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H? Idec^fy 'Htiion "Eitttes. J^JOSIAH ORUDTTP: - Editor. dkjPrlday. Akkiir( 10, 1894. WrSllBSWuFT/OX, $1 60 P siTANNUM ^ S F08T OFFICE DIRECTORY. V ; The P. O. will bo opened for busincst E_I>6?i b A. M. to 0.00 P. M. k The Money Order Deportment will b< opened for business from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M, Mnil going East will close promptly at V 12 40 P. M.; going West 1.10 P. M. ? The nmil will be taken from the street box csch dny CO minutes before the trains arV b ( (i. n. iiAiutio, i*. si. I TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS I Ou looking over the subscription books of Tiie Weekly Umos Times we find that a great many of the subscribers are in arrears, sometimes two or three, or more years. These subscription accounts passed to The Union Times Company when we bought out Mr. Stokes a few weeks ago. We hope that so many as can make it convenient will settle up their back dues as soon as possible, as we want to make some improvements in the paper which will put us to extra expense. If there are those who are not able to pay up at present we would be glad if ^ you would cap at the Times office and have ^ a settlement, so that wc may sec just how The Union limes Company stands. Index to New Advertisements. I Bmhccuc?l'arr & Bruitt. |> Barbecue?Scales & Unllnmn. Mortgage Sale?William Munro. How Convenient?A. II. Foster & Co. Campaign Meetings?C. II. l'eake, County Chairman. 8am Hampton, colored, well knowD here died last Saturday morning. Tiie report that Elmore Moore was killed oj a puscnger irmn octwceii ncro and Spartanburg Inst Friday night, was found ^^^^rinvcaiignMou to be a mistake. H It sure to bavo your name on the club Under the rules of the primary adopted ^^H^^^yenrs ago you canuot vote in the HH^Pnnry unless your name is on the club list. Last Monday being Sales day, the W. R. Davis place on church street was sold by Hie Sheriff according to notice. It was bid Oil for .Mrs. A. II. Jeter, at the price of 5?oO-3. We learn front exchanges that 3ome of our county conventions have come out strongly against the Colleton plan of noniinutiog slate otlicers by a convention, and in favor \ direct primary. v_ Nicholson has had his store house 011 , Main street, down near the depot, cleaned out and repaired for a clothing man from Atlanta, who trill open up business there about the loth of this month. A meeting of tlie executive committee of the reform faction of the democratic party is ^^^^ercby called to met Monday the 18th, next Union. All members arc requested to P^^PPprescut. J. S. Welsh, \Jf Chairman. / WANTED.?To buy a desirable building lot in the corporate limits of the village, and ^ within a half mile of the Court House. Anyone having such a lot for sale on reasonable cash terms, wile do well to call on S. S. STOKES. Mn. J. T. Johnson, of IrMtreus; S. C., k ^candidate for Congres3 from this district ' ^ vrill speak at Jonesvillc August 13, at 3 p. jj^^in. and at Union August 11th at 3 p. m. Don't fn:l to hear bitr. lie is a good speaker and will learn you something if you H will pay attention. TlIB town lias been full of waterme'oiis for about two weeks, and as tine ones as we have ^p ti.? .i i-~. ...... a...... ..... ........ II. VH 111V MIUl&Cl II"B 111 a Jo the price of I hem very low. The very H tin est ones can he had for 15 cents', nnJ qultO a large one for five cents, from nny one B"t of a Jozen wagons, fresli from the country every morning. In the great dearth of all . oil.'".-- fruits they are delightful. I ^ - -1 Tut: latest troin Alabama is to the effect I that the democrats will beat the Ivolbiten by a large majority. The returns show a rRemocratic gain in almost every county. Kolb has a big gain in Jefferson county but t ic democrats claim a majority even there. Col. Mates says that he is confident that he will c iry the Sta'e by a major.ty of not less thru l/OJXH). \ m\n named Boyd, who professes to be an evangelist and who has been preaching on I he streets from placo to place for some ^ time past, was here at I'nion during the p !*> week, lie preached only two or lliree ? I,.. >? I..... I <1 his work of cvungi'Litmioii and offered HjHiis <_ rvit'fu repairer of machines. lie left yesterday. 1'iit: dead lock between i lie Senute and the l^^^jjl.oise still hold-', with no signs of breaking. There liui been conference nfk r conference willi no practical results. The democratic conferees were in session on the Ulli, trying to reach an agreement on the points of difference, there was no perceptible progress niii'le however, and the situation seems to be about the same as it has been for a week or more. Acoottnisi. to announcement heretofore made, llev. (1. I,. Sweeney, l>. I, delivered his first lecture on The Ik-ginning* of the Quircli in the llritish M ind*, Inst WeJnes iliiy rngtii m .mciioisou b nan. rts wc nil I jnsl about to go to press wc have not lime 11 B space to report the lecture. This was tin r i of a series of lectures on what might be B styled Church history. The nttendsnco was I good and the hearers apprcc'alive. ? ? Nh.nr watchman t'ulp in attempting tt R arrest a drunk man la*t Friday come neat B being shot. The man was on horse back and as Cutp caught li in hy the Coal and WSI B endeavoring to slop him. lie turned and shoi B twice. It was so unexpected to Culp ihai lie did not have time to do anything a: all H Stunned by ilie explosion he staggered hack B ward and the in in rodo rapidly out of town firing his pis'ol in the air onec or twice, U Foi'tuneiy neither ball struck t'ulp. Th< bender has not been arrested. % f The Township Democratic club held its meeting in the courthouse here last Saturday to elect delegates to the county convention which was held last Monday. Mr. W. A. Nicholson, chairman, called the r meeting to order a little after twelve o'clock. M. There were about thirty present. In the absence of the Secretary, B. F. Town, seud, S. S. Stokea was o'ccted Secretary pro tern. The chairman stated the object I of the convention and slid that it was also ism* ?