The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, March 16, 1900, Image 7
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Our Buv(
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These ne\
rive within
must make
Notwithst
Of the past
at old prices
nrir.es.
I
NOW IS ORION
COTTON ]
THE NEW AN
PERSONAL sAKD LOCAL MEKTira.
r OS(
HAPIEMNGS OF INTERS! AB.DT TOWN ,n* 1
Mr. Wat Fcott w rs in Union Mon lay
<ee
Mr. Sttiu'l. l.llthjohn, of Jonesville.
W*8 in town Monday. ...
Ml?
If'uM M.?y Duncan l< f? Union Suud >y .
for an extended vbit to Philadelphia
Dr. I M. Ilair, who l.abLeenatI.o<*h- to (
hint's a 'iaB r* turned to his office
in Union. Ui
Mr. Jf. D. Fleming, of Carlisle, was ,
on our streets Tuesday circulating au on a *
friers
1 qui
lion. J. A. Sawyer who has recently (lif
l?*?n to Smitaiiburg and Santuc on im
L portrait law mm has returned.
ov<
Mr. A. R. Esk ridge, the railroad cor- ^
tractor, has returned from a short visit ...
to his home aud family at Shelby, N. C '
Mr. W. D. Duidman, of Ibevaid, N in
CM has been in Union looking after t.h?
Sewerage business and tllters for the fH,
water wmks of Union.
Mr. R. P. Harry, a prominent mer- go
chant, of Union, was in the city yester- tii
day on hla way to Xew York.?Spartan- at
buig Herald, 14th. in
Mr. W. C. Wallace's cheerful conntepar.pe
was s< fn upon onr streets Tu? s- u
(jay Mr. Wallace lives in Spartanburg. ,?
R \>nt h* don't forget tq run down to his t
^ pjfl florae ocpassjonally. ii
Mr. ?. R. Deaton, a ho hits l>een in I
the employ of the Southern ramosm ?u
this place for several month? as one ol ,
t'?e cleiks at the depot, hits gone to ,
Greenwood to relh vc a sick clerk at that (
place.
Will son of II. M. Sparks is out agaii.
after a severe illness.
Purccll is still selling his clothing
. and pants at cost.
Miss Gerald lue Mkler sister of Mrs.
Geo. Cummings is very ill.
1.... KrtTn nlfk fin
Ann 11.111 wnu ii4?^t uvvm ?
tba past 3 days ij much better.
^urcell fs btill giving away China'
* ]T?re to his custoroei 8.
Call and see Purcell's new Spring
goods, he lias all the latest and newe.-o
things in Press Goods,
Mrs. McCubldns will begin at once
to bnild on her lot adjoining that of
Oapt. Clark's.
Sullie Davis, oi.e of the inmates of th<
Alms house, who is exceed In jly corpul
" eat, weighing over 300"poinds was at
tacked by au epileptic tit last Sunda;
bight and fell in the fire, receiving sever
burns on the head and faco.
i I
rt Room
1 1">CW V.
ir is now in the No:
rchasing our Spring
)S, CLOTHING,
MILLINERY,
v Goods will begin
the next few days a
room for them.^-=
landing
The Sig Adva
few months we are 5
and these prices ar
\ GOOD TIME TO Bl
MILLS DEPARTM
D LEADING STORE OP
Tpo--rr-j?i.'"rJ\rr and Capt. A. II. Mr. W
ei' have l? en appointed on the sink- He ccn.i
fund commission by the Govern-r. is to be
n linv\ Our e'ejrant line of men'.- ^ \
hoy's s1r.i\y hats just in l>e spi o ami '!
th-in New York lbicket. xU*
I \l I
r;.a * I ~fli-ini'iill is in clitirije of l?
8 M?ty Duncan's room hi the graded n '
jol durii g tlie aUsm.ce of the former 00
i exsroiui
derail ?ho attention of our reader.'
lie Assist nt Post" Mister Gemra 's a^'h t
er on p?g<3 regarding free in di
very on tlie Star Routes. e *
? ? ? .. . _ Moi.t
lire. D. C. Freeman, wife of Rev. Qr ^
C. Freeman, of Kelton, has been cr i,y a
Ite eick, but we are glad to note Up an{
it she is improving. a. in. I
The woik train of the Southern passed a big J
?r the new track for the first time as Mr*.
