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IM c LI I SEMI-AI msT ww a Will Begin TIdlIs lias metliod sine touslness tlire< and the peopl iWHat wo adv< ' THIS Sffl WILL m Unless we see fit to | This is your ch (clean fresh |At buch bargains as only come y you going to take advantage of t us to charge any item during thii |This is no bluff but a plain busir ^Goods will soon be eoming in and do notii>elieve in packing away "Vt you can buy any article in our st< i a t c t h' t Don't stop till ,:M cLU ? [ | A 20 DAYS CO [: : f You can buy Blanks' Celebrated P i JJUUUU uu I 2 Blanks' Breakfast Queen, worth ftOc ; # Blanks' Breakfast Java, worth 25c, This will only last 20 days to gi I " the best ColTee in Union at prices ; | coffee for. Qive me a trial and I w 2 the best Coffee on the market. t S YOURS FOR |r. m. e 5 Phon( I t A Prelty Wedding. I [ A Pretty home Wedding took place I on January 27th, 13)3, at the elegant t country home of Mr. D. Barth Fant, 1 ? ih Union County, two miles this side of 1 8antuc.~ contracting parties being Mr-vGeorgBV. Jolly and Miss liernice A. Fant. Iho ceremony that - }ouiCiV : the happy Ipuple in the holy bonds of ) wedlock w? performed by Rev. J* ' M. Rice, of It he first Baptist church of ' Union. I I At eleven Jclock in the forenoon and -While Mm. IT;. N. Rodger played the beautiful wAdding march, the couple inarched iuo the parlor, which was beautifully ,'decorated, and took their place undery large floral wedding bell, ^^atooned w th evorgrces, and the ceremony was performed. Im*mediat>ly after the marriage the party rep 10 the dining room where asumDkA-i8 *Pfead waited them and "which*! Aft,, pMWVinR oj .litis bo -UJt?ou* " I""1' "" party dispftJSd and the ?n<1 went to the depot where tht^ 'i16 afternoon train for Anderson, tuie hiome. The company of guv^*. who were present consisted almost ex Iclusively <jf near relatives. Even then tfcMpnhor vw Urge, for this family is 1 ndPVmly prominent. hut also Widely i connected. Mr. D. B. FAnt, the brldev? . father, is the efficient BupVt of Kd|lbA~ tlon for Union County. % The bridegroom is a rising young holiness man of Anderson, B. 0., being manager in charge of the large hard^ waro buMnesaof SuhiTon A Co.. of that; . city Alio is a gentleman of pioasing*] pcrWality and handsome lace; and is as npdttn fta a f^mau. K The bride is ehe of Union county's 'J most charming daughters, she is ac- 1 oomplished, poeahwed of rare nobility of mind, full of maidenly graces, anir withal, fair of face and form. They carry with them the well wishes of a noit of friends., May long life, great hapinecs and abounding prosperto ?tunj thorn M lhoy Joidmygtfong m,l iLw,, IRES NNUAL ouri uiLLJj Jan. 26th. ' i ^ < i 13een our ; ? wo TDegari i 3 (3) years ago 1 ? linow tlxat J ertlse w? do. r t till FOR 15 DAYS' I extend the time. * r 1 --a t ii iance to buy [ MERCHANDISE; e our way occasionally. Are his opportunity? Don't ask * 3 sale lor we cannot afford it. less proposition. Our Spring ii 1 we want to make room. We 1 Winter goods. Remember that ? are n i a m a d you get to - i1 I RES.I I ????? t S i FFBE PRICE'S ! I ' ortonilla, worth 05c per ? 25c. J J s, for 20c. , for 17?c. 0 n Ivo you an opportunity to buy you have been getting cheap 2 ill prove to you that Blanks is : ? COFFEE, S r STES.j ; 3 84. Si DEATH OF COL. ^ | JOHN LAURENS YOUNG. ' One of Union's *Oldest awl Most ' Promident Citizens Removed by Death, llad been Identified with the Interest of the Town for More Than Half a Century, and was a |t leading Spirit in its Upbuilding nnTr^+iudqstrlnl Progress. A Nobleman /hid a Patriot. AN HONORED MASON. At 12:45 a. Saturday, Jan. 24th, death lemoved /rom our midst one of Union county'a A?1 lest and matt highly esteemed citizefs, Co) John L. Young, who died at hislhomq, on Main street in the city of Uniln after a ten day's illness. lie waslottacked with vertigo which cm fined IMm to his lied ten days before his death.