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t VOL. LVI NO 34. UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1906. $1.00 A YEAR. We pay i * > ' ON TIME I w \ \ "v-A.'i * """""" . * , . . u &- Wm. A. NICHt W BANfc ELECTION NEWS. Given at "The Times" Office By Means of Stcreopticon?BlackII? J r? ~c of.L. ? uuaiu u5co ociwe migni?Ar*j rangements for Securing News Immediately. i On Tuesday afternoon and night. The Times will give to its friends all \ the election news from each precinct as soon'as It arrives, by the various methods ^ devised for securing it. These means are: "telegraphic," "telephonic," "mule-backic," and "negro-footic," so there is no reason why it should not he the first to secure the news. As it comes in, the figures will be thrown on a sheet in front of the office, by weans of a stereopticon. . Then the man m the office I- will add up and give out the / totals. Besides informing the u people of Union, the news will & be sent back to every precinct in 1 in the county. m Everybody is invited to come and get the election results. IB The Times is eauiDBed to serve ft % its friends, and this at will do to K the utmost Tuesday afternoon ft El k& Bob Etberidge, the would-be Saluda rapist, was captured ore Monday night in Lexington Sft county near Batesburg, and shot P to death by an infuriated moh. F His victim was a 7 year old girl. G?didates Fought. ' At the Greenville meeting of the State "campaign, candidates | for governor, Brunson and Jones engaged in the first ""'fisticuff" of the campaign. Mr. Brunson said Jones was crazy, *nd thereupon Jones slapped Brunson's face. Mr. Brunson, Who is a one-armed man, had not gathered himself up for defense before others interfered, and police re! moving Mr. Jones. * A Oazy Negro. Magistrate J. W. Bates, of Jonesville, has arrested a young negro lunatic, by name, Stribling, and will send him to the ne>?r1in?Y? in C1A1 I1 mV?io 1 f V\n /inno aojiuiu in v^wiumuia, 11 11c u'uciiio it necessary. Stribling was brought to Union, and lodged in jail. He developed a serious condition of insanity, and was carried Wednesday to Columbia for treatment. & Mr. John Sims Dead. ^ Monday morning early Mr. f John Sims, aged 63, died at his L home in West Union, and was ft fw buried dt Sardischurch Tuesday;1 j* Rev. T. B. Owen conducting the K funeral services. Mr. Sims was K a Union county man, having K lived near here for years, and B later moved to Union. He is B survived by his wife and nine 1 children. K James Keenan Living. I James Keenan, the young neE gro boy, who was shot in the I row at Kelley's about twelve f days ago, is still living. The doctors say he cannot get well; his intestines are shot through. But Keenan says he is hot going to die. He shows a tenacious I. hold on life, and is always clam\ owing for food. J * Mose Holley, a brother of Keifs " * ley Holley, who is already in jail, ? was arrested and lodged in jail 1 here Monday. Both are charged B with the shooting. I INTEREST | i )EPOSITS. )LSON & SON, ;ers. MA 101? I u/ IA/ii uc ncih IH'VIUII u. IT. TTILHO l/LAU. Father of Mrs. J. A. Pant Dfes ai Wilksburg. Major J. W. Wilks, one of the oldest and most prominent citizens of the county, died at his home near Wilksburg, this morning at 3 o'clock. Several years -ago he suffered from an attack grin, aftd from this ho never thoroughly recovw^. jreneral debility resulting, which terminated in his death. Major J. W. Wilks was borr near Lockhart Shoals July 21, 1829l He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wilks. 