The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, August 23, 1901, Image 5
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Thirteen Hundred Dollars
Worth of Furniture Just Received. We ?<ie
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Loaded to the Muzzle
And can supply you with anything in
this line from a baby rocker or go-cart
to the
MOST ELABORATE SUIT
Of Furniture for the parlor, bed room
or dining room. As a special feature
this week we wish to call your atten
tion to our
Immense Line of Rockers.
We ar? going to make a drive with
these among other things
DON'T YOU BUY
* until you have inspected my line.
Just store it up in your think-shop
that no matter what inducements
are offered you
Bobo is Never Undersold.
- This applies as well to every department
of our two big stores.
M. W. BOBO.
Local Schedule for Passenger Trains.1 Mr Godfrey B. Fowler, of Jone<?villei j
arrived in Union Monday with his surtraik8
from columbia. J /eying outfit. ffe came to surv-y a j
Arrive 9:15 a. m. Depart 9:15 a. in | piece of land at the Brines homestead.
" 1:40 p.m. ' 2j00p. m i Mrs. S. C. L'ryor. of Chester, and Mrs.
trains from Spartanburg. j, p Epton, of Spartanburg, who had
Arrive 11 :87 .a m. Depart 11 :&i n. m , been visiting in Chester were visiting at
" 7:10p. m. " 7:80p. m tlie home of Mrs. W. I). Wilkins this
=i ? week.
| 1 NffiWS Notes Tiie town council is erecting public
scales near th e stable. They are large
Put Together For Ready Reference r;talar tnuy EJST i
Gathered Here and There by and &? a E. Giaham. of Cms,
Keys, were in Union Monday. Mr.
Our Man About Town. Graham was on business while his wife
was on her way to the mountains to
We insert local lines for the adver- spend a few weeks,
ttatag merehant.8 at 5c per line, one Mr. K. E. N. Fowler while in Charinsertion.
8^c per line for non-ad- leston last work purchased a large sea
VerLlBers. vu*wo auuui uw puunus wuicn
, . ? he brought home with him. It was a
Mr. W F. Colton was in town Mod- c^jo^y ju this section. ' ' j
day.
Mr. W B. Hill, of Cross Ke\s, was *!r,J' ?' We!ch and H? c Miller, of
in town Monday. Carll8,e' ,eft Wednesday for Baltimore 1
_ .n j t * - i via Seaboard and Norfolk and will be
Mr. J. Woods Jeter, of Carlisle, was ^ ^ ^ ^ dayg They h;we g()ne
in town Monday. t > pm chase their fall goods.
Mr. Tom Tracy, his wife and mother
are visiting friends in Chester. Dr. Mason's Complexion Tablets
B removes pimples, freckles, wrinkles, !
Mr. W. D. Bewley and children are blackheads, redness of face or nose !
) visiting at the homo of Mis. H. M and any skin blemish, giving a clear
Sparks on Church street. and beautiful complexion. $1.00 a
Mr. J. J. I.ittlejohn, of .lonesville. &
^ 8. C., was in town Monday on business
connected with his mill. The flowers in the Methodist church
Miss Ida Crawford has gone to Knox- vard ?ra *" in ful1 Wo""> J""1 is
ville, Term., on an extended visit I.. *? wetty as a picture. Mr. IraS. Harris
relatives and friends. hHS attending to the II,overs since
, __ . . , ?? Rev. Mr. Massabeau lias been absent,
CELEKY PLANTS for sale. The, Rn(1 |m k (lK ?owerg ^ (hB
are Iresnties. Ben Or. .. at.Lawsoo at . .
Duke's Drug Store. 34-2t
_ . T . . Mr B. G. Lambright, a veteran
ROT. C. 4 " "I*"' ? f; ? Soulier, a i?. ami a Ko,k1 man, dM
days thia week at latndruni .whamhi. h|? Ul)jon on TuMcl,'v th#,
family are spending the aammermoDtto 6t|) Tlw reraHln, were Intered in
-Mr. snd Mrs. V. E. DePass and child Boars nsvllle churoh yard. He leaves a
left for Henrlersonville, N. C., Monday wife and several children and many
to spend ten days. Mrs. McCuhbins ac- friends in Union. He was 71 years of
companied them. age.
