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51.*~<=r=r? ,?.S m it 171 ITITT'A mi */rn r i it t-i n 1--riVX I K largest in the South. Two Fur- J I I I I i ' I ^ I J m B 9 1 /H Hi k^ ^ / The largest Knitting Mill M>d U [J niture nnd Wood Manufaetur- ) - H ?fl H H m H H m / H H ll / H H-f (( Dye Plant In the Stato. An Oil m Ln? Conoern?. Ono Female J. H H H H 1 J H 1 I I I W / H H 1/1 * 1 I I aml Manufacturfnf P?? that )// 51 ssssswsr^*Works and : * AA Mil U _ vJ. U ?.yv' J_ JL if J_ JJJ kJ? ^tsuswi-i q y 1/ " k ((I 8>an Water, Population gj J VOL L NO. 18.1 UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FlUDivlllAY 4, 1900. #1.00 A YEAR. . v; m m^... ? F. M. PARK PrMiaent. */ T^tjeOv MUNR^T?shler, J. 1 m? * Merchanls' and Plai w ; I , OF uivic I Capital Stock Surplus I " Stockholders' Liabilities | Total m Directors?J. A. Fant, W, x T.'C; Duncan, J. T. Douglass, E Coleman. J ... " 7- . We Solicit Yo ACATAPHORE515. ^ DR, H. K. DENT] Crown and ^4 Bridge Work. ^ *s 6 1900 MAY 1900 ' Su. Mo. Tu. We. Th. Fri. Sat. " __LiLA?A : 1111M A ii " Id 14 10 It) 1/ 18 1U 1 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 ? 27 28 29 30 31 I d UNION COUNTY NEWS.! -1 ti - Items of Interest Gathered from tt Various Sections by our & f ' ^^CdiTespondeStsr "T^ g , * Etta Jane Etchings. " v - _ (1 E.fa Jane, Ajril 23.?The latest " ' *> ' agony in eliq letie is t> aihlross a letter lu a l*Jy with, the prefix "Hon." ^ to her uami. No wontler Tom Wat- ^ on asks "where are wo at?'' Mr. Daniel Anthony died at his t ho ue in Gafiaev last week. lie was rathei an eccentric man?possessing all the q tali ties neceis iry to iho mike up cf a first clasi gentleiniti. He ~ ir? ... .? i. UCS^19^U U 11 jr p'Jvl 1 v. 11 v \1 .13 U 1 ill ;o 1 b>tti truthful and hoa-alt to th3 core. Mr. Authony was u-pvarJj of G) 'J ^ years old. lis payer, look a drink ol liq lor in kia life; jrasi never inside ol i a oar room; never .took a chew tf tobaec>, and uavd to say that ho never f Ba>v a ^uro, virtuouj' worqau in his I life th it he did not love'V-r. * Mr. Anthony w'atf a lieutenant in the Sprrlaa it 11 s, during the war. lie was w undo! at Guinea' Mills, {i June 27, 16G2, and ha curried i.i hi.s | body to the grave the hall lie receive 1 tti that oiuniirt.iHPnt ca viiMW v*'fta*'0< "kJ V1> *' * * M iny t f tlie eurvi .'ora :,f J jnkins' j ; fyrigvio will reinuuber f/-. A.nth my's . i rqoator ?"B jaun-g ml"?-wbioh l?o ' faij.'d ia camp mi l wai p a - ' _ t Cfit in some of the m,'8* noted bait pt' iq vyhich Jenkins B.igalo uf the army ot Njrtherj V.rgnin Whs engage I. | The ro iftter he sent' h nne alter he woindrd an 1. tho chicken live I several years after tho war. Whoa he died Mr. Anthony undo him a e aval In Wiis bur e I with mi'itary ; honors near LimO'toae 3p i.ig, Capt. j J. Banks Lyle-j* school b >ya turning out as ajj escort and firing a military ; 2ilutc as his rc.^ i ih were lower nl j into the grave. % Wa aro having a " fine spdi of w.alprfjr farm w r'*-, aid t Armors j gpncfAlly afo ttking a Iv vit?<jj of it. Ckitt >u p'auting in g>ing in wilh aj rui'i. Much -i th it p'aotu 1 before, the recent rai 13 is up in go >1 at in i ?, ami the grass ij miking i'8 appear*no too. I hope tho girls who read Tjik Timks will hooil this a lvioj?D >n't promise to marry a young man ( ?r an old one either) until you ciu find out how he trca a his sisters (if he has any.) If he it unkiid t> them ai)(| neglec'.ful of their interests am| pofpfort, have Lothing t> pay to him /?r? tKo anKi o\ <?f ii'JL'r Ml ?nv. N'i KM "IX ~T J-"- " "--T J- 'jrj^ man who mistreits hid sin or or in >ther will bo good to his w fIf, however, you inleud to rule him, and are sue cewful ia your undertaking, th >n you will not hivo lost 9) mich. It's a n- ^ 11 m. -r jii- ^? ? -J i k. H. FOSTER, Vice President, f !