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Ht3? <1 lime nL M. STOKE*, - Editor (a STOKES. Local Editor yrlday, P?mber d.1S91. UMMORtPVlON, fl AO PER ANNUM rNTomoi dijuotoxy. k?*> r.* . '*t Tkf P. O. will b? opened for baslneu %.* . from 8 A. M. to 6.00 P. M. QV The Mom; Order Deperi men t will be Be mmI fer business from 0 A. M ? 4 !\ ** Awm northern meil will eloee at 121'. Ill M did the Southern Mell et fl.00 P. M. k kmj ieetteetlee or Irregularities should Pljls reperted promptly to the P. M. Richard McDuffie Coleman, of Lenrone County. " > m ? la There will be divine services at Ml. Vm*B f!linr/>h nail Rnnilaa nftarn/i in .1 <1 e'stsek. A full attendance of the members la particularly requested. JMt go to the 6c, 10c, and '2~>c, Counters af H. M. BICE Jr., E. U., and you can get almoet anything you want for "Santa Clause." 4t. i - ? 0t9" Last Saturday afternoon at Glenn Springe,fire destroyed the gin house, saw mill, grist mill, about 10 bales of coitjn and a I'd of eetlon seed belonging to Messrs. J. F. Smith h Son. Loss about $0,000. I^U The Charlottie Chronicle publishes a Statement of the number of bales of cotton 1 - wi iJ*^e??*r*?guiudr turtrjicrrmetmr,01, in which a decrease of 8,140 bales it shown for this year. Charlotte is in the 'shertorop" section. 1^. Congressman Shell is in Washing ton. Us ssys he will enter the democratic caucne, even if the Alliance instructs him not lw do so. lie rays there will be no third F-Md/ in South Carolina, but being a good B.pt st deacon, lie duos not intend to rote, as Senator Irby promised, for the dc?il, if he wee naminalc). Wash, may not make a brilliant record in Congress, hut wo believe he wi 1 make an umiablo member. V?it can buy Men's Ilo. ts at $1.4f> at II. M. COHEN & HUG'S. in. it in oonnuentiy reported Unit tlie j Three C'b railroad company is to lie rcor??? I -ir i-rfrti pletci according to the origiinil plan. Whether thia means the completion of the Augueti branch or only the main trunk line, we cannot nay. By-the-wey, what luio become of the t'npe Foar road, that was to he built immediately, if it* I sooner, through here ? la Her. Chits. H. Willeford, will till his pulpit at Fair View Church next Sunday morning, lie will not he nhle to reach (lure Saturday, on account of being in attendnice up <u tba Slate Baptist Convention. He will a'r i preach at Salem church, Sauluo, Sunday night at 7 o'clock on same evening. A e?ufereuce of the church will be hold at 0 oVoek on mime evening. All members of i Sa'eui church arc requested to bo preseut at < a'u-Tt time. 1 MT* Associate Justice Mclver was elected by ths Legislature last Tuesday, to the poai- r t'oa ofChtAf * * ",u ouprom? c??rt, 11 Ivci'? place it ? 11 "I ' '! ? fi'Hniri ir "lw'H'1-,,t"""--^fatJl pure pwrvfrr. /tow ^ tin- iiiclal I'.'inic in tin- wooiI is sonu'thini; . that cannot lie explainc I. The wood , was in an oi<liiiar\ load ami was tin only piece, so far, dial Itu* proved to lie a Jiowtor untie, as it were. { j( (iiii.) Ihi'inivcr _ l_j j ?vuefioe, in Judge RTo- he ( oil Jfcifl cod lor great honor upon jo0 \)t- Imd command the confidence and Up .? {Aspect of nil classes of her people. X Map! X Mas!?Dont forget that you au can get the most and the prettiest things 8? for Santa" for tho least money from S. M. eh ltlOK Jr., E. U. It. v B**a- If there is any one of our subseribera suffering more than we are. from the Bcarcity of money, we woul l like for liiui to eu I his name, with GO cents or upward, in 1M o't envelope, or call nt our sanctum in per. ' 111 on mn?l we will return liiia a receipt for tho money, drop a tenr of heartfelt sympathy . up?n the name and Ny it carefully away () among our pipers of happy remembrances of friends. It is tha slimmest chance wo ever had for p a Christmas Turkey, unless we can Ret one ^ w viedit. Upon those terms we'll take two. and even three, rather than appear churlish or picnyuoieb. ? * ft inura. t -" ml.- Tl)?Qo.crnor'a MeaBfigc isaltogether too long for publication in the Timks, and we re illy have not room this week for even a synopsis of it. It hos some very good things in it. but we think it has also some very bad features, disclosing a vindictive parli-.au spirit unbecoming the Chief Magistrate of a dignified and truly democratic StVc. The mistakes and palpable errors * 1 -- <1iitnnVPVPil ill if. t lut bare aireauy uu.i ? make its figures very doubtful, while the severe criticism of the detis'on of that pute brisiian gentleman and able jurist, Judge Wallace, in the case if the Oovernor'a row urn I of the Supervisor of Registration of Charleston, will not find ninny, if any ltd >raers aiirmg the people of the State, who know and love him, and subjects it to the suepVon, under the circumstances that a Circuit Judge of Smith Carolina Who has the honesty uud ability to CiBsirue h law contrary to the acts end | opinions of the Governor and the subordi- j nates ?f li:s party in power should , not be placet! upon the Supreme Court fcticli. ^ We may spenk nuro (u'.ly of the good t iere is in the message next week, when we will have more roo a. ANNUAE MOIdDAV OPENING, Monday. Dcc3mbcr 7th, 1891. i AT GARHKTrd. 