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[THE UNION TIMES Published Every Friday. ?by the? UNION TIMES COMPANY Room* 1, 3, 3 und 7, Bank Building. L. G. Young, Manager. Registered at the Poetofttce in Union, 8. C., as second-class mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year ------- $1.<X Six month* - - - - - - 50 cent? Three tnontlis - - - - - 25 cents, h advertisements One square, first insertion - - $1.00 |H_a Every subsequent insertion - 50 cents Contracts for three months or longei 9HS& will be made at reduced rates. HhBB Rejected manuscript will not be re BHHAturned. Obituaries and tributes of re SBHa^Bspoct will Ie charged for at half rates. UNION", s. C , JULY S, 1S9J. mm \faint heart ne'er wot K^\ FAIR *<ADV" Ih8b& ' lie County Recorder of Bishop U I says: wo underst and that there is some hEB^B p in the oil mill business or lint of the fenr entertained t>: | of the subscribers that the; HV 'incur liability for the debts o I corporation. This is ubsurd M law spee.'cliy provides that tin HK 1 hoi dors of banks shall be liabb . jiiii their stock for an equa B^P^^amount, but there is no such require * ments as to industrial enterprises.' Bishopville, nor any other place will ever become a manufacturin place or prosper to any extent whil they have such pessimists at the lieai of affairs as The Recorder complain of. The question never entered th minds, of the movers in Union' destiny of liability, for any per cen of their subscription in excess of wha was paid in, nor of anything but th size of the dividend. Let us tell our hesitating neighbor a little story. In 1893 a few of Unions wide awak business men decided to build a cot ton mill?ideas indelinite?but some thing like a $100,000 mill. Our broa minded mayor, Jno. A. Fant. ani phenomenon in mill construction. T > C. l>uncan. waited on our citizens to subscription and secured about .$5H, 00U. Next week they made a contrac for brick and material for a cottoi mill?with a board of directors wb / had nerve to endorse the mill pape for thousands of dollars, the buildinj was completed and machinery in stalled at a cost of about $150,000 The stock jumped to 125 and sul ticient issued to take up outstanding liabilities. In 1890 the contract \va given for 4,000,000 brick for the ne\ 78,000 spindle mill with hardly an; subscription pledged ; only the direc tors and machinery men intimated that they would see President Duncai through. He did some sweating before he completed the largest mil in the South, but he did it?ha every dollar of stock placed and pnyin good dividends to the lucky stockholders (The regular semi-annual dividend wa paid on lirst). He is now making preparations b build third mill, which will be finishei in the next twelve months, though i railroad will have to be built threi miles to the site. When the nev mill, "Bulfalo," is installed this com ' pany which started business in ISM with a subscription of only .$114,(MM / /will have more spindles in operatioi than any mill company in the Soutl | and a capital stock of nearly two mil f lion dollars. This is no fairy tale but a tru< synopsis of our development as a mil town. It is within the reach of al towns if they get the right men a the head of the movement to approacli us, but a wish-a-washy, hesitating management does not inspire con fidence in outside investors, am without them no big enterprise car be built up. We challenge the South for anothei such record. RROGRRSSIVRNRSS. ? Our city fathers have risen equal t( I the occasion. A sprinkler has been or A dered, est1 mates have been asked, foi V Macadamizing the streets and for sewer age. | If cost of sewerage does not go toe high tbey will ask the people for monej to put it in at once. The work will have to be done in a few years anyways, i to keep Union in the front ranks as a * healthy place and besides it can be done now at half the cost if work should be delayed till after Macadamized roads arc ' built. We learn that their intention is to buy a rook crushing plant aud do ths r news of the new cotton mill which is mentioned by the Headlight, State and . Manufacturer's Uecord of last week. - O i April 14 tli we wrote, while advooatiti* the r. ihoal from I.ocklnut heio as a . fealer to the Siutheru, "that the Glenn Springs ro id would he commenced this summer mi 1 a new cotton mill of at ^ least 50,000 spindles would be V reeled alonj its line * " and a doubling up at I.ockhart." Neither I'res, Duncan * nor Pres. C.irey are given to blowing, as some of the leaders of our adjoimug tv.iil > towns and requested us to h^ffTon until 1 something