The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, January 02, 1903, Page 4, Image 4
THE UNION TIMES '
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UNION TIMES COMPANY tu
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Ssoond Floor Times Building.
JMO. R. MAT HIS, Editor.
L. G. Young, Manager.
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UNION, 8. C. JANUARY 2, 1900. 1
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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
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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
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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
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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. ?*
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Christmas at Snntuc. fe
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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
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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.
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Gleanings From Goshen Hill. t
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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
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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
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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
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you and your
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The Best I
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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
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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
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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.
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Resolution
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r Year is to I
Lk account
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)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.
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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*
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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