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TOL. LI1. NO. 12. UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 1902. vnT^
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J P. M. PARK President. A
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^ Capital St>o?k....'
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stockholders' Liabilities
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V T. C. Duncan, J. T. Douglass, 1
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REMINISCENCES OF TIE hK
Imtcrcttting Incidenta Conneatad
With the hate War, Bringing Out
a Great Deal of Dm written Him/
tery, iu Which the Vtirate and
Sulrordiuaie Officers are Giren
Credit Justly Due Them. Coma
of the Truest, Noblomt and Brayeat
Men That Erar Faced an
Enemy Were to be
FOUND AMONG"THE PRIHTES.
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/t Didn't Work the Second Time. .
Found a Heme at J^ust,
HT J. L, STJiAI*.
Chapter IV.
lie fore I go too faat I will stop and
tell of an incident that took place
while Mr. Jeff Hughoe and kis folke
were enroute to Atlanta, Go., on
their higira from their old home in
South Ctirolina just at the close of
the K. K. war. On one occasion
they stopped near a mill to get din.
uer and feed their stock. As our
reude/t? are already aware' the trip!
was by no means a pleasant one,
and the circumstances was suck that
it was not best for the public to
know too much about the tourists 1
Mild flt? caused that imi.?lli?d thr>na t*
adopt this method of travel. So it
was hi ceeeary to conduct the business
in tjueh a way us to keep down snspiciou.
While they were halted to
fetd and get dinner aa awkward
countryman from the Georgia backwoods
caljcd where they were feed*
iug and struck up a conversation, '
which would if carried on long enough, <
have unmasked their purpose. Jeff
saw ,that somethimg must be done to
get rid of the unwelcome visitor before J
e found out something he didn't care :
for him to know. The fellow was i
one of thQse "Smart Alecks" that ...
knew it all. lib kept talking and '
talking and asking questions until
Jeff got a chance to give one of hia :
own parly the wink. He (Jeff) then
began to gruut and squirm when one
i|t. of his confederates knowing whst'was 1
up said to the others: "Boys, Jeff's
going to have another one of his
spell} .and it's going to be a bad one,
don't let him hurt that gentleman." 1
With that Jeff sprang lo his feet 1
and with an unearthly yell Made for
tW* fvllfrw i? if lie w as going to tear
him in piece*. Two of them gathered
hold of him and about that time he
gave a jerk at one side of hie jaeket '
^ and/opt the garment, then *ith the
A odiXr'hand he rtiade a rake and devested
himself of the other and than
with n terrific yell he made a lunge
for the fellow who broke land run.
lie run towards the mill house and
round behind the house where he run
across the mill race on a narrow plaak
and got out of sight. It waa al) the
work of a moment and Jeff and k'ia
party had no mean* of knowing what
hadK'cpme pf the youag They
th?a?tf 'hie inight have run info the
mill pond and drowned himeelf. The
intuition wh(( a Heriout one and now
to'get out of it wu the next point of
the problem. By this time the miller
and three or four'ftieiS' tame out of
the mill and craned their neeks to
ee whatwaa going on at the eamp.
All tly^Tiif e jpfi verging^nd
'? > ami taking on like a maa man. In
a wbiciper he told his erowd they
would have to keep np.the-Tewe till
they got nway from there. 80 they
got a lope and tied Jeff hand and foet
to one of the wagons and drove off.
While they were pawing tha mill
house Jeff made eeveral frantic attempts
to get at the men an if he
would tear them to pieces. They
naked one of Jeff's party if there was
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i. M. FOSTER, Vic# President. J
?. ARTHUR, Assistant Cashier. 9
iters' National Bask j
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$80,000 5
50,000
60,000 9
$170,000 5
. H. Wallaea, Wb. Jeffries.
