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THE UNION TIMES. \
VOL. LVI NO 31. ^ML 7 ' uW'ON, SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1906. . $1.00 A YEAR.
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THE HOBURN CASE.
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Detective W. G, Milliard Secures
Evidence?No Arrest So far.
On Wednesda??>bf this week.
Mr. W. G. HillwiJS th^ Pinkerton
detective itf the .employ of
the State, and ivho has been in
the Goshen Hill neighborhood
for some weeks workuig up the
Mose Hughes case, gave ,a
lengthy interview to a Times reporter.
He had just returned
from the Coleraine country where
,, he went to investigate the HoA
S burn case.
Mr. Hilliard states that he has
three or four witnesses in the
case, with evidence to convict
two young white men. These
are Lum West and Ollie Ponder,
and the testimony of these witnesses
is that they made statements
and even boasted of having
whipped Mrs. Hoburn. On
the strength of the evidence secured,
Mr. Hilliard recommended
to Magistrate L. P. Bogan the
arrest of these two young men.
But Mr. Bogan refused to do so
on the ground that the crime
was committed in Spartanburg
county, although the two men
live\ in Union. However -the
crime was so close to the line as
to necessitate a survey to determine
accurately. So the case
stands open until either Mr ^sf
??nf/\ T)an?n m /"\*? Monriof vofA V\
iiatc uu^ari ui lua^iouatc uiiuui,
of Spartanburg county, issues a
warrant.
It is remembered that Mrs.
Hoburn was whipped and shot at
on the night of July 3rd, and
that she uisappeared next day.
Her present whereabouts are yet
unknown, although diligent
search has been made. Unless
she is found and brought back to
testify, it would be hard to make
any convictions. It is thought
that many others may be implicated
in the matter, when full
light is thrown thereon. Just
what the motive of this treatnr
^t was is yet unknown, and
v rious opinions are held. It
seems that Mrs. Hoburn enjoyed
a good reputation before the
events of July 3rd, but since
^ then, many stories of her loose
* character have been in circulaf
tion. It is the opinion of several
%?ti * i i i _i_ <
reiiaoie men mat ner cnaracter
was not altogether what it might
have been. Yet this does not
explain the motive of the maltreatment,
considering what
transpired on the night of July
3rd.
The Times does not make a
specialty of this kind of news,
especially when it is based chiefly
on rumor; neither is it a selfconstituted
investigating agency.
Consequently little has been said
in its columns concerning this
case.
The above statements are direct
from the officials in charge
jjBL. of the case, and are facts; furthermore,
nothing but facts will
appear in any future issue.
Just before we go to press the
following strong protest from
one of the best citizens of the
Colerain section comes to our
office. We commend it to the
consideration of the thoughtful
reader.
Coleraine, August 1, 19o6.
Editor Union Times;
1 am more than willing to give
justice to all parties as I have
not taken any stand on either
side in the whipping that took
place in the Coleraine section.
Hut I do not think the story has
been rightly told, for if the
woman had been whipped verj
badly she could not have walker
to all of the places that it is saic
she has visited since she left
* There is one thing that I d<
j know, and that is that ow
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)LSON & SON,
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SENATOR A. C. tXTIMER IN UNION.
! rjSpeaks
on Subject of Good Roads.
Strong Argument For Good
Through the invitation of Mr.
, Mr. T. J. Be ten bau gh, supervijsor,
Senator. A; C. , Latimer
; speaks in Union Friday morning,
on the suhiecjoof good roads.
This is a subject th&t Mr. Latii
mer is well lip On, since most of
his work in the Senate has been
along this line* The people ,of
; Union county should be interested
in this matter and if they hear
I Mr. Latimer, no doubt will learn
many things of jthportance.
The commutations are as
follows: V
Belton, S.. C., July 31, 1906.
Mr. T. J. Betenbaugh,
Supervisor Union Co.,Union,
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Dear Sir:? \
I have youf letter of July 30th
inviting mejto^ be present at
Union Augua tfteftfd and make
a speech on iooct ffeads, t In reply
will say jhat^speaft: at Seneca
to-day, it Anderson Thursday,
and a< Armenia, Chester
county, Apgvsfc, the 4th. I ^Kxpect^d-;o
k.k\v3 here on the ll
o'clock train Friday for Greenwood,
making connection there
with the Seaboard for Chester.
