Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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" .11 9 wmmlf ***-r.? ' ' . *- - T~* V "* * * * " ~~ ! : " < " ' | /'.'*. ' . S^ThTtOWN o ?UNION~hXT~1? v ^" ^."y > |j THE TOWN OF UNION HAS jjj SI Two Cotton Mills* one the ll S M "BTT'I I T" j? 'TIU " /# Vk' /|" I 1^ ^ ^ j| The largest Knitting Mill and II ill largest in tho South. Two Fur- III | H_| HJ I I I fl |[u^r?L wa /| I i [(( Dye Plant in the State. An Oil //( Ml niture and Wood Manufaetur- ))) | |I H~1 I I | rvigM'.' fiS I Hi 111 an<* Manufacturing Co. that Ml )){ log Concerns. One Female | I I I 1 J III 1^ III Ta | & f | | I 1 L 1 makes an unexcelled Guano. .? Ml 8eminary. Water Works and ;,( _| | J I | | ^ 1 "S H B JL^At I ('.( Three Graded Schools. Arte- k(( Electric Lights. {jj j jjj sian Water. Population VOL L NO. 34 UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, lTvll)i', AUGUST ?A\ 1900. #1.00 A YEAR. 1 ' I f F. M. FARK President, f GOO. MUN1<"\ Cashier, ' J. * Merchants' and Plai | J OF UNI< >-< i Capital Stock V Rui?r\ltTi . ^,v.?K.v.o ^ Stockholders' Liabilities I Total. . 4 Diukctoks?J. A. Fant, \V x T. C. Duncan, J. T. Douglass, 1 J Win. Coleman. I We Solicit Y< m m m m C AT APHOR E 515. DR, H. K. <5^DENT Crown and ' ^ Bridge Work. ^ J?** "" v." 1900 ATfeuST~190a j % S?|MoJ_Tu. | We. | Th. I Fri. I Sat. : ] IT 2 3 4 ' _6__6 7 S_ 9 10 11 ; _12 13 14 15 16 17 JL8 ! 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ONIONCOUNTYNEWS, j - -UTaSn??Unt?reMUW'"loS-r"" 1 Correspondents. 1 SANTUC NEWS NOTES. ! Wants the Married Men to Keep Away From the Girls?Campaign Opens Quietly. "O do you renunabac la?t winter, When the mercury slid away down; When it seemed that youi nose would freeze ^ ? .1.1 rt .t v \!ir il iMVI JT-ild yuu LJ ,44V* jj ;u W J 1/vw w ... .... town. Oilo you remember thoia mornings, When you washed with your overcoat on And declared you'd bs glad (don't deny it,) When the old winter wa3 gone " Tasu dia't grnmb'e .it this ot'ur p,- extreme. Whew! but is'ut this weat'uur hot, end don't it s.oam us. Mr. J. H. Rindolph, now of Campobella, wa3 in Bantuc a few dt/a last week. Mrs. A. McA Pi tman and chil lieu, of Greenwood, is visiting at Dr. J. T. Jeter's. Miss Martha M >bley, of lJlack took, Fairfield county, is vi,itiug her cousin, Miai Lily C?rnwoll. R)V. Mr. WyJ-h3 li 1 o 1 the pilpit at the Prasbytarian church Sun lay and a goodly number was out to hear him. x The thsrm mister lias registered 100 degrees and over for ton d iys except ^ one, then it wis 08 degreei. M >stiy it was 102 to 103. Hot. Every evouing late f<r noarly u week clouds would liso up, thunder then quickly vanish without i ?. _i. i.. BJinunir. Wheel tires, aul as fjr that, ul work of vehiclts are being badl; 1 oeoed up bv this dry hot weathei ;f he longest 'freight train over rc oprql)ireJniisig pulled through Sr wiut through, goiug up, list I'liur day. It ha I sixty li /e cars an 1 t<v engines to pull it. Mr. W. T. Junes startel his or b'nler la.it Fri lay, and it cuts at binds successfully. It takes thr< hands to shock after it. Tho niachii is a McCermick. Snakes! Air. 13 >i> Stevens is t! champion snake kilter now. Ls week he killcl fifty.lhree in ouo dn lie found a iarge highland rnaccas killed it, aud young ones eight inct howii crawling out of the c ,UUIS ? <? ? one's mouth, until fifty two had co mod been killed. >Rsligicn is a mighty good thing, 1 it is my candid opinion that negr will neod . m >re thin religion n< jre.irto"c>nm through" on. E7e thi tg is laid asido in quest of it mk A. H. FOSTKR, Vice President. J D. ARTHUR, Assistant Cashier. T liters' National Bank f 31V, 8. C. J ==i^====s??3?