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I, Two WttoKiii", ?Da ?,6 1 nn TT T1 TT IT T /""ki rn nljmi m m m B ^ /?\A S tthe tow, of u,iSrH? | I I I H rl I \ I I IV\M? 1 \m \v C I D/chp.LaX\tn8,"ugMA1nol1 J ES^f^l i l I 1A I If M I VI Hi U, j s I . Y0L' L' N?' 8" UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY,Jj^AltY '23, 1900. #1.00 AtiYKAR~"~" mm m | F. M. PARK President. ? OBO. MUNRO, Cashier, J | Merchants' and Pie ^ I OF UNI X Capital Stock T Surplus S Stockholders' Liabilities Total * Diiikotors?J. A. Fant, 1 1 T. C. Duncan, J. T. Douglass, T Wm. Coleman. * We Solicit \ 2 CATAP HOR ES15^ DR. H. K <*^_DEN1 Crown and ^ Bridge Work. 3y * ' "-'Mr IN THE COUNTRY. A Round up of the ist Week. More Freezing Weather?.1 lipsy Half Day at Scdalia? Rough Roads i.. i rrivi ifmi rT?i ... ill uuaiicii ? Kill. All MIL ??111 C/IIIUZ1 County's Little Mountain?.1 Pleasant Evening at a Happy Home. Taking Returns at Black Rock Church--Homeward bound. We left Maj. Betsill's cheerful firc?idc early Thursd iy morning, to make a three mile drive to Sedalia, in the face of the most chilling wind and freezing weather we had experienced during the week. We were about half frozen when we arrived at Miuter Bobo's store. Wc found several already there awaiting our arrival. The weather was so cold, that,"notwithstanding the arinsfuil of wood that were constantly fed to the big heater in the center of the big store, the crowd which continued to arrive kept I M ? i d'iy at this point, in order to reach the Goshen Hill section that night we were kept pretty busy while at Sedulia. Mr. Bobo has a very Urge .tore, well stocked with g neral merchandise, and lie (iocs a. vuj flourishing business, this is one of the largest stores we have seen in the country, and reminds one of ono ol the large stores in Union. Mr. IJ >be as not at home, but Mr. Boyd, tin affable and courteous manager, wli< was in charge of the store showed u every attention, and escorted us ou I to dinner, where wo were introduced t I <?. hi? interesting family. Wo we re unde I the impression that this was our firs I visit to Sedalia, but when we on'orc f tho yard, wo remembered that v L ha 1 been tbore before. It was sever T years ago, the occasion was a b I baseball game and a speaking. V m went in ompany with the stri band from Union, who ha I been vited to furnish music for tho oce r ion. Wo got a late start from Un upon this occasion, and when we to tho Forest wc fjund that ;i bridge at Murphy's mill had b' f; torn up. We were not familiar v jj the ford, but it was either cross i't turn back, so all except one of 1 !.? driver trot out of IE ; pa?ty aim r wagon an<l walked some planks u< I the bridge. The driver Stir tod I team across, and when about gi way the stream the wheels slippc jr a rook and the team stalled, in I - ' efforts to pull out one of them s! V end we began to think we were I it sure enough, tho stones wc 1 round and slick the team could s E ly keep their foot hold. Thoi ouly one thing to do, tho tea 1 ?v.? ,ir; I lo bo helped, and iu? 9 compelled to got down into the and help get the wheels <> , 9 rock ; he did not relish th< little bit. but it was a case c B to he did", and tho wagon wa 9 landed ifuly on the other g*.l< 9 olittihcd in and sped uierri! 9 though c msiderably delayod incident, and to ad 1 to our tunes tho driver to >k the 9 road a little later and we w( 9 in.I'm out of our way. Son < boys will remember this ti reader can possibly imagin< 9 ^ appointment, upon arrivin 9 grove noar So lulia to find 9 nly the speaking was over * A jsML ma tyr JfcM. 2( A. W. FOSTER, Vice President, f . D. ARTHUR, Assistant Cashier, f inters' National Bank | orv, s. c. I .