If I could speak at Union on Friday
and make connection for
Chester so as to reach Chester
that night I would be delighted
to go. I could probably leave
here on the Thursday evening
; train and get in Union that
night, if I can make connection
at Carlisle from Union on Friday
so as to reach Chester Friday
night. On receipt of this I
would like to hear from you
with regard to the meeting,
whether it is a regular campaign
! meeting and whether I can make
the connections referred to.
i You had better wire me on receipt
of this, and if connection
can be made I will be there.
With best wishes, I am,
Very truly yours,
A C. Latimer.
Mr. Betenbaugh wired the following:
"Tillman speaks here on
that day?can make connection.
T. J. Betenbaugh.
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county has been rid of a charter
that is a nuisance to any
I community. And I must say
that there is more wind and
blow about the case than there is
reality. If the state officers
have or do find her, I don't be
neve tney wouia claim sucn a
character as I would judge her
to be; but would try to get her
back to Knoxville, Tenn., where
she said she walked all the way
from in five days?a right nice
little walk?something over seventy-five
miles per day. But
to the point: I am of the
opinion that if parties in this
community would have stuck
right down to the truth that the
name Harriet Hoburn would not
howe been thought of any more
after her joyfuL departure from
; this community/
Now just a word to that great
dispensary man. Brother Hemphill:
If there was any whiskey
ip the affair, I say it was not
> Eblind tiger." I understand
. diat there are some men over on
Vhe Spartanburg side that will
; Vide to Laurens for a 5cts. spool
' of thread in order to go to the
j dispensary, the distance of about
5 25 miles. It rather seems that
r Hemphill forgets that the dispenl
sary is ir progress at Laurens
i and that (fery week whiskey is
, brought :ito this part of the
> country i om that agent of the
p1 devil. A Citizen.
DEDICATION OF BETHEL
METHODIST CHURCH.
GREAT DAY WITHTHE METHODISTS
AT MONARGH AND AETNA MILLS.
Sunday. July 30. Was A Day Filled
, With Good Work?Sermon by
Rev. C. B. Smith. Pastor Trinity
Church. Charleston.?Other VisitI
/> a r\
ors ana speakers.~5ome racts
About the Building and the Pastor,
Rev. L. E. Wiggins.
Sunday, July 29th, was a great
day with the Methodists at Monarch
and Aetna Mills. The oc|
casiqn was the dedication of the
; new church building by that
congregation. Rev. C. B. Smith,
: pastor of Trinity Church, Charleston,
had been invited by the
congregation to preach the dedication
sermon. He was on hand
and preached a sermon that wag
greatly enjoyed by those who
heard it. His text was I Peter
1: 18-19: "Forasmuch as ye knotf
that ye were not redeemed with
corruptible things, as 8ilve^?*hct
goldj from your vain conversation
'?received by tradition from yo\pr
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REV. L. E .WIGGINS.
fathers; but with the precious
blood of Christ, as of a Lamb
without blemish and without
spot," The following brief synopsis
of the sermon hardly does
justice to the splendid effort of
the preacher: "Redemption,
broadly stated,, means saved
from. The express meaning
here is, 'Saved from the vain
conversation, the false hope, the
superstition, the ignorant teaching
received from your fathers.'
What a characterization of what
their fathers taught them? How
would we like to have our religion
so characterized? The text
implies that we must be saved
: from something. Redemption is
accepted as a cardinal fact, but
what from? Moral darkness.
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; ually weak, unable to help himself.
To be saved from such
there is absolutely no redemp.:
tion but by Jesus Christ. Christ
I jsaid: T am the life.' We find
this to be true. What other
source have we for moral enII
lightenment?
s "But Christian redemption im|
plies more than a mere negation.
; It saves us not only from what
| is low, but to that which is high
i and noble. Christ said: 'I came
l that ye might have life, and that
}re might have it more abundanty.'
The means by which we are
helped out of this depth, or the
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pric^rwith which we are bought
is hfflte given. Nothing so forcibly
snows the depth of our degradation
as the force required to
lift tys out. but was this necessaryj
In answer to this, note
this fact: Absolutely no good
comas to man that is not paid for
in tirms of suffering and labor.
Truth is born in blood, and so is
our redemption. Life had to be
bought. The natural birth is in
pain. But the true mother travails
in greater pain for the moral
elevation of her child.
"Let us notice the statr/fopnce
of the term 'blood.'
of Christ has no value in itseu.
That of bulls and of goats would
have been just as efficient. The
true Redeeming agency lies back
of the blood. Blood is but one
j evidence. It was the spirit of
love in Christ that drew him to
! the "cross. Here is the redeeming
Jjower. Here we learn the
greft lesson of the world's redetrftption.
