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III THE XJ3STI03ST TIMES. JOSIAH CRUDUP. - editor. d id k< I ritlay , Juno 7. IStU>. bl POST OFFICE DIRECTORY. The I*. O. will l?e opened for husiiies!4'vinii 8 A. M, to ti.00 I'. M. hi The Mouey Order Depar'incnt will be nt opened for business from A. M. to 4 I'. M. Moil going lla?t will close promptly at 1*2.40 IV M.; going Wet 1.10 1'. M " '? it. W. 11A It It IS. l\ M. W< DO LNOS AKOUN I) TO \VN. co er Mr I'nij. F. Townsend is ie:i ly at home, tie Mrs. Warren Arthur entertained a uumber 8 of small children last Monday evening Mrs. (joss gave another delightful Union light pic-nic l ist Tuesday right. Miss Bessie lloberson has gone to tli 0f louritrv, to visit her paron s. 3)< Miss Carrie Foster was in teen last tfai" ^ ' unlay. be M i s. Jane Cunningham cntne hack from in Ok iiu Springs. >ast weik. 1 e an Mis. .'no. llice was called to Asheville Oi last week by 'lie estreaie illness of her i-j| uiuiher, Mrs. tuniuiey. ro Civil. Foster lisitl u slight strike "f Funill >s; week. ili? Irion.Is wi 1 be trial lo It am linn lie is teller. tb Miss Aralu-lie W.Iron if llock Hill, a re- |, cent grabii ile ol' Converse College is in town su nl Mik. J. L>. Arthur's. t|, Miss Miuiiie lite, an instructress in Converse College, came iuine ibis week for ,u Iter va ntii ii. be IUv. J. M. I'arlislc, f. rmerly pastor ot the Metbodisl church here, is in town on n j . visit to Ins frit nils Co!, and Mrs. Jno. I? u? Vout.g. a( Miss Loin Stokes of Clrwlotte, N. C. cime so down efOor'iaj' to vim hci Viroliter Mr. Sain Stokis ami her numerous IrietiJs. 15 She will be at Mrs. J. Li. Arthur's for simeiiays. Lj Mr. t'ornwell .Jennings lias taken the pastonne of tlte oi l l'resbytcriuu t'huich of Grecuvil e, S. C. Ilo went to h:s tttll of ,u labor uboift two weeks ag>. tii Cl 'l'li se persons nilwyed by the | otato bug itl rvil' tind sprinkl ng tlie p'at;U turiy in tbe m mottling, witli dry tine, quite efficacious. One or two applications general'y rid the plan a of their presence. ai % _ oi H Some of the young people It a 1 a small size ,tt dance at the armory last Thursday night. p1 The weather was very warm and they did 111 not have a lull siting bund, but they seemeJ ^ to be having a goot tiuie just the same. ,1 The Comnicuvoiueut exercises of Clifford si Seminary wiil begin with a haeea'nureatc sermon on Sunday lCth and will c utiuue sc tii rough Wednesday the I'Jtb. The pro- 1,1 gram will be givi ti next week. dt in y< If iii passing you will sometimes take a . lo peep in at the t> Miking otlioe of Mess Mm. A. Nicholson ami Sou it will lie a l'cast f^r ,ii your eyes. The additions have been completed, it li is been rctunlelcl lusilc, and a new carpet on the ll or and new paper on tlie se walls render it handsome indeed. We would ta not attempt lo describe it in a local, but one look will convince you of its handsomeness. ' ? The most we'etmesouud this week has cr been the ice wagon bell, or perhaps the jing- ? ling of the ice in the pitcher. Union is lilessed'this year in tiie ice line, lee i.'> cheap and we have I w o dealets w hose wagons ply C< the streets a.un st continuously. And wed it is so, for the indie iti >m uow arc that ice j-. and plenty of it will be in dcn.aud now for If seine time. A at * ' Si What Sot t Of Shoes Shall We Woar? Khali it be tans of black bather' Well the black are suppose 1 in be iii to dignihed y and conservative, but tbe litis are < ooler> so they say. Hut a more important consideration is ibis: when we haven't tune lo dress our tans and they get lusty the on!y remark they will provoke will be,'Tans are bard to keep clean, anyway. Hut if we neg- U lcet our black sir e* and they gel rusty then " people will say, what a slovenly fcl ow l ' , w jtj The negroes of tlie tVi iut ii l'> ip'.Ut Church 'J li ive been working ou their new church 111ih week an 1 n ?