Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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A ? T - : ?SH< Now its tlio time "We have ALL STYLES COMETC It will pay yc I ONION COTTOf r k l -i Local Schedule for Passenger Trains. TRAINS FROM COLUMBIA. , Arrive 10:20a. m. Depart 10:20 a. m. " 1:40p.m. " 2:00p.m. TRAINS FROM SPARTANBURG. * Arrive 12:45 p. m. Depart 1:05 p.m.1 " 7:10p.m. " 7:80p. m PERSONAL AND LOCAL MENTION. HAPPENINGS 0? INTEREST ABOUT TOWN * Mr. T. M. McNeace is now at the New York Racket. Mr. J. A. Fant paid a flying visit to Spartanburg Monday on business. Airs. Wo. Elliott, of Winnsboro, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Rice, Sr. Mrs. R. W. Tinsley has gone to spend a week with her daughter, Mrs. Dr. Pryor, in Ch-ster, S. C. J. A. Fant, one of Union's most pros perous and progressive citlzms, is in the city, aguest at the Inn.?Telegram, 11th. Mi.ssrs. T. K. Palmer and Dr. J. G. Going were among the Union guists at J the Walker-Palmer marriage Thursday j night. Dr. George Douglass, of Peakes, recognizing the rapid growth of Uniou has decided to locate here. Glad to have you ] with us, Toctor. Iffrn || TV Hmith oiul Vfi-a V plaon and children are expected home from an extended visit to parents and friendi in Mississippi. If >as Lona Posey, one of Union's most popular and charming young ladies, is teaohing school near Orr's crossing, a few mile* above Union. It goes without saying that she is giving general satisfaction to the patrons. Mr. Ilenry T. Myers, the affable and popular clerk of the New Century, has gone to Kansas City, Mo., to accept a position as clerk in a large hotel in that city. Mr. Myers lias only been with us a short while, but by his oourteous manner and excellent deportment he gain.*l many friends in Union. We are sorry to see him leave, but wish him abundant success. , * ?? Don't forget to pay your taxes when in town. Better not wait for an exllm> MJUCIUU VI Vllfti O The new engine at the knitting mill has been tested and found satisfactory. * The wedding of Mr. M, A. Moore to Miss Charlotte Allfton is anneunoed to take piaoe January 8rd., I k I ' l f fs DES? for Good Shoes. 5 tlieni] in AND PRICES. > SEE US. tu handsomely. I MILLS DEPAI Woodmen of the World electee officers at last meeting names will appear next week. Mr. T. M. McNeace is haulinglumb; i to build a residence on liislotinfioa of M-. P. E. Fant's resiaeuce. One Prime second hand Organ, in goot repair, excellent tone?Xmaa offerint only?at $23.00 worth $40.00. 8. M. liice Jr., E. U. Dr. Browne, the occuhst, at the Nev Century, is having a number of caller?. If your eyes are troubling you look bin up. And still they come, the next en terprise for Union is to be a wooler mill. Let the good work roll along. More particulars later. The next regular communication 01 Union Lodge No. 75, A. F. M. wil be held this Friday evening at 7:80 Work in the E. A. Degree. The grand stand at the base ball park has been torn down and some several at rvaut's cottages will be ouilt on the loi by the hotel people. Xunaa is on kaad and so is old Santa Claus?just "toatiug" things out of hi: head quarters. "The Wonder Store." The K. of P. Lodge at Lockhart will give an entertainment on the evening cl of Deo. 10th. A lecture and supper ii on the program. Prof. Lee Davis Lodge, L. L. D,, President of the Limestone College, wit deliver addresses in the First Baptisi cjurch Sunday morning and night. Probably the most elaborate ad. ever gotten up was displayed in The Unicj l imes Friday by the A. II. Foster Co.?Union Cor. Evening Telegram. Programme for the Paptist Sunday School Convention which meets 1l Union, Dec. 29th crowded out this week. It will appear next week. Mr. A. C. Mitchel is making preparations for a trip through the north in Lh? interest of his hotel, the New Century, lie will leave about the first of January. A. II. Foster & Co. have arranged ^ beautiful display of dolls in one of theii show windows. Santa Cllana will fl? d muny pretty things for the children at The Old Reliable. Prescriptions compounded carefull] and in strictest accordance with the i hysicians directions, by licensed Plum maoiat only. Union Drug Co. It. You will never regret, being kind t< the po)r; doing your level beat; discount Ing tin foandal monger; sympathizing with the oppressed, asking pardon wher in er ror and bridling a slandrous tongue ' LOOK WELL M DRESSER to do thll^ you must w^irl well-made anlf good fitting clgthe! this is the kinc * ir . *. > ? . , Any Price You Want Itmewtstobe I Cranberries 10 cts a quart at Scaife'i I have a number of fine, fat hog . ready for killing?all sizes; , 49-2t W. E. Ray. Tho following are the appointment 1 for Union at the meeting of the Sout . Carolina Methodist Conference just ai journed; Grace church, W. A. Mass* beau; Union mills, F. II. Shuler. - Our hustling street overseer, Mr. 1 . K. Palmer, is adding a much ueede ? improvrment to Virgin street by gradin a sido walk on the east side from Mai . street to the Presbyterian church. 1 Mr. Frank Austell had the misfortuu U> i^se his ouly child Saturday nighi fhe little one had been ill several weem f and while its death was not a surprise I it was, nevertheless, a heavy blo w to th . parents. The city of Columbia is taking hoi : of the matter of resideiiter? alio win > iheir gates to swing open on the sid t walks. Union should do likewise an require all gates on the streets to ope i inward. i Lumber is awfully scarce iu Unior the people can bardly get lumber euoug lo do repair work, much lesstosuppi [ the great demand for new houses. Win ! is the matter with the saw mills of tl 3 low country anyway? We heard a gentleman who is ctranger hers, say that we have as fit i denial parlors here as are generally fouu I, iu large cities, Dr. II. X. Smith's ov( Duke's drucr store and l>r. llair'ii tf e now bank. They are both fitted 1 t an up-to date inauuer. Mr. Joo. T. Gray, mauagfi of th Western Union Telegraph Company, wt in town a few days ago to perfect ai ( raugements for putting in an up-tow , telegraph office. The office will be i the loboy of the New Century Hotel t au early date. The machinery of the Fair Forest o mill has been placed in and is in fit working order The machinery wi placed by Mr. A. W. Greene, of Unioi 1 who represents the G. II. Bushnell Pre* Co., of Connecticut.? Spartanbur ' Herald. The Rt. Rev. Elliwn Capers, Bisho of the Diocese, will conduct the service r at the Church of Nativity in Union nei * guuday morning at 11 o'clock, afis ' which the Bishou will adminUtar iimni of continuation, followed by the celebri ) lion of the Iioly Communion. Th - bishop will preach Sunday night o [ Factory Ilill to the Episcopal missiot i -Services la the liall of the Graded SchcK . building. Mr. 6. 8. Ago ry has handed us a sweet potato aft be most pecaliar shape we have ever lien. It looks like a snake of the PythaBRYariety in its coil, large neck, suiall'liKl, tapering body, curled tail etc. jBvtPfr netai I is almost perfect. < Mr. ED ?}b -Talmer and Miss Lula Walker united in wtnllock at the jjjMkfiBNHMH&lhe bride's father, I)r. B flyBWat Springs, Thursday *n(1 here's > ] a long and happy . I W^dcS(^*oeived a communication mw&amhuV' but as the wiitci's aecoinpiuy t lie nitide it dcgS . fear. We can publish lo f consmnplchtibn from unknown persons j. nnlSFWhtllgu their name in addition \p the noagSe plume. We will not pubT>h the A ie when a non de plume is pence Sanders, daughter of j/ fc Thow$anders, of Fossett's, fell and '* JfHte beufp on tlie frozen ground one W> W vt\ |pk, We are glad to report . Vie doctdp says she is getting along J( nicely.