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m < r r \ j i 11 ,k; ; V V ., }' S^^e^^wnoTUWT^^ A8^j? ._ M _ rH^ . jji Tithe townof ui??OT~HA?1S u| T\?o Cotton Mills, one the lil I I I I I M I I M B B^l ' I .1 /I I M L. l The largest Knitting Mill and (I; largest in the South._ Two Fur- (/j B BB BJ B % ~ fl BL fl fl IB/I BJ W (((l?y, Plant in t he State. An Oil /// m) niture and Wood Manufactur- ))) I Bfl fl~l , I I fl fl fl fl fl B] . ))) and Manufacturing Co. that )); <ii *n8 Concerns. One Female ..! fl fl fl fl 1 4 fl Bj fl fl W fl| fl fl W 9 B 1 J k | makes an unexcelled Guano. [(! Seminary. Water Works and ((( _B JB_ JBL JL^M B J .X. w B B, ' JL w ~fl_ B 1 W B _fl_^ 0 ((( Three Graded Schools. Arte* '11 ([I Electric Lights. ((j 1 |(j gian Water. Population (?,">U0. flj ~~~ 1'? v W-'1 ~ ' VOL. 1<. NO. 21. ' UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 2r>, 1900. #1.00 A YEAR. " 1 ? ? f F. M. FARk. President. A t T a CO. MUNka, Cashier, J. E J Merchants' and Plan 0 | OF UNIO 4 Capital Stock J Surplus | Stockholders' Liabilities | Total...' | Directors?J. A. Funt, W. jl T. C. Duncan, J. T. Douglass, E J Wm. Coleman. X We Solicit Yoi i CATAPHORESIS. + DR. H. K. ^_DENTI Crown and Bridge Work. ' ** 1900 MAY 1900 \ .SikMjk Tik We. 11 RLSat I LJLAJlJl _6_^_8__9_ 10 11 12 . ^3 14 15 16 17 18 19 ] 2U 21 22 23 24: 25 26 " 27 28 29|30 31 | ONION COUNTY NEWS. Items of Interest Gathered from Various Sections by our Correspondents. Satilttc Sifting*. "Oh, life Is a kettle of trouble. That sizzles froiu morn 'till n.Kht; . V*jiothing but sputter and bubble ^S^K^unult from dnrkot-ss to light, It sit* Tfc/sfi# stove of misfortune, Right o\ the tiro of despair; It's handled each day without caution. And greed Is the fuel used there." I hate to ride a male that persists in putting down its foot before it ge!s there. M ohTinlev <!/>< nr.! Irnnn linm 1 oonqior the Philipin >9, he ought to | . sing to them "Whisper you'll he mine love." Four inches of rainfall last Friday . was very beneficial to sufPring small grain an<l made iand easier to plow. , Lind never baked foster or harder io . fa. a short space of time than since the , late hard raius, and plowing was ( a'most at a e'&ndstill, practically. Farmers are badly behind. Plant iig uafi tished. S>ra; otton seed to plant still. Much that was planted ' was put in under unfavorable coadi- ( tions, laud was never in a warm con dition for planting. Fruit prospects are very eoccur _ aging in these parts, except apples, which are blighting. The we.ither crop bullitius report apple aud pear ] blight all over the State. Wild plums and berries are good. , While two negro men working with < as were going to a spring for water, they j f ?und a large mink near the houso, , began racking it and so>n succeeded in killing it, an I likely many chickens' lives were smyed. {Piahefmeq scpiing in Neil's Shoala are meeting wun success ca o niig cats. ('The river is in a rp'endid condition for seining. Some parties from Union 1 have been down making haul?. About two weeks ago somebody stole out the two cows of Mr. It E. , Moore and dnve them off at night, aud he only found thcra the next evening several milts (run home where a negro had impounded them. It b( thought the thief was overtaken py aborning ligfyt ?t"d f'eariog deteoy fjbfl 1 ft the cattle to drift aud they were thus taken up % I'hres days religious services have been oonduoted at the Proabyterian church by HiV. J. It lssell. * Yesterday, Sunday, the L 'rd'a supper was L, observei, and a m rs impressive diecourt* on. soch an occasion than that Kf a T? it ion1! tkn AAnanaiiniAonfa *? *?' ^rw * i*mw wuaiuuuivauvc, {nevpr heard. Some time ego in a personal notice, I nien.ijned Mi as Mary Kusaell "who |l has been an attendant in trie hospital lot the inianj", etc, but she says sht has never been there in any capacity and that if I did not ohange the im ^ 4th 4th 4th . H. FOSTER, Vlca President, f I. ARTHUR, Assistant Cashier. || tors' National Bank * IV, 8. C. . | $go,ooo i 50,000 J 00,000 f $170,000 J II. Wallace, Win. Jeffries, i . P. McKissick, A. II. Foster, ^ ur Business. .* T th4th4th*h4th*h4th4th4th4th4th4^?h ELECTRICS. SMITH, [ST._? ^ Union,. S. C. icesion that she had "been in tke .sylum", ?ho would slop shaking lands with me. Yep, mam, I will ?