The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, January 02, 1903, Page 5, Image 5
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This space
RETURN
To our army
for the very 1
age accorded
past year. .
We wish yoi
and prosperou
And solicit a
your patronaj
you at all tin
attention, go<
low prices.
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Wl*cal Schedule for Passenger Trains,
TRAIN'S FROM COLUMBIA.
Arrive 9:00 a. m. Depart 9:00 a. m
44 1:50p.m. " 2:10p.m
TBAnrS FROM SPARTA. If BURG.
Arrive 11:85 a. m. Depart 11:8? a. m
V 9:10p.m. 44 9:80p.m.
Close connections at Spartanburg ^ith
trafcro for Atlanta and Charlotte and
iaftarmedlate stations, and at Colombia
for Charleston, Savannah, Jacksonville
and points south. Through trains for
Asheville, etc.
Nos. 9 and 10 carry through sleepers
between Jacksonville and Cincinnati.
SEABOARD SCHEDULE.
No. 27?South bound passenger arrives
at Carlisle at 2 a. m.
No. 31?Aitives at Carlisle at 10:25 a. m.
No. 38?North bound passenger arrives
at Carlisle 3:37 a. m.
No. 34?Arrives at Carlisle 6:48 p. m.
Local News Notes
Put Together For Ready Reference
Gathered Here end There While
Strolling Around Town.
Ask your druggist about "Fewer
gallons; wears longer.
Mr. Joe Caudle is visiting hie
parents in this city.
Mr. A. E. Hill spent Christinas at
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bis Home at noouysviue.
Ask Bill PoWcll about "Fewer
gallons; wears longer."
The proceeds from the voting contest
for Queen of the Carnival was
something over |65.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Boyd art
visiting relatives at^Newberrj.
Ask the postmaster about "Fewe
gallons; wears longer."
Mr. A. P. Wilson, of Laurens
spent a few days in Union last weei
visiting relatives sbd friends.
Mr*. W. D. Wilkins and Hillam
. Thomas spent the holidays at Spar4c
taoburg.
At Mr. J' D. Oraham's place 01
Xmas night a row occurred botweei
fid Beaty and Mose Kershaw, i
which Kershaw got prstty badly cut
The wound* were sewed up by Dr
Johnson.
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this week to
THANKS
of customers
liberal patronus
during the
i all a happy
s New Year,
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Mr. Geo. W. Cumminge brewed 1
tjift nnnnh jCrw. aU-?- ?r r.~u?n '
Tuesday night. Mr.
J. C. McCraw has returned
from hie home at Gaffney where he
has been spending the holidays. t
Messrs. John Cornwell, Clarence"
Cornwell and Charlie Wilks, of Chester,
ctme over Christmas day to visit
friends in our city.
The K. of P. will have a public
installation of its officers this month, 1
and will probably give a banquet 1
after the installation.
Pref. Davis Jeffries attended the f
annual meeting of the superintend- t
ent of schools which took place in *
Columbia Tuesday 30th inst. (
The County Mutual Benefit Associa- 1
lion has made following appointments <
of thwnship directors: W. T. Bobo, i
and .T.- W. Gregory, Santuc township, 1
C. W. Miller, Bogansville township. i
Married, at the residence of Mr. 1
Bunyan Adams, near Adamsburg, S. (
C., en Sunday afternoon, Dec. 58th, (
Mr. J. P. Vaughan to Miss Belle ]
Nance, all of Union county. Rev. <
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Li. x. uarroa omciatiDg. 1
The many friends of Mr. T. H. ]
Thompson will regret to learn that 1
he has given op his position with M. <
W.. Bobo to accept one at Newberry.
Mr. Thompson was quite a popular {
young man and made many friends ,
while in Union.
Wallace Bailey and Preston Bet- }
sill got into a difficulty at the Christmas
tree at Cross Keys Christmas i
1 night. Bailsy made a rake at Bet- <
Bill with a knife and cut a long gash 1
in his coat, but fortunately the Knife
did not touch his body.
We call especial attention this week to
the list of flattering letters, endorsing
Union's life insurance. Co.. The County
Mutual Benefit Association of America .
5 This is a good plan of insurance and is
insurance at actual cost, and upon the
only plan that such insurance can be obr
trined. We have no hesitancy in recom.<
. v~ /1?..?l? Unf.ml In n...
mending iu? v/uumj ?u.u?u<u h>
readers.
r Mr. P.P. Couch heard a noise under
his house one day last week
. where he kept his wood. He got
his pistol and- went out. He
man and tried to shoot, but the pistol
did not work. He ran back into
I the house for his gun, the fellow had
II got some distance feray, but he blazed
n away at him. Mr. C. does not know
. whether or not he h:t the party, bi)t
. he said the shot caused the thief to
bum th* wind.