\v it n nearly r >iafilctttil. p The sicple present (lite .u iin |>ostup- ' I carance. Ii is the tailed church spire in ( town an I ranks next to the ficlory flues. 0] tfome people are cuiious to kno.v where the ' negroes get the fundi to l?uil<i .-noli lian<lsome churches. Weil in itic lir?t place they give much more in pr >pi rtion to their wealth tf than do w hite people anil hi the mc i l > 1 ate ^ they get considerable ai l Iroiu the whit pe >- j kJ p'.e. They get it'1 the large con:; ihiitioiis * ii they can a.id ' en ilicy g" around an<l .->0- | \ licit nicklei. 11 begging f.?r the cause of the ' church is a vitture thea the negroes are I tlcsuving of a good deal el credit. I *' We were down at the Cottou Factory odc y this week?one of lite hot days. The ill is i tinning ou lull t me now, a* usual, and ecpB about two hundred and fifty Ilia is usy. It teems as if the mill would he a ery warm pi ice, hut we were told on ioliry ihat that was not the case. "Iti fact" il our informant, "it is not as warm in ;re as it is in matiy other places of busi ss. The w.ndjws ure kept up all the roe and the motion of the machinery keeps e air stirring " O.ie of ihe departments of the tu ll has ten t anning every other night lately* We ?re told however that tbat would he disntinued ou the arrival ol some i ev ?p c 8 that have already been ordered. Teu iw looms have ulso beeu ordered and will here before long. That wi:l li!l up the pacity of the mill f.?r looms. a .Nu i t: r. it i 11? I-. Early I hi Sunday morning tiic residence Mr. Win. l'aiicy hi Cedar Hlufijust this ie of Tiger was burned to (lie grouud. ivy litile is known as lo the origin of the e. Miss L>na It liley who was sic* in J at the time was tiie first wlio had any timntiou of the fire. She heard a roaring ,d t jld sonic oue that the house was on fire, i investigation it was found that she had {Inly in erpreud the noise and iliu the f of the house wis ail aiire. i'here was i one anywlieie about the preinisis but e old inhii and his two daughters an t they ere powerless uguius' ilie (limes. As best ey could they carried out as much of the itisehold goods as tli-y were a^'e. They ceeded however in saving lut e more than a I ...lo The fire originated . > he roof, bni it is >t known by wlmt menus. There wa? no insura ice. Mr. Bailey sing :tbout "U yinrs of age is very much oubled over his loss. Mr. 11. 0. Bailey, s son says however tliU he will have a :w house rctilyf-ir his f.nher iu ten days id that gives the ol I geiitlcomu some epilation. The Times extends its syinpithy to Mr ailey. > oitor Times. Bread is no longer the "staff 'life," because the real eleuieul9 are elit.ilateu these days by the various "juocesses" secure only the whitest or starch part ol ic wbc.it. This slarch?white tluur ot tuiiiierce?is an i n|uverislied l'ood containig tittle or 110 gluteu. sulphur or pbosphuius ecessary to sireiigheu the t ody ;iud bia n. or the luck of vitality the body becomes ten an easy prey to Oiseaso. '1 he early decay of toetli, lo-s of eyesight id defective hair are mainly ?ltie totiie use ibis modernized Hour, be have ijraliam our, but it is otteu nude of poor wheal id the outer husk retained, while the Hour roduced is so coarse as 10 act altogether as l irritant to weak stoinscli*. Now, tue "fine flour of entire wheat has ic thiu, in Jigestidle sea e removed, and ic whole kernel is made fine by what is ilicd the "American granulating' process his gives a Hark tleur. but it makes the vcetest and most nutritious bread. Shall health anil streiigtti be sacrificed to uiiitnciii'.' Sa d one paie faced lady, poor [ lu-alth if not in pocket, and sickly in lutimetit, we nug.it add?"It 1 kuew my ialili wjuld be 1.1.prove I by ilie use of jur 'natural food' 1 could never place any ilthe whitest breu I upju niy table, it i.ks so beautiful?" Bill arc not tlie joy id