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rn T T 111 m uT *T m ~l?A M~ T1 qut?QIOFthecity rty-jfotton Millm, one Knittla* 9 I j 9 ! M ?' I I M / 111 L 1 Three Cotton Mills, one Knitting S&SZ&'rfLVLi^otCourt m Wl Wri 1 m WM mm \i ' ^ I I m/l H Mill, another building, GoldMin, &m&ss l jllii U li 1 vyl 1 llufio, ??=?- | "~Y0LTLIII. NO. 20. " ~ UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY ir,. [{)():;. #1.00A YEAR: FROM THE FAR WEST. f ? MegrcU the Leaving of Editor Mnthie?Interesting Trip From Clinton, S. C? to Walnnt, Mima. -Changing Scenes Along the way. by *. (^bailey. Denver, Oolo., May 8. lfr. Editor:-^-With much sadness I learn of the work of the murderer fill bringing gloom end eonrow to the beetle of oar good citizens since ttj leet letter; aleo of the untimely death of vxj cousin, David Wilburn. It is indeed sad that so nuny useful, honest end ooneoientiooa citizens ere taken from m* miJe I - apaoe on the earth that may be filled by others who are less worthy. How erer, oar loss is their eternal, gain. Next we come to the resignation of our worthy editor., I regret yery much that he has left the service of The Times, lie at all times seethed to be a true friend in whom one oould eonfide, and in whom ell had the most implicit confidence. He was over ready to aire to in the right to free speech-and freedom of thought, yet possess ing the mind of a philosopner which was not dominated by any earthly power. It is like hating a dear friend leave lor {farts unknown for m to give up our fripnd, Mr. Math is. However, we hope he will remember his many frionds by nn occasional letter to The Times, that we may feel that he lua nofcfor aken us altogether. Well I will admit ay appreciation' of the kind words of Clytie and others, though I am loath to acknowledge my inability to exposes my ihoaghts on the subject with the sense and feeling that oar friend* Compliments of thw. f^iret SOX, X should be only too dlad'to | though I hid to ask for ?*or?4p?me in This Times. But sad to say, that ability is denied me, and therefere, I beg pardon for having to nse to much of the valuable space of Tub Times while attempting to explain a few of the incidents as narrated heretofore. The writer has often wondered who the mpf able writers of The Times are nea in private life, and now we m*W be able to guess jast one. For jCe sake of Clytie we Will ooy that aMlate communication .from Mississippi states that Messrs. T. J. Powell, Jfpack Began, W. P. U. Bailey, M.TI. Williams and others have agreedjrto be at the reunion at New OrUAns this month. AsJwhad promised to tell someof the North Mississippi peo. pie who came fiom Union county, I will begin on the trip from Clinton, 8. C., to Walnnt, Miss. I hope the dear readers will bear with me while I make a comparison of the weather en my arrival in South Carolina and my departure therefrom. It began raining December 31, 19(50, while the writer was passing through Evansvillo, lad., and continued all the way through Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina, and for two days and nights after I arrived at Clinton. The longer it continned, the heavier it become, until all eelestial as well as terrestrial nature seemed to be weeping because of the writer's approach. This was such a dismal contrast to our (almost) perpetual sunshine that it really maae everything seem sad. But t when the writer left for tho West on January 25, 1902, after spending more than a year among friend* and relatives, the kindness of whom will Duever be forgotten, and when with sad and hoavy heart he had bid r^rcwell to those nearest and dearest, \ id had once more turned his face to kUAe sunny West, and as the Seaboard m|t train came rushing into the little 7 ijw oi vviiniou ooaaa wesiwara ana ?pmun was at its zenith and its efp-Vt r*7? wero lighting alt of na% orerj hand and thus provislr oho of the most lovely South turned ho^ospheros that the writer had BuvenHdbne8sed, it was then the conIn the stop\the8e two days wore so forci.