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Ijfi||Q Qetthig Good Dinner , w,: BECOMES A VERY IfE&SY PROBLEM .?> t. % 4 p T '?s? ' s * r"' - After the groceries are selected. If the " -,.r . Are not right the dinner surely won't be. I ll-It BLb 1 WAY * V TO BE SURE OF A GOOD DINNER '# V ' % * 4 ?f % * Is to order the groceries of V 0 UNO'S. * ?** f > I.;> Then.you'll not only get what's good hi^t wh&t's best. YOUNG the GROCER f Local Laconics. There is a great scarcity of corn i i ' - ' this county. " r OF INTKRES1 ABOUT TOWN A meat market is being erectod t PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. L""M? De?r th? C?mP"ny St?r6' . .. - Mr. Jno. Sprouse has been appoinl Nervous Diseases cured. 00 days ed nigkfc watchman at Lockhai treatment, $1.00. J. H. Mason ?fc Mills. 0?., Haacock, Maryland. 29-ly WAITED?Table boarders at HI Mr. Ohas E. Graham, of Orosfs Keys House. Rates reasonable. Mrs. W was in Unftin on business Tuesday. H. West, It Mr. D, P. Rosey. of Snartanhur*. The Mutual Drv ttnorfa - _ ^ ^ MVVIV ?* [ tu on- a visit to- our - city' Saturday] ">?W?g some uttractive prices thi Mr. K. *F. vPostor,' of Jooesville "eak- 866 thelr aanoulloeman iD lhl JP ' i ? 9 1S9Q0 was in tomrn Thursday oa business. ^ V a " a ir is. R0V'- T. Creoch preucho Mr. Jbow Sprouse, Sr., of Kelton, * was inttowfT'Thursdav morning and night at the Baptis * . ' church at Lockhars to quite a larg Mr. Jno. C. Carey left Monday for oongregatlon last Sunday. a few day's visit to Washington. T a- i ? i i. n J; ' . Ladies I be sure and come to th Mr. K. F. Fowler, of Kelton, spent uibbon Sale Monday, Jan. 27, at th a few drfy'8 fn Union this week visit- Mutual. 1 ing at fh^h'ome oj his sister, Mrs. Mr. Robinson, who has been clerk H. A. Dunbar. i'ng at Lockhart company store, ha Dr. Webb Thomson, of Spartanburg loft Lockharfcfor a position .as clerl was shaking hands 'with his friends in a mercantile establishment at hi in Unioh Sunday. old home, \bbeville, S. C. r??^.Messrs. J. D. 6allma?, and John Mr. TJ A. Murrah has returnei ir-li? ? ? " ~ immn i'iibs. itviu n TMiv to relatives ami friend uiuviD, were w union lues- , . . ,,, , < in Anderson, S. C, i., * Rev. Sam T. Creech will preach at Mr. W. K. Livingston, manager of Mesopotamia next Sunday. S A tl*e 00&lPany 8tore at I<oc^hart, left Miss Ethel Walker's school at Cros 1 W (or a trip to Georgia. Keys will give an eutertaiument tonight w r* a i*.' . u Everybody is invited. Mr. G. S. Esoott, traveling repres.nfof.?n -4 fK_ xra?ro ?? ri,0, I)ori4 Wilbanks died at her hornentatlve of the Mill News^ o> Char- ljear C((W3 K la3t week . lotte, N. C. was id town Tuesday, in lingering illness the interest of his paper. Hou Jo8 T j0iin80n< onr Congress Mr. Jab' M. Blair of JSpartanbnrg, man, auks us to announce that all tlioa B.C., representing the Virginia Oaro- who have not received simples of sen ' r k o imvo them sent by addressing Inn lina "Chemical Oo., was in town on A?, Washington. business Tuesday. , . Don't miss the Ribbon Sale at th( ' Rod hot Ribbon Sale, beginning Mutual, begins Monday, Jan. 27 Monday, Jan. 27, at Mutual Dry also big lot Embroideries to be open Goods Co. j It ed first of the week. li ^t.^1 fi fv sVfl - -f* Vj*. A force of hands are on tho road Rev, A, G. Wardlaw, of the Wes from Spartanburg to Union erecting Mi'^r church Charleston will proac! /T . . at the Presbyterian church in Union the pole? for tho Bell Telephone line. ?s ?