The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, September 01, 1899, Image 1
VOL XL1X. NO. I'NION, SOLTit CAROLINA,18^^^"" ""'""" ^ ^ ^^
F. M. FARR, President.
. GEO. MUNRO, Cashier, J.
! Merchants' and Pla
i OF UNI
f . Capital Stock
I Surplus..........
* i Stockholders' Liabilities
J Total..
' I Directors?T. A. Fant, V
X T. C. Duncan, J. T. Douglass,
J Win. Coleman.
| We Solicit Y
v Local Market Report.
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, ' l* Union market changed every two
* "frocks by*the Union Cotton Mills Department
Store. ;
Ilncon 14?. i ?
Hams. .A 1-**
Shoulders HJ4
llrcukfnnt Strips ' H>
Flour 4 4 75
Meal ?0 I
* ? - (irlst 2'i
lUoo ?'<
Sugar ? S
< otTec , 10(0,40
l<nrd S
Mousses 25;<i ( '
Tobacco :u?'57'?
Kerosene Oil 15
Chickens 11(517
Soup 2(uJl5
ONION COUNTY NEWS.
Items of Interest Gathered from
Various Sections r by our
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Correspondents.
Sniitnc Sifting*.
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uIn Summer when tl.e hprit is fierce
Anil duxt lianas like a pall,
.jO'er all the world, we sit around
And sweat and sigh for Fall."
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Tboiearesouie sweet flowers here, hut
t'ie sweeiefet are the "two lips" (tulips, i
The tein|*erature lingers around the
100 mark. This weather is a sweater.
Preaching has broken, but thero is
plenty of tioi9 To promenade with the
girls.
Misses Leona and JSllen Johns, of
Whitney, are visiting the family of their
uncle, Mr. 8. K. Johns.
MN Howard is visiting her sister,
.Mrs. C. A. Vaughn.
Miss Bernioa Kant, a popular young
teaelier is at Union attending the summer
school.
Rev. J. A. Bell, of the Gainesville, Ga ,
High School, was in Suntuo la*t week
getting students for his school.
Mr. M. Russell Jeter, U. 8. Railway
malt clerk, running from Charleston to
Jacksonville, was visiting relatives here,
his old lioiiie, last week
A goodly nnmbet of |?eop!e from here,
attended services at Hebron Sunday, and
.also at Beulah.
The series of meeting* that ba/e been
ill progress at Salem and Beulah churches
toC two weeks have closed. AdditioiH,
uinegt Beulah and four at Salem.
Th? chinches l?u! much encouraged.
Cotton picking anJ fodder pulling is
ou now, and Comers will soon he taking
lest finm their rest. It is rather hot,
but. the Corners have to go.
There are several old, worn out, decrepit!
and poor mules dropping oil', and it is
the I test for theui, for tlio way many are
used. to get work out of the aged tilings,
it, nothing .^liorl of cruelty to animals
There in much complaint of people
lining their chickens, somet imes a dozen
nl a time, and the entire (locks almost
twtpwl up. These big m?t tings around,
characterized l?y shouting /\nd coming
throng!1 may !? good for the pcoj.de, hut
during those times many chickens v.tmonse
the ram-h, and owners see them
no more.
Union is not but two or three days
iVttwnI of Zantac on receiving ?;ejy-grop
cotton nor Mr. Alversou ahead, much 01
Mr Hubert <?ee. a recent lieginner of
farm life. Mr. (lee sold the fust bale of
new cotton here last. Saturday, ]9th inst.
Mr. L. B. Jeter was the buyer, l'rics
paid 51} cents. So Santuc is ahead on
price. Two or three more i;jles aie
mm?k to t*? ginned by different latinids.
The dry hot weather is having a notice;.dile
i fleet ill OIH'UUlg Cotton.
There is a considerable pinrh of haul
Vinies now with everylHsly and more exjH'cnilly
with the negnx s. Farmers liavt
to eeoii inizc closely, in fact have in
money ?o hpe Wolh done, ahliotigh iheii
is a lot cf it to do j uiul many negroo
are out of jolx, wa.n uiey vw,;pu i.ixn
job it' it. Wii-i available. iters fioul
or might make more and beti^v W),s
and consequently mote money next ye**1
jt they could see their way in having
{inue.'n IM edit I work done in this slaeit
ttime for the next year's ? r.?|>. Labir
jfera would l>c making something and hi
i would Ih- happier. So much for MeiKinley
j?res|ieiity, high tariff and gol
'standard. Yet almost every negro, ii
jbe had the chance, would vote toi a eon
Itiuuatice of ll is policy, and grumnle a
I tie people lure alioiit the I aid time1.
