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fi ic UNION TIMES. . >--' - i VOL. LVI NO 37. "UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1906. $1.00 A YEAR. ? ??? ?????m+mm? ..inn WE PAY II ON TIME Dl i 0 Wtn. A. NICH01 I BANK - RESULTSOFELECTION.1 ANSEL ELECTE|TGOVERNOR-LYON 1 AnORNEY GENERAL?SULLIVAN R. R. COMMISSIONER. J. Frazer Lyon Gets Largest Major- c ity?All Three Elected Men are From Piedmont. s The latest returns of Thursday ^ morning, which is the count with > ahnnt. thrpp-fnnrt.ViQ tViP vr?t-p?a in r 4* give Ansel 43,671 and Manning1 J 32,275; Ansel's lead being 11,396. For Attorney General, Lyon 1 44,280 over Ragsdale 29,597, a J k lead of 14,683. I For R. R. Commissioner Sulli- 1 van has 40,509 aud Wharton 31,- ? 964, the former's lead being 8,- c 515. 1 Ansel carried all the upper- 1 counties except Laurens, which 1 gave Manning a slight majrbity. 1 The vote that is yet to be heard from cannot change these results. TOTAL COUNTY VOTE?OFFICIAL. ( The official count of the vote J in Union County was made ' Thursday morning by Chairman , C. H. Peake arid Secretary J. W. 4 Gregory. It is as follows: ' Lee - -- -- -- - 1141 Betenbaugh ----- 1230 ] Meng - - 1131 ] Hames ------- 1256 Farrar ------- 1055 1 Lancaster ------ 1325 1 Bobo 1480 | Mobley 901 ' Ansel 1214 ? Manning ------ H81 Lyon - - 1292 Ragsdale 1093 ( Sullivan ------ 1499 i Wharton ------ 887 1 j A Possum Comes to Town. Yes, he wanted to move in. : Having caught the spirit of the j day, and being intensely modern, this young possum decided to l quit the home of his childhood, ' the rural districts, and move to j town. Unfortunately for him, 1 the reception accorded him was not what he expected. But the fault was all his own. His arrival here was in the night time, and people were totally unpre- , Eared to receive him. He should j ave known better. { / However, Mr. M. B. Summer, who is naturally very kind and ] hospitable, had compassion on the 2'newly-come" and took him j in charge, extending all the courtesies possible on such short , notice. Tuesday night was the time, and the place of meeting ] was down on South street, in , front of Mr. McNally's. Mr. Possum is now enjoying Mr. SumOmer's hospitality, rolling in the lap of luxury, and getting the best "what is." Jusfhow long he will be there is very uncer- 3 A ^ 1 1 lain, ior mere may De some * method in Mr. Summer's kind- J ness. j To Incorporate Foundry. In another column will be found a notice of the opening of subscription books for the Union Iron Foundry. Messrs. Moss and McNeace are at present operating this business and on last Saturdav a commission was 1 granted to the corporators, J. M. i Moss and W. M. McNeace. The 1 subscription books will be j opened in W. W. Johnson's i office Friday, to enter purchasers 1 f> of stock. The business will be conducted 1 L at the old plant and will still en| gage in the manufacture of iron B and brass castings. MTEREST EPOSITS. LSON & SON, ERS. I 1RST BALE OF COTTON MARKETED. ly J. E. Minter?T. J. Alverson Comes Second. There was a race for the honor >f marketing the first bale. Mr. Mverson, for several years, has )een bringing in the first bale. rsut it seem tnat this year, Mr. r. E. Minter, also of Sedalia, von the laurels, he having arrived a little earlier than Mr. Uverson. Mr. Minter's bale was bought 3y W. D. Arthur, purchaser for \etna Mills, at 10c. It weighed >21 pounds. Mr. Alverson marketed two bales, weighing 504 md 515 lbs,, receiving 9 1-8 lents. They were bought by Farr & Thomson, agents for the Union-Buffalo Manufacturing Co. Ue received $92.98 for the two aales. ? A Burglary Scare. On last Friday night, or rather Saturday morning at about 2 j'clock, the family of Mrs. D. N. Wilburn received quite a scare, in the form of a burglar, who attempted to enter the house thrpugh one of the up-stair windows, which is accessible from the roof of several piazzas at the rear of the house. Mrs. Wilhnm was awnlfP