OUR VISITORS THIS WICUK.
?Mr. Wm. I .it tie. of Clenn Springs
reports t lie hotel in full running order
with prospects for a big crowd.
?Mr. J. W. Core, of Cross Keys, '
and Mr. I. M. Mobley, of (Joshen
Hill, dropped by to speak an cueour- j
aging word.
?Mr. W. T. Jeter, of Carlisle, railed
to see us in our now quarters and
congratulated us on the improvement.
Says all the older nun can't get
along without tlie Times.
?Mr. Mac C. Cault had hard luck
last Saturday. He dropped his wul.
let, a smoking tobacco sack, with $!! ">
in it. The finder will be liberal I \ rewarded
by returning it to liirn or this
o!fiee.
?Mi r!!. C.ili.iii mnil??\tiv ;in.l
and Mr*. Cliarles It. Smith ? cull
Wednesday night. May the fat little
beauty long remain with Ihnn to
cheer their live* and comfort them in
old age.
?W. J. Crocker, of Sedalia, the
sturdy old pioneer, thought we might
be in need <?f funds and paid a year
and a half in advance, lie carries l.~?
bicycle coupons in his pocket for
some young lady.
?Hon. Win. Jeffries called and
wished Tin* Times success. He lias
been a subscriber since the paper was
lirst started and feds that it is one of
Union county s institutions that
should he supported by everybody.
?Mr. J. F. L?due, the etlioieiit
superintendent of the poor house and
farm, reports everything in first class
condition. The county board were
certainly fortunate in securing Finrthof
* Kn nlo/m oc lin COODW f hp
"rut out" for the business.
?Dr. .). P. Thomas, of Santue. was
up trying to explain his trouble
to the board. He thinks he has
discovered an ?rror in >ett lenient
with the comptroller general and that
the county owes him a rebate of .several
hundred dollars. He is very i
much in earnest and if there has been j
an error we are sure tlie present j
board will rectify it.
Wbat is Kodol Dyspepsia Cure?
It ii the newly discovered remedy.!
the most effective preparation ever devised
for aiding the digestion and as
imitation of food, and restoring the;
deranged digestive organs to a natur- j
*1 condition. It is a discovery bur-!
passing anything yet known to the
medical profecsion. F. C. Duke.
Communion Service.
Please announce in your paper that
there will be communion services at:
Foster's chapel next Sunday at 11
* m. J. N. Isom.
Died in Oregon.
Mrs. Robinson, wife of Mr. Wallace
v?. nouinson, formerly of this place,
died at her home in I'ort land. Oregon,
on the 2oth ult.
The Muse Ball Uatne.
The base ball ^'iimu Saturday even
In*; between the I'nion and Union
Cotton Mill teams was very interesting
and attracted <juite a large crowd.
At the end of the sixth inning the
score stood It to S in favor of the
mill boys. Both sides played well
and everyone present enjoyed the
game.
Death at l.oeklw rt.
Died, at l.ockhart Mili>. June the
.'?th. William Thomas, youngest child
of Mr. and Mrs. XV. T. Garner, aged
ten months.
"Long, long for thee our hearts shall
mourn
Thou gentle one and fair:
Oft by distracting memor\ torn
For thee shall How the silent t?ar.
Base Ball.
The athletic association will pull < It a I
match game at their park Saturday
afternoon lietween the Faelor> nine.
sup|H)rted by an itii]H)i ted battery, and the
regular association being strengthed 1?> 1
the addition of llall and Burnett, of
WofTord, and Bet-sill and Stewart, of
Cross Keys.
Tlie game promises to lie rlose :ti:< 1
exciting, as lx>th nines are hi pood shape '
and every point will lie hard fought.
An admission charge of cents will
l?e made as the pa me will he a "U-nellt"
far tlie purpose of uniforming the Fact >i >
nine.
The association is wideawake and in
addition to the above tiinln r to draw
from have made contract i w ith MaMakiu
and Shaw, of C'lemsoii. and M< HVtt of
Knoxville, who lias liem manage) ol the
Jvuoxvillc team foi live jears. and i>
^considered one of the best all round men
/u>w on the diamond.
The score wdl he given in full next
week.
I>r M. A. Simmons Liver M'di?ine
creates a good Appetite, Tones
and strengthens the Stomach and '
build* up the Health.
Teachers ICIcrlal.
