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VOL. LVI NO 29. UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1906. $1.00 A YEAR.
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l UNION'S COMPANY RULED OUT.
> Because of Negro Driver?Unjust
f. Treatment By North Carolina
Judges?Union Cheered.
At the inter-state firemen's
, tournament last Thursday in
f Asheville, the company from
Union was ruled out of the con*
test because it had a negro
driver. The rules of the Association
are that none other than
a member of the company can
s. run in the races and of course
s*ii the negro driver is not rated as
J a member.
ft , In the parade Wednesday af
iternoon, there were several
negro dii/ers in the different
' wagons. 8J says a prominent citi
Who went to Asheville.
-'JNOuiing was said about the
negro drivers then, but next day
when the races began the
negroes were all displaced by
white drivers except in the case
of Union.
Chief Smith was unwilling to
allow any of his company to
drive the horses, so had to with'
draw from the contest. This
K was amid wholesale applause
fronj the spectators. Anderson
1 offered the service of its white
driver but objection was raised.
i TKo Smith PaiviUna l'tiHcroa wntoH
' -"x) Jj, UnlC contest any i^r
i but che judges from North Cari
elina overruled them.
1 Tne unfairne s seems to be
A that the officers did not apprise
A the Union Company of the rule
covering the case. It would
IBv have been the fair thing if these
B had let the company know ir
ftg time to prepare for the change
V Anyone knows it would hav<
V been folly to trust those horse
and the outcome of the race t
an inexperienced driver, s
f Chief Smith i3 commended fc
P \ his action.
Union is proud of her team a
^ the same. She knows what
(can do, and will still stand by i
and she is proud of the applau:
this team elicited in the para*
Wednesday; indeed, Union's ai
Asheville's were the only tear
applauded.
^ All the prizes 'went to Nor
#TarofHna Companies, Ralei
*WnrJin? first >n the races Thu
day/ , .
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If DEATH OE m. r. u. wlo..
Mr. F. C. West, of the W
Springs neighborhood, died
typhoid fever Wednesday, J
11, and was buried the follow
day at West Springs, Rev.
R. Funderburk, his pastor, <
>' ducting the funeral.
Mr. West was a man who
won the esteem of his neigh
and by his exemplary life he
large place in their hearts,
was elected clerk of \
Springs Baptist Church at it
ganization and held the plac
H the time of his death. Twic
, was representive in the 1
Legislature from Spartan
county. He will be gr
missed in the communit:
which he lived, and the C<
and State have lost one of
best citizens.
Nabbed Six.
tJoh Humpnrey, a n^.?
was travelling peac
& n South street Thursda
# > iw/ix gallons of contr
"hZe, just from the e
Office, all tucked snugly a
,"shack. Mr. Whitmire (
J this kind of thing i
^Tnion, so with officers
^Mulligan and Gregory, h<
?cepts this dark traveler t
t "peaceful valley" and ha1
l / ?p. Now Humphrey wis
hadn't done it.
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INTEREST
)EPOSITS.
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)LSON & SON,
CERS.
COUNTY CAMPAIGN.
Opens at Santuc on August 15th.
The County Executive Committee
met at the courthouse,
Monday and arranged for the
county campaign. Mr. C. $H.
Peake, chairman of the committee
presided, and Mr. J. W.
Gregory was elected secretary.
A motion was made and adop1
ted requiring each candidate to
' pay the sum of $8.00 for defrav
ing campaign expenses.
The schedule of meetings was
made out and is as follows: San- i
tuc, Wednesday, August 15th;
Carlisle, Thursday, August 16th;
Black Rock, Friday, August
17th; Cross Keys, Saturday, j
August 18th; Gibbs, Tuesday,
August 21st; Buffalo, Tuesday
night, August 21st; Jonesville,
Thursday, August 23rd; Jones-,
ville Mills, Thursday night, '
August 23; Lockhart Mills, Fri- !
day night, August 24th; Monarch
and Aetna Mill, Saturday,
August 25th. at 5 p. m.; Union 1
Graded School Building Mon-1
day, August 27th; Cc (house
square, Monday night, August
27th;
All the day meetings opei.1
promptly at 11 o'clock a. m., I
and all the night meetings at 8 ,
?'ci??h&nff?aates for senator aim
legislators are to be allowed 20
minutes to speak and all other
candidates ten minutes. I nis is
1 the rule of the morning meet;
ings; the time for the
1 meetings will be just th^*:
5 All candidates must file their
1 pledges and pay the assessment
g on or before the day 01 lite luov
s meeting.
? In Magistrate's Court.
ir ??
