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tfD IN THE TOWN OF UNION Five Cotton Mills, one Knittii Mill and Dye Plant, one Oil Mii four Furniture Msnufat . , r eetns, Female SemiiOle'* v Graded Schools, Water Worts nr Bite trie Lights, Population 7,00* TOL. LIII. NO. 3. ""-1 'i- "" GLEANINGS FROM GOSHEN HILL I?7 Green Writes a charming Let J tsr to Begin the New Year. She , , Premises to Write Oflener. Don't Forget that Ivy, A happy and prosperous new yeai to *11. A quiet Xinas in this community. On Monday of Christmas week 11 (Was our sad duty to attend the burial of our friend, Mrs. Lizzie Boaty, a Roger's grave yard. She was a ladi much beloved possessing a kind, loving disposition and of rare beaut; and grace. She had been a member of R >ger's church since her child* hoed. We feel the deepest sympa? thy for the relatives of the deceased, especially the husband and son. Only a few months ago Miss Francis Beat; died, the mother and grandmother, and now an angel' beckons the wife end mother away, and now shVis at rest and beckoning as away from earth to heaven. + Beautiful hands of a loving wife Watching and waiting the loved ones of life,Bands of a mother, the light of our borne Beautiful hands beckoning us come. Mr. ?t. D. Smith and wife, of Carlisle, Mr. States Crawford and wife and Mrs. Victor DePass, of Union, and many friends in this .community attended the burial. Mr. David Thomas was stricken With paralysis on Xmas day and has bfeen in a critical condition ever since. He i> a fine citizen and a man of great energy and generosity. The family has the sympathy of the entire oommnnity. He is being care* folly nursed by loving fiiends and relatives and all hope his life will be saved. I thank Hey Denver for the kind ' mention of my letters?glad that he enjoys them?I will try to write fiener this year. I have never met A, i- * ' * oujgiu od0 or ine correspondents l^oythea, bwwould mSr'SS^mJ:Ssfel of mj tim?t?lUlfe neither time nor talent to make my letters as interesting as yours. I hate often wondered where you get your supply of pretty poetry. When I would write, well ignorance ip present with me; and I often fear my letters will find a place in the waste basket. Would be glad to have you at my home again, I lore the society ol the young and happy, in fact no one has a more sociabie disposition than I. To B. B. I offer my congratulations. May health, wealth and happiness he his lot. The weather has been extremely cOld of late; there never was a better time for keeping meat, I. mean for curing it, for country folks certainly know now to eat ribs and sausages, after a long summer of starvation. Mr. J. E. Cofteld had one of his fine porkers to die in the pen. The fiiet quarterly meeting of the new year convened at Whitmire last Sunday. New Presiding Elder, .new preacher in charge, new., junior preacher, and I hope they all will do their very best te re vivo the old time religion on this circuit. Mr. George Epps, of Newberry, is visiting the Douglass home. Mr. Frost, of Columbia spent part of the Xmas holidays with Mr. JB. A. Hardy. Miss Nannie Belle Eison is home again after a long visit to Newberry. \ye are glad to have hor with us again, she is a valuablo lielp in the missionary work. , Mr. John Wolling has bought the farm residence of Mrs. S. E. Chick. We give him a warm welcome to our oommunity. Mr. and Mrs. George Hailo, Mrs. Hargrove and MiSses Elmira and 8allie Oxner visited Mr. David Thomas' family last week. Miss Mary Cofield, after spending a few days with, the old folks at home, and visiting her brothers and sisters in Newberry county, has re turned to her school near Union. 8he is much pleased with the people of that community. * > Mr. Julias Anghtry's family have moved to Dr. Sim's place, and 1 hear thatv Dr. Sims will practice medicine at Whit wire. Mrs. S. B. Sims and R. B. Aughtry spent one day with Mrs. J. E Oofield during the holidays. Meal, It hen ben and James Thomai will remain at the Carlisle place thii year, :V' & .... *?T'iw .' v r V rrnr r i il H us Colds are very prevalent. Everybody is complaining about bad roads so I won't mention them. I never saw persimmon and China be;rles so plentiful in my life, I don't believe anybody has written one word about them, and our kind edi~ r tor says we must write all we know, - but things hnppcn so slow down here id llin ! ?"r -- * * i???uu x wruo so seiaom and ; Buch short letters. Sometimes I I write too long to suit the "boss" and t he just throws it overboard, so here' after if my letters are not interesting have charity enough to think that ' the editor made a mistake and put the poor part in the paper. 