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UNION. S. C. SEPTEMBER 5,1902
The Newberry Observer says if you
want to get office move to Spartanburg,
and it does look as if there is
something in it.
The Jate Jay Gould got his start by
selling rat traps, from them ho probably
learned he lesson to hold fast
to what he got, until he got his load.
There is going to be some of the
warmest kind of work done between
now and the second primary which
takes place Tuesday, the 9th inst.
R. Eber Brewton, auditor of Spartanburg
county, committed suicide
on Sunday morning by cutting his
throat with a razor. Bad health is
given as the cause.
United States Senator John L.
McLaurin was in Greenville last week
looking at real estate with a view to
locating in that city. Better take a
look around Spartanburg, unless he
has decided to give up politics.
The new presidents for both Furmar
and Clemsor. have been chosen.
One of them is named Pell, the other
Mell. We hope this does not mean
that things will be run pell mell in
these noble institutions of learning.
Its going to be a tight race between
Evans and Lattimer for the senate.
Some think about as good plan as
any in deciding is to shut your eyes
and throw heads and tails for choice.
Bat Evans is a Spartanburg man...
Another disastrous eruption of?
Mount Pelee occured last Saturday.
One village was destroyed and another
was swept by a tidal wave. Over
200 lives are reported to have been
lost. The inhabitants of neighboring
villages are fleeing in terror to the
interior.
A negro prophet who has foretold
several things that came to pass says
the democrats will win this time and
that David B. Hill of Albany will be
the nominee who will lead the party
to victory. He say Bryan is booked
by the fates to be elected president
in 1812.
We predict there will bo more interest
taken in the second than in the
first primary. The list of candidates
is so much shorter, the voters have
hud longer time to study the candidates
and they can more readily keep
their names in mind. Thy newspapers
will endeavor to keep the public
informed.
Lattimer and Talbert have both
dropped their candy. They were both
congressman, but wanted to go higher.
Talbert, however, made a good
run and got in the second race.
Has anyone got a self acting,
double barreled kicking machine for
sale? They could probably do some
business should they call on some of
the defeated candidates.
Tt is astonishing to the average
reader the number of votes that were
caeb for James H. Tillman for governor.
We think this can partially be
accounted for by a groat number of
voters in the rural districts who do
npt take the papers and therefore
don't keep posted, voting for him, becouse
they thought it was Ben Till
man running.
The Wilmington Messenger says:
' *'From ten acres of land near Wilmington
W. B. McClelland has marketed
$2,.">0r> worth of Irish potatoes
this season. Net result, $1,805.
How is that for a money crop, i
Irish potatoes grow well in this sec
fclon, suppose some of you trv them
for a money crop. The above bears
cotton, and not as much work noces- <
ary. 1
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PRIMARY ELECTION
RETURNS.
As heretofore The Times outstripped
all records. The people were
furnished with a correct tabulation
of the vote with correct additions of
snrre in our regular i?sn.-> 1 .* week.
If some people could have seen our
office crowded with anxious candidu'es
wanting to know "how they
stood" in the war of the bullot. they (
would have died with envy. One
would come in and ask "have you 1
finished figuring yet. I know I will
get the correct vote when you publish
it."
Another would say "every thing
seems mixed across the way. I
know they are in error. Please give
me the correct figures in my race."
After our correct tabulation was in
type for the paper the job press was
called into use for special copies aDd
one prominent candidate oamo in
smiling, saying that "he was satisfied
The Times would have it right."
It is a pity that some youthful
journalist cannot understand that
[statements that are not backed up by
final returns do not set well on interested
people to say the least and
when the general public are to be
reached they always depend on the
paper that gives the news in a correct
and not garbled form.
The Times feels more than complimented
when the executive commit,
tee found it necessary to change its
totals to conform to those of The
Times. Our readers can depend on
getting the correct returns from next
Tuesday's election in their next paper.
Several have asked our opinion on
the best men to vote for but there is
a trite saying attributed to our old
friend, Jonas Smirk thjit "Everybody
was voting to suit themseives." We
have always followed that rule and
depend on the good people to do the
same. The state and county is safe
;n the hands of any of the gentlemen
who are offering themselves for your
suffrage.
All we advise is pay very little attention
to those smelling strongly of
iquor and whispering some scandal
that has been discovered at the eleventh
hour on some good man. Consult
your wife and vote as she sug
gests and you will not go far wroDg.
ROOSEVELT IN AN ACCIDENT.
About 10 o'clock Wednesday morning
while President Roosevelt and
party were enroute in a landau from
Pittsfield to Lenox, Mass., a serious
accident happened in which one of
the party, secret service officer Craig,
lost his life and the president was
slightly bruised, and very narrowly
escaped losing hit life. Secretary
Cortelyou and Congressman Qeorge
Lawrence, of Massachusetts injured;
Secretary Cortelyou was rendered
unconscious. The landouwas struck
by a trolley car on the tracks of the
Pittsfield Street Railway Company.
