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ill! U L. P. riurphy pa keep you f Fm*r? I riy Prices on Bed Rc Mattin Rugs. Carpet Side-B Tables China ( Are richt and the < See my line of B Go-Carts, the Nol Union. SUNDER" This departm in every respec are * Lower than heret< ?Ofc I lmve Coffins aiul Caskets Burial Robes and Suits, any slippers. You are cordially ii times when in need of anything l. p. r Successor to Mi Local Schedule for Passenger Trains. TRAINS FROM COLUMBIA. n Arrive 10:20a. m. Depart 10:20 a. m. " 1:40p.m. " 2:00p.m. TRAINS FROM SPARTANBURG. Arrive 12 :45 p. m. Depart l:0.r>p.m. " 7:10p.m. " 7:30 p. m SHORT STREET- STORIES. Put Together For Ready Reference. Items of Interest Tersely Told For Hasty Readers. Tr is tlrr.e to hear from the canili dates. Sjrot cotton reached lOe. in Ne w York Monday. "Tl ;ere are others" but none so good at our DemorestSevringMachi neat ?10 of cash. The A. II. Foster Co Mr. A. C. Mitchell, proprietor of th' Niw Crn'ury Hotel in Union, spent yesterday in the city.?Spartauburj Herald. t A.?Aj.iiiai>q ?i f:iv.? < #?:?(! sweeter ii liUtV'lVlivig v* i .. ?.j _ written on our linen paper. The 2>< quality only 12c at our store. The A. II. Foster Co. Mr. T. E. D?-an has accepted a i>osi tion with the A. II Foster Co , and wil be pleased to have hii old friends an< customers call on him. 1 The mumps are in ".full force amon the child on of the town. Quitea nunn her of children are laying off from th graded school nursing the mumps. Bicycle sundries, supplies and a< ojsaories, iucludii g tires, lamps, pump: plugs, emddlcs and the like, always u hand at the lowest price?. The A. II. Foster Co. SIMPLE Sr-jb*; things. An e> C* C TV T C jC pectant moth< 3 LI ll 3 L. ?an ,?si1Iy iztf if she sto; to think a moment, how dangc oosly wrong it is to swallow med cines when in her condition. SI can see that the outside applicatic ot a iimmcni wmcn sontus ai relaxes must certainly be tbe thir for her to use. Such a liniment MOTHER'S FRIEN] which the can depend upon doii her a world of {food before ai during labor. Send to us for o free illustrated book. "Before Bal is Born." Mother's Friend is sold drug stores for $1 a bottle, or frc TO MUSnSLB 1SOULAT01 CO., AtluU. U11 ys for this space to i >osted about ' I iture. i ___ ( I t >om Suits, 9, ? r i S i oards, I and I Closets ? styles are the latest. * (] laby Carriages and ? jbiest ever seen in ? P' hi Faking,^" ent is complete t, and mv prices ?f - la ili M of ore-?sustainable in Union. cl< I>t in nil styles aiul finishes made, size and style, also shoes and ne nvitcd to inspect my stock at all (l1 in Furniture. lURPHY,j jrnhy A Come to us for the 1) st Cook Stoves, ^ Geie.'.il Faim Hardware. We are s ill 0OUUI? IV 1UJ. UI UUVTJ aVIV LVL ? UVll.ll The A. II. Foster Co. 0A Spring, Siring, beautiful Spring, it 0t will soon l?e here, the trees arc budding ai and the b'rds are beginning to sing. Now { for the spring poet. Subscribe for Tin? ^ Times. u1 Ed W. Smith, colored, has shown considerable ingenuity in tho con- ^ struction of a home-made pea thresher. He says he made it all himself and it will shell aud clean 15 1 bushels of peas in an hour. A Grand Concert is to l>8 given in t Spartanburg on Tuesday March 20th by ^ the famous Theo. Thomas Orchestra? sixty performers. The Northern papers ^ speak in glo.ving terras of this faun in j Orchestra. Our citizens who wish to 1 tsnjoy a rare musical treat should take it m. 8 t Seeing quite a crowd collected around g a coal car a few day* ago we ambled t ! around that way on the hot track of an item, a? wo supposed, but it was notli- c 1 ing but a pair of old whools that were bo- i 1 ing taken out and nsw ones put in, but c then we must try an J b.*ar up as much as possible under these sad disappoint- . - meats of life. I 1 Tho Augusta Commercial School has < uotiiled our county Superintendent, Mr. 1 1 1>. 