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I VOL. LV1 NO 41. UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1906. $1.00 A YEAR.
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DEATH OF MRS. S. C. CROSBY.
A Good Woman Passes Away After
a Lingering lltness.
Tuesday night at 8:30 at her
home in East Union, Mrs. S. C.
Crosby, after a lingering and
painful illness, passed away. For
some time this good lady has
been suffering on the bed of affliction,
and her death was not
unexpected.
Mrs. Addie Crosby was the
youngest sister of Mr. J. A.
Brown, of this city. She was
thirty-three years old, and the
mother of six children, three
boys and three girls, all of whom
with her husband survive her.
She was a member of a family
seven in number; but four of
these survive her. They are; Mr.
J. A. Brown, of Union; Mr. J.
D. Brown, of the county; Mrs.
T. E. Kelley, of Union; and Mrs.
Ida Long, of the county. Mr.
S. C. Crosby, the bereaved husband,
is a merchant of East
Union, conducting a store near
the Mon-Aetna village.
Mrs. Crosby was buried at
Beulah Baptist church on Wednesday
morning. A large concourse
of friends accompanied |
the body-to ito burial, paying their
last tribute to one wnorn incy
held in highest esteem.
Cotton Sprouting In the Fields.
Mr. P. A. Lowry, a cotton man
of the firm of Heath & Co., of
Jolumbia, was in Union Wednesday
and in talking with a Times
reporter, related some interesting
experiences he had in the
storms that recently swept the
gulf coast. About the destruction
wrought upon the crop, he
says the damage has been greater
than reported. The cotton was
blown down by the winds and
beaten into the ground by the
a i i1 /s.i 5,
rains, ivna now me neius are
covered with sprouting cotton,
having the appearances of spring
time. Mr. Lowry says that ten
cents will be the price the market
..lyill fluctuate around this
^ season.
Dry Spell Now On.
Mr. J. I. Harris, who has kept
us informed about the weather
during the summer, says we may
now expect a clear, dry spell.
Some time ago he stated that we
would havp no clear weather un
til the sun should set clear. This
occurred last Sunday for the
first time since about May 21st.
The wind which has been blowing
from every direction except
North-west, has finally reached
that point; and it is certain that
no clouds can long stand in the
way of a North-westerly wind.
The little rainfall of Tuesday
Rt evening was caused by this
change, and colder weather resulted
Wednesday morning. So
long as the wind holds its present
course we may expect dry,
clear weather.
Mr. Whitmlre Leaves Union.
Constable W. D. Whitmire received
instructions Tuesday from
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Headquarters to go to romana,
Newberry county. He left for
his new post on Thursday. Union
is sorry to lose Mr. Whitmire; he
is an exceptional officer and a
good citizen.
New Policeman.
Mr. Ed Gregory was elected
one of the roundsmen by the
A City Council in meeting Tuesday
/v night. This election was to fill
' the vacancy caused by the re'
signation of Mr. Claude Johnson.
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BURRIS--GOLTON.
' Popular Union Coilple to Wed.
The following invitations have
been issued: ?
Mr. and Mrs. John Kly Colton
request the honor of your pn*senee
at the marriage of their daughter
Nina l'urrington
to
Mr. William Hugh Rurris
on Wednesday evening, Oct. twent-fourth
One thousand nine hundml and six
at seven o'clock
Church of The Nativity
Union, South Caroliina
Miss Colton is the attractive
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Colton. Mr. Colton is one of
the oldest living Union-born citizens;
t and Mrs. Colton is a
I nativepf Virginia. Miss Colton
is a prominent figure in Union
society, enjoying the friendship ,
and esteem of hosts of friends
not only here, but thronorhnut
the state. Mr. Burris, the
groom to be, is a young business
man of the city, and stands
high in the estimation of those ,
about him. He conducts a large ^
and lucrative furniture business. '
Mr. Burris is originally from i
York county, his home being at i
McConnellsville.
