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THE UNION TIME!: PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY ?BY THF.? UNION TIMES COMPANY Second Flook Times Bi ii.dimi. J NO. K. MATH IS, Editor, L. O. Youno, Manager. Registered sit the I'ostotllce in Union 9. C., as second-class uiail matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year ------- $1.0 fix months ------ oO cent Three months ----- 25 cents ADVERTISEMENTS One sq tare, tirst insertion - - $1.1/1 Brery ibsequentinsertion - oOcents Con acts for three months or lunge will be nade at reduced rates.. Locals inserted at Si cents a line. Rej?cted manuscript will not be re rned. Obituaries and * tributes of re qpect willbe charged for at liaif rates. UNION, 8. C\, JUNE Id, 1902. NliJV PISTOL LAW. "It does not uppetir to be genorall; remembered that tlie state is going t practically stop the sale of pistol after the 1st of July. It is not a Ion; while before the new statute goes int effect. It is, therefore, high time fo the dealers in pistols to renembcr th existence of the statute and get to th point of closing out their stocks. A the time the statute was enaetei there was some talk of bringing sui to test the constitutionality of th act. No test can be made until th law becomes operative, because th state supreme court will not decide case which presents a prospecti". e is sue. There is now talk being gotte ?P among the dealers to employ db tinguished counsel and, by viol-itin, the law, make a test of the const it n tionality. The man who, after Jul 1, violates the law and allows hiir sen to be convicted merely to test th statute, runs a considerable risk. ?he law is radical and extraordi nary, but South Carolina has befor this do ne some suprising things, at, if the new law will only stop the pig tol habit it will have done a grea thing. The act, which was passed in ll'Oi and is known as the Cooper law, read as follows. "Section 121'. From and after th iota.... I?I., 11 in-) ; ?i,..u i.? ... Ao v ua> yj i n ui%t , it ouuu mvj ui lawful for anyone to carry ubout th person, whether concealed or not, an pistol less than 2d inches long an three pounds in weight, and it shu be unlawful for any person linn u corporuti-?n to manufacture, sell i offer for sale, or transport for use <: sale into this state, any pistol of lcn length or weight. Any violation i this section shall be punished byline of not less than .flUO, or ituprisoi ment for not more than 1J0 days, an in case of a violation by a firm or corporrtion it shall forfeit the sum < $100 to anil for the use of the scho< fund of the county wherein the viol; takes place, to be recovered as otln fines and forfeitures. This sectic shall not apply to peace officers i actual discharge of their duties or i persons while on their promises. "The linos utul forfeitures ubov provided for, when collected, shall g to the school fund of the count where the violation occured." At the recent session ofthegencr assembly the act was amended by i friends so as to cover ambiguities. The pistol currying hub.t will wi likely be very perceptibly le.is.-n> i i this section after the lirsfc of no: month. The people over the Sta regard the new law as an exceilei one in every respect, and it is to I hoped that it will be enforced in i uncertain manner. It may bo a v> costly experiment to tlie man wi ttemps to make a test case of it. A man named 1'erry was severe whippet! in Spartanburg one day th week for improper relations wii young school girls. He left town <. the nent train. Watch the dating of the label o your paper, if it is farther back tin the date of the paper your subscrij tion has expired and you are exposed to come up, pay arrearages tin renew. The prospects are fuvorablo for lively campaign this year. Thoi will be a good list of candidates i 11 fl-1 J fit L - witi ueia, us win no soon uy rmernu to the list on 2nd pnge, which list Increasing every week. We hope that the new town coil'* Will rid the town of two things i least, the disreputable women wh are a disgrace to any hamlet, nine less a growing and thriving lit t ie <;it like Union, the other is the blin tiger and gamiiling dives of the t??wr Which are a menace to therisinir irer ?ration. The council we hope nr Under no ohligtinnn and are free t ct for the heat interests of the t?.