definite iiad Ikk.ii accomplished.' The cat is out of the bag on the f new mill on Ihiltulo and we will let her . out on I.ockliart hv stating that a corps e of engineers will ride over the route e from Crawford's, 'I miles below Union, 1 ' to Lackliart's toilay and if the rights of , way can be secured work will begin in next thirty days on the railroad and the p new mill at that place. We hope the land owners along the j route, will give the necessary right of way. promptly, otherwise Jonesvillc will ^ secure the road, as the rights of way h we been secured aloug tlut route. Under s tlie contract with the Southern the mill people will have to secure the right of * way and grade the road. As the road e will open up that particular section ol the country, with convenient stations for 8 the farmers to got to town or to the mill with their produce, we hops the individe ual will rise above self and do a good i- deed lb his neighborhood by giving the )- mill people the right to run through their u lands. It would be au act pro bono il publico, to say nothing of the naturally enhanced valuation of the land with r the adition of convenient railroad facil. ities. This is probably the only appalls tunity the people in the corner between n the S. U. A C. H. 11. and the river 0 will ever have to get a railroad: for should Lockharl Mills decide to build r to Jonesville or Orr's instead of Cra vford fT 3 and Union there is nothing ehe to ever ( cause another road to be built, for should ' Xeul Shoals ire develoi>ed the natural route for a railroad will Ire Carlisle or " down the river to the G. C. A. N. road. s Now is the time. Meet Pres. Carey half v way and you can cet a railroad and a y maiket value for your land. The citi* /ens and land owners along the route i should come- together and contribute n some assistance in work or money. I While the Union route will be shorter 1 tlian that to Jonesville there will be s several bridges to build which will cost g big money, lu ten or fifteen years there . will be 30U,0(K) spindles buzzing at Locks hart and it is woith a great effort and some sacrilice to any community to get 0 in touch with such a place. 1 ? i PREPARE AOT TO WEEP. B "Capt.Wm. McGowan has a splendid r set of young fellows in his company - here. There Is pretty strong talk among theiri about going to the Phil, ippines. If the stalwart captain were to say the word and take the 1 lead there would be more than one i fair Spartan lady whose heart would - go to the Pacifiic islands. The peculiarity about this company is that, from the captain down, they 3 are all handsome bachelors." ' The above is clipped from the Spar' tanburg correspondence to the State. t Woni.niin.lo, .1-. n 1 ?. V *%*v/ vauuvt iui|iiunnivii lllUl uupt. 1 Mctlowan had enough experience in * the late war to know that the society of the fair ladies of Spartanburg and 1 Glenn Springs is preferable to service 1 in camp, though ho may feel satisfied he has their hearts with him. The r fair ones can rest easy?there is no Philippine service for that company if they follow their leader. ' The rei>orts of the high waterj in Texas get worso and worse. The latest r reports state; that over 100 lives have l>ceii lost, 2.10 railroad and 400 county bridges washed away and the estimated > loss of property is now about $10,000.' 000. The half has n>t yet been told. I It is said that the disaster is so nppaling that a description is impossible. ! The dangers of a malarial atmos1 phere may be averted by occasionally taking Dr. M. A. Bim/nons Liver Medicine. anm mi ? hmmM Makes tiie food more tie ftQvAl GAKIKtt rp-A w?>rk of Macadamizing witli chain gang. The council is cn the right track. The school bonds have been paid off atul we can stand another small issue for sewerage. It may come a livlo heavy on this generation hut it is like any other im> provement that n i>erniancut, our chil* dren will get the b .'ne.it. Let the food work gj on. SUPPRESSING Tillv NEWS. We iriead miiilv to snnnrpssinr tlio . > "I i ftuuno ( : ^ Powder i ^URE ilicious and wholesome Death at Carlisle. Mrs. Nettie Ilill, wife o' Itoluid Hill, died on July 4 and was buried at Fishdam old graveyard < 11 the 3th. She ! leaves two infant boys an J a host of j friends and relative'. j uiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir; I I Patust 1 Mailft Exasnct 1 IfeBesTTonic ' 5 is a wonderful aid in the S j jjjj maintenance of heaith; it is S E an easily assimilable form of ? tz nourishment in illness, and si ? is invaluable in restoring 5 ? shattered nerves and in con- g S valescence. A doctor writes: 5 S 