These young people have scores
of friends who wish them all the t
UN I ON ^ ?1~)egs " to ~ Join This N
number in extending heartiest j g
congratulations and sincerest ^
best wishes. f
Death of Mrs. Bragg. \
Mrs. Kate Bragg, a resident *
of West Union, died early Sun- c
day morning, and the remains c
fol/nn to Pooolot Via* '
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mer home, for burial on Monday. *
Mrs. Bragg leaves three daugh- j
ters, two of whom, Mrs. Lillian ^
Crosby and Mrs. Leila Petty, ^
live in Union; also one son, David t
Bragg. r
Mr. Lancaster Dead. J
Mr. Calhoun Lancaster, an old 1
and well known citizen of West
Springs, died at his home Monday
night. He had been quite'
sick for some time, having suf-j:
ti:~ :? ! 1
icicu wiiu uivpsy. nia iciiiaiiis i
were interred Tuesday at West 11
Springs Baptist church. Rev. J. i
R. Funderburk was to conduct i
the service, but on the way his horse
ran away, throwing him ,
from the buggy and hurting him j
so painfully about the head that .
he was unable to reach the church, j
Office of City Attorney Abolished. '
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At the regular meeting of the <
P.itv r'nnnr?il l?<at Tn<i?rl?iv ninrVif
the office of City Attorney was '
abolished. This office has been 1
in existence for some years, and i
there were three or four applicants
for the next term. Mr. J.
K. Hamblin has held the position
for the past term. The
action of the council goes into
effect the first of December.
Death of James G. Kelly.
Mr. James G. Kelly died last
Friday, and his remains were
Qn f nv*rl o tf of fVto s\1/?1
uui icu uatuiuoj at tu^ uiu
Kelly grave yard near Mr.
Kelly's house. Mr. Kelly was a
member of the 7th South Carolina
cavalry, and was a good
soldier from the beginning to
the end of the civil war.
Married.
On Saturday afternoon, Oct.
6, at Lockhart, Mr. W. T. Dallas
and Miss Nannie Pickens,
Rev. J. C. Dawson officiating.
Mr. Dallas' home is in Lockhart
and Mrs. Dallas is of Jonesville.
iiirti/i/uA"iYiui\rn i.
i Prominent Union Physician and
Surgeon Claims Bride in Pinckney.
Od Wednesday of last week,
at the home of the bride on
Broad river in Pinckney township,
Dr. Theodore Maddox and
i Miss Mary Murphy were united
; in marriage. Rev. J. M. Ma
gruder, rector of the church of
the Advent in Spartanburg, performed
the "Ceremony. There
were only a few who knew of
the event consequently only a
few relatives and friends witnessed
the ceremony.
Miss Murphy is the daughter
of Mrs. Francis Murphy, formerly
of Charleston, but for the
past few years, resident of
Pinckney township in upper
Union county. Dr. Maddox is
one of the most prominent practicing
physicians of Union. His
former home was Spartanburg;
he left there four or five years
ago, coming to Union, where
before long he had built up a
most enviable practice. Dr.
Maddox is a learned physician,
thoroughly familiar with all
departments of medical science,
and skilfull in its practice. He
is known and respected throughout
Union county.
The Times pxtonha
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couple its sincere congratulations
and wishes them great happiness
throughout life.
Dr. and Mrs. Matidox are
spending their honeymoon at
Hot Springs, N. C.
Rev. J. C. Lawson Resigns.
Rev. J. C. Lawson has resigned
his church at Lockhart
md expects to resign the other
ihurches that compose his field. I
fle will re-enter the Southern
Baptist Seminary at Louisville.
ibout Christmas. Mr. Lawson1
s. a young man who deserves j
AIM W/jii 1
ralue true manhood. He has 1
itruggled hard for an education \
md has determined to take a <
resh start. He spent several ;
rears at Furman, and has 1
ilready spent one year at the \
heological seminary. He has i
lone a good work in Union
:ounty, his native soil. He will
lo good work in Louisville or I
iny where he may go. He ex-!
