Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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- 4 ^ pa^nr.wSii H?? '| ___ __ ~ m i _ -* *?- - -* ^ ^ssrs^^^ssssrt |ibhb?J THE UNIONr TIMES. |gsa^| |H Electrio - - fit || eiaD^a^r^^Fopulation 6,509^|| VOL XLIX. NO. 52. UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DfeCEMBEll 29, 1899. ^LOO A YEArT r.i ^ mm m m m m f F. M. FARR President. 7 QEO. MUNR^, Cashier, J. | Merchants' and Pla 1 OK UNI f Capital Stock J Surplus f Stockholders' Liabilities Total Directors?J. A. Fant, V {T. C. Duncan, J. T. Douglass, Wm. Coleman. We Solicit Yi ?* ?? m m m mm-m A T _ Local Market Report. Union market changed every tw? week's by the Union Cotton Mills Department Store. Itacon 0*4 Hams 1~.*4 hhuuhlers. 8"4 Urcakfast Strips 10 Flour 4 60.&4 73 Meal ?) Orist W Itiue.... 8*4 Sayar..?. 0*4 Coffee 10^40 Litrd 8 Molasses U.V'ofiO Tobacco ;n it Kerosene Oil 15' Chickens lis" 17 8?jp :lo'Si UNION COUNTY NEWS. Items of Interest Gathered from Various Sections by our Correspondents. . i More Jonesville News. 1 Union Times: Telephone ha* 1 failed to keep us posted as to local i news lor some tiiziG and perhaps it I will pot bejj ami^i for me to step in I for onpe at fpast. ft is said that several dwelling I bouses and business houses will he ' built immediately by the purchasers '< of the Parsonage lots. < ^ Mr. J. J. Litilejohn is progressing i nicely getting up stock for the pro- 1 posed yarn mill, and expects to commence work about'ISeb. ^8fc> 'f'hp font} safe brought many poo. p|e to town from the country, some nf whom did some pretty stiff bidding [ i for town property.* 1 * Messrs. J. W. Harton and Elias , Cautrell, of Spartanburg, are exhitit- < in^ the Wyatt subsoil plow in our town and are having fair success 1 getting orders. Qne special feaiure j pf the plow is to plow or break the land to ? depth anywhere down to i thirteen Inches and yet not turn auy of the clay on top. Break your land 1 deep farmers, and thus be prepared , fur a wet or dry season. \V. E. Alruan has opened up a 1 jjrs'-olass' boarding house for regular giui trupsupt boapding .gntj from the way he is crowded must be giving sa isfaotion. It is said that Jonesville is to have a local paper, commencing about 1st of January. We need a good live paper and if the busine s men of the place will give their individual sup port no doubt the paper can be made t success, C' '?'1 f ~ Vl/"?T7B will ho H fjevetai ui uui i<uiiigv ..? ? Lome during the holidays. Mr. Philips has been 'sent here as assistant depot agent by the Southern Co. ~ Writer would like to call attention of the Supervisor to the bridge at Orindatl. There is something wrung jn the popstpuctjon which has allowed the bridge to sway to such an cx' tent that it is dangerous. J EllBBUS. ' Jonesville, S. C. i Lock hart J<ocals. | The supper given by the K. of IY announced in a former communicutio< [jas quite an enjoyable affair. The frvalvular molluskp were scrven 11 'the most stylish manner, known t< the culinary ait by the stylish cook Tom of bachelor hall fame. Tin Blairsville string band was on hand and added much to the enjoyment of the occasion by giving us souieswee rausic. The K. of P.'a are gaining pfrength rapidly as they receive ad dftions from good material very nearly every meeting. Mrs. K. L. Griffin, who has be0n on an extendod visit to her parents v\ ** m> m m m m A. H. FOSTER, Vice President. D. ARTHUR, Assistant Cashier. T ntars' National Bank | orv. w. c. ^ $60,000 I 50,000 J 00,000 f ..7 $170,000 1 ir*. H. Wallace, Wm. Jeffries, s E. P. McKissick,'_A. H. Foster, X our Business. X f n Abbeville county, has returned md our salesman, Bob, is hims-elf ?nce more. We are making a