$(50,000 I 50,000 J 00,000 $ $170,000 I V. TI. Wallaco, Wm. JefTries, $ E. P. McKissick,'A. II. Foster, X our uusiness. i *_ - + - ELECTRICS :. S/VHTH, risT._^> H Union, S. C. i iterestcd us most was that the dinuei also was over, and we were about at hungry as we well could be, we wsr< requested to play a few tunes for tin crowd which was done, and then w< were taken in hand and carried t< this same homo where we received f nice lunch from the good ladies, ant so, whi'e we were too late for tin occasion, and missed the speaking we were not allowod to suffer, am were right royally entertained at tin pleasant home of Mr. Minter Bobt all this flashed upon us as wccntcrei the homo the second time. The firminir land between th< ! h\/> Sod-ilia id the prettiest I ha\ e seen iti my rounds; the great broadami evel fields stretch out or f I? 1 l" i t'10 so'l Fecms to b< of the kind 11 produce abundani u-?ps the land iu this section is a per jeet wa*er shed, cLe water fl >win- of to the rivers, the Tyger on the"oi,< hand an i the Euoree on the other tniVviy'^l It is a route laid out by nature for i railro.ul. It is said that a road alon/ t lis ridge would cross only one sinal stream from Broad river, near tl mouth of Enoree, to Greenville, bu like Union, the people slept on thei rights, possibly thinking it woul . cooie anyhow, but it didn't and cor seipicntly one of the mrst fertilo se tions of Union County is still min railroad facilities. These poop1 however, generally speaking, set ^ t) be well to-do and in independe circumstances, railroad or no ra ? roa<l. We left Sedalia about two o'clc I f >r an eight mile drivo to the ho of friend Green J. Lee. Ah aj 4 miles from Sedalia we bogan 10 j,r some pretty tough roads, the clod ^ frozen mud in the road over ihe tl? hills we ejpilcd up, in some instan jr? 12 inches, nnd while they wcr a3. thor jughly frozen as to 'resist j|)r pressure of the wheels, It was | i)umpy riding and we could not The f,0^n6? a sympathy for those een j would he compelled to pass n kith ' ovor ^10se p'acea af:cr the mud 0 ! thawed, or after a rain. tj10 ! There is somo fine timbered lan tj(0 j either side ot the road in thi. '.r jss !tl0n' an(^ ^10 firo,,nd looks darl j rich. 'J lie c rnntry is not very mid i 'y so-lly(l along the road an id oft' groat stretches of original fore their Romething of a wild appo.i ipped residences that dot the rc in for at intervals two ?r three jro so however, arc of the higher earce a;u^ their numerous ou rc was an'* 'arne> beautiful oak shades in had forcibly reminds the traveler r was country mansions referred t< water c?l?nial histories, rer the When within two miles r ?'o *\,or0 loomed up in fro 3 job a ,JCt: ? tf ' had H ver7 h'gh point, which v * finally war(1'1 learned was called flir ire. Wo think this point deserves t y along, "1* the Ijittlc Mountain o i bv tlio e>unty. It is a very high tui f-r commands an excellent vie ; wron" surrounding country in ev l?nt 8;)!u? tlon- Wo regretted that w jo of the 1'lv0 l'*11? t0 stop, climb to t ip. The t*'*? a 1??^ around thi 3 our dis glasses. ? at the We arrived at Mr. L( "that not 3un was sinking behind tl but what (Continued on fourth UNION COUNTY NE Items of Interest Gathered Various Sections by < currespunucms. Santac Sittings. 18 a goat's milk butter milk? Nearly a whole week of weather makes the land very w< sloppy. Would'nt the contemplated tires do an exceedingly nic packing the road just at this tit Rev. and Mrs. C. P. Burns' i is critically ill with dyphtherias writing. Tho 10 o'cl >ck train Friday = broke or slipped a valve at this and was delayed for over two 1 Whilo tho train in questioi delayed here.Reprcscntative Sa who was a passenger, told soi hia_fiifini.s that ho would oppot , wide tirebIHT~ " That they won t do on our clay hi the mud. 1 The cold ware of the first we i January, the temperature at ft * to 14 degrees, proved too sere oats and many were killed. 