The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, June 07, 1895, Image 5
THE TJlSTIOlsr TIMES
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Laurens bag fa'len into lino too, and is w<
to have a telephone exchange. From the
Herald of the 31?t ult. We copy Ihe follow E.
. ing local. of
A teWphone company was organized in gfl
the city last Wednesday afternoon, with Col. ^
Tray n ham aa ['resident. The work of putting
up ihe pole* and ?'riugiog ihe wires
will begin in a faw days. Next we want ct
the electric I ght?. With a cotton factory. Wl
Carriage factory, telephone and electric
lights what more is needed to make Laurens
a city. In
Hurrnh for Laurent! 1,1
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it,
The death of Secretary Gresbam was quite
a surpiise to iha people here, as very faw jj
knew of hie illness; aud was no dcubt a
shock to the whole nation, lie has not ^
been as prominently before the people as some >s;t
other members of the cabinet, his name has ^
not appeared as ofteu in the public prints, ^
and his acts have not beeu us much dis- at)
cussed, Hut what has bccu said was mostly t;,
couimendslory. cjt
We lanieut his loss uud much fear that Sl
aaoiher will not be found so broad, so liber- |m
al, and so Hcccpub.o, both to the people and (l
to the administration. m
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The council is to Ic commended on the c'"
nest and c.eauly appearance of the streets.
They have been repaired, rouuded up and
raked where needed. Weuouot remember Pc
rcl
to buve sten a lowu the size of curs that
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UHU ii OOilCCIO (u ncn ffiirvucu iv. iiivi v
are oue or two streets thai occasionul'y pet
very bad in winter but that is due to wet J01
yr |
weather and hard freezes, and a soft soil.
In summer however, we are not subject- 8U
ed to those conditions.
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The first thing that struck us about Uoiou
waa its neat, cleanly, well kept street-*. We
hope they will ha kept in ?? good condition
as they now are. Wl
To
An appeal has been taken in the Copes
Murder Case, and Pan Murphy is to have
another chance at his life. We are not sor- tei
ry that this man is to have a new trial for pic
although he is a bad mnn and is probably
guilty yet in the whole case lie was not in j{n
as fair a position as we like to see a roan oui
when his life is ut stake. Everybody lecms the
to have been against him. His case was ??
pa;
worked up by detectives who had a pecuninry
interest in h<s conviction ami no doubt tri
there was a silent feeltug with the jury that t0
the public expected ami demanded a conviction.
When the proof is clear and con- Wl
vincing the public has a right to demand n As
conviction, but where the evidence is entire- ,ial
ly circumstantial nud not the clearest at that, j1"
th?
the jury should be entirely free from any we
outside influence in making up the verdict, spi
We believe that Murphy is guily. but we 'or
mm,1,1 ho fnnfiorvnti*a in ii?flietintr the death
"V"'" - c. - - ? mu
penally. ,e|1
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A TREAT IN STORE FOR YOU. J,1,"
l)o you like to be entertained? Do you 011
SUi
ike to be instructed? llow about being in- en
strutted in an entertaining manner, or be- an
ing entertained with instruction? If your s,a
experience is limited along this line you j!1'
ought by all menus to hear l'rof. Wood ai d s
lecture; if it is extended then you surely on
would not roies it. l'rof. F. C. Woodard, oc- de
cupnnt of the choir of English in the South r?'
