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spy?'; , ? P ^. ? Convent College in AshesSrAtiTcsni uo, January, 3.? l'be main wing ol Converge College p burning. The lire originate! in the furnace used for Imali?g thn building. The alarm was coundc l half after 11. When the first persons reached the building ihe fire was small and bad not ?cached ti e main building. For want of an ade<|uate fupply of water, it could not be checked. The f?cnby ard s'lideitt M11 oh of the furniture was students in ion have Tl t -day. The ^it Moipn.. ,i tbe home< of cur chitons, anu iuTre is room with a warm welcome for a hundred more. Scrot al nrrired to day and were Inkt-n car# of. Trepidant Wilton thinks ho wi 1 be nble to begin his class work on Tuesday morning. The board of directors met to-day nuJ sent the following information to their patrous and friends: Tic largo annex of Converse Colege is sale aud contains accommodations for dormitories and class rooms 'I he boat d of directors bavc unanimously decided 10 resume xcrcises in the College at once, and they ask the co-operation of parents and guardians. Boarding arrangements have been made for all pupils D. K. Converse, President of the Board of Directors, 11. F. Wilson, President of the College. hie details or tiik fire. The burning of the main building of Converse College remimls some of us of a lire iu the spring of I8VJ, which burned ?lie chapel, music rooms, recitation rooms, k'icheii and dining room of the Spartanburg IV.aale College, where the Fitting School now is. About a hundred girl* were liusll d out of their rooms at midnight, an t furniture, books and trunks were scattered over the camous. The citizens ctme to the rescue, the girls were taken good care < f, the college cxerc:ses were resumed in a few days, and the session closed prosperously in duly. The citizens of our city arc no less generous and helpful to-day thru tliey were in 18,V.>. They have opened their doors and lengthened their tables and sent invitations enough to accommodate two hundred gi<l'. The board of directors acted wisc'y in deciding to combine the college and beginning to rebuild at once. It is a great disappointment to all of us. and especially to 1'residenl Wilson and his associate teachers, but I he,} arc not cost down. They will ric supeuot to H is misfortune, and Conver-e College wil open next October in a bui ding superior t( the ne burned ilo?n. The girls arc taken good care of for a fev days by the citizen', and there is room it feSflgffllfeg "Sear ?f. ?V.' those for whom there is not room in tin annex. The pntrons cf the school are callo ott now to show ihc-r interest and good wil hy letting ihtir daughters remain. Speak itig from the standpoint of an old teacher we can assure them that they will not regre ) . This tire will prove an incentive to tin piesident and all the teachers lo do the bes work they hive evbr done, hot all thi giris remain right here and let those witarc away return at or.ee. The orig'ii of iho lire is not clearly ktiowts The dining room inn tack frcin the unit building aud was attache 1 to it. Alton twentv-four fcctfioui ti e dir.int? room wa die kitchen willi hoatnig furnace and boiiei underneath. All indications show that ih litonvioiiiiiteri in the furnace department o the kitchen story. It is said that Miss M? Mokin. a music teacher, went around th various rooms nt 10 o'clock, stiyiug that sh smelt something burning, but she could lit ascertain what it was. The alarm wu given about half after 10. Many of the trunks of the pupils wcr lost, and in some instances neatly all thei bbt^u' * the fmncx. The""WeaCfieK"wa imzing, llie thermometer having drorpe below 02. President Wilson La-" tcrne himself will great cheerfulness, and is not cast down Mr. Converse is already p'nnning for wori on the new building. While all regret tlx b s.i no no one is hanging his head and ween in/. Spartanburg cannot be downed wbl a $75,000 lire. The insurance ;s $17,000 'J his will about plnce the building buci ivi bout t lie pianos and furniture. About a d /.en 6ne new pianos and a magnificent pipe organ were burned. Much of the furniture i>r tight out whs broken in handling. The tiro department was out promptly ami did good work. The water was not abun dant and the pressure was not string. Tnc nearest hydrant was fully ?.00 feel I rum I 1m tr.it of the build ng. The agent of Hit water works says lie had on full pivssuri and that the distance the wa'cr had to Unit through the liose wcaktncJ i's force 1 me e unci been two hydrants near tin buil ling iJiey think they could have thrown the streams to the top of the budding. Return all Your Taxable Property The following imperatirc circular hn.? i ico issued by Comp1 roller General Fllerbt to tlie county Auditors : OFFICK CoMFTllOLLKR GF.NF.RAL, 1 Columb a, January, 1, / To , Auditor County ; All taxpayers are required by law to re urn all their taxable personal property between tlie 1st of January and the 20th day of February, 18'.t2, for taxation. All personal property not returned, falsely returned, partially returned, or returned at less than its true co-t value in money is liable to a penalty of .'jO per cent. It Is the duty^of the Auditor while liking returns to make such inquiries and investigui >ns as lie may deem necessary to secure a fill return of all taxable pro;crty at its true value, and any auditor accepting n return from any taxpayer whom lie inspects or 1ms reason to believe that such return is not correct or full is derelict in his official duties. Millions of dollars of taxable persona! property annually escapes taxation in thiState which should be carefully looked after and placed upon your tix duplicate and made to bear its just tortion oftaxati 10. Auditors are urged to exercise every proper diligence iu this matter of taking returns and if the law is wisely, judiciously ami fully enforced, much of the evil now suff red wilt be remedied