Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I I The Bai 1? We are M with the m w'th an vi gs them a b< *A for less ir gp $3 getting I ^ 85 platform v 83 mercham ? S pl'ite'{.vv ivt Ws plain fift-u |5 tfij The buyii / m 03 method o ^ jwj know wh ?K; the cheap the peopl m m that we k W fey; doubt abc gg 03 anything EI Jftj factory w 03 in the bo S3 right. T . :|rj and on it jfej ued busir THE BAILE IS A LITTLE *E Local Laconics. ?Ul' 1 Hi Mi Ed1 ALUDT TOWN personal and otherwlse. Mr. Wallace Thomson of Columbia is in the cit^, Mr. W. T. Jones, of Santuc, was in the city Wednesday, "5*>t Miss Ina McNally sp<ftit a few days in Jonesville last week. jf Miss Sarah Welch, of Curlisle, was in the city Wednesday. The prisouers of'tho county jail have been provided with cots. Miss Fannie Clark is spending a few days in Cross Keys with friends. Miss Lois Wilkins has resigned her position at Hobo's Department Store. The ladies of the First Baptist church observed a week of prayer this week. Mr. and Mrs William Hunter arrived in the city Wednesday night. Dr. and Mrs. Duke are boarding at present at the hofce ol Prof. Jeffries. Miss Ruth Foster returned to her studies at Converse College Thursday. We regrot to learn that Mr. T. D. Noland fell and broke his leg lust Monday night. Mr, and Mrs. Balas Clarke, of Atlanta, visited the family of Capt. E. L. w Clarke this week. Miss Lillie Fant has returned 'to r Converse after spending the holiduys with her parents. Miss May Robinson, who has been visiting relatives in Woodwurd, returned to Union Wednesday. Miss Bessie Lowry, ol Lowryville, was in the city Sunday on ber way lo her school near Glenn Springs. ' I-.. .Miss Mamie Peake, from Glenn ..t?ui I 1 * ? Krpriugo, is viBitiug nwr nromor, xur. I. F. Beake^-on Gage Avenue. Miss Jessie Cravens entertained a few friends most .delightfully Friday evening, a New Year's greeting. The Humes Wholesale Grocery Company now occupies the Dunn building on North Main Street. T Miss Be&ie Wilburn has resigned her portion at i lie (ji*h Bargain Mom and returned to iter home in the country. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Carlisle are now boarding with Misses Minnie and Lizzie Gregory on South street. K 4 Snow and ice in Charleston and Georgetown on 5th inst. The. hear* lest snow storms ever experienced in many of the Status along the Atlaol" tic ooast during the past week. We gjgr are thankful that we have had no ftnow. Ai < wtr Vjtifc BBBBE a 393 iley=Cope 1904 beginning our se< people of this co even higher ain etter class of me loney than' they 1 heretofore. Our is to sell the be: Jise at the lowesl re mark all of our ires and have but ng public is tired < f no fixed price.- Ti . Xf t X ien iney nave goi est. We are putti le a class of mei mow is right, we )ut this. If you si from us that is e will gladly do unds of reason t< his is our business we solicit some of less during 1904. YCOPELAND >ETTER FOR A LI ylisa Mittie utter spend " . Miss Ina McNal lust Monday h?'~ ?' *?? Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Harry spent i lew days in Sumter this week. Mr Harry returned Wednesday and Mrs Harry will return later. Mr. J. C. Greer, of the Con vera Business College of Spartanburg, re luintd to his studies after spendinj Christmas With his parents iu the city Capt. W. M. Gibbes, has again openet and is now in charge of ihe Uibfce: House ready for the accommodation ol the traveling public aud local patron age. Messrs. Ball and Cauble, of Asheville N. C., have rented the J. B 1'orte store house ou the comer of Main ant Enterprise streets. Iiead their curd it this issue. Mrs. A. G. Wardlaw entertalnec quite a large company of ladies at t Tea, from 5 to 0 p. m., Friday Is: inst. Green and white the prevail ing colors. Miss Sudie Thomas, of Unior County, gave a delightful entertain ment at the home of her mother, about five miles from the city lasi week. A delightful time is reported Railroad Jack at the Opera House, "Railroad Jack" played here las Fiiday night to a good house. The play was good and interesting. "Railroad Jack" is a star and kept the crowc in a laughter all the time. The special lies were good, especially tie tricl Incicle riding and the dancing. W< would be glad to see "Railroad Jack' again. Taxes Collected. J ' " vsui eiuuieub uuu Hfcommoniiung County Treasurer reports the amount collected up to Jany. 1st, 1904, wai .