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VOL. LV. NO. 47. UNION SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAf^fevEMIiER 24. 1905. " *" <?> '
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place to deposit your surp
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protected against Burglary
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COLUMBIA WANTS DAMAGES.
Meal Shoals Dam in the
Courts?Restraining
Order Granted.
i
The most notoriously hotlj
contested suit that has ever been
| tried in the court house in Union
County was a mill dam case,
which was tried fifty years ago.
This case aroused more bitter
feeling?more excitement among
the neighbors and people generally?and
even to this day, like a
family feud, the children of the
third and fourth generation of
the, contending parties and their
friends cherish a feeling of animosity
on account of this case.
Todav wp havp nnnl Hnm cnit
The Columbia Electric Street
Railway, Light and Power company
has entered suit against the
Union Manufacturing and Power
Company, for the purpose of
making this company turn loose
the waters of the Broad River,
that they have harnessed and
I bridled by the erection of the
dam at Neal Shoals. Saturday,
Messrs. Abney, Thompson and;
Xownsend, attorneys for the
Columbia Electric Street Railway,;
Light and Power Company, appeared
before Judge D. A. |
Townsend at Chambers, and secured
a restraining order?com-1
monly known as a temporary in- j
junction?against the Union Man-;
ufacturing and Power Company
to prevent the company from!
holding back by means of the
dam and closing of the gates the
natural flow of water in the channel
of Broad river. The allegations
of the complaint of the
Columbia Electric Street Railway,
Light and Power Company,
upon which Judge Townsend
granted the restraining order,
are in effect, that the rights of
the said Columbia Electric Street
Railway, Light and Power Company
have been infringed upon,
in that the Union Manufacturing
and Power Company, in erecting
a dam across Broad river at Neal
Shoals, have cut off the flow of
water, and thus prevented the
said Columbia Company from
operating the various electric
plants of that city, to the damage
of said company, $50,000.
Judgment is asked that the
Union Manufacturing and Power
Company be perpetually enjoined
and restrained from the arbitrary
exercise of the power to hold and
( j cut off said supply of water by
reason of said dam and closing
and keeping closed the gates of
said dam, thus preventing the
natural flow of water in the
channel of the Broad reorder
granted h"
send rean;-* -"Manufacturing
.*er Company to
appear him at Yorkville,
December 8th, to show cause
why this temporary injunction
and restraining order should not
be made perpetual. In the
meantime the Union Manufactur
f ing and rower Company is restrained
from the alleged arbitrary
interference of the natural
flow of water in the channel of
the Broad river at Neal Shoals.
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COTTON jj
and prosperous. A safe ?
lus is with THIS BANK. g
can Buy, which is also i;
r by Insurance, and our [
Resources (all of which [
ake your deposits abso- |
IT YOUR BUSINESS. ['
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CREDITORS WILL AGREE.
Claims Against Union and j
j Buffalo . ills Will be '
Joined. \
Mr. J. O. Proctor, of Baltimore, |
a partner of Mr. R. F. Herrick, .
who is a member of the reorgani- ]
zation cammittee of the Union (
and the Buffalo Cotton Mills and
who remained in Charleston after ^
the meeting of creditors, at the (
People's National Bank Monday x
last, in order to receive claims, ^
said yesterday that the principal
claims in this section had already c
been deposited with him. Mr. t
Proctor starts back to Baltimore ?
this morning. ^
"From advices received from
other sources," said Mr. Proctor, ,
, "it seems that all of the princi- j
pal creditors have come together (
and are willing to accept the \
plan proposed in the conference c
held in Charleston last Monday. ?
"As soon as the claims are .
checked over in Boston the new (
stock will be issued. If is pro- ^
posed, in the plans, for all credi- j
tore to cxooopt first, profnui* A, U ^
per cent accumulative stock for f
their debts, and it is confidently q
believed that this stock as soon as f
the reorganization is completed, r
will prove a valuable investment [
to the creditors." What pro- N
vision, if any, is to be made for c
either the preferred or common %
stockholders is largely a matter t
of conjecture at this time.