nod taxable pr pcr y greatly increased by getting upon t ?x bo ki every class of pcrs nal property. Care should be taken that the valuawu.s made hv la* nnvmo 11... ?B>iuia ui? country j should be as ncrly uniform ns p >ssib!c. In j the selection of assessors great chiv shou <1 i be exercised and the best, most impartial ?n I intelligent men should he ta'o n. One of tbe greatest hindrances to the pn-per valuation of nil propsity is ill" grots in quality of values as made by dilTo ent communities. As far as may be possible lot us bare a full, fair, just and equi able return and valuation. AH cxi-cut us, administrators, guardians trustees, receivers. cHici's, husbands, fathers, m liters, agents or ftciois shall be personally li b e for taxes on all pcrsooal property wli ch wes in their possession at the time when returns thereof for taxation shall bo made by them. According to the const ruction of the law j by the Attorney Genera', nil e'erka of Court, masters 01* other public otliccrs having funds in their cuslotly. arc required to return such funds for taxation. Soino changes will ho made in too blanks for the roturn of incorporated banks nml (tanking association", which blank" wiil be .forwarded to auditors when ready. Respectfully, l W. II. Ell jrbe, Comptroller General. ERe JUcclfg 'Union (iiuics " R. M. STOKER, - - Editor to Friday, January 8. 18?a. r oa SUBSCRIPTION. $1 f.O m ANNUM 01 POST OFFICE DIRECTORY. The I'. O. will he opened for business from 8 A.M. to 0.00 P. 11. "1 The .Money Order Department will he ni opened for business from (l A. M. to 4 l\ M. ? llie Northern mail will close ui 1-i'. M., and the Southern Mail at 0.00 P. M. nl Aey inattention or irregularities should * re reported promptly to the P. M. >1 J. C. HUNTER, V. M. n Chet;okeo Lo Ige, Nc. 37, K. ?.f l*. t? will meet next Monday night. Dou't neglect to look ore* the r.ev g adrertiseinents iu our columns this wee'e. t A tic ion again Sa'urJay, Jan. 9ih, at S. ' M. KICK, JK.. ?. U. n c M ssClomie Iluckncr, of liendcs ui- d ril c. N. C., is raiting Mr. and Mrs. T. M. i McNence. 1 The annual rep >rt of Town T. cosurer. L. 0. Young, has been uaaYoi I ably | crowded out this week. fQi? Tlios. A. Murrnb, who was in jail for iho klling of It. C. B-sliop, applic t to 1 Judge Wallace, last Monday, through h's Altirne^s. Win. Munro nnd C C. Cu'p, umlc,* a writ of habeas corpus, to be alinittc 1 to bail, an 1 was released under a bind of $2,000, which lie rendi'y gave. MW In ! e?s than an hour last Monday, at a public meeting in Spartanburg, $20,000 was subscribe I towards rebuilding tbc Converse College that was burned down the day b'fore. We doubt much if any ether city in lhe State would have made such a prompt and liberal resp u;e to the call of auy institution in distress within its borders. Spartanburg ir worthy of Converse, and C n1 vctse is an honor to Spartanburg. All persons indebtcl to me, c'tlier by ^ nccunt, note, or ctherwiie, will please come J and settle at once, or the matter will Ic turned over to a lawyer. ' S. M. BIGE, J11., E. U. i - c . igu a toiriiiu storm of will I uud rain,] * wirtt neavy ) o ils of fhufiaer sua wnnmng I flashes of l'ghtning, pissed over here 1 i?t I Tuesday night. Wc have never seen cr heard m re terrific thunder and light ting ur a heavier rainfall in the Summer l} time. 1lie storm lasfe 1 about an hour, and t roused the heaviest shunbercr*. is . " " t gi'tV" *'A little wine fur the stomach's sake" is enjoined upou us, and if the wine we take is as good aud wholesome ns the 1 bottle of Scuppevnong wiue sent us by Mrs. s X. 11. Morgtn, there would be no necessity s for temperance roc cties, nnd no danger of e its making "the drunk c mic." It is a very excellent article, and we return cur thanks e to Mrs. Morgan for it. u Fresh Bird Seed for sole at 11. F. SCAIFE lS & SON'S ?Q C SOT The following are the appointments ir of Rev. >f. B. Kelly, for reiigious services ? M* " ^ McGowan, 1st and 2d Sunday, 3 1*. M. SardD, 21 Simmy, 11 A. M., llli Sunday, 3 l\ M. t Gilliam Cliapol, 1th Sunday, 11. A. M. ? S.inluc. 21 Sunday, 3 I*. .M. ' lVjisdi Chewing Cum, for Dyspepsia Something new. For sale nt 11. F. SCAIt'K & ! SO.VS. ; '1 here has hi cii considerable change made in the drinking frivilegcs of this town i since the 1st of January. Froin three barrooms wo have dwindled down to one, and that a b'g concern. W. 15. Ray and J. IV. ; Swink have joined teams at the old W. JJ* I Kay ti Co s stand; Swink closing out hi9 r old stand opposite the l'ovtoflice. [ The vetenn (considering his changed , domestic affairs, we ask pardon,) barkeeper' John Willard has closed his doors, for a while, atlca-t, an I is taking a rest. There's no sense now in asking a man ' caught stealing spoons in this town, "where did you get your liquor?" There's only oue chance left. Bffc. The G rippe is getting a good hold on this town. We have stopped counting the cases s'nee it laid its hands ou the printers in the office, the Trial Justice, the ' better half" the daughter, and the servant of the house. So fur tbo 15 litor has escaped, and in all seriousness he hopes he will escape the dreaded disease altogether, or at any rale until some of the rt'icrs get well enough to wait on liirn. We've no time to count outs dc cases, but it is common to hear of two and three of a family being prostrated with i?, and tbc Doctors say it is ge'ting worse, not only here but all over the County. When it gets into a person's system iican no ' be eradicated for weeks, and often leave* ' ! victim in a very reduced insulal and pliyni- 1 cil condition. 