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t P. M. FARK. President. * QEO. MUNW", Cashier, Merchants' and Pit OK UNi ! Capital Stock Surplus Stockholders' Liabilities. Total Direotoks?J. A. Fant, T. C. Duncan, J. T. Douglas*, Wm. Oolomun. We Solicit ^ CATAPH0RE5I5. DR H. K ?w,DEN1 Crown and ^ J Bridge Work. ^ Local Market Report. 'Union market changed every two weeks by tho Union Cotton Mills Department. Store. Bacon OX Rams 12 X Shoulders 8X Breakfast Strips 10 Slour 4 60? 4 75 esl 00 Grfst. 2 X luce: 8(j Btirar tu; Coffee lDft.40 Urd 8 Mol?.?ae? 251 oo * Tobacco a5@75 Karoaoue Oil 15 Chickens Il(ul7 Seap S<?25 ilOKOUNTY NEWS. Items of Interest Gathered from Various Sections by Our Correspondents. Locklinrt I4ocals. Matried on the 20th ult. by ltov. flumphiies, of Union, Mr. John Baldwin and Miss Annie Caf.or, tyjth ofRockhart. On the same date by Rev. Jennings, Mr. Ira Burketfe, of Union, and Mi s Sallie Blair, of Lockh irt. On the 2(Jth ult. by the Rev. J. N. Isom, Mr. Foster Grant and Miss Luella Evans, both of Lookhurt, S. C. On Christmas day everything passed oft' peaceably ^with the exe pItion of a difficulty between Mr. Joe Bai ey and Mr. Geo. Childa in which the latter received a severe cut on the neck. The vnnncr nronle hail a nice ? W J O I I ? Chibtmm tree on Monday night l from which many choice presen ? 1 *ero distributed. The children recited dialogues suitable for the occasion ?l?nd all acted their parts in a credit H&ble manner. After wnich a wagon was brought out with he v oral bar re Is of fireworks that had been donated Aby the overseers of the different de partments ot Lockhart Milt Co., as a Jpgener&l fun fund. It was not long f before the necessary arrangements ' were made whey they (I mean the i fire works) were handed out to all who cured to fire them. ' A- general fusilade commenced with sky rockqts, romau caudles, [ crackers, both large and suiall. It I reminded the old veterans of a vig \ erous night attack, th^ large cracker: playing the part of artillery. Jr \ something over an hour the s'ocl ) was exhausted and u. t of us hat ; turned our steps homtwa *d whci j $qui?ihpig liuc an aerial snip "ailet ' - ? *L ? -I- - 1 i'ftTe? IQ0' l"WTl iroiu Ui? Iiununcat v What could it be? \Vu?it a.belatct meteor from tbo lute meteoric showo , that did not materialize or was 1 1 truly an air ship? If so who wei I on board and where was their desti '? nation? On it drifted until it reache* 1 the quarters inhabited by the negroo* YD looked as if it would alight. 1 lea red the nigs who believed that Ipticral wind up ot all mundane aflaii was at hand. Don't be alarm" Icntlo reader, it was ouly a toy ba! mMr. Wm, Garter has gone on ?it to his children in Winsto Mtnty, Miss. \ Wr, 3, C. Brawley has rcturne A. H. FOSTER, Vice Platen" J I. D. ARTHUR, AuUUat Cashier. T inters' National Bank I ION. 8. O. I $60,000 I 60,000 60,000 f #170,C#0 I W. H. Wallace, Wm. Jeffries, X E. P. MeKisslck,'A. H, Foster, X i'our Business. X y-mj-*+ m-ifr-?*? **>-m-vm*** - +?* ELECTRICS, i . SMITH, risT._^ i i | Union, S. C. ) fr? p a visit to his wife's parents who ;J li\ <? id Lafayette, Ala. Mrs. 1>. will * remain f >r s une time. , >: Mr. Tdhn U. McNealv- of Chsr. lo:to. N. 0., recently visited his x brother, Mr. D. A. MeNealy. , Miss Inez Smith, of King's Creek, S. 0 , is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. II. Wilburn. r Mr. Silas Griffin, of Belton, S. C., has returned from a visit to his two , brothers Misers. Robt. and Marion ] Grtflin. t Considerable ice was floating down the river last Sunday morning. 11 Where the water is eddy the river r is > erv near iced oyer. ^ Lockhart is still in tbe lead for vre r have a cow with two calves. Homo. A Pleasant Occasion. Sedalia, S. C., Jan. 1. 1900. : \Tn Fnn--.? 