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tfO. ? w .. .t<^ . SUPPLBMEHT a PCJJJ)i/^sjp^ jf SjlMB UNION WEEK1T TIMES 1 tUNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FEBRUARY 8, 1899. i' * i "* -c- ..... ? : M The Union Times Puiti'nkqd' Fbfry Friday. L. Ci. YOltNXJ, Manager. W. K. COOK, Editor. ' \ ? liVi H Registered at the Poatoffice in Union tf. C., ms seoond-elass mail matter. A _ i y. 'J . * . . . . - Letter# and remittances should b< w-?Rtld raised to The Uxion Times Co., Union, S. C. UNION. S. C., FEB. 8, 18?0. p , . INJUNCTION. 'A\le y\\? kve to ask our readers t? excuse our appearance this week. Wi have been struck by a temporary injuttytiou ,.*o had to stop just where ii ' the summons caught us. Like that awful day all of us must sometime come to, when the (it-eat Judge of the Universe will say stoi ?some may have just begun to make preparations, some half ready, and others ready with their lamps fifclfd. * In this case we were ahoul half prepared for the summons, and give vou tho result- of our labor. ^A^iW'losi we intended to print may ' iwyw ?ee Uie light; some uni on the jtfe. soiho partly finished in llie galleys a in1 some in the stick with even Hf Jrord not completed?everything just as the summon* found them and await isg fell* tinal hearing next Friday. <">f course we are aatiafied we will wia and that .Judge Townsend will srllow a Court ?. f Common i'leaa to pass upon the matter in question without depriving the people of thu solace foitnd in the best paper in tlie , county, but if there should accidentally be two aides to this question we tele* thia means of saying good-bye to the many friende we have made in .. our short career as manager of a newspaper, and hope that they may all be prepared for the summons vahen presented by the messenger of the Great Judge. L. (J. Yoitxu, Manager. Union, S. C., Jan. 80. 1890. 'A rest for weary mothers.'' The Old Reliable have an artistic display of Ladies'and Children's Underwear in their windows at prices that will make the weary mother throw away *ier needle and thread. We are indebted to Capt. Chae. Vetty, of The Carolina Spartan for MMistance in reaching the people this week T but for his press and type and prompt response to a brother In trouble we would hare been Jert at the post. Northern Apples just arrired at Parlor Grocery Store. Politeness even to the cook and bootblack wjll make a better person 6f you and make them better. The New York Raeket, aw usual, is tilled from basement, to ceiling of their threo Hoots with goods that defy competition. . Their claim of the "cheapest store on earth" stilt goes unchallenged. Lend a helping hand to the young. It will encourage them to move forward in the right direction. Heinz Boston Baked Beans at Par l<y Gjx>cery Store. There are many young men in tFnlon who are waiting precious hoars day and night. The display of embroideries at Purcell's is lovely. Prices, in plain figures, enable you to make selections to suit your requirements without the assistance of a clerk. These goods were bought as a job and are being ottered at less than wholesale priwi. Fine line fresh Box Candies at Parlor Grocery Store. Some one said of a certain grasping, merciless, grinding money-monger a few days ago: "He has no more j.Mil ttmn a fnrnirt unit liiu fiu>A ia la hard as the picture* of the eagle on the silver dollar." Knrce!t*,now has a "full hand"? thftea boys and two girls?Tuesday. Clothing going at less than New YoA cost for next thirty days at rwwell 'a. Let not a single day pass without sa4*ag a kind.word, or doing a kind deed. to some one. '(his is an jygo of books and bookbut there are many young petrols who do not read a good book 'roil January to January. sesoiou. uiii to ropttii! it. except : for rent, whs introduced by Mr. Ver' ner. After considerable talk a motion to continuo tbc l|ill till tlie next session, was lost in the House, the ? vote being 47 to Tm. There were 22 members absent or not voting. Of the Spartanburg nien>l>ors (Santt, 11 y. driek, Sanders aad West voted to continue and Dean for consideration j i now. " | Tuesday was elect ion day. The great - j est interest centered around the oflice''{ > of superintendent of t he penitent iary. | But it proved no race at all as Sena- j ., tor Griffith of