Take .t. all i t all, this is undoubt
;tdly the woist crop year that 1 ever saw
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A. H. FOSTER, Vice President. J
D. ARTHUR, Assistant Cashier. 1 "
niers' National Bank |
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$170,000 j
V. II. Wiilhflp, Win. Jeffrie.", at
E. P. UeKlealck, A. II. Foster, I
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our Business. ;
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We have but iittlj* of every thing aud of
some things we nave none. Cotton is
poor, not half u stand in many plates,
all late plantings have little fruit and
suffering terribly for rain; corn very
near a complete failure on uphial generally,
while on good bottom land it is
mostly small; turnips are about all
dead and vegetable seeds, when they
come n;\ cannot live, and girdeas are
almost as M-arco of v.-eetabos as they
are in winter. Field p^as are h'kmiI as
' near a'ailurev io sr.aitd and growth, as
| I ever .saw. Sorghum cane is very poor.
in fact, there is little tint is encouraging
about the farms, for even pasturage
does not at lord much grazing.
. IIey Denver.
Suntue, S. C., Aug. i8.
Joncsvillc News Rotes.
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There were fine rains in this community
yesterday, last night and again
today causing a drop'of a few degrees jit'
the temperature, which ipakeft it much
more pleasant. The intus have come
rather late W> benefit some crop", but yeF
it will do much good. Some people
sowed turnip seed two-weeks ago but
they failed to get a stand, ?T they can
sow again now. Some old time fanimr>
never sowed their turnip seeds until
about the first of Septeralwr.
The |>ea crop is quite promising and
these rains will, no dotib', insure a good
crop f>f |teas. The cotton is stil) blooming
and trying to put on a litU6 more on
top, and if it holds Use lateholls it will
help' out the yery assort cn>p 1y this
] cmmtrv. If the South gets niue million
bales t|ns year sl?e will do well. h tlier*is
any truth in the reports from nil over
the South, there is at least live i>er cent
off on a twelve million bale crop, part of
which is on account of a decrease in
acreage as well as dry weather.
Prof. A. E. Aycock, who has been
spending rorae time in Jonesvilie, left
last. Saturday for his home in Clinton.
Mr. Walter E. lias tin*, of Baltimore,
was in Jonesvilie yesterday vis.tiug Mr.
Alex Foster.
Jonesvilie has mapy thanks to tender j
the editor of The Times for his kind
words and encouragement in the cotton
mill enterprise of our town. It takes
concert of notion, pu-h and enterprise
these time to accomplish anything, for
we certainly live in a day of progress,
yet one of very sharp competition and no
business or enterprise can succeed without
pluck, faitli, nerve and confidence,
and then a strong pull together and
success is sure to corao. Jonesvilie will i
expect Union to come 10 her help in the
cotton mill, as many of Union's citizens
are very closely identified with Jonesvilie
and the community. We will have more
to say al)out tho cotton mill l iter.
A few clavs ago while Mrs. A. O.
Moans was visiting a neighba 's family,
a colored in m on the place, named Louis
MeatH. went in the lioiise and took all
tlie money Mrs. Means h id, ?J."? lo. It,
Uii" not long, howi.o-er, till magistrate
J. W. Bites am) ids constable. lli|gh
j Bentley, swooped down on Louis and
I had him In limbo. lie soon confessed
j and gave up what money he. had not
! spent, about $0.40, and now Louis is
bearding with Sheriff L >ng, waiting for
the sessions of court.
Telephone.
Jonesvilie, Aug. 28.
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IVot Ji ml Nc\y$.
Well, Mr. I'M it or, I suppose you think
I I am u v>ry poor correspondent, as 1
' write so seldom. it is almost impossible
I to write a letter of any interest every
1 week without, some help from the people,
I especially for a man that works In the
' cotton mill, so I l>eg to bo excused t>y
you and the readers of The Tunes for
' iiuv utpding in a communication every
week.
