Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Railroads are rates to tae it monies at Wt ?? is offering free F1 hpnrtv \.vplnr ? ?? .J - ~ all who will vis Department S1 welcome to tuh best selection o: Furniture, Dry Boots and Si Caps, Clothing, Hardware and and anything that free to spend as n wish. The more tl for our big shipm this week. Good Plow Stoc 3^c. Good FIc lbs. Sugar $( Good Coffee, 1( COME TC Remember wa ha we want your tra and fair treatmei WE FEAR NO YOURS FOK M. W. i Local Schedule for Passenger Trains. TRAIN8 FROM COLUMBIA. Arrive 10:15a. m. Depart 10:15a. m. " 1 :40rt. m. " 2 :00 D. ni trains from sfahtaxhl'rg. Arrive 12 :45 p. m. Depurt 1 :0.r> p. m. 44 7:10 p.m. 44 7:80p. m Local News Notes Put Together For Ready Reference Gathered Here and There by Our Man About Town. AA nnrk Heart Pine Shingles for sule at Bailey's. 8-tf Mr. J. H. Sartor, of Spartanburg, \va*> In town Monday. Col. and Mrs. A G. Means, of Jone?ville, was in town Monday. The County Board met in their (tlice Monday to pass upon claims and attend to other routine business. J. B. T. Scott and family have moved to the former home of Mrs. Scott at Little Mountain. Rev. and Mrs. McAllister, of Fair View, are visiting their daughters at the Clifford Seminary. Mr. Holmes, representiug the Walker, Evans & Copgswell establishment oi Chaileston was in town Saturday. Messrs. J. A. Sawyer, K. L. Clark and J. T. Sexton were ordained deacons of the first Baptist church on Wednesday night. Mr. G. T. Hollis, of Cross Keys, who moved to Union last week, occupies the .1. B. T. Scott residence on east main street. Sheriff Sandeis is suffciiug with the grippe. Ho is uot iu btd but he sa>.-> he feels all knocked up with the annoying disease. Mahrikd at the Baptist paisonage, Mr. Jack Eubanks toMissMtllie Blocs, all of Union. Ittv. L. M. Alice i>uformad the ceremony. It gives us pleasure to announce that Mr. J. Ed Hancock, who has been critically ill at his home on Church street is now improving turn we hope for his speedy recovery. Mr. A. G. Bentiey, of Kelion, came in to see us Mouday, and says wheat i-> cyming up nicely in that section, lie thinks that while about the same acuagt is to be planted lu cotton there will nc inuoh more grain put in iliegcouuU tuuii |nt jmti j... offering* cheap xangural cereishiiiif*ton. . admission and >me to one and it his Mammoth Lore. You are :e a look at the p I . . Goods, Notions, ioes, Hats and Farming Tools, Groceries .... J You want. You are uicli money as you le better. Look out icnt of DRY GOODS < 5ks 75c. Plows >ur $2 per 100 3 per 1O0 lbs. MUo (11 1 J I U3. vJJ I ) SEE US Lve the goods and i dc. Honest Goods tit to one and all. ! COMPETITION. I i * BUSINESS, i BOBO. ? We are glad to report that Mr. Muiv'n ! I \V..Mi Xii c lias Hitliciently n eo\er?-d j from his lreent illness to ha back at I.is i j post wiih I hi.