* piss Sanders is an afflicted young lv$ and has not full use of her linha. regret to learn of licr mis fortune, but are glad she is rapidly recovering. *y ? l.o SingV laundry, next door to the hotel, opeoffl up last week, seems to be doing a pretty good business We are - glad to in of this new industry, and if he does bis work satisfactory we have no ? doubt be will get all the work lie can do. We have needed a first class laundiy here for a long time. Quite a lot of lauudrv has boen goiug from here every week to Spartanburg and other places. ) The Regina Corona, just arrived at the new Century hotel is a $300 music box and furnishes very melodious music. It tises circular steel music sheets 27 Inches in diametro. It is iotided with 12 tunes of which you c*?n huvo your choice by dropping a uickle in the slot. Quite a crowd of gentlemen and ludies were present listening to its music Tuosday night. It is quite an ornament to the hotel lobby. Messi-s. Berry Richard i and Capt. L. CuJp purchased a fine pointer of the .Sensation stock. They say ho is the finest purp that ever was seen in Union. This stock of dog fiesh comes high, his price was only $2o0.00. It's cheaper to. buy birds. Friend B.'rry says the dog manouver* so naciy in the fi *ld that he just forgets about the birds and lets them fly off while ho watches Inis uog. E. E. Williamson, the jeweler, has a beautiful dlbplay of Ivorine finish statuary in hurtfww window On the inside a he ha?n beantlfnl assortment of silver_ ware that he is scl'dug at a bargain. If "" your eyes are defected he can fit you up 9. with the proper glasses. He has a test,B ing outfit. His Bohemian silverware is very attractive. Drop iu aud see what he c m do for you. Mac Young says the suggestion of the n "Monarch" for the new mill Mr. Fa;it is building was a happy thought, and if th'sale of.its products meet with the success the famous "Monarch" canned g Mxta, of which he is sole agent here, does, its successful career is assured. ^ lie says some one must have been & sampling the canned goods when the u mane for the new mill suggested itself. While going home from town several e days ago Mr. T. J. Alverson and Mr. t. Rnbt. Young who were in the buggy i, with him got pretty badly bruised by the >, buggy breaking down with them, but a we are glad to know that their injuries were not serious. A large pile of rock d was on either side of the roid near the g Knitting Mill, the wheel of the hugvy e ran on one of the piles and broke an d axle. The buggy held up uutil it teadied n iu? cross lay in tiie road below Mr Green Bailey's when it collapsed and threw , both men out. Mr, Alverson was c>?h siderubiy bruised in the right side while ty Mr. Young had the breath knocked out lt of him. They are both about recovered. >e Save Your Eye a. a Dr. Browne, the only practical and ,e scientific Optician in this Stato and d now at the New Century Hotel, will ;r remain until Wednesday of next week ,r and old or young having weak or defective eyes or needing glasses, for any purpose should see him and have thoir eyes examined free. Go early it is a ? rare opportunity and his work on for- ! ts mer visits gave entire satlfaction and r. comfort to his patrons. It n ' *' n Some Cheap Shoes. it The New York Racket simply won't be downed when It comes to offering ,il the most goods for the least money. ie They will not oarry over stock until is it becomes stale. We stepped into i, this popular establishment a few days ? ago and the first thing that attracted g our attention was a counter crowded full of shoes marked down from $1.48 p to 75 cents. Mr. R. P. Harry the is proprietor, is a man that don't let the ;t grass grow under his feet or the r spiders ty.bulld nests in his shelves, ? he is a hnstier, pare and simple, and he has k hurtling corps of salesmen d to holp push the business along. He " has a big stock now but lots more on '* the road. He is going to make things - interesting in the oloaks, jaokets a\d notions line when they arrive. ; \ * Going Going |g Gone H TO TIIE HinHFST