oeauty of health in ire to bi desired ian whiteness in the staple fool of life? .Meats uud WKilib.es are still allowed to >peur on our tables in their own nutur.il ilo;s, nnd we hope it will lie long before a useless fashion shall demand that our iefsteak be subject to tne arts of a bleacher iiako it a tit companion tor show-white cad! _ * ? The genuine "Josh Berry" I I linger grain ndles arc sold hy A. 11. I'Odl'KK \ CO. SHUT DhAB. A lot of second hand Kngiues in Union nuiiy thoiougii y overhauled, almost as ?od as new. AI11101I given away for cu-di. BUY CilKA I', on goo 1 terms. Ouc o II. 1'. itbert 011 iron wheels. One <S il. ]\ Hoody on sills. Due IS II. 1'. Iloodley on sills, lso u lot of new hu i second hand Kngiues id other machinery, such as Cotton Cms, iw Mills, Crist Mills tic. 111 Spartanburg ieap as the cheapest. Call and see ?>r write us. ISI'AIU A.NBCKC M VCIII NU Co. la^' ID 1 in NOTICE. hied ion for Board of Health. An election is hereby ordered for mem* E rs id'the Board of health for the Town of | iiion to be beiil on We lucidity, .lunu 1 litli Sut ilie Court lloii?e. At mini election only freeholders are aliweil In vote, mhI each IrceboWler may vole it* a member of ilie Uoard of Health reslent in his own ward ami ul-io for n rnsmer "at largo" of s.ml Hoard of lleallli who mil be Physician of two years standing an?l ructiee. K. C, Johnson, L.N. lingers ami . II. liartles are appointed, malingers to connot s.ml election, lhey sua 1 open the oils <at ^ o clock A. M. and keep llieni [ieu (ill I o'clock I'. M. Tliey shall l.avo ve hoxo, one ineinber for each one o! tho wards, ami one for the loivn at large, ach voter can vole in his own ward box 1 r line carudate for Ins oivn ward and in the >tvn box for some cmiidatent large, iiird 1 lies N. ol Main and K. of lfatchUr reel. Ward - lies S. ol Main and Ii. of dcliclor street- Ward ;? lie? *?. of Main lid W. ol Malchlor street, and Ward 4 lies . of Main and IN . of llatchlor street. John A. Pant Mayor. lay -'Jlli ISO-'j. ? ' MALI'S DAY. Last Monday was <[? te hot, and the was uot a large cruwd uitowu. Cousequei y there were iu t many at the Mile. U most of those present were .here for bu uess uud there was tume lively bidding. The first property pat up lor sale was large tiuci of laud iu S.iutuc township ill in :he vicinity of Smtuc. It belonged the estate of the la c 1'. J. Jones, decease an i couiaiueJ oJb acres. l<s value was doubt much eiihanc.'J by reasou of its uea uess io the town of tfauluc. Whin it w otlered there was apniuful silcncioa the pi of the bidders. Nobody seeuied to waut I laud at any price. Later dcvelopuieu however, conhr.net the supposition th each wauted auoiher to break the ice ai lead oil'. Suddenly one intu broke the i leace?"Five Thousand Dollars" FTve tho sand dollarr! cash sale, these hard time some aiuiosj staggered, outers opened tut mouths, vmiiIc only a few showed no sign astonishment. Then theie was another i leuee. Then the lid whs bettered by til dollars' That in turn was bettered by fif Hud ilien the contest was oa: .Mr. J. Wallace, attorney 011 the oue side and M V\ . T. Jones oil 1 lie other. It was "nip ui tuck" until :t got to $10000.00. Then tlie was some hesita ion. The sheriffs urge cry, however, soon Drought the weak bidd 111 again when he fought until $12260.00 w reached. Mere hi* bid was raised by $2ot 00 and he c owed his umbrella and ateppi bacK in the si.a.Is >0' th> old (each trc The laud was km eked down to Mr. W. Jones at $12,AO ?. The lauds so >1 for taxes were bid off follows: Nauuie Newberry land ? five acres in Su tuc township, bid off by .Mr. \V. A. Niclx sou for Mr. Aliun Nicholsou at jf'J.OO. 11. A. Gregory land?dot) acres in Bog it villi* t.iirnkhiti h'.J Af hv \V N .?i? $ -.'10.00 Mrs. Mary Whit in ire land?Go ncrcs Cross Keys township, bill oil' by J.T. Fo icr at $22.00. Mis. K. IK