The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, June 09, 1893, Image 2
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DASHED INTO ETEHNITY. '
An R. ?V IK Train Gore Through an .1 bys*?
Engineer Germain/ and Fir man Henri/
Killed?The HWc/.\ E'e. ]
With the elements in a ferment, the raiu
pouring in torrents, the wind blowing, amid
impenetrable darkness, .lack Germany, one
of the most reliable engineers in the b'tate.
sits on the box of his favorite locomotive,
with his trusted fireman close by. thinking
no donbt of a happy return to his home iu ,
a short hour's time. It is the midwny
period between midnight and the dawn. ,
The wet rails glisten under the light of the
lecotnotive as ho watches them. On the
train rolls. Jack has gu>d?A irilns under
like condition for twenty-four years: lie
Knows nine ibc siorni uireauns injury 10
tlie track, but lie Las uo fiat*. Ho has his
Irniu moving not faster than seventeen
miles an hour, for in his pocket are the
orilers from headquarters telling him net to
exceed that spec i uud to he careful. His
watchful eye keeps a sharp lockout an<l his
train enters a cut. The grade was steep,
am! he lets the tram run <iown of its own
momentum. As it comes from a cut, unJ
the eye of the engineer glances down the
rails on the embankment lie can detect nothing
wrong.
Suddeuly the engine begins to drop. In
one iustunt the engineer realizes that what
lie supposed wns a great solid embankment,
is nu abyss. He barc'y rea'izes the situation.
In otic moment more the engine Iras
struck thirty leel below, and the engineer
and fireman have been hurled into eternity.
The sleeping passengers are awakened by a
tdiarp shock, followed by a fearful crash
There ts not a sound save the c ntinucd roar
of the rain and wind, and the hissing cf
escaping steam, b'o-.n the nostrils of the
passengers detect the smell T human tlesh
burning.
'flic above is in brief the s'ory of the horliblo
railroad accident by which engineer
Jack Germany and fireman Thomas 1>.
Henry, of the Ilicbniond Panville railrun
I lost their lives at U:-"S o'e'ock yesterday
no ruing, at a point just two miles and
a half on this side of Ilidgewny, nly tweuty
one miles from Columbia.
The sad intelligence of the 'loath of the
popular Jack Germany and hi* gentlemanly
fireman spread over :lie entire ci'y and it
was net long before crowds were going
towards the lUchmnnd Danville offices to
ask for details. Mr. Germany was very
popular wi'hnll classes of j eople.
It was 10:1(1 before the special returned
to the ci'y, bringing tlie passengers of the
ill-fated train, who had been transferred,
and I lie remains id" the engineer and lirennui.
There was an immense crowd at the
depot to meet them.
ItOASTKK notitr.S.
Mr. Germany was fearfully scalded, l'ttt
lie had been deal before the ?tcam touched
him, as was shown by a large wound in the
forehead an 1 the bruised condition of the
body. An examination showed, too, that
the vertebral column had been broken. ?
The fireman's body was badly mutilated,
if anything, even worse than that of the
engineer. There was a hole through the
head as large as one s linger and about two
inches in depth, where a holt had gone
through. The skull was broken in several
other places.
The railroad shops were shut down and
the employes showed their high regard for
the two men who had lost their lives by the
manner in which they assisted when they
were permitted t?? do so. The death of no
man in the service could have ntlcded them
mote than that of Jack Germany.
now Tin: Bon its iveiie k.xthicatkd.
Germany found pinned
boiler
r.urope, Hell liieni lor gold ithey ill re 1
there, fer we piy a higher interest tliiin
money lenders gel tluie/ bring the gold
ovor, and have il on hand. Watch tho -ituatioii.?School
.foilnull.
<d .
His Kkui.i. Was JIi i.i.kt 1'itonr.?At
Davidson lust week, John Torrance. cilorcd,
made ti desperate attempt to kill another
negro named Mark Caldwell. lie shot three j
times directly at Caldweh s hen I. Two
bullets passed through Caldwell's hat. Torrance's
aim the third time was brtt -r, hut
Caldwell's skull was bullet proof. The ball
struck Caldwell sipinre in the forehead.
The hall was flattened like a nieklo against
Caldwell's skull. It honn led upward, ran
over his skull under the scalp, and came out
well down behind en a line between his
cars. ? Charlotte AYw.*.
Hisi'Knsahi Dors.? AII the machinery at '
the dispensary is now tip and by the end of I
the woek the I'orca will he busy be tiling the '
stock, and when the county dispensaries call
for stock it will he ready lot ibein.
Abbeville is the only County s> far that
ha* selected a county dispenser. .Mr. K. K. |
11 .u :. .u- " ?'
*jiii 15 me iu?u. ? ^omrn'siu n?jmitr, j ?
(EFtc 3Ucclfy Union fillies.
El. M. STOKES, - - Editor
Friday, June 9, lSlKi.
> rnsch'irr/ox, $1 so per axxum
POST OFFICE DIRECTORY.
The 1*. G. will be opened for business
from 8 A. M. to 0.00 1*. M.
The Money Order Department will be
opened for business from 9 A. M. to 1 I*. M.
Mail going South will close promptly
ut. 11 A. Nl.
Mail eoinir North will close promptly at
S.tfOP.M.
The mail will be taken from the street box
16 minutes before closing each mail.
Any inattention or irregularities slioubl
t c reported promptly to the 1*. M.
J. C. HUNTER. 1?. M.
New Advertisements.
Notice to Creditors.?C. 11. l'oake.
Wiu'hrop State Normal College.?D. 1?.
Johnson.
&&&" We have not seen or heard of a
"board of control" announced for tins
county. What's the cause ?