\ Two days before his death pneumcniw developed acd od account of h.s advrfrced age, JJJ years, his decline was very raid(lv **ia surviving children were present at hVs bedside and he was conscious to within a few hours of his death. ^Vhile bis death was not wholly unex* *! ? general wave of radness overspread town when ids demise was announced. ,Ie was ooe of ,ho% nob'e geuttaqen of r> old ?cto?l wh<> was loved and honored fr* ^ose who knew him for ids sterling cfcvscter and upliabt dealings with those Vhcm he had imsinefs relations from his youth up. (fits familial face will beseen rn, n^rfeJa IDA town ne jovfu ?u wen, out un woi^? ' ai,d example will stand as imperishable monument* to hie indomitable energy in WirmbunUng ditti nilties, his patriotism . o bis State and a long, upright life withentrepot or blemish, that will be pointed to by fntose generations with piide, m an gxempie worthy of emulation. eKETOQ OK UIS LIKK. JSS 1820. He was of Sootoh-lrish descent. He was the eon of John and Sarah Mad Jox Young, aud a grandson of William and Elizabeth Young. His grandfather William was a Whig soldier duting the revolution and his grandmother war a sister of the late Judge Hunter, of I^aureus cmnty. Hie great grandui->thet, Agnes Young, after the death of her husband at their home at Culpepper. V.i.. emigrated to South < arolini in 17 >0 and settled in the southeastern p u t of wh \i is now Laurens couuty, S. C , with h u seven sons, all of whom weie stalwart and brave soldiers on the side of the patriots. Settling at this pines they secured a laud grant from Iviug George ILL This grant came down to William Young and was by him wiiled to Irs son John and by him to h.s son I Co!. John L. Young, who has kept it in his possession to his death, rins laud has been free of encumbrance jince granted to the family by George LIL. Much of it is still in original forest md abounds in game. Dr. Landman, in his history of upper South Carolina, gives liobert Youug, jne of the sons of Col. Young's grandfather, credit for killing C >1 Ferguson it the battle of King's Mountain. The ictivity of the Young family iu those roublesome times soon incurred the hitler eumity of "Moody Bill" Cunnloglam, which came near resulting n their annihilation. The father >f J. L Young, then a mere fad, uar'ovvly escxped death by having been sent o the spring for water. W hen the band if patriots surrendered to "Moody Bill" roin the Block House at Ilayes' Mourn aiu to later ha lined up by him ana laughtered like sheep: Maternally Col. Young came from the daddox family. His mother survived ter husband many years and died at the ipe old age of DO years. Col. Young's toy hood days were spent on their farm n Laurens couuty, where ne attended he schools in the neighborhood, he later ook a classic course at the Laurens Vcademy. His fa'tier died when lie eus only six years of age. The family hen consisting of his mother, two brothrs, George Washington and James C., nd two sisters, Eliza and Sallie. When hut a vnuLh.. anrl a cliool taught by tli* father of Ex-Seo'y f the Navy, Ililliard Herbert, heatended a mass meeting in the court louee, and listened to the address of tobt. Y. Hayne, who was urging the eople to assist iu the building o^a raiload from Charleston to Columbia,-H.OW nown as the South Carolina railroad, nd the pioneer road of the State. The ddress so impressed him with the necesity of such enterprises for the developaeut of the country generally, that he t ones subscribed for$3'X),wortn of stock u the proposed road.