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Letter, Note Bill Hads Or any other kind of Job Work Neatly and promptly excutcd at the Times Job Office. Beef, Mutton, Pork IK^K.VSU^ Al 11. G. BAILEY'S BEEF MARKET. T.also handle Fresh Vegetable am x f?U V.rwv II j 0?*r ccriea. First Class Restaurant With polite ser.a.its. When in need of anything call cn TRT pT Rci i 1 X jl . . a?' < J. x y . BACON, FLOOR, mm, CANNES eoees and FRESH1GARDEN VEGETABLES AT LOUIS D.SMITH, The Housekeeper's Friend. DR. I. n. HAIR, ~^DENT1ST.<7? Crown and Bridge rrrj Office 'Bank W jrk a Specialty. UL1 Building;, Union, S. C. Lotto Your Interests I have n full line of heavy aud fancy family groceries always on hand, T will not he undersold. My stock of Fancy and Plain Candies, Canned Goods, Fruits and Vegetables, "Hll f f A?? ld/v/vr? o ?/% ? 1 ...r* f I'll'., ill IT <I1\WIY2S til select variety. T handle a full line of harmonicas, also Combs, Brushes and Jollier toilet articles. J. T. SEXTON. CONTRACTORS' 5? -?BUILDERS'^ A*D_!yjILL SUPPLIES. C*atInR?, Staal flaarna, Ootnmnii and Channel Bolta, Hods, WniRhia, TanUa. Towars, Ao. frtaal Wira and Manila Hopo, HoUtlnp ?ngln*? and Pumps, Jack*. Dcrrtoka, Grata, Chain and Rnp* Holata ^Catl Hvery Day. Hak$ Quick Delivery. LOMBARD IRON WORKSX SUPPLY CO. AniCHTA. OA. MONEY TO LOAN. O.i farming Ian<1* lljuy p t} men>ta. No co.u niidiona caargol. 1J >rrowcr naea flAfiiil oial of u.?nfAAtin^ 1 |?wy w V "l I IUU1* [terast at 8 par cent. JotvN 13. Palmer ?fc Soy. Columbill, P. C. or J. C. Wai.lapr. A tty. Union, S. C. 1125 98 ly, NoficSr ~~ All persons having business connected with tho Water Works or Electric Lights Avill call a1 olli.ii> of the Commissioner in th<> Bank I > 11:1 < I ing at. the top of steps Bachelor st reel entrance. Wo have placed Mr. L. (r. Voting in charsre and any business left, with him will have prompt attention. Phono No. S2. F. M. Faur, Chairman. DP. O. W. &>USTKXsZ*} Physician and Surgoon, Oflfjrs his nrofesuonnl s-.rvicm 'o the people of Union. Ofhco in Buik Building. L#eave eaiis at Union Drusf Ce. store or rin^ up IMnr.e N ? 19 for prompt service. 15 41. I E'JTLER CPF03CD 70 DATE. Cli'iirmnii ?.f N<i( Uiii> J I*< pn lists Sny t l> itiuRa'iit.H Arc !ff|| nili.jp. R union. March 3. ? Senator But'er, naiion.il Populist chairman, ia an cditorial iu his paper hero says: "It was well kucwn that Mr. Bryan favored aa early dato for the national Democratic convention. Thodato lixod is tl?o latest on which any national convention has bcon held in many yoars. I Tho actiou of tho committee is no doubt j a surprise to tho pnblic. "Tho natioual committeeman from Nebraska, Chairman Jones and othors known to bo closest to Bryan, favored a date not later than Jane 0. It is clear that tho purpose of those who wanted a iato date was to try to prevent co operation between the Democrats. Populists : and silver Republicans on Bryan. Wo predict that tho convention, iu spite of i these schemes, will declaro for harmonious oo-oporatioa." LONG TRIP FOR A HUSBAND. i At [?ttusas .