-? ? - umiiiiuyis uuu uigno,. lie is i Dfc Masdh's Depilatory removes ?ot?d pieacher and ail are invited out to superfluous hairs permanently ~ from i,wtr him. soy part of tht body. $4 00 a. hp*. Road tho big bargains In the clear Undl H Ma80n&Co 'HttnoockA^r>- ing out sale of the Union Cottoi " J Mills Department Store, then go ant fcL Kev. W. L. Tffovm has moved frpw ,Tinko y?ur dollars work miracles foi Morrlstown,- Tenn* to Crab Apple, y?n- # Tenn , where he has a flourishing WhUe at Mr. J. ]). Grahams last wee! charge. a* t* be eliov.ed us a g ilc post th vt h vl be.ru '#fcerelwt* be a wedding at Lock- Coding long before he moved to tin hart en Feb. 6th, .of Mr. Clarence l>k4'p? thirty old years ago. It looks like H _ Wllburint6 Mia* frim? Af ?-ut~ itis tfood for 30 veira m ?r., Tl.a?, i- .. ' M* vrk-ooATv . ^ bush growing from the top of it. lie hat J^h or ^lTal^. "IppT;'^ ?TJ? ???? <>?" ' ? *?> m? at Jn|nMptj.i?, o.s O. " ? , standing between 50 and 60 years. "tP ?e #91^ W^i^T?'.0io*8ub"*ib? for The Tim*ei ,4 ' ? * I **,* * -*i4 I : ? Iw - GOING TO DISC AY. A Sail Picture From the Coutiti Should a stranger take a t through Union county ho would n ur illy conclude that the bottom li about dropped out. Along the cot try roads on either hand uuinbors largo, commodious residences, oft two stories high, can bo seen whi evidences the fact that in days go by prosperous farmers occupied tin pretty homes. One can well picti in his mind the numbers of fine e tie, fat hogs, strong mules aud sle horses, strong draft wagons, hw some buggies, and may bo a comfo ablo carriage, a yard full of cackli fowls, and a number of healthy a happy Jrolicksotno children arou I the festive hoard, laden with go things, the product of tho fertile a productive soil. Tho surroundi fields of beautiful, waving grain, t rich meadows, and tho babbli brooks, along which the cattle e.oi be seen lazily grazing, illustrati the state of perfect happiness u contontment. A pretty picture, is not? But sad the picture of today. The ^ same large houses, with tho bro | acres stretching out around thhave a grave yard appearancerelict of the past, fast passing awr The out houses nro half rotted do%v the roofs urc half off, tho fencing li disappeared, the yards are full weeds, the porch is rotten and fulli down, the glass are broken in t windows, the weather boarding f split and storm beaten, urdlhewin sigh through the vacant rooms wh the rain is driven through the brok windows and doors. The floors ha partially rotted away, the chirnne have collapsed, and tho roof has be torn and warped by the ravages the storms. The former happy ( | eupants are no more to be seen aho ' the place. A family of negroes p< ^ haps occupy one wing of this on handsome home that is still V*nal by the stuffing of rags in the brok panes to partially obstruct the wi and rain. And the former ownei who once lived there in happy ec tent merit, kept the home so attfi t 1 Tf A O 1-1 * ' vkc uuti uuiuiuii'.x.uie, vvnero are Mie What has become of them? Why this decay and wreck allowed to on unchecked? One can hardly ^ press a sigh upon beholding this e device of desertion and negligent It'woultl seem that the former oct pants had been culled hence and tl there were no others to take th places. # When one encounters such sigl all along the road, ho cannot h< thinking that a sad state of alia exist in the country, and ho is 1< in wonder, go to what is rcsponsil for this thing. Can it bo as t all