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IK ?! THE TOWN OF. UNION HAS jj| j .; I THETOWHOrUN^N HZ*J "J mT T d\ (iWrr 1 ~\ f 17^ L '1 ' Tho large8t~KnltUng* Mill ?nd II j>( Two Cotton Mills, ono the /( I S as HI 9 J ' fl i fl E H - | -?| w, / fl fi|J ((I Dye Plant in the State. An Oil 1(1 ((( largest in tho South. Two Fur- W fl g -B |J fl ^ |j S fl 1 ^ fl fl ?/ fl |1 , I a,ul Manufacturing Co. that j([ nituro and Wood Munufuctur- )/] fl |? fl I | i fl fl fl fl I ? fl I ml fl I ' 1 L 1)1 u,lil^es ,un, u1n^cc,e . ^an"?* Hi ... ing Concerns. One Female ):j fl fl fl fl J fl J fl fl fl f I fl fl_ fl fl fl B K_y ? l\( Throe Graded Schools. AJ^?" jK ^ I Seminary. Water Works and |j 9 . H H_ fl \^S X. 1 ^ X JE ~ |(| shm \\ ater. population (>,.)Q0. (| VOL h KoTli. UNION, SQI Til CAROLINA, MlDA'S$|l'RII. '>i, 1000. > . #1.00 AJf BAR. * J F. M. FARk President. * (1E0. MUNKP, Cashier, J. * Merchants' and Pla; ^ I OF UNK ^ Capital Stock J Surplus.......... 5f Stockholders' Liabilities Total i Directors?J. A. ITant., \\ X T. C. Duncan, J. T. Douglass, ] Win. Coleman. & i We Solicit Y< I _ CAT A PHO R ESI 5. DR, H. K DENT Crown and ^ Bridge Work. s ? --= - 1900 APRIL 1900 Su. Wo. Tu. We. Hi. Fri. Sst. 12 3 4 5 6 7 JLAAiiiJl 13 14 _15 16 17 18 18120 21 22- 23 24 25 20**27 28 29 30 | UNION CmlBWS". u ^ ftemsXft1rtierc$t-G*itoir*+4r*mI Various Sections by our I Correspondents. EASTER AT JOXESVILLE. Easter Sunday and Church Decor' ntions, Another Spelling Dec. Miss WliitlOL'lc's School Victorions. [For last week's i sue.] Sunday was a fine Easter day and many i?vph} were out passing to and i n enjoying the lovely weather. Service.' were conducted at the lleptist church in the morning ar.d at, night, 'l ie* pastoi ltev. 1). 11. Freeman was i i his pulpi! for the first lime in two months, u:i acof sie.km ss in his family. The Haptist chu ch was beawtlfulH , decorated with flowers and evergreen!- j with a cross in the pulpit stand with tin j ML inscription above "Cl.r.st. is ri:wn Iron: j ^ the dead." There \vu8 a s|*dlii g rndch at the' Hockey (.'reek Acaden y Friday Kith, be- j tueen Mtsw I imu I'usov V?. ?i? 11. . place ami the school at th Itedmp ??!- ' cmy taught by Mos Dura \V hillock. : Miss Maiy I/e Harden from Keiton, | villi part of her school, was present to j witness the exorcises. For ah nit fori.\ i iniiiutes ihc spelling bto waxed wami between nine from each of th<> two c m- i testing school^. Miss Hold a acting as judge. (I had like : > sti i u-np :m\ there . is so much base l ad these d..\s ii is h i d U? kwp fr.itn n ing (lie words nine and limine.) At the end <>1 io.ty ininwt'-s Miss I'cmj's nine had all been .-.tood aide leaving three of Miss \V hi; Iocs'a scholars stand ug as the victors. I like this p'.au of spelling in the echo ?]s, it. i; woith a thousand li nes inure n; my estimation than hue lull and at ill d-mbl t that |H?r cent, ovei foot b.i'l. <i ml 8|s*Hing is the found .if ion of a goo 1 td i cation: It'n .swiething m which a go e I many graduates of c >11 eg < aiu d li en'. , The old tuna spuling looks have all been ruled out cf the i ew faugh* 1 rehuoh; it is uiadeil schools now and .some of th small scholars can scucdy t ?te all theis Isxiks to and from the school houeanl not a s;?elliiig hook i:i all the hit' h. Two mgroes who are working at lie brick mill o:i I'ic-'ory h i! s a t d oil j :q paint lour to.vii red but t!i *v I got tainted red Llienn/.v one rf t]t -m pad coil-siterable blood ihuw i I'roin li in by a unir-tlml's billet.. Tiki, m wuos aiv (Miui It y (>ilii tin and J.inns t lark, tli \ I>1 aded guilty before tli? m ayor ann weie t-oiii it) tin) com ty chain gang i'?? tlii ty days. Tlie brick niacliir.c w ,s ti t< <1 at tinfactory last week and the w.irkm 11 am moving light along lidding op r.i'ive:lioti.