Lexington, received 71 i . votes and bofore the count-, ifras j finished about 20 more went to liltn. ' Of the Spartanburg delegation Sena- | tor Archer, Representatives Dean, j ciiiruT.'" vuirti mr \ininin; uanir., lor Nenl; West. for ('rum. Three dlrooi tors of the penitentiary wero elected, i They are A. K. Sanders. Sumter; T. I. (' 11 nniIndian:. < "heater; \\". S. < Moll. I'iokons. Two mo'iibors of the State hoard of control wore also elected. I T. ('. Iioblnson, of Pickens, nud .1. It. ! Douthit. tiie incumbent, had a short j race. It was lirst announced that ' Douthit had won. A recount mas I demanded, when Robinson was do-; J c In red the winner'by two votes. It., III. H.ykins, of Kershaw, was elected i I on firat ballot as the second member | of the board. John l\ Sloan, J. L. ' Withers and .1. Davis were elected I trustees of the South Carolina Col-, lege. Mies Nanniu Montgommery of | Marion, was elected Statq librarian, j1 Wednesday the lien law was killed i in the House uml buried. The re-j districting bill offered by Mr. Patton, I of Kiehlund, was discussed in an intelligent manner and passed the second reading in the House. Unless, i the Senate rt jects it, there will be a I reorganization of Congressional dis; tricta and a breaking of old slates and | a making of new ones. Several disj peasary bills have been offered, but it is probable the one granting each county the privilege of deciding , whether thoy want the dispensary, i 1 proamnion or nign license win oe ! the on? discussed. It is difficult to j predict what the final result will he. ! The amendments to the county gov ernment bill had not been touched up to last Thursday. That will, 110 doubt, lie considerably changed. After the elections last week both Houses settled down to regular work. The county court bill will cause much discussion. It looks as it might hecome a law. There is also a bill to create two new judicial districts. : The dispensary legislation is in a (chaotic State. It is probable that 1 there will he no radical change at this session. The bill to reduce the tag tax and to pay it into the State treasury has caused much talk. The Senate will act on the redisricting ! bill this week. The committee reported favorably on the House bill. The real legislative battles will begin this week. The Greenville Daily News says i i that Revs. W. J. Holmes and S. C. (Todd are conducting the Altamont ' Rible school with three teachers and I thirteen pupils. Dr. M. H. Houston,, i of Virginia, gives instruction on the! Bible and Mission Work; Miss Lucy j Jenos,of Kentucky, has charge of the academic department; Miss llackney, of Kentucky, teacher of music. There is no pupil from Spar- i tan burg. n There is trouble with the Cubans' who are peremtorily demanding pay , for their soldiers. Cuban com mi a-1 ' sioners are now in Washington try-1 ing to effect a settleinertt of the ques-! tion. It will take |?!,(MH),(R)U to bring j a peaceful feeling to the patriotic bosoms of these liberty-loving people, I who lived on sunshino and air for ! three yoars. Thirty-five cadets of the Virginia i I Military Instituto wore suspended recently for ^ross violation of rules. They were reinstated and takon on , trial for sixty days. During that period they will bo under ri^id restrictions. A Pretty Story Spoiled By the Truth. I do not exaggerate in the leant Then I nay that, at* we hauled off into the bay, the gloom on the bridge of the Olynipia was thicker than a fog in November. Neither Commodore Uowey nor any of the staff believed that the Spanish ships had been sufficiently injured by our fire to prevent them from renewing the battle quite as furiously as they had previously fought. Indeed, we had all been distinctly disappointed in the results of our fire Our projectiles seemed logo too high or too low?just as had been tbe case with those fired at lis by the Spaniards. Several t imes the coMimoklore had expressed dissatisfaction with the failure of our gunners to hit the enemy. Wo had begun the firing at. too great a distance. but wo had gradually worked in further on each of the turns until we were within about 2,5tK.) yards at the close of t lie fifth round. At that distance in n smooth sea, we ought to have made a largo percentage of 1 hits; yet. so far as we could judge, we had