<r. .1..I. r.1 tnuw IV % IWV VIIIVV19 VI Ult' UUV I VI lilt' II v AI two years. It was moved and carried, that the chairman appoint the delegate*. At this point Sheriff Long arose and made a short speech: He said that he was a Reformer and that he was with the people and for the people. Said that he wanted to see the while people of South Carolina come together. That we all lived here together aod there ought to be no factions an l friction among us. We arc all white Democrats and he hoped the meeting would foster a spirit of peace aod unity. Mr W. A. Nicholson said that he agreed with Mr. Long, and that he was anxious to do what was best for the whole people. Said he 'bought it would be a good thing for us if the negroes would put out a tiekct. That would bring all the white people together. That lie was a Reformer, but was willing to I Concede something to those whose opinions . were different from his own. lie was honest in his own opinions and could not hut believe that the good men who differed with him were also sincere in theirs. lie said that he would therefore not coutine himself to reformers in making his appointments. He named the following geutlemen as dele- i gates: C. C. Sartor. C. W. Willard, J. P. McKissick, S. (J. Ilowell, Dr. Munro, J. 0. , Long. F. M. Fair, R. T. dec, T. J. Bctcn- i linnoh nnd rK?rn?r limor ' Mr. Nicholson was nominated chairman for the coming term, and in spite of his pro- i test the motion was put by Sheriff Long and unanimously carried. Mr. 11. F. Townsend < was re-elected Secretary. On motion of 1 Mr. Wm. Munro, the chairman was author- s ized to appoint an executive committee for j the club for the next two years. Peace and harmony characterized tho i whole meeting. i Mr. Nicholson has appointed, to constitute tl>o Executive Couuiiiii.ee ot the Union Town- I ship Democratic Club, the following gentle- ; men : I. E Tinsley, Geo. W. Harnett anil i Jas. 11. Young. -* " A bill lios recently been passed in the 1 Senate, to prevent tho lauding of auarchi/Ms in the United States and to deport tlictn if lauded. It i? a substitute for the IIcusc bill providing for the inspection of emigrants by , the U. S. Consuls and was reported by Mr. Hill. Mr. Mill addressed the Senate in support , of the measure, lie said that there was now no law to prevent the landing of anarchists. | That the emigration laws were remarkably ( well framed and wou'd do much, if honestly < and vigorously carried out, towards prevent- , ing undesirable emigration. Said that if ( anarchists were not excluded the United States woull soon become ' the camping ground of the anarchists of the world ; hence , the necessity of the proposed legislation at this time. That no provision was made in the bill for the indictment or punishment, but provision was made that a person knowu _ . ...I.! .. .1.1 I,. oIIa.vi,.! 1 n ,l it 03 MU AUDI V.IIIH ^IIVIIUM HVt UW ttllVM VU ?w ?'??' | in this country and if he did land, then certain proceedings were to be taken by or , through the Secretory of the Treasury and , that person should he deported, lie referred to a well-known I'.nglish anarchist, Mowbray, who had recently cotre to this country and who had been actually nttenipting to deliver lectures in favor of the anarchistic doctrines in the city of New York. That the police could prevent the man from lecturing but there was no way of getting rid of him. lie thought the bill would remedy the difficulty. The bill was passed with some amendments and a conference asked. Several of the European states are seriously considering the question of what to do withflhe anarchist, and some are having tl good 'deal of trouble with it. others are having perhaps more trouble with the anarchist hitns'df. It is to be hoped that if the above mentioned bill becomes law, the United States will be relieved of the anarchist once for a 1 _ ? ? I v mir isquc ??t tlx* *'7ll? .lulv 'IVlpnhiino aske<l a question which we could not answer in our succeeding issue, for want of space. He staled on information thai "the Legislature at its last session passed an act levying a tax of one dollar ns heretofore on every poll, which goes to the free school fund: and in addition to that they levied a tax on each poll of two dollars, which will he applie I to keeping up the public roads;' and asked whether the polls in towns and cities would he required to pay this two dollar tax. We think our correspondent has clearly been misinformed. Art. lit, Sec. o, of the Constitution, as amended in lt>N'J. limits the poll tax to one dollar. Your iiiformuut w is perhaps thinking of the commutation of road service provided for in No. '-"Jo, Sec. I, of the Acts of 1 NS.',; which provides that pcrsous subject to road service, who reside milfi'h ni iiicorjmriifi</ (nun\ or cities, may. in lieu of road service, jay to the County Treasurer the sum of two dollars, which payment shall exein|?t them from road ser' vice during the year. I This Act does not apply to towns and ! cities. They assess their own commutation. In Union the commutation i- ^;!.0O. As the ! Ar icles of Incorporation of .loncsville are substantially the sane if Union's wc |>re! suine they could iiu|>osc the same amount. ur luuni impose a nil iririiini, ui tuiiiu', 1 should tlicy see lit. See lite WorhlN Fair lor Fifteen Cents. Upon receipt of your address and fifteen cents <>f postage stamps, we will mil yon > prepaid otir Sot vkmu I'oHTrni.io 01 i u k i WoltLI ' H Col. I Mill \N KXI'OSITION, lliv T t'JTH 1II1" I price is Fifty cents, but us we want you to iiavc one, we make I tic price nominal, t uii 1 will find it a work of an >o ! ;; t.v.ng 10 be prized. It contains full pngc views of the great buildings, with descriptions of -ame, ami is executed in highest style of all. If not sot sfied with it, after you get it, we will refund the stamps ami Id you keep the hook, Address The County Convention. At 11:30 o'clock laH Monday morniog the convention which was held here that day was called to order. The chairman stated that the object of the meeting was the reorganization of the County Democratic Club and that the first thing in order was the election of a temporary chairman, '''liat according to the constitution of tlie club tliero had to be a reorganization on the 1st Monday of August of eery c'cclion year. Mr. lVm. A. Nicholson was nominated, temporary chairman, but it was found that he was not oligible as the constitution provides that the chairman must be taken from the body of the convention. Dr. Douglas was next nominated and elected temporary chairman and Mr. Jno. Gregory temporary secretary. The next thiug in order was the appointment of ihe committee on credentials. At this p?int there was a motion that this com- \ mittec consist of the chairman of tlie township delegations. After some debate that motion was withdrawn and the chairman proceeded to appoint the following gentlemen as the committee, J. M Greer, 1. M. Mobley and M. 13. Lee. These gentlemen then retired to receive the reports of the township delegations. After about twenty minutes they returned with their report. All the townships were represented except Fish Dam. It seems that that township had I.?.I : ? ti.A ..V. ...... ..o ulVVl.ug. 4..V IVfO.l VI li.v committee was adopted, and those whom they recommendc 1 constituted the convention. It was then moved that the temporary orticors he made permanent officers for the day cariie 1. The next thing was the election of county chairman for the next two years. Mr. J. M. Greer arose and in a short but pointed speech, recommended Mr. C. II. I'eake, as being a goo I democrat and a trie 1 reformer. Mr. I'eake was unanimously elected by acclimation. There was a motion by Mr. Otts that the executive committee be composed of one member from each township. There was another motion that each delegation appoint its own committeeman. Mr. II. U. I.yles rose and explained that neither of the motions was necessary as the appointment of Ihe executive committee was a part of the order of business and the constitution pointed out how that enmmii(?? should be appointed. <>u this point there was 11 good deal if wrangling and some speech making. It was finally decided that the committeemen should be named by the townThe following were nanrttWOlogatisWin. Smith ? Union. T. J. rfdaugh ?Sanluc, .). W. Gregory?HraJ^nsviUe, Jno. Tate?Jonesvillc, J. I., Strain?Goshen Ililb 1. M Mob'ey?Gowdcysvillc, J. M. Greer?Cross Keys, L..J. 15rown?I'inckney, J. J. Hughes. Mr. J. M. Greer read the following r3WF lion which was adopted to wit : /u'S'ih nf. That the thanks of this eonvenlion is due Mr. A. f, Lyles for his manly :ourse in conducting the old ship of state tafe'y to her moorings for four years for the lemocratic {arty. ami that he retires with :he well wishes of tlie party. On motion the convention adjourned. The executive committee met immediately afterwards and reorganized by electing J. VV. Oregory secretary. The election of Mr. Browning, from Cross Keys was contested, whereupon the committee agreed that Mr. Browning in*glit represent his township in the meeting today, but decided that according to ihe rules of the state democratic constitution, Mr Browning had not been legally elected, an 1 ask that the Cross Keys club be called together for the purpose of electing an executive committeeman. War is now going on in earnest between China and Japan. It is not impossible that some of the Ktuvpcnn states may he drawn into the quarrel before it is over with. This is hardly probable, however. From the relative wealth ami strength of the two powers one might think that the contest would he very unequal ami in favor of China But Cnpt. \\y B. llridgentan, who has eonimandei^ic I'nited States cruiser Baltimore for tlic^^t^two years, and'whoso opinion is worth sometVng. is reported to be of the opinion thar^Bc odds are very much in favor of Japan, which iie says lias a splendid navy, ns well equipped as that cl any Kuropean country, lie thinks Japan is sure to win unless ('hum i> given time to make slondid preparations, which will probably not be accorded her, it' we may judge from the way that tii; Japanese government is fore ng the war at present. lMlMtovK.Mnsrs continue at the cotton factory. The otlice building is having the roof put on now. and the wood work will no doubt be completed in a short time, llrickmasons and carpenters are busily at work on the warehouse now being huilt ju*t above the I ictory. This huil ling will be 7i'x*tJ feet. A great deal of lumber is bring unloaded from the train at the cotton mills switch and wc were told that it was to he use 1 on the new cottages now being erected. They were also unloading a loom, and on inquiring we Ion 1111 thiil sixty now l<> 'ins have arrived and lire hiring put in this week. These ad led to the two hundred and lolly now in, will make iu all three hundre I. , Tn i: Ti>ii> respect full y < dl> the attention of the down Council to the condition of the bridge just across the street in front ef the Ti>iits oflice. In xvel weather wuen the street gets muddy it is almost impossible for a team to pull a loa I up the bridge The bridge gets so slick that the In r-es slip and sometimes fall. A mule slipped and fell on the bridge this week and had to he unhitched to he oxtiieiled. The load was pu-hed up the bridge by men. We are not sure but that n few stout -Irs securely nailed to the nri'igr wuiimi envoiirn v rt'iit'M)' me mmcu'dy by giving the lcani?jla tr???? 1 foul-hold . ,! All Free Those who have u?od l>r. Kind's New Discovery know it* value, and who have not, have n-?