$05,000 up to same time 19011 waf $43,000. The penalty uttaches to all taxes, including poll, after Jan. 1st 1904 up to March 15th, after whict time warrants and executions will b< issued. e Good Si fin of Prosperity. The matrimonial hiartetof Union ha* kept apace with the cotton niaiket with' out any of its fluctuations, but on lh< contrary it has been characterized bv I steady increase in-the murder of mar riages This, to our mind, is one ol the Irfwt evidenj^'S of the prospei ity o our county. Our young men are no generally inclined to t?!<e unto them selves a wife unless there he ? srooc prospect of a bright and happy future j. v' 5yS ' ror < j aasaaaaasB land Co. ,ffi i cond year 1 mmunity Q ? i to give ? M rchandise FN lave been \m m business & ? st class of G3 S t possible M a goods in B M one price. Sw IW rf this old gj B hey never p? flj anything ing before & 01} rchandise Hs tt) i have no gK hould buy fa fw n't satis= gj anything ? :> make it Cta > platform Hn Lm your val= gj 04 |y PlJ COMPANY. I TTLE LESS. ? ceaeosseeei Miss Annye Gill Married. 9 Prof. John A. Thackston and Miss Annys"Gill were married at McColl, a Marlboro county, Thursday, Dec. 24, ' 19051, at 1*2 o'clock. Miss Gill was ujusic teacher in the graded school, and the groom principal of the same _ school. Miss Gill is very pleasantly 5 remembered here as the popular music teacher in the graded school, 1 her pupils were* very fond of her, so s much so they formed a Olub and named it the Gill Olub in honor of their beloved teacher. ?#. Gen. Iyongstrcct is Dead. 1 i Gen. James Longstreet, soldier and stetesraan, the last of the lieutenant 1 generals of the Confederate army except i Gen. John 11. Gordon is dead.' He died t in Gainsville, Ga., Jan 2nd, 1904, from " an attack of acute pneumonia. Gen. Longstreet was horn in Edgefield l)isi trict (now county) South Carolina, Jan. - 8, 1821. He removed to Alabama in > 1831. Gen. Longstreet was a gallant ^ soldier, distinguished himself in the Mexican war, was at the storming of Chapultepec, Sept. 8, 1847. He was severely wounded at that time. We are t all familiar with bis career as an officer , in the Confederate army. I The Cotton Crop. c xno irat ^uvfiuui?iiu report or llie ? number of bales of cotton in sight shows > a frrlher decrease, and it now appears that there is but a little more than eight million bales. Tbe proepect of a war in the East lowered the Liverpool market , a few points, then the coming of the ' government report and the news that Kutsia.and Japan would likely come to a peaceful settlement of differences, the King of England having put in a plea for peace, the price of cotton roee again. ' All the above written alleged causes for 1 the rise and fall in the price of cotton is * mere rot, for no longer does the supply anil demand control thn nrtn? nt our products, for the reason that the speculator and trusts have full oontfol, un? hampered by any law to the contrary. - The most unique corner ever made by a i trust was that of sauer kraut.- Saner i kraut was the ostensible corner while - the real corner was on cabbage. The F w*-ole cabbage crop of.the Northwest was f gobbled up In a very short time, not a b cabbage was to be found in the markets. It really seems that the government Is I powerless to suppress or control this out. rage upon a civilized people. Location for the Library. The committee having in charge the selection und purchase of a lot for the Carnegie library has finally decided upon and purchased the lot ! on the corner of Mountain and South streets, lot belonging to Mrs. L. G. Young, now occupied by Mr. Jason Norman. The amount paid for this lot is $1,7<K). This is a very good