1 will show you the finest line <f Xmas -?oods oti'er biought to Union. AH 1 ask is a glni oe through my stock, I -and get the prices. Everybody is invited to < ill. Will take pleasure in showing the toys and gills the Ninas t?y. lieepcoifulir. (J. V. UAKittlTl I I "Let Da All k? n-fc-rrsr Testis;." * 1f (licr? it aoy olasf of people lu lliia oouoty who do not feel lbs present depressed b oondition of tb* financial and business of- c fairs of the country, we would like to koow C end see few of tbe lucky fellows wbo be- e long to It. Tbe rery sight of tbcm would be t' cure for sore eyes. We are all in tbe tl seme water-logged beat together, snd if we tl expect to be saved from utter dsstruc'ion, / "all hands and the cook" must man the pumrn n't ? determined and K betriy will to save each other. d Tbe Merchant, the Farmer, the Banker b and tbe moocyed man, must lay aside all o cla?s prejudices and enmities and stan-l to- i tcfl^g'TheT^tcho^^i bis neighbor's elbow in a magnanimous effort n to ease off the burden of dobt which Prorl- p denes bos placed upon the shoulders of a majority of our honest and industrious fcl- i low citizens, depressing tbeir energies and t cistiug a deep shadow over their future. s All this despoil Itncy and gloom can and I ?...! i:#!..! r 11 a __ . . iiiiiii ?v lliwu irniD incrii I>y IllUlUal forbCSI / ance and tho cheerful extending of helping u hand* whenever honcMt worth c*)ls for lielp. Notwithstanding the extremely short crop t and low price of cotton, our correspondent* c tell us the Formers ii'c doing all in their li power to pay their debts. If fherc are any w cases of trying to evade tho payment of 0 honest debts, by doubtful or dishonest oi means, they arc "few and for between," and we have not henrd of them. There are p always many who lake advantage of the cry p{ of bard times and scarcity of money to post- c: "generally como round nff right, after IT little Tf spurring. p, We speak what we know when we say tho cc merchants of this town are willing ami mix- m ions to meet the Farmers on the most liberal t,, arrangements for past indebtedness", and to tli extend to them nil the accommodations for the next year which their own capital and i,t the credit they can command will permit. Of course this cannot lie expected of them in tt,| cases whoro no effort or n/iowing is made to (\ make an honest settlement of the past. p!, In this time of doubt nnd depression among tho farmers of this County, we feel j0 nsstired that they will find tho merchants of ,j17>iion ready to help them tide over their present troubles, upon the most liberal 1 terms. ?? It is too true that in consequence of the ^ short cron and lnw nrSnna . ... ..vt ICU VUL U1 l1Tffry rm'nfrrr^r mnn?r> rwiny r~r u more than from 40 lo .r>0 ccnls on the dollar; \M but it is not their fault, hut it is their uiis- gjv fortune, nml their misfortune is deeply felt } by etery other class and business, and All there must he no Skylocks among us do- for uianding the pjund of flesh to fnltil the cd letter and spirit of the contract. We must <lcg rot her fnltil tliu scriptural injunction to the "hear one anotliors burdens," anil I lie otli promised blessings will assuredly follow. Il,i, We are satisfied that if the Farmers, the nt)0 Merchants, nnd alt other inteieslcd classes dec in the county wore to meet together, as they y|,c nro doing in the Greenville Courthouse to- S day, to discuss measures for financial relief, by ' it would have a imcl cheerful and salutary the effect upon the present trouliles, and put a hiiui brighter and ir.oro cheerful look upon^ th^ *j face of the future. ./ * "** Mon Webeli ^uohn.m-^-;vouldcrildiCa,c nuchofthcoll r?^-CCi cr,fllu a kinder ,ify , ^^^"K^rties. and result in last- M, areafllhrnoTTallonfr a jic^ir ~ means iugtoi 1 present will ing i? . reutTal St; t Tl??' '|X7f 'iT'Siilt' U ** ?" lueetiiiK w:i . lUisidei eil at |?-l _ . r was 1114' ii i? H'livc iii!- iiiuumiih a ?-itv ' ? Mcssis. 'IV11oil, Taubrnerk our. i I Ihiunigatleit. Tin? rmninittee was ureas -tiurtnl In i Iiinki< limn I In? following ingle ies Iinlianapoli^ l.niii-.