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i r i|C^ | THE TOWN OF UNION HAS | "W~ T "1* T TT T f g ^ ~M M~ SI f' A if TH" T HI Threo Cotton Mills, mn the II 1 S M n M I I I n m M ^3t 0 H /0 |! I t "j Til" largest Knitting Mill and In 1/1 largest in the South. Fouc Fur- {/r H ra m 0 J H Va K 52 H VI fj gfi w ? !'( l>yo Plant in the State. An Oil ')) jJJ nitureand Wood Mauufaotur- m H in H U 1 B ak S W r3 til B tR $ tti 1 I [({ u'u' Manufacturing Co. that )jl I, i'ig Concerns. One Feu ale , H Q| B B 1 J H V| Hj V K] H V R jfa ' j k 1 ?> makes an unexcelled Guano, }! Ill Seminary. Water Works and [\[ .. . ,B?- B B B 4 a _0L V?s -A- V * . JHL Jl. f M _JB Jk, rX s 0 \({ Three Graded Schools. Arte- II |H Kloutric Lights. lit 6,000. * VOL LI. NO. 8(5. UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA,.FRIDAY. JUNK. 28. 1901. #1.00 A YKAR T4J*- ** 4tt> <*- * F. M. PARk PreAidcul. OEO. MUNR'\ Cashier, J. I Merchants' an&2 Pla ^ I O F* TJ1VI ||| Capital Stock i ourpiUH Stockholders' Liabilities ? Total ? Diuectons?.1. A. Fanfc, \ T. 0. Duncun, J. T. Douglass, Wm. (Joleinan. $ J We Solicit Y **><*> -#?- <#? ** ?** 1901 JUSE 19U1 ^ Su. Mo. Tu. We. Th. Fri. Sat. 1_ _2_ 3' 4 5 6 7 8 ?.10 1112 18 14 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 _30 | THE REUNION AT MEMPHIS. I Col. Young's Address. Etta Jane, Juue 24 ?IVrl a pa hp The Times r. a 'era liave hud a prett) good ali^-e of tho reunion history they rn?y wi-h for a respite for a short, while in ord.'-r to recuperate and catch a long breath for what is yet to come. M my of the i i'ereatin-? piece? of reunion hint >ry yet bdiiud oho he condensed fr -m the ovatiou of C i. ]l-:uuett II Y.'Ung which we give hb follows iltaaid tunjng other things: "We are gathered comrades tod <j in the city wtime wu> the borne in life of that wonderful man N ithau Bedford Forrest, j id gel by the result of his military operations, easily ibe greatest cavalry geniraI the world lias ever produced. It ia an inspiration to old confederated to slaud hy th? tomb of that extraordinary men, who wrested by sheer force of gen ua from the hand of tale her most htsiil'ful laurels, and who if he had enj >yed early military training with tqual op* porinniticsol others, had taleius which wou'd have made him thu greatest soldier among men. * In our journeying to this temp >rary confederate mecca we have passed through scenes consecrated b, his genius and rendered imuior'u by his campaigns. It was from .Msuphis the expedition started umier (ic-o. iSturges which f>uod its disiomthure at llrices' CVoea R>a!s. a..d from which Cljueta 9 M-?wtr aud S uitb went to retain, distpp .in tad in their search for tho man whose very presence kept at bay 60 IKK) of hm enemies, and we are not far from the spot to which he came when on A >guesl 12?t, 1864; he boldly eatered this city, heavily garrisoned, ami drove a break of day three Federal generals from their beds, captured their clothing and baggage and 5(H) prisoners a #d then safely extricated himself from danver and rapture. Mr. C mmander, I am named by yon as speaker on this day and i have though it not innppiopr n o to mention some of the tributes the army of Ten nesaee uiade to the glory of liie C ufedcraey, and to hold up again the wreaths which crown the brows of the men who on sanguinary battlefields of the west did and dared ail that men r< ula do to win from the inexorn'-Ie decrees of fate the liberty aud independence of our Southland. (A ? I yield to no man in admiration of what the army of Northern Virginia i?c complieled. It was le i by L*e, Jackson, .1. E, Johnson, the JI lis, Stuart and by Gordon, and w?u> a renown that is aa deserved as it ia imperishable. IlsopyratioiiH were confi. ed within narrow limits, no navigable streams pierced its borders, and 2(H) miles square witnessed its operations, its magndicent success a id its imurpassed gallantry, lie is o ily a traitor to the glorious memories o; the C - federacy who utters a single word of depreciation of ila splendi.t worth and its supurb work, ^he achievements the a*my of Northern Virgi ia ' / * * ** vVf- .A-'. * m m m ** ** A. H. FOSTER, Vice President. J D. ARTHUR, Assistant Cashier, f inters' National Bank * OIN^_ ?