location, being quite central, yet quiet and retired from the busy hum of traffic. ? Pocket-book Found, It will be remembered that Several weeks ago Mr. Jas. Trammel lost his pocket-book containing about ninety dollars, he could not account for the loss. After making search and repeated inquiry no trace of it could he found. Mr. John Odell found the pocket-boolc and said nothing about it publicly, for fear some one other than the right owner might claim it. After Mr. Odell became satisOed as to who the real owner was, delivered it to Mr. Trammel, the contents being in tact as when lost. I-Snvnrmttfnt Knnnrt Ginned, The following report received January 5th from the department of ommeiCH and labor Bureau of the Census shows the number of bales of cotton ginned up to Dece mber 13, 1903: Square bah s, 8,144,49j; round t ales, 045,000; island Crop bales, 59,258; total comtnerci d bales, 8,848 740. Cotton ginned to D?c. 13, 1902, 9,311.835. Active ginneries in the United Sta'es: 1903,29,971; 1902, 30,191. The above statistics of of the number of bales of cotton giantd up to and including Dec. 12, 1903, were collected through a canvass of all the ginneries in tire cotton States by 031 local sptciul agents. This report will be followtd by two others showing the quantity of cotton ginned from the growth of 1903 to and including Jan. 10, 1904, and a final report at the end of the ginning season, about March 15, which will distribute the crop by counties, upland and sea island cotton a:.d give weights of bales. Fertilizer Trust in Trouble. ? The case of the State vs. the VirginiaCarolina ChtmicaKJo, was heard by Judge Ernest Gaiy last Friday. Attorney General Bellinger under the instruction | of the legislature instituted an action ajainafc lire Virginia-Caroliua Chemical oir^l ?VL>Or to declare the purchase of several inde pendent competitors illegal under the anti-trust acl3, and to test the authority of tire Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company to do business in this State and nnnrnnri.it.inns wata mn/ta tn nnfnrno th? anti-trust laws against tins corporation. This appropriation at the last session of the legislature was reduced to the Attorney General entertaining the /iew that the constitutionality of the law should he tested before any testimony be taken. A bill was llled against the defendant corporation charging its violation of the anti-trust acts of 1897 and 1898. The defendant moved to transft r the case to the United States court upon the ground that that federal questions were involved. Judge Siraonton decided that the complaint raised no federal question, theiefore remanded the case to the State court, accordingly the case was Called before Judge Gary as above statu!. This action is brought, against the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company, the Imperial Fertilizer Company, the Standard Fertilizer Ormpany, the Chicora Fertilizer Company, the Berkeley Chemical Company, the Greenvil'e Fertilizer Company, the Columbia Phos ptiale company, at?u Liie Carolina Sulphuric Acid Manufacturing Compare, Blackaburg. Cherokee county. If the courts should dually decide the antitrust laws of South Carolina unconstitutional, that would shut out all antitrust lej?bl*Mon. in this State. This ease is all important and of grave inteiest to our peoole, especially to th? farmers in view of the advance in fertilizers and the dual determ'nat ion will be eagerly watched a?d waited for by a large majority of our |>eople. .