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* \ ~ 11-waK ! One Hundred I ...to b jstar Leader _ i:-: bob Best stove < the price. /; m|| over our lin H buy. Comi 1 them now. " |m. w. Local News Notes Points Personal and Otherwise Picked up and Paragraphed bj Our Pencil-Pusher. Mr. T. Jones, of Santuc, was here Tuesday. Mr. J. J Lit'lejohn, of Jonesville, was here Monday. Pr. J. C. Brawley, of Lockhart, was here this week. 11^ o rv TS . * ri mr, cam v. rant, oi ttpartan. burg, is here this week. T Miss Ruth Spears has returned from Washington College. Judge D. A. Townsend spent a fjw days at home this week. Mr. G. F. Goodman spent several days in Charlotte this week. Col. Elliott Gates, of Spartanburg, was a Union visitor this week. Mr. W. J. Sarratt, of Cherokee county, was in the city this week. Mr. C. E. Gray, of Laurens, spent ^ several days in the city this week. Mr. D. Sam Cox. of Columbia, Waa here for a few day this week. Dr. McCreery Glvmph has returned to the city and can be found regularly at his office. J, R. Wilcutt, formerly of this 1 place but now of Cross Hill, was here a few days last week. I F. E. Hall, supervisor for the Virginia Life Insurance Co., spent a few days here this week. Miss Lavinia B. Eyre, of Phila delphia, will arrive Saturday on a visit to Mrs. Henry M. Holmes. Dr. T. B* Twitty, of Rutherford| ( ton, N. C., brother of Mrs. J. W. I A Clarke, arrived Monday morning. The Church baxar was a decided I / success, financially and in every other particular A good sum of money r v was the proceeds of the sales. A'l of the lunchee were readily and easily disposed of, and as much more could have been sold, and nearly overj article of handiwork was sold at good prteee. The ladies in charge * have yet to learn what fail is, when ever they undertake a thing of this kind. ||j time. We Kg line of Stov g must go^ I Satisfaction or money after two \ Our Little Frier 25 pieces war Oui Litf|e Stove with 30 pieces We have want in sto ITED-i BfJ House-keepers | uy a... I Cook Stove! ? |l tp'S :-:& >n earth for ? Now is your $ have a big ||| es and they $ii Guaranteed I refunded J veeks trial. W !fwUh $ 7.50 ! '.ware" $13.50 S what you I ives. Look Ki ie before you |j[ 2, we have m 1 BO BO. | Married at the home of the bride parents, Spring Street, West End Sunday. December 11th. 1904. MilLeila Brown to Mr. Samuel Owens Rev. J K. Hair, ?fficiuting. Turn er k. M tITT fi ,id ?;n oK,?. I January 1st, move to the stand now occupied by the Ilames WholesalGrocery Company. They are mak ing R<?me special prices preparatory to moving. Meters. B. Frank Ppgnes, of Che raw, and J. Front Walker, Jr.. o< Columbia, S. C.. have opened a la? office in this city under the firn name of Pegnes & Walker. Attorney at Law. We welcome those young limbs of the law to our midst and wish them all success in their chosen profession. Gov. John C. Sbeppard. Supreme i Dictator of the Supreme Lodge Knights of Honor, will deliver an < address in the Opera House Thursday night, January 6'h, 1905 Home Lodge No 1117, Knights of Honor, extends a cordial invitation to , ' the public to be present on that occasion. Don't miss the oppor?unity ( to hear a distiuguished speaker upon a subject of vital interest and imnort ance to all. more especially to the members of the K. of H. Mr. Thos. McNally delightfully entertained Thursday evening i f last week at the parlors ot the Clover Club in honor of Miss Rosa Skinner, of Raleigh. N. C. The feature ot the evening was Euchre, after which dainty refreshments were served Those present were Miss R-sa Skinner, Dr. and Mrs. Crown Torrence. Mr. and Mrs. J. Will Hunter, Mrs. C. G. Sayre, Mrs. Robt. Russell. Miss Janie Russell. Miss Julia Mo Ghee, B F. Townsend, H. L. Gos-. Dr. I. M. Ilair. We are sorry that wo neglected to acknowledge receipt of the Mexican Herald, a newspaper published ..e \* I?n liiij (It .urtiuo, H<*nr IO 118 Dv Mr. R. W Hamilton. If we are to judge by the reports contained in this paper of the royal reception given to the railroad cnmrnisMionerand their gnenta, we world pay that three gentlemen had a moat pleaean" and profitable trip to the city ol Mexico and other plaoee of hiatoric interest. We would like for Mr > Hamilton to write us for publication an account of hia trip. * "tss iJjJ 1 JSLii-SaS"! THE TRENTON HORROR. Home and Entirety Consumed In i the Flames. In our brief nccount. of the terrible ' tragedy jit Trenton Thursday morn- ' log of lust week we gavo no purlieu- r lars as wo wore then In possession of s none, but the tow words In a tele- J a gram to Mr. J. Gordon Hughes, j t 3inc?? the uwful affair several com- ! t munications have appeared In the j ^ daily papers. We refrain, through * deep feelings of respect for the feel- F ings of the relatives, from giving the 1 various theories which have been ad- ' vunced a8 a solution of the occurence. ' Suffice It to say