=3 - ^ $60,000 I 50,000 J 60,000 $ $170,000 | r. II. Wallace, Wm. Jeffries, -k S. P. McKissick, A. H. Foster, I >ur Business. -M<. V*-* AH. AtiL Aiy_ *?* Ai/ %|f %? # UJ AL/ VI* ? ? ?lv rfv /rv #n> >rv ?fv #i\ *_ + - ELECTRIC5. SMITH, IST..^o i? Union, S. C. ? ? individuals aud others. Neglect is pa#amqu?t Two women, negrce3 of ourse, bad a fight here last week without theusual several hours fuss that charteie.'y. s a woman's fight. Il-iir was puMe I ae usual, cars pinched and twisted, a lew knocks, 60veral kicks sud scorc3 cf attempts to bite, but not a, word spoken, thou parted which Lhry seemed to er j >y. I am not caring to get into the fun af the State nn'itica, but will have }uo little pay. Tne State paper seem ing to be the spokesmau lor so many people usin^ utterances an 1 making Jiarges which id pushed along, accusing one man ot making assaults on preachers, hit at religiou and morality, lack of siucerity, upholding the 3 Vii LiliuC- -Ola-, j rjUl J nose; it is ouly a case of skuuk saying a pole cat stinks. Farmers have timo and again been Accused because they did or did not do this or that, aad advice upon advice have been h 'up-?d upon them b)? newspapers and others, how to man age and make money, etc. P.ut how are they going to do about the weather conditions. First excessively wot then drought with excessive heat aad crops arc all burning up, and they cau't help i*. Yet, poor fellows, those who have debts will have to pay up this fail if it takes all their l'ving. No allowing for them. Did aay of you ever notice with what persistence some marritd men contiuued to hang around young girl*? In whatever gathering the girls are, often one or more of those fellows with a yaul wide and calcu Jated-to hold-supremacy smile ou his ' ?i ? ?? ? nour PrfrliatM race la mere Ui vci; , he thinks he may have occasion to marry a second time, and as lh< se are more to his liking than his wile, he will try to keep them soft s> thoy will mash easy when the occasion comes. The opening of the county campaign nero was not. A spirit ol good feeling seemed to prevail among the candidates, and nothing was sait against opponents by any ouc, uuc one was lead to believe that each can dida'e was asking the people's suff rage on his merits au 1 not on an; preaont incumbent's demerits. Sue is becoming gentlemen, which I b< lieve all are. Hey Denver. t Santuc, Aug. 22, li)00. i TELEPHONIC TIHKIINGS , j FROM JONESVil.lF f i The Crop* in Bad Shape?Unioi I -'-in.. r?..^ ^ T/?uif?/?r-. VIZ If U1 J/Un/j <i^u- .? ? , mice Organization?The Fhh mnl Flow of the * Jlttmmi Tide. u Joxesviixe, Aug. 22.?Tho h 11 dry epeli holds down anything of t "1 kind iu many years. Corn is bui If5 iug up, cotton is wilted, looks like >3 was scalded and has about stopi growing. It is shedding some of h3 fruit wnilo some of tho early bolls i ist opeuiug but they are quite sro; q7. Yo^etation has oalirelv dried un a ln? tor a good housekeeper to get u iea good vegetable dinner is out of dd question.* roe Tho pic nic and ice cream festi came oil'at the Baptist church 8a1 >ut day evening according to annoui ??s sntnt, v id it was both a nice '*t pleasant affair. ry- j Too Interdenominational Sua for j School Couventiou was held at ] Hope lust WeJneaday an 1 Thursday Tiio delegation was very small, but, the business of the convention was nevertheless neglected. Mr. S. 1> Ezall, of Spartanburg, attended the couveutiou Thursday aud gave quite an interesting taik on the subj :ct of Methods of Tenchiug. Iisv. J. E. Mahattey, of Columbia, attended the seouveiitiob and preached Tburday night and also twice on Friday. Tak ing the preaching in connection with the routine work of tho convention, ifr made quits an interesting and profit able occasion. I guess Traveler will