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I^mtoWN^i^^1u81ll /;r""T^E^foW?To>.UHIOM HAS ffi IHtl^OFUPIIIOH HAS "^T IT /~V "% 7 ! TB^ TT IT R 7 ) ! Two Cotton Mills, one the 8 > > H 18 W M W TO B i3 B ^ ' 12 ' 8 t& / H 19 ' 1 The largest Knitting Mill and W largest in the South. Two Fur- [!) M H. in h J fig \jk M [I n M M mi / fiS i(( Dye Plant in the Stale. An Oil fll mture and Wood Manufactur- /)) M l? Q Mi A \a| H Yd (6 \? ffi S *&/ j? KJ i H ,ind Manufacturing Co, that V, ing Concerns. One Femalo " H B H 1 J g TO g3 \3 S TO 0 3 W M B i V 1 _ )j ?nnkcs an unexcelled Guano. X Seminary. Water Works and [{ Jfl H Ml M M ^ J a 8 ^^7 .jL. e .JH- i. V W B rVy 0 (<( Three Graded Schools. Arte- <f( Electric Lights, ) ) (,'/ ???" Water. Population C.ftOO. gj ? ???II ! ? ? ? I !! Jill ? ! | H?1|| !! ? ! Willi ! II I I ?MM??SM??MM??? ?IO??????? ?A?I I II ! I??mm*' IMI II I L II 11 I I I I 1??????? VOL XLIX. NO. 43. UNION, SOUTH. CAROLINA, FRIDAY', OCTOBER 27, 1809. #1.00 A YEAR. - _ V ^ JlkJikJikJii A14 AL?- ?-?* ?" Mi HI iy f P. M. FARR, President. X QBO. MUNRO, Cashier, J. * Merchants' and Paai I ? OF" UISK x Capital Stock J Surplus F Stockholders' Liabilities f Total * Directors?J. A. Funt, \\ X T. C. Duncan, J. T. Douglass, ] T Win. Coleman. 1 We Solicit Y< ?? -?* eiMiniMR-eR' * Local Market Report. Union market changed every two weeks by the Union Cot on Mills Do- . "> partment Store. |?>> Bacon ?<< I * H?m| J2S .T" f Shoulders K'< Breakfast Strips id i " Flour 4 nd^i 4 75 > Ifaal .J a,... no 1 Grist 2<< Kite .. 8?? I Sui'n r (1 \ < off to 1<? i 40 l.*'d M ( Molasses 25 m HO Tobacco ;i"? u.75 i Kerosene Oil l.r? Chickens II " IT Soap 2 e 25 ) UNION COUNTY NEWS.; Items of Interest Gathered from ' Various Sections by our Correspondents. Joneaville Jottings. Joricsville, Oct. 23.?The weather i. ne and has been f?r some *i:ne, > hich has boon of much benefit to {le crops. Tlie l>ue tn'|is aie tui'ni,i?r out much better than the outlook vas some time back. Of course the f j'.ton nop can't be mere than twothirds of an average, which is seme bitter than tbe crop warranted fix - - . 1. ~ .. HCI UP *?" Mrs. Beam, a good Christian lady, (lied at her home at Grindall last week. Tlie infant child of Mr. P. P Williams died last week. The health of our town is goo 1 at present. Sheriff J. G. Long, of Union, win in our town several days last week. The Sheriff disposed of some real esta'e in town while he was here. Mr. .James Carson, Mr. L. C. Batts and Misses Jeonio Abfrnath\ and Bessie Epplcr, all of Spartan hurg, wpro in Jonesville yesterday viainng friends. Mr. \V. L. Littlej 'hn has returned from New Yot k and Philadelphia. W. II. S. IU-ris and J. W. Baits attended the U. S. court in Greenville la*t week. They say the grand j iry in the U. S. court is finding more hills than ihey have for tin* 1 >jjt ten yenis, and that .Judge Braw ley says cmphatieally that he i going to he more rigid in his admini.-i t.... t ration to moonshiners umi ruium-i? tiran ho formerly lias h;.oii. l'ev. 1*1. 