Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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An Interesting and Newsy hotter ^ From Ivy Green, Happy new year to all! This is my first letter for this year and I send this greeting to the Editor, correspondents and all the readers of this paper. The new year is not present with us?only a new day. We shall see but one. day at a time. If each day is lived right the whole year will be right. If each day is wrong the whole year will he wrong. Each day is a white page to be written?write it beautifully and the hook of the year will be beautiful. We have had beautiful weather most of the time, ideal winter weather, ekies blue and clear. May it be auspicious of a beautiful and bountiful year. Since my lasi writing the Christmas holidays have been enjoyed and passed away quietly, and the farmers are all at work again. There has been a great deal of moving among the colored folks and ; S 80080 of the "white folks" too are v changing around. In fact it seems that the "spirit of unrest" has posessession of the people. Almost every one thinks if they were only come place else they would uo better. "Hard times" is the cry of everybody but I never knew prospects to look better and the health of the county to be better than at present. Since my last writing it has been my pleasure to visit your beautiful, progressive town. I always enjoy the ride from home to Union, the scenery is so picturesque and grand. The high hills, the deep valleys, the silent river and the forest trees clad 111 their autumn foliage, the farm houses on the distant hills and the oattle wandering listlessly through the fields and the^oving birds flitter- 1 ing around makes a picture worthy 1 of an artist's pencil. As we draw mr near town our eyes view the mugni- j ficent Monarch Mills with its miriads af nrftttv. hrii/lit hmiMPR frVion !?#? 1 ' ? I J > ?o? ? ? 1 '"v Knitting Milis and the neat houses of its operatives, then the churches, 1 school buildings, lovely residences, surrounded by pretty flower gardens and then the elegant stores filled to overflowing with everything you need, in fact everything seems to bo on a ' boom," I met a friend recently 1 in Newberry, a former resident of this county, and he said, "I never saw a place come out as Union has in the last few years. I hardly knew the place when I was there recently," and I smiled a proud acquiescence. It is also very pleasant to meet old friends and exchange kind words with them for "Old acquaintances and days of Auld Lang Syne shall never bejforgotten." I spent an enjoyable night at the home of our former neighbors and friends Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. Hunter and was glad to find their four hearty, happy and lovely grand daughters there. They gave . me a full account of their school and their friends which I enioved verv If f tf much. I was glad to see their names on the honor roll last week. I dined with Mr. R. M. Aughtry's family and was glad to find them in Eod health and so cheerful for they ve had lots of sickness since they ^ moved to your town. Mrs. Aughtry gave us a delicious dinner. She is one of the finest meat cooks that I ever ate after and she excells also in "stirring up the sweets." 1 was L. happy to see Eimira's name also on i ? the honor roll this week. I dropped into the "sanctum sanctorium" of our Editor aud found him M ft bee, hot he always takes haVft a chat. I ddn't wonder I IWWiWIWIItWiKIK'lltW -Ofr <l? \. M. FOSTER, Vice President. * D. ARTHUR, Assistant Cashier. | liters' National Bank f * 31V, 8, O. i $60,000 i 50,000 J 60,000 f * $uu,ooo ^ r. H. Wallace, Wm. Jeffries, & E. P. McKissick, A. H. Foster, ^ I >ur Business. 1 that the paper succeeds in his hunds He is always 011 the alert lor news, possesses much hospitality, understands the whole routine of printer's work and is truly the man in the right place. Had a hearty handshake with my friend Mr. J. D. Epps. He runs down occasionally to see his home folks and somebody else. (Hut excuse me if I have used the pronoun I too often in this letter.) Mr. J. A. Henderson and family moved to Newberry a few days before Christmas. They will be very much missed in this community. Mr. Jim Eison and family have moved in the house with Mrs. ?5. E. Chick. I regret to hear that Mrs. Chick is sick at this time but congratulate her that she has