The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, October 16, 1903, Image 4
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UNION, 8. C., OCTOBER 16, 1903.
A hen, like some men, is always in
hard luck. She is seldom able to
find anything where she laid it.
Carrie Nation declares she will not
go on the stage in "Ten Nights in a
Bar Room." Possibly she would prefer
twenty nights.
According to official reports of the
weather bureau at Washington very
little damage was done to corn by
the recent, frosts, except in the westem
portions of Kansas and Nebraska.
A severe storm raged along the
North Atlantic coast last Friday and
Saturday, doing great damage to
houses and truck farms as as well as
shippinc. A flood in tho Passaic
river destroyed millions of dollars
worth of property at Patterson, N. J.
Many lives were lost.
The failure of the Langley sir ship
is a serious disappointment to those
interested in aerial navigation,
as very strong hopes for its success
were entertained. The escape of
Prof. Manley who was on board as
navigator, without any personal damage
except a "ducking," is a source
of gratification to all.
Some day, it may be far distant,
justice will be done the Turk?ha
will be driven from power in places
where Christians find a home. The
Turk may do for Turkey proper, but
he has no claim on any other part of
God's earth. He should be forced
"to flock by himself."?Providence
(R. I.) Telegram.
Some men are always trying to
"get oven." If you belong to this
class drop out of it. It is a profitless
business and hurts you more
than it does the other man, because
it dwarfs both your soul and your
Intelligence. I)r. Johnson says spite
is "among the most expensive luxuries
of life."?Baltimore World.
Great Hritam nas Iliaiio a ouiWcii
demand on the sultan of Turkey that
he make haste in instituting his reforms
in Macedonia ?nH f.ho nmva.
paper correspondents are convinced
that it is simply a scheme to balk
the Czar of Russia and the Emperor
of Austria in their aggrandizment aspirations.
If the powers are ever
able to make up their minds as to
what they really want there may be
some possibility of accomplishing
something in the reform line.
York county is full of historic interest,
and its people are awake in
the matter of preserving this heritage
from their ancestors. ftewntly
there was an occasion of nnusual in-j
fcerest at Brattonville, which was tho
celebration of Huck's defeat and unveiling
a taonument to the heroes
who won the victory. Tim Yorkville
Enquirer gives a full a?vd interesting
*ecount of the celebration, wh?<;h was
under the auspices of the Duughtonv
the American Revolution, and tho
speech of Congressman 1). E. Finley,
which is descriptive of the engage
ment and the military situation of
the times, is worthy of preservation, !
The battle was fought on the 12th oj
July, 1780, and the number engaged
was quite small, Americans 8ii0 and
British 5KX>, but the defeat and death
of Huck was followed by the victory
at Musgrove's Mill, which led up to
the battle of King's Mountain, October
7,1780. Mr. Finley says : "Without
Huck's defeat the battle of Musgrove's
Mill would hardly have been
fought, and without these victories
there is little llklihood that the battles
of King's Mountain andOowpens
would have taken place, and without
these battles it is improbable that
the war of the Revolution would have
been successful."?Greenville lloun-]
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In the death of Gen. Bradley T.
Johnson the South loses one of her
bravest and most devoted sons. He
entered the Confederate servico lu
command of the (irst Maryland company
to join the army and rose rapidly
to the rank of Brigadier General
After the war ho resumed the practice
of law. Ho wrote several books
relating to the great struggle in
which he took so activo a part. In
1S7(> he came to this State and was
of valuable service to Gen. Hampton
in overthrowing the corrupt rulo of
the negro and the carpet-bagger.
The feeling that cotton is worth
moro than it is bringing Is widespread,
and nobody seems able to account
for the falling pricos. Among
the theories advanced is the general
depression in Wall street, and the
fact that the Southern mills are unable
to borrow money with which to
carry supplies. It is said to be a
fact that it is more difficult to borrow
money in New York at this time
than it has been for years past.
Whatever the reason, it is quite probable
that a large portion of the crop
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next month or two, and after that
the probability is prices will go up to
the right figures.?Yorkville Enquirer.
Washington Letter.
(From Our Regular Correspondent.)
Our trade with China will be
greatly facilitated by a commercial
treaty which United States minister
Conger has'just signed at Peking.
The terms of the treaty provide for
the abolishment of the likin, or in
ternal tariff, which has made trade
with China so difficult; the recognition
of Americans' rights to reside in
the Empire for missionary work; the
protection of patents, trade marks
and copyrights; the granting of mining
rights to American capital; the
opening of two ports in Manchuria,
and permission to carry on trade, industries
and manufactures in all of
the open ports of China. The
United states agrees, provided other
countries do likewise, to pay at the
port of entry one andja half times the
tariff import duty, and also consent
to the prohibition of the importation
into China of morphine and instruments
for its ejection. China agrees
further to establish a uniform coinage
system which will be legal tender
throughout the Empire. This
together with the abolition of the
likin, will remove the two greatest
obstacles to our trade with China,
which is now expected to increase
very rapidly.