*.v the o|?]?<>rluiii'y r> try it Fr? c. ' "II <ui |lie U'lvei I i?e I Drumisi ami get a '!' in! l'?dtle, tre*. Send vonr naiue and addie*" lu II. K. Ilucklen & Co , Chieigo, and get a sample box 1 l^r. king's New Idle, I'i I- Free, a* well *- n copy of (luhle lo Health at.'I II usehnld Iii-lriictor. Free. \I1 of which i" mi'iranlce I t" d > y?ai ?. o | and en?l you nothing. II. F. I'OSKVrt Di ug*toi e. =4^ Parsons M!ss *2?i? !i?p ^unv on i visit to her friends Mrs. ?^Vlgorton and Miss Maggie Anderson, af Hendersonville, N. C. Mr. Martin CliMffii, who was a resident of this place msnj^pars ago, but now of Lex* iugton county, called on .us last Saturday. Mrs. Ida Goes to Sa'uda on a visit. Dr. and Mrr^Tj'J. Smith, have gone to Saluda. They will pe gone about a week. Mrs. 11. M. Sparks and children, went to Laurens last Tuesday, where they will spend several days with relatives and friends. ltev. W. T. Tut?, of Mullens, is in town, the guest of Mr. W. D. Wilkins. Prof. J. T. Moore, left, here last Wednesday f ?r Tnylorsville, N. C., where he takes charge of a school. Mrs. Dr. Ford and daughter, of St. Louis, Missouri, are in Union, on a visit to Mrs. E. L. Herndou, the mother of Mrs. Ford. They are stopping nt Mrs. Dawk ins'. Miss Be'le Powell, left here for Charlotte, last Wednesday. Bishop Duncan, spent several days in town this week with his son, Mr. T. C. Duncan. lie left yesterday morning for Knoxville. Mr. IV. I). Arthur, weut to Blowing Rock, N. C , last Wednesday. He will spend several days ^thot motet del'ghtful resort. ( apt. Farr, took a rut\ up to Saluda, last Tuesday to see his wife. Ho was back here Wednesday morning. Mrs. B. F. Arthur, has returned from a two weeks trip to Ilendersonvillc, and accompanied by Mr. Arthur, spent four or five days nt Pinckncy this week. They have both returned. Mrs. J. D. Arthur, is back from a visit to friends and relatives nt Rock Ilill. Mr. F. C. Posey, is visiting friends at Laurens, this week. Mr. Robert Monro returned from Atlanta last Friday. He lias just completed his course in a business college there. Mrs. D. C. Fly nil und children, of Augusts, Ua.. arc visiting Mrs. Jas. Grant. Rev. J. N. Booth, is assisting in a meet lug in r>pariauourg. - Tub colored Methodists hnvo recently finished a nice brick church on Grog street. The colored Baptists arc now laying the foundation ot ilie Corinth Baptist church on Judgement sirc?t. This wiil be a brick structure 72x38 fctit and the brick work is now being done by vj^s Bomnr, of Spartanburg. under contJBk They will have stained glass windows, and the front entrance will be under a stejeplc that pierces the sky lo the height of oucJiun dred and eight feet. They say that thc*ront window will cost S2"?.Ott, and that U^\U be <|uito pretty. Editor Own* of the l*!edm?nt Ihadli>jht -has been invited out of the Alliance by the State Alliance, but he declines the inivtation. The State Alliance claims to hare turned him out. hut he says he will be a member of the organization until his own club expels him. His own club says that he has done nothing worthy of expulsion or censure, but on thej^utrary, that he has worked faithfully l^^Khc Alliance and llct'orm and desevc^^^Mhanks of the party. The state of the certain and the end is not yet. The Gowdeysville Township Democratic Club was reorganized Saturday, August 4, 18114, by electing \V. I.. Goudelock. Pres ; Vice President, G. IV. McKown : J. K. Jeffprics Secretary atid Treasurer. The following delegates were elected to county convention : J. T. Moorhead, J. M. Greer, M. II. Macomson, J. D. McOnlloch, J. K. Taylor, .). A. McKown, C. F. Brown, G. A. Byars, T. J. K-tes, W. T. Mo?oly, . I/' runtn.?Mike Sellers, J. K. JotTerics, J I.. Moorhead, A. Horn, S. E. Foster. The following res d?lHon was offered and carried with much enthusiasm: AVWiW. That this club endorse the stand taken by Hon. T. J .Strait, member e'ect from this, "ch, Congressional District, and we heartily endorse hint for re-election. J. K Jr.rrKRiKs, \\f L. fibl'DELtlCK, Secy. l'res. - ; Columbia, Au^^lNo change was made in the method i^^^Vtnating candidates for Governor and MHTOovernor by tlie State lie form Democrat* (^Executive Coiumittec at their meeting TnesAiy. All Heformers and those who will pledge themselves to support the Bcform nominees itrlhe Ceneral Primary of August _s, wi 1 mect\nt their respective clubs next Saturday, the U 1th, for the purpose of electing delegates to the lleform county convention, land )expressing their ilnlividnal choice foil llnu'ernni' in n/wn,,l. ance with the original "(jrolleton Plan." J. C. Otts Hewjrm Committeeman. PROGRAMME i>l the /'on I hi // Tol\ii*hi/> /iitrr-ibnn in hint innnl Suml'ii/ School Convention, to he held of Mt, Tn/mr cliiti'eh Srjif. 1, lH'.tf : The convention will convene at 10.30 a. m. with devotional exercises, conducted by Ite?. 11. 