3 of the latest sowings, whole 3 were almost entirely killed. J Fanners are clearing lands, 8 bing fields, breaking land, m 5 terraces and ditching bottom? J some no doubt duing nothing ; working for cotton and some for 3 and so work is going on, merril J Two weeks ago during our pr< weather the ground was too f to siw oats, since it has been to: 3 and now it is getting well on i season for sowing oats, and I j ' the opinion that a good crop of s 1 oats will be a very valuable adi 3 to one's feed crop. This writer, a few days sine _ ceived a letter from Mr. llolra the North Carolina Geological ? o vey, requesting me, if in favo ' Qeological Survey for South u ~ttieuunu?v^ - ??- -II -"*'*1 1 of interest to our State as sucl 5 veys have been to other State U whether we ore ready font. moetinc of tho Legislature 1 know, but hopo that body wi "j it their careful and serious coi ation, and I will be content tc by their judgement along th If we have any resources of t or any whose extent is not e' known, inside or out, and !m properly devoloped a9 a conse< I"1 which will add to our State's ^ let us by all means have a Ge , Survey. I want to get ahea >c North in everything exc*pt me Now let us say a word ii *?. of heavy pulling roads, etc. ' the Legislature is hard by t J ?. enact laws for wide tires r about good roads, a3 good ea ceH? is for the public good, let tl e s? a law to have all roads rue and missing long steep hill 'CV cjn be uoue, ?.i.i.iuur a lew ^C'P uals wishbhe road to be chang who ? pbe most good to the great ^on?5 her.'4 I know roads tha once 'longest route up steep hills 1 be circled and made com on easy pulliug. That would s sec- than wide tires for mud i * r. ads. The cutting season thick- a p0rtl0n 0f the year, whih d the jong hills, liko the broo ist ll&S ParAvar. Improve and roai* 'awa we have alrcad mile* rauch hill climbing and order' will,out the wi(le tires i thou,63 f ,U?teJ ,"> thcln- , ThcJ I v.r,^ level 8anJy natured road of the BO "round hills. o in our Ahere arc quite a numl and people crying fight I Of Mr. ?' '> etc., that the fare nt of us ?helbsg^ing trust and th to after- ''H0, mannor- th,c f' it hill. I Now lst mo say pleat he name ,al,k oP 1,10 baBS" f Union " "I1'"5'1' .V,.<!a?', 8a,y point and ,d"1 " Gr< ?w of the Cr0,,t " *: Even si ery direc- pap0r? tho fUi?nc e did not ??? /.8\<lo a kind , he top and "edit for ita many go otigh the " l1 "e"er 8el,uh' but ? lor th* greatest nura >e's a, the Now "bcn '? he horizon. U5 ?et and ? ; we are to manage the pago.) Tho farmers won th< W/C fight andother |if they go T V J? about it rifebftg^icur. I heard some form ers^*,, v Giving the farmers ^ose farmers from 0f the FanuEjC^si.^when then )ur l^c AUiahf^^reddbuirht won almost*^, t*0?11 jot* talk about thatl8'Y#.eJ ^at * a a Q veteran, qUL. V 1 have a Just D' pride in thero when war was dcclifl* 1 waa thcre whcn A peace wy*^* Fro 8tart to finish. vUitncemcn lost money rainy n licrht substitutes for _? )t and *Vi 0 covering"? were fighting for *? broad PrincipJl? ot^ers were working ce e inh ^or raoi ?ome ?f those very arr neJ men I j calling to fight tho fer-. *ba infant t"''zer ?.ne' .anc* timing what C0lJ it this farfi(* *itb tbo bagg?ng combine, t/ pt^usc themselves never ' last 8truckkjA*gainst that trust. placo Thi^^owardice- Would bi* lours * ?2?)> Can put mJ finSer hy i was ?n m,*3W*re in Sant,,c, who 8te wjcr, were ^JP?i and actually quit ">{ me of ttl0Prden JPtnemselvcscowards, do< ia bofo^e tb) *Latand to the pledge ba< !?S:.no?t8T 1m for fear per- g?' ,mono^ Di(1 ?D; * - *Pboo(^ and rTm^x^u lef et in enemy and fight Pa' om 8 ^yJFJfyr a principle. And f10 ro for mor? ^'ffltcly they would talk to 'nJ Some P00PWa^ what tho farmers di?l Ce' fields wbcn wero always on tho retreat. an Such l ought to crawl into a hole bc hrub- an(^ bl he hole up with dynamite. a? iking ^'beJ now gett'ng fbe benefit of , an|| great ging trust fight; but could a 'some tbe-^ 'depended upon to fight a ^ corn ^crlib'a rust. Now men, farmers, w ly on' PIante fyou really desire to fight ? Jttiest tbo ;cr trust come up like men b roj-cn an^ fia mt you are willing to organ- 8 , wet 12-, thiro may have rules by which n thr. to bc rjlated (for without organiza- 8 >1- ?,i t wnn't i dm of tlon ^Mseless to. taih. mm * . pjin<r you) that you will stand to ' Jition t',e ^r(' ^low yourself a patriot, then gdemen here is my hand and :o, re- ^^i'lsw ycu that I will stand as eg, of lonS 83 ? last man. This is not Sur- boast'n< ut I have stood and I can rofa Prov? ilwitl ?an stand *rTr 1" Caro- Want cohrctt"^ action, Ln ? !TsuT are wi,bng to it right ^hy jus s, but Cross Keys Chronicle^ it this ' do not \ Cr03S Iveya? Feb- 16.?Mr. E^or: 11 give ?