C. r. HcKisilck, A. H. Fester, X
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any way in which they could be of
servioe jin taking cere of that crazy
man. uOh no/' they replied, "he
will be all right directly. lie has
the spells often and this is one of
hia worst." 80 they got away without
any further troable and all had a
good laugh when they got out of
In a few days afterwards they had
another similar experience bat Jeff
did not sacceed with hia ruse as he
did in the first. They met up with
ft fellow and ha began to question
them about where they were going
and why and wherefore they were
travailing in that way and a thousand
other questions thay didn't care to
anrwer direct. Here Jeff thought
ha would get rid of the intruder in
much the same way as the one to
which I have just alluded. So taking
on one of his maniacal airs Jeff began
to grit his teeth, wall his eyes and
look viciously at the stranger and
make other movements that demonstrated
that trouble was brewing.
Soma of his awn party said: "Boys,
Jeff is about to take another of his
bad spells, don't let him get to that
man for he might hurt him." By
this time one of them grabbed Jeff
and bid him behave himself and told
hiss that that man didn't intend doing
him anv iniurv. k? <r?a thair frioml I
and all that. The fellow kept eyeing
Jeff and sidling round just like
be didn't mach care what happened.
He vii of the heavy set, log-wagon
kind of a build and to all appearances
"much of a man" both in strength
sod courage. Jeff had vised him up
and knew that it would take an unusual
bluff to get rid of him. So he
west into all kind of ecstacies, jumping
up, slapping his hands and cracking
his heels together. He would
repeat a great many meaningless
phrases, such as "I'm a hosses' titty,
ikia a mule, shave his tail and stack
the hair," and such jargon. The
fellow stood quietly looking en and
while Jeff, like an enraged lion, was
trying to get to him he plaeed himself
squarely on the defensive and
with his brawny muscles drew hack
bis sledge hammer fist and looking
Jeff squarely in the eye with an oath
aid: "Let him come if I don't
settle him right here." Jeff said that
was sufficient. His spell passed off
very sson after that. These two inaidents
are the only ones of this kind
I will mention here or in this connection.
1 left off HIT n&rrmt.iu?
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three, just at Mr. Hughes and hi*
family reached the home of an unknown
friend whom proridence had
placed in their pathway, and here f
propose to take him up and prooeed.
It was getting late in the afternoon
when they stopped and Mr. Hughee'
thing* were unloaded in front of
this good Samaritan's house and
tha wagoner turned to go back to Jefferson.
Mr. Hughe* paid him $25
with the money he had jut borrowed
from this old gentleman. Turning to
his benefactor, the old man, Mr.
Hughes said: "My friend, they say
that one good turn deserved another
(if both don't come the same way)
uu now as voi nave neipea me out
in this case 1 would be glad to know
if you ean take care of ne and my
family till morning or until I oan
make arrangements te go farther."
it was a big job Jeff'Mid to ask
another favor on top of what he had
already dans him. But it was the
beat he eould do and all he could do.
The old gentleman told him he supposed
he could and soon they were
alt in the house and enjoying themselves
the best they knew how under
the oircumstances.
Soon supper came on au<l wh>le
they were at the table Jeff's tongue
was running liks a bell clapper, when
he noticed one of the ladies look at
another one and smile. Mr. Hughes
thought to himself probably that's
aot the way they do hero and inavbe
I'm out of order and had better hold 1
up a little. Right here I will say
that this family consisted of the old \
gentleman, old lady and two other
younger ladies, both of whom \* ore i
mature or of middle age. When Mr. i
Hughes stopped talking "all of sud 1
den" the older lady not'ccd it (a* i
did the others) and she begin 10 t
apologise or explain thus: "Mr. t
Hughes," said she, "Isee vou noticed 1
I. J I I - v
mat may iook at me and smile when I
you wore talking about Mack Abel.
She it Mack Abel's sister an 1 1 run i
his mother and w? knew all about t
what you were talking, so you must ?
not think strange of our actio-."
Here they began to rake up turii (
acquaintance and it seemed as if th ir }
trip was yet to end successfully. ,
Thsy staid all night, and next *
morning Mr. llughes hired a vming 1
man on that place to move hitu and 1
hit family ap to Muck Abel's, some 1
twenty or thirty miles, with the un- <
derstanding that he would give him t
$10 as soon as he reached th -re. ?
