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A ' THE UNION TIMES PUBLISHED EVERY fRIDAY 8< ?BY THE? UNION TIMES COMPANY ? Second Flooh Times Building p OVEU I'OSTOKI'ICE, BELL I'HONE No. 1. ? C. 8 JNO. R. MATMS, Editor. r c\ \r??I t "Li* ^A V/UilU, xuaua^ii 1 Registered at the Postoflice in Union, 8. C., as second-class mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES | One year ------- $1.00 ( Six months ------ 50 cents ' Three months ----- 25 cents. ADVERTISEMENTS One sq uare, first insertion - - $1.00. Every ub3equent insertion - 50 cents. Con: acts for three months or longer Will be nade at reduced rates. Locals inserted at Si cents a line. Rejected manuscript will not be returned. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for at half rates. union, s. c., april 3,19(3. Joticsville News Notes. Joxssvilt.e, Maich 30.?Yesterday was one of these bad March d iys and it realty tho Orst hid dav we have had [this month. March must show ils har.d and it comes in this time just at the last. The second Quarterly Conference for this charge was held Saturday at New Hope. Presiding Elder KJgo was presm* "> . ent and preached one of his line sermons. There were no services at the church yesterday the weather being too bad. The P. E. was to pieach at Jonesville last night but he did not get in from the country. Misses Beulah and Pearl Hancock and Jack Holcomb, of Kelton, spent Sunday . \ In our town. Messrs. Boyd I.ee and E/.ra Holcomb, of Bogan8ville, spent Sunday in town. Mr. Charles Allen, of Greenvihe, is in town. Miss Grace Littlejjhn who has been teaching in Chester Held is at home now, her school being out. Miss Grace is a good teacher and she has no trouble in getting a school. She had two schools , offered her this year. The annual election for Town Council will come off the 1 tth of Apiil, atd on the loth of April there will be an election j for dispensary or no dispensary in our V;j town. A petition has been filed with J^jr the Town Council asking for an election iur u aupensary wiui me liuuaxi ui i "^council la oppo^td to a dispensar^' tut they had 10 act according to law and order the election. Hon. I). E. llydiick, of Spartanburg, was in our town last Saturday on business. Mis3 Anna Ilanies was in town last week visiting relatives. Misses Kato Summers and Eddie Greer, of Kelton, 'paid a dying visit to Jonesville last Saturday. Telki'iioxe. Scdalia News Notes. We have had plenty of rainy weather the past few days, but hope to see it fair again soon. Messrs. Lester Davis, Jesse Parker, Guy Lawson, Clyde Drummond, Paul Wilbuin ar.d Miss Nan WiN burn, all of your city, attended service at Padgett's Creek 3rd Sunday. Rev. E. C. Watson filled his appointment at Padgett's Creek 3rd Sunday. He preached a most excellent sermon. Mrs. J. D. Graham is spending ! awhile in your city with her daughter, Mrs. j. II. Parties. Mr. J. C. Murphy, who has been with his uncle at Spartanburg, accompanied by his cousins, Misses Annie Cooper and Anna Pcllc White, have returned home. Miss Lula Pailey gave a quilting recently which was enjoyed by all p- c-cnt. There was a "Flinch" party given at me norac 01 Air. J. W. Humphries' recently and every one seemed to enjoy the occasion very much. Misses Rosa Kate Turner and Bertha Humphries' shools are both out. Miss Effie Alverscn has a bad case of mumps. Mrs. Lillic Bobo is and has been (juite sick. As this is our first letter to Tub Times we're afraid it will find its way to the vr;i3tc basket. So with best wishes to Tub Union Times and its many readers, Red, White and Li.lb. [ With open arms we welcome you young ladies to the charmed circle, and we know the other members will gladly open their arms to receive i you into cur big, happy family. Vour first letter is a good start. This i kind don't find the waste basket. I Come often and keep us posted as to ' the happenings around Sedalia. Ed. J I To Cure a Cold In One Day Take I.axativ.? run > (Quinine Tablets All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signature ih\ ' . *" y FREE LIBRARY. < A remarkable spectacle was pro- 1 ented last February, when sovcral f our most intelligent women npearcd before our City Council aud W( ictitioned them to accept the propo- sh itiou of a great philanthropist, who ?'' nvicu \i\j g?vc u uuimiiig wouhq ish C(1 housond dollars to be used as a Pub- .. ie Library, and a subscription list, jj( ivith tho names of our own