nnt having again gone to sleep, after the arrival 01 some members of her family, who came in on the train at about 1:30. It was 2 y'clock when the noise was heard at the window. Several members of the family heard it, and Mrs. Wilburn heard the walking on the roof. She aroused her son, who made a search about the premises and phoned for a policeman. The search by both revealed no one; and tracks were impossible to detect, since the yard is covered with grass. No clue whatever has been found. The intent must have been burglary, but it was not successful, 3ince the would-be burglar was frightened by the commotion he bimself created in the house. f.nurt Sentences Those sentenced in the court if General Sessions, the trials [laving been noted in last issue ire: Mose Holly, Kelly Holley, end Rutherford Smith, sentenced to 18 months in county jail or State penitentiary. Ed Keenan, sentenced to 6 months in State reformatory. Meredith Head, assault and lattery, was sentenced to 4 months in jail or a fine of $70. Fifth Anniversary. Thursday, September the 6th, L901 was the day on which Presdent McKinley was shot by Leon Czolgosz, the Polish an al - l uv;uiob. uusi uvc years ugu me :hief executive of this nation was shot down by this fanatic issassin, who thonght he could overturn this government by destroying its temporary head. Attempted Suicide. A few days ago, Paul O; Stensland, the cashier who ruined his Chicagp bank and who was captured in Morocco, tried to commit suicide by taking poison. His attempt was thwarted by the timely interference by officials in charge of him. Say, friend, did you hear who gave out the first election news? I SOUTH CAROUNA HONORS ! YOUNG MAN Of COURAGE. * J His Nomination Is Due PrinclNAy.to His Fight Against Dispengary Graft. J. Fraser Lyon, who Tuesday ] received the nomination as the candidate of the Democratic ! party for the office of Attorney j General, will be 35 years of age * in October, and is one of the ' youngest men whom the people of the state thus have honored. He is a native of Abbeville county, having been born at ; Verdery, in jwhat is now Greenwood county. He comes of hon- ' orable parentage, his father, j Mr. J. Fuller Lyon, being a J 1 A. _i? Al. . A. I tnscrenuant 01 me mosc promi-: nent families of Culpepper and Albemarle counties in Vjrginia? the Ambrose, Powell and Hill families being- closely related as was Gen. Aipbrose P. Hill, Gen. Lee's chevalier. The mother of ! Fraser Lyon was Miss Peltier of Chapel Hill, N. C., daughter of Anthony Peltier, a captain in the French navy under Napoleon. Bonaparte and a kinsman of the scientist who introduced the use of quinine. , Fraser Lyon w,.s prepared for college by Dr. D. B. Johnson, now president of Winthrop College, by Prof. J. W. Thomson of Winthrop, and by other careful teachers. He graduated from Wofford college in 1895 and the loyalty with which his fellow /tAlloryo mon Viatro onr\rvrv*foJ WAtVgV lU^U OU^^VllCU 111111 , in his fight this summer shows that even in college he made a marked impression. . [ He studied law in the*office of DeBruhl & Lyon and in 1898 was admitted to the bar. His father, Judge. J. Fuller Lyon, is the member of the firm above referred to. ^ He was referee in bankruptcy in Abbeville and Greenville counties for three years before his election to the legislature. For several years he served as clerk of the finance committe of the senate and thus acquainted himself intimately with public affairs. His service in the legislature is best known because of the fact that he was a member of | the committee which investi-1 Rated the affairs of the State dispensary and showed that in-, stitution to be the prey of grafters. Bat there were other services in the legislature for which Mr. Lyon is not known so: well. He was a member of the; ways and means committee and | showed himself to be a man of more than usual discretion. Mr. Lyon is said to have one of the finest law libraries in