They started soon and when :'n(. t
got to the place Mask had a !
covering a barn and didn't notice T ;] 1
till he walked up and spoke 'o a a
Mr. Abel looked at him and >uid. t;
"If that aint Jeff Hughes I'm inigh. v J
badly deceived." Mr. Hughes roiil v
him he was the man and Mack (Mine ?
down glad to see him and to know el ;i
the news. He invited Mr. Hughe i
in the house but Jeff told h.m he s
dida't know whether he was giing in s
or not, and continued to tell him tue *
wkole truth of the matter, and 'now 1
became to be there ami wli r bed li
happened on his trip to cause him to t
be without money, cte., etc Finally a
Jeff told Mack what he was behind r
and who to ands?id, "now if you can f
advance the money, $35, I am out h
and promised to pay I'll go in but if t
not I'm going farther." Mack t6jd t
kirn he had the money and he could t
foot the bill and would do s> So r
Jeff and hia family went in and stayed )
all night and told all that had hup ii
pened and what was up which M ick
already knew or knewof.' " " :i
In the run of their conversation ?
Jeff said. "Mack I'm dead broke-and
I want you to tell me of the rich si :1
man in your county or even the rich- '
eat one in the State for that matter 0
if you know him. I'm hunting a t
place to live and a mar who '
is able to help me to help myself." ^
Maek said, "well I believe Mr >1
Camthan is the richest man in this H
county I know of." Jeff says: "Take v
me to him in the morning or tell me
how I can get there and I'll go my- h
elf. So next morning Jeff told
"Sia" (Mrs. Hughes) to remain with ;k
the children as he was going to hunt T'
a place to live at, and he warned to -b
find a man who was able to help him :l
to help himaelf. No use to go to a
men as poor as he was, thought Jeff
to himself. jh
By twelve o'clock next day Mr d
Hughes and Mr. Abel were at Mr. 11
John Cauthen's, twenty miles from &
Mr. Abel's home. Jeff told Mr. ^
Cauthen his business and that he hud J
come purposely to see him for he had fc1
learned that he was about the richest i
(or among the-richest juaen) i/? the ^
county, and finally told Mack he |
could return homo and tell Sis that lie
(Jeff) was going to stay all night and v
look around. So Mack returned and V
delivered the message for Mrs. r
Huches to rAmti'n ronton tail. W.fl' .t
would be in in a day or twoir\vhen ho f
made arfangementi for some place I
to lire at. Next morning Uncle j
Johnnie (as Mr. Hughes called hi in) \
told Jeff to go out on his farm and j
pick him out the house lie ,woijJd i
rather lire in and examine the farm
around it to see how ho would like ii ^
and they would have no trouble in | <j
trading. So Jeff went an found hi s j t
house and farm and they,traded, :>n<l <j
Jeff staid all night again after making . I
arrangem ;nts to go for^hhis fatxrilw 'jj
noxt aav. - Hefore Jiff "lift. ncX' ! <
morning to fvr his family he tofd j. I
Uncle Johhn <? that if he would rot *
be at home when he (Jeff) re" unit d i
he (Jeff) wan fed to find a piece of i >
meat, sack of tl >tir and something to '
cook it in ou the gato post aa hia 1
family would have nothing to eat till 1
they made it. "All right," paid ,
Uncle Johnnie and when Jeff re- M
turned with his family he found th
meat, flour and skillet were in placi
and they moved into their house an<
went to hou?ekeeping, and wen
there when Uncle j Johnnie and hii
wife returned.
I will have to go backhand tel
how Jeff got lost in the snow stora
while he was going with the ox carl
to Mack Abel's for his family.
That morning when he left Mr
Gauthen's with the oxen and cart the
douds indicated snow and before h<
f._ i #-ii ---?
i mi ?uiiu lur it uegau 10 iau uuu iood
lie road and wagon traoks were hid
ind nothing but the openinrin the
reo3 were left to guide him. Finally
le catnc to a creek. He knew he
lad crossed no streamiin going there
ind he must be lost. So ne returned
i short distance and and drove out tfl
1 house and called. A lady came tc
he door and told him how to get tc
Vir. Abel's. Thanking her he drove
>!T but soon drove up to another
louse, us he thought, to get further
livections when lojand behold, the
i iiue lady came out again and he
vnew her and she knew him, but he
ind come up on another side of the
iou.se and did not recognize it.
living him directions as before he
bought he would make it all right.