-*' His father being ead he was under the thumbs of a guarian, who was more short-sighted than he boy, and coudemned bis act of subcrihing to stock to build a railroad its biolute foolishness, and would not h?ar o it.Jand, to remove him from su ;h tehipations in the future turn from chool and put him back on the farm Che boy was very much iu earnest, how. ver, and determined to make the money timself to meet bis obligation. Having aken up the study of surveying, he d-> ermiued to bring his knowledge of this msiness to bis help. He soon had his rofes-sion iu hand si that be earned oniderable money and met his obligations. Ie never regretted bis action, and held >n to bis stock. And at the meeting of itrckholders of the S. C. li. It. in X882. t a as found that of the thousands of al^nKK/vl/l.irn in # Ka M/> wl oiu^Miuiucio iu tuu iuau, v>ui. foung w?ts the only one still In posjsslion of his original stock. After working a few years on the arm he was given a position with the he surveying corps who were locating he Greenville and Columbia Railroad, he 11 rat railroad to reach out for the nouutaius or the piedmont section from he coast, During this time ^ta perfected himself in the science of oivil ongijeering. In 1840 he moved to Union and engaged in the mercantile business, being imp'oyed by his brother-in-law, a Mr Walker, who was lost at" sea during a voyage. Mr. Young then purchased Lhe business, from his aunt, ?pd from that tic>-e to 1800 he conductid one of Lhe largest mercantile and banking esblishments in the upcountry, In 1854 at a meeting of the dijectors of the Spartanburg and Union railroad, the road running from Spartanburg to Alston, where it tapped the Columbia and Greenville road, it was found that the 11 Dances of the road had been absorded and that bills for material were fading due, contractors had not b en Dud and iht> whole thing was linaucially in bid shape. The prospects for raising funds at this lime to liquidate obligations and oomplete the road were very gloomy indeed, and bankruptcy seemed inevitable. It was under these conditions that the directors elected (Jul. John L. Young president of the road over his protest. He was plac si in full charge given carte blanc power in constructing and equipping arid road. The knowledge thai lie I) id a herculean task b. fore him did riot deter him when lie dually decided to accept the lesponsitie position, but with the iudomitabe pluck and energy that has characterized Iris whole life, tie turned .loote |his other interests and took hold of the road and almost wholly by his own resource and personal endorsements finished the construction of aud (u ripped tfie roai} from Lyles ForrJ to Spartanburg and liquidated its debts. The road was completed to Spartanburg in I8VT- The work b. ? iug done under his personal supervision it is nredless to say he suffered all the 1 ardahips flint pioneers must always ercounter and oveicome to successfully establish new enterprises of such revolu tjonary c)jar "cter. lie operated the road iiH ifj pieudmt, \ylth honor and ?<jcctw* until the breaking out of the oivil war, when he resigned the h morablepojitloi to accept thu edict of Hid Idnuteuaut ir the famous Johns ?n Itifloa Company ol Union, and went to the front In tlx cause of hia country. Col. Young wm far oiphhed enough to see the inevitable rtHult of the struggle against anch odJ?, but this did tiOtki r him. He (creed on the coast until orderec baelc and appointed collector and da pwltotrjrof tithes io hind" for tin ?pwmiy;>* *m ?w ? ww? I through Union county, with his cabinet, they wore bnrdeued by great chests, I tilled with pa|*rs, money and valuable I documents, archives of the Confederate I Government.