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I ' thiT UNION TIMES. I VOL. tvi NO 48. ' . UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1906. $1,00 A V^R. :|| pay I | ? ON TIME C {. I{ fWm. A. NICHC J BANK COMPUINT HAMMEIF. Senator TownserfS Writes Concerning the Prosecutions Here. ^ tjjjpri Wednesday pof this Jan ok, H. r. Towns-aid, of the I'liion ~oftr, Iftrote a letter of complaint to tv Chiut ?f Constables llammctt. at v,^^<lt3olutabift. The letter complained, : ~ riot df the State constables who arc stationed here, hut of the secret ' V>Bervico Tocnfc-oniiiW'ir^a K? ,r.. "rr"jki?T "V*?" > vun- i ' stames. It alleges that tl lose men, ! wh6 lire hired to do this secret work, viz., to work up cases, are irresponsible persons, and their work is n^t only ineflicient, hut ts'on damaging; that they have arraigned prominent men on Himsy evidence, and the trials have been ludicrous. "> Further, that these secret men are 'being paid out of the oneouarter mill special tax levied J^pon the coupty to sustain the constabulary. MiZ Townsend holds that there is no 4aw permitting these men to l>e Hired, and that the county should receive back the surplus of this tax. Just what the outcome of this complaint will be cannot yet be / told; but it is highly probable that *he matter will receive tin; attention - & '.P* the authorities. The question L> of law involved in the hiring of gf the secret men will a be brought to a test. Mr. Faut, of Spartanburg, was in the city Wednesday investigating the matter. Mail Pouch Uolen at Carlisle. Carlisle, Nov. 29.?.V hocked mail pouch that was put off of the Seaboard train No. 32 on Nov. 20, was stolen and riffled bv some un- i known person, the contents being entirely destroyed. Strap and lock was detached and label gone. It was found by a negro lx>y about one-half mile from the centre of .town, who reported it to policeman W. L. McGowan. It was recovered by him and Mr. Herliert J. Thomas on the 22nd. The only things found that were in the pouch were some checks on the Bailey Bank. From general appearances of things it seems that it was done by some expert. It is to b? hoped that the guilty party will be apprehended. Trials in Whiskey Cases. Iu the Mayor's court during the past4 week the following charged with selling whiskey have been tried:' Sims Thomas, colored, case dismissed by the Mayor. Madge Farr, likewise. Bob Sains, colored, was dismissed, 1 but the case in which he was implicated was traced l>aek to Asbury Littlejohn, colored who was found guilty and sentenced to 30 days. \ Charges against J. O.Sullivan and Thos. Fainter were withdrawn by Constable Hayes, witnesses being away. In the case of Mr. 1. K. Foster, the jury found him not guilty. i Lockhart Mill Officers Re-elected. m Lockhart, Nov. '26.?('apt. Jno. tl*?\ Carey went to Spartanburg Satto attend the meeting of the ; "'/? / J?,,r8 directors of l/xkhart JBon Mills, in the office of John s, _^JPCleveland. There was not a /'. -^quorum of directors present so the expected dividend was not de-' dared, although it is a known fact the regular 6 per cent, semi-annual dividend will be paid. The reports were read and all the officers reelected . During tho year, the new mill, No. 2, has been completed $nd set n operation. # ? . r tip ' . x ? * * # ?v il/ # a NTEREST 1 Kg s.;< > . DEPOSITS. L . ' & iLSON & SQN, :ers. /! f - Agents for Whiskey Houses. .k . ' . V ' ?? I < Chid? Fnnt, of Spartanburg, was in the city^Wednysdny;investigating vin- wniMKey situation here.* His visit was occasioned^ hy the complaints against'the secret ''.service men. The failure in the reprosecution of the cases bijonght hy these men rests on this .point of lav.': when one man givesjjafiother some money to buy whistey with, this buyer is acting as th$ agent of the purchaser, ami not .