w)
Carolina Gollege, will lecture here at the
Court House on June 14tb, under the attspi t>e
ee? and for the benefit cf the King's Daugh- 11
ters. Of course l'rof. WocdarJ, occipying ri"
the position that lie does, needs no re coin- jt
mendation at our hands. We only hope up
that our people will exhibit the intellectual *o
tastes and tendencies that we kuow exist by 'ol
turning out en masse to ltcar him. The
charge for ndni'ssion will be only 20 cents, ph
"just enough" as the Greenville News re- h :
marks, "to keep out mere curiosity seekers 8"
and allow those who care for things ot this J'C(
kind an opportunity to hear in comfort." Sp
Let everybody come. be
Ill
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Irish potato hugs have been bothering the uu
gardeners a good ileal lately. Not long sinco al'
we asked if there wnn any way to get rid (
of (hem. IV e liave received two reponses. lo
Air. Columbus Hobcrson says that one 'it
^<'an/I of Paris Green or London Purple
k'fsoW.j in a gallnn of wnlcr and applied j
to (he plants hy means of a spray; or one f0]
pound of Paris Green or London Purple ni:
mixed with ten pounds of air slaked lime 'H*
and dusted on will eradicate them in short
rder. of
Colonel Johnson ins n much simpler pre- Li
(cription. Ileuses hot wn'er. lie takes
.of
it from the keltle scalding hot and pours it on
ilit bugs. Now it seems to us that ihis ir
?\<ould kill I ho liugs but would a'so kill
.;iw potato vims, root nod branch. Col. l'1
. . hn
Johnson however, who is well known ns on 0f
.experienced gardener says that he has tried
it and that St .fill kiii 'he bugs and do the
plant no harm. Those who are troubled JV'
with the bugs might try either or both or Wl
these remedies and if they fni', why then wi
you can just entcii the bugs and carry them fi
bodily to the woodpile ntul cut their heads /
off. We have never known this method lo bo
/ail.
MORMON "MISSIONARIES."
The Mornun ElJc-s who have been
orking ns missionaries' in our county have
ade and baptize! one convert so far, Mrs.
iz* Koon who lives about five miles east
here. They say that others are investitting
the r docwine and that some seem to
; convinced.
The men hive no special place of abole
it travel from house to house to do their
nrk.
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hi: 1131U17 i>i .Monuamsm us couiaiueu
the mo?t impartial writings, and auiong
oni 1 at iu the llncyclopaedia Britauica
e? no: 00 uuieud the doc tri ties and | rac;es
of the Moruians very highly. In fact
shows that they were under considerable
srepute-Jisrepuie amounting to crime in
me oases-f ir quite a period of their history,
uder pressure of civizilatiou and Uuited
a'.es laws aud Judicial decis ions, backed
Federal troops tiiey have been compelled
forego and nbanJou soiuc of their attoiniule
practices. We unde island however
at there is a school or sect of Morinans who
tini that the \vickudue?s and crime was not
nctioaed hy the chare 1. They therefore
ve est at Imbed a reform uioveHcift which
is hoped will help kill and bury some of
e pernicious principles of the origiual.
c Mippose the titeii abive mentioned would
tiiu to be ong to the reform movement.
We Co not believe in 1 ersecuti 011. 1 111
ink that every person should 1>; allowed
rfect lreedom ot' conscience in matters of
[gion. We would however, strongly
vi?e our people to thoruugii 'y lavesiigate
mnauisiu. is past and picsent, before
tiiug that church. Auil r eineoiber that
leu you nre investigating a subject under
spicion the iuformation that you get from
rti/aas is to '>e accepted with c n iderjb e
owance. lu view of the fuel ho we vetit
it b.?s taken quite a while for two meu
convert one very <? J woman, litis advice
uId seeni eutirely uttsalle i for
the limes:
i
Hue of the most pit as tin uud enjoyable <
. astons it lies beeu tnv good f - tnie to attd
in a long time whs ?lie occasion of the
:uic giveu at tlte close of Miss Lula 1
jod'n little sciiool at Kelton. Having re- :
veil a pressing invitation to attend, aud I
owing from past experience tlte oouute- 1
j hospitality, aud tlte g< oi time generally s
it one meets with upon the l'.a ttidge, 1 t
course g udly ucc'lpied with many autici- t
,toos. finding mat Dr. J. (.!. Doing was '
peeled to g<>, we determined to make me |
p on our wnerl-t. li is quite unnecess iry s
explain that :itc trip was one fraught wim <
uy draw backs, hill*, tuts, c.aos. brandies t
., with pvsstoiy a few ft u tut ay fcclto !
