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i j BE I ffi 83030303 I I BUY Y I SHOES | T HE i STAND | THING .? msauxosQK 1 The Ba f 1ebeb>bepb3 Local Laoonics. > HAfe?raos? or nrrxrni about town . PKR80NIL AND 0TEKBWL8I. *. Rot. T. E. Morris, of Bennetsville, was in the city Wednesday. # Mr. Jas. H. Itodger left Tuesday night for Memphis on a business trip. Mr. S. R. Aycock left Wednesday for Atlanta where he will buy a car load of | mules". . The business house, of the People's Supply and Live Stock Go. is nearing completion. Mr. K. B, Murphy, of Gross Keys, was in the city Wednesday and oalled on the editor. Mr. John Rodger, after visiting his parents several weeks, returned to . his duties in St. Louis. The new residence of Mr. States R. Grawford, on Ohuroh street, is about ready for him to move in. Mr. R. S. Wilson, of Goshen Hill township, a member of the grand jury, oame in to see us, and renewed his subscription. Two families with small pox were sent to the pest house 'last week. These families recently moved from Gaflney to Monarch Mills. Mr. Perry Hawkins has resigned his position at Excelsior Knitting Mills, and has aocepted a position nma iuo union nirdwus Co. / The coart of common pleas will convene next Monday. Several cases | of general'Interest and importance j will be tried daring the week. | We regret the necessity of leaving out some communications and other matter . of interest in ord?K to give space for the supervisor's and^j^ treasurer's reports. Mr. Chas. B. Smith has formed a company with Dr. W. A. Smith, of Glendale, president. This company will occupy the store formerly occupied by Macbeth Young, and will deal in shoes, bats and furnishings. N Mr. W. L. Glenn, of. Bright, De Soto Oor, Miss., writes to The Times and renews his subscription, says The Times to him is like a letter from home folks, and he cannot afford to miss a copy. He inquires if Mrs. Martha Hill is still living here, with Dr. J. H. Hamilton. ?\ Special convocation of jPK Poinsett Chapter No. 16 B. A. M, wiU be boiden iii Masonic Hall this (Friday) evening at 8 ^ v/ ^ o'elock sharp. Members v are urged to be on hand, business of very 8^ importance to bo attended to. J. M. 6am, Secy. EesBEBasae CARE 11904 aaaaesgs OUR CLO AND HAT! STORE S BACK OF THEY SEL .et's Get Together. iley-Copel 3BBEE oases Mr. Toy G. Lancaster, one of the ! compositors at The Times office, we ; are sorry to report is quite ill, threat- ( ened with pneumonia. We sincerely , hope the attack will not prove seri ous. ' i The church bells were toiled at 10 , ?V.l 1- ? - - uhuw yeuujraay, memorial services were held in the Methodist church and the pastors of the different denominations participated in paying tribute to the distinguished and lamented Gordon. Presentment of Grand Tory, To Ills Honor, D. A. Townsend, Presiding Judge. We, the Grand Jury for Union county for January term of court, 1904, beg to submit the following report: We have examined and passed en all bills handed us by the Solicitor. We have examined by sub committee the offices of the county officials and And them in apparent good condition. We have visited the jail and chain gang quarters and find each in a satisfactory condition. At the Poor House we find things neatly kept and the inmates satisfied, but insist that the barn be built at oncfe, that the Superintendent's house be painted and that the floors in some of the houses be repaired. We recommend that electric lights be put in the Clerk's, Probate Judge's and Sheriff's office and iu the jail. That sewerage be put in the jail and that public closets be put in or at rear of Court House for the use of the people. The present arrangement is simply disgraceful. There are saveral books in. Clerk's and Probate Judge's office that need relndexlng and rebinding and unless it is done soon such damage will be bus- 1 tained that money cannot replace. The Sheriff asks that be be furnished 1 with two blood hounds and we feel sat- ' tolled that hi9 request should be granted. 1 We cannot too strongly recommend 1 and urge the suggestion of your Honor 1 in regard to a new Temple of Justice. We know of no Circuit Judge in South ' Carolina more thoroughly capable of 1 knowing and appreciating the iamentab!e Conditions our people are subjected to in being foroed to atteod to tbeir of- 1 flcial duties in a structure as we now have. ( The present Court House, according to the date over its portals, must have been irf its dsy a magnificent structure, ' but its three score yean and ten have passed and ccAiditions are not even similar to what they were then. We are proud to state that fewer counties in South Carolina have responded more luk&lj to Um nagio touoh of proem m i???p^ iiar > ? IFIIL . g THING, I 5 FROM | T HA T I "EVERY ? L 1 5sbs3SBS| and Co. | Z83&E33BS3EEO& than our owo, where but a few years ago broom sage and scrub pines flourished, are now scenes of industrial wealth, producing hives of industry and we think as your Honor suggested such a county should be adorned at the county seat by a Temple of Justice with archi> cti rd beauty and sanitary comforts in Keeping with the spirit of the times. Dur county officials should all be domiciled under the same roof, and while we ire urging the new Court House we, with equal ferve.icy, advocate a modern Jail, and we join you in recommencing lud urging tboee in authority to take immediate steps toward securing these delired improvements. We wish to enter onr most vigorous srotftftt tfl a Iavv nt -"111" * ? r W ?