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ARRIVALS JND DEPARTURES
Or the Double Daily Passenger Trains,
Union, S. C.
Train going North 9:00 a. m.
" " South 11:35 a. m.
" " North 2:35 p. m.
" " Soutli 8:53 p. m.
# V These trains only make a few minutes
stop at Union, so that the hours
of arrival are practically the hours of
departure. Any change in this schedule
will be published in Thk Times for
the benefit of the public generally.
Local News Notes
^Bftints Personal and Otherwise
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ncuen up ana raragrapnea
by Our Pencil-Pusher.
Mr. Louis Garner, of Pinckney,
was in the city^Ionday.
Mr. S. H. McLean, of Columbia,
spent Sunday in the city.
Miss Belle Moorhcad, of Mt. Ta^ir,
was in the city Monday.
\ ^"Dtist Voung People Union
forsiv / Carolina met in convention
tW week in Spartanburg, S. C.
Mr. E. M. Anderson has begun
the erection of his residence on
Duncan Avenue near the home of
Mr. J. H. Baltics.
Mrs. Jane Mathis fell out of the
do >r at the home of her son, Mr.
J. R. Mathis, Thursday of last
week and was severely bruised.
Mr. J. E. Hancock has moved
into his house on Church street
which he purchased a few years ago
and is known as the Lampley cottage.
Mr. Paul Baldwin, who has been
with the Southern express company
at this place for several months,
has resigned and accepted a similar
position in Columbia.
Miss DuPrcc, a young ladj
1G years old, died at Union on
April 2nd, and was buried at tin
City cemetery April 3, 190G. Sh?
livttd At Union Mills, but was on a
visit to relatives at Monarch.
The Mutual Dry Goods Company
t* beautifying the front of the mail
> uilding by a fresh coat of paint ii
g hen and white, and the plate glas?
f^ont of lower story in letters of gob
wit h is very attractive and impos
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^iis SPACE
WEEK.
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On Sunday morning as the 0
o'clock passenger train was coming
in, two wheels of the Pullman car
jumped the track at Main street
crossing and was not noticed until
the train stopped at the depot. It
was discovered that a broken rail
caused the trouble. The train was
delayed but a few minutes.
The MeLure Mercantile Company
have in this issue their explanation
of the aeason why their usual spring
millinery opening had to be postponed,
which should satisfy their
customers. This company asks that
their customers give them a call and
be assured that their line will be
| equal to any in the market this
season and at as reasonable prices as
any.
Death of Mrs. Hlly Hegerman.
Mrs. Hily Hegerman, an aged
lady, died at Excelsior Knitting
Mills, Union, S. C., on April 2,
1906. She lived with her son-inlaw,
Mr. T. B. Hutchins, who has
been in Union for the past three
years. Mrs. Hegerman came to
Union from Wartaga county, N. C.
At the time of her death she was
82 years of ago. Sinco childhood
she was a consistent Christian, and
her long life was a good testimony
for her Saviour. She was buried
April 3rd at the City cemetery.
Death of Godfrey B. Fowler.
Mr. Godfrey B. Fowler died Monday
about one o'clock p. m. at his
homo in Jonesvillo. He had been
suffering from an attack of la grippe
for several days, but had only been
confined to his bed a day. IIo was
sitting on the bed when he died suddenly,
from heart failure. He was
a well known and prominent citizen,
and was twieo elected to the
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rgiauuure. xiu was a uriuge nunuor
by trade and was also a very
good surveyor, having followed the
latter occupation for several years
previous to his death.
Mr. Fowler was a man of strong
convictions. Ho was fearless and
rave in defense of right. Ho was
i loyal member of the Baptist
church at Jonesvillo. Ilis pastor,
in speaking of him recently, said:
"Bro. Fowler is one of my very best
helpers. He is a thoroughly conseraied
man." We extend sincere
ympathy to the relatives, espeeialy
the wife, thus bereft of a loved
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TILLMAN ISSUES MANIFESTO
TO CITIZENS OF THE STATE
(Continued from 1st page.)
not wanting however indications
that sinister influences are at
work and that a few men are
t seeking to obtain practical control
of the state government and
to dominate in our affairs. The
corporations have not regained
the sway which they once held
but are gradually getting more
influence and direction in our politics.
