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\ ft J 81 rt ^TOWN OF^JSoH hZ&^~|jj ^ ^ ^ ^ Tbrwo Oottou Mills, oik* She if f ft"^ ft ft ft ft ? A V ^ f I "*1 K V[ 1 H (ft TH? TOWNOi> UNION hAt | I ?S^3rt,.SSjS: | I |-| || I V 8 I I \: I I 1/1 L Lj 1 ,, '^he largest Knitting Mill ??4 J j iug OoneriH. (J*in y I | | | ] I I I | | ^^1 I I ^ft/I IH Aj 1 lar.t- in the Stain. An Oil 9 :u Is.ai.nay. IV.v >r \V.j*:a **i *; I III J I . 1 | 1 f ^ | | VI | M I ill an<* Manufacturing Oo. that J jj Slectric Light*. ))/ , ^. JL ^ JL \_r ^ U | VI J L 7 * /)) "" es an unexcelled Guano. J a -!*?- - Ihree Graded Schools. Arto-I * -? ffl sian Water. Population 0,500. t _VQL:U1-N? 17' lJNI0N' SOUTH CAROLINA, FR11)AYTAP1{ILT>J,'1902~ " mm * F. M. FARk President. A f UBO. MUNW\ Cashier, J. ? I * Merchants' and Plar f OF TJTVIC x Dapltal Stock .. Surplus * Stockholders' Liabilities...... | Total jjc Directors?J. A. Fant, W ? T. 0. Dunoan, J. T. Douglass, T T W ra. Ooleman. V ' We Solicit Yc * ^ J tfJWr* .UJI- 1 . _ REMINISCENCES OF THE WAR. Interesting Incidents Connected With the Lute War, Bringing Out a Great Deal of Unwritten History, in Which the Ptivate and Subordinate Officers are Given Credit fttstly Due Them. Some of the Truest, Noblest and Brav. est Men That JJver Paced an Pnem y Were to be FOUND AMONG THE PRIVATES. MY J. L. STRAIN. Chapter VII. 'Tie said that man with latest breath Betrays the ruling passion strong in death; But Rebels, true to country, will Live till they die, and then?live still. How truthful are the foregoing lines. Heroes more often die unknown than known. ? Battles are won through deeds of valor that Sol Eddin might envy, and the doers thereof are seldom named Much praise is lavished on the brave generals individually; the private obtains his collectively, and collective praise is of no more value to the individual soldier than the collective prosperity of a nation is to the starv* , ing unknown out of employ. PickV \ ett was brave at Gettysburg. He \ always was bravo; but there were \ many hundreds just as brave as Pickett on that field whose names will never bo heard in connection with it and its bloody history. In his memorable oration at Get tjsburg Abraham Lincoln said among other things iu speaking of ? the courage of the Ameriran soldiers: l, ''Men may forget what we say here 1 today, but they will never forget what they done here then." That this is true of the men in the South as well as the North none will dare to deny. Nor was this all. Instance after instance rolls up in our memory where great deeds were done under the most trying circumstances; and yet tW\ men have long since passed awal i and not even a marker .shows where they sleep in mother earth. I Since the details of the fighting has long been told over and over, and the old sore of the war has been healiug nicely during the last few years and wo do not wish to go into such details as might engender strife and revive bad blood. Therefore I will take up some of the incidentals and talk of them at which no one can find any objection and perhaps our readers will enjoy the man. i From a surgeon of the ConfedWLt erate army who was left in charge of ^ our sick and wounded on the retreat Xra from Gettysburg I got the following K| which he overheard between a (ierEg man sutler and his friend at Hagers town, Md. The citizen said to the 9k Dutchman: ajfll "Hello! Ilans, I thought jou were H8 still down in Dixie, fluttering." B ^lans?"Veil yon zhoost dake von dhrink o lager peer mid me and I dells you all aboud it." They took a drink and Hdns con* fflj tinued: BP "You zee de dimes git dool here at mm Hagerstown und I tinkn I goes mit fl the army und sutler. Veil, I shoost H takes me mmo sphring vaggon und BB mine leedle negro poy, Ike, und gits 99 me soom goots und goes to VilliamsHB burg, una dare is de cavalree und de |HB " infandree und de ardillcree, und de B9 band dey blays jYangee Toodle, und HBB Sthar Spangled Banner und Hail X mm*# -XyMr ?:i. H. FOSTER, Vice President. $ ). ARTHUR, Assistant Cashier. | iters' National Bank * 1 >TV, rt. o. , I ? #00,000 I 50.000 f 150,000 $ $170,000 | . H. Wallace, Wm. Jeffries, A !. P. McKissick, A. H. Foster, T iur Business. " ^ m ****** m ** m m ** m w '** Sthripes floot mit de tops ov de houses mit de vind. und I tinks all goes ride and veli. I fall in mit de rear of de armee on my vay down dare und sells mine grackers und mine sardines und mine lager