)ects to take his family with
lim. This is also a good idea,
'or there is a special course for
women, wives of preachers, in
;he seminary to which he goes, j
rhe best wishes of many friends
will follow this good man to the! i
school in Louisville, and, later,
;o whatever locality he may go.
Sale of Grnidall Church.
Last Saturday the Presbyteran
church at Grindall was sold 1
ay order of the trustees to the
highest bidder and was bid off
by Mr. R. W. Hamilton for one
hundred dollars and fifty cents.
The church was built in 1858,
and was well built. The mem- j
bership had become quite small
and last spring they united with
the Presbyterian church in
Jonesville and the old church i
was needed no longer. Most of i
the trustees had died leaving
mly Dr. Charles Sims and
James N. Eison as trustees.
There two acres of land in
the church lot which had some
timber on it.
Cashier at People's Bank.
Since the resignation of Mr.
T. I. Swygert, ex-cashier of the
Peoples Bank, the duties of this
office have been performed by
President B. F. Arthur and assistant
cashier H. B. O'Shields. j
It is unlikely that a cashier will
be elected before the meeting in
January.
Macbeth Street Colored School.
Macbeth Street colored graded I
school will open next Monday
morning, Oct. 15, 1906. This i
school is under the supervision
of Prof. Davis Jeffries; the foiLf
schools for white children ant^
one for colored children make up*
the city schools* A. A. Sims if
principal of the colored school!
A comfortable and large builds
ing has been erected, and the!
prospect for a large attendance
of colored children is good.
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(RUNAWAY ON MAIN STREET.
i Frightened Horse Belonging to like
Bros. Made Things Move.
1
i Those who were on the street
, Tiesday were witnesses to a
! vc*y exciting runaway. The
| dr iy wagon belonging to Fike
| B; 5s. was standing in front of
Itt i hotel, and the horse hitched
tc the wagon was frightened by
sc nething,?just what, we can!
n< ; say, and made off up Main
dstjeet. He was going at a great
steed and when the corner of
if: :?
vug") street was reached, he
itooV to the sidewalk, in front of
iJobo's store, dexterously steering
the wagon around the .fire
hydrant at the corner. In front
of Bobo's was an iron bed-stead;
this was demolished. On up the
pavement the horse ran, the
driver in his seat meanwhile
trying to check the terrified
; horse in his terrifying flight.
I Dry Goods, bolts of cloth and
various articles were scattered
abroad at Flynn's store, torn
from their positions in display.
A negro man was c6ming out
from out Turner and Mayfield's
store with a mattress on his head.
The mattress was knocked off
by the horse, and the man barely
escaped. Not until the horse
had street
and ^as about to enter the siaewalk
in front of the law range
was he stopped. The driver
checked him here, then drove
on, no damage having been done
to his turnout.
Mr. Swygcrt in Laurens.
People who live in Union and
then leave either want to get
back or hear all that is going on. j
Nov just read what our old
friend "Tom" Swygert says:? I
Laurens, S. C., Oct. 11, '06
Union Times,
get "The Times" last j
veek. 1 don't see how I am
?oing to stay from Union with-1
3ut it. I will ask therefore that
you put my Times in care of!
Watts Mills, then I'll be sure to
ojet it. Regards to the editor, !
associate editor and the force.
Yours,
THOS. I. SWYGERT.
To Sue Bond Company.
Up to the present time all effort
to collect the amount of W.
W. Hughes' bond has been in
vain. It is remembered that the 1
bond was allowed to lapse, but I
authorities here hold 'that since ;
the defalcation occurred during
the existence of the bond, the
company is liable for the amount
of $27,000. Suit for collection,
of Mr. Hughes' bond has been!
instituted, and the case will be
settled in the courts.
Thomas Long Dead.