The trustees of the city graded j
bchoo's nu t !??t Friday afternoon and
elected the following teachers for the
next terrr: I'a7i8 .Jtilrie*. S'jp't, 11.
L. Seailo. principal, Minnie'
Gist, Mise lv.helind G:ss, Mrs. N. M.
; Linder, Mrs. G. II. Center, Mis? May
Da can.
| Mrs. .Julia Thomas, M;# Sarah
M -Cubbies and Miss Jaunio Ilamilj
toj r. ere elr etc 1 tcac1 er ot Weit Km!
; cchooU
A marc competent corps ol instrue
i U rs cj?!d hardly have Ik on selcc'ed.
; and lLo future *access ot lire schao's
, is assured.
I Telephone Extension.
President Allan .Nicholson, of the
I Telephone Kxtension Co.. informs t:s
i that the line front Union : o Spartan
i burg. via. Jonesville, lius u:st been
1 complete* 1, and connection can now
| bo hud \v:111 :i 1! points i:i Jxo upper
par", of the Slat* .
\\ o are pleased to note this enterprise.
and hope it wiii not i>o long bcfori
tve win talk to Sanluc. Carlisle,
Keltot.. tiibbs arid other points in the
e* flinty.
We would urge the citi/.ens at nil
. the-c points to talk up the matter at
( onee, and take prompt measures loI
wards carrying out the plan.
. Ilumjtttni Home.
A number of liencr.d Il.unpUm's
i friends have decided to raise a fund to
i ;i'l?i to the e >nln'o:itiot:s being raise* 1 in
I o".h?. r counties, toward the erection of a
li j:i;c for hint.
This gift to Hampton is not a boasted
eharity. but a sacred < tiering to a great
benefactor whom they revere with affection,
cherish as a duty and privilege, at * 1
, honor with delight. Hampton gave
j away his money with a free hand and a
w arm heart to the needy and unfortunate,
lie gave the crown of Ids manhood's
! might and the blood of his heart in his
i people's service, lie obeyed the people
I when they called him to post of honor.
I lie mast now ob.y when they bid
! him receive the pe ?;*'.e"s benedictions,
their medal of hon u\ their plaudit and
| and badge of "well done!" It is part of
<i... i... .-on ....... i.. v t ......
I IIV .->V I ? II*. ?* V I I III M i i | I I * ?VI II
iiihi to permit her to honor herself by
caring lor her beloved >on. Che son
must honor the mother's will. We can
make him see that it ishisdutv to accept
u hat their hearts prompt them to olVer,
when they would l'eel self condemned if
they withheld, and paiued it he refused
their tribute."
Anyone w ishing to add their mite to
this work of love may do so by leaving
it with (.'apt. F. M. Farr.
I)eWitt's Little Lvrly Risers act as
a faultless pill should, cleansing the
and reviving the system instead of
weakening it. They arc mild ami
sure, small atul pleasant to take, and
entirely tree from uhjectionable drugs.
They aeaist rather then compel. F.
C. Duke,
West I\ikI Dots.
Miss Rsatrice I'ricj and Mr. Walter
Hames were mai tied Sunday afternoon
by Rev. Mr, Stoudcnmire.
There were no services at the Sec\
ond Methodist church last Sunday
i night on account of the illuesss of the
| pastor.
I Kvangelist Cowan is conducting a
I revival meeting here.
Mr. Walter I remaster is on the sick
I list.
!
W. M. (iallagher,?f l?rys< n, I's
i ssy9: "For forty years I have "5 ed
| various cough medicines. Dae Mm1
ute Cough Cure is best of them all."
It relieves instantly and cures all lung
troubles. F. C. Duke.
Programme Interdenominational Sunday
School Convention.
The Interdenominational Sunday
>1 l|OoI ( nilWIll loll lor l aO}* MlSVide ;i!!Cl
.lones\ ille low n .hips \\ i'.l lie held :it l'ultnan
ehureh >alunlay, June Jltli.
The eonvention wiil open promptly at
lU uTSoek wish do vol ionil exctvises cot: |
il ?I h\ Io\.,7. ! I (loshy. '1" In* addiess
of \ve!e< me will lo i!t-]i\t-r?<1 l?v
Howard Williams and the iespouse hy
I (a. I'.. Fowler. The oi yani/ .rt ion will
then lie pel feeted.
The his I ti pie foi discussion. *Is the
Sunday school tloinj; w hat I slioitld to
hriiitf eliildren to ( hrist," will lie discussed
h\ I,. (( all!,oil. .1. W. Seott
and Tom Ihsliop.