441 have found it especially =j E valuable for persons conva- E E lescing from fever, and for E , 2 nursing mothers. lam high- 5 J S ly pleased E : s " -v with it and E my patients = ? .Ji4vv could nof do I without it*" I S AI .11 ? J Drue Store. g ?l!lH<Uimi!!!IWHI!lllllllimillll(lltIUln 1$ DI TORI Ah BRIEFS. Who wants to enlist for the Philippines? Don't all speak at once. llalloting for candidates at the general elections of New York city is something of an expensive atlair. It costs about $ 100,000 to the taxpayers for the casting of the half million votes of Greater New York. * ? * * Among the number recently pardoned by the governor wo notice the name of John Dill, who some live years ago killed an oftlcer of tho law who had him in charge. We arc curious to know the grounds upon which the pardon was asked. * * * The Spanish government will take steps to ascertain how many Spanish rnci/1 nr? o /xf f"1 ? i ^ -1 ~~* .. ivomuuwui vuuu imunu runilillling loyal to the crown, by opening registers at Havana, Manila and San Juan, same to remain open one year from date of treaty of Paris bearing on the matter. * * The light weight championship is now held by Frank Erne, of Bulhilo. In a hard fought battle with George Lavigne, of Baltimore, in which both received severe punishment, Erne showed his superiority over the heretofore light weight champion of the world. Lavigne was badly beaten. i!* w * * . July Urd was Schley Day, being the tirst anniversary of his great naval victory at Santiago. The day was celebrated in New York, Philadelphia, Omaha and several other large cities. Rear Admiral Schley and Mrs. Schley spent the day with Col. A. K. Clure, editor of the Philadelphia Times. A reception was given him at night at which over two thousand wern nro?r>nf 1 * * * Special to State. "Rock llill, July 1.?A moat plensing sight to our citizens is the street improvement so long needed and which is now in active operation on Kast Main Street. The street is being thoroughly macadamized and the big 7">00 pound roller, lately purchased, is doing the work beautifully. The wide-awake street committee deserves much credit for this innovation." When can a similar telegram be sent from Union? Our street coini mittee wont even sprinkle the streets J though they have muddy water lit for nothing else. * * * The big coal combination which has been on foot for sonic time, of the | mines of the Pittsburg district seems ] to have come to a focus, tho scheme I having consummated in tho formation i of a gigantic company of $80,000,000 capitalization, 10,100,000 of which is prciuticu stuca wiui u u per cent, gun run teed dividend. It is said (he price of conl need not be inerensed by this combination in order to pay dividends us only the bost paying plants will be run. Jiut a rise in price is the usual result to the consumer of all these trusts and coinbines, but we shall see later. Wood is getting scarce and the demand for coal Is increasing. ? *. ' . i.* i Dr. W. F. Brnuner, who has ^ recently resigned liis position as Sanitary Iuspector of Havana, reports a gloomy outlook ' for health in Cuba. Ha suys the ligures that have been published to show how healthy Havana is as compared with former years arc misleading. lie says it is ^ fortunate for the Americans thut ll o ?i rainy seusoti is lato this year, as the fever is sure to come with tho rain. * Ho is not at all pleased with tho san- . itary conditions of Cuba after an American occupat ion of many months. s He says that while it is a loss, pecuniarily to give up tho place, there are other things beside money to consider in this life. * * * The thanks of our citizens are due tho young men who were instrumental in the organization of the Union Ath- < lelic Club. They have afforded us a great deal of pleasure, recreation and *excitement by the games they have < so far pulled off in Union, and the prospects are good for plenty more , during the summer. We can now 1 realize what we have been missing all these years, and wonder why this ' thing was not (lone long ago. It is J very pleasant to note how the-7tiling men of Union have been stepping to ] the front in the lust six or eight year, and the result is a perfect revolution t of the old Union of former days. 1IAPPEX1NGSON THIS 4TII. ] Two Ladies Were Hurt. Another 1 Slightly Bruised. There was a fourth of July celebra- ^ tion at Lockhart Tuesday and quite a number of young ladies and gen- 1 tlemen from the Union mill attended in vehicles. They spent a very pleasant day at Lockhart, enjoying ] the festivities of the occasion, and ( started back on a night ride