13. B. ought to have invited all of us up to his wedding and we would have set him up for housekeeping by our fine presents. Well, tho past can't be recalled and he will know how to do next time. Who will be the next? Mr. Clarence Jeter is the "boss" turkey raiser and furnished mauy a fat turkey for Christmas dinners. Miss Mary McBride has opened her school after & pleasant visit home. Miss Ann Evan's health does not improve and she is a "shut in" most of the time. Mi98 Mary Evans is in good health and her place is never vacant at Roger.'s church. 1 wish the editor much success this year. His Christmas story was much enjoyed, also the farewell of tho old year. A widow's only son is an important personage, and the story was true to lite. IVY liREEN. KELTON NEWS. Mr. Editor:?As I have seen no letter in out old friend, Tiik Times, from our ootnmunity in some time, I will try to give your readers what little news I have gathered. Well the year 1902 with all its successes 'and failures are numbered with the things of the past, and we have entered upon a new year. Wow let everybody do their beBt to make happy year of their lives. Christmas passed off quietly at Kelton, no fighting or fussing that I heard of. 1 am glad it was so, we ought to celebrate Christmas as becometh a* christian people. The young people and older too, seemed to enjoy themselves during the holidays. Mr. Capers Scott, once one of Union county's worthy citizens, but now living in the Indian Territory, passed through Kelton on his way to Union to see his sister, Mrs. Goforth. llis venerable old fatheig&nd Mr. A. Goforth were with hinr The old man is 81 years old and says he is nearly blind, I was sorry to hear it. He once lived in Union county, in Gowdeysville township, but now in Spartanburg county. He has many relatives and friends in Union and Cherokee counties. His son, Capers, is well known in Union and Cherokee counties; he is an old Confederate soldier full of life, and I was jjlad to meet him once more. There has been much moving in and around Kelton. Mr. Gallman with his family has moved to his new home in the Brown Creek settlement. Mr. Claud Comer has moved into the house Mr. Gallman occupied. Mr. J. J. Spears will move i?to Dr. Chamber's residence, which he has lately purchased. Mr. W. T. Ay. cock will move into the building ocenpiod by elder Mr. Creech, and Mr. Creech will move into the Baptist parsonage. Miss Benlah Hanceck spent Xmas with relatives and friends in N. C. Miss May Gault spent Christmas holidays with relatives in Qastonia, N. C. Mrs. W. H. Qault and Mrs. G. T. Gault visited friends at Gainesville last week. Misses Ain^ Garner and Nannie Gault visited friends at Clifton last week. Mr. Bishop Isom, of Wofford College, has been visiting friends in i K el ton. Master Johnnie Carroll, who is , attending the, business college at Spartanburg* spent Christmas with I his parents, Rev. and Mrs. Carrol), of Kelton. Mrs. William Comer visited her . son, Mr. Elzie Comer, last .week. Mrs. Susie Coleman and Mrs. i Mary Lancaster, of Jontsville, visiti ed their parents, Mr. and Mrs. It. N. Gailman, recently. | % * 1 TTTi ii \ T . ; UJJH [IPS, SOUTH CAROLINA, I Rev. Sam T. Creech moved to his new work at Facolet Mills on Dec. 18, 1902, and Rev. Mr. Beat moved into the Kelton Metodist parsonage the same day. Wishing the editor and all the correspondents and readers of Tiie Times a happy new year, and may the circulation of the old Times increase a hundred fold in 1903. Why don't you* get some one to write for The Times from our community? Reader of The Times. [We would like to have a good correspondent from your section. Your letter is a good start, why not act as our correspondent there. We would be glad to have a weekly letter from you covering all items of news around you.?Ed.] THE AWAKENT'NG OF " SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. A Story of Development and Prog reus Almost Without a Parallel Iu the Histoiy of the Country They used to tell a good many tales on Southeast Missouri, the country that has been known as the "Lost Lands" and the "Swamp Country." Stories have been told of hunters who loBt their way in the fastness of the swamp and wandered for days in an efTort to escape the tangle of vegvegetation and the perils of the lost country; or persons who fled to this dismal region to evade officers of the law and there set up habitation on an "island" or section of raised ground, with naught for neighbors but the wild beast and water fowl. But a different story may now be related of that country, a story of concrete fact, telling of the wonderful development and reclamation of the low lands. Within the past