The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, October 03, 1902, Image 1

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' ' * - * s=5=s ?mr ssssssssssss x ? # || THE TOWN OF UNION HAS K r_- _. _ -_ _ ^ ^ ^ fR"^ "W" "TR M" ^ /-\i (jj THE TO_W!'_H uKl_?" HAb jl (II Three Cotton Mills, one fi?? '' I'll I M I m, 1 ^ TO. H H I* /B B M L. 1 Tho largest Knitting Mill and 1 lil largest in the Sou*' of,>grefA FA R |J BJ H TO Bj fcS R TO U Sj li / H ?? J ((( Dye Plant in tlio State. An Oil to J) n.ture and VVooc -??af /)i m K & H| i B Rtl Ran Xgki R ?jl fj&/ B Ej ^ {)) and Manufacturing Co. that M " ing Concerns. Ono Female )) g? R B B I J fl II H R W Vfl B M W B R I J L 1 , makes an unexcelled Guano. . {(( S jminary. Water Works and (j( _R B B ^ \ B JL 1 B fl 1 W B B A J Threo Graded Schools. Arte- ? (( E'ectric Lights. (rf jjj 8ian Water. Population G.hOO. (J VOL. LH. NO. 40. UNION. SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3. 1902. #1.00 A YEAR. REMINISCENCES OF THE WAP Interesting Iucidcnts ? Connectet Willi the Lute War, Bringing Oui a Great Deal of Unwritten His | tory, in Which the Private anc Subordinate Officers are Giver Credit Justly Dne litem. Sunt of the Truest, Noblest and Br.iv est Men That liver Paced the lincmy Were to be FOUND AMONG THE PRIVATES. KY J. L STRAIN. Chapter XIIt. In continuing ray renrniscential chit-chat I reprodnce from an old bcJiramed and mutilated copy of the l?iih-uoml Examiner of May 13, 1804, an account ?f the wounding and death of Gen'l J. E. B. Stuart, vh'ch no d' ubt our readers will ap predate, It 33p: "Major General J. E. B. Stuart, t' e m niel of Virginia cavalries, the da-lung chieftain, whose name was a t.aror to the enemy, and familiar as u ho isehold word in two contiv nents is dead, struck down by a bullet from a dastardly foe, and the whole Confederacy unurr.s him. lie breathed out his gallant spirit resignedly, an?l in fu'l possession of all his remarkable faculties of m'nd a id body, at twenty-two iniuutes to eight o'clock. Thursday night, at the residence of Dr. Brewer, a rclati'.e, on Grace street, in the piesence of Dr3. Brewer, Garnett, Gibson and Fountaine, ofhisstafT; Rev. Mess's. Peterkin and Ivcpler, and a circle of sorrow stricken comrades and friends. "We learn from the physicians in attendance upon the General that his condition during tho day was very changeable, with occasional delerium, and other unmistakable symptoms of speedy dissolution. In the moments of delirium the General's mind wandered, and like the immorJ ?..l T.(?\ ?? A < mi timimiMi ^v?uuse Sfi.JIL ?() iriLSl liis has joined) in the laj sc of reason 4 his faculties were busied with the .details of his command. lie reviewed, in broken sentences, all his glorious campaigns around McClellan's rear on the Pcninsu'a, bevend the Potomac, and upon the llapidan, quoting his orders and issuing new ones to his couriers, with a last in junction to 'make haste.' % ''About noon, Thursday, President Davis visited his bedside, and spent some fifteen minutes in the chamber of his dying favorite chief tain. The President, taking his hand, 6aid, 'General, how do you f?.eT He replied, 'Easy, but willing to die, if God and my country think I have fulfilled my destiny and done my duty.' As the evening approached, the General's delirium inrrPRonl nnrl hi* minil mrjin irufwlnr_ cd to the battlefields, over which he |k had fought, then off to his wife and children, and iff again to the front. A telegraphic message had been sent to his wife, who was in the country, W :h the injunction to make all haste as the General was dangerously woundod. Some thoughtless, but unauthorized person, thinking probably to spare his wife pain altered the dispatch to 'slightly wounded,' and it was thus she received it, and Odid not puake that haste which she otherwise would have done to reach his side, "As evening woro on the paroxysms of pain increased, and mortification set in rapidly. Though suffering the greatest agony at times, the General was calm, and applied to the wound, with his own hand, the ice intended to relieve the pain. During the evening ho asked Dr. . Brewer how long he thought he could live, and