The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, January 01, 1904, Image 2

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HIS WHAT Last week oui just arrived. Be table. Kennood's Apple I Blackberry Jams, Red Currant Jam Different kinds of P from Any of ?hnii L aaste!- S^fjMmenl tno rate of 25 words or loss fof 25c ojic iss lour issues for 75c. Additional lines cr twonty-tlvo words 5c a line. FIRE Crackers, Xuta. Raisins, Ci rants, Citron, Prunes, D.ttes, and i kinds of Fruits at Scaike's. IF you are ever in doubt when a kiss pure and sweet, settle the question trying Dixie Kisses, the purest and t sweetest ever! Sold at the Union Gi eery Co. ANTED?PE RSI MMON, DO! wood, Hickory aud Holly hot Freight paid on car loads. James Cocksaot, 43-4m. Cliarleston, S. C. WE don't like to be presumptuou but you really don't know tl delightful sensation of a kiss till yc taste those Dixie Kisses. For sale on at The Union Grocery Co. A GOOD young mule for sale. Ca on M. W. Bobo. t IT'S doubtful if Adam and Eve four such bliss, When in Eden they were billing an cooing. But then, they knew of no Dixie Kii Which makes so easy a modern man wonincr For sale at The Union Grocery Co. W~ ANTE D?FAITHFUL PEI son to call ou retail trade an agents for manufacturing house bavin well established business; local territorj straight salary $20 paid weekly and e> pense money advanced; previous expel: ence unnecessary; position permanent business successful. Enclose self-ad dressed envelope; Superintendent Tra\ elers, 005 Monon Bldg. Chicago. 47-81 THERE are candies and candies an kisses and kisses, but there is onl one pure candy and one pure kiss?th Dixie Kiss. Sold only at The Unio Grocery Company. ANTED? EVERYBODY T< know that I am giving reduce Fire Insurance rates on approved risk in strong Companies. 39-tf. Gko. II. Oetzeo. ANY lady may acc pt Dixie Kisse from her gentleman admirer am yet truly say she'd never been kissed Dixie Kisses sold only at The Uoioi Grocery Company. The only fire insuranci Companies that have reduced theii H rates in this city are the Greensborr Companies represented by Geo. H Oetzel. Agent. Call on him for |?rtie iilars. "ii>-tf BE it a matron or miss, Who knows not the bliss Of a really, truly Dixie Kiss? For sale only by The Union Grocery Co. A HAPPY new year and a big turnout at the sale of tbe C. C. Culj gm1 estate next Monday. IL , m WE HAVE TO SA\ r excellent line of Pi sure and try these < Butter, ! 1 is, 'reserves, the best t 10c a can to $1.00 a Blackberry Jelly, Grape Jelly, Raspberry Jelly. these will adorn yo '/1* WMmL ti' X3 OOM .TO rent.?The room over tli 11 -I * Wffled 11 ue. ier TTEltY liberal terms are offend nes ? V Monday at the sale of the C. C ,r_ Culp real estate. Buy now, for price 4lj of land, in and near town are rising. MESSRS. T. E. Kelly & Co. hav just received a carload of Tennesse j,y horses and mules, which they offer to lie sale at the Whitlock stables. Thes o- gentlemeu will keep a good supyly o stock on hand throughout the season, j- more desirable property will tx p. put on the mirket soon than at the sale of the C. C. Culp real estate next Monday. ? T^TR. Crawford, of the Peoples Sup is, ply Company, is expected in today ije or tomorrow with a car load of selectee >u mules which will be sold very low. It i_ . ? >y A RARE chance to secure a smal _ ** tract of land near .Union suit dl able for a truck farm will be presented f. next Monday, salesday, at tbe sale ol ? the C. C. Culp real estate. It ,d ? TilE Columbia Book Company ol Atlanta. Ga., are introducing a new card game which is putting Flinch and Pit in the waste basket. This game it 's educational as well as amusing. "Numbers and Word Building" teacli spelling, while "Red Heads," "Finding ~ Ilis Sweetheart," ' Trail" and "Chase" I have all the fun imaginable. The cards are good linen stock, 50c. Gilt edge 75c. Order direct of