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If You Want The E Visit to Our Star=Five=Star ^ $3.50 Shoe f, ? A Winner cSM in the race for 4 Public ^ Favor. e "Once a a Purchaser ? Always a Purchaser" of this ? Durable, Dressy and Elegant Men's V $3.50 Shoe, i ======= (| This Stamp on the sole V every Jt o h o r > ? ^_ shoe, _ "Blue Ribbon" Sch for boys and girls. Shoe troubles. tyl/iicn m Stock Value the I las is At the meeting of the State Hoard of Ki|Ua)i/ation in Columbia this j week, the question of adopting a ' |j( method of taxing cotton mills, fer- | tilixer plants, etc., was di-cussed. It iij. was finally decided that the market U value of tiie stock <>f cotton mills be h? made a basis of assessment for tuxa- st tion, this complied with the request 01 of a majority of the cotton mill men 01 who were present. The following is w the sense of the resolution that w, 1 of parsed : 1 hat the basis of asses-ment shall H( be the market value of the stock and ^ bonds of the company, value to hi ascertained by multiplying stock u, shares and bonds by the average sellirg price for the preceding year. The ti amount of assessment shall be tix cl it by percent, of such valuation. If ti valuation cannot he ascertained as t! above, the County Auditor or the v% Bourd of Equalization is authorized w to ascertain the value in such manner ' as they deem necessary, subject to approval of State Board of Equalizn *' tion. Blanks are to be sent to eacl " cotton and other textile mill presi* dents, upon which he must make a p B\vorn statement of the capital stock, f common or preferred, and bonds and ,, the average va'ue of the stock of his rnili in Emu The following resolu- n tion was adopted: .Resolved, That the plan adopted ?. by this hoard for th" assessment i of cotton mill property be applied n t lie assessment, of all textile industries of this State, including Knitting mills, carpel mills and bag- ' ging factories. The hoard took a reces3 to September thai. I Another County Hcnrd From. ~ I Greenville has hNo fallen in line and i< to follow Union's example ol ^ having the speakers come before tin people thereon Aug. 2Sth. Senators Tillman and MeBaurin and several . others have been invited to speak This irak *? the third town that- i> following Union's lead. Wo hope P they will nil have as successful meet- J ing and plousnnt time as was enjoyed A at Union. d - I" Xoticc to Allisiiiccmcii. j\ 11 iiilinncoinen of Union countj are roijuostod to meet at Union on tin isih of August. A. T Uym.s, Pres. ^ J. M. (fKKKR, Secy. f DR. THACHER' All - .< gg ____ .. ? Jest Shoes That / Store Will Prove I There's nothing else uite so pleasant in hot feather as a good, com jrtable Shoe I ..OUR SHOES.. ltc the greatest remedy on i I arth fur tired, aching feet. I f you are going to tramp ' round these hot days you ill do well to seek durability, ase and lightness in a pair f our Shoes. ..LADIES.. VHO HAVE WORN ONE PAIR OF OUR Sterling" $3.50 Shoe /ill never have any other. TRY A PAIR. tool Shoes are tt Try them and 5 Wh.it Caused the Darkness. On Saturday night when the lightning 4tin to ll ish and dart alxmt, the electric 1 ?ti? |>enple remembering their recent 1 ;peri-r ce prepared for I lit- occasion by ?b'i g some lanterns. They expected ouhle and did not have long r.o wait, a ! 1 ivy charge of electricity catne and in- j 1 iitly stopped the dynamo which at j < ice threw the main b-It as it, had done < 1 Monday .night when the Moor was itcked, but this time Mr. Anderson i I as near the engine and at once shut it j : f before any damage was done. The ! ;tits were not again turned 011 until ! ' ter thest01111 for the reason that Mr It ndeixMi knowiiar that the same tlnno I as likely to occur any moment, rial ] > t wish to take (lie l isk of the machinery ' lug torn t?