(if the whiskey , seller or the tiger. This was the ruling by Judge Memminger in the Crawley case in Spartanburg. Crawley,it is remembered,took orders in Jonesville for a whiskey house and was arrested. He wjB released' by Judge Memminger pn the above ruling. Chief Pant, However, says* that they will make a test eas^ of this in the higher court. . ' South Union Kodaks. ??r g \ A very pretty wedding1 was solemnized at the ' residence ; of Mrs. Pangle, sister of the bride, on Sunday afternoon it 3 o'clock, i the contracting parties being : Miss Josephine I^eibQwf, to Mr. George- Stepp, the Rev. L. M. ; Rice performing the ceremony in ] his usual happy manner. 1 The Rev- Owen, pastor of the ] Methodist church here, preached!! his farewell sermon on Sunday 1 morning to a large and appreciat- 1 ive, though sorrowing audience. Mr. Owen has been faithful worker among the people of the church here, and has endeared himself to ( a large circle of the people who j hope for his return by the conference. ' In a short while Mr. Thos- , Betenbaugh and family will remove to his farm in the country near Sardis church, about four miles from Union. Mr. J as- C. Gibbes and family will occupy Mr. Rentenbaugb's vacated residence at- i> ?-??? . i>n. ocmcuoaugn is a very useful addition to any community and will be sadly missed by the people of this section, especially in church and Sunday school circles. The people of his old home will gladly welcome him back again. Mrs. J. R- Petty, who has been very sick, is now rapidly improving. Miss Te.'^sa Lee, daughter of Mr. Horace Lee, has returned to Cedar Springs to attend school. Mr. R. H. Strange, who contemplated removal to Danville, Va.. has decided to remain here- I The young men's prayer meetings at the Excelisor reading room on Friday night, are becoming very popular, being well attended and the exercises very interesting. Based upon a close observation and a not very limited experience, it ;s the writers judgment that the people of this?the Excelsior mill town?are the most I intelligent j and prosperous of any iike sections i in upper or lower South Carolina i Of course there are some things i lacking on the part of the mill management and there are some "floaters"?people who never light on hut one foot, with the other up readv to jump some where or anything from an honest deht to an empty hox car, and there always will he enough of this class to disgrace the more respectable, hut, taken as a whole, the operatives in the Excelsior mill are the hest paid ?nd most justly treated, and therefore, the most contented and prosperous mill people that we know anywhere. | Get the dust out jfiBiir eyes and subscribe to the^^H&^Hnes. .Au. m '4 JL3 . . iImO iflTfHflllMI jl 'llS? STOCKHOLDERS MEETING. Monarch Mills Declare Three Per Gdffl. Dividend Payable Jan. I. V, . . ?V\- *' a ? The Annual meeting of the stockholders Monarch Mills was held N&v. 26. The showing made by the mill management was very gratifying to the stockholders. A ft per cent, dividend was declared and a hamlsorpe snplus carried over. MV, J. A; Fant, president and treasurer of the company was highly Vothpliinehted upon the showing the mills were able to make. All the old board and olhciers were re-elected for another year. v KIrked he a M..lo IIVIIVU 1/ J %l ITIUIV* Mr- R. G. Harvey, who lives six and a half miles below I'nion on the Heaty's bridge road, mei with a painful accident last Satur? day while dressing some cuts 06 a mule's legs, inflicted by a wirgj fence. Mr. Hasvey was walking round behindfie mule and touched him in passing, thereupon the mule kicked lum m the face ane. on the nose. The fleshy*^ art of the nose was torn,lO<j*&Jrom*J*.e bridge, makingj W painf&d wound. Dr. Austell dreaped it v1i;y neatly and skilfuH^\ "While* It" will be several daYs before it is healed, there will be no serious results. Every Scholar Calls Teacher Cousin. The New Prospect school four miles from Cross Keys, began its session last Monday, with Miss Minnie C011 Hobo to'iM-....- 'i'i .^v,, 4VUVMVI . 