Miss Annie BetsiU, of Cross K*vs. Mr. W. H. 8. Harris, of .Tonesville, S
daughter of the late Maj. Robt Heteill. c? was called to the bedside of his son.
is on a visit to relatives and friends in Mr. O. C. Harris, of Dacula, Oa , on
Fairfield county. Sunday 'the 10th inst. He arrived in
% . ' . . , . . , time to bid a last farewell to the loved
" An extra study n?* been introduced ? ? . . ..
into the Summer Sciiool at this plsc 0na? \'
It iadrawlna, and Ml? Oral,am. of tl,- wa, '"'rty *?'?"'????< ? lea??.
if eminiter School of Charleston, hi* lief > ? '??"??? "> da Iwaldra hie
aecured to teach thia bnmcfc Sim ar- 'f'" f"n,"y,,0 "owm Ma departure
tired Monday sympathy is extended to the family.
Nervous Diseases cured. 80 days WANTED ?00 $ound Cedar Posts
treatment, $1.00. J. H. Mason A 7 feet long. Heart Jo be not less
^3o., Hwicock, Mary lurid. 20-ly I tnna .> mc-nes in riinmeier i)t. },ne l
' . 1 forge end. F, JS. FANT. *tl
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Show Coming.
The I>ah Williams Cora hI i (' ? npat ;
will play for one woek in the
House, lieginuhig Mnwlav t he'Jiith inst.
This will lie the third time tliis pnpulai
prioe company will have visited Union
It has b en some time suite we hive had
a show in Union and we have no doubi
this compauy will l)e greeted with a good
house.
Work Begun.
The first brick on the foundation ol
the LVople's liank was laid bv Mr. IV
F. Arthur, president, on Tuesday of tinweek
The work is U'ing push? d rapidly.
A great pile of brick is on the ground in
front. These biiek are of a suprriot
quality ami are made of crushed granite
and very much resemble a line quality
of granite. They cost S-lo o<)a thousand
and no doubt will make a verv pretty
wall.
On to the Mountains.
The annual excursion from Charleston
to the mountain' passed Union Wednesday
in two sections, tlie lirst of winch
cirrieil nine coaches comfortably till*d.
There w<-re several hundred in the i>u:t>
and they weto* going to various points in
the in nntains of No. lh C arolina. There
was a grand rush at. the Gibbes House
for lunches. Mr. Gibbes, as usual, however,
was equal to the occasion, and all
who apniied were supplied with lunches,
hot coffee, iced milk or tea.
Death of Mr. A. Banks.
It is with much regret that we ehron iele
the death of our friend Mr. A. Banks,
of Carlisle, S. C., which occurred at o
l). in Monday, atter an illness of about,
two weeks duration. The remains were
intered at K-lley's Chapel at Carlisle.
Mr Banks wasabun 7"> rears of age, a
jolly, good uatured old gentleman who
m-de friends everywhere he went, lie
came to Carlisle fiotn North Carolina
some 10 months ago end* took eharg- .?f
the hotel at Carlisle which he lias since
lawn running to the entire satisfaction
of the t raveling public and all concerned.
Our readers aie moie familiar with his
liom de plume "Joe Koby,'' over which
lie wrote many ?|?i?ry articles for The
TimKS whioti were enj ?y*d by all who
read them. He was ramiliarly calleil
by bis young friends Uncle Joe. His
wife has been suffering some time and
ibis grief. eonpi*?d with iiis advanced
age. caused Uncle Joe's hea'th t.o give
way and his d at li soon followed. wVe
extend our m ?st sincere svuuHthv to
his hereav?d wife Mr. limks wni a
kh d hearted, good man. Peace to Ins
ashes.