cotton policy that has brouf I this about? Has it been bad m. -P,^?4ient of the farm that has broils s furth rear *** - ^ ? - - ? turns as to discourage the farmer such an extent that he has abandi ed his home on the farm to seek m< lucrative employment elsowhei Have these once prosperous farm gone to town and turned their p!i t- t ut ions and homes over to the ten. rt mercies of the Ignorant and caret negro? We Pro unable to say \v! is responsible, but it is a terril * evident fact that the condition is i plorable. Jno. R. M e To Furnish Supplies. s The County Board of Commissi! ers at their mooting on last Mond decided to let the contract for si d plies for the county poor house a k chain gang, for the year 1902 or basis of cash price with interest i\ e ded at the end of the year when t county will pay for the goods. T e Board left the matter in tho hands u the County Supervisor to get in bi t and award contract for same. Bi were submitted by Messrs. Farr liiumauii ?nu rant itros. Sevei s other merchants declined to put ^ bids on grounds that they did n care to carry county trade that loi ' on short profits, as the matter w too great, Contract was award j Messrs. Fant Rrcs., they being t 8 lowest bidder, They will furnii goods to poor house and chain gai at cash price with G per cent, adde B Railroad Jack. ' The theatre goers were treated k good performance last Tuesday night the Opera House entitled Railroad Jac A This is a good show and it was greet by the largest audience tha: lias Ik* seen in the Opera Home in quite awbi! p Itaiiroad Jack, the hobo, is a peach. I j is a hobo tramp of the iirsi water. I j wm tlie hading cli ouster and wn.xui supported by tii otler mem>eifc of b company. There are twelve people 5 the c inipany. To y travel in their ov , jSUepsr with a 4*!n ;_ra i- coach ?h\el - One of the hpee:i! kaltuvs of li e >h t and the one that is a great ie\> ? : irncHiig f? ero i'.i 1 a verj la..* 4 ! ferocious iroking African lion. c I fret of the pnhrrin nice was smuewh " mured by the. cutting out of llie m nit ( Ithe third act, on account, of having p.u;k up to in 11 .he Irei/iit train wiiic | took them a.v.vy iroai Union Tuesd -' night on their way to ('.iu-svor. i 1 Depot llrokcn Open I I Tho depot at Lock hart Junction miles above Union, was broken irl ' last Saturday night. Entrance w: made by breaking out two ptinrs i : glass in the telegraph operator's offl< in front. They made a water hit this time, arid got nothing of vulo This breaking in business is get tin 1 , to be rather monotonous, and v 1 think that the scoundrels should 1 1 hunted ^own. A little dose of hem might work miracles in stopping th business. ? BAILEY'S rip ud jg AL in?f ???_*?? low Fall Sfa at^ "You can always from and buy oh? the State. Here |[j * for this week: he "" ~ *r""" I THIS LARGE I: it; ? >se ad i; $4.50 ias of f nK ! S RATTAN ROCKER ile c-n vo 1 1' 1 *"* on lO styles SicTel of IO styles TE'xte 5 styles China er- 50 styles full s ?? 15 styles Hat 1 '!* 25 styles Cent nd rs, A Solid OakBedroorr *s and Washstand, oni' go re- < vi!u". We *airo th<' onl^ fj iat 1 lie f* 55? enm ltirvo /v-12 tin1* lts f. ja,i y<)l! ?' dp Fiiriiiturc p?iy ois irs )st __ bio r m ^ M ^ a: I r\ [a- ML ? ^ ? ;ht __ t? Salary Increased. Hl )ro Rev. Sam T. Creech, ov KeU on, re? was in Uni .1 Thursday ? d spout a ers very pleasant hour with the editor. in_ Rev Creech is certainly nppreci}(>r 11 ted l?y hia congregation at ICeli-oo, c;. pSS Hia salary was rai?