> pieces. ; )n Monday night ! > ie iielt alt* i tly nig < If tore the iron rail- I' g loose and threw the pieces all ovei > e house, and also toie the tloor liet.weeii e wheel and t!i? dynamo into kii dling ood, and the engine in the meant im?as running at a terrible rate of speed he room was as dark as it could bo and i .e men exacted to be knocked down rery minute by Hying iron or plank, iomer t irilv expecting the big wheel > get caught In the la-It or plank and i> to pieces. They made for the d<>o ut as they got it oj>en Mr. Anderson eteimined not to leave the engine ruuing and groped his way back to it and iused the throttle. It was a pretty eivy tl.ii g to do, but he was fort,una!, ough toescajie unhurt. Mr. Anderson <ys that in his eighteen years experience i the business he had never encounteied ivinilio?<pMi that night's expeiience We don't think we would like to work < die powei liou.-e, and we aieimtgoing i do any more kicking about the electrn wins. We aie satisfied that a man win vnl take the lisk he did tor the iuteres 1 die town will always do tlie best i' is power to give us light, and if h* oesii't we know it will be beyond his .wet to do o. He sliowtd us all hi round wires and lightning ariestei nd hvu viIi \<u seems to Ik* dona in tin .'ay of precaution that is possible. Two Sew Townx. Two new towns have been incor orated. One of them is Galhoun, ii coiiee county, and is the station t< et ofT for Clemson College. J. || largess is indcudant ; J. K. Fennell. ). M. I)uPre, .J. I). Smith and \V. N. lock ran are wardens. The other town is Simpsonville, in Iroenville county. 0. M. Todd is inendant ; T. I). Hunter, 1) 14. Jones, r. H. Green and VV. II, Bozeman are he wardens. '-IIIIII?Ml Hill?IH?II REVENTS SICKNESS S LIVER AND I Druggists, 25 and 50 cen .A' .. . v, V J h Vioney Can Buy i nteresting. th? best shoe^? on Earth for the youth wm "ALL HE WANTS" <1* The "Norwood" like * the American citizen is SOLID THROUGHOUT. It is made of SATIN CALF in Lac and Congress. ie best to be hac rou have no mon Social Life at the Keys. Fine rains in Cross Keva makes penp F?'el like they ean support their lietti lialf. Mr. Simpson Bailey. of this place, at Mis-t Fvie Cunningham were united I the h ?lv bonds of ruatiinionv Snnds a-t a? Brick church. Kev. K C Wa18< tli dating. We v\isli for them both su je.-s Cotton crops in this section are bett< than they have hen for seveial yeai ui'i corn in places is very good. Miss F.itiuie Bobo, of your city, spending vacation with her parents M ?nd Mrs I. h Bol>? Messrs Clarence and Frank Sand?attended the picnic Satuiday. Frank oittniliiicr u ? liiln 'lint front u!l u?nuu I " - ....... .... U|/Kv<. mc I think Clarence will he over aga third Sund ?v. bur we are always glad t e. our h >yi back to see us Mrs Sue Murphy is spending a w^' with iclatives in Spartanburg. Mrs W II Smith accompanied 1 her husband visited her parents Satti day last.. Miss Kate M' ore has returned from pleasant visit, at West. Spiings That a nice place to visit, the people oL' til place are so hospital) e. Mr .J E G ahatn accompanied I Mr Haskell Moore, started on a visit West, springs hut upon investigating i >< as fnun.i at lito nospiiaule home Mr. Sanford VVilburn. He has a nr huggy and that, looks very favorable th lie doesn't intend to ride alone Sotn thing very suspicious was found i t L iniiiK last SuiHiay. ^B-careful, brolht >r they will find \ou mr. Some of the b>\s went, calling Is m unlay night and didn't return uu mndav on account, of the rain, but lon't think tt.ey cared. . M.ss I^et.tie Bailey, of your city, visiting relatives in these parts. Miss Besdv Hum duies, of this piac has been visiting her friend Miss Bes: Humphries in Batman. Ga. M issses Mat t ie Graham arid Jul Vlversoti has l)een visiting their friei \l'Ss Mabel Sucher in Joiii.ston Th e|K>rt a good time but we can't expe any better of them. Biottiei Hey l>.-uver, if the b;.autif ..I.