>. ARTHUR, Assistant Cashier, f iters' National Bank $ >rv, ?. c. | $60,000 I ,.. r>0,000 f 00,000 $ $170,000 j . 11. Wallace, Wm. Jeffries, * . P. MeKissiek, A. II. Foster, ^ isr Business. | V >+? ELECTRICS SMITH, [ST. ^ Union, S. C no thing he ha9 nnt his match ant oa have mot yours. There will be prexcliing at Salcri est Sabbath, May Vh, at 11 a. a Mrs. L"inora Hor, /'is lying ver >w at her home near Dae, Arkansas rith c)nsuuption. II rr maiden nam *>s Este,?, and she marriel aud wen Vest several years ng). The-o will now. be a g>ol deal o lantiug done if the weather keep 0 )1 ami the peap'.e have their health There are a groat many ca5cs u rhitis now c died 11 >seola amonj ur people, but as yet it has hurt ur ody in particilar. It's ai aiaoyin^ isjase and no one wrnts it.. So fai 3 it has trono ia this n?icrhhnrl n here has beau in need of a phydciai -it j a' gets well itself. It shells u] ho f.ce and eyes for a day or tw< nd thou disappears. Cotton, com a id cane planted be ire the rain is up and the gra-s i ood wages iu a few da ? tor hoeinj -it is always tho case. Mrs. R us Rrafou diod o-* Mon ly la-t. after a long and painful ill as Slia wai burisd at Abingdoi Jretk church lastrTuesday. Bhe wa number of tho Baptist thurcl iho leaves a husband and seven hililren?'.ha yoa:igi6t 4 months ol ?besides many l'rieuds and relative o niouru her death. Peace to he she*. Vox. Cross Keys Clironiolcs. Eli tor Union Times:?The healt ?f our section is very g>od. Mr. Robert Garner, of Pinckne; 3 visitiug frieuds in Cros3 Keys. I have been informed that our ol rieud T. J. Alverson has about on lundred bus-els of line cotton sen mown as tho Early King variot; .hat he will sell to his brother tarn ?rs at n reasonable price. Mr. A'vc on, as ninny of i}i know, general 531 s the li r^t bale ot cotton every fa ill 1 it is attribntal to thii early kin I wiul I givo you an account of tl Sumlay^/O-jhool o invention last wet aI oi l * .idgett's (Jre k, but my frien K \V\ .1 was there and kindly co sauted t) do that work himself, and euiislrm much belter any way, jud ing from hia general movements atid cinvention. You j iat ought have torn Lia\ lie anncuncel hin self a candidate privately to me, ai lie told ine a great deal about it, only takes one vote to elect, and foiud her, aid went away troub! i i hid mind, '-about lb it pretty girl I left so far behind." I believe ho a did f ?r I saw him umilo anl s smiled ioo?' e sai I. liri>. I>. (J. Freeman, of Keltr pro ichvui tho Misfci >nary Sef.non ?Su idny and a gre.it serrrv-?n it w: one cojU j ldg : from tho banJsoi cdlcutioa taken al'ier wards. I ho much go >d was done. The second <j lar.erly conference the Bsllmont circuit wai hehl Ihi iily on tho 25 th inst. Itnv. 1 P. Meadows was with us in the Spii I'll i t ill > wing dc'egatcs were clecl t> District Cjiif;rence which meets Laurens in July: Dr. J. M. L him and T. II. Giro. Altcrnal Dr. W. IV Pat'oa and J. F. Waldr Mr. L. J Drowning has the fin li J1 of c'.over I have ?