Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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*,v"' 7 j II TMETOWNOPUWION "** III m T ~B~ "B~"^ ~B~ T IB T ~W /A m T ^B"! B -T* ' |/^^"TOwT=Or^mOW> H A8~| j Two Cotton Mills, one the jjj [118 1 I J ] E 9 ? ^ vjT E E lam I I * ^ i If The largest Knitting Mill and ID largest in the South. Two Fur- { B fl B 1 B B I I I II < B |B/B B J Dye Plant in the State. An Oil niture and Wood Manufactur- Jj] B? B ^B B^ III B B B I I I B / B Bl i 111 ttn<l Manufacturing Co, that ))) iii 'nK Concerns. One Female .. B B fl fl I J fl I I Bl fl fl W | Bl r fl fl I fl' fl I I j L j ... makes an uuexcolled Guano. H Seminary. Water Works and ( _fl B B A _?_ 1 B \^F X 1 -fl- f B JL*d ^ J # Three Graded Schools. Arte- J( II Electric Lights, ||| ||| Bittn Water. Population 0,500. jj^ VOL. I,. NO. C. UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1900. #1.00 A YEAR. * m m m m m T F. M. FARK President. | GEO. AlUNk?, Cashier, J. n, * Merchants' and Pla | OF 17IVI ^ Capital Stock J Surplus $ Stockholders' Liabilities Total Diueotoks?J. A. Fant, V jl T. C. Duuc^n, J. T. Douglass, Wm. Coleman. i We Solicit Y i CAT A PHORESIS. no i-i L/ I\i II. IX <^DEN1 Crown and ^ Bridge Work. V c_^__ : TAKISG IN THE COUNTRY. The Famous West Springs and the Gold Gatherers?Pleasant Homes and Roaring Fires?Chill- ; ing Winds and Nigger Head | Rocks? A Hearty Reception Everywhere?Notes and Comments. After returning from the gold mines, we accepted an invitation to speud the night ?t the hospi'ablc home of Mr. J< e A. Betsill. Mr. Bets-ill and Mr. W. J. Hetsill have recently moved from tlnir pieces at X Ke>8, and purchased homes at West springs, Mr. J. A Betsill buy ing the Murphy building, just above theSpiiogc. vu>i Cve acres surrounding. Mr. W. J. Betsill buying tlie Lmcasto* propeity just across the Union r ad, near, the old Academy. Oar f< adt rs wiil remember that Mr. * * Joe Betsill bus Ltcn very ill for quite awhile at bis .home in Cross Keys. Mr. Walter's wife having derived much benefit frotu ti,c waters of Wert Staling?. Mr. Butsill, by the advice of Mr. Walters and others cone! tub-d to try the water for his health, so the two families moved to West Sj rings ranking u valuable acquisition to the community of good people near the {Springs. It gives us great p'casure to rcpoit that Mr. Betsiil teems to be irnprov ing rapidly, and is as cheerful and etitetraining as ever. lie 6ays be feels better every day. Mrs Betsiil says she catches Liui in f.oi.t of the glass very often, looking to see how rapidly lie is reqoveiing his v^t former health- Mrs. Betsiil is a very excellent housekeeper, and is watch ful that her husband decs not expose himself too much to the weather. She i# an excellent hostess, and is a good recoud to her husband in entertaining a gue^t, and making one feel perfectly at home. Wo very much enjoyed a nuuibir of reminiscences of the terrible tunes dining the war, and the time of the Ku Klux they were certainly times th.it tried the nerves of the good women of this country as well as tho men, an 1 I can hardly think that the noblewomen of South Carolina deserve any less praise for the wonderful fortitude, courage tt|n| patriotism they displayed during those days than the men themselves. Mr. lk'tuiil recounted many amusing and interesting invi ! nts e innected ' . with the tiinesi fthe'*Ku Klux Klan," the hair-brea 1th escapes, the different raids, the uietln ds u^ed to frighten the negroes, quick departure and (lodgings of some of the people of the upper section of the State. We could listen to such interesting reminiscences from morning 'till night and not % It . II ?il grow weirieu. .