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/ s 7 I^THC TOWNOFu'IiO H W AlT^ - T T "W /"v m T F*W1 ~W ~m m SSA | THI TOWfToF^loil HA?'| Th*<-e Cotton Mills, one the V I I ('I I 111 I 111 I I I |M /I 111 ? 1 j? The largest Knitting Mill and I lar*u?? in tho South. Four Fur- Jj ? Ml I m I M /1 HJ |[( Dye Plant in the State. An Oil niture and Wood Manufaotur- J 1 I I ^ I I W m I II ml I I 1 i . Hi *i,d Manufacturing Go. that 9 lag Concerns. One Female ft II I 1 J III v I I I I I I I V I H 'J a J _ i? makes an unexcelled t^uano. S Seminary. Water Works and (U J| m B m A a m V/ JL a JL M jLT JL JLJ I (| Three Graded Schools. Arte- fl Flectrio Lights. * V * - yfl sian Water. Population 6,500. 8 t ? -? -*? VOL. Li. NO 49. UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6. 1901. #1.00 A YEAR. 4?m mmmmmmmmmm-m P. M. PARk President, f a BO. MUNItO, Cashier, J I J Merchants' and Pla ** X of nivi I Capital Stock 7 Surplus M Stockholders' Liabilities J ; Total.. m Directors?J. A. Pant, ^ I T; 0. Duncan, J. T. Douglass, T Wm. Coleman. J We Sellctt 1 boi.ds and other things. Of such there were plenty to chain the in ter^ of all present, as wol| as every fover o$ ?nd cpuntry who couhl lint he there. I wi 1 not attempt f" particularise the wonderful exhibi t of the different department. Suffix to *ay that I was imdressed with the tLought that if all our p *>ple couhl {irofit, to ev n a small cxren'. by th? eesons here practically taught. th<opportunities suggested of u iiising watte materials, benefits of new ideac and their intelligent sopficatpn p* j\iiprfWeujenis in stock** K>f ?11 hinds labor-saving mschinery and the posaibilifTe* of the various new agriculiml products, there 'would be fewei ty'fW nhciiltivap'lfttyer eippty end fjjlapidatel farm bona-a, fewer c' ild. cn the slaves of r.\ factory 'bosses and moro human in \ dependence and fturdy tnsnhood hotl womanb'Kxf; dpga ?pd jatey mutton*; more home grown ton *m! rJ?!W f#wer tfg poisoned tjp.jje'aelss ?n4' fmi 'i and more of the kind that should **' weight and beautify the pantry ihelvea of every household, and b " # UNION'S BEAU Y WRITES. N/m JEdnm Davis, Union ^ownship's Prize W inner Writes an Interesting Letter Abont the Trip to the Fair. To on* whose means and oppor tnr.jties are limited as f> efup|ia*ig? the o>>mmat d? "thus far and no Jbnber," the few occasion* iq life whan tb* barriers are removed and (he one within permitted to wander forth into new scenes, breath the air of a freer atmosphere, come within touch and closer sympathy with those irho|e lota are past in a broader scope, with more varied opportunities of doing good and being usefu' generally upon th* smoothe, reproducing phonographic record of that mind are iouelibly ep graved impressions of an shileratlon and vivid joy only pos* sibie to those so circumstanced. 8uch was my experience as one of the happy party who recently visited th* Sta<e Eair at Columbia, under the immediate pilotage of Editor John R. Mathis and his charming ^ughter, h^iss fjrertpiide. represent ing Till UKfug l inks, whose tern. \ pofery ward* we wepe by reason of jin generous coupon pqntcst. So fliueji has a'refdv heon wpll sajcj by different naeqibprs of the lively p.?rty chat J fear the public baa be ooiQt' wt^ry of a ?t ry made ata'e. only by u? off repetition, and will endeavor to co fine myself to impression* of a general n? ure rather tiian to t?di us particularizing. The program had been arranged with a y.ipyf jo pio>jijiiig a? muoh enjoyuient ana profit by . iehi wC i: g bs possible iuto the few hours at our disposal, ?ud was carried < Ut without jar op disoord in ?0 fbr as ( wap able tQ Jidge. The journey to Columbia was without special incident, baring adIt ditions to our party of a number of ongenial spirits, (among whom we wish to mention Mr. Hey Denver, of 8antuo, aa among the specially obliging and helpful to all) and the usual manifestations of *'j >v in sway while grief is away.". K)ur arrival if the ityir iraa'The signal for the beginning of the real pleasure of the ^rip?interest iu the things which combine to make the greaimss vi a Commonwealth?the magnitude and diversity of her natural resources, the IkjUfulpbSp of hep %rti9spe qud the pardonable pride and (Contented happiness manifest in alt-?the man of gp the homespun*and the hoe, equally l with .the man of the silk tile, bloated A. H. FOSTER, Vtte Pflll* J * . D. ARTHUR* Af Istaat Cashier. T v inters' National Bank j OTV. 8. O. I I $60,000 I o 60,000 f _ 60,000 S , $170,000 I J W. H. Wtlliei, Wm. Jeffries, S v tj a#.