on their best looks.
AGRICULTURE.
The greatost difficulty for the farmer to
understand is, that agriculture is a soienco;
and this difficulty"is the main obstacle to
the progress of farming. The producer
deserved far more credit, than theoonaumor,
and he that makes two stalks of grain to
grow where only one grew before deserves
|Ka hnmntra nf Kla fdllnwr man
? J. ?"?" "*??
Id the pursuit of agriculture man comes
olose to nature. Bbe reveals to him her seorets,
and opens to him her hidden stores ;
makes him her assistant in the distribution
of her bountios to all her children. When
the Almighty first made man in his own image,
he put him in the garden of Eden, to
dreaa it and to keop it; plainy signifying
that to bo the noblestoalling. And there is
to-day, no more lofty and honorable avocation
fcr a true man than tilling the soil,
lie may constantly commune through nature
with ntduro's Go J. Then his bumble
possessions are the honcat earnings of honcat
labor and he can at all times lift his hands
before the werld and claim that they are unspotted
by the "repine of avarice," or
plunder of tbo helpless.
THE COITOH CHOPThe
Cotton Crop, in a large part of Un ion
and Spartanburg counties, under my observation,
is far below the expectation of two
month ago. In mauy places it is backward
-HUGHES
ALLIANCE
Mu. Editoh.?Our Alliance, No. 214, in
obodience to resolution, of County Alliance'
has elected our sub. Trustee, and are ready
with our proportionate amount for State Exchange.
The members of our Alliance inland
to meet every obligation in full for this
year's expenses.
Bro. J. II. Brakefield is our lecturer, and
we expeot some timely addresses on every
pertinent oocasion.
We Lave also elected F. &. Whitlook,
correspondent for tho Alliance.
Yours truly.
F. M. W.
We also hope for, and expect some timely
dots from you, Dro. Whitlook.
The Alliance Column belongs to our Al1t\j
J' PiX?\i .
fare. Write often and give us the privilege
of rearranging and inserting whatever we
deem for our general advantage.?Ed iron.
. <
Eztraots from Maj. Terrell's Speech.
reported by J. L. strain, (continued.)
If you willingly go and counsel with your
brethren and then follow the will of the
majority, acting as a whole, then I assure
you that success is ready to perch upon
your business, and my word for it, the
world and everything outside can't prevent
tho farmers from having their own way.
This is manly and intelligent, and U will
make you tho conquorors. If you do this
we can control flip price of <5ur products,
and can sell them in a market that wants
them and is willing to pay a fair price for
them. [Applause, and Amen, by the fellow
standing near the speaker's stand.] No
class of people ever acted so foolishly as the
fanners have. Take the merchant, and if
his business isn't paying him he quits; if
the doctor is losing money by hia profession,
he goes at something else; and the lawyer
will not continue practicing at the liar when
be finds thai his income ?s n6) sufficient to
support his family, (if lie lias one,) and so
he gives up a profession that his whole life,
perhaps, has been devoted to obtaining. No
other roan on earth will continue a business
that isn't paying him, except the farmer.
I will ask the attention of the members of
the Farmers' Alliance, and I trust that from
a few remarks you will catch the expectation
of the Alliance from tliem. Be t<.refhl and
select the best men fVom your Sub-Alliances
and instruct them as to your views to the
County Alliance, and each member must
Blahd-bound by the will of the majority,
and the man Who goes contrary to it is
not keeping his obligation, and should be
kicked out of the Alliance. That is Allianoe,
and that is the power that can and will control
matters ami set you in the place of freemen.
Fleet the best man in your County
Alliance you have, and let him be your
guardian. Whatever he does stand by his
action. Let him be the free and unbiased
choice of the Alliance people of the County
he represent*, and let lutn be one of the
best, if not the best man you Lure got.
When he/ with pfhers of the same stripe,
goef to the State Alliance they make up a
corps of intelligent men, whose hohest purpose
is to look after the best interests of the
people they represent. They form an intelligent
body, and everv Alliance man in
South Carolina ought to follow their counsel.
If yon mean business we are safe. If you
mean to do what you profess, 1 say that the
shaokles will soon fall from your limbs, and
you will be free men, and those influences
that hare been so hurt/hi to the fanning interests
will be? thing of til* povt.
: v\v
When you hare selected the beet men you
have; when you are thoroughly organized,
W*9P tetL Uiaofgh jrour representatifmt*
tha National Allmnoe, when to tell y?6r
cotton, and When to hold it. With this Information
bemro twq^ the National Alliance
can instruct Ad Beorftary of each Sub-Alliance
nrlion to tall, and by putting the right
amount of dttton'oa the market, at the
proper time, you oan say what you will or
will not take for it. If you undertake to
sell as you have always done, it will be the
same old thihg, so far as you are concerned.
