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(THE TOWN OF UNION MAS j| ~m~ "W?? >w r y y g -? * TH EfoWfToF^UN?^^Aa" jjt Two Cotton Mills, one the i 1 I I I I I I 1 I ^ I J Ik m 'll O /I I 1 ' ^ m The largest Knitting Mill and li l/l largest in the South. Two Fur- ?B 9J 5 ^ S 5 fi ^ I M/l BJ (( Dye Plant in the State. An Oil jj M niture and Wood Manufactur- 1 m ml m/ T , and Manufacturing Co. that )f, S"' ing Concerns. One Female 1 J B I 1 F B I I V I I U L 1 J >?akes an unexcelled Guano. K Seminary. Water Works and ,/ M. m JLJ A. 1 JL 1 -JL m i W M -A ( Three Graded Schools. Arte- Jj Electric Lights^ (() (jj sian Water. Population JJ " . ? ~~~ VOL L. NO. 33. UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, AUGUST II, 1900. #1.00 A YKAR I M*- 4* SK->*> ifr-Mr -i i T F. M. FARk President. i J GEO. MUNk^, Cashier, J * Merchants' and Pis ioF urs] Capital Stock Surplus Stockholders' Liabilities.... Total Directors?J. A. Faut, T. C. Duncan, J. T. Douglass Wm. Coleman. X We Solicit ' ?^?? CATAPHORESIS. DR, H. K a^DEN' Crown and ^ ' Bridge Work. 55 ' 1900 AUGTTST 1900 Sb. Mo. Tu. We. Th. Fri. Sat. LAJLJl 11111111 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 [20121 22 23 24 25 2e|27l28|29l30l31l UNION COUNTY NEWS. Items of Interest Gathered from Various Sections by our Correspondents.' CAUTiin uruiA - ?Interesting Notes Gathered by Our Hustling Correspondent llcy Denver-Negro Meetings all the go?Mr. Lylcs and ' the Wide Tire Bill. "It is not hi's temper, liis pi hie nor smile, Nor yet his worshipful inien; It Is not even the uaiue he bears lu a world that is shallow and mean." That indicates true manhood. Who is that fellow, Great Seolt. 100 mosquito S ttui'ju uuruei ujubl be under the shade this searching weather. Mr. M. R. Jeter, U- S. Riiliay Mail Clerk, ia at home for a few days. Mr. W. E. Corn well, ol Cheater cointy, ia visiting relatives on this aide of Broad. Messrs. Roland Hill and T. C. Jeter, of Carlisle, attended preaching services here Sunday. Misses Daisy Iiill and Sal lie Gist, of Carlisle alsi attended services at the Methodist church here yesterday. Mr. Churchill Carter, (f Chester, was in town yesterday aud worshiped at the Methodist church. Miss Bill* Fant, an accomplished young lady of Anderson, is visiting relatives?th) family of Mr. D. B. Fant. We aro vory s>rry that Misi B rnice Fant has been very sick for a >week, but glad she was better yeeter day. A series of meetings have beca held at the Meth id ist church the past week. The p astor Riv. C. P. Burns was as sisted by R3V. J. M. Friday. The temperature has bjeu hovering around the J 00 degree mark several days. Friday t > Sunday it touched it going from 1QI to }03. 104 degrees was the highest reached last year, f Moeq iitoes have been bad. They dare a tellow to work near a swamp in tbe afternoon. They are so bad where I work they sit on the trees and bark. Plenty of them will weigh a pound. Mr. W. T. Jones has purchased a corn binder and a shred ler, an 1 expects to shred all of his corn, fodder tod stalkg. While sorrjs have been converted t? the theory of shredding m - - 1 < 1?A tn/wlr Itorc orn lor several years, mo uv. v this year will be a novelty. There is no doubt of it inaVing g>ol cattle feed. Crops have been failing all of lha put week, but on the last two days of the week they failed faster than it i* harily possible for one to believe who % * ?** #*> i* -t& ** 4* *t>-*? **A. II. FOSTER, Vice President. I. D. ARTHUR, Assistant Cashier. T inters' National Bank * ION, 8. C. | $00,000 J 50,000 ? r,n ooo * $170,000 I \V. H. Wallace, Wm. Jeffries, ? , E. P. McKiaslck, A. H. Foster, Z tfour Business. . . 'ff _ >8v " -r "***" ELECTR1C5SMITH, risT.,^ $| Union, S. C. have not seen them. Some cor.i lo>ks as ii it had been frost bitten, and corn h poor at best. Cotton in many places appear to have been scorched, and is shedding leaves to the top. Farmers are somewhat discouraged. Generally, I believe crops are poorer than last i year. < A warrant was sent here from } I Tninn loo* f-.? ? ?