tha*, about 5 o'clock 1 I'horiday morning Mr Ben B. 1 Hughes' house was discovered by a j J close neighbor to be on fire; the j ' alarm was given and even ut auch an j I oirly hour of the morning a large j w crowd of citlaens gathered at the 1 * burning building all too lute to save I anything. At first as none of the * family were seen, it was thought that t they hnd mido their encape, but " when the house fell in and upoo in- H vestigation, the burned remains of c VI II I A Ui ? *1- ll if. uugiirn, twii un ugn irrn miu HI r. " Hughes were discovered. The girls H ?gfd 18 and 15 years weyo lying side 0 by side on the wire springs of their c bed, Mrs Hughes on her bed in an- b o'her room and Mr. Hughes in what F had been the hall or entry. Upon o cl ?8rr examination it was found that, the skulls of the girls and Mrs. Hughes had been crushed by some Instrument like the back of an axe. Mr. Hughes hud a bullet hole through his head, the ball having entered at the templ? on tho right side of his head Mr. Hughes had a pistol in his right hand with one chamber empty which had been fired by the hammer striking the end of the cartridge, the other chambers had been , fired by the heat. His watch, store key and money was all there. Hundreds of men gathered and were willing to make search for the perpetrators of this terrible deed, blood houQds were brought and in vain tried to strike a trail, all to no puroose. There are".many theories and suppositions, yet the real facts remain a mystery. Mr. Hughes was one' of the most highly respected men of that community, and tho family, wife and children were must popular and dear1. beloved. South Carolina can boast o' no better fumilj of people than n fiis family of HugheB. The family < his lived iu Trenton for many years, t hive been farmers aod merchants g wid have always had the respect and ^ o mfidence of the people. The town c >f Trenton la in deep sympathy for he loss of such an estimable family 1 vnd in profound sympathy for their P bereaved relatives. b Death of Capt. J. W. Clark. ______________ t>' Tuesday morning at 10 25 o'clock d Oipt. J. W. Clark died at Hotel Union of which hostelry he had been P i most popular and highly esteemed s manager since May, 1901. He had been in bad health for some months n prior to his death. Capt. Clark was 1 *>orn in Suffolk, Va., and was 70 years old. He has had quite an eventful life, travelled nearly all over " the world, was a Confederate veteran * of the purest type, and a gentleman b of the old school On the afternoon h of the day of his death the retrial ns : h were sent to RutherfoVdton, N. C., P his former home, for intefment, ac- & ompanied by his wife, Mr. C. C. ? Cray of Laurens and Dr. T. B. Twitty. The pall bearers from the hotel to the depot were Col. T. C. Duncan, Capt. 0 A. H. Foster. Mr. Emplte Nicholson, '< Mr R. P. Harry. Mr. J. D. and B. F V Arthur. c Sudden Death. " Last Sunday Mrs. Cynthia Bevis came here from Paoolet and went to the house of Mr. Blunt, a machinist at. Aetna cotton mills. A short time after supper Mrs. Bevis went to bed. n She was in apparent good health as she ever was in her life. Monday K morning she was found dead in her bed. Coroner B. F. Gregory was notified and a Jury of inquest was j. drawn, but in the meantime upon fl investigation the coroner decided that ?H?-? ?? uu..Wr?n?rj, an uirrr t was absolutely no evidences of foul play and that she came to her death ) from natural causes. Mrs. Bevtn whr t a Mies Rruinton, daughter of Mr. t Columbus Bruinton of Gross Keys \ township this oounty. She married c Mr. A. Bell Bevia (nephew of Mr. J Geo. W Fowler of this city) several years ago. Mr. Bevls died a little ' m'?ro than a year ago. Mrs. Bevis ' was a highly respectable and esteemed woman, and the members of her family are among the good citizens of Union oonnty. Traly, "la the < midst of life we are in death." j --*?L - v -~ \ ^ - KILLED IN SINGLE COMBAT. In Exciting Incident Which Happened During the Sixties. Rot f??w boys who d'?ned the gray ii the w?r between the states that ver can b-ast. of slaying an enemy n single combat. It wns a long time igo, when the events of this narrative ook place, away back in the sixties, tut I remember what occurred as I lo the happenings of yesterday, they rere stirring times and no one who lartieipated in the great conflict of hat period and survived, but what iad deep and lasting impressions of Is bitterness, I was a participant lint was privilege to but few m?