Ben Jeter, well-known in
]] police circles was up before
Magistrate Johnson Thursday or
j. three charges of violating the
dispensary law. Because of in
je sufficient evidence Ben was re
1(j j 1 iased. But his freedom wa
ns; short-lived, for the city authori
1 ties immediately arrested him oi
,*.u the same charges.
The case of J. W. Ramse
jrg_ arrested for stealing tools froi
" the Union Cotton Mills, wi
compromised. Ramsey is to ps
j for the tools in work. He
now discharging this obligate
est at the Mill. The value of tl
of tools is about $30.
fuly Gertrude Jennings, a whi
rin{? man of the Union Cotton Mil
j. was fined $7.50 for punchi
son- 1 Chas. Ramsey's face with a b
pole. It was alleged that you
had Ramsey, looking through the b
bors hole in the floor and seeing J<
l<j a ning below him, got naugl
He and expectorated freely, the s
Vest vous precipitation landing in 1
s or- face ?f the accused. Ram
e to said he didn't do it. The 1
:e he was paid.
?tate- Mrs. James Charles Buried.
ourg
eatly
r in because of extra matter
juntv The Times last week the acc<
their of Mrs. Charles' death was crt
ed out. Mrs. Charles had 1
ill for a long time in the hos
at Chester, when on Tue
morning of last week she fi
hack- succumbed. The body
:efuliy brought to Union Wednesda:
y with interred in the Duck Pond
aband etery. Rev. J. G. Farr cond
xpress the services,
way in
>bjects Church Notice.
around
Evans, Owing to the indisposition
2 inter- pastor and the severe illness
hrough wife th?*re will be no s< rvi(
uls him Quaker and Flint Hill eli
shes he next Babbath.
I J. N. Isom, Pa
GREAT DAY AT HEBRON/
CENTENNIAL AND DEDICATION EXERCISES
HELD SUNDAY.
Although the Weather was Threatening
Large Congregation Assembled
to Dedicate New Church?Centennial
Exercises Held in AfternoonFine
Showing of Pastor Lawson.
On Sunday, July 15th, the congregation
of Hebron Baptist
church dedicate their new church
building, and in the afternoon of
the same day celebrated their
centennial. The morning was
unpromising, for showers were
falling, and the clouds hanging
heavy overhead. But the people
came from far and near, and the
house was filled.
The exercises began promptly
at 11 o'clock. Rev. J. C. Lawson,
the pastor, stated the object
of the gathering, and announced
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REV. J. C. LAWSON.
a hymn which was sung bv thp
congregation. Rev. J. f. Going
ter if ?.ra5?r- The 16th chap*1.?/
$lrk ^ua? read bV Rev. |
appropriate on such an occasion.
Just here a collection for State
Missions amounting to about $8
was taken. It was at this point
in the proceedings that the pastor
made the pleasing announcement
that there was no debt on
the church, and that no collection
for that purpose would be
taken.
t . m. Rice, upon the in
j lvv? .
vitation of the pastor anc
church, preached the dedicatior
t sermon. The text was taken ir
, Mark 16:15, and the words, "al
j the world," were chosen for th
; basis of the subject chosen: *'l
1 Vision of World-Conquest as Rc
_ (vealed in Christ's Missionar
sey .
i, r aJB yfca it, i . it *mamm
tine
HEB
TT,?f0r.nri?(?." The following
UlJ l/Vi p* aw. .
brief synopsis of the serr
f?r "Most people regard a 'mis;
Dunt arv' sermon as a dry discu.<
>wd- 0g a worn-out theme. This
been cause most missionary sen
pital deal in generalities and cove
sday much ground. The purpos
nally this sermon is to present
was thought?one great thought
/ and - let that be fortified so thor*
cem- iy that it may be convir
ucted There are not many
thoughts floating around in
minds. One great book u
is but the development ol
one fundamental idea, some
of the thought developed and fo
<>f his with many arguments an<
;os at trations. The Bible has
lurches great thoughts revealed
pages than any other
stor. ,Such thoughts as the Cr
Being: of God, TT Salvation,
Love, Faith, the Atonement, anc
many more. One of the great
eat thoughts revealed in the
teaching of Jesus was his idea o1
world-conquest. It is great ir
its daring, its compass and it:
object. "All the world," say:
Jesus Christ to the "five hun
dred brethren" assembled on the
mountain in Galilee. One strange
thing about this idea of Jesus is
in the fact that it originated ir
Hebrew environment. The ex
clusiveness of Judaism is swepl
from the horizon and a universa
world embraced in the gigantie
scheme.
There are many people whe
reg *d the!ltnjssionary enterprise
as 1\ ily worth the serious at
tention of strong-minded men.