* $ $00,000 i 50.000 f 00,000 f i $170,000 I V. H. Wullaoo. Win. .TofTriPH A E. P. MoKissick, A. H. Foster, i t our Business. ^ i# m m m *e m * La 'e rendered illustrious its officers and ifa men, and Iticy met every r?q i re uen? that purest patriotism heroic , <eii'dei; a- uud undoubted courage cm id either demand or accomplish , (Applause.) Gathered in defense of tne C mfed-jrate capital the preservation ot which was held to bo its very lit"*, it aiiflcre.d horrors and gained a , va or which are among the most | pi ice*s* . treusu/ers of the bravest a d most chivalrous army which ever | bat:led for h'.unan rights or defended ( the-sacredness of native land. The very position it held, the very purpose , it was marshalled to accomplish gave < it a promiaeucs which had a tendency ( to overshadow the other armies of the , S lUlh, and to eclipse by its splendor the performsuoe ol other patriots of | the 0 -nfedirate hosts. , In the very presence of the tomb , of F >rrest and in the chief city of the , great "Volunteer State,' which sent , to hatlle nearly one thru to every five , of those who uefanded the (' ?nfed- , eracy. Strely no one wili q lestion j either the propriety or justice on this j occasion ot referring lu some operations and coi.fticis in tho west, which { entitles the participants to their share t of the common glory aid renown ( which gather in such a lustrous halo around the deeds and memory of the men who then ro cju areously fought , aud so nobiy died. '1 no conflicts in f the west v.ere long delayed. 11 fore ^ the lines could be found or plans pro psred the army of N irthern Virginia i .. i i_ i. ' - 11 1 u loan J n J11 icSjUC IIIUUl I SI 11", Although the war begun in the summer ot I <St? 1, no ren'ly great battle was fought in the went till Snilob came in April 1862, and in its terrib'o lo->s of ti e gave augury of the avful ha'ocuust that wis demanded ??t* the S 'Uih trid her people in their efforts m he tree. The Federal lues of 13, 0(Hi and- the C efe^e-ate loss of 10-? (H)0 were the most appealing figures of mortality the American mind In' ever be-m called upon to contemplate. Ou this fi-M for the first liruo in real mortal combat the dashing soldier of the S nth met the ha:el/ warrier of the W.st in stubborn confl ct, both hides in a ruoisuro apprehended the magnitude of the conflict upon which they had centered. The 2 000 loss at F ?rL 1) i.iaUon and the I f)0 ) killed and Hounded at Hull Run now appear as insigniti a t when tb^y broke up >u ^ the A mind the terrible ca?- ^ uallies 21 IKK) in a single c >mbat In ^ utter amazement thin dreadful casualty k list forced itself into the hearts of the "f nien and w >tnen on both sides and this . tho greatest battle up to that time J ever fought in America with its j mighty dcith list aul its terrible de* | stractious painted in strongest colors ^ tho horrors of a civil war when free ( men met free men in <1 fe.nse of what j thoy each esteemed a gr< at principle ( hacked by convictions iu support of ^ which they w re willing if need be to die," Kuril c* on he said: "The record of one V mfederate aoldier redounds to the glory of all, the silent ( giif/e on tho hill side, the loue mound ( iu the forest, the dash over tho breast works, the heroic stand baforo the fierce catnmouade tho long trenches of | slain on the battlefield, the lingering J _.L - ,1 ? I - ? - ? uuain in me nospttai, me sudden end of the picket's life, the isolated full of the sharpshooter, the | u ient na-*ch through the storm or the weary ride of the ieariet* trooper all go to make up war, and each iu its place is the act of a hero, and these all complete 1 the supur'o record w.iich stamp the ' C >n federate soldier as the tq-a" of anyone w to ever fought or died for a ' principle of trust." Western soldiers make no e'n'm nf being better than the men who foug t in the Rut. A 1 these men who match (i or died a'ong the M Haiasippi, tho Arkansas, the Rod, the Ohio, the