Thomas Long, the white man1
who fell from the {Southern passenger
Tuesday night of last
week, died Saturday. His remains
were taken back, Sunday,
to Clyde, N. C., for interment.
His death resuted from brain
affection, caused by the lick on
his forehead. Mr. Long's family
lived at Union Cotton Mills.
General Election.
Notice of the general election
has been received from the State
authorities; said election to be
held on November 6th, 1906. A
vote on the Amendment of the
Constitution will also be taken.
Full particulars as to this vote
will be given next week.
Services at Beulah Next Sunday.
Order of services:?Sunday
school at eleven o'clock; organization
of woman8 missionary
society; dinner on the grounds;
preaching at usual hour. All
the members are requested to be
[present. Public invited.
The first Salvation Army citadel
hi the South, except a small one in
Xoirniingham, ix-gan building, and
the corner-stone was laid Sunday
last, in (ireenville, S. C. Many
'officers of the army were in atten
Jdanee upon the ceremonies, and
jProsident E. M. Poteat, of Fnrman
^university, made an address.
F. M. FARR, President.
THE MERCHANTS & PU
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After tile crop hsiS e>e;i|M (l the
i have t?? light against, and yott
i still liable to lose the erop, u
safe plaee. We olTer to the far
from his erops, and we offer
hank can possibly give to its <
vesting, is to harvest the ni<
sound, safe Bank.
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i DOINGS AROUND TOWN.
Many Happenings of Local Interest
Condensed for Quick Reading.
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Mr. John Learnard has opened j
a pressing club.
The lucky number at Raven-1
scroft's this week is 389.
Mr. Glenn D. Peake, Sr., of
the county, was in the city Thursday.
Born Tuesday, Oct. 9, to Mr.
and Mrs. W. W. Johnson, a
daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Townsend j
left Monday for a visit in North
1 ^wvlina.
Mr. J. Cohen weia w c.Vo.r
tanburg Wednesday on a busi-1
ness trip. i
Mr. S. D. Fant, who was hurt
Tuesday, left for his home in ;1
Spartanburg Wednesday. i <
I)r. I. E. Crimm, the eye spec- !
laust, win tie in Union October '
22nd to 27th. Office in Hotel ]
Union. 1
Miss Ida Rodgers left Monday r
for her home in Latta, S. C., j c
after a visit to Mrs. C. T. Mur- c
phy. f
dersonville, came iucsuay
visit her sister, Mrs. W. W.
Johnson.
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Mrs. Rebecca Cromer, of Pomaria,
is visiting her daughters, i
Mrs. G. B. Sligh and Mrs. Amelia !
Wicker. ^
Mr. W. E. Bonneau, of Beau- (
fort, spent part of Tuesday with T
his daughter, Miss Bonneau, one \
of the city school's teachers. \
Mr. Jas. H. Rodger, Jr., left r
Friday morning for Paints-1 ?
ville, Ky., where he is engaged in
government road-making em- )
ploy. |
Mr. Albert Barnado's eighteen j ^
months old child died Saturday! ?
and was buried Sunday, Oct. 7. i c_
Rev. A. G. Wardlaw conducted J=
the funeral.
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Mr. W. F. Patrick, for several
months a clerk in the Union Drug'
Co., has resigned his position and jJ
will begin work next Monday for j ]
C. E. Lipscomb & Co. 1
Mrs. J. G. Long returned from ;
Jonesville Monday night, where i
she had been to visit Miss Patty I
1 Long, who has been quite sick, 1
but is now much better.
Mr. Geo. M. Wright, formerly
i of the Union Cotton Mill office
force here, now in the office of
E. W. Robertson, of Columbia,
I was in the city Wednesday.
Mr. Eliphus Bearden, who
lives about two miles below here, j1
, will leave Saturday to visit a 1
' brother and a sister up in the
Glenn Springs neighborhood.