The Washington grand jury completed
last week its investigation of
the Post Office scandals and just before
adjourning it announced thirteen
new indictments. The list of accused
contained the name of James
Tyner who was until his rcccent dismissal,
Assistant Attorney General
for the Post Office. There are now
thirty persons waiting trial for defrauding
the government through the
Post Office Department. Many of
om Katrn oah
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MavLcu baa fou'tpo? and Beavers
six. The list includes besides a
former postmaster general, four
chiefs of divisions in the department,
an ex-congressman and a state senator
from New York, a Pennsylvania
mayor and a number of business men
who have been selling supplies to the
department. Most of the trials will
take place in Washington, and will
begin with the present term of court.
They are expected to continue
through next summer. After
Fourth Assistant Bristow hands in
his report, which will be completed
in about ten days, the present investigation
of the Post Office may be
said to be finished,
The visit of several cranks to the
White IJouse during the last week
has renewed ike .discussion on the
subject of the president body
guard. One of these cranks, a Dane
named Elliot, had to be disarmed in
the White House, and taken off in
the patrol wagon. It was learned
or on that on the Drccedinr? dav
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h6 had (jllowed the President
to church and sbco^* bands with him
after the service. He wh* a/^ed at
the time and had he been possessed I
of fc.nv crazy intention the President
would hfviz bad to defend himself,
for his guards w,er,e ^t with twenty
feet of him. These secret service
men ar# detailed by the treasury de
partment without any specific
authority and are required to make
themselves as little conspicuous as
possible. Many people regard this
as not in keeping with our demo
cratic institutions, but others argue
that three national calamities within
forty years prove that the President
ought to have a suitable gu?rd detailed
by tho War Department in accordance
with a special act of Congress.
It is said that the members
of President Roosevelt's cabinet will
try to have some such measure introduced
at the coming session,
Santuc Sifting*.
And tho sweet, sweet, summer so
lovely,
Partr with her sisters to re it.
While in the fai-awiv distance,
Voices I hear ia the w?st.
The 6weet summer lin certainly
Kono, and the voices in the west m \y be
wind, but the las. few d iys I', w it i i tin
S orih-west.
It is gettiug about time that wo were
hearing something about the Fair, v/h i
is goi ig, but tlrere are two weeks yet to
| plus it in.
Wo expected frost two mornings last
week, but it did not come, and we ware
glad for our crops were not ready.
For two days last week we had very
windy weather. Indeed it was so windy
as to almost make one think that March
had got on the wrong end of the year.
Miss Annie Gregory has a music class
at Carlisle and she goes down twice a
week, and spends about one day each
time with her claw.
An entertainment, a "height party,"
was given at Misses Nora and A.gnes
Thomas' last week for the benelit of the
Methodist church, and $Ui was roalizsd.
I regret that I was not present, for just
then I was much too sick for any huig.
As the weather is turning cooler, it is
getting to be a good timo for hunting,
the frost will soon come, and rabbits
will lie fat. People on the farms can
get up a hunt most any tims, and not
lose much time. The farm is the very
best place to get such pleasures, unless
one has nlentv of monev.
I heard a sermon preached once, where,
the text was, "Your time is short."
My time seems very short. There are
several things I would like to do, bit
the time is too short. Many things 1
had plauued to enjoy myself, but the
summer has slipped away so quick that
I had not enjoyed them all. The time
was short. Will we ever do auything to
any amount when the time is short?
1 was amused lately, when an old negro,
who could not be hired to ride on a
train?never rode one?telling how he
would sermble out of a railroad cut when
he met a train, and when I asked him
why he did not step aside and let it
pass, he said, "No sir, there never was
a 1 ail road cut big enough for rae and a
train to pass at the same."
liy a little notice in Tub Timrs I
learn tint 11. II. Johns is post-master at
Gibbs. I am glad to hear of his position.
I see that he has not quit hinting
for he has a 'possum. M my are the tips
and downs I have had wiiii Mr. Johns
when I was not more than a k'd, through
the woods hunting squirrels, and I think
he could almost make game. Those are
pleasant remembrances, even if he did
play many jokes on us boys. I hope he
will be successful in hisollice.
It is to be hoped that nobody will g >
to hunting quail before tin so.ism n
opened by the law, and while there aie
so many tender birds that can scarcely
protect themselves by flight, If all
would abide the state laws, things would
be better. Then too, there are l)J my
men who have to work soun time yat
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^U?uv?(ug VIV/|AI, (tuu UJ blio UlUC lliVV
can bunt well, those who are not working
are out slaughtering baby birds and
almost clean up the fields.
The builders of the dam have begun
to move the big derrick logs that were
shipped from the low country. They
are about eighty-feet long. Soir.e have
just been partly hewn. Saturday oue
was hauled away, the wagon wis
coupled very loug, and in crossing t he
railroad tho hind wheels instead of
mounting the rails, started sliding up the
track and got into a slight cut. Than I
saw that crowd in a trot, almost, for
once, working to get that log and wagon
off the iwilroad track. Some one told
for a J >ke or reality that Superintendent
Briggs sent a men as flagman up the
read, and asked somel>ody to go the depot
and ask Mr. Hipp, the agent to have
all trains held at Uniou until begot it off
track. I do not know but this is a joke,
but it was amusing to see them move
around that log. It would have been
real ticklish time had a through freight
come along just then.
