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I I NEV 11 Begir ?| We need |j| get in our s % f? ? place stands I |lj the knife in tl h 5 ud. You can Ira season, it will I| We need the ."If X the goods. j|j It matter H lines you shot ? you can buy 2 ra own price. 1 { GET | BA,L1 Looal Laoonics. Happenings of Interest About Town- Personal and Otherwise. . Vote NO on the-court house ticket. Mr. J. C, Copeland spent Sunday 1 in Clinton. When you vote on the now court house question, vote NO. ( Misses Maggie and Alma Spears, of Jonesville, are visiting the Misses Sexton. [ j* ~ Mrs. P. II. Todd, of Woodruff, is < spending this week with her sister, Mrs. S. R. Crawford. 1 Scratch out Yes on the ticket and 1 leave NO. Union needs no new 1 court house. i Misses Mary McPherson and i Mary Adams, after a very pleasant < visit to Miss Bernice Going, returned k r\ ii "ii uv luuu uuuiu iu vjrroeuviuo l tiurs*5. by voting Yes on the new court i house question. ^ '' *?* , Mrs. D. P. Steele returned-to her home at Rock Hill last Friday. Iler * tmany friends express their regret j^hat her stay was so short. Miss Susie Parker has been elect* j ed a teacher at the graded school. She is a graduate of Winthrop Col- 1 icgc, auu uumes very nigniy recom- ' mended. A majority of tbe business men of Union will voto NO on the now ^ court house question. Miss Addie Hughes, of Trenton, 8. 0., eister of J. Gordon Hughes, ?? Esq., after spending a month at **I Glenn Springs, is now visiting her P brother in this city. jjhl Misses Beatrice Wilburn and Beulab Edge entertained Wednesday night a number of their young ' friends at a Pink Luncheon on tbe lawn at the home of Mr. and Mrs. I .\J. A. Wilburn. The grading of tbe Union and Glenn Springs railroad is now completed from the Seaboard Air Line lUilroad to Neul Shoals and ready 1 for the placing of the cross ties and , laying of the rails. {\ 2 r'c'oo ining to Ai all the room we < tore. Summer G little showing. W< lie prices; we must buy lots of thin I mean money in j room and money s not what you \ uld see us. Now Summer Goods of THE HABIT. GO THE EY -COPEl COMPANY. lauiiiiniiHHiliiaiiHHit The majority of jthe business men of Union are opposed to voting a tax to build a new court house. % Mr. W. A. E. Black put the first open boll of cotton on our desk last! Friday that we have se^n this yerr. ? * * Mr. Carlisle Perrin, who for the post week has been visiting his parents in the city, returned to his du-* , ties in Birmingham, Ala. Wednesday. Miss Azile Tinsley g?ve a delightful entertainment to quite a. number of her young friends last Wednesday night in honor of her guests, Misses Madeline and Annie Pryor. We neglected to mention in last week's Times the pleasing fact that Misses Mary Flynp and Mary Thomas had won in th6" competitive examination, the Wiuthrop scholarship. We congratulate these young ladies upon the high an<| most creditable stand they maintained, having made a general average of one hun. ired. Mrs. T. E. Bailey, Friday oven- I ing, entertained quite delightfully a party of young ladies, complimentary 1 to Misses Nyna West and Jessie Cravens. The leading feature of tho 1 evening's pleasures was a "Musical ( Romance," something new and novel in the social circle of Union. A J few bars of a certain piece of music were played by Miss West," the company guessing the name; those who guessed the greatest number were winners of the prizes. Miss Nina Colton won first prize, a large pic- 1 ture; Mr. J. P. Patton, second prize, at smaller picture, Miss Jesse Hix won booby prize, a china goose. Delicious ico-cream and cakes were lerved. County Campaign Meetings. Santuc, Friday, August 19. I Carlisle, Saturday, August 20. < Black RocK^Bfonday, August 22. QfOS* Keys, Tuesday, August 28. ' Waft Springs, ^ffednesday, August 1 24rlO a. m. 4 * Buffalo, WedM^lay, AfgosPltf 8 ' ni. Jonesvllle, Thursday, August 25. Kelton, Gault's Spring, Friday, ' August 26. *, Lockhart, Saturday, August 27, 4 p. m. Uuiou. Monday, August29, 10 a. rn.; and 8 p. m. at court house, for benefit of Cotton Mill voters. -ml IDS | rive. j ?. :an possibly 5 |j oods at our || i are nuttinc Rs clean them ? ?2 gs for next ?1 'our pockets. 