Mattie Lucile Powell Is Dead. \
Mattie Lucile, the sweet, bright \
and attractive three-year-old
danghter of Mr. and Mrs. VVil- j
liam Powell, after a painful ill- J
ness of more than three weeks i
died Monday afternoon at 3 r
o'clock. This sweet little girl
l was the victim of a complication t
I of serious troubles which baffled \
| the skill of our best physicians. I
At one time her symptoms were ]
; encouraging for a recovery but ?
| later developments proved fatal i
i and she passed away peacefully
j in the full possession of her en- (
' tire senses. Little Mattie Lucile
is now among the angels and
adds another priceless jewel to ,
I this happy throng joining in the ! (
| chorus of those who shall forever <
sing songs of praise in the pres-1'
ence of Him who said, "Suffer ;,
little children to come unto me." j
The interment was in the come-1 ]
tery of Grace church at 3 o'clock ,
Tuesday afternoon, Rev. D. M. j,
, McLeod conducting the services. !.
I The deep sympathy of the en- ]
tire community is with the be- .
; reaved and sorrowing parents, .
relatives and friends.
Swift's Calendar for 1906.
i
i
Swift's Premium Calendar for
1906 is a beauty and a piece of
t 1-. ,1: l i ? i
art rareiy uispmyeu in a calendar.
The American girl heads which
adorn this calendar and form its
chief attraction are perfect in
I characterization of the true
i American girl. This calendar
, can be had by sending ten cents
^ v Swift and Company, Stock
y-r^rds Station, Chicago, 111.
The Thanksgiving German.
i The Union German Club will
spare po efforts nor money to
make the Thanksgiving German
thoroughly up-to-date. An elaborate
supper will be served and
a large orchestra has already
been engaged for the occasion.
It will from every aspect be a
most enjoyable and memorable
, occasion.
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JORDAN - MOREHEAD.
Mr. Jos. N. Jordan, of Union,
Weds Miss Ella May Morehead,
of Columbia.
The following notice of the
wedding of Miss Ella May Morehead
of Columbia and Mr. Jos.
N. Jordan of the Union cotton
mills will be of interest to their
many friends here in Union
where they will be vfrarmly welcomed.
The clipping is from the
Sun^y-State:
wedding occurred
on Wednesday evening at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. <
Morehead, 200 Pickens street, <
where their daughter, Miss Ella <
May Morehead, was married to ?
Mr. Joseph Neal Jordan of Union. ]
rhe parlor where the ceremony <
was performed was elaborately 1
lccorated with white chrysanthe- i
Tiums and ferns, the young i
:ouple standing beneath a bridal i
irch of the snowy flowers and--'
feathery asparagus fern. The '
>nly attendant was the bride's i
lister, Miss Maude Morehead. <
,vho wore a dainty white mull >
Iress over blue taffeta, and car- *
-ied an armful of white carna- (
ions. ^
The bride's lovely gown was
>f soft white Jap silk elaborately i
ihirred and ornamented with de- (
ligns of lace applique. Her bou- \
juet was of bride's roses. 1
Immediately after the cere- $
nony, which was performed by \
lev. W. E. Wilkins, junior pastor j
>f the First Baptist church, the j
>ride and groom turned to re- t
:eive the congratulations of about j
10 of their friends who were {
iresent. Receiving with them t
luring the evening were the }
nide's parents and grandmother,
Jrs. E. J. Morehead of Hartwell, ;1
jt*.? Ttie uining' ruum mr^c, vt- ^
reshments were served was a
lecorated in red, the walls being 0
estooned with vines of coral ber- f
ies, and the mantle and pictures s
>anked with holly. The table
vas decorated with large vases I
>f red carnations at each end,
vhile in the center was placed
he beautifui bride's cake. t
Mr. and Mrs. Jordan left at Y
nidnight over the Southern for c
savannah, the bride wearing a t
itylish suit of navy blue cloth a
vith a blue velvet toque to match, t
After the honeymoon they will (
ro to live in Union, where Mr. a
fordan has a position in the busi- t
less olTices of the Union cotton (
nills. $
Among those who attended
he wedding from a distance t
vere: Mrs. E. J. Morehead, c
Mr. W. A. Morehead and Miss \
lizzie Morehead of Hartwell, Ga., <
md Miss Dessie Blackman of >
\nderson. ^
jhaslly Killing at Carlisle, l
i
Will Tvgart, a negro, was al- ?
