The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, January 24, 1902, Image 6
THE U N ION TIMES.
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UNION, S. C., JAN. 24, 1902.
THE SOLDIERS HOME.
Senator Douglass is opposed to the
Soldier's Home movement, and litis
introduced a bill to make it unlawful
to receive confederate veterans into
countv Door houses, but requiring
the County Commissioners to give
aid to indigent ex-Confederates at
their homes.
This is a commendable act upon
the part of Senator Douglass, and we
can very readily understand his feeling
in the matter. It is certainly a
ad sight, that reflects discredit upon
any county, to see the maimed or
helpless soldier, who has giveq the
best days of Ins life in the service of
his country, and what ho considered
the protection of hi 4 home and rights,
sent to the county poor house in his
decliuing age and helplessness. They
have their home ties, and it would be
a great pleasure to allow them to
spend the few years yet remaining to
them around their firesides and amid
familiar faces and surroundings.
But to do this will require funds. To
get the necessary funds to carry this
out successfully will require an act
of the legislature to raise them, or a
special county levy. \\ e believe that
the amount that would be necessary
t? build a Soldier's Home would go
a long way in this direction. The
resolution is a good 0110 but don't
stop short of lixiug a way to carry it
out. The following is the bill by
Senator Douglass:
"Section 1. That on and after the
approval of this act by the governor
it shall bo unlawful to commit anV
indigent ex-Confederate soldier to
any poor house or almshouse, but
the county board of commissioners
of the counties of this State shall, in
their discretion, give county aid to
the indigent ox-Confederate soldiers
of their respective counties, at the
home of such soldier, or at the home
of some relative or friend.
Section 2. That no ex-Confederate
soldier shall bo disfranchised by reason
of his having received, or receiving,
such aid as aforesaid.
Section 8. That all acts and parts
of acts inconsistent with this act are
hereby repealed."
navmnxnaauMsm
Among the new bills introduced in
the legislature arc:
To establish a solders home in the
state, refered to committee on miltary.
To create the office of oil inspector.
To regulate county aid to con federate
soldiers, and prevent their disfranchisement,
by Mr. Douglass refered
to committee on military.
A joint resolution to give the ladies
momoria! association of Greenwood
one of the broken culumns of grunite
on the state house grounds to be used
In a confederate monument, Itefered
to committee on military.
To declare the free school laws of
of this state and to precribe the manner
in which the monies aiesing from
the constitutional tax for school purposes
shall be expended.
Senator Aldrich offered an amendment
In the Senate Tuesday requiring
that the Jury commissioners be three
descrite men holding no other office,
instead of the clerk of court, tho
treasures and auditor as it now stands.
After discussion the amondment was
lost and the bill went to its third
reading. Senator Mower offered an
amendment which was adopted, that
the Jury list should consistof not
more than one in every five nor less
than one in every ten qualified electors
in the county.
Good Road Convention will be
held in the city of Columbia on Jan'y
HOth and lllst. a train of cars from
the Southern will be there in charge
of Mr. W. H. Moore, President of
the National Good Roads Association.
He will be assisted by engines and ex.
parts, who will be provided with new
machinery and will pratically demonstrate
the building of both raacadum
And dirt roads. Evary one interested
in Good Kouds should make an effort
to be present. <
IN THE COUNTRY.
(Continued from 1st page.)
n roaring ('re and it did not take us long
to thaw out. W'u were not long in Quding
out that we had just, arrived too late
to participate in a happy event. One of
Mr. J.ee's charming daughters, M s
Lydia I ami, had got married the day before
our anivul. Mr. .lames II. Abrnius,
the popular manager of Mrs. Coleman's
extensive plantation, was the happy
groomsman. The ceremony was po formed
at Mr. Lee's house, Kw. T. ] ).
Morris, of the Find Methodist church of
Union, otliciatmg. Theie were only a tew
frierdi outside of the immediate fumily
invited, among tin m were Mr. M. W.
MeN'eiicc and Miss Ivrto Holcomb and
Mis. I.. A. Schnppaul, of Union. Dr. .J.
It .leur and Mr. 1'ilev Crocker, of
Goshen Kill, Messrs. M. M. liufort.
George Abrams, Ilayue Abrams, Mc. I).