Hushing your cotton upon the market without
system, and Without consideration,,
onuses the price to drop, and nine timee out
of ten you sell it for less than it oost you to
ftroduoe it. The only hopo v can have is
n organization, anu every man must be true
to it. Don't twist over to sell your own
cotton at an advantage when you know you
are leaving your brother in the lurch.
While you are asking your brethren to be
true to their obligations you must be true
to your own. Don't ask them to stand by
and hold down the balance while you take
the prize in selling your cotton. Never sell
your cotton in September?not a bale of it
before the first of Ootober, or until you get
instructions from your County Secretary,?
and I will be responsible for any loss you
sustain Dy iioiding it until tnen. some or
you may be obliged to sell to pay your merchants.
He must be paid ; but make arrangements
with your Sub-Alliances to hold your
cotton, and don't apply to individuals. I
ask no man to do what he knows to be
wrong. I ask no man to do what his conscience
doesnt approve of. I would quit the
organisation before I would do what my conscience
didn't approve of; but we must profit
by our past experience. Now is the time
I to bo firm. There is a shortage in last year's
crop, and England is getting out of cotton
and is now running her mills on half time.
She is not doing this because she has no orders
for her goods. She has orders ahead
and is anxious to fill thorn. It is because
bIio hasn't got the cotton. She is waiting for
you farmers to do as you always have done
?rush your cotton on the market?so she
can buy it for less than it cost to produce^ it.
I want now to show you the poffor of organisation
: - Suppose you agreo to do what
the majority says, to do. Thon you send a
man to the County Alliance, and it becomes
a unit; and to the State Alliance, and it bocomes
a unit; and to tho National Alliance,
and there whole of the cotton States becomes
a unit. It takes all of us to do this duty.
Every State must be represented. Some of the
County Alliances are talking of taking charge
of their cotton crop and managing it themselves.
Gentlemen, they oan't do it. Your
State must be represented in the trade 'ex?
change. You must know how much of tho
crop must he held before you can act
intelligently in the matter. You can only
find out how much of the cotton is on the
market by this concert of aotion; how much
is on your farms and what are the demands
of the factories beforo you can safely sell.
A little county trying to manage a matter
like this reminds me of a gentleman cow
getting on tho railroad and trying to butt
. the cngino off the track. The looomotivc
struck him and knocked him about 40 feet,
when a fellow standing by watching him,
cried: "Well, old fellow, I admire your
pluck, but damn such judgmont."
I admire Uio pluck of tho man who tries
In nnnlnnl 111. ...II.. . .f r>??II
with ono county's product, but "damn his
discretion." It's just as easy for you to get
your price for your cotton as it was for the
Arkansaw girl to know her dad. A traveler
rode up to ft house ono day in Arkansaw
and found a half grown girl leaning against
tho door post. He asked, "Who lives hero ?"
"Dad," was Use reply. "Who is dad?"
Why, don't you know dad ?' No. "Why,"
8ho says, "laws a massy ! I knoirs dad jest
as e-a-2-1/." [Shouts and laughter.] Wo
can accomplish our object "Jest as r-a-z-y."
Not a bit of trouble, but to como up and
mai iuiiu iuc great missiwippi wuum say,
we wont mix our waters. The selfish little
streams would have struck the sandy prairie
and driod up before tlicy got fairly started.
So it is with the farmers who aro not organized.
They have no power. "What can
thoy do ? Some who think they aro smarter
than the body of the combined Alliance put
me in the mind of tho mau on the Jury who,
when tho Judgo became indignant uuuul
their failing to find a verdict,*; excused
himself by saying: "Your Honor, I have
been ready all the time to agree, but there
aro eleven of the contrariest men on that
Jury I ever saw all my life." [Laughter,
and cries of bull;/ for Mat,] That mau was
a dandy, wasn't ho?
If you don't organize with a resolution to
obey the will of tho mjyority it is no organization
at all. With proper and determined
organization von lmvo nit
power to carry out your will. One farmer
by himself, is like the gnat spoken of in
Aesop's Fables : Sitting on the horn of the
ox he finally grew remorseftil and said:
I ^evei^Ttimw"^at ryou were thcre.^ "
To the independent man who thinks be can
manage things by Jiimself successfully, I
will say that you arc not known by the
commercial world. It has never heard of
you. [Applause and laughter.]
Tub Pbabodt Fuxd.?New York, 3.?The
trustees of the Poabody Educational Fund
held their annual meeting at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel to-day. The venerable Robert C.
