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V. * M VOL. LVI NO 47. UNION. SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDjV, NOVEMBER 23, 1906.7 . - - f WE PAY I ON TIME I Wm. A. NICHC 1 BAN* UNION COUNTY TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION TO MEET Superintendent 0. B. Martin and Miss Mary T. Nance to Make Addresses. During the summer, Miss Mary T. Nance, of Abbeville, president of the South Carolina Teachers' Association, came to Union and organized a counijy branch of this association. At thfc meeting Mrs. Cora N. Murphy , was elected pres? ident and Miss Mary Gregory, of ' y Santuo, secretary. The president, Mrs. Murphy, now announces a meeting of this association, to be held Saturday, December ,8th. at the Central school building. While it is primarily a teacher's meeting, still, all who are interested in school work whether they are teachers, trustees or patrons, are extended cordial imdtaiuxo-fc*-^? pu sum." features of the meeting will be addresses by Mr. O. B. Martin, State superintendent of edueation, and Miss Mary Nance, of Abbeville, president of the State teachers' assxjiation. Various subjects of interest pertaining to school work will be discussed; and the meeting will be of great interest and value to those who attend. - " Every teacher in Union county is especially urged to attend this meeting. The promoters of the association are doing their utmost to benefit school work in this county; and to succeed best, they solicit the undivided co-operation of all Unior jcounty teachers. ~~ "* " ~C ' l-lnn r.Alintt/l y' lo ine reopie ui UIIIUII uvuiujt Thro' the kindness of the McNi< Marble Company, to whom has bee given the contract for erecting tl Union County Confederate Moui ment, Mr. J. T. Woods, an agei of the company, will at once beg the canvass of Union connty f contributions to the Monume Fund. It is earnestly desired tl every person should make a cont bution, large or small as he m be able, and so enter his name up the list of contributors. Give ^ the cause appeals to your patriot! W and generosity, but remember t small contributions will be tha fully received. [Signed] Mrs. B. G. Clifford Pres. Wm. Wallace Chap Mrs. L. J. Hames, & F. M. Farr, ] A. H. Foster, | J. T. Douglass, Advisory Com J. W. Sanders, J. M. Greer, Dr. J'. B. Morgan is now occ ? > ing the dental parlors over IVople's lank, and will prr here in Union. Dr. Morgan ljeen at Buffalo for some time. Concert a Success. k The Garl)er-Howe Concer *u - Snt.nrdjii I arrived in mu i*. pleased a large audience of i People on Saturday evening. P; company consists of Mr. C f who is indeed a master ir playing, and Mr. and Mrs. violinist and pianist, respe< Other features, besides the n made the program more ntt! All round, the audience was j ? The venture was a success ladies who had it in cha ILA' U. D. C.'s, anout YK**+-. ^ Manager Smith, Messrs. ] ^ i Spears and Bobo rerfdered V assistance in preparing tl \ charging nothing for their i s ^us curtailing expenses. he change of date, am \ Spp ,y of arrival, many die those who so desired tl cir tickets was refunded, <S - V- - . - ' INTEREST )EPOSITS. )LSON & SON, :ers. s v *' ' Pastor at Padgett's Creek. Sedalia, Nov.". 21.?Rev. C. T. Scaife tendered his resignation last Sunday as pastor of Padgett's Creek Baptist ehurch. Mr. Scaife has been pastor of this church about two years, and has served most acceptably. The people regret to lose him. The church in conference accepted the resignation and immediately called another pastor. Rev. H. K. Ezell, of Jonesville, was extended a unanimous call, and he will accept. Preaching service will be as heretofore, on the third Sunday and the Saturday previous. President Aug. W. Smith. As was #tinounced, Mr. Aug. W. Smith, of Spartanburg, w is elected president of the IJnion-Buffalo mills at the meeting ill 'New York "iHsr week. This does not mean that th? mill office will be removed to Spartanburg; on the contrary, \i? 5- TT SAS"*' 5 "'"'"i"- . SSMsSacisrt W. Robertson, formerly president, remains receiver of the U. &. G. S. road. West and Ponder Guilty. ' The jury in the Hoburn case re turned Wednesday afternoon a ver diet of "guilty of simple assault ii the case of Lum West and guilty o aggravated assault as to Ollie Pon der." Tlnfe sentence was impose n late in thv afternoon and was 3 ie dajfs on the gang or a fine of $10 a_ for West, and 12 An tV ^ gang for Ollie Ponder. The ciu has been of considerable inter or since it is without precedent; th of two white men assaulting a whi ^ woman. The court room w rj crowded throughout the trial. M " J. A. Sawyer, of Union, and N 1 ^ S. J. Nicholls, of Spartanburg, j ftg op an able defense. Solicitor Sei gnl was equally strong in the prose* hat tion' nkBoy Killed at Lockhart. I. ter? Lockhart, Nov. 20.?Clare acy. Moore, aged 15, while out hun' Saturday afternoon, accident shot and killed his younger brot Wade, aged 9. They wore apai n large field, and Wade rose f d a clump of bushes jus time to receive a solid load lr upy- head and neck. He died insl the ly. The boys lived with their ictiee1 ents just across Broad rive i has , Chester County. Mr. Betenbaugh Dead. Mr. Mike M. Betenbaugh Monday afternoon at his t Co. QQuth of Union, and the re f and were interred at Sardis el ^ev* T. B. Owens conductir rhe Bervicc. He was a Confe larber, yoldier, serving in Gregg's d i banjo throughout the war. Mr. Howe, baugh is survived by his w jtively. g^ven children, among thern 1 lusieal, Supervisor T. J. Betenbaugh ractive. >teased.| Mad Doq Killed. for the rge, the cleared. Sergeant Moseley shot ant Vfurrah, a mad dog in front of the valuable Grocery Co. Monday n le hall, The dog had seen and recog services, be mad on Sunday night Because one was able to shoot him. d uncer- al other dogs were bittc: I not go; this one was killed, one goi le cost of soon after. The owners of dogs are unknown. ,4'j UNION COUNTY CW s Jj't" GROUND TO BE BROKE&fd B. FRANK AffijUflP-EI* RAISED TO A OF.Mi After long days of toilsome w Monument is now an assured thin McNeel Marble Co., the plan subr to begin next January. The mov> ford, who enlisted at once the aid D. C., and later the support of al reauired sum has been raised to n* and the ladies of the Chapter, beir sentative citizens and veterans, ha near future. They expect to br?al Hundredth anniversary of Robt.lE. president of the Peoples bank, isUc through virtue of the fact that h?\ monument. It is remembered thl some bouquet of chrysanthemums l?ouqiiet was pinned the promise t( the first shovel of dirt. The eorer est. The people of Union feeL* * efforts, and rejoice in the ?p^Cess ai Below is the picture *nd the d 1 1 (it >. 'p* *:|?; ,j it 6 ; K l^-n: d\ 1*%^ t ia ? his hint* I 4 KI irm nffi Ttrtmmt r jn The Union County Conf< Street nearly in front of the died n kftS<> ?f x ^ feet, costing * home monument by K. F. Arthur mains anniversary of the birth of < mreh, foe unveiled in July, It>07, v derate ^ c>(!h'hratcd, and all h ivision inv,h'd to return to Re ten- Many years after the w ife and of the United States Army lounty fin(j the like of the Confede to find the like of the Sout the field of battle they lai( "Reconstruction" and to ( , , , lation and ruin. I killed ? , .... rorty years of toil an< I f Iliv/U lorning. monuments are going up i ilized to upon the pages of history , but no indomituble spirit of a pej Sever- ,, i before I/>rd God ing mad Lest we fori the two ."':v ' ') n. ; ,: i'.'i i ?? MONUMENT , \90f, BY MR. QUIRED SUM ING ork, thtf Union' County Confederate g. Theiontract has been let to the nitted ad accepted, and the work is ement vis begun by Mrs. B. G. Clifof the^filliar* Wallace Chapter, l\ il citiuefc interested. Enough of the wure th/ building of the monument, lg adfidjV by ft committee of reprove Af&W to begin work in the very c g/Qiirrrr-r.wrr, life ijk'h 4?ir^y* ^r*' Arthur, , have-*b<Y)?n()r of breaking the dirt, contribute' the first offering for the it he \tffc ' e purchaser of the handsome/tim? ago. And that upon this j n^-furch/ser the honor of throwing /mioipvil doubtless be of great intereful to .he ladies for their untiring btendknt thereupon. escrittioi of the monument. ^ B?