The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, September 28, 1906, Image 1
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IV UitUll cuuiiuy, luui un oatuida^
afternoon in the heart of Atlanta,
the most terrible race riot
that ever occurred in the South
happened, when the frenzied
citizens could no longer restrain
themselves. Five of these assaults
were successful and in
I each case the white woman was
V^ounded or l>odily mutilated.
On Saturday afternoon the
local papers issued extras telling
of these four assaults
uprising of the mob vpp> the
result of these cumulative provocations.
The streets were soon filled
with the enraged populace and
at about nightfall the work of
the mob was begun. Negroes
were pulled from street hacks,
street cars, from out the restaurants
and hotels, an'\\ either
lrill^wJ r\f ^roQ rlfnllv V?P? v Thp
Bmob Va, .
Mehon?18' cut'in?rimsin^j}"8: '1 its
n&ay't,nf a? wiS'fert^^^d
juwhite woma.i dropped dea'T
oArhen V ;o negroes were shot ii
folper sight.
iV|| Order is now restored, and th<
Hpilitia, about 1500, which wa
||Malled out has been withdrawr
>| ^However additional policeme
SfBiave been stationed throughoi
^Mthe city. There was a gener
> Bjlexodus of negroes from Atlant
>j JSthey leaving on foot, rail and
^Kwagons.
Over a hundred negroes are
^Viail, and many of the mob h;
A arrested and the Recor
Wl has been stern in his senteiv
- MS the bonds imposed being f
$1000 to $5000.
||jj? Died While Visiting.
of Cb
^ Kfr Mrs. Kate i^av?o, _
"1 county, came over about 2 ^
Ki ago to visit her daughter,
T. E. Taylor, at Moi
IB While there she was take
J|i and after 11 days illness, d
tM Sunday last. Her body
jwy taken to Cool Branch ]
'M church, Fairfield count;
burial. ?n? "hi igt
iffi; Mrs. Davirfe. i wns bo!
6f|. first to Mir ton soon. Yetlve..
I- "NfclM
JJ L jf\; Mrs. Dora Bis
jjL Chester; Mr. Wm. D
HP Chester and Mr. John
v H of Fairfield.
k ^ kfii Clemson Cadet De
I 8R Joe C. Reaves, of Li
| ELk fell from the second sf
V Clemson barracks,
* and died o
J 3B| nigm,, ...?
a flE* Nothing is known
I HI details of the acci(
I BH merely supposed th
V HB f^fP went to
11 Whitecappcr K
' f HE Last Friday nig!
11 men in Greenwood
I home of Frank (
i, ( IB "regulate" him o
L I IHLr .jwme family troi
^ W:IVv'ny- 1
~?1 laugh*
h B&gEr i anu sKoCaiA'
MB \ son who ha<
,trr'T H \ All persona
ning. j
i we pay ]
f*, on time i
* ? ?
i wm. a. n1ch(
r ?
m terrible race war in atunta
% Nineteen Dead?Many Wounded?All
el , is Quiet Now.
MI n.n ! -1 ..U_ 1
m rouowing eleven assaults uy
' negroes upon white women, in
INTEREST
DEPOSITS.
)LSON & SO'N,
<ers.
Death of Mrs. Sarah Palmer.
. TV * ' "
I At 5 orclock Wednesday morr
ing at the residence of he
grand-daughter, Mrs. J. Carso
Davis in East Union, Mrs. Sara
A. Palmer, after ten days of il
ness died of - hemo*rhR<re of fh
brain. She was visiting Mrs
Davis and became ill Sunday
week ago. The remains wer
interred at Philippi Baptis
church, of which Rev. H. Ij
Ezell is pastor, Thursday at u
o'clock.