Rinnrrc ^ I I I V* I I L-W I L/l L/U LI \ I On the 15th of D'cenil>er. next, we ; are g liti^ to let go to the highest l>i? 1 - ^ <ler one of our olebraUd Domest ic Til Sewing machines. These machines retail for tlfty dollars, and are well worth the Whosoever puts in the highest bid befon get one of these valuable machines upon pa Send in your bid in a sealed envelope, write address plainly?each hid will be dated and nti will be oj>ened on the day named, promptly at gets the machine if it is only one dollar. Wri side of envelope and the amount, your name i The form of your bid should be I Bid Dollars for Ma Name P. O This offer is onoi. to th i world and somet: Machines made. l)i ng or send by mail in a 8 BAILEY FURNITURE UNION, J rlfll The above cuts are if presentations of a f? hand-painted china, novv 011 exhibition at our s free to our customers. We guarantee that our prices on goods w offer i9 made for the purpose of increasing out we truly appreciate their patronage. This ware is vapidly taking the place of 1 It ha< that soft, white, velvety finish; is of the the best in the world. The shapes are of Ireen designed to meet the tastes of the most f It is only by our guaranteeing to use a have Ireen able to get it at a price that puts it \ Our assortment consists of Cups and Sam Dinner Plates, Platters, Covered Dishes, Cr-ai and everything else which go' s to make up a H We earnestly invite you to call ami insp vt you full information. Very respe PURCELL CASH The Minnow Keepir ^the Grand Mai The world is moving and progressive lose their place in the The success with which wo are field of the buying public finds us p worthy contemporaries for the liig; upon a line of up-to-date Men's and We shall introduce to you thi; good English tie, a shoe "out of the t fort and ease, guaranteed a good fi stock, on which we stake our reputa 75 cents. In advertising our shoes it will speak plainly and truthfully?to tell that will gain the confidence of the I Again we introduce to you, JUMP IN LEATHER" and the man's boot, unparalleled in this seas Si .25. Come to see us 011 footwear, Yours Tru mm# W. I . fc "LOOK HERE! Mrs. - Thi9 Percale is c wide. It is the best I have seer are the words many utter whe Indigo calico and outlino blac only 4 cents a yard. Nice lin cheap. Come quick. Capes half dollars. It's to your intore -4 IfflfraLLBl jWl^Tl IE Mum iu .>.M.NU XJuMhal'iC. money, but, e 10 o'clock on December 15th will yment of the amount of their bid. the amount of your bid, name and imbered as they are received, and all 10 o'clock and the highest bidder ;te "Bid for Machine" on the outmd post oQice plainly on the inside. chine. ody is going to get one of the best eaiea envelope to & LUMBER GO. s. c. te?^E 1"FREE ;w pieces of handsomely decorated, dor.?, which we intend giving aw?y rill remain the same. This special trade and slowing the people that iVIiite Granite or Iron Stone China, linest d'ulitv. null wiMimit the very latest patterns and have astidious. larjje quantity of this ware that we iviihin the reach of nil. crs, I Mo LMutes, Break f;iat Plates, n Pttchww, Sugar Bowls, Tea Pots 'IXE SET OK DISHES. ; it, when we wjll cheerfully Rive ctfuUy, ! COMPANY. lg Step *ch of Progress. people must move with it or i race of life. meeting to-day in the vast , i - - ' ivpuuu lu compere wiin our ;hcst honors ever conferred Women's footwear, s week our latest efforts, a irdinarv"?embodying comitter, and made from good tion, considering the price? be our aim at all times to I our shoe story in a manner niying public. notwithstanding the "BIG horse hide famine, a good on's shoe and boot trade, for we will hold your attention. ly, 3EATY. ?uly 6 cents a yard, and is a yard i anywhere for the price." These r they buy these goods. "This k is the cheapest I ever saw," c of capes just received?going from one dollar to four and oneto see us before buying. ). WR AY.