-es. Grippe i< still prov.i'ent i i ou t >\va Mr. ami Mis Kd Litlh j dsn, ot lil.iclohnrg, and Mr and Mrs .In >. J). JtlT its Jr. were in town this we. Ic. Tki.kpjiom: Seda I in i" i f t i ' Farmers lnvo been rus'.iinj iheii himineaa si c> th) raioa are not so ire quent. Some c>rn haa I.em ; l.uihd in lai? section The miua last wa.k Wr <iK~ -i'.'f -JK- -Cf > *:*- *.?r A. H. FOSTER, Vice President, V I). \RTHUR, Assistant Cashier. T filers' National Bank f ? orv. s. c. | $00,000 f 00,000 T 00,000 ^ $170,000 | r. H. Wallace, Wm. Jeffries, jjt 12. 1*. McKissick, A. II. Foster, .w nir Business. ^ *;? -;? -iXr *> -t&-:K~ $*? **> -as- -?< <*? <fc ?:? ELECTRICS. . SMITH, 1ST. \ Union, S. C. washed our hmda !>:>d'}\ Mr. T. J. A! vera >n our up-io fluto ftrr.vr Ijis planted one of }iis s*rali water melon pa'ches (d7~> hill*-) f -r a. f nv oil' !; * onas ho will p'aut several p j?vios i:??r-r. Mr. W ft Wl.iim!? ? .. w .r ..u.ll.l' IK JHIJI.I ;i yomg men, < f Crops Key, wh > iIr.iVv 1 i ?! i* the Sm'.hera Well F.x tore O) , c:m-i up ftvm II Igefudl aral -pi .t a ?1 iv with b.U | a-eat". Mr. !. A. Wi 'nr.i caps thac'innx ks mdo killer having killed thiity r. few t!,;; s ago while taking down r potato hill, that w&s a molo bill I should say. The young folks ital fj-jIto a pVnant time at a c.?I e? party given at tin. res (Jsure of >[; . and Mrs. V/. T. Davis tevercl days "go. It waa gutter, up by two very pretty ami attractive K lu9k Olive rlurnphnca which ?3 enough-17 guarantee fuceese, there wore several contestants for the pr'zi and alYor care fully examining their woik the judges awarltd i?D. W. D Davis firat pr:z> ar.d Mr. B. B. Bctsill was given tli j brass button for being tho sorriest searnsicr. B. B. 1 nil tit in the Country. 1 took a trip up tho Meuisville roal ; lne days ago iny objective point, lie ing t' o home of my friend William Black, lust after passing the corporate limits of Union 1 noticed some decided improve in - ill s on the farm of Mr. Warren Barnet t. as I rode along I could not help hut, notice the impiovements nude by Mr. Dave Sniiili, Mr. Charles Miller, Mr. Ott Mi'ler, Mr. Fincher, Mrs. Geo. Harnett, Itev. John Sartor and JareJ Farham the two last named mo colored men but they are !c?t p'ntr riifht uj? with their white nelghlior.s in improved faimirijr operations. Altitun h I was familiar with all of these places; the mnilml champs made it all Ibo in >;o noticeable 11 m *. and I was s > clad to see these fanners j."Miner out of the old ruts, and f eeing i h 'ad in the moit up-to-date s'\ lo a id i liril t. When I reached M* Hindi's place, I was perfecdy astonished t > see the chances and improvements th i' lie in ido in s ? short a thilo. At til time lie hou lit Hi" land ever) body ?.v!io kn.'-v i' .. i'.t;?!? - i it as worn nut and alni is! woithli'ss; hut if you could see it now, join* opinion would be c.h uvp-d. M i>a k bod;, a nic svsid-uice a id out ba Idiue.s. ii i 1 ii i- cleared and put into cubiv.itiou a mush which for twenty ye.us has be. n lit only for rajibits and otli-r wil 1 varmints to barrow and hide in Th's land is rich, perfectly love', with the industry a-d cool judgment sa iwn by Mr. 11. i:;k in li s niinner of clee.riuc d b hi'*c *n 1 cultiv.ition his laud will yield him n ! bus than forty bushels of corn per a. :*? ; the sml is at least four f -et de.ej) w inch io ik s t'.is field practically iiicxli in itible in ins fertility, Tiiero isabmt H acres i i tliis newly cleared bottom a i i hiv estimate of 4 J huiltels ti*i- si-re. : :i !, i \r / < On J ...i. I, 1113 :>utiil> .