* W. T. lleaty Co. ^ I I ; Mrs. (loo. If. Oetzel gave an entertainment at/ her home Tuesday 1 evening in honor of M rs. T. If. Pago, I ' of Greenville, who is on a visit to friends in Union. ' Rev. \V. A. Massnbeuu has our 1 thanks fur a copy of tho minutes of j the 1 loth session of the South Carolina (Inference of the Methodist Church, held at Chester, S. C. Don't forget that you can buy a S3 1 hiit for SI .OS at the Racket Saturday. , This is a flue opportunity to get a good | covering for your top story. They have i also just opened up a pretty line of embroideries of every description. Mr. II. N. Rodgers, of Carlisle, came in to see us while in town Saturday. ) lie subscritvd for The Times for a ' sister in North Carolina. lie said he . wanr.t <1 ner to Know the news or this i progressive town. 1 I Bishop Duncan preached an eloquent and soul stirring sermon, at the first Methodist church, Sunday, to a large and appreciative congregation. Some of his hearers remarked I that it was one of the finest sermons 1 they had over listened to. The Bish- ' op is a very oarncst and forceful ' preacher. ] This being equinoctial month ' throws full and new moon on end near the equator, with first quarto; 1 at greatest South and last quart. ! near greatest North declination, the 1 greatest North declination will be on the 25th. j x r_ 1.1 n r? . ? ? - - ?? ? mr. r,, v?. nauey or rincKney, 1 brought in n couple of samples of ! rock which ho found on his place that ' have great yellpw patches of ore about them, that looks like gold, we do not know what it is but. if was 1 gold wo know that he would not have to gather many tons of such rock J before he would have an independent i fortune in hand. Mr. W. I'. Thomson, the hustling and wide-awake young manager of the , Mammoth Department .Store of the Union Cotton Mills, is now in the North- 1 em markets, accompanied by Mr. i'aul McNally of the clothing department, ( Mi. Thomson informs us by letter that : they are picking up some fine bargains, 1 which they will offer to the readers of Tiik Timks upon their return. Their Milliner is also North studying the spriug styles, and selecting an up-to-date r. ox for tier department. Watch their Clienj> J.'ii/. s. I }* d jiih'? s i'.r s-.i ?v 7-4?. ,1. (. i.oi'ijii Wai.I.ack (- atr^c D'.ts 'liiigtou. We hi.<> had several i ij i; s to ! ho date of George V."nsiiit.^' tri'~ ilenth. l*\?r the information of -ill iiml for future reference wo publish the following: "(icorpo Washington was born February 22, 1782, near Bridges Creek, in Westmoreland county, Virginia. In curly life he was a surveyor. He was apniintod e.otnmanderdn-ehief of tho Am-'ricnu armies June 15, 1777>; inaii -urated president 17;s9. 1 >iod Decerni). r 1 I, 1799." T?(/vi ii,vi i" T: n Mhvoi V eouit is doinjj a thutn|> in r hu-iners lu't t). course all the li eseie ) ol p.c.d, I i.; is either pa\ .ie !i e i :i*e. \v?:u !.e elan-, v.h;c > UV'Hi s uir w o: I; f : street-, and i jus; ;i . <i i'.! I. tow n. Aiiu'Mi; Dm iM-t > ?i ?il t ' lv 1 of tie wi ek ?o Il.lt >!? I..; 1? V\ 1? ti pa I I ieS t SHUCK for their n;'.-eo ion,';! us i >i >ws: !'. .t-r llan t s >? 1 .l$l."ioi > <i ij . Fiaid. \VI or In.li s WiU Uiw/.ii, i i link and Hull i-?r. $15 ?i ;t0 d;i\s Aii'.tiir Means. $10 ??r JO days Oui Mnyoi makes iIre tiu lly when In Lets a whack at them. Desirable Real Instate. TheC?ilnon storehouse ('1 .veiling attached) at Motiaieh Mills, ihi best inves.incut in Ka-t 11ill*>11. Oiio house and lot containing 1 \ i n > hi Main street, between Moir.uon and Aetna Mills 10 acted most desirable 1 ?u.1 Ii;i_r 1 >'convenient to Aetna and Monarch Miih. 7 acres South of Union, j i-l out o! corpoiate limits, sold as a whole or in [iai ts as desired .'