as Jeter's branch loaded with dirt to fa]
in the tracks'Tuesday afternoon. ents, \
Littlo Margarette, daughter of Mr. j,ut| it
d Mrs. Victor Guge, of Ciiester, has ,Pg(ljn
en quite sick at tlie home of her grand seVera
ther, Judge W. II. Wallace, in Union. Challg(
I'ureel 1 says ho bought all of bis Spring ^
oils before Hie rise, and will sell every- pam,
ing in Spring goods at old prices, call ^ ,
ul see his goods and prices before buy- ^
lff* count
Mr. S. M. ltice and family have gone i0gUe
> Siduca, S. CM to uttend the marriage niat,0
f his sister. Tlie family will spend some
ime at Saluca. Mr. Riee and family , ;l
lave had considerable sieknosi and he 111 w
iojk's the tup will be beutlloial to all. s ore
ihrea
Fred Held, a colored barber, for- msm
necly of Union, but late of Pacolot, jron
ivas brought to Union Monday inn two (
iemcntcd condition. lie was taken dprei
bo Joe Jones's home, his father-in?J
?]
1 iw, where he died Wednesday. It ( '
is rumored that he had been poisoned. ^ c
Lord Roberts has gained another j
victory, Bloemfontein the Boer capi- trat
tal has surrendered and the people was
welcome Roberts. There was no guil
fighting, Capital City suriondored chal
Tuesday. The British flag is now con
flying at Bloemfontein. The Boors 1
still hold the fountain passe*. exc
We regret to report that on Monday t*sl
- - j- ...i.
Mr. Glenn 13. Peake reoelvea a seven
injury near Santuc by being thrown tan
from Lis buggy. One of his shouldei of i
bones was brokeu. It seems that he w>^ Ki
intently reading a paper, and was not ler
noticing the road, when a wheel sudden 1\ i hi
, ran in a ditch or on a bank cleaning the He
- buggy and throwing him out upon his
. shoulder with above result. to
i FOUND.?A key ling containing w
e two teys which owi er ? n have by de- cl
scribiuj uud pu)ing 2oc. for this notice.
* IN
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as jh
: stock it3!?
byji)
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This
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Hi JL VJ# was
sold 1
Th
forty
to ar- 1
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nd We cents
will,
able
5 anc
the 1
savin
issue
differ
and ?
coun*
nces '
www Jated
eion
talist
>el I in t>* Sou"
? tor tl
e low cIh'
youn
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the b
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whicl
ENT STORE, ::S
J $57,1
UNION. m
r. T. Beaty has added a cosy lit- $55,8
it to the rear of Lis btore which Au;
Ihe Indies' clothing department, $55,7
barge of Miss Minnie Suber, and <jr,
rig peitaining to ladies' wear nnm
ound in this department.
. Finuher Peine has made applica- $55,0
Sir. J. ('. Care) for the i*osition of A.t
or, and has b??en to Columbia for $55^
it ion where he made a tiist class qi
If Mr. Belue rece ves the
ment, we can safely predict, that ^
make a good man. vegt
lay night engine 009, the shifter qj
engine, lost the water in her boll- ^
leak, or the check Yalve getting lJ]
1 she had to bo bailed up Tuesday
lefore she could get to work. It is
oh bailing up an engine. ^
L, P. Murphy left Union Tues- ^
r Chailotte, the home of her par- gQn
vheie she will spend some time, *"
is to be hoped that she will entirely
her health. She has been ill for
I weeks, and it is thought the ^
I will ho beneficial. ?0,
F. W. Weed A Son's notice of
Seed on second page. They fur- & ^
farm setds of every description. Jare
the largest seed dealers in this $;")'
ry. They send a descriptive catafiee,
which is full of valuable infor- $1
II to (aimers. (
a frrmt nf the Nicholson building
v ? ? - jicli
Mr. Murphy lias his furniture
had begun to break loo9e and was ?
ileniug to fall, but it has now bee a
eljr tied back to the wall by six long
rods. The work was not done any
won as the crack was bcgiuning to
ul considerably.
C
in Gossett, who was put in j ul soin3 v
weeks ago, charged with violation ^
outiact, was taken out ou Monday
ilr. K. i . Johns, deputy for Magis- 1
e Gregoiy, of Santuc, where he 1
i taken and tried, lie was found f
ty and sentenced to 30 days on the c
in gang. He had viola'ed a laboroi's
tract with Mr. Glenn D. lVake. (
he Knitting Mill has just put in an {
client ' Buffalo'' fire pump. It was
Led Monday, and was found to work
nimbly. It will throw water to ucnsce
of 100 feet, or throw it to a height
00 feet with 50 pounds pressure. The
titling Mill with its Automatic Sprinks
and lids new Ore pump, is now
t>roughly cquipied for suppressing a
e in?tanter.