1 1 vdr An old friend, who is an experi- I enro l farmer, cnllc I upon us last Monday, t and requested us to j ubl'sli to his fell iw far- j iners that Calomel lias prove 1 to tea euro t | for hog cholera with him. lie had six hogs sick with it. One was too fir gone for any- j thing lo save, and he did not administer it v to t*o others, and th<~se three died; but he n give it t> the other three and iliey are now k a'ive anl well. He also sai l that some d of his neighbors have he n equally ns a succcs-fii! with the (aiomol remedy, lie gave (o each hog whites considerc 1 a full |j dose f >r a stout man o Wo hear the Cho'era is prevalent among the h >gs iu tho upper ja't if the o unty, X and wc h ncerely hope our friend's remedy u ill ? ' .... ..... as auuu<s'iui wiui o'iters as it has 11 with him. Our Farmers can't afford to lo.e o! ho?s row. anil it will give m pleasure to publish anything that will prevent or cure sicklies among Iheiu. <>n? iliing we would impress upon every one : /hint every hog or chicken that dies from cholcri. Don't bury or ill ow the dead animal out?not oven on the manure heap?but burn it. burn it. The germs of "e I lie disease can't come from the dead body if ihey are burned together. 1,1 tangos in Town and County. Tbcro havo been nrnnv changes mado t >9 ? , t week in tho btifi' cm I? > i es of this e wn. Tho merchant* nr.. to uoi g th?*r i1 rco of clo'ks in or'er c re tt e nptrsc, r msequently a number -i ton ; Jtt?? are t it of omp'oymeot, ii1 in o.ir pi ii >i?, only \ mp'trarily, for wo hnmsily believe the c re-ent depressed con t ti n of business of c 1 kinds will not hid more than thrre t omhs, at the furthes . The .Spring busies* will open with now 'ife, iifuse hope j cd restore oonSdonoe among the people. It | ill be found that notwithstanding the sort crop and low price of cotton, the Far- , :crs. as a rule, hive honost'y met their obliatbns to the iiieroliatts to the Tory list 0 lar of their ability, and there is a gorcral nderetanding that l"ts rrolit and more r^in nul meat will bo tho rule among he Farmers of Un'oa this yoar. The r?t mots. their wives and daughters, ire also comng to iho very sensible onclnsion that it is not hcncalli their lignity to attend to the stuiiler matters on heir forms; fiat it is as lvspcc able and 1 tno'ablc to ra:sc and soil butter, chiuksns and eggs as it is to ra sa cottou, ind frtni what wc can hoar, they are going o produce them this yoir, a< cish crops to help out tluriug the hard Summer months. Tiicy may not bo able to find a market at the County sent for all of that kind of farm I r.-duct o?8, but it would bo a good business f -r s unc one in every neigh bo: hood or township to ga'ber up those produces and ship them to the ci<irs. Arrangements could be made with part es in Columbia and Charleston in this Sta'e, onl mi the lirgi Northern cities to take every egg and chicken that could btso it there in sound condition. Why, we know one gentleman who has establish? 1 a Dairy Farm in tiio upper part of i Irs County for the sole pltvpos) of supplying the ci'izens of Trough Shoa's with milk and butter. We also know a lady win lias for two or three years made money by sending bnt'er to Columbia to sell. Veu may turn up your noses at such small mat'ets, tut iltcra is more money in them for the Fanner than in cottou, while it is a pleasantc" anl lo?s laborious farm woik, and avoii'd net soil the linn is or burn the faces of the wife and t'aughter to a tend to. Air.ther and very import iiit feature in in is JMl l)f tun wwti w the Taof dirot" it woul I be daily or weekly cash lratisicti'>n?, wlrcli would make the Farmer indepe ideut of credit for m n -y or supplies to run his farm during the Summer or any other part of the year. If an industrious and icliahle man in every township would go into the bu^inrss. as wo iiavo indicated, we believe iiic Lid 101 on tl-c fnrms would go to work t> supply all the butt-w e.rgs anil ch'ckcns lie could iii-poiC of, and lie wouM make a handsome liviiir, at 1'OSt, f >r himself. He wouM become a rcgtt'ar customer at every farm house, and the to>vns and cities wott'd be bis mir'iets to sell at. It will ta'.e a shrewd, industrious energetic anil persevering man to succeed, but such a mar wouM s.tccce Death of S A E. ParhamThe community was stirtlel about f -Minn bv the an Hut few people in the c immunity wen aware- f his sicklies', and fewer still knew that he wes dangerously ill. For some two weeks, however, *hc ha 1 complained of being unwell, but coulJ not be induced to give up and submit to tiicd cil treatment. Last Friday morning he was on the street, to all outward appearance, wtllmd hearty. Tliat afternoon he was compelled to give up, went to bo I and sent f >r his physici in; but it was all to> late; lite dread disease, pneumonia, had placed its seal of death upon him. He sank gradually until the end came, anil bis spirit left its earthly tenement. Mr. Farham was thejun'or partner r?f the firm of I'Mer & l'urhain, Grocers of this town; ho was nlso tlie a*er.t of the Southern Express Co. here, and a member of the Town Council, lie was about 39 yours old. The noblest of his death is the five orphan children, three boys and two girls, left to battle with the world without a parent's couniil to guide them. Only n few months ago God took their loved and loving mother to her eternal rest. leaving them bereft of that tender carc and motherly watchfulness so essential to their childhood happiness, and the formation of their characters for Useful oliric.ti.in in 1*1 ?- ' ? May 0< (1 imparl .strength of mind and body to the a?ed grandparent.*, to whose christian care they tire left, an I grant them years of life to implant in their young hearts principles tlint sliaM grow in brightness and shed lustte neon their future live*. Mr. l'arhani was buried with Masonic honors, Tuesday afternoon. Salosday in January 1802. As usual, the first s tleaday in the year brought a large crowd of ci i/ens from the country to the County tea'; but unlike snob tnlesdays heretofore, the I! liter's sanctum was almost entirely ignot cd, and at night his fjickclbook look'd ns if the proverbial cleshnnt had stepped upon it. A larore amn'ini of L~ 0. r?K?iv ?<?