# II U .1 2 - - Kin i?. i). onmni yttu to 1* HOL LI vliip. i- k a^youiur lady wanted me to^i iin la-fore""'the M d Sunday I can't si vhHt it i~. tf>i if the umddogH don't ?U oiling tilings over here tunes will I <roiHc v\i'h some of us than they at have lieen thinki.iglonivtelf can It I ;ive as good a remedy before hand for ;ood woman as lie did for love Mr. Editor, i hildren'sday at Padgett Oreek is not on Thursday and we w look for you, WADDIKIN Jf)E. [Thanks, hope I nan Ite present. ? Ed 9 5L00D SYRUP ts. J / I' l injfcflMi fffaiiiii iin'if'iil - itfiLais.. AWvwag . HONEY SAVED! * I Don t pay $1.00 for 15 lbs. Sugar whon you can got 1(5 lbs. 'at \V, Newell Smith's. W. Newell Smith. Mention Timks. AN OLD COFED IN THE WEST. ' , . 1 A Worthy Movement Meeting With Sttcecss, Hernando, Miss., Aug. 8, 1001. Mr Emron: Being a native of Union by birth and education and a Mi.stissippiau since 07 , by rd >p:ion and abiorption, my mind ! often reverts to scenes and old time friends of my boyhood and young manhood to the days of "auld lai g sine," a majoiityof whom having passed out into the great unknown world from which we never hear. Our nmt.ractprl rlrv snail unH mm nf most intense heat oil record has been broken by general rains with cool and pleasant weather. Crop conditions are below hist year's Hoods. Corn a total failure, cjlton not above 65. In the Delta it is lielow ours on their buckshot lauds th?*ir black sandy lands are good. Autrax, eharbou epidemic that pr vailed so extensively in our Delta counties, has been stamped out by inoculation. Morses mules and cattle died by the thousands before our State Vet Suigeon Dr. Sutherland succeeded in suppressing it. All d?*ad animals were cremated or buried dtep les e '.in? the piohability of an outbreak uext year I would have enjoyed being present today to meet old time friends and listen jo t.iie farensic disputations of your many orators. Two weeks ago the Memphis Comet-i end Appeal inaugurated a popular ubsctption for the purpose of procm in? a medal or house for him whom, we all know, a naval controlling clique has persisteutly ignored. Next to Dewey, Schley is the ideal naval hero of the late war, and every dime sent is a vote of confidence which cannot, be counted out bj naval mess or coterie. . A perversion of facts by naval hoards cannot be made to deceive the p-ople. v government medal as long as a camipaigli traiisparancy. with Samp-ton's face mi l oth sines would not make people bei?*\ethathe destroyed Cervpra's fl-et p Vnd yet he is podug as a central figure ^ fa tno.M rental kable battle in which lie ? ok no part and appe.ned only as a disuntied spectator. This movement has ret'eliLlv b.-en set <111 fo if. hmlv lit .tiva\ .. V J -/ to honor Admiral Schley, a Southern I man, direct from the hands of the tropic most opportune. The response has l>een spontaneous from Tennessee. Ar anf-as, Mississippi, (ieo:pia, Alaoatnu, Texas and other states It is at once a tribute of le.-pect to a galiaut officer and a p otest against rank and bra'/, n i? justic Now. Mr. Editor. I would like for old lT n ' ? lead tho van in the Palmetto vS ale in this 10c (Opuar Mibsmption fund. "Old Posfbd " [The Timea will be (pad to tec i e | and ac-tno ? 1 ?Ue thr ugh its c >1 m .s anv c nit. ibut oils f ?r ttiis AO.tny object ] - -Ed. | The Best Prescription for Malarial ^ 1 'Itills :o.d fever is a bottle of Grove's [\isteie>s ( nill Tonic. It. is simply iron ind quinine in a tasteless form. No d ei re ? n?> pay. 1'ric-- ."Oo? 4'1 ly >v HURRAH FOR McSWEENEYe The Concealed weapon Laiv not a ,M Dead Letter. j. Not withstanding the recoramenda, rimi of numerous citizens of Gr-enville c untv, the governer has refused to r" pardon Thomas M. Odam of that j c unty, who was convicted at the i,, April term of court of involutary to manslaughter and sentenced to two years in the county jail or the pen1(* itentiary. Odam killtd another man ^ accidentally while handling a pistol ir- on the stneta. Solictor Boggs r fuse 1 t<? recommend a pardon on the ground 1 H that no man should carry a concealed iU weapon in timc9 of peace, and upon this recommendation the govoner rein fused the pardon. }' This is a case whi<h is of unusual in interest in that it shown that the law tn as to carrying concealed weapons is *' to be enforced by the executive when "!