11. licckhatn filletl hi: appointment here yesterday evening He is finishing up his year's worl ?uil expects to l.jve a good repor v.r conference The good /'rice of cotton and cot ?n seed is helping farmers wondei illy. A farmer sold a hale ol cot t m and the 5-eed out of the hale laI aturday and realized fifty dollar for them. There is an old colored man no. tiiesvillo that has a r: f'.rd w ?ri r'.ildishing to the World. His nan Lot lliil, he is 81 years of af lie owns a tract of land and is ind pendent of dehts. He s?vs he nev ahot hnt one gnn :n his life and th has h< en .-ixtv years ag >. he nev Owioda pistol and never bought, rocket, kiitl'e, never had a ease court, and was never a witness ai better s'ill he is a CImstuin and I'cnih nu-n. Tki.ki'IIONK, clCarlisle Items. Dear K?litor :?Please allow space in The Times for a short 1 ter. Crops nre very sorry in this p o' L'.'iion county tho price of cottoi $ A. H. FOSTER, Vice President. * D. ARTHUR, Assistant Cashier. X iters' National Bank f >x. w. o. a $r?o,ooo X fit),000 * 00,000 % A .*..$170,000 | r. H. Wallace, Win. Jeffrie*, sfe B. P. AleKissiek, A. II. Foster, ^ A jut Business. 1 -r* ?*** *> <5 *_ very good an<l puts ti e farmers in good cheer. Corn is very good in low land'. Pea crops are a complete failure. So is hay. the people < 11 ( not gather any hay this year at Onrlifdo, they lrt the army worms boat them to the l ay crops. 1 norvr lwnr>l or iia.iv them sweep up the grass as they did this year. Farmers have ah- ut gohcrfd mos'. ;>f their c?rn a <1 c)tt?n and I thitik about sol i. (ieting ready for the 1st. of November to pay off their bank note?. We rejj'et the death of Mrs J<ss:c Metiowati who died at her home on the 11th imt. s'e was in her tigh'y second y. nr She left uaany relative s and friends to nvmrr her death Mr. 11. 0 Miller and wife are visit* tag their imc e hi Altai ti, Ijm. Messrs. Smith ami Welch, of Oarlisle, hiivc taken a two ini'e contract on the railroad near Choraw and have cut tied a number of teams ami hitnli with them from this place. Mr. ami Mrs. Levi I'olk and also Mr Kay I'olk, of 1 nimi count v, N. 0., are visiting their many friends Here. Mr. (1. E. Tucker, of this place, has been taking the summer seat-on Ut III ?** ?% *1^ f" trying the o'possuins and tuvkets. I heard he and Mr. Jack Miliei caught eleven o'possut.is and killeti four wild turkey gohbl rs. f gue?> they have had plenty of fresh met this m nth, Wo hear that there is going to hi a nodding in the lower part of th townsh'p a young man from thi place and a young lady from Union 1)K\VIT. Oct. 23rd. 1800. Etchings from Etta June. Kita Jane, Oct. 21.?Our count is going to have another newspape; The Investigator" will soon be r< vived and its public.ition continue at the hustling town of IJlaeksbur; Liko the town of (Jaffuey, lll?ck * 1 - 1 . ?AM.J im.fT.inhinl >\ j out if nas uri'i'* v.. to run a paper. 1Ju* in Tl Ledger (inllney lias a paper tli.it h come to stay, and build up tl county both inside ami out.-ide of tl town. Wo pivdiet uHinulc sine* fur the niacksbui'j; paper. The l?ti mess of that t i\\n, and the re oit. e f ili" surrounding country are lul Milheieiit to support a p?p~r. We regret to learn ihat Mr. i>urhan Littlejohu has had anotl .s?rohe of j?:?ral\si^ and is lytujr <pi ill at his homo.* His recovery voi v doubtful. Mr. Ilufos .Moselv we ate soi to hear (lieil one day this week a was huried at (Corinth yesterd For s me time lie h id been in fiili ie: lth, but wr did not look for in, ending yo soon. Oar heeft .