t> > laud?127 acres in Crc Keys township, bit oil' by Msj. A. J. lb stil at S10O.OO. The other sties ?nirert;?ed for taxes we arranged before the hour of sale. ? Orders luLs't at the CITY ICS t'tlKA SALOON l'ar Ice Ciearn t>y lite gallon. NOTICE. Ollice days after Idtii of .June will be follows Jttue 12 and 29, July 0 mi l 2 August o an 1 l?l. September 7 an 1 2: T.ense take notice aud govern yourst accotdiag'y. John J. F?rr Audio Jnae 1 in. NOTICE OF ESCHEAT. LANDS OFUKOiUJL Mo.UWIE, DEC 11 ASK \ S inquest of eselicitcd lauds of Ceor X\. Mi .ibee, late of I uiou County, ? cesacd, having Gecn made at tlte Oetoti term lS'JI, of the Court of Cotniuun i'lea far sa'.d county, and ecriitiod to mo by t presiding Judge, .mil siul inquest liavi Duett returned to me by the 1-lscueator Union county, notice i? Hereby given to t heirs at law of said (.iojrge AloAbee, others claiming under liiui, t<> appcir ai make claun 10 sat 1 escheated lan is 8aid Ueonge AicAbee was tiorn in 8parti burg county, tit we of 8outli Carolina , n diea nil or alioul lie d 1 si day of Junuar 1802, and was llie person last sei/.od of sa hints, which are desCi tbod as follows: All tliit tract of laud coiitaiuiiig six hu dred and lifty (lioOj acres, more or le: lyiug on the North side of l'acolet llivcr, UruytonviUe township, lu ooid Union Couii and bounded by said river auil by lands II. 1>. Madias, f. J. Haines, ltichard 8pe and others, brgiuniiig at a sake on t .North bank of I'acolet river, A. N. M'oot corner, thetice with said Moou s line N. oi )i. 08.80, to a sink" - it 1'iuai tree brant 10 00 to stake on Nordi side of same brant tlieuce 55 17 ;, b. 7.10 11. I)., gone, ttie c Uuilock corner or Morris A. Cr.llin cerui tlieuce Willi Little)otiti s Cirilliu line, M. o \\. '{{>.50, to dogwood corner, thence N. H. L"?t) to staac, J. 11. Liitlejehu and Newt Liltlcjohns line, tlieuce with M'ewton Littl johu's line, N. S-?, L. d.dO to a pile of stoii in old road by Littlcjolin's leiice, then with Newton Lttlleiohu s line, 8. 21, li. 40. to large ll.O. uu lili 1, thence down a ho.lo S. tjo. li. <J 00 to W. O. earner, iheiice stake in thchojlow by inntberry tree. Ham corner, edge ot bottoms, ilieube with llam< into rattier doAtu tne bottoms, 8. II, li. 10. to wiid chotry on the east side of I'ei Creek, thence wiin Haines1 line, 8. 281, Id dO to dead hickory coruer on the nui bank of I'aco.et rivtr. thence with the men tlerings and dirt ad of I lie liver to the I ginning. J. II. Mi K1881 K. Clerk of Court Ibr L'tiiou Colt m Uuioo, 8. i . April, -'iid. I v i. A in il d. i e in out. FIMAL DISCHARGE. N'OI'ICi: is hernhy given that II. 'J'. Da Administrator of ilie l-)?iutc of Maty 1,. Davis, deceased, lias applied lo Jason (ireer. Judge of I'robite, in and for i County of Union, for linal discharge as e ministra'nr. It is oki>krki>, That (lie 10th day Juno A. D. IK'.lo. ho fixed for hearing Petition, aud a linal settlement of said i late. JASON M. (Ill Kl.lt, Crohn'e Judge Union Conn Sweep I lie earth ' with "victor' sweep you want to niako cotton easy. Sold | "THE OLD KEL1AKLK * * > jSLIGHTI^TMIXED. It THE HOT WAVE HAS BROUGHT INTO OUR MINDS SO MANY i SUMMER REQUISITES Tliat w3 ENUMERATE a few, not because we wish to as i' Mix you up," but because they are all fitted to >rt i,u The weather 18, KLAU siu* Over our list and if you got "Mixed" in looking for something you want, cill 0:1 us and w? will S2t you right at attractive " PRICES FOR 1 CASH. re 111 Ice Cream Freezers, Dotted Swiss, Barbed Wire, Oxford Ties, Fruit er Jars, Straw Hats, "VICTOR" Sweeps, "VANTINE'S" Teas, *s Axel Grease, Bath Tow ols. Household Amonia, Dimities, Plow Extenders, Lap Dusters. Tennis Shoes, Buggy Whips, Babv Caps, Shoe Polish for Tan Shoes, Ventilated Corsets, Books to read, straw Mat! n l- rn M ung, .