\Cft*?f kimI \f ru A f ! Sllioh nil nf V uvp.
illl'l fc'iio. ?*. vy. ?ynh.M ?... v/?
lierry. A wedding supper wan served a',
t 1k> initio's houie after the wedding. The
parlor and dining room were tastefully
dtcoruted with holly, ivey and ferns
The bride and gioom were the reoepients
<?f quite a number of valuable and useful
presents. An elegant dinner was
given at the homo of Mis. 11. L (Coleman
in honor of the biide the next day.
The couple left for the home of the
groom at'ier supper. \Ve join the many
friends of the bride and groom in wishing
for them a long life of happiness and
prosperity.
We spent a very plea-aut evening in
this comfortable and pleasant home.
Mr. and Mrs. Lse never fail to iu:tko one
feel at homo at their festive board
Everything a.ound their hotuo is bright
and cheerful, and it is a real pleasu-o to
bo with them Mr. Lee is a very interesting
talker and is rich in reminisces.ces
of the war, having taken part in ino9t
of the hottest battles of the Confederacy.
Ho told us of ono battle where the tighv
ing was so hot and the result so terrible
that after the battle on%could walk over
an acre of ground- on the dead bodies of
soldiers without stepping oti the ground.
Next morning at Ureakfast Mrs. Lotsaid
"while you did not get lnro i.i tim for
the wedding you shall have a piece
of the wedding cake," and she gave us
both a slice.
Mr. Duckell has an old sword, gold
mounted, ami a dirk knife that, dates
back further than he has a lepord of
The sword was once the property of a
Hritish officer. The dirk is something
like a hundred years old. Mrs. Lee has
an old fashioned tucking romb made
from a mammoth tortoise shell, the comb
top and teeth together is about S inches
thn nnmh w u muni f?ir/?lo 2* nil if
straightened out would l>o fully ten
inches long. U is the prettiest tortoise
shell comb we have hare ever seen It
should be sent witI? its history to the
Charleston Exposition. It is at least
100 years old and in as perfect condition,
and as pretty as the day it was made
Leaving this home we arrived at
Black Iloek church about 10::10. The
church was not open and the returns
were taken by nature's lireside, in the
sunshine. Here we met several of our
friends, among them tiie Wilson boys,
Mr. William iiuaty and Mr. Samuel
Duckett, Mr*. T. M. Mobley and Dr.
Douglass.
Leaving 111 vk Rock about 2 o'clock
we had a long drive of some L2 miles io
Sautuc. We arrived at the home of
MR. DAVIS J. GREGORY
an hour or eo before sundown and
spent the night. We were glad of
the opportunity of a visit to his h >me,
we had heard a great deal abont Mr.
Gregory as a fa: mer, and we were glad
of an opportunity of spending a night
at his koine and having a chat with him
and his interes'iog family. They have
three bright little children, one of whom
is now going to school at the Gregory
academy nearby, which nourishing school
is taught by Miss Fannie Edge, who is
an accomplished and painstaking teacher
and a most charming young lady. Miss
Edge boards at Mr. Gregory's home.
Upon approaching the home of Mr.
Gregory we parsed his gin hon e where
we noticed his engine, gin and some 25
bales of cotton. We remarked that the
people through this section did not seem
to be through ginning cotton. Mr. Farr
said he thought Mr. Gregory only ginned
for himself This lieing more cotton
than we had seen in our rounds we said
Mr. Gregory must lie holding his crop
for higher prices. Mr. Gregory was out
liviniinrt iritli \f ncQre U irl Ioj 'iiwl ( !ro nr.
ford when we arrived, but they soon
came ju, having killed quite a number
of birds. Messrs. Hurtles and Crawford
returned to Union and we returned to
the house.
Mr. Gregory has a model home, his
residence is on a high elevation, it is a
large two story house, neatly painted,
and furnished on the interior in an elegant
manner. The carpeting, furniture,
etc., is equal to any found in the best
homes in the city, while the buildings
around the premises are many and commodious,
and theie is every evidence of
the prosperous and happy farmer.
We learned that the 2"> bales of cotton
was only a remnant of bis cotton crop,
tiiat be was holding for au advance in
price.