"nose instantly Killed oy ueuben i1
Gilliam, also a negro, at Carlisle <
Saturday night. The dead man
was cut from ear to ear by a
razor.
It seems that the deceased had .
been too intimate with Gilliam's ;
wife and that in the absence of
Gilliam he came to the house 1
where the woman, Perlia Gilliam, 1
lived and in a drunken rage tried \
to take her out. She refused to
Ko and he tried to grab hold of (
her. About that time her hus- i
band appeared on the scere and
in defense of the woman s ashed !
Tygart with his razor. The
wounded man ran out into the
yard and fell dying shortly afterward.
The inquest was held shortly
afterward and the verdict was
that the deceased had met his
death at the hands of Reuben R.
Gilliam.
Gilliam has boon lodged in the
Union jail, but his attorney, Mr.
B. F. Townsend, has applied for
bail for him and it may be granted.
The Haile Shoe Company.
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We publish ip another column
of this issue of The Times a
notice of the opening of books of
subscription to the capital stock
of the Haile Shoe Company a
recently organized company.
We bespeak for this company
eminent and marked success,
backed as it is by money and
brains.
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To Unipn b'/ (iov. Hrvward tr
Help Enforce the Prohibi1
tion Law.
\ \
Fallowing1 his prece lent in t
case of Cherokee County, C
ernor Hey ward has ordered h
to Union County the former e<
stables so that they may assist
the enforcement of prohibit i- .
Under tjie nroeisinrvi of the R- ce
Act, the County will have to pay
for the services of these o(Ii<- rs.
In^ttikkWtiatter the Governor
has al!M(was. he lias acted in
other counties. As soon as the
dispensary- ..was voted out lu I
caused the removal of the constables.
Now he finds an ap- I
preciable desire to have the constables
return to work and he
nas accordingly ordered their
reinstatement. This he does not
regard as any reflection on prohibition,
but as simply in accord
with the desires 01 the o ?icei This
makes certain paid oflicer *
esponsible for the enforcemen 1
>f prohibition. Two constable t
will have charge of the count> 1
ind the liquor they seize will 1 e (t
credited to the expense of the
constables in that county.
As SOOn as the r?~ult ia declare? 1
n Greenville and Spartanburg 1
counties, the constables thcr
vill be ordered out, and will no \
le reinstated unless evidence i4 }
riven of a desire to have them c
eturned to cooperate with the (
irohibition of the people. At *
iresent, out of the twelve conn- x
ies that have voted out the dis- 1
lensary, Pickens, Oconee and
Jnion have had constables re- ^
urned them. Union, however,
las not been without a constable. 0
dr. K. E. N. Fowler who was ^
ippointed about the time the
riectiun lm? _ . ^
ictive, energetic and vigijarit
iflicer. Hardly a day or night" ^
las passed in which he has not a
eized some liquor.^ ^
Jnion County's Pensions, i
The annual report of the State C
>oard of pension commissioners e
las been published. In the list
>f counties, Union stands six- r<
eenth in payment, her pension c
[mounting to $5,034.50 Spartanmrg
heads the list for the old I
Confederates; there are paid in 1
ill $17,481.50. while the lowest
otal is paid out in Beaufort e
County, where the total is only S
>6S0.50.