C tinberland, the Tennetsee, th; Black and the Yaz o riv. re a k is to I a e it kuowu tin', they too txhibitet the' * M tame her-ds'ii, ihe same ga'lautry, the a ne r a line?s to sutler, and die, the a ne unselfish ; atriotism as the men whose blood crimsoned the soil of V rginia, or poured nut life'o tid** a Gettysburg or made red the Poton a a> Aotietam with their In ar.'s ofl'er intr " H then went on to .review the va-ioua struggles which I have neither ti no nor space to reproduce a id finally conc'u icd with this gra\ d a -p a' to the present and coming geut-rn tot 8 ' II ^tory is only valuable as it is true. () unions cone ruing a tta a~e n ?t hiati?ry; ae.8 themselves alou- a-e historic. To* true fctory of the cmfl eta of the A my of Teuutos-e ' a never been written. Tnis occasion does iot?a foi a discission of then as-oh proiuc ing mis omission. Tne W.-st doe* a >i ivciaie the glories aud heroic work of ih" a my of Northern Virginia, but it is a so true tl a the 1C st ban not been fu'ly informed, a id, therefore, does not mete out justice to the Confelerates who n a tituinel the mighty Btruggle in the vast W* .-t. Time must rec'ifv and adjust th>a condition A< the M vsl sp.aks W: h pride of I K . .tiftrv oi. .it Uw I 1%** C .itUawn 1 J " ''u *?j tug ? ^ i : ?i yi ii u>'ovo *t (J ttysburg. the W st answers In k, 'A id here is (' iicamauga.' A < tlie E? , c.i.ei.iijg the echoes of heroism l' a rise in such Hj leu-iitl ( tea frmu the hills a'- A -net-in, the W-at ansiters hack with eor.aciencj of luty well done a id points to the bloodit.iiued field ol S iioh a itconliibu Led to the jeuowa ot C nfsderate trrnies. A < the Fn<? lifts to view the gory p-rai of Ma vorn Hill the West niponda. -\\'j I a re Perryvi le,' and when Second Mtaae. n< is named the uention of which t inchest the deep st emotion of every n a * who wore he gr iy, the W ist answers I a with he r?<| tiem of its t a i and tne herosin of its deeds who sleep a E.auk in.' W-.eu th" Ea it so ji't-y tings the n rieH uf S n?rt. iLiiii I f .111 iiL.iii unit .heir valiant hosts the W m uosw rs >ack, 'Wo gave F .rrest and M rt;i . i id their knightly riders.' A id lr?>m 'he rogiuus beyond the Fa aer nt W.i I era* conies the r.frain >t the fearlers deed* of our brothers at A la u'a C -ek. 10 ah'>n. M .infield i d Piea^ant Hill und S ibtun Pass, it>d the world listens in rapturous won ler and a I miration, as from all tortious if our S uih'ii d comes the aatne story if illustrious co irage a id splendid pat'lotifl'o ami uiiaeltij.i coueec a iou to ho cauae of liberty In ages t.? come bore will he no page of human li's>ry with brighter or fu'rer recird a i isii written i?y the people of the .Joufederate S atca in the tour years ?f the r struggle fir freedom. The murage, j a ieuee a id gallantry of its ueu, the devotion, c instancy and subline sacrifices of its women, contribu ed to the world's history priceless reasure. . At we cill from the roll of the Vorld's record the immortal name's ot tur martyrs?Jicksm. S mrt, the 3a oetis, A P. 11 il, P gram. A hby oid A umteal.from Virgin a S rahl, ^ licoffsr, A a as, lli'tm, C.'ter, tvtins a d S iiih. from Tonoessep, "Meburne, from Arkansas; Wa'ker; 3ibb, S mmes, Dealer ami 1) Its, r-mi Georgia; Uno-les, Garratt fr^icy, > unders, Ketlv, Grarey, from A a >ama; L:tt|.?, fi a ;k and Green, from ti .. it fv - _ n:.. f M issou ; ii-e, uinovaui, vjusi, .1 nuus ami Gregg, from S iuIi Caroi a; Poudt-r, Gordon, Pa ineur, 1 liritiieh a d Pottigrew, trom Njrth 1 Jn olira; M C illough, S urry, Gran >my, Ri li a't and Gregg, from- IVx^e; < Polk, M niton, S irk ami Gladden, Tom Louisiana; l> irkadal". ItntoD, jriftnh and Pnrey, from Mississippi; M ilntosh, Irom Florida; Winder, from M iry'a id; Albert ftyduey .1 htiaon, li ni8'in, M .rj,a II im and rilglmm, from Kentucky ?and say, 'These and two hundred thou-a d others a *e our yfl'ering on the brttilefield for freed .m, tell ua, O Time, thou keeper of all human history, tell us, it in the cor ridors where are kept the records of *ges, there has been nobler sacritics jr richer offering on Liberty's altar?' Time answerback, 'Amongst those who be ve answered the call of duty Mid stood tor mankind among all nations, kiugd ?ms and people, I ii H none who brought more glorious con Lribution to fieidom, or who n ? 