groat many preparations for the holidays. A huge ree and it full of presents with many en-monies looms up in the distance to celebrate the event of IIis lowly birth. Mr. Editor we are expecting > aliround good time and trust that here will not be anything to mar lie pleasure of the occasion. Yes, there will bo some mariiagps ro come daring the holidays vyhioh * will be announced later. Dr. J. C. Brawley's hostler one ( evening last week drovo the haok in the river to wash off the mud as was ] his custom. The liver was higher ( than he expected and the team by some means became unmanageable , and he left the vehicle in the river, s 'i.inking he would return next morn- 1 | ng and get it out before the doctor appe ue 1 upon the scene. When he went t there for that purposo he found that ; during the night the river had become \ nwolcn to such an extent as to wa^h N iway tho hack. Hostler John thon rM'AOll ??A/1 n l\Ao t o I\il miofiin/* |/i vv^uivu 44 uwai ami 11 uo^ui^ iiiutdtll :o the mercy of the ruginw waters went on a searching expidition and found it okout half a mile below <j ffhere he lefc it. Tho top was gone I iiid it wan in a very delapidated con-, n lition. What is left the Dr. is keep- t it-g as a souvenir of its former f beauty. IIomo. a ; '? ' t JonesvilUi Jottings. v Jonesville, Dee. 18.?The cold wave r .v;i? tiio m'?i> Cold Vvoatliei wtj nave iiad ' this winter, it was a line time for killing s hog?, and a great many tine porkers { went into the pickling tub. There were more fine hogs killed in Jonesville this season than usual. * Farmers are in a rush trying to wiuq up the year's work before Chrisfmas, hot \ it is very probable that some wq'rk wi 1 / liavs to go over till another yeqr. Jonesville is getting a move on her 4 end tl|ing3 are getting lively. r Four lots of the M>thodist church 1 projwrly were sold liere last Saturday by 1 arder of the qua'.teriy conference, and r11.4 nrip<< oilii w.w iiA'uv no. Two 1m><4 I brought at the rate of nearly thve'6 bun- c rtred dollars per a-'fo.' Some other tovyu v lots were also sold last ^atpwjay privately for resident lqtn, qt que hundred Uol? , lars per ipm ' Prudenee Lodge, Xo. 139, A. F. M , elected the following officers Friday night Dec. 2*2nd for tljo ensuing masonic vear: \V. II. S. Harris, W. M.i J. W. Scott. S. W.J F. T. Williams. J. W.i J. Ii. MoWhirter, Treas.; J. W. Bates, ^ecy.; M. B. Oweusbv, S. D.; I). A. T. Farr, J. 1).; It. A. W hillock ami W. 13. , Fowler, Stuards, IL W. Grksetti, Tiler. Miss Anna I lames, "of Homo, S. C., Is visiting relatives in town. Miss Ina MfcNally, of Union, has been 1 visiting relatives in town. Mr. Ij. J. I lames, of Union, is in Jonesville balay on business. Mr. U. A. Pender, the popular salesman of Harris & Foster, will go to Blackville tonight to siKJiid ('biistmas with tiis mother. Mrs. Jane Hughes, of Gqwpqysvllle, has moved wjih Iter family to Jonesville. Rev. D. C. Freeman filled his appoint nent at the Baptist church yesterday. Rev. E. II. Beckham has been rei timed by the Bishop to Jonesville again Mr. Beckham had a flue report at cont.-i'iwwo ???v rduint w.ia n ull ia full Mr. N. B. Eison has <i kind of cotton tnat runs up fifteen locks in a boll. Telephone. Christmas. The Christmas of this day and time is not like I hat of a hundred years ago, r?r i.vun IvvhiU.IIvm vesirrt ticrn In nlih-n times Christmas was notn day of jubilee and merry-m.iking, but one of thanksgiving and prayer, in fact the day was Observed as a Sabbath, all woik was su.v pendi'd and people gatheted at the churches aid regular and appropriate services beld. Times have changed, all the frivolities, jubilees and inerrv-ni.iking that can lie devised is indulged in ' on Christ 10 is