\vr Let thom stand lirmly for the righ and thay will find the best citi/en standing ready to support and er caurago them. I . 1,1 I 5 The Press Association Meeting, j r.-H Tuesday roost of the newspaper men of the Stale begun their outing by ' starting for tieorgetown, a remnrkable place when once understood, but which , a few years since was known only by t very few. We had to lay over for three - hours in Columbia, but put in the t?me veiy phjtsnutly by doing up the city on the trolley. II in out to that gtutul instatul ion established only a few years uiro 1>\ the Met' otjists for the care of the oiphan#, winch i; growing larger and larger with bpfter eecommodations each \eat. Then to-sMufluii. Ilya"'s 1'irk ' and otliuj^plac > of interest, bo of all the sights that struck us no::e lupresred 1 tlv iicelv s in ire forcibly rip the lott J\ ehade tr?es that lined both sides ^ and ui s,ui" sections tiie irees are in the s .center of the straits. The trolley, without any damage to the trees, got s humming along just umler tlie ' lam? overhanging limbs of the stately water oaks, which cast their shady shadows over everything making the air ' as balmy as the caves around Saluda? ' that is when your car is in inotiu). On ' ul! i?mv" fit! f i.:tr.' llAIIII ithhtoH and protected by boxes and wateied regularly and carefully teuded to make them prow; the shum; enterprise was shown in every place we passed through, and the though"- struck it*, why should - every town be planting trees and our city council he discussing the annihilation oL onisV While we do nut liave as - Hue speciiueus as some of . our lucky neighbors still what we hnyp have taken root and if left alone wgll grov. to be y handsome in time, whereas if cut down j ? vervthiug will have to begin again. We were join-si in Columbia by some * thirty-live or fortV others wending their ' way to the meeting, and the Atlantic ? Coast Line olitciais having very thought r fully piovule'd a special coach for us 0 made the sol i il features of the mint ing e begin in Columbia instead of Genrget town. Tuesday was the last day pn 1 which excursion tickets were sold for t the Charleston Exposition. nnd?hadthe e A. (ir L not been so thoughtful we 0 would have found trouble in getting <> seats?the trim w - e.imposed of twelve a coacnes and every available space oceuj. pied?standing room even was iu deri mand. The party anived iu Georgetown on time and having beta met at Lanes, rhe ? jm clion of A. C. L. and G. \ W. Uail1 road, by the entertainment committee, -1 we iounu that the homes of this hospi'* ta'-le piop'e h id been thrown open to us e and leceivcd our' assignments, as the Mat hodist preacher would sav. i* T .? mention of Georgetown heretofore e has always brought up thought of age d With ila accompaniments of iueitness i- and .-a'liifying eg. ti-'ica ideas of par t r- . i on, out aiiyo '." going there w. h sn an erroneous id-a would soou find, t?