AT WOOD doesn't make any sittings nftcr
July 1st, but will tinisli and deliver all work
as soon alter as possible.
Mrs. llebeuca Kelly, wife of Mr.
Jos. Kelly and sister of Col. 1. G. MoKissick,
? >.? in.IveUwU last Monday.
This is a bad time for cutting and
saving oats and wheat. It has rained every
day since last Thursday, and there's no sign
of clearing off.
?#? ?
brS?" Mr. T. C. Duncan and Miss Helen
Renibert were called to attend the funeral of
a son of Mr. and Mrs. lletnbcrl, brother ot
Miss Ueiubert aud sister of Mr. Duucun, at
Spurtauburg last Saturday.
Ri-'iJ" We see the name of our friend, J.
W. Swink among the caudidatcs for office in
one of the govsrumcnt departments at
Washington. As a coustant and persistent
applicant for office, our friend is entitled to
a good paving position.
A'l'WOOD'S is the place to got fine Cabinet
l'botos at bottom prices for ouc more month,
mlliirr .Inlv 1st As I said before, if 1
don't do us I advertised in giving you the
A rial o tl'uce finish work at bottom price?, 1
will give you $10.00 a piece for each oue
you have taken. E. JAY aTWOOL).
Ax&" We arc requested to announce that
Itev. 1). Ala ton will hold short religious
services, with prayer, every Wednesday
evening, frotn 71 to 'JA o'clock, iu tho store
on the N. E. corner of Main and Bachelor
streets. All persons are cordially invited.
Not withstanding Oi? unfavorable
weather the pleasant evening "teas" and
parties continue, aud Union's social circles
are kept in lively motion. There appears to
he a general disposition among maids ami
matrons to keep up tho social gathering,
and make life in Union merry under home
influences.
J5~g" The heavy rains of last Thursday
caused a washout on the S. & U. R. It., near
J>*v?kiaa *Utioaf? Uw ?dm tlMM Aktoo,
that prevented Oi? b
o'clock'1* rhTay evening fiatur
day night. The waslioi^^^ungcred the
track for three miles, btft was discovered tofore
the passenger train arrived, consequently
no damage was done, except to the track.
We are requested to announce that
the Suntuc High School will close its exercises
m-xt Friday, the 10th. A picnic will
he given <>n that day, to which the public it
cordially invited. Several speakers are
expected to address the assembly, and a
good time generally i? guaranteed to all
who attend. We liopo the town of Union
will be well represented, for we know tlx
good folk of Santuc will give them a heu'tj
welcome, an<l plenty of fried chicken.
ly-Jf" It now appears that the folate is tc
have more lawsuits on its hauls with tlit
railroads. The next suit will he in conse
|iience of the railroad commission trying to
force the roads to reduce their rates ou dispensary
whiskey. The arbitrary conduct of
the administration toward the railroads i?
beginning to smell strongly of vindictive
persecution and become so /jnp*/Mrfn*ficc'to
the roads and feel tho weight of expensive
litigation, and demand a more liberal course
and les< expensive adjustment of difficulties
that may arise.
tOiit" We are not inclined to take a hand
in t lie Tillman-lrby rs Donaldson-ShellI'crry-CaitghniHu-llarris
contest, but we feel
considerable anxiety about how the Alliance
will come out at the end of tho tight. It
Donaldson, Shell, Cnugbmnn, I'erry aud
Harris are traitors to the Alliance-reform
cause, as the Tillman-lrby papers charge,
they should be turned out, for the safety ot
the order : but if they arc not traitors to
t ie principles of the order, then those who
charge them with treason should be made to
' walk out," for the peace, harmony and integrity
of the order.
It is really not our fight at all, but believing
in the social, educational and bcncfic-ient
pnnciplos upon which tho Alliance
was founded we feel a deep and honest
interest in i:s perpetuity, which can only be
secuiru i>y peace una naroiany in (lie order
rttiti a spirit of honor that will protect the
character of each individual member, and
through them the order, against the tongue
of the slanderer and stirrer up ef strife.
The fun of the matter is in each ami all
of the parties ? individuals and papers ?
twitting their opponents with otliee seeking.
.Show us a prominent man in the reform parly
that his not got or is not seeking an
oilicp. unci if u'i? irt\ In tl?u WnrM'w k'uir ?. ??
will take him nlong and irtvko a fortune by
exhibiting liiut in ii side show.
- ? IJcrKi.r.Vs
A II nica Halvk.?Tlio best
Salve in tin- world for Cuts, ISriiiscs, Sores,
Ivors, Salt. lUicuin, Fever Sores, Tetter,
Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all
skin eruptions, nnd po-i'ivoly cures I'ilcs,
or no pay required. It is guarantee! to
give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded.
I'rice llo cents jier box. For sale by
ii. F. Posey.
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A good way to find out how mneli religion
people have is to watch ihcin when they
mu I have their own way.
within
and lie was under the tender.
HOW IT IIAl'I'KXin,
Tlic wreck occurred at 'a spot where the
authorities have never had anv trouble with
water before, and expected none -V culvert
allowed the water accumulating there
to llow througlr and go down into the
low place on the other side and had
washed the embankment entirety away for
a distance cf 100 feet. The force of the
water was so great that it swept this earth
about two hundred feet down the hill and
the track had been left suspended.
ItiiV. Til.I.MAN AT Til K WKKl K.
Superintendent MeBee and Governor Tillman.
by a strange coincidence mot at the
wreck, ond watched the cleiring prooess
fiotu under a tree. The Governor, with the
members of the Industrial school board, hud
comedown fruit Hock Hill nod had to stop
oil" at the wreck.