whether it was possiblo for him to survive through the night. The doctor, knowing he did not like to be buoved by false hones, told him fraukly that death, the last . enemy, was fast approaching. The General nodded and said, *1 am re< signed if it be God's will; but I would like to s.e my wife. But God's will be done.' Several times ho roused up and asked if she had come. *To tho doctor, who sat holding ? his wrist, and counting the fleeting, weakening pulse, he remarked: 'Doctor, I suppose I ain going fast now. It will so >n be over. But God's will be done. I hope I have fula filled my destiny to my country and ^ ?ny duty to my God.' 'At half past seven o'clock it was evident to the physicians that death was setting its clammy seal upon the brave, open brow of the General, and / tiiey to'.d him so?isked if ho h any last message to gi*o. The G< ^ eral, with a uiiud perfectly clear a t possessed, then made disposition . hi* stuff and personal effects. ' ' Mrs. Gen. If. E. Loe he direct [ that his golden spurs he given as dying morn en to of I it love and < ? teem for her husband To his sti ffuers ho gave hit horses. So pa tioulur wa3 ho in small things, ev ? in his dying htur, that he emphat cjlly exhibited and illustrated t ruling passion strong in death, one of his staff, who was a hea' built tnan, he said, 'You had Lett take the larger h"rsi ; he will c ?n | you bestir.' Other mementos 1 d'spnsed of in a similar m inner. 1 his young son he li ft hia trlorio r ?.? O swotd. llh worldly ma'ters close the e'crnal interest of his sou' e gaged his mind. Turning to Rtj Mr. Peterkin, of the Episcop church, of which he was an exem lury, member, he asked him to sin 'Rock of ages clef, for tr.c, Let me h:de mys.K in Thee.' lie joining with nil the voice h strength wouM pernrt. lie the joined in prayer with the minister To the doctor he sai I, 'I am goin fjrth now; I am resigned; Ood's wi be done.' Thus died (ien'l J. E. I Stuart. "His w fe did not reach the horn of death and m ur.iing until te o'clock that niglr?an hour and half after his spirit had passed awn; She was, of course, plunged into if grentest grief by the anuounc.ma* of his death. She was misled hy tl wording of tin telegram sent h< that her husband was 'alightl; instead of dangerously woandet which as already stated, was ptrhaj changed to save her much anxiet until she could reach him. ' The funeral service was conduct ed ia St. James' Episcopal churcl corner of MarshaU and Fifth street1 by llov. Dr. Peterkin, ltcctor. Th church was crowded with citizen! The body was encased in a inetali codin and borne up the aisle to tl ulter, while the organ and choir rer dcred a solemn funeral diege. Gen J. JI. Wil der, Gen'l G. W. Uai dolph, Gen'l Joe It. Anderson, Bri{ adier-General Lawton and Commatu er Forrest were tho pall bearer After the services the body was born to the team, which was decorate with black crepe and drawn by fon wbite horses. From the church th cortege moved to Holly-wood ceme tery where the remains of Gen'l t E. B. Stuart, the knightliest cavalit the world has ever produced, wei laid to rest. ' Whilo on his deathbed Gcnen Siuirt gave the following details < his wounding to bis brother-in-lav Dr. Brewer, which sould go into his tory as true and not a3 ic has bee told by 8)mo so-called hUtoriar whose vague sense of reliability not at a premium ia our country(specially in ma'ters pertaining t the war and its illustrious leaders < Gen'l Stuart regarding Dr. Brewc says: " 'He had formed his line of skii mishes near Yellow Tavern, whe seeing a brigade preparing to charp on his left, Gen'l Stuart and hi staff dashed down the line to fori the troops to repel the chargo. Abot this time the Yankees came thuudei ing down upon tho General and h small escort. Twelve 6hots wei Bred at the General at short rang tho Yankees evidently recognizic his well-known person. Tho Gei eral wheeled upon thena with h _ . . 