> v.m pleasure, th.it ho hoi a'poor coug Ci p' ion ot' this \vh ile-sound, liberal a-id s s- ll-sacrilicii;g people. Never in the liii1 )i v oi tile I'ri ss Association have 0 tin v leoeiVtd sileli attentions; the city l* ami everything Uieiein was turned over 0 to the press and each member was supy jil'ed with a very uni.pie and t>-autiiul ^ badge emitting him 10 anything that " was there. The ciy, though fnindjd r in pv.ig. isl?y no tin am ancient, til ugh ?r sl.i' mil allow yon the old Episconil >r church bin'' niiou' 17 ">o and being nue s of the four churches i i1 ii? e unay with f the o'd tvlc box p a. blener.U I/i a Fayette al Ucl at (1>> rg< town when lie j. lirst visited Ameiiea. <i:urge Washingl(i ton wa- entertained here o i his * > utha erti dip Lie id it Monroe was als > a \ visitor to this lovely pi.e.'* and (irover Lowland l.avi' g drank of Ine Sampit " i waters in ?b], has ma le a regular pi'?-1 ....... ... -. i... ... ^iiu: rimx-v, .i # x?.ti I'tli r seethe I'tcss A i >:? were o.dy i ?>1111 lowing th'it iihtsi i lotw predecessor in n ehoosin/ sueo p'acs to dwell, hut it' any io oi the ah 3 th'd itt.*. (|itaciuus at> n*'o:.ud 51"?' ti >W t he} U'V Hot pelC'ptj' he T.ie Win: ah iu 1 g i Society, a a jcfit ;o and lit?*r ry s i -ic y. ton tided in 17">'5 v lias lieen s. o -n tip t'v the trials of wo, 1 mow . lieir tin o il t'.u":"t vo te tu h I j less1.* tli!" ? a by u-'-p'o t ciie if; I j t-o ;n Inn h society mil. surwvfs and '8 t'.r hallo II t has 1 tfeu 'place.! at t it: dlS postil of the M t'Ool lot the t: ot ... the vvli.ii' c... i a, i'lii 1> i'. <i lias l is-: equal to t: e i) i-asion and we tind tl >ur II isiiing gra'c 1 schools both f>>r \hitea <1 Kt black. > * The stve tr> of this city a e bMUtifuPv slttuh i by t it.ely < at - and elius s v < ml genera:-o'e ago the idest oi plant ng >e tre< s was ii?x:.;.< ? ! in these people, anil 0 year after Mat- tlie old lead trinks have Is-en rooted on' an 1 in t h'ir pi sees yout 2 heatluy ones ptiiuted L'ite pnseutcitv l0 admin stratio.i pi en .mo .v > to but) new tre-s a matin i t snelt resn't* thai tin- ljean . will nave to be s *e t to |y bo appte oeled F'v.n are everyaltne 1 in 1 he yards, on the sid walks :uul 1 streets, and .sum s tade, accompanied by b an everbly .vioq lnv?/- from the oioiu. m makes (ieoi get own ike id ll winter toi l stttnimr resort of the coast. I'awleyV island has b, en a summer icaort 1'ioui tint" ttnmemoiia! No nic-tptitocs or 11ics, wii.il jiiiMiiy >. mum# grounds and in Hie linest b ? oil 'In- ilia Ailautic lO'" ). surf bathing. iking 1 ;i pl.c.o incompara le \vi' 11 any otlcr resort. Georgetown lia> v.uinl industries in d which fortunes have. b.'.-n in t lo and am yet possible to tlr: ? In colonial days Indigo was her staple, then S?ni a Mand cotton and iv:\ while now fish p0 and lumber hold llif boards, and in a few years you wi.l la ir ironi lie* truck n farmer. Fish arc slilpp id North bj lite g carload in reus>n, and we will say in passing that Mi* h ?\vi raised by those living along the IVc Deo Mni ibe'irsilg town fisbciiDiei am inif in i. slmi-ddim their seiiis clear acron ih - riv.osai.d '' thereby preventing the lisb fro n going it upstream is tatse, we wilinsed an ex0 liibilion of c.as'ing the nets lor shad and should say 111'- sHo was a hti'id ed yaids long, while the iivei un.*' bo a 1 :t"t y 000 to 800 yard wide. Wo <tls > ran (1 Rcrora a ion< I In man up Hi" lilac) river ?vh lin -i i- so! for sturgeon. ai*i }' he jMissiley <>* upiu.1 a fourjLh of *!if i- river, it ivou'd i?" almost inipjssii>i?: ;o e drag tlie river from luuk to bank on ?:count of (he 8tiiuu?s aii*I snag* even if tlio.M' in di,uul l.i vV.?i!v of lisliiiijK 1 sllOlli'l ' Olid > ..I I Mil il it 'I'll*' cultiv.iti . ui Ten ?.ia- l"i;uu hetti first in tin * .' it*. I): AIi-xuh (<\mt?'i Ijegnu the, i tiluvauoii in 1*77 aim '* made a Huccestt of the grade <f tea, tml his untimely death transferred the ex )*m imental work from Georgetown to Pinehurst, where Dr. Sheppard is demount rati-ig that this section of South Carolina is adapted to the full development of the tea plant. L. G. Y. Continued next