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r i i ?mmmm? OUR CORRESPOND ENTS i Jononville. Ai? 0. ? I thought I nouhi not write up ' the ilny* doings here last I'rtday us most everybody iu the county us well as many : other places were here to see and to hear ' for for themselves, hut 1 have been solicited and premised to give a short account of it ' although I guess other correspondents will give the affair in full. The crowd was the largest that everassern- 1 bled before in Jonesvilie and no doubt the largest that ever gathered together iu Union j county. The estinialo is from five to seven r. tliousaud. 1 have seen crowds of people ' ail the way up to ono hundred thousand and 1 say there was not one less than tive tlions- 1 and. They canto from every direction up to one o'clock. Several other counties were represented in the crowd as well as North ?? t'aroliua anu Georgia. " While many of the townships in the coun i ty did well their part. I can't refrain from ' t making special mention of Union and Union ' township as really doing more than their ex- I nttttPtl ullArch tnr tlio I i J . .. vv VI1CIVU. I U<OU J1IUIVO ' special mention of f apt. .1. f. Douglass whs < paid twenty dollar-tout of his pocket. The 1 Committee however is now twsnty dollars 1 in debt mid tliey would he more tlmn thank. 1 ful if this amount wonhl lie contributed that I they might ms relieved rtti<l discharged. I I win my in conclusion thst better order was 1 never observed t y me on any occasion vither i small or great, religious or otherwise than was on that recti ion. There was no drink- 1 ing. no swearing, no quarreling, no fighting i tut politics, but peace, unity, harmony and g >od will among men prevailed. I wid also say that the Hlaiiaville band deserves many thanks for their sweet lnusio which enthused the who'e crowd. The Southern Hailroad also deserves our thanks for their kindness lu giving reduced rates and for the special cars ihey attached to their regular trains for the nccetnedation of the people. There area few 1> si things in the hands o! the Commitleo that will he delivered ou application. There are also some things lost which the Committee ku<>ws nut lung of and which they regret, an I would he gUd if any one li'is anything iif the kind that they would lei it be known s? the owner could get it. A number of colored people did good service and withon pty they seemed to have n special liking for the old Veterans They deserve our thanks. Telephone. Etta Jano. Air.ttsr, > ? l.ast week was a holiday sea' son with the people of thin county. Wedues day, 111 nlf, was Children's I>ay at Sal em A large crowd cstiaiHted at Irotu lOUO to "QUO people gathered to witness or take part in the exercises. llroa I Hivor, Hopewell And Salem Sttuclty Schools were j?iucd by ipnie a nuiubci of children from olhei schools until fully .'50(1 were present. The piogrnimoe was carried out. The exercises were og? tied by reading the Idfith l'slain te which lae children responded: '-For His mercy endurotli forever.L'der It. M. l'lexico of the A. It. I'resbyterian church led in prayer. Tnc illatrsiille hand tin msiu'ii inc inst > itriietilul music tor the occasion. 'Ihe eh I'tien weic formed in line <iiid marched ami c<?u .tor marched through I lie congregation. At the html of the column a United Sinn* llag was home by Mr. Henry Thomson. Other banners and in it toes lit lowed in the line, which with the long line of weil dressed and well Icbaved children g ive c uv < ouii'y uiiother evidence of wlist the Sunday School is doing for out people and espec ally the rising geueia ion. '1 lie ciiildrin acquitted themseives beyond the expect nioii of many an I frequently provoked ro*iod? of applause from the audience. Ttie address and song of wolcoine was I CS| Iiebd to by Mr, lleiny '1 hotn.soli. 1 lie dinner pici'iiie 1 'br the occasion was in super iibumlance ami the congregation was well behaved nothing was. aid or done that was c Moiisive to the taste of tue most delicate and rHined Inly, In the attei noon tlie coiigregati" i lepaired to the house where the 1 lint II id and Salem t'lioiru en lerlaiiu'd tlictn for fully an lioiir with their best detections. This was one of the in n?