citizens, in jiving subscriptions aggregating five 1' thousand dollars, provided the Coungl cil would furnish a suitable site ard ? ei keep it up or maintain it at a cost of ,r one thousand dollars per year. After ol a thorough discussion of the question b our City Fathers granted the petition s and accepted the offers in good faith N on their part. After this a bill passed n our State Legislature, referring the z question to the people, requiring n t majority of tho free holders to peti- * tion the Council for an election, to 1 vote Yes or No, for maintaining the ? v Library at an expense of one thous- v and dollars per annum. All this has y been complied with?tho petition of 1 a majority of the freeholders has ' a been acted on by the Council showc ing that a majority of the laud owncrs desire it, and the Council has c ordered an election which comes olT * next Tuesday. * HOW WILL YOU VOTK? A magnificent free Public Library is a great acquisition and a blessing. On whom does the tax fall heaviest , in supporting it? The corporations in our City will pay three-fourths of j this tax?the Cotton Mills?the Knitting Mill?the Oil Mill?the Rail- ( roads?Banks and other corporations, j Who will enjoy the benefits and pleasures? You and your family. , To speak plainly we are glad there ( is a tax to support it. It makes us ' all part owners, and makes our wives j and children feel free to go and come j to that magnificent building, and to t use, as their own, the books of all r the great authors there stored. All ' should bo glad to pay it? 'ee' j doubly entitled to these privileges , and advantages. ' The property will bo deeded to a Jcj-'l board of trustees and managed Ojr ?" ?? wMtott-Uw to it whatever. It will bo an absolute gift for the use and benefit of our own people. . The calnmity howler is in our town and you will hear from him! Six and a quarter cents on every hundred dollars worth of property, as you return it for taxation, is not going to hurt you or your neighbor and you know it. It will not prevent us, or debar us, from making other improvements which will come in good time. There is not a freeholder in this City, paying taxes on $100 to $lo,00<> worth of property, who does not spend many times more per annum on books for himself and family than the pittance ho will pay in taxes to raise the maintenance fund. I)o you believe in the free public , schooL? Then be as consistent and believe in a free public Library. Alaajs look into the motives of there asking you to vote a tax. What is it here? What bad motive could Andrew Cornegie have in giving our little town ten thousand dollars for a free public Library building? Where can any ugly motive be found in our own town peo- i pie like Capt. A. II. Foster who freely gives live hundred dollais in cash? Mis. Nicholson who subscribes five hundred dollars, and who has given a nice church building to the Knitting Mill and Mon- i arch Mill communities? Aid many others who subscribed as their rreans woul 1 justify? Something lias been said that citizens j subscribed to Urn fund not knowing a ] tax mai:.tenance would be asked. Then t why did these same freeholders who signed the handsome subscription list., also sign the i?liljon to the Council asking for an election? ^ As a last rosort the opponents of this H entei prise flaunts the bloody shirt and cry, Niggei! Niggei!! When thry do w tliis they are dying in the last ditch, and h there they will be buiied. If they fear the mgro they ought, to stay at home and give their billots to their good wives and arrow mem lo (xercisc their suffrage. This is a white man's country?it will VN alwajs be?the r.egro will be given his w ihr.s ar.d treated right?as he should Ire and will be?but at the feast of reason ai and the 11 >w of soul the w hite man will ^ be served II.st. lieason and intelligence will alwajs prevail and will govern this w fair enmity, ai.d nothing will come rearer insuring it than free public schools ?nd free public libraries. ; h' Jiu 'kup the ladies a id there who are neii will protectyortr interests apd guard >(' rour liberties. 