Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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85.00 TO BE GIVEN AWAY! EVERY WEEK. ? i To O ur Custorners ! And Everybody that Buys a Dollar's Worth of Goods from Us will Get a Check that will Entitle them to a Trial. I Therioney WeSpend for Advertising, Our Customers get the benefit of it! Remember the place is ^ CHAS. R. SMITH, . HEADQUARTERS FOR CLOTHING, SHOES, HITS AND FURNISHINGS.] I Union, S. C. J W. li. Colton drew the first #5.00 prize. SHORT' STREET STORIES. ,Mr- - '? ? tno )>ositinn of travelling salesman f??? r n . n r_.,AA fie pi/j-mlar liat n.amifact nring linn of Pat Toffethcr For Heady Reference. Alki?s. .* c?? ,,r aiw*. <ia. Mr. McXenca is an affab'c mat Items of Interest Tersely Told courteous young man, of pleasant adFor Hasty Readers. dress, aid we lave no doubt l:e w ii: make a success as a (raw-ling salesman j If in nrnl of tooth brushes call at Union for Atlanta on WmIii-s j Duke's Di ug Store. ,,a-v of this wwk- ' TVsnbd st this < fllce 2 cords of good Hair ami Tooth IJmshcs. ' dry pine for stove wood. I have just opened up a new assortXow is the time to subscrilie to the ment of hair and tooth brushes. Any different periodicals. ? uliscriptions taken brush of this assortment proving unat Allan Nicholson'f, Union, S. C. satisfactory, will 1m; replaced l?v a new , ,, . one if returned within 30 days from d ite \ on will tind bi ushes here and brushes ^ pUrt.inSe there and brushes evtrywhere but when Duke's Drui Store, you want a tcoth brush get it at F. C. Duke's. Display Postponed. I land in your subscriptions to different Mr. Allan Nicholson intended having magazines to Allan Nicholson. He wil' his big display of holiday piwids this forward them promptly, and give yon week, but owing to li s store front not the same rates as you can get elsewhere being completed he has to postpone it. ,. . lie requests us to state that he wi l adMr.. SI ?n., of Now Orleans, haskuul- V(trUa<, ? ? ll)v ovw C0I1?1T Ivcomcnl.d to mat the Mm of l ? ,, u,,nts ?f ,1111Hy Iabrarv Association, mil concert to 1m 4 ,, . . ., . , patrons to call at that tune csiteeiallv. as given r nday evening, Nov? ml>er ?>rd at ,. , .... . . . ' . , .. the store w ill be prettily decorated, the Qpor* House Don't forget to take in the fair the Communion Services. year. If you miss it you will miss a treat. $2.00 buys you a round trip ticket There w ill he communion services at ami gives you one admission to the fail '1 ??*" '"'xt Sul>b:,t" ?' ? k ! grounds. The Fourth Quarterly Conf< rence fo' H. (1.Miller, of Carlisle, mm l.a- ril'l'"'n f T"""'1'' Irami a visit to relatives at Wood- ' "i,,r , stock, Gil. lias returned. Miss l,i?d> r7 v !, r w. ..f i'"""1 ltentlr v accompanied liim homeland will ' ' I \ lsmi r|*nd iwo vvwks in Union County vi-it- js<)() ing relatives and friends. * J he ixtoplc of Union Lave the oppoi- Crmjt Meeting :tt Cro.~i Keys. tunity of healing some line music and at the same time contributing to the I.ibni.i p.y the kindness of our friend, Mr. ?a cause of interest to all by attending t >. Wrrfy, we had the pleasure of a the concert to-mplit at the Opera IIoicc nybglilful trip in his easy riding sur tickets 'JOc and 40c. rey, to Gross Keys, that famous farm_ " *ig toctlOD of Union county, where 71 \7a nnl',i% 1,10,1 lu,s we!,? an'1 * K?<><s A. w. V- ii & '.t-fc M a ri a CiSt en ps and the farmers generally live TO, jqj fl -at l.c ne and board at the same place. /VI CI 3 ^ ff* r^f'lolZt of tho K,ul ?r0!,n'1 that section A flv ^Efl wfl 0j hsr's 's v.