Col. Mclice lial the bodies -'cat on 1 >
Columbia as <0011 as possible, n-.-t withstanding
the coroner of Fairfield was there an I
wanted to delay for an inquest.
Commissioner Imuran went all over the
scene of 1 he wreck.
Engine No. running special to Charlotte,
crossed this place iu safety only
about an hour before the wreck occurred.
<? The
financial condition ? ' Ju"vve.
^AU'fs1 r"? tf"-ofto its and in all
bo 1.;gli schools. Wc are ueariug a finvnr
al crisis. Wo owe Europe, having iinpori
i mere than we exported : liie balance i#
1 m inded in gold. The government has now
1 id millions of gold on Land. It is believed
that iu three months In millions more wdl
ib called for: possibly there may be u
premium on gold, l'coplo fear they may be
f rcsd to take silver dollars, which arc
worth only i<) coats; a man who is owed
VI,000 fears he may only get ?7tn). This
oeasions distruct. Iu this state of things
the hunks do nvi like to lend money ; this
occasions failures.
This government is buying silver to coin
into dollars, paying for it with g.?ld 1 The
Europeans laugh at us as ihcy bring over
their si!ver. '1 -y have already taken away
100 millions of our gold ; the only hope is
that, finding no use for it when tkoy got it,
? - ttiey wtVl stop.
The government now has 17-) millions of
dollars and bullion stacked away with no
use for it ; is still buying more silver bars
and coining them into dollars. And yet it
is bound to keep the si ver dulla and the
gold doliar at an equality of value. Some
financiers say the government wt 1 have to
issue 160 millions in bon is, take them to
n ...
The Municipal Elcc ion. Conn
The election for Inteudiut and Wardens of J1
this (own was held last Tuesday, and passed this
o(T without a ripple of excitement. Sum
There was oaly one ticket in the field, and uroi
far (lie first time in our recollection, the do n
candidates nominated by public meeting was ful (
hattdsomely.cndorsed at the polls, by a vote blcs
of 1215 out of a registered list of 1)01. loril
The following gentlemen now cotnposo Ihe
Town Council of Union : four
T ...ort' I. I UT lilUn A 1<\tnt will
Wauulks.?W. II. Sartor, Tlios. B. But- imp
ler. J. D. Arthur and \V. T. Beuty. all
Weducsdny morning the new adminiatra. giot
tion were sworn :u and immediately took tiot
charge of the affairs of the town At night I
they held their lirst liueliog, which was tinj
rather long, and at which the interests of the pro
town ut large was discussed pro and con, bui
ami the following officers elected : pla
Attorney?J. C. Wallace. loci
Chief of Police?John T. Hose. pie
Night Policeman?J. Drayton Siuith.
Lamp Lighter?Ben Neil.
The regular meetings of the Council will '
be held Tuesday night after each salcsday.
li may not bo generally known that the dai
Clerk and Treasurer of the town was elected ',a'
for one year, uccordiug to law, by the j"1
former Council, in Jnnuary, therefore could 0f_
11 ot he elected by the new Council. While sio
wo have no objection to Mr. Young as Clerk fa'
ami Tvoatxrar, it xoinn ivittior 9Ut Of ttlC ?**'
? , . _ tin
common order of things for any olhccr, par- co]
ticularly the most important one of tire town, be
to be elected by a Council just going out of ne
office, to serve duiing the term cf the iu- ,.
. liv
ciin'ug Council. If it is a g od arrange- W(1
ment for t lerk and Treasurer, why not for w?
Marshal an I all the other offices ?
There may be some sound rcas >n for it, ,,
J tie
in ill-it particular ollicc, but wc confess our
inaliilily to see wliy the present Council, for is
instance, is not rs competent and as worthy ^
10 be trusted io select its own Clerk as the ? '
fei
retiring bond.
E.
Local Laconics- gu
There are several new industries iu towu.
The factory has been the cause of a new
interest in nllaits in old Untou. The lotcst
and tuost cii/inj business is a "cat broker- o.
age." The first shipment of ten was made "r
on Monday evening last to Spartanburg.
There seeais to be a joint stock company 80
here, but we don't kuow what becomes of da
the iixlustn/ when the}' reach the other end ; th
but we learn that all of last Monday's ship- l'*
, ' 1 nr
nient made their escape each taking a sepa- jul
rate route to itself through the streets of
busy Spartanburg with a dog and at least
five boys after each ca*. 1''
J va
The Graded School closed its doors for nr
the Spring term laut Friday, and many 'K
were the yc'ls by the boys and expressions J"
for a long vacation.
Some of the young men of Union have ot
organized a gnu club, and meet every favor- ^
able afternoon near Mr. I'orrin's to shoot at
clay pigeons, and the pigeons break spleu- or
didly?when they hit the gronud. The P11
ecot e so far has been very close and the
is
sport promises to become quite popular and ni
amusing to spectators. ^In former years Jc
' VW?? ooulvl
( The houses on factor/ jn<T
painted now aud look ' "MlflHRy <
Work goes sicadily on at the factory, nl- Wl
though Mr. Itodgcr is having a had time
making brick, on nccouut of tbe continued
rains, which is a'so throwing the farmers gt
behind in their work aud is very injurious s*
I to the grain. ^
1 Charncr Thomas has been carried tu the ki
penitentiary to beniii the service of a life
liine sentence : l?ut that is Letter than being
I hung. T
' Today is the <lny of tlic cheap excursion "
' to Saluda, N. run by Mr. A. W. Greene. ^
It is a good chance to spend a pleasant day v,
in Saluda. w
. 01
Personals c!
Mr. C. I'. Sanders, of I ho Spartanburg
bar, was ii\ town this week. 1,.