> enjoyab'e features of ttie occasion. The lungers were higli'y commended fir thetr proticieucy. liev. Mr. tliving preached at Salem yesterday. lie was accompanied by bts rind Mr. Neely I'aliner. Mai Minn e Waiki r of the Female Seuiinuiy at < iduinhia i-< a' home now. She will net return to the Scininary again to teach. Miss ./emetic Davidson of Voikvidc is visiting Mrs. t apt S. S. Walker. We lui l the p insure o| spending a tit y with our fiietid C?pt .) . I'. Moerbtrid last weok. Iliirli.o nit r s 1 ? - ? j urn-*v11m hi' flpent tlio ni^lii whh .Mr. John 1). Long from whom we gathered b' mo spicy mutter whiili we will try uu I give our reader-jit the near future. Vox. I'urolH. Am. 6 I lie dry weather Continues and th? crape auJ gardens tire failing very feat, 'i'he ground ha- net b?n? thoroughly wet ince crops have bran planted, ami if rein d'.'esu t coiiio very tvun upland corn will he h-i'lly injured. Young 'res and almbhery are nlrwaily becoming '?ry much parched. The pruotiry o.'ection nee held here la?t Tuesday, There mi' n lieht vnto polled, 'there was not the -hghtrat co'liu-iusui and 1 flio day patted < II very ipiicily. Hcv. .1 A. Porter <d < lumbiu, fa hrr <>f ' our pastor, pre'ielia' w o ear rut and forcih e 1 sermon in tin) Moii oi.'i church yesterday 1 rooming. Kev. I'. J. i5r . < wi'l lugiri a aeries of ' meetings iri tl.e llaptiet clmren next Sunday and ectilinue thrmg'i liiu billowing week. He iv111 he asn-ied by Pov?. p. J. liobionen of C, a fluey und Surra'- ..f innmnn I he doctors ropoi i tciiit - csuras in the Ciiniieunity, t ut i.one -f it has prawn very aoir.itis r Mr. S. II. I.inii i'dni ?nd Mrs. II. P. r TV-jud have b? an sick I r -iveiul day.-, but ?. ura Butv on thw convnlo-eeut list. I Mr-. I?. P. Ilrow n opi'iie I u j> u-uhscripl a ion school Iteie this nu rntitt which nil i pivdinh y continue tl.r ugh the fill and wint \ cr tuontba. j i Our town lias bad on a unusually lively lir for several weeks past. Besides Severn! wlie have been home pending their holidays, there has been juite a number of visitors. Messrs Fred liryant and Karncst Littlejohn left forClam>on College last Saturday. Mr. W. T. Mayies one of the professors of the Leesvilte h'emale School is spending vacation with his lister, Mrs. D. K. Brown. Miss Nelson ef [.aureus is also at Mrs. Brown's. Miss Ada Wood of Asbury is visiting relieves here, Mr. K. L. Littlejohn one of the leading jlerks in the I'acolct M'f'g. Co.'s store whose eg was broken some months and on account if which has been off duly for several months ias returned to his place of business much o the delight of his uiany friends. Mignonette. SKDALU. Aid. f> ? Mr. tiJitor. Tlie zealous leader ef indepsudsntism iu Union County in hie ap [)?nl to tbe voters labored hard to make the impression that a large majority of tbe voters jf Cross Keys were in sympathy with his movement. Now the white vote of our lownihip seldom exceeds 130. 70 votes were east tl the primary. 0 reformers were not at the pol s eh >ee names are not on his roll, uc less put there without authority making, 86 iliat have uol signed his roll. One of his cenlervaiive friends iuforms ins that hs authsrized no person to sign his name to the new c'.ub list. Others uo doubt will make the taino statement. Strong effort was made to keep the voters from the po Is. A rehab.o gentleman says'-It was announced at lieluiant church Mon unj n'giu mat mere would lie no election next day, as two of the mauagers hud refused to serve"' but the boys, fearing there might be some trick, went to see. The plea for the ratification of the new constitution by the people, I fear is only a bait to decoy the reformers into their nets. We are told ihat there wou d be no danger of the negro voting down the constitution and will not be known iu politics. If thie beao, why ilie anxiety on the perl of conservative and republican leaders to have every negro voter registered? Mo lariuer would stop his plows iu busy erop tunc and load his wagea with tisgroes and carry tlieni to the registration othce without some motive in view. 1 fear Ins cry ot white suprentaey may prove a delusion and a snare. Meters .Strait Chaney, Win. Chanty' Jesse Dukes and K. Shrppurd of Abbeville are visiting relatives in tins section. Mr. D. N. Wilburn of Cross Keys has had a very aick child the past week. Haiti is iiiueh needed. C. B. B. 1 am sorry to see that the revival at Padgett s Creek, of which your Sedalia correspondent gives nn account, in the last "Iimks, failed to impress s?id correspondent with the great and fundamental pria ciple et all ttue Christianity. While twentyseven poor sinners were brought into tin fold ot the Church, why could not this old man ut least learn the Ten Commandments. 