The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, December 30, 1904, Image 4
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UNION, S. C., DECEMBER 30, 1904
RURAL ROUTE PACKAGE SYSTEM
Post Master-General Wynne hm
recommended the establishment o
a postal rato of three cents a poun<
on packages not exceeding fiv
pounds mailed at post offices fron
which a rural route starts. Ho con
tends that a parcels-post would b
self-sustaining. That the cheap de
livery of packages by the rural rout
carriers might in some instance
effect the business of e.\pr.T<s com
panics, but it would only be in i
very small way. If such a systeri
were established throughout the ru
ral districts it would be of as grea
value and accomodation to th
people as that of having their mai
delivered. The government is pro
portionately well paid for the serv
ice; the people on rural routes ar
benefitted. Such a law would la,
the foundation for a much noedc
general parcels post law, authoriz
ing the transportation of parcels b;
p:>st at a cheaper rate than an;
other system now prevailing.
CITY ECONOMY.
This is the last issue of Til
Times for the year 100J. Durin
this entire year Thk Times has nc
been given to censure or complain
of the city government. The pre*
cnt administration nor the one pn
ceeding it were characterized b
economic or judicious expenditui
of the public funds. When wo sa
this we do not mean to charge ej
travagance on the part of cithei
When we look at the present eondi
tion of the streets we are at a lot
to know how so much money eoul
bo spent and do us no more goo
in the way of building and repaii
ing the streets. We advocate, th
permanent building of streets, bi
think it unwise to spend too muc
at any one place; this calls for
more judicious supervision and e>
penditure. We hope that ne?
year's work will show up bctte
and more to the credit of the cit
fathers. A more economic an
judicious management is expect*
by the people, and in this way on!
can the. city authorities satisfy tl
demands of the tax payers.
NOBILITY OF PURPOSE.
A man'H soul is his real pxrso]
ality. Actuated hy purer, highe
nobler instincts and impulses,
pursue the right and avoid tl
wrong, in every act and dc
through life is within itself charn
teristie of the nobility of purpos
The simpler life is far more ro
dncive to the accomplishment of tl
better things of life, as the peculi
environments and sphere of a simp
life inspires an unselfish dovotk
to duty and the upbuilding of ma
kind. A mind and heart that r
reives live impulses from the inn
promptings to better living, and n
swayed by the things without, do
not harbor envy, but seeks to i
eulcate its beauty and happinetborn
of a spirit of philanthropy hi
brotherly love, it needs only
resolute mind to put into practi
every sane, rational and conscie
tious impulse. "A consumatk
devoutly to be wished," the fulfil
ment of a noble purpose in lif
"Lay aside the weight, the sin th
doth so easily beset you, press t
wards the mark of the, high eallii
in Christ Jesus," is alone the wi
to forever shut out that pathet
story of incident upon a lost O]
portunity, and leave for yourw
that imperishable monument, whi<
fidelity, nobility of purpose mu
build.
If:
? 1 WHEN I FIRST SAW
GENERAL GRANT.
Ex-Rebel Gives Graphic Description
of His Ops and Downs
^ During the War.
0 When General Longstrcot had
finished up his work in East Ten_
nesaec Mars Robert, "Gen. Lee,"
invited him back to Virginia to help
- entertain Gen. Grant in the spring
'< and summer campaign, the invitation
was a great treat to the brave
lioys of that command, for the
change of departments meant more
rations and more fighting and the
^ latter was no drag when Mars Robt.
_ was near, though no reflection on
Gen. Longstrcet for the men who
f 11 1 l * it . 1__
j ionoweu mm in iric cariy Bixues
was among the flower of the aouth,
n* and Gen. Longstreet was considered
tlie off horse of the team. Our
march back to old Virginia was slow
h and pleasant, which gave me big
opportunities to sample poultry
yards and milk houses on our line
of march. The last two days of
our journey was not quite so pleasant,
for Gen. Grant had broken
camp earlier than expected who no
doubt expected to scoop Mars Robt.
. up during Ixingstreet's absence.
Gen. IiCC knew Longstreet and knew
' his men. He was satisfied when
e he made the order for Ixmgstreet to
,i come at once there would be no lirking
or strugling. Being two days
away our next camp was on General
1 lice's lines. We aarived in the nic
" of time, for Grant with his large
e host was certainly ou a fair way to
s Richmond. When Grant found
that Ixmgstreet was on hand he
swung his forces around to thq
1 Wilderness but found Mars Robt.
in his front all the same.
As history don't give any account
X of myself in this bloody campaign,
who was a private soldier in the
rear ranks, I wish to say that I ro1
ceived many wounds from spent
- balls, and 110 doubt if the enemy
- could have pc*sesaed better guns 1
0 would have been a pensioner today.