week. Sermon at Mesopotamia. The following is a synopsis of a sermon preached by ltev. Sam T. Creech, at Mesopotamia last Sunday, as reported for Tiik Times by "Vox"': Text "Whose hone shall be cut oil and whobe trust shall be a spider's wed, Job 8: 14." God uses all things for the purpose of instructing man; in fact, lie has converted the world into a scboel roorii. There are the books of naturo? Astronomy, Geology, Physiologoy, etc. Hooks of Providence, histories of nations and individuals. These, with everything 4?jvs?i <uiu ucuciuii mail, SUOU1U be recognized as direct lessons from the Lord, l'or instance; The tree, when clothed with nature's beauty, declares the glory of God; the flower, in sending forth its sweet fragrance, to gladden the heart of humanity, speaks of Ilisjlove, while, no doubt," the destructive storms, volcanoes, waterspouts, earthquakes; etc., that have become sn common, are gentle reminders, and it not heeded, with the many different plagues that are each year destroying a portion of the farmers' crops,continue to grow worse until there will he 110 place for repentance. Christ, in teaching humility to his | disciples took a little child and placed it in their midst. Of course this would hardly work with the majority of people today, but it was sufficient for his disciples. They recognized in him >1 teacher, therefore they were willing tc accept the truth. Sluggards are placed under the tuition of the ant, while it becomes necessary for the ungrateful to take lessons from the ox and the ass. i lie nenvens declare the glory oi God, anil the firmament showetli His handiwork. J)av unto day utteretli speech., and night unto night showetli knowledge. Psalm xix: 1 and 2. Hut let us look at some of the text, and in so doing accept this great truth, that all things, though ever so small are instruments in God's hands for the betterment of humanity. In th$ tirst place, by watching the spider when at work in erecting his home we find it to be one of the most rapidly made fabrics in nature. In a short while lie has completed his tent. Just >o with some men?they are hasty in forming foolish hopes and without any thought whatever, jump to conclusions that- are favorable to themselves, as if thev were the best judges as to theijr soul's requirements, and the best and safest place to secure the gift of God and they would even be greatlv surprised if God would approve their plans and accept their work as his own. In the second nlace the web is delicate and beautiful. The delieacy of its structure adds to its beauty. We find some people who have a beautiful religion, ankone that is very much refined. The vulgar ideas of less cultured people they despise and in worshipping, they, like the hypocrite, thank God that they are not as other people are. l'oor, deluded wretches, they are who think thev can circumscribe God's omnipresence with their own dwarfed conceptions of His greatness and majestv. The spider's web is useful only for the purpose of its builder and we have no right h> expect it to sustain our weiirht. f<?r it vns not mmln C<->r ilioi purpose. It is an excellent larder for its (milder and a perfect trap for its victims. Some people have such foolish ideas of religion; the ground of hope on which iliev trust cannot be called utterly false and useless; For example: People who claim to live without temptation, in many things may he good people but they claim too much. Morality taken for religion is a spider's web; yet it is indispensable. It is useful when woven into the fabric and witlu lit it the web is incomplete, Educated heads without consecra1 id hearts is another web. For while the thinker may spin the threads of thought lie dries but little if anything for the up lifting and betterment of humanity. fcfl l.ildad rightfully