1 I - t * -V 1 1 natural oruvery wuicu nau aiwai characterized him, and fired six sho at his assailants. The last of tl sliots fired at him struck the Qener in the left side of the stomach. II did not fall, knowing ho would 1 captured if he did, and nerving hie self in his saddle, wheeled his horse head and rode fur protection to L own lines. Before ho reachel the his wound overcame him and he fol or was helped from his saddle by 01 of his own faithiul troopers,- and ca ried to a place of eafoty until an at bulanco could take him to Bic' rnond.'" NEWS FROM SANTUC. learning to he a Wheclwrigl Bacon too High to Bay. Personal and Other Notes. Get ready and say summer adic there is no mistaking this being f< 1 weather. i?l The temperature was 89 last Sat i? urday and people were saying ua'n'r n< it hot." For the last of September. el rather. f A little child of Mr. and Mrs. ec James Willard has been sick a I rg i h time with fever, and is now improving slowly, nil Miss Stella Hol>3on, who has been ir on a visit of over three months to Dr. ei E. C. Jeter, of Fairfield, returned home last Thursday, h- ltev. J. D. Mahon filled Lis apr? pointmtnt at the Baptist church ?\ last Sunday. Two Deacons were e? elected, Messrs. J. S. F. Adams and r\ f. C. S. Yaughan. i I have recently received the Year ['< Book of the Department of Agricul ure and it is a good book, according to my thinking. I am getting a right decent library of year books, bulletins, etc. A puppy weighing 150 pounds is p t big one. Miss Mary Sartor brought g from Georgia a young St. Bernard loV of that weight ana I guess he is formid .ble as far as weight goes, but i? I believe they ore considered docile. >t Voltaire may have been a very oard atheist but he could say some ir >l!ing things, towi*: "IIow inex< il' pressible is the meanness of being a i Hypocrite! How horrible it is to be i oaischievious and malignant bvpo i> ?-rite." it I am getting to be a very good i rate wheelwright, but I do not wish y to brag. You ace fate has decreed it rhat I must work in a shop or some* st where f jT a livlihood, as 1 cannot or le won't beg, am no?given to loafing. ? money don't grow free, I am not an { object of charity yet, nor the reverse, 1 wealthy enough to live without work, s and 00 just now I am trying to make ,\ myself usiful as well as "ornamental" in a workshop, and being somewhat t- of a born mechanic, you ought to see i. bow I am learning to put up wheels, v and do various things. For my i< knowledge to use tools, I would not s. part for a nice sum of money. It is i< a pleasure to know how to U3e them. ie Some people ought not be allowed i to Uit a horse cr mule, to say noth'I ing about owning one. A few days l- ag > I saw a negro driving a mule, I whipping it, ana the mule was in a i gallop, but the negro didn't seem to s. know it, and wanted the animal to ie go faster; and p'l'haps really did not d know he wa3 acting cruelly towards ir the beast. That, however, did not ie mend m itters so far as the good of - the mule was concerned. But I am 1. persuaded that some people have no ;r feeling for stock, and abu?e them boc cause they can. To say the least, a little darkey, il with a great big floDDed hat. a hbr. w w 14 ? * ~~ ?fpy )f long coat, and panti like two cities r, in Franco. Toulong and Tolouse, the : seat nearly dragging the ground, n is quite an amusing little lellow.' is Anyway a negro may not be so is mean a thing as some people try to - picture them, there aro some mean o and lazy, but if all races do right, f they are about the best raco we can r, have among U9 for labor, and generally seem well satisfied they are here r- and it is only the hair brained of n their raco who try to make them be;o lieve they are persecuted. They is will look to the whites as their very n best friends. it The Government Crop Report r- shows that the cotton in sight Sept. is 2nd was over one hundred thoasand re bales, short of the some time last e, year. I do not think that out of ig sight must he any way great, the a- reports puts ahoul 64 per cent., a is short crop. I know it is short'herc. 1* It is getting now where is is not s ife ts to cry out, overproduction, ThM le used to be dinned in the farmers ears al until some had such a ringing there le that I suspect they thought th?y had oe catarrh. a- I believe now the farmers Mioller?