Jnd. 'What can I-" done to increase
the ?llieiency of teaeliintf in the Sunday
school'.'" hy W. II. s. Han s, Tlmiins
Hyatt ami .1. II. Stunner.
i \ . I . M I _ ..i i. ... I
I | I > 4>1 ID.l \ ill 1 ?V -"Mil II ll>l,
A<1|(>II1I| uTll* ll< ''II I < >i" 'lilillCI.
A 1 i i ::n<?iv >! > n?x .
I ?.,vnl i< >1 i;t I ( m i ( :>( < ? ?:i? I?ft f I I > \ l?V\.'
K ii. iiickiiuii.
K?ay l?> Mi > I.u'a Walker.
1st. "\\ hat is Siiik1.iv .-t'liou!, aid ;. ? it
coi:>iil? it <1 m its 11 ue ]ifjlit f" Howard'
W i'liams. (i. li. 1-" airl II. \V.
( lOSS'l t
Jinl. ''What tulva nlaci ?!?> \v?* 111\<- ill t
Siiiulay school roli\t-ul inns, dcnoaiinaliona!
ot iiitcideiiomiiiutioiialr" T. l..j
lianas, .1 \V. (aniijiu^li iiM, 1. Ij
.lolmsoii and 11v111> ' i'i .
'Inl. "Short exporiencet on Sunday
school work.''
Each t??i :o w:51 l>a thrown open IVr j'
further (ti^cusMon hy ilio^o who may ;
have a wool to say."
All Sunday school woikers.uid men Is ; '
ate invited, at.?! we hop.? that ea<\i Sue.- |
day school in llogansvillo and .lonwvihe (
townships will i>e represented. I
E\i:t t Tivi: Com mi rtee. ji
lltiw to Cttrr n <i>r.iiu. \
Last fall I sprained my kit nip
I while handling some heavy boxes. '
i The doctor 1 called on said at first it
was a slight strain ard would soon be
well, but it grew worse an 1 the doe- i
tor then said 1 had rheumatism. It , i
i continued to grow worse and 1 could,,
hardly get around to work. 1 went |
to a drug store and the druggist re- j
commended me t> try Chamberlain's
l'ain llalm. 1 tried it and one.half
of a 00-cent bottle cured me entirely.
1 now recommend it to all my friends. ,
i?F. \. lJaheock. Hrie, Fa. It is
| for sale by F. C. Duke.
IONESVITJJ! fOTTlStiS.
Ruin A'ectlctl. 11 ml Siutnls of Corn
miiI Cotton. Pcrsoti.il Mid
Social (iti.>si/>.
' Joncsvillo Juno bill. -liuin is very
I much needed in this community
I There is bad stands yf both c-.ru and
j cotton aud farmers were Vxprcliug
ruin woul I cima in time to bring u;>
the crops and give goa l stands, but 11 j
is now get'ingtoj late lbr cotton and j
will soon be too lute for e.^iu t> corns : I
so it seeuis very probable i! t therewill
be bad stands of both corn and
! cotton. The prrwpsct : t a go id-crop .
I is not at ul! li ittering in this o m uuui '
ty. Tnc dry weatber has kept the j
i grass under s> there has been but lit j
. tie trouble for farmers to keep their
|crops clean. I'eoplc have had but!
I little vegetables from their gardens s> !
far, and but little pr :u:sj ot any uu j
i til there is a good rata to start them
I to growing.
Mr. Hamlet Smith, who moved ;
| from Coiou to Texos about six years 1
ago, is n ><v uu t !,os Lctn in Sherman,,
Texas, for several years. lis is trav- '
eliug for a largo implement eonipo-iy
and har seen nr:oh of Texas, lie j
writes that crops are fi.ic i:s his couu- i
j try but that the c.Uki acreage has J
j been considerably decreajcd this year. !
i A report has beeu circulated in fiis j
| country that Mr. .Smith was in trou !
ble in Texas, but it is a false and in a .
licious report, he wrilis :uc. He say>. <
be has had 110 trouble whatever and <
is working for a very large firm aud 1
hasn't lost a day from Ids work in
throe years, that everything ia wtrkiug
well with him and has been ever 1
since he left South Carolina. <
Mis s (irr.ee Hi lilt-i hu, who has ; \
been at All Healing Springs, N. C.,
attending college, has returned home
for vacation.