Mrs. Palmer was 66 years c
age and leaves two living chi
Texasf Miss Lizlie Moorhead c
Goudeysville and W. A. Mow
heact of Mt. Tabor. .yr
Before Mrs. * Palmer's^aeat
death there were four genen
tions of this family, as follows
Mrs. Sarah Palmer, Mrs. W. M
Palmer, Mrs. R. R. Berry c
Buffalo and her little sor
Robert. ^
; I. Svvyg^fi | . "
-?-I leave tow
Mr, Thofl T g
&s-ut?^saa
ment of Mr. Lucas. Mr. Sw;
gert is a young ma* of fii
" character and good busine
. qualifications. He leaves ma
J? friends here, made during 1
*} stay in Union, and their b
"i wishes will follow him
? Laurens. His new position
^ one of great responsibility,
man ding the strictest and clo
. business management. Judj
" from his past record, we
. sure Mr. Swygert will .fill it
?
de much creuii,.
ees,
r?m :
Captain J. R. Dick^s Pron
The authorities of the U.
S. railroad, recognizing th<
cient service of Mr. J. R.
tester ert, who has been condu<
veeks their trains, have promote
Mrs. to general manager of the
larch. Following is the letter
n sick the appointment:?
lied on i Sept. 2
' was Mr. J. R. Dickert,
Baptist Union, S. C.
/ik jfQC Dear Shirts
rid of\k I hereby take pleasur*
ng bnok to|pinting you General Mf
\\jMhe Union and Glenn
j/Mg^^railroadK beginning %
'next.
/lor, * of in this connection
hop, of express my appreciatio
avis, of 0f your services but
Killian, loyal and enthusiasti
towards the Road.
Yours very truly,
Ad Edwin W. Ro
itta, S. C.,
"?Thnr(uinv Dr J- " "amnion R
nTFrid1aayy DegreeMaw
lenti^it "is T,Dr- H. Hamilf
iat in his Thursday from Col
window and ?? received on 1
Wednesday the
Scottish-Rite Maso?
... . were taken for the
dllcfl. this degree. Thej
men in the class, 4
ht a mob of ville, 1 from Whj
n account of DKrlattotltmrft
ubles | he was degree man in t'
aras prepared, the first ever ma<
i John Ander- of Union. The
hih house, was the first in
of the state.
1 ente.i
were wl
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i
Prt^ress of Christian Ideals--&
retary Shaw's Stand Pat An
.merits Examined. Answered?P
' sonalV^fc on Government Ov
(lief accitant from The Stat*
^TRIBUjfe TO CHRISTIANITY.
nay trip arouna tne woria a
opn ait instructive one, it'll
givepTne great encouragemer
I wasglad that this meeting^w
grown in grace, MtneywJr
think I have learned to appre*
i- ate the Christian ideal more thi
ir I ever did before, for I have se
n the need of it in the Orient, a
h I have returned with the beli
I- that what they need more th
e anything else is the Christi
?. ideal that will give them a cc
a ception of life worth living up i
e When in China they told i
it that they were living up to t
I. Comfucius ideal, and that in c
.2 country we are not living up
the Christian ideal, and I t<
>f them that a man could fall short
1- the Christian ideal and yet li
I- on a much higher plane than
r. man who ljye<L up to the C<
s fucius ideal. Tt ifi the glory
', our conception of life, t
', Christian ideal, and ..while it
>t ttflCnin sight of every one it
>j^tirely beyond the Teach
i fanyone to fulfil it.
h SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY.
I wsis glad to find everywhc
that democracy was growir
\ Democracy means the rule
11 the people. We have not visit
'? a land but. we found there e
dence of growth of the den
cratic idea. Nothing more ii
presses one than the fact th
there is not a nation on ear
. where its seed has not be
f[8ownirt places where it is n
had 3on'?!re sJTpi?on.
tss wog under v?v\infir him
JW saw a 8]^ing to me and he ^
W?lhe was tamms nV longer.
ABr
I?Q sfrsid to una
'js are talking reforms everywn
working toward the De
segt cratic ideal. It is growinj
this country. I will speal
are ?r?wth after a while,
with * come to bring you wor(
encouragement in regard t?
ultimate triumph of these
to which have stxx
lOtiOfl. steadfastly.