.1 Bold ltobhery.
About 11 o'clock Friday morning a
couple of negroes went into the li ?wse of
Mr. W II. K >nn. in Union near th?j
pump bouse, and stole a trunk belonging
to Mr. Koou's son who was on the ?xcursiou
to Asheviile. Mrs. ICoonheml
a noise in the room but the negro ba<l
secured the trunk and abscond-11. She
missed the trunk and gave the alarm
The men were at work in the mill but
the neighboting women took up the chase
and pressed the negro an close who had
the trunk that, they got in sight of him
with it on h s shoulder. lie d-?dg.vl int?
a piece of woods and concealed the trunk
in a ditch covering it over with brush,
j Miss Mortice Koon secured a gun h\
this time and went, after him while tin
' other ladies scattered to cut him off
Tliev saw him come ou' into the roa<
but he did not have the trunk A srand
on the back track was made and tin
I trunk foutid. It had not lieen opened
In the meantime the other negro, during
the commotion, had entered the houseol
Mr. Tom Woods near by to see w hat hf
could pick uo. Xo arrests have vet
been made. It is unfortunate that. Mis.
Mertice did not get a chance to briny
down the gauic after site had secured
the gun.
Cheap Rates.
To Louisville, Ky, and return. Account'
Triennial Conclave, Kniuhu
Templar. Louisville, Kv. August 27ili30th,
1001, Southern Itailway announce?
rate of one first class fare for the round
trip for individuals and still lower rate*
for brass bands in uniform, ten or more
on one ticket, lutes of sale August i*4
to 28tH inclusive, ileal limit Sept. .'fid.
19ul. Depositing ticket, in person with
F. C. Donald, Joint. Agent, Lnuisvihe,
b?tween Augusta 28t.h and Sept. > ul
and pay ment, of fee of 50 cts. at time of
de|>osit an exiention of tlnul limit until
Sei>t. 18th can be obtainedLow
round trip to Cleveland, O Account
annuil Encampment, G. A. It..
Cleveland. O. Sept. 10Ui-14'h, 1001
Soio hern itailway annouuct s extremely
low round trip rates from all points or
its lines to Cleveland, O, and return.
Following round trip ra'es will i>e in
effect, from points nani-d in South Carolina:
Atidetson S (' ?21 Camden. s
(J. ?22 40, Charleston, .*>. C. ?2o.l<),
Co umfna. S. C ?22 4"? Greenville, S. C.
$*20.00, Spartanhiug, ?*. C. ?p.? (>"?. Correspondingly
low rates from otlci
pojlltS.
Dates of sale Sept. 7th to lltli inclusive
good to return leaving Cleveland
not iatei than midnight Sept. loth 1001
By depositing tickets in person with the
Joint Agent at Cleveland on or befon
12 o'clock noon Sept. loth lool, and
payment of fee of oO cts at Htne of deposit
an extension of dual limit up to
and including (dot. 8th, 1001, may be seemed.
Account General Convention Episcopal
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( 11 > 1 v l> I ^<111 ? \ FI'A, 31m,
10i?l. Southern railway will seil round
trip tickets to San Piunci.-eo, Cal., a <1
leturn al special reduced rates. Atulerron,
S C., Camden, S ,
Charleston, S. C., Charlotte, N. (1.,
Chester. S C., Columbia, vS. (J.. Denmark,
S. C , Gastonia, N C., Newt>errv,
S C . Orangeburg, S. C., Prosperity, S.
C., Rock Hill, S C , Hpirtanhurg, S. (1 ,
Sumter, S. C., $*).*? 2f>. Corresponding y
low rates from other points.
Dates of sole September lSih to 2<>th
inclusive, floal limit Nov. lmb, HH)l.
For detailed information as to rates,
reservations, etc., call on or address any
Agent of the Southern lisdlw* y or connections.
W. 11. Taylor,
A G. P. A., Atlanta, Ga.
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Jlifi Value*.