^poftite the the writer's mem^3*188 Sal!k othing but death will ever prAsing har iL er4ge them. This last l>, on b really seemed | k ?n?l Mrs Veiy of my life, as far as r i\ In Uniom J ?. * > SnnMounW0*06 ^ lho "W ?f we Seaboard was ji. f\ T^jj?brAt the South might well HbT^ th H^Moheir employees and wuh it. M^krv 'V A ration and respect. ted be it said to the credit of. tho Soahoard Air Line that they hare tho Wat and fastest service of any line east of the Missis* sippi river over which the -writer has ever ridden. Tim# seemed to fly as fast as the train and ere were soon at Greenwood) where We stopped for a few moments, and 4o the writer's great surprise afc$ pleasure ene of L: u P L-j- iSjfc. i . J uu> qiu inouas ooaaeu UJ? tram 10 t to tell him good-bgr#? This was Will Chaney, of Sedating and the writer appreciates his frieithhip the more for the trouble jfe put himself to at this timb\ besides he being the last to greet "him from his oi^.home. Soon we were 'at the State line end had scarcely crossed it until the clouds enveloped the' trainband in a few moments rain began to fall and I continued very gentle all the way until we had reached Chattanooga, . there we had to change cars to the Southern. WVwent around tlto foot of some mountains and tfcfougb a tunnel, but|he night was eo dark that nothing could be sets except the shupe of the mountains; (die Mai got heavier during the night and at day light next morning we were in X4 north-west oorper of; Alabama and the land was fitting in fhet it w'fffmrtwe it was what they call the fla* dhmds of Northern Mississippi and Senthera Tennessee. THeto the train inn oyer into Tennessee and then^baek into Mississippi,'this did for. several titno. A. I-B.tajMt fiiikialUt woods warmord than level, 4% ig*?o viery flat for. miles and miles that the immU M*t m?i ?n iia"?? TT?*W VUUIU IUU ?V MU OltU UP9 thay looked like .?o^try^wme ^,a^f verf '' fow State m tne oounW^wjaoSt^rtDii land ia owned by wealthy pe>p1e who live in towns. It is very difficult to find a place high enough to be out of the water when there are heavy raipfc, and in some places they scrape thotdirt up into a little mound and then build the house on top of the mound, and when there is a heavy rain the house looks like it was in a lake. Nearly all the roads were covered with water; the reason of this was that the leaves chokod the water ana there was not so many ditches as there were in the farms. This land has a fine colour and might be ftrtilo, though the crop appearances Vere very scanty and the fact that there are so little improvements would indicate that something was radically wrong. The timber is very small, hardly any of it over forty feet high or more than 18 inches in diameter at the ground, nearly all a kind of post oak and water oak, no pine at all in this fUt land. The shanties are built of these little poles and have a few rough boards insido to fill the sp&ce between the poles, though in many places snakes can orawl through at pleasure, and they say they tear the boards off in the summer so that the air can pass through, as there is very seldom any windows to them. There aro no rocks on this flat land, so they mix mud with long grass and then roll the grass and mud around a very small stick the length thev want the width of the chimney, and they build the chimney of those sticks with mud and grass, and after it is all up they sprinkle it with water and one fellow gets inside and ono outside and rut the mud and grass downward until all the points of the grass are point ing downward, then the rain will follow the grass and drip off of th( chimney; these chimneys will last foi many years. Some of iho fire placet are made of rock, which have beet shipped in, some are of brick and some are made of burnt mud mide by the farmers. (Continued next week.) SANTUC*SPARKS. Pers-nal Paragraph* and Newt Note j-^Na'g rose Sticking to the Farm?Not Planting in the Moon?Relative's Mar. riage?D. N.Wiibarn. Typical nights these for the mat in the moon to be looking?if onlj the winter would break. Sometimes when I see so man' little willow-legged negroes, I thinl \ a drought must hare stunted their growth. The oool east wind, with clouds* three days last