*' These chests were turned over to Col. Young and weie by him ftofed for safe keeping in one of Ilia ware houses on Shirp s're*, where they remained in J secret hiding and securely under lock and kev, until d-strny?d hy Ore in 1870, j when the larger portion of the town was burned lie was true to the list to th? great trust repjwd in Idtn by hi* government. After lho sur/v.n ler he endeavored to re.buil I the f ?? l ie s ? ruthlessly sw^pt from him and lint bis aid in every way io thj u bnildi ig of his county, it was an up-hill wdii< tint he never faltered and never tun <1 the poor and needy from ids t? ' ..... <.?WTfc ?UIUIf Jit cuuiu iena u Help- I I ing hand. 1 He org*n:7. -<t lho fi-.st Building and Loan Assojiatim in Union, and manv of the homes anl business buildings of the town owe their existence to his wise management if this association. It proved to be a great success and as a pioneer, opened the way for the several building and l ?an associations now so succ ast'ul in the town of Union and throughout tbeilouth. lit* ?*?ld several oflices by nppointm'TTtTon'. was :i>?v<*i a candidate for oft'.ee. Among his oppointmenls was his apuovutuu-' it br the (lovernor to the *. 711 SB of Probee Tti'lge, in 1872, this otllee he fi led with exceptional ability and restored onW out of cluos, while in charge of this ol'ce. He resigned as soon as he got eveiyibrg in business shape and working smnVilV. He wai also appointed to the illice of auditor by Gov. WadeHamptoti whic1* otlice hestiaightened out and. ^stemati/.ed and put in good working orler, utter which he resigned. lie ha held many other positions of lienor rid trust all of which lie tilled with abili' and to the satisfaction of all concerned. lie was for tweuty-live years cli Uriahs of the board of trustees for the scboJs of Union. i Iu the tmjbjfcoraft times of reconstruction dayUl^^' dW^it1iV&, | r at ouoe a man ul>e . , iw. and I I and his kindly M *>"nd a'lvlce anM 1 personal influent were the means of saving m.iny of < f citizens frcm incarceration inside fuison w<ilh. His was a UViof tianquil i>eace. He w:is kind, Kumar and iudulgent to his family," t>irsfaK& srenerons to hia friend*, courageous and fftwAt-' Td -enemies. He went in and out among his paqple for four score ye irs honored, loved add respected by all who knew him. The life he lived and the example he set was one truly worthy of emulation. llis work as a surveyor will be appreciated in Union county by future generations, as his marks may be tyund on nearly every large landed estate in the county and no line or mark of his haa eyer been found to be In error. In 1857 Col. Young married Susan Jane Garlington in Laurens, S. C., who died in 180(5. This union was blessed by four sons and two daueht era. John Young, eldest son, died in infancy. Conway Stobo Young died in 1890, The two sons and two ?, daughters remaining as follows were present at the bedside of their father to bid him the last loving and long farewell; Mrs. Susan J. Weber, of Winchester, Ky., and Miss Octavia Young, Laurens G. Young and Macbeth Young, all of Union. Col. Young owned valuable real estate in Union and Laurens counties, in Georgia, Florida and Virginia, besides he owned stock in the Union Cotton Mills, the Monarch Mills, the Lockhart Cotton Mills and railroad stocks and bonds, also bank stockThe funeral services were conducted at the Presbyterian church, of which deceased was a member, at 8:110 o'clock Sunday afternoon by the pastor, Rev. A. G. Wardlaw. There | was a large congregation present. The two favorite songs of the deceased were sung by the cnoir, ">|earer ]\fy Ood to Thee" and "In ' The Sweet Bye and Bye." after which Mr. Thos. McNally sang a solo, "Lead Kindly Light." After the services in tho church the Masons took charge of the reipalns wbl.