*p *th more than tho farming land Fr'.sr.d, beginning six months lolor" con- r jown Hnemer.i. .She felt peifcc'Iy well up to a ' lew hcurs before tho ha! y was bov:-. a . i ("? ro:t'> WO noticed that cot tor. , was in tabor lsr.3 thi n two licms. 5 !i r had nj not, y?.l all gathered, t!mro being ro morning sickness, r.o im/.I.chr. no d * , , ,, messing tigh'nesn. r.o swollen -r ?1'4"* ft ,,umbor scatter.!* he Id 3 breao's. Her baby was strong and tho pic that looked pretty whi'.eyet with the ture of health. He o> .staple. We also noticed two PJtoihor'ft FnSoiiC] is 'he on'v rem- . .. ... , , 4, ... edy known which iel ;vts t .a ry. - i:r.i liebls which had a picdy full top mothers It is a liniment t >te app! .1 gro.v li of bolls which seemed pretty ternalty. Nothi. g;b .t barm can ro.i f , n wel* matured. If frost is late this Ulilna m?*lletn4 li.lArni>llv af si:oh !; : All interna! prc~arat ns rai i tr> i ,-iio/o co - toP t,roi> will pan out pretty won. ing mothers p:s r.ot - .?ly l-.utnbcgs, We noticed Homo dozen or inoro bu I on positively dnnp. rous. - .. , , , .. , , Y . i ' coiton lying in n held nour a resi Mo'ncfM r er.ilrrti f I utir.'Stcfi' urug^isi'., o. yvtt c.i;i rend to dei Ct? in 0110 place and u few foalea at Ifcc EradfhM Rcgulato: Co., Atianta, Ca, another placo. So there are aome \ few fanners who have no! yet sold all , they have gathered but thov seem to { be the exceptions. It lias been some | time since we have been over this, road and wc were very forcibly impressed with the improved condition j of the road, groat, steep, rocky hills j have been graded down, and the j rocks thrown to either side, making the ascending of the hills by the 1 teams much easier, the roads'are | generally well drained and in good shape, quite a contrast to the condition of this same road several years ago, before the county convicts were put to work 011 it. We noticed sevoral large deposits or ledges and beds j of rock, and wondered how long it s would be before Union county would j adopt the plan of Macadamizing its , public roads. It seems that quite? emui"h rock rntild be secured nlonu ! 0 . .. - - - , or near tho road to do tho work with : very little Muling. If Union county j had a rock crusher and would Maead- j amize its public roads, if only a few j miles each year, it would be a lasting j benefit to tho county. Our friend, I Mr. J. T. Sexton, who was with us gave us some interesting reiniuiscen- i ces of happenings along this road, every milestone and almost every old oak tree along which seemed to be a familiar sight to him, us having been reared in the Cross Keys section, he has travelled the road ever since his boyhood days. lie pointed out the j "put in tho road where old mum Kinney Hobo dropped dead in the road, near the ft inilo post. Mr. Hobo had gotten out of his wagon to lix some- j thing and lie dropped dead in the j road whore he stood. lie showed us j an oh! oak tree*'beyond Tyger river i that had chip marks on it to mark the high water line of a great freshet years ago. \\V gl mood hack toward tlie covered bridge, the bottom of which is some 2."> or ;?'> feet above tho water, and drawing a line* with the eye .from the marJ<"on the live we saw that the water, to have been high * ' - 1 - i 1 1 1 enougn to ream u in iuunv v.??u?u have been level with or above the top of the high "covered* lnd Igo now over the river, and wo thought the tight of such a fiooil must have been awful in its grandeur. There was a noted swimmer in that neighborhood at the t ini","aud,1 he" sai lt he eould swim across the torrent and get a drink of whiskey from n'groeery that stood on a high bank across' the" river, and h?