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pLl<aU3b~..*H I-Jf-. .^S=^.2tea?^? - sJQ .t i HE TOWN OF UNION HAS || ^ . - , _ F""B"1 ~B~ "IB M~ ~B*^^ S~~^A li( C T?WN ^ UNION M"" - j| . 6 Tfiroo Cotton Mills, one the 111 [ B ( I I III II I i 1 | | u? /I Eg I L. ' The largest Knitting Mill m4 ?j (fl J*rgeet in the South. Four Fur- (// I B I BJ I ^k 1MB ^k J | | \k I 9 BJ (( Dye Plant in the State. An Oil 0 M nlture and Wood Mauufaclur- ))] fl B B Fl , III fl fl II ^kl I B / fl B 1 i t ^^k I *nd Manufacturing Co. that E y ing Concerns, One Female B B I B ' A III B I B I B | | V | B J L K ih makes an unexcelled Guano, n | Seminary. Water Worke and ((( B B B JL-1*m -A. N B JL N -BL B .A. ? B JL^ Ky I (fl Three Graded Schools. Arte- S fljj Diectrie Lights. j(J jfj sian Water. Population 0,^00. I y<afc?a. .? """ " YOL. LH. NO 10 SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. MARCH 7. 1902. #1.00 A YEAR. -mm m m m ith m- m- #*-**T p. M. FARk President. T QEO. MUNP<\ Cashier, J. D | Merchants' and Plai I OF UJSTi A Capital 9tock T Surplus * Sfeockholders' Liabilities | Total ? Directors?J. A. Fant, W A T. C. Duncan, J. T. Douglass. * Wm. Coleman. X Wo Solicit Yi REMINISCENCES OF TI1E WAR. Interesting Incidents Connected ^JT With the hate War, Bringing Out a Great Deal of Unwritten History, in Which the Piivate and ISubordinate Officers are Given Credit Justly Due Them. Some of the Truest, Noblest and Bravest Men That Ever Faced an Fnem y Were to be FOUND AMONGJHE PRIVATES BY .1. !,. STRAIN. Chapter IT. A slight digression from the course of our reminiscences may not be altogether void of interost to our readers, and if ihey will pardon me I will take up a long promised subject this week and give it to them e r _n .. J -.1 iree iroui an uuiueiumiuiuiii. aim uuier exaggerations. Our older readers remember the state of affairs in this section in the latter part of 1871 and the succeeding winter. On the 12th of Decem^tber, 1871, President Grant pro ^rlaimed the counties of Spartanburg, Union, York, Chester, Laurens, Newberry, Lancaster and Chesterfield in a state of insubordination to the United States, in other words he began a wholesale prosecution of what was known as the Ivu Klux which was said to exist to an overwhelming number in 'hese counties especially. Any way, all or most of those implicated thought a temporary ohange of residence a healthy move under existing circumstances (which I have A ** 11 A! J 1 A _ _ 1 noi iuu lime ana Bpaee nerc 10 speax of.) It whs a general stampede? everything was ehaotio and no one knew what the ending would bring forth. Wives were forced to give up their husbands, fathers and mathers their sons, sisters their brothers and all were forced to seek a miserable shelter from the inclemency of the season. In this State of affairs I find the subject of this sketch figuring and I propose to give a brief outline of what he says, although I am unable to tell it with the emphasis T. Jeff Hughes tells it himself?wish I could to make our readers appreciate it all the more. When the wholesale arrests of the Ku Klux began Mr. T. Jeff Hughes and his brother Billy and some others started westward. They knew not when they would stop or where they would go. Jeff was made the leader of the hand as he was the older and more experienced than the others. Almost every old poldier owned a ruatnl RnrnfitimM two of them. Thfv ? J were cither those he used in the war or got afterwards. But generally they were in first class order and aever failed when put into active serrioe. A leather belt and holster with cartridge and cap box constituted his armory outfit. Thus armed and equipped with a change of clothing and mounted on good stock Jeff and his escorts tarncd their faces toward the setting sun and began their journey. Jeff had a wife and four or five children he left behind, the others were single men. On throogh mud and water, cold and freezing weather they went till one afternoon they arrived ia the town of j* A nd?ponn Flnncrv and tired thev f+% 0.J J concluded to get something (bf themselves and their stock to eat and rest awhile. They ordered dinner at a restaurant and procured feed for their horses and tried to make themselves ae comfortable as possible. Of course without asking any questions the white citizens of the place knew they were refugees or had an idea what A. H. FOSTER. Vic* President. * D. ARTHUR. Assistant Cashier. J iters' National Bank | 3N, S. C. A $60,000 A 50,000 J 60,000 f $170,000 I * T. H. Wallace, Wm. Jeffries, | B. P. McKissick, A. H. Foster, ? i our Business. - * was up with them and the coloie'* people knew about the same. No questions were asked or answered by any one during the meal. Some