{ Ix'autiful In il. 1 in_r lots on \V?s' Main st reet, nie? ly sholed. easy terms (? building lots ia West Union?teai bargains. Two plantations, known as the "O'Neal I'Jaee" 1 miles Xoillaast i f Uiiioo. containing of) aeics, and I be "May l'laoe" ti miles $outb of Union, containing 157 acres. Apply to People's Real Estate Agency. 8-tf A Progressive Town. Tie i <1 it or of The News bid -th* I ilea soil' of visitlll.1 til ' pro.; le.-.sive to.Vn Ilia demand. He was given some bread and meat, lie was stew Sunday evening to go to a window oi Mrs. Zei bail's room and lo >k in but went away, aid returned Monday. These kind of vag ibonda are walking around the count*y. and t>y their liold acts are bidding for a public lynching. It is something h'.e the Atlanta scrape of last week but n it carried to the satne extent. Hut there is no telling what the negro- might liav e utiempted had there not lieen sevei u children playing close around. lie was tried before tlie Mayor and sentenced to pay a line of $10 or serve 20 days on ttie gang, lie gave his name as Arthur Means. If there is a vagrant law in this town it should lie sti ictly enforced, and if none the sooner one is udopted the lietu-i tor the town. This negro say i he is fioua Georgia, and he tits a description of an escaped Georgia jad bird uuglny has lie will be held uotit the matter if iuYwttiiUtttd, I L i.ion, *?. ( . las! week an ! tenewi i_> liii at ipi.balance with in- h sspitahl?people of iliat. plice. We lit! tea; i gieat deal ahmt the iiupinveinent* Iiemg made there, hut al tel" going tin iv ii.d seeing lor ourselves we came (o tie01elusion that lli>* all ii el iieV. i lie 'a [old " There is no town in I lie S?ah [hat has n'nivi! as rapidly as L'uioli. ami lie indications joint to I t .ti m .1 piosjh'iity. New hnildings .1 h:iua reeled on every stuet aim people aie moving in almost, daily. INv i r.e.v e >!tan mills have just been e >ii?n d and mother is to h* hubt i 1 ih* tsar i t i , lint this is Hot all. I'll ie ar tiiie r ?1.l?MTi iSes of liiO.'O t>r less imp II In e v o fo t, none the less of which is 1 heelecii i iitilwav thai is soon to he i i opoiaiio.i rhc cocnpmy I as already been granted 1 lie Irauchise 10 laii <11 heir ro.nls 1 hiong 1 ill-town and lines are being susveud We were told that th" lail vay will 1 > Jxtt nd.-d to Glenn Springs which \vi 1 very much shorten the r.iute tt> that famous resort. We were very iiiueis gratified to hear of th-se enterpris?s ai.d Impe. that they will bo succ nsluh> sauied out. We feel an inteiiSt in t uwelfare of Union and shall alwtijs rejoice at her prospeiity.?W. Eugene L'ook in Scrautou News. This is the way it stiikts all wlio letura to Union after an absence of only a ft w years. They are simply astonished it the tapid progress of the town. A Bold Bad Negro. Monday morning about ten o'clock a tilack negro knocked at the door of Mr. Zeibart's home in town Mr. Zei hart's little boy went, to the door. ruemmo isked the hoy who was at home. He told him that lus mother was at home hut sick in t>ed. The in gro told hi in to tell her to get up and coine to the door. Mrs. Z-ibert, although unwell, fearing the negro might come into the house went to the d. sir. The negro said: ' I want some bnad." Mis Zeihut (oa! him she hail none cooked, i'he n? gro told her to cook liioi some. >he to d liim she was sick and c mld not do it . die was not able to cook. The in