- ? ?w * J V& &VU1 UllllO 1UI 111M31* ?t and retiring the Spartanburg and A^sheville railroad bonds. The state of iffairs is about as follows: The county oas about $90,000 bonds outstanding, of this amount Cherokee county is liable for $10,000. leaving a ba)ance for onr jounty of $80,000. The sinking fund so wisely created lome years ago has accumulated some (50,000 which is loaned out at the same rate of interest as is borne by the bondp, ,hus offsetting that amount and leaving practically only $30,000 to be taken care >f by the levy. The b^pds cannot 1be retired until 1915 unless bought up at a ligh premium, and as the sinking fund is producing the same amount of interest is the same amount of bonds bear, we think it a good airangcmeut, but cannot understand why thoee in authority .1 U 11 1 muuiu continue 10 pile up a surplus when it is wholly unnecessary. If the levy is kept up for two or three years longer the sinking fund will amount to more than the bonds and as one mill together with the interest from the linking fund will raise enough to pay all Interest charges and create a sinking Fund to more than equal the amount of the bonded debt before it is due, we urgently recommend that the already heavily burdened taxpayers be rel ieved of three of these f<W .mill taxes. We see no reason why the people should be taxed to accumulate a sinking fund larger than the bonded debt for which this sinking fund was created to pay, ten years before said bobded debt falls due. We extend our thanks to our learned Solicitor for his patience and advice, the other court offl8iala^ta|r their prompt; dispatch of business, aua^ wish to thank your Honor for your wise counsel and the many oourtesles shown us during this term of court and we feel that the time is not Inopportune in congratulating the State at lafgo and Union county " * particularly, in having to distinguished I a fellow citizen and able jurist occupying and adorning the bench of South Carolina. Some of us your old pupils, many I of us your, former clients, father the I hope that in the years to come there are I promotions awaiting you in your chosen I profession. i Respectfully submitted, ' A. P. H. WALKBR, I Foreman. I Union, S. O., Jan. 13, 1904. supervisor's REPORT. I To the Honorable Grand Jury of Union 1 County. Gentlemen: ( I beg to submit my report as to con| dition of county affairs: PUBLIC ROADS. | The public roads of the county are in I splendid conditions as a whole, considerI iug amount of money expended on them [ per mile. We have more than 500 miles of roads, and have tried to keep them iu as good condition as the limited amount | of funds would admit. I BRIDGES, j Bridges are in very eood shaoe. Il*v? ' recently built two costly bridges, at an. expense of between $0,000 and $7,000. Gist and Cedar Bluff on Tyger river, are [ the ones above mentioned. We aho have an excellent bridge at Harris, on I Fair Forest creek, extending from hill j to hill, with 75 feet main spau of steel I Lost two large bridges ou Tyger river , and two large joint bridges on Pacolet I river last year, as a result of the extra1 ordinary high waters, one of which had' i only been completed a few weeks before i the flood. i pook hou6e and farm. i The inmates of our county home are 1 being well cared for by our most excelli ent superintendent, Mr. J. F. Belue. They, are all for the most part satisfied with their treatment. They are well fed and clothed, and are provided with proper medical attention. We will build a barn and stables at Poor House soon, as recommended by former graud jury. Would have built sooner but did not on account of having heavy bridge debts to carry. We are aiding at preseut quite a number of Confederate soldiers in destitute circvgmstances, as required by law. Upon the whole, we have done the best we could. Respectfully, T. J. Betenbaugii, Supr. U. C, Jan. 11,1804. This report of tlie supervisor wResubmitted to the court, the court ordered that it be attached to the presentment and marked Exhibit "A." Redaction of Taxes. We call special a ttention to the Grand Jury's presentment as one of vital importance to our people. The recommendations in this presentment should be heeded and, if in the bounds of possibility, fully carried out. Their reasoning in reference to the sinking fund is plain, logical and practical, as a matter of financiering, convincing, and