homeward. One of the vehicles, a surray^ contained live persons, Miss Jessie Jester, Miss Addic Pruitt, Miss Daisy Barfiehl, Mr. W. A. Jister and Mr. L. Woodruff. While descending the . hill approaching Little Brown's Creek the wheels ran into a ditch on the 4 roadside partially upsetting the con. veyancc and dumping two of the young ladies, Miss Jessie and Miss in 4 li n (li 4aIi ttrlii 1 a \(iao ill tllv UUV/ll IT 11 lit i'llOO X A U* itt jumped out on the opposite side as also did the two men. Miss Barfield escaped with only a slight bruise, while Miss Jester received a hard fall tho shock of which rondered her unconscious, in wich state she still re- . mains at her home on factory hill. She seems to be suffering considerable pain. Miss Pruitt in jumping from the surray struck the whoel < which caused her to get a hard fall. She was slightly injured and severely shocked. She is also confined to her bed, due, tho doctor thinks, to the severo shock to the nervous system. Both ladies were taken to a houso nearby until medical aid arrived. They were brought home a little later. Both gentlemen escaped injury. It is to be hoped that the young ladies will soon recover from the shock. DON'T. Buy your coal till you have seen us. We are strictly "in it" and will give tho trade the benefit. Bear in mind that when jtou buy coal from us you will not get dust and dirt. Respectfully, MoLUBE Sc GILBERT. Childrens mid-summer frocks made wi mu uuu iimsiiuu win give more satisfaction from a wash and wear standpoint than any fabric we could recommond. Price S cents. Notice to Debtors and Creditors. All |>ersons having claims against the estate of K. M. Littlejolm are hereby notified to present the same properly attested to tlie undersigned, and all persons indebted to said estate must make prompt settlement. Leila C. Littlejolm, 24-4t. Administratrix. It's no U: To get anything to take There's more durability and sol seat you can get; besides they c taste and refinement, and no ho We have the nicest line to Union, and we are holding dow economical buyers can enjoy th There are "no flies" on thes your house if you use our sere here at one-third less than the elsewhere?and we handle the Freezer, the best made. BAILEY FURI When Jul The average dealer usually he time Til IIS STORE makes :CLEANL\G UP" summer sto< rufits. We know that if we ^ he mid-eummer months, you ?all needs are on ?you will nat tore that each and every day CASH TF lust a few hints to you fo ?.1 j i i 1. ^uil iimsiicu yuru-wiuu uieacuci our price STice quality check Nainsook o soft finish Unbleached Domestic Shirting, Fine printed Summer Lawns, 4( stripes F. C. Summer Ventilat d Corse I 40c L<adies French Ribbed bleached 10c beautiful line of Japanese Foldi nations of Oriental colors.. Sxtra fine Sheer White Lawn, our special at 31cached Table Damask, 58 inc special Fine French Organdies, printed Skirting Duck in White Navy, all good fast wash colors.... Fast black glossy 13iilliantine, I lood Linen Huck Towel, no our price *.. When you ask to se jlauze Fast Blaek Hose, " enter, but tbe nrinp in n The Old 1 A. H. Fos POT THIS IN If you have anytli the country produ< it to The Parloi L. s TOW will buy It at the highest cash in the grocery line, heavy or fs The Parloi L. S. TOW will sell it to you and yon wil till we meet at the counter, L. S. TOWN; cp to trv J the place of Rattan Rockers, lid comfort in them than any :arry with them an air of good me is complete without tnem select from ever brought to n the price so that the most em. >e goods neither will they be in en doors and windows, made pirce j ou pay when ordered ; White Mountain Ice Cream NITURE & L / ly Sets In ''lets up" a little, but July is extra efforts?the time when ^ :k, means more to us than ivateh your interests through will remember us when the urally pin your faith to the makes prolitable buying for ^AULKb. r your July Trading. d Long Cloth, value Tc. 5 c r small cross-bar Muslin, 5 c 7-8 of a yard wide, only.. 2 c ) inches wide, plaids and 5 c L in white, all sizes, value 25 c Cotton Undervests, value 5 c ng Fans, in many coinbi 5 c linen finish, value 15c. . 10 c lies wide, worth 50c, our . 25 c in beautiful floral effects..12?c Military Blue and Black, 10 c ine lustre 10 c fringe, 18x30, value 25c, 10 cT ? te No. 4?7?Ladies Fine you will think it a 25 nly lOo. Reliable, % ter & Co. YOUR HAT. ' ling whatever in :e line to sell take aaa'aaSa r Hrnrprv ? v?? VWK j m i/NSEND price3. If you need anything incy, go to r Grocery. /NSEND ]l'A.bc glad you came. Yours SEND, Mgr. nBK- vfl Hl 1 .UMBER CO. " * " J U>'-, \ . ,'*2