the upper part of the State. He is a steward in Methodist church and has been a representative to the Pythian grand lodge.?The State. Takes His Own Life. Arthur McBride, a young man. 27 years old, and living about1 three miles east of Union, put an end to his own life by drinking carbolic acid. The deed was done some time Sunday night,; and the dead body discovered1 next morning. He had retired to bed. A two ounce bottle, empty and corked, was found beside the dead body on the bed. The young man was in feeble health and had more than once before attempted to destroy himself. On former occasions he used morphine, but was unsuccessful in the attempt. Hisj mind had been somewhat dej ranged, but it was thought hej had recovered. On Sunday he. seemed to be in the best of spirits, attended church at Monarch mills and made a visit to ! relatives in the afternoon. He was buried Tuesday morning in the old McBride burying ground, Rev. L. M. Rice conducting the services. Santuc Postmaster. Mr. W. T. Stokes having resigned the postmastership at the Santuc office, a successor has been appointed. Mr. J. Kemp j Thomas received the appoint'ment, and will take charge as soon as his commission arrives, which will be in the early part of j next week. [ (HJfFALO OIL MILL AND GINNERY. ftased by Southern Cotton Oil Co.? Y B. f. Alston. Manager. K / - Arrangements have been perfected and the deal has been mfede whereby the Southern CCtton Oil Co. >will operate during the1' on-coming season the Buffoon Mill and Ginnery, j avMed awl' formerly controlled by the Onion and Buffalo Manu-1 facturing^Co. The Buffalo plant has a capa-1 city of crushing 20 tons of seed per dfly>arid the ginnery a canaoitv , of o-innintr 9.^ haltva of . cotton pfer day. The p'ant of the Southern Cotton Oil'. Co. in Union has a a capacity exactly double the one at Buf 1o. The concern will j E furnish sagging and ties at cur- a rent .prices. h M%B. F. Alston of this city, s tfcgr present manager of the e company's interests 'here, will c hm/e charge of both plants. s< Mr. Alston ts a man of recog- k nized ability and is well qualified t< for the position of increased responsibility which he now holds, k H^will need a cashier and book- b keeper for the Buffalo branch, a This position has not yet been n filled, but Mr. Alston expects to v secure a good man in the near, 1 future. C Diseases Among Cattle. t Within the last month the e State Veterinarian has received! V. a number of letters concerning Jj cattle affected with sore mouth, , h and, in many cases, sore or ten-; P der feet. As the disease seems | to be generally prevalent, no ^ doubt as a result of the long I 1 sftsxv-t+1 mi a/4 itrof iirrwofU/v** fVi/% i S wi:unucu ?ct vvcAUicif tuc iui lowing information concerning " 2b is .supplied for .publication. '} The disease is known in medi- ? cine as mycotic stomatitis. It is ? not contagious or infectious " but is caused by fungi or mouldo 1 which grow upon forage or grass. n These fuVgi, which grow luxuri-1F antly in wet seasons, have a very irritant effect upon the lining membrane of the mouth, the IP membrane covering the tongue Ij* and upon the soft skin between J: the claws. 1 Affected animals eat and drink | with great difficulty or not at | all, the saliva forms froth around ? the lips or dribbles from the * mouth, the membrane lining the mouth is red and hot and con- ? tains ulcers, the membrane cov- J ering the tongue is affected in { the same way, and a very offen- t sive odor is usually present. g Sometimes the skin between the a />]q lira i n of oKaita fU/\ U/\/vP in C v/iu?? a ouu juot ouv/vc uiiC liVAJl ID affected, and then the animal,a walks stiff and sore. The trouble ia is usually confined to the anter- J ior limbs, but all four legs may 1 be attacked. In milk cows ulcers v may also appear on the udder jr and teats. y Herds of cattle in which ani-1a mals have been attacked with'1 this disease should be removed | J from the pasture