\ilh\ SI. I'nul, lepre 111. w inwiped out, ami n cheerful, cnoJh.TC,-lliu eilo > king forward la tlie future will brighten 'fTwaJf? everybody anil everything. ago. If we are nil "busted," let us all unite Win il be unhappy together. None of us are to hiir ing to starve, so long as the women raise replici tokens and bens lay egg?. names ' * Justie gjtlX. Don t forgot that the loth of this morc out It is the last day, according to the law. y)( r the payment of taxes. After that dale a nU(j ^ unity of 2<l per rent will be added to all (c apaid taxes, and thiv. Tillman is opposed to founi ay extension of time without penalty. yy i. What the Legislature will do in the matter, a e have no means of knowing. Kacli mem- jow er of that body knows the depressed linan- j>rofc al condition r.ftho people, particularly the m0 armors, at this time, anil will, no doubt, Viefov xtend such relief as in their wisdom they il... Mn^n .1,,,,,?,1.1 a ll.o runuliliilinii The vill permit. | "- ?p*;^'ci,>;Scw."f ? ? very calling 1 No more cotton can be made l?nK his year, ami tlie prospect for a rise in (lie font trice ia very discouriging. elect South an<l North Carolina are in the ox-. Iheii rcniely short crop section ibis year, while coch liaiiy of the cotton Slates West of us have peiu mule full crops, bringing (lie aggregate crop '' of this year up to M?t> hales, t.. which '"'"H is added the 1 ,n0O,(H)O ^balea overplus from *c,>> last year, making the total auiount of cotton Sl1" on the market, the same as lost yea*,?S.tMKt,- cev" (MM! hales. Col. Itimcan stated at the Ail into I meeting of the Formers it: September, thai p,,., all the spin lies in the world e >uhl n<>t work co-l up more than T.'Mio.OOO hairs, and we think he spoke from accurate knowledge, for the statement lias not licen questioned, eotisc- j iptently wccaanit see where n there is any 0(lp hope for higher prices, this year, at any rite me If there ever was a time wli ? :i stre eh of Hal constitutional limits fir t he relief of the p - !n is i jde would he justifiable, that time is now on( \v? up., ih it a proposition is now before the LegMa'nre t > ostein! the lime for col eetionof taxes lo IV'. 1, iS'.tJ. ol1 l.e Men's t'li'autnlricil Shirts luiui'mrs 1 ~.V j n.> good <11111 ity. ut 7i'e ouch, at II. M I'OllFN j bo Si I'K< I S. j an ? Furnituro Store Ite.i'l Mr. <5. I'. McLiny s nlveri'scmciit ^ ' of liis i cw slock of Furniture, jn-t o|>riud i'i S<1 the >tore opposite the New \ <?rk ilaekel. I hi ... _ w? The First Snow. SO We ludtlio lirst snow here this winter 8j, Sunday morning. It eommciuc I a lit'le alter 8 o'clock and listed about two hours. '? but ii bad rained all the night before, and l; ibcsiow melted no 'a<t as it fell' It Ins Leeti cry cold every since i i , aeniational FightFor s.me tiom there l>?* W? ti >r u rowing io Columbia about the tverdlr g irtiii >'l*te adrrrtisi'g t" 'tie neeepi^i loliiailda baring, the * **ye, the Urf Irculition. The clerk* of both house* be Legisla'ure. it appear*, were to dec be matter by ioreetigat'ng and com par lie eubacription iieta of the Slate and tefitter. t The Clerk* <?#?? ; L^.itvurr, ur. i'ope fewberry, and Geo. Or<?y, of Oreenri lelegatrd the duty of examining the booki uth paper! to the hack keeper and an a'tu r invea'igated by employes of an establi aent that war so interestedly hostile to tl apcr. The State offered to submit its book* avert igation by impartial bus'tiers men Columbia, but that proposition wis reject o the two U'fji*ter men reported that (e<ji?ter had the largest circulation, and U'j\*tcr was awarded the Stile advertisi mounting, perhaps, to $-7). While Mr. Heard and Mr. Itodger, he Heyiiter, had a mere shadow of xcnsc Tor raying the ttnjnltr had irgcsf circuit (ion, in claiming that tl rcrc not allowed (o examine the bo f any other paper, ws must say that b f those gentlemen placed themselves In cry indelicate position in accepting the ointment to investigate the hooka of a ri nper, nnd their notion, as might always cpccte l under such circumstances, rem't to rurrrclnrts of their report. No man arty could li tre induced men of ordinc inceptions of self respect to assume I idacity of investigating ? rival papc inks, atone, to decide a contest lietwc it paper and themselves or employers. The result of t his unsavory conduct 1 en three personal encounter, with the K< r of the St'ilr on one s dc, an I C erks I'm id tJniy and Mr. 'I'iglie, of tlie Nrwt a mrier, respectively, on the other. We r cased to rla'c that no serious injury w ne to cither parly; but tho St<ilr centum have the largest circulation in Union, i. to d. Old I.allies Comfort Shooi nt $1,00 n pi II, M. COM FN & UllQ'S. Mule Thief Caught I.ast Friday, Chief of Police May, reeeivi v'egratu from Prosperity from .Mr. J. 1 wmiiu, to vratoli out for a stolen nm iug the dcci iption of the animal. Saturday aftcrnoui hearing that Mr. C. 1 en had purchased a mulo from a strangi the small sum of ten dollars, ho cxamii the mule, and found it answered th cri; I on given him in the Iclcgrrni. II n accomp mi >d, by Mr. U. W. Harris an ers, went in pursuit of tho suppose f, who he captured about seven mile ve town. When asked for liis name h lined to give it. lie was escorted t rill F.ong's head quarters for the night unday morning a warrant was is issuer I'rial Justice Stokes for his arrest nude name of Fed Kcmpson, alias John Cole , and Mr. I.owman notified of the fact r',7TwiunTTTtTrv,?d on tlie noon trait day from I.exiugton * bounty and iden I the mule, hut nl first fa^l to idciillie man. "i en lay afternoon Tii ll Justhso Stokes ? ' 'iWMonc n f.ox-' i County about three weeks ago, havt his 1 ossession a fino black mare, which ' ??PP?W'I to 1.3 Mr. Copeland's cf "'.T.J ' ""d Was stolen < "'? ivw weeks I iiig daily, ss 'paper capital which nu?