0. Clifford. lit. Reports from Sunday Schools and enrollment of delegates. 2nd. Klectiou of otlicers. 3rd. Appointing committees. l>t <J?ury?How can we best secure the co-operation of all members in the Sabbath School? Opened by Itev. .1. O. Farr, .1. V. Askew and Josiah C'rudup. Recess, one and a half hours. 2nd tjuery.? Mow can we best promote tlie Sunday School cause in this township? f ipt. W. 1!. lhiggs, J. L>. Going ami J. Olts. | :Jr?l t^ncry. ? 1 >?? we lay proper stress upon the reading ami studying the Word in the Sunday School? -Rev. C. Vaughnti, I'rnf. \\. K. McArthtir, J. Cury and Kcv. 11. U. Clitlord. Itli. tjucstion box. '?th. Miscellaneous business, ilth. Closing exercises. I'.ach Sunday School in this township is requested to scud three delegates, with a report id' the number of teachers, scholars and average attendance. All Sunday School workers are cordially invite ! to attend and lake part in the exercise*. I'.verybody is invite I to attend wi'li wcl tilled baskets and help make the meet ing a success .!. 1). (Joisu, | V ANtit.n ton i>, /-Com. #* 1 know an old soldier who had chronic di irrheu-a of hng standing to have been ( oral in-mly cured by t iking < 'hamberlain's ( 'o! |C. ('ll l'cr I I'lil I rr !>. KiilllO:!','. *>H s w * Ivlw ii-1 Sliuiii' ik .prominent <1 rtii-<I ?.f Miniit-tp<>li9, Minn, "1 have sold (In* reme1y in this city for over seven yenrs mi l consider it .sii|u-rior to nny other ine li< i*io iimw oii the iii.-ii'ket f coni|?l:iint." mi l .11 cent iiolll' ' flioily for . r Gleanings from U. 8- Weather Crop Bulletin for WeeklEndiog Ang. 6. Up to Friday I lie 3rd the temperature deviated very little from the normal but since that date it has ranged very low, falling as low as 50 degrees at St. Mathews on Sunday. The weok was a cloudy one, the interior seeing only two or three entirely clear days. The rainfall was excessive. Until the fourth some parts of the state were dry though others had had frequent showers and in some the rains had been heavy. On Saturday night a general rain set in and continued to fill steadily or with short intervals through to Monday night. The rainfall over the entiro state during this period wis from two to five inches. Injury from the rain is already apparent. The low lands have been flooded and the highlands ? L-.i ft... r. 11 ~ ? ?ir - i:.: winiru. v ?Mi?>ii 11111 lttuuu uii in vuiivjit iuII In some places it is reported as shedding very badly, in others as having the rust and in others still is turning yellow. Many fields have been laid by in the grass. The falling oft" is estimated at from 10 to 40 per cent. There are portions of the state however, where the crop is in a most excellent condition. Corn continues to do well except on bottom lands where it is firing to the injury of the fodder and possibly to the ear. Fodder pulling will soon become general, but the weather is unfavorable for curing. Uice harvest has begun in a small way and the indications ate fair for a good crop. Sugar cane and sorghum crops promise to be large. Some syrup has already been made. All root crops growing rapidly. The tobacco crop is up to an average aud curing has commenced iu some places. A second crop of strawberries is teported from Darlington county. The real effect of the cool rains on almost all growing crops cannot be fully estimated now. ? South Carolina Coi.lkuk, July 28, 18U4. Mr. J. L. Walker, School Commissioner of Union County; Dear Sir :?In accordance with a recent Act of the General Assembly, provision lias been made for the admission to this College of two normal students from each county, without the payment of the annual fee ($10) or the tuition fee ($40.) It has been resolved that the mode of examination and admission shall be similar to that provided for the Winthrop Normal College, except that the examination questions shall be prepared by the Faculty of this College. The lion. W. I). Mayfield. Stale Superintendent of education, has suggested Friday, August 24th, as I lie day ou which these competitive examinations sba'.l be held in all the counties. May 1 beg you to take charge of the whole matter in your county, as I lie officer so to do? This, I suppose, includes making known throughout your county the fact lint such eximinaiion will be held : ap pointing nn cwnnnning committee : making known the rcsu't: and whatever else may be necessary. The queationsAwhich have been prepared by my colleagues, twill be forwared to you in due time bctore'^j'Q ilate fixed for the examination. Earnestly solicit'u^^our aid in making the Legis'ature's nm completely successful, I am Yours very truly, tamks woodbow, President of South Carolina College. The Clerk of Court, Mr. J. 11. Mclvissick, who will arooint tw> competent men to assist him, h A kindly consented to attend to this exaoiirmtion. J. L. Wai.ker. OUR- CORRESPONDENTS. / Pacolet. At'c.rsT bill.?This is my first letter to your paper since it has changed hands, and allow me to extend to you a warm welcome, Mr. Editor, and wish for you much success in your new enterprise. We have ha I plenty of rain and consequently, an abundance of vegetables and watermelons. Mrs. \Y. L. Wood, who has been dangerously ill for several weeks, is now convalescing. Mrs. W. F. Bryant has just returned from a delightful visit to friends in Asheville. Miss Georgia I'ortcr, of Hampton, S. C. has been visiting the family of our pastor, Iicv. J. E. S.tley. Slit* with Miss Eillie Sitley left on the 1st for an extended visit to Greenwood, Anderson and other places. Several of qur citizens anticipate taking in the "Land of the sky" on the St It. Mrs. F. P. Yates entertained quite a number of friends on last Friday evening. The musical club was on hand and contributed largely to the pleasure of the evening. Miss Lizzie Eittlejohn has been visiting relatives on North Pacolct. .HUiSUXKTTK. - - ? ?