-> >"?? ojr he Master, im 1 Sherilf, unci while some of t brought fair pri:cs, much was hid off at he lowest'-hard tinie<" prices. A lot of mules were sol I, ranging from $3, o about ?40. That whle raugi of prices rill tr >uble Comptroller El'orbe in making tax levy upon them according to their morel value. It will coit the purchaser twenty oUnrs to moke seme of those worth that mount. We h ivo .some reason for thinking that a irgc number of our subscribers forgot to call n ns be'ore leaving town. nights of Pythias At the la-t meeting of Cherokeo I.o Ige, o. :J7. Knights of Pythias, the folio tin* r?<vri km elected : Chancellor Conmander, W. M. Mead-r. , Vice Chnnccllor, II. M. Sparks. ( I'rcl ! *, T. 1$. IJutltr. K of 11. and 8., L. P. Murphy. I Muster of Finance, K. J. Ariliur. j Mns'cr of Exchequer, S. 8. Stokes. I The officers > lect nil ba insta'lrd at the ' xt meeting of the Lodge by the Distiict J fy uty C.ipt. E. lUcon. The Lo Iga is now 5 ti flourishing condition. f f ? f ! * - -xrrr. ? tkjy In ?!? fi'WDt stringency of our oouctnry a'lai s, when oil are straining J very point to their obligator), in full f ptwitife, I ut ns near a* possible. at any ^ ?t", >'0 "ftT sea u? fairness or lib'riH y in h*,lir<o t d sbuismeut of the County funds the Vo are told by tip commissioners that no 'bo xeditor of the Cutfity can be paid a dollar ''T'1 mlnetyoir's ourrnt account until a debt y Ibc the Dank is^ttd in full. ing As onc^c Vl^vut of porliaps a hundred P*o u tho co^P]jPl^C7iVn>id H an unjuskdiscritoi - *0'1 na im in ^ivof of eno over n hundred others whose cUiWs are sq'ia'ly as just, and who lati aro truly iqs mitcli, if not more, in w?nt of c5* the mo-cyj'duo them; and who a*? under tbs further {ytndrnutagc of tluir claims bearing the no interest, and cuniot bo made available ?d unless tWy submit to a ruinous disc Hint. ?b< Tho bank would not bo liable to lose a dollar g by wait |g tor a part of its claim, while a (;4, large m parity of the other creoitors of tho bei County Wo suffering loses, in more ways VH^ than one for the want of the money. The usual cut urn has bee i to pro rale the d is- au, burscmci s according to theamiunt reported lar by llio Ti tssuror, and if that plan li.?! been ?f a Ibercd > this y?ar, no one ould have c >mplainel. bo It is p^siblo, in fact wo hare heart! it iu - 1 all* ? saa.a rnnii'iwntra inf Bf)ltl<l?4 Bbll V'i) m l D UIV Myillr VH1?MV w<?. iii the wfy of ifcc co nmisriouo -s paying ^ other cl ?i?i? uat.l tlie Bank c'atm is satistied. In tl^.Vtoe wou'd it not show a diept,- fu sition of ftfrncss nnd a dcslto to re'ievo the rn 1 In people in these trying times, if the Bank ^ were to fongo or suspend the cxnc'i n of its leg il privilege f r a short time, nnd allow bi other creditors to be relieved by being piid a portion of .that is due them ? If a pari of ^ the llink'J cUlm was not paid until it w became "past indebtedness," it would lose ci nothing, f | it would be drawing iutorcst, ^ but the cl tint'of other creditors would he as dead capi a', drawing no interest. , In ordiu ry tluict this matter would ti hardly be ut iced, but ihe present times are " ex/ruordiiiar , and concessions of part pay- ^ ments ore n ccssary, a id arc daily made in v business settlements, to enable a'l to "bridge r over" the fiuh;.eial panic, and we can see no 1 cqu tab o rejson why iho same mutual help ^ is r.ot cqut'ly r.s necessity b-tween the County an) its ere titers. t We speak .of this mutter in no ill feeling J toward ally O V "^IVe may !? iui?i?k?ii ia | our premises, but wc know we are not mlj- i taken in the tvncltuion of our finances, wlieu i our pri.-.tcrs and other creditors call for ' payments. , I All Demoorats May VoteThere bar boon consi lorable doubt in ths tlcuiocrntic rank-; whether the Sen itor-Cliair nmn Irby State Executive Committee of the State Demecra ie pvrty, which uiet in CelumbU last Tucs lay. would nllow th ose democrats who vu'cd for Juiga Haskell at the last election to vote iu the primary eUci Con this year, or read them out of the party; but that doubt is now remove t by the coin1 mil tee prudendy adopting the following i revolutions, wi'h but otic so'iiary "no," in opposition. KevolveJ, Thu' it is the sense of this committee that all white Democrats who shall * 'pre.-ott themselves for rncuibership to any ; iTTii^n'"Kirr ftei fW,1 ! a domoorht and will soppo't the nominees of r the Democratic party nominated at said , elect ioo. , Resolved, fur her, That all cand dates for any oflico in the Democratic piiinarv e'ec1 tious sha'l pledeo theme ves t> abide the r< suits of the Democratic primnncs Candida trs for S ale offices to the State Executive committee, candidates for county offices to the county Executive committee, respectively. These did nut seem to go far enough, however, to euii ihi Senator-chairman and bl eater Ira B. Jones, tit his suggestion, offered tlie foil >wing amendment: ' Resolved, further, That it is the >cnsc of this cooimi tee that in the interest of pence and a united Democracy no Democrat i shall be excluded from partieiration in sad , primary b cause of diflVre ices during the la<t ' State oUctioii." i The lust teso'ution, in our opinion, saves ' a dangerous division iu the democratic 1 ranks in this Slate. ?*~r? i A New Beef Market. Mr. JKeury. May has retired from the j liquor business in d'sgust, and g nc into 1 the Butcher business. At present he is at ( the old Iiishop stand, but after the loth of j this month lie will occupy the corner store ( on Main street oppo.-itc It. W. Tinsley'g Jew- I elry establishment. * Mr. May will eiup'oj a first-cl iss Butcher, j to preja'o his meat iu real C-ty s y'e, and c intends to keep tlio very best men's that n iio can buy, a id serve them in every shape J and msnucr, from a well prepared sausage Jto a delicate sur'on or round steak. We j hope our citizens will encourage Mr. May by giving him at least a share of their patronage. A Tcmporanco Lecture- H We a r s requested to sta' e that Col. Dam a- jj ree. ?tnta I.eetnrei- ef ?i.? f.?