The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, November 23, 1906, Image 1
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VOL. LVI NO 47. UNION. SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDjV, NOVEMBER 23, 1906.7 .
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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,
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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,
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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.
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UNION COUNTY CW
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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
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it 6 ; K l^-n:
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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*.