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^EJEBBBBESSB | DON'T PI gj BUT f 111 m M The weathei n has turned to warmer and to you should yj change youi Swearing ap= parel. Si I # GE Tur Pi gj MIL. ur Local Laoonios. HAPPKNIHG8, 0FJNTKRR81 ABOUT TOY PERSONAL AND 0THERWL8R. - N Mr. Paul MoNally is at home for few days. Mr. V. E. DePass attended cou in Spartanburg this weak. Mr. James Oansler, of Tirzah, Yoi county, called to see us this week. Mr. Claude May, formerly of Unio but now of Columbia, was in the ci Wednesday. The several brick buildings ( Main and Bachelor streets are nr greasing rapidly. Miss Louise Foster returned to h borne on Wednesday from Marv Bali win Female College, Staunton, Va. Mr. Wm. Shand, son of Mr. Rob W. Shand, of Colombia, S. C., wi In the city this week on business. The brick building of the Baih Lumber and Manufacturing Co. < North Main street is nearing compl . . tlon. In the bail game between Union ai Whitmire, which came off Wed need; afternoon on the Whitmire diamond, i suited in a score of 18 to 20 in favor < Union. Mr. Asa McKissick, who left be several weeks ago to work with an ele * trlcal power plant in Savannah, returm home Tuesday. A big strike is on so 1 thought it best return home until it w over. N Mr. E. Lebeok died at his home 1 Nashville, Tenn. on Mfcy 15, in tl 84th year of hia age. He was tl father-in*law of the late P. M. Oohe of this oity, and visited in Unit very frequently. ' - i Miss Katharine Bael who has bet here for several weeks on a visit her aunt, Mrs. Emslie Nicholson, hi returned to her home in Durati Miss. She was accompanied by Mi Emslie Nicholson and daughter, Fra oes. a The Hotel Union has received Vtv magnificent National Ranges throuj Geo. H. Oetzel, and they will be s up at once at Union's popular host! i ry. Oapt. Olarke wants the best, ai his increasing patronage attests tl fact. Mr. Gordon Williams, oity a up# visor of registration, reports that t to this date he had lssoed 490 regl tratlon certificates. Wards, 1, 40; 106; 8, 160; 4, 184. In a heat oampalgn as this was anticipated, ' would call for a full registration voters. Ye candidates, see to It th every voter be registered and that full tbt? M eest\ UT OFF ANY *IGHT NOW IS THE i n i???mmm?^ Hart Schaffner fif Marx Hand Tailored T THE HABIT. GO ULEY-COPEU 3Eg^ggggre M 1*8808 Ethel and Maggie Walker A entertained most charmingly at their home on Church street Tuosday even- , ing, in^honor of their guest Miss Marion Leckle, of Chester, S. C. ^ The town is doing some good work c a on Bachelor and Virgin streets. We would like to see the work pushed C more vigorously, so that other streets j rt of the town could be reached and put ^ in good shape for travel. It would , be a difficult matter for the street M overseer to work himself out of a job, ^ under the circumstances, that is con- n u sidering the streets that now need ii ty his attention. rl Duncan-Harden Marriage. >n ? o- Invitations have been i.ssued to the a marriage of Miss Eleanor Melver Har- h de,n to Mr. Win. Giat Duncan, at Che- j, ?r raw, S. C., Wednesday, June 1, 1904. 7:^0 p. m,, St. David's church. R t Barn Burned. Cl as v Capt. A. II. Foster has another loss U by Are. The barns and stables on his h ^ Cedar Grove place, near Meansville, a e. were destroyed by fire between 7 and 8 n o'clock Tuesday night. The live stock / were all saved, but the hay, fodder and c ^ other provender were burned. We have u e. not heard any of the particulais, or the p of origin of the fire. The loss is consider- tl rtuir in *irn ui 1110 Ulgu piIUO U1 BLOCK 6 rtj food at this season. . g c- ? * p Bd At Work on New Railroad. tie b as Twenty-two ear loads of mules, railroad carts, ectapts and other railroad ^ lu implements passed through Union Tues?e day en route to Carlisle, will be there ie unloaded and taken to the point on the n' 6. C. and N It. It. between Carlisle H and Broad Jtiver, where the Union and Glenn" Springs railroad will tap that JD road Work will begin at once, _ to 1 Jjjj and vigorously pushed. One hundred ^ f. eighty mules and 500 hand at. work will wake up that section at.d make things n- lively. * REWARD. t 