The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, November 08, 1901, Image 3
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Local News Noted
Put Totter For Ready leferenc
Gathered Here and There b
Our Man About Town.
A- j Tliera was a ve*Jr l*rg? crowd li
Union Batnrday.
Tli* 1m*m of the trees are fallini
fact and,the branches and limbs begii
. ko bars a winter look.
FOR **ALE?One good saddle, hat
neea and work borae. Apply to
44-2t. Dr. J. M. Lawson.
Mr. J. G. Long is again in buslnes
in his old Stand in r?#r of the jal
He does a grocery business, and 1
v. having a good trade.
Tuesday was the first opld day w<
baVe had, It felt very much lik<
winter and overcoat on the outsidi
. was the order of the day.
H. A. May has Just put In anothe
.. .? _ j j - *_ i ,i a a.
wju pin mij, Hujuiuiug uie iiren uui
*nd both alleys are kept hot with th<
balls. He has a^ bonanza.
The four new houses rooently erect
ed by the Union cotton mills companj
between the office and main street ar<
rery neat and attractive looking cot
Mges.
Qnt of thpJfrgest prowds attend'}
the sale at the ooftrt house Monday
that we have seen in years, and the]
stood their ground notwithstanding
the cold rain.
* sMr. D, B. Fant, county supt of ed
oration, is attending the meeting o
the synod of the Presbyteiran churc)
at Oharlestoh, as delegate from the
church at Bantno.
Mr. Bates has resigned hit
poeitioa|0 book keeper for the Bail]
Lumber Mfg Co., of Union to lake
fgpet the l?th instant. Bfr. ^atet
*e will return to his home to logjf aftei
his own businees.
Come on girls with your itory ft
pmr trip to the Fair, The reaejeri
are waiting to hear from you. Jusi
^ --V' tell them all about It,' some Of oui
>'fet?eNM did not go and they warn
you td tell them about It.
*
The street oars In Columbia did a
thumping business Thursday. The
people were litter.illy hanging on t<
pie cars gqing put th? grp^ndf t<
Witnps* the hlg toqt ball game bp
9?r? eo tne u'emson sou Virginia ooye
It was it fln?? game.
It in said that the crowd at th<
Fair last i'hnr?dav was almost ai
large as the record-breaking day las
k' 'year. The attendance was yery djs
t ftoragipg Weflnetdsy. Thny yep
inciting up til Thursday to got a peej
?t T?*
The oJd bapk b?lldipg just eb<Mr<
U the Union hotel recently occupied b]
Ralph Smith, has Been fitted qp foi
g barber shop and Mr. M%V?rhUl ha
moved his barber shop from th<
Nicholson building In lower end
#f town to the?e new qqitrtprs.
dp We saw en eahlbitioa at the fair i
perfect model of a locomotive engim
and tender made of wood, with not i
? single part missing. It was a flni
pleee of work and showed wonderfn
gK mechanical engenutty and skill. Ii
Was b til It by a colored boy namec
Carlton Goodman, of Columbia.
The Bell Telephone people ar
O rushing things along. ' Thev |mv
?jpeady ypc&ifpd sey^'al parcels' ti
gttiff whleh they are hqsUy qnloHdim
and getting in shape for theoqnstruc
t|on of their ljne lq Uqlon. \V
gll4efwtan<i tftej afe ^*47 *1 worl
between flpsrtanbqrg and (fnlnn
Vo? ean talk dlrept with New Yor!
When tbla line la finished.
... .The national bank bar had "a wind n
at in iha wall abeeo the-steps in rearo
' QMfe#M?4r office, and a partition bi.i
Mffiting * private office for 'fept Pari
Sift A. P Mab-ry, who V4< in oharg
\ d^fee big work <?f Improving the A H
jjftk \ building dM the work. H1
r ? MW|ery ia a hnatler, a frond working
- eEfchei^aoni workthio be<yn do.
W?T. H. ^aW .lfFf b? Jim
ri|l?r?d?B elegant l|np of artsoparc
IH ^hat he lg going to rqa of at barjpdp
Sa*3mSffi a
IfcayWSmtffiffSS?afaer Jhat opeaa
p a oar load of Leon bedatead, th
6.00 kinland be ta going to ran thei
at 3.75.
