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VOL. LVI NO 37. "UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1906. $1.00 A YEAR.
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- 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?
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SOUTH CAROUNA HONORS !
YOUNG MAN Of COURAGE.
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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.
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- 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.