1 desire to call his especial attention te tin one which says Thou shall not bear fals? witness azainst tbv inMirhhnr " How could one ineetiug on the 19ih, bi undemocratic when there had been uo call upon the democracy a? Much to parcipitati in ttie primary, "When ignorance is bliss, tis folly to be witte." Utid your Sedan* correspondent had more wisdom he would in this case have been deprived of the bliss of attacking myself and t large number et as gaoJ, brave an d patriotic democrats and citizens as Union County can boast. <htr meeting was dem ocratic iu the broadest Dense ut the werd. We were trying to protect the lights of the poor and lgnoratit from the ueslructien aimed at them by a ring made iruuk by pswsr. If the Scdalia correspondent wss not so tuibited with Weaverisiu he would have seen when tie teal the resolutions adopted at out meeting that we stood upon the vs'y highest piiinaole of a pure democracy, in demanding that the Constitution should be sent haok to the people for approval er rejection before it became tlie law of oar State. Your correspondent states that 1 an an anomaly in politics and 1 have no doubt thai to hint I run. 1 have no idea lie can understand how anyone can deliberately lake sides with a hopeless minority (as I did in lN'J?; simply because (bat minority is right. He cannot conceive of n man allowing daty to over rule perssnal ambition and advanciiieni. In one word I am a political anomaly to linn, because he judges me by himself and hylliM standard 1 am and hope to ever he a | olitieal auoma'y. Ho says my cell was an inenll to every lit former in mis county. It certainly was uoi so tiKeit Tor u?tr half those on the club roll had been nine* e icformere eiuoe 18'.?0. It ?vas an invitation io nil true democrats who were dissatisfied wiih the present ring rile, to meet and organise. Those who were satisfied with the present policy were net iuvitel ami but few caine. Whether the meeting at dross Keys on July l^rti will result in good or not, I cannot say. but speaking for myself and those who acted with mc 1 can say that we weie and are actuated by I ho purest and most patriotic nioiites "l'eople who live in gluts houses should riot throw Atones" and your Kedalia correspondent is the hist man in Union (Jcunty who ought io talk about iadependentisnt Were it not for ay respect for his grey hairs 1 would tell of conduct that would mantle his cheeks with the blusb of iliume. As t > my | o ilical death yourcorrespond iit has hcen dead so long politically himself hat he is not competent to jndge ihoss still i v i n g I snail n <tiro no further communication 'torn tlit* Sednlta correspondent. Lowndes J. drowning Vctiran's Re union [C"Ut'nu>il/mm pajf. 1.) t'ol I. < . Mclvissick, the noble old Ronm. the old war horse of the cavalry was text introduced llo was in ill health, and tot hi condition to speak, but seeing he familiar faces that stood hy htm in tusny \ hard fought buttle, he could net resist alking to them again, lie was wiih (len. Valhtef at Appotnatlox, nn I the scenes described by the General were very faaiilar | to him. II* recounted several Wattle icidm. He then paid a grand tribute to th* private Id iery of the Confederacy. He eaid that the kigheat easomiums of the orator, the historian aad th* poet, only faintly conveyed the noble gallantry of the private soldier. He said lie had known many instance! where the gallantry of th* private wonld put their officer to shame. He had seen officers shirk while the private went bravely forward. He told how thousands of the poor privates suffered and died in prison, when simply signing allegiance would have saved them from privation and want, but died rather than do such a thing. He said these soldiers were as gallant and brave aad true to the eause as Jeff Davis himself. The Col. wore his old army coat of