I +. WAmusr*r-.i.?rti^ ro do wntln-i
La toe*. tf-00 par u oath Alary. <'
| i pat work at ?w?. The ta no fake, tki
U
A&-: .. -,-art, ?:
; Mr. J. R Porter wwhrri a telegram
Tuesday night fioni Gaffury anuounciug
the death of his father. He left on (he
, early morning train Wednesday for
i Gaffney, his father's home. Mr L H. io
Potter, his brother, aocomiianied him. lai
, Mr. A. A. Porter was 89 years of iue
i and had been an invalid and a cripple for
r six years, having got his hip knocked j in.
out of place several years ago. The to
' family has our sympathy. an
Mr. A. A. Ganlt, of Spartanbnrg
? was In Union Monday on business
y This was his first trip to Union in ^
two years. He says there has been
great improvements in the town w<
since he wss here. He dropped in to
a see as and got a receipt for two years
subscription to the Times. He intends 85
I to keep posted as to Union's develop- tn
a ment, he says Spartanburg streets ?.D
-* 1 ? a ?jb al
re DeiDff macaasinuou, iuu i>u?j mc
. blocked In some sections where the T1
work is going on.
The Eellpse Thtee Nights. Sa
b th<
1 The Eclipse Stock Go's show Las the
i boards at the Opera House this week. K?
They opened last night to a fairly good wc
audience. They are here for three nights,
b Thursday, Friday and Satnrday. Mr.
B J W. West, the genial advance agent, *D(
called in to reuew old acquaintance and ok'
B hare some job printing done for his *h->w. w
He says the show has bad a yery successful
run since their last visit to Union. w
It is a good show and popular prices pre- l"<
b vail. <>f
? dei
9 JOHN ROBINSONS TENTED aU
AMUSEMENT ENTERPRISE, kil
" John Robinson's Ten United Shows
r Will Exhibit At Union
9 Saturday Nov. 16. ^
For mors than 70 years the Robinson br?
Show has bad the reputation of being tb<
the very best of tented amusement in- **
1 stilqtions aud agnjn history fspegts itj
self. i\ll th" pnaippion riders, both male
and female, the highest salaried
aerial ists, gymnasts and acrobat,
I the funieet clowns, the largest uu-1 fliest
ooleotlon of wild beasts, tfi fit.eu, head M
of performing elephants and bundle's of "it
other features. This distinguishing feat- fal
f ure of the show is the great spt-ctanlar Qf
, production of King Solomon and th*
(^ueen of Sbeba with its one hundred *
principals and a ballet of fifty girls. we
^ All the scenery, costumes and t ffccts for
of this grand,imereaaieg sperticle arc new
this Mason. j
j Billy Lehr in Columbia.
4'i
' Vf* T?W *?? ? QWT oW friend Bi'Iy
' Lehr, pf the k*hr? William" Cnmpd?- .
Company, while *t Hyatt {Vufc iu Co- '
. lumbK His company held the fc-wrd*
' hi th* park theatre and In was p|*yin?t U*
? to the bigg^t Wnd of h>u?ra (Vd* rl*
t reading "steading room wily*' were n
hung out nightly. He says be will be
back in Union some time in the spring,
t This company is a favorite with the
theatre goers in Union and we will be tie
^ glad to have tliem return.
j Brought the Trade. Pjja
] W? Jfl- w. frfrTifftlN m 1? to- ??
* H^ey and tqld us tq say that hi* ft
: page supplement iu T?? TjMFa
brought the poople to his store in
orowds. They referred to some of JR
hit quoted prices and he was and al- "
B ways is ready to stand by them.
? Th*y went away happy carrying tei
t away armsful of goods, and fttqto- #1
. In J no* onjr to m<Bui \o Ml
others and bring their friends along
9 8f r. Bobo said that was one of his oB
5 Sifqrdays, to ^af he M a fto*
^usiqesq, uiuaH more th in he e;p>ct#d.
It waq not 4 nay day. You nan w
feach the ppoplp through T^e T^gg.
r Fnib
9 The neat attraction at Columbia will toi
a be the Colored People's Fair. This is u
their regular annutl State Fair and the f
colored peopif sbopld all go who |>o*tibly Ph
paq The ooloied people should be en- Sic
oouraged in this laudable undertaking.
We have received the following letter
from the manager which speaks for iteelf: "
Columbia, S. C., Nov. 2, 1901. J?