The world that l;es
ii} Jjporal darkness knows not of
Christ. How were they
fb.la taught? By the love which
Jfigik had for them in you and
ma|r We are to redeem them by
OUtflplood or its equivalent, our
&Bpor them. We too frequentJ*
?>ok to money to do such
wonk. Money can't redeem a
ioUfli It's value is purely comJtoeipal.'
Its economic definition
! how good here?it is a medium
Mt ichange. It has its place in
recMmption's plans. Money is
bo? of money. "That which is
boff- of flesh is flesh, and that
wWch is bcrn of the spirit is
"*jie sermon was listened to
with deep attention, and it
produced a decided impression
.|pr good upon the hearers.
; In the afternoon there was
held a sort of mass meeting.
Several speakers made short addresses;
conspicuously among
thc&. was Mr. A. S. Rowell, of
Piedmont, S. C. Mr. Rowell is
an earnest church worker, al
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uiuugu iiul an uniainea minister.
He was formerly the Sunday
school teacher of Mr. W. F.
Walker, the Superintendent of
Monarch Mills. Mr. Rovvell paid
a high tribute to the sturdy
Christian manhood of Mr. Walker.
And every word he said was
true. Pastor Wiggins found
him a strong force in the building
enterprise. He is the superintendent
of the Sunday school,
also, and knows how to conduct
the work so as to interest the
children, and get fine work out
of the teachers.
Rev. L. M. Rice, pastor of the
First Baptist church made a brief
speech, expressing good will and
I congratulations from the Baptist
{brotherhood. Rev. D. M. Mcj
Leod; pastor of Grace Methodist
! church, delivered a short, spirit{
ed address; making a strong plea
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for better teaching in our Sunday
schools. The speeches were
interspersed with hymns, led by
a large choir of young people.
Little more than a year ago the
first move was made by the congregation
to raise money for the
building. It was dedicated Sunday
free of debt. The cost of
the building was as follows:
Plans and specifications. $50;
church building, $1,960; pews,
$250; organ, $50; carpet $53.87;
lamps, $30; pulpit chairs, $21.95,
chancel furniture, $10.40; book
scarf, $5; communion set, $15;
collection plate, $2.60: making a
J? V.
F. M. FARR, President.
THE MERCHANTS & PLAP
THE "()M) 11
Is Still Doing Business
During the thirty-tour years of its e
Dividends since its organization amo
times its Capita! Stock, and now ha
Account equal to more than halt its
Department in which Deposits are r
Spaid on all amounts left in it for si)
offers to Depositors prompt and cart
treatment consistent with safe and |
Wm. BRIGGS HURT.
Head Caught in Machinery at Jones- (
ville?Crushed Skull in four
Places.
The sad news reached Union
Tuesday morning that young
Wm. Briggs had been hurt, fa- i
tally it was supposed, in the -c
I yarn mills at Jonesville. His ?
i head was caught by the belt on y
the pulley of a card machine. ?
It is supposed that he was work- i i
ing around this part of the ma- ?
chine, his clothes or a limb was J
caught by the flying belt, and he ?
was hurled into a niche in the t
side of the machine. There t
was no one near him when the t
accident occurred and he was t
unconscious when found; so the }
exact details of the accident are t
as yet unknown. His skull was ?
fractured in four places, but not y
crushed in; the longest fracture t
being eight inches and in j
the back part of his head. f
Drs. Hames and Southard y
were summoned and did all in ?
their power for the wounded ?
man. As yet they are unable to (
advance an opinion as to his re- l
covery. On Wednesday morn- y
ing Mr. Briggs was conscious. ?
. recognizing those who spoke to >
him and all in the room. ' He L
was resting very well at that (
time, but the crisis has not been ,
passed. (
Mr. Briggs is 17 years old, the (
son of Mr. F. G. Briggs, of <
Union county, and a brother of j
Mrs. T. K. Littlejohn of Jones- ]
ville, Mrs. J. W. Crawford and i
Miss Kathleen Briggs of Union, j
Mr. Crawford went to Jonesville j
Tuesday and returned Wednes- j
day. ;
Two years ago, Mr. Clyde |
Briggs, an elder brother of .