fallen into the care of the most estimable wife of Mr. Jim Eison. Mr. Jack McCarley and family are located at Delta. We arc glad to have them in our neighborhood again. Mf. S. B. Sims has moved back to his old home and gave the young folks a very enjoyable dance last Friday night. There was a large crowd in attendance, some from Union, Carlisle and Whitmire (they had splendid music furnished by the Peake band,) and they "tripped the light fantastic toe until the wee hours of the morning." The public schools of the tow nship ore all open and getting on nicely presided over by Miss Smith, Miss McBride, Miss Crocker and Miss Mary Cofield. Mr. James King (brother-in-law of Mrs. B. S. Hardy) has bought Mrs. ( ivnaf'a *>1 v/AUbi o uiav;C* Miss Fannie Epps is home again after a pleasant visit to relatives in Columbia. Mr. George Moore returned with her and is enjoying himself hunting. Mr. I. M. Mobley and sons have furnished most of the lumber for building the factory houses at Whit-, mires. Mr. Robert and Will Wilson are also in the lumber business. Mr. Charlie Willard had a pleasant visit to his niece, Miss Johnnie Graham, this winter. Mr. James Abrams and Miss Lyda Lee were married last Tuesday week, and Mr. Arthur Lee and Miss Florence Smith were married last Wednesday in Union. We extend our warmest congratulations. The first quarterly meeting of the Whitmire circuit was held at Whit mire last Friday. We had a fine a? rmon from Rev. Elder Meadow from the text, ''The Comforter has come." ' Rev, J. B. Justus is tho preacher in charge. Mr. J. C. Cofield had a mule badly l.uat while ploughing up terraces yesterday . Mr. Reubin Thomas has moved to Mr. D. R. McCrackin's. Mrs, >Y. M. English spent a day at Mr. J. E. Cofield's and gave a rich account of Mark flanna's first visit to your town. Mrs. B. S. Ilardy, Mrs. Ann McCarley and Master John King and Roger Renwick have been on a visit to Spartanburg. * Mr. Ellison Keitt spent a day with his friend Mr. J. W. Hunter lately. Mrs. Mary Davis is on a visit to rolatives here. She always finds a weloomo in this community. Mr. Clarence Jeter is suffering from a large boil on his knee. I do not know who the Union girl from Georgia is but I appreciate the kind inquiry she makes of me?wish I could writ? moro interesting letters. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society held a ploasant meeting at Mrs. W. D. Maybin's on the lirst Sabbath afternoon and feel very much encouraged to go forward in our missionary work. I endorse tho piece in Tiib Times about "Tho Monotony of Woman's Life." You have truly said "that both mind and body needs change, rest and recreation." The country women particularly need sympathy along this line, with few advantages of society cr church or amusement or sight seeing. We are apt to grow selfish and gloomy and narrow minded. If I would stay severely at home I would "dry up on the stalk." It is a treat to me to get loose some* time fvom this hydra-headed monster, housekeeping, and if neighbors in tho country wovld have some kind of benevolent societies or reading clubs 1 _ 1 .? 1 aim meet cacti oiner monthly it would be both elevating, instructive and pleasant and they would get more in touch with one another. With best wishes. IVY Gukkn1. The Common Things of Life. Mr. Editor:?Just a few words with reference to the common things , of life please. Common things may be made to represent all conceivable occupations in which pcrsous are engaged. Isn't it surprising what very , different ideas we have of privilege, , prosperity, the eternal li-'ncss of ( things, etc. Who knows wh.1t such , terms mean? They are generally ( applied to established customs and , are meaningless, ] I spent a few ?days in your town lately and was much impressed that. ] so much of antc-bellurn custom still ; lingers among the people after many years of the great change of circum- , stances. The town darkies ever on , the lookout for au easy place and still feeling their great importance in keeping up aristocratic appear- , auces. It st'ouis well cnougn for , the few who can afford it to continue the life which has become a second nature to them. The young people , in very moderate circumstances who continue to keep up former customs , or appearances, are not liable io have much of anything to lay up for a rainv day. Reforms advance slowly. i ?i V/UI3 uuiu una one mere