1 Miss Anna Hollo Johnson has returned r?
from the low country' where she has been
teaching.
1 Mr. II. F. McPherson, the popular .gjd'fW Sl
1 buyer.fyj?0*3iWrrfrto, NVc. ai
Mr. F. 11. Weston, of tbe Columbia bar, ''
was in town this week. ^
Miss Mninic llniley, who has been teach- (|
ing in Anderson county, is at home for the g<
Sunt oner. ^t
Mrs. James Muuro and Mrs. William
Mnnro have returned ;iii Charleston. l?
Miss Minnie Walkc\ a music ter.chcr o." ''
the Columbia Female College. is visiting the j-(j
family of I>r. M. A. Moore. tu
Miss Jones, of Hdgef-eld, is visit;ng to
the family of llcv. J. N. Uootli.
Attorney (iencrul Towosend came from n(
Spartanhog yesterday, where he had been
a.tending tho reference in the railroad tax l'1
C iscs. lie will be in Union two or three ' '
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Meeting of the Bible Sooiety S'H
The annual meeting of the Union llib'c l>'
Society wiil be hclJ in the Methodist Church
June 18lb. ISntli tlio morning nnd evening Cl)
hour* fur worship will be given to this one sj,,
object, and all the congregations in town arc ;
invited to be present. lb
The services will tie as follows: ",c
Of c
II a. in.?Sermon by Kcv. C. A. 11 Jen- (jy|
iiiugs. or
Heporls frjin Depository and Treasurer. spo
1 enrollment of members. t,r'
K:uOp. in. lleligious services, followed by ,
short addresses. his
LltcUou of oliice.o. Co'.looliou. wen
f
i to Union this Summer.
undreds of individuals whirl through
delightful town on the railroad cvory
mor, ia quest of health, comfort, plcustnd
recreation in the mountains. They
iot sciii t<TJ*|fc that hire, in this beau- =
own and community, all those
siug can bSPQieaply and as salisfac- w
y secured as any place in the world. hi
rc htf, c as pure air and water as can be ai
id in the mountains, or anywhere else, 11
i a delightful tqpftwrature at nil times,
artiug health and to the body, with
the advantages of refined society, reli- e
is privileges and good hotel accommoda- ^
o
Juion is on rising g'ound. We are got*
; out of the ruts of old fegyism and
grossing in all things that go towards
lding up a prosperous and attractive '
ce fur those seeking a good busine-s
dtion, or a Summer retreat, where health,
asure and home comforts may be enjoyed. g
Correspondence of the Times.
3 Weather, Crops and Lcekhart Getter. 1
ronh.ru
JoNKsvili.k, J duo 0.?We had an abun- i
acc of rain Inst wcok and ou Thursday we (
J a wind and hail storm that did consid- j
tblc damage to crops and timber. No
uses were blown down that I have heard 1
The roin con'inues to pour down occannlly.
The land is badly washed and ,
luers want to sec their plows, lioes aud
aia crndlnrf mowing. TIlO Crops Were in
e condition tcu days ago, but the grass has '
aie since the rains set in and it will soon <
tioublcsome. Work is what the farmer ,
cds for a few week lo come. ^
A colored man naincl Sanson Wood, who
ed near Joncsville, died last Sunday. He
is rather prominent among his race and I
is considerably honored by a large atiennoe
at his funeral here yesterday.
Mr. Asbttry McGowan is at Mr. Sam Lit- '
joint's in a low state of consumption.
The health of our community generally, i
good.
Jlr. David N. lJakcr aud wife, of Shelby,
C., visited their relatives in Jonesvillo a
w days since. 1
Mr. Sam'l T. Reid, of Spartanburg, and
L. Eison, of Union, visited Jouesvilic last
inday.
1 visited Lockltart Shoals Inst week and
itnd that it was a husy place, sure enough,
icre arc several departments of work all
tig on, each one having a boss, while Mr.
D. Farrar, the president, was on the
ouud overlooking the whole affair. Mr.
jontetliy, who has charge of the blastiug
d foundation department, was blowing up
nse large stum| s preparing for the fouution
of the mills. To sec the stutnp with
e dirt and rock go ttp in (he air made me
ink very much about the war. It was
ore like the mortar shells than anything 1
lvc scetrsjjuec 'bo.
1 n'so sfistted factory hill, in Union, yesinlay,
and 1 find things arc moviug along
ere in-a hurry. While Union is far in ad.ni'O
of l.ockhai-t in the foundation of the
ill and iu ftlie building of operatives'
irscs.Locklrart is alier 1 ol Union in making
ick. having already burnt several kilns,
predict that Union will spin the crop of
:{ and Lockhart will be ready for the crop
"J4.
llcv. Mr. Tiller filled his rulpit here Suniy
morning. Tiic nicthudist Church lieie
is bought from Harris & Foster a new
gan, one of the celebrated Estey's. They
tid cash for it.
I understand a gentleman in Spartanburg
shipping cats from. Union. His first sliipent
was made yesterday iu a lot ef ten.
mesvillc can spare him a few.
SaktCi:, J?t*c ". ^^>u,,ing the past week
e have been bavi^ n grent deal of hard
in, wushing-4l42??iud badly in places and
.using creeks to overflow the bottoms.
Very little plowing could bo done, and
ass has gained a "round" or two, in continence.
The ruins were a gieat help to
its, and they are doing better than was
cpecteJ. Many of ihe fall sowed oats were
died out, but the few that survived are
no.