>th pleasure, how I male the ni sake I am unable to account for now, mt we fellows 8ro capable of serious nutakes sunetime?. The voluntary meteorological obers-er will c > operate with the Weath^ r Bureau officials, by taking obser ations, at this place, of the shadow >ands cf the eclipse of the sun on the 18.h. Preparations are bring made o git every thing that can begotten ly observing the eclipse, by the A'eather Bureau. The center of the rack will be near Alston, will strike Sdgefield on the edge and Lancaster hrongh the center. I hope the 28th vill be a clear day. A very troubleeome littla worm is miner vnnna rnrn Kaillv Willi"" O J o ? -J I ",,,,u8 "uuul >r possibly more than half of the corn >n the land. It is a small, yellowish vorm, never more than about half an ach long, and looks very tender. If rou examine the corn tbat seems slow t comi ig up, you-may liad from one 0 half a d z)n on one sprout, killing even before it has had time to :omo up. I always dread this kind nore than the old wire worm. Very likely the strange bird caput ed by Mr. Frank Israel last week vas a coot. Lot me describe the 5>of: rather of a <1 ?ve ctlor, rather >ng legs and neck, long toes and tea semi-webfect. short tail, long, minted, sharp bill, inclined to whitish :?lor and a red or game eye. Is this t? Some people call them water thickeus, but ooot is tr.e proper name. They aro very good to eat. I have tilled s veral on Broad river, but lave not seen one for some time. Sometimes they are very gentle and a ill allow r. bateau to be run near mough for a min to kill them with a pole. Sometimes they bite, when caught alive, and it is a bite, you will not soon forget. IIey Denver. Union Tloy in Spartanburg. Editor Times:?As I am all alone 1 will give you a few lines. Court lias been in session here this iveek several cases disposed of. Mr. Tom Smith came clear in his case for killing a negro on Glenn Springs I rain. When I came to this county some years ago from Union everybody would say you came from a bad place they would say to me did you ever have a court in Union without havincr a half dozen cases of murder? I would answer some tiui03. They would ask what did the people mean. But I can say the same thing to them. I do think there are more murder cases in this county than I ever heard of in my life, we can't have a court bijt what there arc three or four piufder eases to be tried. I mgst q,sk you to tf^de with one of our harness men. \ man in your county and I am a witness, ho is to gi*c a man a fine set of harness if he gets married this year the man who is to marry is Charles R. Long and he said ho would get the harnets but Charles has been on the road too long to get off at this late hour, but he looks a* young as he did 20 years ago. Mr. Editor I did not get my paper last week and I feel like I am lost. I have been in this county seven years and have not missed it a single .ime as I can recollect. I look forward every Friday to the arrival of The' Times. It is like petting a letter ! from home to read The Times, so please send mo last week's paper if you have one I c.iu't do without it I looked for you last week during the May Festival at Converse College1 but did not see you I guess you was , out on the forest fishing,- we had a ] nice time and a good many visitors i from Union and other points. ' Our Electric road will soon bo 1 finished they are laving iron on the ' streets they have two or three miles already down it looks like business 1 nt rtiij v.... > ' ' < ? HJIO Itaiuv. X uu 111 U It U JUIU up llllll take a ride when they get it all O. K. Mr. Pat. S. llarty died last Friday ' at his brother's C. W. llarty. Pat. was a good boy and well liked by all : who knew him. lie has friends in j Union who will feel sad to hear of , his death, be was always full of life | and fun anil made friends everywhere | he went. 11o leaves his mother 3 i sisters and two brothers and many < friends to mourn his dea'h. i I had the pleasure of riding out i in the country last Frid iy. and the ' farmers. 