Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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\ f I t p v:' i t : c ' m TTTT T^I -V t m T T m Ifil* rn T -? s ^ ^ ! , Two Cotton Mills, oi^d the ( I I I I I I I 1 * fit r B m B %Hr<? I I 1 I B / B 1 1 ^ l J(( The largest Knitting Mill and Iff H largest in the South. Two Fur-1.( fl fl I Ml fl 9 3 B B I fl 9 W H Sj J /( Dye Plant in the Stuto. An Oil [/ J| ntture and Wood Manufacti.r- ,)} fl> fl fl fl fl fl H H B B IS ^ !| and Manufacturing Co. that ))) n ing Concerns. One Ferru.'v H H H H 1 1 B flj ? B B W ?k fl H V B B J k. r mokes an unexcelled Guano. A'. (b Seminary. Water Works ami JB JB__fl_ JmL^M B J -k_ JB. X W * 1 m JB_ JL ^ k. w -fl? JL^ K / I (\( Three Graded Schools. Arte- .(( g^ctrioLights. ^ | J " ff) sian Water. Population 0,500. | VOL. L. NO. 4. UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY ><;, 1!)00. #1.00 A YEAR. t " 'U~'" m W ?# >? J F. M. FARK. President. J QEO. MUNRO, Cashier, J # Merchants' and Pla I OF t)Nl x Capital Stock - Surplus M Stockholders' Liabilities..... J Total | Directors?J. A. Fant., \ -I T. 0. Duncan, J. T. Douglass, T Wm, Coleman. f We Solicit \ m Hf Ala. asa au_ akJL air. v. CiVT^HORESftS. drwh^K ^ >.^rown and ^ ^ ^ .. Breakfast Strips ! ..~ 10* Tloac.... 4 60@4 75 -^.MoaT. ?r V OHiVi 2H * .. * Klca 84 ? Sugar AH Caffoa life, 40 Lard ?...<* 8 Molasses 25Cu 00 J Tobacco 35(n.7A Karoscno Oil 15 ? Chickens 11?17 Soap 2(^25 tr : j ?. . _ ? UNION COUNTf NEWS. Items of Interest Gathered from ^ - YanoMS Sections by our Correspondents. Etta Jane Etchings. AVo take off our hat to ' Teacher" ajfad thank him for what he says in tfsJ& week's issue of The Times about the way our free sohool affuirs are being managed. What's true of Union county is also more or le9s true in all the other counties of the State we suppose. It does seem that the excuses for bleeding the treasury will never bo exhausted Wrf hope that every reader will note wli(at Teacher says?post it in his hat and make it a matter of conver' sat|on in all appropriate assemblies ik-nafil our office holders learn that they are the people's servants rather than their ''bosses." Bully for Teacher. As Col. Young has been amusing your readers with ingeniously constructed arithmetical tables we will submit one containing all the numbers from 1 to 16 inclusive (16 to 1) lor the amusement of your readers, . and ask them to add up the columns perpendicularly, horizontally and . diagonally and see it each will not make the same sum that any four of the numbers forming an exact square will make when added together. Here it is: 1 | 12 | 6 | 15 8 | 13 j 3 j 10 IT I 2 I 16 I ? 14 | 7 | u | 4 As soon as your readers become faopliar with the construction of this table we vrisb then) to arrango all the v numbers from 1 to 25 .inclusive into a square in which eaoh column added will make the g*tne sum. to-wit U5 Oar people mingle thoir hoartfeli sympathies with the people of Unior at the death of Colouol William Munro. In his death not onlj Union un 1 Uuion connty but th< State at large ha* sustained an irreparable loss. 11) the long list that forms tlx ~ .1 . r\f T'iiiinn'ii arAnt mpfl whotl V. V?~.vr.?~ a, r. we have been taught not only to love but to venorato, none shine with great er splendor thau does that ofWillian * Munro. When the breath left his bod truly one of the State's brighter leg d lights went out forever. ' U) was a combination of the ostim able ch iraoterjstiqj of a Christian, ge itleupvn, a soldier and a sch >|aj |c has been my pleasant lot to k placed with him in the discharge < $ s A. M. FOSTER, Vice President. ? n . D. ARTHUR, Assistant Cashier. J M I inters' National Bank * p r & u OfV. H. C. ^ nL $00,000 1 ua| 50,000 ? . 