not sensibly eriopled the foe. i Consequently Commodore Dewey ' 1 1 1 A \ . A - A % ? i 1 imuit'u inn mm im? open nay ni in? end of the lift It round to take stoek ! i of ammunition and devise a new plan , 1 of attack. | ' The gun captains were well aatis-j? lied with the results of their work. M Whether they luvd a better knowledge 1 of the accuracy of their aim than we 1 had on the bridge, or whether they 1 took it for granted that the enemy ,1 must have suffered severely after so * much fighting, I do notknow; but at ' any rate, they were eager to go on ' with the battle, and were confident ^ of victory. I told one of them that 1 we were merely hauling off for breakfast, which statement elicited the appeal to Capt. Lamberton, as be came ( past a moment later: "For God's sake, captain, don't 1st \ us atop now. To hell with break- , last :" , When I told the commodore that I intended to attribute our withdrawal N to the need for breakfast, he intl- ( mated that it was not a matter of i much importance what reason I gave, 1 ?o long aa I did not give tho true one. | And eo the breakfast episode went to ? the world as a plausible excuse for what seemed like an extraordinary strategic maneuver?one which has 1 been the subject of more comment ' than any other event during the bat-! J tlo. Many people have snid to me i ' that it would be a pity to spoil so ' good a story by telling the truth ; but, 1 us the commodore will be sure to let the cat out of the bag some day, I * may as well let her have her freedom now.?J. S. Stick nay in Harper's Magazine. , General Butler's Report. Washington , Jan. 80.?General M. 1 C. Sutler was given a hearing by the * Senate committee on military affaire ' today, in regard to affairs in Havana, 1 where he has been recently stationed 1 as one of the evacuation commission. ' He gave a detailed aceount of the re- cent clashes in that city between the Spanish soldiers and Cubans. He expressed the opinion that General Brooke's order forbidding partioipa- , tion in the evacuation ceremonies by | the Cubans was a necessary precaution. and that if it had not been is- [ sued there would have been trouble. The Spanish residents were exceedingly nervous. At the same time, he tnougnt. tiie c-nouns should he treated liberally and allowed to participate ' to a considerable extent in the con- * duct of public affairs. He believed tbat the Cuban soldiers could be , utilised, and that if there was an or- | ganized force of such soldiers under ( American command thoy could be , utilized in maintaining order, evon . among the Cubans, lie dwelt at { some length upon the excessive taxes ( imposed under the old system. General Butler expressed the opinion that, in tlmo the Cuban people ' would be capable of self-government, ' but that they should be given an op- ' portunity to quiet down and get used ' i.. - ~ ..,1 ?::-4 ? xi I tU A lliuir HI'CUU auiiiiuiBirntlun tnKU they had ever known. He Maid in reply to h quest ion from Senator Car- i ter, that a census of the Cubans would be advisable. Rev. Thoniaa Curtis, D.D. An extract taken from a private letter kept by an old Chester pupil of 1847: Very early in life he formed an acquaintance which remained uninterrupted for many years, with Dr. Adam Clarke; they spent much time together in examining the Bible. He was associated with 8. T. Coleridge, and was himself editor ef the Encyclopedia Metropolitan; this, I think, was the greatest literary work of his i me. ur. <jox. or hondon, was also ; ausoeiated with'.I hem, and Sergeant | Talford, Dr. J. Mason Hood. In this j work, which also embraced Charles Richardson's Dictionary, the propri- j 1 etors, of whom he was one. failed, ji He then resolved to leave Kngland J for America. Previous to this undertaking with the Metropolitan he had < been engaged in preparing the Bible 11 ior the British Bible Society for pub- m lication.he having pointed out in a ! pamphlet addressed to the Arch Bishop " 10,(HK.) errors in the authorized edition." On his way to America he was cast \ away on the coast of Nova Scotia, and j , was only saved, with hie children, by j j being drawn on shore bv a ropw, los| ingall his baggage and many valuable HSS. At one time he was connected with the Klcctric Review of London, , ind, it is also said, to have reported | lie debutes in i'urliament. lleeame!,. :o America in '88, and wan first settled ) n Maine; in '88 he came south and j j letiled in Georgia, in Ml ho was J f ailed to Went worth street Baptist j jhuroh, Charleston. in this relation i le remained until '4.'), then he ostab- r ished the Female High School at I Limestone Springs, Spartanburg Dis- t irict.?South Carolina Baptist. Crop Acrentfe. Washington, Jan. 510.?The final y istimatjs of acreage, production and = ralue of the following crops In the United States for J898, has been nade by the statiucian of the Depart- ^ nent of Agriculture, as follows : 0 Acros. Bushels. Value. 