'e greater sacrifice for truth than these men you have named, who went down to death at their cmotry's call.'" 4 No braver bled For brighter laud; Nor brighter land llad cause so g;aiul." Vox. Subscribe for Tito Tium 9 Ca inj> F xpcriciice*. r.Y DU. A. 1". FANT. When wq arrived in Kichtmm after leaving South Carolina oui I command consisted of four can pan iey of the llolcomh legion cavalry, named in honor of Mrs. Ihckens, wifi of Governor Pickens, whose maiden name was llolcomh. After our arrival wo were immediately assigned to the ponim-nlar atid upon this territory wan fought the "-even day's battles around Ilichmoud " The lines <.f h.i tie were email v fmen.l <>i to be distinctly seen by the distinction of vcgiration, wearing apparel, consisting of fragments "of caps, pants, jackets, shoes, etc, cartaidge boxes, belts, broken guns and sabers. About Mil and the uiost impressive was the d *ad. Many of the enemy were never buried,, those that were it was done very imperfectly. They were placed in heaps, in shallow pits, wiMr just sufficient dirt to hide rhem I)o id lift ran* were to fie seen in ererv direction. Trie a'inosphere w is perfectly s Unrated with the disagreeable od >r. Our rations and drinking water seeiue l to be impregnated wiih the sttne. On M ilvern 11:11 I counted twenty?sjven dead artillery horse* in one place, where Gen. Jenkin s troops charged a Federal battery of twenty-two guns. The General ordered his men to shoot the horses to prevent the eticiny from moving the guns. This charge was a gallant and bloody affair, as some of the read ers v .1 l-c ir witness to the fact. To look over the battlefield of Frazor's far n in. the direction of the forest and buildings, by the missiles of war, [ cannot see how it was possible f >r any of our soldiers to escipc. You c mid distinctly sec every line of assault by the dead Federals. Our dead as a general thing had been moved or more decently buried. Piles up >n piles of human skeletons marked the liu'S <?f battles. It wis a com man thing to hear the crushing ot human hones as they came in contact wit'i our wagon wheels and feet of our Troi'ses. It was our duty to picket and recounoiter this entire territory, reach ing fr nn the J imes to the Panunkey river, which made our duties labor ious and continuous. 'J'lie enemy became so demoralized from their recent defeat tha' three or four of us could put 10 Ihght a full company. Ail we hud to do was ro ch trge, accompanied with the '"Rebel yell" and they were g >ne, but they soon became more tame. In course of tunc they found out that we were weak in numbers, consequently they annoyed us no little. They took great delight in coining out from their headquarters ? Williamsburg m.l S m-lriom'ii?? vi-1rli ? f.fno 7 &" ? and drive in our pickets which generally consisted of two non commissioned othoers and six privates. This ciused us to resort to every expedi cut known in war. To retalliaie we so-netimes stretched telegraph wire across the road, just high en ?ugh to dismount the rider and pa?s the horse beneath, as we had a use for the lutter hut no use for the former unless he was what we ealled "a tame Yank," one that was dead; after getting the trap set some one or two of us would ride out towards them, wave our hats, taunt them wi'h words, thereby prompt them to charge, sometimes we were sueces-ful in dismounting and maiming some ofthein, when we were successful you ought to have heard us cheer and taunt them. At other times we would place friction shelis in the road, cover them up so as to bide them, ?o sonn as the enemy would get over them the cord attached was jerked and the shell exploded. These did not prove distructive but very demoralizing. Imagine yourself riding along the highway over these shells and- you may be the more able to form an idea of how you would feel. These shells, two or more, wore