the company if you r' want one or two packs for Christmas. [: ? ? TUT ANY valuable Town Lots and ~ JMM. small Tracts of Land near town ' will bs put up at the sale of the C. C. J. Culp real estate next Monday, salesday. d l6y ie A CANVASSING AGENT WITH n JCX. small amount of money may secure the agency of a California product that - can be sold to every family of Union and J surrounding country. A fine seller for a r* house to house canvasser to handle with 8 other goods. It is an article of daily consumption, and where once sold is a sure repeater. The product is not as - yet introduced in South Carolina, but s hundreds of applications have been 1 received from there, XT* #-.11 ii - - mi luii particulars, prices and sample, i address, Manager, P. O. Box 587, San Jose, California. 1 XTTANTED? Position by lady ste} W nographer of experience and ability. Address Stenographer, care of The Times, Union, S. C. ltp THE Peoples Supply Company will have in a car load of line mules this week, and will make very low prices to those who buy early. It. Stops Cough and Works off the Cold Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure > a cold in one day No cure, no pay, price 25 cents. t>-ly. | i Wffll ru ' HERE. 5 at fe tb ~ in E reserves, Jams, etc. * an your Christmas " a al V w Strawberry JarraL ? Peach Jams, s Pineapple Jams. J! tl ZZZZZ^ZZZZZZZZZ^ZZZZZZZZZ^ZZZZ^ZZZZ o li :hat can be bought, i bucket. * b a 1 o u * t d S v b ur board. j i< I 4 1/ I d h c ] i "T" " I e ! Missionaries Return to Duty. , IV . ,^-m.cI8l6.,. ^ j Thursday morning, Dec. Jllst. In * ;t Atlanta she is to be joined by Miss ' Margaret Cook, of Newnan, Ga., who f 8 goes to Japan as a Missionary of the 1 Methodist church. In New Orleans 8 e they are to be joined by Dr. J. C. C. f r Newton with his wife and daughter, T b Missionaries of the Methodist church j! f returning to Japan. Route taken to ? San Francisco by the Southern Fa- I i, cific. Will sail from San Francisco ^ ) January 7th on the Steamship Libe- j ' ria, of the Pacific Mall Line. I Miss Johnnie Sanders was accom- S panied to Spartanbnrg by Misses ^ I Leila Edwards, Carrie Smith and Ed- & , die Greer, and Mr. Eugene Edwards, e j) I c . List of Jurors for January Term r, I of Court. tl \ V FIRST WBBK. b J M Whitehead W M Horn o I P E Fant J E Johnson 1) ' Sol Oregon', Jr J R Whitmire i to i A ll Wl. r. *?i_i I | AM. MA If MA J J VI X>IBIlUp ft i T C Whisonant J Mc J Fant .T P Caine A D Coleman , J D Roundtree J H'Bagwell I) T Black J W Elson T H Gore J M Fowler J G Faucett W C Alvereou I J T Graham W F Dukes J W McGowan L N Rodger ? A W Green J F Belue d W D Wilkins L B Black well u W T Holcomb J L Butler I) II McDowell W P ftogan h J D Graham S R Crawford p W A Moorehead J C Lancaster SECOND WEEK. Jacob Rice R L White 01 W J Sexton C H Norman b; H T Eaves J C Sartor w Sam Barnado J M Howell 1 T B Peake Green J I*ee a' , J R Petty J C Fowler N C Bailey J R Garner . . A 8 Crosby P H Betenbaugh II L iioss C Whitloek y< L G Bargees W F Sumner Sanford Wiiburn M C Gault L D Smith H L Lawson H S Cook W D Sartor A Vanderford J R Murphy J L James J N McArthur J P West M B Lee H L Barnett J T James W N Garner W N Brock OiUSD JURY FOR 1904. m J C McCravy M B Meador hi J C Edwards A P H Walker t?! T J Harris J T Sprouse Jj G Yorjng W R Jolly W H West J C Gibbs jh W W Bishop J L Belue The six old Grand Jurors drawn from ~ 1909 are as follows. h J Gault K C Howie W R Sims C T Boyd li 8 Wilson H 8 Williams Don't fail to rerfd oar new story, "Donald Donaldson, Jr." It begins t in this issae. A <s 1Y HUGE BOULDER , FAST TRAIN WRECKED ' p< )bstruction Had Dropped on ir Track Prom Mountain. f ??? d; rRAIN DASHED INTO SAME. fl Running Rapidly Fast Passenger Train 11 Collides With Obstruction and Goes P Into Ditch?Only One Person, For ? tunately, Was Seriously Injured. e g Knoxville, Tenn., Dec. 29.?A special 0 o the