Surprise no. 2- I was again surprised
last Thurpday high1, wtowi a pnrty of
seven young ladles, and Ave ggntjefpen
came iu on us, and made a genuine surprise
party, a "sociable" iu eveiy sense
the term implies. Of course I was
caught off guard- I had a hearing that
some girls would likely be on our end of
the town, but thought it would be at our
neighbor's. At our home we had out
no pickets, and so they took us by surprise.
Brother and I had on our "fatigue
suits" which was not exactly the
thing to set up to a girl in, and we involuntarily
debated what steps to take.
We did not purpose to dodge, so we
got up our courage and faced the music.
Bven with these drawbacks we enjoyed
the evening highly. You men folks
know how a fellow feels when in a
cro a-d of pretty girls. All was merry
any jovial and we were very glad indeed
that they made us the "victims" of the
surprise and we wifch them to come
again. We had the "World's Fail" at
our House. Hey Denver.
JiUn June j\c?4 dotes.
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Etta .Jane, October 1^.?l^ast!
week your correfljioiident attended the
meeting of the Enoree Presbytery of
Spartanburg where he was most hospitably
entertained by one night by his
friends Mr. and Mrs. Smith Woodformerly
o' Union County, now among
'?>e welt-to-ao citi4eo? of Spartanburg.
Mr. Wood lias, we think, tAM, 0/ the
most beautiful locations in tiie oWy
which he has very mnch Improved
since he went there, 11 years ago. The
other tj^e of my sojourn in the city was
with Mrs. J. O, i'';ems to whose home
I was assigned by t lie'eotaari^^j of entertainment.
This, too, is a model home
presided over by one of the best ladles
in this, or in any other city, who with
her genial hufcband, ditj all thepould to
make our stay with them pleasant, and
we aware our leaders that tbey made
a wonderful smmeae of Iteir undertaking
The next meeting of Jfinoree presbytery
will be at (iaffnrji beginning at
7:30 o'clock p m , April /Hh, PKH.
The present cold snap makes our farmers
hustle to get their fodder in liefore
frost gets it. There will, from all appearances,
I* no scarcity of forage in
this seotiifp ne*t year. Scarcely any
fanner liafl failm to lay, lip a sutlidency
to meet all UemaiM)PSlkg that line.
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Messrs. J. Farror Wright and J. II.
Fowler are on the York side of Broad
river nonsuiting a cancer specialist, who
has undertaken to treat each of them for
cancer. We hope he will bo sucoessful
in his undertaking with both of them.
Mr. T. Jeff Hughes, whose exploits
we have frequently mentioned in this
paper, had rather au unpleasant experience
at Grindall Shoals ferry one day
day last week when ho was thrown Into
the river with his wagon and horse and
lost forty dozen eggs, eighteen chickens
and quite a number of oilier articles.
The accident, we understand, was occasioned
by another horse backing against
Mr. Hughes1 horse in the Hat and pushing
the latter out into the river.
There is generally good health in this
pomjpunity at this time.
Ttie second week of court is now In
session at paffpey. Judge p. A. Townfpnd
Is presiding. TJio docket is a heavy
one, ospeotally on tba civil sjds. Seven
important cases are to be tried this
week.
Mr. Willie Bull, of Blaokstouks was
in this section last week. He was on a
visit to relatives and friends in this and
York counties.
Among the Union County representatives
were Kev. A G. Wardlaw and
ltev. W. II. White with elders J, V. Askew.
J. W. Cuiiniiicrham Kd r.inHonu
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and Geo. II. Oetzil.
The Wilkinsville oil mill is nearingl
completion and soon will be ready for|
business.
Rev. A. II. Bert closed a protracted
meeting at Mesopotamia last night, j
ltev. P. B. Ingram of Hickory Grove
assisted in the meeting until Friday
eve:.ing.
There will be preaching at Abiugdou
('reek church next Sabbath by Rev. Mr.
Ilammelt.
Gotton is o|?ening very fast now,
$ud our farmers are making every
effort lo 'j?ei' ? put bsfore the cold
weather sets in. Thb prlc6 is not ?o veey
encouraging as it ought to be to enable
the farmers to meet their obligations.
Mr. Noah Buice, photographer at
| Jonesville, carne over with his instruments
last week and did a lot of work
on York side of the river as well as took
pictures on this side.
' VTi. Sam fctrsbn M ;rowly escaped
serious injury, If not fa?ath, last Saturday,
by l*ing thrown by a lefractory
young mule and failing under the tongue
of a wagon. Fortunately the hame
string broke in time to prevent very
neriou* barm.
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tot*cen thin place fend Union has put
fippple along the lino to much irtfconyenence.
Uur icipl matter bau t > goby the
way of Ua/?ney, and papally It takes
four or five days to accomplish w)?at
Pft'll'J to done in t\yo days by ito previous
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