All out boys aud girls who are (
away at school will soon return home
and we will bo glad to s.e them back. '
Miss Leila Childers, of Greenville, *
is visiting the family of Mr. P. B.
()>vnsby.
Mrs. B. T. Scott, of C annon's Camp 1
Ground, was in town this week visiliug
the family <d Mr. G. 11. Fowler.
Mr. and Mrs. ?T. L. West, of Weft
Springs, visited the fami'y of Mr. ,).
L. McWhirter yesterday.
Mr. Robert Baugu.*, an iliuerant
shoemaker, is in town. Mr. Baugus
has traveled over the country a great
deal and is wMl informed. He makes
bis rounds to .lonesvillo now and
then and is always full ot news and
is well up on tac topics of the day.
Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Harris, of
; Brown's creek, visited relatives in
town yeitcrduy. Mr. N. B. Kison
has just returned from a visit to the
family of l'rof Aycock at Clinton.
The present session of our liigh
] school will close next Friday.
ataulaj sjuiiun nna ua| i ccai'ti ijj uui j
people at the death of Gov. Kderbe. i
Tnc telephone line troni Union to
Spartanburg is about completed.1
! JouCjville lu\i made no arrangements j
' I >r a i exchange lioo yet. It teem? j
that u price can't be agreed upon |
with the management of the line and j(
! Juiiesville is talking now of building :
a lino ot its own. Ti.i.ki'Moni.. :
_ i
Tin
r is a time for .11 thing*. Tiie !.
time to lake DeWiti's Little Marlv j I
Kisars is when y n are eullering from !
constipation, biliousness, sink'bead* !
ache, indigestion or other stomach or
liver troubhs. I)uk- .
o .1.
I.. Welic: uili preach in the)
Kirs I Metli. ili-' church next Sund'iy. jj
A iiTniio ( ndli'K n kcO'Ii find iloicriiillnii mn?
fi'ilc .'y ;!< <t! i.i i.iir < i*iiii4.ii fri'c v ln-ilii'i m
111> . ii-n i? pi'C ly i' o i.tiiMi- '' ii.iiiui. il. i
ini.? it rii tlv i 'i ilcr it in I. 11 *nilli< iok mi I'.i. IiIk
M ' . . i i.irciH V l"i frnirmv p'lifin .
I- Ill's llkfl llirnltull Alillili .v ?'o. k cclvp '
f) I'll intii., n ' mill plinr.- , In I In*
Scientific American.
a hftixlaomrlf llliwtfMwl wwklf< I atimm ' ir I
rnlniloii or nnr xrloiiiinc "tirtial. Term*. I'l a
vcir: i'>iir ? <.>'<> by nil iu'wrdrnlfr". !
MUNN & Co.36tBroi'd-ay New York
firaucb Ollli o, t H> ! >!, Wnsbiuntyu. 1). C. 1
IXFORMATlOy PICKED VP 1
iron ml tin Office of County lion n I
of ('oirimfssioHor.-i.
j
Mr. I!. Ihntiy, constable for Mag-;
strali- i.nlos, of Jonesvillo, cumo J
lown and delivered to the chain gup.vf j
me John Huckhannn, convicted of j
. a frying concealed weapons and petit ,
larceny, and sentenced to !('? da\s on ,
the comity clmin gang or pay a line !
jf Capt. Hancock needs more
litinds, an ! if otlier magistrates will ;
?ive him a few more ho will sojn huvo ;
the roads in good >hapc.
Magistrate M. L. Otis was down to |
<ee t lie Hoard on.business.
Several of t he road cont motors, tin- i
let* t lie new law, were in for their!
pay. Among them woro:
John Sicv.art I
J . A . 1 IK'lvL'i' I . , , I
. , Cross keys '
11. II. .Murphy
P. I?. Stewart
li. II. ttnhinsoii )
\V. s. MeKissiek
Kill Whitehead |
I. K. Sumner ! j,
. bogunsviih" ,
U. 1 . 11 y ail t (
William Utile
li. K. IVuilt
W. ii. (iilliutn
W. .1. Crocker )
I >. K. Met ruck in I . ,
....... , Uoshou 1'. i.l
I.. !?. 1 uc'ivor j
!v. M. Yughtry i
i\ K. Kellv < . ..I
,, ... .. Jonesvillc
II. \\ . Hamilton \
0. A. Vaughn > _
, .. r s.uiiuv*
.1. s. Crocker v
The county board lias lot out
mil .*s of public roii.l 1?\ contract at
an average price of $s :*,7 per mile.