Sentinel from Jelllco, says: p The .Louisville and Nashville c h rough iMissenger train from Louisville to Knoxville, wu wrecked at p Pleasant View, Ky., 8 miles nortli t >f Jollico, this morning. t The engine was almost completely r lemolished and Mall Clerk Homer G. t Price, of Knoxville, was seriously injured. g A huge mountain boulder had rolled c from the mountain side into a deep r "lit and the train struck this boulder i .vith the serious results above stated. t The wreck was cleared away and the ^ .rain passed there about five hours j ate t The extent of Price's injuries are t ? /-X* HAi 1. Society Notes. I i I in . 11 Mrs. A. Q. VVardlaw will entertain j lis evening with a five o'clock tea. | n enjoyable liine is assurred. j ^ Min M. L. Harlan entertained In r | usic class 0:1 Wednesday afternooon of . F?t week at her home. The little skis joyed themselves finely, with games 1 id piano playii g. winding up with a ast of fruit, cakes and other good \ tings. Miss Benio is very successful in ^parting knowledledge to her scholars. Miss Jessie Cravens entertained the uchre Club on Tuesday afteruoou, ftren guests being present and all had delightful time. The first prize was on by Miss Bessie Young and 41 the t iier" by Miss Mildred Lindsay. The insolation prize, which was cut for by t 1, was won by Mrs. Thomson, and 1 liss Nina Colton received a prize for . '.aking more t420 hands" than anv one !se. 4 The Euchre Club entertained a < urge party of guests last evening at j lie home of MrB. Torrence on South j fcreot. The feature was, of course, lie game of euohre. The pretty j sore cards were hand-painted, and le 1st prize was a handsome copy ' f Shakespeare, consolation, a sweet ttle silver bell, and the buby, an Id fashion cow bell. It was expect- ' i of the winners of the bells, that 1 liey should ring out the old year, nd ring in the new. The color i sheme was red and white, the omlem of the club. An elaborate sald course was served. Mrs. Torrence entertained the Every 1 'uesday Club at MissJ^mma Brandon's n Tuesday morning, Dec. 22nd. The sual attendance responded to roll-call rith quotations from La ltochefaucald. I lis quaint writings and proverbs wore | ipcussed with much enjoyment. Mrs. , quire began the program for the day rith a sketch of Maillotius. Miss Isael Foster read an account of the battle f Roeebecque. Mrs. Nicholson gave n accouut of the Oieat Schism. Mrs. 'errin read an extract on the Caboch 3ns and Armaguacs, and Mis. T. C. >uncan closed the program with an enertaining description of the battle of ^glncourt. The club bad no meeting luring the Christmas holidays, but will lold its next meeting with Miss Walker, n Jan 5lh 1904. A charming social function was that ;iven Tuesday afternoon. Deceralrr :2od, by Mesdames James Mutiro, J. Y. Clarke and R. P. Harry at the Hoel Union, honoring Mrs. J. T. Crawley if Honolulu, and Mrs. C. E. Gray of lAurens. From 4 to 0 o'clock the ele[ant parlors were thronged with one lundred of Union's best society folk. Tea was served in the hall and in the releption room a number of ladies served Sfunnally's cream cakes and iieppernints. Here the tints wfere pink and vhite, while in the hall and parlors Jhristmas greens were brightened by ed livrhts and decoratious, making a jeaiutiful picture*.. a? Ui? fudiioiiabljy' ind out. One of the most enjoyable meetings ;ver held by the Standard Club was leld at the home of Mrs Wm. Anderon oti South at., Dec. 21st, .JL903. It vas the last meeting of the year and the irogram was entirely about Xmas. The first number on the program was dusic, Mrs. Sawyer; Christmas in Diferent Countries, by Mrs. Lipscomb; 'The Night before Christmas"?E. Melds, by Mis. Poole; Christmas in ioDg and Story, an oiiginal piec?r by Irs. Clifford; Christmas Legends, Mrs. laile; Music, Fantais'e?J. Leybash, by diss Thomson; Discussion by the Club, hould Christmas Gifts