01 two brothers and four sisters only two survive, Mesdames Martha Mobley and V. T. Walker, both of whom live in this city. He spent his entire life near Wilksburg, all his energies beting devoted to farming pursuits. He was an esthusiast on the subject of stock raising anc ITQC O mAtnn'* ^ *"* U Iiiuvuig DjJUtV 111 Lilt; uiganization of the Chester Counts Fair Association, and at the various fairs of the society, he was ? leading exhibitor. Major Wilks ?Ww thrice nmr Vied. His flr&t wife was Miet Sarah Ann Sanders. Of tins union four children were bom, as follows: Miss Mattie Lowry, cf Lowryville; Mrs. Ora Fant, ?i Union, John R. Wilks, of Wilksburg, and Mrs. Matilda McColttum, of Texas.. His second wife was Miss Marion Mobley. The following children were born?ol this union: Samuel Wilks, >oi Greenville; Miss Marion Wilks, ?f Wilksburg; Washington and ?avid Wilks, of Texas, and Malcolm Wilks, of Charleston. H:is thirds wife, Miss Betty Griffith, survives her husband, as do the fallowing children born of thinlast marriage: jRichard, Eliza, Hopkins, Wesley and Kate. Major Wilks was a prominent member of the Baptist church. In early life he gave himself t>c Christ, and all of his remaining rlorro uroro 1 i\rtr%A {? o 4-V*o?i uu4to uviv nvcu 11% n uiaimci tiiai beftfcs the true child of God. Foi most of his life he was a member of Calvary church, but at the organization of Wilksburg church he transferred his membership. For many years he had been a deacon, and also servec as superintendent of the Sundaj school. He was a splendid teacher, a man deeply verged in the Scriptures, with a fine insight into th'eir deepest meaning and power almost incomparable in expounding. As a citizen he was plain, unassuming, upright, and exemplary. His walk was such as to impress those among whom he moved, and his honest and unpresuming bearing was a factor in dignifying churcl and citizenship alike.?Chestei Reporter, August 20th. Maj. Wilks was buried at Cal vary church, Wilksburg, or Tuesday, August 21st. Mrs J. A. Fant, of Union, was at hei father's bedside when the enc came; she remained for the fu neral services on Tuesday. Change in Mill Superintendents. Mr. A. L. Bassett, superinten dent of the Knitting mills a Jonesville, will at an early dat< resign and go to Goldsboro N. C. His successor has not yei been chosen. Mr. A. B. Brannon, at on< time superintendent of bott ! Union and Buffalo, now hai charge of Buffalo only. Mr. W ID. Cooksey, formerly assistani superintendent at the Unioi | mills, has been promoted to th< ' superintendency. MEETING AT CAMPAIGN WAXES WAF TOWNSEND AND BRO u- ' AT Black Rock On Frid. Present?TownsenA J? tion on Whiskey--^ Lawyers Out of Mr. Gore o , tions Will Preachi "ATTENTION GENTLEMElS EACH CANDIDATE MUST TEL HOW HE STANDS ON THE 1 WHISKEY QUESTION - DISPENSARY OR BLIND ' TIGERS- ' The above instruction, we :u. ' 1 * -** wruwn on a ooara oacK oi u i speaker's stand at the Blac Rock meeting. "Dispensary < Tigers"?that was the questkw ?j Township Chairman I. A! ;' Mobley called the meeting 1 i order at 10:30, and the cand dates talked to the Goshen Hi * people. First he introduced tl ; aspirants for ; SUPERVISOR. Mr. M. R. Lee made his usui j; speech, attacking Mr. Betel 11 baugh's administration. He a< ; mits fighting the managemei of the county works. Mr. T. J. Betenbaugh replic 1 very cahnly, stating how tl . w%e bein.?v Soj , this Z rami Special levy was a ' that was toeing used on the pul 5 lie road improvement, while tl 1 mill and commutation tax( were sent back to the varioi u: i kuwusiupi ivx uieir 'uwu roa improvement. Stated that thei j were onfly two steel bridges i | Union County when he too ; charge of the office, now thei . were about 1,000 feet of stei bridges, -costing about $35,000 < i $40,000. Said the county owe about $11,000, and owed $6,0( ' when he went into office. D< 5 nied that Mr. Hancock got $1.1 ^ at quarry, as Lee charged; sai ! j he received only $1.55. 