00,000 * y I $170,000 ? H. Wallace, Wm. Jeffries, | vi ?. P. McKlssick.'A. H. Foster, ul I 'ourbusiness. I - a L H|f llfc m ^ ' * i p^esaionai'iibtres, t^nd now^hflt ^ :^e i*tJeSwlv 1 wHVotjJUr rejfrafc ijkjttt I, v*t'cen a^d qev?r IhnCw War 15 takVa'dvahntage <vW ? ? competitor in a lawsuit. He de?1 I 'estc'd the practice of double-dealing, q "He never struck below the belt, nor rttabb.'d his adversary in the back. ?e never tooic advantage of the "v weakness or ignorance of others. For an years, and years which in the dis charge of tuy magisterial duties, 1 always found in Colonel Munro a wise, safe and cheerful counsellor 1 '! I have now pages of manuscript in 01 his own handwriting when he ha* cheerfully and carefully (without reward or hope of reward) given U3, as 801 magistrate, his interpretations ot different and critical points of law. a and that in cases whero he had 1 no interest whatever, either on one ot side or the other. He said that our meagre salary was not sufficient to justify our paying tor -commit. ? And that he held himself in rea li? nc33 at all times to give us the bone- . (it of his experience without charge. ' >Vo doubt not but that all the ^ magistrates and ex-magistrates of Union county had the same oxperi- eence if thoy called upon Col. Munro 0a on the same occasion. J It will be many yoar3, if ever, ? before Union county will have a man to take Colonel Munro's place. "When Gabriel's awful trump shall , sound? Shall shake the lieavem anl rend thes ground; of With Saints he from his grave shall vise A spring to life beyond the skies." Peace to his ashes. Vox. Jan. 22, 1900. Jonesville Jottings. Jonesnille, Jan. 22.?The weather di just now is all that could be desired. J -farmers are beginning faru work T and if we have good weather the soil ai will do for the plow in a few days. u Mr. William Litilejohn died in g Columbia in the hospital for the in- ti sane last Saturday and was buried at C the village cemetery yesterday. Mr. g T i 1 i u-.U i. iiuuejoun uttu urau miuuiau uui.ii hi u mind and body most of his life, lie a had been in the hospital for tho insane nine months, lie was about 42 p years of age and had been a great b charge upon his family. A large ti gathering of relatives and friends h were present to ray their last tribute ii of respect to the deceased. The h i funoral services were conducted by o ? liev. E. H. Beckham. t 1 Mr. -J. E Fowler with his young 1 . j bride iCturned t BirmingV in, Ala I la it Saturday, wharo they will imkc * i their futuro hoino. a i Mrs. Milton Konnett killed a large r r hawk last Saturday with a plow ban i > die. Tho hawk scooped down upon i - a chicken in Mr. Kvnnett's yard and 1 while the hawk was tussling with the i ? ' rr . . . i l i E5 j cJuckcn Airs, ivennetc se 7.01 a pi >w i 1 handle and dispatched his hiwkship. , Miss Theopi Sirtor of Union, has i - taken charge of the pritpary depart i n Luent of our high school as assistant < teacher. </ Several people were up from Union it yesterday and from Pacojet and Chorokee county to attend the fun i- eral of Mr. William Littlejohn. a The cotton factory is an assured \ fact and will soon be locatod and 10 work TTlH coiptpeuce. tyr. George >f L tdshaw of Paoolet, was in town last aturday looking over the different ites that are in nomination for the till. Several places are offered for 1 tock. liev. Mr. Freeman filled his n? ointment at the Baptist church yes- to rday and administered the sacra- re lent of the Lord's Supper. Rev. !. II. Beckham went to his appoint- Jl1 ients in the country. J)n As light as the cotton crop was hist tin oar I see sime fields of cotton Tl tat aro white with the fleecy stuff mi of; one field I no'iced near Jones.- gjj lie has never been picked over an T d 1 h t ^ 'pMr** rprfte busy,-. lit on i I* ' On my return to the Parsonage at ^' p. in. I found a merry crowd pf xiou3 witnesses in waiting to wit- tia ss the marriago of Mr. Wm. Vinson coi d Miss Gertrude Hart who advanced ^ j fore the altar at the sound of the isic as rendered by Miss Mary tor irdin where they consented to share ( c fortunes and misfortunes of each 'U1 icr for life., J-ai Yesterday was abu-?y day. After sn iving oO m leg ami preaching 3 nor rmons and arriving at the Parson- 1,a' o at 11 p. m. I found that ruy family ,d been aroused from their peaceful acr ltnbcrs and that a g > >dly nuniher is i witnesses were in waiting to wit- me ss the marriage of Mr. Wallace l7' alley and Miss CUva (ranlf... , ?.* XT- .CUu r~?c UI1S" enwrpMSo Hits to : other month longor at this rate, I ( ink I will be ontitled to a junior on ^ e Ivelton circuit. Mr. Editor, have you visited Lock- ing rt lately ? My ! my ! what a bright- wo ed prospective hustling set of youths is 1 me into the hall last evening. Sure* fei the wedding bells have hardly bcm to ring there yet. dit Well, I'll let the merchant or farm- ^ write up the material improve- Rn ants and educitional enterprises of Ci\ e Ilidge. 