*n, hut of making bold forage on poultry ards and retreating from the firing Ino without orders. In other words was independent to danger and always looked forward to a happy reurn from that blondy and cruel war t whs after the siege of Knoxvill. rhen den I ongstreet was forced to etire to the shades of the mountains , f East Ter.nesseo, thnt army ration ;ot t<* be a thing of the past. Our nramissaries.to keep up appearances ssued us three days light ration hdH ive the ample time of five days to onsume the same, as that section of ountry had ofton been pulled by 10th armies I surely missed the lou'.try yards, with houses ?and fine rchards of Virginia and Maryland. It was after the fall of a heavy now when every Yankee was suptosed to be sitting in his snow proof enteij >ying the liberal ration isued by his rich government when I oncluded to cross the line in hunt of orUething that would keep soul and iody together. After drilling through lie deep snow across fields for three niles or more, I thought best to nter some wood land that was near, rhich would give me shelter from the iawk eyed Yunk who ever was on the lert when Gen. Lingstreet was near, n edging the forest land to my greHt nrprise I heard the familiar click mm an army rifle, with order, 'Halt, come in Johnny." No doubt he Yank had teen me at a distance, iut to be sure of his game he let me pproach near his post where escape ras seemingly impossible. But when he order halt reached ray aars, my ace quickly turned on Dixie and my 9gs commenced the pace or stride of n ostrich. It was then that I heard he report of gun and saw the sipping a nlala plow up the snow in my front, hen I knew that I was goiDg back o Dixie. On lookiDg back, to my reat surprise the youth had disenaed with his gun aod was giving base. Being of light weight near he belt and thinly clad, I kept my ursuer at a distance. On looking ack my last time, I saw my Yank eel and fall. Giving him ample time n gain his feet, which he failed to o, I ventured back to where he lay, ftund his eyes closed and without ulse. The poor fellow had run himelf to death trying to catch a rebel hat cavalrv had failed to do. I lyself no trouble in trying to revive lie unfortunate Yank, but went back o hiB post where I found a haversack tied with superb rations that would ave winced the eyes of a sultan. Vith gun, haversack, pipe and toacco I returned to my tentless camp a the snow to jdream of home, sweet time. When my venture was reorted to Qen Longstreet he said hat I was a brave soldier who had lain my foe in single combat. Ex Rebel. P. S.?If any reader should disredit this narrative, I cheerfully rear them to Charner Greer and Oary Millard, whose services to the lost ause cannot be excelled, but like lyself, may some times handle the ruth a little careless. Dots From South Union. We are having some very cold weather nw, and some are killing hogs. The health of the community is very pod, except colds. Cotton is about all picked and sold Mr. J. J. Willard has lidded nnothpr oom to bis dwelling. Mr. D. A. Wil*rcl has also made soma improvements in his dwelling. Ehere will be a gor>d deal of moving his year and a few more house* built. Mr. John Keisler and Mia Mamie dcOowenwere married December 6th it ^antnc by Rev. J B Owens. Thev Attuned to the home of the bride's >aren?a where they ajtent the night and atme to the home of the groom's parents dr. and Mm. IJnard Keisler, where linner awaited them. There was an >nt Attainment given them that night, which was enjoyed by all present. Ruble. Now is the time to subscribe?vou san get the Union Timbs and the Borne and Farm for $1.25. i" Vl>. "? 5SSSS5555SiiSMwwS |"Our Guarantee"! ?|j We make every effort to have our ?? IS goods right for their intended ?| ^ purpose, and || i OUR PRICES LOWER I fig than the same goods can be ob- |jj H tained elsewhere. If, however, tig ira after trading with us you are not ^ entirely satisfied as to price or Sj quality, we ask that you return j?jj| <**< the goods and we will refund your ra money. Our large stock of 8 FALL AND WINTER GOODS 1 are coming in now, and in a few ^ fig days we hope to be able to show || ^ you the prettiest and cheapest gn line of S 1 DRESS GOODS | that it will be your good fortune tig I to find anywhere this season. EJ WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS 1 and if polite attention and short ?2 profits will get it, we think we will in the future as in the past Pi get our share. Sftt W. T. BEATY & C0.,| F. Q. AUSTELL, Manager. 176R BOYS AND GIR The most appropriate and sensible 11 Xmas Gift is a Bank Account, not e B necessarily a large one, but simply a P( Bank Account of a Single Dollar. One H of our little Pass Books will tend to I teach your boy or girl thrift and econ- p omy-as welll as business. MONEY ft 1 DEPOSITED IN OUR SAVINGS DE- | jj PARTMENT regularly and systemati- H 1 cally will start your boy or girl in the U (business world, when their school BS days are over. It's easy to save if II they try. You can start them with |i us now with $1.00. H THE PEOPLES BANK, I B. F. ARTHUR. President. I i (..DON'T FORGET,. | That we are 1 Headquarters for M A I li 1 T* S* A m. T w-^v ~ |l^/\ll\ I ^ AIM UU1L^>. |j Our prices are right j and a guarantee B goes with every gallon :::::::: M iUNION HARDWARE CO.!