>ir. t> 1-111 nu j -iiy, . goo J, whole? willed eatnpanion, who ?ooii makes the very atmosphere cheerful around him, and makes a visitor feel that he has known him intimately for year*, tkmgh it may he the flr?t plenaUro. of having converged with him. Mr- Ii. F Stanford, one of the bosi men wo have ever me% cntno over tr Mr. J>eU?i l's hon-c to enj ?y an h-ur't pleasant chat with us. - Mr. Qarforr i* a ventable Encyclopedia of informa tion regirdirfj* the country surround ing \V?st Springs, and he, by hi. W<- kind disposition and pleasant addron has won the affections of the entir Community, ho wdl lay d >wn hit busiue^s at any tituo to accomm >dat< j<i , L > If ii 'M -2,' + * A. H. FOSTER, Vice President, f D. ARTHUR, Assistant Cashier. J liters' National Bank f ON, s, c. | $GO,000 f 50,000 J 00,000 $ $170,000 I V. II. Wallace, Waa? Jeffries, ? E. P. McKisslck/A. H. Foster, X our Business. ? . IS--Mr-Mr***f-^ <>*? ELECTR1C5. . SMITH, UST._^> i| Union, S. C. u friend, and takes a delight in showing a stranger around the hil's and valleys surrounding the springs, and giving accounts of the incidents, funny and otherwise, of the hunts among the hi'ls and in the streams for the precious yellow particles, (gold) of which there is a quantity. in iiiu ti/vor r? m r?V? Ka?>1> /\/\rl o ? ? lit IUV iivu i. IIVI^UUVI UV/VTUi V/ Lit Li I d LI in that section in ale a very good living in the streams washing our g?'ld. Several parties, Mr. Stanford among the number, I uy up the gold that is brought in by the hunters, and Mr. Stanford has made many j ^hipm^iit*. Several valuable nuggets have been found. But gold is found mostly in unall particles bj washing the sands from the little streams, with a pan. Mr. Jno. D. Wade has a nugget that he found which weighs lo penny weights, and is worth about $15. .It is of pecu liar formation and would matte a lovely pin if set as nature has formed it. Mr. Stanford told us many amusing incidents including some j ?kes playtd on some of the seekers after gold. A Mr. Johnston had u good one played on him. Mr. Stanlord had panned out some sand ?md had left some gold in his pan. Mr. Johnson had found a suspicious roek on his place and brought it in saying he was sure he had made a rich find, lie pounded it up and put it in the same pan, and washed it ana miio enough l-.c lound gold, lid was highly elated, and declared he was a rich man, as he had a whole l.iil of the rock. IIo was induced to bring more rock and try it. lie d:d so, while he was gone tbo pan was thoroughly e'enned out and Mr. Johnson pounded rock and washed it for a long time but no trace of gold appeared and he gave up in disgust. Another good cno was worked on Mr. Johnson; a lady had secured f. ora somewhere quite a lot of a very bright substance known as goldine, and had given it to a negro who had been a good servant. The negro took it to Mr. iStanf rd who tested itand found it was not g"ld. lie secured some of it and posting some others, ho went t > some roi ks near a stream on Mr. Johnson's place and sprinkled it on the rocks and in the sand so Mr. Johnson would find it. lie did so _-l 1 l_ t? 1 L . arm ui'come very mucu exciieu, ne toM the boy in a joyful manner that j lie had struck it rich at last; that he now had tho world by the tail, and took them to the place and showed them. He went to work with a will, but it was no good, he was hard to con virtce, and they let hiui work away for a good while beforo they gav< it away. The negro sold the balai^c* of the gold dine to Mr. Hopkins f>i , a sack of flour. Mr. Hopkins wi . o it and his clerk, not being an ox pert iu gold made the trade, i Mr. J. 11. West was more success fn! I fn wont f/> ii4i* i ?v " vmw vw vuu v/% i4.limyo (f:r . washed tho sands and made abou $10.00 a day for two wooks. Tw t men were prospeoting in the brand > and asked Mr. Stanford to show then j a good location. Now Mr. Stanfori \ had some territory in the branch tha . he wished to work himself and t . keep them from sottling down on hi * tcrr.tory he volunteered to shoi f, them a good place and took tbor down tHo branch and told them t i di/ in the branch near the root of u (Coutinuod on fourth pago.) UNION COUM NEW items of Interest uatncred fr< Various Sections by our Correspondents. Jonesville Jottings. Last Friday evening, just after high school here adjourned, the Ac einy builoi.ig was discovered to he fire; and before the people could j to the place in any force, it was 1 late to save the building or any the school furniture except one st< and about a half dozen p.itent des The Knights of Honor had bo using the second story for seve vo-rs, and