>1 >i 111<*ii r.i iiit s uoicruiiuvu ( Kfl'ort For Helpmeet* Columbia, S. 0, March 5.?Miss Kittio Swain of Batesvi'.lo, Ark , did 1 not boliovo in "mastorly inactivity" for Wnmon It"i?? vnora aon the met S. M-" Butler of Duncan, S. G , who was then residing temporarily in Arkansas. They l;avo since curried on a correspondence l and marriage lias resulted. Miss Swain wado the long journoy from her western homo alone, arrived at Butler's homo and tlicy drove into I Greenvillo and to tho homo of llov. A J. S. Thouia?, D. D , editor of Tho Baptist Courier. They wished tho knot tied thou and thero in the carriage standing in tho street, but Dr. Thomas was opposed to proceedings so undiguifiod, and made them drive to a hotel, where the coremouy was performod. Negro's Slayer Acquitted. Columbia. S. C., March 3.? Conductor F. II. Iiarsey, who killed a negro on his train at Fmowood two mouths ago, about which thero was nearly precipitated a raco war, has licou acquitted. Tho jury was unanimous bei'rre leaving their seats. The pica was sell dofense. When tho negro was killed tho town wmW, Y, ir,"* i friended by whites at Pine wood nud j then taken secretly to jail at Oiarendon. | Negroes threatoue I to bnrn tho town and ktll Hursey.3 friends. Fifty re- I peatiug rifles wero rushed to the white?, j while the nearby militia was kept under j arms. It was three days before quiet was restored. Celt I):-.i ted Their Acquittal* CoLUMKiA, S. C., March 3.?After a t trial lasting six uuys C S. Matthews, Ij. B. Frick, J. J. Frick. p. Connor, John Connor, D. J. Dehurt and John Fuhner, all prominent farmers cf Lexington, wero acquitted of ihe a?sas-uiation of Patrick Bowers, a wealthy lund owner, on July 14. last. The case was ] sensational and the public is not satis- ! fiod iliac justice liaa been dono. The j men were neighbors and Bowers had j refused them certain ccnce,?sio:is in j passing through his land. He was shot ' irom ambush. The dispensary closed I during tho trial to pre-out troublo. On j being roopened it was takon clvirgo of i by the acquit tod mou, who "treated" ilioir supporters. N-gro Post in ister I). f.iti ts. IlALEia.'i, March 3. ? C. W. Battle, a negro, postmaster at Btttleboro, is in jail at Halifax for embezzling $u,0 of inor.ev order funds and failure to make returns of postoflica funis. A white man named Stokes eucccoded him as postmaster. AJattlo is the fifth negro | po&tmaster to got into trouble in north- I . tastern North Carolina roceatlv, the] others being Hurgetr, at Rocky Meant; ' Pitttnau, at Tiiloy; Baker, at Lawiston, J aud a man at Roseueath. lUltcn by Mad l>og3. ItAT'EiCnif March G.?Two mon at ' Caray, a viilugo near here, have been j b'tton by mad dogn. Anstiu Gaiuos, a negro. v.liila standing i;i tho stroet was i r-t bitten, tho dog noariy tearing oif a thumb. Ho furiously attacked the dog and cut his throat. He catno ho.o for nu dical aid. Herbert Jackson, a negro, was bitten by a dog which was pursued . by many persons and which an instant : lator was killed. liny Shoots liis s-ister. Ca^'DEV. 1?. G., March 5.?Au inquest held over tho body of Henrietta Carlos, j 10 years old, iesutled in tho evidence j that tho girl was sitting by tlio fire i when iter brother, John, aged 11 years, shot her in tho I ack ot tho neck with a parlor rifle, tho ballot enter.ng tho braiu. Tho girl foil forward into tho f.ro. Tho bov claimed tbo shooting was accidental and the jury gave him tho buueilt of the doubt. Oiympht Cotton 31 111. Coi-CMniA, S. C., March 5.?The contractors aro getting tho work of constructing tho great Oiympia cotton mill hero well under way. Tho foundations necessarily had to bo unusnally massive. and it tnolc time te nml/n ?.