*]' of bushels ])> raised 1 i^L y?-:ir on a part of t'ni % I and. Mr. IJiaek is a j/h- it .1 I O;silio j I<? ItH Sfdi i'i, and 1 .I'll inclined to believe that iIm o'farmers wh ? !i ..is-? ivcmlly in i do such in irked iuiprovvmsutM vr??t ilieir iusperalion l'ro.u my friend l?i !v Mack. Another and most commend d>'e improvement in that *? :;?i?i is tie* nt)vVH;!i ml budding iu.stea I of the ol I shell of a house, standing bvtw.*en t n o uu'lies n d.sgiue.e to the t> ? etic and romantic name of Oakland, Tat1 new school boost* is lo.*,.it*d in a level plttie, is ne it and eomfoi table, stipp led with modern detlks. Miss Cattie (iibhs is the teicher for the pieri'iit term. G. 1'. J. Spurt iitburj} letter. Iv liter Union Titnoa: Aa I hal v tV promised you I would write yoi < ah ot letter I will try, but newa ii e i roe, I hr.e boon in bed tUroe days and h vo not heard much. Death baa vidtcd our littlo c'.tv I Hud taken sway several sinco I saw you la t. Mrs. Jonp'i Walker died on Th-rs day morning and yesterday K;v. E B. Loylesadiod. Ho has been preach* ir.g at Bothol M. E.chureh tea yours. Ho wsh h good man and I think everyone who knew him know ho is at r-st Thursday night anil Friday and Friday night wo call rainy nights and lavs. 1 d >n't think I ever saw as much rain in the sains timo in my life. I guess farm lands are washed very had in pieces. I cau't say anything about ttie farm as I seldom get to s-o one, but ?b how I love I he firm, I-. is the farming men who livo these days, don't you say s ? G)?;d old country hern, good milk nod butter, tried chicken nud niftijy other good things I cau't mention, and we old town cats have to wait and tako what W3 can get. When 1 lived io the c.matr/ and got sick au 1 my nppstite begun to .'oel shsrp I could get hiru thing to eat. My good old tnoliiui' could look around and hid something and tho Doctor would par nil right i; will d) him g ?od. Bit these doctor* u ? ko:o w m'- 1 *-t y.u hxvo anything. Ouo doctir c imo to 9-;?. mo twice in olo d iy au 1 ho told *niy wife to give me a littic s vet inilk b r take tho cream off, and the next day ho cimo I asked him if [ could have a soft b?;l.*d egg. He shook n-id uoddrd li>>4 heal all at the .u me lima rt-ul 1 did not undttMtan 1 what lie sii l. A.ficr he lo.'t I aikcd my wifwh.it ha H'ii 1 and eh2 siid all right. S) when luo.ch cioia slu br -light it- in . >>n n big wa tar and I aa'-l do i't g: v ma thet q>.i;<iue, she eatd that ia not <1 cipmlo thai ii your boi'ed egg 1 was a little ban to in egg j lit tho szi of a wood oh u ik egg. That is the way wo {get Ihd ia town. union- boy. a o . A Xeif Station. Li K&harL Junction, April 21. ? ,; Mr. Editor: Piea3o allow m& spaflfc in your valuable paper to Write ft i&y 1<? of)ii>Vrlv?yF Jll'* >' Iho diilbreGt correspondents ami Lear from all parts of tho county and ndj >iuing counties and even the r.css from different state?. I think of its wide e pre ad circulation, and hov? . long it has been in existence. I have not been a subscriber very 1 >ng myself, but ray father hrs taken it ever since it was first published. Whilo I have not been a subscriber I have been a reader: wo iivo in sight o! Lock ha: t Juuciion, which is so beautifully located; the Lock hart cars run to tlr.s placo twlco a day f >r building material ami other freights. V>re live in ft progressive age. Twelve month.? ago there war 110 railroad runniog t?? Lockhart, now the ri.il road is nearly completed; this place is better known by Orr's '-rosing, but has b?eu changed to L >ckhart J auction. Tbi3 rai'roil runs th:oug!