Winthrop presided. There were pre?eot
besides, the Hon. Hamiliton Fish, Bishop
Whipple, Ex-Presidents Cleveland and Hays,
Chief Justice Fuller, Messrs. Drexel, Qreen,
Porter, Morgan, Courtenay, Devens and Gibson
a full board, except Senator Evarts, wto
is abeentln Europe. By the wisomanagemet t
of the finances by Pierrepont Morgau, and
a reinvestment of the funds, the anunal income
has been increased 30 por cent, and
for next year will amount to $92,000. Since
the creation of the tiust the sum of $1,800,
000 has been expended in the South for
sohools.
Reports by President Winthrop and Qeueral
Agent Curry show great educational results
in all the Southern States. Information
from all points iodioating iuoreise-1
appropriations for the c^mon sohoolp, and
deeper interest,
ClTIZBKS OnOANfZK I'OR 8 SI.F-Ph O TEUTION.
?Helena, Mont., October 4.?Tbe figures
"3?7?77," the wurntng of vigilantes to
hard cases, were chalked on the street cor.
ners ani printed in the evening pipers yesterday.
This call for a return to the methods
of early days was oooisioued by the disco v.
ery of four fires in as many hours the night
before in the heart of the business section.
All the fires were put out before serious
damage was done, and in e ?ch case it was
found that rag?? had been saturated with oil
and fired. Tho incendiaries nro evidently
tbe some gang who have been in North west
towns during the summer, and to whom
the bigflre in Butle last Sunday is altributed.
The city ia patrolled by speoial police.
MisroRTimaor a Ministru. ? Birmingham,
Ala, Ootober 3.?A sensation was oroaled
in Chambers County several days ago by the
arrest of the Rev. J. H. M. Duran, Methodist
minister, cli-trged with pasting counter
feit money. |{e was lodged in jail and his
trial came off yesterday. He admitted that
he bad passed spurious raoocy,- but proved
thai bp had ;oti It ' out of the
contribution Ui. There were eight
silver dollars in the box a id sevon
of them were oouuterfeit. Her aye Ood and
the sinnere who passed the ooins were the
only ones who knew. The e??c wee dismisses
am tMAiint ntlh* Affiflw't inthilil* Ia
(it (lit absent wiintsso*. I
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(Correspondence or I be Union Times,]
From Booming JonesvlllsJ
Jomcmum, Oet. Tib,?This is a regular
fall m+rning?the first this ooaaoB. There
eras alight ftoet, but 11 being ao dry no
damage leas done te crops. It in fine weather
for ftmatr*. and they are making good
Use of It, gathering crops and cowing oats.
The ootten crop will be short, but all other
orops are good, wbioh will - make u p considerably
for the shortage la cotton.
We have had some sickness in Town of
late, but not of a serious nature, and just
now all are about well and we expeoi to en4h?
beet ?nf health thi*,r?up?Uifcl felt weather.
We are |o have a sbow.iu town
Jo tics ville seems to be on a boom just
now. Mr. J. W. Crawford has been to Tennessee
and brought bnok some flue horses
for the Livery and sale stahle of Crawford
& MoWbirter,
Mr. R. A. Whitlook bas moved into hie
new and commodious store house. Mr. Sam
LUtlejobn has moved into the house vacated
by Mr. Wbitlook.
Dr. K. M. Littlvjohn's store bouse is about
completed and will be pcoupied soon by
Messrs Swink & Octtel, a new firm.
Capl. J. E. Lindsay is building a large
store house on his lot near the Livery Stable.
Messrs Spears and Allman, of Kvlton,
bare bought a business lot from Mr. II. C.
Smith, near the depot, upon which they expect
to build and open a store in the near
future.
Mr. A. O. 8prouso, who is with Mr. Sam
Littlejobn, has moved his family to town.
The town Council has eleoted Mr. Willie
Hyatt Cotton Weigher, Willie is a sober,
steady clever young man and will do just as
near right between all parties concerned as hie
judgment will dictate. We have a cotton
market equal in price to any of the markets
in this part of the country.
Our high sohool, under the management
of Professor Sarratt, is moving on nioely.
Rev. D. P. Boyd closed a good meeting at
the metboJist church a few days ago. H e
was assisteJ by Rovs. J. F. Smith, A. A.
Gilbert and S. J. Belhea.
The new Methodist ohuroh at New Hope
will be dedioated on the 4th Sunday in this
month. Rev. J. A. Clifton will preach the
dedicatory sermon. On Saturday, the day
before, the Jonesville circuit will have their
Children's Day at New Hope churoh. Come
up, Mr. Editor, among those clever New
Hope people and breathe of the pare air of
the Rockey Creed Hills.