- > - ? llio Will IS I show above the excavations, but now the walls are rising lapidiy, particularly at tho oa9torn cud or the big Btructuro. Many mou are employod on tho force. __ A Lynching I*nrly. Columbia, S. C., March 5. ? Two bodies of armed men are huuting for John Wilson, a negro, who attempted assault on two young girls, operatives of Tncapaw mills, Spartanburg county. There ure 100 in ench pnrty, and he will be lynched if canghr. Thore aro very fow negroes in Spartanburg county, it lias been years since an attompt of this kind has been made. Supposed Suicide. Columbia, S. C., March 8.?J, G. Vanput, representing the Lombard ironworks of Augusta, has been found dead in his room at. a hotel in Union. He had complained of a severe toothache and bought a bottlo of whisky and a b-gre.in bottle of inndanuiu before going to his room. ^ ^ L For Sale. I offer toy house and lot in the town ( Union, S. (J., ou Church street for su on very reasonable terms. Address: Mas. M. 11. Lamplev, 4t. '.Sumter, S.t Rooms to Rent. 1IILL HOUSE to rent for l'JOO?as whole or in apartments. Othc houses and rooms to rent. tf J. Cl.OUOH WALLACE. Notice to Trespassers. All peirons arc hereby notTird thi any further trespassing en thellnion It vestment C<mpsitiy IhikIs licitt Curli>l< will be prosecuted to llio l'ull extent e the law. KEEP OFF! Take duo notice and govern yourse accoulmely. .John I.. T ovng. Fib. Till, A. I). 1900. Agent. 7-3J, COTTON PLANTERS who arc in to rested in high pr'.cii for co ton next fall can hear of *?on4lliimr i their ttdvantage by sending a postal cat nt once to Til 15 ADAMS COTTON COM PAN 1 Charleston, 8. C. 7?4t. WANT CO, for cash, Hickory, I).-; wood, lYrshninoii ai d Walnut Log Southern Hardwood Co., P. O. I'm 529, Chat lesion, S. C. 49?.'hi GUANO NOTICE. All parties owing us for uiiano wi please take notice that these claims at now due. Fair & 'liooison. Notice of Application far Appointment of.Guardiar The und? rs'ge.cd gives nltico that petition for the appointment nf IheJudg of Probate for Union county is gnatdia <i.o of /futwi t Kuglie Glove .John ami Susan Greer iniuoiA, has lteo tiled in the Court of Common {Pleas ft I Union o.mnty. That no lit, rompctcj or resi oiu-ible petson can lis ftund wli is wil.ing to assetac sticli r uarqianship It. V, (i 1ST, Adniiui.-tr.ttor of John It. GocrAlecuuiei "WANTED:?Tenants for tVo desil able two horse farms. Mirt futi.is stock. Mrs. Fiancis Mtn{?hy, Mt. Tabor, 8. C. Notice of Election. | Dispenser ai.d Clerk f<>r',\Jni<4? diaper ssry will lie fleeted on the 2lth day q Ma ch. A ppVo itioi s must be Ji'.wl \iit the in ders:grud, on, or before Shtmjlnj Match aid, 1900. r: F. M. Wnm.ook. St. .Chairman Co. JId. Couiiol AGENTS wanted for the host typo writer on the market, (ho *'Pitt^ burg Visiblew riting in' siglit 8 1111 times; exclusive territory jrlver. Address Bindly Hardware Con: puny, Pittsburg, Pa. 8-ti 300,000 CABBAGE PLANTS. I row Lave 300,000 Cahba'g Plants of throe early vai;ietiei which 1 ave withstood th weather without any protec tion, and ate now ready fu transplanting. The vaiietie are "i^ariy Jersey \\ ak< lieItJ "The T'ar'y W inningstead ai <1 the ''Succession." I hav appointed Mr. 0. W. V?'hitmn as my agent, and he will hav samples of the plants, whie can be s< cured at (.'oh T. ( Duncan's garden. Also ha\ let t us ready for tra nsplantinj ,!. 1KB HARRIS, Trucker. Final Discharge. Xotiie is heret y given that 1*. ( fun/ory. nihiiiiiistrator ??f th* (state < Naw\ (Jn i/orv, deei a*t <1 tins applied .l.i."