Mb. Ei>itok'?I call your attention to be
the fxct that the Colored State Fair will co
be heM at Columbia, 8. C., Nov. 18 to
23, 19-1 All necessary arrangements , .
have been perfected with the railway com- b"
patties for the transp utatiou of visitors mi
on that occasion. As the white people ga
** geueially manifest h friendly <^ls|>Q3ttluu *
e ?ih he way of t^lp pg th? oolored people I
fo idtproye tn*ir co-idli-ion, |[ hereby re- Ie'
*peoffnlly request fnat you glee the at-, ?tl
' tempt o i th-- part of f h-a colored people* so
?0 hold a S'rttp Fair fpvorablr comment, u
e \ hayr plw ?yn t*ugty tty> people ot my **
, w? tt\Ht n^e wMto WW* w? 3W? r*
" are tl^eir ffiei.^i g>
Youre very truly, ob
it A. E Hampton, Manager. m
JOHN mom N9QW9. ^
,f Ten Big Combined Colost il Shown b<
Tliere is certainly no traveling exhibi- m
r. tion in Atuorioa, perhaps in the world, at
^ which preennts entertainment so varied,
so attractive and so roultitodinou* m do
* John Robinson's Ten ONnbiie d Great P4
Sho wn ginoe the d?yi ot Nodi, a more ?'
i. complete meuiMerie has never been seen te
Kmy act tn tp? fPQoetpT pffrup 1*
J aiptifrnim to tfteonmie. %? 4"^ n
4 ?wi^paf hgr?? ij^Th the world, J
A lE? higheaiMmmu ta Dm circus pro- f
j fwhioo, all the champion rlden both ">
A male aad female. The I'neet rpeoiniena pi
pt the cnteet i?nW* in the world. The
16 grandee! specidtiea ever produced. The N
m funnimt downs on earth m with t?>c J
2$2S &%. 10 ^u>" *
tt ??? ???? N (
"J Dr. Meeon'e Depilatory remoree el
4 so peril none halre penpaaentlj from |i
fey pert of the body. $4 00 a boor.
. .John H. Maoon A Co., Haneook MaryJUM.
nay a
John Robinson's Citcus,
The bill poster* of this famous show
're mh busy as be? 8 here Saturday pu tit
up ilieir poster*. In addition to >he
Mids already in town they lw<i a very
*ke oih erected n>-ar the depot on tin lot
tere the Raaies building was receuilv ,
roed and one just below the Court
juae. Dtd you know that John Unburn
is a South Carolinian? Coine to
sru Nov. 16th and renew old acquainted
with him.
hooks hike Another Murder.
The Coroner received a telegram
jesday evening calling him to Carlisle
investigate tlie death of a colored
unan named Nancy Williams who
ed on Mr. J. Epps Tucker's place
me miles from Carlisle. Nancy Wilms
was an old negro woman possibly
vani-a old Th?r? hail Ixwn n< <trip
>uble during the ymr between her end
e Anna Eppa end it i? reported that
rente hud been made by Anna against
incy several times during the year,
is occason of the trouble it serins was
tncy's objection to her grandson, Ed
to urns', infatuation for Anua. On
nday evening Nancy was sitting by
r fire in Buuwell Jones' house when
ina came in to borrow a spoon. Nancy
t up to go out of the house. Anna
mt out ahead of her and while Nancy
a standing in the door Anna daugbt
Id of her aud shoved her. Nancy fell
d struck her head against a table. The
I woman lived until about 1Q o'clock
ten she diedf
be doptoi'e opinion was that Nancy
illiamacame to her death from a collision
of her "head causing poncussion
the brain. The Coroner's Jury renred
a verdiot in aooordance with tlte
jve and obarged Anna Eppa with the
ling.
rhe Coroner returned Tuesday night
v'ng the prisoner, Anna Epps, in
trge of Constable) Win. H. Gist to he
?ught 6b Union Wednesday. She was
night to Union and is in jail to await
> next term of cour$. This will make i
ren n^urder pu?es for the next term.
i
News Notes from the Junctiqft.
Overj one seems to be enjoying j
is beautiful weather which looks so
ich like spring, only we see hy the
ling <>f the leaves and the drooping
the flowers hy the wny iide that
nrer is near- A few more pretty
eks like now will gather the crop
1 this year.
From all signs it seems that a great
&1 of grain is going to WW*
d that $ tftovii in the right .
action*
We haven't mqch lqpal qewg (ram
8
Mr. W. A- Willerd has bought a
W buggy and this means something
e for him for he is a candidate ana
s vote will elect him*
Mr. D. 0. White has accepted a
sition as clerk with Mr. Sam Lit.
john, of Jonesville.
Several went to the Fair frqm tht|
ice. A<*V"Ui ^r- J- T*
ftaqit, a man of fO ^ars, vho
K>d the trip fr?e and enjoyed It.
lev report a uioe time.
Mr J. II. Pickens has gone to
ur town to take a position with Mr.
ill Smith as clerk.
This writer was glad to ?*ad a let
in T*Jtths"from Mrs. M. E.
itton whom we haven't seen in
gpe time* She writes int^r^ingly.
Moxr.