These individuals assume that
women and some few weak
minded people may legitimately
give attentiop to such matters
But here a gr? t mistake is made
it is a great a, a great enter
prise. The i eatest enterprise
of any age. Men dreamed o1
world-conquest before Christ':
day. Caesar, Alexander. Cyrus
and others. Napoleon in mod
ern times had the -same dream
But the different* was: ~.ies<
men dreamed of a world-conques
that killed men to get them int<
the kingdom, while Jesus Chrisi
himself dies to get them in. Th<
spirit must get hold of Christ's
followers before they may b<
truly called his disciples.
The missionary idea offers the
widest possible scope for the test
of human endeavor. The philanthropist
founds colleges, orphanages,
libraries and other institutions
that heb mankind.
The spirit of Jesus Christ is tc
do all this and more. The generality
of philanthropists hedge in
their benefactions. They take
up some one idea, Ike founding
libraries. And this idea is
hedged in by race, color, and
perhaps even one lifcle communthe
unselfish benefaction <ft tit
world. The broadest religioi
under the shining stars is th
religion of J&sus Christ. This i
not always the spirit mani^te
u., uia fnlinwprs. however Doe
u.y 11 to AVi.v _
a man crave the excitement c
the battlefield ? Christianit
furnishes the broadest possib
field of operation. The annals <
I missionary history furnis
I more heroes than do tl
1 annals of any other branch
* history. And too, the man
1 the world marches to do bat
k with the eye of the world up
>. him. It is not so hard to lea<
y forlorn hope in the face of
RON CHURCH.
is a world of people who look o
non: shout encouragement. 0n<
sion- woman, having heard the <
jsion voice calling to the far
be- mission field, responding t
mons call, displays more true h<
:r too than any soldier in earth'5
ie in ever yet displayed. It i
one derful! The power of the
, and Christ to Jead his followe
ough- the thick of battle. Ar
icing, what"/ Not glory, not
great not tire praise of men. I
men's cause If the rooting of thi
sually thought in the heart. I
' some of the Vision of Christ's
great sal dorAinion filling rne e>
Ttified inner ear hears the ir
] illus- words. ot; command: 'G
more the worlJ'
in its; How Ixmt then am
book. Are wrxble to say ths
eation, Christ i^Vuiaking good.
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I F. M. FARR, President.
>i THE MERCHANTS & PLA1
t 1 THK "< >1. I > 1-1
; Is Still Doing Business
5 During the thirty-four years of its <
Dividends sinGe its organization amc
times its Capital Stock, jnd now ha
Account equal to more than half its
J | Department in which Deposits are i
paid on all amounts left in it for si
offers to Depositors prompt and Gar
1 treatment consistent with safe and
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- his vision of world conquest an |
idle dream as it seemed to the
worldly-wise of his own day?
' How goes the batter? Watch
man what of the night? Just
1 this: The world-vision is becom
ing a world-fact. The great en
terprise is gathering momentum, ,
- intensity, magnitude. Never in
1 the the history of Christianity i
f has there been so bright a day <
5 as the present. More men and ;
5 women, more money, a greater <
uuiijuci ui a^cutics aic 111u1
on Christ's side to-day than ever 1i
-; before in the history of Christ
tianity. And the army of Christ
5 is equipped more thoroughly
t than ever before. If new and
- then an out-post has been surrendered
it yet remains t.ue1:
-1 that upon the whole the baitle
goes with Jesus Christ. The i
; forces of sin are arming themt
selves as never before, but step i
by step the army of righteous- <
ness advances. I am glad of <
this. It rejoices the heart to i
; feel that we follow the regnant <
'Christ. The "one that was 1
dead is alive, and alive forever t
1 more." Some day, soon, be it ^
; hoped, Jesus Christ will gather y
' up all the ends of his mighty j
! purpose and lo! the nations will <
1 be his. "Even so, come, Lord <
Jesus. ]
n The congrefeu.v-r? ,L K. !i
e journed for one hour. * *'
b ; iuousdinnerwaSservedone_th_
t;fembled'
.f exercises were neiu.
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y Rev. J. C. Lawson, the pastor, \
le made an appropriate address.
He called attention to the fact
3h that Hebron church was 100
he years old. It was just the age
of of the famous "Haystack" Mis?f
sisnary Society. But Hebron
tie was not then, nor for a long
,on time afterwards, missionary.
j Not until 1880 was the church
really missionary in spirit. Th<
a trouble was with Hebron as wit!
many other Baptist churches o:
a former day, an over-dose o
i Calvinism. Even after the mis
sionary spirit got hold of it
people the appeal was based 01
the "misfortune" of the heath
en. Now the note of obligatio
is sounded. When Hebron no'
3 gives to missions it is upon th
$ conviction that our obligation 1
Christ compels us. It is th
' voice of Jesus Christ that is no
^ heard. He speaks, that is suf
| cient. We feel that obedien
? is essential to a full and free ft
?lowship with Jesus Christ.