* ever he has the oportunity to do so jj" Ordinarilv a petition sin-h as Odam presented would have brought fortb clemency, but that though a man 1,11 was killed accidentlv by another carrying concealed waapons. and \n though great pressure whs brought to have him pardoned, the refusal to :e? do so marks a distinct era in the en,lr forcement of the concealed weapon ljH law.?Columbia Record. id * ?ey While the Virginia CarolinaOhemic cal Company are busy l uying up the uj cotton seed oil mills of the State, le other mills are being built by hom> ve capita). A charter was Issued for a iV ' new oil mill at Blaeksburg this week. t*i ' , e. Notice to Creditors. ^ All creditors of the late P. P. Hamilton, "Sr.. will Ht once present their claims duly attested to either ot the ill undersigned, and all debtors of the estate of the said P. P. Hamilton, Q w xrr i 1 I 1 no mn/ltol nl w mobo r?.? .II . I n III i in ujviim w i j iunr\n llirill ,] to J. H. Hamilton, Adm'r. or ~ J. G. H00HK8, Attorney. IH2-8t Land For Sale. 2<)0 acres good farm land for sale, adjoining Loc.khart Mills property. Terms easy. Apply to 511 It J. A. Sawvkr, Atty. i I Barbecue and Picnic "5,000 PEOPLE WANTED." KELTON, S. C? THURSDAY, AUG. 22. Everything first-class and up-to-date. Experienced cooks will prepare the cue, while Ice Cream, Milk Shakes, Lemonade, etc., will be served by charming young ladies. All lovers of good speaking, music, eating and such like are cordially invited. Proceeds Will be Used to Repair Foster's Chapel Church. Therefore all Ladies wishing to help in this noble work will 1)C exnectoil KriiKr woll filial UncjlrnJ. "" ?" '" 1- ?' J . I1VI1 11I1VU LKkOIVVIO) same If UV HUllil ICU to the church. S. R. AYCOCK, Ch. Committee. ^ 1 WHEEL FREE! Everybody that buys $1.00 worth of Groceries from me gets a chance at an Eagle Wheel, 8-4 jjMbJk 10El~-\1 * wi^ 8e" Groceries cheap as anybody else and give you the Wheel FREE. [jf'.uS^y3 P Some one is going to get this ^SBBbSLm Wheel FREE so call at once. W. Newell Smith. NOW IS THE TIME I Wood's Seeds. to jr?-t a good Watch for a little money. . ??? A big line of Gold Filled Watches that. /l__i ~ Wc hav* i^ued ? must be sold at any price. You' need a I .[?1 TilC ATI 7itu/cireuufVu.u' watch and we need the money. So now ^/JL 1 ill My 11 Crimson ciovrr, is the time to axchange to your advan- 5ivLnK - ,1T , , J A. - ence 01 nuceosriil taire. \ ours for Watches, ^ A__ growers ? telling M. E. T1NSLEY. LIOV6F. SiS? ?-? for improving fw?or Mimmonc fnr Doliaf _ u"^? ""? ,-01' '"p choice Haw Seed. 1 lie state of South Carolina, I Court of mngt preparation and County of Union. 1 Probate. Write for price ana and other t it ii * -i. , ... , ?? special circular tell' hlnte of velae to .T. II. I lumilton, ns inlintnistnitor of 1^ any oiv? intercstfd 1'. 1J. Hamilton, Sr., deceased, Plaintiff. ing all about this in thin crop. Mailed against crop. free upon request. P. P. Hamilton, Jr., R. . Hamilton, _ ... iimnn n onuo Ophelia H. Jeter, Annie Jeter Smith, T Uf WQ0U &, SONS. Paul Jeter, Ophelia P. Jeter, Jos. H. ' ?? OUItOj Jeter, J. Mohley Jeter, Jr., Ethel Jeter, SEEDSMEN, - RICHMOND, VA. T.. II. Jeter, Jr.,'Parham H. Jeter, Frank Jeter, Etlie lilies Jamieson, Claude II. wood's fa Li; catalogue issued in Aug., Wallace, Annie Wallace, Olenn Keith, tells all about Winter Vetches, Crimean K.hol Keith, and hoi,a of I' I'. Il.mll- ^SST^ ton, sr., deceased, non-residents of this Clover Seeds. State ami unknown to the plaintiff, Vegetable Seeds for Fell Planting. Defendants. Myadotlw. Tulips, etc. To the defendants: You are hereby Catalogue mailed free. Write for It. summoned and required to answer the : . complaint in