>cciv lur ? nogro wanted i there. There being a strange one I here answering the description very i well, Mr. K. F. Johns, the constable, i went to him, asked some questions ? which the negro refused to answei; then Mr. Johus attempted to serve f the warrant and search him for con- ] coaled weapons, when the negro 1 pushed him back and swore that no I man had ever gone through his pock- i ota and searched him, at the satne ? time reaching to his hip pocket. Th6 t constable quickly clubbed him a telling blow across the head knocking t him to the ground, then searched him, s a telegram Mr. Joe k Austell came down, and found the e uegro was not the one wanted so he c was turned l)ose. But had ho at i first submitted he could have gone oil with not even a sore and cut heal, J but no doubt wanted to show "bully." t Afterwards he was humble and would i answer questions. v The season of the negro extra big meetings is on hand, and everything r else may go for aught they care, i When the spirit to follow the rounds t seizjs them, they move everything t aud make fair promises, and they even piv big prices for a mule or horso to i ride or drive miles to a "big meet- i ing," and pitty 'lis for the animal that 1 they use. I was doing some work c!os9 to a church that they were ho'.d- i iug a meeting in last week. I think 1 one evening they had four eermons \ and twenty five songs and several < shouting matches. The preacher ap peared to wind up his tilking or hoi- i lowing apparatus, he then took ofl the < pendilum, and "let 'er rip." Then after the women got gloriously mellow t for the occasion, they took the lloor, < thump, thump, thump they would go, < Bounding use a nair cozen men ocatiog out peas in a big baxn, and exclaiming Whoo-eing and he-ye ow, i log; then was the time ripe for the i leading men to jump up and' hold (hem, to prevent their falling and : b-uising their fool selves when their ttock of breath gave out, or tearing their clothes off in their great religious enthusiasm. Is this religion? Well may be, but it is not Christianity. Keep close to the old hearthestone, chickens. It seems just now that one issue in the county campaign might be the "wide lire" question. I wrote au article last winter against the then pending wide tiro bill, and Kepresentative A. C. Lyles thinks his position on the bill was misunderstood, and it you please misrepresented, and thinks the said article is somewhat against him. Ho showed me the bill, smenlmenta and his position. He made his fight for, and spoke on the Stephen.qj amendment, which referred the bi 1 back (o the people, that is, providing 4* . M A dAnsnals Kov at tlio />Am 1 it ?t primary, and let the people vote "wide , tire" ''yes" or "no." I am opp>acd , to wide tires on these clay hill roadr, aud Mr. Lyles is an advocate, but Lis. position iu referring such a bill back , to the people is a iair one, and all a f voter need want. I do not think ( , directed anything againBt Mr. Lyl<s , directly, but know I gave all cred V for conscientiousness and honesty ol purpose, and will uot "fall out" with any man because of his views on euch a question. Mr. Lyles being ono o4 ' the people, and I having been con^ nected with him in various capacities more or less officially, I never believed him to be a man to wiflfully go against the bcBt interest of the masso?, and 1 think he is mistaken if he thinks any j thing was directed against him. I ( did name Mr. Siwyer as fighting t against t? e bill because of a conver ^ sation ho had with severrl gentlemen here at this place, but not as one of j our members above the other. This is not au electioneering scheme ; for Mr. Lyles above tho other candi- ^ dates, but to mako a statement aud ^ position plain as he Bays a number misunderstand him, and 1 do net ^ wish to contribute to any honest man's j hurt. My posiiion is not to .specifically ondono any candidate In my ^ articles, bat <*equal rights, to aiJ, social privileges to none." n KY JJKNVKR. r Sautuc, Aug. 13, 1900. TELEPHONIC TINKLINGS FROM JONESVILLE, ? Crops Suffering for Rniu?Assist- e ant Attorney General on Super- 91 visor's Salary?The IChh * and Flow of the Human Tide in Joncsvillc. 