11 worse than ^ vant in our 8 || is the time ? || us at your ? jjl 11' to 5 8 AND, I 111 > a EgjL agaB; Mail Robber Caught. George Thomas was arrested by Dept. U. S. Marshal G. C. Gist at Caalisle a few days ago for robbing the mail. Mr. Gi9t had detected Shomas', and reported same to U. S. bmmi^ioncr, Jeter Butler, who at once isstled his warrant and placed it in the hands of Mr. Gist. Thomas was lodged in Union jail. Postoffiee Inspector was notified, immediately upon his arrival in Union. Tuesday a partial preliminary hearing was had before U. S. Commissioner Butler. Mr. Gist testified, and the accused also told his story. A further investigation will be had on next Friday. The parcels taken from the mail suck in Uarlisle, contained, a ladies needle case, and ladieftfhose George Thomas is the same person who Was detected by Mr. J. C. Ilhnter, post master some two years ago. As soon as Mr. Hunter had sufficient evidence, he notified the poit office inspector, who came here and he with Mr. Hunter fixed up & decoy package and mailed it, the inspector went on same train. The mail sack containing decoy package was put on the night train. No. 10. When the inspector got off at Carlisle, he followed up the mail sack and caugut Thomas in the act of stealing this decoy package and several others. Thomas was convicted and sent to the Raleigh, N. C., penitentiary for 2 years. The candidates have not said that they favored the voting a tux to build a new court house. A Denial. It has been reported to Tun Timrs that a certain candidate or candidates have been charged with waiting and having published and circufal&d the article signed candidate either inspired, wrote or compose^ this article; but? r>n the contrary, it was written "by a, fair minded, patriotic citi&m ofUniofr county. The first knowledge tjteT inybody or candidate had of the ex* iatenco of tbe article was when it tfnc distributed at Blach Rock last day. Tor Times is responsibly for ff? distribution. Any person who reads it carefully will see that it is not intended to injure or benefit any candidate in Union County, therefore we take pleasure in exonerating every candidate from such a charge. ' ' r Jonesvllle Paragraphs. i JoHjBbYi llk, Aug. 22nd.?This ia | a hot day, and things begin to look dry, although it has only been three days since the rain let up. Crops tnakft. fi> g?<>4 lowing so far, but j most everyone seems to fear th result' as to cotloq. Farmers don't seem to ( have (i^jth 111 their tine looking | U stops, beii* Scott B. W.jMpf Were elected uelegates to^^^p^o^ to be , Mr. N?k Eicon a delegate to the pensiofftoard meeting at Union in ! near nBjre, who will elect the county peuflBh board. 1 warinfor tried in stating in my communication last week that Mr. J. j G. Long and Mr. John Pickens were ! the onlt charert members of the j Baptist church who were living. 