Mtb Melissa Horn, an aged lady who had
lived in and around Jonesville most of her
life, died suddenly the other day.
Mr. Thos. J. Fowler, formerly of Jonesvillo,
but now living at Trough Shoals, lost his
wife and son a few dayssinoe. They died of
fever.
Miss Marion Porter, of Santuc, is visiting
relatives in Jonesville.
Mrs Ella Rowell, who has been teaching
school on Drowns Creek, is at home again,
her school (era having evpired.
"Mr. Seaton," of Pacolet, was in Joncsvillo
yesterday.
J. L. MoWhirter and family, paid their
relatives in Spartanburg a visit yesterday.
Mrs* Brant, tbe Mother of Mr. James
Brsnt, is visiting hor son.
TlMtPQOHB.
A Bio Land Sale near Ashkville.?Ashcville,
October 3. ?Tbe salo of eighly-one aores
of land within three miles of Asheville
has just been consummated between Mr.
Qeorge Vanderbiltand Or. W. L. Billiard tbe
sum of $'21,000 being paid by the former for
the tract. The negotiations for the parobase
of this property havo been in progress for
some time, and were oonoluded with the
above results.?Ntwt and Oouritr,
? ??*?
Tub English Cotton Mills.?London,
October, 6.?Tbe cotton mills or Lancashire
continue to run An half time. The Opera
Uvea' SoMctyJij^cx?endoi^?2^0^ '
List of Letters
Remaining in tho Postoffice at Union, for
tho week ending Oct. 11th, 1889,
Davis Brown. James Mooduy.
Denj. Dobson, col. Miss Mary J. Rise.
Cornelia Geder. Ed Roddey.
W. P. Cray. Mrs. Ann Selmore.
Ann Oilm. MissSalloy Tucker.
Thomas Gossett. G. E. Tucker.
P. G. Gossett. Brothers Wright.
Miss Elen Keeley. Miss Hatie Young.
Miss Mary B. Long.
Persons calling for the above letters yrlll
please say if advertised, and will be required
to pay one cent.
J. C. HUNTER, P. M.
Fine Sows for Sale.
rpwo fin# breeding Sows for rale. Apply
X of W. Q. Counts, at tk? Times office.
Oct 11 41 81
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&o., for sale by J. K. YOUNG. v * Oct
11 41 It*
Cheap Bagging and Ties.
Ill AYE just received a carload of second,
band llaggiog and Ties from Clifton
Factory, which I am selling cheap.
T. 8. FITZ31MONS,
at Foster, Wllkins & Co.
Opt H *1 41
Notice ! Notice ! I
ALL parties indebted (0 me, either by
note or open account, will please
make settlement on or before their promisee
m o I nva f nm it* naatl a 9 nil m -J ? -n
uDiuivi a uiu iu uwu vi mi luuucjr uuo
m?, and respcotfully ask that (his notice be
heeded. W. A- MOOJUIEAp.
Oct 11 41 4t*
Ireight Notice.
CONSIGNEES and aLippers are
hereby notified that from and after
this date the Depot will be olosed at 4.30
o'clock, P. W., and no freight will be reco.red
or delivered after that hour. Bills
of Lading for Cotton will not be ieauod after
the above mentioned time. All interested
will please be governed accordingly. Tola
rule will be rigidly enforced.
F. H. COUNT8, Agist.
a i ...
Mortgage taleUNDER
a power of anlo contained in a
Mortgage executed and\ delivered by
Mrs. Elisabeth J. Byera to Wm. A. Niohol.
son, dated 7th Docember, 1887, and reccrded
in (he offico of the Register of Mesne
Conveyance, for Union County is Book K., 10
page 154, I will sell before the Court House - .
door, during the legal hours of sale, on
Salesday ip November next, the (ra^t of
land described in substanoe as follows i
All that tract of land, situate, lying and
being in Union County, Biate of Boiltlt
Carolina, and known as tract No. 4, or
Home tract, in the division of the land of
miuain uyera, bounded North toy the mbt
lie road and land of Dr. M. J. Walker,
E&et by tract No. 1 of a*M division of fctad
of Woo. Byera, South by traot No.'J, and
Weat by leads of Mr*. Paratolja Dunoeu B
and Samuel Jtfftriea,
acre*, more or leas.
TERMS OF SALE.
Oa??be)f Cash t" balance pnyab'ajn Iwelyg
months, with ifctoreei fiorn d ?y of sals ;
puroha?er to gWa bond aod a mortgage of
the premises to eaoura tbe balance.
Wa. A. NICHOLSON,
Mortgagee.
Oot. 10, 1880. .
Oct 11 41 4t