Rev. J. K. Hair was then i
troduced and he made an int<
tU/, onhio
(esting address upon 111C ouujv
"The Post Age a Root Age
He said many people could .?
?? 1 nothing good except in the pa
others could see nothing g<
except in something ne
What about the past? It was
time when physical prowess i
n and glorified. Things were in
e lone rough. More polished now,
divine it is to be feared that some
-away the stalwart manliness of
0 that past has also vanished,
jroism past was a day of small th
1 wars in education. But men
s won- deep convictions and were
; risen afraid to express them and I
rs into for them if necessary. Me
id for old did not toy with sin.
riches, conversion of sinners was a
dut be- quent occurrence. These
s world built foundations that will s<
because but one feels that the best
^hvistianitv is at i
univer- ui ?
'e. The Something of the rugged
ispiring hood of the past is lost, pe
o!' 'All and there is danger of an >
cultated ministry. But we
:1 now? not let our culture mak
it Jesus weak. Let us gird ourselv
" Was the greatest conflct of a
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J. D. ARTHUR, Cashier.
NTERS NATIONAL BANK,
IKI.IAHI.K."
at the "Old Stand."
;xistenGe. it has paid Semi-Annual
mnting to $214,800, nearly four
is a Surplus end Undivided Profit
Capital StOGk. It has a Savings
received, and 4 per cent interest |
x months. It solicits accounts and
eful attention and the most liberal [
profitable banking. p
NEGRO KILLED BY EREIGHT CAR.
Reuben Ford, an Employee, Run
Over by Empty Car?Died
Shortly After--Coroner's
Verdict.
At about 7:50 o'clock Saturday
morning: a fatal accident occured
:>n the railroad track near East
Main Street and directly in front
jf Mr. W. H. Sartor's residence.
As a result Reuben Ford, a
negro employee of the railroad,
is dead. The switch engine, in
charge of the switch crew stationed
at Union, was hauling an
empty freight car toward Aetna I
mills, the car to be placed on the
siding there. Conductor Reid
was out of the city, so brakeman
Humphries was in charge.
A fly-switch was being made
to place a car on the Aetna
siding. Ford was walking
lown the track toward Aetna,
ind stepped off to let the
rngine pass; then he stepped
aack on the track unaware of
:he car's approach. Humphries,
>vho was on top of the car,
/elled at the negro hut it seems
le did not hear. The car ran
Dver the negro, crushing his
skull and cutting his arm in two
places one below the shoulder,
:he other below the elbow. He
-vas at once taken to Dr. Hamil**
no purpose aa viw. j ^Kiiiiui onpr
12 o'clock the same day. 1
body was taken to his old home
at Winnsboro Saturday night,
i Mayor Young held the inquest
and the verdict was that Ford
came to his death through his
own negligence and the negligence
of the switch crew.
Mr. Bishop's House Burned.
i
News was received Wednesday
' of the burning of Mr. John BishJ1
op's house, located on the MacP
beth place out on rural route No.
*. 1. Mr. John Bishop with several
* brothers lives on the place, but
in separate houses. On Tuesday,
s Mr. Bishop, who is a widower,
n with his children went to the
field, and in his absence the fire
n occurred. It was about 10 o'clock
kV in the morning. Very little of
!e household elfects was saved. It
:o has not yet been ascertained if
ie there was any insurance or if the
cause of the fire is known.
c.e rair View?-Brov?n's Crock.
iic,<n,iav
morning. 11 a. m.,
j-j_ V./II OUliui.,,
?r~ Mr. S. E. Bonev, of The Times,
and Rev. J. R. Funderburk will
, >1 deliver addresses at Brown's
g'ee Creek church. There will be no
S? services at Fair View, hut all
!j0(j will attend the Centennial exercises
at Brown's Creek.
!> ci
vas aKes- The conflict that is to
the en(* in an enthroned son of God.
but Let us go forth to victory!
of Rev. J. T. Going was next inthe
trod need. He urged the people
The of God to be true to the iradiings
tions of the past and thereby
had bring to the present day its
not legitimate large yield of fruit,
fight He closed with an earnest apn
of peal to the unsaved and the
The careless Christian. A good
fre- speech, short, but well spoken,
men The meeting adjourned with
tand. here liction, by the pastor, Re'..
day J. C. Law son.
land. Thus ended a day long to be
man- remembered by the Hebron pea
rhaps pie. Their plans for a r I
emas- house have matured. I
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must church is umit*u mm _
;e us The pastor is loved by th</^ J
es for pic. A bright future is 1
11 the them. or* r|
nor*.
cers. I
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