in which they have been running. The affect-1T ed animals should be fed on soft g food, such as bran mashes, meal a and gruels. They should have a free access at all times to* clean, ? cool water, and two heaping v tablespoonfuls of borax should 0 be dissolved in each of the first a two buckets of water given each t day. The mouth should be n washed out daily with a solution of creolin?one tablespoonful of creolin to each quart of water? and following this a half tablespoonful of alum or borax should be placed on the tongue. Dis-1 l eased areas of the feet should be 1: vv uoncu uaiijr vvan UlC CI CU11I1 SU- : ^ lution and afterward covered with zinc ointment. If this " treatment is properly applied ? and the animals are carefully fed the disease will rapidly dis- j appear. t Death of An Infant. ] Nora Miriam, infant daughter 7 of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Piegler, j died Tuesday night about 8 s o'clock. The child had never j been well and was very frail. ^ She was taken seriously sick r Friday and died the following y Tuesday night. The burial was r in the Episcopal church ceme- s tery, Rev. L. M. Rice conducting c the funeral. t J. D. ARTHUR. Cashier. I INTERS NATIONAL BANK, R rc l-IAHI.K." s at the "Old Stand." existence, it has paid Semi-Annual nounting to 5ZI4.800. nearly four has a Surplus and Undivided Profit its Capital StOGk. It has a Savings received, and 4 per cent interest six months. It solicits accounts and areful attention and the most liberal d profitable banking. COURT Of GENERAL SESSIONS. Cases Disposed of During Last Week. Judge Dantzler was called away to Orangeburg the latter part of the week, but before that time the following cases lusii; tu \^ui isiiamiy, rtuu ius ower to cheer a Christian on he pilgrimage of life. Prof. . C. Mitchell has won-the eseem of the entire community by is untiring efforts in making he school a success, for they eel that all have been benefitted. Fonetic Spelling. \> the Editor of The Georgian: I see that the president wants o chang the way of spellin. Jow, I want to intr a protes. n the fust place I would like tc o tel you whi. I hav got as ;ood a educasion as wus possible ,t the time that I wus goin. It os me a hole lot of mony an it int fair to a man that at my g to try to lern him ol tricks, as have to mak my bred an meet or my wife and chillun one a zek with enuf do to mak them espec their dad. I want to tel ou that I went to scool (13) yrs * uu tuci w uo \io; 111 1111 ciao an 9tud at the hed al the time. I io that every thtng has changed, >ut I don't say that its rite tc nak a pore man hoo has alredy :ot his edication, go bac an lerr ill over. Now I reed your papei n J think it is the best in Georgia, and I am willing to stan by /hat yu sa. I hav got a hole lot f chilun that has to be edicated, nd befo I spen ani mony with hings as unsettled as they ai low, I will tech them myself. Yours truly, Jon Jonson. Mr. Sprouse Wins Chair. Quite a spirited contest for a landsome chair, offered by the Irm of Hutchinson & Wickei nded Saturday. With every 5 cent purchase a ticket was ;iven the purchaser, this tickel >earing a number. A duplicate if the lucky number, sealed by lev. L. M. Rice, was placed ir he window of the firm's store, rhe contest closed Saturday al i o'clock, and the sealed enve ope opened. The number was r97, and was held by Mr. Gilberi Sprouse who lives on Mil itreet in West Union. The chair was a handsome vicker chair valued at $10. Ii nakes a valuable addition to th< lome that Mr. Sprouse is jus low beginning. Mr. Hutchin ion delivered the chair Wednes lay immediately after the luck: ;icket was returned to him. I F. President, I THE MERCHANTS & PL I THK "OLD | Is Still Doing Busines I During tire thirty-lour years of Its I Dividends sinGe its organization ai 1 times Us Capital Stock, and now I Account, equal to more than half 1 | Department in whlGh Deposits are I paid on all amounts left in It for I offers