-ympathics *>,0 out to iiis bcrea family. \ Several of our neighbors have ^ I o the railroad wild their teams. | Miss drace Whisonaut is att< isijr tlio dreenvilie l**c male Colli ; Mr. H. V. 15(11, .Jr.. f Slick 1 drove, and the Messrs. Leech pa here yesterday on their wheels g' o Spartanburg. '' The fanners are rowing thsir lands ip oars and wheat. The . necessity, will decrease the c< tid ' II , ccreage next yearns well as iner Lit " ? tlie provision crop. k'Alt's well ends well. One of the in-^st progressive f ers in Chcrokto county says he not stand hack on account o w small amount of cotton on the lot- and lisk getting his wheat ? Hut will go ahead and plow art while the ground is in good cood t i< lie thinks the wasted cotton v. - |BggHBHBgBSaBKg?Z5SCE Friendship E L? J S ??????????????? | From S 5c t< | H Ste 1 I We engrave then Ithewill J EWE i ! P. S.-We havea^v filled Watches I: ^1 < U n f mri 1 1 enl 1 J] ma i, vv c win 0011 ismmm mmmm ?m a?? ? worth more to him on rue uut ui&n in the market, anyway. Vox. Mr Gore It op He?. Stand up .hrse 15. Dlivis and answer. ( an \ou Retail) man in lids ccimniniity to say that ><>n have ev? r acioinmoI dated .any me? Can \cu lind anyone J that will say that you haw ev?>r Ihi-m i m< eused ?>c tn injr a i eijjldior l?efori ? j Tlits only act of chifity that you cmt I peifwinied was with your luotiier, w!io i savs thai if it hud not he?ii to, 15. <!. Wiihiun that his liMlti children would have Miffe.cil the year l.e lived with \ou Havo Mm not received many liaid , oai in d dollars I mm the ;>o :r on the ae{ coin.l of a p r or eo\v Ilia', chanced to iconic near pair dwelluR? Have you not on several icuitsions talien Ilia la-l end ih*y l ad to geatiiy your thiist for Rienl ? ii lie account of tluir slicl-V Have pui lot h\c to near to jounlf that )ou lel'iiscd to Rive or invite the one that Rave jou ihe heuio you now live 011 to dinner on one occasion? Have pm evi l cylhd any one pair iiciuhlior lieioie tin.-? Vou say you have wiilien sta'clVAWlfi> nkV/.. V.V.u .only have one, at '1 j.I.\sieiaiia tilts otlicl' Riu "1 d il not say ... T1?? i.iiw nliinir it in.til after li t . I ?ii > I il 111?*/ ...... I i ^ i ii 11 it (1 or f<|Ut aled?" 1 <iii i s-oiry thai j such things happen! What 1 said war ? ! in dc'euce ft' my community, tliat il | known tin its l;o.spi!ulity ami it will Is j ii.forii.ution to the people of Union I comity to learn that. l!it*y c;in foM ;i ' j hotr-e in (..'loss Keys as cheap as tla*y e o s I in any tow n in llit- Sta'e oi south I'mn m lata 1 have nothing in iuy heart hit kindm .?s tor iuy fellow'man, Ienterlaii no ill will for Jesse 11. 1 have for nim an ii years tr til to ha a neighbor to him he?!o<s not know wlrtt that won I means I ha\c i ceonuncriu e*i lent eveiy tinn aoppoii unity presented itself, he lias tin, Uie t very e! ance he lias hail tis well a ail w ho "live around or near hint that hi y fa lieu in his weh. Another g< o I man no long ago rode f? niili s out of his wa , to rpetal the night with lue, hearing j was l ot at home he fell by the waysith <1 j Ask l^uighl Fowler v hat he chargt% 1 h.ni, iie was stiling for Khe?ilT I.ougrei 1 | v.i g jury and witness. I tell you in m , "judgment we need 1-ss l.o;s or