five years, unheralded and unaccompanied by demonstrations, a work of the greatest magnitude has been accomplished. Great drainage aog, Biaggiffi streams areagea ana straightened, draining out the swamp, and leaving instead a country whose richness of soil and general productiveness is a constant marvel. Great forest tracts have been cleared by saw mill companies, and land that was formerly under 4 inches to 4 feet of water is now producing 25 to 35 bushels of wheat and 40 to 60 bushels of corn to the acre. Land that, could have been bought a few ycar#vjyg|h at $1.25 to $2.00 per acre is now in the improved state selling at $20 to $35 an acre. And the development is but begun. lnousanas oi acres remain untouched, except that the water has been drained. New farms are being opened, the timber removed paying for such work. ? The center of this great area is pierced by two lines of the Cotton Belt railroad, one line running to Cairo and the other to Thebes. The principal revenue for the Company in this section was derived from hailing out saw logs and, later on, lum-> ber and plaining mill products. Now the prosperous towns of N ew Madrid, East Piairie, Letta, Maiden, Dexter, Piggott, Reetor, Paragould and many others line the Cotton Belt, and ship great quantities of corn, wheat, oats, eotton, cattle, hogs and other pro-' ducts of the farm, as well as of the saw mill. As the waters of the swamp disappear, soTiave chills and fever, until now this section enjoys as good health as any average community. Every year sees additional farms cleared, every new place opened adds to the value of surrounding land. Unimproved land bought today at $8 to $7 an acre may in the space of a | couple of years be made to sell at fti? tr? nr> #rrp. H tliAn ia an opportunity for the man ef email means to better his condition, to carve out a home of his own, to secure a farm at a few dollars coat that will compare favorable in point of fertility and productiveness with the hundred dollars an acre land of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio. Kentucky or Tennessee. Those desiring to visit this country to see for themselves may, on tho first and third Tuesdays of each month, purchase tickets over the Cotton Belt at rate of ono fare plus $2 for the round trip, or one-way tickets at one-balf the one way fare plus $2. The Cotton Belt issues a handsomely illustrated booklet entitled "Glimpeee of Southeast Missouri," fk rr t Jl> 11 'RIDAY. JANUARY 1ft. 1901 which is sent free on application to the Passenger Department at St. Lou*, Mo. 'lockhartTocaTs. Lockuart, Jan. 12.?The following officers have been elected by Ilines Lodge, No. 02, K. of P. to serve for the year 1903: J. A. Beggars. 0. C.; Dr. W. D. Hope, V. C.; W. H. Westbronks, Prelate; J. T. Baldwin, M. of W.; W. J. Weathersbee, K. tftt. S. and M. of F.; T. J. Mickle, fi. of G ; W. V. Latham,* M. at A1 J. It. P-rka, I. G ; H. P. Montgomery, O. G. Tne follow;ng officers were elected by the A. F. M. Lodge No. 244: W. T. Garner, W. M.; W. J. Weathcrsbee, S. W.; E. G. Jeter, J. W.; W. K. Livingston, Treas.; J. II. Rodger, Sec.; , S. D.; E. M. Griffin, J. D ; J. S. Ilunsinger and A.* L. Fisher, Stewards; J. II. Fincher, Tiler. Mrs. Mildred Ann Blair died here on the 8th inst. Her husband, Mr. Samuel Blair, survives* her. The deceased vra* much respected by all who knew her. She was about GO years of ?ge and was t.hn m^tRoi* J eight chi'dren, one boy and seven girli, of which five girls are living, as follows: Mrs. Martha A. Gaston, of Chester Co.; Mrs. Effie Mickle, of York Co.; Mrs. Docia Griffin, of Lockhart; .Mrs. Kizzia Abbot, of Spartanburg; and Mrs. Sallie Barbette, of Union. S/tico my last letter there has been Juifo a change in the mill men. Mr. . H. Williams, the former Supt., , has retired to his farm near Thickety , station, and Mr. W. T. Garner sue? ^ ceeoed him. Mr. W. J. Weathers- , bee s ofrerseer of weaving and Mr. j E. li. l|usky is second hand in the ( wea e room. All these are gentle- , men beyond reproach and no.doubt , theyiwill give entire satisfaction to , all rarties concerned. , c Paver jfticj anything in this , cSrTftpondence^afro^tlidHppght school j lished. It has been in successful operation for nearly two years. All ( the expenses are paid by the man- , agement, and tho object of its estab- j lishment is to teach thoso who are , over the school age and orphaned j children whose parents are not able . to send them to the day school. This ( act on the part of the management is ( very commendable and worthy of imitation by all cotton mills. Homo. ? m LOCKHART JUNCTION NEWS. ' Since I reported from this section j we hare had some