-r mi uirn> I sent, foi!\ mill millions nf^iiollais rcaltv :it slake, the tact ivmiM r\ ei ious anxirtv. We shouhl lie eoiuto show the amount of phosphate ami ilis^ioseil ot at a ptolit ill the Trial Justice reiki I the warrant , iiml ask el him for his true nanio, he 1 th it ho thought he had enough i for him nlrealy, hut iflic. the Trial e, ran out of unites he would give him er examining Messrs Lowman, Allen lay, the prisoner was re-committed to \ awa:t a warrmt from Lexington ly. locver he may be, lie is well dresse 1 and krs to bo a very smart and shrewd felThere is no doubt hut that lie is a ssional thief. i says he will rot in the Penitentiary e he will give his right name. Legislature- __ nr tnTT" roivicTs f^JrtrarciT in the proceedings of the Leg is c. as yet, except the introduction of a bill to do away with the Board of ity Commissioners. ami provide for an ion by the people of one Supervisor in r place, with throe Commissioners in township, without salary, to be ?p iteil by the CJovernor. lint body, however, his mapped out s e amount of impo'tant work for tin ion. From thi> to the close of the ses i we shall give as fu'1 report of the pro lings as possible. I M. COIM'.N \ r>l!() are u >iiig ?.ui ?, liness, and y >u ran now buy goods n from them. t'orrespon lenee of the Union Timi>". Cheering News trosa Riverside tiveitsiitt:. Die. I.--Mr U.nirou:?All in and serene on llive'sl le. The frnj nis of this ha f crop of ei't-u is ben liered in. I'.verv one :-.ivs they will hat ugh e i n to make mi nher crop oo. Th ihowi the only hopeful feature of the i r< I rotidilion of i|Hairs. All are striving o./ yi/'//ilC I licit* ncc Mints. fvi.i.e nr. injj i on. cum. iiiu'rs, it any liia*. in g-1 ??i ilclti. N i one a /< /' i I <'/<! '( i every nrm ?l?? Ins lift i > ( nt or i ill* oil! of ilehl as pns?iMe in I there wi a way opened up t' v us all ; > j.-oi i limit itiicr year. Mr. J. K. Voting paid lliversid a ,> II" on Thanksgiving We did t get B the old fellow, (look out .1 m\1 i>ut u r.-t ind he is as spry and ir '<>d 1 ok jug i vesyun'as ever. One Height or trea in to a nice t it - key dinner, aft r wliie'i nt home rejo'ciiijr. Miss M ittio Orr, of tioiideysv I'..* i-pc tue days with MissS. K. Hughe', of ISivi Jc. Mr. F. 0. Ilriggs moves this week to n< inesville. lie will try his hand nt stc ising. Success to you oi l fe low ; m ur shade* never grow 'ess. Mi. J i! lirakcti td an l Mr. A. K. Hi s are goio? to fkc cotton factory. Jot 0 rr i^^H, 0, id? Timm. )/.# I M'wiWw'*rxh rM#i't of Ktta 'u4MK 30.?According ?*in pre*iom ?'inq|HPB*?t> Thanksgiving S? vice m Thursday. N< >"* wilboit "iin?(HnUl drisily rtia set in ear ? f io the uio niuMMmntinusd throughout tl dde day, the Mi lilffiflb by means a failui inn either in point Afjtumbers or interest. 8 At the appoint*! Jioer ikn 8mul4y echo ,b* sebuUre were la tmrt eenta. and beenn he ''"^Lgp - uif? to our Ood Ihno , of Ul Pm M." J .. In n fervenVprsysr, Rev. G. 8. Robinso ' the minUterJPreaMttbrred every one, fro ' tbe rrMUc^^^fiheUpited State# io tl , Anthem, vnise the b^or;" eto. The test wi from II, Chroniclen,^S(h obnpter, ldth at W?- 14th verses. ' \ leir The bible readenwllNst once see the grai; field for thonght presently f>r the cpeake and well did he maintain by reputation as pui|>it. uiwur mm ia?Qiognn\ Without an (>r hesitancy wo prooddnoe it among tl led, finest serine ns we ever hoard\Among tl U,e many reasons why' we should )V??k Got was thai our church had increased i membership from 15 to 20 percent. At tl "Pf conclu-ion of the sermon which lasted aboi an hour, (although it seemed hat a few mil 0f utes) the choir sang: "Great hing of N> lions hear our Prayer," etc. \ 11,1 A collection for the Tho?nwell Orphanng 'he wns then taken up snd fH 2~> realised, bey The following resolution was offered an unanimously adopted: Whrrtat, Almighty God, in his infinii goodness has blessed our school, church an ' a county with innumerable blessings durin np- the past yrar and permitted us to assetnb! Vllj on this day of Ihsnksgmug to renew or devotion to Ilitn. We here resolve, as members both of th *d church and 8ahbath school. by the help < ~ have done in thl^pnst. After singing "Praise God from whom all lllessings flow, the Hov. Mr Hobiusoa pronounced the bcnedic r's tioti, and thus ended the thanksgiving cxerci ,en ses of 1891, at 8al#m cliuroli. About a month ago wc asked one of ou bc.it men?atul a church member too, if It ins was going to attend our meeting on Thanks li- giving day. Herald, cnipiiringly, "Whei <e is' ?" Now the idea ofa leading man in the c<-m inanity knowing nothing about the day o ire naiional Thanksgiving, caused