regit!; i torn, we r.'ed nunc h ve, ntuie Hvmpatle ic n oie tialemal ngatd furotirfillowiii.il ,ks 1 irvpeut, 1 vi neinte old ago, and 'tis [|(, sad p etiue to see ore w ho has seen : 1 many winters as lie says lie lias, wit hoi any h?ve or sympathy for llano uroui -S ' h iu?witli loo nuieli knowledge to j i is any church, I e.?n only piti liiui at c,s Ileal i lin Windy. "Now rs lie had 1 niv h i uie have mi .e and 1 am Ovine ' .V j li-rp'el fully, Titos. II. (lout:. T-1 11 i wash ixgtux j (FioitiOur lle^uiar t'urvespotidetif rry j Washington, Ojt. 2;>.?Imlivit ml ally odiculs of this government : iv. j at liberty to eiiter'.iiu any \iows tl; ug 1 please concerning tbe war In-fat tlieUircut ltiitaiii ami tlie Trat.sv felt lie ublie. but o.'Iicially they must .'(hi stl Oily h"'? r..!, tear itfi.lg t!'?; P' I tio'i whicl 'he 1 . S. lioveriiin me ij." 'l ate.t \\ II navsunu ?; ! lit" lliC w.i-'. Our ? .n>;:U will 1 ml-, \(:? r the ii tot est.s ot i > ?*i t j cn'i.. i-oe. j iii "' u'li .*\ lYiea, hut tin! has wo an'v : mi'eat ice, being only :i re-urn <>? *seii ' eoiutesv exten?l-?i to us by l<n ?ing C-'-isuin it* Cuba, tiering our j wit i Spain The tuoveim nts of best w.M have 'Oeeti fo!lo\v??l with ? <. of iiit' rest iti Wyshi: gton. 1 here it:on ojKii sytuj>'tlnzers t -rhoth shies, ease ' there is only one opinion as t-< n..? uiinii iii, nsiilt. The lloeva may I I ?l V ( IIIIMI. .V% - I victories for a time, while (I arm llrituin is massiit;* its troops, lu will . tilt end their defeat and the wi f tlio ' <?nt of their g ivcrmm-Et is lvgu lai.d ai a certainty, own. , Those who ho'icve that tlie <*o\ it in ine 11 shoal 1 carry teleirrarns i i i , n ' i;io>i. it i >-v oar ins lftter?. v;r#ul?i l> i i he raited to hear Mr. P. Tu tx.uk i, . avjiv.'.gasvp 3 learis to Burn 0 75c H I rSing Silver, I 1 Free of Charge. | lAriSONCOj :LERS. | v Elgin 20 years gold | >ought before ihe rise 3 for - - - $13.00. | 'v-ninec r ?f the Imperial Department <V (J ujUlUliicVti >!l Of Japan, Hiid wbO is no., .? ru'U ab<?ut the successful manage. I incut of 1 lie telegraph ami telephone ..line* of .lap in, hv the government, lie said: "Government ownership ami control of all the atomics of ! communication is preferable to I private owrcn>hip. In this I modern age, correspondence hv 1 win: is as necessary as by letter, and there is no reason why the telegraph should not he regarded as properly coming within the scope el" governmental cper.rions. Wo have a firstrate system in Japan, which, being a small and compact country, is easily served by wire. There arc -~?0 j stations and tho cost in your money i is a little more than one cent a word." That the administration means l u-incss in htirn ing warships to the I l'i?ilipj>?ncs was shown ny me cxtrt- i j oi iiiiuu^r ftCjiojrfifjhe Na\ y Depart I ! Vlrnnris, which was ox',\ cruiser New J ordered to Manila on Admiral 11 Dewey's recommendation that the Naval futco over there thould be 1 Htrongtheiied as much as p v-sible. i ( When the order Jor the New Orleans i to proceed to Manila was (Ir.?