_ * I - ? t b cu 100 boon aoouc peas nor o< jring. is Judging from tho bloom and embryo m peas, the crop will bo & good one if II, frost does not come in a month. It le may and it may not. On an averr age of nine years, the general killing n- frost came near the 15th of Novemb her. Anyway the crop of vines are fine and we may get the peas. The early varieties have about made their crop, but that is disappointir g, for they did not bear heavily. Tho later ,t. varieties seem to be blooming more freely. If some of the prophets, if any U; there be, would tell us whether the ill winter is going to be a hard one, we nould feel relieved, as to knowing * bolt r how t> pitch our tents towards ?>wing fall oats. No doubt unny ire in a quandary about the matter. To buy seed outs and xhm lose all by wiuter freezhg is bad, then to wait utril spring comes and rain ohu?cs 'hem to be late, is another ad. Then what is a firmer to do? It J uz/.les them ra re, I guess, than i merchant laying ia a stock of H;oods. 1 here are people who think i farmer's risks and losses are insignificant. At a fr.dic abont a week ago, in a difficulty between two negroes, one Mas shot by the other?but not dunSJ'TOU&IV?shot with a ni??toh r hfvirrt i d >ctor waiied on the shot man. If what I have heaid is true, and I d > not doubt i\ that n^gro was violating the new weapon law, aud several know it. but what aro they going to do about ii? it is g >ing to ''rook along" aiding in making the law a dead letter, and I heard that it' won't be enforced." The parties are negroes it is true. It looks dangerous to see little b ys getting on freight trains and jumping off after a short ride. I think a good whipping would be n very effectual remedy. Acc ?rding to my opinion s mio boys aro given free rein, and c msequently may some day g ;t a foot or leg cut off or ;ct killed, nn 1 then who is to be responsible ? Perhaps it is 4*m iking" them to let them grow up learning to hustle fjr themselves, and accord ing to their Jibing. We 'lo not expect much of negroes boys, but if they got their toes pinched everyday it would bo a check. Somo seem to hold that gathering i/rpen foed nt this no?o m ij mn?n ?? a- , ? W .M>w wvwi /U ?0 IUV1 W tA ? pensive to gather for fetd than buying corn. I may be badly wrong, out I believe it is cheaper to feelsor ghutu, corn stalk", millet, poavines, etc.. green, than to go to the expense to cure it for dry feed, and buy corn feert-irtttle they are green. An economical mule or horse, doing little work, can keep up on those things while green, but cure them and they can't. It may be troublesome, but in hard times, short crops, and other things, I believe in using green feed if I have it, until frost cuts me off or stock is put to active work. If 1 have no pasture provided. I have heard people, farmers, say it is better and cheap'r to buy meet than to raise hogs. If one is prepared fir it, it is cheaper to raise it. They can bo better prepared even if they are renters. A small pasture and various soiling crops help. When bacon is up in the top notch and no prospect for it coming down for some tine, l believe it is far cheaper to raise it than to buy, or learn to do without. If one dopendi on buying he will have to do without some. I heard a negro say she, did wish she ould see a piece of meat with ribs in it. I notice that Editor Henry Watterson has ' his foot in it" to some extent, sa to speak, because he has been writing something about New York's ''403," but I guess ho is able to stand i\ If ho had only mentioned something about such social influence, tho "400" itself would havo "bristled," as is often the case when things arc mentioned, lie, I reckon, knew if he said anything to fit somebody would get mad, for ho is old enough and has had enough experience, but we can rest assured that be has not gone to bed because somebody wants to kiok up a row because he wrote something that did not exactly suit their fancy. lie did not atop to question if it would suit them, but went right ahead without using any sweetening, and I seo that John Temples Graves, of the Atlanta Daily News, has joined him. Judgiog from what I have react that "smart set" must be a rather demoralizing society function, but they axe none of ours, and I hope their influence