\ HEPUPLICAN PARTY DOOI
e effi- ^he Republican pari
Dick- divided and is dividing mc
tor on more- I want to say
?d him Democrats, you know \
3 road was ^or Democrats to be <
makino- I want to say to you w
fered terribly while that
t qf- lasted, I want to say to i
' * walked with fear and t
through the valley
shadow of death that
* jn ap_ vision brought about?
- massed through it and <
unite
inager of *"?
Snrinfffl HOW unitCQ 2iiiu ?...
)i* 1st side. (Applauf
' Republican party is j
? wish to j/^that valley of the f
n not only death. (Laughter.)
for your g0 through the sai
c interest wedid. Our fight ws
nal one to decide w
control the Democr;
bertson the voters or the c
Receiver. That was ourjteht a
it. And our fight hi
by the people; and v
ecelves 32 nd forward with the
inry. party to meet the q
to decide them on
ton returned , ^he san
umbia where through which w
Tuesday and republican party n
32nd degree P1^ th?m? we
as. Two days ?>r the% bu* w
conferring of them. (Laughter
re were eight party of the
? from Green- Our party is tc
tmire, 1 from in the interest c
l Columbia iiijh wiinirjt in the in'
fthrBHly 32nftttina km appears
fmon, and alsa Wnnct the lead'
de in the county stand out wit1
class he was in greater pron
the upper part Republicans say
be done, some
ief \VA$p? pUTED. di
In Shawm&Ktia and made ji
in. speechefB h?pohflonted out the r<
to dangerHBff rcfo% hm, but* he g
was r<lc?a his w>wn Party; *
hp Now itSes dow; here and c
(Ur makes SoutlJ* a. speech t
to that hUot intake in Iowa
,S anymor]H| I y am glad hell
of made itJ^B" the Democrats!
ive can proJEBtJtositions by t 1
a RepublicS^^SKl you have 1
)n_ do to provcdlKar position 1S
of take a RenLTBgaTi speech of any
he length hnd that t
i? Repub]i^|a?nl^. convicts
is himself, /nBStr^y\cts ?JJ
of policies/a^Kfincu vies ?*
?' own pbtjf^ow I Secretary
Shaw is fcltfhecreU >y of the
treasury^ alfas se (cretary
;re has to do wfithe ta^ff questior
'? and he knoXall r^bout export.
?J and impdSfflbd *din his speech a
e.d Saliabdrr^sU.irted to shov
V1" that wh^re^^^xporLcu
l9" abroad chSflp A than at home J
m' was a factWrft we give a rebat
ft on raw maAflb sported for u.
th in raakintfKflSfe"1* exported,
en : Iwf^g cornered.
St wl*sBR; asserted it th?
ltfc i Ar.?g enaou JHfiovrwTny ouimvu
he \ cheaper thi CLers po sell abro
ien\ what eh JBan ? home, but
was proves th^ 2dravback is giver
hey IV^e tax. 1 JRng trem to sell abrc
ere' \ to him beet %An athome.
W?~ vou must r JJe d<fes it prove.
I administrate thd consumer p
t of i g\ve a rr Mlk driwback is gi
.pretenses, ^jitpse te paid it, or _
is P * sisted tha^gard^he Republi
3 the the tariff Aion very benevo
ideas Jea\ed Rv^pan mokey under
)d 80 i speeches tK* For V^, we
makes a grot tne years
vied. who pays in , their
MEFaS&P#
divided,
ho suf- laborer doc^gaper uiau .. division
to enable b Xl secondly thz
/ou who wages. ^pays the taxe;
rembling In the nfi^hat the An
of the he says tha^s not need pr<
the di- gation, tr^jm to receive
we have three yea: jj
lur partyj filled 18 jcj-st part of his
id on the: Gallinger, i Xt tney had ar
je.) The Republican mat it contin
ast enter- the voluraj jLSt that the
shadow of and statej wvolumes and
And it has annually tj M a New V
ne process four m""l had Kone
is an eter- goods chafes and colle
hich would That is.tjj jH in the se
atic party, very be.'(>('JSiere was s<
orporations. and he bl.. ^jon dollars
nd we won the 18 * mlaper than
is been won taken in ti ^Ahe statem
ye are going itomized b ^Aning of
Democratic and end? it by r
juestions and Shaw. F ^folumes o
the people's It is notb ^iree years
le struggle of the tf Jfy a Repub
e passed the himself, prsed b?