<>n M. (;reer, in;! '.' of l\oi>ale. d n.i the county of Union, for :i tin (ii-clnige as such administrator. 11. is oni?T? >1.1 h it l lie 4ih day < f A pi i A. 1). 1'. Ull e !ix <1 for hearing of pi t t inn, it (.it a li.ial s. tllcinent. of said < slut Jason. M (Jukim:, Probate .Ji.ilge, Union Coiu.ty. HI. Administrators Notice. AH person* indebted to the i state < Tresvant (iio^ory, dieeiiHd, an; herd untitled to make at Once to t! i>::<!? r.-iUiied. Alt Claims against hmI ostr.te it:list he pre.* nt< (1 duly nib sum Mrs. S. V. Jenkltifs Administratrix. Fib. 27, 1003 9 3 Mul C 3 For Sale. There ?oo:l mules for to le clion for < ash or credit with jforxl secur t; 8. Jason Nohman. i A PROFESSIONAL FORGER. )f Crook Arretted In {south Carolltiii le Hh?I n Vnrlrd Carerrv Columbia, S. 0., March 3 ?G. W. M. Williams, arrested i;? Augusta lor opening another man's mail and for?? ing a check, seems to be going in the faoe of providence to be caught in Georgia. a His record is unique. After prac>r ticiug law in Barnwell county and in Columbia for a number of years, he went to Savannah uud vicinity, whore ho wns detected in crooked work and released on bond. He returned to his homo and at the first lera^of court was disbarred. Then. having jumped his bond, reqniit silica papers were got out and a Georl gia agent sent fcr 1 :i:i. The papers r, were honored kcra and the agtnc went it for his man. The magistrate refused to arrest Williams, but at Williams' demand, arjr rested iha Georgia agon; for forgery, deel tring Governor Ihietbi was iil and bad not signed iho rt quisi.iou papers. While tbo agent was attempting to keep < nt of jail and get bondsmen, Williams fled an.i his air -st in Augusia is the hr&c htard of bin since. - NtUh'J rA l ALLY bl AbtJtU. o ?? \1 Lilnjj-rs Kor Hi urn mil K.fuspg to T.ilie iho AiTilr. i Colour A, S. G., MarMi 0 ? A curious killing ia reported from Grocnvillo. It took p'aco within a few yardsof the jail in the presence of several persons. The .. wounded uum itugc;ud at hij homo for s hours Ho v. ould neither talk nor scud X for a doctor. Homer Ward, a well known young white man, fu:- ?e'l Nvel Teagne, a ? yoang negro, up naalley. Thoy fought and Wan! got Teagu < down. Ward's sister w as near. thu lirst beggod her n lirotlier not 10 ki.l Teague, then sho changed her mind and sail ho ought to " be killed. Three witnesses say Teugna cried out: _ ' For (to i'a sake don't stab me to the heart." A suai n instrument was inserted between rito fourth and fifth ribs and I, punctured the wall ox the heart. "\Vl l" I! till II t I) SSH I : fl it, r,. Orlando, Fia , March 0. ? A petition n ia being circulated for siguaturos asking r, for anothor wet and dry electiou. About " two years ago tlio teraperauoo people >i" circulated sucli a petition nud secured it th requisite number of signatures to in have tno election called. Iu that rase tho temperance pcopio won the day, and sinco Oct. 1, lbi)8. Orange county ] li is had no >a ooas. This time it ia the wet element that is moving in the matter. and they believe that sentiment has _ so far changed sinca the last election . that the election now asked for will bo 1 ordered, tind tho couuty will go wet next time. , U'mii ii,'.i HoiIy Discovered, ..Tampa, Fia., March 5. ? While hunting rabbits near Palmetto Beach a boy made a ghastly fiud of tho corpse of a woman. Ko