1 I IVI C arc about twenty scholars in this school; the ])eculiar feature of it is that every scholar in the ; school is a cousin of the teacher. The jjobo. Bailey. Estes-.Chaney.' and Bennett families are all represented in the school. This is probably the only school in this part of the country where every scholar calls the teacher "cousin." Miss Bobo is a daughter of Coun:y Commissioner VV. Fowler Bobo. What the South Can Duplicate. [Manufacturers' Rocord, Baltimore.) Each setting sun sees the South richer by over $3,000,000 in actual wealth, but even this is not more important than the accumulation of experience in the utilization of our resources which is now in progress and the awakening of the entire country to the fact thajt in the South is to center the mightiest industrial commercial forces of the world. This section can duplicate the coal and iron 1 .1?.a.? .1 vt .1 nun mcu uiuusiry 01 me .Norm and West; it can duplicate the cotton-spinning interests of the vv'hole: it can duplicate the lumber and woodworking interests of the entire country: it can duplicate the oil trade of America, if not the world's; it can continue to monopolize the world's cotton production ; it can produce all the rice needed in America, nearly all the tobacco and much of the sugar : it can duolicatc all of the citrus fruit and trucking industry of the country: it can double its present cereal crop of 800.000,000 bushels, double and quadruple its cotton crop, duolicatc through its great river and splendid harbors the coastwise and foreign trade of the countrv. It can and will do all these things and even then not have reached the limit of its development. Notice to Masons. / ????? The regular communication of Union Lodge A. F. M. will he held Friday night in the Masonic hall. This is the time for the election of officers to nerve during the ensuing year, and all dues must he paid at this time/ J. M. (?reer, C. C. Sanders, W. M. Sec. Aged Lady Dead. Mrs. Fannie Burgess died at her daughter's home Monday afternoon at the age of (H) .years. She has heen ill for some- time. The reMaine were buried at Oilead Bnptfat church Tuesday* DEATH Of MRS. COIISAR. i * Sister of Mrs. M. C. Dcaver of Carlisle. Carlisle, Nov. 20.?Tin1 death of Mrs. II. II. Cuusar, ?>f Chester, ; removes from earth the second daughter of Mr. .1. 15. Jeter, of this county. She was the (laughter of Jas. B. Jeter, and her mother was 1 Miss Lizzie Hardin, <J Chester county, who had three daughters, Miss,Finnic B. Jeter, wife of J. (i. Rice A wini died in 10* "? and Mary J. Jejerr, wife of M. C. Dcaver, of i Carlisle. Mrs. Cousar was Miss I Jennie J. Jeter, the oldest of the! three sisters and was a devoted wife and mother, possessed of rare vir- i i tures and was a truly pious and charming personage. Her amiability was unbounded and her kind llfnirt DPuliA ? 1 11 1 . . .. .uv IK I WHMUll I'V nil WIK) ; know her. She was stricken with , paralysis at her homo in Chester , ! on Tuesday. Nov. JO. and never ,, , regained consciousness, passing , naway on Sunday, Nov. 2">. She . was tiuricd in the cemetery ati Chester. ' j Mrs. Cousar loaves a lnishand, ( 11. Cousar, a prominent ^ j nierehant and farmer and splendid ( gentleman. three boys. Riehard, Tom and John to mourn her loss. ^ j She was a inemhor of the Metho-, dist church and devoted to her;' Christian duties and liberal to a ' . marked degree in every respect. Mrs. M. C. Deaver is the only | i remaining sister of the three i5 'charming Misses Jeter, of this'1 county. I1 Her life was full of good works i and her family and acquaintances have been greatly blessed with her 1 beautiful Christian character and < her presence was u benediction to,* all with whom she came in contact. (< She was years c Id and has gone ' t A Vml* fr.oo. "'1 h * " * * ... .mi Miiuim, waving nmsneu a ;v good work. jr ? jr Church Conference. A church conference was hcklij hist Sunday after the services at , services at the First Baptist church. N The purpose of the meeting was to t discuss the matter of calling a pas- f tor, and to take action in the mattcr. Plans were freely discussed, j hut it was decided to leave off j definite stops until next Sunday, , wnen another conference will be } licw. ; Sermon to Jr. 0. U. A. M. e s On the second Sunday in Decern-,? her, Rev. L. L. Wagnon, of this I city, will preach a special sermon