curiosity hunters would now and then pass through the room and wi ll eyes askant takes a peep at ihe tourists without saying a word. Frequently a darkey would get a glance at them through an open window or door, but to this they paid no attention. They ate on as if there was nothing up. Finishing their meal they called upon the proprietor to settle the bill and was surprised to hear him say "that's all right gentlemen. sorry 1 can do no more for you," and at the same time handing one of the party a package wrapped up whichfproved to be a quart of the beet brandy to be bad in the market in those days. Impressed with the thought that they were among friends they ventured to ask about the nearest road and best crossing to put them over in the State of Georgia. Kindly and politely they were answered and two routes given?one, the main route, WM nnnrtpal nnil Koot -----? ..WW w?w. www* WVWWj kUV v/vuu BUIUC" what circuitous and hard to find as it wa? a kind of private ferrj. Bidding their host good bye and thanking him for his kindness Jeff told tho boys to walk straight out to their horses and don't look back?make a bold front and if there is aayone who has any suspicion about us they will think there is nothing we are dreading. So they started off as Jeff told them to do. Each man oarried a pistol buckled around him. As soon as they were out of town Jeff, leading the party, filed to the left and as if he was going to cross the country. What do you mean Jeff was asked by some one: "I mean to take that lower route and cross the river where it is not too public. You see if any it oftAr ? ?V? ? 1 AO BIIV1 UD (Illll UIC^ 111111 we are on our way to the upper ferry they will make for that and perhaps overtake us before we get across into Georgia." "All right, that's a good idea, we hadn't thought of that" came from some of the party and on they went without halting. Jeff rode on in front, was some hundred yards ahead of the others in a deep study when he came to a plain road which he struck obliquely, one end going towards the Savannah river and the othor towards his old home. Here he stopped. The crowd came up. "What's the matter Jeff?" was asked by one of the party. "Nothing," was the reply, "only that I don't propose to run another step, I'm going back home to see what is to become of Sis" (that was his wife) "and the children. 1'rn going to be there before the sun rises tomorrow morning or I'll kill this horse trying. I can go no further gentlemen." "Ah, tut tut," said Bob Howell, "that will never do, you can't make it." unroll :r r r tt mi 11 x can i x can oe lound trying." Billy Ilughee says, "Jeff, I'll strick to you, depend on that." Dis* mounting Jeff took off his saddle bags in which Bob Howell had some clothing and as Bob was determined to go on to his friends, in Georgia they must here separate. It wai only the work of a few minutes they were in making this change of ached ule and in the meantime the bottle ol brandy was brought out and all took a drink and renewed their tows tc each other and then separated. Jef and Billy Hughes started homewarr and Bob and his orowd towari Georgia. The roads were fairly gooi and Jeff and Billy Hughes knes that they had made a vow for a lonj, trip in an incredibly short tim< struck out at a brisk gate to accomp lish their purpose. On they rode foi several wiles when all at once the} heard the clatter of horses hoofs jus! behind them. They looked and whc was it but Bob Ilowell. Riding uf to thetn he told them that he had concluded to stay with them let tin consequences bo what they may, and so the three journeyed on together Night came on and they stopped and fed their horses and got sapper then renewed their journey, and sart enough when the chiekens crowed for day next morning JefT and Billy IlmrhnR Unilarl nt Mr, flail man's in the fork of Pacolet and Broad rivers and Bob Ilowell was at his home too. Not knowing what had taken place in their absence Jeff and Billy Hughes hid their horses in an out-ofthe way place and secreted themselves in an old broom sedge field in sight of Mr. Gallman's home where Mrs. Hughes and children were staying where they could see what was going on. Mrs. Hughes soon found out where they were and made arrangements to take care of them without creating any suspicion until they could all make arrangements to get off together. They lay in the broom sedge all day, their horses already being provided for. While they were in the broom sedge they saw a negro man on Mr. Gallman's place coming directly towards them. What were they to do? What was he after? He will find us out and spoil our plans were all the thought of a moment and the solution was, if he finds us out we will hare to kill him to p.event his telling it. But fortunately he turned his course and all things passed off without further trouble. As soon as possible Mrs. Hughes packed up her goods and got ready to join her husband on his trip. They Drocured a wacron and team and f ?