3? Success to you and all the people ' the county through Tiie Times. in J. N. IsoM. ini Kelton, S. C., Jan. 22, 19Q0. M Jlv Tribute to Hon, Win, Mnnro, he ilu Mr. Editor:?With great sorrow received the intelligence of tho ra i?ath of Col William Munro in to uck8onville Florida on tho 13th inst. hero are times when individuals, ^ nd families, and relations are called in pon to mourn. There are times of ft reater importance when communi- at cs States ami nations mourn. South iarolina bows her bead in solemn rief. She has lost ono of her ablest of iwyers and in him an ideal type o( k< high-tone 1 gentleman. Pj The form of William Munro has ac asscd behind the veil no more to e seen in this life. His eloquent tl ongue, still in death, will no m >re be a eard by listening junes and adinir- * ng audiences. No more thall we u ear his clarion voice venting words f matchless logic forming sentences hat sprang from a genius of unparaleled brightness. 1 was not inrimitoly ncqutiivol r vit i Co!. Muni'O br, have seen him I v is a man au?l us a lawyer and in every j t vapect pronounce liitn a gentlemin. I c Vs a law3'er ho had few peers a id 8 io superiors. I lis sucoegg at the ! c >ar is a monument. A cuecr that t vas of the loftiest and led to lofti-.r j . leights, is cheeked?ended. 0 !. I Munro requires no colony at my | bands. My pen is totally unequal 1 to tho task of paying a jqit tribute to \ one whose life presents in every atti- i tude a spcctoole of grandeur seldom 1 witnessed and his best panogyrie ] must come from tho broken words of I love for his life and sorrow for bis death that escape the lips of all who knew hira. ' C. II. FqsTEb, University of Qeargia. January, 17th 1900. Repa$t%f the Grand Jitry. ML 0 His IMpon O. W. I)uciiANA\, .Judge Vksidixg. We, UirtMp our PoremaD, beg leave submit ttt^our Honor the following port to-v l|: We liavo examined and passed upon 1 bills handedus by the Solicitor. We procefced in a body to the county or houst and farm, we are gratified to id evoi yelling in excellent condition. ie houstto are in good repair, the inEfctea seem to be contented, and they e well grovided for; we find at the intut'ouTfoftnity-four. Our Supervisor Ienuent ot the poor house are tuUted for their excellent of these unfortunate people ition. at the Superintendent made ist year about ten bales of vegetables, etc., to supply the place, and \vc reeoainuancu of the same, stand that the titles to a rtese lands are in dispute, tor has assured us that the e adjusted at. an early day. . the jail and lind it in a bid the want of *a sewerage di has lieen recommended Grand Jury. The Sup-rSOunty informs us that the council anticipates putting n the near' future ami they ;o connect at the j til which ii advantage to the canity nineml the saute, the court house undergoi tg we expect it to be proji'i ly rfore ti e next terra of court. iVe u^Xvi.-iud the cilice of Supervisor, a l\ndu*t<4lioe in good s* ape :;i.d books vtly lie gave us all informat ion -talninfi V> the olHce, such as Magiste's dockets and reports from various inty btlp&i-s. \.ll tVe>?Magist rat C3 submitted t heir ' :kets 'except Goshen Hill and Fish m. 'ubose presented found sarisfaey and inaiked "a| proved. ' Jomplaint lmsbeen made to the Grand ry that ihc public road at Orr's Cross; lias b*m taken up by the Lock hart Iroad fwitlinut any consent of the l>ervhov. "Wo retjuested tlio Supei vito look into tho matter at once and ire said road put in proper condition the exaense of said i ail road. We hiif e l>een uotiiied that the bridge oss l'pcolet river at Urindall Slio.th 11 a dangerous e mditiou. We ree.mind thajt, it be looked after at once and t In prftwer condition. Also complaint rut ioa<jjleading from '"known as ll o at an early clay. J-?