The prospect f ir wheat is very promising,
eporis conic in of some fine fields of it.
lie finest 1 have seen is that of Mr. K. 0.
obsoti's, of the fultz variety. It is tall
itli long, heavy heads. If there is any
liter 1 have not heard of it. The lund doited
to wheat this year could not have been
ell worked without extra horse power and
iiur ueip. 11 win, uicreiore, uu almost a
ear crop, and by everyone continuing in
le good plan of sowing a few acres, it will
encfit themselves ami their neighbors, too,
y keeping the price of Hour within the
inch of nil.
The seining season lias fairly opened, and
oils shoals on liroad river, where the shaliw
water will netotiu js almg?,vflro'<Ts, and
tine line chances of tho good eld cat-fish
e caught. Hut this is the third year that
terc has been a complete failure made in
itching "red-horse" or mullets. They
lern not to "bed" any. It is thought that
ley pass the dam of the caoal at Columbia
nag down stream and are unable to get
ick, making an unwelcome scarcity up
ijre.
15y the way, Mr. bditor, Ihero ought io
; a cotton factor,- at these shoals. Hut litc
is known uf them outside this immediate
immunity, hut 1 intend to show their value
r manufacturing purposes in the near fuire,
and, if possible, bring their advantages
> the notice of capitalists.
It is announced that an effort will be made
?re te organize a Woman's Mission Socic'y
sxt Wednesday evening.
My ewn, and brother's, most sincere
auks are due Miss Ifernice Font, of the
ifford Seminary, at Uoion, and one of Sanc'h
most considerate, admirable nnd atactive
young ladies, foe an especial invita>n
to alt cud the commencement exercises
' that popular institution. Such tokeus of
ouglitful kindness are always highly ap eciated
by "we boys."
Rev. W J. Snider, of Wofford College,
cached at Santuo ln-tt night. E. W. J.
Jesse Roper, who called himeelf Wofford,
n nuiMug lur mvuiu v?csi, near vt esi
rings, and had been there about three
jnti.s. lie was not wanted in (Jeorgia for
urder, but for soino lighter crimen,
i: killed the sheriff of lluxter cninty,
kansns, nnd is wanted in that State.
Iiu West and hie brother-in-law, Hoitube,
attempted to arrest liiin nnd
ile I. 11 e did not capture a pistol one of
em ha I, hut he drew his knife while bdh
them had hold of liiru and caused them
leave, l'oper intimida'cd the sheriff and
d htm to keep out of his reach. The
prill knowing his man did not attempt to
rest hiui.?Spartan.
The news last Wed indicates a sure
r*??l en ? -
}'iiiiii? vmoiics ioiidw encu oilier (
li stattling raj iJity, There is no end in
lit.
So far I ho .South lias | suffered Utile. I
ere have not been any very serious com- |
rcinl casualties in litis section. We may
jic because of tho absenoe of spcculab
enterprises here during the last three '
lour years. Wliercver there is a weak t
I, however, we may lnok fer a collapse.? (
reuville Xru:a.
? >! ?
dauy a man will fight. you, if you kick 1
dog, who lets his wife carry in all the (
>d nu'l make tires.
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TEACHERS' COLUMN.
JAS. L. STRAIN, Editor, Etta Jane, S. CMRS.
B G. CLIFFORD.)
> Assistants.
L. W. DICK, )
The arithmctiool problems of tho 20th uit.,
ere answered orrecily by Mr. J.J. Wilurn,
of Kiog's Creek, to-wit: 1st, 12 calves
[\<1 20 shcop ; 2iul, the walking stick is 31
tchcs long.
Arithmetical.
1, A printer uses one shunt of paper for
very 10 pages of an octavo book ; how much
aper will be necessary to print 500 espies
f a book containing 330 pages, allowing 2
uires of wa*te paper to each ream.
2. How maav times will .35 of 35 be con
ained in .024 of 210.
County Teachers' Association.
The meeting of the County Teachers' Asociation
on list Saturday was well attended,
ini some pronounced it tho most pleasant
ind interesting of any held since Christmas.
President Rice called the meeting to order,
ind after devotional exercises a vocal quar tte
was delightfully rendered by Mrs. W.
B. Thomson, Miss Lily Dawkins, W. McLure
ind L. <V. Dick.
The minutes of the last meeting were then
end and approved.
Mr. IV. W. Bruce, of San'.uc, then read a
pme paper on "School Management,which
nras well received, and gave'rise to some
rery inletesting discussion by several members
of the Association.
The next subject for discussion seemed to
be one of very general interest, and when
Miss Knight, in the ciursc of her treatment
of it, asked for tho experience of those who
had tried having school entertainments, several
nrosc and testified to the fact that the
benefit dorived from their school entertainments
by no means compensated for the loss
of time to regular school work.
Miss Knight proceeded to describe the
kind of school entertainment that might bo
given without interfering with regular school
work, and she succeeded in convincing some
of her hearers that the kind of entertainment
she advocated could be made both profitable
to tiio pupils nud pleasant to the community.
President ll;ec then took the floor and
ably'defended :lie cause of the school ontertainmcnt
such as generally finds favor wiili
our county communities.
Messrs. Wilson, Ilruce and Dick took part
in the discussion, nil of them siding with
Miss Knight rather than Mr. llice.
Mr. J. L. Strain sent a letter, which was
read to the Association, expressing his regret
at being uuable to attend, owing to
sickness.
During the course of the meeting two
beautiful vocal solos wcro finely rendered
by Mrs. IV. E. Thomson.
It was agreed that the meetings of tne
Association should be suspended during the
eumiuor mouths; so the adjournment was
until the first Saturday iu September.