sees tiie , right and in time the musses see it, and then it is not cranky to do so and so for very body sees and does so ( and so. You seem to he trying to give the , people an interesting paper. Your : description pf the Charleston Expo- . sition was very nice and interesting. : The weekly letter from the National . Capitol is quite appropriate. I won- < der ever so much why you fail to . publish the State news when ko very few persons in the county seem to be ( taking the State papers. If your j paper remains a success any great j length of time it must continue to merit success. [Thanks, we shall always endeavor j to keep it up to such a standard that < it will continue to he a welcome vis- ? itor tot he homes of our readers.?Ed] , It should be a source of useful instruction as well as common in forma- ( tion. It sceras the duty of the sub- ? scribers to aid you in the effort by j j expressing their views very plainly. Iley Denver writes excellent let- < ters. His hit on the social equality question is the best it's had yet. IVo- ' pie should look at things in a reasonable light; it seems useless for them : to try to heave at a gnat when they | have camels to swallow. The suggestion to move the roads around the steep hills should meet 1 the approbation of all persons and the needful work be done at the earliest convenience. The law makers of this state have met in Columbia, and as it is the common thing for them to raise the taxes, ihoy have commenced business by a movement in that direction. They set-m to bo decided in sitting there the full time of forty days, and as they receive one thousand dollars a day for their time spent there, they need not be in a hurry. They have much complaint of unsatisfactory county government. Each county is an independent government of its own, to elect its county officers and decide its business by a two third majority vote, which is lawful in all parts of our national government. If county citizens were as much interested about the county government as they properly should he they would savo a very large amount of county tax money. The State officers seem to guard the State government as strictly as possible against all undue national interference with their State laws; and so should the citizens of each county be sufficiently competent, honest and interested in their respective county governments, independent of State government. During the present two months especially the people should bo much interested in the affairs of government, and nothing is more appropriate, interesting and instructive in all newspapers. That this year abound in good 1 i t * woi K8 ana cnanty ana the poor dumb animals; that we may merit and enjoy a bountiful harvest and the many blessings of life should seriously engage the minds of all people. Eliza A. Garner. Mr. Joy, S. C. OUR TEXAS LETTER. The Big Bugs on a Western Tour. Bonharn, Texas, Jan. 24, 1902. Mr. Editor:?Miss Helen Gould, an aunt and six of her young lady friends arc making a tour of the West and the Southwest. They left New York tuore than two weeks ago. Their itinerary called for Saint Louis, Kansas City, then Galveston, llous. ton and from there to Los Angeles, Cal., where they wero to visit Miss Gould's aunt at that plaee. The route back to New York is to be decided upon later. Eut what is intended in this paragraph is to tell the readers of Tiie Union Times that Miss Gould and her party did not go by way of Kansas City but on leaving Saint Louis they came over the Saint Louis Iron Mountain and Southern to Texarkana where they spent Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 18th and 1 9th. Miss (Inillrl will V?rU truvnl r.n Sunday and this sets an example that move of us should fellow. Monday morning the party consisting of about 15 persons came over Texas and Pacific to Bonham. They were met at the depot by Jno. C. Sanders and Dr. J. S. Dorset and shown through the Bonham cotton mill. 1 saw Miss Gould and heard her talk a few words and 1 did not discover anything in her voice very unlike that in any other good woman's. She is passably good looking but not a pronounced beauty, She has the stamp jf intelligence. Mr. Sanders tells me that the burden of her conversation was about the children at work in the cotton mills while inspecting the plant. She and her party are n Dallas at this time and will remain there over