us to think o is h;s loyalty and christian zenl about as Dr CH unit <tid when a*ked by a young man if In rc-i cmborod what day the "blow lip," tool ' place." The Doctor told bitu ho did. am asked liiui why \h naked such a question "Because," said the young man, "my fnthei ir was killed in ihatbittlc." "My God," sau tho Doctor, "Where's your patriotism, tbn you haven't learned something of an even! that concerned you so much as the loss o ed your father? and th?t you know nothing p about the history of his death?" ii,.iin>tvlifvt from our astonishment, wo told him that the last Thursday in Notftuber i9 always National lj. Thanksgiving day, and hoped lie would remember it. We regret to learn that Mrs. Alice White, 1_ wife of Mr. J. T. White, is lying very low c with pneumonia, at her homo at Gntfncy c C.ty. Her mother, Mrs. C. W. Whisonant, ,j and her sister, Miss Mary McCulloch, are . nt her bedside administering to her wants. ' Miss Sullio Highsm's school closed sucs ccssfully last Tuesday after a successful e term often months. 0 The middle section of liroad Piver As?ociotion held it Sunday School Convention nt Abingdon Creek last Friday and Saturday. 1 In consequence of had weather nnd a sore r throat we were denied the pleasure of atlend. big. Mr. Kditor, if any of your en-respondents want a tight, send them up this way. "Our i Frank" hasn't had a job in some time, and . he will be glad to break the monotony by entertaining them. The following linos from Lowell arc applicable to yesterday's Sunday School lesson, i which- so hops ouu vnuiur readers will n itc : I J* si,'e Potfc great course Go l\s ,1Cw Messiah offering etch the bloom or blight Hurts ihe goals upon the left 'hand, and tho sheep upon tho right, "And the choice goes by forever,' twin that darkness and ihat light. hind, du'rfinjBW sU'iiiiMc1 * equal to that given oil by the c.rumntion I ot II (100 O00 t<uis of coll, or t.ie :rn >.tat e rne I bv a coal train I I'M miles in IfclttH?. ;n^^"-.itei pirtof t.m li^ h Men's Undershirts 20c .ach. La^aU Wool Black Shawls $1,50, at 11. M. COIILN & llltO'S. A CardUnion, S. C.. Dec. 1. '91. M? it M. Stokes: Will you please allow mo to say to those whom it may concern that 1 cxpoct in the future, as in the m-t'to do all 1 caa to accommodate the people along my maiMine, by carry.ng smau p*va?g?:? ?> ?hjih>iiK CAcept liqu >r. Thoso of my friends for whom I have carried this special "drug"' will please not ask me lo do so again, and save iheajselves the mortification of boing denied. Any ouc having business with me, will find me on the imyl i>*te..%t.ly--v=.e I David McCrbiuiit. For the Timks. Coroner's Inquest On the 1-th of Nov. 1891, 1 was notified to go to the residence of Larson Smith, a colored man living on J. R. Ganlt's place, to hold an inquest over the body if Klias i Montgomery, also colored. I summoned l>r. J. I,. Jefferics to go with me, empaneled a jury and he! 1 the inquest. The tes'imony of deceased's Wife was that they went from i the northern corner of the county to Lawsnn ? Smith's: deceased was very feeble. Said he had been p dsoned by a drink of whiskey given him la-t Ap'il. l.iwson Siui'l. and lis wife swore that deceased and his wife c ?me to their house a short lime before his death; deceased was ' vety feeble; - rid ho was pais ned by a drink d of wbirtkey given him last April. Dr. Jettcries nude a post mortem a rumination and f iiu I that dcatli ensued from acute pulmonary eonsnmptiou, and so the jurors found. ? is Titos. J. Oltit, Trial Justice, r- Act ng Coroner. 'K i } V 1>KA III OF VAI'T. \V. \V. BtTLKtt.? <\tlgll-t>t, s i N >vttnher ti'.t.?Tim expected cul of the su Is | den and critical of ('apt. W. W. Bitter, ! of IMgofirld. 8. C., who win stricken with J congestion of the htnin wliic Mantling in :|> the li tel ot'iicc ytslci1 liiy ni uning. came it | ti.i" inoriiing at 10. ( "? o'clock, li s f.th r /. j it it 1 in tlier, Senator an J M~s. M. (' But'or. as wi-re at tiic hcil-i lo wlr'ti death c me to ill j their helovcil son. ('apt tin Butler iv:o on. ;h ' conscious from the time l.c was attacked mi l never i nee rcgiinel ciTiSciotisrioss. I lie l> doctors cave tip aU hope of his recoverv emly to last night. (.'tipta;n William Wallace I'.nt ' Inr w vs Hie 80i*i?ri'i son 01 uch, .... a' ! lie wn-? just yenv* o'd ami was the boa i 1 ored connii titling fliccr of the Light Dn it - gtons i f I'. Igefield, 8. 