Mr. Gregory is a man who Ixdiovei in
raising on bis farm those things necessary
for home consumption. He not
only raises enough corn, fodder and
other roughness, wheat, oats, molasses
and meat lor bis own family use during
the y?ar, but often enough to supply all
bis bands and often sells hams, sausage,
etc., in town. He has taken good caie
of bis land. He has nearly 700 acres,
and he is continually improving it, and
instead of bis land wearing out it. is getting
lietter every year. lie has improved
it since it was purchased by himself and
brother until it is now worth a hundred
per cent, more than it was when they
purchased it. We have heard it said
that people passing along the rood,
while the crops were growing, could tell
when they came to Davis Gregory's
land by the difference in the appearance
of the crop*, and we can well believe it
aflei having b'-.cn there. In f|x>akiug
to Mr. Gregory as to his method, we
learn that lie lielievea in deep cultivation
and a thorough preparation of the lai.d.
He got an idea this year from a single
cotton stalk, which came tip voluntarilv
and yielded over a pound of cotton, with
13 full green bolls left on the 8'atk. He
is going to experiment this year on a
piece of laud and believes be can make
two tales of cotton to the acre. 1 bis
exi>eriment proves a success he will have
struck the keynote of success >n cotton
a rowing. He explained the idea to us,
but as he who not talking lor publication,
wo will not abuse his confidence by
publishing it at this time. We will say
however, that the idea strikes us as I oing
a sound one, and wo eh ill anxiously
await the result of his experiment, and
hope that his iuo>t sanguine expectations
will materiaii/e. Mr. Gregoiv
works a number of wagft hands, and in
addiiion to these lets out farms to tenants.
As an illustration of the high
state of cultivation to which be bits
brought liis land we will mention one
instance of which let told us: Ho has a
tenant, George. Rice, colored, whom lie
furnishes and the tenant farms on halves
He van one plow and made $41H worth
of cotton, (11 biles). $75 worth ot cation
seed. lfO bushels of corn, 2,000
bundles of fodder, 30 bushels of pea-*
and 20 bushels of wheat.. This is what
we consider a remarkable record lorn
colored man. Ho started without a dollar,
without a bushel of rorn or a pound
of meat. Ilis share of Use cotton money
was $-200. His total expenses for tinyear
was something like $144 Leaving
a net cash balance of $65 in money besides
his half interest in the oth'T articles
above mention d. This shows vvlm1
it means to take care of your lands arid
continue to improve them. Mr.- Gingery
says if his experiment provts micimsufij
. ;il t : - C- *
v/c.-ium nr v? in unau^u ui.t mrmiug uiciuods
somewhat, and cultivate less la id,
and believes it will pay him to do it awl
so do we.
Leaving Mr. Gregory's Sutuiday
morning we drove to Santuc ami die
lelurns were taken in the sto w of Mi
11. 11 Gilliam, one of the witic av;.k?inrtchants
of that town. M1'. Gilliam
informs us that lie lias had a good trade
all the fall. Here, as at every olhor
l> dnt, the returns were only about halt
an average. Finishing up about, one
o'clock we struck out homeward bound '
at last and arrived in Union about three
o'clock, glad to once more get heme Mid
take a rest from the cramped iKisilior cf
a week's lide in a buggy.
We certainly enjoyed our trip around
the country, and it was a great pleas tie j
to us to meet our old friends and renew
nequ.iintaeees at the diiterant pohnfk.it
which we stopped. To one and all ve
v.idia very prosperous year ar.d an
abundant harvest. We believe th-*
freezes will have a tendency to mellow
the land to a considerable depth, and
that the roots of the crops will Consequently
go deeper, making the plant
more hordy, and if proper attention is
given to cultivation, we feel that a year '
of prosperity is ahead of our farmers.
To those who so kindly entertained is
and treated us iu so courteous and I101pitable
manner during our stay with
tln-m, we wish to return our most sir- |
cere thanks and appreciation, and w>>
tiuat that i lie present year will Meld ti
each an abundant harvest lieyond ther
most sanguine expectations. I
.Ino. It. M.
Jonesvillle Jottings.