1 would say, are badly be- ' hind. I saw 6ome putting in guano J and fixing cotton ground and If it 1 was I instead of them 1 would say it was too late to plant cotton, but 1 am no judge now, not having done , any farming in several years. But they plant all times of the year up here, at least through April, May. Juie and July. They don't firm in this county like they do in Union. Wo have men who make excellent crops; men like Capt. Geo. B. Dean, for instance, he has the nrettiesi farm I ever saw., Burnett, Thompson and Dillard have a farm two ) miles south of this place. They will I have the prettiest farm in a few years I in the Stat? if they keep the same ; brsson it. But I am proud to say he is a Union County man; he is ; Mr. Brock Dillard, and he knows ' what to do on a farm and when to do it. A prosperous year to the Editor, 1 his force and his readers, is the wish of a Union Bo v. 1 Lock hart Locals. K Lockbart. May 20.?Several of our , young people woTshippel at Smyrna | A. II. P. church in York county yeater | day, they were paired as follow : Mr. , II. R. Wilburn and Miss Lena j Reeder, Mr. C. C. Dargan and Miss Addie Scroggins, Mr. Loy Carey and j Miss Alics R'ggius, Mr. Marion | Smith and Miss , Messrs. ( Vernon Cranford and Fred Hope | also were in the party. The ice cream supper last Saturday , evoning given for the purpose of pur- | cbasiug an organ for the Baptist ; church was quite a success. They t realiz id a reasonable sum from the , sale of their ics cream and <1 >wers | aud also a crazy quilt was vote! off at 10 cents a vote to the most popular girl of Lockhart. Mr. J. L Evans was the auctioneer, which was a happy selection. The bidding was quite a spiritel affair, as from its sals was realizsd the handsome sum of ami Miss toarati liarnes was Awarded the q lilt, having received 280 votes. The White Ully Brass B md furnished music for the occasion and Jim Evaui (who33 wit has never fiilei him on aiy occasion) furniihed the songs aud wit. The success of the occasion is pirtly due to the band and to Jim, bi't m jetly to the open hearted people of L? akhart, who are ever ready with their purs:s when a worthy object is presented. The who'e affair Was engineered by Mr II. R. Wilburn assisted by many pood people. The Railroad C mimi-.si mere in' spected the railroad last Thursday aud wo have reason to hope that by the 1st of Juno that we vyill have a regular schedule, I\. considerable quantity of raiu fJl out hero last Thursday in a very short time, and Jinks says there was a bar rel iu his jar 1 with b >th heads out and the bung turned up (and a small bun? at thAtl and it rained ?> f*at in the bung that if ho ha I not ran out an<l turned the bung down the barrel wjuIJ have s>ou burbled the pressure of th > watir on the inside of the barrol. [A.nd thero are others ] Union is nsted for ita barbecues and its fine sportsmen, but in the way of a fine shot few can cq sal this. Mr. U. who is a g>>d farmor and lives at h sine. He was hunting one day and boing wearied stopped and was rest ing ?t a spring, saw a mosquito hawk flitting about aud he shot at same and kiiled it on the wing. It there is another man if ho can boast of any smaller gam trot bim out. Homo. * [That was bid, he ought to havi kilted it oh the head.?Ki> ] Coldivcll Chronicles. Spring is fast milling into summer. Bit we thought the other night thai 9 iDoe of cur fishermen would have rpiteaool nap, "if they tried t?i ncure one." They tried to play il off as a j rke next morning by raving 'when iney were'invited iu to a uice fire" that they really were so warm that they almost felt like drawing oil their oats. As you know fishing iprees are generally warm ones any way. Plenty of nice fruit growing now, if wo only can get nice sea ions to help it maturo, we'll hive some good old ipple, cherry and poach pie and black jerry jim. Thero is nothing any oetter. Also plenty of nice fresh but:er to go with it. Aud did yon know wa are growiug a bop vine to make peast for light bread? And that goes right well with j im and butler you know. I afck the leation why do we tanners evtt lack lor plenty of vegeta Lions or fruas of a iy kind without ii is from a dfouth or somethiug like i ? It is almost ridic .lous t > thint, as I hive rem irked bif>re, that people wh) even run large farms are here haying corn and hive been since the 1st. of March and when you as'c thsm h iw much th?y intend planting for moth r year, tuey probably will ray ten acres, and we say, right here that if a farmer cmnot ta:se enough corn to run his farm without buying, it simply docs not pay to raise" cotton Now does it? And I will also say Thit farmer who is goiug to plant ten acres in corn, what do you sippise his c ?tton crop will be? N.?t less ikon i:n 7-. *r........mi ?U?H uv *\J | J UOIC3. i?l XJ "JD nc II $et right some day. Success to the Bip'.ist Sunday 3chod Convention. L>ug