0. a: ! IIicklkn'.h Ahsica S\i.vk.?Tho hot ml * rr- j in the world f-rCuts. Utilises, Sores, Ulcers ; Sal' Kheiun, Fever Sore^ ? L'l"?l>fu. nr htuds, 'i f Skit >ik Krup'ions, ani^piW iiVely eves PI s, or n my | pay required. It is guarantee I to give p? I feet satisfaction or money r PjL tr 25 cents per box. For sale >y H. F. 1'usej j * April 1 * ? Imk Nb* Ou> Aui??i. - Ab.ui years ago tbe Farmer* All ance w?i or gioa led in Texas. It wax then octal non-p liti ? csl order and up 'o a yesr or two ago, it en'^* jojrei mucb prosperity and harmony. IU I' door* were opened t > ouly bona flde Nrmc i, " country physicians. school teachers, preachera and w,uien and country gentlemen, aod *' alao conn1 ry edit-.r*. Under oi? or other ol . tbcae names d -magogue* and defunct cianx ?" me Alliance a audi _* uuderibe shadow of the People's party wh.ch has bad its origin among such men as Ignatius Dooelly, Uen. Wearer, I'offer. Simps >n ^ and lira- Lear*. le But the original a >arce of the Aliiance is aa pureaa the original source of a muddy stream. II The ami rub treasury Allianceutea bare reergabise 11lie Alliance ami ngaiu declared that ne politic! m shall enter. May this re|(l assertion nod sesond Mrth prtre e tlmlm We hope the fanners will hare learned |(j enough by expeiieuce to return to their r first lore. 1 hey should keep the fite brand ' politics out cf this excellent organization.? Charlotte Chronicle ie ? A LiTTi.a(JiKi,'s Exi'euie.ntk in a Lhiiitj not'sc.?Mr. and Mrs. Loren Trescott arc keepers oT the Gov. Lighthouse at Sand JC Beach, Mich., and arc blessed willi n daughter, four years old. Last A mil ?ii? ??" taken down with Measles, followed with a dreadful Cough and turning into a Fever. Doctors at home hii I ut Detroit Irmtel her, but in va n, she grew worcse rapidly, nntd she was a uicrc "handfu' of boues." 'Iheu (j she iried Dr. King's New Disojvery and ' after the u.-e of two and a half buitles, was [o completely cured. They say Dr. King's j Discovery is worth ith weight in gold, yet you may get a tiial bottle free at 13. F. 1^ Posey's Drug Store. ir ~ "** Bill Nth Seiuously 11 cut. ? Jackson, c Miss., Nov. 28.?Edgar William Nye (Bill >f Nye) oud A. P. BurOank arrived here this 1 "ft. ,tu : pause of fire minutes, lie then reappeared " on the stage, and announced that Air. Nye i- had fallen from the rear door of the opera i- house and received serious injuries. Mr Nye was cut ?*er the right eye. his wrist r badly sprained an I his right side badly B hurl. Dr. Dunn says the wounds will not i- piove fatal. The fall was fifteen fee, Mr. n Nye striking a lot of lumber. The audience was dismissed, f ScccKes or theCiiinksb Bedels.?London, f Nov. 28.?A dispatch to the Tunes from . Sliaughi says thai the rebels have captured 0 Ch ic Vang, and this message further cont tiruis the news, cabled exclusively to the 1 United Press, to the effect that the rebels , are matching on Pektn. The robe's are r receiving reinforcements every day, and now I form a dangerous army of desperate men. t An Editor Sliu'iuses His Friends.?Anf derson, 8. (J., Nov. '27.?Editor Todd, of the [ ./ urna,', gave us a genuine surprise by briuging a bride home with him on Thurs day. The bride was a Miss Scott, of Virginia. They were married on Wednesday 1 last. Ilis m st iutima'e friends kocw uoth lug ui it mini 11icy were told tliut the newly wedcJ couple had arrived here. List of Letters Remaining in the Postollice at Union, for tlie weekending Dec. 4tli., 181)1. Mr Nelson Garner Miss Delidu Miller. Persons calling for the above letters will please say if advertised and will he required to pay one cent for their delivery. J. C. HUNTER, P. M. "annual MEETING Oi-' POINSEI'TK CHAPTER. A.-. F.-. M.-. A regular Convocation of Poinscttc Chapter. No. A.-. F.\ M.\ wil be held in Masonic Hall next Tuesday night, l)ec. 8. An election of oiliccrs for tite ensuing Masonic your will he held on that night. g Corap. L. G. YOUNG, S." It. OS" 1'. iFT^S^ H 3"' K of wilTTc held 1 *LrJX iJrll inn' A ndn-y "'lSUt '? their 1 tn 11 attendance U re- ' l?ank will bo conferred ^ Dec4_ <19 u J Rfla/1 fiPQli Dnndll i! E0:!? muni bjll'lldlll (Uilic for WOiliCII all I ulltlltlu.,. I llliuu1'C for'iOI-> !UI'1 coin" J "~T "* -* - ? UNION FURNITURE HOUSE! j OPPOSITE THE RACKET STORE. ? 11 a This house is ju?t opening a new slock of I1 U 11 N I T U H 10 , which we offer fo the citizens of^J?yf\on anil the surrounding country, %t-l*RICFS THAT WILL ASTONISH YOU. ' ~ C<unAeVi?.trpemneonv Him?? > J ^ lo have anil keep such goods as ilio trndo of llie country may demand. We buy our goods d reel from the manufacturers, and arc therefore enabled to _ SELL YOU FURNITURE CHEAP, and expect our prices tocorrespond with the low prices of cotton. " COME AND SEE US | and find out for yottiselves the truth of our assertions. 1 RESPECTFULLY, GEO C McLARTY bee 1 40 tf. XMAS GOODS! \\I.\S GOODS" lu'or 'en rv mik Albums, Diessiim Case*. Mont-cure Cases. Shaving Sets. Collar an I Cuff Boxes. (Jlovo a?nl Handkerchief lloxc9, Writing j Desks. ' Walk llnxes; lVrfuine Stands, j Mirrors, Picture Frames, Cigir Cases. Kvorything iii 'lie Plush Cools line. I China Tea Sot*, Pinner f-'cts. Fish Sots, Cups, Sine- is an I Plttes. 15i-<<)ue figure. \':iu'<, 15 i-kes. Hall and Par'or l.iinps Chaniber Sets, Cinckcry of all kinds. | It-.y. Vc'iocij elcs. ti iN |'r,c?c!cs. | Wagons, ('arts. Hobby II i s-s. llihy Hookers, lint iVa,.' iij. ITOYS. TOYS, TOYS, of every des'riptioti, size and kin t. | A special line of hanks, which I am nll'e:! iiig very cheap i Kveryhody iii'iod to call and exam no my stock and price*. I Don't forget our ope dug, Monday, Dec wi her 7 li. lH'-'l i at 0. 