After the most stubborn fighting
* that American soil ever witnessed
c' and Grant saw that Mars Robt.
> could not be foiled, he moved his
y army around to Petersburg and I
.. guess to his gr?-at surprise he found
Mars Robt. in his front again, whom
he thought with one more desperate
effort that heo wuld mop the earth
with the forces in his front. But
n those brave boys who confronted
g him were not of that kind of stuff,
. so lastly Grant had to resort to a
siege, or give up the fight. Grant
lt entrenched his forces and Mars
II . I * 1 * 1 - ' % *
v ivoui. uone xne same. ine narti
marches for the foot-sore vets was
seemingly at an end. During this
scigo I never enjoyed myself better.
0 I had no fears of the tiring line,
y My position was in the l>ottom of a
ditch where I ever remained until
. carefully relieved. But lastly all of
. my joys and safeties which I had
carefully protected came to an end
*s in a very mysterious way to me at
' I that time. It was after the dawn
d of morning when the sweet wings of
- |>??o-c and quietness was seemingly
spreading over our position when
mother earth began to quiver and
1 before I could gain my feet oxir poh
sition with occupants was hurled to
a words tho celestial lands. After
:- passing up al>ove the smoke and
ct dirt I turned my face towards the
r, enemies camp. It was then when
:y I saw Gen. Grant as I thought then
id viewing a fearful volcano. How
d high I went I am unable to say,
ly but would suppose high enough to
ic sec the Atlantic as well as the Pacific
oceans. While my ascention
was pretty nearly spent, I met my
captain coming down who ordered
me to fall hack to Petersburg and
n- give 'em 'ell. Being without foot
r, holt I saw no alternity but to obey
tG the captain's orders. When my
I heels landed on mother's green
1 earth I was like a chicken with hit
l'(' head pecked. I saw the great cratei
c- filled with Yanks that I believe had
io. conic from the eternal regions. 1
n- saw Charner Greer with other brave
, boys execute the S 27 word order
oorvtolrx
vnikv inj va^/vaui ijini ??jvi:ii inc.
ar Hut I did not propose to fight men
>le who, as 1 thought, were from the
>n lower region, ho I trusted myself tc
n. the peculiar faculties that I possessed
and in a very short time 1
e" was hurning the streeta of Richor
mond, where I wjis halted and arot
rested by the provost guard and
es carried before the officer of the day
n* who, at first on hearing my woful
is, experience thought that I was in*
xi sane but later saw that I contained
a plenty of sanity and pluck, car
ce ried me over to the capitol and pre"
n- sonted rne to President Davis whe
)n informed us that a mine had beer
II- sprung under the fortifications a1
e, Petersburg and the men who I saw
at in the crater had lieen driven there
o- in which was protecting themselves
lg from batteries which Mars Ilobt.
iy (had caused to l>e placed in rear oJ
ic the works.
p- i Well, I felt kinder cheap. IIow
;lf ever, as the officer of the day and
;h myself left the prest's office I asked
st him wliat aliout grub. He gave me
J a ten dollar hill and pointed me
over to a first class hotel and re"
minded mo that the meal would
. cost ten dollars and invited me to
*. his office after the meal was finished.
| When I arrived at tho hotel I asked
| for meals for five men. The old
I inn keopcr informed me that he
j would be glad to sorve me, Uiat his
! plates were ten dollars oach and few
j soldiers wero able to enjoy such
sumptuous fair. I handed him the
j ten dollars. lie seated ift? and left
I and said servants would attend to
my wants. In a short time I was
invited to his mess hall whore I
found a pretty squaro meal. After
some little time, whon I was about
winding up the meal, the old inn
keeper made his appearance and
asked for the other four men, and
said that 1 was due him forty dollars
as I had consumed all that was
prepared for five men. As I was in
a hurry I left him cursing his eer*
vant for entertaining mc so hugely.
Leaving the hotel I called at the
officer's office hy promise and found
the office, badly furnished. The
best seat that he could offer me was
a barrel. About the time I got him
interested with tho many battles
| that I had participated in, tho barj
rel head gave way and of course I
j went in behind it. On account of
i tho many nails that bad boon driven
j into the sides of the old barrel I
could not be pulled out and the
j officer had to resort to sawing hoops
; before I could gain my freedom
from his darned old furniture.
Ex-Rebel.
P. S.?My kindest regards to my
friend in Jonesville Jottings who
seems to doubt Charner Greer's
linilta it, tKn oivfina nnrl
with his good humor wants to shove
off a deer .story on somebody. Who
will bite next.
JONESVILLE NEWS.
Sad Death of Mrs. Leila Llttlcjohn.
Other News.
Jonesvilie, Dec. 26th.-1?Our
Christmas has been rather dull and
quiet. No accidents have happened.