*ri ? _ t__ a ? -a -- Jh. X . Jnom-IIIIOK, A. XI. IMttt, Jj I v four Business. 1 a i- , J tfcc pride snd profit of every house si wife iu the State. "But" ss the si poor, lone sheep would remark, tl how can such things be?" so long tl as it is m cessary to induce the at- oi tendmco of a large proportion of the b people and stimulate th^ir interest by ui the special provisipp of ?hoddy eitfe tl shows, tjricky juggle; ies, questionable specplatjops at fhe race ppqpiQ and ?1 other features of s nature calculated *t to bleed the poor, pancake looking w puri-e of rural Johnny. ci With these latter adjuncts tl eliminated my peer judgratpt ypiuld ft pronounce the Fair off 90 la cqni- It plpte spcpess, and w# should, like to ai see it repeated in every county of V the S?ate. Wouldn't be a day ei of which to be proud of ipdeed! ft' The pleapure of opj yi?it to the ft State's Oapi ol and other public ? ! institutions of the State was|much h enhanced by the kindneee and gen- tl tlemanly courtesy of the officials in t* charge respectively, and, though net U "to the manor bom," we saw mueh r? tii make us wish tfiaf thp State line *had peep drawn to include the lop of "i the Blue Bidge mountains. w For.great courtesy and kindnee? ? shown us throughout the $ey we V\ wish to espepiallj. fetnrp tpaftks to w Cpl Roltniifoy, Secretary of the fwip, fo who presented qs with |hp blqe nh ?? hon. Secretary of State'* clerk. Mr. in Qautt. Mr. Watson, of the 8'ate '1 newspaper, and others, of course in- te eluding our editor and the managers w and owners of the "livest" newspapers ?<i in the "livest" town of thp up- P' o<\n r? A fclJ To those who kindly voted their at coupons for me I shell a ways remain *< Yours truly, la flpBjA PA^I?. Si ? -r I*. - t" The Maid of Honor Writes of Her cl Trip to the Fair With The ? Times Prrty. 0I Thursday. November the 5'h, the ti "Uuion Times party" b?>arded the n morning train for Columbia. Look- H] ing out of the train window we saw ^ aome very ptatt^ F| along tfcW liver.' We saw the place a| where the ferry boat used to run h when Broad river bridge waa wrecked, t< the river 'did not look like it was |] very wide |>^t I woul<l not like to tl cross it. * ^ The pynp P.rhl^PH Mqng the po^tf ? ??elow Car?V'P Wprp vpry poor jq- % deed* p When we had been on the train m ;th <u> 2 hours aud 30 minutes the ? conductor came through the train p e tiling out "Columbia." and wp * egan to get ?tfl thjng* fefdv tp get ^ >ff. vybpn the train stopped at thp ^ Union shed wp all g??t off and took a lc . r_ ^ A. " ' i rci u?i hit iup ?ir grounds. We b ujoyed the ride through the city tl very ninth. When we got to the w Fair grounds we went in one of the i( main entrances where we'were int.ro- it duced to President Evans and Secre- ], tary Holioway. Mr. Evans and ( h Mr. Holioway both tn&d^ Ha ? ui?e I |] talk and ^r.. H<>Uowi$* Patted us if 1 *e oou'd not find some way to get 'J >ver in his county, Newberry, to see tl the boys there. They gave us per- p mission to visit al| the * We tl went fro^pj tboVe $o the' Urge bqild- fl ing where the fiofef^ fpufida! ingtru o inents, searing machines and all kind '| of fanoy work were kept. We were b acb presented by the J^difor with a ' r silver heart with our names engraved ? ' TOt.it. We as* a greatrnMUf ^k'^gs ?] o( infyrejt. eft gallery up fa ' stairs was especially a^ra^iye^ thffp j being qu??e a number of fine paint- t uiga en the wall. When we hud r stayed in this large building about f 2 hour* we were tired aqrj went QUt i i in the veranda and watched the ine horses exhibited in tb< rena, for quite a while. W< rent from there to another building there there were more different va ieties of preserves, pickles, jellies, anaed goods, and various products