rJs uiiugitng with ibe sweat of the bt-otv. i
the saving goes, we were -oil and on'alter t
;ely, but there is never a dirk e oui but t
is a stiver lin ng, aui though we "goi
re" through many trials auJ iriiiulations, <
were well paid for it when iliat bouutiiul i
ead was laid. The way Dock and 1 went
thut picuic diuner was a cunt ion tj
ikes. The ouly thing 1 lear is that we
y never again have the pleasure of utidtng
another lvcllou j>icuie. tor 1 fear
it the Tea Kidginoi wi.l cakul ue that m e <
m feeding such a gormandizer is enough,
it all thai could reasonably he espec ed ot
e eoniiuuuity. 1 don't think I ever ate
:li a diuner before, and cerium y never
joyed one better. l>y way of parenthesis
d at the same time apologetically, 1 will
itc that ttie reason for voracii us appetites
the part if Doe. and 1 can he accounted
in two ways, first, we both arise much
rier than our accustomed hour so as to
ike the trip in the Cool of the day, thus i
stroking our appetite for breakfast. We I (
de hard, and consequently were bungty j
ten we were cubed to thetestive hoard, j (
2nd. There were so many gmd tilings set ' i
tore us and all of it was s > tempting that | i
was almost a matter of impossibility to j i
sist the temptation to try everything in ; <
rln; and titcre being such a variety, ; ,
was neccssti y. for one to have >i voracious '
petite to eveu try all those cool tilings ! I
the good ladies of Kcltoo are to h aute
r setting such a repast before us.
It was just the kind of a picnic 1 enjoy.
There whs noi the usual scramble for (
ices and snatch and go business. It was
select affair, only a limited number of
esls being invited and everything was si
liet and orderly. Everyone seemed to
rl themselves so much at ease, and the
read was so bountiful that thrice the nuui
r could have been fed and well led. The
e whole thing reminded oitc of a large
d happy family. There was plenty to cat
d plenty of lime to eat it, no one was at
in a hurry. Everyone seemed to have
ft troubles and cares behind ami came here
this bcau'iful shady grove, near the poo',
have a whole days enjoyment, the hem
ul belies and the gallant beaux of the
dge with a 8| rinkling frotn Uni >n were
nt upon entertaining each other to the
st of their ability. Wit and merriment
liowed promiscuously. Miss Wood lias a
nnhcr of very bright pupils, some of them
ing further advanced than usual for their
es. In fact ii takes a very highly aceoinished
teacher to successfully It ind'c some
her pupils, who are well advanced. M i*s
11 si is thorough'y competent ami e<|tr?l to
e occasion, i^hc is n first honor graduate
Limestone Institutive for young ladies,
id gives abundant satisfaction to the prions
of t lie schro-, which is private, and
ey ore much better pleased w.th it th in
e public school system. 'I hey could not
ivc made a better choice in the s lection
a teacher.
We lo? k o n- depirturo abml o'? lo.d;
Miring the good people of Kelti n thai the
rnio'V of their hospitali'y and tlie it-o I
no wo had enjoyed upon this occasion j
iiil<l long be tresaureil by us with the j
sh .or many happy returns. Don't foi
t yours truly when you have another, 1
is* l.ula I niut going to toll you all about j
lline in the branch, you can ask 1>j? a- !
ut that.
John. It. Mathis. j
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SOME INTEREsJ^NQ HISTORY
(CONCLUDED)
But one of the incidents of interest in
Mrs Murray's lif?, handed down to us, was
her visit to Charleston m the early times,
just after the close of the war. "Miss Sallie,"
as she was then, had always felt the earnest
desire to visit the city and see tho ocean.
So she resolved to go. There were no traveling
facilities in those days Miss Sabie
mounted her g>ol steed, and went a'ong with
her brothes, when they carried their produce
to market by wagon. She arrived at
the city, and found suitable quarters, had
her crop sold ana set about spending her
money. She bought for herself a handsome
blue silk gown aud an adero ment for her
bead, which she called her 1 'jock ey cap,"
crowned with an ostrich plume, a necklace
of brilliants, or paste, known as her diamond
neck'ace. She explored thecitvfrom
one point to aoother, seeing all that was of
interest to her. One cvaniu gshc was missing,
and her ' brother llilly" set out in search
of her. After much trouble and hard walking.
he traced her to the wharf. There was
in the haiber, a fine British man of war,
he found she had gone on board. He followed,
and there was Miss Sallie in all her
glory, dining with the British oflicers. She
was just having a royal time! And would
always relate it with the greatest delight.