v I to the junior order of the United js American Mechanics at the Sec- i ? jond Baptist church in Union. All it [members of this order and any,!' visitors are cordially invited to at- t tend. r i A. P. M. Officers Elected. if. 1 <i Jonesville, Nov. 28.?Prudence s Ixxlge A. F. M. at a regular com- s munication Saturday night elected % the following officers for the ensu- c ingyear: W. H. S. Harris, W. M.; r Dr. II. T. Hames, S. W.; E. F. c Kelly, J. W.; W. A. McWhirter, t Trees.; J. W. Bates, Sec. They 1 will be installed December 27th. M rs. W.J. Haile and children, If of Union, spent last week with rel- t atives in Jonesville. Mr. Haile came up and spent Sunday. Mr. Tom Carter has been quite sick for some days at the Methodist parsonage. Mth. D. E. Camak went with '< Bro. Camak to the annual Confer-1( enco. I ( Wedding bells and Christmas , bells may ring in Jonesville nearij the same time. 1 i PRESIDENT SPENCER KILLED. | I Charlotte Special. President Spencer, of the Southern Railway, and several others 1 were killed Thursday afternoon at Lawyers, Ya., in collission between Nos. 38 and 37. President Spencer's, special car wjis attached to No. 33. . - , fe* }HAm 1 f F. M. FARR, President. THE MERCHANTS & PI THII "OI,l After tlw crop has escaped t have to light against, ami y still liable to lose the crop, safe place. We offer to the j from his crops, and we of hank can possibly give to it vesting, is to harvest the sound, safe Hank. Moral: Deposit your crop ???i The Varied Attraction of the Jame; town Exi ^sition. Xorfolk. Ya.?The Jamestow Tel-Ccntennnial' Exposition; wil appeal to all characters and coi ditions of men and women a ivell- The attractions arc s numerous that they would sect o embrace every faculty of last ind fancy. The man who enjoys good li\ ng will he attracted by the fan >ns Lynnhaven I lay oyster. II Alio is fond of the sea breezes \vi ind them here refreshing ami ir rigorating. 'lhe antuiuarian wi be entertained b\ the historic stti foundings- Hampton roads. la nestown. Yorktown. Appomal ox. The naturalist may visit tli Dismal swamn. a sliort distanc may. He who loves the romar ic tale, spicy and adventurom ran look upon the scene wher lean Lafitte dwelt, and wher lllackhtlard entertained hims'/i I'ut these arc not the only assc nations of the Jamestown expe u'tion. There are others in ahtui lance. The scene is not far distan vhere Patrick Henry led the firs egularlv organized pr>t iotic Virginias-assert thei uliicirucc" ro noiite and countr >v the emphasis of battle. The first naval battle of th ronclad type of ships took plac >n the waters of Hampton road vithin sight of the expositio rrourfds?tfie Monitor-Merrimat ight. The first secure 1/andin.i nade the settlers whose comiiv lighcr is celebrated was mad ust across Hampton roads am hey named the place Point Com ort. The largest shipyard in thi ountrv is at Newport New ross the same waters. The larg :st navv vard in this country i it Norfolk. The largest fortres* tlonroe is opposite. The greatest coal depot in tlv vorld for storage and for forcigi hipment is planned to be built a Jewell's Point, adjoining the ex osition grounds. And last, no east, the coming metropolis o he South, Norfolk, is withii each. For those who are interested ii echnical work the exposition wil >e a school of instructions. Stu lents of mechanics can profitahl' tudv the models of colonia trncture while landscape artist vill enlarge their field of knowl 'dge hy observing the admirahl >lrn of the grounds. Marine ar hitccst will have the navies am lie finest shins of the world t< ook upon and draw ideas from. Those who love fun as a tnirt irovoking element in life will liav he war path. Fire at Jonesville. Jonesville, Novendwr 27.?Las Saturday night between twelve am me o'clock the barn and stable combined of Mr. S. M. (tilmore, o mr town, were burned with all hi his year's corn, about six hillldrei itushels. Six mules were in th barn but they were saved thong' it .. L--1 ? n mey mm a ciose can ior two ?j them were badly scorched. Mr [iihimre says Ire does not kno.w tlia lie lias an enemy on earth hut he i Hire his barn was set on tire. Th building lrolonged to Mr. .1. F. A1 man and he bad some insurance o it, lint Mr. (lilmore had no insui ance. on his corn. Eighteen Dollars Cleared at Suppci At tfce box supper last Saturda night Monarch hall, Si8.