f the farms, than I had ever seen efere. In another department of his bqilding we found a most extras rdiuarj collection of chickens, there just have been a thousand of them, had never seen many of the verities of chickens that were on exhiition here. It would take too much pace to describe them. There must ave been a pair of every known ariety. Some of them were as large s turkeys, and the u<?ise the roostre kept up was almost deafening, believe thin was the best exhibit I aw at the Fair. From this buildig we went to the cattle pens and iw some very fine cows, sheep, goats nd hogs On the way to and from le stock yard we passed through ?e Midvtaj, and the noise and clash f trumpets, tin pans, cymbals, cow ells, drums and horns, and tfce loud ......i...i _,.i? -k ' IV/^4 V UOM 9I?4U ii"g ?erni)i?. We wpnf i?to several ?f the fide lows, aipni>K which was the dea<h ;eae ot McKinluy. The nurse who as sitting btside the bed wore a red 'OSS on her arm. In on? corner of le room there stood a table with a tw flowers and ?ome bo^tjes of ffiedjtip pn Tbf figuv? was of wax ad the breathing was very natural le next, took in the races which we ijoyed vpry much, ft being oqr t sf view flf a horse r?PP- Wc W ero inirwed that if we wanted to see any T the sights of Columbia we would *ve to leave the Fair grounds. We len took the street ear for the peniUtiary. The car only went to the moil ahed so we Had to walk the st of the way. fij this time there eve "many additions to our party, ad upon looking back I saw there ere 21 of us, it was a jolly crowd id we did not mind the ' hrn we arrived %t the penitentiary e went into the office where we >und some one tp ta^e qs arpqnd j4 show us fho principal places of iterest- We saw the uisohine shop, le electric power plant, the carpenir shop and the blacksmith snop here the officer showed us >m? iron bands (fiak war* used to nt around the wrists and ankles of te prisoners, the ones used for the ikies bad a chain attached t? them J J * .1 t iu ai tut) ttuu ox me cnain a fie irofl b$i;. Tb^e *m wiled lacltles, We ftlso went into the lilor shop, where they were making othes for the convicts out of white ad black striped cloth. From one f the windows we gat a good view of le canal, far below ua, which furishes power for the great mil^a lon? iu b*uk. Wg the jftVft'W t01)* WW would not it us go in it. i'hia faotory is operLed by Northern capitalists, no visera allowed inaide. Next we went > the bath room, barber shop and ie room of punishment, h< rp yyp ^aw te stock- ifltd W*t?h the culprits are lade io place their hands and feet hile the prupl loofcipg leather Strap, ttacked to a wooden handle, is aplied on their backs. We shuddered b we could imagine the blows falling n the back of the helpless victim, rom here wp yent to the Tfhere they were cooking. :om there into the dinipg x)pp which b&d 'P"g benches and >ng narrow tables, the rations had ean placed on some of them. We aen went into a large new building here the cells were This buildig had a large hall running through This building was heated bv irge heater in o^&ifi ^lT. y*u eavtrticft^bf this hall were flWoells, one row above another, 'here were four or five rows of them, 'hese cells looked very comfortably here w?s * bed wit^ t> la n^e&i ^ r^eO cefl, a?d >n ?oqie of lie rooins nfere jables Yfifh Y^aea of ^we^e *n<f a Bible on th^ra, a few f them had oarpete on the floor !*be duora of tbeee cells w< re closed <y pushing a long iron bar whipb an along the front *pfl extend *1 fr?m and to pnd, barring all tire |??ofH. When we were oqt pf tlpe >uddipg\Ye wen^ {hm^gb ih? fk>we> mrd which was very pretty. In his flower jard wu a fountain bat he water was not running. This buutftin waa c<?Y*rrd bjF a little euin er house whioh waa covered with ' 3 ( > green vines. After we had looked > at the flowers we bid farewell to the > penitentiary and its inhabitants. ; When we got back to the city we - went to the State Iluuse where we i were met by Mr. Jease' Gantt, who 1 took us around and showed us the > House of Representatives and the Senate Chamber. They were pre>? paring for the State ball in the House 1 of