1\ liAIIKKTl'rf. ""WORK ANIMALS FOR SALE II 0 mm: undersigne I Ins two goal work horJ_ sea, which slie wmild lis." ell. 'feints u of sale easy. r- %L'>TfIK SIMS DAVIS. b No? 20 ' 47 dt CHBISTMAS, 1891, CHRISTMAS, 1892. | r Aii lh? w*""" cf cjeer and gift inter, changing draws nigh, one is often puzzled in reacting Mailable presents. C n>uU uie. 1 ran assist you materially in solving the problem. I can shape your choice from elegant lines of the latest HOLIDAY NOVELTIES. 1 I bare the largest and most complete ' 8tock of Jffl CROCKERY, " _ BOOKS, STATIONERY, PLUSH GOODS. TOYS, CANDY AND FRUITS. ever brought to Union. In the CROCKERY LINE, I can sell you a Tea Set or a Dinner Set from $.1.50 ?o $50. A Bed room set fonin 75cts to $12. In fact, everything in the Crockery Line. A selected stock of LAMPS for Hall, Library, and Kitchen uses, a? prices never before heard of. BOOKS ! BOOKS ! ! BOOKS !J ! Anything rroui a A. is. U. is .nk lo n $12 Bible. Dou't forget to look at my lioc of poems at 'J'Jcts. SPLENDID PLUSH GOODS. I can show you the finest stook of Plush Goods in Union, such as Dressing Cases, Manicure Sets ami l'erfume Stan is. boys these arc the llrngs to give your girls. TOYS FOR THE CHILDREN. /n this line everything is new, and will be sure to suit. Wagons, Rooking Horses, Bicycles and Velocipedes. My Stock of Candy can't be Beat. See uiy Candy at lOcts. This is fine. Also my French Candy at 25 and 45 cents. If you want to give a nice present, buy a box of the celebrated Tenticy Cindy in 1, 2 and 31b boxes. In Fruits, I have Apples, Oranges, Bananas, , Lemons, Grapes, Raisins, Nuts, Currants, , Citron, and la?t, but not least, Gutters. , Call and sea for yourself. Respectfully, G. P. GARRETT. Nov 20 47 If The State of South Carolina. COUNTY OF UNION. By JAMES M. GEE, E<q? Probate Judge. ( WHEREAS, Joseph II. McKtssick, as Clerk of Court, has made suit to ine T I iu gnim. uiui iei;crs ot Administration ou ' the Estate of anil effects of Robert Macbeth, decease!. These arc, therefore, to cite ami admonish i all and singular, the kindred and creditors of the said Robert Macbeth, deceased, that they be and appcir. before me, in the Court "j of Pr>bite, to l>e held at Un on C. 11., South Carolina, on the loth day of January, next, after publication hereof, ut 11 o'clock in the a foreuoon, to show cause, if any they have, 0 why the sai l Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal 'this 2ud day of December, Anno Domini, 1891, | sisal I JAMES M. GEE, ?' ( ?' J Judge of Probate. ^ Published on the 1th day of December, y 1891, in the Union Timks. Dec 4 49 G. Notice of Final Discharge j.- *?T/efT ZTtTi~ frtoTT -TT' . 1 " /T^ if;1 "of 15 ite,: ":rs tr erred. " "? ?' b. forever l F. M. ADAMS, v Guardian for Lehila Cudd Notice to TresjSiSSjRjiij r !!ERr<!!V giro notice tln\t I will prose- ID L cute, to the extremity of the law, all aud -LJ very person found, hunting, ridihg, driv- in ' og, netting birds, cutting down trees, or in Mo ny other way trespassing upon the l?nds dui nd premises 011 which I live. ? rtIw ? ysss TOftiii: Nov^?_^-" 48 4t. Mi NOTICE TO DEBTORS. coj vi account, that after this jjj. Into thoiv indebtcdsiCos ???i ?>o placed in tuc ao.Iv of -m Attorney for collection. on, I*. At. MfiADtllt, cnr Survivor. on Nov 27 dH -It. AUCTION SALE. AT my residence in the town of L'niin, on .. Saturday. December 12th. 1 will sell at tuction, for cisli. my household and kitchen ^ 'urndure, Be (steads, Bedding, Stove, Wash jliv pots, Molas-es Kettles, one Mure, Mules, j Wagons, Carriage, l'iano etc. S?le to begin !c it 11 o'clock, A. M. ?, ANN K. HILL. *'! Nov 20. 17 dt V1 " GIB&0 i +VUL < tP N, V ^ V" ^ TS * s s ^ S | guano 5 tu --MANUFACTURED HY? [{ The Wilcox & Gibbs Gnano Co. j; CHARLESTON, S. C., \[ , iA>4SuC>. i <r^ Cjl^Cksft*J~ ^ f ! Qejton, i I ^rtrrtLo^/ I t^OY 27 is 4ni 1 I.I I ii/lll ?SPECIAL. MASTER'S SALES The State of South Carolina. county or u.niot Christopher H. PMkt, MuUr for Union again* R. A. Hopkins, Dcftndant. IN oh?<lience (o no order made in the above s ated cim, bj Ilia Honor J. H. Hud-o?, Circuit Judge. G?Uu November 3rd. 1891, I will eell before the Court House door in tho town of Union, on saleeday next. Dec. 7, within the legal hours of sale, the following described property, to wit: r. ., 80 *30-100 aosxs. All that certain tract of land lying in > Dogansrills township, in said County and State/Wwtaiwiwg eighty-firs 40d thirty-six ^ oue-hundredths (86 88?100) sores more or lfH? ; said tract known as No 9, in the division of the lands of A. W. Thomson, decessed. 06 97-100 Acsxs j Also nil that other certain tract of land lying in the same township, County and Stale, containing sixty live and ninety seven 00chundredlhs (GO 97?100) acres, more or less, said tract known as tract No .10, in the division of the lands of A. W. Thomson, deceased. 