winter weather. , I must speak highly of our young , men, they acted so nicjly. All were | quiet and sober. I don't think old . red nose visited our section very , much this Xmas. Hurrah for tern- ] perance and long live moral young . men. Everyone seemed to enjoy , Xmas as ever, , The new year is upon us. Let , everyone round up and see if there j is not room for improvement. Lets see if we can't mako better farmers, ^ better neighbors, better citizens and , better Christians. A little extra effort on our part will not hurt us and may prove a great benefit. Mr. Clem T. McWhirter lef. Jan. 10th for the Lone Star Stato, Texas, his home. Mr. McWhirter has been visiting relatives in this State. He left this country when very small, don't recollect anything, but he had many relatives no was anxious to see" i and was also anxious to soe the old homo place that gave hiui birth, that he had heard his father und mother and older brothers tell ah >ut. lie has been gone- 27 years. He says our country looks old and worn and from the looks of this country ho says tho people seem to bo getting along better th in he expected to find them, lie likes our country very well. I will not $o into details about Mr. McWhirter, only he knows [ will say something, and he readi Thb Dnion TlMBSas it comes a \is itor to his State. He tolls tho good and bad of bis country which I will give him credit for, and tells I many interesting things about his country. I may write more about him next time. Mrs Clajrrisitt Ganlt, a well known Christian woman died at her home on the night of Dec. 31st at 12 o'clock. As the old year was passing away she too was passing over the river. She was 82 years of age. She was M F S. ) ) buried at New hope. She leaver many children, grand children, relative! and friend! to mourn her loss. Moxy. Washington Tetter. (From Our Regular Correspondent. Washington, Jan. 12, 1903.? Anti-trust legislation, the consideration of a Cuban treafy, a beet sugir convention and a diplomatic recep ion at the Whi-e House have served to make the past week in Washington replete with interest. History has been made rapidly. Senator Hoar having introduced his now fimous anti-trust measure has made a remarkable speech in its support. Attorney General Knox has forwarded to the judiciary committees of Congross his views as to the character of legislation essential to proper control of the trusts and has supplemented them with two bills, which wire introduced on Friday by Representative Jenkins. Congressional sentiment in regard to trust legislation has, at the instigation of the President, undergone a remarkable change aud even some of the more conservative senators now admit the possibility of some revision of the statutes bearing on this subject. There remains little doubt tkujt the House will enact two or three measures in accordance with Mr, Knox's views on the trust question. The fact that neither of the Knox laws contains any provision for that publicity so strongly advocated by the President is the occasion of much surprise. The Senate has practcally defiued its position as follows: If the House can frame and pass ono or more simple measures, merely amending the present statutes, which will call for little or no debate and which can command the practically unanimous support of the Republican members of the Senate, the latter will attempt to enact them. Otherwise, the Senate will not have suffcientjimo to accomplish legislation The coal sTtuaTlon nmr _ considerable attention from the Senate during wha.t is called "the morning hour," the interval between noon *ud *2 p. m. Several bills have been introduced removing the duty on Anthracite coal and Senator Lodge offered a measure suspending the duty for the next ninety days. All have been Referred to the Finance Committee, however, and it is unlikely they will again see the light of day. It is impossible to foresee the end of the Statehood controversy or to foretell the result. Both sides claim to be confident but Senator Beveridge ind his committe appear to he afraid to precipitate a vote. Senator Quay issures your correspondent that he is ready for a vote at any time and that lo has enough affirmative votes oledged to insure the admission of the three proposed States. To some members of the Senate the prolonged liscussiou is a relief as it serves to forestall unwelcome legislation. One day last week the handsome public library which Mr. Andrew Carnegie presented to the city of Washinglon was formerly opened. Mr. Carnegie was here and made.an addresp. AN OLD COMRADE RETURNS. That was a gladsome surprise to the members of the Macbeth Light Artillery who still linger here