#? ADVERTISED LETTERS Remaining in thfrtPost Office at Union S C.. for the week ending Jan 8, 1904 Alrfridge. Mrs Siller Hutton, Jennie Brown. Bn?ie A I^eas, Ike Bronson, Mary McCaUaro, II 11 Oonrtney, J L Nortin. Gussie (2) Dawk ins. Mattie Norris. C M England, Mr- Eliza Smith, Berry Oarn?r, Mrs Peunio Tabor, T II Hill. O (J Woods, Hat tie Hutching, Eugene Waddell, Dennis Persona calling for the above letters will please say if advertised, and will be required to pay one eent fm their delivery. t n unvm.n d v XJ V7. > I l/n 1 lbXV* A 1U' NOTICE! GO TO RAVENSCROFT & SON ' FOR HAIROUTTING AND SHAVING. Opposite Post Offloe. t Voti will fine DRUG! S DRUGGIST Xr complete in \ Jj Our drugs and strictly fresh a ^ that can fee had ((m. W OUR PRESCRIPT IC ik. is complete in fj and all pros ^ filled with A hi a/ and accuracy. ; if you want the &. Agents Tenney's C | THE RICE ^rca:^:CBX3^a^3V^.E FURNITURE The Herring Furiiiture 0 Furniture on the installing] lowest possible prices. Give us Herring Furnit 'Next door tc TVi i ?????I I JTW? MOORE'S CRC I would like every mother in Unioi lion a trisd this whiter. Lt hits heeu and those once using it always dep?n their children. Being free from opi; and children. Of couise it is import tlie old original formula. I guarauti F. C. DUKE Watches l|K The Finest Stocl MVl T* s* ffl# 1 1 ^ a j|j ^ Don't fail p > * Humor and Philosophy By DUNCAN M. SMITH I Copyrffeht, 1903, by Sampson-Ilodtfes Co. pert paragraphs. Men are great believers In miracles. They object to banl work on the part of their wives yet always expect an orderly house and a good dinner. Some men car- ^ ry pnekages as. if they were ba- , -S bles; other men I) V carry babies as y^TrV > if they were pnekages. " J no joy Ol si?&-U--b~7Xj working" diminishes to the ^ vanishihg point 1 "i rl\ when you are I up against the ??' / real thing. ^ Milkmen surely havo a livavenly time as they traverso the milky why. A boy's best friend is often his mother's slipper. A shovel and a ton of coal are excellent nids to dicrest inn. Stubbornness is simply persistency tbat Is handicapped by vanity. When patience ceases to be a virtue It also censes to be patience. When lovo conies in at the door discord flies up the Chimney. A skating pond does not make a winter nor an engagement ring a marriage. Illusions and fallacies aro the things tbat the other fellow has. I our line of g 3 and ? SUNDRIES | every respect. <t chemicals are H ,tid the purest 11 >N DEPARTMENT ^ every detail H criptions are H 3 utmost care 1 Give us a trial r best. b elebjated Candies. (; druq co. f Sold on time and for cash, ompany sells all kinds of [it plan and for cash at the a trial. ure Company, r. ah o tin shop. >UP MIXTURE. i county to give tlris famous prescripused many years by scores of parents (I on it in the croup and coughs of it.es it is especially suited to infants ant to have the genuine prepared by iv mine to Ihj genuine. Druggist. Jewelry and | Novelties. i k just received at ^ jewelry Store, to see it. |5 Sweet Silence. I sit, and Silence comforts me. The worries of the daytime cease, Prom care and trouble wholly free, Por Silence always brings nie peace. The smoke of my beloved cigar Floats upward on the cv'nlng air; Comes no discordant note to jar Our sweet communication there. nun Mini mi1 Mimuows 01 me nigm. I lew t.slro t!?o glory of the atara Tli.>t shine seiioac ami clear and bright V I.lku lu-ndlights on celestial cars! Now. <1?> n<>t think that I'm, forsooth. A dinp who holds his kind a bore. Ah. 110; 1 am a modest youth, ' And Silence is the girl next door. Had Him There. "Do you believe in niavrlagoV' asked the. surly old bachelor of the sweet ' young thing. "Yis; do youV" she asked: I "No. 11 makes pessimists of men.'* "Yoti certainly have no reason to fear It," mumuired the sweet young thing. v i Love's Triolet. She glanced at me with starlit eyes That pierced my brooding darkneaa lilt VU?II. Before such glances trouble flies; She glanced at mo with starlit eyes. i > And Love (lashed Is and made me wlsej j Ho showed me what a man should do. She glanced at me with starlit eyes That pierced my brooding darkness through. . <1 . He Wat Up to Date* ' ITow many ounces In a ptrandT* asked the teacher. V, 'Troy, avoirdupois or groews* weight?" Inquired the boy who had seen n little of the .world outside tin schoolroom. * * ?. . j ? Perhaps They Did. Jack and Jill I ' Went up the hill To get some water, so we hear. From what we learn Of their return The chances are they switched to beer. I i Good taste Is that which Is represented by the first person singular.