Methods in Arithmetic
Aside from the disciplinary vulue of
^yLhmelloal aludy, lha acionoo ia um
n?We wbloh have an Important bearing on
f study enter so largely into the business
affairs of an individual or community. From
the very beginning pupils may be taught to
see that the various processes lcirnel have
a practical use in life. Problems should,
therefore, aim to include actual busincs operations,
such as would likely characterize
the community in which the subject i;
UlUglll. liVl'll IIIU 3IUI|KUH ujiuruuuus Ol
the beginners may be of this character, mil
the practical value of the study will bo at
once recognized. It is ail important thai
children do not study arithmetic as a collec
tion of puzzles, on which they may giv<
themselves gymnastic training of an intel
lcctual character.
ASSItlNIXO LKSSOSS.
At (lie closo of each recitation, (ho lessoi
for the following day should be ass'gneJ,
and such hints and explanations given at
will aid pupils in getting properly starlet
with their work, lb'fdlr
.? many of the prolixities as pis
sible, but at the same time it is a foolisl
waste of time for them to be required ti
spend an hour or two in solving the firs
problem of a "case," when the teacher, b/ t
moment's explanation, ceuld place the wholi
class in a position enabling them to worl
understandingly from the start.
RECITATIONS.
The object of recitations is to nscertair
whether the pupi's lu?ve properly done the
work assigned, to bring out all the point"
vuuinuii'ii hi iiiu icMx ins, mi i io correct an)
or nil erroneous ileus that may present
Ihein-clvcs. Mako it a point to require
something of each pupil every d iy. The
black-board should be used as much us possible,
but if it is impossible for all to work
at the same time, do not a'low those nt tin
scut to sit idle : but have them reci'ing de
bullions, giving review work, or solving
problems ou slate or paper. Improve every
moment, and the result will be proportion il,
In reciting definitions and rules, accept n
clear nnd concise staternont of the idea to
be brought out in the pupil's own language
rather than that of the author, for it is very
easy for one to commit to memory an I give
expression to sentences which have no
meaning, so fur as we can see.
11'you have a good board, use it ; if a poor
one, make the best possible use of il. in
mathematical work tho board is almost indispensable.
All work should be done with
reference, (1) to neatness, ('J) to accuracy,
and (3) te brevity. Ho neat in all your
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accuracy in all work by keeping n
watchful eye on your own work and thai of
titers and requiring criticism.
Acquire brevity by requiring all problems
to be stated iu equations, thus: 8760; 1*2
780. Of course, in statements of that kind,
lite pupil will first have to m ike tho c imputations,
but after that is done, the result of
rach computation should be expressed by
the use of the proper signs. Besides being
tester and occupying less space, the practice
gives one a good drill in the application
>f the various signs, and leaves the problem
in touch more convenient form for explanation.
1 have often assign* J examples to each
member of the class, to be solved, anil properly
state I, for ilie next day's recitntiin, when
they could be quickly copied on the board
and explained; all the members of llio class
thereby getting the benefit of each one's
work.
The more work a pupil does, the more
interested will he become in his work, and
when one loses interest'he lo-ct the key which
brings to light the hidden score's of hard
lessons.
Keep your pupils interested in their work
iu some way. Probably tho best way is by
making their work, in class, thorough and
practical ; taking a special interest in the
work of each one, meting out dcscrvol
praise ami witltolding severe criticism. The
pupils should bo allowed the privilege of
expressing an opinion, and to criticise, not
only the work of classmates but also that of
the teacher, who should be as willing to
admit errors as he is to point out tbosa of
others dive all needed assistance, but uone
that can be acquired by a reasonable amount
of work on the part of the pupil. Give
each pupil his share of the work in class,
but do not follow a stereotyped order of ask
ing questions or aligning work, for pupi's
will soou learn to study ouly those parts
that aro likely to come to them. Intro luce
new and better methods whenever possible
and practicable. X. Y. Z.
Honesty of Sohool Exhibits.
Early in the plan for the educational exhibit
precautions were taken that the pupils
themselves should he represented. The resuit
has been that the exhibit, taken as a
whole, it a fair showing of children's work.
In many cases the written exercises, bound
in books, arc marked "uncorrcc ed'' having
escaped any retouching'* alter leaving the
pupi's' hands. Elsewhere, the pupils have
copied their original work and the result is
labeled "copied." Likewise where certain
samples have been selected from I he bulk
of the class-work, these ore uinrkci "selected.
Much of the material exhibited in the
shape of courses o.' work, especially in the
manual training, and these series of excr
cises are presumably from the hands of the
teacher. 15ut everywhere there is enough
of what is unmistakable children's work
shown to give a very fair idea of what is
being done in American schools today.
vurrusjiuiiuviiui; ui uiu II.MKH.
News from North PacolotEtta
J ask, June 5.?"The wny of the
transgressor is hard.'' This 110 one will
dure to deny?cpec ally newt-paper correspondents.
If they say some things they are
"cussed" and if they don't say them they
arc also "cussed," and so they arc "cussed"
and "discussed" nil the lime.
Last week very little plowing was done
and not a great deal of hoeing, aud now we
want dry weather about as bad as we wauled
ruin bofore.
Early wheat is badly tangled by the wind
in some place. This week some of it will
bo cut. Oats are good. They have bceu
greatly benefitted by the recent rams.
Wc are sorry we couldn't attend the exhibition
cxcrctscs of the Helton High School
on the 20th ult. Wc congratulate the teachers,
pupils and patrons upon their success.
The principal, Air. S. M. lticc, Jr., is a man
of pure and unseltiish motives, ami we advise
the patrons to keep kiin and Miss Wood
as long as they can.
Mrs. l\A. Duncan, who has been spending
some time with ner grand-daughter,
Mrs. G. 11. Estes, returned home lust SiturT
Amsna* v c's Til HK esTe"r
? a'B,T^U"g It-Inn**-"^-"
Mr. C. C. Huberts bad a flue mule bally
injured by a wire fence a few days ago.