The famous costume, the blue silk, jockey
cap, aud diamond necklace appeared afterw?rds
ou all grand occasions. Our old ladies
did not change their fashions often, but
when they got a costume, it cost money, and
it served more than one generation.
Mrs- Murray was not liandsone, but hud
:? fine, strong face. She was sometimes accused
of vanity. But really, what apperred
vanity in Mrs. Murray, was only a proper
self-npprec atitig tlsat went into term the
beautiful roundness of ber character, and
make of her a complete and perfect woman.
Mrs. Murray was member of Fair Forest
Presbyterian church, and a deeply religious
woman; but her miud was too broad
and cotnpreheustve to be influenced by the
rigid and sometimes fana'ical views of the
churehes in those days. When the religious
reaction set in, ttl'ttr a long period of
license in the church of Huglaud, one of I
the very earnest, but uuwisc Methodist cir- I
euitrilets berated the Indies of it<? setilu- '
uient front the pulpit for their fine clothes.
Mis. M. met hiui soon after, and took ]
hiui to task for desecrating the pulpit with
such (rival in a1 tors as a woman's dress.
"As for me," she told him, '1 consider
adornment a necessity and duty, a woman
owes herself. I would as lief have a cow
without a tail as ? bonnet without a bow.
Mrs. Murray sett'ed the oli fellow. He
let the women a'one after that. She was
on l ol' dunc ng. an 1 enjoyed it long after
he time when most ladies give it up. She
ivas once sayiog ia defence of dincing, thnt
she thought it male ihe heart roj >ico and
uid graceful to ihe Cicil-r, to move by )
lie sound of ' flute and fiddle,'' ?rind
'that siie had never sent up u more earnest
jrayer, any where, than in a ball room." A
sharp tongue 1 old crony said aside: "1 don't 1
loubt Si lie prayed but it was for a purl*
>er."
Well, 1 hive looke 1 hack beyond a hun1
red years and iriel to r-'ea 1 the past of
ny old people. Now, shades of Grind*),
arewe'l!
The shadows gather around me-, the night
mines on; when 1, t~o, must follow to the
mknown shore.
S. A. Sims*
Grindall,
Uuiou Co., !?. C.
MATH IS is paying the bighesi price for
:ggs, and wants all he cau get.
UBICKS: MUCKS! MUCKS!
For Sale At
J. 11. Hour.Kit & Co. j ^
An Old Confederate's Flea for Peace*
I'o the F.dilor <d The Greenville NewsWill
y.ut allow space in your paper lor a
iVw remarks. We as citizens of South Car*
ditia arc on the eve of another turning point
u our Stale's his'ory. This new hui ding
Nil oil I lie constitution, rglnly const rue-cd,
room enough for the whole people to live
antler, ami feel kindly protected under nil
us rules of discipline; broad enough to give
Midler for the wli le faufily, ilic citizen* of
uur liohle l'aluietio Sta e. mis giMicrn'ion
won d feel proud of. Generations yet tin- t
horn would say, "?e are proud ot ancestors
who Imi t such a hoisc that needs no
improvement for a I time ??> come." As
neighbors and citizens of tnis n hie State of
ours, we have the material within our holders
enough to construct this building so it '
may he a monument in our honor for ages
to come I look up n this event as greater
than '?<>. Then the whole peoj le wore togo
her lighting for their rights and protection.
I low did they succeed? Tnat uiighly
man a soldier, a statesman, a son of our helove
t Slate, Wade Hampton, came It the
front with all his intiuet ce, for peace, ami
we Confederate soldiers and ciii/.ns remember
well when his name was mentioned for
our stall lard bearer, ho?v the echo weir
fioin sea-bore to the mountains, and every
hosoni foil it as it passed ami l>y a united
effort to her citizens he led us to victory.