William, was killed in the mills ;
at Pacolet by being caught in ]
the machinery. j |
Cauqht In storm. Ij
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Messrs. R. W. Chaney and G. ,
R. Murphy, on returning to their homes
from town Tuesday after- j
noon, were overtaken by the severe
lightning and rain storm 1t
that occurred on that day. They <
were in a buggy with two horses ,
j to it, and when the storm be-, ]
came so severe, they drove up 11
behind a negro house on the Bob <
Harris place. ]
They had been standing there ?
only a short while, when both .
horses were struck by lightning, ]
one being knocked down. This 1
one is still living but is unable : <
either to eat or walk; the other ]
horse though stunned is unharm- (
ed. Both men escaped being t
even shocked.
total cost of $2;472.27. 1 <
Of this total the Ladies Aid \
Society raised the goodly sum of
$825.75. Mrs. W. F. Walker, a ?
lady given to good works is the .
leader in this society, and she j
labored faithfully in helping on (
the work, as is shown in the large ,
amount that society contributed j
towards the building. s
Mr. J. C. Haynes, of Pied- \
mont and another friend of Mr. A
Walker, attended the dedication j
services. | ,
At night the exercises dosed ;
with a sermon by Rev. D. E.
Camak, well known in Union,
having formerly been pastor at
Union Cotton Mills and at Monarch
and Aetna. He is now pas- ,
tor at Jonesville, and is a strong (
: preacher and leader. I j
Our congratulations to Rev. L. t
E. Wiggins, under whose min- ,
istry this building has been erect- ,
ed, and to all the earnest hearts ,
that have seen the fulfilment of 3
their plans. May Jesus Christ s
abide in this Bethel. I}
ML
J. D. ARTHUR, Cashier. I
ITERS NATIONAL BANK, 1
KI.IAII1.K." L
at the "Old Stand." g
xistenGe. It lias paid Semi-Annual I
unting to $214,800. nearly four I
s a Surplus and Undivided Profit R
Capital Stock. It has a Savings !
eceived. and 4 per cent interest B
: months, it solicits accounts and S
iful attention and the most liberal |
profitable banking. |
TILLMAN IN SPARTANBURG.
japtain Ghas. H. Petty, the Veteran
Newspaper Man of Spartanburg,
has Written the Following Interesting
Estimate of Senator Tillman:
Spartanburg awoke this mornng,
and after shaking herself
tscertained that the visit of Senitor
Tillman had not interfered
vith the regular working of the
solar system or.caused the Piednont
escarpment to tilt a little
it this particular place when he
eft for Abbeville. A considerible
number of the old consistent
Antis were present. Hv
the way, it is well known that
the senator likes them better
than he does the wabbly pielunting
Tillmanites, who desert
he ranks when the pie runs
short. There is another class
vho joined the rank late when
hey thought there was a chance
?or a little pie. He has no use
for them. Some of these Antis
vent out to take his measure
ind ascertain if he had grown
iny in fifteen years. Their contusion
was that his speech was
acking in the old time vigor. It
,vas rather tame and elicited no
ipplause of consequence, except
,vhen he told an anecdote or r
ising an expression that was
dose akin to "cussin'." He has
lot improved in his vocabulary
>r diction. In the whole adiress
there was not a single
sentence that one would care to
preserve for its beauty or worth.
It was wanting entirely in originality.
Thero were no surprises
in it from beginning to end. If
the speech delivered yesterday
is a sample of his talks in the
Senate the Antis are bound to
believe that he has not grown
since he began his career fifteen
years ago. While he was talking
there were 400 to 500 men
seated in front of him. They
did not applaud anything he
said. They were solid substantial
citizens. A practical speaker
can soon tell whether the
audience is in sympathy with
him or not. The silence of those
voters in front of him seemed to
tone him down and make his
speech tame. The Tillmanites,
nm l rco t Vi inlr Via 10 o (Yrnnt
tyx vvui UV) I'llin IV I1V( AO (A ^ A VJ (1L
man and that he has made a
most wonderful speech, but they
were very sparing in their applause
and other manifestations
3f pleasure. Even after h's
speech there was not the oldtime
rush to shake hands with him.
When he was seated in his
special car with the committee
not more than three or four
lame to the window to shake
:heir leader's \ and.
It was a line, sober, wellbehaved
audience. Even the
Senator had to admit that it was
1 very sober crowd for a prohibition
county. There were 2,000
people or more present, and not
i drunken, or even a "boozy"
nan in the crowd. The sober,
:onservative condition of the
people had a tendency to check
;he ardor and enthusiasm of the
speaker. On his way back to
,he city he sat quietly and was
vanting in vivacity and words,
tfe looked like a tired man that
vas not much in love with his
iob.
vf? Maga/ine Bureau.
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>f members have liecn secured and
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he beginning of next week. More
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to save money on reading
natter is offered to the public. If
rou are interested in this new
icheme, let us know, and we will
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