>o he struck out and it was no time
ill he drove up to the same house
igain. The same lady came out
aughing and said: ''You're last
igain." "Yes man, it seems I can't
;et away from here," Jeff said to her.
die told him to come in and she
vould give him a map of the road
old he couldn't get lost. She took
: lire coal and made a map of the
ond and told him it would guide him
o he wouldn't get wrong, and off he
tartcd to find himself back at the
ame house in a very short time,
iliis time he told the same lady who
lad given him directions so aften not
o tell him that route any more but
,skrd her if there wasn't another
ond, pointing in a different direction,
hat ho could take so as to not ero
o
mole the.tame way. She told him
here waft a blind path which led
h rough the large body of woodland
hat ifould bring *him out into the
oad at a well which *he remembered
Missing going up to Uncle Johnnie's
l few days before. At last he started
>11 the new route and hadn't gone but
i abort distance when he come to a
;ul!y waist deep which he drove over
rid was soon lost in the dense woods
.inong the bending tembers weighted
[own with snow and ice. Here he
ame to a standstill, and in the disance
he heard an axe. Calling on
he man he asked him how he ceuld
;et out of there. "Iiow did you get
n there?" asked the fallow with the
xe. The fellow come to him and
nth his. axe hacked down the bendrig
timbers and let them fall out of
is way, and soon he found himself
tic in the road at the well, then he
new where he was. He had no
urthor difficulty in finding his way
ack to Mack Abel's where his wife
ml children were glad to see him.
In the subsequent chapters I'll rive
iras army reminiscences which I
ope will be interesting to our readers.
11 tiie meantime I respectfully ask
n V and all, of thoss who may have
iographical sketches of any soldior
r citizen or anything connected with
he war or wAr time to send me for
luhlication as these reminiscences are
ntended to gather up all such unrritten
matter as will be of interest
0 our readers and useful to the future
listorian. Many, noble men and
ronton ngurea in tnese times ana
rrestled with " these difficulties of
rhich the world is not worthy and
rhpso names have long since been
nrgotten. Let them come in for
ecognition even at this late day.
' "'(Td'tJ# continued.)
Pacolet Dots.
Tacolet, March 17.?Wedding
ells rang out in our midst last Toesay
afternoon at 8:30 o'clock. The
ryuitiful home of Mrs. Ladshaw was
ecorated with palms' and potted
lrtf)>ts. 'T6 the ' stfhins of Loheniffli's
"BStfdat !.CbohM," sung by a
tyble quartette, Mr. Bryon Nichols
H .feHfeds*. c ?.
i> the anar. roe Driao was exquistely
gowned in a white silk crepe
>ver taffeta, trimmed in real lace em>roidered,
chiffon and pearl trimming.
Her long veil was caught
with a spray of orange bloeaoniv.
She carried a white kid Bible ii
which was placed white ribbon markI
: Wm. A. NICHi
i
; BANF
, SOLICIT YOl
i And promise courteous treat
t tion consi
GOOD E,
> Write all kinds of Insurat
> MONEY ORDERS Issu.
| Office and Express Company
ers corcred with lilies' of the valley
> The groomsmen'i buttoniers being of
) the same flower. The Uble was deei
orated with cut flowers, making a
1 rainbow coloring. Ur8. Creig is an
? attractive and popular J"?ug ladj,
> while the groom ia a prominent
' young man. All extend congratulations
While waiting for the uino o'clock
train Thursday two hack drivers,
1 Sutnp ^Gibson and Anthony Bates.
? both colored ? got into a
dispute and it ended in a fight. Gibson
was fiael seven dollars. Bates
1 has not been tried as yet. ^
The quarry finished up tho State
1 House job last Thursday. They ?re
now doing some kind of work tor
Charlotte, N. C., which they will
finish by the first of April. Ir takes
Mr. John Campbell to keep things
moving. Dear Editor if you
ever do tome to Pacolet I will take you
over there and let yoa see how the
work is done. If you have never
seen a quarry you will find it very
amusing indeed.