Confederate grey. He said he ran across it the other* day and did not think he had seen it before J in nearly thirty years. It was moth eatsn j and its buttons and stars and trimaiings , were all gone. The Colonel esid they bad been cut off long ago by the ladies. These ladies are possibly still treasuring these lit-* tie relics in mtmory of the lost eause. The Colonel said while he did not know that he would ever meet with a'l his comrades now collected, again he wanted to admonish them to work for peace and harmouy in our dsar old State, and prepare for the tinal conquest His closing remarks were very eloquent sad touching, lie isiil when he was gone he wanted his comrades to tell his children that he had never shirked duty, and had facsd death many times with little or no hope *f ever leaving the field alive. On* of hie greatest consolations in his declining years was that he had never shirked when dutv called in those irjriug time*. Capt. J. T. Douglass was next introduced and talked ef the gallantry and bravery ex. hibiled on the many battle fields by the eoU diera, their memory should never be forgotten, and said that when ho ceased to honor and revere the narnee of the heroee of the Confederacy, may a resting place for hie body be refused in hie native soil. He admonishes the rising generation to never be ashamed of the men who wore the grey. Dixie by the band was again rendered by peeiel request fo'lowed by three more sheers. Dr. A. E. Kant, the humorous ejnfed, who wee the life of the camp, wei next introduced. He was coutinually playing jokes oet the boys in samp, and caused no end of fan He alse paid cvpecial tribute to the women of the south and especially of Virginia in hie talk. He told how tbey fed the poor pickets while on duty, that the men were ) glad to be on piekct duty, far they knew Ike women would feed them. He told how tbey ran out in the itreeta, early ene morning in dis hnbilte, to welcome the entrance of the aoutkern troops when they took the eity. He said it would not ha long before this country would erect monuments to the noble women of the South, the noble wivce ' mothers and grandnughters of the rebellion. Capt. T. L. Hemes loid how a handful not more than one hundred confederates had routed three solid ranks of infantry, by going to the support of a battery which wae i holding the enemy back. Thia caused the I Yankees to think that a large number was to follow. i Lt. H. L. Seaife spake next, aud said that i the bauds used i? play before going into battle, "Yankee doodle" te make them mad i and then play "Dixie" to maka them glad. I He said he had been gathering official figi ures of the killed and wounded at the different battles <> both sides, he showed which side had lost the greater number in each, battle, and it was found that in the total the i Yankees had lost 4s,1*8 more men than we had. This talk wound up the speaking. Letters of regret for inability to aitend the i occasion were received from (Jen. Longstreel i and Col. Asbury Howard. After the speakigig the veterans were ordered lo fall in, which they did in double i ranks, there being nearly 400 in line, the young ladies then went along the line and pinned on the rihbons. The military company then marched along the line and hall> e I, the veterans were then ordered te the table the military minted by aiming ta present arms us the veterans passed. Tha table formed a hallow square covering lmlf no acre of ground, thare ware two loag tablesspread in tha aentar of ihia square for the vcterana. The largest epr?a<l ef edibles wrro brought forih and spread en the tables that lias ever been seen in Union County at one time. They were fairly groaning under tha weight <f good things. It was well that it was so, for to glance at tha perfect soa of faces in every diroction it looked like it would he impostiblo to feed them all. The crowd was estimated at from four to fivo theusaiid souls. As the victuals would disappear more would be put in place, GRAHAM ? LE ~\KT i *hTi 4-Vi n 1< W * X UXJ. Uliu 1( and the lcrv for tiij 10 D, WE WILL OFFER SI I DRESS | goods :o: Remember that we will meet other merchant i NICE PA BESII Another big lot of pict QH AJ~iA,IVL <5 I mm m * k the ladies look (he inside of the hollow square and