0 Vheat 44.ojs.278 675.148.70j $392,770,320 "orn 77.721.781 1,924,184.660 j31.023.42H 3ats 2J.777.110 730.90j.613 186.403,364 lye 1.643,207 tj.637.322 11.87j.3joj larley 2,j?j.i2j 55 79*.?57 *3.<>64.J59 | luck wheat.... 67*1.33* 11.721,9*7 3.271.462 \ Potatoes 2.J57-*79 192.306.338 79.374.77* ! lay 4j.7S0.8jT *66.376,910 398.060,647 Tous. The acreage of winterwheat for the present season is estimated at 29,ir>8.(>89, which is 2,811,908 acres greater than the area sown in the 'all of 1897, and -4,208,809 acres in xcess of the winter wheat are nctu- 1 illy harvested in 1898. 1 The acreage of rye is estimated at r 5.7 per cent, lesa than of last year. It is amusing to watch the - editors >f various newspapers throughout . the country, In their genuflections, j caring off the stalwart figure of expansion. This paramount issue between the two leading parties will ' overshadow the free-silver issue and j the straws at which they catch are ihadovrs. Expansion will expand nd no one need attempt to make a bugaboo of the outcome when wise Americans are holding the whip. ] Literature by Harper Brothers is xn excellent weekly publication for teachers and other literary people. The last number has a fine table of contents. We notice especially | American Prose?W. I). Howells; 'Among my Books"?Augustus JessoDp; 4'Three Books of the Far Fast;" Sir Walter lleeant's "The Pen and the Book ; "TwoFrench Novelists." These are only a few of the excellent papers In this number. Tha sixth of February has been selected for a rote on the report of j the peace commissioners. That gives | lime enough for the expending of much wind. The treaty will be rati- * fied and Spain will get the $20.000,XX), and the United States will get the Philippines. The last day of January went out in a bllizard in West Tennessee, Northern Mississippi and States wost if the great river. Richmond, Va., ^ liad the heaviest snow storm of the ^ teason. The bill to increase the standing srmy to about 100,000 men passed the House last Tuesday by a rote of 1G8 to 125. TVxuk Oil. Senator Mills,of Texas, is receiving congratulations because be has struck oil. One does not. generally associate oil fields with Texas, but there are numerous flowing wells in the region of Corslcana^the home of the Sena* tor, and they are on his property. "We found oil," said the Senator, yesterday,-"when borir.g for artesian water. At -a depth of about 1,000 feet oil was discovered, and now out of 28 oil wells that have been sunk oil is flowiug from 22. We a^ogetting altogether from 5,000 to #,000 barrels a day. My interest in the venture is i not very largo, but when I leave the Senate I shall go back ko Corsicanu j and shall not lack for business to! keep me occupied. Wo have also| tapped a great deal of gas, but, of) course, that is not so easily handled us oil. We shall use it. however, for manufacturing and light ing purposes | in tiic neighborhood of the wells.''? Washington Post. ! Out in Alabama the farmers are j increasing the production of cane' <yrup. That is a move in the direr-! Jon of pure food. In Ohio the Legisnfeure is making war on glucose sugar ind syrups. They ought to he ruled ml of the country. (ieneral Wade ;Hampton visited 1 Darlington last week and received an dd time welcome. Hampton will he lonored and respected by good peoiiw when the names of those who reduced him will he forant.t* n \V. A. Porterfield & Co., who were mining a sort of cotton and stock ; iroekerage business in Greenville, nude an assignment last week. Many of the farmers of Orangeburg ire prepariag to plant tobacco this ear. I . 