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Thousands of Worth of N o w Our buyer spread Northern Market and 1 been rolling in our Mt his return and we are ] the most complete line DRESS GOODS, LACE SHIRTS, HATS, COLLi brought to the cityWe also have 11 IN FUR To show you. Call on i ous to show you. please you. WE HAVE And they must be sob are of the latest styles respect. YOURS FO M. W. Local Schedule for Passenger Trains TRAIN8 FROM COLUMBIA. Arrive 10:15 a. m. Depart 10:15 a. m, 11 1:40 p.m. 44 2:00 p. m TRAINS FROM SPARTANBURG. Arrive 12 :45 p. m. Depart 1:05 p.m. 14 7:10p.m. 44 7 : 80p. m Local News Notes Put Together For Ready Reference Gathered Here and There by Our Man About Town. f Wo insert local lines for the advertising merchants at 5c per lino, one insertion. 8?c per line for non-advertisers. Hon. A. C. Lyles, of Carlisle, was it low ii inonuay. Small Key found on street. Ownei can have same by calling and pajinK foi this ad. Missl.il Dwight, of Winm-bcro, i visiting at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. M, A. Moore, of Union. Commissioners I. M. Mobley and J. A. Chambers were in town Monday attending a board meeting. P Mr. S. C. Yates, son of Mr. C. C Yates, of Southern Railway depot, i visiting bis parents in Union. J.ittle Stella McLane, the two-year old child of Mr. N. K. McLane, died ol bowel trouble Friday evening. The re mains were taken to Asheville for inter ment. Garden Plants. Cabbage and to matoes specials, several of tin lx-st va fieties of each for sale by 8. M. IIice Jr., E. U. 19-1 m Mr. Harry B. Hair, brother to Dr. I M. Hair, graduated in the same c!as n WuKK nPhAmoA- r in rlonl i jf ro W1M1 lui. n vu j m. uuui ju1* in uuiivi ?w* j Dr. Ilatr will locate either in Cheater o Greenville. Mr. C. F. Inman, of Etta Jane, on of the Directors of The Farmer's Mutu.il was in Union Saturday in altendanc upon the annual meeting of the asset i fttion. W? met our friend, G. Epps Tucker on the streets Monday. I (e said he wa going to camp out again this summer a Glenn Springs and that we- must coin up to see him. We will sure go u there if nothing slips. Epps lives like lord when he starts out with his camp log pharaphernalia. \ < Dollars : Goods are ( i on Our Shelves himself while in the ! i :housands of eoods have j immoth Store ever since now ready to show you i of IS, SILKS, CLOTHING. i 1ES, SHOES, ETC-, ever i I I I lany new things ; NITURE < us at once, we are anxWe are determined to , THE GOOD? i. Remember our Goods and up-to-date in every R BUSINESS. BOBO. i ??????? , t Tim Gibbes Hotel did a thumping i j business last Saturday. ( They fed ti e i J South Atlantic States Musical apgregy- ' t on. and many besides, there we re 70 in all. I It is said that common thistle is one \ . of the best known remedy or remedies } for headaehe and neuralgia. Make a i t3a of the leaves and drink it, also make a poultice of the leaves and apply to af' fected part. > We are offering some special inducements to purchasers, on our various j r counters. Odds and ends are going at ( slaughter prices. Full lino of spring and summer novelties at The Wonder ] Store. It Mrs. I. G. McKissick, of Asheville, i her sons E. P. of Asheville, Foster of Pelzer, ltion of-Asheville, and Mrs. A. ^ E. Harry, of Elberton, Ga., were all on ( a visit to Union this week, settlincr up 1 the estate of the late Col. I. G. McKissick. ^ Our old friend and former fellow nit57.011, A. E. Harry, now a prosperous 4 merchant of Eiberton, Ga., was circulating among his many friends in Union the early part of this week, lie paid Tub Times a pleasant call while in town, and said that the wonderful changes and " progress of the town were noticeable on j every hand. It is siid that Mr. T. .Tone*, of Santuc, s has the fluest oat aud wheat crops seen ( in this county in many yeara. He has i - 150 acies of oats that he thinks will f yield