to Depositors prompt and g I treatment consistent with safe am nancnamaani Entertainment at Monarch. The Ladies Aid Society, of the lethel Methodist church,. gave n entertainment at the Monarch all on last Saturday night, conisting of dialogues, recitations, tc. It was a very enjoyable ocasion to all. A nice sum of omething over twenty-five dolirs was collected from the en*rtainment. Rev. Sam T. Creech gave a ;cture on Monday night in the enan aiso 01 tne Aid society, nd another large amount of loney was realized. The lecture ;as real good in every particular, 'he subject discussed by Mr. 'reech was "Why Married Life 5 Sometimes a Failure." The concert given at the Bapist church by Prof. J. C. Mitch11 was a great success, and a narked improvement could be letected on the part of all who ad attended the school. The rogram rendered was interestng in every particular. Mr. L E. Boney, of The Union 'imes staff, gave an excellent ddress on the subject of music i general, and its effects on the uman race for all time. Mr. . P. Coleman also said, several elpful things in regard to musj. Rev. J. T. Going made a ew remarks on the relation of 4./. ?J were unea ana settled. State vs. Thos. Adams, sentenced to 3 months in jail or a ! fine of $35. I Allen Bell, larceny of bicycle, pleaded guilty, sentenced to the gang or penitentiary for 2 years, I and a fine of $1.00. The case of Jim Henderson, charged with violating the dispensary law, ended in a mistrial. Charge of violating the dispensary law in the case of Walter i Gist was nol prossed. j Case of adultery against Clem . | Inman was continued. | Bill Hughes, charged with as> sault and battery with intent to kill, was found not guilty. B. F. Townsend for defense. Jerry Tolleson, charged with rape, was found guilty and recommended to mercy. His sen1 tanno \itqc 5 \rooro nn f Uo /-.? . WVIIW TIUU j vuio vu tuc yjL in the State penitentiary. Lovelace Young, charged with - murder, was found guilty of manslaughter. This was a consent verdict, agreed upon by the attorneys, and the sentence was 12 years in the penitentiary. Geo. C. May and Lawrence ! Allen pleaded guilty of violating the dispensary law and were each sentenced to 3 months in jail or a fine of $100 each. They paid the fine. R. V. Gist pleaded guilty of 1 violation of the dis; nsary law and also received the above sentence. He paid. Judson Wright pleaded guilty > of carrying an unlawful weapon and was setehnced to 15 days on the gang or a fine of $25. >: The appeal of Bum Thomas ' I from the Mayor's court of Union was sustained and judgment re' versed. -1 Appeal of John Renwick was r abandoned. !. T> T-?-J njjpcrti ui i_>u.i ney ivougers was ' dismissed and Mayor's judgment i sustained. i Appeal of Charlie Macbeth 1 likewise. 1 Appeal of Henry Lyles susI tained and case remanded for new trial. j Opening of Graded Schools. [j The Union graded schools will open at 9 o'clock Monday morning, beginning the session of ' 1906-7. Prof. Jeffries expects a ' full attendance of the schools this year. There are two new \ teachers on the faculty for the ensuing year. They are Miss Josie Oates, of Chester, who will teach the advanced 1st grave in the Central school. Miss Louise Bonneau, of Beaufort, is ' the other, and she will teach the t! 2nd grade at the Monarch school. , i Miss Watson will, this year, have .; charge of the 7th grade, and r i Miss Littlejohn the 8th, both of } the Central school. . j Prof. Jeffries urges that par 3 ents send tneir children the first ; day, that classification may be j done and completed at once. . Died at 90. 5 Old Uncle Lim Thomas, a I respectable negro of Santuc. 1 died last week at the home of his son, having reached his SlOthV./ ; year. He was a good negro; I loved the white man; minded his * own business; was pleasant and I kind? hence he, in turn, was . loved and respected by the white . people who knew him. Several y of the Santuc people attended the old man's funeral.