It was overturned, throwing all the
six occupants heavily to the ground.
Officer Craig was caught under the
wheels and his life crushed out. Immediately
after the accident President
Roosevelt realilizing that the
story might be exaggerated hastened
a messenger to Lenox with the news.
The president's injuri^ consist of a
light cut on the head and a few
bruises of an insignificant nature.
Governor Crane, who was in the landau,
was uninjured. The officer who
was killed was on the box with the
driver. One of the four horses was
also killed. The laudau was only a
mile from Pittsfield when struck by
the trolley car going at a high rate of
speed, fully itt) miles an hour. Driver
Pratt was knocked senseless and
taken to a hospital for treatment.
The six occupants were thrown in
every direction. The president ob
tained a now conveyance and continued
on his journey.
The conductor and motorman of
the trolley car have been arrested,
charged with manslaughter. Motorman
Madden was released on a $5,000
bond and conductor Kelley was released
on $2,500 bond. The motorman
was warned by Governor Crane
and others, but the warning came toe
late. The motorman was ringing his
gong and the crowd was cheering the
president.
HOW THE COLLISION OCCURRED. I
Just at the foot of Howard's hill i
the road bends a little and teams are
compelled to cross the street railway
trac>w8 to the east sldsr. The railroad
then continues at one side of the j
street instead of in the centre. Just I
at this point the up grade of the hill j
begins, ami but a short distance be- ,
yond the crossing there is a narrow
bridge spanning a small brook.
The trollpy car approached the road *
crossing under a good head of speed j
with gong olanglng just as the driver | x
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of the President's carriage turned his
leaders to cross the tracks. On each
tide of the Chief Executive's carriage
rode two mounted troopers of the local
cavalry company, and the horsemen
on the left of the landau had
turned on the track with the trolley
car immediately behind them,though
some yards distant.
THE ?U1>I*KN WKBUK.
Alarmed by the Hanging- gong, they
hoih turned in tin r -adlea sod wa"wl
vigorously to the nm ermau to stop his
car. Almost at the same instant Governor
Ciane, who q .??-%- ly perceived tho
danger, rose to hia tret and likewise uiotioi
ed to the moterman. The latter pi
great excitement deeneratelv tried tn
stop bis cer, but it was too late. It
crashed into the carriage just as a loud
moan went up from the frenzied onlookers
who thronged the roadside and who
bvt a moment before were clieering the
President. The horsemen managed to
get the frightened animals out ofe the
way just in tinre ?vd the car struok '.be
rear wheel of the carriage on thu V.t
side and plough* d through the frup'u
wheel of ihe vehicle, which reoeivtd ihe
full force of tlie blow. The carriage
was upset in the twinkling of an eye
and one horse fell ?kad on the tracks.
The oth? r three powerful grays attached
to the veil cle staroed to run. and d agged
by them and puslitd by the force of
the car the wrecked oarrlage was me ved
thirty or forty feet. Agent Craig 'ell
from his seat immediately in front of
the car and it passed completely over
his body. Driver Pratt in falling struck
the dead horse immediately in front of
him and rolled oft dear of the car, thus
escaping a similar fate. Presideht Roosevelt,
Governor Crane andSecretary Cortelyou
were thrown together in the bottom
of the carriage.
The President's lip was cut and
blood was flowing from the wound.
Secretary Cortelyou had a severe
wound in the baclc of the head, from
which blood was flowing freely.
T1IK MOTERMAN'8 8UORY
Euclid Madden, the motorman, in
telling his story, says that the car was
No 29, which had motors of sixty-horse
power. The car is not fitted with air
brakes. On account of the Presidential
exercises he says that the running scludule
on all lines of the eorapany's btieets
were disturbed.
As he passed over the railroad bridge,
about 350 or 400 feet from the scene of
the accident, he says lie shut off the
power and put on t lie brakes, the car
thftn hnintr nn q rlnwin 1
wug wu n uunu (Cinur, HH Pi' J O
there were teams on both sides of the
track and he was exercising every care
to avoid an accident. In his opinion the
car was not running over eight miles an
hour; he received no warning to stop aud
did not see the mounted men or Governor
Crane waving their hands till it was
at a standstill. According to Maddcu's
story there wa* plenty of room fori he
President's carriage to have fiste d <?n
the west side of the trol'ev track and bf
would have had plenty of time *'? hp e
passed the President's carriage be tore
the turn was made to the east side of the
road. He said that the leading holies
were turned short across the track. Ho
could net tell just how the car sin.ck
the carriage, but he says he reversed U e
power and went for the brake just as
quickly as possible when he saw the
horses tufn on the track. He says it
was dusty and with difficult he 8 tvs what
was going en.