'J - oi...av v-vu. ; ing, Doc. iib, it was the pleasure of , rhe writer, together vpth a ltrge , j number of patrons and friends of the Sed-Ji& school to attend an entertain- 1 men I given hy the pupils of the ( ?cl.ool at the home of Mr, I. L. Bobo. The program was full and varied, consisting of drills, recitations and , dialogues, all well rendered, some w?:f6 particularly fine. 1 would be glad to give the pro gram in full, but I fear it would fake too much of your valuable space. Suflice it tr? pay that the enti e exhibition reflected great credit on heir accomplished teacher. Mi** Ida Irene Bobo. As I listened to ho spiried declamations, and w itched ho well executed drills, I could but think of ihe many hour3 of patient and unremitting toil necessary to accomplish 9uch results. Cross Keys may we I congratulate herself on haviug such progressive and wide-awake teachors in obargof her schools. These exhibitions are in striking contrast to the methods formerly emp.oyed in our country schools. After the literary exercis a were uvci, tut* enure v; ;iu|jiiiijf wnn luvivm to the diuning-room where suitable refreshments were served. Thus ended a very pleasant and v p ofitable evening. I* : 'A " Trustee. c This Settles It (?) i The <;new century" question 1 *eems difficult to settle, at least. . in the minds of some. I am one of 1 the oldest readers of The Times, mid 1 have ever made it a rule to t?k-> an I 1 1 humble part m the discussion and j . ' solution of questions that interest the 1 , public. Your correspondents, John r j J4. Young, H. L. Soaifo and Wm, t: Jeffries have so plainly solved the e' question that no further arguments 1-1 are necessary, it seems to mo, to d convince the most skeptical. I aim1. ply endorse their solution, t The reply of 4,M" to the ^fcbove a 3orrespondents is at fault beoause his * arguments are formed on *a false d premise. - In his reply to Mr. Jef1 fries he admits ''integer is a whole number and a century is a hundred a years and that integer means the n completion of a whole number" which is all well and good, but immediately d spoils it all by saying "when 189^ wu written Jan. 1st it meant tb 1899 years had passed," which a not be the case unless it is prove that when Jan. 1st, A. D. 1 t written a whole year had elapse' which appears to me absurd. If tl first century ended at the close of 1 D. 100 then it follows as a const queno3 that every century fullowin closed with two ciphers aud will eve so end as long as time lasts. Selalia, S. 0. C. B. Booo. Yes if it did (?) M. Still They Come. Mr. Editor:?The controversy i reference to when the 20th cenrnr begins, remiuds me of a story I hav read of two men traveling in different directions, and came up to sow kiu<i ot a sign on the roadside nn< begau to discuss the material out o which it was made. One decJarci duo ihing and tho other another, ant indeed eo warm did tho diaouisioi $r?>w, that they both alighted froir 'heir horses aud wore abortt to c >nrw j hi >ws when one cbamvd to get j rlim mo of the her siiio when h? ii'-.^^rvrrrtA-iTtT^-'pp vnent wu.4 <V>rT,T i> the material out^X^1 '* T u 1 'i le was iq'*'1 f'gotbor dilier ...w.oiii thai out of *hieh bis was aude otid it only needed ilia', thej eo both t?i<1^5t in order t> convin .v 'iciii -bey both were right. Ju-o #<< n a grout many things if we wcr?ibl" to look at both s deg we would :e?f(imes that both aides are corect. N >w us to the new century it ail tinges on tho first year or the year [. If fr >m tho Ut day of Jan. to he 31at of Dec. in the first voir wn-, written 0 and the soond year or r.'tn Jan. 1st to D>c. Slat in the hid year was wiiton 1 and tho 3rd t?:ar 2 oto , then those who contend bac tho first day of Jan. 1900 is the )Vaning of the uow coutury are 5orr?ct. Hut if the year 1 was dated hiring the first yoir as 1, that it VI.i-oh or Aug. lfct 1, and the second rear was dated 2 on the firnt day >1 j ? u .1-- n..i -t '? .t . .