Union may be sixteenth on 1
he list so far as payment is con- <
l i i * * *
:ernen out certainly not sixleent h
,vhen it is a question of past val- I
>r and courage in war. There ?
,vcre no braver soldiers anywhere
than those who went out 1
from Union County to face the ?
ines of serried blue; and it is a
natter of history that Union was J
is much the first as any county ^
when it came to the real straightHit
fighting the Yanks. c
rhe Union Cotton Mills.
(
Charlotte, N. C., November ]
19.?A special to the Observer
from Union, S. C., tonight, says
that Mr. J. 0. Proctor, of Boston,
representing the reorganization
committee of the Union and Buffalo
Cotton Mills, announced that j j
over three-fourths of the claims ;']
against the two concerns have }
been deposited with the holding .r
company, tomorrow being the ]
last day for such deposit, and <
that the reorganization of the \
corporations under the scheme' (
proposed is now assured. The ,
plan is for the holding company ?
to issue stock in the new corporation
in set tlement of the claims.
It is likely that the old corpora-;
tions may go through bankruptcy
proceedings, the holding company
buying in the properties. |
A Marriage Announced.
Invitations have been issued
announcing the marriage on December
7 of our highly esteemed
townsman and progressive merchant
Robert Melvin Estes to
Miss Virginia Elizabeth Wilson
of Charleston, S. C. This happy
couple will be unite I in the holy
bonds of wedlock at the home of
her mother Mrs. M. J. Wilson
54 Societv street, Charleston,
S. C.. 8.30 o'clock, and will arrive
in Union and be at home
1 1 <*? ^ ~
nere on ana alter uecemoer ?.
SP. M. PARR, President.
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I Merchants and Pla
Successfully Doing Bus
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A ?< has n capital iiti'l surpl
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tj ptlVR KOl It |!?<r colli.
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>! 0 0 pays nioro taxi's than .
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NATIONAL DINNER'S REPORT.
Given Out a Day Early Because
a Part of it had "Leaked."
The Crop is 54.7 Picked and
75 Per tent (tinned.
Dallas, Texas, November 19.-rhe
cotton report of the National
dinner's Association was made
mblic today, one day sooner
;han intended. The reason, Secretary
Blackvvell said, was because
a portion of the report had
'leaked."
He did not know how this had
lappend, he said. The report is
is follows:
Our summary of reports show
;hat there has been ginned to
November 14, 1905, total 7,411157
bales. The crop is 81.7 per
:ent. picked, and 78 per cent,
pnned, indicating crop for this
ear 9,459,973. Following is the i
eport by States:
Alabama ginned 933,030 and
19.7 picked. Total crop 1,141,854.
Arkansas ginned 204,120 and is
17.2 picked, indicating a crop of
146.880.
Florida ginned 54,180 and is
picked. Total crop 78,140.
llGOrgla gVmir:v\ l.-UAG.rj&O
Indian Territory ginned 167,340
ind is 68.4 per cent, picked,
"otal crop 262,911.
Kentucky ginned 822 and is
17.8 per cent, picked. Total
rop 1,560. '
Louisiana ginned 313,390 and is
5.4 per cent, picked. Total
:rOp 630,868.
Mississippi ginned 706,914.
hcked 74.3 per cent. Total crop
,097.000.
Missouri ginned 20,140. Pick>d
68.7 per cent. Total crop
>n ion
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North Carolina grinned 507.580.
Picked 93.7 per cent. Total
:rop 503,307.
Oklahoma ginned 101.480.
!>icked 70.2 per cent. Total crop
106,400.
South Carolina ginned 981,780.
3icked 94.3 per cent. Total crop
199.367.
Tennessee ginned 146,250.
racked 74.2 per cent. Total crop
>43,070.
Texas ginned 1,783,144 Picked
84.4 per cent. Total crop
>,205,424.
Virginia ginned 10,728. Pickid
74.2 per cent. Total crop
L5,320.?News and Courier.
Irby-Landmon.