- ? Jonesville. At m sr ?i.?Yesterday and today is more like the September gales than it is like August. The tains have been bountiful and crops are tine, farmers have just about finished "laying by and are ready for a good social time. Politics is beginning to show and men arc talking about the campaign. The democratic club was reorganized here last Sa'urday. J. W. Sscott was elected president, A. C. White vice president and K. W. Scott secretary. The Conservatives took no part in it. The members are all lie formers. The Cooservr lives will not lake any part in the primaries or convention as they don't consider that they are in it. Some of our nervous people are a litt'c excited over a wo'f story. The other night something went to Mr. Ilngh llentley's and cat up two puppies about three weeks old. Mr. Itoiitloy saw the animal and thought it was a dog. lie didu't know at the time that it had devoured his puppies, hut found out next morning they were eaten. Since then seveal colored people have seen the thing in town and they pronounce it to he a wolf, and it is reported this morning that it ha I been traced to its den on the McNally place on lbicolct river. 1 saw a track this morning made by a colored man who met it in the streets last night and 1 declare the trnck made mc feci kinder wolfish. The wife of Males Foster, a colored man living in .loiiesville, lias gone crazy nn>l will lie taken in liaud anil sent to the asylum i( she doesn't gel better. Mrs. K. Lindsey is very sick nnd thought to be dangerously ill. Mrs. J IV. Finch, of Flu., is visiting the faniily of l>r. K. M. Liillejohn. Misses Mollic and \ irgic bil'.lejohn are visiting relatives in our town. Tom McNally, of I'liion, was in town yesterday. K. L. Ivson returned from Atlanta in-t Friday where he has been attending the business college, lie brings Ins sheep skin with him. Mr. II. F. Webber received a telegram a few .lays ago summoning him to see ins sick mother, who lived near Koine, tJa. lie left immediately and only arrived in time to see his m ther die. lie has not returned yet. Mrs. K. II. Aycock has been on a lew weeks visit I > relatives on I'ei llidge. Iff. T. Mumo, of I'liion. n in .loiiesville today, having been called in consulluiion with l>r*. I.ittlejohii and l.i't'ejolili in the case of Mrs. l/ndspy. Mr. lieu Miller had two line h gs killed by lightning a few days ago. M'lion :in<i .ioiimvhu* n^hi wii^hls |*My? i i\ pmo of l.-wl.-UI ln?r? l:?-l S:i!nr?luy, ihir hoys grit heat mi their own gmiui<l Ti i ihiom. SedallaAtTGi'9T 4.?To-day has been aa eventful one in Cross Keys. The d ly began with lowering clouds and rain deterring maby from attending the election and reorganization ofthe Democratic club at our precinct. When we arrived we found a decided majority of those present were conservatives. By the lime the polls opened, about 1 o'clock, a'most the entire strength of the conserva . tives was on the ground ready to vote while the reformers numbered only about n bakers dozen. It was erident that a preconcerted scheme bad been laid by the leaders of the conservative party to capture the meeting. As soon as a'l present had voted a conservative moved to close the poll*, which was carried by a strict party vote. Scarcely an hour had elapsed since the voting commenced. We protested against closing the polls until 4 o'clock. While the managers were counting the votes a dozen or 15 worthy reformers came through the rain to cast their ballots, but to their surprise and chagrin they were too late to vote. I write in the interest of justice. 1 bear uo malice against any one who voted to close the polls to-day. Many of them are my intimate friends, but I appeal to their reason and common sense to divest themselves of party prejudice, ami then say honestly if they believe one hour long enough to keep the polls open for the reception of the votes of this township. Four-fifths of the delegates elected to-day do not represent the political sentiment of our township, hut a small faction claiming to he Simon pure democrats. If democracy means a small faction or party overthrowing the will of the majority, then I confess I do not comprehend the meaning of the word. The rain continues, causing cotton to make too much weed. M rs. Wilbanks is not expected to live ninny days. She is quite old and feeble. C. 11. B. Asbury. It often goes against the grain, but God has so decreed that after we have acted our part upon the stage of actioo we should give place to others. We hope tlint our able Senator and grand o'd general Butter will cheerfully yield to the voice of the people when they demand that our noble Governor take his place in the great council of the nation. We arc sorry that general Butler has run one time too many, and has been called in nearly every county of the State to winess the vast majority retire him to the shades of private life. We appreciate his past services, but believe that none but B. 11. Tillman can now fight our battles in Congress. Surely there is no one who lias the good of bis country at heart but will acknowledge that the 50 dispensaries with the restrictions that are, and the amendments that can be thrown around the Dispensary Law, are infinitely better than tlie l?0t* vile liquor dcus with which South Carolina has been cursed. Yes, the Dispensary will be a thousand times better