T. I'. Bailey is < fleeing some leg i
1 values tins week. in iMCf- he is tuning i
the juices of everything he mentions just
r half in two. Now is your opportunity
to lay in a supply of some of t hose things
yon liave felt tliat. >011 medcd but Instated
on account of tlie jiriee Now is
your jipportunity to make a p?ck-up. j
Dm'l put it ofV until f."o tide and then
say you intended to coiue in but neglected
it. Look over his advertisement
l> in tins issue, jiick out what you want,
put on your liat and go to Biiley'satd
get, it. Tell liitn ih it v??ii saw what li?
said in TiiK Timi:sami tliai you intended
t<? be m time this lime. When you have
. pot. all you want ihen tell your friends
, and uive them a pointer. Thisopjhut ,
nil) lasts only a si mi t time.
/Iround Hognnsvilia.
Uae'e Mike I.ee re j nuts that the rain
in the 15 igansvillesection Tuesday afternoon,
especially near Mr. H. II. R binson's,
was somewhat in the nature ot a
cloud burst, the rain came down in tor*
rents, and soon had the streams out of
the banks and bottoms Hooded. IB*
thinks b<ittoi. corn is about dniu^ for.
Buffalo r.iH'K and ('amp Springs creek
weie booming. Several ttees were struck
by light uing but no damage by lightning.
Lotion is considerably injured also by the
recent rains, and is shedding rapidly.
While c ill on and eom is suffei ing the
goon pi* ]i:e 01 mar section have nail the
go"d toi'une to }m vest an excellent I
grain cion Mess's. Betsill and Davis *
who tint sle d the gram in that neighborhood
report liavit ft threshed (>,000bushel ,
principally wheat. This is a line show i"g
for one township, and it means
p'eiity ot bread. Can any other township
ma.ch this yield?
Crop Condition.
The week ending S a. m , Monday
August lotn, had even, nearly noimal
temperature, with a maximum of 00- m
at Green vend, a-d a ininuuiui of (HI at
Greenville. These temperanues were
favorable for crop growth and development.
High wi als d.imaged corn and
cotton in the extreme northwestern
counties.
Kxres-ive rains occurred over the
western and northern counties, causing
freshets in all the rivers and creeks, that
destnned what im?t oiu land crops th it
remained. Greenville had 7 04 inches,
^par'anbmg 7 oO, Anderson S 20 at d
and laiierty 0 0V. wlule many places had
stonier. but excessive amounts for the
week. Over the central, southern and
eastern counties the rainfall was normal,
or \How. and generally bened *ial Manv .
points had some rain on every day. In j
small sections of E Igeliold and Green- '
wood counties the ground is siitl dry,
but. with those exceptions, the need of
? dry weather is indicated.
tin sandy lands cotton has taken on
rust extensively, is shedding freely, and #
I is losing color, but on clay lands a \
I flintier improvement is indie del during i
> tli" ueek, espt-caby for early cotton,
which is heavily fruited. Young cotton
is growing too much to weed and is not
fruit ing sati.-facloriaily. The first bale !
of the season was marketed at Charleston
on the 17th.
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Union?lnnesville; It iin everv d ly
this week, very wet; corn and cotton
made little progress; cotton good; Ixit.h m
? mil i L'Uii ?iii uraiiujru uj wnirr,
hJhoj'ow land hay crop.?F. F. O'Shields.
; ADVERTISED LETTERS
Remaing in the Post Office at Union
S. C., f>r the week ending Aug. 23rd,
. 1901.
