Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Bawl I fCAl fira ^ t The s\ HI t tion by ||S * more o b || t shoes w ?j| ft else. 12! Jj Our s |i f so pleas P t faction j|| * ting the H ! Dorothy p % will brii || t pleased, !|| stead a is t any wo ft Speci. ||s ? Childrei I t THE bi eg Tj Ask us ab SSi MwSoioKvcKvnKpcBQRoKvflflulflSdl LOCAL LACONICS. Happenings of Interest About Town. Mr. Robt. Russell of Atlanta was here Wednesday. _Mr. E. F. Ratchford of Carlisle Wai hero Wednesday. Ma}. J. W. Wilkes, of Chester, arrived Wednesday to visit his daughter, Mrs. J. A. Fant. Mr, Paul Simpson, of Glenn Springs, was here Thursday in the interest of the health giving water .of the spring. Mr. Paul Wilburn, who is attending the Converse Business College of Spartanburg, spent Saturday and Sunday at home with his mother. Messrs. W. W. Hughes, B. F. Townscnd and H. L. Goss went to Columbia to attend the DetroitBrookly baseball game Wednesday afternoon. Miss Kathleen Briggs came home Monday -from Fairfield county, r where shdjaas been teaching school for the prf? four months, the school term havifg expired, Mr. Charles Hill, of Fairfield county, and Miss Annie Betsill, of Cross Keys, were married Thursday, A. A Xi r* mat., at, rno rarsonagc near i^b Anchor. Mr. Hill and bride ret* txl to his home Saturday. K Mr. and Mrs. Washington Wal& kcr and little son, of Chester, ar[ rived Wednesday to visit Mrs. WalB kcr's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Fant. Mr. Walker will return to Chester and move their house hold efloats to Spartanburg where they wpreside in the future. ?4 Mr. May Gregory brought to M *?wn ? c?rP weighing ten impounds. It was one of six which |Khe with a party of iishermen caught ^ rom Broad river above Lock hart. Gregory said that one of the Mather Ash weighed the same as the he had . and the other four a HRVde lees. ; M I^ast Wednesday at the plantation Jpf Mr. J. W. Sanders while some ' Bcarpenters were removing the timVbcrs from the piazza preparatory to f rebuilding, some of the timbers fell on Johnson Glenn, an old negro, I and pinned himuto the ground. He was badly WtoisSd but not seriously f hurt. lFacai icceptance of this ir ' our customers dt n the character o re've sold than anyi weetest smile is not ant to them as the i they receive from sir money's worth. Oodd Shoes and Ox rig our customers stinted nowhere, generous exchans man's money, ilties in Women n's Shoes and Oxfor MLEY-COPELAND out our proposition for Cash Bi Dr. W. J. Clements who is with I ine union urug uompany successfully passed the South Carolina State Board of Pharmacy cxamina- x tion which was held at Aiken, S. c C., April the 15th. Dr. Clements g is to be congratulated, for this state g lioard gives one of the hardest ex- \ aminations of any state in the t union. . ^ Superintendent of the city graded schools, Davis Jeffries, will, begin- x ning noxt. Monday night, open ' night schools at Union Cotton Mill, 1 Knitting Mill and Monarch Mill to continue for one month. Misses Frances H. Whitmire, Eftie Sartor and Mahala Smith will be the teachers. County Baptist Association. The Union County Baptist Convention will meet with First church Union April 29-30. Let all churches elect delegates and send contribution. Look for program next week. A Card of Thanks. I desire to thank tho people of n IT A. - iL - vruM ivvjrn iiuwiisiiip iur me gencr- i oub help rendered me during the nignt of the disastrous fire that oc- \ curred at my house. I also thank the people for the voluntary contributions bestowed upon me since. Respectfully, W. I). Hollis. Reduced Rates to Spartanburg, S. C Account of the South Atlantic States Musical Festival at Spartanburg, S. C., May 3rd-5th, 1905, the Southern railway announces the j very low rate of one first class fare pius zo cents lor the round trip (minimum rate 60 cents). Rates to apply from all stations, < Atlanta, Athens and Elbcrtton to ] Greensboro, N. C., inclusive and , from Charleston and Savannah to f Ashevillc, N. C., inclusive. Tickets to be sold 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th , of May from all points in the al>ovc ] territory; also on May 6th from stations, Greenwood and Greenville ; to Charlotte, N. C., and Asheville ] to Columbia, inclusive. Final limit j of all tickets May 6th, 1906. For further information as to , rates, etc., address any agent of the 1 Southern railway, or, Brooks Morgan, A. G. P. A., Sou. Ry., Atlauta, Ua. M: Bra ili 1N!! ! i vita- 4 B I ;pend J ^ i? f the 4 ;|? ,( thing i I j, near t 1! a satis- 4 H i, get- J -| Sa fords H 1 ; back 4 |f j, , hi- 3 m bi :e for 4 g ? - ^ Era j< and * 5s tlS. j ^ ll: ^ Hi s: > co. i Ic 4 Sa b iyers. J Eg n ^ ~ ?? r &s rfg Ji gjjjc tc Ji p New Goods! New Goods. p The merchants arc getting in a tt nost Wautiful and attractive line ai >f new goods. The prints and deigns for the dress fabrics this a: IMWH ~ r il-- 1 1.