next Sunday. Mrs. John IV. Everman will tender Miss Gould i reception Saturday evening, Jan. 25th. Mies Helen is the first and mly member of the Gould family I lave ever seen. In fact I have never lad much curiosity to see famous Dersons, consequently my acquaintmce with notables is extremely imited. I could have seen Mr. Jay Could here once if the trouble had seen taken and also at Dallas together ,vith both of his daughters. Mr. Sam Lanhaui, a native South Carolinian, will stand for governor of Texas this year. Mr. Lanham ran n 1804 but Hon. Chas. A. Culberjon was nominated that year, lie served four years, then Governor Bayers will have served four years at the end of this terra. Mr. Lanham mau linVA nnr?r?Qitii?r? Knt T "< ?? J -,,r?.WV.. %JKAU M. Ulil OUIC it will not amount to much, and that lie will be easily nominated and elected to the governorship of this njreat commonwealth. There is an old soldier here from Missouri on his way to the Dallas reunion, lie is an old man and has been on the way for sometime. The old l. How is sick now and I fear ho may never reach Dallas. Dry weather has prevailed here for quite a while and the water question has gotten to be a serious one here. It is thought by many people that a water famine is upon us. The Editor of The Times had such a splendid trip to the Memphis Reunion last year I may not be surprised to see him at Dallas in April this year. J. S. C. Young Solomon Bobo. The subject of this sketch was Dorn in urosa Keys township, Union (District) county, August 1, 1836, and died January 14, 1902, near Murphy's Bridge, on Tiger river. Wni. A. NICHC BANK Transact a Regular Ban Branches and Insure A Boiler, Liability and Acci of Indemnity for Official Individuals as Administr, YOUR BUSINESS IS RES lie was brought up on a small farm i with limited educational advantage. ( After attaining to manhood he took s up a course of studies at home. By t close application he acquired a good 1 English education; he became strong in mathematics for which he had a special talent. lie taught scho d for t some time and was quite succ.ssful in his noble calling. When the tocsin of war was sounded he was among the first to respond, lie entered the ^ 3rd S. C. Regiment as a private. ^ At the reorganization of the Regiment in May, 1802, he was elected 1st Lieut, of his Company. After ^ serving in that capacity for some ^ time his health failed, when he was honorably discharged from service. At his burial a member of his com- j pany said: "Solomon was a good t man, his company loved him." After the war he was elected County Com- . missioner and did faithful service for ^ several years. One who was intimately associated with him in public business says: "lie was a true and faithful olliccr and conscientious in all his dealings with his fellowuien a and in the affairs of the county," The deceased had been a consistent ?? member of Lower Fair Fore3t Bap- a hof I*?? vna"'* ? ? "* J ** lot uuuii/u i'?x muuy years, ana ior eevernl years one of its honored and beloved Deacons. In 1808 he was i? married to Miss Mattie Dillard, a j, most estimable lady, who ha3 been a e help mate indeed to him. A son g and two daughters blessed- their ir union. The bereaved widow and ? two daughters, Mrs. Minnie Betsill .. and Mrs. Nannie Smith, with a host c of relatives and friends mourn the ^ loss of one beloved. The writer feels j; keenly the loss of a dear friend and brother. lie was a Master Mason ai and was laid to rest by his brethren. A good man is gone; let us emulate gj his virtues and throw the mantle of g charity over his faults. p "A good name is rather to be p chosen than great riches; and loving favor than silver and gold." C. II. B. tl STATU Nl$ WS. n ai Gathered From Our Exchanges. N Sunday night week Wicker Bros., 'c at Reuben, Newberry county, were tl burned out. Supposed to havo been t( the work of an incendiary. r< * * w * g An effort is on foot in Newberry. tI engineered by the Newberry Ilerald and News, to have a Newberry Col- S lege day at the Charleston Exposition. Days are being set apart for ^..l ?i? - ? - ouier imugs, way not one lor tne Newberry College? h * * 1; * 1 The House last week passed to its b j third reading a bill introduced by c Mr. Lomax, ''to authorize the school a trustees of the public schools to pur- J chase books for certain pupils." The proposed aid is restricted by ? the terms of the bill to pupils who actually need it, who cannot attend J school without it. * * The t'808 debt of the city of New- 1 berry, according to the Ilerald and c News, has increased since 1809 from ^ $0,008.78 to $10,213.40, Dec. 31, v 1901. The debt was malo by the erection of water works and electric ^ lights, and the purchase of gravel, during 1808. Tliov nhmilrl wrifo tn n our Mayor Macbeth Young for points on how to wipe out the debt. . * * * a The Elks of Spartanburg havo a made great preparations for their a circus performance in Spartanburg. But a bumb was exploded in their camp when the mayor of the city in - t< formed them they would have to pay j< the 3200 license charged for circuses. ?! There is no way around it. But e< they are determined to pull it off o notwithstanding this sot back. The j* ordinance reads that "any show or circus, so called, in which are exhib- 0 ILSON & SON, ERS, king Business in all its .gainst Fire, Tornado, idents, and Issue Bonds s of Corporations, and ators, Etc., Etc. irtUHJLLY SOLICITED. ted animals, or having sideshows, ;ircus rings and such otncr features, ihall pay a license fee of $200 for ,hc privilege of exhibiting within tho imits of the city of Spartanburg." * * Probably the most bloody fight hat has occurred within the bounds ?f Cherokee county since the battle ?f the Cowpens, occurred last Friday reek between five and six o'clock etween 15ub Cobb, Son Cobb, James }obb and Obc Parker on one side, nd Pink Norman, Mack Norman, Charles Sexton and a man named Valker on the other; and it is said 'red Noiman, a youthful son of Pink, fas engaged on the Norman side nd that a negro named Mucham jnt a helping hand to the Cobbs. Is a result Pink Norman is dead nd the whole crowd more or less ljured with knive?, rocks, pistol ails and gun shot. Southern's Florida Special. Southern Railway has perfected rrangements for re-establishment of ic fast through train known as the Chicago & Florida Special" operted daily except Sunday between Ihicago and St. Augustine, Fla. 'Kia ffnU J ' * ** uio Hum Luuuu an enviaoie record i3t season and was ;hc means of lducing much Northern and Westrn business to Florida and all points outh that wonld otherwise have one to the Pacific Coast resorts. In addition to the above the allear-round train known as the Cininnati & Florida Limited, will with he inauguration of the Chicago k 'lorida Special be known as the Florida Limited" and will carry in idition to first class coaches bevcen Cincinnati and Jacksonville, ceping cars between Chicagfi and t. Augustine, operating via Monon ,oute north of Cincinnati; and a ullman 'sleeper, Cincinnati to St. .ugustine. It will be noted from the above rat it is the most complete and best ?gulatcd train service ever yet inigurated between the North and orthwest and Florida resorts, and aves nothing to be done so far as ansportation facilities are concerned > enable Florida and the Southern }3orts to compete on equal footing ith California, Mexico, etc., for a ood share of the winter tourist avel from that section. ieaboard to Purchase Two Roads in Georgia. The New York Sun says:?Stock olders of the Seaboard Air Line tailroad Company have been called o vote on February 5th for the purbase of the control of the Georgia nd Alabama and tho Logansville nd Lawrence railroads. Both of hose lines arc now operated by the Ieaboard under a traffic arrangement. \Tcw Sleeping Car J.inc to Charles* ton. Seuthern ltailwav annminwa ao ? j ?.*a*?v??UVVW VU ablishment of additional sleeping ar line to Charleston, S. C. from Cincinnati, Chattanooga and Atlanta ia Augusta, Southbound leaving Cincinnati at 8:0/> p. m. arriving charlesten 7 a. m. Returning leave Charleston 11 p. m. arriving Cinoinati 8:10 a. m. On this sleeping car line will be audlcd Pullman sleeping cars, and tiis completes the excellent service fforded by the Southern Railway nd its connections to Charleston on ccount of the Exposition. Mr. Roosevelt is credited with a desire ) make sure that the Indiana delegation > the next Republican National convoenn T?ill Tint ? ? -* ?... .?>v 1'iuiriiii i/un uamo or a favorite son'1 by Retting Harry S. Kew, litor, national committeeman, and bow f tbe State machine, into his cabinet. It t said that Mr. New has been offeted lio portfoli > of the Secretary of tbe Inferior, and tliat he has the offer under onaideratiou.