Mr. J. H. Rodger, who was
j stricken with paralysis last week,
is very much improved. While
he is still confined to bed, it is
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be out again.
Mr. J. P. Moseley left last
Friday for Charlotte, where his
mother is extremely ill. Mr.
Moseley is a city policeman, and
while he is away Mr. Jas. Brock
is filling his place.
Mr. M. L. Wiggins, on the
constabulary force here, has been
sick for some time and left for
his home near Pacolet Thursday.
He will return to Union as soon
as his health permits.
The Southern Cotton Oil Co.
' pressed its first seed of the sea- j
| son last Monday. The raachin;
ery was in fine working order, I
and the managers think they
hova a fino aaaoAn
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J. D. ARTHUR. Cashier. H
INTERS NATIONAL BANK, !
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grass and all other things y<>u 5
get tin' money for it, you are I
inless you have the money in a n
mer a safe place for the money 3
to him every assistance that a E
ustoiners. The last act of hav- F
niey proceeds of your crop in a "
loney in "The Old Reliable." |
LLttllUN IN JONESVILLE.
Bend Issue Defeated?M. R. Sans
Elected Trustee.
An election was held in Jonesville
yesterday on the question
of floating four thousand dollars
of the twenty year school
bonds for the purpose of enlarging
the graded school building
and other improvements of the
schools in this special school
district. The bond issue was
defeated by a majority of six.
A trustee of the school district
was also voted for to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of
Mr. J. L. McWhirter; Mr.
M. R. Sams was elected.
S. D. fan! fell from Scaffold.
Mr. S. D. Fant, the sign painter
of Spartanburg, who is doing
extensive work for the Union
Grocery Co., fell, on Tuesday
afternoon, from his hanging
alatform which was attache* 1 to
;he roof of the store. It seems
hat the hooks which held this
flatform, slipped and the wholp
:ontnvance fell. Mr. Fant reeived
a painful gash over the
orehead, and both his ankles
Caesar Davis Brought to Union.
Charged with committing rape
ipon Sarah Hunter, the young
laughter of Will Hunter, colored.
?n the 18th day of May past,
Caesar Davis, an 18-year-old
legro, is now lodged in the
Jnion county jail. The crim%
vas committed about three
niles above town, and Davis left
he county immediately after.
Sheriff Sanders located him at
vork on the Catawba dam works
n Chester county, and wired
nstructions to Sheriff Peden.
Thereupon Davis was arrested
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uiu uiuu^ni iu ?jxiiuii iriuiiuiiy.
Rev. C. H. Jordan, the new
Episcopal rector, is making h!s
home for the present at Mrs.
Barsie Jones'. His family is exoected
in 10 days or two weeks,
ind upon their arrival they will
move into the rectory.
Mr. John Rodger, who has been
in the city this week on account
of the illness of his father, returned
to his home in Kansas
City Friday morning. Mr.
Rodger is manager of the Stanley-G.
I. Electric Mfg. Co., at
Kansas City.
Two gallons of contraband
whiskey, consigned to Will Gregory,
was captured Monday. And
on Tuesday a six gallon haul was
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iimuc i.xum joLs snipped mrougn
the express office. Jim Boozer
was one of the losers on that
day.
Mr. Eliphus Bearden, of the
county, was in the city Wednesday.
He is in his 79th year, but
is remarkably well preserved.
Mr l!o(l VlOO n
<u?. j.vHiuvu nuo a ordinal! CU1II
struck off during the reign of
Carolus IV, 1748-1819, and bearing
the date 1792. This coin is
114 years old.
Mr. C. M. Graham, since leaving
the Union Grocery Co., has
had several flattering offers in
different towns, and was undecided
which he would accept until
Wednesday of this week. He
will go to Columbia on Monday,
the 15th, to take charge of the
Southern School Book Depository
deDartment in th#? R T. R**uo?
m ? J * **
Co., the well known printers and
book dealers. Mr. Graham's
family will remain in Union for
several months yet.
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