-to i-Tiitury can not hegiu until the 1st h?v of Jan. 1901, and this is iny view ?i r.no ijucsiion. Just au illustration suppose a chil l #a-? born on the 1st day from whioli count time or on the 1st day ol Ian 1, when would he ho one ye an ?M? The answer is plain; on the 1st .K\ of Jan. A. D. 2. When 3 ye.tn Id? A us. lat day Jan A. D. 4 ?u ?pose ho should live to he 101 o?rs old. wha5 would he his birth lav? Why surely Jan. 1st, A. l> 101 and then he wouiu bej^in to iiv? Sim 2nd century. In order to mik< it plain wo will dr.?w a diagram ti b ?th sides as 1 unlorstmd it; le eaoli space represent a year. My view. :1 :2 :a :4 :? :0 :7 :? .0 .Q Your view; u; i j u. Q| ; : Say, from the above, when th 20 U century begins. J-W-Gueuohv Yes, say from the above diagram wh'oh is the correct way of figuririj cardinal numbers, at the bjgiuiiiii <>r at the finish.?M.j Ten Commandments. A. friend has handed us the follov ing and calls it the Ten Commam moots of the Lynn Labor church. 1. Thou sbalt earn thine own li< ing, and not live on rent, profits < interest. 2. Thou sLa.lt help others in pr notion to their weakness, ignorant or poverty. 3. Thou shalt nuk? the hight i.ossible use of thv vo?e. reaardin" I . ^ '? cm a >14 a ma-it saorod trust.-, 4. Thou bhalt look upon work in in n of all countries as thv brethre 5. Thou, nhalt endeavor to pi veiit and abolish war. 0. Thou shalt treat private luxu sf? mmoral, so long as poverty exisi 7. Thou shalt resist and ovorthn ali injustice, tyranny and social ev 8. Thou shalt regard the dut ind happenings of the present supreme. 9. Thou shalt seek thine own w faro in advancing the welfare of e *10. Thou shall seek out tbe la of nature nud obey them. I The writer rriust have been re: I i:?g *4In His tfteps " This kind | teaching will be found throqgh* j the story.?Hp. / ? " -=~ at STATS In State chairman of the M dispeu&ary board, thinks, the next receipts will go up to #800,000 this le y?arThe stone of a corn mill used on one of the State farms burst last '? week demolishing the mill and seri'r ously if not fatally wounding two convicts. The. fermerifin the eastern part of the State are delighted with their success in raisiug-tobacco. It now * set-mi to be an established industry 3 n and the returns are very satisfactory, v $ P Dr. W. W. Daniel, president elect _ ?.f the Columbia Female College, will p remain in Andersou until he begins 1 his work in Columbia after the com- i1 t inericement. He will act an financial n ] agent of the college until Juuc. y, * Jerry Lee, near Rich Ilill, had ? 1 a pig that, was born May 10. He 11 1 Killed it December 21-J" ' 810 pouched 90 pounds lc mad* ' "M !!-,wn7*r abound and a half a I \fi.' ?luting^t* l'te of -33 days. I'll s hw firm of flydriok & \V..- ? son will be dissolved ufter Jtmiai1-t. Coogronsman Sumyarr.e Wil ?1 01 und Hr. I). K. Hydrick compos ? the firm, and they have bee i assou! | si d >o the prac'ico of law together n (or u number of years pist. ?1 The Christmas entertainment f??r tho seam-Mi was given lust Tie a lay night. ^ at the Seam in s chapel ou Marko: .' street. Tho attendance was larg-- ^ and the evening moat ei>j??yab?y w spout, f j The Ladies' Seamen's Friend So- ^ cietv was present and assisted in entertaining tbe sailors. Fruit, euk?o p etc., were given away. A mandtl n (olilb a as present and furnished kdv ,j erul pleasing numbers. Other r .ual a id instrumental numbers w?*rs reu rj I deied.?Charleston K wiling P^*t. y nJfofct W W ihW'b-M'tSrf' " Prater Smith und his father were j 'v severely burned. There wits h hob- " in tlio paper sack and a a ream of l_ 1 powder weut into the fire, igniting ' the entire lot and burning ho<h lathe- ? ' audam ainfnltv but not fatally. 