titan our recent so. ctiled prohibition with its blind tigers in numerable. The Dispcosn'y Law can be ma le the best solution of the present liquor question. It will save thousands of our precious boys fro 11 a drunkards grave, and become a great step toward prohibition. Let the good people support the law and see that our Legislators sbiehl it with every safeguard. We were sorry that some of >>ur wool hat boys did not more respectfully listen to Gen, Butler's speech on 31st, ult. Courtesy demanded that we give him a respectful hearing, but a score or more of our rustics had been bitten by some of the rabid Blind ligeis and were hardly responsible for their acts. When we get the Dispensary t'ol'y established, and the Blind Tigers die of starvation all honest men of every politica1 faction will receive a respectful hearing. Mr. Editor, we heard of your being at Scholia on the 18th inst. \Vc know they fed you well, wish wc could have been with you, but we were 40 miles distant on the other side cf the County enjoying children's day at Siletn, where J. L. Strain has one of the banner Sunday Schools of the State. You must go over on the -- 1 inst and see if 1 am not correct. N. G. Litti.kioiis. Etta Jane. At'gtst 0.?Mil. Limtor : ? I would be recreant to my trust as your correspondent should 1 fail to give you an elaborate report oft he proceedings at Salem on last Thursday, Children's Day, which is as follows : By '.I o'clock a m. several hundred persons had ra'hered on the church grounds. Union, York, Spartanburg and Chester counties wetc all represented. At '.l.'JU o'clock the children of Union formed in line and marched io the river to meet the children from York county, when a line was formed a' the river nnd marched to the church headed by the Blairsville band. Most of the cliddren wore badges on which the following was printed : "God is L ?vc and children arc Ilis Heritage. Sa'cm, August 'J. IS'Jd." At ihe head of the inarching column was a beau'iful flag?size 3x4 feet?made of red, white and blue colors. On one side in b'uc colors was "Bethlehem" and in re I "Calvary," on (he other side in vellow letters were "Gethsem anc" and "ll is finished." Several stars decorated the Hag a'so. On arriving at ilie church the meeting was called to order by the S. S. Superintendent and the exercises were opened with prayer by llcv. 11. A. Youngc, of Hickory (irovc. An address of welcome was made by Sammic Strain, after whieli the Sunday School scholars sung "Happy welcome to all ' To which Professor IV. F. McArthur responded in behalf of the visitors. The next was a recitation?"Children's Day," by Nancy Mitchell and Je3sie Strain. "I.ittl builders," by twelve girls, representing l.ove. Truth, Courage. Purity, Reverence, Obedience, Sabbath Keeping, l'cicc, Temperance, Charity and the Sabbath School. Kccitatioii?"Sinii'l beginnings.' Hrooks Smarr. ' Awnrih.'1 liohbic Oainent. "Devotional exercises." l>y Oregon Kslcs, Wesley Oreer and Porcthn Lee. "A letter IV on the Lord," by Mason Millwood. "A Sermon, by lloyce Whisonant. A Sermon,' by Johnnie Wilkerstn. "Childron'a Prayers," by Jes-is Strain, Motlie Lee. Ola Kstcs Jessie Ivdcs, Sadie Lowe and Laura Foster. Ilecitatioii. by Matt Sma r. Little Lights," by Mollie Kirby, Corneiia Greer and Alice (lororth. I'.ecilation The Kingdom, by Mal'ie F.s'e*. The Voting Oovernor," by K ldio Osmcrit. ' A King - tiiiestions,'' by Ktliel Strain. The King's Friend,"' by Ada lleynolds. "The King's Foes," by Maggie Dowdle. "The Wo'ves, Mary Parks. (Miter F 'Cs," Bd Leech. :'Kveu a Word, Ida Jackson. "Fruits of the Kingdom. t da ILJthins. Show in the Face," Jimmie Parks. Messing others," Willie Ttowdle, Ola Uebbins. Lathroj- Dow-lb*, Mattie Parks and l'renholni Dowd'.c. "Sunshine, .V'tMy Smiili. Kceil.-tlinn Mniul Mitchell. "Whftt fun t'lpMren f)<> MiMicl Hiiiim r llettic Mitchell uml l.ucy Smarr. "Looking for the Kingdom.' MnHiv Leech iiikI Maggie l.cccli. Kccilnlioii -"IJeneilii'lion," Mis n Wi'kei'son. JliU cliildlQU were tltju IviUiC<l in line hy Capt. J. M. Gr?er, assisted by Messrs. W. S. Wilkerson, J. W. Mitchell, Giles Hill and others, And marched up in columns of four taking their positions in the yard where Her. K. P. Smith led inja special prayer for God's blessing on the children of this county. U is estimated that 250 or WO children "were present. After dinner tho congregation reassembled in the house when Itev. 11. P. Smith, Mr. N. G. Littlejohn, lie*. K. A. Vonguc and Prof. W. F. McArthur addressed them. The Sardis choir, led by Mr. A. G. Davis, 4 and the S<l?m ohoir, led by ikr, U.. A. Foster, assisted by Miss Emma Plcxioo at the organ, and the BlairsviHe band furnished music for the occnsion. . It is estimated that from 000 to 1,200 people were present. Too much credit can't he given the ushers, Messrs. Uiles Hill, John Estcs, Joe Estes and William llrown lor tho able and polite manner in which they discharged their duties. A protracted meeting hns been going on at Skull Shoals since the 2'Jth ult. Also a meeting began at Salem last Friday, which is still going on. Ucv. 11. P. Smith preached Friday and Saturday, llev. C. E. Robert- v son, who hns been engaged in a series of v meetings at Gnflfuey since the 29 ult., joined him yesterday, and the Lord's Supper wns administered. Tho meeting will go on a few days longer. The people of Salem arc making arrangements to entertain the County S. S. Convention in royal style. Vox. m Iljo Whiskey 2.? Cents a Pint at tho Dispensaries. The Dispensary authorities made a new departure yesterJay. Eighty proof one X rye whiskey was being bottled fur sale at 25 cents a pint