week, made little cotton look as if it had been suffering with the ague. ? juagvng from newspaper reports* there most never have been bat one little boy who rode a pony, end that was Archie lloorepdit. Miss Annie Gregory has gone to Landrum'to teach a class in music. Miss Annie has a reputation for being a competent and accomplished musician, and no doubt will impart value received. Mr. A. S. Jones, Agent, has been removed to Leesville, and Mr. C. 8, Hipp is now in charge of the depot and telegraph office. Little Jimmie Moss is at present relieving the operator in the telegraph office at Pacolet. He is quite young, but a very efficient operator. ^ Rev. K. M. MerrtU filled his pub jjay, 2nd Wet churchvwas reopened * and re' organised last 4th Sunday, -with twenty odd. members -coming oh the I roll This ia rbuch to the atlight of : the old reejdenters (and otters too) in thltiehtion. ' \ I ptepsred-a letter for last week's < issue ?1 Tn* Times, gave it to a Vonmr ?? to mail, and' vAtit nff rn tney have gone over to where the "works" are on the river. Two big 60 h. p. boilers, a big engine, one "hoister," several cars of lumber, and two cars of "etcetera" are here, and all for nse in construction of the big dam at Neal's Shoals (Jeter's Mill.) Work is getting under way, blasting has begun and things are as busy over there as bees around a hivo when a swarming is being instituted, and there will .be a lot of money sprinkled around here no doubt. Farmer's got a move on themselves the last two weeks?the rain a week or two ago did much good, made land work well and many farmers noshed work for nil thew w?r? worth, preparing land, planting corn and cotton seed. If you had seen them you would not have known a dam was to be built. Much credit is due many negroes who are sticking to the farms, without solicitation from the white farmers. The moon's phases were not noticed to any great extent last week, by the majority, for many planted without "planting in the moon," and i if any one was caught waiting corn i for the fall or the dark, they might have been designated "gumps" or something stranger. "Our" crowd pushed ahead and planted corn up to the new; the land was ready, the season ripe, and not being able to i see what the weather would be on 1 the full or dark, we did not hesitate ?but, will that "grow high and l>ave small cars?" Mr. R. G. A. Joter and Miss Ida > Bobo wero married Thursday even-* 1 ing, May 7 th, at Padgett's Creek . Baptist church of which mention had been made. It was my misfortune > not to be present, which I very much r regret, but I let my very best wishes i go over and enjoy tne event of events, i and I could wish them as much hap_? i_ -i a .l a 1 pin ess in my aoscnco irom me ictfi tivo fcene, as if I had been present in quadruple force. I heard a great deal, and could tack together many things; but owing to' the near relationship of one of the contracting parties, I will forego, or the readers might accuse me of almost self-praise. ' There are otkers who can do the j >b, perhaps, and better. Suffice it to say, that the community around Sedttlia and Padgett's Creek is a loser, and I feel a little sorry for them, but * Sautuc is a gainer and I feel gla^i f for that. Excuse a little modesty in speaking on this, f I would like to add my little * might of obituary to the late Mr. P. 1 N. WilburO, but it is getting a "late dsy" and much bas been sai<l expressing the general views, as to the man sod people -who knew him, by Mr, L. M. Hice, in a previous issue of Till Timus, Mr. Wilburn's wife 'knows pretty much how highly I regard** him as a : riend, and he in his lifetime knew, I hope, and felt how I regarded him. I bad occasion to be associated with him in man-fa meetings, such as Sunday Sohoof Conventions, Associations, etc., as he secred many years as president of thd conventson, clerk of tho association^ and moderator of the annfliatW ' ?n<t >>? * - -?-MW uv OOVIUCU IU lore the wort. ' I h*ve been a guest at hiadtgjft*, and had evidenoe of his Oj^istiw spirit there. 