lust pass, we speech w contrad
? may be sorry shaw c? j g to hea
e cannot ne.p When ,
> defending! * <??
i MAJORITY. diets himiSl I. lt>
be conducted minded cto jbNTRADi
?f the majority travelling!" L man
terest of organ- tains?he11 n*l high tf
Mow as that road so Octcjielf so o
more and more himself Inajf the
ers on each side after th?of si throi
h greater and annually j said
linence. Some cheaper t p,jcrooke
r something must \ ??temi comir
reform must bei (Coni*?iy (je<
\ Aoid f<
tian a
| ;inue<
\
l 4
M. FARR, President.
THE MERCHANTS & PLANTER
THK "OLD RlCt^IA
After the crop lias escaped the grass i
have to tight against, and you get tl
still liable to lose the erop, unless
to the farmer a
safe piaco.
from his crops, and we offeii' to hi
bank can possibly give to ;fs (fiaston
vesting, is to harvest the mbi&y J
> s'j^Lsafe Bank.
loralMkposit your crop moftey
Jy>-XT ^
ndly extended flfour cimns tP
te''kickers'ifrem thi^ section
gainst me Southern Railroad, I <
ssire to call attention to an in- ^ek
istice to passengers on this
aad, especially to passengers^
oing West. Our early mornm# ^
rain is supposed by some to ur
:onnect with No. 39 at Spartan- j g
>urg from Charlotte, but our! p,
;rain does not reach Spartan- j gj
burg until about twenty minutes j
39 leaves and therefore, i t
j O
tn
passengers going west to orec?- c
ville and all points along the
main line to, Atlanta are com
pelled to take' the vestibule and
pay extra after waiting in Spartanburg
for two hours, or they
can have the choice of remaining
at the Spartanburg depot until
3:30 and then catch No. 11 and j
proceed along their journey, but
' at considerable loss of time and
i money. Whereas, if connection
J could be made by our meeting
t train No, 39, all of this could be
f avoided. In addition to this,
d Mr. Editor, if one is bound for
it Greers, from Union and leaves
e on our early train, he will do
ie well to reach that point by four
o'clock, the same day and if
compelled to remain until nex
?y day, especially if he is on busi
It Ofss. as the vestibule does no
ad But, MGreers, and No. 11 is no
he been point until 4 o'clocV
j? Greers wutfiu uwr?^v.iaAnco/i
)a(j at about 10.30.
Every traveller is complainir
It about the way trains are ru
ayS ning; and the delays are ve
ven annoying. But, what is to p
else vent the authorities from givi
ican the travelling public at least
lent formation as to the cause of
'alse ley an(l some truth as to vvl
fan be looked for, as
^ in-1 kicunu v_
they!
own i have a Railroad tamnifSfta
out it | *n this State whose busffrieiSr
rence to look after passengers' ir
Shaw ests, but until some other plf
o sell adopted by which they re?
do at their salaries, the people
it the. n?t look for a remedy fo
3, and unjust treatment they are
nerican pelled to submit to.
Section A Suffere
better Trouble.
t speech ?
i investi- From reports it seem
iued for Secretary Taft has been
evidence to effect a reconciliation 1
1 Senator the government officials <
lampshire and the insurgents. Thf
; through preparation for trar
,-cted data troops and the sending
;nate that ships to Cuban waters
>ld abroad ?looks like war. Yet tf
worth of claim that all possibl
at home, done to settle the troub
ent in the war. The conflict is befr
his speech in charge of the republi*
aference to who are not pleased
administration.
f evidence -~
i. It is ep- ? ^?