I Since 1 wrote last Mr. O'Shields has
worked our streets and made us a side
walk hieh has improved the looks of
' Second Avenue very niucl:.
There lias l?een a great deal of sickness
? on Factory lltll for the last few weeks
i raid several deaths lias h>eu the nsult.
! Mis. W. 'J1. Ashford is nmv in bed
, | v.'jth fever. Tin re are a few cases of
r ; typhoid foyer on the Factory Hill,
r. S. Fowier apd family went in
; | |JlH eoll(i.*'V last Njituniay visiting Mr.
j H. O. Ilatiev a?n. t4Uj -v'...
I 1 Mr. .1. A. Adams CM1 "WY0 from
l'acolet to Union this week.
1 Mr. Jessie Melton l?aves Union today,
f liound for < hrraw. A Mr. I'uekett,
- j from flafTiley, lias moved in Mr. M?*l ton's
| house.
One day last w? ek Mr. Waytnan Colt
-land Miss Sadie I limey went, from the
. 1 mill to the ltev. Mr. .ShulerVs and had
him to tie a knot for them that caunot
be untied with their teethr
Mr. Gift Farr who has oera vet'? low
with consumption for some time, (toned
over the river of. life into nn unknown
land on the 20ih inst. Mr. Fujxwus
well knotvn in this count? and this ntiold
soldier, he was loved by all who
knew him. Mr. 'Farr lived in the
Wesley Chapel neighborhood.
Miss Brady 1'rilor. of West End, is
sending a few days at West Snriutr*.
Ken F.
Washington News.
(ecial Cor respondeat.)
Washington, IX C., .in*: 27tlvi|no.
aiv ?ii;'i ne many irmwiions. vwh^i
the Republicans will have tr? explain, in
the next campaign, will be ihe action of
the administration in regarl to the court
martial of Capt. Carter. It, is now fourteen
months since a military court miunimously
sentenced him to dismissal from
the army, and a fine of $10,000 for complicity
in frauds in harbor work at Savannah,
Ga.. b> which it is estimated the
government lost $l,7tX),000. In spite of'
t.hii verdict Capt. Carter is still an otlicer.
loiwuig full pay, the President having
?o f.ri failed to give the sentence of ihe
court his approval so as to give it eilcr,.
It i* geiienHy l?dlieve<l that if a;Cf<m is
1-1 ived f??r a f?*w months longer, ttie deft*
ud nit's b>aidsinen will l?e pfotectel
ft<Vo liability '>v tuemsof the sUitutrsrf
limiUrtions. The latest excuse for
further delay comes from- Attorney General
Giiggs, who says that Capt. Carter's
lawyer has gone to Europe on a vacitlon
trip, and be can d> nothing haul ..his
return. .Capt. Carter has very powerful
ffietid|iA*mgli placet.
' KJcRpt. Carter's counsel should deci le
' Greru iiu in Eprop3 for another year,
Altotney Genera? Giiggs would appireifUy
b^Mpteut to let the case wait his
coiiveaflrc?. Meanwhile, the Captain i
is drltwinir interest <ra the money he h is
stolen from the Government.
It is now shown that Gen. Otis h it not
only endeavored to keep the country in
ignorance of Ids ^military movements,
but has not even informs I his superiors
>r important acts. The inform ition th it
the Chinese exclusion Idws had been applied
to the Philippines, came to the State
Department in a rounclab >ut way through
i disimtch from the Chinese consul at
Manil a to the Chinese legation here. Tin
Chinese legation asked the State Depu cment
for information, but tbe latter bad
heard nothing of thoact, peputt&r though
rhat may seem. The State Department
vske'I the war uijiarimnnc; irwum jar-1
ner bad* also )*ren kept In ignargfT&r by* ]
^en. Otis. The Chinese oillnals theie- '
fore, had to be informed that in taking
thisalien, lien. Otis was acting on his
own authority as Govern ?v-General, and
not under insiructijus from this goverument.
Tlie only action take i here on
Chinese exclusion lias been a ruling ih.it
tlie law on that subject did not apply to
Cuba and Porto I tie.).
O. II. P. Belmont, of New York, now
that Croker lias puuctureil Van Wyek'.s
bo>.n is being actively pushed for trie
second place with Bryan. He is very
weih 1 iv, believes the silver question is
one for Congressional rathertnan Executive
action, strongly favors ao income
tax, and is against expansion.