^*4 ^ # Mwuii iiiv; jn,iaxu> lUVUiyfHlUUICW, f any of the ladies can resist the ^ emptation to buy whenever seen. rhe shoes of all cuts arc exquisite. \ No woman can lie well dressed mlcss she has on a pair of good fit- C ing shoes. All's well th it ends veil. Tennis Club. The ladies of the city have be- 11 fan the formation of a tennis club. ^ Several courts in different parts of Xii he city will be placed. The mem* , >ers of the club will equip each ji ;ourt and ply at any they choose luring the season. We are glad of ? ;his, as we regard the game so nuch better than baseball. The foung men will play tennis with -he young ladies and there will be 10 inducement to get up a base M >all game. ? < . ? a Peace in the Par East? t1 There is now more reason to be- ^ ieve and a far brighter prospect of ^ >eace between Russia and Japan >eing made than at any time since ^ ;he lieginning of hostilities between ? ,hesc two eastern powers. The Russian embassadors have asked the ^ French to co-operate with England md the United States in negotia- |j iions of peace, Russia having sig- ^ lifted upon what terms she will igree to cease hostilities and concede to Japan all that that nation a lighting for. ? ^ ^ ft Letter to Palmetto Drug Co., Union South Carolina. ft gi Dear Sirs: Shuffert Hardware * Do., Hickory, N. C., Ixmght a car P load of paint; after selling it a few v months, found out it measured t seven pints a "gallon." e Returned it to the maker and o reditcd customers with what they t had lost from short measure. y What do you think of a short- o measure paint? Don't you think it s half whitewash? Half the paints Eire part whitewash. 8 Go by the name: Dcvoe lead- * and-zinc. No whiting or clay in r, that; full-measure besides. A gal- 8 Ion Devoo is worth two of white: wash paint. i| Yours truly, t l>*Voa <fc Co. FT ?_____ Assignment of Delegates. Tho Enorec Presbytery will meet icre next Tuesday night at 8 o'clock n First Presbyterian Church. The delegates and their hosts are ) he as follows: Geo. C. Pcrrin?L. J. Browning, Inoree; Rev. F. H. Wardlaw, raffney. Capt. J. T. Douglass?E. G. lallard, Greenville; W.B.Garrett, 'ew Harmony. Capt. F. M. Farr - Rev. E. P. avis, Rev. and Mrs. W. S. Bean, . linton; Capt. J. C. Cary, Tx>ck- ! art. R. W. Hamilton?H. F. Moody, ft. Tabor, in Greenville county; fin. M. Hunter, Lmford. Dr. S. S. hinder ? W. T. Maden, Cross Hill; A. R. Holmes, lountville. Dr. B. G. Clifford-W. E. Ratch>rd, Carlisle; E. E. Black, Pacolet. Emslic Nicholson?J. Dudley Mies, Gaffney; J. W. Tood, Lau?ns. 6. B. James?Rev. and Mrs. A. .. James, Pacolet. E. M. Anderson -Dr. L. H. by, Woodruff; John Foster, Glenn prings. R. A. Oliphant-Rev. Robert dams, Laurens; I). B. Fant, Sanick. W. J. Hailc-I). C. Todd, Mt. Iioals, W. P. Fowler, Old Antiocli. J. E. Col ton ? Rev. T. B. Craig id J. R. Harrison, Fountain Inn. Rev. A. G. Wardlaw? Dr. W. P. leobs, Clinton; Dr. T. H. I>a\v, partanhurg. J. R. Askew ?Rolwrt Garner, [t. Tabor; J. W. Cunningham, air Forest. J. W. Crawford?H. W. Gossett, :>nesville. John P. Gage ?J. L. Strain, Sain; Rev. Wm. II. White, Txx-kurt. Capt. A. H. Foster?Rev. T. W. loan and elder, Greenville; J. A. 1 CJ A 1 iiapuiun, imparl an oil rg. Mrs. Wra. A. Nicholson?Rev. . P. Reid and Rev. C. A. B. Jcnings, Reidville; L. H. May field, ulton; James Darby, Antioeh. Geo. H. Oetzel?Rev. J. F. ncobs and Dr. J. T. Saxon, Clin>n. T. E. Bailey?Rev. J. W. Query, fclford. Geo. M. Wright?Rev. W. G. eville, Clinton; Dr. J. S. Watins, Spartanburg. R. P. Harry?Elders from Mcartcr and Becca churches, C. M. Graham? Rev. T. D. Hunt, rcenville and an elder. Maj. J. A. Fant-Dr. S. R. reston, Greenville; Dr. R. P. ell, Spartanburg. J. A. Brown?Rev. W. R. Pot>r, Gaffney; W. L. Rodgers, Nazrcth. R. W. McDow? James Bradley nd Simpson students. T. A. Murrah?L. M. Harrison, ft. Cavalry; Rev. Cuttino Smith, W. E. Thomson-Col. T. J. loo re. J. C. Copeland?J. C. Copeland, linton. Consider Your Ways. "It is good neither to eat flesh, or to drink wine, nor anything hereby thy brother stumbleth, or i offended, or made weak." Am I my brother's keeper? No, ill Viia flMfrnror- T# U I *?V v? A* MJ 1IIJ *41uence and example 1 urge the use f strong drink. If I treat my neighbor to that hich will sooner or later destroy bio sweetness of home life. If I cast my vote in favor of that rhieh takes the bread and meat ut of the moutlis of little children nd clothe them with rags. If I help to Imild up and improve tie town with money which comes rom the Jjcensing of