on the Bhores of timo when Charlie M. Clark, last week, unheralded and suddenly dropped into cur city as if he had come down in a snow storm. There were few companies in the Confederate service that had a greater number of physical giants than the Macbeth Artillery, and Ch trlio was one of them. His courage, like his physique, was superb. Whenever the music begin he Was there to do his part of the dancing. As a forager lie was equal to the best and toith or without money never returned empty handed. He inovod to Texas shortly after the war and the sequences sliows the wisdom of his imigraMon. Texas has agreed with him. lie is the pieturo of health, and has am iased a snug little fortune, which he intends to enjov the balance of his life. Sorry hii hasty visit provented him from seeing more of his old comrades. I make this note that those who havo not kept up whh his whore| abouts may know that he is still living. II. F. SfAIFE. ".J f ? OUTSIDE OF THE CITY Three Cotton Mills, one Knitting Mill, smellier building, Gold din* ing, Famous Mineral Springs, Tti vfl/?I" ? - ...me i/i ini out of town $5 ,000,0 00. #1.00 A YEAR. 1 An Educational Catefhlsm. Is the chil l the supreme interest vf the State? Is the education of the child the greatest investment of the State? Can there he any better te-t of t ue citizenship than activity hr public education? Shou'd the payment of taxes for s bonis ho considered more cf a privj i ogo than a duty? j Is it a wrong to the child to Veep him in a poor school nearby when he might attend a good consolidated school a mile or two awa\? Can 1 he pnbleui of education in the South be solved without district taxation? k Should we expect an efficient system of public schools if we do not have non partisan specialists as school officials? Can we employ suitable teache s on poor salaries? Is manual training in the schools a necessity or a luxury? I* the inlluence of attractive Rchool houses and grounds of deci led educa'ive value? Shouhl we emphasize .only those studies that contribute most to the 1 usefulness ot the pupil :n after life? 1 C?n thw South r/se to industrial I prominence without industrial cduca* tian? Would agricultural courses in the public schools greatly increase the product of Southern farm*? There are many problems befjre the Southern people, but the greatest problem we have to solve in this generation is that of the rural industrial school. ? * * The Most Pressing Problems Of The Rural Schools. (1) To provide schools for all oSil? <lrcu and t) bring nM theoiildrin iuto them. (2) T) make the annual school term long enough to give the children thorough its ructiou in the fmrtv ^ tion of the school *o the practical b?s i.^eas of the farm through the employment of teachers in sympathy wok farm life and the enrichment of tfca Hchooi comsd by the introduction at agricultural sjhjects. (4) The improvement of the Material equipment and environment the school by the cot Molldatiwn * small schools, the improvement ?rf school buildings and grounds, and the establishment of school libraries Mi collections of material for illucara tA?* |p*Vll (5) The making of schools More thoroughly the center* for the intellectual life of the community by the cooperation of the family with the teacher through associations and other agencies.?A. C. True, U. S. Department of Agriculture. If I could have my way there woull never bo another tchool housj haft* without a i as^mbly room large en >ugh to accommodate at one time, and artiatiatic enough to attract every child who has a place under the roof. At least so much should be done to break the endless monotony of b >?>k study aid tho grade recitation;'at lerst so much as to stir the soul through the singi ig of the maltitude and the magnetic touch ot the words that are spoken in the crowd.?Andrew S. Drapor. ? te - ? MT. TABOR NEWS NOTES. Mr. Editor;?As you haven't had any nows from Mt. Tabor in some time. I will write for you. Christmas has come and gone and everybody have gone to their work. Miss Edna Baldwin is teaching the Wesley (Jhapel school this year. Sheisavtry nice teacher and is liked by all her scholars. Mrs. J. L. Calvert has returned to her home after spending her holidayft with her parents in Union. Master Louis Burnett has roturnfc . ed to his homo in Spartanburg; he has been spending the holidays with Master Jack Askew. Mrs. Jim Crawford, of BonWo, Texas, is visiting her husband's stater, Mrs. Ashmore Vanderford. Tho post olhce has been moved from W. A. Moorhead's to J. L. Calvert's. Miss Bern ice Baldwin has returned to AsUeville college. Master William Moorhettd has returned to Furman University, Green1 ville. Sarah. A