11 Jonesville, Aug. 13.?The late w clouds all passed around Jo-tsville " and still leaves us dry, the crops are drying up in the field, and it really a looks gloomy for the immediate neigh- , borhood; there have been good rains however in some sections of the county and crops are much improved in those P ieciions. The outlook Ibfcrops about Ul Jonesville is gloomy. The Union County Iuterdcuominal 88 Sunday S hool will bo held at New * Hope church next Wednesday and Thursday, and the Rjv. E H. Bick- ?j iam will begin a protracted meeting 0 it New Ilopa in connection with the Lu Sunday School Convention and coninue it on for some days. " The health of ouf town is tome 10 letter than it has been, all the sick ca ire better, ca lart.tn Lock" *U vening. The train cOuBreteu u n?u ^ oaches, which were well loaded whei , A .1 u T :n~ lu L |WBOeU kUIUU^U UUUCDV11IC. The engine for the Alpha Cotton P( hlill is being hauled from the depot *>a o the mill today. The factory build- J; ug is about ready for the roof, which a ?ill be put on this week. ?' It has been an old sayiug that if it aired the tirst dog day that it w uld " ain on through the dog days, but " hat saying won't hold worth a cent re his year. m Mrs. Julian Lipscomb, of Gaffuey, md Mias Julia Wood, of Asburv, visted the family of Dr. W. J. Douglass r* aat week. 0 Mrs. J. W. Hardy, of Columbia, ?' *ho has been visiting the family of 8e Dr. Douglass, has gone to Union to ri risit her brothers, Mr. J. T. and Dr. w Jeorge Douglass. " Mr. George Wood, of Pacdet, was ^ n town yesterday visiting the family ^ jf Dr. Douglass. Mr. W. A. McWhirter and daugh?r, of Cherokee county, attended P ;hurch in Jonesvil'o yesterday, and P visited the family of Mr. J. B. Foster. 111 Messrs. L. J. I lames and C. E. Lipscomb, of Union, spent yesterday in Jonesville and attended services at the Methodist church. Mrs. D. A. llaraes is visiting the family of Mr. G. B. Fowler. Mrs. Jaue Hughes has been spend C tug some time at her former home af K Gowdeysville. Mr. Arthur Eiasn has been on au 0 outing to Gaflncy, Pinckney and b Lockhart. . I' Dr. Alex Foster came up from Lockhart Saturday night and sp nt 81 Sunday in Jonesville. 8 ur. jjougiass ana nine son visueu c the family of Mr. G. T. Wood yester- fc day* * t Mr. M. Goadelrck and his sis'er, Mise Christine Goudelock, of Gaffney, have been visiting th j family of Mr. T. L Hemes. Notwithstanding the extremely ho , dry weather wedding bells are gon g to ring near Joneaville beforo.-the enu of the present month. Assistant Attorney General Guntcr hss wrote Mr. G. B. Fowler his opinion as to the act in regard tc the salary of the County Supervise r of thi< county. Hie opinion is the salary is only $200, the same as the other two commissioners. Mr. nnd Mrs. Joseph Sanders, of Uoion, were in. Jonesvillo last week visiting relatives and friends. Telephone. PROHIBITION AND POLITICS. Miss darner is More Interested in Woman's Rights Than in the Prohibition movement. Mr. Eiitor:?Will you please allow 113 to correct au error in my item >f last week, an<l add something iuoro| o ir.y say ou theto important sut j ic'.s I if present interest aud much cmtro. rerts)? . 1 ea?d or meant to say, "I truly lope there will be plenty of women >ut at all the State campaign meet uge with their boquets, banners, etc., o proVo to the men that tb.y arc the rety eaallow creatures which men J ake thorn to be, and that they are so r&t^nnxioiis about a liberty and pubic ijlilueuco that they are willing to .ccept and use every little bit they Ifci'jet t> the veiy best advantage." jMwdbition has been a subj ?ot of ifuck interest in this State for years t hillJtiow come to the lino t point et, wheu each and all persons seem ailed upon to express themselves ithcr for or against, and it seems a illle surprising how people will houstly differ in their opiuiou on the time subject. I believe in temper nco in all things, yet I do not heeve in depriviug all people of a uscil aad needful article b.ciuse a few idividuals use it intemperately. If 'e could prohibit everything that is eed intemporately we could hardly ave aprything good, for some will use lmcst everything they come in cmict With iutemperately. It teams is very height of folly to preach 1 Vdhibition which will never entirely rohiVit the use of whiskey while it is ! 3ed so freely as a medicine. The Dispensary system seenu very ' Ltiuactory to tho majority, and is ( brdiog some means ior the schools id education. There arc pleuly of ( liters of law to take proper care f thoae few individuals who chance 1 use whiskey iatemperately. * I have not a word ti Bay against rohibjlion. All persons have aright ' tu<4r own opinion, and whatever r ,uee they assume to labor for that " uto frith all honest zeal. I would gge^Uthat the ladies, who appear so ? lile riijliont'anrfa,d ey cau to wear this badge of temrauce, and work for the cau60 to c ,iu, if possible, Prohibition at least r a few years time that they may be c >!c to t(8t the experiment to their' rn satisfaction. ' _ 1 much prefer t6 wear the yellow I boon as the ba.lgo of woman's tq ml jeity