* did it, but came very nearly lovsing his life upon his return trip, as Ids strength almost forsook him before he reached the bank. Ho thanked his lucky star for his deliverance and vowed he would never try such a fool t hing again. We arrived'at t lie Keys, that is at the large brick house now owned by Miss Whitmirc, in the gable ends of which a stone is placed and upon these stones two large keys are crossed. We had heard of t he crossed keys all our life hut hud never seen them before. These keys seemed to have a certain fascination for us, we had often thought of them, and we gazed at them with a certain kind of awe, as our thoughts flew back to tin* numbers of times that wo have speculated as to the cause of thrtir having been placed there. They Impressed us as something associated with some prehistoric event. We could not h?lp the thought, that thisspot hasahlsloty. that in the long ago something of note must have occurred near this place i Of course two public roads cross al this point, but why the keys? D I there some mystery? Do th*?y represent the keys of 3;. Peter? Artthey the keys to some treusure vault, or to the door of knowledge, or the keys to some ancient dungeon, da: k > .1- l. .. . ( I,.. ;t: III HI fill ^ \ 'i I) it t 1I.U II. n ? I.v key of the situation political is to be found? What is tlie history of the crossed \nys'.' We then passed through ar. avenue of grind old wi'nut lives, that must h? a or.-tty si^'ht in lh? print; ti i o, and t icy ve:n to be plentiful cr.ov !i to i iriiish walnuts f ?r the ent'r< t Mtnship. From thegro-, e we twr . u into the base bal! gr iund winch s now >( jng utilized for a none 1 o .* piup'se, yi . : the holii.es cop jMitc' ng. We were i.'.-t ir til frr I t'lV) m erning servicer., i'a" m-eii' ' i*:? . h'( n in progress f>r a w o ' . 'and .q.dueled by 1; r. Mr. I! ?! ir.es the ? vi'iigelist. We fwiiu.l s. on- i.n.i 'or *; e hundred people under t> ton1?taking for grained the a ii Chpe ity was S!?0. Wo V.vr-: f;.V< I ably n.pressed with Mr !! !rn s, ant) I'.* 'i.uiiiier ofprouehlngv.n t conn'i . I of :i?o mooting. 11vi '.j u a . ivea' j exce M ion to the liscai /u:i of cvauI ge! l ie workers, lie do i not h i j hi* e.il husiasm get the hotter ?u ! :^ ju'.l; loit. The usual vile on?i'wts ! tli ??. a at those adict <! to the \ ie? i iig.ii <t which he pr. nones ;.re con!*pi;aOUS for their absence. lie preaches holiness and sauct ifieation, j which however, are about, the 3amc j in meauiug. He is certainly conscientious i.i his belief and produces plenty of seripturul proofs to back up his doctrine. We will only say by way of comment that it will certainly take a thoroughly consecrated Christian to live up to his doctrine of holiness. Such an one can truly walk ' In 11 is Steps, and do as Jesus! would." 