>t issued, Capr. Longneckor and o'her ollictrs , of that vessel repotted ihat two months .. would be r? quired to overhaul the . :n K'ltinorv of the cruiatr before she * could start. Liter, those officers re^ ) ported that the work could bo done * in a month. This did not satify the * department, and lle.ir Admiral 1 Itodgers was appointed president of n \ hoard of ttavul officers to inspect the .. New Orleans. As a tesultofthat 'I inspoetion. peremptory orders were r* issued for tho New Oi loans to slatt j\ f r Manila n it later than the l'dtli (r inst. That was a very unusual pr > ? ceeditig as it is ci s oinary t? accept :i repor'.s from the Com unit, dors o vcsels upon their condition, and it h ?] regarded as a h nt to other officer in that unnecessary delays will not b countenanced by the department. t..'< >nt:im*o of the torn .. ....... . ., ... . , p >rarv Alaskan boundary, agee uivm nome weeks a-ro by the I iii'o States and Croat Uri'uin. was pr??l ably the result of posniv orlot from the government of Uri's , Prituin, ami those orders were i-suc because <>f the beginning of war i ' ?- South Africa. The temporary b mm ire urv shuts Canada out from the ti< icy watt rand nuik<? it necessary tb Canadian goods from the Pacific, f aa! j il?c Yukon section, slia)i pass throuj ke | American ttrii'ory, and dots n even leave Canada canoe navigate i4,li or :.ny outlet upon too Tivnu cut: - * -o- ? i.ok i ).<> jIv *>U! l-.t'.' t?i. grimiest -sig 'ts . |lia! eve;* i.i the (demon "'o* . I'll in.' night of the 1 !li of lit in?* | ,lOT |jif la-oniiis. the remnants t'v" ! .1 <>. m?o. wliicli iin.'st, :}.;} )(i year.- a W:l1" j ii.ul i< xocn by tfif V-habitturn !':v j l!ti< foniincnt cvrryii "ts will U{ '-.ton. 1; will bpt'iffc .Pmarica !" ' I and >:> >rt :?i'iil:;r *1/ \t sh >.?lu l-u? , 1 s!: r.s i.voi* j.roi.u'iea by astrononu (lie L1. < .. , . l\i i.mraio ponuraliPiiM nro ln> W ill I , , ,, ' I iniu'o bv the astronomer* through 11tut , , . , it in ' I'10 I'oi'.ntry fop <io.>, 'pvir<? tin? w rin" ' ?I i"fi' I v?3it. I> >n'( forget the? nil rded ! !9t^a>*? N,,v 1 Jl An* you ' In I!is StPj crn |t is ;<;!ii:pf to t!?.* niosl intvi>sliu,t j ->t as y,,l( should read < vory <,b.ij?t?,r and ilc- >?rvp tli?* ?>.?;;< is fur jour rliiidr* i wii ird. a m 9 exw?ai9BcoB?isa&accaBBOBOffe?B?aoB ? ? g Wm. A. Nicholson <& Son, Bankers, g g KESrFCTFULLV SOLICIT YOUR g 5 BANKING BUSINESS AND YOUR FIRE INSURANCE, g M 2 And promise you ihc best protection and the best service. 8 ........................ ...... ............ Happiness and Contentment wru nn ?rr\<? ? ran h aii i* Y 11 11 YYVai UU1 $3.50 Walk Over Shoes. UNION SHOE CO. UNION, S. C. Prudential Insurance Co., ?^OF AMERICA.^? i HOME OFFICE ,9. ^ JOHN F. DRYDEN, Newark, N. J. president. Assetts, Jan. i 1899, - - - - - $28,887,196.43. Surplus, Jan. 1,1899, ----- $5,888,894.76^ STRONG AS THE STRONGEST. i 1 i Mmm ?* j ; gg ^ ~ ? | J. Insurance written in 1898 - $164,694,784. lt* Insurance in force 1898 - - $414,547,053. ?? Income I898 over $17,480,000. ^ ! ,), f 1 he Prudential has forced its way a head until it now i . . , ( i st nds in 1110 front rank of the prrfit life; insurance companies s. o; the worl 1. It offers all that if qrood in life insurance and ; u: Jer the Lest conditions. Oi i ' JAMES 0. WYNN, Manager Southern Dept., Atlanta, Ga. of | j,I?? ! r; : C VTAPHORESIS. -o ^ ELECTRICS. incj out * DR. H. K. SMITH, <s^DENTIiT.^> wrt C-own and | Inion S C. , Uridgs Work. Union, O. V.