=? started for the west. At Atlanta, Georgia, they took the train for Selma, Alabama, thenoe by boat to Mobile, Alabama. Before leaving Atlanta, Ga., however, the ticket agent there volunteered some good advice to Jeff to look oat for piokpockets?a matter which Jeff thought very little about or even thanked him for?but to hia discomfort lie found by the time he got to Salem he was relieved of $-35 in cash, nearly all he had. However, he got to Mobile and finally to New Orleans where he found himself without money and a long ways from the end of hia journey. In a strange place, a thousand miles from home with his wife and ehildren to care for and no money was enough to crush the heart of almost anybody else except Jeff Hughes. A boat was getting ready for a a trip up Red river to Jefferson, Texas, and Mr. Hughse had his things as well as wife and children at the wharf rfady to take passage on the steamer, but no money to pay the fare. Calling to the Captain who i. u. - r?.4 T-!A was u grcui, uig bia-iuoi in sum en (and as wicked as sin could make him) he asked what the fare was to Jefferson. As soon as told what he had, his wife and so many children together with so many trunks, the Captain of the vessel told him it was $25. Jeff told him he was going up to Jefferson but he hadn't thq money to pay his fare. "Oh," says the Captain, that's your look out and and not mine." Jeff says, "I know that, sir, but I'm going all the same." The boat was filling up fast, passengers were going on board paying thoir fares and everything seemed to set against the prospects of Mr. Hughes. The Captain asked him again. "What are you going to do, my friend?" "I told you I'm going on your boat, sir, to Jefferson and I'm not going to beg my way either. I'm not that kind of a man. I've heen unfortunate and loaf A285 in clean cash and can get no more until 1 I reach a friend at Jefferson where I expect to get relief." Continuing Jeff says, "I have my wife ana 1 children here and I have in my ' trunk a splendid double barrel shol - gun and here's a pistol that I gave f $*25 for a short time ago and I'll : pawn them all for our passage t< > Jefferson." The Captain asked hin I" for to see the pistol and when h< 1 showed it the oaptain told him i 1 would do without anything else anc 1 told Jeff to hand it to the clerk. S< r the trade was made and they al t, took their places on the boat for Jef ? ferson. Mrs. Hughes and her ohildrei - were assigned comfortable qaarter r in the boat with a good fine place r keep warm, and of course g-?t the I meals as the other paasengcis at > tyi* was no doubt t? great relief > her as well as to her husband nil I children O i they went up tf i river. Everything that was dark an I glootnv but a few moments ago wi . removed and the silver lining w: 1 beginning to show itself. Everytbin i forebode a pleasant trip. Hope r ? vived and despair vanished. So-i she who with a group of litt! children had left a home of comfor a dear devoted father with enough c 1 thip world's goods to supply all th i demands of life was to be landed i the bosom of friends who could gi> hftr fit < vol I n f f ' - MV? vuv ivnn uu aiiAit;tjr UI HUUl fc much longed for. I have always looked upon Mn i L. C. Hughes as a christian, Go fearing and God loving woman, or whose prayers had, I doubt no dotted her pathway through all th scenes of a troublesome and un friendly world, and saw God's divin wisdom to say nothing of Ilis provi dence was answering hor petitions. Before I close this chapter of raw iniseenccs I hope that every one o our readers will see in our every da; affairs we need the presence guidanc and help of that hand that never err and that promise that never fails. It is only when we recount. th< special providences of God that w can say thoughtfully and truthfully "I need thes every hour, most grnciou Lord, No tender voice like thine can peac afford, I ne^d thee, oh I need thee, every lion I need thee; Oh, bless me now by saviour, 1 come b thee." (To be continued.) Gleanings From Goshen Hill We now hope for a spell of lovol; weather. beautiful snow ha melted away and left the earth satu raieu witn water. J?or the first turn in mj memory the lovely Christmai honey-suckle has been overpo\vero< by the cold snap, only a few swee imperfect flowers are to be seen while the early flowers?the john quill and violet?seem to be cautious ly bursting the earth as if wishing t< peep up and see if the ice king wa gone. We have