Tlie Mississippi Democratic convention
endorsed the Chicago platform and \Vuj.
J. Bryan as the "greatest exponent of
those principles." Three st ites h tvo
spoken for Bryrn during this month.
Congress B. A. Caldwell lias started a
movement to organize the Democrats of
Illinois outside of Chicago for Win. .1.
Bryan in 190U. Tlie fiierutsof Bryan are
not going to allow the Gold Democrats
to control the next National Con vein ion.
Gov. SU?n 5 of Missouri denies tli it he
is backing the movement to call the
Democratic National Convention f >r
February. There should be no indecent
scramble by tlie Dcm vru-s to Sec w.io
will nominate Bryan first Everything
should be done regularl. and in order.
I Consul Bedhre at Canton, China, his
j been suspended and directed to return to
tips country pending an investigation of
the granting of a cortilin.vfo ot Amorican
ownership to the steamer Abby.
This vessel was Roi/.ed on Sept. 2d of last
year by the McCulioehat B.itanj is in the
north of En/, in. Slie had arrived in port
three days befoie ami had landed a cargo
of ammunition for the natives. None
j hut I''Hipiiios were on onuiu whcu mo
I McCaHtwdi ariived, and they had no
j pajH^rs. The statement is made that the
1 Ijoat was held at Canton by the Chinese,
I hirhwasi cleaned upon obtaining thecerci|
tieate from Consul BetHou. A l'lnladel;
phian is believed to have lieu*.; interested
|n the jjlibusteiiiig venture.
I The Xavy Department has issued a
: medal ?if honor to Corporal MeXea!, of
j the Marine Corps, for gallantry alioard
! the Brooklyn dining the hit tie of Santiago.
lie climb"*! out on a six-p mnder
| gun and cleared it out of a jammed shell
' while under a heavy lire.
The War Department lias had mule a
powerful m ivable search light which
J will bp sent to Manila to be mounted en
ilie iiitrtuchmeiiU and used at night to
i light the sin rounding country to prevent
surprise by the insurgents.
Secretary of War itool is much srrat;
illed at tue lesult of Brigadier Bites'
i mission to the Saltan of -hilii, by which
: lie leeogni/.es the aullieril \ of the United
States ai d accents a : imilar jinnuiLy to
tliat forucrly paid him by Spain. His
i mlii.iins:raiinn will 11,>t be inter
j fored wi?h. and tic "twin relics of bar1
Ivtilyin" will II ?nrish ;;h before.
Wii!,iu the next two months it is ex,;
peered that a n timber of change* will tx
| made in important naval commands.
. j Hear Admiral Howwon-will bo relieves!
, | to await retiiement u|k?:i tin leturn 01
|' the Chicago tQ Vew York, (October >,
4
Capt. &ho succeeded Admiral
;QMi*Wln.'ceanmand at Manila,
will Iw/^SweltUi 4ftty in Washington.
No woi^MH Cotn^ frtNu Admiral Nimpsou
as ip tUien fij^*desiiv.s to be velioTed
from tlj# ryp^nd ot tho North Atlau;4."'
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( orApjjJtlCI, NEWS NOT J-S.
luflBs^mlpg da BtUI rnnninsj a foots
8ptuuhj{j'nx>in at GalYuov, S.
A. .7. Written: ore lias been employed J
...Ij^aKSuc tlw, Euow (S. 0.)
v v
Lee A. Jtk&S has':becn blghfwt-avor
a^jS^i^iiitoii (S. C.) Mills, has
A. IfeHathnon, formerly of Gaffnev,
S. C., TMfetakeu i barge of ihe weave
room at Fjjtest City, N. O.
The Clinton (3. C ) Cotton Mills have
placed a repeat order for bmmlillera with
ilia American Moisteniig Co , Boston,
Miiss. 3}
T. A Ik meet, looovfixer, at Caimjen
has resigned andwccepte 1 a similar posiI
tion withthe Huguenot Mills, Greenville,
I -3. C. , ;
j . J. V, Tkornason, boss weaver at Camden,
haVresigned and accepted a similar
' po*ui>m .with Itoauoke Rapids (X. C.)