close 011 to 4,500 bushels, and a 1 - wheat crop according. Ilia clover Held - is a perfect picture of loveliness. A visitor to Union, Mr. P. E. Davis, nays _ that it is worth a trip from almost any . point to Santuc, just to see these crops. As vaccination prevents smallpox and 0 quiune chills and fever, so tkktjuna prevents and counteracts the effects of the summer's heat, much dreaded \u s motheis with small children. Teethina relives the many troubles incident r to teething and the hot summers, and no mother is excusable for not giving it, fcr it oosts only 25 cents at druggists; e or mail 25 cents to C. J. Moffett, M. P., St. I.ouis, Mo. 19-2t p Col. A. d. Means called in to see us U mktln 1,. TT\, 4,.n? * 111 iv/ 111 twnii ITIUIUKIJ, 1IU urun HI that he had the misfortune to lose his kitchen some weeks ago by fire. It was , s a handsome and substantial two-story t, brick building. The wind fortunately 1 (3 was blowing away from his. dwelling or p it would in all probability have burned, a The Co!, said he had stored awav enough t. wood in and near the kitchen to last him 1 a year. .It was also burned. Joncsvillc !Ii?h School. The following is the lienor rod of JoresviHe 11 i-4! 1 School foe Apt it, lf'01: Kate Almnii, Alm;i i>r'es, S;thie t *? r?:ui. Frances llenik-v, lhiford Cub f, [ Ih IvWit, llelle I1"*re , I?tli 1?1 G in1"!-. Atldit! 11 m'tlt'-lll, Udell 1,51.11> j !im, Mciowan IjUtWjobii. Eslelie 1 a brand, ['earl Lv brand. Tlw Dry est Spot on ICurth. The dislinctoiu is claimed by professor Fairchild l\?r I'jynta, 1'eru, which is situated about.live degrees south of the pquator. Haiti falls there, on an average, only ouce in two jmrs, but the intevsd is often much longer' When tho 1'rofessor visited the place, last February, the lirst rain far eight years h id just fallen. Yet even in that arid climate, lie found s?*ve?t species of annual plants, and the natives earn a living by growing a kind of cotton, whose, long roots And moisture enough to nourish them in the bed of a diied-up river. ? ? ^ i- r? a t r. *wr a futn in rrom i.'icr.ir ?r c.n. Mr. AY". G. liniley, of Denver, Colorado, who is vCiiing relatives and friends in li.is station, dropped in to tee us Tuesday, and learning that. lie was jnsi from CVotudo, we asked liim soimtlueg ib)ut the country, ai d lie to!d lis al! ibout it. We ceitain'v t-nj \ved the half liuui's conversaton embracing the casLotus and met bods of llie people in tbeii fami ng and milling woik more lban tnylhmg we liave listened to in some Lime. lie is an intelligent geulleinan ind a getcd conversationalist, and is iborougbly p 3fed. It is a pleasure to isti :i to liis description of t!ie far \vi st. We could 1:1! :i cobuiui i f inteiesticg ending matter from what we gatiier??l jut for lack of room wo arc forced to lenv oursolf llie pleasure. A Colored I*reachcr on the Right Ttaek. (J. Ij. Sims, of Carlisle, is now in charge of tti* Ivslto i cite lit. A M E. church. Ilis appointments aie 1st, :hd and 4th at Joiiesville. Ilohasa's) established an ail society among his female membeis which in;?t.s t very S itinday before the 1st. Sunday in the aiternoon, lie is doing a g.ted w.nk Hinotij; the ooloied people of thai section, and as an evidence that he Ji is a level head on his shmi.'dets he is frying to get his congregation interesting in the newspapers He says that education and religion go hand iu hand and he beiives the newspapers to he a gn at aseistaiice as an educator. We see where lie is 1 iglit. One* of the greatest needs cf the colored people is to become more interested in new.spapeis. A Three Mill Levy. A meeting of tho citizens wa> called by the trustees of the Union School District to l>c held in the court house; on last Friday. Tho meeting was held, but it seemed that the pub ;c generally were either under the impicssiou that it was simply to be a meeting of the trustees, nrcaiedveiy