with the hope that 1 may yet J al;z) by equal sulfrage its embleat;c intlueuce. I am always pleased i see ladies adoru themselves and ieir children with yellow lljwersaud i bbons because it seems a prophesy, i vhether they realize the fact or not,) i " their future liberty. This prospect i ems very bright considering tho i tpid advancement North and West I hich is being gained by this ju3t inuenco for womaii's tqual liberty, fhile it moves alow appearantly at le South, it nevertheless moves surely. This Prohibition movement among le ladies seems only a means ot prearing them lor this more important ositiou as members of our governlent. Eliza A. Garner. CROSS KEYS LETTER. Iditor Union Times: Hot dry weather in tho Key?. Jrops failing much. Health tolerably ocd. Miss Ro?a Norman, of Cedartown, ?a., is visiting relatives and friends a Cross Keys, the home of her childood. The Masonic pic-nic was in every enee of the word a success. Worhipful Master 13. G. Wilburn did verything he could to make every>ody er.joy themselves. Thero were wo masonic addresses by Gore and dclviss ck in the morning, the after>oon was turned over to tho candilates, and of cuirse wo had some il< quence that was worth listening to. L seems that all our candidates this rear are good speakers. If the E litor las never been to a pic-nic at Cross v?ys he ought to attend one at least, t begg irs description. We were gla l to lee the face of G. C. May of your own with ns. George uied to live *iih u?, end there is no man in the sounty tlint, has more friends than he a Crosa Koys. Come often, George. Mr. G. C. Wilburn has suffered liuch for tho last (> weekB from rheuxiatism. We are glad to report him letter. Thomas H. Gork. - Wm. A. NIGHO BAN KE RESPECTFULLY Banking Business and And promise you the the best s< LOCKH&RT LACONICS. ? Excursion to Spartanburg?Catuli1 dates Plentiful?Dedication a of Baptist Church. t a Lockhart, Aug. 13.?Thaexcur3iin a 1?1 Ll.i * mat oaturaay evening to Soartanbuig t was well patroni'/.id and was quite a f success in every particular All who visited the I'iedmout city report quite C an enj oyable time. The four coaches ii at their disposal wero well filled, and p last but not least, good order pre- st vailed. e1 Mr. W. B. Terrell has a gourd growing tint is quite a curiosity. Al- tl though young it has attained a length F of s)uie live feet and about three inches A in diameter and its diameter is about M the same throughout. Tho old adage, y< a poor man lor children and a negro h< for giurds don't app'y in this cise. at Can lidatea have been plentiful here 01 for some time. They are a nice lot tl: of fellows and take much interest in m the average voter's welfare. Come on gentlemen, we are always glad to seo cj you. By the wiy, wo have one of w. )ur owu. A re?l wideawake one. fri lhc iudomitahle Jim Iv/ans is out la in the race for that important office al of Magistrate. an Messrs G. C. and J. J. Wilburu, pi of Cross Keys, aud Woodruff, in the order named, have been visiting their orother at this place, Mr. J. H. Wilouru Mr. J. II. Wilburu does his share , n e:iter?!i;ning tho candidates. The eeojrl stands thu : Saturday 3, Sua lay 3, Monday 2, Friday 1. The Baptist church wa3 dedicated n the first Sunday in August. Rev )r. Bailey preached the dedication full house. Quite a Co of God. " ' |7i! T l.o ? ? o^.V.^r.1 .fill vf'" ij.viiiut i c v u v/ yj \ n in U|'v. 11 vu itiuu* | lay, Sept. 3rd. Be ready boys. op Homo. ' Hi ^ i m rHE 3UMNIER SCHOOL CLOSES.!": Oil wc Interesting Letter on the Work of ., the Summer School sit Winthrop. The S a'e Summer School, of 1900, is drawing to a glorious close; it will gi soon be among the sweet memories of the past, but like withered rose loaves, j1( the perfume will hang around them still when memory is all that is left of t|, these pleasant days. Gf Good work has been done at Winthrop by the State teachers. They have received untold bem (it from I'*' this institute, and taken as a body are a hard-working, conscientious, ag brainy set of people. The faculty is H composed of Prof. Snyder, Wo fiord in College; Prof. Bond, Citado'; Prof th Means Davis, S. C. College; Prof, so Lswis, Clemsou; Dr. Leathers; Miss cc Withers; Prof Metcilf, Prof. Bain; a Prof. Kughes, of Greenville; Prof, fr Hammel; Miss Thurston; Prof. Kirlt; Prof. Pattis m, of Chicago Art Schools; Prof. Bailey, of California; Prof. Kath, musical director, aud Prot. McCain. 