There are evidences of more
than "incipient rottenness" in
the state and if the schemes of
certain men are not thwarted in
the coming primary election, it
will be only a short time before
another "state ring" will have
full sway in our affairs with its
headquarters in the State newspaper
office in Columbia.
There are several thino-s in cnn.
nection with our state govern
ment that I will discuss in the
coming campaign, but in this address
I shall treat of only two ol
the things the people of the state
should earnestly consider now
and take immediate action about.
One is the settlement of the
whiskey question and -the othei
is the control of the Democratie
party of the state by a majority
of all of the democrats rather
than by a small fraction of the
voters. The two ideas are interlocked
and cannot be separated
and, therefore, I shall treat them
together.
TIIK WHISKEY QUESTION.
At this time by elections held under
the Briee act 15 counties in the
state are enjoying the blessings of
prohibition. (Two have always been
dry).^ No whiskey can be lawfully
citizen living in those r'<k>uil!"*' !.lM^
only to keep his eyes open and look
around him to see what the results
have been. First, let every man
who reads a newspaper printed in
those counties search its columns
and sec the advertisements of whiskey
houses outside of the state and
then let him ko to the exnress offices
along the lines of the railroads and
see how much liquor is being daily
brought into those 17 counties. Then
let this citizen follow up this liquor
and find out who drinks it, hut before
doing that turn to the editorial
pages of the newspapers and sec the
constant allusions to the 'blessings
of prohibition," "quietude," "freedom
from drunkenness." "peace
and good order" that are proclaimed.
Of course there are exceptions
to this bright and beautiful picture
as shown in the news items about
tin; recent murder in a blind tiger
in Greenville followed by a similar
occurrence, in Columbia,but upon the
whole a man would be very much
edified to know how much money
flows info the coffers of these journals
from whiskey advertisements,
| while the same papers are exploiting
prohibition and sobriety.
LIQUOR THROUGH EXPRESS.
A little calm consideration without
bias or prejudice will soon convince
a man of ordinary sense that
the whiskey trnfiio now as compared
with the whiskey traffic under the
dispensary is something like this:
liquor used to he sold by the pint
and quart mainly through the disi
pensnrics; it is now sold through
j the express offices by the gallon and
| keg, while the retailing is done by
the drink almost everywhere as in
the good old barroom days. The
moonshiners are of course getting in
their work unmolested. There may
he less drunkenness, though T doubt
it, under the present regime than
there was under the dispensary, but
what is the actual condition? The
poor man cannot get his liquor from
Georgia or North Carolina, but must
buy from the fellow who brings it in
by express or from the moonshiner
11* lift it nltlillt tlwt 0<\lli.tetf
.V ?.w?? wunvy,
The rich man has no such trouble
and it makes little difference to him
whether the supply conies from the
dispensary or express otlice. IIow
was this situation brought about? Ts
it by the direction or under the or ders
of the whole Democratic party?
Oh, no! Did it come to pass by the
votes of the prohibitionists? No.
IIow then? The three elements opposing
tho dispensary, prohibitionists,
high license men and moonshiners
or blind tigers, all combined
to vote the dispensary out. To make
this the more clear I have prepared
j a table which will be understood at
j a glance by any man who reads it,
which will show conclusively this
fact: that a majority of the Democratic
voters in 110 one county declared
against the dispensary sys;
teni and that this prohibition which
\vi> iuiw tinva in IS r?nr?nli<>? it
in no sense the will of the democrai
cy. Why didn't the people vote nl
these elections under the Brice law^
The answer is easy. Many of then:
could not because they were nol
qualified electors and more of their
would not because they were disgusted
by the mismanagement nnc
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to exist in the State dispensary and
, in some of the county dispensaries.