1 No Trespass. ] All persons are hereby notified not ' o hunt., fish, graze stock, cut timber 1 >r tresspass iu any manner on any 1 if our land, or lands in our possession. \V. H. Jeter, 2?It M. C. Deavek. ; Final Discharge. Notice is hereby given that F. M. Vdams, Administrator, I)e bonis Non vith will annexed of the Kstate of Jreenberry Tracy, deceased, has apjlied to Jason M. Greer, Judge of Jrobate, in and for the county of ,'nion, for a final discharge as such Administrator. It is ordered, that the 18th day of February. A. D., 1899, be fired for tearing of Petition, and a final settlenent of said Estate. Jasov M. Gkeer, Probate Judge Union County. l>.,ki;ul.n.l .... tl... >)iwl. T load jl uuiinuuu uii i/iiw mUI/u van j. tt? it Notice of Dissolution. The copartnership heretofore existng between W. A. Robinson and C. 3. Allen has this day been dissolved ay mutual consent. \V. A. Robinson, C. L. Allkn. W. A. Robinson is authorized to lettle up the business and receipt for lame. W. A. Robinson, C. L. Allkn. Jan. 1st, 18W. JV-?t. Closin; Sa Having determined to business, I will close out m >ne-half New Yo This is no humbug offe /antage of my Bargains, what will cost you $1.25 els P. M. C Next door to Allan Ni< ^ The General Assembly. $ The Legislators began their week's = work as though they desired to finish and return home. Monday the 2tki instant many routine mutter* were disposed of. The lien law enlled forth the most earnest discussion of the Notice of Election. Dispenser end clerk (or Union Dispensary will be elected on ^ie 18th, of March. All applications must be filed with the undersigned Wh or before the 25th, of February. F. M. Whitlook, Chairman County Board of Control. 4-4t. No Trespass.; All persons are hereby notltiedkiot to hunt, graze stock, ride, drive, or fish on any lands of the undersigned. Mks. A. N. Hancock,' R. N. Harris, ? 4-4t I. S. Harris. t Final Discharge. Notice is hereby given that L. G. Young Administrator of the Estate of I. Alberta Scott, deceased, has applied to Jason M. Greer, Judge of Probate, in and for the Coiintv of Union, for a final discharge as Such Administrator. It is ordered, *l?t the 27th day of February A. I). 7R(nl, be fixed for hearing of Petition, and a final settlement of said Estate. Jason M. Grkkk, Probate Judge Union Count v. i?ll. Notice to Creditors. All parties having claims against the estate of Sarah M. Thaekston air* requested to present the same to the undersigned at his residence at AsIniry Post Office, Union ciounty, S. C., on or before the first Monday in March. S. R. Thaokston, , Administrator. January (>, ISOi). 2-511 Notice of Sale. The State of South Carolina. ( County of Union. i I.C. Edwards in his own right ami as administrator of the estate of L. C. Crocker, deceased, plaintiff, against John Humphries, et al, defendants. To sell land in aid of assets. By decree of the Probate Court in Lhe above stated case, I will sell to the highest bidder before the eouit house door at Union C. II., on sulcsJay in February, next, during the legal hours of sale, one lot of land with the improvements thereon in the tewn of Sanluc, county and State aforesaid. containing acres, more or less, belonging to the estate uf L. C. Crocker, deceased, hounded as follows: On the North and East I>y lota of \V. T. Jones, South by the Fish Dam road, and Wast by lot ? f J. P. Jeter. tkkms or sai.k. One half cash, balance on credit for one yeur, secured- by Ixmd of the purchaser and mortgage of the preui. isee, purchaser to Insure premiaes for t hree-fourths of its value in a reliable fire Insurance company, and assign the policy as additional security to Probate Judge for the purchasemoney. Purchaser to have privilege of paying all cash, and pay for papers and recording same. Jason M. Urkkk, 2-41 Probate Judge. Notice to Creditors. All parties having claims against the Estate of W. B. Nott are requested to present the sume to the undersigned and those owing said Estate must make settlement at once. Mannino T. Smith. Union,S. C., Jan. HO, 1899. f>-8* No Trespass. All persona are horeby notified not. to hunt, graze stock, ride, drive, fish or cut timber on any lands of the undersigned. H. P. Mc'Kissick. f>-4t g Out le! go out of the mercantile y entire stock of goods at rk Cost. r. Come and get the adRemember 50c will buy tewhere. OH EN. cholson'" *^ok Store. iv ?