reported the matter to i- Sheriff Spencer, who promptly wont to ,j-i investigate In tho big marsh near I, | Palmetto Beach lay tho body almost r | covered with water. Ir was iu Eiich a * i statu that ic was impossible to tell the ' nationality of tho woman or tho causo ' of death. When touched the clothing ' and body enmo to piecos so that noth | ing could be done with it. The officers | ate doing all they can to mako ont something about tbe mystery. I . Undi-r N W .'Mniiiipom-lit. ' Jacksonvir.t.e, Fla., March 5.?F. G. Russell has assumotl ownership of the Florida nlaciiiuevvcrk-j nud Crystal Iceworks iu Riverside The works will be thoroughly overhauled, aud several now machines added, winch will greatly increase the oapainty of the plant. Malinger L m :-augh has had 2L years' expenonce in thi-i Hue of business, und is a ? competent man, and all orders will re- j CCIto tote y-ersunat attention. Wiir S? eri'tary in Florida. g Tampa, Fia., March b. ? Secretary .. Root and party are still at Port Tampa. S.cretary Root inspected the fortiticaT tions at Kgmont Key yesterday, rnd was pleased with tne work. Today he 'P has boeu lo .king ever the shipping facilities at Port Tampa, where the army , ft r Cuba was i-mbarkoJ, and found | tuuih to interest him. " T.-t?ti''(SHi>?? Minister Klllid. ^ Chattanooga, March a.?A special j! from Jamestown, Tonu., says thatHov. Gauuey, who livo 1 iu what is known C :ir the Hani Settlement of the Fourth district of Fentress conntv, was shot ll and kitlo 1 hy Henry Head, in a disputo over tho ownership ot saw 'ogs. Warj. rants Have been taken for Iload and the slurilT is after him. Florida Mi tllcal S 'ohty, ?* OitLAKSO, Fla , March (1.?The state medical society will hold its next annual meotiuR in Orlaudo on April 11. Tae doctors have a strong organization in Florida, and they aro apt to mm out in iorce, accompanied by their wives, at their anuuai meetings. Orlando will ' give them a cordial welcomo and treat of iham handsomely. 10 in liar- war-- J bb-rs to .Alert. " 1 : Enoxvii.le, March 3. ?C. B. Carter of I this city, secretary of tho Southern I Hirdwnre Jobbe a' association, an(. nounrcs that the association's tenth nn uual meeting will be held at Old Point Comfort Juno 1.1, 14 and 15. It will be attended by representative ha.dwaro men from all sections of the south. A Two-Color ( I)! cite it. Winston*, N. O., March 8?J. T. :f WyaJt of Faith, N. C , has a freak in >y the v.ny of a chicken. Tho fowl is wbito on ono sido and black on tho othur. and tho only one in the world so i. far ss known. Ho is thinking of sending it to tho Paris exposition as the greatest chicken curiosity in tho world. ? Ijots of Ij igrlfip *# Tampa, Fla., March 6.?It is calcni lated that hnudrods of porsons in this P city are ill from lagrippe. The physioians declare thoy never saw suoh an spidemlo of it as at prosont. J S. S. S. G TO TH Promptly Reaches the Seat of all Blood Diseases and Cures the Worst Cases. dis bk ments or troubles so obstinato nnd < to cure such real, deep-seated blooc offer such incontrovertible evideno is a cure! It goes down to the ver; foundation of the very worst cases,n not, like other remedies, dry up the only to break forth again more viol trace of taint, and rids the system < Mrs.T. W. Lee, Montgomery, Ala ogo I was inoculated with poison b my babe with blood taint. I was t ulcers from head to foot, and in my jj to die. Several