A few violators have been locked
up and a small rucus or too has
made up the docket for the Christmas
of 1001 in Joneaville.
It being between the outgoing and
incoming Methodist preachers there
was no preaching at the Methodist
church and no appointments at the
other churches the town had only
Sunday School services in their
churches.
Christmas eve trade was good
with the merchants, although the
evening was quite unfavorable. The
crowd today is large on the streets
I and trade holds good with the mer- t
j chants, hut ten cents cotton, or ,
| even nine cents would havo made
trade much better. ,
Last Wednesday morning Mrs. ,
Leila Lit tie job 11 died at her home .
1)11 ChllVeh street find her rpmninu
| w\ rt! buried Thursday evening at
our village cemetery beside her husband
Dr. K. M. Littlojohn who
died in May five years ago. Mrs.
Littlejohn was the daughter of the
late Rev. J. Starks Bailey and
granddaughter of Mr. Ephriam
Able, the latter of Yorkt county.
She was well known in Union
county, having taught school in
several different neighborhoods and
she was one of the best lady teach"
crs of her day. Mrs. Littlejohn
j had lived ill Jonesviile al>outiwcntyj
five years and her homo was well
kept and was one of comfort and
t pleasure for her children for whom
; she spared no pains to bring up in
the nurture and admonition of the
; Lord and to give a good education.
| She has six children, two sons and
' four daughters, three daughters
I crown, one a ffrndnntA nv%l/?/% ?
^ _F ? v/k vinvv/ia
! College, Greenville, and another
| who will graduate at the name col"
i | lege next Juno, one son at Clemson
i and the other in the graded school
J here. Mrs. Littlejohn's health had
I j been failing for some time and she
j was conscious that her life would
! soon end, but the end really came
! sooner than she expected and therefore
her children at college and one
! off teaching school were not sum*
j moned home until the day before
? she died and then she was so near
death that she did not recognize
them, which makes it all the more.
sad. Mrs. Littlejohn's trouble was
of the kidneys and a stroke of paI
ralysis brought the premature end.
She carried over three thousand
dollars insnrance besides two plan*
tations in the country, her home in
Joncsvillc and considerable bank
stock.
All our boys and girls who have
; been off attending college and teaehi
1 ing school are at home for the holit
days except Misses Grace Littlejohn
' and Grace Farr.
Rev. David llucks will move to
i , Heath Springs, his new field of
labor, tomorrow.
Mr. J. Wv?ley Scott is quite un"
well at his home in the country.
The family of Mr. J. D. Jefferies
! has been and is yet greatly afflicted
having first had the mcascls followed
by the whooping cough and
1 little girl now has pneumonia.
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The yarn mill and knitting mills
diut down Saturday at noon and
will start up again in the morning.
Mr. Ray Reagan and Miss Cudd
were married yesterday by Magis"
trate J. W. Bates." They are l>oth
from the mill district.
Mr. B. F. Townsend of Union
was in our town today on business.
The mills and the bank will pay
their usual dividend on the first of
January.
Wishing the editor, office force,
correspondents and readers of Tiik
Times a happy and prosperous New
Year, I bid you adieu for 1901.
Telephone.
Banking House Moved.
Wjn? A. Nicholson & Son, bankers,
will move-to their new quarters
on corner qf Main and Bachelor
streets op tSaturelay afternoon, tho
3lFt inst. As the second of January
is a legal holiday the doors will he
opened for business January 3, 1905.
The bank occupies the corner of the
three story brown stone front building.
The fixtures are rosewood and
white marble witli base of dark
rharble, metal ceiling, tiled floor
and handsome plate glass windows
on both streets. It is fitted with
every convenience and comfort for
officers and customers. One corner
has been set apart for the convenience
of lady depositors where they
will find a table and chair. A public
room has been fitted up especially
for ladies use. Altogether it is one
of the handsomest offices in the
south.
Citation to Kindred and Creditors.
Btate of Sonth Carolina, )
County of Union, J
By Jason M. Greer, Esq., Probate Judgre.
Whereas, Josephine Wells has made
sait to me to grant her Letters of Administration
on the Estate of and effects
of John H. Wells, deceased.
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish
all and singular the kindred and
creditors of the said Jehn 11. Wells,
deceased, that they be and appear beforu
me, in the Conrt of Probate, to be
held at Union C. 11., South Carolina on
the 14th day of January. 1006, next, after
ftublcation hereof, at 11 o'clock in the
orenoon, to show canse, if any they
have, why the said Administration
should not be granted.
Given under my hand and seal this
97th day of December, Anno Domini,
1904.
Jason M. Grker,
Probate Judge.
Published on the 27th day of December,
1904, in Tn Unto* Tim as. M4t
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