peer und gits me de green] packs mit mine pocket und I tinks me dues veil in peesness. Yen I gi's toYilliamsburg I goes to Mr. Taylor und dells him: Now you zhoost keeps the sphring vaggon und de negro poy und I goes to Baltimore und buys me new goots?und den I buys heap new gotJts?four to five tousand dollars forth, und gooms pack to Yilliamsboorg und gits xne house on Main schtreet und I puts mine goots up in dot house und runs me two sthicks mit de door- to trow calico agross zhoost to tract de tention. Und von day cooms von negro pov und looks in inino vinder und zays: "Oh, vot poorcy goots, heaps poorty goots. Vish I had soom dem goots." I zays you vants buy soom dese goo is. . He zays, "yes, but I g ?tuo monisb." Veil, zays I, you gits vay from hero. He zays: "Never mind, Sheneral Lee's eavalrec cooms here git dem goots some dese days und pays you nodding." Und I zays vot you know bout it: Sheneral Lee not cooms here; too many beoplcs here in dis place. "Never mind, you zees," he says. Von day coom von Yakee cavalree und shteals mine goots; und den 1 goes to Sheneral Decks und dolls de Sheneral dat von his cavalreo shteal mine goots, und de Sheneral zay: "Ilanz I makes dot Yonkee cavalree bring back dem goots." Und do next day cooms de Yankee cavalree und puts mine goots back on de gOunter, und anodder cavalree Yonkee man stheals mine goots again und take dem off mit himsef so I rl'wln'f V* r? f* oa ^ uiuu v uuv ou U1UUV/I1 guuut US puiorc dem cavalree stheal dem goots mit . mine sthore. Und von day dere cooms yon nagro vench und price mine goots on von gounter und she zay: "Misther Hans, desc goots he's too high. You no sell dem at dees price. Never mind, Sthonewall Chackson's men coom9 here soom day und gets dese goots for nodding." Den I zay, you not know any ting bout Sthonevall Chackson. Phwat I cares for dese ltopples?I sells mine goots to dem efdtycooms here. Den cooms in de bick buck mit de ladies und price mine goots und dey turn up de nose und zay: ".PJiwat for you pring dese goots here? Dese goots beo too high. Never mine, Sthonevall Chackson cooras here somo desc days, he gits dem goots und he no pay nodding for dpse goots, mine frent." Und I zavs vot you knows bout it. Sthonevall Chackson not cooms here; too many peoples in (lis town. You no find Sthonevall Chackson in dis place. He's no goot. Und von day I sthand in mv door und look oop de sthreet und I sees Boom Yonkee cavalaree coorn down de sthreet fast as dey con coom, mit all dey might. Yon sthops und zays "Hans dem cavalrees cooras in dis town py de tousands." Anodder Yankee cavalaree cooms down de sthreet mit von shoe on und anodder in his hand und his hair und coot dail sthicks sthrait out mit de vind. Und says I, hello, mine frent, what for you rides so fast? Und he z ivs: j ur no sthop to talk rait you. Doant you hoar dem goons go loose oop do road to Reachmond." I said dot is only a leedle skoormish oop town. He says, "you soon see mit yousef." Den 1 looks oop de sthreet und sees de zQtler vaggon coom, und shust behind de antler vaggon de ardilleree unii do ardillercc roonsin mit do /.at !er vaggou und brakes do z.utlcr vaggon und dure lays de grackers und //jibiucs, und segors, und needles, und pins und calico, und loger peer, all in Vou grand heap in do sthreet. und shust pebind do ardillerec coo:nde odvulree den cootm dc grey buck? diint behind do Yankee cava'ree mit dot big Magissick ridin in fro int. Minevadcr! doess gray-bucks how dey rode. Dey no fraid, dey dash p;??t mine sihore und von says: Mine trout. what for you keep deso goots here Doant you know our men will ransack dis town und roon you Yonkccs out of it." I told him 1 vas no s die). I vas a Cherman and I %> ' ~ ~ ~ takes no part in dese var, mine home is in Chcrmany. I tells him I goes back after dose. I no sthand sooch men as dese soljer fellows are. Anodder fellow comes along mit a big horn and he blows mit dat horn as dese: <lUnd whos' been here since I'se been gone, whoa' been hero since Pec been gone," und me no sthay to tell hiui whoa, been here since I'se been gone. I gooms avay mit disgoost." During the war a gentleman called upon President. Lincoln and solicited a pass through his lines to Richmond. "Well," said the President, ,kI would be very happy to oblige you if my passes were respected, but the fact is sir, I have within the past two years given passes to two hundred and fifty thousand men to go to Richmond and not one has got there yet." The ap plicant went out on his tip-toes. r'P.? K- ? r \ ^ uc tuuuiiuni.j - Santuc Siftings. 