1 ! am informed that there are Bix char- j ter members still living, and that Mr. Pickens was not a charter uaeui ber. T^e names of those living are Mr. and Mrs. J. G. .Long, Dr. VV. O. Southard and Mrs. Southard, Mrs. Mary Pickens and Miss Rosa no Bulfi&jdB&y Gault and brothers are moving, agin along with their big brick house on i^iain street. WheidM^began the bttilditig they (j^MwBPuiake it on}.j?;$>ne story, RrL, Henry Galltnan's sons on the Wrigaft' place, have made a success this season raising melons. Tbey planted pne acre and have sold twelve I melons, and most all of them wflHtfry line. Some of the mu^k rae^Hjmeighed twenty live pounds. W. Whitlock planted eight acrSSitt melons and his were fine, lie Ijiaa hauled quite a number of load$bf melons to Union and Jonesville,, It is a fact that this Piedmont countrf' in South Carolina is one of the best all round countries in the world. Most every thing known to the soil will grow and do well in this country. -Mr. Carroll 11. Foster and Miss Agates Littlejohn, of Gaffney, were married in the Methodist church in Gaflraey lost Monday evening. Rev. i J. M, Steadman pronounced the suiMTi ceremony that made them one 'forlife. After spending several days at Xako Toxaway, N, C., the bride and gpoom have come to Jonesville and s<fetled down to business. The bride is the daughter of Dr. Milton Littlejohn, and is a lovely and quite accomplished young lady, one who Jonesville is glad to add to its town and social circle. Thev have the V " ~ well;wishes of their many friends. This is not the first time that Jonesville yonng men and GafTney young la^es have stood at the bridal altar and if all reports be true, it will not be the last, Mr. E. L. Eison plucked one of Gaffney's fairest flowers a few years since, and Mr. Boyd L. Ilames was fortunate enough to win another of Gaffney's sweet girls and Mr. Landy J. Ilames pluckeq' still another of Gaffney's lovely girls, and now Mr. Carroll II. Fuatejrtakes still.another prize, and w() yboy who is hOMgttkWough towards GafTney tb^lWpnWher of its beautiful and girls. When will this thing JJB? Well, that is about as uncertain, I guess, as ft would be to guess how old Ann is. Capt. A. H. Foster, of Union, was in Jonesville a short while last week on business. Miss Etha Gondelock and Lillian Jones, of Gaffney, are visiting Mrs. J. J. Littlejohn.fr George 0. Perrin, Jr., spent Sunday in Union with his parents. Telephone. ? -? Arts and Crafts, Women's Clubs. The South Carolina Federation of Woruep's Clube at its recent meeting in Newberry, made an "Arts and Crafts'' department, for the purpose of stimulating interest in the Home Industries araonrtfthft Women of the State. Thlragflirk will consist of handy-work Af QnW^BftArlnflAn mod a V??? ?!./. h.?nda ?/?. unj'-jMpgyi ipviyyii^ UJMUU UJ lliT liailUO I ?' H' i|Bf S em" -^ ()r|b f. ' 1 i uirtfw^^^shoivltiK the possibilities iM>en t?Ha>, both as wage-earners and hoin&aE}t?erft along these lines, to revive, itfPnssibte, the old-fashioned art of weavifllf, which even in its simplest form is susceptible of excellent results. Woven rug*, for example, when wrought into artistic designs and harmonious colons, are in great demand and bring high prices. It 'is the hope and intention of thia department to have a large and fine ex1 iJ( 'If" 1 BAILEY JrURI * 94 AW# 95 M ~ ' \**sk? The Biggest line to cijty. Furniture, C; ting, Window Shac Portieres, Table quins, Counterpan lows, Felt Mattres Oil Stoves, Cook St When you want for less than the 'em, SEE US. I Wagons an y ! IF you are g p the market fo Q buggy give us H ity to figure w rt , have purcha H quantity of thi U manufactured II close price. C y we will take PI showing you < 1 THE PEOPLES P D. FANTGILL hibit. in the Woman *a Building in the coming State Fair, therefore, we wish to urge all parties who anticipate sending woik, to communicate with us at once, in order to have time to woik up a good exhibit. Address all communications to Mrs. Rout. H. Jennings, Chair. Aits aud Crafts Com , S. C. F. W. C. Orangeburg, S. C But one candidate has said anything in his speech about new court, house, and he is opposed to it and will vote NO. - m Suicide at Carlisle. Mr. B. C. Farmer, one of the force on the Union & Glenn Springs Railroad, committed suicide Thurs- * day morning at 8:30 o'clock in his : room at the hotel at Carlisle by shooting himself in the temple with a pistol. No further information is availahlo at present. ADVERTISED LETTERS Remaining in the Post Office at Union S- C., for the week ending August 19, 1904. Black, Sam Mooney Malinda Bord, Wm Nix, Walker W Brown, Ellen Pitts, Miss Kate Carter, Daisy Pope, Ola Childers, A Itice, Bettice Cohen, John Sides, Neallie Davis, Maud Smith, Bertha Dickson, Edward Stamey, Annie Greer, Miss A Stewart, Sedalia Hill, Addie Taylor, Sallie Hill, Miss Annye Thompson, Eli/.i Hopper, Bollenger Wilson, Lucinda James, Mrs C W Wix, Lucinda Lawson, Wilford Wooder, Jacob (2 J McNeil, Annie L Worthy, Jno W Middleton, L A Wymau, Robl Persons calling for the above let tern will nlnusn JSV if Uilnarliaail and will be required to pay one cent for their delivery. J. C. Hijntkr. P. M. J. A. BROWN, DRAL6R IN REAL ESTATE, STOCKS AND BONDS. ^ Office on Bachelor Btratfc. 30-ly.f ???~n "^Jr? Ctiattanooga." Teun , AuguWzs.?% Two car loadlf^'twgroes gathered from v&rimi?MK>inta in Georgia, passed through (JaUaaooga'* Km* ,nfght enroute to ChlctiaK, whoro. tfcey will work in the pacfcltag hous*e?. They were girttoarad ffont tho ;.ruall towns by agent? ^ - N ITU RE CO. AIN STREET, I, S. C. .<* > select from in the arpets, Rugs, Matles, Lace Curtains,* Covers, Lambrees, Comforts, Pil= >ses, Blue Flame oves and Ranges. them better and other fellow sells d Baggies. 1 joing to be in II r a wagon or K an opportun- p dth you. We | Z~TA In ? . -- ? : Ifc^i a%zu iX Idl^C EJ e best vehicles p at a very H -ome to see us, H ; pleasure in ffl )ur line. i SUPPLY CO., I I AM, Manager. PI Special Advertisements ?. ? Notices will be inserted in this column at the rate of 25 words or loss for 25c one issue, four issues for 75c, Additional lines over twenty ilve words 6c a lino. WILEY'S line Chocolates and Bou bons, in half and one pound boxes, fresh supply received by express at Scaife's. LOST OR STRAYED?One black hound bitch with dark tan legs, long tits; about four years old; name Beulah. Missing July Kith ult. $.") reward for return, or notify J. It. Whitmire, Cross Kevs, S. C. Up LARGE shipment of Gun Powder, English Breakfast and Colong Tea jjwi ii m m at "Hie Home of Every thing Good to Eat." The Union Grocery Co. ItED Rust Proof Seed Oats. Go to People's Supply Co. IF YOU want something that is delicious and satisfactory, let us send you around one of our home-made Cheese, made by The Union Creamery Co. The Union Grocery Co. GET our prices before buying your bagging and ties. The People'a Supply Co. IT DOESN'T matter what it is that you want to eat, if you want it fresh and satisfactory at the lowest market price. The Union Grocery Co. is the place to get it. IF YOU want something that is dainty and satisfactory in every particular, get a pound of Iarwney's unsurpassed Chocolate or Chocolate and lionbons. Fresh shipment received by today's express. The Union Grocery Co. WANTED AT ONCE?A man who is honest and eober and can furnish good lecoramendations, to sell the new improved Singer machine. Experience unnecessary. Liberal contract. Ad uicu, oiiikhi wiig. ijo., Spartanburg, S. C., Box 493. 2t. FUESH shipment of Force, Cream of Wheat, Orape Nuts, Postum Cereal, etc., etc., just received at The Union Co. Your order solicited. STKAED OR STOLEN?A red hound - dog strayed or was stolen from me v July 21st. The dog has, a ^breast and -fore feet. Will give five dollars for his ret^Mt me at Union. W.* A. Van | SNOW FLAKES rhat are dainty, crisp and satisfactory just received at The v.* Union Qfecery Co. V fhts signature Is on every bo* of tho genuine Laxative Bromo-Quinine T?bW TM??dy Ual ?aa e*M tai mmm <U?