'His widow does nAJ&now thf number of people np his death, for all who knW'U^gfc join in saying "a good man .boa jgone," and they but \ iley Denver, j I ' ' *' :-I T^tfmtdOtolCounty * Most PopuiJNwJnuai People United in theBottiJn or Marriage. I Ott ' the 6Tf?:ng of of 7 inst., n pretty wedding took place at l'adand bliss Ida Bobo, popular belle, were tjiwfibaHnppd. As the baur of nin? the ushers (Messrs. (JoletjUn. Wfturn, Johnny Murphy and"&*& fHBie) announced the arrt^nl |of tbp BiHdal party. A large eudietree WBfcsembled. Miss BesLaie. I^dnt00! mate of the n (famed by her sister, BW>h, struck in quick, H B^fcedding march, and *_ % r ^ jpamc Air. u. u. H|HHBnHli9^Xi)na Hice. First MBwagBl^jIfc Taarlor with Miss Fatfnie Bobb maid of honor earae alone slowly up right aisle followed by liuTe'Anna Lucile Bobo who carried a huge armful of beautiful pink roses. Mr. Arthur Estes with Miss Nelia Stuart came up left aisle. Tho groom with his best man, Mr. E. L. Fike, with measured step came on the lei(. The bride on the arm of her father follows the little flower girl on the right, meets the groom and officiating minister,jRev. E. C. Watson, at the altar. The bride and groom face the audfence uder a pretty bell built of evergreens and white roses with a beautiful background of cedar, white striped ornamented grass, and white roses towering high i a1- A 1 a . 1 aoove me rostrum, eqgea witti vases of choice rosea an<T white grass. Facing tho bride on the left was tastefully arranged in festoon stylo, rolls of cedar and white roses caught high up in middle of isle from which hung the letter B trimmed with flowers and bows of white ribbon, Bobo. Facing the gr>om on the right was similar decorations with a prettily trimmed J. The ceremony was short and impressive. The bride wore a beautiful dress of white silk Crepe de chine with deep yoke of embroidered chiffon over white taffata. The skirt had shored yoke and shired flounce with a long train. She wore a long veil and wreath of orange blossom3, and carried a boquet of white peonies tied with broad white satin ribbon. All of brides maids wore white organde trimmed in lace and ribbon. The skirt of Miss Bobo, maid of honor. disDlaved three small frills in front and five in back. Miss Stuart's two all around, Miss Eieon's three all around, Miss Lina llicc's four in front and seven in back. The maid of honor carried cream roses all tied with broad white satin ribbon white the others oarried pink ones. There were about thirty-five guests, among whom were Mr. M. W. Bobo and wife, of Union, Mr. and Mrs. T. Eison of Newberry Co., Mrs. Wm. Bet3ill of Enoree, Cel. W. G. Rice, of Abbe ville, Ret. E. C. Watson and Mrs. Watson of Hobbyville, Miss Stella Llobson of Santuck, niece of groom, Mr. II. F. Lee and wife, tyr. J. EMintcr, Mr. 0. II. llice and wife. The ceremony completed, again the ) notes of the wedding march ' are heard and the briie and i groom followed by the best man and maid of honor go down isle to th; i right, while Mr. C. C, Sanders an-i . Muss Rice go to the left, Mr. Arthuu Ik, Estes and Miss Stuart to tho right. i Mr. A. J. Taylor and Miss Eison to J tho left. Many hearty congratula-1 tions and best wishes for long and happy life greet them as they enter buggy for home. The popularity of tho bride was manifested in the many nice presents received. The happy couple will spend the remainder of the present year with his mother. And now Mr. Editor, I have only given you a faint idea of the splendor and beauty of this wedding scene. It I had the descriptive power of a Dc Wit Talmage, the polished pen of a Chesterfield, tho reproducing genius of a Carlcton Wiggins, with as much time at my disposal as was consumed in tho little nap of Rip Van Winkle, and possed an Alladden lamp, I would turn on the light and paint you the picture. R. M. L. Sedalia, S. C. .#? In Memoriam. It is my desire to say something in regard to the death of one who so lately was a loved and honored member of this community. I shall, in|tliebrief remarks which I propose to make, attempt nothing but a plain and truthful na:rat!on of some of the characteristics an I public services of a gentleman who in iny judgment measured fully up to the standard which makes man the noble work of God. lie was in his 74th year. O.i thj 22ud day of April, 1903, at his lome, s irrnnnripd hv th ?a Uwoa /%??,??