11 Fant, that there is a tree scholar P iship offered in this college to Union - county, for a young man or lady of his . e selection, any one wishing to avail themselves of this opportunity of a good bus3 inesr course should apply to Mr. Fant at s, on 30. ^ See our extra heavy Blind Bridlos hat St. 10 each. The A. II. Foster Co. uroKc utn. jj Work preparatory to :he building of tho Monarch Mi;l baa ulreidy begun. ^ Dirt was broke Monday of this week j_ That is pretty good evidence that Union ,s his produced another hustler in the cotr. ton mill business, in the jerson of Jno. A. Faut. lie propos s to push this good ie thing along from the jump. >n id Our Extra. ig is As quite a number of our readers did rx not get a copy of our extra and have ^ expressed a desire to see it wo publish the account of the wreck in this issue so that none may l>o disappiinted. J4' Wo feel grateful for ths many compV liuaentary expressions we have received in upon the (prick manner in- which we got q"1 out the extra. Fatal Accident. Mrs. J. G. Guignard, of Co'.unobi?, was driving, in that city last Friday, iu company wit i her daughter, Miss IJrucn, when the horse Ivcumo frightened ami ran away, all ifforts to stop liiui failed, the buggy collided witii a groceiy wagou midway tlie bridge over the river, and both ladies were thrown out, Miss Bruce bul some of her teeth knocked out, while Mrs. Guignard was thrown so heavily to the 11 x>r of the bridge that she was rendered unconscious and received injures from which she died at her home Monday at 12 o'clock. She was the mother of our townsman, Rev. S. It. luignard. Rev. Mr. Guignard went to Columbia to bis mother's bedside Sunlay. Our sympathies a:o extended to he family in their bereavement. A Times Advertisement. We have been handling an advertise- i nent in the Times for Vaughn's Idtlilotriptic, in the shipo of a letter from M.j- Betsill, of tliis county. Thinking . t would bo a good t03t ot tbe Times' | ralue as an advertising medium, we I nado inquiry of the two drug stores here | vlio handle the medicine. The Union { )rug Co. and Dr. F. U. Duke, Drugist. In reply to our qiastio 1, Dr. 1 )uke says: 'T have never seen such a de of goods that is directly traceable to ' q advertisement, have ma lo sove.a u plica to aiders in the three ni >at'is the i. his been running." The Union I rug Co. siys: "We sold a li?Lle of it eforethead. appeared, but si ice the jblication of the advertisement there is been a perfect rush for the medicine." he moral to all this is that it pays to a Ivertise in the Union Times. v "As Jesus Would Run It," S j< lopeaa, Kan., Match 5.?AtthecIo3e ' business in the Capitol couutin room ' it night the subscriptions for the Soel- 01 in edition, beginning with tlio issue of " arch 13, passed the 100,000 mark, with basketful of letters unopine l, Today an express wagon hauled to the ipitol oflice a loa 1 of letters which svi'.l rptire the services of a do/mi cxtia irks tomorrow morning to open and 11 it on the mailing li-t. b It is thought the rash lias only comenced. This unique venture in a bus:- 1,5 ss way is surpassing the fondest ni earns of the originators, an I to handle w The Capitol needs the facilities of the rgsit m'tropilitan da ly ne .vspapir in ^ e Units d States. 'j Subset it tio is are oming in from " ory civil'/o I quirt r of iho globe. n he mails liave app illed the postal an- w uiitios. 1;j + ??? vl - -- - f| Here is a little clipping that we " ivo no doubt our longsighted Southn mill men smiled complacently rer when they read it along with /her reports of a like nature, that ro coming thick and fast. Our outhcrn mi l men, ns n general ling, laid in a good supply of cotton v b the early part of the season, while ^ io goat heads of Kuropo hold oil om the market, depending upon lie predictions of their cotton pro- j hot, Xeill, of a 12,000,000 bale crop, j, fow they are pawing up the earth to et hold of the little remnant of cot- { on that is still for sale. Wonder if t. hey would not liko to have some ono \ ;lck them? The increased price f cotton has been worth about $90.