1 W mle shooting fire crackers Chris, inn day Mr. Andy 13'-own was f ' severely hurc by the premature ex- ^ t>l tnion of a large cannon cracker. ' } One of hia hands was nearly torn off. . ?Gilfney LeJger. '' ? Columbia Sp-cial.?Tt is a'ated by " a a man in position to know although r f the statement is not tn ?de by South > t ern railway officials, that the South'- " vrn railway has tor ?he list several " months had four corps of enginem* 1 . nt work along it* line* fr?<m Ea-t t i I'eniiHgseo ttu-l Western N srch Giro- 1 Una with a vi<-w to i educing if p^s h b!?* the grade* for those linen, to a i tiiHxiinom of 1 per cent. the standard nought by nil leading line*. . I'liese improvement, it in stated, the i Southern avs'e u is determined to ' in ?ke even if the cost shall reach { i $.>,000,000. # < ? Mr. J. K. Porter, of Sunnysido. < ha* a Mexican razor that was csp'ur- ' ed during the Mexican war. It is u four hladcd concern. The b ades are j confined to the handle by means of a catch spring in a brass socket. It is claimed to have been taken from General Santa Anna's tent after he >r and his forces were routed in one of the battles. It was hrought off by a Mississippian who in 1849or'60 sent it to Colonel Pool, of Spartanburg, by his son Colonel Pool, who was on lt a visit to that state. It has been in the possession of J. llufus Pool ever p-nte tho d*.?th of his fiither.?S. in SpatL-abarg Free Liucc. 0 Our State is getting in o defence loiv* condition. J. W. Floyd,.A- fc'id T I. 'ieneral of the Ma^o, i**ncd an Mr ord r disbanding thirty compan'os last week. 8onie of these were the flower of the State troops. Thev ie* were the horo of the people. If the a3 Ca*awba Indians, ovt-r beyond Itock Hi?I should put on their war paint e'" and give a wooon or two there would "' be wild consternation in the Piedrnont. T'ooro would b? nothing worth speaking of to stay the bloody. lll" foaming tide of destruction. It is n fourful condition to be thua tefr ? x J'lt p0>ed to our enemies.?"Carolina (Spartan. ' Wm. A. NICHI BANC RESPECTFULLY Banking Business and And promise you the the best a ix45,000 FOR THE CONGAREE. >75,ooo Public Building at Spartanburg. Congressman Stonvarne Wilson of his district is spending the Christias holidays at his home in Spnrtanurg. To a representative of the ipartanharg Herald he'has been talk ig verv interestingly of tl^ia vearV. towk- -*Aoac nre^ohgfree river navi *ti n work that, are of ^special inter?t t i the people o* Colnmbia. < The Herald save that. Oongreoa dim Wilson is endeavo?ii?c to secure public huiM;ng for Spartanburg >s?ing oot less tbun $75 Ortft, anil I so tp obtain an appropriation of l.r>4 000 for the cleanup out nod , rv peniog the channels of the Conar?'0 and FUntee rivers, so as to Stain six f?ot navipnti-in to Colum iv lie believes that.be will secure ?th appropriations, hut that it is , robable that, neither the public buiMip nor the river and ha'bor hill w 11 ? secured bef >ro the short sevion. bich convene* next December as i vt seems ro be the p-'licy oftlie i .enublican managers. IT#> fina conni'/ul ft*7.'% Ofifi >r construction of h lock and dam at { rrnoby, two railed below the union pot at Columbia, and tho wotk w 11 < <i?in in February. By secu-ing i ii- additional 8154 000 nexr winter will be in time to secure eont nned ^rK?81l?MX4fcA.,'w?pr<?ve'0'?nt so th it. ii' have *i' the water facilities in ater freigh tlrat.es whieh'arenow en- 1 ?vi?d by Augusta. and all of the t-?te north and west of Columbia ?!? receive the benefit of lower eight. rates because of water r.?