< ? - -- ? ? -W?-. 1, I of Hot;lU Carolina, will de'iver ? bcture on li Teuipenuco in the Methodist Church next r< Sunday night at 7:30 o'clock. He will also -j. be at .lone^vil'eon the lllli, and Santuc on it Clio l*t)u ci As Col. Dernarce is employed bv the ni || Grand Lodge of Go^tl Templarr, the lecture (| w II be free, and no co'lection taken up. |0 The Col. is one of the abl-st and mos n< intereni ig lec'uvcrs in the country, and we ^ hope the:o will bo a gonciifl turnout of our ciiizcus to hear hi n. m th New Building and Loan Assooiation th A branch of the Nation il Tontine Bui d* tic ing and Loan Assoeiati n, of ACanta, was ,,f organized here last Monday evening, by J. ?f .??. t maoistey, or Uatt'iey City. ce The fallowing officers were o'octed : th Prcsiioot, J. If. McKiss ck. Vice-IVoi lent, 3. 3. 8t-kes. TI( Setot'y. and l'ro?s. J. A. Brown. Atto n?y, Dv^. .Towfuend, % c Hoa?i> or Dt^rt .Aoa?.^Pro,. Itobt. Monl- ih( i n, I)r. W. M, Aleid r, Dr. M. T. Smith, ?'" J. II. Burkeltoid. Jkout.Bs's A bn to a KalVk.?Tho bo t ealie n i he world f ir Cuts, Bruise*, S >res, Ulners, DP Itheum, Feter Bores, Tetter, Chappo*! ( imds, Cbiib'ains, Corns, and u'l Klein Do ft'up'ions, and ?oa ti?ely cures Piles, or no ha> >sy icquirrd. It it giiHiMireo I to give po> e n o;i snttsfncPon, or money refunded. Price lire ! *> cents | or I.ok. For ra'o t?y B. F. Posey. lev ; April 10 Ort 'j&Bi * For the Timks. Another Farmer Replies to "Farmer." Joxasvir.LE, Jan. 4. 1892. in. Editor, l'etuiii me to probe the yuI- en ible at ti-progressive effusion of your nn o'ponJeut, Farmer, in the lift issuo of ep Timks, in opposi ion to the bu lling of fu Look liar t Sliui s r til road by the people or ig in the townships of Joncsvillo and th cknoy, through which it will pas*. |i armku iutroduc a hie opposition by allud t> tho great blun ter committed by the ed pie of Union soiuo fifteen yeira ago it to ing a rubacriptiou of $IG0,000 to g irtau?urg a-id A*he?itlo ro-td, and gives fr awful showing of tho tesultof some calcuous ho lias uiale of the asiupouud into'- w at 10 per cent, which he claims the pro- at ha*o | id I i n the bonds. No ooo in Union s| tiuk will deny that a gmvo error was ol uc niniit'ed. Hut that cannot bo cliiui- tl as u4 parallel cso with tho Lockbart d >als roa l, b iVo do not | roposo to build n road in g irtauburg County and the 8lato of Nortli cl rolina, but right in our own midst, for the p icfit of onr own people; to increaso the 0 no of their property and give new life 1; 1 profpoii'y. directly and indirectly, to the d iplo who build it; to increaso ibo wealth p d tixaidc property of tho County at ' ge, and the individual property owners i Joncsvillo aid Pinokney t>wnsiiips in a rticulnr. t As a practical evidence of what can surcW 1 expected by the farmers and laud owners f these townships, from the buil ling of the 1 id alone, without considering the greater uifi s to he secured by the building of a I .00,(X>0 Cotton Factory, we refer to the i tortuous advance iu tho price of land lying I r milrs along each side of the IS. and A. ad. Filtten years ago those lands cm Id ive keen bought fro u oO cents to $1 an ire, but to-day the prices ranges lion $7 to >0 an no c. l'hat is the natural vomit of 111 ril ling of that roa I, und 1 ash Farmer ic is not probable that the building of the jckhari Shoals road wiil beuelit the farm's along its line equally as much? And 1 oull in k Fakmku to put on his calculating ip, and figure out bow much a man owning DO acres of land on tho Look hart Shoals jad would lose in fifteen years, at ih.t rate f increase, if the road is not built. Try your ule of compound 10 percent, interest ou it, riend, nnd see where you would go' to. .My dviee (o you is. after the road is bui t, your and laud will be worth $2 or $3, perhaps 15 an acre tuoro than it is now, and ns you rill not be called on for the taxes on the railoud b>nlsu:.tl Dec. 1803, sell out before hat date and move to where you ihiuk you rill not be w ithin many miles of a railroad >r a Col um Factory. lint it is not the rut I only that the home lubscriptiou will bring. With the road is ;he assurance of a $51)3,000 Cotton Mill, to | l>o built almost entirely wiih foreign Capital, in Start with, and the "polling upoi' the finest water power in tho South to attract millions of dollars more from all parts of the Uouutry, to devtlope its immense industrial wotlih-produciiig power, increasing the t tx ildo property sf Joncsvitle uud 1'iuekney townships in Union Comity not less thiu u million debars, audprobthly many millions, if all the power is utilized- All the benefits and advantages i f the void will go to building up the interests of those who buld it. The toad, and tho one Mill already assured, if the roii'l is built, wi.l cieate $050,000 of taxable property iu tIks County, most of it from foreign capital, and a very large part of it wilt bo distributed among the people of tho.-ctwo t>wnshij8, for labor, teams, crossties, lumber, &c. Farm nit is mistaken in staling that not a cent of the S. anil A, l.ouds have been paid. I ant infertile i by tlio County Coinuiissionets thai $lt>,uuu 01 iu J80 1 onus nave tecu retired. . ? t i As to Union as a Cott -u Market, I leave ill at to tha merchants of tint town to trot. But if tbe C. tt u Mills don't raise the pnoc of Cotton. wo ask F^UUiP VhXij^i 'WnMlAl Mills? Aii't further, why is it that tho price always fall after the homo Mills liarc bought lluir supply ? ' 1 have known buyers for distant Mills and for export ( ? leave the ma ketuu'il tho homo Mi 1< c ased buji g, t-iiuply h'Canso they could not jmy (he uricea pail ly tho hotue Mills. Farmi.it say.;, "don't understand ina as opp sirg railroads and factories, 1 want st ckholders to build all they cau, but don't think those should be made to help who it wou d n..t benefi'. Let us buili tho roa I by piivate tubscripiion, and those who