> ?1 ? ... ^J V.. /WW iwfOU V/UQO W cinstant care ar.d tender nursing had done all that human power c>uId do to stay the hand of the fell drtsroyer, all that was mortal of Lieut. Gilliam Hobson Jeter passed from this earth aud his earth Loble spirit; reUirne 1 to the God who gave it. If the earnest supplication to Almighty God, offered by the good people of this community upjn their bended knees, night, and morning during the short period of his illness could have availed, he would have been r s'ored to health and usefull ieis, and the melancholy proceedings postponed for many long years. The great sorrow that made the hearts of this oommunity heave, and buried ia grief the heads of her true sons and daughters when the . sad intelligence of his death was Hashed ovar ty opbacaunity was more genuinely vied wit.li each other ' of regret at his death, and in their ?yaiT1' pathy for his bereaved family Tlia blameless life h i bad led, his high character, his gentle and unassuming manner, won for him not only the respect, but the admiration of all willi whom lis came in contact. As gentle as a child and as tender as a worna \ wi'.h ths cou> age of a hero, he proved himself a worthy descendent of that famous man ana woman irom v\ 110:11 lie sprang, and most worthy na ne which shall be known as long as a liberty-loving people shall llnd a dwelling place upon the earth. lie was a zealous, conscienti m t, brave and intelligent soldier who fully discharged all his duties. Ila was one of those sound, judicious oflliars, and you always felt when you sent instructions to him that they were going to be obeyed promptly and to the letter. He was married to one of the m s. accomplished ladies in this connauaUy, Miss Hamilton, who died s>moyjsrsag> One son and two diufilters survive him He was a favorite among his fellow oili cers, noted for his 0 lolnsss an 1 bravery He was sick but a short while, and his disease was incurable, diath wis a relief. No more pain for him now. His sorrowing family was at his bedside, lis was not consious from ths timi he wis taken. Ills death is regretted Uy all the many who l^qew him. Lieut. Jster was naturally quiet and retiring, and in his intercourse witli others, anil when right and principle were not involved, invaiiably acted in accordance with the rule of nobelsse oblige. But where they were involved he was as firm in suppirt of his convictions as any other man oould ba They stood four square to all the win Is that blew, but always with the propriety that characterized the perfect gentleman He did his duty to his family, his State, and his Country and did it well, and executed faithfully all tips trusts cim mitted to him in both military a id civil life. South Carolina o in ill atf ?r?l to part with such a mm now, and in his death she h 13 lost a irui and gallant sua, who when on duty was as gentle a* a woman. Iler fame his beau increased by having had such a son. May sh a I have many more like him. To sown my words of eulogy may appear fulsome, but having known him in publiaand private, at home by his own fireside as well as a>roal 01 the active flild of life, I know that my pur words cm but fail to do justice to?his trus worth. With him, the pei formance of duty was ae, companied by no harsh words or cyuicd expressions; ou the contrary, his cvlm nesi and uniform sweetness of m inner were always in evidence. In the late Civil war we served side by side in the cavalry from Che beginning to the end. ? therefore hal the best opportunity of fortqmg a correct estim ite of him as a soldier and man, and it is within the tnuuds of just judgment to place him among the distinguished In the brilliaot 1 array of American soldiers and men of that eventful period. He never aspired to be whit is sometimes called a "dashing" soldier. He was quite content with the serious, earnest, steady perI formance of his duly. Toil oqraje II was not this frothy, noisy kind so often f I paraded to attract