all their furniture v lost. The Masons had lately s their old hall, and had also mov heir furniture into the s eond stc of the Academy, and they lost hut the lodge seal which the Secreta had at his home. The fire was \ eid-Mitul. and irofc its start as follow In the forenoon, the stove pipe of o of the stoves became detached, t. the teacher bad the boys to take I stove out in the yard ; and from tl sto-e the fire got started in soi chi and grass and the wind Id' thO fire under the home, and it so eat its way through the floor at t front door and at tho stair-way, whi cut off the entrance to either fl-> Tho insurance hud been out 011I3 short while, aud hud not been newel. The total loss is nbc $1,700. The board of trustees n Saturday night aud made nrraiq nients to get the school started agi by she firs; of March. The ra;n ves.crday was a welcot visitor. Our merchants have just receiv their first fertilizer this seasc Farmers are keeping very quiet die gin no question and it would se< just now that t'aey will not use very extensively. Mr. Grant Long and a colored :u name John Henry Gregory ha< diflRoiiltv npnr .Turin ?villn last Sa'i day ni?ht, and Mr. Long shot t negro with a pistol, the bill pi33i through the fleshy part ot' the thi^ ca i-ing a very painful wound The Alpha Cotton Mills' site I beou locate 1 on the same ground < cupi(;d by the encampment, on \ B. F. Webber's land a few years a; Mr. Foster Ivfllty has taken position with Mr, J. L. McWhir in his storo. Mr. Henry J. llames has oper up a nice family grocery at M Cornelia Fowler's old stand. Mr. B. Free has closed out family grocery, and returned to I farm above Jonesville. The pension board for Jonesvi Township met several da^s since, a made up their roll f r 1900. Tfc sen! up four more pensioners tt timer 1M jf s'A'ir TKMO l<\ot A ll'Vy) 1I1U IIV1V J Ui*l AUV.J 1VCV V/ and craiued fivo, Mr. W. E. Aim in will lei J nesville today for Athens. Ga., tnko charge as Super of a Knitt Mill. Mr. Aim in is s\ natural r chinist and mechanic, and will . missed on that account in our tot Mr. Ira Harris, of Union, f Mrs. S. Deaulah Nelaon, of Augu are visiting relatives in town. Miss Etha ILtines and Miss M* McWhirter left last week for tho 1 lumbia Female Col'eg-;. Mrs. Anna Williams, of Spor. burg, has been visiting tho f'nuil\ | J. L McWhirter. Lizzie McW I tcr went home with Mrs. William spend a few days in Spartanburg. Mrs. Durbin Littlej ?hn, of Asb wi?in town last we?-k vi-ir ug 4 daughter. Mrs. J. J. Littlcjohn. Miss E-ldio Circor, of Kelton, in town yesterday visit'ng friend. bounty School Uom mission er, E. Fant, is in town to lay, look a ft or the interest of the fro3 schc Mrs. I). A. Hame*, ono of Joi j ville'ft former o'd land marks, is s awhilo with Mr. and Mrs. G } Fowler. Mr. G- D. Fowler is very t () urvoying and rnuking a pi it of j factory property. ^ Mr. Clido Whitlock has tak< Q position with the J. J. Littlejohn Telrphon Jichoea fron\ Wobatcr. n 0 Mr. Editor:?The Times is a * como guest here. Every issno pen picturo of Union which is up Sci&tcd especially by one acquainted , with the good citizens who reside in the town and county. The letter written by "Teacher" 3111 recently is exact, with few exceptions. Formerly the trustees made out the pay certificates, it now appears that Mr. M eMail an should cotno up with an explanation as to his present course. But probably, in tho long run, it will turn out to be self cxthe plaininrf Wc all agree that each ad succeeding officer will make some on changes. - Often the change tnuy cause a grel'dfdeal of unnoyanca and too expense, nevertheless, the reins of ?1 tho gortrnuient are controlled by m" tho office holders, and not by the hs ballot box. 'The people loose Right eu of one who has proven himself worral thy of their trust, and thoughtlessly ??o vote i<>r an moi or tneir cnoico. iiaa dd the money for the3e registers anil oil >muruor schools been used in build TV i;(g school houses and cquippit?^ some of tho~c already built, with iry uiaps, charts, etc., it would have been lic* more wisely and profitably spent. 