Dr. Bates has been colled to see s mc
c?ses of sickness on Gilky's crock. ()i<>
county lias, been unusually healthy thl*
, spring, but the sickly season is now at hand,
Mrs. Jemima Mitchell, widow of the laic
('apt. J. W. Mitchell, deceased, died sudden
1 ly at her home, in York county, lustTiiesdaj
> evening, and was buried at Salem on Wed
' nosday, :51st ult. Our brave old Colone
McHissick and other survivors will doubt
less remember her kindness to us in tin
' army, and we know their generous hear:.l
will go out in sympathy with ours for hei
family.
, mo .\ortn racoict alliance union wu
iDce^ni Klliuthel on tliu 21th inst.
Notwithstanding some (leople ond paper!
express surprise ill the appoint meat of Mr
K. W. Harris, ok postmaster at Union, tha
t surprise is not shared in by (he people o
this section, generally. Some ct' lliem ex
peeled it, and are ready to say, '"I told yoi
> so."
1 A ureal deal of fuss. h?s hern made in ihi
J Q,>.".uwi nnhut the manner o" asscssi-i]
and collecting tiie poll tax: A number o
alleged polls agreed to te-l its validity ii
> c<urt; others paid up, thinking it the cheap
f> est and best way out of the trouble. Sum
t c'aim they were not living in the countj
at the time the returns were made, and oth
1 ers say they were not 21 years old unti
c after it was made, elc. One man has writ
c ten to Gov. Tillman about it. How or whcri
it will end is yet to be seen.
The following were elected as the execti
live committee of the Union county Inter
1 denominational S. S. Convention : S. Al
> llice, Jr., K. U., Chairman; E. IV. Jeter
! C. 1$. Hobo, Eben Try or and II. IV. Gosscit
and Foster's chapel w is chosen as the pluci
for the next meeting of the Convention, i?
August, lS'Jd.
H e are now luxuriating in almost all kiudt
of garden vegetables. To the old 'Oman an
Aunt Tildy is due our thanks for their pa
tience and industry.
Miss Orrie Keudrick, of Sunnyside, ha:
) been quite sick for a week.
Fanners will hare to Mhuinp" thcmselvc
this week if they keep ahead of the grass.
The teams from Iaickhart Shoals are now
hauling feud from this section. If the good
effect of building the factory can he fell tlii>
k early, what will be the result when there
are 1,000 or 1,600 well paid opera1 ives al
work there? We say let us have all tin
factories we can get, and let our neon'c in
to work 10 supply litem with nil the ncces-a
r;es of life, of which wo ctn raise a superabundance,
if we will only do so.
We are in for mod that Mr. A. A. Sarrntl
intends putting the Thomson nulls in first
c:a-*s working order for this yotr's crop.
Tito action o( (lov. Tillman in commuting
('burner 'lli-unas to life imprisonment meet;
with the general approval of our people.
Our North I'acolet friends will please
furnish lis with any items of news from then
respective neighborhoods, or else wri'e it up
for the Tim its and send it in for publication.
Let us hear from you, friends. Vox.
Tim Wonk of Devils.?Montreal. June
3.?At an ear y hour this inoru ig three
Americans 1'Crooks" passed over from Vermont
to the hamlet of Beech Itidgc, in
Misaiquoi county, in this province, and soot
anil killed Mr. Kdy. cut the throats of his
wife aud twenty year- old daughter, robbed
the house of u!l the valuables they could
find and then sot the house on fire. The
(lames attracted the neighbors, who found
the family all dead.
Tne mnrt'erers left signs behind which
show that I hey fled over tho border into
Vermont. KJy was a wea'-hy farmer and
prominent man in his neighborhood. The
murdered daughter was b-Miutiftil ami was
soon to be married to a prominent Montreal
journalist.
Far Tnp. Times. 1
Jottings from Pta Ridge j
1'ka Riikik, June 3.?I will attempt to 1
give you a low lines from tho Ridge. ,s'3|
Gardens nnd fields were beginning to j
need rain, but we have bad too much heavy
rains lately.
The farmers are as well up with their *
work as I ever saw them They will all
soon have ilieir crops plowed over the second
time, if the rain will permit, although they
are very small. There is not a good stand
of cotton on sandy land.
I hear that the Lockhart Shoals railroad
is 'lend again, fur (lie present, but the company
is going ahead working on the cotton
Tho c'osing exercises of tho Kelton High ^
School came off last Friday evening. It was sH
n success, find showc^|[iat Prof. S. M. lticc,
Jr., has been fuithful in the school ro>m.
lie is one of our hright young men and wi 1
he a blessing to any community that may be
fortunate enough lo obtain his services in
tlie school room. What a great b'essing the
colleges of our country are doing in sending
out such young men nnd intelligent young
women all over our country to educate our
children. I wish that Col. McKissick couhl
have been present the other cooing l<^ have
heard those little girls nndib>ya of his old
native community!* I guess lie would have said
that there had been a^great improve- M
mcnt iu the last fifty or sixty*years. 1 have ft
hcnr.l old men siy tha' away back in thoso
days at the close of a school, if .the ^1
did n t treat candy, etc , and s-ametuX^^W" dfl
jug of good old corn whiskey, th^woan *
take him to tho branch atftPtliick him. Vr^>
Mr. Edi'or, wc are gaining in somo things,
if wc arc losing in otiiors; nnd, after
believe wc are holding h-n..h't.
all take ccurngo and
Nut long sinoo I ? J ill your town and
took the opportunity to go where they are
building the cotton tuill, and from what I 1
c<mld see, ! believe Mr. Uuucun is pushing Jfl
his work as fast as poss b'e with the supply
of hands that he has. >
Mrs. S.iul and Miss Rodger, of Atlanta, -!
who have been visiiiug their sister, Mrs. Dr.
