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| 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
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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.