5 Mr. J. A. Betsill said he woul ' make the. people a good supe ' visor, and that he staiads on th ' i platform of good roads and goo bridges. ! | TREASURER. ; i J. H. liartles said he had gb ' en value received for his salary COMMISSIONER. r Mr. I. M. Mobley gave way 1 !, the other candidates, merely ai [ nouncing himself. [ Mr. VV. F. Bobo said while h r was commissioner, on accour i ~c :_ ur :i.. u ~ A. u I ui bicmicss in ins laiiuiy, tnat n i was unable tx> be present at a . the board's meetings; and the . the board excused him. knowin . the circumstances. He defie i any man to show anything again* . his character; claims a clean ret ; ord from his cradle to the presen > Mr. Sanford Wilburn wants t ; be re-elected because he h? r done his duty. Says he wanl t macadam roads and is willing 1 be taxed extra for that purposi He charged waste in the counl . funds for the last 30 year i amounting to between $400,0( and $500,000. r{ Mr. A. G. Bentley was gla 1 the ladies were here to keep th . men in subjection. Thanked tf people for electing him cororn 10 years ago, and re-electin him, then again giving him tl i :?: tt~ .1 i unicc ui cuiniiiissiuiiei. ne u< nied the charge that the preset - board was about to bankrupt tl t county, since they were workin ; on a cash basis. Opposes issuir , bonds. "If I am elected I'll c t my best as your commissione so help me God," said he. i Mr. J. E. Sprouse believes i 1 j good roads and the public work 3 Says all the candidates are qual . fied, but thinks he ought to I t elected. t Mr. Joseph Sanders says tl 51 office of commissioner is very in | portant and a great one?exce] * BLACK ROCK. \m AS IT PROGRESSES. WNING IN HOT DEBATE. .' y%>****'>& iv | ay-More Ladies Than Usual j imps on Browning's Posi Irtfte Greer Says Keep Judges's Office? n Proper Condi* Contemplate ing?=Rain> I! in pay. Says he has a prood plan to quickly repair all the roads: i l. viz., use all the rock for the mud holes; work in this economical way and pay for it as the.^v?k J progress improve roads so our can go to church and i i?';witfaay school. ie CORONER. ^ \ Mr. J. W. Meng ran two years )r ago and now wants to fill out the unexpired term of Mr. Gregory. Mr. S. K. Humphries is a little 1 :.? nervous when on his feet, but jT said that wouldn't keep him from j i making a good coroner. SENATE. The program was here changed n a little, and the candidates for a the senate spoke. Mr. L. J?i }' Browning spoke of how he saved : ? tfe ISttfte much money while on * . th&,\ya^ and means committe in A the Hou&e. Cited the instance ~ ofVhphn he saved $1&,J)00 in the ; tfKtia '^propciaitton, standing vrWf olnno nomincf fVi* -fArI .teen members of the committee; " was also instrumental in reduc? I ing. state debt from $700,000 to J $250,000. Endorsed the increase j . of $25,000 appropriation to the ( I? Confederate veterans. On com-1 pulsory education he said that | i search among the writings | ' and teachings of Jefferson, Cal-! . houn and other lights of Democracy, revealed nothing to en ! j dorse this compulson brought to IQ bear on any man. Mr. Brovvna ing is in favor of local self govIV ernment, both in road law and j whiskev management. "We have the former law, then why j can't we deal with whiskey as the county sees fit. The 10 per " cent, profit required foreduca-!; j tional purposes from Union County amounted last year to : $8,500. The county received only $3,739.40. Where did the 7- other go? It went down to the t r?Aii nf ino nn f . WUIIV1\;0 V7I1 HiV^ V*V/C40l>, W 1IC1 C VIIC negroes are in the majority, and where property is assessed so :o low in order to hring the schools 1- up to the $3.00 level. Then you men up here are paying about, ie 6 cents on every $1.00 worth of it whiskey you buy to help educate e the negroes down on the coast." 