-e< eing'brought 140, miles nearer to ^?'tn. As he ha-? never vet fai'ed t > et all he asked for in Washing >n. nd as both measures aro meritorious ie believes he will succeed in both usances. Tn his judgement this will he one f 'ho most, interesting eea-dons of longre-s held wi hin the p**t 30 ears, and that, nr ws^apers keening lre?9t of ?he proceedings will be of peoisl interest to all their readers. [t. vill he a year of vast importance o the future of thin country, both ?s :o irs internal aud foreign policy. ? Something JVetv For Union. Bv the r?>qupjt ?f a number of Mi* ea li-iir clt z-ns of Union, Ms. V. Iter nb West, representing tin AIkh'ios' J<niipiny of Atlanta, will li * pre ?nt at 111feting of the citizens in thi |?ir|ors if ilia New i Vnturv II ?ra*l at, H. p. in , m FriiUy, January "icb. to assw, in organizing a Lyceum Entertainment I'-onme, All are invited. The Company whitfii Mm. West repre-eots is organizing a system ofpUtforin con race throughout the Smth. The pui'iMisf of which is to so nd ice the coti of platform attractions through general an-.?l*eratUm as to bring the lvst in the World in reach of the small towns aivl colleges of the South and to mtketh - Friends and For ?"r?BIG SHO We are going to show you better Vali Hard earned Doll ? * \ , v . j WATCH US <5**UNION SHO i - * * i * v 1LS0N & SON, ^ IERS. SOLICIT YOUR I Your Fife Insurance, best proteotion and servioe. lyceum a permanent institution in every N tff town. The plan is simply to ^organize a chab of not less than one hundred members in earji place, these members each to take a swwon ticket. They put o? a course of eight entertainments, eacb season ticket for which admits two per*sons and c?*?ts $4 00 or an average .cost of hut twenty-five cen*s per seat. The entertainments provided are"by such un'versallv popular men as Ben Pt lYland" iT'ti rttnt^wllhlhte atpriopticao lecture*; Dr. A. W Lamar, th? South Carolinian, in his > xoellenfc uBJxle" lwtnw; Miss Anna TVlonn Martin, the* brilliant impersonate; T.nther Man'lio. call?*d the?star of w<wtR<|ppi; Madame KppiiiRhouser Hail v, t>p ?oj?n?nol?!illHr?ipinfferHn<l her Eppint'liouser, n coninanist'Rnd r ?!ti?*r; xlso t'luif*. Law, ofjGa.; Joseph !> f'aniR etc. The;-e names are" n>enr!o?ii>d from union? the list of talent of li - b ir^au merely toorlve thfl"citirens"an i I h of the hiuil of talent which this ninv- ni??it will hiincr into the town. t\ilninbi?, Greenville and other towns h? S mth Garo1*na have trone into the ircuir, lot us follow^the*g>)od work. Tho Governor Writes the following pulf-pxplanatorv letter to SecreNrv of the Navy Lonjr: Sir?I am informed that efforts *ro being made hv the citisena of Olprrlcsfon to have the Navy De. nar'tneot send tho United States PRmship Monongnhola to that peat n? hoadrjunrtors for tho winter. I lp<sire to ?dd idt request to theirs i ^ ? . i . v a . t % -n<i rn shv mat j no nc nejpeve you *wu?M find * mom ^fliithlful city at ?Tn7or for th? ^vm^nngauuim* ' litn i*ois charming, the people are hospitable and clever and I am?safcisGel von could not find a more desirable place. Hoping that you will novo the request of the people of '" fi ??'V?ton a favorable consideration, I am, Yonr" trolv, M. B. Mc^weenet, Governor of South Carolina. The fallowing i* the summarized a -stem tit of the earnings of the mil"ondi doing business iu the State for he vea* ending Jnne'30. 1899: Ei-uings from ?11 sources .... $8,910,383 04 T.tal expenses, main ten aw* of viiy and structures, maintenance of equipments, conducting tmnsnortation and general expense?... 5,841,861 71 Tuxes 888,716 87 Income 2,701,420 44 Increase of cross earnings over 1898 827,058 00 Gro-<s earnings per mile 8,877 48 Operating expenses per mile 2,857 98 Nor income per mile, 1899 ^ 1,028 86 Net income per mile, 1898 807 59 Increase per tnile 215 77 P.iiQtnmprQ I vUUlUI llwl w [900. ' E SI ORE through. , more Styles, larger Stock and Lie si for vour 'han ever before, E COMPANY ' ?BUNION, S " > pETy.