\ a >ara beau titul farming c )uutry, ea^l from Iy.ck hart Junction through the Poaridge section if the country n ar lvnl.ou to Ij ckhc'rt. This road viil boahofti lii to the people all along this line. Ij -ckhait Juncli >n id a station. 1 sengcr trai n atop there. This roal didn't go to Bmham in the woqds i :i! amno writer sad itdid lint ir r-.nn | lo Orr's where the sumuudi.ngj are : beautiful and the goo I people w.-l o i.ne it .here and they deserve credit ! f<>r giving the right av.;y fir ir 1 j through this tcc'iou. This pi.to it I a water shed, six branches near hare, 1 three on each side of the railroad, i j Three branches running .South ir.t > j Fail Fores', some of these running I n >rih tail an I oinptiog into Pacolcl i river. As wo have git tin railroad j wo wouhl like t.? have a factory, s> ! wo invite r.ny capital i i South Car. iina or anywhere else to lb s 1 rcalit); where land can ha bought at a rca finable price. Why not some cn'er j>r<?'j g) up mere us WJll at Ci38W5iero. \Vo hopo the capital of Car > )iua will n ?t t> Go ir/i.i e'sc! where t > bn Id an c; t rprisj. We are ! glad t > hoc ou" near t was grmiiig fl) rapidly, anna will 8>tn be cities i a id the wh.do S'.a'e of South Carolina I may hi a Mus \olur.e'to I will close for fear this will find i s way t> tiie waste buhet. M> c. baui/i. i Appointment of Teat hers. The htneas of a teacher should not bo based sdely upm the learning shown 0:1 examinations for teacher'# f c r.ideal s nor upon the point that ( ho has rccured the opproval of the 5 pV.rma. Tho poiut of ch-.raotcr ; sho thl ho of first importance. [ Imrning the teacher mt\3 have, approval of the patronj ii very tie eirable; but leiao ouo 1)9 allowed t?prctide ovor a acboul room who hat no' a K'uadlaWtfietain cbar^piti' Ho y djro we allaw an ungoily j??r son he the guiduAf ,tl.eand in noes', t children %'f ? coT^nua'tv. tT :vn nnt 1?,?. - .1 ----- -yw-o I" '* ! right bore? Lst them fi id out some- I thing of the character oftho parson- | who aro applying for schools bef>r , allowing them tp.become tcnchcra. j No unrighteous- pemn should be allowed t > teach iu the public schools. Especially should we be careful to ? r?jivt:dl-s, iudolent persona wh ? ort socking schools t> isotpj labor in . other emploj uienta. ^ IIow daroVe allow-a lazypeiso . to ba a teacher of the young. Let ^ the tec chars be bfgool report iu every j reaped. j&j. Let thr teft'ohcra hold up tl o pro- * fusion and sec that only the fit:Cct are iu charge of the public ccbco'a. 11 iSoutbarJtBadu3trlil Ncivs. ^ fi The Ni r.vool (N. C.) Manufaclur- tl ing Co., is instaj-iu? 1,000 new apind'ea d asiL'iiigitr total 8,700. Of these, 2,700 a were iabtalled recently. Adipvlll* rV MSM erect add Lionel building-, one 175 . fret long,.thra^.stories hig i; cx'iu <1 machinery u bo iuita'.lod no; )<t <SUlc?l. Tlio Park Wook-a Mi'le. o' lu S3- i vliltj, O fc., pI*VB .to'iroot eti addition I to bo operated Kj a co'ton factory. Jz Mtssr?. Trjufjin Chapman, A. P. re MePumon, C. Wilioa a.nd M. II. " weili of-Stanford,. N. C , hare in corpjrated ib^ti^lmaaha Cotton Co-, j vi-i; capital stye* of $100,000. 1 M esrs J.'A,"JKitfchback and J, A. \ ritniili, of Lmutior City, 17. V , i:*- c 1 ic l" 1 ami will'-put in nj.era-io i M o I ?: ! P, oncer CfiflgiiijMi'l Hi Mrii!j>!i j-, I ie.:n. The' MxHk* 1.4 000 s, i idU | pmon t. Capital to the nijaouat of ?50,000 ha beou tubicribsd, and it has been dociJe.'l to' 4>.iihl a plant ot 3,000 spindles to a'art with. Thia will be increased after operations st&cUd. Ti;0 Trion Manufacturing Co., Trion Factory. Ga., p'aus seem wall developed for 25,000-jpindle au.l 750 j loom ev>tt >n mill for Cna;t inoog.', ( LYusa. T.iis will bo a ?300,000 plant, t the capital of which to the annuut o*' -$333,000 will bo supplied by outsi >.