Representatives, and the Senate Chamber was full of books so we did not'get te go into either of them. Mr. Uautt showed us some very interesting relics which were very valuable. Among the papers we saw the treaty oi peace made Dj the early settlers with the Indians. He ? told us all about toe history of these relics which was Tory interesting. We would hare stayed longer if our time had not been limited. We went from the State House to The State office, where we were introduced to the city editor, Mr. Watson, who kindly showed us around the office. We saw the new typesetting machines in operation, they were worked somewhat like a typewriter, and were very interesting to us girls. Mr. Watson ha*d one of his printers to mouM the name of each of the girls into type and gave them to us as souvenirs which we appreciated yery muchWe wept from the State office to Hyatt's Park ou the street car. We saw a high tower which was covered with electric lights, this tower wus oalled the electric tower apd WW 0 very beautiful sight with its hundreds of adored lights. We went around to the aoo where we saw some very funny animals among which was a little monkey with little round black eyea, a large bear and many other animals. If we bad gone to the park in the daytime vfe w?Uld have enjoyed it much better, but then we could not have aeen the electric tower. After we had rested a while we saw we bad just fifteen minutes to the city ap4 PHtfb the train foi home. .We got to tpe trqin and all got on board five minutes before it began to pull opt, sh?mt 8 o'clock wo hid forewell to OUuwbis end our new friends. We were once more on the train, this I time going home instead of going away bringingjaway, with ysjpieaaant memories of our Mp to the Fair with Tmh Times girls. We had a pleasant time on the train during our homeward run. I hope we will always remember this trip with pleasure^ tnd in some future time I hope to meet you al) again, Gertrude. PREPARING FOR THE REUNION Our Texas Correspondent Write# Interestingly of the EffQifa ~<*f the Dallas People fa Mafe the fa a erapd S?Ci Of.h,cr $ews *fo&4?, Bonhain, Texan, Nov. 26. 1901. Editor Times?The last time I wrote you the subject matter contained in the communication r$UtPd to the trip to thg, Qoufederate fte V\nipp at iSfletuphia/ The first subject in this will relate to the approaching reunion fa be hold at Dallas in the spring and 1 trust all 1 may say may be of interest to the readers. First I will state that the datoe for holding the reunioM have been decided upon as April 22, 23, 24 and 25^ 1902. The headquarters will, in all probability, b,e et ths State Fair (jrounds in the city of Dallas. All the committees have been appointed and are ready for aetive work. Of course the principle thing to do is to raise sufficient money to pay all the expenses of the entertain inent of the Confederate spi&ei^ and| their frie^i. ^pi&raBk >0^. has tyeen raised so far. The'Texas t>ta?e Fair and Dallas Exposition management donated one half the gate receipts of the opening day pf the Fair in gepfemher towa*A the eute^tkmcurnt of toe Confederates. , Qne means of r?i?iBg fends for the . pav)sp will he the sale of souvenir Lee buttons which represents a lone star with a picture of Gen'l vtpuu them, and the fafe of Winnie Davis Meda^i<?nt. etc. Another sonrce of flii'ds will be by subscription in f).ah las and poseiWv ot^ey painty and still aupthe^ f aw almost sure, will ' foe a c-ininbutton by all or nearly all ' Confederate camps in the State. The idea of many of the Confederate ' soldiers is to impress those from 1 other States with the fact that Dallas alone did not invite the reunion to ' Texas but the invitation came from I \ ' 1" " ' u'- ' Wm. A. NICH BAN) Transact a Regular Ba Branches and Insure Boiler, Liability and Ac of Indemnity for Officii Individuals as Administ YOUR BUSINESS IS RE 11 Texas ex-Confederate*. The dates decided upon for the reunion is rather early and I must say I am somewhat displeased with the time set because it will be a little too soon for Texas to show forth her glory. Nature shows off this section of the State to best advantage from May 1st to