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THE UNION TIMES ' saj PUBLISHED EVERY PRIDAY " ?by the? Gc UNION TIMES COMPANY tu iii " si Ssoond Floor Times Building. JMO. R. MAT HIS, Editor. L. G. Young, Manager. A Registered at the Fostoffice in Union, ^ S. C., as second-class mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ?ne year ------- $1.00 ^ Al-- ? ? KA nn?4 a I 9X niOUUiS ? ? ? ? ? ? uu vuinu fihsee months ----- 25 cents. ^ ADVERTISEMENTS One square, first insertion - - $1.00. * Brery nbseouent insertion - 50 cents. Contacts for three months or longer w*l be nade at reduced rates. a IiO?als inserted at 8$ cents a line. ? ejected manuscript will not be re- a framed. Obituaries and tributes of re- i spect will'be charged for at half rates. i ( UNION, 8. C. JANUARY 2, 1900. 1 . | i Parties frequently write asking how much they owe for their paper. 1 This is unnecessary. If they look at the dating on their label they can see ] the dating to which they hare paid. If your dating is further back than 1 the date of your paper you owe from the data shown on your label. The first issue of the Greenville Daily Herald reached our sanctum on Tuesday and it has been dropping in with the regularity of clock work " every day since. It is a bright, newsy afternoon sheet, and, judging from its liberal advertising patronuge, it has come to stay. A liberal advertising patronage is the thing that counts in the newspaper business. The U. S^Civil.Sorvrce Commission reports that for the year ending June :30, 1902, there were 14/JS8 persons appointed from its registers. There was 1,092 more than was ever before appointed in a single year. Anyone wishing information about these positions can secure it free by writing for the Civil Service announcement of the Columbian Correspondence College, Washington, J). C. The Commission will hold at Charleston and Columbia. Many people do not know that the.se appointments are made without political influence and that a large share of them are lTlled by those having only a common school education, but such Is now the case. With this issue Tm: Ti.mks bids far.-well to the old year, its pleasures and its sorrows, its successes and its failures. We close the last page of the year book. Its record is made. It is all now a thing of the past. . With the closing of the page let us each and every one try and blot from > our memory all of the unpleasant things, our sorrows and disappoint-- < ments and all ill feelings toward our 1 fellow man, and remember only those . things of a pleasant and agreeable nature, those things the memory of 1 which will tend to make us more thoughtful of others, will make us '' better, more liberal and broad-inind- t cd during the new year just dawning. ;i Let us charitably draw the veil over 0 mo snore comings of each other, | striving to muko the pages of the & record book of this year, the lirat. w | pages of which we are alreaoy begin- " nrng to fill, shine forth with our good A works and good deeds, that when the i: iinal page is closed there may be no | pago within that the memory of .* which will bring a blush of shame or o a sigh of regret. Tub Tiwes wishes to extend to its H readers and patrons its most sincere b appreciation of the hearty support t< accorded it, the many kind words of ^ appreciation and ^encouragement in t( our work and the very liberal patron- tl age from our business men that we gf huvo enjoyed throughout the year. ,f We huvo tried hard to merit all this, m we have tried to speak a word of en- t'1 SO couragement here, a word of sympa- ?jt thy there, and have tried liurd to aii mako inaay friends nnd few if any I< enemies. Wo have, in short, en- jj deavored, to the best of our ie; ability, to give you a good news- in paper, one whose weekly visits g would be looked forward to with wlonaiiKA A ? ' * 1 I'liun.io, lu nuw iur wo nave wi: succeeded in doing this we can only K'* leave the verdict to you and this we ju' cheerfully do. We wish each and inp every one of you a very happy and ' prosperous new yoar, and promise ^ you at the beginning that it shall Th again we our aim to make Thk Timks 1 a welcome weekly visitor to your {"^ homes during the year. ' . \ rhe first wireless telegraph mes- fr' ;?e to be transmitted across tho ^ ean was sent by Marconi on Dec. Rr. sk, from Cape Briton, Canada, to ha >rnwell, England. It was successlly transmitted and several long ^ essages of national importance have an nee been transmitted. ?