we think a reduction of taxes can be reached by following tlieir recommendations. The levy for Unioif Township is 21 mills, outher townships not having a special school tax is three mills less. If the R. R. lew should reduced 3 mills the levy of course would then be 18 mills. This could be done without endangering the credit of the county. We attach no blame to anyone,but feel that a different financial arrangement might be made to the great relief of a tax burdened people. ADVERTISED LETTERS. Remaining in the Poat Office at Union S- C., for the week ending Jan 15, 1904. Boliqk, Jno W Hutch; ns, Annie (2) Brock, A 8 Hyre, E J [2J Bartley, J O James, W J Dawkina, Mattie Johnson, Charlie Easier, J R Kelly, Z J Ellis, M J Sellers, Mrs Lizzie Esteq, Ceo Tender, Mrs Asa Groeby, Ida Loving, J C Griffiu, Mrs Sunie Lumrorn, J C Hall, Roland McLure, Jno Day Hatvey, B T McGill, Mrs Sallie Hill, R C Mulicoy, M C Howard, Alice Munro, S Gartono Hunter, Rev J H Pritchard, Mrs Ida Persons calling for the above letters will please say if*adve{Used, and will be required to pay one cent for J-l! weir uenvery. J. G. Hunter. P. M Final Discharge. - Notice is hereby given that Thomaa MoNally, Administrator of the Estate of Catherine McNally,deceased, has applied to Jason M. Greer, Judge of Probate, in and for the County of Union, for a final discharge as such Administrator. It Is Ordered, That the 16ttr day of February, A.D.,1904 be^Qxed for bearing of Petition, and a final settlement of said Estate. Jason M. Gkkkr, Probate Judge, Uuion County, 8 C. Published in Tiik Union Times,January 15th, 1904. 3 4t. Notice of Election of Beer Dispenser. Dispenser for Beer Dispensary No. 2 will be elected the 2Cth of February. Ail applications must be filed with the undersigned on or before the 1st of Feb* T. K. Foster, 3' Clerk C. B. Control. gp&? BBSEE ? New Firm! 1 New Dfi I ==== Sj Our store is elegant I and our stock new, quality. We make a fjS ing physician's prescr P4 ceipts, and our prices us a trial and be conv flj . Dr. Austell, Dr. Culj: UJ Going. THE RICE FURNITURE The Herring Furniture C Furniture on the installme lowest possible prices. Give ua Herring Furnil %Next door tc M MOORE'S CRC I would Ube every mother in Unioi tion a trial this winter. It has been and those once using it always depen their children. Being free from opu and children. Of course it is import the old original formula. .1 guarant - F. C. DUKE 85 Watches The Finest Stocl 1 Trefzer's. ||^ Don't fail Auction Sa I will offer WEDNESDAY, TEN Beautiful Resident Mills on street leading to Ii lots are 62 ? by 126 feet, offered will be knocked do TEM S O ONE.THIRD CASH, ball at 8 per cent, interest with b the balance of purchase ino papers. Ther lots are part c owned by P. 0. Riley. T wishing to purchase can office. J. G. LONG, Antiquity of Manic*. Masks are of very ancient origin. In a tomb 3,000 years old at Mycenae Dr. Bcbliemann found two bodies with faces covered by masks of gold. One of the masks represented the head of" a Hon. Among ancient Greeks the lion mask was a sign of distinction. With the Peruvians of old it was a mark of royal lineage. In ^a grave of considerable antiquity In Peru a silver mask was found on the head of a mummy. The mummy of a prince who lived In the reign of Ramcses II., discovered In a small vault at Memphis, In Egypt, had a mask of gold leaf over the face. A aessssaaaasEj New Goods! 8 ug Store! | y fitted and furnished jo fresh and of the best jyf specialty of compoundiptions and family reare the lowest. Give inced. Leave calls for Q >, Dr. Maddox and Dr. ? ; DRUG CO.? Sold on time and . for cash.? Company sells all kinds of nt plan and. for cash at the \ a trial. \ wre Company, u\ ah o tin shop. " )UP MIXTURE. a county to give this famous prescripused many years by scores of parents d on it in the croup and coughs of ites it is especially suited to infants ant to have the genuine prepared by ee mine to be genuine. S, Druggist. Jewelry and i Novelties. i kjust received at || Jewelry Store, ile of Land! for sale on FEB. 3rd, 1904, Lots near Aetna Cotton lodger's Brick Yard. The No by-bidding, every lot wn to the highest bidder. F S A L y * nice in one and two years >ond and mortgage to secure ney. Purchase to pay for >f the old Eison tract now itles guaranteed. Parties examine books lin Clerk's Auctioneer. Wild Parrot*. Parrots when in their native wild* live in flocks and guard themselves by a complete police system which ena* hies them to marshal their collect!?* force quickly when any animal or Mr# attacks one of their number. - They seem to be disciplined an# trained in fighting together, and all other birds and animals am afraid t* attack a parrot nqless the bird* can be caught alone. Even then a shrill call Summons the parrot army to the re*> cue. It is said that In the forests all par* rots die of okl age and that none la ever killed by birds of prey or other wild a?> iBlli, <