compares the hope of the impious to the spider's web. \vc would he mocking the drowning man tr oiler heli> that wouldn't or couldn't save him. The web answers its purpsso bul | can't hoar any undue strain. Just hc j with the religion of our Lord and Sav iour. lie saves from sin and not in sir. ?the strain would he too great. "Therefore seeing we are also com passed about with so great a cloud ot witnesses let us lay aside every though! and the sin that doth so easily beset us and let us run with patience tlie rati that is set before us, looking unto Jesuf the author and finisher of our fuitli I who for the joy that was set before him j endured the cross, despising the shame (|||V? 111 DCb UI'>1 U til (.U1C 1 1 ^ I 1 I J 1 ?i 1) 11 OJ the throilo of t ioil.'' Hebrews 12:1-2, Vox. Joucevillc Jottings. JoNF.sviiXK, June 0.?This was s cool morning, (ires and overcoats wort comfortable. Drops are clean in this section but are needing S?ain badly. Farmers art culting wheat and it is a very sorry cr.?p; oats are a fuiluro. Mr. J. (i. Long is in town today selling his business and resident lots at auction. There is a pretty good crowd in town for the sale but the bidding is rather slow; lots are going however at fair prices. Mr. (1, 11. Fowler is at Lockhart putting in a grist mill for Captain Messrs J.J. bittlejohn and J. b. McWhirter are going to make brick :i? the Hairie yard the brick was made lust year for the knitting mill, they begin work Monduy. Some of the candidate* have been around to see the dear people, but i they are cautious and are not worrying busy people out of season. 1 notice in J. b. Strain's reminis; rencos of the war in last week's j Timkh he has fcho buttle of Clay's I Farm wrong, thnf battle was fought on the 2<>th of May, 18(*,i. This i writer was like the Irishman's horse, he was thnr. The account Mr Strain gives of the bnttlo was correct but not quite full. Thomson Turner, oi j Co. A, 18th Kegt., was killed; Robt, 1 bane, of Co. 11, was also killed, which i ^ ITercales at Read can Printed Scotch Lawns figures, fust colors, \v cheap at 5c, only. . .. Junetldo Batiste, vcrj patterns, good colors, lar 7c material, only 1 case yard wide PercaT feet full prices, pretty chesp at 8c, only. .. 1 Case Dartinoro fine I") pretty stripes and fast colors, value It Solid Colored Organdi lot, new shades, ver . value 15c, only A Very Fine Batiste elTects, green, blue etc., real value 12Ae, 15-inch "A. M." Henrii wool, equals any i $1.50 goods in the cit I ? *?EM Big lot new lengths, veryf 15c and 18c. B patterns before to do your tra 1 MUTUAL 1 Opposite Hotel was not given in the report; tho bat tie was one of tho hottest little bat ties I was ever engaged in. Genera Walker rode just in front of our Com pony whon he waved his hat and said "South Carolinians follow me," am we followed him right up to th enemy's line when a deadly fire wa poured into our lines and Gen'l "Wal ker fell with one leg broken, he wa captured by the enemy and his le amputated. I saw him at the re union in Atlanta four years ago am he told me ho was quite poor aud wa living on two pensions one from th U. S. for service in the Mexican wa I and the other from Georgia as a Con ' federate soldier. Mr. Byars Greer and sister, Mis j CorneJiji, of Union, were in Jone? ; ville yesterday visiting Mrs. Kd Lit . tlejohn on Pncolet street. > Mr. George T. Gault sold a bnler cotton in our town last Friday whicl t brought 9 cents. George said he ha > one more halo at home, so lie is on " man that is not broke. 