1 t] An abler faculty than this ciuld j, not have been found f <r this work; c one and all are painstaking, highly ? educated, practical teachers, and ert- c joy unbounded popularity. bupt. c McMalian deserves aud receives ; much credit for his n< hie and success t ful effort ia behalf of the teachers. Everything moves like clock-work; he is assisted by President D. B. Johnson, of Wiutl.rop College, and "Major Djmo" W. Jack McGhee, n These gentlemen spire 110 pains to 0 make the stay of the leac'iers at Wit.- \ throp a season of pleasure as well as I profit. All praise to Mr. Cunning- t ham, the smiling, untiring, obliging, 1 book-keeper and "reference man." 1 The teachers have enjoyed a num- t ber of delightful lectures, also, several I musical recitals. The rualo ipiartette ] is especially fine, composed ot Messrs. Cummings, Kara bo, Ilayneswortb and Prof. Ilammel; bettor vocal music , than this cannot be heard anywhere. , Miss Davis, of Columbia, performs with great skill on the violin. The crowning event took place on ' Saturday night, Aug. 11th; the grand I 4 LSON & SON,-" :rs. SOLICIT YOUR Your Fire Insurance, best protection and ervice. i . * moral concert conducted by Prof, lath. Union has twelve representative*, md she ahou'd be proud of the record hey havo made at Winthrop, each ?nd all arc bright, up-to date teachers, nd the schools of Union will reap ho harvest of their labor* and faithul (ff ?rt at the summer school. The last arrival was Rev. Sanders Juignard, who gives promise of passeg a tine examination on the "caraua course," judging from the intent ,udy he gives this interesting and in;ructive subject. Among the popular young ladies of ie summer school we notice Miss I helind G is, Misses Jennie and .on Hamilton and Miss Ethel falkor. These bright, sweet faced ^ung teachers have won many friends ;re, who will regret to bid them lieu, but they will live in the mem y?and shall we say hearts??of leir fellow-teacher* hil another Burner brings them t> us again. Monday and Tuesday brought final laminations; Wednesday the truuks jre rolled to the depot, and old iends an I new friends bade each other rewell and went their various ways, ready looking forward to the next turner school at Winthrop and the ensure aud profit in store for them. ?.P? T, * " A aivrtuisb ALLKY, STATE NEWS. it he red From our Exchanges and Condensed for Quick Rending, SUMMER SCHOOLS. The State Summer School for Colic! Teachers will open at Benedict liege on the 15th iiiat. The teachers '1 he white, the faculty being comle Richland lesumsrv- en on the same day in the City igh School building. Prof W. M. yde. Prof. Wallace and Miss aham will compose the faculty. The mter County school also opans this !tk and Mist Faunie McCauts of dunbia, will bo one of the faculty. COMPLETING TIIE 8TATAE HOUSE. The contract fir completing the ate House will be signed, a represenpe of the Pittsburg contractors being jre for the purpose. The work must > completed by December, 1901, and e contractor bo liab'e to a daily fine 8100 for every day over contract aie.?Cor. News and Courior. LRSONAGE 8TRUCK BY LIGHTNING. Lightning struck the B iptis* parson;e at Westminster Aug. 4, killing enry M. Simpson and eeriously iojurg T. N.Hall and M. A Terrill. All irea are prominent citiz ins. Mr. Siropn leaves a large family. He was a most insistent member of thaBaptis church, man of w >rth and he had many iends every where. (Jetting Unite lo/nraon, Million dollar cotton mills are getng to be so common \n this state rtat they crcat no comment. The itest ia to bo built at Laucaater. The otton mill compamy in that town has lotiiied the secratary of state that the apital stock is to be increased from H50.000 to 81,000,000. This will put L among the larges otton mills in he state.?Columbia Record. jgo Years Old. Fond du Lac, Wis,? Fond du JLsc nay lay successful claim to having as ne of its citizmsthe oldest person in rVisconsin, if not in the Unit?d States. rtrs. Jo8ephuie I5eausau, according to ho records, which are vouched for as >eing correct, is 120 years old. She vas born in Canada in 1780, and for .he last sixteen years has made her lorae here. She is slight of build, but possesses a remakable vitality. Superstition is a strong controlling motive for a Chinaman's actions. One does not realize this until one has lived in his own country and becomes acquainted with his pet vagaries. W hen ho emigrates ho bocomes in a way weaned from these.