write up the c invention and religious, meet ing in connection with it mote' fully. J Seeing an acount in The Tj?t^ last week of the origin of the yuiON Times an 1 then an accnuat of the death of Mrs. Q id Clark carriej one who was acnuaintsd wiLli TTnihn'Mn | those days back to Union whendt was but a small villago and a* it was theu called Unioaville. I find in my possession a little book that also carries me back to Uaion in the long *2\The little book, in pamphlet form, is the cinstitution, by-laws and ru)&3 of order < f Union Division* No. 16 Soot of Temppreuca of South Carolina, dated 1811). The preamble is as follow.-: "We, whose namesaro annexed, deiirbus of forming a society to shield us from ttfo evils cf intemperance afford mutual assistance iu case oljuqltness and elevate our characters^!' men, do pledge ourselves to bo govcrued by the following constitution f aud by-laws:" The pledgo is, "n > i brother shall make, buy, se'l, or usa, or furnish to others as a beverage any , spirituous or malt liquors, wiue or cider." O.io section provides fifty dollars en the death of a brother a; a luneral beuelit or at the death of the wife of a brother litteeu dollars fjr funeral benefit. There are many , other interesting sections in the constitution and bylaws. I guess C>1 John L. Young remembers the organ zation and no doubt he has the con ity'toftfBdcHli' 8Vfrittirthsi^ ' Dr. Robt. Bsckham is vbiting hi-t sou, Rev. E. H. Beckham. Misses Carrie aod Mami9 Penney of Piedmont, S. C, are visiting the family if Mr. E M. Penney. Diss Lucy Littlej )hn, of Asbury, is visiting relatives in town. Mr. Louis Svvink, of Woodruff, is visiting relativea near Jonesvillo. Mr. A. L. Anderson, cf Union, was iu our town yesterday. Dr. Going, of Uuion, was iu Jonesville yesterday on professional busi r.eis, and attended Sunday School at the Methodist church. Mr. John Hughes is over from L*n caster, where he has been with Mr. Tanner making brick for tho big c>tton mill. Mr. T. J. Hughe?, of Gowdeysville, was in town last week. Prof. E. R. Aycock has removed from Rock Hill an l is spending a few days with Mr. N. B. Eisou. Mi?8 Hassie Gault, of Spartaubarg, is visiting the family of Mr. J. A Alman. Miss Bell Li.thjohn lias gone tc Florence county to teach school fji iKo nflrt tpn months. Mr. L. C. Bates hai gone to At I lanta. Telephone. j LETTER FROM UNION BOY. llis Better HaIf Being Absent 11 is Funning Over His Lonliness. f Complimentary to Col. h T. C. Duncan. Mr. Editor:?X will ba in your cil before you will print this, but I on want to express my thought and iee ing at this time. I have often Slid ' was lonesome, but this is one time '* aui luuesoaic. My wife is in yo B. ounty and I feel like ray old roos' did iast spring when soma good rat boy or some 0:10 cirao and took the hens I had and the next inorni my old rooster was left and he crow as if to say cotne back and take 1 1 ?mi thai ia the way I feel, I 1 Ul, **? he only waiting uutii Saturday and n- the train take me too. it I don't know how a man can live ,ed o'd bachelor, do you? A house with its a wife or some one to keep it ia a ha tre That is the way I fee!. But all r all. don't think alike aa Sal said whe-n md kissed the calf. My wife hus ol t, a asked rae what would I take for the a ?d I was thinking of making a p but all the money in the world c 1 1?