#3w?L^B 2 & v. '^c^ i{ id era to Monument, to 1 ?<* erected 01 Court House*, is to be !>2 feet, in heigh $2,000. Tlu^ground is t > he broken , Esq., t>n January 10th, 1007, th len. Robert JO; Lee. The monurnt /hen the "Old Home Week" of Union ier wandering or absent sons and d: the "old hearth stone." ar of the 60's Major General Joseph said, "Search the world over and you rate soldiers." Today we challenge t hern people. Overpowered by numb 1 down their arms to endure the li ight against the bitterness of povei 1 sorrow have passed and all over i in honor of the Confederate soldiers. 1 '-""'I mnomifieent a trib can ins luiuiu suf pplc. of-Hosts bo with us yet get, lest we forget.n Mrs. B. G. Clifford, President Wra. Walhifce Chaptei f I ' M. FARR, President. THE MERCHANTS & PLAf THB "OLD R After the crop has escaped the g j have to fight against, and you ? still liable to lose the crop, un safe place. We offer to the farn I from his crops, and we offer bank can possibly give to its cv vesting, is to harvest the inoi sound, safe Bank. ^ Moral: Deposit jour crop mo lleetlng of Stockholders. t Jonesville, Nov. 21.?The stockholders of the Bank of Jonesville I held their annual meeting in the director's room of the bank on the 20th. Most of the stock was represented, either in person or by proxy. The report of President Nicholson showed the bank to l>e in a prosper-1 d ous condition. The l>oard of direct-1 li ors heretofore consisted of five, and y by the death of Mr. J. L. Mc-1 e Whirter last August the board was j t 1?. i * rcuutcd to lour. At the meeting ( on the 20th the board of directors V was increased to seven, and the four b old memtiors were re-electM with a the addition of Messrs. R. W. i< Scott, Geo. C. Perrin, Jr., and v K. F. McWhirter; the four old h members being Messrs. E. Nichol- a son, Dr. v\V. O. Southard, J. F c meeting, and elected Nicholson president, and . Perrin, Jr., cashier, with L. Southard assistant. j Jonesvllle at Unveiling. Joncavillo. Nov. ai.-Jon^vUleJ ..was very well repree.'nto m to \wcnX* wertr lAr. ?n?. * Icott. Mr. and Mr*. N B. Ewon. Uliss Anna Hams Mrs. I. ? Gore, Messrs. \V. H. fe. Hams, Each Reeves, John Gamer, J. ? Bean. Boht. Mahry, J. W- Fowler. Eliphus Smitn, j. Vj. rauuiv j , H. T. Haines, W. F. Farr, Boyd Scott, Archie Lybrand, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. T. Gault. All were dt lighted with their trip. Hampton Monument Unveiled. About ten thousand people gatV ered in Columbia last Tuesday 1 witness the unveiling of the Ham] ton monument. The speech, a cepting the monument for the Sta by Gov. Heyward, and the orati< by Gen. M. C. Butler were t features of the occasion. Farewell Sermon. Rev. L. M. Rice, who has 1m pastor of the First Baptist chu of Union for nearly eleven yen will preach his farewell sermon next Sunday morning, Novem 25th. The retiring pastor will r * ?uurviflfi at duct tne evening usual hour. Notice! All parties interested in the n 1 tenance of the Presbyterian c . i tery will please meet in the a Main i ()j \\'ni a. Nicholson it Son ' t, with | day afternoon, Nov. 27, at -1 o'c for this j Steps arc being taken to hav e 100th i cemetery eared far. All thos< . . . have friends and loved ones 1 n 1S ? there should he interested, icounty iuglltus Bryant-Vinson. Hooker will not At ^tie bride's home on TWhulor Street Wednesday e n \u>r c I ^ ^ o'clock, Mr. Charles L. ers U|)on an(j Biona Vinson were iorrors of in marriage, the Rev. I). 