- | 00,000 to the cotton country since t anuary. It would b9 a wonder if ( hese people will bo caught napping i gain. Watch our prediction that ' he market for the next crop opens at i cents, or possibly more. Here is '< ho clipping: ' "New York, March 8.?All prcvi us records were surpassed this mornng under pressuro The Liverpool sotton market jumped ono dollar per >ale at tho opening. During the two hours of the trading tho excitement was equal to ruesday, the record day of the season. )ne thousand bales changed hands it fin advance of twenty points over yesterday and ten points higher than the best price of the season. In tone there is as much firinnoss at nine and a half for spot cotton as there was at six and a half. The closing figures were, Mnroh 87-4)0; April 8880; May and June, same. July 89 40; Aug. 80-81." Factory It ill Jottings. Jim Stewart, (colored) who has been working for A. It. Eskmlge, contractor on the railroa 1 to Buffalo, died Frilay of Pneumoni i, contracted by trying to save a mule which hid slipped off the bank into a small pond of water. He is tlie son of Jim Stewart, a teamster of Pacolet. Mr. Eskridge gave him a 1 the attention possible, hired a nurse and had ons of tiie city doctors to attend hi in but his constitution was not strong enough to make a successful tight. Mr. Workman shinned his b dy to Pacolet Sat urdiy afternoon. Miss Ada Ilancock, who has boen visiting her biother at Lyiesford, has returned. Mr. W. P. Thomson left, on tlie 10:2 > train Sunday for New Yolk to buy spring goods, and will be gone about 10 days. Mr. C. Norburn, the wire worker at Company Store, left for Pacolet Wednesday. Will, son of II. M. Spark i, is confined to his home with mumps. 1 have heard all* ost everyone compliment Mr. Mathis, Editor of the Tioitss, on lib extra about the wreck, whi< happened reed otly, and I most certain say tliat even the Si ito or any othi p ipor conk! not have given us an exti in sncli a short time. Success to t! editor of the Tisirs 'L'he Un'on Cotton Mill Silver Corn* Baud received their imtriuue its Satu day, for weieli tliey paid <dd ?. Succes to the boys and j. B. Burgess, the president. who lm t*>m? - ? faithfully to get up a bind. Mr. W. A. Courtney, of tho Court ney Manufacturing Co , of Newery, S C., is in town calliug 0:1 Co!. T. C Duncan. J. B. Burgess is happy aiul it is noth ing unusual now to see him going arouni with a smile on his face, as he h is had such success with his band. He wil superintend an oysfcer festival to !>e givei Saturday night the 10th, at Mr. Skel ton's store, on the, Ilill, for the beneli of tho band. The hind boys are prac tichig b ud every night and Mr. Barges: says that by Saturday niglic they will be able to render several selections. J. E. Shaw, former overseer of cardroom and now in Rockiogham, N. C spent Saturday and Sunday with hi' numerous friends. George KitchentC an employee of llu mill, met with a j'linful accident Sun lay night, wliilo silting on the steps ol ins minis:. Jim Hughes had a larg< knife in his hand, which lie dropped, am: the bl ide went through his right foot, just back of Ids toes, c impelling him tc it:iv at hr>mc*Sr?r several days. Mrs. T. E. Swlnk is very ill at liei tome. Daisy, daughter of M s. Ellon Fowler, lied Saturday evening of intl vmation of ,ho tluoal. Ago S years. The goyo.st hours trip lightly by, And leave tin faintest trace; iut the deep, deep track that sonow wears, Time never can efface. The regular services were held at the nd 'Methodist church on Sunday, by lev. F. II. Sohuler. Both morning ud evening sc vices, also Send iy school imsheld. It has been about months in no they have held two services on and ?v, and every one seemed to be rejicing in asphituil way. Services were also held in tin 2nd hptist ehuvc'i in tho morning by the imgregation, and in tin evening by the lev. L. M. iticc. ItoxY. Vine 11 tick Cln\*. 1 hi; llodgi r Biick Works that have ie contract for miking tin 7,000,0)0 iick necessiw? - us nlso been awarded too coot met for i tking f>,U'H),t>00 brick for the Monarch iills. Tlia brick for the Monarch mill ill Ik? made near the spring in rear of [r. li -n IM&hVs residence. Mr. llodgcr us added a new brick machine at Use uff.ilo mil! site, ami bus ordered one of 10 ll est b'.ick machines in the South to like the i.iiek for the M miuc'i miils, it ill cist ?:t,0JJ. This will in ike tluce irge brick nuiehines he w il. have in opeiaon this scunner. Mr. Font sent for an rom which It.e^lcVWW }^.?l nil is to build a? d he pronounced it lirat lass. The SmnsIi'iip Friday. (Continued from lKige 2.) lil^lr thf> linnor enrlf/O, r?