this action of which a p Pont Copy is herewith served upon you; and "? twill, to serve a copy of vour answer to the Nice cottage of six rooms, convened co.nplauit on the subscriber at his lent, d de8lrabl |OCated on South o lice in Union, South Carolina, within . * ... T twenty .lays after the service hereof; Apply to J O. Hughes, exclusive of the day of such service; and "*-tf Attorney-at-Law. if you fail to answer the complaint with- nifSlMPV Tfi I HAM in the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in J lUliDT 1 vr LAJ/\rN this action will apply to the court for relief demanded in the complaint. On farm lands. Easy payments. No To the defendants: Etlie ltriggs Jamie- commission charged. Borrower pays son. Claude II. \\ allace,^Annie Wallace, actual cost of perfecting loan. Interest (ilenn Keith, Ethel Keith, and heirs of seven per cent, up, according to securety. P. P. Hamilton, Sr., deceased, 11011residents of this State and lift known to rt_ ? JUnN o. PALMER ? SON, the plaintiff: 27-tlmo. Columbia, S. C. ^ Take notice that the complaint in this ' -~r action together with the summons, of DEFECTS OF VISION CORRECTED which the foregoing is a copy,, was duly tiled in the otticeof the Judgeof Probate U/ITU CIMTADIC PI1CCCC for Union county, South Carolina, at III III oUIIAdLl uLAwuLw, Union U. II., S. 011 the 17th day of July, A. 1)., 11)01. J. <r. Ucoiiks, Persons who realize the importance Julv 17 P.H>1 1>luintl,T w Attorney.^ and value of correctly adjusted glasses '' '. , . ?? invariably have their eyes examined and Population of Union. flUed by The following guesses as to the tl n population of Union according to thr n* "UUULLL, UpilCIM, police census now bftinc t?Hksn hftve qt> a ot* a xi nvtun u been handed in. Remember th. ? HJ AUTAMIUIIGf 8. C. party who guesses the correct num Consultation free. 19-tf ber or nearest the correct number will he entitled to a year's subscripptlon to The times, Guessing opei A>v vl to everybody. Guessing must br cv'r-m A k done without information obtained I >yc bAlien:::::::: .yJJj .M^Vu'-oowan... w'!r\ '>itis?ct>catV. 7 (100 W A K "llaekfll?7 k II r, (loss (1.201 Mrs w A K Itlack S.Hld Wjf ' 8 Itico, .lr K 1'... M15I J no J Bison fl.tiM 1. \V Newell Smith tl.7'0 It N Sprouso 7.228 "7.,v, Chief I'ol'o Isreal 8 000 .1 T Morgan H.W10 ' "IOHT' ** .IclTerson Reeves 8,000 Kssle Inmnii.... 7.3}<3 T M Mi'Neaoo? 7 OKI .1 11 Inmun . . ?,??? cTT/^/ k?T*t .?/-? - ?? - _ __ __ ITU Kan. 7277 W I lUlnes ? 117 SHOOXINQ PAINS J W ( rawford... (.MX) W C Fincher.... 7,050 I! F Arthur rt.JSSl Smith Vauithun. 7.1X10 captis f Ureflrory n.7ft0 w t Clark 5,788 Aram season now with unripe fruits LJ Ilrowninir... 0,500 A J Greer. fl,720 iiuiiMatiku ? ^ wcm.nni ?,(W7 ZiTx **** t K c> An-tci) 5.M0 l,G itlthon .... 8 8H5 cholera morbus, fhari |,(p? ?i?d Summtr <nt .1 i, Voun*.. <wm> w m Smith 8,111 complaints in general. For instant pars ffi " m ttft:::::. #:'??! M,f and cures for an atMnrb.ins it YounK s.sta J a Brown ?.??s ances of this kltid we can recommend L KMalono 6,4M I) P Gilliam ?.817 you our G Cholera Cure and 8. C. pearl'iintcs.'.o.oii I) BBetsiiiMixture with perfect confidence. On* sot , remedies are tlie beat made. The let urns of the police senses has bvn completed, and the tolal number of > k.ii^wvwi ^^ i habitants is G.4-*i3 This return of U IN I W IN URUG CO* c mrse witl have to be passed upon by the city council but there is no doubt it will be approved If m> it makes Mr W You know What you are Taking I.ester Davis the winner as his guess is _ ^ the nearest the correct amount, being When you take Grove's tasteless Chill ^ 0.4^0, we will mail receipt for one year's Tonic because the formula is plainly subsci iption to the winner on Frday of printed on every bottle showing that K next. w?? k at wnich time we will show jh simply Iron and Quinine in a tasteless the count by Wat?ib. fctw. No cure no pay. 6O0. A&-1 ; rjfe r|. ,^.V . _,,y -aUL.