44 When lovers now go out to walk At eve they whisper o'er, The vows of love and splice their talk With politics some more. On the Oth wo thought we were served to a belated piece of winter. We had frost, ice and Jack frost. I believe there are people who do not believe what they believe and don't believe what they know. Sometimes i almost wish I was a bunch of sweet violets. Do you? Queer world this. So many people blame other people for what they themselves would do. I bet, if I am allowed to bet, a 2 cent stamp that some people are going to be over-cropped this year, then the grass will have a walk-over. How will about the middle of May do to plant if we cannot get ready before then? Do you like to sop molasses, farmers? Thcnn't would it be a good thing to have some nice and clean of our own raising? Some corn has been planted, some merely 44run off" and covered, the land prepared afterwards. This will require more work afterwards. Watermelon farming is getting to be a boom business, and they will be planted quite extensively, and if the boom don't fail through over production the profits will be shared. A few men will not get all. T .nof tir a/\1/ ?-> aaaI a?\ a tit i^1\ uaob n cca tt no ? uuui unc mm much cloudiness, cool east wind and somo drizzling rain and two days of much rain. The land is thoroughly wet and but little plowing was dome. This is providential and there is no need to screw our faces up to an elongated shape and cry behind, behind. There has beeu some very extra bad preparing of land done in our section. Many little weeds have not been hid even. No erect form or straight front plowing will improve the preparing of this land after it is planted. I am glad that the charges against Mr. T. 8. Johns for using cancelled stamps has proven to be groundless. I have known him all his life and know be was rearedjby conscientious christian parents and never believed he would do a thing with criminal intent and I was of the belief from the first that those charges were made to gain notoriety for some half-breed would-be politician. I wrote up my trip over to Padgett's O vl; 5th Sunday to the Sunday School Conventon, but hecause of the proceedings of court week it was crowded out. *You see : ''courting" of almost any kind will crowd out anything sometimes and so we must not complain. I insert this to lot the people over there know that I did not intentionally slight them by keeping so silent about it. [It ap. pears this week.?Ed.] Satocday, 10th, we had a damaging I, . c . j hail storm. Hail fell so fast that in i a minute the ground was white. At the town here it did not last long and the rain wns not hard, but over near Broad river after hail ceased falling the rain fell in sheets. II?il ' drifted into ditches and terraces i darning them up, the hanks were i broken and land was badly washed. j great paths being cut through the I fields. Small grain was beaten down and had the appe trance of water having run even up hill over them. Young foliage of trees covered the ground and fruit was damaged if not ruined. Some hail appeared to behalf snow, soft, but for tbis there might not have been a vestage ?>f fruit left. The rain guage recorded 2.06. Length of time falling two hours and ten minute?, the most of this in about 1? minutes, and you can - imagine how it poured to get this.T \ront down to Carlisle last 2nd Sunday to witness the dedication of the Baptist cburclf. Dr. T. M Bailey. Cor. Sec. State Mission Board preached the dedication sermon to a fill I house, the t.exf being from Psalm 84:10. I enjoyed the sermon and was glad to see Dr. Bailey whom I think much of, and he is a jolly, good naturcu old gentleman and quite witty. That day I had the pleasure of dining with the family of Hon. A. C. Lyles and spent the afternoon and bad a most pleasant time. Mr. Lyles is a genial host, and 80 is Mrs. Lylcs a hostess and no one can sit with a too much "com pany leeiing with thora, like a per son not used to Sunday clothes would feel with them on, I was impressed with several invitation* to dine while there but gentlemen I could not accept but one at a time. AH of the people here mourn the loss ofciien'l Hampton whom every-* body looked upon as one of the greatest men and who no doubt was greater in keeping peace and order at a critical time than in leading an army in battle. Many a word of praise for Hampton have I heard from my lamented father who followed him through many close places and in trying times. He was with Hampton when he captured those beeves and he was one of the men who drove them out, I think. He was with Hampton wheu they were about surrendered and he cut his way out, going by a Federal battery followed by his men who would follow his command anywhere. Perhaps this is when he gave his overcoat to his son to hold so ho could use his sabre better. 