3 : Amp c opportunities ate at command no sufficient to prepare teachers to do 'id creditable work in these common ho -choois at prrsent. No toucher, howliis ?ver well pr??pared. c-m teach t? any roe advantage whatever in some of the <- ? schools in the country- For the presou <mc. r.?fl'c!ier niu*t work, wait uml ho "hope that all necessary requirements ch will be attained ju the sweet by and Oy., i . r n The weather having been fivorable, ro- farm work has already begun. Fariut 'iiefs will, never abandon the large oottoli crefV plan until forced to do so by some uncontrollable agent. As t'-n it appears, a largo acreage will be planted abouf Webster this year, no Now the mirriage license law will soon be in operation. What are the ed boys going to do about it? Someone >n will have to be taught, a lessou to on hat effect. Watch it. 'm * U. T. R. it ^ . * ? Lockh.irt Localti. Mt . . * a Lockiiakt, Fed. 5.?Homo has not jP" sent in a communication to the Times for two weeks and lie offers, as his "K excuse for nnfc trespassing on an in'dulgeot reading pull c, scarcity of news items. ia3 Since my last, Co. School Supt, *c" D. B. Funt, has visited Lock hart school. It is a ploasure to see the =?" face of our efficient school Sup.rin1 u tendon' in the school room, especiultel ly the day he was' with us, from tin fact thatjfor him to brave the cold Juu1 uary weather to visit the school M" shows that he has tii3 interest of all parties concerned at heart. The schools are safe in his hands as t-e '.?? k'* the right man in ihc right place. floma TlmtViP_r hi tho IJifcVi v .~.v, "to ? ?? ? . string hangs on the outside, and n there is an invitation abovo the door l0^ knob. tan ipne Lockha>t .Dramatic Oiub ne' which is composed of some of our best young ladies and gentlemon, are 1Vo practicing for an entertainment at an to earlv dato. The officers are IV. J. lt'^ 0. lirawley, Mamgur, and W. K. n > Livingston. Treasurer. Under their " management wo arc safe in saying *n, that it will not be a shoddy affair. Mu> The Sawyer Camp. No 37., Woot'nu" men of the world, has recently ins al'. ed officers for 1900 as follows: J " J. K. Bailev, C. C ; J. V. Askew, ? A. L ; L. R. Brannon, Clerk; S. M. Powell. Banker; J. L. IIodir, Escor ; an J. M. Grice, Watchman; W. vj. JoLu7. son, Sentry. Miss Macie Caldwe.l, of Smyrna. 3 to is amoung us, engaged in the avocation of dressmaking. She is at the home of Capt. J. II. Wilburn. her W. X. Livingston, the affable store manager, returned last week WAS from a trip to tho Northwestern por*' tion of the state. . A grading force is working in the ''"S surburbs ot Lockhart, and we will a' soon seo "Lookout for tho engine ie3" when you hear the whistle blow." James Evans, who has tho happy arc of adapting himself to all circumstances, has been sojourning at Mr '"" y Jessie Nix's. lie reports plenty o liAif nntl VaAmintr n ml on nil ar/vttntl "iiu uv/uiiujr j ?uu (Vii uii mvuuv good time. '? a Homo. Uv>. b. *" Scdulia Notes and Comments. Mr. Editor:?Tbe 20th.,ccntur wel- problem is Bottled, so far as all chrisl is a endom is concerned "Bill Arp" saj >pro- "those old popes and monks an - Wm. A. NICH BANI RESPECTFULLY Banking Business am And promise you the the best kings got our chronology into a world of confusion." This discussion has been helpful to some of your readers, t causing them to think and search for facts concerning our calendar. I remember years ago when the new almanac was regarded by many as quite an addition to tho limited supply of rending matter iu the family. On the cover of the almanac for leap vear was written in large letters "BISEXTILE." That word iriive mo nn trnnli'rt \\ K/>ti I grew older, 1 analyzed ihe word, and found it was from two Li'-in words, bis arid sex?two sexes, but bow to npply it to leap year and make sense, wis the rub. Af'ordiligent search I f> nd the old Norm m calendar eon:aii>ed only 10 months; the year comui? cing with March, named, in honor i>f Mars, their god of war. The odd day was inserted on the Gth day, ma1' ing two Gth days in March every f. urth year, hence the term bisextile I'he calendar was ref ?rmed by Augustus Caesar 11. C. 10. July and August named after Julius 'Mid Angus us Caesar; June for Juno, the wife < f Jupiter, Thc'last four months were designated by the Latin numerals? scpteiu, octo, novein and dece n. Will some of your readers tell us when, and by whom January and i Ki?iifn ?rv wprrt fit i.] ?il t.i llir> rvilrm da?? Janus was one of the Roman gods, having too faces looking in op pot-ice directions, also two doors to tm temple which remained open during war, and closed in time of peace. 