1 Mr. P. P. Williams is in Spurtun burg with his son Gerald, who ha f been operated upon for gravel. Th t little f.llow is doing well. , Telephonic. GRINDAIJ< NLWS NOTES. . Texas Trip a History. K<nd reader, as we live we should It ' it be for some goo 1 purpose. lie goo and lie good for something.' Work, an work to some advantage. We shoal go, work and nndtrgo many hardship in order that our name will remain fres 1 in the minds of our many friends afte ' our Wxlies are conlined in the tomb. W will have onr bitter and sweets, lh ; storm clouds will overshadow our lands s yet at intervals the sun pi-eps from lh - heights above. Farm work is progressing rapidly air crops aie looking line, vet the whea , crop has a prospect of a shortage [ tuiulay school each Sunday auJ praye , meeting each Sal unlay night at th , Flfoid School House. Rev. .1 (*. Fair preached an admiral^ sermon there I is;, week Mrs. .1 W. Nance took ;i trip ? Laurens to tlx* ImI'U'.i doctor the pa week. Mr Jane s F.,ul i w.is called to S,? r taoh i)g l?) telegraph to witness the la i of his little two v-vti oi i nephew. Those who ar?- not readers of Tnr Timk8 now while the Editor i*? ^Ivin^ i such tin interestimi write-up ot tie , "Trip to the Lone S ar State" are tuiis . ing a whole history of nature study. Let. us have it Mr. Editor, we enjoy it Long life to tho Editor, success to hii , paper. I). I). F. 1 i)r. .Mason's Complexion Tublet , .'cinovcs pimples, freckles, wrinkles ' blnckhetids, redness of face or nps - and any skin blemish, giving!.a clou and beautiful complexion. $1,00 ; box. J. II. Mason A Oo.j Hancock 1 Maryland, 29*1; rARD WIDE | S CENTS i THE MUTU ifully these Trade Att , pretty II All Wool Slik ould be II Henrietta, US t(5 II fmjirn.nt-.onrl am Henrietta on 1 r pretty . u reg" r 88-lnch Silk Fii oc tine, warrante 0j4) pPr. equal to any 0 / styles, 0,1 market 5c 44*inch All Wc Unities, beautiful mat* fipares, weave, black, )c, only 7Ac only e*- big 28-inch Fine Ja V sheer, desirable mat waists, dresse in l'nen otc? pretty e irraV) and black, val on,y - 10e ' Prunella, in b etta, all shades, 41-iut |>1.2") or very handsoin ;v, only $1.00 skirts, etc., p BROIDERY SAI Embroideries in the 4 iiie work, per yard 4c, 5 e quick and get some of ethey are gone. Come to 1 ding. MOOODiTCl Union. r. p. HA LOTS OF FOLK ! 1 I 'J Hesitate about depositing t s because tlie amount is so smsi t- posits we cordially welcome, * have a Bank account, wbetli ' -unsafe to keep inonev stuck a d . . . . a carry it around in your pock ? of losing it by theft or fire, bt i- on it. Deposit it in our f: | savings de >f ^ .\ nd let it make you interest d . . e will grow to a snug little sum adding more to it occasionally. s how you will like it. We ad of savers every day, why not THE PEOPL B. F. ARTHUF a ? ! Lovers of Gooi W^r The Freezer that Freezes itsc and most delicious Ice Cream wil * No crank movement, no labor, 1 lower in price than ordinary Fre THE XXth CENT'J 9 irs wonderful yet simple. It f rc J hi ye sizes, ?1.50, $1.75, $2 : dINION HAR D i Hardware Leaders, / Hard IAL. I ractors: Finish Black inches wide, iftl to any 75c the market.. . 50c riish BrilliunrrAA^l liInnLr ? J^V*V?VA uiai-rw, ? o5 brilliantine , only 50c C tol Henrietta, jrial, very fine real value $1, 75c t . p Silks, a very erlal for shirt s, trimmings, vening shades ue 05c, only.. 50c lack and new jh, all wool, a e material for ler yard SI.00 LE? 54 to 6 yard c, 7c, 8c, 10c, these choice headquarters ompanyTI 1 RRY, M*r. S HESITATE lieir money in a Bank ill, but those are the dean d everybody should er large or small. It is way in your house, or to ets for yon are in danger ;sides you get 110 interest PARTflENT | , and in a sliort time it if you form the habit of Try this plan and see Id new names to this list yours? ,ES BANK, President. i Ice Cream Here's Something UI--1L vvurin # Reading, :hf, that makes the sweetest I surely interest all of you. 2ss salt required and even ezers. rRY FREEZER :ezes while it stands still. .00, $}.oo and $4.00. WARE CO., Union, S. O.