*een iq I county, Miaj Hossh Miller, of Wert 3pri:i ! is Huishiog the unexpired term | Padgett's Greek school; made vac I by tho ill health of Miss Ma! i Drowning, Miaa Drowning I am gl to renori is convalescent, Mjg * ler is (juile an accomplished te* and is making a host of friends here. Thcmab H. Gof Cross Keys, April 30. A Union Boy in Arkat^ns. After s*) long a time I thong woull write a letter to my old 1 paper. I have been living in this S'.f little over a year, and we have I taking The Union Times ever i we have b^en here. You don't k how anxious I am to get The U: Times every Monday morning. I lite this country much better i [ do South Carolina, it is so n better farming country than tho hills we moved Off of. Thero ai many more white people here t there. There is a> much r pleasure for young peiple here I J. thero. The woods nrj so pretty w they put out their lcavea in the s mer. Tho people can have sj m more stock, they run out in the wi all the time. Once a^d twica a week the wagon comes along with the ni # fi sh I ever saw. Tne people go d on the bottoms an 1 camp out - weeks at a time to fish 1 hunt. They also, trap coons, ot and miuk. n There is a fun ckence for a k i. fruit this year. Wo have net had y fruit for two years now. i, We are having a lot of rain, it se <i that the fanners are going t> be t this year. There are a great m people who have not pi into 1 any < 1 ton yet and a very little corn. W s pretty days they are having they rushiug the cotto l in tha ground, f The young men of this commui z arebujing a good many bicylea ^ the summer. r I am glad t) see thit Ivy Grce r still writing to The Times. I h j she will write oiteaor than she * been writing s> I cm keep up % P the news of Gishen Hill. The d week's letter I thought was one of most iuterestiiig letters I ever reac Mr. D. \V. McCullough who mo s from Newberry 8. C,a,feww< 5" toCTionew country. Yours truly, Jobn \Y. Tubsei |. n Put This Away for Rcfercnc 8 Here are the questions you arc j' pected to answer when the Census j comes around. It you are not po you should post yourself and be r<; ' to answer when he comes : 1. Samara?, Christian name, tial. 2. Residence, street, numbe house. 3. Relationship cf each met h to the head cf the family. 4. Color or race. ' f. 5. Sex, G. Age a*, last birthday. Id 7. Day, month aud yeor \ 10 born. 8. Are you siugle, married, 7> o#, widower or divorced ? !) Number ol years married. r- 10. II >w miny children, Iu , , ' xt u ._ ?i .u:i i.?.. i: - v J \. iiuutijjr ui viiMiuicii * i v 4 ?i "? 13. Sax of thase qhillron. lli. Whe.'a were you b n. ? ie the United SUtes, give state or t ;k tory ; if of foreign birth, give : l(' of ihe country only, n 11, Where was jour father b Your mother? (Same ouditior g" tire foregoing ) 15. If ot foreign birth, when f? you com3 to the Uuitod States? 10. llow many years have resided iu the United State ? >* 17. Have you been naturali How many years vines you beca e'* citizen? h_e 18. What i\ your oocapj 18 trade or profowi >n ? (This ?j ic he applies to persons 10 yean ot aj over ) )n? li|. If >w many months darin on year are you employed ? A"> 20. How many months have 1JG .n?.wU.1 f aaouucvi ov/uuw* . ?e 21. Can you read ? 22. Cau you write? ?' 23 Give the main facti c^r Rt ing your education. 7* 21. Di you owa the hou r,t which you live? '3<* 2). Do y u rent the hous at which you live? in* 2(}. }f you own the house. ^eB? froe or mortgaged ? ( Tho same T- lion applies to faim3.)