about June 15th. But even then the Ex-Confederates who hare never seen Texas before will have the exoeeding pleasure of viewing as fine, if not the finest, farming lands possibly in the world. After thirty years from the time the first railroad was built through this city the seoond one has lust made its advent into Bonham. The track was laid into the oity last week from Denison and with some more adjusting of ties and rails the road will be ready for traffic. This road was projected in 1887, the grade oompleted from Denison to Bonham and the bridges built, but for the laok of funds the line was abandoned. The right-of-way and franchises have been owned by various parties during the time and the charts? .has been renewed several times. The new line is knO*n as the Denlaon, Bonham and New Orleans Railroad. This part of the line from Denison to Bon ham has been built bv Bonham and Denison capital and it 13 leased to the VltiMaari, Kansas and Texas Railway Company who will operate the line to this pUont The Bonham people fbel very proud of the feet that they have interest In the new railroad and it Is quite likely that through the efforts of the Bonham. people the road will so <t\ ho f*lendrd m?u h eastwnrd toward New Orleans which is ;h? ob j jective southern to'.aimns. The Bonham cotton mill shipped a few Weeks Hgo * car load of irs or- ducts to Shanghai, China. 1 understand 'hat the mill haa orders abend tor its ou put for several tnon'hs to come. 1 cannot believe thn ftu?. Bonham mill in a paying enterprise a* yet, for the' reason that the vhw material has been ooeting t.M> uiuoU iinct i* ha* been in operation. Farming lamia in ha section ol the State bare advanced in price agaiu this year. Two years ago black land was selling from $30 to $37 per acre One year ago these lat.da ranged in price from $37.50 to $45. Today black WtXJ lands are bringing from $50 to $65 pea acre. I mention the black land for it is the heat standard of value, but all farm ing lands regardless of color have advauced as much in proportion, J. 8. C. . Sintuc News Notes. "The garden gate has ceased of lata, load of love to bear; * But double weight is now the fate, Qf litany a pailor chair." It seems to be too oold for star razing. I would oeriaiuiy like to see a b-Jivl o wsah the face of the globe io. Since Nov. Irtth we have hud a long st dug of big white frosts and but little ram. I want to write a letter th^ttaalvui but sweet , but I cai^t ft'?d the awe** **. lug. Clan pa\? tell where n? tlnd i V ^ Ki. deter, uf Pai' fteld. whs up on h YV*it UtaV week. He may h*Ve Ins bead iiiiuer the (h).ilier before he uumt.i Mi*> E-v? Ue Thomas, who ha* on a*(ive wt-ek'# visit UtTA, *>11 return to CU'T'ff^U tbW vk??k. We are sorry u> ate nor ku. Hev. J - D. Mahoii preached h Huh sermon ?t his Mii|Hmiiuieiit yesterday. Text, When two or three meet in his name, etc." He made it rather plain as to au> whq so to church for other purposes thau to worship ' i beli- ve the school here*is considered in a vers flourishing coudi'ioti under the chaigeol Mr. MunTA. This is a good UK?Htvop tvU A seltool and the trustees are fortunate In always securing good 1 teachers. There may be various ways to And who are christians. Some are simple. This may be a simple Ust. A girl asked a CUUSin if be was a christian and be said: "I don't know but I work free negrnee and dou't cuss." She said: "Oh, well then you are A christian." Young girls just blooming into womanhood have practically a limited knowledge of this world and get nags think it a OLSON & SON, <ERS, nking Business in all its Against Fire, Tornado, cidents, and Issue Bonds als of Corporations, and rators, Etc., Etc. .SPECTFULLY SOLICITED. bad old place to have to sojourn in when they see white men, and sometimes married ones at that, shamelessly promenading around iooKing at crops,ipatchea atulfiat various places in broad daylight and before their eyes with a negro woman as a boon companion. But it one lives in a bad place, remember don't judgs the world by the surroundings, j Many of these goody-gooJy negroes who nfter pvarv ? v.v.j uiroiillIK I\re COBstantly talking of "keeping their