'Juite a number came up to the altar when called upon, and some professed to have accepted the faith. In the afternoon an experience meeting was held in which! half an hour before preaching was j taken up in giving their experience j by a number of those present, among . whom were visitors from town ami j other sections of (he county. Mr. j Holmes lias a number of young gen- | tlemeu and ladies who go around I wiih him, and they seem to be a ! very happy band of Christians. There was nothing unseemly or boisterous I in the conduct of the meeting, but a gentle, loving spirit seemed to i prevail throughout the service?, listened to by largo, intelligent, earn-j est and attentive audiences. It was quite a pleasant contrast to a holi- ! ncss meeting we witnessed at Fir-j nandina, Fla., last winter. Many brought baskets and served I dinner in pie-ale style, we enjoyed our ilinp.tr with our friend Mr. h. j J. Frowning. We mot many of our ol 1 friend-', an 1 hope to have the pleasure another \i;it to ike! "Cross Keys." Su^tuc Sifting*. "Great d?vils below receive reward, Ulill CHllli S appailis? n given . Hut 1<Jle tilings aio seen by Hod From II is watch tower in heaven." \'ery sahibii >us weath r this. Oust in abundance an t to spare but a shower is coining. Tiie finest iias thrown iff much of it clothing p.eparatory to g?in.{ into wi itor i purlers. 1 l .es a beautiful worn in lend her j churuis to C'lu ist's c.ui. e't 1 >oes she walk ! in His Steps? It disgusts me to sea a "latter day" j ki?S when he thinks he is falling in luvc i with a grown young lady its Uutigi are c ?oliug d nvn some we j hope to hear something beside Dewey j tins, Dewey that and Dewey 1 tot her. My ' fattier and another South Carolinian with only a hoe handle, Captured throe i Yankees dining the civil war, and that a as more than Dewey, .Schley, liruiuby o. lilue lias recently itoiie and Sauipsui was not in it comparatively. The frost that fell a ong the liver and . ereeks^about here on the -lid dam igeu : the eo.ton crop moie than wasiitlir.sL I hong .t. u.io young fa:mer thinks he , lust I ally two ba es from one tield of 11 aeies. Small grain sowing and prcp.ir.iti ni 1 for more i> going light along. Some w ho h iye not been in lhe habit of sowing f.ill oats ;ae d uug so now. With' liii; incoming Uie practice there Will : have to be ino.e buy el * , raised Lj Iced cuttle on lluough tile winter. Mr. .1. V. Johns, one of tin' young councilman of tins town, was seen mi>piiuousiy "pi imping", one evening last week for a journey and a few day a later he came la.k biii.gu g a young la ly. Miss llowell, oi Cross Anel.or, as bis bride. A 1 nig. hippy and uselul life to you ;o:d youi yoaig wile*. Walker, is the sincere wish ot vour tiieiid, the wail or. Mr. Ik fcl M irse, tbe section master, who has bee.i located at tins place a number of yens, was cadet! to Columbia 1'iiday last by telegraph and 1 learn wat promoted to Supervisor. Kveiyone lieu* congratulates him on lisw-ll-deseiVeil pniino ioa. 11 is was one of ill." best kfjit-u p .s?*cl lylM on 1151' leal. i ! ; ( cuirai oili 'Ai ol tin* a?i?:?;h Carolina ;?ivtiun ul llie Cliiiiutu aid C?up ilu* v.iat.'aw liiii'.iu lias hail otthe licit' |'ia vii i ll ila! lCau'ixt-iu*y ?N ai ui.i-rs n.-t a al lit' eal'lv-r seveiu stouu. i:?isi, coM wavo, I'lc , wan11iiwill be ?*:;! if, li Ii'^i'ii,) !, ()? iMill'.si' lliat il it's ict la .iu la i'. we will '.i ivt* ill my u.ti i.iii;". a,>t m> ai.lay a; liic.e v. ili in al"iit iii i'u.i.4. 'J'i-t- mail ia"*;'.? IVs".iva's an.* l>.'ii!t pul on ii kJavI ami sa hi tii 'i.* w.il !?- a il Kfl i>l ilii'ia, a'iii l!i ii-oal pi.it >11 aa 1 liio i i-!ii'il in iy !?: cxptv.:l'*?l as a ii ilaivt! nsuTiif lU'jjiv.ilnar in!' i-'iico^s oi ili*'-1' *'social>lc>'aii-i I'ann as conniving to lei tlicni t.iki'pla -: tlii'ir 'aims, l.S till'V Jtt lll'ially llo ail' iilll"!!^ till' IllO.i! iU'Iii n.ii '/.in,it lIliads a I'ivili/.il c.niiaiunity is i r.rsi-.l w it 11. Talk about {truss ln-isi^ a iu;i.