_ Complaint has been TTmrtr, w mty convicts aie working the city cots. Upon investigation we find it the legislature passed an act aliovvl the county and town to exchange rk in this manner and stiicE account ?ept by the overs'er of the amount of ale done by each and adjusted at difent times. We r.ext visited the office of the Anor. We find his books in good shape, e find on invesiigatson that, the propy of each township is well equalized (1 the valuation of the property of the anty has increased in the last four urs twenty-five per cent. We next visited the ollice of Treasurer, e find his cilice neatly kept, books nice shape. lie reuorts tines turned to his hands by the Clerk of Court and agistratea throughout the county of e hundred and one dollars. Also that has in his hands eight or ten thousand liars "rinking fund to retire county llroad bonds. We recommend that is money be used to retire outstanding ilroad bonds at the lowest c >st possible the county. We next visited the ofl\c?s of Clerk, lerifT, Master and Probite Ju 'ge a 1 of liich we found neatly kept and books proper shape. Wo recommend that id and stationary lie furnished the Clerk id .sheriff for otliea use, also to put a^s iu s?sh in die Sheriff's oitice. We next visited the off;e of Superinndent of Education. We lind his Uee in goo?l shape and books neatly jpt. We Hud that after all claim t are ?id of the Usual year ending January ), 1891), a balance to the credit of each rhool district. Wo have examined all the binds of >c c anitv otlkers and prononncc them ife in every nsixct. We thank your Honor and the Solicitor >r advice given and courtesiet slrovyh s. Uespictfully submitted, W. T. Jkthh, Foreman, Union, S. C., Jan. 18, 1900. According to tl>o ponGon rolls, le.trly the entire Union army was touuded in the war. If HepvrR? rativo Grout's (of Yermotd) bill to ir. reuse the pcnson3 of pris tier. Wild pass, it would probably tu n >at that the Southern armies had akcn prisoners about six times mere ban their own number. Hat thp Ifyesidcnt Qhang"d hi* ipnd regarding deposits in inr.'onal auks as completely a* lie (hang d t on the silver question? In 1888 lie denounced Mr. Cleveland lor de positing less than half the amount that Gage deposited. Perhaps it is true that the Iru.M rjuestion is not a par^an one. Bui why ?U the trust* oontributo t( the Uepublican campaign fund ant none to the Democratic? ^Wm. A. NIGHC BANK RESPECTFULLY Banking Business and ?uu (jrumise you. me the best s Washington Letter. Washington*. January 25. An epidemic of Boer sympathy broke out in Washington several days ago, ami is now raging in ami out of Congress Tt may la; said to have started with Senator Ilalo's somewhat, sensational speech, iu which lie expressed the belief that iiine-tentbs cf the people of the country were in sy inp ithv with ihe Boars. Then ctune Senator Allen's resolution, asking for informa:i ?n ::s to why the State department decTned to leeognize a properly aivivdi'cd icprosentative from the \ Tr.iii-wad republic, which was adop'el by tiie Senate a'ter it was aniended, so as to leave it to the disc i-li ?n <d the j 1 President, whether the info. 111.i'ion | should be given'. In view <>f tiie fact that theComniltlee j 1 was unanini >us i i its vbdlct against the j ] right of I fob its t<? si", in the lloa-e. I j alihoiijli d.if-ling as to wh-'her his s-at i should nnni-ly b ? d? e'u'e.1 v leant, as ad- : : voca rd b/ I ho nmj iritv rrpjiv, or whe'In r lie sliou'd b*.-c ited an I eipoiled i as advocated l>v the miao: by, its ems a ? little odd for the llo.i-e t > devote three i i days to discussing the matter, but that J | is exactly what will he done this wee'", j They say that the discussion is necessity, | ' not on account of It ilx-r*J, who is bound i 1 to go, anyway, by practically a munimr.is vote of the House, but because of the iui| rtuime of the <|:jet-Ji m involved | ?the light of the House loshutouta ; member, even when be presents cred.'iitials which are peifcily proper. The regular pension appropii.iti m 1 >H1 never fails to tiling out some lively talk I in the House, ami the present bill just ( passe I by the House, wai no exception to the rule. There was some very plain | talk about the methods oi' the pension j sharks, just, before the amendment was ; adopted giving the Commissioner of ' IVmion.H authority to refuse topiythe : fee of a pension attorney when tie knows . that tlie attorney fails to perform his | to claimants, . al\ Investigation c<>n?r<j-ient ! r?f Daniel i? i'.rjio. . brought oat the very interesting fact that Mr. Webster, who was for a lour | time one of the leading p actitiouers before the U. S. Supreme Court, n-vei ! was foimally admitted to pradio b -tore ; that Court. In view of the strictness ??t ! that Court, it is d.iUm't to ua ku-stand : the ommi-sion of tlis form in .Mr. Web-! stei'd <*as?