attention, in his | relations to bis subordinates he was ' the perfection of military proprhty. always considerate aud kindly, but tiro nnd impartial in the enforcement of discipline. Towards his superiors in rank he bore himself with a knightly chivalry that at oace commanded respect and confidence. After the close of hostilities, having discharged his whole duty as be understood it, with iMelity and courage, he returned to his native State, to his farm and there, by the ram* qu'et, honorable, manly course of conduct, devoted himself to the duties of civil life, pstahlishml hv - * IU vauiu^MO, m standard of cit'zmship worthy the great Itep*blic to which he renewed hit allegi. ance. A. E. Fant. CHICKASHA LETTER. Left Union $2 Years Ago?Another Interesting Mule?New Orleans Reunion. Ohickniha, I. T., M*y 3, 1903. V My Dear Editor: The dear old Timet still comes as one of the mott welcome visitors to our distant home. I do not know how to express my gratitude to the Editor. As the years go by and Father Time extends a welcome hand, we are forced t) look backward wi.h admiration. Thirty two years have come and gone since I left the place of my childhood. Mmy and fad changes have come to us since I left dear kold Union. We have had many and varied experi ouua. i>uv ?; are lo&UKIUl. l'likt AU 8.>eiog Eye has kept watch over ua through all th :se long, intervening years. In reading the Times today of May the first, I see the names of thoes we kuew so well from our boyhood days, flow we love to dwell on the names of those good frisnds! Our h?art oveitl )ws with sorrow for those in die* tress. Aad yet, wc are glad to know of some that have passed youth and manhood, and have came to a ripe old age, and have made good, true and useful citiz ms. In the death of Gilliaa Jeter you have lost a good man. I knew him when I was but a boy. Wfcra I look back over the ^ years of Well, Ivy Green speaks of so^nacy kLdi of mules. I wish to say to Ivy ' . ' G.*eon that I have a mule. "What is a mule." My mu'e is twenty-fire years o'd and can kick too. My inule was born and raitel in Arkansas. I can make a strong aaiertion on my * mule that will atartle any cowboy. I (1) not believo that there is a man living that can ride thi3 mule bareback. Then, I wish to say to Ivy that I have the prettiest mule he ever saw in his life. This is a full blooi Texas mule. Taen comes oil Ilh>d*. Tais mule helped to raise my family of children, eleven in all. I plowed this mule twenty-two summers. While I speak of the many dear ones of my boyhood days, I must say something of those in particular who stood by our side in. those days that tried m9ns souls. To you, my dear comrades, how are you getting along? A 'e you living up to the dictates of a good conacieno ? Are you so living that you shall be honored in the bright beyond? I trust you have all these years made as good oitiams as you made soldiers. The time is not far distant when we (hall not be known in the fhsb. So boys, lets live up to the standard of a true life, that when the time shall have come to us down to our l&9t long sleep, we shall be ready and prepared for the change. Well boys, hew many of you shall T a ! - V A .1 it - l meet m new vnemiiB mi IOC KO* unioL? It h:s been my pleasure ami good i fortune to attend all of the general Reunions but oue. I hope to ate many ot our companions down there. And if fate is so decreed against us that we shall not meet on earth any more, leta meet where sorrows can never come. Now Mr. E litor, you have this at your command, and if you would be picas'.<1 to allow spsco for my badly written letters I shall be more than glad to greet you in that way. Will you let me know if you have received Cuickaiha Express. I had tfc? paper addressed t> the Union Times, Union ville, S. C, about two months ago. M ich succors to your effort in journalism. Youra fraternally, Geo rub G. Buchanan. The way to guard against "summer / > com plaints" which weaken and debilitate, / is to i?lace the live on guard by a course x of Human's Liver rills and Tonic Pellets. Twenty.live doees for 25 cents* > [Sold by Union Drug Co.