own doors'eps cleau" ought to look up a naw broom, as it is the "new broom that sweeps clean." There is an abundant* of material?straw?to make brooms but all should be careful to get that without blossoms as they may "trash" up where tbey go worse than it was before. It ia not every doorstep that you hear about is eteuo neither white nor black. One night I heard a rattling and ruitling and thumping about iu a house wa bad full of straw and on peeping in the d< or I saw three or four pairs of big fat rats wrestling and scufthug. I gathered an old grass blade aod rushed in to make war. 1 cut at them, struck, stamped* kick.^d and ripped around after them* butted the ratter a and boards with my head, ran iuto a wheat cradle but never got a mt, the blade waa too long, 1 to'red too deep in the straw and soon broke down tn a gave up in disgust. A few days ago at Union 1 saw Mr. M. D Lee, of B ?gaos villa, and he said that I could "just say that there waa the pomest C jiUm wop ever made, in that section," mat that is true hi oar section. To make matters worse the corn crop la s*tort. It is strange that with the reports from eveiy section that cotton ia short the prices do not go up. The crop is short and farmers are feeling it even now, and many sacrjfices no doubt will be made, foiod to be made. Soma | negroes are being "broke up" to meet obligations, aud nothing daunted will launch out a^ain and will get aid agAro, I but the white folks who have self rtapect. pride aud ambition are tbey who will feel it most. Things look rather serious ! fvn tho.se \?ho live from rhe said produc[ tlon, I nr.* j . , "wuuer wnat are all of the tests men I have t*> see what kind of a girl will make a yxxi wife. Some one has said that a girl w'-o loves a cat will make a good wife. I ttiink that is a poor staudaid to measure by, that a girl has to pet and pa'aver and slob'vr over a cat to show otuo men that she will make a good vife. I don't believe a word of it and would not care is she was absolutely I foreign to any such accomplishments. I had much rather nee her klini to people. I do not lielieve in being brutal to brutes but it is not necessary to have special pets to bo kind Tne late Q ihcu Victoria bad a reputation of b-t <jc a in** ki>id woifl'n and \et had a dislike f?w car*, and \f qrirls oan rise t.? her standaid for R11111<<P<X4 they will have a reputation ioi kiuduens^ cats or no cats. Hey Denver, Summons for Relief. State of South Carolina, 1 Court of ComCounty of Union. J mon Pleas. W. T. Jones, (da Williford and James P. Jeter, Plaintiffs, against Frederick Williford. Alva Williford, lieroy Williford, the child or chi'dreu of Starks Jones, deceased, names and numbers unknown, the child or children of Thaddeus Jones, deceased, names and numbers unknown and the child or children of Fletcher Jones, deceased, names and numbers unknown, Defendants. To the Defendants above named: i on are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action of which a copy is herewith served upon you, aud to serve a copy of yout answe u> Die* said complaint on the subscribers at their olflceJNo. 3 Law Range, Union, S. C., within twenty davs aft?r the service hereof; exclusive of the d*v of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time arorwsaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply t? the Court for the relief demanded in th t complaint. Munro, Duncan and Sanders^ Plaintiffs' Attorney, ft, 8.] 1. F. Pkakk, i Clerk of Court, I Da'ed November 14th, 1901. To the infant defendants, Frederick Wiliiford, Alva "Williford and I>eroy W iliiford. Take notioo, that unless \on piocure the appointment of a guardian ad litem to represent >ou within twenty days after the se rvice of the summons and complaint in this action up?>n yon the ft ?811 nui, Mirr hw ex^ianon oc twent y days f rom the date of such service upon >ou, apply to C. H. IVake, Esq , Master for tfuion county, at his office at Uniou, South Carolina, for an order appointing some suitable person guardian ad litem to appear and defend this action in your behalf. Munro, Duncak and Sandhks. Plaintiffs1 Attorneys. November, 14, 1UQ1. 46-<i* +> * ?>