We have received a lengthy reply
to Hey Denver's article in last week's
Times. It does not appear in this
issue, first because it was opened after
onr first page, or page devoted to
correspondence had gone through
the press, second, that while the
party is entitled to a reply as the
original letter to which exception
was taken was written by Hey Denver,
we very much recrrefc that thin
wrangle has arisen. It has been oar
aim to try and avoid these discussions
through the columns of The
Times. It can never do any good
and is calculated to do much harm
in any community in which they
originate, both sides always have
their friends, and the longer the controversy
is carried on the more bitter
the feeling becomes. With the hope
that some mutual friends of the parties
concerned will see the parties
and get them to consent to let the
matter rest at what it is, we hold the
communications back this week. The
thing is not worth guarreling over
any way. However If the parties insist
on Its appearanee, we will publish
it in our next Issue, but wish to
announce most emphatically that it
can go no further. We will not allow
The Times to bo a medium
through which personal quarrels,
charges and oounter charges are to be
vestilated. While such things might
interest a dozen readers directly concerned
there are hundreds of readers
who possibly know nothing about
tho parties to the discussion, know
little about the matter under discussion
and care less about the whole
business. They pay for a newspaper
to get the news, and we cannot
afford to force personal controversies
upon them. With a few moments
reflection any reasonable man will
see that our position is correct.
The Department of Agricnltnre has
just issued a circular calling the attention
of the public to the vigorous
ittempt which is,being made to eninforce
the state and federal game
aws of the country and particularly
he Inw of May 2T>, J90I. While the
irovislot.s uf this law are reasonably
veil known, the inevitability of ywu
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Everytliiiig e>:
at prices tnat ?
W? tali? stools
order to 'clean
summer stniri
tli? remnants ?
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New Tot ladies' elbow silk mitts, al
New lot ladies' novelty belts, the *
New lot ladies' turn down Collars,
Featl erbone Stock collars, the idea
Extra heavy "Buffalo" Sheeting, y
One lot nice figured muslins, 3 to !
quick" we have made the price .
New lot pretty val. laces and insei
BUYING sS5
111 out* Buffalo ?to
Grooeriew, Crockei
Shoes. Trunks. Clot
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MUTUAL II
R. P. HARRY, Mgi
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ishment for violation does not seem
to be appreciated. The maximum
penalty for an infraction of the law
is $200 and costs, the latter often
amounting to $100 and over. Prosecution
may begin at any time within
two years and it is not infrequent for
a hunter to Ship game, receive word
from the express company that it has
been "lost" and forget it, only to be
confronted by a United States Marshall
and summoned to appear before
a federal judge perhaps a year afterwards.
With that irrevocability for
which the Department of Justice is
noted, no case is permitted to go by
default and the man who violates any
provision of the federal law does so
at his peril A digest of the federal
and state cram? Una ?1 ll ka fn?ni?ka/l
free by the department of agriculture
to all applicants." The above is
from our Washington correspondent's
letter and it might be well for some
of our hunters to heed <his warning,
especially If you have been trespassing
upon 8omeone<el8e's land while
hunting.
Wasn't that vote for Hey ward for
governor an eye opener? He not
only made a fine run In every
county, but at his own home out of '
2891 votes cast he got 2258, only losing
185 votes. We doub? if there Js
another man in this state who could
poll 95 per cent of the entire vote of
his county. Heyward is to be our
next governor unless all signs fail.
Uncle Josh Ashley had best have
let well enough alone, he could prob- ,
ably have easily won back his seat in k
the house, but when he reached hi^'h- m
or, he heard something drop, and jhe
was the something. Reminds us oi" 1
the dog on the bridge with the bone ^
in his mouth, and seeing the reflection
in the water which looked like a
larger bone, dropped his bone to get
| the other, and that which he had was i
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Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
All persons holding claims against, the ,
estate of William Smith, deceased, will
present same duly attested to the undersigned
for payment, and those owing the
aid (State will come forward at once and
make settlement.
Dr. W. A. Smith, Admr.,
84-31. Glendale, S. U.
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1 the rage, get a pair before they are all g<
Ping Pong' and other pretty styles 25c ar
all sizes and heights, only
1 summer collar, all sizes, price
ard wide, value 6to at a.
20 yard lengths, real value 5 to 7 ic "to cl
tions to match, prices 4c, 5c, 6ic, 8c, 10c
$e quantities as we do for our two large st
i Buffalo, we are able tn make the lowest n<
3t lines of goods to be found.
re will t*e found a fall line
y, Tinware, Dry f^ood
hing, Hats, Furniture, E
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every department.
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Your life might be at stake t
Since we opened up this
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Where depositors receive intere
year on their money, wise folks
ing not to keep their money stu<
away in their trunks, but bring it
of safety where they can call and j
time. One of our little books tel
of the story.
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