* - RO Christmas at Snntuc. fe ? w There's no mistake?we'er ne'er too old h; to turn some backward glances, gi nd dream and dream and dream among life's first romances, fill ) merry, tho' gray, oft keep their gaze w upon the past land straining .8 Daniel with his window opa'd that B faced the hills of Canaan." T(a lil?o n ianrif tr? anmo now nlimp fn leave tiie city's bustle T Liid wander by the old, old rills and hear the old trees rustle. A Lnd in our fancy meeting them we'll T meet again there never, lalf wishing that life was done that we might be with them forever." (] This is no soliloquy, and many pf us ire not old, we can take backward jlacces at past Christmases "and dream md dreain and dream" among the first omances of those Chiistmases and real/.e that time is slipping by, and we I ;*n't just enjoy thein as we did when ive were "kids" and as little children do iow. It is not just the same with us, it jan't be just the same. 0 Then, at our home there are several 0 'Christmas seats" vacaut, for several whom it was almost "habitual" with to come and take Christmas dinner with us * have passed away and when we look at this, around the lire and at the table a sort of lonliness pervades, for "In our ( fancy meeting them we'll meet again there never," we take those backward } glances, and while for the time our eyes t are on the past land straining, Lhe ^ present is at least with us, and much of c the future may be. So we ought not to linger on this too much?there is no s harm in some of it?we must make the best of the present, at le;ist in a beeom- t ing manner, enjoy our/^lves and help j others if we cau. Perhaps we can. This | Christmas came exactly on time, not f ahead, men were simply liehind and not t prepared for it. The weather was as \ fair as heart could wish, just like Christ- f ulas. cold and "crisp." i 1 did not leave home. All day Christ- t mas day I enjoyed myself doing some < writing that 1 had been hunting time to do for quite awhile and would liked to have written more. L enjoyed a line dinner if iUwasn'L abroad?a rich man's ]> corn could not make a turkey gobbler's T meat better nor a Dives' sugar make ' other things taste sweeter. What more need one wish for dinner. I tried a * "pinch" of hunting late in the evening tent 1 had on two much cargo to get around any too supple. If I did stay at home we had a hog killing time, m all that term implies. Listen. We had some porkers that had been spate 1 to ( eee the 2oih and Friday beingji rv ^ vr -ana l know i nip consult mbly better off than Mr. John D Rockefeller, with his many millions .if dollars and his weighed and measured 1 rations of crackers and milk ami I e: - ' joying those oUuo:_xjimi? rmm rr rfej' could eat mo.nev i?? wW h ive ef>J) Yt-u it most. I heard there was going to be a Christ- ' mas tree at the Methodist church but it ' was not until just the night h fore the event that the news of it reached me. and not having lime to give it a fail thought or make any preparation I staid at home. 1 later heard that it did ma terializc and that quite a large crowd 1 was present and a very orderly one. 1 There was one away over beyond Saniuc 1 at a school house that was also quite a 1 success. ' But the Christmas just passed has been generally quiet, the most of the people enjoying it without making a "fnaj ? No doubt there was much gambling and Irinking (judging from the jug cr.it33 c uear the express ollice.) v I11 a summary, perhaps all goo lciti- a '.ens did in a way, L "At Christmas play and make good cheer r "'or Christmas comes but once a year." As I have said I did not get off from lome. I wanted to but to au extent I vas disappointed, had a cold and later -t 0 urned so very cold I had to give oveif 1 ind the roads were so very rougii that y ne would almost have to take a repair s liop along ?to repair vehicles or self 0 wanted to take an '"outing" away < IT c amewherc for ^ there was a little girl 1 j, rautel to see. She is a pretty, dainty, ewitchlng, versatile, conversationalist nd exceedingly interesting to be with, nd?I was disappointed but?well, this 1 not the end of time I don't think and will see Inr, at l ast I hope s >. This ? enough for what