^ PPent several dtys in Bogaw isider-1 vi^e township, Amoro hospitabl ) abide P?0pl? can nok bo found anywhen is line. * spent a short while with one of oi wealth ob* fln(l tr'e<l citizons, an octogen: largely rian, but his mind is clear upon ar is ?not 3ubject, and 'tis interesting to he; ^uence, him relate instances of long ago. welfare' refer t0 ^r- B?rr.V Lee, father ologicai ^eo' ll'3 daughter, Mi do? the H^nnn, has charge jf a flourishii -1?1 of lUrmnsville Method tricks. Bcuuui ?oa behalf church. I was informed her jnotl While and father live with hor. 'Tis rying to beautiful picture to sco tho aged a to bring infirm maintained by this Christ sy roads daughter in her little home, I / tern pass that it was good to be there. I w i around, fr?m thej-e to tho residence of j e whoa it ^?bert Ilolcorab, who has lai I inuiviu- i Ja' ;ed or not. fiaer diiftrtr lest num- not had in a long time. Robcr -t run the an honest, hard-working man, that could U'dtc a successful hunter. No paratively knows better how to decoy a cov< be better birds into a net than he, am! and wet fP?d wife understands just h< only stays have them prepared. > steep and On arriving at the old hom< k Btays on heart was troubled with the sad modify the of one of our young men bein; y, avoid so down, but on investigation 1c wo can do that ho was not mortally woi until we are From what I could learn the ti may do for ran thus: David C. Bishop 1 Is but let us the employment of J. M. B Some timo 8fcor he began wor ocr of papers Mr. B.; ho cut his foot very tho Fertilizer and he, Bishop, complained uers whipped tention on tho part of his en ey can whip, but his mother, who by tl " ' lisrtr trust. '9 a poor widow, insisted XT- B s as he 1 jo, that whon S? hacic A'*-, ig trust being tracted with liiin, so tho I tho Farmer's hack, and on tho followir iilit to whom nesday was sent with a load iouM men and 8ec^ to Cross Anchor, stall) :o is dead. I mud, and was late getti act and givo it ^r* got mad and s; ?od dee Is. It hard things, and Bishop always worked hack, and Bennett drew her of people. and Bishop a stick and a rmers call 4,lct to P,Jt up his knife; Bii see about how *? Wilburn Bros, store, I ! fertilizer trust. his house, after staying i o bagging trust the store he concluded to HNm. A. NIGHOl BANK! RESPECTFULLY anking Business and nd promise you the 1 the best sc nnett's and get his clothes; upon A iving at Bennett's ho was told ,t he could not come in, neither ft' dd he get his clothes only by T t i - a_i i L: ii.?i r, JLmnop 8ay8 lie ioiu nun mm ui 3 all right and started off, and nnett went hurriedly back into h house, Bishop says that he had I] this time gotten some 15 or 20 k ps from tho gate, and on liear; Bennett coming back to tho w jr he looked around and Bennett fi. 1 presented a doubble-barrol shot it n on him, ho leaned to c.no side fit 1 received the cntiro loid in tie c side of his face and shoulder, iBy T)ITruling him in left eye, and C drew his pistol and fired miss; his mark very little and he red breast that blinded* iM\9 &c?. ^ , fired and missing his mark ( ain, atnggered off not able to de- t nd himself any longer, called to , negro ncirby to assist him to < tc home of Dr. C. E. Johnson, ho dressed his wounds. This is no of the saddest things that has ......