it will benefit most should subscribe the ino-t " Now ih it is an admission that lie would like to have tai'roadsand factories. But we ask why wou'd he like to have theiu if ho did not expect to be benetitied by them? l'lte road is only the means by which Far.mkk and his neighbors are to secure au important benefit ft out the Mill to be built by ihecapilal and cnLemrls* nf miioro s J njiu nunc lie !H a'lc i u >011 lo pay his share of taxes to build I ho road only, according to his taxable means Jio.c of more taxable mean* will not only pny taxes according to their means to build ho road, but will also invest ilieir capital to nake the roid neee'siry for the improvement >ftho propo'ty of every Farmer along tho line md for the general good of the county. This >eing the plain case, is not the plan of taxing veryonc according to his taxable means, -o mild i lie road only, while the more vealthy also build the Mdl more just and quita'de than private subscription, where* vy the nan-progressive, miserly oil fogies an creep out of pacing anything but receive tilths benefits an t profits arising fr >m tho iberility of their enterprising neighbor*. It * that selfish, Jealous spirit that has kept tho lounty of Union in the background of prosperity so 1 ng. Another Fahmeu. I'uacticai, Common Sense Trutii.?The Vetc* and Courier publishes reports from c '.fly a 1 of the counties in South Carolina bowing the conditions of industry existing t tho c ose of 1891. '/hey indicate tint cspi c tbe disastrous odton year the Sta'o as made substantial progress upon oth-r ties than agriculture, an 1 that the'C is every :awu io exp?'Ci groat revival when (lie incuiu of the "a'l cotton" policy lias hcen lifted, his is oar own jndg ncn'. The oulytiin.es to people need from this time until the rops of the y* nr are liarvstet aro credit nd confidonoe. Willi those aids the intorStiing time can pass without disaster. It is ie direct pers >t nl interest of every farme i insist that the Stale government shall do jilting to impair credit nod weaken c >nfisiico. ? The Stole. To whioh wc give our unqualified endorsecnt. There is more good h >nest advice in e above than pan he found in columns of e political agricultural iho tries we find nting about in the poii'ioslagrioultural iwspapcM. It is al-o the personil interest every firmer to s o that his fa m pro 'us enough hog m l hominy, ail 10 mnke all a manure necessary to cultivate his fa m. .# ? 1 No Time roa Tinkering at Coxstitu>nh.?It is, perhaps, as well tint ttie co iuitional oenventi 11 bill was defeated. Such onvontion would need the bo-t talent m { j State, and wi'h the present disorder it i u m-i i'v mv:urc?i. i no constitution ' lul l be lrft alotto unit} complete harmony . restored inside the pnr'y.?4iken Journal 1 lit vine. c ?sow Twei.vk Feet 1)eki*.?S ?n Franoiso >, I ceniber 80. ? A rain nod enow ator.u wliich \ i raged over twrntyf ur h.urs on this p ,st is the wor-t in years.* lly uotual mens imfnt the snow is iwe've foot deep on a it el from Siskiyou Mountains near the s jgon line to near Movot Shasta. t ?j -1~ ' Correspondent for the U ion T^K^ News from North Fncolot ! tta Jank, Jan. 4.?Again we tike off r bat and bow to the readers of the Times 8a! I wish thein a prosperous year. With no i jlygies for the past or promises for the that I tare we resume our duties and depend up- new I i the raiders for tha abundant charity upon y haye buret -foro sh >wn us in our ian- OW? irfections. past. Mr. Editor, at we hayo hit'ierto indulge fairy I largely in IstituAin ?r anism wo propose rea'*( do so sg tin wbh your permission, and at he to our riews upon imturs in general; vJ?ut 'i^ro jib nn impartial standpoint. Leap year?18V2?Is upon us aud we r?ri,< aut the girls to modestly assert their rights ne*1 id push the ma rinonisi oar an with such m?D >ee t ouly as will bott promo'e the welfare jWll' r Society?and especially the welfare of ?ro*1 ii'ir own sox. We hope tkey will not bo riTca to the expediency of taking soats in high aggies and carriages ou and about the ohnrch r'l,r rounds in ord r to give the timid boys a lianco to talk to them while the minister is wou retching. Their presence and a'trntion i-i ^ lunch during Divine scrvico will add groat- C. I t to their dignity and mor?I worth in that kepi rpuitment of life to which their cind'dniy l'1? mints?mu'vitnony. This will compel the aut^ dudes" to take seats, inside tho church too, ^orl n order to get a "sly look" at thoir Duloinas, ,an( nd tho diligent lieircrs will bo safe from a 'J1 lie annoying horse-'nughs of those thought- a 6" ess innocents on the outside whoso pencil into ^l|l or conspicuity is equal <o their disregard u,'n or the sanctuary. au^ Many clnngcs bare been male o i tho me< 'arms in tho way of hsa Is, etc., an I wo hop 'be Mill greater will bo n-ado iu the method ?f 'fei firming this year. a"' dca'cely a house cau bo found in which 'J there is not one or more c-ises of sickness. du< Fortunately, howover, there aro bat fo v din- 8ot gerous cases as yot. The time'y use of rails. v?' oil and turpou'iiie, iu moderate proportious fro ait well in weakening tho disease, is our ex- * peri once. 8o; Alias Bailie isigtiam win Degio ncr scuooi * this morning, at tliia p'ace. 18' We were loo uuivell lo attend the Sossiou ' of the North l'acolct S. S. Convention at K'- 8a bethel on the 27Hi ult. From ihe reports 801 we have it c >uie up to its stand ird of eflicien- 8c cy, and the usual nmount of interest wis *"1 iiiunifeotcd. Our 3. S. ycslcrdsy was well au Httended and '.lie infant c;ass took th t in- ',r tcrest that they should long bofore the Cel l Pr rigid winter set in. rj' Mr. William It. Hughes, died at his homo au at Gowdejsville, last Friday and was buried ca ?t Mesopotamia on Saturday, with Masonic h mors, by the Sku'l Slioala Lodge, of which 1* he was a member. Ho was a'so a member an of McKissick's Cavalry during the war, and P1 his record na a soldier