'O t l*1 We will pay a reward of $50 for the <3 capture and delivery at. this gfflce of 3(j Dudley Oglesby (colored), who escaped tie from ttie Edgefield county chaingang i May 4, 1904. He is 60 years old, 6 feet 8 1-4 inches jp high, black hair, dark brown eyes, dark 11 l?. complexion. Has a scar left shin, scar j 2, back of right hand, third finger right , fd hand ha4* been mashed at end; black spot 1 ^ riffht mJc of noee. Sent up from Union ^ county. D. J. Griffith, Supt. S. C, P< netentiary. j Columbia, ti. U May *1 *** ll | LONGER j TIME. t ?I W e have ^ everything ? from head to ^ foot for men ? and boys. And f our price you ? will find cor= | rect. < , \ k ft ? TO L \w co. I BSEBBSOBBSBgl l Short Sketch of the Life ai Death of H. Coleman Lawson. On Tuesday, A.pril 1*2, 1004, one Jnion County's oldest and staunch itizetta passed away. II. Coleman Lawson was born Iross Keys township, Union county, une 24, 1827. lie spent his young in; ood in his native county, until sei: rith the gold fever in 1849, he made ray to California, by way of the Is jus of Panama. It was always v< iteresting to hear him relate his ex iences, and observations on this tr uring which he stopped at Jamaica, a ther points in the West Indies, and 1 n opportunity of studying free nej ibor 15 years before it was forced is own State In about two years eturned to South Carolina, aud was < aged in farming in Union and Fairfl mii!ties until the outbreak of the w /hen he volunteered, joining Capt. II iud8 Co. of the 3rd S. C. cavalry, ave talked to several of his comrad nd they, one and all, bear willing tei lony to his faithfulness as a soldi Lfter the Euriu Je , lie returned hom ripple, having Lo go on crutches lore than a year. He was absolut enniless, but with that sublime court tiat had so often animated the Conf rate soldier on the field of battle, he an work and accumulated a very u roperty. While his educational advantages t een very limited, he was always a v< lose observer of men and events, anc is prejudice was not aroused, I no' new a man who could form a more j imate of the character aud ability not her. Wben he had formed an op :>u of one, be it favorable or otlierwi , wua almost impossible to change hi He married on January 0, 1861, M Smma Osborne, of Fail Held county, v ore him 8 children, only 3 of wh vive him. Hi9 wife passed av bout 17 years ago; he was a devo msband and this wound was ne paled. Of him it cap be truly sa hat in all the relations of life, he did Inly fearlessly and faithfully. a Friknd Trespass Notice. All persons are heieby warned * iotifted not to trespass upon- -'the fnlh ng named lands belonging tgTthe >st S. F. Vaughn deceased, lands in Pin isj, Jonesvllie, Hoganaville, Santuc i Jnion townships, by riding, walk! Iriving, hunting or fishing in and u; aid lands, upon the penalties of last uch cases made and provided. William Vaughn, 81-41 ttirtutoi 3 Election of Teachers. 8 The boaid of in?*t \Vfdn"?l night, h full boaid w. s present. P * was no ?*l?*vii.O i or' t?n lu-ra, except. in ot superintendent. and assistant. N y Davis Jeffries and Mr. S M Kice we M re*?ltctel to their respective positioi lTf Miss Willie Puckett, of Dalton, Gi yi was elected tnusic teacher. The boa JL then adjourned with nr fixing any d; ? for auotlier meeting We are to 1)0 t hat the applications for teacher's po< y tion iu the several graded schools of tl L place were legion, to canvass whit y would have been an all night job for tl L board. W State Convention Elects Delegate Y Delegates elected to the Nali ?ni Democratic Convention are the "B y Four," at large. Senator B It Tillinai w Gov D C. Hey ward. Gen. Wilie Jon jr ami Oil RhHt.. Delegates from tl several congressional districts: 1st, 1 jT <t. Clair White and J. E. Tiudal: 2ni 8 John G Sheppard, Claud B. Sawyer; 3n L Dr. H F. Smith. S II McGee; 4 h. J. Gentry, J. A. Hoyt; 5th, Lwr< U Springs, A M, Aiken; Gdi, D. I tj Croktr, D. I). Mc'VjII; 7th, Altemor Moses, T G McLend. Sen dor Tii w\ man was elect<d repie.ientative on tl National Democratic Committee. H Letter to IT. L. Goss, 3fi| Union, S. C. De?rSir: You are interested in th prosperity ?