Utile about ihe tax levy, snort was made to find out the anion a . af assemble proi>erty and as to low inueli levy would be necessary for the running of the two addition d Hdio >ls, >ne at Monarch and one at the Excelsior Knitting .Mills, but nodal.i was at hind A proposition was mile, after a lath from Mr. Jeffries, to make the levy ! , mills, the same as last year. A motion was finally carried to make the levy J mills. Wre understand there is asm pint A SoOO OU oa hand from 1 is-, year's levy. The Soul's Desire. foulli and love and a sunny sky, These are the things of the soul's desire. :VU else is but an empty cry, Ashes cold in the place of tire; !ng who may of other Hue things, Never a heart that makes reply Like that which thrills to the voice that sings Of vouth and love and a sunnv sk\ 1 iTouth iind love ami a sonny sky? What is the rest but an idle dream? Fame and riches and i>ower high i'lnced l>eside them pitiful seem; iVho that lives till the hair is gray, Tho' all else come as the years pass by. Rut knows there's naught like one sweet day Of youth and love and a sunny sk> V ?"Ripley D. Saunders in St. Louis Republic. Jonesvillc Jottings. May weather has been fine so far but i shower of rain is needed just now to bring up the early planted cotton. Some farmers Hud their cotton seed that w is planted tx fore the heavy cold rains rotU n in the ground and they have plant* <1 over, and it was a tight squeeze to get the seed to replant with. The fru t trees are loaded with fruit and the stnali gram crop is promising, but gardens a:e very late. Mr. anil Mih. T. I,. Humes were happy yesterday, they bad nil their child it-n including live hoiis, one daughter, !\mj daughters-in-law and one grand child with them, and it was quite a pit-daunt and happy renulou with the family. Messis. Williams Brothers have put. in a tine new soda fountain with a new counter and they are serving cold drinkiu reguhir city style. Charles Scales, James F. Adams a; d Cohen Eubanks kdled an otter o t Brown's creek near Mr. Nick Harris' last week. It was a veiy large otter ami gave four dogs a hard fight. Chat It? Scales has killed and helj?ed to kill more varments than any man in Union couniy. Mr, A. N. Wo)l, of GafTuey, was in Jonesville last week on business. The luill of the new Baptist church at Gileard has been built anil the church thready for ust! in that condition unl<1 it can be finished. Mr. It. N. Harris, from Brown's creek, sp-.-nt yesterday iu Jonesville. Several old veterans and others will go to Columbia this week to the reunion Mr. J. M. Albright and Miss Sallie Harmon are to be married next Wed..outlay evening at the home of the bride's mother Mrs. Jane Harmon. T?fi? PHONE. Farmer's Mutual Foaming. , Ti.o Fanner-i Mutual Fire Immrinoe A--' ?< .?' i >n li-1 1 their idiiiu.'il moling | j I ti|?? COUr'. IlOtlsO S.itul'lu, tluMH '.\.b jst ^<mm| <>l i!jmonther> s iij? preson', aud the sis-i.i: ion .' 'ins to be i t a very ll ?ut idf g ?* ?: <Ii n n ! The srcivLary, .liaise J M Gre*r, r .-?<! j his i-.pi-u tl report; as follows: I l'o cell. kdutice on ltnn<l Mav 1, I' hl _ _ - . _ : i ' To <*.?? nceivfil (i't"s ami a->< ssm? it's May 1, 10Jl - - - .V,;t ?.?2t 01 Disburseuicuts all expenses - - 782.01 Balance on hand May 1, 1001 - $i:>0,o:i ( Insurance in force May 1, 1001, is $202,208 The losses paid during the year were $312.30. Outstanding claims $100 which were ordered paid. This is a pte'tv good showing for The Farnn i's Mutual, ami tiie rapidly ioce tsi-g badness shows a eonli lenco in the ability of ill/ m uiagem *nt of the association. .1 Curiosity. We have a curio. Ity in shap of a nail. No.v a nail, gnierilly sp-aknig, is j n*if much of a curiosity, bus whet i! | !i s a iiisfo.y snob as this one has it beourn s a or.ri -sity pure and simple Tnis nail l>ni a lr.