day, in fact for a wholo [ week. Little do people think what the i occasion is that they so hilariously c-d? orate in utter disngard from a Christen | standpoint, or whose birth they should t WATCHES HA' But we bought before t present stock lasts will g] than any one. Listen: Solid Gold Watches from $15 up. Gol Gold Rings, Ladies and Gents sizes $1 50c. Caff Buttons, Artistic Broaches, Ear Rings, etc. Well, we can't do it j you the prettiest assortment ever show Silver and Gold H A large and new lot just received. St line at 85c or 8 pieces for $1, You pay other places. Statuary, Silverware for THE WILLI; J. K. Young's Old Stand. 0 rejoice at, they turn the occasion or event' j into barbaric howling aud s^tanic revi j eliy, ^this ltow<\pr is spice with the inu*, example and teaching* even from s the pulpits. iliu manner ot' celebrating i and i' j icing. The children of to-dey are either far more apt and precious or ot' mure imuiiiing ntimUor some older pervitin have disclosed to them ttie secret of who Santa!1 lausrea ly is, tints h is tt e yld debated ami debatable question of rrbtoh is the greater pleasure "pursuit or v possession" has been exploded. The t rluidren know several days before Christ- }, in is what.prints they will receive and i loot at the idea ot' Santa t. laus corning ^ lown ttie chimney and driving his chariot '' ind reindeer, thus half the pleasure t f p ither childhood days is swept away, and j die anticipations and sneculatann* of th^ ;bil<i mind rendered useless uucp unue- . jessury, and to hang up a stocking is too 11 itwurd tor the' little cynics of this age, d nn they f-ay we got ttie presents that n ve want and ht^ve all the fun we or.n t u:k into a week'** time. J. V. G. * v liev. If. IV, Smith's FareWell, r1 n Jlditor Times: Two years ago I ? lauio to fhisi litfla Siiiitiia?n ..?.3 .. . here say the white citizens as well S is the better class of my own racp rented me most kiudly and respect- n ul'y. I go t^way free of debt to tl my map. 'I have paid all ibe debts p bat I contracted* I n*ver lived tl iiporg better white people. I have fi eoeivod courtesies of the business a sen too numerous to mention. Many tl issis'ed me in my church work and h o the annual conference. I atp tl rerv thankful to the ?Qod people for y heir kindpess toward*me. I' go to ninnsboro, S. Q., as pastor ii >eing assigned by Rt. Hev. I. C. 5 ^liptao, bh P-, bishop of this Epis- g ?op;il district. lhe white citizens I is well as colored, can testify ^ * eliability and h^nq^y. A kind ? a resell all. Relieve me, t cayry h ri my heart the best \\i?hoa for the jontinqed prosperity of Union's citi- t jiens. ' p Thanking those, who are many, for i kind words and deeds. I am p Yours sincerely, t Rev. II. W. Smith. n Mr. Scnife's Idea. t ^.qaviug aside fractions and the admitted orrors of the calendar, the , first 305 days after tho birth ot t Christ was the first year of the Christian Era. The first div after ' the birth of Christ was not in the year 0 A. 1)., hut it was in the year 1 A. 1)., and a part of the first contury. The first 100 years of the ' Christian Eft* completed the first , century. The year 101 A. I), began i the second ccn'nry, the year 201 A. ( I), the second * # * Theyear 1800 ooinp etou the loth century but , iliil not begin the 19th century. The ? year 1899 plus 365 days or December 31, 1900 completes tfoo nineteenth century, and the first day jf January 1901 begins the 20th century. For illustration, tho 13th egg and uot t^P 13th begins the second dr>n'en. 18 dosen and 12 eggs complete tho 19th dozen but docs not begin 20th dozen. When a man has gono 5280 feet he has reached the first mile post hut has not begun the second rqile. When a bicycle