11 Mr. B. F. Townsend arose and n asked Mr. Browning how he g1 stood on the whiskey question, d (Answer:) "I stand upon the *t two plans I outlined, and am 2- opposed to the State dispensary." t. 4'I thought so," said Mr. Town? sentj, "now he says he favors is locai option, and does not want ts to submit the State dispensary to :o the people. If he is a local op2. tionist, he will submit all four of :y the propositions included under s, local option. No, he wants to H) shove this county dispensary on you because he has heard that (l lots of people in the county want ie it." He jumped on Browning le for voting in favor of the Mor?r gan bill, the most iniquitous bill g ever introduced. Says prohibiie tion is a failure and blind tigers b- are rampant in the county, it "Poor people have to violate the ie law to get liquor. Browning is ig more fortunate, for he can order ig it by the case. I voted against lo the dispenpary to repudiate its r, mode of operation, and I did not hunt up old man Caudle; did not in have to hunt him, he was all over s. you. And I did not offer to can-j li- vas the county either. If Mr. >e Caudle persist* in that statement he simply tells what is not so. I ie did sign that ]>etition because I was a- willing to submit the question to pt the people, but it was not a ques-1 F. M. FARR, President. THE MERCHANTS & PD 'i i ii-: Is Still Doing Busines During the thirty-four years of Its Dividends since its organization an times its Capital Stock, and now I Account equal to more than half il Department In which Deposits are paid on all amounts left In It for s offers to Depositors prompt and Ga treatment consistent with safe and p ? At Home. Miss Azile Tinsley save an enjoyable "at home-' Tuesday evening at her home on South street, in honor of her guests,; Misses Moffatt. Hafner, Hunley, Browning and Pryor. Music and games with delightful refreshments mad<- the evening pleasant. * ?t ? v.- :*<viiilld. U Mr. J. I. Harris tells us that the sun has not set clear of clouds in over three months. He has been in a position to know, and says he has watched A 1* ' * 1 ' 1 careiuuy. .according 10 tne ora signs, the weather is not going to clear up until this changes; in other words, the sun must set clear before the rainy spell breaks. Jail News. Jane Wood, who has been serving a 60 day sentence for violating the dispensary law was released Wednesday. Walter Vaughan arid Sam Meador were sen# Wednesday* to the chain gang for 30 days,' the former for violation of contract and the latter for petty larceny. I Mose Kelly is rapidly recovering from the slight gun-shot wound received at Kelton. Terrible Earthquake. On Thursday, of last week the city of Valparaiso, Chile, South America, was almost totally destroyed by earthquake. The destruction of property and life, according to latest reports, seems to exceed that of the San Francisco disaster. Earthquakes in that part of the world are as frequent ^s those around the Mediterranean. ? ' tion of prohibition." Townwnd i says ho will stand for what the people want, and not as browning says, the throe; he will advocate just what tin- people want. Says the county dispensary will prove more corrupt, for liio men then have chance to steal, whereas there are now only three. He says browning is inconsistent in his position. (Two hurrahs for Townsend. ) I'la?i:.\TK .it lMii;. Judge (Irecr !>ays the fanner- put hini into ollice 1'J years ago, and Johnson left the county an ! hadonc nothing for I'nion county. |{? viewed his own record in h. half of the people. Says lie makes small salary of ?( ()') at best, while ill Cherokee Judge Webster gets about 81, "><>'?; hut he can't make it honestly. Mr. \V. W. Johnson taught school at bethlcheni and Mc(iowan schools in I'nion county. Says he is a poor man, and could not endure the days of idleness a young lawyer passes through. Thinks he can lilt the olliee as well as Judge Greer, for he eould learn as well as Judge (ireer did. He has saved the eounty and individual- lots of money hy dismissing cases unworthy of hearing, and that out of every 1 <H) pa|M rs he draw- up he charges nothing for it. "Judge Greer once preached rotation, now it's life term with him." SlTEIUNTF.SnF.ST OF KMVATION. Mr. I). 