gro repeated his request for the third tiui" md said, all I want is some bread. Sli again told iiiin he could not get it. li? this time, she ha l became very much darnitd. The negro sullenly went awe) h it constantly turned his head and stared at her. She sent for the police and they were only a short while ,u capturing the scoundrel. It was afterwards learned that the same negro on Sunday had gone ;o Sergeant of Police II. A. May's house ittnl Mr. May happened to he at home sick. The negro demanded bread, lie did not get. it, and went to ClarencVaughu's houte near by and reo- and ov Tin: wise, /l r ;> t > f. yrc:i:\ County? Ii. (I. Meet - Obi brim i?*. M;i Ii:> ton:?< >.? 'f?? * ??!-?y moui in ' ;.i;> \ I?. N . \Vr.!)iini, ?>tui I lit' !l. '111,1 I'll : 11 II lie r till (Mil I ?ll>* il ! ' <v?.il I ill i ivii'i. I lii >i; :i ioii dt' I !: hi' i >ti'\ i.i I, lil'i' t-', lU'i'S^t i!. Ks >. i\ .i*. ! ?" : i. \\V ! 1; ' in- ? i' l'i 11 ! >:n i>' M 11. ri ii I'l;', lil III'-' ' ! 1 it'll'I. I I'III .i| tin: I1! Mill i.ii.iiil liiil.' milt-1 i : ii Clinton. \\V I'l'.V'il ;i\ Ill ' In.Ill ) in .Mr. ii I. I'i i i:".':- M.'i' sin il'i'.v.i v\' m ?Vc n :ii' i'i'i-i! uvv iiiii*. Mi til iv i<* I Oil i it lii ; I \?\ n1 lii ; 11 i-1i V'i I * ill !ii S Si Vi'V.l' yr.i'-i .i_n? \? M r y Ii y ) If w:is ivis ini\ i j?! - i: ' I -n ' I .11 ' lllul!' 11 I ili < I ' 11 >! inn is-; .;( I Mr. L'miliHi* lius clMi'jii i i i: faun 1 in 1?. t oi'p'i ma ^ i i | at. ! > '., ! ..!1 "Ii?? i i>< !i ? o\V iaiii..' i: 1111? -? !, . Vli'Ia o'li ; towns in l it* n: havv ; k-i'm sti 'i w > .<!.-i fu! > ; ! . ' <'ii if I. i s aiiIf by m<5.' wtih t! i-tu i: it t, . i:i If ti'ic i !. Wi* ur-t i Ji < voi'i'iaM:' ? .1 .1 1) a/.-T, W A !i i i 1 < I i.? i l.il!'1- . (' inils, S mi > ? ', s i; til -V s ; ill! I a ii st of Olll'lS ill 'i All Wi'l" v: > ii i' i 111 l!i y.-a s " .? >? tiv?viMi >v * i ill i iiii-* i i sive a lii I >i ill n. Wit- i i I \V I I *u 1- . t W; III*I. i Wis i s o\:i, In it, is a ha.nti ul cii> nn. i VW i < (I an invit j ; i i Jo lirt * n* ! ho a o; M'" !> X. I? , a l?iav'?? *-\ CoidV i i* s > i \\ i? i .vas tin: i. i i .. j iii..' ! in* a' tho Ii!o.v-ii,i at i'l U'isbii".'. \' i il'wasabs at. from h im^ a? *11 i i.iin 1 ?u* wi; wiur riitt'iiaiia*?l by !.. "i I w IV ami ai'c'oM)pti>li> d dan^lilcr, lilll' Wowiioi lni-ian' to have .s i hi 11jv kind frii'iids, but bl'i: is full .?i | * 1 d I Vt-8. So Wi' pil-bed .til ! > |/;a ?>|H ii* companion Sj c. limp; ni- ' Wi !' I>i'. Ij. >. Fu ail y > :' o ?rr I wi: : a L't :on 0" i ii> voun.: .i:.i:. !? v. .i T t'n \ t r. I> ? Fo.\l r si-cms t 'b'liiiirb s d with bis ic v homo. and is in m i h |'r/>r wi i; lii.i > i a is t'vidrtn^i d by in n ; i.-i u \ low i ill b lil lin . ul a. a i<t v'i i . a )i:-.i; into The I'l-.'aldenc ot' ili-i ciiki:i mil . Mr. I/ic.i-s, giiva the lot - id !> 1 off wall suo'i a lar^o stibwnp'in i ikatb. i w is n ? in'! -'i t roubl 'la: ; i h d ;S'.r?.l anion ia a ? . ry slim : while. so you can i:n : t * w'l it ol I l.'.W'.