ri(\ef has gone 1890 mi'rs ho is uot leidy 'o begin his twentieth century but has one inilo to go. Twenty-1 ur hours completes the fir&t d y but the seooud ?la y does not be gi * with the close of the twenty-third j hou . If a man owes two debts of' $100 each, the la-t dollar that g cs. to make the first $100 does not bo I/E GONE UP he rise and as long as ive you watches cheaper d Filled Watches from $9 up. Solid up. Solid Gold Rings, Children sizes Watch Chains, Scarf Pins, Studs, ustice. Just come iu and let us show n in Union. earts for. Bracelets ;erling Silver Novelties, a beautiful I ' G.r>c and 7oc for same size pieces at the table, Clocks etc. \MSON CO. jg Look For Watch Sign. iin to pay the second 3100. Or to Uustrate by Rofaan notation, if C. ttands for 100, the second hundred Till begin C. I. H. L Scaife. I'rcc Mail Delivery. Mr. Editor: Will you kindly peruit me space to say to your readers bat the Postmaster General has at ast signed the order whiuh ;rants to South Carolina what I hare ieen striving for more than a year ast to obtain for the whole country, 'his ardor provides for the free de ivory of mail along every Star Route a South Carolina. It will be unerstood that Star Routes include all lail routes where the mail is carried hrough the%)untry by private con*?OT r. - C -1 vj buuv< juug aio uiu U1 Ult'BC outos in South Carolina?quite u umber of which run through your ounfry?so. tb?* . that tfiej tuoch l.r.nt-t CV?*y SMajgl.K lix tate. Th<" service will begin July l^t ext for a term of fimr years. All iat ia necessary on the part of the oolo living in or adjacent to one cf (lean mail routes, in order to assure ree delivery of their mail, is to erect box on the roadside in such position hat the carrier can reach it without iaving the s^eat of bis vehicle, and h$u direct the postmaster to send our mail out by itch carrier. As the service is being undertaken f\ an experimental way, and in south Curolina only, upon my sug;estion and urgent recommendation, mty be pardoned for feeling wuif nxiety for suo.h results in the whole >tate as will justify the assurances I lave given here. Much is depending upon tho inerest and appreciation shown by our leoplo. As a first evidence of proper nterest and appreciation, I hope our >eople will erect neat boxes?-don't >e content with any old waste box, ind let them b,e ready for the first rip of tb?i carriers under the new contracts next July, Very truly, J. Wm. Stokes. House of Representiv?8, Washingion, D. C., December 12, 1899. The Rev. Irl R. Hicks, Almanac, Word nnd Works and Union a iin.cs zor y>a. 73 ? x car. There is no comparison lietween former | (lit, ons. and tins splendid Almanac for 11)00, now ready. Printed in tieautiful tutors, on much finer paper, its 100 pages ire p icked with invaluable information ?n storms, astronomy and meteorology. It is illustrated with nearly 200 finest li.ilf tones and other engravings. Tins superb book would sell anywhere for fifty lents. Rev. Irl It I licks' now famous paper, Word and Works at $1.00 a war, is a ivcogn;",ed leader among the liest famijv mid ?o 'ntiflo journals. Prolessor Hicks lias ji. tly, and of necessity, withdrawn bis storm and weather forecasts from all free almanacs, having gmierou-dy given his time and labor free for nearly t-ventv years. We have made arrangements to club with the Rev. Irl It. llicks' Pubtohing iinn aie ciiiiDiiHi uiereuy 10 oner Tub Hkv. Iul It. IIicks Almanac 'or IfloO as descri'ted ah >ve, his paper, \Vom> nod Wouks. that telU all about the sunns etc, and This Tines for one year for $1,7 ). - - PATENTS-'&n ADVICE AS TO PATENTABILITY \ > Notice in " Inventive Age " i Book "Howtoobtein Patents" | ' Charge* moderate. No fee till patent is secured. 