-t ? y iho like of which wo have nevt r lead. It i.s an ordinary wire nail t vo inches in length, but to I lie i.islorv, Mr. .1. T. Moador, o? San nr. called in Saturday and said lie had s >111 thing to show and to tell us. lie had a rooster, which soma'weeks ago began to droop, and refused t'i eat, it linalh hecame *0 poor and w. ak thai Mr. Mm lor di teruiiued to kill aid examine it, to iv what the troube was. lie cut i' up: 11 and this is wii.d he found. A 11 nl vslitoh had woiked ds w.y ntireiy through the era.v, th-* gi/<U!?l and the iutt-Mincs, in I gone b. I ween I'm b.ickb ?ne.s and was nearly roily to o an > throneh the Ain 01 li> iu.k, while the head of the nail w is slid i ) til . craw . I iJunng this tint* the ni l 1: is so w.<s\ d ! away ,n to h iv? It. conn; sharp aiul iliin at the .011 i',i c,. I, and is considerably bP'.t. Tli" r-'in trknb'e pirt of it is tint the roi\st?r oo I'd have lived so io'fg with the nail wnikinir its way tint,. The 111 1 i* on ex'iibi ion at Tits Times ollijc. T,ockh;irt News. How to Kill u "Skceter Mis. Charles Mitjiirtn. wife of our oveiseer < f spinning, has been on an extended vi-it to relatives and friends in Alabama. She was accompanied by her childtcn and returned homo one eveui- g I ?at wiek. In this connection it is wonilerful how a little outing will sliruulate one's l.ive for home. A little vis:: c.nt.iinly acts as a hotuc tonic. bov. 1. T. Cavtoll tilled his appointmeut at the baptist church last Sun lav, preaching m a iling and evening 11 is sermons were very interesting and were i well received by his congregation. ll-*v. 1 Carroll is getting quite ah jld on his jva)p!e at l.oekh itt. Iteeenlly there has bai-n sotne min r ? I ?w I ' ? I ?l lll? r.M.in, All', / Hull who has bccnsicoiid hand for s n e i i time lesigued on account ot his health ! and Mr. J. li. byars who wastpaohr! ' was promoted to second hind, and Mr. 1 T. T. Howell succeeded Mr. ICaisas. spooler. Some of our old Confiderate veleiar.s j 11 >#1 c.itno At' fhn jau j t\ir ?- ' I Olivt mituv W i. Vliv '?v?i ? Ut ? ^ . Il i .1 cllC U.\" pectiug to take in the reunion at Memphis. Mosquito time is on ha: (1 ami possibly "Homo" can give some infoiin dioti lii :t j may be a small factor in tin ir cxtermi- i nation. The idea is something nov< 1 ' but it is second hand with me. I can- J not say that I have ever seen it. in print but I think 1 have, but this I do know, that my experience is such that. I can verify that the receipt is practical. Here it is: When a mosquito gently settles : down on you and procetds to business just hold your breath ami you can lull j him at your leisure. It your hand is a J little slow in reaching him he is not apt j to tiy away. Give this a trial before j you exclaim "what a lie." Homo. | At Mt. Vernon. In company with our friend Mr. D. ; L. McLaughlin we enjoyed a trip last Sunday to Mt. Verrnon church, some j six miles below Union, where we li?ti ned j i to a very iuteieating and instructive i l sermon from Itev. J! G. Clifford, j "There is only one step between me and I death," were the woidt ol his text, and he applied the words to our every day 1 life in such an earnest and forceful man| uier as to noid the audience to the closest attention. lie named several instances illustrative of the truth 'of the t.*x\ Tiiediseoiiise was full of fo..d fur earnest and Uiougntlul c msideialion and we relieve thai me preacher's words made a deep impression upon the minis of a large number of his hearers. A fit r pleaching tlio cloth was spread i under tin* shade of ths trees and a bounteous spread of go.d things to ea' were brought lorlh from the biskets and all were iuv.te'vl t > i>ait.?ke of the delica, cits that tlie good l id.es cf the congrc,,,ii... 1..I ..........a f ... ?i... j fiovwii nit pivijMiru mi en - vn:UiV5UJ.I. L'!i-1?) was plenty and t > Si>.iio, notwiths'.r di g llit' largo cougiegaUoii, which, , we heaul from o:io of 11 io members, was the largest seen there in