But in the course of time we have suffered
our houses divided. How came it so I will
leave for vour cjn-ideration to think it out I
for yourselves. It is evident that there
were wrongs among us. So lei eucli party
consider his wrong doing and come together
upon living ground as neighbors, and citizens
and as so diets of (lie lost cutso and
s utcsiuen. Let our action go down in the
channels of history s > we will feel proud of
it. L"t us have no foolishness io this all
in<|>>rtaut <|tttsMion. Let us rcts>n together
for the g?od of the whole piop'c, not l'ir
self. Let the conservative sand reformers
e >uie t getlier upon one line that will lea 1 to
a unit; let evc-y one g t upon the hint of
peace, good will to men. and the nohle ladies
of South Carolina. Let us get hank to
v ii::c of '.he ..Id land uinks?l a tree pciplc.
Let us to ik well to the nurter before us.
Send your hest nui'eriil, level headed men,
!< tidy join this building together lor the i
benefit of ihe whole prop e.
Cl)NFKI>r.R \TK.
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Shoso " ye id 'a" stilors Wiight 1J ounces
sure euro for lie tdicho. K >r sale by A. fl.
LOST KII & CO.
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4 A C H 3. '
BUSINESS
ALWAYS ON A 2 *< M >^3
AT THE
R A C K F T
OUR
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wonuemu
success lias demonstrated
beyond the shadow of a doubt that the people
are with us, that our system of the best values for the least
moncj?One price to everybody ? lias met their
approval and that they are fully awake to
the fact that One Dollar spent at
the Racket will buy nearly
4 as much as Two
Dollars spent elsewhere.
All losses sustained by credit concerns are mad up by tlio.se
who pay their bills. If you buy goi ds ?n credit
you not only pay a lone; time price on your own
goods but must help to make goo !
amounts last on those
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WHO Will HOI paw
WE ARE SEEL IN (
Heavy yard wide sheeting at 4c.
Indigo Calico only 3A
Nice Dress Gingham 4?.e.
Fast Black Sateen only S!e.
Ladies Oxfords all leather 33c.
Man's good Shirt J0o.
Good Dress Calico :>o.
Good Alamance Chocks 3c.
Boys Nice Bants only loc, 9
rVo intend to keep your trade. \W have the goods ,.| know
that the prices are right.
SO TROUBLE TO SHOW GOODS.
HARRY & BELK
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I n e a p n e i i a d o
FIRE IISajUNii
Insure in The Farmers' Mutual hire laser.ikc- . i.ifion
of Union County, by the people ami La t ; oplc.
For Isolated Property only. salaried >[.'. v -port.
No Capitalist to enrich. No ! >. . e ? : .
Fair and Honorable Adjusting -ics
COST-ONLY $5.00 y-L TLL "JO". ." LT
J. T. FOWLER - Local A. i.* - .
DID YOU
hat Black Cropon is the LATEST for Ltulh <> (in in
from 12c to &1.00 per yard. Nitnn s \ ii-'i . i. and
Cream is the thin^ for winning weir?IV; id.
We are strictly "in it" this season on
prices range from ~>c per yard up. A ;>
of Wool Dress Goods all shades. . . ;
Price <S^e per yard. Always rei oca: 1 v
mil* linn <tt' tilnl l'.h, lit'iilu 1
strictly w]> to date ami our ] r:
the Lowest. Men and l?o\ s
Clothing. W e find thai
on this line our stock
13 too large, so
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have
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to
make a .
big cut. Now is '
vour time to got :i good ii.ll
wool suit Idr \ Id I * N little moncv. . ,
MILLINERY.. MiLL IN :::Y.
We are determined je>t to carry <>?. i .in\ i:?nig >
so if you are in need of Trimmed or 1 ntrim;,. i i : ..."
Ribbons; KloWt-rs, Silks,-Satin; . i n .
is the place llutt vo'fi ; rli Took in* i'.r ' ' "
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