~.1 *U_ -ri"? ?v^n, luui tuu jmscnger engine was enabled to manou? in agisting to clear up the wreck It scctrtew j . lr 4l 5 u n jLtion of ihc city were soon" IfjWi lie scene. Tho Graded School snsicndcd business for a short while o give the scholars a chance of a ook at tho smash-up. Mr. G. M. Yoik, one of the Iridge force, succeeded in getting his rutik out from the wreck before the rater was turned on and ho not only laved his clothing but picked up his locket book irom the ground near lie trunk, the trunk had been jostled >pen hut not very badly damaged. /.f llin fm-cA lfint flioit" r.lnfh. JO V- I 14 i V/* HIV .W4VV .VMW ?v.. W.V.ng and all told about ?8 in money. Mr. York's pocket bock contained 335. lie was one fortunate man in die business, anyway. The drivers of the city showed themselves to bo warm members and f(jual to the occasion. Knowing that it would bo impossible for tlx down train to icach the depot thc^ had their carriages lined up at th power house crossing, waiting fo the passengers. It had the appear anco of a newly established station We have seen one other prctt bad wreck here several years ag when an engine came near going int Mr. Bartles' house, but it was n such a smash up as this. It is a most fortunate circumstanc that those men were all out of the shanties and caboose, otherwise thci wnnld have been some man fried bodi< in iho derbris. It is almost miracu ous how the negro, Carter escape instant death. The Wreck is entirely clean away from the track as this goes i press at 5 o clock, and both passei gers have passed. The Southei people know how to clear up a wrec The rubbish was all cleared i and the broken car was taken the lower end of the yard Saturd: where a piir of trucks wero p under it arid it was taken to Colut bio, as was also the engine, whi was not badly irjurcd. ?? Mulss For Sale. Three good mules for sale elic for cash or credit with good securil K. Jason Nobman See the beautiful line of ppring sh! just iu at the X. Y. Ilacket. : Terrible Wrei ra 13 But our wr l composed of 5 UNDERBUY, UNDE 1 Clean up ev Some Smasi ? lOOO yards line 171 nd- 1< ras Cloth, 36 inches IJ 5c a yard worth \ t tliaft- v - ri,600 yards goo dp , | sheeting only 4c a yd. | i ? 1 Special Coat a Vest Sale Sat day Night Frc 8 to 10 P. M, m-. Daring this sal display of SMrts f< The best and prett .111 OP.IO3?.. At Gen.tii salesladies take pie you wrougii. Harry dt New York HEADQU; OFFERS SOrwiiT r THIS V\ Armour's Condense iiAjr^nuud buckets to your^sel f of this low pi 3 Cans Tomatoes 3 Cans Corn 3 Cans Armour's Beans Sugar, Coffee, I'aeon, Lar White liibbon I lams, Toba< almost anything you may net Call and see me while in tc Yours for Io i BANK BU e Mules, Mu\ :e t I have jastr e load of Tonnes ?,s Horses. All pc ,(j of good farmm horses will c!< :d and see me b to All of this sti sound, thoroi ,n and sold undei k. UMlOfM S at ? R. H. MILLER, -^ DR. I. IV ?p DEN ty. L Crown and Bridge irl* Work a Specialty. MMIIKWnWHNTI'nMaMaMaMMnMHHMMi :k in Union. eeking- crew, which is three sections: RSELL, CASH, erything in its path. i-up Prices. 2,500 yards plain and I Tancv nlaid rJra?Vi of : 3c ayard worth lOc. j Ladies ready made Shirts 25c up. .nd ur- ^4^ )m AT HALF PRICE.?e we will have a j? fctuu ooys, iest ever shown tq salesmen and asure in showing : Racket, WRTERS. am B I IIB ? I I ??? ST-? LRE BARGAINS fEEK. icl Mince Meat in ge at 25c each. I rice." ' - -- ?~ - - 25c. - - 25c. Pork and - - 25c. P., Flour, ]boneless Hams, c()s and line Cigars, and 'd in the giocery line. )wn. vv prices, 1/ E ST. 1LDING. ies Horses. eceived a car ;se IVlules aud ;rsons in need ules or family d vvell to caJl efore buying. Dck is young, ighly broken ^ a guarantee. rraas re 3 a -' - - - Manager. [. HAlR,-8w-~ Office Bank Building Union, S. O.