1 often heard him say that Gen. Hampton's presence or a word from him was a sort of inspiration to do or dare anything or^odds, and that there was no two men that he had rather follow than Gens. Hampton and Butler. Gen. Hampton is low dead and I know Geo. Butler will never see this, but nevertheless my father had explicit con fidcnce in these two cavalry leaders and never spoke but words of praise for those, his generals, as brave men and dauntless leaders and who were kind to their men. Hey Denver. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION Hey Denver has a Pleasant Time With the Pospitahle People of Padgetts, It would bo a person lame in the "upper story," perhaps warped and twisted all out of bearing that would stick to bis daily tramp, seldom evet try to expand any, novor soo any good in anything, nor be able to ap preciate what others would of good. However much I may be a stay-athome, to try to steer clear of these breakers alono I often "shuflle" around and get out into the world, and mingle with the peoplo m other sections of our county, and I appreciate their acquaintance, their society, and the general welcome I always receive at their hands; so I went over to Padgett's Creek church ' 5th Sunday to attend the Sunday School Convention. The weather had been and was still bad. I had Konn i r* IKa * * *?aT * I? * Iuwu vuu vimio ui tiiu grippe or something and it had a pretty good grip on me then, and I was not able to get off on Friday, and had to wait until Saturday, therefore I lost about one-half, but in the other half I had enjoyment concentrated, if not at the church on convention business. I certainly had at the home where I i stayed, the home of genial Mr. I. L Bobo, where I feel safe in saying I bad a very weltome welcome from gifSfeL i teivsting young ladies of the house. Misses I'l l and Fannie, their friend, Miss Lina Rice, a beautiful girl of tlendersonvllle, N. 0., was there, and it goes with >ut question that our entertainment, ihere was hard to crown, indeed could not he surpassed. 1 have sometime ago learned that Mr liobo's family know perfee.dv now to entertain, and one may f el safe for a very pleasant time when under that roof or anywhoie else in their company. Saturday afternoon I had a most pleasant drive and?well, to where, j wnu wnora, the wherefore and all about it is none of the reader's interest and I leave you to your guessing. Oh, I had an all round No. 1 good time, but had to put forth tuuc'i <-ffort myself, for as I said cold w >u d not "down," and that won't agree with any good time. It belicvc.-t in making one feel badly and it will do i*s best to bring about that. It is always five shillings against one. If I made myself annoying to anyone because of it I beg pardon, tor I tried hard enough to persuade the iking to stop here around Stu'u-. I told it I did not care to be bothered with it, tha; I expected to ste some j girls, and I am sure I did not want it around But it did not keep me irom having a nice time 1 saw a number of friends, was treated kiudly by them, had many pressing invitations to homes, but I was only one person and time was short. I know they were sincere and my thanks are duo them all, and I hope the time is near so I can visit more or tnose lamiiies, go to thai section when I have more time to g-.? around. I wanted to talk to my male friends more, yos, and the matrons. I was desirious of being pleasant bu 1 wanted to see and talk with the girls some too, and so I was in a rush. I missed seeing some whom I was accustomed to seeing and saw some who had been away sometime, Bro. Gore mentioned them. I saw him but did not have a long talk with him. lie was Inlping right along in the meeting. I saw B. B. and he i-< getting uuito "s issy" too Instead of putting him in a barrel somebody ought to get him in a "net." I wished to get him away from his girl so I could talk to her some myself