A Four O'clock Tea,
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Mi8. T. E. Bailey gave a delightful
four o'oli c* tea to lhe >oung ladier
visiting Miss MeXally. Delicious refreshments
were served, chocolate
wafers, tea, ambrosia, pound cake, fruit
cake, French candy. Miss Rand's solo,
'The Fortune Teller,'? was much enjoyed.
We know Mrs. Bailey is a good
hostess and a beautiful housekeeper.
O. Y.
Fant?Mart in.
A beautiful C hristmas wedding took
place jesterday morning at the residence
of J. R. Fant on Kennedy street when
his daughter, Miss Clara Finma Fant,
was married to John W. Martin, of
Union, S. C , Rev. J. E. Grier of Central
M. E. church officiating. The afnr
io /iv*-???*?*4 S?.? ? * *? ' " " ~
?.> nu rAkccuiii^ij jireny in an lis details,
the house being effectively decorated
in wreaths ard garlands of holly and
mistletoe. There were about seventytlve
interested friends and relatives
present to witness the ceremony and to
extend their good wishes to those popular
young people. The bride is a favorite
among a large circle of friends who
regret that h?r marriage will take her
away from Spart-niburg. She wore an
exceedingly s?ylish trave'.i ig suit of
crstor cloth tailor made with hai
and glove* to match. The jou g
couple left on the Ihrte p. m. tiain foi
Anderson to visit the groom's paients,
Mr. aud Mis. J, S. Martin, ftom which
place they will go to Union, their future
home.?Spartanburg Journal. IJac. 20
lu behalf of our citrus Tiik Times
welcomes the happy couple to Uuion
and (xteuds congratulations aud best,
wishes.
Every Bottle of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy Warranted.
We guarantee every bottle of Chamoerlain's
Congh Remedy and will re-*
fund the money to any one who is not
satisfied after using two-thirds of the
contents. This is the best remedy in
dro world for la grippe, coughs, colds,
;roup and whooping cough and is
pleasant* to take. It prevents
iny tendency of a cold .to result
in pneumonia. For sale by F. C. Duke,
Druggist.
An Old Times Boy.
Wo have ju6t received the following
from Mr. James, who many of
>ur readers will remember as a former
typo on The Times. He would
be surprised if he visited Union now: ;
Wolf City, Tex., Dec. 18, 1002.
Editor Union Times, Union, S. C.
Dear Sir:?1 enclose P. O. order
for $2. You will please mark me up
bo the date that this pay to. I am
not personally acquainted with the
present editor, but the "Old Times"
Is my old friend, as I was on its force
jome C> years when a lad and during
my early manhood. A part of the
bime I was foreman. The latter part
if this (5 years R. M. Stokes was editor
and proprietor, and was my friend
and to some extent my benefactor.
For a time after I left thero the p?teesh,rSeeTn
;he paper and the changes noted in '
;he town and community, grows less
familiar. Howover, The Times is a
velcoine visitor to my western home.
tVith best wishes for its continued
luocess, I remain
. Yours truly,
J, E. James.
Jonesvllle Jotting*,
Jonesvit.le, Deo. 29.?The holidays ]
lave passed very quietly in Jones- 1
rlllft no casualties to renort. Peonle I
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generally have had a good social time, 1
leveral family reunions and many <
ine Christmas dinners. A Christmas I
,ree at the Methodist church on the I
ivening of the 25th and a quarterly
sooference Saturday and Sunday cob- <
itituted our Christmas festivities. ]
["he police made a few arrests for dis>rderly
conduct, mostly negroes, and <
i few dollars droppped into the town I
treasury for the sins of evil doers, I
H)d the year is about to wind up ana '
i new year dawn upon us. i
I have seen less moving with rent- i
irs than usual, but January may
:hang? the situation. The mill people
move just as regular as.the days
some and go, It seems to be one of
the sacred rites they enjoy. .
The cold snap through which we
have just passed was quite severe, I
the mercury registered us low as 18
degrees above zero.
The firm of R. W. ScotH; <fc Co., doing
a general mercantile business, has
been changed to a corporation, styled
the R. W. Scott Co., with J. L. McWhirter
president *xfrl R. W. Scott
genoral manager and treasurer. This
is about the only ehange in the buslnabo
hnimpB r\t .Tnno?villft t.hwf. trill
bake place the 1st of January. Most,
of the merchants are taking stock.
The merchants did a rushing business
daring the holidays.
Mr. N. B. Eison spent Christmas
at Clinton.
lyfess. J. J. Littlejohn and A,f#L,
Bassett made a trip over to Atlanta
daring thenolidays.
r Miss Lambright, of Spartanburg,
spent Christmas hero with her sister,
Miss Minnie.