a year. The i editor is under many obligations for special attentions shown him upon (his I occasion, and while it whs our first trip it was one full of enj jyment, and we do not expeet it to lie the last. One of our good lady fiiends seeing us at the opi potife end of the table, got h o ed some i tcir.p.ing dishes and made her way to us a >d kindly remarked that next io her minister c.nne her editor, and she wouid nee to it that he had every attention. We bowed low in acknowh dgernent of i his tine compliment and assert d Mm good lady that wo were in good lmnds, as we had In-eii put under the ??ing and especial chaige of that robust, jovial, kind hearted and good notuml specimen of perfect inauhoo 1, Dr. Tom Holes. This courteous act of this estimable matron marie an implosion on our mind that will nor soon fade away. After dinner there was a song service, a port of which we listened to, but are sorry we could not remain to the conclusion. I . I WOP ' ? 1 First of the se be on? ti AND OCT A . For $i.y 44 3-4 44 44 44 5.oi 6.4 4 7*4 Sec the Suits We are s $12.48, $i4.98. Well TWO Pii Get one for $5, $ These Suits are the Lai SESGF. CCn At an astonishingly low pri< LI, 14, 1.*>, 1(5 \ ca PANTS FOR 2oC, 39C, 5CC. 75C, 98C, $3 48, Shoes, Shoes, for you want, and you never fe< have 011 a pair of our Lion Levnold's. Ifnhlw Lrrvs \e ^ - 7 - - ' the now shapes and leathers Shoes for Ladiesf<r wear, comfort and atylcThe Godman She old standby guaranteed soli' $175 none better. 2 and White kid slippers, Froneh in lied, White, Blue and Pi All the Nev All the new things in Cull's, Suspenders, Bells, I Satchels, etc. We lit anybody in I'm and will be sold for Le*s. KEEP C<)(>L?Pa Inn HAnm 3 IE ARE Ti 3 cans 3 pound "We only have (i,0S While they last yo less Cu 1 i ish, B01 hinder Ham, Swee and Cabbage, Kingl al way a fresh. 11 ny Sugar, Coffee, Bacoi ned Meats and V fresh, our prices arc quick sales is our n w. H. wi Bank Building, TTr> ANY AND In tlio 3 ?ni 1 cXi found oaa my >11 Pri?'ew, -A in j>i*< teriiiJ unci ^"4oc> me lM?fV>r<k l> W. R. McCormick, Manager. THE PARI Having recently purchased t i am prepared to supply the neei I3IIC >Ar > 0 I and they will be attendoi ALL, ClOOIiiS I Knf ?>*?/! 1 aim 11 icau <z**rv For garden, farm and barn CHAS. R. PH > ? anMkMMMMMOi < MMMMBHMMHHMW i rs i on jisoji, don't ^et left, me and to M IMfc. MB ^ & ?5fc.l_r\ 5UII OF CLOTHES 8 Worth $2.5o 8 44 5.00 8 44 6.00 o 44 7.oo 8 44 8.00 8 44 9.oo oiling for $0.48, $10, $11.48, Fitting and Well Tailored. ECE SUITS. 6.48, ST.48, $10.00 tost in Material and Make-up. ^TS AND VEST. x\ A lot of Summer Coats for boys rs old going for :25c each. PANTS $1 25, $1 48, $1 98, $2 48, $2 98, $4 48, $5 00. Men?lu Shoes we have what 1 like kicking yourself when you Shoos, Mess Bros. Shoes, Jay B. lerica. These Shoes we have in all ?The American Girl takes the cake -Shoes $2.50. Slioners &2.00.1 ' il * " ies for Ladies and Children is our d and sold for Si.38, $1.50 and > strap slippers .81.50 and SI.98. heel, $1.25. Slippers for children, ink, 05c and 75c. v Shapes in Hats. hies, Hose, Handkerchiefs, Collars, Jinbrellas, Trunks, Valises, Hand lerwear, which was bought for Less tto Fans 10c dozen. f_ & BELK M BIG THREE 3 pie peaches for 25c >U) cans to sell at this price, u should eat pies. Boneneless Ilams, the famous I Potatoes, Irish Potatoes jan Dried Beef and Sausage 7 and Corn, Flour, Meal, i, Lard and a world of canegetables. Our goods are light. Small profits and lotto. Yours for Riiflinpiaa :st &. co., Bachelor Street, ion, S. C. EVERYTHING ^Ijitorinl line canbe niber ynr<l at 'pared to i"iii'iiiwli mil1 <*o( tatjes (*oiuplete? W. E. ALMAN. ,OR GROCERY ho business .of the PARLOR GROCERY, is of your tablo. Y< >Ull WANTS 1 to with promptness and dispatch. DELIVERED FREE. Vegetables always on hand. Pit ICES PAID yard produce suitable for table use SHITH, Mgr. oNfcj re.