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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.
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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.
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Our Little Frier
25 pieces war
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with 30 pieces
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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B. F. ARTHUR. President. I i
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