- -* ?11 T would not sta7 val O'Jjr uui bi. ? tur- my6olf lor Spartanburg and all aco- wealth she lma today, even iaclui aud the trolly lino. List Saturday week, the 1 day Lockhart train ran to our city ?ew brought about three hundred po and I JoXuiink I ever saw a urn qul-jt /rM'd in my life. They seei i ) lui* tomo hero toei'j >y ihemsolvt and />t to do iii some people ?1. who heyscoclf in iro<vda like this o:k I ha the p'easuic of mooting some < then Several took supper at in; boar iug house that nigh/, Messrs Hop, Evans and B'air, th^ ladlu wer< M f?H6 Wood, ITversaud Lit'.cr audjUicy seemed to have had su n ;i nj^tipic, a,u' Ihcy had their o.vjj Kd I do believo they can p1 :y ?a cur own btud can. Y |iave been beic and hear! been that way. [Yes, I ba r. v from homo j-.lnl i':-- fmisn tecl that way.] l'1'8 ciuuty |(> lih i nrt^Hd half oil, but wj can't toil. needing rail. Ttiey it w, g.jfcar ins in aud arouu 1 Rich Ili'l, nu^Wc op< are g>oJ, that is, what 1 have 3|0n i f tiiein ia that part of the county, Mr.AV. If. Sartor was with in r fsw^heurs last Monday, and he wai ^wflLp/eased wi'.h our city. H<" eai I jjMuiu was talking of having a trolly ^jKliue. I hope she will, they would fljK'^tod invo3tuieut for any c mipany, II.lion up with U3. (J:l. ^flpSuocan will do all i:i his power ^ her up with us, and at the time he will improve his prop here. Ho is a noble man vJk ...... 1.1 IT,.!... 1 1 vt*j u?u uuiun i mvu ijwczi ;; X$?L Djncia hail put his money i. hitpockot, or kept brains under hi: half 8ke wrjld have h ul the crap op her long ego. Union* Hoy. A Juvenile Correspondent. To rite Elitor of Tin: Union Tim 1:-? Doir Sir:? Pieaso gitro ma r short space in your valuable paper I: is the lir3t timo 1 have asked. T appg'al to say sickness is ecarct ^<jrnP^K- ^Thitlock is raoviu. his pt?e?Thearer to the canaen?ci, m? .. wonV'OO much trouble. The protracted meeting followed tlx convention, and we wish you had com: and enpyed yourself with 113. The prospect is s^rry f>r cotton not corn crops for rain is needed ver; bad. Kev. E..II. Bsckhatn finished u] his protracted meeting at Bethlehen I last week. I will clo33 forbear this will b j handed to the was to basket. Locknart Junction Boy. I BRYAN THE PEER OF GLADSTONE * ? % c * Him Recent Speech to the Noli tie; 1 tioTt ??******* Considered J>y n Ardent Democrat . . Kii.n /e.oT'ttc JL, (III OHIO r <(A (lib ^ mice that has Come from At Political Source for a Century < More." (Citizen iii N'cws ami Courier.) > To tho Editor of The News a i* Courier:?la John S. Wise's I) > "Tho End of An Era," ho say*, ferring to Gen. Lee, that one can: speak of (Jen. Leo without appoari to ileal in hyperbolical lingua Just so am 1 constrained ivaeu would speak of Bryan, with tho f c that my terms of commendation i a 1 miration may seem exaggerate1 tho poiut of absurdity. I rogard him as long ways greatest political figure of this ; ly Gladstone is tho only man at all e ly parable with him, and Gladstone >1- reseated the finest product cl a iim I monarchy. A monarchy is esttnti i 1 incompetent to produce a Br ur Ooly a Democratic. Republic can b ier f?rth and make effective for g) in. life like Bryan's, nil In 181)8, 'vhm ho delivered ng speech lo tho notification cjnim 'ed in New York, I said deliberately me I helievtd he would, prove himsc! am o pial at a:i orator to Daniel We! let as a statesman to Thomas Je!L and in higii sou led and uns 1 ' ? - ? i, ? , 1J ih^rh i ?uo i w, out E\orythi.ig in hid life from tlia irn. t > this Ins strengthened tho op uou I thou expressed, she Hja speech to the notification Ftcn milt'o on Wednesday last at Ii lici apolt-i is boyood ail queatio; rice graudisi utterance that haa come ii> t no* n source for a cculi by ?$?