All liuse contractors arc under good j
bonds to port'iu in tl:c:r work and when
they forget *..? irpatr holes in the btidges
and culverts, the good est irons will call
their trillion to t!iC over.-l.'h' and if ;
I
no*. ti\e! in a lea otiah'e time a pe tal j
curd to the up ?vvisor \..!i have the J
worl. done ;il once. \ye hopcuaih r this t
system to ha\e helter roads than hei? to- !
lore ;u: ! a>k 'or the Hoard a lair trial for
a iy -a - rK.-1 iii woni\ is belter than the
iv 1 way of "calling out" the neighbors :
t i ' '.v" the road.
- ^ ?
I) a ring Summer we are liable to \
Sloaiach and i> c.veil trouble', such as
Diarrhoea, Colic, Cramps, etc. for
which Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver
MeJielue ij highly recommended.
t ul. T. C. Duncan lu-s gone to New ;
^ oik on a business trip lor t!ie mill.
? - - ?
What you wait is n >t tjaiparary i
relief from pi lea but a eure to atay
uured. DeWitt's Witch Huzsl Salve
3ures piles and they a'.ay cured. F. i
rJ. Duke.
.
The Methodist Sunday school went
:o Cedar Springs yesterday on special
joaehes for a piet^e. We know they
,vi 1! ha* e a fine iime.
W. T. Davis, Kuhy, S. C., writes;
Dr. M A. Simmons Liver Medicine
juris Fait s in Back, and 'hat "out ol
>>rla" tKed feeling. I thiuk it lour
itucs as strong as Xeilin's and Black
Draught.
-Another big boiler arrived yesterday
or the Knitting Mill.
I'd yy.lt*.
^ ?? I
Find tic l'?>v \vh<.<c 11;i dwiis a candy
?toiv. ?New York Jusivnal.
FINAL DISCHARGE.
X.'ii' f i.- Is-;chy <.'iven that \V. Samuel
I,iI>m (iilli Adiniiiislinter of the Kstsitc
>! (it- >i^f McAIk'I' de 'en-cd. has applied
i> .1 i on M. (ia ! .1o! 1'rnh.iic. i'i
11i?l t'oi (lie ('on: tv of l iii is. fur a linal
li.M'Is'irsc ?? Mifii Adniiniv ldor.
It is ordered. thai th?' Will, il.iv of
Inly A. I >. 1 U1 t xed for li'Miim; <>i
IViition ami si final sell lenient of said
K data.
.! A -11 \ M. CisKKi:.
I 'i ihatf I 'tiion ( ounty S.
Notice.
\ Ii prr oas arc lierohy notified not
o ^allifi* I'rni'i or herrics. liiinl. ride,
Irivc. . ra/c slock or in any tnannci j
iv-;.as on my land !> i w town.
liii It I*. It. I.WKIOKIi. I
Mowing Machine for Sale.
A second M.iml isi<?\v? " in ^fto 1 repair ,
ill l.?! sold cheap. Apply Id
I.. Yin
COW FOR SAL!:.
I l.ave a jjf.jod mii-di row will) calf
I wc-i-k- "Id, for sale, a bargain.
(illi \V. (ioiMi,
llnM
H A J?XX.yjlL?l LX^i ' < >< M WjJUt* CO.
HVAll4ili?. Ui v. ivl Ni.r'ii l'r?wt **
T v ?
Notice of Increase of!
Capital Stock Excelsior
Knitting
Mills.
To nil whom it may conci rn :
Notice is hereby given that a meeting
of tho stork holders 01 the Kxeelsior
Knitting Mills, Union, S. C., will
be held iit the oHiee of Win. A. Nicholson
tk Son. at 51:tlO p. in., .July 1st,
for the purpose of increasing the capital
sine!, of said mills to fifty thousand
dollars.
I" < i-:i.sio:: Kmitinu Mii.i.s.
Hy .1. J I. traull,
1: Trens. and Mgr.
FORlllli MUSTFoPULAR LADY.
THE TIMES COUPON CONTEST.
A Modern High-Grade Bicycle
- Offered the /Most Popular
Lady in Union.