is a at inding monument 01 ti his memo: y. 11 is dines se we learn was pueumcnirsuperinducvl by exposure after or a spell of La Grippe. He was about 55 years tn uW. ltev. Mr. Ciarkson preached the iun- P< cral sermon from iho first 10 vorses of the lu 5th Chapter of 1st Tncssaloniaus. Notwith- hi standing the iey winds blow a perpelml w gale, a large congregation stood patieiit'y 'l around the grave and witnessed the obs* w quies. Our heartfelt sympathies go out to a' the family of the deceiscl in this trying 1' hour. * "With us his name ah ill iive, Through long succeeding years, ?. Embnlinc 1 with all our heart can give. Our praises and our tears." Miss Nannie Kendrick pai I her homo a e visit duritig the holidays. Bhe will return 8 home tJ-duy. ihe h ilidays furnishel their quota of ( weddings, cicti of whioh it would be our . pleasure to note in this oommunicat'on hut space is insufficient for us to give a full list ( as well ns what we might say in connection , therewith up >n the new rel itionship. We ( cooeiatuhne you, ladies aud gentlemen. , I May storms ami clouds now disappear, An 1 winds and icnipestJ cense. While sweetly o'or eaoli glad Iciied hoirt, ___ 1 tveasK srtnae Bible reader to tell us win was'ho first I'rophct boru into the. word. ' Vox. Correspondent for the Union Times. i Joe Knows a Good Thing When Hi 8seo It lliVKUSiDB, Jan. 5.?Mb. Eoitok : 1 ' woul I like to say a word or two in reply to ' "A Farmer" concerning ilie I'mckn-y aad Jooesville Townsh'.p subscription to ihe proposed Railroad from J?nesville to Lockhnrt Shoals. That this road is to be huilt for the ' .express purpose of socur'ug a citton factory at Loekbart is well understood, and no one ! doubts that this, in itself is sufficient reason 1 why every cotton farmer should sub>cribs or vote for a Township subscription. We should not logo sight of the f-<ct that the I It nil rood, the large Cotton Factory and other eist-ri rise* tha' will naturally follow tbobuild- ' ing of the Railroad, will add many thousands, " if not mill ons of dol'ars to the taxable pro- ' pcrly of Union Couiiiy. Thousands of dollars ^ wi l be put in circulation in the county from the time the fir-t dirt is thrown aud ^ money at a time when it is most soroly neel- ^ ed by the farntors. Every cotton fact >ry ih ?t goes up in the County will he'p to r iiso the '' price of the star.le. This is a so'.il fact, and * all who are tujficiently potted ought to acknowledge it. Ask the cotton buyers of Uuion, if cotton did not sell nt Union C. H.t this season at port prices. 2i A Cotton Factory nt Lockhart will be of great benefit to every man in the County. R The conven'cnce of the roid will be a great advantage anil will add new industries and * I bring about an increase of population. Tho "J amount asked for is very small and will hard- ?| ly he felt. A linn Ired thousand dollars ri turned loiso in Union County noxt summer ^ will be g >od medicine in these panto times. ' 1 The waters go listless murmuring over the w shoals of Lockhart now, but we hope, e e many months, to see tliein merri'y dancing . to the whir of thousands of spindle*, the o" r ng of the trowel and hammer aud the s ?ngs of hundio ls of happy wage earnors, all contributing to the weahli ait I general prosperity of our County and Sta'c. When that ?? magnificiont water-power is uti ized to its fnil capacity tho people of Union will fool ^ nsliamel at their wa .t of foresight and enterprise, in ignoring or neglecting f ir so many yearn that God-croitel privilege whereby ? 1 man's genius and labor may find proflia'de 14 etnp'oymont in cnu ributing to the comfort, e.n happincs t an 1 prosperity yt their fellow mnti. . ' The railroad will be a pubdc honcfit, and a the townsb p ought to help in its o unp'e ion. Mi->s Katio Mo >rhetd has returned home v..c ft om Col'eg? at Lagrange, Ua. Mist Ehziheth ILuhe* it on a visit to . Mrs. W. J. Moor head of Hickory Grove. '* Dr. J. P. Thomas has tysen visiting Mr J. G. Brown's recently. 99'' The undersigned hit the honor ofcnjnjing an elegint Christmas dinner at Mr. \V. A. VCI Moorhead's. Mr. J. 0. IJughes and S. J. D ivN, contem- . plats a visit to Kick ry Grove this week. , Jos. ?h0 den A St! a it k ron tii k Farmkiis. ?Topeka, ^?F Kati., December 30.?The Alliance Advo- A sate, the Stale organ of the Kansas Farmers' A lianco, charges trial the N?tionii Uoim ' >iropan'-, a Now York concern, v.itha c<pial stock ?<f $'-'0,000,000, which s rying to let control of the Al linos bu-in-ss of the ' nc it te by uniting nil the Al i.iuco it.res, ' hereby lessening the oistofgtoJs to the Trrner, is nothing but a hrmcb of the Jute T,or! J igging Trust. The Advocate tur n tm.* ? us ng?i' ?i it. lu(c A I'm Sai.* op Florida Land.?Ohicigo. w<'.r( Jeceuibor 30.?A dlst atch from M.l.eaukco, .. Vis i KAyi. "Alrictof Ft >ri I* lan I o<vn- .. iris ni 'A' out 100,000 a-rca lias been sol i t<>a yn >io>te of New York and Kngl ah cipital its, by Ocorgo Kite*. The c?n*.doration ia opposed t > bttTO been eertril hundred bouaand do Ura, Orroipondene* of the Tim us. 1 Christmas at Saatuc V (rrvo, .tan. 4, 1892.?Mr. Editor. and Is. The aSovs date don not imply 1 bis ii a New Year's gift, lut to-day a . ] prar, if not a near era, bas dawned us; Hi* Christmas holidays of 1891 are '* and tin year outuberei among ths Q , 1 lift I mine, not altogether in^ie realms of dreamland, but soaMRn ly. On Frtdry the ftrstday, I r?ma:ned >oie, enjoying good e?mpaoy and a big nxe" gobbler, and perfoeiing plans for wild go'so" trip to West Chester, or tr Leeds, in Chester County. Early rU diy, our party, fire of us, all young II , "healed" straight for the 0. C. 4 N. road biidgr, and walks 1 cvor on the ities. The?wind was blow'ng a'moet a , the water it* the river was ruuning^ I , and wo being high up, the wind hat a sweep. We thought that if the wind much higher cn our return trip, we ''' !? *?.* .? tlA.tni*'* tlin Kei/1 (*? 