Mr. J. Allen died at his home on Fac- .
ry hill Wednesday, of pneumonia, ho
as 23 years old aad leaves a wife and j
did in dtstitule circumstance,
OtVer locals bo found on 2nd page.
11101$ GO WELL
i
325 Saved to Taxpayers by
Council's Choice of Bids.
itecn Stiff If ids For Oar Bonds
<ow Tltey are in Demand?
irris tXr Co. Successful Bidders
Bonds go at $51,500.60 at 5
r Cent.
ir town certainly stands well in
stimation of capitalists at large
0 recent sale of $50,000 worth of
Jnds will show.
W. Harris ?fc Co., represented
r. II. L. Chapman, were tho sucul
bidders. Whilo the bids
1 for wore on a 6 per cent, issue,
firm in addition to their bid for
hole number at 0 per cent. $57,?>,
which was the highest bid re1,
alct offered to take the whole
pt at 5 per confc., and pay $51,for
them. This DroDosition
i>ccopt>oa nnrt tho bonds were
so them at this figure,
e bonds aro to be issued to run
rears, with tho option of retir- [
htm at the end of twenty years, i
e ho acceptance of tho bid for s
cnt. bonds instoad of the G per *
i. vlll lose at the start $5,G75, it p
inthe 'ong run, save a consider- :
am>unt in the difference between
I G)cr cent, interest, and should
3on'? run the forty years, the
g tithe town in interest on the
wil amount to $14,023, as the
encc between the G per cent.
? pe. cent, proposition. The
lil desrve credit for their forein
thir choice of bids,
ion is:ertainly to be congratuupo'
thl3 substantial cxprcsOf
0w<S-?- *- * ? ~
s. 'licro aro few towns in the
4 tht have a brighter outlook
ic fuure than our hustling little
will be seen that three of the
g mm of Union came to tho
and (ITered a pretty still bid for
onds.
e following are the bidders and
amounts they offered for the
3 to bear 6 per cent, interest,
J shows that Union and its ndiges
are well known far aud
icngo, 111., N. W. Harris it Co.,
7.5.GO-Gs or $51,600.60 5s. ^ T
so,','
17'
gnta, Ga.,* John W. Dicky, 1130.
!
jcrville, S. C., Tliaekston, Furit
3o., Ill 1-5 per share.',
\v York , Farton, Loach it Co., |
>80.
lun'.a, Gu., Robio Robinson,
>00.
licngc, 111., Duke M. Farson, bid
100.
lailesion, S. C., Charleston IuinentCo.,
$51,005.
ncinnkti, O , Seasongood &
er, $51,881.05.
nicm, S. C., Goss, McNally it
iios, $55,750.
Diwrnbus, ().,'New First National
4*11 ir.A ?
n. 'fv"|n;v.vv.j
nion, S. C., Win. A. Nicholson & I
, $52,500.
hicago, 111., Trowbridge, Mciul
?fc Niverr Co., $52,162,
leveland, (.)., Denison, Prior <fc
, $52,125.
lhattnnooga, Tenn., F. M. Stafford
Jo., $51,505.
Jincinnati, O., W. R. Tood ?fc Co.,
1,100.
S'ewry, S. C., Win. A. Courtnej
10.25 for $;J5.0O0.
Orangeburg, S. C., Edisto Saving
ink, 105 per share for $10,000.
THIS
On the first day of M?
ash basis, which will enable
*Arl i i We have nlrsady wo
Cheaper Furniture than any
We are Warriors ir
lave to be in a stir all the ti
ive years lias been a caution
:ash over a credit system.
We have the cream o
;rs better service, better acc
my other house in the State
or OUR I
FURNITURE, CARP
CURTAINS, WINDO
TOILET SETS, Tl]
BAILEY FUR
V
Mr. Mercler, who was arrested on suspicion
as being connects with the Jones
villc rohU'iy lu d a preliminary hearing
I beforo Justice McLure yesterday afternoon
and was released for want of
evidence.