attnched to a long s'ring at one end and the other to a soldier seated some distance from the road, whose duty was to jerk the string when the enemy came in proximity thereto. This duty required n man of nervo and I might say one of some general information. For this reason several of these shells were placed on an imported part of the road, where we expected the enemy to pass. There came up a thunder shower and it began to ruin. The soldier in charge thought it best to take the in up and protect them. | I Will. A. NICHI i BAN* r I , Transact a Regular Bai Branches and Insure , Boiler, Liability and Ac< i of Indemnitv for Offinic ? 1 Individuals as Administ YOUR BUSINESS IS RE mmwmmm mwiiwum ??f lie ran to them and began scratch ing them up and piling thein to get her, when ho thought he had as many as he could carry Ivgm to fid his arms, one of them fen to the ground exploding, he fell prostrated upon the ground hut soon got up and made to the catnp with two ot d e n still in his artus. 11 ohe escaped death was always a mystery. Ilis cup and front of his coat was literally torn to threu is. and his face black wi ll powd ;r. He was ever known after this as "Shell Proof." *>0 you will see from 'his incident that we needed die "fuol killer" in camp. We often resorted in bad weather j m the enemy's winter tpi triers, which still occupied their old camps, and when we came out we were infested with a parasitic insect well known by all old soldiers. I' was said that some of them had the hitters "I. F \V." carved in raised letters upon their hack, which stoj I for "in for the war." Poor CJeo. vVatkins was the originator of this st ?ry. lie was one of Oie best of soldiers. Although this country wisdevasfcd by hvth enemies the c t /.eos flimiged to have something to s-risfv the innermun* and v:e?l w<th e?ich other m caturing to the wiors of the mldicra. Corporal 11. K. Kenner " aid: t4AH you had to do was to give a Virginia Tidy a corncob and a chicken's ro ck and she would get up a good dinner." I've seen them run the i isk of their lives to bring usomething to eat at our po-t. act h> videt white we would enr. Often act is spies keeping us posted concern mg the movements of the enemy, co perating with our scouts, secreting and feeding them. One day while mi'-ehing to Vir giuia the writer was one ??t the rear gu irds whose duty it was to pi event straglmg. George Chandler bad a wry rttyiiali home \vli.? cmrri^?l a hi^li i . V l .. i -. i r lien una him. i socretiy pturKcii .1 chestnut twig wiiii sever11 chest nut burs attached ami slipped it under his toil. lie cut all sorts of slimes, siju-ittetl. rose and kicked, limlly bolted towards the head of the coi niun. scattering men and horsetinally running over Capt. McKissiek who was riding at the head of the | column. It was amusing to hear the ! Captain crying out woa, woa, what is he matter with the horse. George could give no explanation, but kept 1 i.ikmg t ? the rear to see it he c mid discover the cause. The chestnut twiii was soon seen. I'm; question I - roce, who done it-.' Georgo susj ec ed me, ami so sta'ed. I ac- j knowledged the crime hut pursuuded j him to keep uium. So I escaped : ehasisemenr. 1 will here say that i ihe horse would never let me approach him after that. ]>eing most of the time camped ' along the hmk> of ttie Ghickahominy | river we contracted m daria. I've : seen as many as one third of the men ; ?lo<vri at one tiine with chills and fever I and no medicine to counteract its j deliterious effect. Jaundice was ijnitc [ common. one t?i' the effects of malaria. j We had line water, tine springs very oomtn -n, l u". the atmosphere was1 sa'uratcd with microbes. I remember 1 on one occasion tho enemy attacked ! us at Bottoms Bridge an<l we could I not produce but fbrty-severi men to I meet them. But Cipt. McKissiek I was fijuai to the occasion, he biulFe . them. lie called out at the top ofi his voice to an im urirmrvr nnnvior* ' Tell Major Jones to bring up two .sections of artillery." Tney ceased to advance and soon retired. There was no artillery, nor no o'her troops infifoen miles of theplice. The Captain was good at bluffing. While wo had so much sickness in camp some of us suspected that there i was "Camp Kits" among the sick. I'he writer suffering with jaundice reported to the surgeon and asked for an efl'jchve hut not dangerous emetic. | iold him what he wanted it for. lie OLSON & SON, CERS, Mcing Business in all its /\gainst Fire, Tornado, ?.idents, and Issue Bonds lis of Corporations, and rators, Etc., Eic. SPECTFULLY SOLICITED. 