*h were intered with masonic honors. Ool. T. O. Duncan, Worshipful Master, officiating, aselated by the brethren. The deceased being the only surviving Charter Member of this Lodge, the first Lodge of Master Masons organized in Union county, having gone to Charleston with two others to reoelve authority. By a kind and magnanimous act he was elected a life member by the Lodge here with all its honor.i and privileges. The honorary pall bearAHa . n 1 17 \W A *r mo nmo . uaiJiid. j: . in. rnrr, /v. n. Foster, J. T. Douglass, and Messrs. Geo. II. Oetz^l. EJ. Nicholson, W EJ Thomson, J E Hunter, Harry L. Goss, Geo. C. Perrin apd R. V. Gist. The active were: Messrs. J. O. Hunter, ? J.D. Arthur, L. N. Rodger*, B'.'F." Arthur, W. T. Beaty, W. C Wallace, 'Judge J, M. Greer and Dr. 6 8. Lln['der. j By the side of his beloved wife, i Jeanie. he rjow sleeps in his lot in the "Village Cemetery." 11 Peace be to him. I In the years to oome the railroad Iwhlohhls great mind, energy and 11 fortune helped to bulhl, and the rati tllng and roar of trains which were " sweet music to him, will still bo noar and behin 1, and the great and glorl1 ons morning sun in front. Bleep and I lost I ^ # 1 "His life was gentle, [ And the elements were so mixed In him | That nature might stand np , And say to all the world This was a man." The beautiful floral tribute eon1 tributed by friends was tenderly . laid upon the grave by gentle hands i until the mound was covered. ' ^Thft 'ipWe are Going to ^ 8 Year a Record B k i Q 111 i ^ jyweveuot lo | ~ " WE may not make as much mono; to K?ll one-third more goods ll < sold in one year before (and ' I mighty good ones), but ii*n?s are bet j plentiful, people are becoming nior f lightened and there is n<> better evi the furnishings of an up-to-date i I There arc a few obi fogies yet who | three-legged stool, split bottom chair 1 good enough for my old folks and me." Darwin would have us ancestors of such used to sit on limb with their heads downwatd an< fogies ou the limb below. ====== I p 1.1. - - D\j me nt'si you can ior yourseu a sit on a stump or a soap box if split s jat chair. Don't sit on a i iau afford a cane, cushion or leather up a littV, make your home cozy, coi venient co that you you't lose s'ght ( I living. EnJ?y tr^eT| worth of it by trading , pl. no acliea the | He an i Bailey's Fu,b Si ~ that from ou I e to Gov. L ???? if olfica ae i is weth, i DUKE'S COP kvo te hs I dratra > | pAluw CJosts t>ut S5e per I size it is e<pial to patents. Ifyon ti*y not pleased witli money will l>e eliec turned. DUKE'S DRUG I* Sh'pibr nf t g ?w?V I IVIItV W I V 5 > And a slap on the 2 sell a bill of goods, 5 tomer looks for 2 right here you'll fi t PANTS! PANTS!! * " Big Pants, little Pants, chej " Pants cheap. $4.o0 pants to go a 2 to go at $3.00, $3.25 pants to go a | cheaper grades. Boy's pa'.its Iforn A few ladies' Capes andjacke J buy at cost. 2 New lot of India Linon and B< ceived. All grades at bargain prk ? Don't fail to see the nicest ai Embroidery in Union at .. . n.wr -? l lake This^ j reaker. [] , D? It-J 1 t y but we are g ing tian we have ever we have had pome ter, money in more e lefincd and endence o'' this than md happy home, will say, "the old or corded bed was ' they will do f?>r ) believe that the i the underside of a 1 i fondled th?little j i i Ijqgy i nd family. Don't | ycu can ait on a | split bottom if you i seat chair. Spruce mfortable and con3f the fact that yi u r labor and get the egging- ? , ling, no nothing to nuJ. ounced and the people said y their acts ' you are the ra*n for governor." Th??y m ide eraor ami no gjva iuw uiu o > full confidence of all cla set e end ot the State to the olhtr. in ham in filling the appointive lcc'.fd C>1. J amea Q Ciiu?>t' B mliam, aa suporiute ident 3 mfedera'.e Home at Austi-i. sdection especially the writer Governor Lanham di.-played dgment, but it seems he has < <1 fine judgment in everything 3 done. But to spread the a little apd _ ***** Tit , tlio 50o X it and are 1 your srfully re/ i STORE. he Hand 1 5-i back used to 2 , now the cusvalues and 2 ,? md them. t PANTS!! I' lp Pants and good 5 t $3.50, $4.00 pants 2 it $2.50, and all the { 24c up. --Is jdtord Cord just re ?s. r?(l cheapest line ot % X