prominent physici to no purpose. The mercury 'nr gave me seemed to add fuel to the devouring me. I was advised by wonderful cures made by it, to try proved from the start, as the medic to the cause of the trouble and force bottles cured me completely." Swil S. S. S. FO ?Is the only remedy that is guar/ mercury, potash, arsenic, or any ot cure Cancer, Kczema, Scrofula, Tetter, Boils, Carbuncles, Sores, etc Valuable books mailed free by Sv P HO TO Made at tho old Squire Galle have tbe Gallery Well equipped i date Phot< Of all 9'zcs and styles. My guaranteed. I ulso do enlarging deliver the work in the most sty lis latest mouldings. D U IN ' 1 IN liti I THIS OP PORT To get goo-J work cheap. ^ way ami you regret that you Lava ^?COME . Prompt attentioi N. K. McLAf UNI! "^s^-'-SpesiaS G At Townsend's For Pickles! 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It matters not how ob* I stinnte the cose, nor what other treat* I ment or remedies havo failed, 8. 8. 8. always promptly reaches and cures any ease where the blood is in any way involved. M Cveryono who has had experience with | ><xl diseases knows that there are no ail liilicult to cure. Very few remedies claim 1 diseases as S. 8. 8. cures, and none can oof merit. S S. S. is not merely a tonic?it y seat of all blood diseases, and gets at the nd routs the poison from the system. It does * . poison nnd hide it from view temporarily, lently than ever; 8. 8. 8. forces out every ;>f it forever. writes: "Somo years y a nurse who infected covered with sores and j [rent extremity I prayed L^^JHS nns treated me, but nil id potash which they 11?A. rW awful flame which was J^Ssl friends who had seen Swift's Specific. I im- fosSi inc seemed to go direct tho poison out. Twenty , t's Specific? R THE BLOOD mteed purely vegetable, and contains no her mineral or chemical. It never fails to Rheumatism, Contagious Blood Poison, rift Specific Company, Atlanta, Ga. GRAPHS"'. ry next to new Bank Building. I now 4 \ tor the latest up-to>graph Work. prices are reasonable and fatii-faotion of all sizes and styles of. finish, and can sb and durable frames, also handle the L ECT UNITY l""UJU?w Tour friends and loved ones are pasling ? tio late photograph of them. . j AT ONCT.f/^ n given mail orders. JB, riiu torapjUw*, . 3N. S. C. u! PrSce S< le ---**?2=5 Parlor Grocery SO Pays, :kles! Pickles! Pickles, sour \ In Bulk Y* I t-%. M C A m> Da^IA |- dWCCL J ul OUlllO. anato Ketchup oav Chow mtao Cluitncy liu Slcli.sli l<?ry Wauce loi'y ?*alt uston Xhikcd Benas to Sauce. t if they miss this sale. to please, DWNSEND arlcir Grocery. ,,| nrniiiti TAnn? -- ? "| biumn lUKHfcKUfc, W. D., PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Ofllce and apart men'a over Duke'i * Drug Store. C3. 446m. HONEY! To bs had on long time and easy terms, secured by mortgage on im proved farms. Apply to F. 11. HOFFMAN, 4 Bowling Green, New York City ) SIMPSON A TIATJVCTVI 1 w ^v'ai w i -a"j| 31-7 6m. Tifturens. B " tr, Cemetery Notice. The committee of the cf metery 8">cio'y is glad to know that a miifh needed com tery has been provided hy tl.o town authorities, and refer pel form wishing squares to the Mayor, as all the ground ,et has been taken in the old ceineferv. This does not refer to i>oirons a:r. aly j,', owning s?q* tares. ,5M* Notice. r.is FOIt SALE?One pair large, fine ply mules, 7 years oh', at. llow'/*'* li. V. Ot?T. Feb. 18, 1000. 7-2t t * ?