truly had seven weather since my last writing, bn man and beast have stood it well, fo tne neaitn ol the community wa never better. And we have beei enjoying our wintry pleasures also? goed fires, snow cream, rabbit piee big hominy, spare ribs and back bone?while the young folks in spit< of sleet and snow will meet and havi a dance?a square dance?they knov nothing of the modern german 01 the two step. The oats that were planted somi weeks ago have never been heari from. Those sown in the fall arc al as "dead as Ilectar." It seems no1! that the man with the hoe will sooi catch up with his farm work, as hi has been so much hindered by th< rain, but watch him?his spirits ar< as elastic ai a rubber ball and yoi may expect to see him as cheerfu and happy as ever in a few months It is a good thing that farmers ar _1 A.f _ _ ?1 i a * cnecnui or iney woum nave givci up tho farms long ago. The people are still moving. Mi Darby has left Mr. James Render ion's place and moved back to New berry county. Mr. and Mrs. Billie Maybin spen a month at Mr. J. E. Cofield's am then he moved to Whitmire, wher he has a job with the Glonn-Lowr Manufacturing Co. Mr. George Colitld and Billi Maybin killed a beautiful white s<juir rel and took a (juuntity of nice hone from several trees in the foiest dui i ing his stay over there. Mr Both Fant visited the school in this vicinity lately and was we pleased with the inannor in whic ; they were conducted. The teachei [ are all very fond of him, and no woi der for he is kind and helpful t ; them in any way possible *nd sav< > them unnecessary trouble in the [ collections. \f ? T? 1. LV.-i J I ' - f.! > mr. rruuK lhul vimiumi uis men \ Mr. J. C. Cofield recently. lie hi ; passed through deep waters in givin t up his lovely wife. lie has 01 I sympathy in his loss. ) We wero glad to see the cheerf I face of Mr. D. It. McCracken und< - our roof. lie is brim full of indu i try and energy. a Mr. Charlie Willard paid M. , '?! Wm A MirH t ? / *. i ll Vll S BANI ' SOLICIT YOI id is And promise courteous trea vs tion cons ? G-OOD B n Write all kinds of Insura lc MONEY ORDERS Issc fcr Office and Express Compani it ' n E. Colield's family a "jinfi visit c He is one of the school trustees and o gives satisfaction in his office. He will live "at home" this year for he is cne of the few that will have neid ther meat. corn, peas or fowls to buy e tbis year. Isn't he lucky? [You t, bet he is, when all our farm rs can e say as much, the tnclletiium will be i- nAiir rtt li uml IT n 1 ? J c Mr. James Henderson is sawing i- up a (juantity of fine lumber that is engaged by the Glenn-Lowry Mill i- Co. f Oh! had you heard that we hare f a fine bank at Whituiirt? Watch out e for street cars next, s Miss Janie Wright, of Whittnire, has been on n visit to Miss May Co8 field. e Mr. Will Beaty and Rev. W. B. : Justis spent the night at Mr, J. W. a Hunter's lately. The Missionary Society met at e Mrs. S. E. Chick's the last time. We are glad to report her much better than she was ihe last time I L> wrote. She is too feeble to attend church and enjoyed the meeting of her friends there very much. We hear that our friend and neigh bor, Miss Annie Epps, was married last week to Mr. West, of Spartanf burg. We extend our heartiest con* gratulations. A child of Rhoda Murphy, who e lives on Mr. J. E. Cofiehl's plnce, 5 was burned to death a few days since. T"\ tir -i vr. \v. Jj. eims is located at his 1 old home again near Black Rock, and ' will give most of his time looking " after his farming interest, but cannot " turn a deaf ear to the calls of the 3 sick. 9 Mr. Maxwell Sims' family are 3 living near Delta. f c Misses Ann and May Evans hare r been sick a good deal this winter 9 with rheumatism and chills. 1 Mrs, W. M. English's friends will be pleased to learn that she has been ? cured of a long standing case of asthma by using a medicine that you 5 advertised in your paper, "AsthmaB lcne." [ We were so glad to see a notice of a Missionary meeting at Padgett's Creek, presided over by our friend j Mrs. Lee. I would have enjoyed I being there and hearing those pieces read by the members?snch pieces do much good?rovoke others to good works and calls forth a prayer " for and a blessing upon your work. Let your watchword be "Onward and j Heavenward." 1 Sorry that our Editor had such a _ time with the grippe. He ought to e have taken a few more dosc9, sur1 prised that you didn't take soda. The next time you have it, add a tea9poonful of soda every homr for ? three hours and if that don't cure _ you I'm ne doctor. My brother-inlaw (Dr. J. A. C.) used to say that t I could give my children more differ(j ent kinds of medicine in the shortest e space of time than any one he ever j law, (and on such occasions I ignorod all his medical skill) then I e would end up with a doie of Dover* powders and sit up all night y for fenc they would go to sleep and .. never wake up. The sequel is seven as sound children as you see anys where. 