lican senator A Marriage
{ Secretary;
icts himself. Miss Ida Johns am
r an advocate Kirby were married
is contradict evening by Rev. J. J
not make a the home of the b
Mrs. Mack John
cts himself. Union. The bride
gets through .^r- R?kt. Jol
iriff he contra- Springs.
ften we are re- r . . c .* _ _
fellow who was bolored School Not t
jgh the moun
he travelled a On account ?f,
d he often met yet unfinished trT
ig back. Now will not opeMor
clare that they Monday next, as
jut million abroad Superintendent'
t home hejforgets. this announcem
also that he t
d next week.) when the school
<! Wr
S NATIONAL BANK,
uid nil other tilings
ie motley for
you have tin; money in
safe place for the
mi every assistance that a m
of har- I
irio*
>roceeds of your crop in a
in "The Old Reliable." I
?ulRlnl6lP% Young People Wei I
" in Jonesville. I
Saturday afternoon, Septem- ^BB
r 23, at the Methodist parsone
in Jonesville, Mr. J. A. BH
jmphries and Miss Drucilla bH
ay, both of this city were
lited in marriage by Rev. D.
. Camak. The couple, accom- ^B
inied by Miss Louise May,
ster of the bride drove through H
ae country and arrived in
onesville about 6:3<\ when the
;eremonv was performed. B
M!aa Mav is the daughter of
I
1U low ?. ^
Mr. Geo. C. May of this cny,
well kftowii and possessing |
many friends here. Mr. Hum- I
phries is a son of Mr. C. Y. J
Humphries of Trough, S. C., I
and now holds the position of I
yard master for the Southern. I
The Times extends to the couple I
its best wishes. I
Stole S2000. !
Robt. C. Brockington, bank
clerk in the State bank, of
( Columbia, last Friday made off
. with $2000 in cash, leaving at
, once for Jacksonville, Fla.,.
? where he was arrested two days
later. He had spent only $90
t and the other was restored to
t the bank. Brockington was allowed
to return to his home in
rk' Winnsboro, and no prosecution
ig Rev. D. M. McLeod was to
n- preach at Clemson College Sundry
day, but was called to Timmons?
ville on account of the sudden
Vns
rc- > ?_
ngi death of the iniam,
in-1 brother, D^. YV. R m^t
TP6 I Wlf l Was buried Sunday'
ltn We ,on this trip Rev Mr*
?Kl" vlsit^ ^
,5?P^teSweeps NrtfOirfeans.
ceive | News was received by wire
need, from New York Thursday
>r the I morning that New Orleans was
com- j swept that morning by a most
| terriffic cyclone. The only news
r. obtainable is over the one postal
wire left by the storm. At this
time it seems that terrible damage
to property and life has been
is that j done, buildings blown down and
-^i^meople killed. On account of
u:"or down it is im
unauic mr
oetween the wires ucu.e
of Cuba possible to get news.
3 WOrk Of m m m
isporting To Endow Cemetery.
of war
continues All persons interested in the
tie officials preservation of the Presbyterian
e will be Cemetery are requested to meet
le without at the office of Wm. A. Nicholveen
those son & Son at six o'clock Monday
c and those afternoon, October first,
i with the E. Nicholson.
We hope the good citizens of
Union will rally to the above
named cause. It is worthy of
our support and it should be our
1 Mr. H. J. Pleasure to look after the matWpdnpqdftv
ter. It is proposed to raise an
endowment of $5000 for the pur
-or*, of the ceme1
:a
D. Mahon at i ? . A
ride's sister, Pose 0 V**t .
3 in South tei*y* $2000 of this amount ,o
is a daughter already in sight. ^
hns of West x T ,
Typhoon at Hongkong.
0 Open Monday. The terrible typhoon that
swept Hongkong last week left
Jmilding being 10,000 dead.
ecbiored school " '
1 its session on S. S. Convention.
, iras expected.
" Jeffries makes The Union County Baptist Sunient,
and states day School Convention meets with
cannot tell now Monarch church, Saturday and
i will open. Sunday, Sept. 20th and 30th.