and 15 cents a half pint. It is snid that the article is an excellent one for the price, and that the blind tiger will find it hnrd work to lire under the circumstances. The work of bottling of nil kinds of liquors was commenced yesterday. The orders have been so large that it was found necessary to beg'n again. Eleven employees were put to work yesterday, and the big establishment had its usual aspect of activity. Mr. t'. K. Hull was yesterday appointed ns a bookkeeper of the Dispensary. Mr. Bull is a lawyer, but is familiar with bookkeeping, and his appointment is a good one. Orders arc now coming in right along, which would indicate that tho Dispensaries throughout the State arc doing a good business. Otic hundred and nineteen cases of various kinds of liquors were shipped to Spartanburg ou Monday. It is understood that at the meeting of the County Board of Com vol or. the 1 Sth in si. several candidates beside the present Dispensers will apply for election. No one lias as yet formally announced hinise'f ekcept the present Diapcuscrs. It is understood that several of the saloon men who have been doing business since the reopening of the Dispensaries have at last j decided to quit. Due of thcui said yesterday mill lie nuuiu vjui*. uie iuce u? ?.nvi uui niiui to get in trouble, ami lie felt sure that (lie law wus going to be strictly enforced. Other men in the satno calling will doubtless conic to the same couclus'on before ilia all over.?liC'/i.itrr Sl/t. No such order as the above has bceu received at the Dispensary here. It may get here however at any time. This is perhaps a step towards the "bliud tiger" freez-rout that we have heard so much talk about of late. Tabled Resolutions, The following resolutions were offered by Mr. Appelt in the Reform Executive Committee meeiing last night and were laid upon the table: "Whereas there appears to be a misunderstanding and some dissatisfaction among the Reformers throughout the State with the plan of selecting our standard bearer as previously laid down by this committee; atul whereas it is the duty of this committee to prevent dissensions and to restore harmony in our ranks, at the same time give to each candidate before tho people a fair and ciptal opportunity to receive the suffrages of the Reform voters, and with such a purpose in view and that each county may act uniformly ; it is "I. Resolved. That the Reform voters in each county in (he State assemble at their respective p'acs of meeting 011 Saturday, August 11, and there by ballot express their choice for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. "11 That the ballot so held be tubulated and sent to the county conventions which will meet on (lie 1:5th inst., and that Haiti tabulated statement of the vote must show the number of votes cas' for each candidate ami certified to by t lie president and secretary of the club. That the county conventions do canvass the certified tabulated statements sent by the clubs and in the presence of the convention make up a tabulated statement showing the full vote each candidate received in the couuty. That said statement shall he certified to by the president and secretary of the convention. "1. That said tabulate 1 statements from the county conventions lie sent to the State llcform conventi u which will meet on the lfi h inst., and ia the presence of said Sla'e convention to bj tabulated and nunnunccJ ; the candidate throughout the State he dcc'arcd the nominee of the llcform faction." Mr Appelt was himself opposed to making any change in the plan, but acted tfpot) instructions from his county in jutrodi|cii)g the resolutions. ? llryitlrr Awj. $th. Coining' to the Land or Promise. Rai.ti.mork, An}?. "2.?Tlic Manufacturer's Record in its weekly review of the business coiiilit.ou of the South says : "The nitron I situa'ion in the South shows some improvement ond (lie reorganization and con^olidnfioii of many lines into one strong combination, backed by the strongest financial interests in ibe country, is generally regarded as likely to result in great good to the who'e $ mill. No new lines of any grea? extent arc being undertaken, but a nnnibor qf short lines as branch roads or connecting links are being pushed. Some of tlirin will open up very important mineral and timber regions. The tendency of immigration to tho South from other sections is becoming more pronounced and one railroad alone is receiving an average of 2*?0 letters a day from Northern and Western people asking for information ah nit (be South. While letters to the Manufacturer's Itccord aii'l Ilic Southern States Mngi/.inu show that even as far West as California many people arc petting ready to move to the Smth. .Mr. J. K. Lockwood of the Kansas t'lty, Fort Scott ami Memphis liiiilroii'l. writing from Kansas City to iho Southern S'utes Magazine says: "lm|ie, itions of a large immigration from toe West to the South and Southeast arc becoming plainer every day. ' Among the leading industr.nl enterprises reported lor the week were a S:{<H>,tXH) lumber plant and creamery in Tennessee; a s",0.(KH) cotton seed oil company and a drug ('oinpMiy in Mi-si-sippi: a tinge tannery and gold mine company in Alabama: a ^!ioe fauinry, cannery, lumber plant, etc., in Florida; , two rol'er Hour milIh in North Carolina; a sjo.tmii?laud company, publishing cunpany ? etc., in Suiili t'arolina: a large wood working n?, tobacco works, implement works, **io,tH?o ink company, $?"2"i,OttO manufacturing and supply company and $ lo.tHXl pack iog box company in Virginia. ? I Poultry Powder* a sure cuiv f.?r Chicken* Cholera For sale by UNION ItKUd CO. J