hippened Christmis a nd what didn't happen, so I will steer 1 fl a bit. m Just before Christmas' eve I went to ai Jnion but was s> busy I could not get round to see the Editor and oili30 b.ns, ut Mr. Editor I did "rake" up time > go to some stows where some of my irl friends were clerking, but they were j; eiy husband I could but scarcely speak a, > them and try 10 say n few words, but ai icy 1.Miked very nice and pretty aI ?hind (lie counters and seemed to lie a<j ittiug plenty to do. I saw a big pile, ea they had been piled up. of my gentle- i* en friends and 1 was pleased to soo w em. It is always a pleasure for iue to 3, 1 to Union and there meet, friends from 0 country and see friends in the i?li? aong proprietors itnd clerks for I think have quite a number. I did not try to 3 any of the carnival, indeed, they had it hex on lo show as I was about to ive. In all I spent a real pleasant (lay ha the city. cl< Rev. J. D. Mahon preached at the w< iptist church Sunday. soi Rev. D. A. Swindler his moved his nily to McUormic's; there we losj a j >J iwl family and citizen. VIlas Fannie Withers, who has bssn hir the lower pirt of the State, is spend- i'? l the holidays at I)r. J. 1* Jeter's. gat Miss Mary Thomas, n student of the wh l's college at Rock Hill, is sending oul i holidays with her cousin, Miss Julia the oinaA. on! Misses Daisy JeUr and Floie und tlo irat elk) Fant went to Spartanburg on isit to ftiends and ielat?ves. aut vlisa Lily Adams is oil on a visit to *4 i - - W ' , '* l % I ends and relatives at Union and around uck Pond. Let me cougratulate B. B. with ConitulatioQS. I liopo he ma y alwa\s be ppy and his wife happier. I believe will be a kind and loving Old Benezt for I have known him a good long ne and found him an all around good d sunny temperament old boy and one my best friends?we have hail some od old times together, and in all, I el I can congratulate Mrs. B. B. in inning him for a life companion. So ippiness to you all B. B, Flguatively ve me your hand. Christmas is over, and before this ows up in printer's ink the new year ill be upon us. So I wish you all, the ditor, correspondents, office boys, B . especially and the girls most especially very, very happy new year. The wave is breaking on the shorehe echo (of the old year) fading from the chime, gain the shadows movdth o'er he dial-plate of time." IIey Denver. :nilNTY MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA. UNION DIVISION. '. M. Greer, President; D. T. Duncan, Secretary and Treasurer. Union, S. C. The following letters are a few more f the voluntary words of endorsement f the Couuty Mutual, and its excellent lan of iusurance: lCKXOWLEDGMENT of payment of FIRST DEATH CLAIM. Union, S. C., Dec 25, 02.?J. M. ireer, l'res't. Union, S. C., Dear Sir: I desire to thank you, as resident of the County Mutual Beneit Association of America, Union Division for the prompt payment of death :1a.m of my deceased wife. 1 assure you the money came under lad circumstances but in time of need, md that I received one dollar for every uetnber in the association. I recomneud the method of insurance in the lightest. It is a county blessing, where rienc's and neighbors help each other in ime of trouble. I can see no reason vhy every man should not protect his amily with this insurance, as the cost s so veay little. 1 hops to See you each the thousand limit at an earlylate. Yours truly, I. M. Sumner. J. M. Greer, Tresd't?Dear Sir: 1 am a policy holder iu your Company md I can truly say that I think it one of ;he best and cheapest insurances I ever saw. A. h. llobiuaon. J. M. Greer, Pres't?Dear Sir: As to why I joined the Co Mutual Benefit Aw'n, will fay. I l ave never had an opportunity to get insurance at such Jaw figures. 1 consider it is the sp*?rW?si and best insurance df the day. Yours truly, T. K.