G, Walt. Whitman, on Court IIousc
Square, has all kinds of garden seeds reliable
and up-to-date, also the best Northern
potatoes at 30cts. a peck ?1.1") cts. a
bushel, lie is general ageut for 300,1)00
cabbage plants which he can deliver at a
moments notic;. lf.
The United States' offer to act as
mediator between the British and
the Boers is declined with thanks by
Great Britain. England is in for the
grab and will not consent to any
interference. England is after the
South African Republic and the
Orange Free State and wish is all to
understand they are her rnqat.
FOR RENT.?Dr. E. K. Meadors'
former home, on Church street.
Apply to J. A. bAWvt--?
Caught a Tiger.
A Slate detective, has been knocking
iround Union for several days. Wedneslay
he arrest* d anegr?\ Sandy (list, in the
tvoods near Airs. Powell's, and captured
i blind tij.0! jug of liquor. Sandy had his
iger (securely lied-up in a sack, to pierent
its doing any liartn until lei could
;et him safely housed in his lair.
Slaughter I
For the lies
Wo are going to
tire stock: of ope
gies at just
WHAT TH
If you are going
come ancl see oui
you money.
TIninn
free fr
The above cuts are if present at tons
hand psuntul china, no* ou exhibition a
i free to our customers. .
We guarantee that our pi ices on pI
? r ?K.x iviirnntO t\? UlCrOIlSli
offer u mane im 11jit
we tru'y appreciate their patronage.
This ware is rapidly raking the plan
It has that soft, white, velvety finish; is
the liest in the world. Tho shajies a
been designed to meet the tastes of the
It is only by our guaranteeing to
have lieen ab'.e to get it at a price that p
Our assortment consists of Cups ai
Dinner Plates, l'latters. Covered Dishee
and everything else which goes to make
We. < avne.Ntly invite you to call and
- you full information. Ve
PURCELL, CK
IC Mfi
? B ^3
,rch, It CO we are going h> cut
m to give our customers the
n the reputation ot selling inor<
other two concerns in the Stat*
1 our line of business, and Pe?
me, nnd the way we have bee
and has taught us by experien
1 the trade<tnd it is our pride n
.. -w ? A i, nil/1
ommodatjou, more ^uuuo
LINE IS COP
'ETS, MATTING, RUC
W SHADES, CORNIOP
SETS, LAMPS, PI
NITURE & LUi
MULES LOST.
' On gray mare in tie and una blnOc
ho "so mule, milium si/; have strayed
fro u my camps. A reward will Ik; paid
to anyone Hiding and returning anno to
me. A. It Eskiudik.
Buffalo li. It. Camp?, Union, S. C.
11?tf.
Executor's Sale.
I will sell to the highest bidder, for
cash, all the notes in my hands, belonging
to the Est a to of Joseph Foster, deceased.
Sale will tako place Iwfore the
Court House door on sales lay in April,
1090. T. L. II a mrs.
11?21. Executor.
Special Prices
I On everything
A. vi-9
I P/\M r^ 4 " ' -
rUK IOOAV5. O JX
r WATCHES,
CLOCKS,
Wj/f JEWELRY and
SILVERWARE.
The Williamson Co.
In Buggies
:t 30 days.
sell out our enn
and top bugrV
/"* O T
C. I V/UO I .
to buy a buggy
rs, w? will save
JWAM/. A
y W a V
EE FREE
of a few pieces of handsomely decorated,
t our store, which we intend givii g aff*f
<wls will remain the sr.mo Ttiis special
ig our trade aud si) owing the i>eople tfSt
j of White Granite or Iron Stone China,
of the li lost qu-ditv, and without douht
re of tlie very latest patterns aud have
most fastidious.
use a large quantity of this ware that we
iiits it within the reach of all.
nl Saucers, Pie. Plates, Iheakfast Dlataa,
i, Cream Pitchers, Sugar Itowls, Tea FWs
up a FINE SET OP DISHES.
.inspect it, when we will cheerfully give
ry sespectfully,
lSH company.
our business down to a siiiotly
cheapest furniture market in the
3 Furniture, Better Fnrnituie sr"!
3 in towns twico tlie size of Union,
icc Disturbs Our Hinds. We
:n turning out goo's lor the past
ice the value and udvuntajje of a
ind boast that we give our customfiner
quality for less money than
t/iplete. w
JS, AND ART SQTJARZ3,
2 FOLES, WALL PAPER,
CTU E3 AND FRAMES.
MIIER COMPANY.