^ was <;ldared by the ladies missioi ary socftty of MonAetna Bapti: I' s J. D. ARTHUR. CAshier. \. UNTERS NATIONAL BANK, I: 0 RKMAHI.K," ho grass and nil other things you 'It ou got the money fur it, you sire |! unless you have the money in si !j Farmer si safe place for the money 'J For to him every assistance that si j; s customers. The last act of har- ,1 money proceeds of your .crop in ;t il it 1 monev in "The Old Reliable." ^ 5- DEATH Of MRS. MARTHA J. SMITH. Another of Union's Oldest Rest- ^ ? dents Passes Away. / 1 Another of Union's oldest dents was removed hy the ? death on last Monday aft<f lLi) " T1 lis time it is Mrs. Mar*.. 1 Smith, the widow of Rev. H. A. Smith, of the Methodist conference. < >n Saturday afternoon she wan x~ stricken with paralysis, and from ^ ! t lni 1m ginning there was little hope " of her recovery. Mrs. Smith wan at the home of her son, Dr. II. K. Smith, the well-known druggist "* and proprietor of the Union Drug l_ Do., though her home in late years t- has hecn with her three sisters, th? c Misses MeC'ants, in Greenwood. c The hody was interred at the M?'tl.i odist cemetery Tuesday morning, Rev. I). M. MeI.eod conducting the Oi services. The pall-licarors were: e Messrs. Geo. II. Oetzel, S. S. I.inF. der, B. Frank Arthur, \V. H. >_!??? ?.>v nvwl v:..i. 1 ... ' ] imvihpiwmi. i- Mrs. Smith was in her eightieth i- year, ami had long suffered with many infirmities incident to ago. t' She was the mother of four sons, t three of whom survive her, Dr. Ma.iv?'V" T- l*nnu?" ami lovecl y : tnrf.ghout I nion county, d.v,%-. v j few years ago. The surviving ^re-^ Dr. H. K. Smith, of Union; r>r. c \V. (I. Smith, of Asheville; and c:Mr. Herbert Smith, of Edgefield. <.1 A brother in Spartanburg and four ' sisters survive to mourn her lo<s. Mrs. Smith was a good woman, a. ; ! consistent Christian, loved her 'jchurch and took pleasure in ail ^ j good works. Those who knew her rj | la-st, loved and esteemed her most. s Rev. Mr. Thayer to Preach. s: Rev. W. E. Thayer, of Kentucky, will preach Sunday morning ''land evening for the congregation of the First liaptist church. Rev. C %?_ mi " mr. i nayer is a native o! I liarlesn ton, S. C., anil is one of the best I pastors anil preachers ??f the de " nomination. He was pastor in * I Hock Hill for a numher of yftaryi ' ami for the past two or three years II in Kentucky. ] Smith Greater Shows. . v' The Smith's greatest shows will 1: Ih? in Union Dec. 3rd to Nth, unilei s the auspices of the Union band. . Six days of fun anil amusement, c Nothing grander, better or mono . pleasing have the people of Union * ' ' ,| ever hail the opportunity of visiting. ^1 Among the highly recommcrfded attractions will be found the trained h wild animal show, Mysterious Zora, e j iteautmil Ulorama, Klectrie The ' ater, Colored Aristocracy, Mammoth Ferris Wheel, and the Month's $10,'000 Prize Carousal. The Smith ' Concert Hand will render selections I afternoon and evening. Bring out C the children and let them seethe I' free aets and enjoy the music. f Kick About High Taxes. Jonesville, Nov. 27.?The eouni 7 l' i ty treasurer was here yesterday taking in taxes, and such another kicking and complaining of high, j taxes 1 never heard. Most people's taxes are. from fifty to one hundred per cent higher than last year. K 1 kl ?l ri IN to lout- 1 i Lr i > (V>n .t.nr^ ..f I_ ? o ?? "? construction when good stealing waft in order in South Carolina. Thero must Ik* something wrong somci whcro for such si jump as there is in taxes, and coming tliis had crop !" year will clean up goine people., Some lay it on the county lioards, v others lay it on the State Iniard, 5 while others say it is the doings of i- the legislature. It is a fact that m me raise is too much ana it snoiv ! lie remedied.