Soon will the sweet sound of music
ring out loud and clear acren the
suburb of our town, for a few of the
fair daughters will give their hands iu
matrimony and then Pacolet will
lose its fair charms.
I am glad to [see the sweet face of
Miss Sarah Brown on the street
again after a few^days of illnesss.
We have a good deal of mutnp3
now.
Annie Laurie yos should write
often, for if all the readers like your
and Iley Denver's letters as weli as I
they are in great demand.
With very best wishes for Ivy
Green and all Tan Times' cor re
spondents and eeaders I remain, i
Pet.
[Good, yo* are getting to be a
fine correspondent, Pet, keep it up.
Thanks, I shall certainly avail myself
of your kind invitation to visit
the quarry at the first opportunity.
I have never seen it.?Ed.]
Jonesville Jottings.
Jonksviu.1, March 17.?During
the few days of good weather lusl
weak the plows started, but the rain
cane again Saturday and stopped
then, and the indications are now
that there will be no plowing done
before the middle or last ef the week. 1
Farmers will havatowork in a hurry j
when they do get started.
Mrs. Thomas Hyatt died laet Sat- 1
urday and was buried yesterday at I
Gilead oenaetery. Mrs. Hyatt was j
about 69 years of age and had been
a member of the Baptist church for ;
a number of years, and was a christian
lady and ready to meet death
withoat any fear. Rev, David
Hueks preached the funeral and the
remains were laid to rest in the pre**
ence of a large congregation of sorrowing
relatives and friends.
The little five-year-old son of Mr.
W. R. Gilliam diad r?f nn^timnnin I
last night and will be buried at tbo
Gilaad cematery today.
! Rev. L. C. Carroll met hit appointment
here yesterday morning,
but owing to the bad weather ha hail
to congregation, last night he filled
his pulpit. Rev. David Ilucks was
weather and mtld bonnd yesterday
and did not get out to his appointment.
Mrs. Carrie Odom, of Chesterfield,
is visiting her father's family, Mr. J.
II. Littlejohn.
Mr. D. L. McLaughlin, of Union,
has opened up his stock of goods in
our town rn the' Alman building;
with Mr.,,,.WW, Jftur salesman.
Mr. McLaughlin is re-covering his
i dwelling house hs bought of Mr.
Alman and will move his family
. here as soon an he gets his house
; read/. The people af Joaaavilla
. welcome Mr. lleL. and his family ta
i our town.
-1 The petition presented to the town
J ... 1 /I I Uji. 1 I.
OLSON & SON,
CERS,
JR BUSINESS
ment ati<l every accommodastent
witb
?\WBLI " - C3r.
ice except life.
ed at tlie same rate as Lost
innlui;i>Rim' - ir !? ??
QOlUlOil -tshill f ' l-. t' 'l-MMi ,tj for a
dispensnry n: .1 ::o win turned
down for want of tin proper number
of subset ib< vs.
Mr. J. X !/r ' j. ni has moved
into hie n**w i < riii
Mr. J. (i. L 'it i*>,j n. was in
jour town la" '.vre'; u \'?\ing some
of bis re*.; ista'o . = ; town. Mr.
Long b.H?? ei<i . . p? pertj
wkich wo?l.i I>vm: . p|p.? pvjce if put
upon the mr .
KI.Kt'IloXE.
Lockhart junction News.
'Hie 'vfii :i?v t >:i ' : u s wet. and
not much t irm . >r!c yet in these
o tno t v;iof
the few [m'": <!., 11 Ti l planted
u few < sf'il, 1 i ' potatoes
and other tiii<? _ ;-. U win- li.it the
season is {john.: to 1; ! i- usual.
Mr. D. A ?Ii*; wh-> it;?s Seen
running v?w m i no a- here
has been l.iyi : ii :n?- lumber
at this phuv t-> a >p I toother
places.