-ni!tv ?! i I la1 > iJ'ia. 1'i't tlii'le is oil! ki.nl Ilia! -ta:..i l.i'ad a (i .-iioal li-i a'.n \c iveiylllin.it lit' till' liailll' ol JJI.lSi III!' l!,i* 11,Oil i lo ! ?. a. lu-wr-ilii' va., . . .o,M w iji ii .. iii." I, i < . ; .. , ' I ' . i . I. ' i<! i I . . *i - O .; i | ?l^y . t l itis v . i i. i - : ' i * . 1 " (<1(1 iH . 'li i !i. s i i .> ,vi ! t. .1 v i . . J . . ..l? In J ivn , ; > . ,, ! * * 111 i-.i, ?i; .? . .1 : <i( *<t?'r 11. ; .!! ! 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Men's American Ties full stork at 08c worth $1 25 Oil Grain Cieole " 1 HA Good 1 loots " 1.48 44 2 00 tt v. n..?. M. i it a ihi 44 v rn :tx i iutiu iitriiuirn ^ w Aiul a (Uli line of I loss Hros. line SIkks from $5.44 to $1.75. The llion Shoe at $4.44 and $4 00, best value ever offered. Jot 11. lbyno'ds GooJyear line at $1.9$, $2.48 nnd $5.00. Good solid gooJs. , f-te our Kniriiia Sh for Indies, also I lie famous God-nan line for Ladles, Mi^sei and C'h Mren at 44e to $1.50. Kvery pair guaranteed sjli 1 le ither. CLOTHING! We can save you inoney^in this line. LISTEN Men's Jean Pants worth 4$e for 25c ' Suits " $4.00 " $2 !?S 4i no " 4 4s; 44 44 4 4 0.00 44 COS lt< fa-f, any kind you want up t > the very nicest q v>U. ^ "N't- hate 1 lie not .blest line of Overcoats to be bail anywheiT. Mens* Mackintosh coats $1.25 up. Hoys' Suits worth $1.0 J for 75 \ l :r? 44 $i oo 1.75 4* 1.44 2.50 " 1.08 Tli"> b':^43 ?t liu) of II its in t >\vn, styles a i 1 prte ;j 11 plea; ? e /ary'i?I/. Dry Goods Department 2/ 00 vards heavy Outinsr ?*oith 10c for 74.e. 11 st line of Dress GvKxIb, -ilks. Trimmings, Linitu , !*:'? ? iups and Ibn-tingi. including th? well known i*. II. & M. \\ lvetoens. Brush Edge, CorJur-y, Wat- r IVonl', Cord E Ije, to be had in the city. Cloak Department, A big li- e Capes and .TaeVets j ivt in. making the fifth ordeal ready tliis season. Ladies' Capq 2*?; up. Every 1 i-ly sh.m'd see ou new lin iof genuine fur Collate-tes from to $13.48. Hamlsoui-; st\ Ins. Millinery Department. We can dlease you lietter this s nson than ever i ; Midi lerv Goods by giviug you the very newest ideas and best work for the I >\v si j> uob'.e pricas. TrnnVs by the caiload. (Jrips by the pecc, 1'iieesso low you will rubberneck NEW YORK RACKET, CHEAPEST STORE ON EARTH. N. 11.?Attentive Salesmen and Salesladies take p'eisn.e i.i showing you through. A WL Top Nice <URP Buggy Is one of the most serviceable vehicles made. Ample protection makes it com* r fortable in cold and wet weather, and its lightness makes it adaptable for heavy I roads. OUR PRICES ON BUGGIES "Are such as you never saw before. OUR LINE OF HARNESS Can't bo beat for the money. | Union Hardware Co. I Good Times Ahead! Bright are tire prospects for trade compared with what most people expected. Every boil / feels in a better hr.mor. The price of cotton is higher, farmers and merchants alike will have more money to spend than either d -red hope for. Things m ly not he is good as we \.o.ih! v.-h, o.j i ? jTi i!:Y NEVER ARE. Tin.v: fiV? v ?''i ! i a ? . ? ;M for the people of this ' vd r 1 '*! - . ? .? are getting in a stock . I' j> Hi's : '.m l. ?r. d # ' p' . ir cmj rtre pretty, 1) t.i.oj' Jir-i s.rv*:' !/ hcciu*-.? Jie prices are rivM. i*t'it.. r t" !.'sii .v. ii w ?'i pay everybody to ir-.En v. i.L l''.;-., ?:i and especially villi ; I .LAN NICSJOLSLA, Union, S. C. t j" ^DRTT~MV hair,*DEN I i iT. |?r ?wn and B^id^r . dice Bunh* Building j /oi ?A .x S^cci'vUy. TLiion, S. Q.