< capitalists. Cnattauooga will furnish the remaining $150,000. The Walton Colioa Mill?, of Monro?, Gi, ia t> pat in 3.3)0 apiullep, this to, be increased t> 5 000 soon. Tha capital stock is ?73,000, will privi'cga of increase. Mr. E. N<e!y s:.d associates havt incorporated tho Guatersville Oottoi Mill Co , of Gaute.raviile, Ala., will capita! stock of ?60,000. Thii coa paay will i c??;p a plant cf abou 3,000 spin lies for tho manufacture o! coarse j aru?. The Aragon Mills of Arsg'.n, Ga , will establish a largo Llcaclur/ ii c;:mectiv>u with its cotton factory. Tuo Girer' ( Via.) Cotton Mill.ii.ii pjiinliiontly organized with Oiear S Jvrdan, president, and P. A*. .Jordan, a?cr>-tary troie irjr. Ti c capi astock is 07.500, with privilege of incrcise. Toe Hampton Gi, Cotton Mi'!: enpitxi el >ek of ?60,000, has dee id- <1 ere?t buildings within thirty days i-v-. ii i .4: i .-7 t%{\i\ wr tilt; uv (kuiuu inu'in u* a die?, although but 3 000 8|?iuclle3 wi'.' bo put in at tho start. SOUTH CAKJJ.IN'A. AppVicati>n I r charter l as been made by tho Carolina Mil!?, tho cap !lal stock t > b) $00,000 and the 1 cation Orecuvilli-, S. C. Joseph N'.-r wood will bo pr a deaf, and Mr. Posy manager. An equipment of 3,000 Hjiin.lled will be installed, with intention of putting in 2 000 more afto; li st number ia opera'eJ. The pro duct will bo yarns. The Ma vclr.s'er Cotton Mills of lvO.'i Hill. S C , i-? to nil I madiinery at a c-ft i f $13"> 000. Toe itjw nrt cbinery will inc'.u ie 0 000 spinning spl.iDlc?, 35,000 twister a>indica and th) noccmry prepuroh ry machinery. Tho Orangeburg, S. C. Knitt'ng Mills h*3 dcsldo 1 t> put in an equip* mr.it ot twenty knitting machine?, engine ami In I r. etc, wiih a dyeing plait, t? miuutac'.ure full aad half? ho>) in back and co'or*. Vfm, A NIGH! BANK RESPECTFULLY Banking Business anc &nd promise you the the best t yWMBBBWMrwOBWWB II BBBBWCT?M r<cnm.?w Mc?*ra. I?. E WilUm autl .7. T. Vilkina, Sr., both of Co* pit)?, S. ()., ave iuorporatcd tha Marv-Louisa (itlf, with capital stock of $20,009? 3r ttio manufacture of cotton i> oact?. Is'otbiug further decided a? et. lenv* to Enter n Printing OfficePartiej wishing to enter tl o printer; till:? at this season sbou'd ha ovcrned by tiia f./'owiirj rulos: idvanco to the inner door mid giro liroo diftinct raps or hick the door )wa. The ' devil'' will atler d the 'arm. You will give hi:u your aaun. V Sfp j Still heads | si on for rel | date Footwi p/^w ^ r ~ 'j. i jl ; is> nui wnai yoi j coo!, comfortab! styles. Well, admit that w! the best in shoi possible price h get it, that is of our ?Ladies' Our low cut ? j equalled by the UNIONS SHOE MJ 9LS0N & SON,?" ERS. SOLICIT YOUR 1 Your Fire Insurance, 5 best protection and service. postoflieo ad Jrcst nn 1 the number of yoara you aro ow n r for the paper. He wi:t admit you You will advance | to tho ce >t<.r of tho room and address the edito- with the fallowing ountersign: "Ex'end tho right ham! about j two feet from the body, with the thumb and index finger c'a^ping a $10 bill, ! which dropj into the cxteudcd hand | of t!;o editor, at the cam j time paying, 'aero you looking for nie ?'" The | editor will grasp your band and the bil', au.l pr*?8:ng it will aiy "you bet!" After giving liiru tho news cf your locality, you will be permittod to relire with a receipt for au obligation properly discbargod.?Ex. mas /Man A est m* * . *'"sthe procesliafole up=to= ;ar. JTUrr^?. 3 I UbT < U need now, but e, correct Spring everybody will ten one wants 23 at the lowest ere's where they especially true Oxfords.? Shoes are only i Sow cut prices. jSiOE CO., ERCHANTS.