0. B. Bono. Scdalia, S. C. 7 lie Public Highway, XI it Editor:---I feel p my duty to suv something in regard to the way <;nr i ublic roads have been worked. Th?/ were, as you Know, worked by col-!iact. In this pait of tl.e couittv, ther were ordy gone over, not worked one half as well us they should hav> been. I reported the same t j 'ho Supervisor, advising him to sec them, before pay rig for them, which i.? j.j r.nt do.' Whan 1 fiuitid he won d not psy any attention to nu . L eonudained to the grand jury, atnl i.s nicy did not mention it in tue.i pr.-sontmcut, 1 caxne homo thinking [ would say no more; but a few d?i* s a for. I received a postal from Mi Bov.ubuugh, saving, ''Accept m? dunks for your' IT?rt to do mo n< injury bef?ro the grand jury. I a;/ glad I had friends-on there ihat \vei < disposed to take care uf mo. I am g ad they were willing to believe tin n* much as yourself. May you g your reward." N ov why does la think I am trying to injure him, hicause 1 reported the condition of tin roads to the grind jury? 1 wen to him three timoi and he wou:d di no'hiog. So the:c was no otho course for inc to pursue. Mr. Bettnb. ugh f-eemt to insin General Jee 1 Rendered a , the United S 1 I? you are i v we can rent r vice with ot I prices. , UNION 3 UNION, S. C. ' . >*L- " ? OLSON & SON.KER. " SOLICIT YOUR d Your Fire Insurance, 3 best protection and service. uute that I made a different statement from his to the jury, and that they believe him rather than me; also that his friends took care of him. As to the jury not taking my word for it. 1 have nothing to say, but I mak i this charge, that tho way in which the roads have been managed has been a shameful waste of the public funds. I am ready to substantiate this charge by competent anil reliable witnc ses. J. W. CLNXIXOIIAM. Jonc3ville, S. C. Kojilcr Fop Wotiinn. A new device, says tho fircoklyn Eagle. which will be appreciated by tho womeu is a work holding attachment for sewing machines which has been recently patented by Ellen M. Cuko of "Sllliir jj 6KW1XG MACHINE ATTACHMENT TO IfOLD . YVOUK. Chicago. This consists merely of a large network basket, which may bo either of wire or cord net, stretched over a frame, and means nru provided for clamping this to the edge of tho sewing machine which is farthest from tho f operator. By this idea the seamstress is enhbled to handlo delicate work much more quickly, r.a she is not hampered by being compelled to look constantly to tho caro of tho fabric, for as soon as it has passed under tho needle it falls into the basket, where it is entirely safe | from contamination. 1 lac of Suit. 1 For many centuries it lias been the i common belief that salt and much of it . is necessary to tho human system. Few peupnsruruivirntv nfUV,Anu. , the food we eat contains sufficient or the mineral for 'oil ordinary purposes. Many physicians, on the contrary, are now tending to the belief tlint salt ia moderately, if not highly, deleterious to the system. It is true that certain animals require it in large quantities, hut this does not hold for the human race. Sailors, who aro confined almost entirely to the use of salty food, suffer ills unspeakable on long voyages. Tho use of salt is purely a habit, and, although those who have been addicted to tlie use of it for years would un-. donbtedly suffer if they were to break off suddenly, there is ?no reason why they cannot reform gradually. Condiments in any form are beginning to be t generally decried by tho bygieniats.? Cincinnati Ennnirer. r> 1 The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity i- when it conies. ^haeler^? great service to tates at Santiago. " . in need of Shoes ier you great serir assortment and I SHOE CO , Stylish Footwear. r ' - ?