-<l one hundred dolliu- tisis year. This is the second ; jly time ihat his ?i!nry has boon raised le. one hundred dollars, on< li time .since he has boon on his present charge. Mr. Oeech is ono of the most energetic and pushing workers in his Master's vineyard, thut it has been )n, our pleasure to meet, and, by his nv kind disposition has gained a host of friend, throughout Union county. t'() May he ho* spared to a long life of 1 a usefulness in his work. WAKVF.D- SKVHKAI, lMHtSOXS Hi' j he chartuiti'i*und Kond repiitatiiai in i-acli stale }lfl (one in 1I1I9 county requited) to represent f unit nd\t rtiso oiti established wca.iiij- busi of ncss house of solitl financial sdandiny. salary ,iu $18.00 weekly with expenses additional, all j payable tn cash each Wednesday direct fr.an ; ds head ottcos. Horse atul carriage furnished, c. when necessary. Heferrnces. hnclose self, addressed stamped envelope. Malinger, 010 aI Caxton lluildiiiR, Chicago. 'as lot in 0t The February "Arena." ^ The Rev. R. Hcber Newton's views 'lIJ of the ethical and sociological signi? Hcanco of Anarchism," published in .e the January number of The Arena, B 1 aro supplemented in the current issue ng , . r uy jui essay irom rne same pen on its 1 ' political, economic, and religious causes. It is worth reading, and will especially iuterc-.st the clergy. Money to Loan. v: I lvave money to loan in amounts of $300 and upwaids on Improved farms J*u at 7 per r ent interest. No < < n> j mission except a rea-on;d)V attorney t'eo<> , f<?r preparing n. ces-aiv pap-TS. JHM> V If HWai Ig presorvcH nnd pickles, spread ft I PURE REFINED I X 9 PARAFFSNE 1 531 UMI1 keep them Absolutely motntnro and K B odd proof. Pure Hellno-d ParnfHno In also BB i mo in I In n dozen other wnyn about th? IpJ boueo. full rihectlonn In each package. Mj !g 33L fo ToCnre u Cold in One Day >? Take Laxative Uronio Quinine) Tablets, ip Alls druggists rtfund the money if it is fails 0L? cure, E. W. Grove's signature on each box. 25c. 43-ly 5 FURNITURE .WAYS THE BEST.? cfc is lew Complete. find a larger assortment to select saper from us than any place in are a few of our many bargains lit Goins whi,e : . ' ' ? zr: . *?- * > ? J they last for J&^Wwr * ! $2.98 V&v Vv joarcfo from $9 to $75. nsion Tobies from $4- to $35. Closets from $9 to $35, nize Iron Beds from $3.75 to $35. lacks from $4.75 to $25. ev Tables from 40c to $9. i Suit, Bed, Dresser (t < C A Y = = %\y i si'iii isi J^outh C.'iroliua oarrying^ [<" paloati S Cluxir, and . (Hesi^ns S5i B^o<*korw stiul T^lorris i^li to w(M^ sri complete stock of" li* store :i ^ BAILEY. To The Public! x reasons why you should buy the Improved >. 9 Wheeler and Wilson Sewing Machine. ist. It runs the lightest. 2nd It makes less noise3rd. It sews the lastest. 4th. It has the best set of attachments. 5th. It has no shuttle therefore it is the most durable* 6th. It is sold for less money than any other first class machine on the market. Remember there are more reasons than these which you can find out if you will only write, phone or call on J. H. SPEARS, Main Street, Union, S. C. DUKE'S Tup of Hypophosphiles Compound COST i oo PER BOTTLE. it; zxm.<3. ?T y^-o. do xxot it; OC|_Ua.<et'l to tli? &I.&O iiaca. -will clicorfully rea.m your morion. it is the 3est Remedy > o -oljbo aftsr ?\xn. cftt;?fco:a3L 'of itLt; to'dllclfii -O-T* andL g;lves GW/' life to tli? run-down I^sgi-SoaML eiizxct scattered, erves, F. C. DUKE, Druggist. s.