>ftr in a I appcned in our tym,u..?,v>r ... . ;enerati on. I havo given you the ficts an tatetl by reputable witnesses. This s an awful tragedy?the like I ' aopc may never be repeated. Thomas II. Goue. ? . Jon es villc Jottings. The weather f>r the last few days WvfnVi0|vvain v. wind? and real rough 1 vory sloppy a^ ^T" Qn0 thin; WOfkifrg ftfc JnTDm; Iiraui IS c? A great many of our public roads ai anything but good, this sort of weatl er. Thero was a considerable sea y about smallpox at Trough Shuts r ). rccntly, but the thing simmered dov ir ^only one case, and it is very j r. a- a^bthat this will bo the only ci iv - ^J^Niill. t"r TherKis but little arrangeme j made yet b* using fertilizers in : cf community, V*rmers may howe jgg turn loose after vwhile and plant woods in cotton and be look jat around for guanO to put under ier The price of cotton is So very sti a luting there is no telling what el n(j it will have upon the farmers. jan Rev. E. II. Beckham has a pe]t sick child, it was so ill last week enj. the preacher could not loavc it t jr his appointments. Rcy. A. e]y James filled his pulpit. x\ u Mrs. Francis Chapman, of M t G. ?,,>r father. M Y ltobt. Beckham, of Lancasfl one visiting his son, llev. E. II. f ham. i j- Mr. J. J. Littlejohn made Vq j to Charlotte and some other 1 lately looking for machinery 1 a my ? news. iS Spring ^ agedy " ennett. k with badly, 835 ??? rr* ^ Tp' NEwtM^. ic way, hi! LARQ aau conloy coos ,g Wedof cotton 3d in the 25 tmtWhen you il answered si UN 101 3ennett to n while at . go back to V .SON & SON,?^ :r. SOLICIT YOUR Your Fire Insurance, oest protection and jrvice. klpha Mills. The stockholders of tho Knitting I ills have held their annual meeting, he mill is doing well at this time ad is in a fair way to success. Dr. M. W. Chambers, of Helton, as moved his family to Jonesville. [e occupies the house on Main street, nown as the J. G. Lons residence. Dr. W. J. Douglass, of Asbury, as in Jonc8ville recently looking >r a house and was talking of mov-? ig to our town to practice his projssion. Telephone. NEWS ABOUT THE STATE. lipped here end there from Our State Exchanges. A POPULAR OFFICAL. .Solicitor Scase has throughly ostabjircuit as a 0f this ious man, and there is no more popjlar official of the court than he. Though quiet and unassuming, he is a young man of more than ordinary abi ity, whose prowess has not yet been developed to its fullest. 1 lis work as solicitor has placed him to the fore, and lie is ranked as one of the ablest lawyers in the Stato as well as one of the most courteous.? Laurens County News. A Did SHIPMENT. Yestarday the Whitney Manufact oV.ir?r?fil a solid train unng i^ouipiiuj loud (10 car?) c?f their standard sheeting to China. This looks like busi1 ncss.?Spartanburg llerald 10th. lf | -There, are strong indications that Si ? !ul1 fcif su ?c ^ k. Ncoro is behind the enterprise. [!- PLUMS FOP. lJKMHR. IXSTITUTIOWS. The net result of the educational re legislation of the present session is c* that the "higher" institutions have **n got all they chose t^ ?.sk for while tbo income of the public schools has been 18e cut down by tke decrease in tho dispensary piofits.?Greenville News. n ts Ool. A. A. Monsch, of Louisville, vcr Ivy., will establish an enterprise in t^0 Spartanburg and will manufacture jQfr brooms and run( a cannery, making sauces, catsups, pickles, cider, \inmu^ czar, e'e?Froo Lance. ToCt KKW MILLS. The Wylic Cotton Mills. Chester, very have decided to build a mill to cost that about ?400,000 instead of ?100,000, o fill as was first intended. The Seneca Cotton Mills have been . . inc >rprated, with L. W. Jordan as lS8\ president, capital stock ?200,000. :er, is Jordan expects to soon placo The Cheraw Cot'on Mills naro stock ueuik* been incorporated \mn ? a trip of $100,000, by the following perplaccs sons: II. 1*. Duval, A. L. Evans, II. for ihe W". Einlayson and others. 'nes Arriving YLE5, ER STOCK and POPULAR PRICES. link of shoes think of the N SHOE CO., JNION, S. C.