MEXICAN oSfosWsfQMYt
Qnsq 1VJ|? JApem Regaraett
AH np#q fqr Five rears Con- .
fosses to a Priest,
A carious story comes from a small
Vk in thn atata /.f Pnokla rannrta a
rv u in i>uo pvohi vi * uvuu^ ly^ml ^ If
extern correspondent of the Mem.
la Oorameroul Appeal. A miamary
priest named Patre Pimento!,
tying there, stated in a sermon he
eached that he was visited by a
uth named Daniel Diaz, who
gged him to go to his house and
nfesa his sister, who had been dead
e years, uand who had appeared
m beseeching lpim <Mr ch the
laeiofu^es \o her out of pur*
Wy.vThe
padre says that despite the
its which were aroused by this
range request he determined to go,
>4 took for fais companions fyfontino
el 1*4? ?u4 t"Q saprist^noei. t)u
whing the house, which was a
ooipjf piece, he was conducted to a
eeriess room where he seated him
If and immediately beoame aware
a floating vaporous figure, while at
e same time he heard "cracking of
>nes." The wretched young woman
ade her confession, and on being
Molved, disappeared suddenly.
The padre states that the awful extrinnM
hrmii/ht on a Mvorfl illrmfw
it that since his recovery he bag de
t|^i^ (Q fQS^V the fact known,
iSt othctfi may not be exposed to
le seme lonjz ^urancft jn pijr^atory
:r *e#t of tSeo-mio^.
T^e o^fs of t^is ooourpenoe hes
treed like wildfire, end the mission
its here been the recipients of
mdsotne contributions since it took
lece.
ekmrtor.
otloe Is hereby gtrn thet epplleetion
111 be mede to the Seoretary of
ete for e oherter for The PvJendly
d aogleiy,". A 'oheritehle essooieon,
Jambs Qxlbs President.
- Jambs Avdekson Seeretery
f* f
I
A Ran Away,
Mr. T. P. Coakley had a painful
accident la*t. Monday, which came
near costing him his life. He was
on h wagon which was hanling some
sash, door* and lumber to Capt.
Douglas' house, where he is doing
some building The horses became
frightened in front of the Clifford
Seminary and ran down to Capt.
Douglas' gate. The line broke and
the driver jumped. Mr. Coakley
staid on trying to save the sash until
he saw the horses were going to run
the wagon against a telepnone pole,
he then jumped, and falling, cut two
bad gashes in his head, hurt both
arms and he thinks broke a rib on
the right side. He fell within a few
feet of where the wheel struck the
pole. He was rendered unoonsoious
for several minutes by the fall. He
was brought to town and his wounds
dressed. He was able to be out
Tuesday, but said he was awfully
rore. Only one pair of sash was
uined. The team was not Injured.
Sale Day la Union.
Monday was saleday here and there
was possibly more land changed hands
than has occurred in any one day in a
decade. The land averaged a very fair
price, and the Pinckney township land
known as the Pea ilidgo land brought
what tp>fd]t be termed fancy prices for
farmland. There was some lively bidding
for the choice tracts. The following
sales were made;
The Bailey land in Cross Keys township.
912 acres, was bought by J. A
Brown for $425. The Judge W. H.
Wallace land, 1,816 acres, in Pinckney
township, sold as a whole to A. H.
Foster |for $10,000. It was then sold
in tracts with the understanding that if
the aggregate amount of the fate in tracts
did not bring as mpph as sale in bulk
then t{)e or iginal bidder in bulk would he
declared the purchaser. The sala in
aggregate amounted to something over
10,000 and Capt. A- H. Foster was declared
the purchaser.
The Murphy property was next sold.
The drst put up was the P. Murphy
home place which waa hid off by Mrs.
Cora Ann Murphy for $2,050. The
Post Oftloe lot was bought by Mr. Dan
Mullina* for $805.
The J. T Alman land, 163 acres, in
Pinpknsy township, was purchased by
Mr. B. Going for $1,000.
Mary Alman vs. Jos. Gaalt, 125 actes/
in Pinckney township, the Gault
tract, $1,100.
The Jogifth Gault land, 091 acres, hon e
tra^t, $1,350 to W. H. Page. Tract
No 2, 22 1-5 acres, to A. A. Gault for
1775.
Andergon Gist lot In Union to H. C.
Lawson for $400,
The Hart property, near town, $840
to J. M Greer.
A 35 j acre tract above town to J. A
Sawyer, attorney, for $-?.. I
The Hill home place in Union bid ofT I
by J. C. Wallace, 10 acres for $1,200. I
Also 212 acres above town by J. Q. Wallace
for $1,010. Ttai8cloaert the Master's
sales.