1 Letters strictly oonfldentlal. Address, ; ?. 0. SWBIRS, PsUirt Lawyer. WssAlaglis, 6 C, < ; Wm. A. Nicholson < J ltESPFCTFULLY S< S BANKING BUSINESS AND Y And promise you the best prote< a* it : OUR THANH I To one and all patronage they AND THE CL YEAR FINDS UJ LEAD. Wishing all a h and a prosperou Respectf Union Shoe UNION, S. C. APHORESIS. DR. H. K. i <^DENTLS Crown and Bridge Work.* Buggies, * Harne We are now ready 1 THE BRICK In rear of Farr & Tho will conduct a LIVERY, FEED AND Mules and Horses always c Carriages, Buggies, Ha: Have some good secor that we will s CALL AND UNION S' R. H. MILLER, - I ~T~ TO TELL A DIAMOND. ( How the Amateur May Dlitlnevlik J the True From False. | There nre three ways in which an J amateur can tell whether or not a din- j mond is real. First boil' the stone in | boracic acid to preserve the polish on I a ? tho snrfaceof the stone. Ileat the jewel I In a gas flame and dip it in cold water 681 while hot. If it is a diamond, it will ftand the test without cracking to pieces. If crystal, it will shatter and tl. crnmhlo into little halls. Take n enp of wnter (a hlack cap, n8 gntta percha or any dnrk stone enp is heHt) and drop two stones into the water. the one a diamond or a supposed . diamond and the other what is known , to he the crdinnry crystal. The diamond, if a true one. will shine a clear ?e' white through tho water and will he 9 cienriy visiuie, wijiio iuu umui ciuko ~ will blend with the wuter in such a J way as to bo nlruost imperceptible in W the water. .?] Take a surface of striped cloth or pa- r per?red and white stripes are the best ?and pass the stone slowly over the 1 anrface. If tho colors show through the stone, it is crystal. A diamond will not show the varieties cf color, but will look the samo over the red as over the white stripes. Of course these tests are ta only for amateurs. There are nnmer- ki ous chemical tests mndo use of by ex- ei pert diamond dealers, but these could not be used by any one not an expert ] [ on the subject. M 'V I* & Soil, Bankers, ? LiciT,youii 5 OUR FIRE INSURANCE, | rtiaa and the best service. ? for^ the liberal -f"" Ia have given us, -OSE OF THE 5 STILL IN THE appy Christmas s New Year, nlly, Company. FINE FOOTWEAR. ?- ELECTRICS. >M1TH, T._^> Union, S. C. Wagons, ;ss. for business at STABLES mson's store and first class SALE STABLE. >11 hand, also a line of mess and Wagons, id hand Buggies jell cheap. SEE US. FABLES, - - - Manager. They Went In Tosretlaer. Cardinal Gibbous, the head of the tholic church in this country, and ihop Purct of tho Episcopal church re invited to attend n gathering in lieh. by reason of its official charocthe rank of tho various guests was natter of consideration. The bishop, turning to the cardinal, d, "Which has the higher rank, m rdinal in the Catholic or a bishop in 9 Episcopal church?" "I do not know," was the reply. jet us not raise the question, but lei go in side by side." And they did. The Kerr Centnpy. The London Morning Post publishes e following lines as a contribution to .. J: 2^ iW. B uiucuamuu over lua uc(jiuuiugui tire ntory: >ne hundred pounds I'll glvo to the*," laid A. to B. one day; lo fetch a bag and bring It me, Vnd I will count the pay." hen A. had counted ninety-nine, 'That's all," said he to B. 'he hundredth coin Is surely mine To sturt afresh, you see." Cay, nay," said R. "1 short shall fall, In coin as well us years, for a 'Century,' that's all? \s Andrew Lang declares." Slrnteitlo Movement. "Danghter, what do yon mean bjs Iking of going to Enrope when yo?i low yonr father ia financially strait*! led this year?" "I thonght I wonld get him scared, p so he wonld let n? go to the seashor? ?yway."?Chicago Record.