8il __ ( L CROSS KEYS CHRONICLES. isther Lady Scores Miss Garner. A Very Interesting and Well Written Letter. Ckoss Keys, March 30.?"What > always put oil doing, surely we all never do," is as true as it Is an , cl maxim. The thought of writing has lingerl in iny mind for quito awhile, as ie thought of writing "Paraafse ost" lingered in the mind of the timortal Milton for years. Not ko him, tho', understand, haVe I lought of it as being not only the reut achievement of my life, but an ooch of the age?far from It. I icroly write to amuse, and as I have ft repented. If for a moment t can cguile tho heavy heart from pare, urely, surely I have not written in ain. Been lonely and sad all day; but ow that the sun stoops to the horion, and tho shadows lengthen on he green, and the cows come lowing rotn the pasture, my spirits rise rom their depression, free us a'fttc-rless pinion, aud I sit me down to rrite. I would have sent in a comnunication ere this, but I feared if I vas to address "the dear old Union ["imes" (as my congenial neighbor riend "Clytie" used the term) now, .iter my long delinquency the enlearing epithet, like Byron's dignity, you Id be "thrown overboard." But heered by the reflection that you vill not look for "grapes among horns, or figs among thistles," I vill venture to add a few. I must not write any more till I sompliment you Mr. Editor, in regard to your last article relatively to diss "E. A. G.': (nuf sed) ah! well, perhaps she has seen bettter days (?) 'erhaps it is not my place to say mything pertaining to her. If I inly possessed your great flow of anguage, should surely feel crowned. Spring has spread a green carpet iver the earth, and broken the icy 'otters which bound the "pretty jrooic." Gardens, groves and leaves ire putting forth their blossoms, and jirds and breeze woo me once more n my favorite haunts. Don't spring naji.0 a grand phenomenon? Bright ;leams of sunshine through the creaking clouds! Blessed beams and roices of morning to the wanderer of i dreary night! Next we have brief lotices of "weeping April and laughng May." "The trees are full of crifHson buds; The woods are full of birds; watarsjlow to music. T IUa ^ 4 !iT i 1 ijuvu u. iuu? wnn pieasant words." Now, of course, you know I am a "country girl," "nary time" do 1 care either, I reRlly like country life. Of course those in towns and cities can't enjoy themselves like "Clytic" and I during spring. "The city, full of smoke anil sin ; Its busy crowds and bustling din; ()! what is there in these to love, Xikc vernal lield and country grove" In the country, everybody is social ?so much at home?eating, reading, laughing and chatting so imrrily together with the outgoing anil incomings, the j lyous greeting of familiar friends. The grassy green meadows, the hedges, the forest trees, and the willow by the water-courses, are putting on'their robes of emerald. The cattle grazing in the pasture, (now make a mental picture of this dear reader ) The husbandmen trudge over the furrowed field, while his good wifo in tho garden, clothed in her long check anron. with a rake in linr hnrwi , jyicpared a place for the flowers. Tho merry spring-birds are busy among tlie branches; feathered orphens sits "tuning their mellow throat," while their tiny mates build tho downy thebes around them. The rich color and luxurant growth of the wheat promises an ample harvest and tho swelling buds and flaunting blossoms of the fruit trees gives fair prelude of abundance of that "delicious fruit." May no disastrous winds nor blighting mildew nor stealthy night-frost spoil the goodly prospect! I must compliment your newsy jorrrspondents, quite eure they can't oe seconded in the State, which enhances to your most valuable paper, [t is also a welcome visitor to my hreshold. I won't attempt, to add any locals is my letter is too lengthy already. For fear of one line too long I ask 11 the readers to accept my unathomnble regards andtaTmc Timkh ISO. J UANITA . [Thanks luanlta, your letter Is re! 1 written and we shall be glad to ear from you, Come again.?En.] Utt;i Jane ICtehlnga. Etta Jane, March 30.?Another et cold spell ib on us and all out door oik is suspended for the lime b.ing. Fruit trees are in full bloom and fears ro entertained that it will all be killed, ut some say it came out on the wrong me of iho n oon to killed. We will see hat we do see. In about two or at furthest three days e painting of Salem church w ill be cometed> All the ousido work is aliout ! lisliedVjp. The window blinds aro j t to hantand the pulpil and other in!e j>a:ntii)]^ is yet to be done. Tbc ? A - FOR " ??I This will ~=^\ as the spi MUTUAL Will cnt*nacc nr f lit MM toryof Union a prised at the shown at our We extend a most cordial to all to come