\o?ter. J. M. Greer, l'res't?Dear sk. , WiLS 0!:e of the /irst to take out two oocies. one for myself and one for my vat;, i nave always liked the. mian. t.icrr VOMTrSTT., ?; i a- o " * t goes to prove, beyond a doubt, how lice this insurance will work. 1 would ike to see you organize in every county u the State. Very truly. J. G. Going, M. D J. M. Greer, Pres't?Dear Sir: Allow lue to say a word in belialf of four organ!z ition. I am proud to know foil have devised a method whereby both nen and women can get insurance at die same rate and at the same time at ictual cost. Push the good work and els get up the one thousand memheis. Yours truly, Hev. John G. Farr. J. M. Gr er, I'res't?Dear Sir. I think, since you paid the death :laim so promptly the people in general vill see and realize thai unless they come it once they will miss insurance that hey have never had an opportunity of eceiving at such little cost. Very truly, C. E Tinslty. J. M. Greet, Pres't?Dear Sic: I recommend the Co. M. 11. A. to any ne wishing insurance at actual cost, [hie policy is clear and explicit, a twelve ear old hoy can see through and underland the policy at lrst sight. Whereas ne man out of twenty-five p>ssibly an understand an old line policy afu;r alf day's exp'.anainlug by the agent. J. M. Rodger. Santuc S, C., Dec. 3 J, 02. J. M. Greer, lVead't?Dear Sir: I have been a member of the Union hvision of the County Matual Benefit issociation of America for some lime, am entirely MillA^d With niy policy rid heartily recommend this company to ay person desiring insurance. T. E. Day is. J. M. Greer. Pies't?Dear Sir: I hold several iusuraucu polices in lferent companies, i value tny iusurice in the County Mutual us highly us ly. I have never heard of any i usuries company that will write iusurance : cheap as this company. It is very i?y to understand, however, each until- 1 >r is a stock-holder and we Ohly pay ' hen we lose a member. I consider it 1 t'e, cheap and good. Very Truly, ' 1 W. T. Austell. i I Gleanings From Goshen Hill. t t The lovely sunshiny diya of autumn 1 ve passed away and we have dark, i uidy, rainy, wintery weather, good i lather for m to kill a hog and have < ne nice sausage, liver pudding, spare 1 w, etc , which suffering humanity en- r s immensely after a long season of I ting fat, salt, high-priced bacon. The C d and rabbit hunters are out from <] arly dawn to dewy eve" iu search of a ne, which isei.jjyed by their families v en tliey leturn. The fox hinders are h t and away long before Aurora tint* 0 s dawn and at nightfall return with h y a foot or a bushy tail of their vie-* a i. o L'ho ^otton crop is abiut all gatheivd M ( sold, the corn crop the best that we | fi to had for some years, la snugly , li A Mutual t ? Fne"1 To I is t A Mirrnn n R. P. HARRY, M hog, hominy, 4 tatera" ab<i p?S "HiaR they have had for years. I think the cou ntry is in a better shape than it has l>een in years. Money is scare* but it has been spent in paying liens and debts. Mrs. Lizzie Beatty has been sick for many weeks but we are glad to hear she is gaining strength and hope she will soon l)e restored to her usual health. Mr. James Hunter has also been unwell from a severe spell of sickness of some weeks ago. Messrs. Robert and Will Wilson and Charlie Willard have made an abundant | pea crop. Mrs. Eliza Nance lost her youngest child several weeks ago. Within the last two months she has buried her husband and two children. Truly, she h?s l>ten tluough deep water. In such times we often feel like asking as David did of old: 4'Has God forgotten to be kind, or is the band of God against me? Mr. Editor, were vou at. v- - - v>>w iicn" nerry Conference? Well you ought to have been, it was such a grand occasion. Oh! what a.lovely new church the Merchants have now, I cannot describe it. Memorial windows with the names of Mark Boyd, Kinard, Merchant, Pope and many others It was such a pleasure to hear th line sermons of H'shop Duncan and Itev. Winton on Sundav and Sunday night, and to meet the clear preachers that bad served us as pastors, some ha*l haptizsd our children and some with us when the Angel of Death was in onr homes. Itevs. Clyde, Dagnall, Martin, Friday, Blackman, Watson, Hodges, Boyd and Watson were all there and asked what had become of such and such a one, showing that they did remember old Roger's church as she was in "the beautiful hath been." Some of them are gray-t^Kled and bald-headed and most of thetSPta&e glasses (L wondered if I looked as old to them as they looked to me.) But "gray hairs ato a crown of glory if they l>o found lu the way of righteousness." The greatest pleasure was when I saw the hands of the Bishop and three others laid on the head of Rheubeu Humphries and he ordained to preach tho everlasting Gospel of Josus Christ. I loved his mother and felt the greatest interest in