Mfg. Cor
The .Victor Oil Mill, Gaffnev. S. G\,
is Hearing completion. .J. X. Lipscomb,
tie aH?\ujaiiager of the null, hopes lobe
rsady iiVcfins yoir's crop of seed.
W. 15. Brice, second hand iu the spinning
roopl of the "Whitney (3, C.) Mfg.
C has taken a simUar position with the
hClifwn (S. C.) Xo. 2 Mill.
| Tho. Gaffaey (3. C.) Mfg. Co. have
contributed and shlp|>ed 5,t 00 y?uds
shirting to tho Forto hio storm sufferers.
vBrend castjipou the waters will
i return after many"days.-'
1*118 Island Creek Mill, Cowpens, S.
C., which has been idle for some time, has
b-en pnre.haso.1 by B. F. \V ilk ins, and is
now running, wiva mipeiiiiieuueni rarrell
as W*aiager. The owner will soon
install vaj.machinery.
uiade to ???%
'aation of eve\'?as change"! from Clif oiot
representeyo.Ti to Gaffney, S. C,
U*lt. y? in weave room No. 1
Let^V54'al,!,ta an,i ener{?y have
ihro-.u^ u(. i?<#iutioa? juiiI *?i0 carry
~iim s'f'fctTjgher in the mill business.
George W. Turnipseed has accented
a jc> as section man in the card room at
ialTney, S. C , under James it. Killian.
Mr. Turnipseed is a native of Newberry,
S. t\, and lias just returned from Florida,
whine h ' has spent some time with his
father's family, lie is a good all lound
card room hand.
O.ie of the brightest and most promising
vonng men in the South is Warren
M. ^liuea, who was until recently night
o vet seer of weaving at Gaffnev. S. C.,
but now with the Spartan Mills. Spar^
tanburg, S. O. Besides his natural
ability, Mr. Iliden is a hard student and
lias had extensive experience in weaving
for a man of his few years.
J. K. Black well, who had charge of
all the night spinning at Gallney, S. C..'
has resigned and accepted a similar position
with the Victor Mill at Greeis, S. |
C. Mr. Black well's success conies from
long years of hard woi k. There are few
menofliH age in Southern mills who
have had as much experience in spinning
as lie.
Death of Wm. Jones.
Win. Jones del at his home near
Asburv. Cherokee c.ountv. on Aug. "?ih
iii the 71st year of his a2?. He had been
ia failing health since earlv spring when
lie w.h confined to his bed for several
weeks, even then his condition was
known to be serious. He rallied however.
and became able to go around
again and partially superintended the
present giowing crop, though not able
to do so, hut his never tiring energy being
greater thin his physical strength, he
continued to work almost until the end
came
The esteem in which he was held in the
community where he lived was mIiowa
by the kind attention rendered by his
neighbors and friends. Kspecval m *nt i >11
slJmld lie made of the faithful a;tending
physician. l)r. W. J. Douglas*, who was
with the family through the last trying
ordeal, an 1 followed his reimius to its
last resting place.
He was bin i?nl in the Plbetlicl eenietery
in the presence of a vast concourse of
people
Kev. P. ('. Hick-oa. the pastor whom
lie loved, olhciating. 'I he text selected
was Kcc'esiiastes 12: ">, "llec.iuse nvan
goelh to his long home, and the mournci
3 g > ahout the streets."
Mr. Jones leaves a devoted wife, son
and two'daughters to mourn their irrepaiahle
loss.
llushe.l is the voice of lather and
hush rod which was wont to he heard in
that, home on earth, and folded are the
capable hands from the busy duties of
this life. We shall know him 110 mote
on earth. Ponce to his ashes.
Tim wt iter has often been a guest In
that hospitable home and we sorrow that
ho is no m ire,
I). W.
Joiifsville, S. ('., Aug. 2S,
1 j M.et nio at the fountain when the
in hi stops.
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Surplus, Jan. 1,1899, ----- $5,888,894.76J
STRONG AS THE STRONGEST.
Insurance written in 1898 - $164,694,784.
Insurance in force 1898 ? $414,547,053.
Income I898 over .$17,480,000.
The Prudential has forged its way a head until it now
stands in the front rank of the great life insurance companies
of the world. It offers all that is good in life insurance and
under the best conditions.
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M. A. nOORE, Jr., Resident Agent,
Union, S. C.
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