- i i <loi n ?: oi\ > Me?hn li-i-ji, bit'. fir Hi" 11: i bull i li r ff vers t I i?f? t'.l it has i.l i i I . I Colli (1 nil my go. id ('"lend, I' .) D.i lv t , themwly elected >i.e :f. i ii ive kuo.vn bun si i ;e I w is a ii': :? b ?y iHtsed near together. lie went off with inv br >t tiers to the war. Wo lived in Laurens disiict (counts) at that time I have been in for me I ul many of his valient deeds in that grind army, hut i here is one I was not s itislied ab nit a .1 1 .tsJ<o 1 him if it sv.n the tiu'h a i i lie smi i was. The stop, r-iu thus; il" was womald, when abb west baloro in lii.iid a id r snivel hsia .null II cull:* r >ii!i I In It lithe bos j? i dbj o, and just ? li nit? aiy to s- at o i r picket s coinui -need tiling and c m rig in, and the older was given for one of iho e fearful charges, he could not stand ill rebel yeli, tan back pocti eil a g in m i fell i?it? line and went through the na'lie Willi his furlough in his p ie.\? t. 1 c mid t* il tu ne o i this Sheriff b it t!i-y r wry peculiar nr n to deal with I > ni wait till next ti.ne. I accepted an invitation to dine with It. >. Pitts, a mm who lias for more tlia > !i i t' a century proclaimed tli Go-p . of I i n who w.'ieu oi eat ill Went ab ...t 'o u.'go id. V plea-a it, ho tr willi my ta* ,.-r's old fi Dud, Dr. .Job i A. lt.rk d i'?\ a, shoit Vuy with tin I'ri ud of my en dlio ul. lion. John It. Mni'er, an I 1 b.i ie ol I I. uir-ns fare a ell. F r >ui 11 e to I'ylersville, a pla te and psople I wish to comment on later. Thomas II. Gokk. Jonvsvi i 1c Jotting*. Air. 11. F. Webber is ltpaiiing the i Igo over l'.u.nlet i iver at Gnudull. L ist week Miv Webb r caught a carp n the river with a hook that weighed 7 pounds "and 11 ounces. l)r. and Mrs. \) D. Hates, of Clifton, are visiting the family of Dr. \V. O. Southard. .Jont'sville rea' estate isclia- ging hands occasionally. Dr. W. J. Douglass lias bought the house iie now occupies from Mr. Johnson, which is the former Meth<? list parsonage. Mis. J. F. iietsill and Misses Florence M tiowan and Addle I,i-masier have ail h nuht building I >ls from Mr. J. 1? la; ibey ?>>i l'ac >let street. Mrs. (i. 11. Fowler has bought a large stock of hats of the 1 itest styie. Mi s Maggie .Spears has taken a podlion with Mr. J. F. Alinan and wilt conduct the millinery department of Mr .Vidian's stoic M ssrs. I'M Littiejolm ami T. A. I/: I..tj'lui aic ho.it I. ii.nd ilie con it> i ready io > i ve I heir c istoinurs at the J. I. lntllejohu Company's store, Mr. Wm. Gaiilt is with Mr. John M. Gault a' ins new sioro. Miss Nannie Kcdey, of Kelton, is visiting the htmily of Mr. .John M. Gault List nielli ltev. M. If Sains preac ted ai ce ifaplist church. Uev. Mr. Saui-> is unite a yontiiful preacher l>nt h handled ids subject very well and made a good impiessioii on ins n-aiers. We did not have quite as lag a d ?y in Jonesvil.e on the fourth a-> they ha I i i Washington ci y. All oar locil presidents have lieen long silice installed. Tile plows have turned nioie dut up to litis date than usual. The roads are diyand hard and tin ground is gelling iiard in plac-s and i.iin will s?ioa hs needed with liic larmera. Mis Martha A Nance died at her home mar Lockiurt I'motion la -t l'liursday and was hatied at ilie family burying ground hear Bethlehem, Friday. Tlrinneial services were conducted at the grave t?y KeV- I> Hacks, assist* d b) (lev. S. T. Creech. Mrs. Nance was the daughter of Mr. John Gallman, and iho hut one of that iaige family. Ail i he rest having died long since, except : it*f fill her, who died a lew years since. Mrs. Nance had lit en* sick for several months, hilt she di.a I rather suddenly. There