and see c Millinery, Silks, Trimmings of all kinds, White Mercrized Madi Ladies' Fancy Neckw effect in elbow length Alsn i Clothing, Shoe; Fancy Parasols, Hos Doylies, Lace Ci notions We will make thi miss this great feast v MUTUAL D1 R. P. HARRY, Ms committee lias been fortunate in this , work. They will have some paint left | and think they will have ixore moctyi than they need to spend now. This w ill j le used later for pntting a new cover on the church, painting seats and such other matters as will make the whole a ' fil'.St Class j fh. The vnnn<rr>r I of tliC church deserve the thanks of tho old ones for the interest they have tak< n' in making the house of Oorl the ma t beautiful one in the neighborhood. In; their taste they are far ahead of their I fathers and weil they might be If rhe j matter had been left to those who 1 ave j been pretending to run it for lo these | many years we fear the house would have rotted down before ii would have . got any attention. It's a certain fact that Providerce helps only those who help themselves. The Skull Shoals congrrgation ate much in the same lix. The younger members are taking the lead in building a new house of worship. They will no doubt soon complete it and it will be a i monument to its promoters. Well done, for those people. They are a deserving j ye >ple and for them to will a thing is to do it. By the way wo had a very strange something to take place yesterday morning or night beforo last. <2-iite a number of theories have been advanced as probable explanations and we don't know a better plan than to submit it to Mrs. R. 1*. Ward for explanation. It was this: One of our neigh' or's feed baskets was found at our cowpen yesterday morning. Nobody knows how it got there. If Mrs. W. can throw any light upon it it will bj a great satisfaction to many of your readers who would w atch uci answer wttn interest. Ths owner of tho basket put it on his buggy the night before when he finished feeding his cows and knew nothing of liow it got i away ftom his premises. Wheat looks line. Rev. W. II. White will preach at j Salem next Sabbath, 5th of April, at 11 a. in. an l at night. Vox. | ANY CHURCH or pargonage or in-1 I Stitution supported hy voluntary con- j trihution will be given a liberal rjoanti- 1 ly of tbc Longman A Marline* 1'uro i Paints whenovor thoy paint. NofK; Have done so for twenty-seven ' years. Sales: tens of millions of gallons; painted nearly two million houses under guarantee to repaint if not satisfactory The paint wears far periods up to eighteen years. Linseed Oil must ho added to the paint (done in two minutes). Actual cost then about $1.25 a gallon. Samples free. Sold by our Agents. .1. L. MeWhirtcr, .lonesvilfe. ( B. G. Wilburn & Hon, Cross Keys, X>K OUT ^PRIL be an April fool for y< ing opening of the DRY GOOD lything ever shown in nd we know, you will beautiful goods that mammoth departmei JSS GRAND Dl! Wool Good, Embroideries, ras, P. K's., ear. Silk Gloves and Mitts s, White Chiffon Fans, p] 3 big lot of new swell spring 3, Oxfords, Hats, I iery. Neckwear, Table urtains, New Draperies a too numerons to mentiox the most suooessful c ^ business oareer. So yo rhich we will have spread IY GOODS 00 ?ppt UNION SHOE CO.'S I I 1 Light and beautiful as lillies are the I for ladies which we have received f I, makers. Among them being fo j i ^ ''American Lady." The freshness new creation being thoughts of bri; (lowers. We have priced them to sell to $3.00 but they are superi I style to shoes sold at other stores froi I 1 We Wouldn't Advi . 1 To buy shopworn Shoes at this time good drc'sers are looking for the latei the greatest comfort and thn mnaf ?v ..?V<9V KjJ* like to do business up-to-date, tlu stylish line of SHOES and OXFOItl old Union. "We are the Peo Union Shoe Ci Watching Your Shoe If Main Street, 2nd! kcd r\ 1 T * [the his- I i be sur- 1 will be J ^ store, i f LAY % yVash Fabrilg (.aces, 2 F ' ptc. " ! the new 1#'^ .Mnand fan)100 w Tloy. JmbrellL ~,inen, Tow . pd small els? poning^ ,n1 V Kl can't a> J Jr 'tfor you.x>fio- /to >?ite Hotel Union SHOES. I . 1 farming | ! 'iolets, early spring Shoes Vom four different ur new styles of and elegance of the ght skies, of Easter ! I at from $2.00 or in quality and n ")0c to $1 higher. se You ) of the year when 3t and newest lusts, clnsive ideas. We ) largest aud most DS ever shown in pie." impany, iterest. f Union, S C. | wmmmmmmtmrnmrnnrnm^K^^