?Cli eat Iyec^rd. the Why do?sn't Secretary Iliy gs, Gen. Hates to nuke a treaty wil of Siltau of Turkey? The G. ?nt succeeded very well with the fc Ltie of Su'u. L'jt him offer Abdul la I w ife. * Mil Washington Letter. over (^r0:il ^ur Regular Correspondent) tE. Washington, Aj rll 23rd, 1900 ? IIs'i the President or Congrcaa supreme uthur*^ fn Cub /{ That is a brand us\v question that has been r lise 1 by the resolution offered by Senator Ilacoo * and adopted by tho Seuale without lome oppoaiij >n, calling upon the Secretary ol WfjT for information as to payments R? a mado to Army officers, serving in been outside of their regular allow inc3 aj00s und salary. It is couteoded by :n:>,r th8 War.Depritment, and by many sion jn Cjji^rces, that Cuba is under military rule, ami the President being than Coinawndor-in Chief, Congress has 11nothlbg tc do with any action ordered by tho Executive. The order that '?8> precipitated the controversy is an old r.a i one> issued when Mr. Alger was Secrenore (ary of War, makiug an allowance for than pxpeogQj f.jr ?evcral Army odioers dieu filing high positions in tho military um~ givernmeut of Cuba, from the Cuban an3" revenues. These allowances aro still continued. Tho two sides of ike controversy are shown in the fdlowIisn incr p dtnniiv lintu-i'on Sonolnr. T?I-.n lCe*t 01 C>un., and Daniel, of Virginia, after the former nad elated that Cuba *,r was undr- military?executive?and an<* not legislative control : .Mr. Daniel? .ars ??D> ?ot the acts of Congross cnitrol . inCuba?-' Mr. Piatt?"No." Mr. tof Daniel?"Da not the laws of the U an^ S. as.to the pay and emduments of olfic?$ri< f the army apply in Cuba ?" ^,U:) Plait?"A8 to the pay audcmolu'ate maot??f army officers, yes; but as to auJ' %hat shall ha done in Cuba, no. Oar " occupation of Cuba is military and is und-r executive aud tot legislative are ru hority." Mr. Daniel?"'Where . docfl the Presilcnt get this grca; 0,'y au'h >rity ?" Mr. Piatt?"Prom the r Constitution. A? Commander-in Chief of the Army, the President has author i11 13 ty far beyond thev vwer which ruay be l?P? cpnlkrriii upon ,x\ VvV"'".l?y Cor.gross." .*? B.cretary Koot v aXXd the iulbrma, tion asked for by.\^;\a f.m resolution he 10 lbe *l|f & :>n lhe con~ . troverryj: Vrrr - *any i>oncs i??bo renewed. That leaded11 caUl of 'always control iu Cfen???*r ia'^il'^oown to close *kA uUic> t py?of tbat th*y Ho | liow.srae up the Prrcat^on Cad'al Bi^V^y 1, and vote upon it K' the next day. In this case the leaders ,e wire wise enough to acco Jc to ti e polite requett of 2 )0 members (f* lira , ex. House and change their p'au tf postman poaiug the Canal Bill uutil next sted w?uter. They knew that it was in tho :ady power of these 250 members to force compliance with their wishes at any inj. time they might see lit to do so. The passage of trio bill is assured, r of Consul General Goodnow, in a report to the Department of State, from nber Shanghai, knocks the bottom out of tho newspaper stories alleging that the establishment of Ch nese cotton manufnc'tiring plants were endanger ing American trade in the Orient. ?hen *1? points out the fact that American labor is about four times as effective wiJ. as that of Chinosr; also that the cotton mills at Shanghai oulyspiu c mm yarn, which is furnished to tho consumers in the iuterior, \vh) weave it rr, on hand locni3, and have been run up to the present