Special dispensary elections under
the lhicebill:
Vote for
County. Total Governor
Vote, Aug. 15)01.
i Union 1,173 2,501
! Newberry 1,221 2,GIG
I Marion 1,120 3,209
, York 85G 3,158
Horry 1,176 2,663
| Lancaster 1,082 2,557
i Florence 1,381 2,35)6
Darlington 071 z,403
j Oconee 753 2,5)18
Spartanburg 2,530 7,080
' Greenville 1,211 6*767
i Anderson 1,867 5,663
; Fairfield 570 1,571
> Edgefield 623 1,630
5 Saluda 600 1,065
( Williamsburg 1,035 2,156
. Laureus 1,55)0 3,101
20,115 54,730
^ 1 he above table shows that less
than one-half of the people voted,
; while only one-fourth of them were
in favor of no dispensary.
' These are the official figures oh*
taincd from the oihce ^ri..
tary of state in Columbia ami from1
! the'records of the democratic state
committee.
r A PLOT SUSPECTED.
There is one more matter upon
' which I beg to warn the people.
There are evidences in plenty to
I show that, the same clique or ring
i which is lighting the dispensary ami
which has always fought me intends !
or hopes to bring about a change in j
our primary regulations so as to
prevent any democrat front voting in
the primaries who is not at the same
time a qualified voter. They hope to
use the club which has m.ct
fvctiw ill till! lir'?
fiiiiiig the election to qualified elect.C
u4?ji) control of the democratic
party to resume their swaj',
undisputed until 181)1)? I warn th<>
farmers and all other democrats,
especially operatives, who are busily
engaged and have little time to
devote to politics, to attend the next
meeting of the democratic clubs 4th
Saturday in April (28th) and get
their names on the rolls and send
delegates to the next county conventions
who will represent them truly.
The allies and directors of the new
Columbia ring will bo on the alert
and carry all of their forces to these
club meetings and, unless the people
take more interest than they did in
t/llO Ml'TCo law* oluctio^c, ilia naui J
state convention will be controlled [
by this element and the possibilities
arc that the regulations of the democratic
primary will ho changed to
suit their purposes of disfranchisemcnt.
The alliance men of 1800
need not he reminded of the old an- '
ecdotc of the policial! who told the (
farmers to "plow on" lie would at- {
tend to their public affairs. Let all j
of the people take an interest in .
politics this year which is their du"
ty in order to protect themselves 1
against the schemes of these trick- I
store and all will he well. |
I have felt it my duy to give this'
warning and whatever the result I'
will how to popular will without","
murmur. If the people want pro-,
hihition, either the actual article or?
the hunihug which we now have, I
do not object; if they want county
dispensaries instead of a state dispensary,
I do not object; what I do
object to is that they shall neglect
to inform themselves and be le< I by I
the nose by designing men. When
the democratic party has spoken authoritatively,
I will how to the will
of the majority, hut let it be all of
the democratic party and not a small
fraction which claims to represent
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B. It. Tillman.
English" mill men.
British Spinners Presented to President.
Washington, April !>.?A delegation
of cotton manufacturers of
I England was presented to the President
l?y Representative Lovering of
: Massachusetts. The delegation of
English visitors is on its way South
to urge the cotton growers to hale
their cotton in better shape than it
is now haled. The members represent
the* cotton spinners of (Ireat
Britain. i
l "The members of the delega- i
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tiun, nun mi . uuviTiug, are going
to ask that tho rotton be pot up
in stronger bales. The present sys1
tern of baling cotton has been used
1 for more than half a century. It is
I of no protection to the cotton, as
the bagging may be cut or torn
easily. Every hale of cotton is rob1
bed of from 15 to 25 pounds before
1 before it rencnes its destination, j
particularly if it goes to England.
' The dishonest cotton broker who
' does not make his office rent out of
1 the pickings from the bales he hank
dies is not considered up-to-date.
1 It is hoped by tho English visitors
to hate some reforms in tho haling
1 of cotlon instituted."?Spartanburg
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