At the home of Mr. Thomas
lefTerson Vinson on Sunday
ifternoon Mr. W. B. Irby and
Miss Sallie Landmon were married
by Rev. J. L. Richardson.
These two young people are well
tnown here, the bride being a
uster of former Sunerintendent
W. T. Landmon of the Union
cotton mills, and the groom is
engaged here as a lineman of the
Southern Bell telephone line3.
Many friends wish the happy
couple a long and happy life.
Union Man's Invention.
Mr. B. F. Kennedy who lives
near Jonesville has recently invented
and patented a cotton
planter which is a very useful
and ingenious contrivance. It
facilitates greatly the dropping
of the cotton seed and the planting
and is devised upon an entirely
different principle from the ordinary
planter. By its simplicity
of construction the cost of this
planter will be greatly reduced.
It will be soon put on the market
by a firm in Georgia. It was
patented just a short time ago
and reflects great credit on its
inventor.
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J. D. ARTHUR, Cashier.
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inters National Bank,
iiness at the "Old Stand."
n Union,
lust of $10 ,000.
I- Hank in Union,
noiint lot? to SutM I0i?.
, interest on (ienoaits.
lion insncctt-tl liy tin ollicor,
lit. ami Safe with Timc-I^tck.
\l.l< t i\y Hanks in Union cornbiit'-il.
JCIT YOUR BUSINESS.
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ON THEIR ANNUAL TOUR
j
Railroad Commissioners
Pass Through.
Messrs. Hanks L. Caughman
and J. H. Wharton of the state
railroad commission passed
through Union Saturday morning
in a private car. They were accompanied
by Superintendent H.
A. Williams of the Southern.
The car stopped here a few min:
utes and afforded opportunity for
the popular commissioners to get
i out and shake hands with their
| friends here again. 'Mr. Jos. H.
i Earle, the other commissioner,
| was absent in Greenville on legal
i business. The commissioners
1 were making their annual tour
of inspection of the railroads in
of i?f ^ ' **
v..c ouuf. mey were called to
inspect a wreck on the Greenville
road and hence they came through
Union earlier than was expected.
They stopped at Jonesville and
investigated the depot situation
there.
Wharton will be a candiwhileltfr"
CaugttmaYfvVtllnm\r
over for two years, only recently
having been elected.
Burglary at Lockhart Mill
Store.
The mill store at Lockhart was
entered Sunday morning between
midnight and dawn and rifled of
a large amount of valuable articles.
Entrance was boldly made
through one of the large plate
I glass windows which was
1 smashed open by a large stone.
It is not yet known just how
great is the loss, but several
watches and other valuables are
missing. The counters had been
freshly painted and on them the
burglar left his footprints plainly.
No clew as to the miscreant has
been found, but he was doubtless
not a novice in the stealthy art,
for he went about it with unusual
boldness and determination.
Grand Chancellor Hughes
The many friends of Mr. ,1.
Gordon Hughes, of the local bar,
will be pleased to learn that at
the recent election for the officers
of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity
held by the Supreme council, Mr.
Hughes was unamimously chosen
grand chancellor of the fraternity.
This is an unusual honor, and
; the of^ce is a very high one, as
jit devolves upon its occupant to
j t&he charge of the legal matter
I appertaining to the whole frater!
nity. Mr. Hughes was a member
of the fraternity at the South
j Carolina College where he was
i-.l *iV il i
ii-onnecieu wun me ai cnapter.
Papers hi Auli Case.
Newberry, November 19.?The
order issued by Chief Justice
i Pope in the matter of Adam L.
| Anil against the county board
1 and others as to distribution of
school fund and reopening dispensaries
in Newberry County
j has been served on the county
; board of control, the papers ar 3 ,
; now in the hands of their attorney,
Senator Cole L. Blease, who
j will prepare the return, and it
will be presented at the time re'
quired, December 4. It is not
known what the return of the
county board of control will con>
tain, nor what action Comptroller
General Jones and Commissioner
^Tatum will take.
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