*1:auea demanded su the ntternKfc tltorn soino quarter ling Bryan measured up to all t demanded, lie is sent as an a Oth, to tin anxiou i prayers of thousa and nob o rot! in all pir.3oftho ople Christiau civilization is in ~Wm. fl. NIGHl BANK , RESPECTFULLY ^Banking Business am I And promise you the the best i peril and a deliverer Inn been raised s i up to lead the world out of present > ,!.roubles to a noble and purer and s.veeter life for nil the future This speech should be rea l at every ratification meeting in all the counties of the United States. It should be delivered as a reassuring and inspir, ' ing i"cosege t) the h ists of Christ from [ every pulpit that proclaims th? doc* . I iL. i>_: c r> . i ' niiiv; i-i mis /.nuuj ?>r l eacc; u anouiu 1)3 studied in every school whore the i principle? of liberty are taught: should ; j he enshrined in cve.-y home where noble man and women are to be rear. ; e i. Men who rea I that speech care! fully will think well before they con, | sent to let their posterity learn in af 11 :r years that they voted against llryaa in 1000. An I r.o State can willingly c lusent to roco'ivo the stamp of shaun that must iuevi'ably rest . upon it tbravor if its vote is recorded I against this grand man tlrs memorable i ' yea'". > ! His election is. i.i my judgment, assured. Assured beei :so seemingly indispensable to all that is valuable in the fatiKo of hum ui'ty. Essential to preserve what bus been achieved '"id "urge on the search to vaster is . ,6 133" Anurici is truly the only hope ' | of mankind and IJrvau the only hope . of Ameiica in the great struggle against. ;!i ? devils of greed and tyranny > that our high development has brought into lite along * .ith tho multitude of "We are living, we are dwelling, t a Sru:!d and awful time; To ba living is aiitiltrti?. ? j What a privilege to he given the ?; oppirtuuity at such a time to vote for : such a man for the u iblest oflico itl ' i the. world as William dennincs Brvan. pj "z : - PLANNING FOR A LOSG WAR. |) | 1 I liiggest Freight on the Pur Hie Chartered for Trnnapoit. e . San 1< UANritco. ?Tho Alg:>a, the biggest freight s ..a tier oil the Pacific jhas beau cbirered i.y toe Governj meut f>r a trauspsrt. She is now or . the way te this put tr. 111 Hongkong mid on arrival will bo bitted for earring the troops u >w rapidly gathering | there fer service in China. tw | The transports Az ecaud Strathgyl r- i Taka Tuesday with ore iy' The transport War/?fl faDtfMy,. or j for China, will sail on tho KJtti, an I the Logan will leave Sept. 1. Th Sherman will be road / for sea soon. The Itosocracs wil sail this moat n.l with tho men of two light batteries, th >k, horses and equipment} of which will g ro- on the Frcderika. iot The lLlgian King will sail ab ut ll lag j suits time, earring a bicge battery go. lire guns, now on-the way from Fo i Ijltiloy. bir; Ail vesse's will go to Nagasa! md | where transfers will be made to otli 1 to : transports. 1 v i-rjiiuraments have been made I O ~ the twee a this country and Jap in so tl t^c. ihe troops nail animals in transit n: he landed utNagaski it necessary. r..:> i M?j >r Gibson has am .*<?! trom ilcd Fast to relieve M?>j r Arthur aiiy ijh rin loudent of tlie trai sport : Vi 'i. v?e_?. ring Msj r Arthur has been ordered od a. China. The war department his orde iiis Companies C and 1> ol toe iirat iifce fantry, now stationed at Fort l.ea1 thai wort!), to proceed without delay to f the Francisco, there to take trmsojrt )ilcr, J T&:ai China. Tho cnn.n ii -s 1; rson, j Itjcn recruited to their i.iil strei elfish cf 12') rnon, but are eho.t .,f olli Leo i Capt. Henry Kitm nc h$3 lorwa t day letters and documents in regard iniou! military company he formed in 11 lulu for s^rvieo in Clients. He < i com- 106 men and otibirs, or 10!) me " ?t o iinnlif ul!"n. -ii_ t\c.c.jiiiyu.'