Tho Union Times is going to gee
an .iy a bicycle?si lady's tii si class modern
bicycle?to the most popular lady in
Union i town or county.) Theio is no
age limit anil the wheel goes to the lady
who receives tli?? lamest number of votes
??r coupons clipped from the Union
Times
Ju?l clip the coupon fit 111 Tha Tiroes,
write your candidate's nana*, on the Hauls
line su.tl send o; la iug Ihein to Tlie Times
oilice. There is hut one other condition
sittached and that is : To vote you imisi
1 e a subscriber to The Times.
NO COUPONS WILL BE SOLD
DURING THIS CONTEST
lint al! new subsetibers will be presented
with ten eoupons on payment of a
year's Mib-eripiion and those in arrears
will be given coupons at same rate who
pay r.p for back durs and continue:
after renewing or subscribing llity must
clip tl,e coujkjii from their papers.
Tlie vote Mill le sumounced weekly
and the wheel awarded on August .'51.
lS'.i'd, at lu a. ni. by the clock in Tunes i
otliee.
On Augiot 1st the thm; ladies in tin-.
lead may select three *lisint?*r**i>tocl gen- |
Lemon to take eh?rge of Udlots. attend l
to counting vote and awai ding the wheel. |
First Coupon Usue*-May 26.
The followinet is the vote at the tim
ol" going to press toda\:
Miss Minnie Suher, Union
" Kathleen Moore, Union
" Theodora Oudd, I'nion :>
' Alma Whit loek. I'nion .">
Fannie Wilhurn, Cedar l>luiT..5i
' Sallie Wilkins, I'nion 1
Lilly Whitloek, Union 511
' Lorena Hawkins, Union lo
' liertio 11 u, Union 2
Mangle Walker, Union I
" Jessie llix. Union 2
ShHie Uailey, Loekharl 5{
ueivu laiiiejonn, jonosville. . 1
Laura Willnrd, 1'nion 21
Nannie Sexton .12
Art lit tin* l\ Itclit'ii,
,iM r
At v, v. \--tt \ ? * '"i
i - ' T /
(tuest The soup seems to have a peculiar
taste!
lh?st ?Yes; you see, my wife paints!
A> >he lias to rook, too, she places her
easel Ly the kitclnn ratine, and occasionally
she makes a mistake ami dips
her brushes into the food or daubs the
canvas with the soup ladle!?Lustigo
! >1 x *
iillcr < it in |> on ItiiM<-l?nll.
Walter < imp thinks tliat our natii
n il " inic i,f baseball lias l illi n into
di-rcput" Wi itinsr in < 'ollier's Wi rkly,
in- sa>s -Tli.' iia<l oilnr which attends
tlii" prof* s~ii,nal miiiii*: has had its material
i 111 rt upon the tfame in amateuv
hand', and there is a distinct loss of
inti M -t n a in aide in th amateur pursuit
of t!:o ?jiorr. It lias become less tin?
fashion cvi'ii at onr nnivi rsitics, and
while tli" ci'iiiini'in'i'iiiiiit day panics
still draw tin- usual crowd tin smaller
^aiins lack that patronage which they
iisi d tn secure, and the nuniher of men
taking an active part in second nines
in growing less every year." i
GENERAL CONDENSATION S$.
imi OK J AW I:VI:N IS OK A WEKK 'U&
IIKIKKIjY COVKUKD. j
Wi'ilnrsiliiy, >1.1 y III. i
Duke d'Arcos, t lio new Spanish inin* Pj,ibier
at Washington, has arrived.
Nine people were injured, two of
them seriously, in a bead-end coliisiou
ot passenger trains near Nashville. v*
A tornado passed over sections of
Iowa and Nebraska. Considerable livestock
was killed aud several people were
injured.
TIlo ivmiIi'or ()io nrfpniion r*f lhn
Georgia and Alabama railroad from Mel*
drim i% Savannah ba3 been awarded to
L. 11. Wright of Macon.
Surgeons from all state3 in the Union
gathered in Chicago in attendance on
tho twentieth annual meeting of the
American Surgical association.
George E. Harris, a cigar manufacturer,
was cowhided on tho streets of Atlanta
by O. A. Fret well, a former employe,
for an alleged iu&ult offered Mrs.
Fret well.
Thursday, June 1.
Tue North Carolina Medical society
held its annual session at Ashovilie.
A Now York syndicato is preparing
to introduce automobiles in Atlanta.
Charles Stutliaui, wanted at Dawson,
Ga., for forgery, was arrested in El
Paso, Tex.