Chambers, for several days, returned hope J
last bat unlay. _
Mr. Editor, mount a bicvclc seme of these
Jays auil come out un<l sec the llidge.
It11><sk Farmer.
For the Times.
Asbury Notes.
Mu. Ej tor:?Since wc have seen uotli!>g
in ihe Ti.mks recently from Asbury, I
will .ry to f/ve you a few dots.
J lie fanners are piogressing finely. Their
cops nve in good condi-ion, anil tlie seasons
are now favorable. Co!ion planted early
was no*- a good stand on light soils bufe lias 'J
been replanted aud about nil worked out.
Fall oat*, that tho hard winter did not
kili out, nve very line, and thcssfSplcnd d
rains arc the mnkirg of those sowed in the
spring.
Whe it is thin but the heads seem to be
well filled.
C.irdens are backward and the cut worms
flayed havoc during the cool weather. They
were the most numerous ever known. Some
fields of notion was badly dnmAged by them,
but their depredatious n^c ceising as the
weather grows warmer. ^
Wc have a splcnd d private schoo', taught
by .Miss Ola Lipscomb, at llyj residesco of
N. G. Litilejohu. Miss I.ip30)a& is a graduate
with the highest distinctions from the
Coupe.*Institute, and her pupils are making
rapid progress.
llev. Mr. Clarkson preachol a most able
sermon at Aroury Inst Snbbalh from the
text, "Compel them to come in to my supper."
That love should si shape our lives mi
and character ns to compel the world to
conie to Christ. ? ,
Wo nntic'pMo w' h much pleasure tho lj
filling of our pulpit next Sabba'h by your fl
former townsman, .lie Itor. J. W. lla>ris. %
u. ..-i cI I..vl I'll KaiUI'IIOiI oil ItU pOWtM
w Tms CAusc or iue Master. We believo ""*1
ho vyill U'ake a fa'I h fu1 and useful minister. |
Wc have a moil flourishing Sunday school ^
at Asbury. N. G. L;tilcjohnt the Super'a*
tendent, has a ce isccrated corps of teachers. qfljH
VVIva n .n <>.- >'a llia.ailnntAMiU evcl ant en.
" "V van ?^v tuu|fl.iviiyM>v p'^utu IUhat
ioxevt? ^5
it is ",,|t 80 1
many gi'"ied y mn^moa^PmTTfible wamen, i
former pupils of Asbtny Semiuiry and Sua- r
day school, arc taking such distinguished
places in the world's broad field of buttle.
[ Our young irien i, W. N. JefTcries has recently
been ofl'cod tiio position of Assistant
j 1'iofetsor of Mathematics at Fur man Uni,
vevsity. Farmru.
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"There are twice as many nnmea on the
I petition rolls now," says the Washington
Star, "as there were soldiers on the Conl'eds
crate side during the whole four years of the
war, with names enough still to be added,
t if (iie claims be allowed, to run the total
f annual expenditures up to $'d50,000,000."
And scarcely una in a thousand of 'lie cxi
Confederates is iu need of help from his
neighbors to enable him to support himself,
H It is a significant indioition of the diflferg
4? 'u- r>l ?r nt tliH ra?iw>t-l *-C ?.
j- which the contending armies were composed,
a 5>-o0,000,000! And about nil of this exorbitant
draft upon the country goes into
^ tlio banks and families of the Nortnwes'ern
. Stiles, where the present financ nl eia?li
1 upon crash is daily and hourly founding in
our cars. Is it not probable tbat llic unloading
of such un enormous amount of money? J
- a great portion of it obtained by fraud?so I
yiddetily among the people of that section I
of tlio c untry, caused a vast am >unt of 4
ex'ravHgancc and will speculation, which
i> collapsed with fearful results d.rcc ly an
honest adininisirati >n was installed ond t>q
honest investigation into tlio pension fraud?
I ia sure iu nu iiui'io i
Tlio profligate pension appropriations
made profligate pensioners, and when serioua
reluction or total loss of pensions threatened,
it found them unprepared to moot the
loss, and together with the banks and other
r corf orations involved wiih them in inflated
' speculations, wore forced to tho wall at the
' first breath of financial danger.
> In our bumble opinion, the pre eut inonc>
tary disasters in the West is a warning iudex
' of wltat would be the result throughout this
while country undor the ope: at ions of an
unduly inflated currency.
1 #?oi sanii9 Dyino or Cnoi.kita ?Coastals
tinople, Jutic 5,?llepnrts from several c:ti?s
ot Asiatic Turkey say that cholera has ap'
pearcd in many districts and is spreading M
rapllly. People nrs ?lying by thoufaadg. 9
! Whole vi lages have been deserted by those
fleeing from the pest. The panic has been
' so great that few families wait to bury their
dead or even to nurse their sick, but flee to
the next towns to escape ioftc ion. Ptigl
live* from stricken towns nrc siTerding the
i epidemic with appalling rapidity.
i from llussora city say that 70,000
hare tic! fr -m I'assora province >n
-w
Won tiik Liquor.?The I'.cker.s Sentinel^^^^^Ek
i says Hint during the campaign Inn year a
Tillman man proposed to a SltopparJ man
thai if Tillmau was elected nud there wai
not better times and belter laws than had
been before lie would treat to a gadon of
good corn juice. Not long since the Till*
ntan man sent for the Hhcppard man to come
midget his treat; that lie had given it up
that the t'nnes nor laws were any beiter.
You can't always tell how much religi ?n
a man has at home by ilie way he shouts at
a camp meeting.
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