Mr. ! lo irv ? o . i-1 killed
the oldest 'iir : 1 ii-ne hoard
of. )fa? -a . - ;r n in ?nt:.s old
and wt-ii'h .! i t on Mr.
(lilllllin n . W aili 1 O f ill
you Wo-tl.l X' : t ill ! iV.01 but
wouhhi ii w.i. :js an
o'possum >iml n mu li i ""^o- than
U S?<i: d lii'.r Oil .
Prof'ssov Sauii. oi (I iU'uov. has
been ^urvcyin^ : r. ia d around
bevo.
M v. .J 11. liar, i v of tiiis
pla??i, i n n > -I iV- t ~ 's, S.
G . buried y n . d, Pal tnage
at No1-* 11 ;i v m > rhe 11-th
ii?at. Puis emnrnu* :iy y-.ni|> ithizes
with him in iii-> .-a i ivnv: veinont.
Mr. N S. Qlark, f Edgefield, S.
C. is our Depot A^ev Tn'- place.
We like to r" id ? at Vox says
about Mr. Jeff .-I; i have
beard Mr. i 1 i .?T:? - I nrr.y ihiugs
<if his travels and h ovoid. in life.
I think if Mr. ii ./m : li.nl taken a
note of evert thin: he v it'll have
written a history when \v-?ui?l have
been of much inter t? y air many
readers. Moxv.
.West Springs News Notes.
March is hen in >t- furry. On
last Wednesday ok this community
was vhimd l?y < ii-.iviest rainfidV-WP,
have itu-. The
lighlraui? M-o- :l i e ibunder
lnud#?S -nv iii" Mi" (1 - .ot up and
pii(Mli i " 'hey said
the* fh?ui- it '. ' oiiih and
tht-V \vmini ' i- . Pressed.
And on Pride - v. i *%' we had
A V*?1'V 111* ?V: - ' ' I*"""*
. j ...... ... j . ifciin;
from i.l!?" w.iv .1 p ! Mi . Kuy'opsit
must, .leave l?*a ;? as " ->i.w* i ''gjfb.
of their hanks ; : a \\.Vku emu as
weH'as tie hj> j tM'f" vr'.i I considerably
. [i>?>?. . -J f.{*t
Mr. Jiinmif H! ic'< h neighborhood
(loiiiif s r h i" a M iction
engine and you doa'i < noli your
stock to dentil | 1;;.si about. I '
have heaid i sail /fi yo i lud an
enemy :i .<1 ami !r ' r'? iMifv;, cive
him a, s:i;y null at: i
would not. en! uiiv'i ( ob'niwvi
as Mr. Black on.;. IT?.- ^ v.i;s? <me foryour
humble :Vn1t\ " f . , .. ^
Tlifre is a t-i V' f.ir'-iu oiUk.
crop at; preMik. " ;' " :
If people werr ' .! ' if : i a cilmfe i
and sins flieyA*--l>e
a troublesome ) ' Voyi?. fa a man
strictly honest* 'w; <">' wIlT'^WIiAvillfiaiJ
falsehood' kn<Mrfc<i?b-<y *>.' jtf?i. fou m.+yhrfdoubted
twei. sw- iliHowdisc *PBfch
ii .1 ....... . '** *** -tiHtdJi- U**ib
all the same *jk
Character jan 'hi- h * anno*. ho iifK
herited, , n.cit 1 u < ,r j^,u*ht, huE
lias to be utf ffi'tyfy' ?' > wheffl
such a om*. j):is wronl
and low down in an. onefo trv to lw?
Wmirch and slander i' Vet some ?j|
mean <4* W&
Last, fourth So e.;\ was church conference
day at Bo ; insvPlo and your
humble servant was re lect -l secretary
for the nex' fiscal year with only one
dissenting voie. l w h to ii>ank thow
wlii) iupported me '.'or iho eonlldence
they liare in we. -n i ' (lie help of the
; Tjord 1 will try n ) abuse that conQ;
deuce.
J. M. WlIlTBHKAD.