will dot reach here. They may say that Mr. Watterson told a falsehood, but the peop'e won't believe it, even if they swear to it. Hey Denver, ANNIE LAURIE WRITES Of the Happening# in and Around JUlackaburg. Some time has elapsod si ace I wrote last, but as a gentleman whom I once knew used to say wh-in excusing himself for tardiness, "I have been so very busy" I could not write sooner. Well, Mr. Editor, we now have h newspapr pubisbed in our Intle town. It is knowu as the Cheroke? Critic. No I have not deserted Tiik Times for it, although I have been solicited as correspondent. If rumor betru j wedding bells wi 1 peal forth merrily here next mornh. atpj a li<m VJnutU ?j ? A'A< && Iivv k^iuiiu IO V/vJIlll 1CU U her bed with rheumatism. Mrs. Khro?en who has been confined to her bed so long with rheuuaatism id not expec cd to reeover. Mr. J. II. Whisonant visi'ed rel itiv?s in York Satuidsy and Sunday. Death has claimed two more victims in our town in less than a fortnight. The lir3t was a Mr. Bafir, tho las' Mr. Joe Gault. Mr. Gault leaves an aged father, a devoted wife ami several small chi d en to mourn ins loss. It is sad ind-ed for a lu-bond and father t? be snatched from his family when they are so helple;s und need him most, but we have th? blessed assurance that God will tak< cure of bis children. IIis r. mains were iotertd at the B?ptist cenietcn wi'h Masonic honors. Messrs. M. C., S. G. and "Willie Gault and T. B. Kelly, < ! Lock hart Junction, Union county, huvo been visiting Mrs. J. D. Gault and father. Mr. Henry Gault, of this place. Mr.' Ebbar McMiili in, form -rly of Jouesville, stopped over here Friday night en route to his home which 1 believe is in Ches'er. Mrs. Bni'ibeck and sons, Q lincy, Broadus and Hiatus, visited relative1at Gaffney Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Dcmp9cy and son, Whack, who have then at work in the Knit ting Mill at Union came home Saturday. Mrs. W. E. M. Kirhy and sr?n Ed of Grind ill, visited h^r daughter. Mrs. J. L Ivirhy, of this place recontiy. Mr. Berry, cf New York, the gentleman who buys all of the hosiery manufactured here, has been here f\#r some t'me looking after his interest. We hud the pleasu.e of meeting one of The Times correspondent Sunday alternoon, Moxy, cf Lockhart Jui.c'ion. Moxy was visiting relatives here and called around to see us. Come agiin Moxy, I am glad to know you. It is tny pad duty to record the death of J. G. llam s, Sr., one of Cherokee's oldest and most highly respected citizens, which occurred Sept. 21st. 1902. Mr. Ilauies was born near Mt. Moriah, Union county, S. C , Feb 3, 1814. Ou reaching manhood he settled on Pacolet river two miles west of where he was born and began, life for himself. After remaining a bachelor for five years and at the age of thirty-one he took unto himself a wife, a Miss Sallie Allen, the beautiful sixteen vear old daughtei of Mr. Willis Allen, of Bowldensville, S. C. This might bo termed a May and December marriage, nevertheless it was a happy and prosperous one. Four sons and two daughters blessed this union and when each one of them married he presented them with a traot of land and a suit of household furniture. lie remained on Packet river for fourteen years, then in the year '59 moved one mile west of his old home to what was then known as the "Cook place," and for the exception of one year's absence in tho Civil War he remained in two miles of where he was born until the hour of his death, a noble living example for others. In 1863 ho was elected Lieutenant of tho S. C. State troops and remained in the army one year but taking no active part in any of the battles being over age, ncveitheless he was as true and loyal to his country as those who fought iu the iercest battles. In life ho was ever ready to respond to duty's call, so it was in death, when the Saviour said como Ka 1/nAor klm r? ?