>ioii s i>eus, loiict C'oap, liuggv fts Umbrellas, Fibre Chamois, Hammocks, Yeddo Sailors. Sewing n. Machine Oil, Ice Water, ji_ Alpacca Coats, Buggy Paint, Dress Laces. Grain Cradles, Grass Cloth, Matches, Tumblers, Belt Buckles, Wire Nails, Tan Shoes, Rubber Belting, Fancy Crepon, Pistol Cartridges, Gauze ut Undervests, Bio Plates Parasols, Lain C'litnnevs and SILK MITTS. If we have oimtted anything yj.i n- we will try and FURNISH IT ANYHOW. ~ CALL OX US FIRST, WE WILL SAVE YOU TIME AND? MONEY. i t f ii r t Ti / \ T" r\ r> -n t t i i-> i-> iiiE ULU RELIABLE" A II. FOSTER & CO )r State of South Carolina. *' Ksr Parte, Vx' ^ \?* S ',\f't ^ VTotico i? hereby given ih it a petition iJ / i-\ lias been tiled by ptrtirs above named, \ V , \> \ L hij jg ! iiutlcr the above title, in Common Pi em to "jf \ iff I procure the appointment of a public Guardian .?t ) . ' 1 \ 'Ja for the estate of Grace Jeter and Mabel J '< / V'1 ' \V< \V$t I J,,,er? infants; the estate of K ?ch of the Ull s v\vV st4"' Consists of a iiftlf interest in a At /;; >. \ tun I amounting to about seven It indrcd n (' Kt ' I" ' V * v'V A dollars, due from the eita'c and by ilie Inn I V\'-'\ of David Johnson Jr. as administrator of l\' ac'lti1 ' >*<;' '/A '',e estate of Augusta A. Jeter, an 1 a half fray jTt ' '"'dffl* interest in a fund ufahou' seven hundred s5SBp?M?^w^t ' dollars in the hands ot J. M, Gee, Mx Judge , of l'robate. and no fit, competent and rc" - sponsible person can he found wlio is wiilmc to assume the guardianship of thees'ateof ,,, ... - r, , , T /- ? i? lV the said Minors, Grace Jeter and Mabel y High Grade Goods, Low Grade Prices. jetcr "jJ Everything new and desirable can be 1'ounJ (? \y ,je|ftr |,v l,c in our present stock of seas uiab'e se'ectious. J. Oougli Wallace ItisJA ttoruey. I s No customer displeased. 'it No customer dissappo ntcd, TIT 1 ! ITll M I*' No customer disntisliol. |W |l 0 t Q I f| D X P T1 Q D ;l'j A fair an 1 stpiare deal n wliat we give if 11 U I 0 1 11 U UUllOU Of paying agents a profit of 2 We have been granted a 1 .itciit on Low i / o o I ^ Price*, Hiicl will tolerate n v> 1 n fringe me tit. 15 to 25 Dollars [?. We never sacrifice the quality to lower the Oil a Sewillg Machine, ies Prico* simply because you can buy 00 We never misrepresent the govdstomake . i;. , i ? uo . 1 it on a credit, when you can a sa'c. 7 ^ ' i p A "V T T '-t io We never tuke advantage d'a Luslitmcrs w .=? v* lack of knowledge or experience in buying. ^ We have great bargains at store. I Ci There is no question abou'. the Quality, <~i/\ ajT W S'j le or Low l'rtce o. Any \rticie. (AND FKKIOI1T FROM TIIK FACTO It V) 'Hi The entire stock was bought for your ju- _A_JST O 0"W"I>T -A. lU" diciotts approval. Come and See. VUKS'S n^irAsv. I)E M0RE8T. '> About 150 now in the homes I I llll / ill.-*, Ill 111(4 ?/(4|' I I I. I 4 I 1 II li I I in Union Comity. Wli.at more Application for Homestead. do you want than a, five Xj o.ico h.l,?p.l.y j-iv,,, llmt Mrs. |\ .\|. . gu.im|ltoc (m a a. xi lliuit-y, wi lo?v ul I iino. r. II niejr. ?ic- cVIS ueastil, ItAt liieil her |?etiiion bcl uc i.u- to C'hillG at factoi'V liriee'' " have u limiiealjicl nssigncl s?;i oil l'or * I lie bum-lit ol lieis. ll mi'l dul l, Mamie lla- I TT TTl 0111 Fill 0 f I ft A 1 MlSlh.n X/ l.il , - vj.-.t JLJ, J. A. ? UM1IJ1L VAi VJUt Notion h Inn her given taut (lie said peli ?? <' linn will coiiio up for it heating before me List of Letters. on the li-'l tiny of.lituc at II A. M Uetna:ning in the I'ostiilioe at Union, for i'. it. 1'UAKK the week ending May 31st. IS'.lo. Master for Union t'oimiy. I'crions calling for the above letters will May 31, It. Mr. Dircus Wadsworih, Mr. Miles (Ull'y* ir.an, Miss Ogoeciien lliec, Miss Nancy .Meet's. , :p Tho geuino "JOSH I$l,l>l?\ I finger pieu-ie say if advertised, and will be required l v grain cradle with ring fastening are ior sale pUy 01ie cent for tbeir delivery. | by A. 11. FOSTER & Co. I R w UAR^1S| p M