-f your town. You can c>u W t;i ait.- to it nnd? ritdly. and give it a ti more pvSpt-ious look at. the same time. Perhaps tie public property ireds ^ good coa' of paint. ^ D'Voe will supply that coat with tw< Cs thirds of the run.b i of ya'lons lequir J of any other. Devi e will last twice r |M long as any other 1 ievoe is all jraint, an w full measvre. Dev e is the strongei M aint know-n. D^voo will take care < ft the property, in ihn long run. for ha' W the money red aired hv any other. ^ The season is eta'e d above: DrVun M all pd it and full in^a?ur?-: the s?ro'4gej ft ptint known. r F D Jewell, Covry, Pa., ptinted h ft house five rears ago wi?h a niix^d p-tin' N t n k 14 gallons. I/is! sating he repam M ed wiih'Devoe; bought. 14 gallons an K had 4 left. Saved $15 ?,o $20. for paint U ing costs two or three times as much i TO the paint. Yours truly U F W Devok & Co P2 New Yor R Jefferson Davis Birthday Celehra S tion. The U. C. Veterans have invited Mi jh jor James F. Hart to deliver the oratio I at the Jefferson Davis biithday celebri n tion, June 3rd. Maj Hart was bor ^ ai d reared in this county as most of oi S people know, and his war record tothei is well known; also know that no brave rj or more gallant officer fought in tl J Confederate army. Maj Hart dellvere W. J-| >>< X Ml n vim: III- itiKUVSI HI. F lie MT memorial exercises held there iu 187-: ? being the flrit time the graves of the b<: ad d;eis weie ever decorated with flower He said, "Today, theu for the lirst tin since the first hostile shot of the war, tl (Conquered Banner as well as the 'Su 631 Spangled Banner' takes its place in 01 common histoiy; the one to be foldc 10 away tenderly in the hearts of the Soutl on em people; the other, let us devout in" trust, to remain forever the emblem ( Union restored. In this enclosure 1 the the mortrl remains of soldiers of tl 'k" Confederacy, and soldiers of the Feder ery army. The grave knows no distinctic between them, nof*strife, nor bitternes 'P' As you pass througe this silent campir lll(* ground of the dead to place your ga ia(* lands upon their mounds, affectic 'ro claims for your kindred and loved on< on the lirst notice. And in placing thei 'ie over the, silent clay of the heroes who: Bu" va'.or is our common heritage, it needless to inquire whether he wj ar' buried in a blue or gray jacket; ( ar" whether he fell under the fiery Southei * Cross, or the Stars and Stripes." fe8' Maj Hart lost a leg and is now nun liered amonir the crinnled h?rn?<i r?f n er' lovtd and lost cause. for ADVERTISED LETTERS Re naming in the Post Office at Unic *8? g C.. for the week ending May 2i Bd" 1904. Allen Cant Hulye, B F ice Bailey, Mattie Hicks, Ellen Burgess. ? L i.anchHt, Oola Bosser, Willio Motts, Joo . Beverly & Freeman, Montgomery, .J F Campbell. John Palmer Virgle art, Cherry, Mrs AiUiao Peterson, 8allio ' Chiles, Mrs Poteat, NT B I if Duokett. Morgan Haino, Annio Freoman. \V K Sally, Rufus /er Oarrett, Tom Shell, Honry . Gibbes. Mrs Julia Simpson, Jos T ? Glenn, John Smith, Chas .f Oallman, A.G. Smith, T It 1 Gill Mrs Maggie Thomas. O O ill- Hulye, B. F. Thompson, Mrs Marti so, Persons calling for the above If m. ? ra will jdpaiie say if advertised, ar [iss w'1' required to pay one cent t< tbo delivery. 0I0 .T 0. Hunter P. M Announcements. r<vl ver FOR MAYOlt. I hereby announce myself a cand hia date for Mayor of the city of Unioi Respt., R. L. McNalIjY. I hereby annonnce myself a cand date for the office of Mayor for tl town of Union, 8. O ind Macbeth You no. ? ? FOR ALDERMAN. lTllj I hereby respectfully announce mvs? r,ff a candidate for Alderman from Ward _ Titos. E. Dean. r 'n I hereby announce myself a canc date for Aldermau of Ward 4. L Respectfully, r' [ jm* Oim. % ||SmSSS?B9?I1?H?6 ;| 11 THE WALLACE [. id W i! || Now offers lis )j|] s 1 Lumbe ? 1 Buildei a ? ? |j 1 !v 1 at go( \ pi * l ? for go :? THE WALLACE aa - 9H3SSSS?H?EI?IEI?i ii A Complete :> Line 1 '' Of the famous W. L. } Douglas-, Se'z and Royal k Blue Shoes and Oxfords il/j 'J just received. They come A in all styles and shape-, y black, tan and patent V tl leather. 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