11 [Thanks 4,Ivy," we had heard ol b soda and vinegar making a good 5 drink long ago, and tried it on a t- negro. But we made a mistake and ,o gave hijn the soda first and then the ?s vinegar. The combustion took place ir inside and the way that nig frothed and foamed at the mouth and nose id made us think he was about to pasi is in his checks. lie finally recovered g however, and we drew a breath o ir relief. Wo did not care to risk sodi as we hal sent down a liberal quan ul tity of lemon juice, if you remomber 9r ?Ei>.] s- I thank Miss Garner for her kirn words of appreciation. I would hav J. lain aside my pen long ago if I ha > own scory or ansoiute purity and careful , milling. It speaks in the eloquent lanf guage of light, white loaves and biscuits, delicious pastry and tempting cakes. It 1 speaks with such conviction that it briars - the user back for more and it always tells . the same satisfactory story. Why not learn this story of pure Hour by trying , "Clifton?" Ask your grocer for it. 1 Bransford Mills Owensboro. Ky, e Member Anti-Adulteration League, il Glj. OLSON & SON, KERS, 'JR BUSINESS tment and every accommodaistent with A3VKINO. nee excent 1if#? led at the same rate as Post / , not been encouraged to write on. Hope that she does not think I am i morose and unhappy in my oountry > home, for my friends say that one of my characteristics is cheerfulness, but I am social and am "shut in" from many social and religious pleasures that I covet. I know there is a friend that is always near and with my work and crnnd r _ qVV>? vvv/ao x ucvvr feel lonely?emplownent is an antidote. I am glad that she does not know who I am and will keep myself hid under my "Ivy Green" leaf. Ivy Green. Lockhart Junction News Notes, The snow is all gone and now we have mud. The snow wme several inohes deep. The boys went out rabbit hunting and for the first day or two they report very few being caught, as it seems ttvj business like all others, was snowed under. Our school was closed for a week on account of the snow. The farmers are talking of wantiug to go to work but the weather keeps them somewhat discouraged, but old Sol will come out with a vim after awhile and it will be all right. All is well that ends well. Mr. Martin Mabry, who has been sick with pneumonia, is better at thin time. Mr. II. M. Gault has been on the sick list the past week. Mis. D. A. Iiatnes, who fell some time ago during the freeze and hurt her leg, is going around again. Mrs. T. F. Gault, who fell and broke her arm, is doing very well. Two small boys passed by the Junction the other day looked to be not over 10 years of age. They did not tell their names when aeked, but said they could work in a cotton mill. It seems they wore on a tramp. These were small boys to go away by themselves. Mr. J. W. Reid, the depot agent of this place, has been moved te Union, acting as agent's clerk at that place. He made many friends during his stay here, and many good wishes go with him. Mr. W. W. Vinson had an accident while driving Mr. A. C. White's horse along the public road, the telephone wire being down across the road, his horse got tangled in the j r.n ?? * mic ami ien in on trie buggy wheel braaking it ?11 up. Mr. Vinson came out unhurt. Mr. J. C. Carey, of Loekhart, replaced the damage by fixing up the wheel. Moxy. THE NEW YORK WORLD Thrice a-Week Edition. Time has demonstrated that the Thrice-a-Week World stands alone in its class. Other papers have imitated its form but not its success. This Is because it tells all the news all the time and tells it impartially, whether that news lie political or otherwise. It is in fact almost a daily at the price of a weekly and you cannot afford to be without it. Republican and Democrat alike can read the Thrice-a-Week World with absolute coniidence in its truth. In addition to news, it publishes lirstclass serial stories and other features suited to the home and (irrside. The Thrice-a-Week World's regular subscription price is only $1.00 j>er year and this i>ays for 150 papers. We offer this unequalled nowsi>aper and the Union Times together one year for $1.75. The regular subscription price of the two papers is $2 00, you thus get four papers a week for only 1.75. This is i almost epual to a daily, which would cost you $0 00 a year. 1 No Argument J? Needed. ? i To convince anyone who who has once i tried it, of the merit of our "Clifton" brand of Hour. 5 The dour speaks for itself. It tells its