The JVahate .Judge sold the following
property;
The Hamilton land, tract No. 1 200
ecru.-, home tract, to L. C. Jeter for $500
Tract N.j 2. 200 acres, to Dr. J. H.
Hamilton for $*50.
Q. C. Pruittvs. Ann ^mith in Bo<T:irsvilU
township, 70 acres, tract No. 1, o
R: A. Hopkins, of Spartauburtr, ! <.
$555. Tnict No 2, adj . ling. 37 aciei
to U. A Hopkins for $1 0
The Cohen property, ntct. No. 4. the
Vinson land. 109 acres ok -*kull Shoal*
road to G W Guiug for $055.
^Stern divniou of same land, 150
acres, the Henry Knox tract, to T. J.
Harris for $1,000,
Tract N?>. 1, l'4$ acrea. on Sugar
Creek to J no Going tor $305.
125 acre* arijofnintr land on Sugar
Cteek to G. Epps Tucker for $375.
The 73$ acres and another tract was
withdrawn by Mr. J. 4 Sa*yer, attorney,
because it did not bring $3 per acre.
A Clubbing Offer.
We have reoeived so many requests
from friends to make a dubbing arrangement
whereby they can get a foreign
paper in connection with ThkTimks
that we have decided to do so. For all
new subscribers for one year cash, and
all renewals for one year received in the
next 00 days we will offer the {oltywing
papers with Tub Tt^e^ fof the amounts
opposite; ""
Tiik folia* Timm one year and
The Thrioe-a-Week New York
World $1 50
The Times and The Hojne and
Farm 1 85
The Times and The Sunny
South and the Weefcly Atlanta
Constitution, H papers.,,,.. 2 25
The Time? and The Commoner
(Bryan's paper) 1 50
The Time? and Word and Works
(Hick' paper) and Hick's 25c
Almanao 1 75
The Timfs and The Weekly
News and Courier 1 75
The Times and The Textile Excelsior
2 50
The Times and "The Arena," a
monthly magazine ot high
order 2 50
The Times and "Mind" fin^ l\t;
erary magazine 2 00
T-Ufc Aha The Record (Belgian
Hair and Poultry Journal 1 50
The ln<lepfudent la a weekly
npaga^tn? of high 0*4?* and Is
to the Vinlted States what the
London Times is to England,
a national magazine. Its price
> is $2.00. The Times and The
Independent 2 ?5
The abovg is a fine list of Ju\tfP*ls and
some of them are Yfpjth ?<*? twin the
combtnfttVw rgtpe, *
tfo.W, here is yonr opportunity if you
want a whole lot of good reading at a
fheAp price.
TJU9 94*AaaiioficB.
AH parsons are hereby forbidden to
ride, drive, Ash, hunt or in any manner
whatever tresspass on any of our lands
In Uuion county,
Mas. Ti. G. Young,
Mrs. J. C. Hunter,
43-41 . J. o. Hunter,
tlllll Mill'
Wo are now in otii* new quarter?i#
ancl we desire to tliank our* eiistomeni
<or their past favors in. trade, and
wish to Sity that we expect to con?
timie restocking' 011.1*
BARGAIN COUNTERS
with the same variety of useful and ornamental
goods?and more of them?than wto
have been carrying, also our
SEWING MACHINE AND
MUSICAL DEPARTMENT
will be Special Features in our business this
season. We represent several of the very beat
Machine and Musical Factories.
Sewing Machines, Pianos, Organs
And Small Musical Instruments,
And are ready to supply demands at best bargains.
Remember our new place is the old
Racket (Glass Front) Stand.
?
S. M. Rice, Jr., E. D. Prop.
e
jjR^/a -Search
For Stoves
Should end in this store. Useless to s?ek belter or lower
priced goods elsewhere. The best stoves are offered and
lowest prices made here. Our new line of
Coal and \Vood Heaters,
Coal and Wood Ranges*
and stoves of every variety is complete.
The designs of these stoves is very handsome and the
construction is perfect. They give the most satisfactory
results with the least consumption of coal.
Oetzel's Hardware Store.
uressea ana
Undressed
LUMBER
In both states for lumber buyers. Better than average qual,
1 >
tfy at less than average prices. Material for the builder*
Contractor, carpenter, farmer or householder at figures below
regular.,
LUMBER, SHINGLES. SASH and BLINDS,
DOORS, LIMB, LATHS md HAIR.
Special lot Siding at 76c per 100 feet. Tell us your needs
and we quote pleasing figure s.
phone 74. W. E. ALMAN.
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