The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, August 09, 1895, Image 8
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OUR CORRESPOND ENTS
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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
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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
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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<
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