but he would not take the hint. I could not step in between them, I was raised better, and too he might have sent me off singing "Nobody's Darling." If he does'nt do better I am tempted tol try?well, I would like to go squirrel I hunting with hiui. You know, Mr. Editor, and all who have ever been in thafr country what a hospitable people they are, how friendly. The men folks are very kind, the mcsdames also, and pleasant and they leave nothing undone to make a visitor have a nice time, and there is always a royal welcome held out to you, you feel it, and you know it which is much'beticr, and it is one's own fault if he cannot enjoy it. On this account I am sorry that the weather was so had nn Friilav anil Sahinlaw J V...V" noon that very few attended. Then you know there are quire a number of very pretty and sweet looking girls and they are very pleasant to be with too. I wish I could see them often. I am afraid I am not doing this justice and the readers will get tired or not read it all, so 1 will stop my Broad rivor, dark corner, backwoods jargon right here, let the editor, type setters and reader take a rest. II by Denvbk. Republicans make no pretense of trying to hide their chagrin over the testimony before the Sonate committee on the Philippines, especially that relating to illegal Hilling and cruel treatment of natives by order of American officer*. Wm. A. NICH< BANfc SOLICIT YOU And promise courteous treat tion consi Writ** all kinds of Insurar % MONEY ORDERS Tssu< Office and Express Company the entire household of interesting inmates. Besides the pretty and in OLSON & SON, CERS, rR BUSINESS ment and every accommodastent with ?^ixrK.i3src3r. ice except life. 2d at^ the same rate as Post A Great Deal of Visiting. | sakims. April 18 ?This iBabeaatiful day alter u nice rain. Farmers w.-re g h (1 t > :9v a nice rain so they couid ?;Iu:11 ti.vir crops while there was season in tae ground. are looking very well, and the Uowers are blooming so pretty. The fruit is safe so far. Mr .1 0 Lawa<m closed his school lit S . 1 dlo irtS 1" I i< lay, April 11th. Mr. Jo .ii W. Sanders visited hie mother. Mr.- Saitie Landford, Sunday M , . it!;."; (i. RofpnlvmrrH the d? ?t home with his parents Sunda * Mr. tiem Vaughan, who is work" i.:g <t the knitting mill, spent the il iy at !;o:11 Sunday. Miss ?{. ?* t Walker was visiting M:-* tii a Ci.trk Saturday and Sund iv. Mr. Jo Ism I ivy was visiting the family .t Mr. W. T. Clark Saturday and Sutidiv. Mr. Iv. tvey was visiting at Mrs. Siilie Dans' Sunday. 1 am sorry to say that Mr. Simps hi Harvey has sickness at his home. I Its wife and two sons, Anderson and Ifrmik. Mr. J. C. Betenhaugh, was visiting at home a f-wniays last week. Misses .Jctie Mabrv and Fanni* Trammd wore visiting the family of Mis D ivis Saturday night and Sund ?y. Mr. Press Mungrum, of the cotton mili, was visiting Mr. J. E. Hughes Saturday and Sunday. Rev. K. M. Mcrritt filled his appointment at Sardis Sunday. I M?s Bnn Vaughan was visiting friends in your town last week, Mr. PoW'll Retenhaugh and wife were visiting friends on the cotton mili hill Saturday and Sunday. I Mrs. Sal lie 0'Shields is visiting her parents this week. Misses Lottie and Lucy Hughes visited Mrs Davis Sundaj. I will cl jso wishing success to The Times and its many readers, _ KOSE HUD. Letter From the Country. Mil. Editor:?Will you allow me space in your valuable paper for a few linos. The sun has again shone out and t'nc weather is very beautiful. The little birds are singing their sweet songs and it makes our hearts glad to hear them. Farmers haven't got to do much work yet hut it is hoped that it will stay fair awhile now so they can get to their work. Mr. William 1 lames while down on I'ac ?iet river hunting killed a wild duck. it is great snort vrith Mr. d 1 llnmes to go'huQting as he likes it very much. Union county has some dangerous gullies on the public roads: If she iocs'nt see to those gullies and hare them stopped they are going to take the road, then what will be next; Buy a new road. If this letter don't find its way to the waste basket I will write again. F. E. F. Clifton Flour Customers. The customers we want are thoee who require the highest possible quality. Some of our best customers ate of this class. They have eoine to stay. There is not much satisfaction in gaining for a customer a man for whom anything is good enough. 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