that which rill eflusc' immortal souls to seek rst that which will burn up the rain instead of seeking first the ingdom of God and His righteousess as His creator has commanded. "Woe to him that buildeth a jwn with blood, and establisheth city with iniquity! Woe unto ton that givcth his neighlior drink, hat putteth thy bottle to him and nakcth him drunk." "Woe unto them that draw iniuity with cords of vanity and sin s it were with a cart rope." I)o I hear some one say the Bible nys a person may drink wine and trong drink? If so, that is just diat it docs say, but let such a ereon get his Bible and study the rhole subject. He will find that he chosen people of God never ntered the promised land with the dor of wine and strong drink on heir breath. They went forty ears without it until the drinkers f strong drink and wine were conun\ed from the face of the earth. "Woe unto them that call evil ;ood, and good evil; that put darkless for light, and light for darkless; that put bitter for sweet, and weet for bitter 1" "Woe unto them that aro wiso n their own eyes and prudent in heir own sight 1" "Woe unto them that Are mighty -,v . ^ ? I OUR GREAT FURNITUR WILL BE REOPEN I And continue one week, This will probably be the will ever have, and we ai biggest we have ever atterr TEN THOUSAF worth of Household Goods CASH BUYERS. Come ar See what we are doing whi IT WILL F BAILEY FURI UNION, [NOW IS T I P0R | NEW 8 A "Roc I Is the kind I The Peoples E D. FANTGILLI phe New n You can get my work. E You have the machinei U You have experienced M You have the prices in II You are filling a long fi H These are words of our fri( M plant and the grade of H Our Prices are Low. O Our Terms are Sti Get Our Prices on F W Leave Your Package M Yours for Snow Wh I Crescent Ste< U Phone to drink wine, and men of strength f to mingle strong drink, which justi- ? fy tlie wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!" N "Therefore, as the tire devourcth the stuhhle, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall he S as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: l)ccause they have cast away the law of the Lord <1 of hosts, and despised the word of A the Holy One of Israel." We read in Keel. 9:7, "Go thy f way, eat thy bread with joy, and , w drink thy wine with a merry heart; i 8 for God now accepteth thy work." j K What is our bread and wine? ? U U,. i 1....10^4). ' nuuuiu iv in, uiuri vium vvi uu \ivni n y work in such a way that we may P hear it said to us, "God now acccpteth thy work? ? In our home field I read the fol- b lowing: "The kingdom of God ^ Cometh to a man when he sets up t Jesus' cross in his heart, and logins j to live what Mr. Laurence Oliphant I used to call "The Life." It passes r on its way when that man rises ? from the table and girds himself j and serves the person next him." Let us gird ourselves and serve 2 our brother in such a way that ho shall lift u$ his heart in praisa to ^ ' I _ I ? CUT PRICE ] E SALE :D MARCH 25TH 1 closing April 1st, 1905. U last Cut Price Sale we I e going to make it the I ID DOLLARS j will be at the mercy of |j id bring your neighbors. IJ ether you want to buy or H >AY YOU. I HITURE CO. 1 s. c. M HE TIMEp A I 1U0GY. 9 khill"! you want. 1 Supply Co., I AM, Manager. M Laundry.i ry to do the work. reach of all. B ?nds who have seen our H work we are doing. U .... M UI TT Ul l\ IS II 31 viass -ictly Cash to all. ^ :amily Wash. s4u( ss at Estes' Store. ^ lite Linen. S im Laundry. | ?od tliat he has had the pleasure f coining in touch with 11*. Tiie Workers. Totice of Application for Charter f Elemosynary Corporation. tate of South Carolina ) County of Union, > Notice is hereby given that the un ersigneti win on mo lain day of April D. 1905, apply to the Honorable esse T. (iantt, Secretary of State, to rant them a charter incorporating the Eureka Protective League of America, rith headquarters in the city of Union, . C. The purpose of the proposed oranization is to give assistance to its lembers in sickness, accidents and lisfortunes, to care for its widows, proide an Educational Fund for its orbans and to pay a death benefit for urial expenses, with all the rights owers, privileges and immunities, and abject to all the limitations and liailities conferred by act of the General issembly of South Carolina, entitled: An Act to provide for the Incorporaion of Religious, Educational, Social, fraternal or Charitable Churches, iOdpes, Societies, Associations or Companies and for amending the Charters >f those already formed and to be ormed. Approved Feb. 19th, A. D. 900 and other provisions of Uw, Respectfully signed this iCth day of March, A. D. 1906. Rot. J. R. Miller, D. D. iik L. DePaur,