.iyv"v -,-j i the in ji letter irom Gov. Dole, indo i from (apt. Kietnirte'd project. The ot iry or ()t tho National Guard have als oh an <1 >raed the project. , and hat ia I The British and Foreign Bibl .nawt r ! ciely is providing all Boer prif ids of: with Bibles printed in Dutch, at: world. | p an will he curried out within gravo weeks. OLSON & SON,iERS. ' SOLICIT YOUR i Your Fire Insurance, ) best protection and service. CTATC WCUUC vJI H I L II L !T0. Gathered From our Exchanges and I Condensed for Quick Heading, iia i'i'exin<; i at ul.ekdale. Special to The HeraM. Glendalo, S. C., Aug. 18.?Mr. Ben Smith, sin of Superintendent Saiith, op uied the social season at Glcadale 011 Thu red a/ by giving an ice cream supper to his numerous relatives, friends and acquaintances. The occation was the celebration of the twenty-third anniversary of his advent | into this world of trial and tribulation. The house was tastily decorated with I Chinese lanterns, etc. Refreshments were served at 10:80 o'clock, after \ which the crowd was treated to some ins' rumontal and vocal music. Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, all agreed that the entertainment was a great succets, aud the only regret was the endorsement of what the governor cf North Carolina said to tho governor of Sju'.h Carolina. death or ntor a. ii. meiirili. ! The members of the WuH'ord c >l!ogo j Lyceum wi'l he ehocked at the announcement of the death cf Prof Mer rill, whose readings charmed a large audience here last winter, and so delighted were our p?op!c with him that the commitle had made arrangemeuts 11) have him with 113 next Djcexuber. I "Merrill s fading m as UMrri?,. M | ^wsqsuasska ;r? j nervous prb$ir<Jn?^. -|v . ? . Herald. of ( Mr. A. Tanner, ot Spartanburg, has i laheu a contract to make 4,000,000 brick for the new factory building and J started a force of hands at work yesterday. Iie will operate two machines with a capacity of several hundered thousand p?r week. The work will ho pushed as rapidly ea possible and it is ' exp cted to have the machinery placid within twelve m on l he.?Lancaster j1 Ledger. . | The men who get the cilices this r ! year will have earned them in tbo sweat of their face, and tho38 who get e 1-ft will have done a lot of very hard r work for nothing.?Greenville News. There were two prostrations from d which may p/ov?--i>bi? ..20th. One of e O.ten an 1 Mr. I. II. Butcheron. h i Cuba's Success at Paris. ^ i Washington, August 1G ?The Is' land of Cuba, with her exhibit at the ,e I I'jui) Exposition, has achieved a not, f! able success. The exhibit received 140 iit prizes. Tno achievement was made the subject ofa cablegram received toii, day by Secretary of War Riot from icr Senor (J icsada, in charge of the Cuban exhibit at the I'ari.-J Exposition, be- Mr, <I tesada's cablegram is as follows: iat "Paris, August, 1H.?Secretary iay Riot, Washington: (ircat success. | Cuba obtained 140 prizes, Please the convey to President and Cabinet as Cuba's gratitude for interest and supscr port in giving us opportunity to show our resources aud progress, to (J'lesada." ,rt>,| The Soldier is nt Rest, I' George W. Chandler departed this (. li'o Saturday, the (4) inst., in the tor )enr of his age. Ho volunteered at the beginning of that war that tried tho souls of men. He ' ' ' Cm M/>Ti iwipt ^j"rg was a nieiiiuii ?>i n.? ...... rtjC(| Ranger?; ho did not receive a wound, t j ,t but was in tho conflict from beginning lono- c^osc. Ho spent about one year 11* r^ an^ a half of the Lur years in a i? northern prison. .. ? He came homo after the war, and ation , , ... i I , r.- a ?it:z:a a? he had beers m,u'e a soldier. lie was a faithful j member of Hebron Baptist church; He wao loved by all, and I am satisfied he lias answered to the roll call d gabove, whero thoro will be no more oners wars, 'nit pence eternal flowing like a iiKthe river forever. Farewell, comrade, I, a few hope to meet you in that good land. I. M. MOJiLEY.