1U UMIV fcw VWH >MV V> a>agwi 0 weat to the n on rest store kept by Mr. I. fa lam, and where the post ottk-o ie t, and had a pleasant rent from our iramp. ? n we wont to the store of Coruwvll Bra's, mot one of the proprietors, Mr. W. A. nwe'l, who knew severnl of our ac^uain. :es in our County,kaod of oiurse we had o>t pleasant t me there. We had indeed ie time, and "found" some cliriatmes, did not hare time to visit directly the loral spring, for a heavy cloud was risiog r 1 to loiter longer there was danger of iiing one of the delayed freight trains on bridge, so we bale the peop'o adieu, an t tilei homeward bound, somewhat beuced by the visit though shoit. .'lie laud there appears to be very pro:tive for grain but uut muob for cotton, ne was high aud dry, the o ber low aud y wot that day. The station is 1} miles m the river. hindny I went t> church and enjoyed id sermons morning and night, and heard i Inst sermons of Kev. 0. K. Willeford, for II, ot this church. l'hnt Supper given by the ladies of ths ptist church on Woduesdny night was The iial event of the season at Santuo. its^s 1 id at the Crocker House, aud was 5!y comforuble. ' The private sitting ro^F d pirlor were opeu for tbo gue-ts, warm es in each, uu 1 plenty of oomtortabls seats ovido 1. The tab oj were ia the dining 0111s, and a short distance from tho merry dioace. In tho second room was the ke table. There wns no crowding and when one V ' bio was prepared, supper was auuoiyiced, id that being timsheJ, the table was agaiu epared, supper ag <ia nnaounc>d, and so 1 uutd all were surTed. Your correspondent was taken around by 10 of the youog ladies to view the cike b!e before the supper hour, and ;t was the . reltiest, most iavitmg aud appetising pic 110 UI IU? MUU II* If UlOl ?UJ (IIWMUIO IV ehold. Surely the ladies brought their hole oike making and cake dressiug genius ito use when those were uude.Mv'hfre tti plenty for all thoie, and us tmui^fiiore, nd when one paid the fare he was at 1-be-ty ? partake of as much, and anything they , \ idied. All eujoyol themselves to their earts content, it being a lively and happy iowJ. Tlio galaxy of beauty that graced lie occasion wis most charming, as the M ulience of girls and young ladies seemed^' o be tno most select, end the youog men njoyed that muoh more than they did the upper, for a 1 went 011 in a smooth free ind easy, and social manner, until neir uiduight, when the audience began to disjerse. During the holidays 1 rei???nl au invitaion froui a friend et Kelton, to attend a . liuoer, for the benefit of the Parsonage .hero, and the installation of Masonic officers in the Oth, but a previous engagomeul prevented tuy atteudunco. 'ihere hove been other social githcriogs l?r. lh, Mr. J.C. 1'. J.ror'a, Tucsdty n g;u befoio Ouristiiifts. sad uuoihor oti Mon lav niiht at. Mr. A (J. LyUs, which was a very plenmtit sffiur indeed, and gave many of t;ie partioi[innts a subject to talk about. Misses Fannie dartor and Jonnie Wllley 1 >iu den Is of tho Greenville Female Ciilsa?.' I md Jones Seminary, All Heading Springs * N. L., i especttvely, spent their holidays at >uiu*>, ?, ?? iu ivr uriogmg with her two of ler schoolmates, Miss Alice Dixon, of Kerthaw, mi l Miss Lily Whitley, of iiieliUnd. Che four make a pretty q lartelte, and added -J io little amount ol* "aunsliine" and uttractvears* to our commuoity. Mi^a Nouie Jeter, an accomplished young ady, it pupil at Converse College, spent 'hri'tmas with her mother. Miss Lisxie Willeford, of Kirs'iaw, and | dial Carrie Ray. of Laurens, two highly ccoinplishcd young ladies, are visiting the r irotber and sister, Rev. and Mrs. C. R. Villeford. Mr. Coleman Jeter, fireman on the R. A >. Railroad, ia spending the holidays with da pirente. Miss Ida Knight, teacher ia the Winthrop raining school, Columbia, spent ChriatmM thomo. E W. J. ?| Sy For the Tiuss. Lat Beaaiou Union Baptist 8- 8. Convention. The 21ht Session of the Uuion C -unty aptiat Sunday Sehooi C intention will meet itli the I'utman Church on Friday (29th, lit.,) before 6th Sunday in Jan. 1892, inII linn. i? ?-? *?-? ~ 6 u..uiu>; nuu C.UUU iy. TUt u ??es Tor discussion are ; 1st, 'What part should pastors lako iuNhe unlay Schoolsf" Introduoiory speakers. -Dr. A. E. Fant, J. W. MoCravy aad J. II. illinnis. 2nd. "Hoar can we seoupe (he best af'en>nce at Sunday Schools? Introductory makers?It. F. Hay, C. B. Hobo, and J. N. o \rthiir. 3rd, "Is an oi l pcrs >11 held any lesi resnsble for his or her uoo attendance at indny School than a young pcr<on t" Inoduotory speakers.?Dr. J. Q. Going, Rev. . l>. Bewley and J. It 8umner. 4t'i. "If the love of God does not oustrdn shurch member to attend Sunday Schools, it not necessary to bring an/ other Influ* , ce to heir?" Introductory speak ere? A. Qault, F. M. Adams aod J. B. Beaten"gh. 5th, "Who should be teachers in Sunday lioolst" Introductory Speakers.?J. 11. nd olpli, J. D. Going, and Jos. Saudsrs. 3th. Exegods, Itom. 6:3-4 by Itev. B. C. mp!oy. All of the sohools wi'l r leare prepare ' id n full dek-gaton, and goo I contribu^^^ j n, and make these, as they aught to be, I y essential olements in tho Convention. J E. W. Jktkh, Seo'y. .A have been reques ed tq have published To lowing p ogranae for the 8uDenn'eh> it's Conference to beheld dur ng'tho d. d. ireniion. st. Dovoii iotl exeroieee. . bS n l. Fu 1 organixiti>u tinier oonetllutlex , | ? i u looted. * - W bi. Que y? for discusson: "Wlnt e?ti0 b!i >u d a S'ip.Tl uen lent put up ?u U?d* - ^ or. Introduced >-y Joi. r ?n Icr.r, fid J. Q. Going. ' nd. Mb tuld a Superln o"e t ? lo* oneoned person* t > leach iu !H? d:-Uo If D. __ Vibnrn and F. M. Ad <ms. id. Ke'athnship eii ting b.s wo;!! Super iiurui ana I'MtT of Cluuvh, wboro lh? ' *' . k. is J. A. F*nt ?nd X V. U. Oi?g>ry. h. should MU?i>nflbo wdo promf-ieui 10 Sunday School ? J. II. Wiliinma. tud ^ . 8p??r*. ' , W*m h. 'The Suporinten len s rctponMWH Iw. A. Oault, J. K Sun>n<i-. K. W. Jktbm, f? iht Cow, ' 'gt