?7uN fcl.O. Omit. 21.?XTSieidiejmorning
on the plantation of Mrs. Ben. t
Kennedy about three miles fr.uu Jcuesville
a nevro boy killed another nebrto j
Ix.y, both boys were about ten years eld. j
The li iy that did t.ha shooting is a yci '
of Fox Cunningham alul the bay tlirt
was killed is a son of Ben Hardy auq a j
{ rand son of Ceoree lla-dy, who onty '
livid with Sheriff Lour in Union. Coro- 1
ner Haniley was'phoned for shortly aftd- 1
the killing and he came up in the even- 1
ing and held an inquest this morning. i
The Cunningham boy claims that tinIlaidy
bov shot himself". Tin two boyfc i
were at Cunningham's home hy theinr t
selves, the rest of the family had goue W> (
church. The boy was shot near the eye
and fell and died immediately and w|s y
lying on the pia*za where he fell whin the
members of the family returned aftkr '
hearing the rejH>rt of the gun. The gtin
was a double barrel shot gun and wis
found stanking up in the corner of t^e
house whete it was kept which shows
very plainly that the Ilardv boy did not !
kill himself.
Will Johnson shot Ed WcKlweeath 1
hot supper near Jonesville a ftw nighfci *
since with a pistol, the ball entering Me- '
Elwee's stomach and it has never been
located, but the wounded man is getting
well all the same. The parties are all
colored and it is nothing strange for
shooting scrapes to occur at a negro hot.
supper. |
Mr. Penney, the agent, has moved in o I
the new depot and is happy over tl e
change, and it is reasonable that he' >
should be for he has a neat and c<>m- j
fortible otQce as well as a conveniently i '
arranged freight department. ! i
Superintendent liassett has got wel> |
established in the new knifing mills and
has 1)2 knitting machines which will put
out about seven dozen paiis of hoes cacti ,
day. The dye plant is in full operation
and is turning out. as fine colors as th-<
mill has been able to get elsewhere and
even superior to most of it.
f i t uiuui i nr r>
munort). <1. Jiiiut'|uiiii mill m. rv.
Sams have moved into their handsome
new residences.
Mrs. 8. A. Porter has moved into1
her own house, and she and her son,
Harper, who is time keeper and shipping
elerk at the knitting mills, form
a happy family.
Mr. It. J. Kirby and many other
farmers from the country have moved
into tho mill district and are enjoying
their new occupation very much.
Ttov. L. T. Carroll occupied his
pulpit here yesterday an l again last
night.
Mr, C.H. Foster has concluded
that Union would bo a better place
to practice his profession than Jonesville
and has moved there to the regret
of many friends here.
Mr. J. F. Alman will soon convert j
his mercantile business into a joint
stock or company store, known as
the .1. F. Alman Co., with a capital j
of ten thousand dollars, and will conduct
iv goneral mercantile business at .
Mr. Alman'g new brick store on Main j
street. |
Mr. J. N. Littlejohn has bought a '
lot near the new anitting mills and
is building a nice dwelling upon it. i
Mr. Robt. West has bought a lot I
in town which he will improve during
i
4
BARGAINS'!"
THE ~M1
I ai ordoi' to <?le?r out winf
some wonderful bargains in
1 )resw oods tilanliets, Ooiiii*
>1 isses Jaeketw, Millinery. et<
Come early and get the b(
nnrtm
We mention below a few gooc
Extra good yard wide bleach Good Heavy Warm
soft finish,* a great snap. just the thing fo
Value 71c, only 5c able wear, worth
Heavy Drill, a regular world J.0 c^ean UP ^1C ^
beater, 3 to 15 yd length, , fer them at ;
worth 7 ic, going quick at 5c Standard Spool si
IT ~ , , ,,, . and colors, wort
Heavy Standard Sheeting, the money) ?0j?
best made, worth G ic, 3 __ , .
to 15 yd lengths, only... 5c Llarks Machine Co
J . ranted 200 yai
One Lot Ladies All Wool spools for
Cashmere Gloves worth ^ . , ,
0_ . -p. . One lot men s heav
zoc to oOc a pair, your , ,t
, . , underwear, wortl
choice for loc '
suit, that we are
j Spools Basting Cotton for 5c at 30c each or 7?
^COME TO
A.xx<aL w? can stiow uo
wo Haven't time tc
MUTUAL DRY III
R- P. HARR
ho year and move to town next fall.