i Harnett, Mrs Xancy
< HaKlwin, Miss Rachial
r Bailey, Miss Fannie
I Haddie, Mrs Annie
Bradley, James 1-1
Hutts, Dick
Burns, Mrs Henrietta
Dobbs, Mrs Manervia
Drumruonds, Dave
) Fai liain, Miss
Fleming, Isaac
? Foster, (J F
I Gallium. Miss Pauline
> (fist, Miss Radical
Gore, Mr L-e
Harmon, Miss Annie M
Iliekey, Mr W 10
i Hudson, M r A L
Jackson, Mrs T C
I Jones, Ike ,
' Long, Miss Maggie *
I Land, Sannmie
McCanrnnon, Miss Gillie
MahufTey, George
Matthews, I.) A p
Morgan, Mr A W t
Posey. Mr Willie B
i Robinson, Mr Fred A (2)
Roseboro, Miss Alice '
Sartor, Frank
Sims, j V
Span. Mr Willis
Sumner, Miss (f P
Fumer, Mrs (Jullie
Wix, Mrs Lucinda
Wylie, Mr James
Persons calling for tlie alHjvo letters
will plftHae say it advertised, and
will He required to pay oue cent tor
their delivery.
J. C. Hunter P. m j
m i;ii miimv ?r/i,n yttii urt: inning
Wlion you take Grove's tasteless Chill
, Tonic because the formula is plainly
printed on every hottle showing that it .
is simply iron and (^uiujiic in a tasteless
form. No cure no pay. 50c. 4/M
Final Discharge.
Notice is hereby given that S. J. 11
Howell, (Jaurdian of the Estate of S>bl)ie
Kelly, deceased, has applied to Jason
M Greer, .Judge of Probate, in and for
' the county of U,nion, for a tinal dischaige
as such Guardian.
li Is Order, d. That tlie 0th day of
September, A I> lOftl, t>e llxed for
, hearing of p*tit|<>n, and a final settlement
of said Estate.
.Jason M. Grkkr.
Probate Judge Union County, S. C.
Publish.d 0 h of August, 1001. in the
l'njon tones, ud-4t
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BELOW COST!
Come Quick and Get the Pick.
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We have reduced pi ices for the month of August only,
in order to reduce our stock before moving into our
new quarters on September 1st. ?
The Class Front of the Racket Store.
Remember the place where 1 am going to move to, so
you can find me easily. We do not sell kveuytiiixg
below cost, hut maxv things.
SOSViE AT HALF PRICE.
And ill 1 fliimv.^ >if l: - * -*1 ,4 *
? r'1 ^v.*'it* uim'uuiii, me nargafn
Counters included only when you get at least $1.00
from them at a time.
rhis is a Rare Opportunity
For getting oil kinds of Wares?China,
Crockery, Tin, Y/ooden, etc., and a
thousand other articles, useful and
ornamental.
MANY AT HALF PRICE.
>. M. Rice, Jr., E. U, Prop.
Pickle Your Pickles
it ??
|in White Wine Pickling Vinegar
Only 35c a Gallon.
White Wine Pickling Vinegar is the
Best of all Pickling Vinegar. . . .
The Wh:te Wine Pickling Vinegar will keep your
pickles from getting soft ami spongy. It will keep
them 11AU1) and CRISP. Try a gallon and be convinced
that White Wine Pickling Vinegar is the only
Vinegar that will pickle a pickle
si!W. H. WEST & COMPANY,
IANK lUIILDINO ? ITNION Q C
LACHELOR STREET. o,
PHI" PA P i ( M? X?r^i^ I^IT>V
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Having recently purchased the business of the PARLOlt GROCERY,
am prepared to supply the needs of your table.
1MI0% ^ < >1JP? WA Nrrs
and they will be attended to with promptness and dispatch.
ALL COOl)^ DELlVIiRKD FKKIC.
Butter, Hggn and Vegetables always on hand.
lUUIIIOS PHK^SON PAII)
?oi' garden, farm and barnyard produce suitable for table use
CIIAS. R. SniTH, Mgr.
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T-BUILDER'S MATERIAL..
I am still in tl^Ps "RiiilrPrtrr 7VT ntociol
- ?. M V? * M-W M. V? ?tv/l A Ct 4
Business with a better assortment
than ever. Estimates cheerfully
given. Am also prepared to do all
kinds of ^structural work under
competent foreman.
PHONE 74. W. E. ALMAN.
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