Two hundred employes in three sowerpipe
works near Toronto, struck for
%,'o cents increase per day.
The Now Jersey supremo court has
tendered a decision, said to bo tho lirsc
in this country, in favor of a trust.
There is an epidemic of meningitis at
the South Carolin a penitentiary. Several
convicts have died of tho disease.
Governor Jones of Arkansas has announced
himself a candidate for the
seat in the United States souatc now
held by Senator Horry.
Mrs. Stiluford, widow of tho senator
who built and endowed tho university
bearing his name has ."just deeded the
bulk of her stock and real estate, valued
at 810.000.000. ie the universitv.
I'Thluy, .1 line 'J.
The Maze*, investigating committeo
continued its sessions in New York city.
The Chilian ministry has resigned
heoauso of a political upheaval in that
country.
WTl'iani McAlpin, a well known capitaiist.
dropped dead at Cincinnati from
heart disease.
The Mobile and Birmingham railroad
I has been transferred to tho Southern
railway on a U'J year lease.
' A sharp earthquake shock was felt
throughout northern and central Califcrtiia.
No serious damage reported.
The Ohio Yallev League of Bimetallic
clubs, in session at Louisville, passed resolutions
declaring tor the rcadoption of
tho Chicago plattorm.
Japan is aroused over a report from
.Shanghai that l'J Japanese spies have
hi en captured by Russians on Liao
Tang peninsula. It is understood tho
men were executed in a fortress without
trial.
Kit urday, .) tine It.
Julian 11 Straus, tho famous composer,
1 is dead in Vienna.
1 Spain has ceded to Germany tho
islands of Marianne, Caroline and Palos.
lie v. \V. 11. 1'. Fauneo of New York
has been elected president of Browu
university.
Tho longest electric railway in the
world. l.'iJ miles, will be built trom Toledo
to Dayton.
An oliicial report on smallpox at
Raleigh shows that there have been 85
eases and one death.
The queen's birthday was cfllciallv
celebrated in London. Joseph II Choato
and other prominent Americans wero
on hand.
Because Ihov would not work with a
negro, tho white apprentice boys at tho
central ot ueorgiu railway shops in Savanna
li uro out on a strike.
General C., I Walker, commanding
the South Carolina division United Confederate
veterans, has issued an order
for the state reunion iu Chester on
July 26.
Monday, .1 line
Congressman Richard P. Bland of
Missouri is critically ill.
General Shelley announces that ho
will not enter the race for governor of
Alabama.
Countess do Castelinne, formerly Miss
Anna Gouid of New York, led a mob ot"
Freneh royalists in a demonstration at
Paris against President i,oubet.
James 11. Bevington, a Cleveland inventor
of nolo, lias completed a devieo
for spinning metal which promises to
work important changes in various lines
of metal manfacturiug.
'l'ho sultan of Sulu, who it was supposed
was lavorably disposed towards
the Unitod States, it now turns out
has imported a largo quantity of arms
from Singapore with a view to resisting
the Americans. ?
The National Civil Service Reform
league. 111 a statement just made public,
declares that the order of President McKinley
of May 20 changing tlie civil
service rules is a backward step of tho
most pronounced character.
Tuesday, )utie <?. , ^
nv.il. _r , 1: - ??
i.uK ui i inn in k me riniippitios lor I,
tho British West Indies Las been re- \
vived. ***5
Bo 1 Tolbert, expelled from Plieuix,
S. C., during; the clcetion riots there f
Inst fall, has been permitted to return to
his home. fly
A new street railway company, with .flf
a capital ot .>.',01)0,000. lias lieen er^nii- I
r/.od pi Atlanta to couipeto with th>? *
Consolidated.
Mi-. Dick Ward, a middle aged lady jM
who lives in lvus-cll county, Ala., near
Guard, bred live times at a nej;t'o \vln>
tried to assault her. gjfiW
The Gradle and St rot/. Tobacco cot Mm I
pany ot Chicago, one ot the oldest col
corns in i)i it i'ii? ! ??? 4 ?4 - 1 "l 1
Ill- An i ?i tinp.inv "BjSE
licuoral lirooko cabins the war depart*
mcut that ho is aertonsly Inmli! ,!;, mB
m las udmiulairation of affairs in
bytho abaoiico of a largo uumbor \, I I
Offloern from tbeir regimeuta. '' \ ifl