Mr. (t. B. Fowler is kept quite m g g mm
>usy of late surveying, not only in I LJ L
ronesville but in Union and all over H j|
,he county. mv
The High school here lias the largest.
roll it has ever had, and is movng
along nicely under the managenent
of Mr. W. Y. Boyd and Miss
Millie M. Foster. The roll runs away
lp above one hundred.. ? S"
Mr. and Mrs. .1. K. Rush havo |^| v |y
noved to Midway, Tenn., much to
lie regrot of their many friends in
.his community. _
Mr. Dick Littlejohn, of Asbury, is On.6 Hundred <
,vith the J. J. Littlejohn Co., and
Mr. E. B. Lowe, of Spartanburg, is
with .1. B. Foster. Telephone.
n -"TTT7 T H , EVERY JOB Gl
Dr. Mason s Complexion 1 ablets
removes pimples, freckles, wrinkles,
alackheuds, redness of face or nose jl OH t&kG HO 1*
md any skin blemish, giving a cleur
ind beautiful complexion. $1.00 a U.S 1
uox. J. H. Mason 6c Co., Hancock,
w"ryland- COME, LO
That we are
0y? carria^
i^y^f I A stable i
feTHERMOODl I
B ioftn men and women is lo have I "
homes blessed with children. The I
I woman afllioted with female dis- I
B ease is constantly menaced with I In ai
becoming a childless wifo. No B
3 medicine can restore dead or- 3 P^OSOnabU
3 gans, but Wine of Cardui docs 0
I rogulato derangements that pre* 3
and docs bring babies to homes 3
3 barren and desolate for yoars. w |
Wine of Cardui gives women the 3
health auil strength to boar heal- I
thy children. You can got a f > ^
dollar bottle of AVino of Cardni 1 ? m M
from your dealer. m ? H
WINEof ARDUI ^ ^
148 Market street,
W, Momphle, Tenn., April 14,1901,
,n February 1901,1 took ono bottle of IB T K M W 'O fi#]
Im ?f Caraul and ono pockaee of loiLfinim SI O**
Thcdford*8 Black-Draught. I hadbeen ri/MfVfTlT XX Aft
married fifteen years and had never UUr a* JUL n AQ
?,r?'11 *?. ?",,d nntn 1 took Wine ?*0 TU "KI X K
of Cardni. Now I am mother of a une U Q IflAri
IT AND YOU
t?#1 V P?raon could feel.
an" 1 n*ver will
be without Wine of Cardni In my house __
D' Mm. J. W. O. flMnu ^sS^ZOl
KMS?--? ,a?,*Ad'!iisr'iS!sc
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BARGAINS!*
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ter goods we are ofl*erlil|f
i Shoe*, Clothing, Hats,
orts, Flannels, Ladiea' and Jh
snefit of this golden op*
lity.
i
is that are going very fast:
i Outings, Look in our shoe window
r service- and see the prices we are
8c to 9c, making on Men's Fine
lot we of- shoes. It will surprise u
6c you no doubt, but we in11
k Munir tend to reduce our stock
UK, UMOR , ? I .?
h 3 times before spring, hence the
e at lc ,ow P"cestton
war- See the tine note paper we
*ds, two ftre selling at 3c a quire
5c or 15c a pound, wort\i
y fleeced double the money*
i 91.00 a One lot of Men's Stiff Hats
running worth 92.25 to93.00, your
lc a suit. choice for 98c
see us^
nany bargains tlxat
? mention bere. -
118 COMPANY.
:Y, Mgr.
REAL THING. *
A CAR LOAD OP ... .
HILL BUCKLES.
lifferent styles of Vehicles on our ;
floor to select from.
IARANTEED FOR 12 LONC MONTHS
1
t/f i
isk. A blind man can buy from
a,nd make no mistake.
OK AND BE CONVINCED
the people to buy yourbug* f
fe, wagon or harness from.
full of horses and mules to
suit the times
? fl
JVERY-?4
iy shape day or night.
> prioes and oareful drivers*
N & BOYD.
F F EE!
INDJIRD MOCHA AND JAVA
MADE MORS FRIENDS FOR w
fY OTHER ONE ARTICLE. TRY ^
WILL USE NONE OTHER.
V| ?. 3 ff'
a to 35o PEH POUND.^I^.
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