Be Discouraged V Lfter the program the guests were car ied to the dining room where an elegant upper; was served. The menu consi3td of llpr.tur hirlrao ? I.: _ I < , .uiau;, l/llICHt'll H lia<l, ickles. crackers, coffee, gelatiu, jdly, ustard, cakes, fruit. Mrs. 8. S Linder Bsponded to a toast on the ''Officers of tie Staudard Club," Miss Goes on "Club Vomen" and Miss Wbitmire 011 "IIusands of Club Women." The members f the Club drank to the health of the ostess who had so delightfull enteriined them. The next meeting will be t the home of Mrs. E. M Anderson. Death of Miss Bessie Seotl. Miss Bessie Scott, daughter of Mr. . B. T. Scott, formerly of Union now f Little Mountain, Newberry county, ied in a hospital in Columbia on /ednesday of last week, where she ad been taken to have an operation erformed for appendicitis. 1 Her remains were brought to Union 1 a Thursday and buried in the Pres- 1 yterian cemetery. Funeral services 1 ere conducted by Rev. T. K. Morris 1 i the First Methodist church. Miss Bessie was the second daughr of Mr. Scott, and was a pleasant j >ung lady. ( We extend sympathy to the be- , aved family and their many friends. 1 j m Notioe of SaleI will sell to tlie biehest bidder on I riday, .January loth, 1904, my home- 1 ?kl an d kitchen fornitura 1 , .mpi' nifniH, | ules, cattle, hugs, corn, fodder, l>ee ves, wagon and other things Sale to k? place at my reeideuce. Terms cash. R. N. IIakius. ?f. 29, 1903. l-2tp. NOXJCK! GO TO RAVENSCROFT & SON | KOK [AXROUTTING 4ND 8HA.VING, Opposite Foat Office. j-'s . \ ' ?!- i f IVk / Vt IV!1UVVU UCI 1 FATAL COLLISION. Alleged Was Du? to Engineer Mlsurv | derstandlng Order*. . .Fort Wayne, Ind., Dec. 29.?One man was killed, two seriously Injured and i seven others mors or less hurt In a i head-on collision between the Penneyl : vania limited westbound, and an east fcound freight train at Larwlll, 8u miles west of here today. i The dead: 1 James Ralf Snyder, of Crestline, O., baggage master. Tho Injured: Oliver Herbert, engineer of the 11m ted, seriously. Elmer BtafTord, fireman, Llmltad, rlously. H C. Suttler, Norfolk, Neb., passenger. James Robinson, colored porter. 1 U. Betts, of Chicago. William Hamilton, train barber. (J. J. Fieldstocfc, colored porter. . A. L. Hill, Jersey City, colored porter. John Herbert, son of Engineer Herbert, who was riding in the cab with his father. The t'aot that Engineer ^Herbert was under orders to proceed with his train urder control owdng to a bad stretch of track near L,arwlll alone doubtless prevented serious loss of llTe, for the iimiioH wms late and othciw(se would have been proceeding at terripc speed. Tho wreck was due to a mistake by Engineer Crowell, of the freight train, in reading the orders. EXPLOSION IN FURNACE. Entlrs Town In Tennessee Shaken. One Person Killed. Knoxville, Tenn., Dec. 29.??A special to The Sentinel from LaFollette says: A terrific explosion occurred at the l cFollette Iron furnaco this morning. : ii<?m:is Dial, h negro laborer, was Vi.I'd and considerable property dama - done. While a "run" was being s.Uido at the furnace, a quantity of n"iiu:i metal accidentally flowed into a (doling pool, used for disintegrating e'.r.g This contact of metal and water caused tho explosion. Tho entire town aavd community within a radius of half a mile reverberated as a oonse<ruence, hundreds of people being aroused. Pilgrimage to Mecca. New York, Dec. 29.?Raid El Hamed El Menebbl, the reBitlrlng minister of war. has started on a pilgrimage to .Mecca, says a Times dispatch from , Tangier. Before starting he distributed a large sum of money f.nd a quan tlty of clothing to the Mohammedan < poor. He ohoso 80 men of the body I guard to accompany him, El Meneb. * hi 3 personal Influence always has been great. His name had become absolutely for everything progressive and his departure is regarded as a * sign of the return on th epart