1 gave it to him. An old nogro was trying to soil some fruit pies. One of those subjects said he could j cat all ol them and then be hungry. He was asked if he could drink a : !>int of sweetened water with them. Yes, 8iys he. He seemed to be <iuitc willing to undertake it. So an ar. gument was soon made, a party was to piy the old nogro for the pies, and it he del not eat all and drink the cup of water lie was to f irfuit five dollars. The money wis put up. He be^an to devour ihem with with rapidity nid great reli-h. occasionally taking a sip of the liquid. lie soon began ....... - i _ - - ? v?s ? v 1/11VJ ditch in ques'i m 19 bridged lit different points and the plank in <piosnon was placed over the di*cu by some one. as it was .somewhat nearer the child went the nearer way to her ho ne wi'l he above results. M-trriod on Wednesday evening, June />th, hy Kev. W. White at tiie manse Mt. Tabor, Mr. Erasmus Wilburn and Miss Minnie Howe, daughter of our townsman Mr. II 11. Howe. Mr, and Mrs. Wilhuru after the ceremony continued their journey to the home of the parents of the groom. They returned Sunday evening and will make Lock hart their home, at least for the present. The M. E. Church has organized a Sunday school. The following officers were elected. W. J. Weath ci-ubco. Superintendent; J. W. Grice, Assistant Superintendent, and J. L. Evans Secretary ami Treasurer. This makes four Sunday schools for Lookhart, each one being in session each Sunday. IIomo. ... -i.?w jriit*, perspir 11io:? beading up his tips, a:nl lie hid just begun upon die last pie when his staunch rebelled. He arose from his *cat, opened wide liis mouth, stood in a position somewhat similar to an interrogation point, se'Z vi it sipling and tne contents spurted fo in my feet and foi a 1 ?ng wiiiie. lie was certainly a sick man for a sh ire while. The surgeon learned the facts and placed him on duty. Some of those pretended sick were persuaded to go out and press some oirn f >r their horses. This was to be done at n'ght from some neighboring corn pa'eh. A party was sent on with pisto s loa led with blank cartridges to intercept tliem and test heir sickness. After filling their sacks they were challeuged halt! All of the pmy ran. The would ho guards fire I several volleys Tom iitulc exclaimed: "I am killed, don't leave me." 11 is appeals had no effect, made bad matters worse. I'll ay ran info di'chcs, against trees and every obsiaele that presented us-lf. The at'acting party hurried 10 camp and found these 'camp ra's" liad outrun them and beat them to n i iN ^ k *11" " vamp, u u spilling a single ear of the corn. L*lie most experienced rat's .sack was so full that he could not tie it. This remedy proved quite efficient for a time, hut some of tiictn relapsed after the next exposure (prospects of a battle) Our duties were laborious, constant and dangerous. nevertheless we would have some fan. Lock/i.'trt Locals. A few days ago this place was vis-? ited by a very hard rain filling a ditch tint runs the entire length of the town to its utmost capacity. During the tune of me rain there was preaching at the Baptist church couduc'ed by It-v. a. T. Creech, of the M. E Church. A little g?rl (Mnggu-) daughter of Mr. Joe Conner, who attended preaching, in attempting to cross the ditch on a plank at wliich place 11 is pos ihly somo four feet d*cp, by some means she feil in the water and was rccued by Mr. Judson Moore, whose house wns near and who wa< <mr sick. Dr. J. C. llr.iwlev was called and we are glad to say succeeded in bringing her hack again to life. In justice to all nar-ies concerned we will