the men the entside. Some two hundred ladies eould net bo accommodated en the inside and they were given plaeee on the outside before the men were invited to go ahead. Everybody seessed to get all tbey wanted te eat, and everyone was bap* py. And thus ended one of the grandest meetings that has ever taken place in this county. After the dinner* most of the visitors left for home, while some went te see i the parade drill wbieh took ptaoe en the the drill ground in the preeence ef the Adjutant and Inspector General, Watts, Gen. Watts was well pleased with the military and he and Cel. Butler and Col. Wardlaw, gave them short talks. Oas feature deeerving especial eomment was the perfect decorum observed throughout the entire dav, the usual drinking and beietronsaess so often seen upon sueh occasions was very conspicuous for its abscsnee, and the fast was very noticable, and was the occasion ef quite a deal of favorable eomarfeat. The three coaches taken up in the morning were brought back by the four o'clock freight in the evening. and they were pretty well filled. The camp was broken up ana the troops returned to their various homes Saturday. The weather has been exceptionally fine for the encampment, while it is a little dusty and warm, it would have been a eerieus draw back if it hnd rained. The crowd eould not have possibly been boused- J.R.Mi Furniture polish cosily applied with a cloth is peddled at 25 to 60o a bittte. Our pries is only 10c. A. II. FCSTEfl & CO. RIGHT NOW is TIIE PROPER TIME TO PAINT YOUR HOUSE. DON'T PUT IT OFF ANOTHER DAY, BUT CALL AND GET A COLOR CARD And quantity bstimath at once delays are EXPENSIVE in cases of actual necessity. WE SELL LUCAS' BEST READY MIXED TAINTS, WHITE LEAD and LINSEED OIL A. II. FOSTER Ac CO What's The Sense Of paying agents a profit of 15 to 25 Dollars on a Sewing Machine, simply because you-can buy it on a credit, when you oan i FAY XT s $1950 CASM (and freight from the factory) ATsTID OWN A | DEMOREST. About 150 now in the homes in Union County. What more do you want than a five year guarantee on a raa chine at factory price? A. H. FOSTER I CO. & SPARKS. AD^ argest stock vest prices. r A \ r f ^ \ r rti ;ii IN Ji, A 1 AYS PECIAL DRIVES n v WASH* VkKVl (JOODS > any price *iad? you anj and give you a INTING DES. ir?i in a lew day*. bargains!"/ bargains; -A.. O. PLOYD' Dry-goods and Groceries OF ALL KINDS WILL OFFER THIS WEEK SPECIAL BARGAINS XIV DRESS GOODS. My BALLARD FLOUR is Still IN THE LEAD in PRICE and QUALITY. MY FANTALOONS FOR %48c DOWN TIIEM ALL? COME ARID EXAMINE MYSTOCK OF GOODS WHETHER YOU WANT TO BUY OR NOT. We will De pleased to show you at any timeFREE DELIYEUY J. Q- WRAY, M-r To the Public. WE WANT YOUR TRADE OUR MOTTO IS LOW PRICE We handle nothing but the best goods in our line. Oall on us for. DRUGS, OILS, TOILET ARTICLES, STATIONERY. SOAPS, PERFUMES, EXTRACTS, TOBACCO, CIQAK8, AND CIGARETTES. We are agents for the celebrated PRINCE ut l^lHAtigarn. The best in town, try one and be convinced. Prescriptions carefully compounded at all hours. Very Respectfully, l)rs. Munro and Going have their o<i?e in our store and will be found there in the futnre. THE CAROLINA DRUG CO CANDIDATES FOR TIIE DRUG TRADE, OF UNION COUNTY, AND THIS ?IS THEIR? PLATFORM 1 Pure Drugs. 2 Lowest Prices consisteut with th quality of our goods, 3 Accuracy and Competency in com pouodiog Prescriptions. 4 We oarry tlie largest line of Patent Medcincs in the county. b Our stock of Medioines, Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals is immense, aud is purchased from the largest tnanu facturing and impoiting houses in tbo country. 6 We carry a full stook of the best Paints, Oils, Putty, Whitewash and Paint Brushes. 7 We carry the finest line of Spsetaoles __j v <11 5 oiju mjjo uiikos in coe county. UNION DRUG CO. SEWING MACHINES PIANOES, ORGANS, CLOCKS, AND BICYCLES. I .a Ik* oft)J d*?ltr i* tki* FULL LIM OF COON is OIHW 4l4 o*i Mil lk*n OF tflMOST 4RT TXRKS I* nil lk*k?j*r FURORS, 0RG4HS, 4 R B CLOCKS 41 tlaoil ?bt prio* ul (intur Mra*. SEWING MACHINES from2$10.;up 3L.MA.33S THE*** AI^ Took several medals diplomas ot tko WORLD'S FAIR, til roao oo easj tbat No. fcO thread con be used for o baod. Call at once and get prices and terms. S M. RICE Jr., E. U< I *