1 ty, deso- I-eod performing the cer< Immediately after the cerem< ~ couple left for Charleston, the Sol.tl, tl?.v wiu Bp(.n,i ? w,.,.k. Nowhere j[jr Bryant is formerly o ute to the ville, now holding a sal< (Position in the Mutual Dr; Co. Miss Vinson is an ? young lady, the daughter Win. G. Vinson. These tw people have many friends , U. I). C. wish them much joy. . J. P. ARTHUR <TERS NATIONAL BANk. y^.-- ^ khablk." . Hi 'Wife ' ? ;ross and all other things yoii ?Mj p'tyy i) ^ jet the money tpr it, less you havd^he money in a JJ ler a saie place for the money ']{ <<~r to him every assistance 11 istomers. The last act of nat^*|| icy proceeds of your crop in fc | ney in "The Old Reliable." ^Jj IEATH Of J. A. SMITH AT PRINTERS* HOME. 1e was a Printer and Had Worked on The Journal?Also on The Union Times. James A vitus Smith died Saturay in Colorado Springs and will he mried there. He was alxnit 24 ears old and was l?orn in Union ounty, this State. He was a priner hy trade and had worked in nion, Greenville, Spartanburg and Washington. While in Spar tan urg he was one of the most captile men of the Journal's mcchan. al department. I^ist spring he rent to Columbia from Washington iut he was not in the. best of health, nd it was not long liefore it (levelfKnt Vv O krtJ a 1 ** lu,,;'R:u,osis- mo jrado his condition^^lM \tikv he could go no further. He was admitted to the Printers' Home at Colorado Springs. At first his letters hack to his friends were full of hope, but lately they could read l>ctween the lines that the end was fast coming.?Spartanburg Journal. The young man whose death is I * n -r-l t.u j was here, and he was up to the time i of his death a member of the First Baptist church. He made the second contribution ever made towards the new church building 1 erected by this congregation a year or two ago. Carlisle Happenings. Carlisle, Nov. 21.?Mr. W. D. Hardy, of Newberry county, has moved to Carlisle to make his fu1(> ture home. Mr. Hardy was a memP" l>er of the State Legislature in 1882, c" j '84, 1890-2 and 181M, and Master t<! j of his county for four years. ? - - l XI v?ol m Mr. E. F. Katcnioru, uie ^ manager of both the Carlisle Bonded Warehouse Co. and the Dixie Cotton Co., says that most of the large farmers of this section of the county are storing their cotton and ReT1 holding a minimum price of 12c. rch The warehouse has already about irs "00 hales in it. OI^ Mr. H. C. Miller has sold out his ?.... general merchandise store to a Mr. IUC1 " ton- Vaugnan of the county, the Our enterprising and much alert Mayor, Win. II. (iist, has employed Mr. W. L. Medowan patrolman, and since that time they have lieen making heavy raids on blind tigers, and some of the old offenders have been rounded up and part of their ia,n~ stock in trade has been seized, as in ( !V( Jthe last few days 15 jugs are in the " 1 mayor's office without the tigers j | permission, and (icorge Thomas ?i " i twice a convict, is to pay 825 or go ( .lls to the gang for 110 days. Wade ' 'V Davis, another oftentimes indicted lined convic^ wns tried this week for the same offense, hut was acquitted. Laura Davis, charged with disorderly conduct, was found guilty and fined 810 or 20 days on the gang. veiling Prosecution In Whiskey Cases. Bryant united Before Magistrate J. C. Quinn, VI. Me- of Buffalo, were tried two whiskey mony. cases this week. Fair Williard, my the Fur man Sumner and Henry Rush where were sent up to circuit court for violating the dispensary law. f Jones- At Carlisle in the mayor's court * ?:i*? l i-sman's John Thomas wfis louna anu J Goods fined $2<r>. Wade Davis was acttrnotive quitted of a similar charge. of Mr. In the Union city court Will '0 young Stevens was released, l>ecauso the and all alleged selling of the whiskey was done without the city limit*.