of the r government to a more conservative 5 policy. a Irwin's Wounds Fatal. f Columbus, G?., Dec. 29.?John D. - [rwln, who was shot Saturday night >y John T. Patrick in Odom's bar. In his city, died as a result of the wound ecelved. Patrick, who escaped im- 1 nertiately after tke shooting, surrea* 9 lered to the police Monday morni?i FURNITURE The Herring Furniture Coi Furniture on the installment lowest possible prices. jGtiye us a Herring Furniti 'Next door tc At uc, CUBAN LOAN. ffort* Mad? to Rala? 8ama Among American Banker*. New York, Dec. 29.?'Secretary Da* lames of the Cuban commission, afoiuted to obtain a loan of 135,'000,000 i behalf of the new republic, and fillister Quesada, have vlalted several an king houses in this city vhere the otatlon of the loan was discuseed. ltegarding the prospects for dlspo*lg of the bonds, Secretary D*^ laines said: "We expect to obtain the loan before larch 1. We find that American banders object to a security that doe* not uarantee, that the customs revenue f Cuba shall be available for the ayment of interest and sinking fund harges. "As yet, the Cuban house ban nod assed the amendment providing fee his, but the Cubans are confident that his legislation will go through early text year, and as soon as that is dona he money is ours. "The .customs revenue ^of Cuba ar* frowinytj^^ During one month ro :ently tl^^otted 5274,000, or at th? ate of about 33.300,000 a year. Tha Merest on 335,000,000 would amount o 11,750,000 at 5 por cent, the rate \ ve are to pay. This Is all the top jsneo we would be under for the Anft ilx years of the loan. We ere well satisfied with our visit and regard oaf nlMion as practically accomplished." SAW FOUND IN CELL. Russell and Drlscoll Had Means Fo? Escaping. Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 2#.?Oa isarchlng the cells of J. t\ RuaeeU find Albert Drlssoli, the alleged craekemen brought here from Mobile, the Jailor found a burglar's saw. How and when they got thla saaf li a mystery. It shows thkt they are de termined to escape, If possible. Eight dollrs were found Id a bag around the neck of Driscolf and M-RO was found on Russell. How they got this money Is also a mystery. H teems as If someone on the outaids at Mobile was helping them. The report circulated that these coca were kidnaped by Montgomery o4? cers Is denied by the solicitor gsnerftl of this county. The way the report got out was that Ruseell appealed to the conductor of the train, stating that they were being kidnaped. BOY SLAIN BY CHRISTMA8 GIFT. Sister Had Gun Which Was Discharged During Tussle. Decatur, Ala., Dec. 29.?(Willie, ih? 8-year-old son of William Warner, chief of the New Decatur fire department, met with a fatal accident. The boy was In the yard of the Warper residence in south town, shooting at a mark- wfch a flotoort rifle, ? "" ' 'M Christmas present. His mother and little sister were with hinu oft The little girl had hold of the stock of the gun and he w&? holding it by ii the muzzle. He tried to draw It away from her* when the charge exploded, 1 the bullet entering the left breast. 1 Death ensued in five minutes. John Burton, of lrvlngton, mate of the oyster schooner Colusa bia, was washed overboard by a hugs sea Saturday and- lost. The crew nt fered terribly. CAN YOU SEE THAT Some people pee bo rpuch that >thcrs miss. Some folks don't even enow about the fine things we have 'or - Christmas Presents. You know we have glasses of all clnds?that we examine the eyes, nake and tit glasses for old and rnn ncr ?ft. In fact we make old eyes young >nd young eyes better. No charge or test and examinations. VlcCreery Glymph, OPTICAL SPECIALIST. OfTlce M. and P. Bank Building, 'ake stairway on Main St. Honrs to 12 a. m., 1 to 5 :H0 p. m. C*nls1 am 4-S^? ? 1 k^VlU "II nine UUU for cash.? npany sells all kinds of " plan and for cash at the / , trial. ire Company, j w&hu .in shop. i