1?. Fant says lie hasn't taken up two hours in all his campaigns, and doesn't think he ought to make a speech. He explained why he hadn't interfered with the trustees in Goshen Hill township; that he left it to the j>eople of the townships to either retain or change their trustees as they might decide in a democratic primary. Mr. Thos. H. Gore asked the J. D. ARTHUR. Cashier. INTERS NATIONAL BANK, HKI.I A MI. I-:." s at the "Old Stand." existence, it has paid Semi-Annual lounting to $214,800. nearly tour las a Surplus and Undivided Profit. ;s Capital StOGk. It has a Savings received, and 4 per cent interest H Ix months. It solicits accounts and B reful attention and the most iiberai G profitable banking. | other candidates to please stop talking while he was speaking. Relieves in rotation, and that Kant has had it from time immemorial. Says this staying in olliee i- opposed to American spirit, that it crushes the spirit of progress. Mr. (Jore said it was an impossibility for himself to he defeated this time; that he had confidence in thn.?*nis mother was one of those good ladies who wore a long split bonnet. "And," said Mr. ( ore, "if the ladies would wear them today, I'd go to preaching." lie has changed his platform in this wise; "I.en taster has had It; Kant has got it; and (lore will have it." Mr. M. I>. I.emaster made a calm appeal to the people to again make him superintendent. AUDITOR. Mr. M. S. Faucett presented his { claims, which he says are good. P1NNKK. A heavy rain came up during dinner, and the speaking was put off for nearly an hour. ^ wc8 fi lannrai Confederate I soldier and stood by his people in / the struggle after the war. Mr. J. B. Lancaster said he had a mental vision once that revealed the fact that he'd make a good auditor. He's been trying to get Mr. Farr to preaching for some time and now he has succeeded. Says he was once considered the best looking man in the Confederate states. Mr. T. C. Jolly made a good business talk. And Mr. S. 8. Farrar, upon the claim of equal qualifications with the others running, asked for votes. Mr. L. W. Smith, though no orator, says he can til I the otlice with credit. I.EOTSI.ATTItR. Hr. J. (i. Going was the First speaker, an<f t*o addressed the people n\<>ng vhe aivmc lines (iuii>uwi before. ? Mr. Harris thinks the State disgraced by its liquor business. He closed bis snecch with tin - r- - % ... i*y I ? 'i .1tion on the questson: "If Colo Illease is elected governor, and Thigsdale attorney-general, my advice t?? you people i- t?> pack your grips and -ing that old familiar song, '(iood r?yc, For the Night id Coming.' '' Mr. Little makes hi- si me strong speech. In all his speeches lie is very modest, claiming little as to hi- ability, but always honesty of pUVpi >Se. Mr. Hughes impressi - Ins ideals upon thcaminds of the people, and claims that he as nearly approaches these ideas] as any other man in the race. Mr. Hamilton made hi- usual attack on the county government, incidentally opposing the building of a new court-house. He says: "Hllirhes' iileelv nr.> f.?. 1.1..1 o ^ ^ ,I,8M 11nu;lm-s himself cannot conic up to thcin; doing is the eleventh hour man; ami Harris is too old to he in the race?"lie's tired and would [draw out if he could decently do so." By inference one would judge that he deems himself and Kittle the proper candidates. CKOSS KEYS MKKTINd. Saturday, August, IMh. A large crowd of people, prohaI hly 1(H), gathered at 10 o'clock iaround the Cross Keys Academy to hear the candidates for county odices. The speakers stood on the porch of the school-house. Chairi man B. (J. Wilhurn called the meeting to order and asked Mr. J. S. Willlmnks to lead in prayer; this he did in an earnest invocation for political purity, harmony and (Continued on Page 5.) ) J