is a good deal of giippe still in the country nod a lew cases of pneumonia. Mr. J. .1. Litrh-johu made a trip to Durham. N. C. and Danville, Va , last week 011 business concerning his cotton mill. Mrs. J. F. Bstsill, of Cro-s keys, is visiting her mother, Mrs. (i. If. Fowler. Mr. in.d Mrs. L. J. flumes, ot your oiv> were InJonesTtlift Sunday, visiting relative*, TiUMmuxuH Wo 4* / ~ |-| c& (i. jk m \ v 4 'rr v^v\ '< J *.? . .; v 1 f v < a i < ?.y j rr wisj. do vol pocket book goc Lots of Ne> * a - uoods Air* Nobby I;no of -?oring new cut.-, v .* ;* y ss t \ SEiif TH Big shipment of men'!: spring: ar.'.i summ r o i Pa te n I V i e i j . V c i fords and high cuts, a 11 toed, Hat Sale Satur ON THIS DATE WF S3.00 HATS I GET :i\i THE 8A E MB R O I D Wo hav the pr< tti -si :i of in Union, a I Inns' ov. rv l.tdv :a!io are willing to risk their j mh_jnie ALL OX LKS are simply !ov iy. fast already, even if it is a little e \Ve have tin* proper ; .a V an All Wool Tricot M i i 1. Mailt Watch tills ci!.n< r n \ PRICKS that wi'ii J \R \ i> ("< be convinced that we are ill" W) YOUUS TO ! MAIN STB A Sixty D< At the prices mem Come Qi Mere we come \\ i1ii a larjj i ll> sl;11w 1 ir . -\v. il?11. c; *> Plugs ilii i Schna 'j>s I'oh n Plugs U: a Karlv Bird To 2 Plugs thin 1 wan! > < h- W .*> Plugs thin Apple .Jack T? o Plugs thin 1 larwy's Natin 2 Pines thick Schnapps Tol 2 Plugs thicc Kail*.- Bird I 2 Pings thick IJw.iiit'i Uhev Flour, Mi a', M< at.* Sug ,y. 'oftoo, < 'igars. ( Inroots, vni king i'obac Irish Potatoes Sweet 1J ?t ir< ... ai <'orn, Pea*, Beans, 3 ? >t 11 * <1 'loods, white and red, at prices tha' will Yours f >r goo !s at a. W. H. WE S Bank Building, Uni >n, S BUILDING D -? We are opening up a hui'diog ) formerly occupied by U lHiKKPli hand nowi almost all kinds of liuisl) etc., with Additional carloads an Will greatly appreciate a W. R. McCormick, Manager. THE PARLOR Having recently purchased the husint I am prepared to supply the needs of youi 1MK > >' 3d tJr-4 V< > and they will bo attended to with AUL, GOOI )S DKIA Butter, Eggs and Vegetab im i iuos r imi For garden, farm and barnyard pr CHAS. R. sn: >1^4 aKll ... !f~ ? . A. ? 1? '* .^1 * - -V 1 bsl r! THIS SPACE <EEP POSTED JR r , (D , >v Spring jady In. Clothing, entirely 'iiih Patterns. EM. ; Shoes for early Very pretty line Kids, etc., in OxEvery pair guar day, the 9th ; WILl. SELL FOR $1.98. MD WAGON. > E R I E $! Embroideries ever shown 'it's them says so, and we n . you bet. Our line of and they are selling very arly. . early spring waists?it is shules, only ^oc a yard, for we will make some mic to see us and you will OUARTERS. SERVE, BELK. 1EET. iy's Sale tioned below, lick! je stock of Tomatoes. ins for 25c. ;ieco 25c. biicco 25c. Tobacco 25c, jbiiCCO 25c. 'al Leaf Tobacco 25c. bacco 25c. ,obacco 25c. v Tobacco 25c. , Hice, Grits. Lard, iFine co <?t itlI kinds, Cabbage, mod Blackberries, Cherries, Tinware, Cnion Sets, both knock out all competition, close margin} r &, CO.. ? ? - * Bachelor Street, i. C. MATERIAL Material business on the yard ICK WORKS, and have on ied Dry Lumber, Shingles, ? * iving constantly. part ot the trade. W. E. ALMAN. i > TJrm r> n x r V X I V ^ LI* Y of the PARLOR GROCERY, table. IT i? WANTN promptness and dispatch. VERED FREE, lea always on hand. IC5JSPAID oduee suitable for table use ITH, Mgr. ta re.