his success as i minister. It was quite a pleasure to meet with lO manv fl*i?nita Anno ' * HL, vuuo mum. ^ r. K II.or, you were kindly mentioned in our social chat.) It was my good pleasure ilso to meet Mrs. Wightman and Humbert, they had a pleasant smile and good vords for all. They eubouraged me in ny Missionary efforts and bade me go >n in tny labor of love. I would do the lerald and News great injustice if I did tot mention how nice they were in day >y day publishing the proceedings of the Conference and gave the photos of many >f the ministers, and it was ably done ,nd since my return borne I can read vhat was done and what was not, and I iave in my home pictures of some of our id pastors that otherwise I might never ave come in possession of. We spent night quite]pleasantly with one|of Joe's Id army friends, Mr. Monroe Harris. < Ve. also spent a day with a boyhood riend of my husband. Judge M. A. Oarale and family, lie baa a typieai 1 Ml lf? iJM? I, Prosper Happy % W YE you and your he wish of th r IT WIS * gr. -4 The Best I ? Forth? No w ! start a ban } 1 with us. j^| Hundreds of thrifty \ fp our Bank in 1902 and we wi the thotmnds. It wa3 Ben, j' "If youth knew what age wo L -, make and save." Our S< ? SDecial indnr?pm?nfa fka WVf ?uw j[ tfiem to start with a dollar, I cent, per annum intere3t. "V | hu3inest with us in 1903. J The Peopl B. F. ARTHUI _ - - f Southern home where love, hospitality and plenty is found. lie is president of f the National Il-auk end tie is full of faith ] and good works Edwin, the eldest son, is president of the Carolina Mannfao- i turing Co. Their daughters, Nina and 1 Bessie, are affectionate and accomplished 1 gW". , I Th? old veterans of Newberrv are Ann. I muer.toiy excited ov<*r the "coming to 1 the light" nf .1 tons Lindaav. a member of Co. E, Srd lt?gt , H. C V.. who had i never hseu heard of aince the battle of Cedar Creek- He writes that he la- < tends to visit Newberry. But who will give him a welcome? Vfho? Who? I Ivy Qrbrjv. Merry Christmas at Buffalo. t 1 Buffalo, 8. C., Dec. 27,1902. i Mr. Editor: I have been so busy I haven't had i time to write vnu, but nevertheless we had a good Xmas. I just wish you! t could have b?en with us on Xmas night, w? had one of the largest Xmas trees I you ever saw in yonr sweet life. It was I loaded with everything that was good, the house was filled 2 deep and every- c body was quiet. Mr. L G. Drake was I manager of the tree, and he siuw knows s how to stuff up Santa Claus. Mr. T. H. v Hightower and 8. L. lingers were Santa ' Claus and they were up-to-date^ Yon * should have seen Ihs little childreu cry when Santa came out. Itevs. J. D. Mfthon and Mr. .lames made a Ave minutes talk which were very tnten&iug. u " * -* ***: mR? . ' #ji ous and Pj ?j !p|f co : A RJ N s e muni. Opposite Hotel UnioH cr~^ I _ 12 Resolution ? r Year is to I Lk account k )9ople opened acc Hints in 7 int the number t > reach in fy. jamin Franklin who said: uld crave, it would both i iving Department offers ytung folk* by allowing on whlch^wre piy 4 per ' ITe invite every boJy to do LesBank. ? ? . 1. President. The nill sarted up Monday morning ind everybody looked like they had bad plenty of Xmas. Our president, Mr. T. C. Duncan, lure showed his kindness toward lis people at this place, he ran its train every day tor the people to jo to Union or anywhere else. Messrs. J. F. Crow and W. C. Hat'ee spent a few days atOlendale. Mr. 'C. C. Owen, of Pacolet, Is vlsltng bis daughter, Mrs. T. H. Hlgbtower. Mr. W.-T. Cam is spending a few lays at Clifton with his mother. Misses Fannie and Rosa Riley are viating relatives at Salet, 8. C. The Revs. Jones and Wsgnon preached it their places Sunday for their first ime. They wi.l support us this year. Rev, J. D. Mabon will preeoii for ua isxt Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Smith Ooasett of Oaffiey, are visiting W. H. Harvey. Well Mr. Editor, 1 will do better next Ime. Come to see us and bring a paper. v Buffalo Bill* '* " 11 ? ' lleada Should Never Ache, Never endure this trouble. Use at >r,cts the remedy that stopped it for a drs. N. A. Webuter, of Winnlo. V*^ he writes "Dr. King's New Life Pt^ls r holly cared me of sink headaches I iad suffered from for two years," Cure feadache, Constipation, Biliousness. 5c at F. C. Duke's drag store. PeWitV>^g."? Salva