\ /I ***** a *4 *? \ T uv uuvn UlUi OUU TTU3 icauv* 1UI . flames' death was caused pan'y from old ago and partly from Bright's diseaso. It can be truly said of him that "In departing he left behind him Footprints on the sand of time." Ilis remains were interel at the family burying ground amid i large concourse of sorrowing relativ es and friends. Annib Laurie. * News From Lockhart Junction. Tho weather has been v? ry fine for gathering of crops, especi lly cotton. The pea crop is very fine in ^ this 8ecti >n and the vii cs where they were sown after stublo are also promising and tome utc now ready for the mo ver. Mr. S. (J. Gault has been u?ing his new mower the past week. Some have sown rye and others mo tu'king of towing other grain. This is a move in the right direction. Sow and plant grain should bo the motto cf all, for bread is the staff -jf life. This wr ter w i h Messrs. S. G. Gault, W. G. Gault a* d T, II. Kelly went to Blacksburg, S, C, Cherokee county, last week to see Mr. II. M. Gault who has hern in bed heal'h for some time and had also lost hi* only son, Mr. J. D. GauP, who died on ihe 17th inst., and vas huri'd at that place. llo leaves a leather, a wife, six children und many relatives to mourn hislos*. Mr. 11. \1. Gault came home with u? t ?sce his bro lurs, relatives and friend*. lie is now at Mr. J. T. F. Gault's near his old home place where lis was born and reared in Union coun v. lie is 82 years old. Mr. Gault has threo o'her brothers all < f Uui-an county livirg ia fight or hollering di-tance of where they were nil b ru, and heir ages range from 73 to yea is. If any ct r espondent in Union county know of any other ftmi'y of that record that is now living tell us for I think this is new*. Mr. Kdi'or we will ask you to e l us through y<ur paper. (I mo u in Union county.) Moxy. > That is a fine reo.'d. It is an i item of news that deser ts i uc ?pyright," BRAY'S ENEMY ? Pier89 Mr. .T ?. s, there's a little ! hr\w At lio - - * ** uuj ? liw uai/A ; o (II you. "At ihe back gate? diinj h'ru in Pets*. "H> > Oi't o 'n i:r; rsiya Ve'a u^fil bi >y, an 1 1 nn't got lime." "it >h big i. luV "ASot t uj b g * a m;. first, si t fivid palt r." Tin g) j?la vtu.-el 'Mil man weutout to the back ga r. W >11 counttyme* ' he said, plea ant y, "what can I do j for you?'' I Tho email bo ?! e was a Vjry ema'l boy?took of a soft, dirty hat aid he'd it beh:nd him. "I've come t> tell yoo that lirav's got to ho kided." "Bray, my big NewFoucdland dog? A- d who sent you here with t a; iiilorn ation?" asked the geatlemiu, lo?ing all his pleasant looks. ' Nobody 6ent me," answered the boy sv.ddo.ih; "I've come by mjsaif." Bray Ins ruoned ray shrepfor froe d iJs. Jie's got to bd killed. "Where did y?.u get n y sbeop?" askel Mr. J raes. M / ftloAn lira Mr l.'.n..-.'. XT +'m. j ?v|' mwv if&t ivruowui r? ho giy.8 mo fifteen cent's [a week far watching 'cm" "Did you tell M<\ Rarsm that Bray htd been running them?' ' No, sir; I telled you." "Ah, that is well. I <1 n't want you to kill Bray. Suppose 1 giro you fifteen cents a wee'e fi.r n>t telliog M*. Ransom waen Bray runs bin eLtej: how wcu'd that do? ' As ioou as the little bhopherd got the id a into h;s head he scornful rejace.d it. "That 'ud be paying me bra lie," he said, indignanty. "I wou d i'tteil lies for ail the money in the wor'd. When he said this, Mr. J ues took off his own hat, aud reached d >wu and to)k the eg a 1 dirty I and in his. "Hurrah, herden an," said ho I beg your pardon f>r (flaring you a briba. Kow I know that thj keeper of Mr. Rinsom's sheep is not afraid of a muu four times his s'.z>, but that hs is afraid of a lie. Hurrah foryoul 1 am going tell Mr. Raiuon that if he doesn't raise your wages, I shall ofTsr you twice fifteen rents, aid take you iuto service. Meantime, Bray shall be shut up while your sbe< p ara on my tide of the hill. Will ttittdot All right, then. GomI morning, count) man."? KiglVj Magazine, Administrator's Sale. By virtue of authority given by an order of the Probate Court, herein, I will sell before the Court Ilouse door, at Union, 8. C., on Monday, the 6th day of October, next, between the hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and 6 o'clock p. m., to tlio highest bidder, for cash, nine head of horses and mares, one mule and a number of buggies, snr* ries, wagons, harness, and other pro* perty belonging to the estate of ths late J. F. Splllers, and pertaining to the delivery business. I. M. Sumner, ^80-2t Administrator* < 0