All the boys and girls that have
been off to college and teaching school
came home Christmas, except Miss
Grace Littlejohn, who remained at
Chesterfield, where she U teaching.
Rev. James W, Ktlgo, the-new
Presiding Eider, preached a strong
sermon here Sunday morning, and he
made a g^od impression upon the
people hld%rst official round as Presiding
$lder,
This year winds up better for onr
people than last year and the conntry
is in much better condition than a
year ago.
A happy and prosperous New Year
to tho editor and all the office boys is
the wish of Telephone,
GIFT
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gathering*
OUR H
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Can be made a pleasan
useful and handsome thi
taxing the pocket. Ever
as timely as holly. Fror
muph that is good to cho
Ladies' Cl?
W. T. I
Key, Century Comfort.
Millions arc- wmy buuiuh a" wotiu or -j
comfort in Bucklen's Arnica Salve. It |
kills pain from Burns, Scalds, Cuts, I
Bruises; conquers Ulcers and Fever
Sores, cures Eruptions, Salt Rheum,
Moils and Felons; removes Corns and
Warts. Best Pile cure on earth. Only
J5c at F. C. Duke's drug store.
Christmas Dinner at County Home
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The Christmas dinner *rlven t.o the
inmates of the county home by 25
people who contributed money and
eatables was one long to be remem- j
tiered by the inmates. Twenty-five I
packages werejsent and a bounteous I
ipread was set before these poor unfortunates,
which they enjoyed to
die fullest extent*
Mrs. Macbetli Young was chairman
if the committee to present tlie inmates
of the homo with this treat,
l'he dinner was served on Christmas
eve, and consisted of ham, turkey,
plam pudding and several other
toothsome dishes. The pleasure of
the givers must have been as great
as that of the recipients, when they
saw how the treat was appreciated.
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A Qniet Wedding.
Afarried, at the home of the bride's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Brock,
Mr. E. Norman Bailey to Miss Maggie
Brock, od Christmas night at
8:110 o'clock. Rev. L. M. Rice of the
First Baptist church officiating. Mr.
Bailey has been for a number of
years a faithful compositor on The
Unios Times. He is a sober and Industrious
young man, and a compe
tent ana painstaking printer. Miss
Brock is the last child of the family
to enter the matrimonial stage, thus
leaving the fathor and mother once
more alone. We wish for this kind
and hospitable couple peace and happiness
in their declining years, while
we wish for the newly wedded couple
happiness and prosperity through
the journey of life which lies before
them. It was a quiet home wetidlnr ,
only a few invited guests being present
af the oeremony, The minister
remarked after the oeremony that with
thl9 csremony he had performed in 2
days the Alpha and Omega wedding
ceremonies. Having the day previous
married the first child out of a
family, and this took the last child
from this family.
The Secret of t,on& hife
Consists in keeping ail the main organs
of the body in healthy, regular action,
and in quickly destroying deadly
diseaso germs. Klectric Kittcs regulate
Stomach, I,iver aqd Kldneysf>purify
the blood, and give a sp undid ap(>otite.
Thoy work wonders, in curing
Kidney Troubles, Femalo Complaints,
Nervous Diseases, Constipation. f)ya-.
pepsin and Malaria. Yigofoun health
and strength always follow their use.
Only r>Oc, guaranteed by F. C. J)uko,
druggist.
THIN
eeke have bee
beautiful thin
OLIDAY S
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iristmas
t one for your friends and
Lngs can be purchased here
ything is a3 seasonable as th<
a fancy goods to woman's vs
ose from. We are making a d:
>aks and Mens' Overc<
3EATT c
Having Purcl
The entire interest of the firm
I will continue the business at
stock is larger and better assorte*
I am ready to take care of the i
nuts, whatever they may be.
Did Santa Claus
Could not find a bettor place tc
here. We have apples, oranges
bananas and fire works until it i
them, and the prices are lower t
Trusting that all favors acc
be continued to me and assuring
thing possible will bo done for
patrons, I am
Yours respcctfnlb
r. p. mof
SUCCESSOR TO MORGAN
NOW 13 THE
fcii buy on? of <
Cutaway
Disc Hari
W? have them e
to suit your Pool
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Hardware Leaders*
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STOCK.
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without unduly
3 snow flakes and
rearables there is
rive this week on
>ats.
nased
of Morgan A Wagnon
the same stand.
J than evor bfefor*, nmd
?vants of ail our cust?
> get his supplma tbafi
, nuts, candies, rfeidns,
s hard to find room for
ho 11 ever before,
orded the old firm trill
one and all that every
the best interest of all
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