129 47?100 acbes. Also, all that certain other tract of land, lying in said township. County and State, containing one hundred and twentynin* .ml Ana.kitnilMill I. a / 1 'JO ?? ...... ?j r*" 47?100) acres, more or less, said tract known as tract No 16, in the division of the lands of A. W. Thomson- deceased. Said tracts of land is known os the Means, ville place, and hare such shape, marks and buttings and honndarics as pla?? rtje by O. VV. Peake, surveyor, No"m+? ?1 poqiiihr'e fully represents. naiUM *tioiuououd traote, as above set w^MBBPTapilWI^^w TERMS One-third part of the purcl^^^^roney to be paid in cash, the balance in one and two years from dale of sale, in two equal annual installments or payments, with interest from dat of sale. The credit portion of the purchase money to be secured by a bond or bonds of the purchaser or purchasers, with a mortgage of the premises. And in case any purchaser shall fail to comply with the terms of his bid for any of Baid lands, the undersigned has the power to resell, on the same day, at the risk of the purchaser of the lands so bid off. The purchasers at said sale to pay for papers. I. G. MeKISSICK, Special Mnster. Union S. C., 5th. November 1891. The State of South Carolina. COUNTY OF UNION. In the Court of Common Plans. Christopher II. I'cakc, Maste* for Union County, Plaintiff ai/ainxt lioharl V. Gist, as Executor of the last will and testament of Mary E. Gist, deceased, and It. O. lTnll [N obcdicnco to a docrotal order made in the above entitled case by His Honor . II. Hudson, Circuit Judge, dated Novcraerl2thA. D. 1801, I will sell before the 'ourl House door in the Iowa of Union County nd State aforesaid, within the legal, hours fsal?\ on the first Monday in December 1801; tie followiug describe! pioperty, to wit: OtiO a cuts All that certain tract of land lying, being nd situate in Union County State aforesaid, mtaining five hundred and sixty-nine acres, lore or less, hounded by lands o f A. 0. Rice, . S. Lee, S. M. Rice Sr., and Enoree River, sing the land formerly owned by Josse Jones, sccascd. TERMS OF SALE. So much of the purchase money to be paid i cash as will pay tlic defendant, 11. O.JIall___^^^^^^j^ n> to pay the cos's foil *? * su,,ici*?t pSSSpS |l'0 bond of lb. p?rcl?scr,or J.'TnS? I a mortgage of the premises. 'fC'iasers> JOHN 1?. G AGE, |?i0DS. c.. Nor. ].ib. lis,001" Mus,cr LI 47 St. SHEKm^TsALES^ FOB DECEMBER, 1891. i0 n,? directed, I ^ I will sell betoro ie..*iillr'house door, . - f it_: liic i?".. u. uumn UdlS^Xla nday, the seventh day of December next ' rmg U^e kgal^hourgi^alc, (h# ^ I described property, to wit: . . One tract of laud belonging to Robert icbetli, situate, lying and being in llogansle and Union townships, Union Conntv -? PiiAy:\F?fset\\f''Sanders,'the estate of John no 'IcCCCSSi, Mu, r''J x'ii'i ?*t?vL', ttiiu tors. This tract of land will be sold in or move parcels, plat or plats of which 1 bo seen in tne Sncritt's office. ~ , nnd to be sold as the property of Hebcrt icbctb, at the suit of Samuel Benty and AI.SO One tract of land belonging to Gorge M. ting, situate, lying and being in Union unty, containing two linn Ircd and fifty res, more or less, bounded on the north lands of the estate of Mrs. Mary E.^Gist, censed, nnd Uobort W. Harris, east by ids of A. G. bice, south by lauds of \V. T. uhaiii, and the estate of Mrs. Mary E. st, deceased; west by lands of Mrs. Julia Young, and the estate of Mrs. Mary E. st, deceased, leviel 011 and to be sold ns e property of George M. Young, at the its of \V. J. Keenauand others. Sheriff's Office, Union Courthouse, S. ?* jvembcr, 11th, 1891. ^ ^ nor. zo 17 4t Mortgage Sale. )Y virtue of a power con'aiticJ in a Morl3 gage given by l?es-ic V. Fowler, nu<l annie Fowler, to W. A. MoWhiner, lateil ic liUh February, 18t?'>, anil recoivletl in , le otllcc of the Register of Mesne convcy'acc for Union County, So iih Cwoltn?, in "iti ?f Mnrtffftffes No. 12. i>itte 2, I wii! sell > the highest bidder, lie'ore tile ''our li u?c oor at Union. S. C.. during the lognl hums fsn'e, on sales'In y in December next, ccrlin lands described in sail mrrtgig.', as >llows : All that certain tract of lunl situate, ping and being in Jnnesvide township) fnion County, State afomid, c n lining S{ ere?, more or less, bounde I by 1 mds m the state of David Janus il'ius.ida F-wler lace) the estate of lioiibcn C Io n o, (M s. .etiie Colciuuu |l?ec> John 'Vhi.lock, ami he homestead ot II. T. IV.v cr. Also a 1 hat other tract or pa reel < f land 11 s it ounty, containing -IS .cro*. more or ic?s, tounded by lands of W. It. llano* (Wall cc "owler's land) John l>. I, ng, ihe Daniel doscly hind. U. 11. F w'er, and J. L. dcWhlrtcr. Terms?CASH, l'tit'chatcr lo fay for JlipCToi Net. 1J, 18V1. Ui?a Iw- A McWIllitTFIt, Mortgagee.Jj* fcoviiu ,47j