may she live and prosper where'er she g >es [ didu'c have ihe pleasute of attending at Padgett's Creek but I know it must have h?eu one of the most enj ?yab!e occasions t f tho day. I know I mused one of the grandest treats, when I missed hearing Prof. W. B Domptoa sing with his accomplished daughter, Miss L.ila. The Prof eertaiuly knows exactly how it should oi done and he caa act according t? his teaching, I believe him to he >no of the finest vocal music teacherj in the State, Miss Elna Davis, a very charming young lady who has been visiting friends and relatives here, returned with her brother Mr. W. Lester D ivis !o Cross Keys not long since. * A most enj syable day was witnessed oa 1st. Sabbath at Mt Vernon Presbyterian church had two ssrvicej in forsnoon Dr. Cliff>rd delivered a very touching sermon on the City of Refuge and then communion services were b:ld. Intermisd)n, and Mr. Elitor, ii you were not here then, you ought t?. have been for such a spread as ih use goxd people did have. In the after no >u there was a musical service such as we don't hear oft9D, by Mrs. George Ui ZJi at t:ie organ, witn iuieamirie C.itibrd with violin. The congregn tio 1 sang with them. And thero were intermingled with these lovely aong9 two mo it touching Solo'# by Miss St Clare, the efficient ramie teacher, a< th^ Seminary. Mrs. O.I/. >1 and Misi St, OUr3 di 1 j ntiee to those SoloV the last was certainly ttio most thril ling eo lg wo ever heard. We hope t( hive thera sing for us again. Wellwiskf.r. litt.i June Etchings, Etta Jane May 21.?Good rain fell in this section last Thurada night and Friday and th9 farmers an humpiug thera wives to 301 ahead 0 ge teral green. The public aro invite I to attorn Children's Day at Me3>p>Umii church next Sabbath. The oxneise will bs presided over by the pasto ft >v. J. N. Isom. The stan 1 of cotton is making pool sh >w, especially on red landi. Manj iirmerj are speaswig oi plowing 1 up and planting it over or pjttin, t'u land in coiti. The latter will n> doubt ija the best way to d >. Some wheat looks as it tin rust hat already made an attack on it. Thi is noticeible only oi well tuinurei spits whore the straw is rank. But few of our old Confederals will visit Liuisville, Ky., this renniot occasi)n. That great preptr&tion are being nuio to entertain then third 0*1 be no doubt. An Informs ti >n Bulletin has been issued givini ^11 the infirmation that a visito needs t(j| ti\k? c*re of himself whil w Wm. A. NIGHI BANK RESPECTFULLY Banking Business anc * And promise you the the best 2 I there. In addition to this amtpof , the city and grounds is alsp sent to anyono desiring information. The memorial meeting at Salem lastSiturday was all that its most | enthusiastic friends c >uld wish for it. Oi account of the recmt rains which put the gr uod in gool plow trier, and there being no way for the po pie to cross the river at Iloweli's ferry "except in the small bateau the ! crowd was small. The programme was carried out to the letter. Mr. j McDow was present and made a ti le j speech and the ladies dacora'ed the : in hotj-ie Miss EliziJ iV Garner sent a lot of tl >wers to the i What Can Be 01 a 1 11 1 i onouia inoi ~3 A GENUIIS If You H ave Ar Your FEET And Able to Get a COMFORTA Write or Call STORE and eons [ costs nothing, ready to give i -=SPE< 300 Pairs of ] f Ties and San< AT d m i q 3 I Wear In Sho< \ f> # f) ' The Mystic Tl t ; Good Luck Then ) Actual Size Shoes Fi without 1 \T r ; Union f ?' UNIOI o JLSON & SON,^ ERS. SOLICIT TOUR I Your Fire Insurance, i best protection and service. | committee for the occasion, for which j ihev a-e very thankful. Vox. [We hope that a'l who find it nec!eJBary to plow up their c tton will tako the alvice of Vox and plant . corn.?Ed ] MANAGER WANTED. TllO niV-iit i<tTVr?f Pnci.lnnf ?MW?, itiMU IIV AMIUKI^ri Mil the State Mutual Life Assurance Co.. of Massachusetts. for Union and vicinity, is open to a man of character and ability. A C'?od contract with renewal interest will be eiven to a good man. Address: Sanhoun' Chase, General Act. 1J" ? Vlorence, S. S. Cured [ Be Endured. IE OFFER. iy Trouble With H ave Not Been ? BLE SHOE at OUR SHOE ult with us, this We are always nformation free. DIAL^ La dies Oxford ials [J1.50 3 ^ '\ />" \\ hrpp :hobSI&tes= \ [rr - SAVE FIFTY asm - CENTS IN Z - 1 REPAIRS^T/ Will Follow Thee. tted with The Mystic Three extra charge. For sale by >hoe Co., N, S. C.