*. Thi? only theory advanced to account for it is that Mr. We'.xter I was so well known that it never occurred either to him or members of the Court, that he rrquired to be formally adnvtted to practice. The proposed purchase by the governmeift, of the submarine torpedo boat Holland, received a decided set back when the Naval Hoard of Construction decided by a vote of 4 to 1, against rec >mmending the purchase. This decision was made oti the ground that such ves sels are in the experimental stage, and j that their usefulness for war purposes had not been demonstrated. Representative Roberts, of Mass., has introduced a bill appropriating SVJ.OUO for the erection of a statute of the late j (ion 1 uu't/Mi ill WacltiiMffim I ?? vio?v ! V V"' ... ? .....u.. of the ninety odd thousand dollars, ontributfvl by tUe people of the country, for the widow and children of Gen. Lnwton, it would seem tint Congress would do a popular thing to piss tins b 11 The iulluence of the admiuistrati ?n is j being exerted in behalf of the l\i\ne bill, now before the IIoi Si War s and Me ins Committee, providing for an extension of the U. S. laws to Porto Rico, and the establ'shment of customs and internal revenue collection distiicts. It" the bill bccoin s a law, Porto Uico will have free trade with thp U. S. LARQEi \<^w i AMERICA New stock just ai t styles. We invite y i UNION SHO UNIO 9 ILSON & SON,1"* iER. SOLICIT YOUR Your Fire Insurance, best protection and service. STATE NEWS. Clipped From Our Exchanges. The estimated expenses of the State Government for 1900 are$90G,51S.90, leaving ?121.943.94, which must he paid from the taxes of 1900. The Cjutity Commissioners, of Laurens, have repot ted estimates for next year's taxes aggregating six mills and estimates for ?G8,000 for county purposes. There is a report that Clinton is to have another cotton mill. Several local capitalists ara to put their money in with some other not so far away itid organi/.o u ?1,000,000, mill. Florence, Special. John M. Wise, L\, a young white man of the Hynituville section, in this county, has aeon arrested and is now in jail unler a charge of count rfeiting. He s about 20 years old. The Coast Line is now having 70oouu l steel rails laid between Sumter in I Florence, in order that their tntiro system between Uaantico and -i"'i v>uai-ii*ston may ue Uniterm. There is only ten miles more .0 bo pi JCO'1. Johnston is on a boom. The business men are doing their best to get up the cipital far a cotton factory and are meeting with considerable sue joss. Johnston would certainly !<e a fino site for a factory; it has been i fine co'ton market during the past !ea ?o:i. I**-. . pointment of a poitui ister. ?x. MeFirr'n, c do red lawyer, his for s nne causo resigned, ami for several ! ivs '?he race for his place lias been kept lively both there and in Washington. It was thought that an appointment wou'd be made this week, hut som* hitch exists at Washington. Comptroller General Dcrham, in his annual rep >rt, shows among other things: Cash balance in treasury, actually avanaoie tor expenses ot the State (government for 1900, $129,574 SO; to this amount add unooliecteil taxes of 1889, $(>25,000; insurence license fees, Comptroller General's o!T\oe, $12,000; additional insurance licenses, $13,000; fees Secretary ot Snito's otHce, $5,000; total, $784,521 90. Tim scaffolding has be^n removed from ab>ut the hand.som pressed brick ami lerra cotta front of the new I) inking houoe of the bank of Columbia yesterday, and the attraoU ivc front could be seen in all its henn. ty. It is perhaps tho handsomest front in the city. The finishing balustrade ot\ top is now being put on. The general appearance of the front reflects credit upon both the builder and the architect. =>T SALE Is our famous Hamilton WW for Ladies, rrived in all the latest our inspection. E COMPANY, >N, S. C.