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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.
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INTEREST |
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)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
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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
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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]
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BLACK ROCK.
\m AS IT PROGRESSES.
WNING IN HOT DEBATE.
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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
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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.
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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
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