time at a los* Ifi? The report concludes as follow!: ' Tht srri- cotton c'otbs dominating tho rrarkel lame 'u N rrthern China, and now coal lengiiig tho trade i:i central Chitu orn ? are from America. Wc can control is as thismarkit so loug as we have ni equal entrance into all China, ejpec di.l ially as freight lines from our country are multiplied; and when tlie Nica you ra)Ua C?nal is built, no other thai Americau goods need apply in China.' ijr d ? The acti ?n of the War Oepirtmeu me a 'a ordering canned roast btef sent t< the Phi'.ippmts for sddiers in the ir itiou, ter,or who cannot bo supp'ied witl istion rifrigeiatid freih beef,although isiuet m or oa the roc jmmendation of officers ove there, including Gen. Otis, has eiufci " the much gofsip in Washington. Th order war iesuod without onsuUinj vou (Jen. Mihs, whose opposition t tunned c;r? bc?.-f as an army ratioi wus niado plain ditVing tho ootir rner ial i f (Jen. Eigan. When (Jet icorn- Mi'es was a ked what ho thought of tb order, lie replied: "It has boeri den '.e in "ou^tratei that the best nnat supplier t) an army ir beef on the hoor. Tha J3 ju is all I earo t> say." i* it Does This Interest Yon? ques- ? licigo There was ono^ a firme-, ah.*> ha 1800 bushels of wheat, which hos)l not to a single grain merchant, l>ul I sctul 1800 person?, a bjahet to o icl th the \ fc\v of tlieni paid him cis! ineral im?, i,y f4r the greater portion < f the: Mil:au 8ij l it was not convenient tl en hi a new would pay later. A few mot ths pa ted aud tho man's bank ccc unt ra -Wm. A. NICHI BANK RESPECTFULLY Banking Business am And promise you the the best low. TTnw'o (Ilia " Ka aa i 1 1 QAA | - - ? W VUIO| 1IU 111 J ' U>/V buthels of wheat should have kept nn in afHuence uutil another crop is raised but I have parted with the grain and have instead only a vast number of accouuts, so small ami scattered that I cannot get around and collect them fast enough to pay expenses." So he p-sted up a public notice asking all th<>30 who owed him to pay quickly, but few came. Tin rest said. "Wine is only a cm ill matter, au?l I will go and pay it ono of these days," forgetting that though each account was email they meaut a largo sum to tho man. Things went on tlun. Tin man got to feeling so badly that he tall out of bed nn'l r.wiko and running to liia granary found his 1890 bushels of wheat still there. He had BUY ? HAfllL RDi u* mxj SHOI ' ' nV>:V^- -J. $2.5oI5 For n< and ; t i iDarov ( UilllUUOi ti i V 0 ? Of an t Shoe j .t Sold . ? UNION SHO 111 i n j Customer's Sh u1 QLSON & SON,-" ERS. SOLICIT YOUR J Your Fire Insurance, * best protection and service. j only been dreaming ; had not sold hia j wheat at all. Moral: The next day the man I went to the publishers of hia paper and said : Here, sir, is the pay for your paper, and when next gear's i ...i, J. J- J , r ii jsy^i ijitiu.i is uue jrou uan ueprna on , me lo pay promptly. I stood in the ; position of an editor last nigbt, and I know how it feels to have one's honestly earned money all over the country i ij small accounts."?Ex. Virginia has been persuaded to abandon her intention of giving a , man hunt with blood hounds. We I hat-ten to assure the country, however, 1 that the hunt was not arranged in j order to capture a Republi yics presidential ca'ididato. .TON OWN E CO'S. .... ' f nt rain Women. 1ALE r- l ly nxea price in America. only by E COMPANY, oes polished free. I. .