Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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' | HIGH GRA 1 COLUMBUS, B AND f Four different i if |; vehicles. V y i? ] THE PEOPL |; D. FAIHT GILL x The finest ever shippt JmJ few days. See them y ing. There is a great Car-load lots and our efit of it. We will al; | UPRIGt At one ha | Let Us Pi I UNION SUP j|[ J. H. SPE LOCAL LACONICS Happenings of Inter About Town. Mr. J. F. Gregory, of Jonc: \irnc t'n I nii'Mi \ I n ao in v-/ IUV7U 411 v/nvia^ . Mr. W. A. I'catv, of G< Hill, was in the city Tuesda Mr- I. L. Bobo, of Sedalia, Spartanburg attending the vention. Mr. Jasper Wilburn, of Fair Forest, was a visitor he Monday. Rev. J. G. Farr, of Kcltor TV . _ J ' A _ 1A 1 A I- A f A1 luesuay to aitenci me aicu ^ conference. Mr. J. Wistali Crawford is ? Bailey-Copeland Company week during the .sale there. Rev. L. E. Wiggins left day morning for Columbia t tend the Methodist confarer Rev. J. S. Snyder, pasror t s Chester Baptist church, stc . over in Union Tuesday for hours. Rishon W. W. Duncan n I[ " through Union Tuesday or way to the conference in C bia. Miss Willie Manning, of fc Ion, S. C-, is now holding ? PJ graphers position at Exc mills. || Mr. Simpson Cannon, of t F > M. Law firm of Spartanburg " here on buuin Saturday I' MondayMavor Macbeth Young n ed Friday night front an ext trip through the mining di of Mexico. Rev. J. T. doing, pas1 Monaetna Baptist church, Monday to attend the conv< of Baptists in Spartanburg. Rev. C.*T. Scaife was re-c pastor of Fair Forest chut a regular meeting last Sundt is understood he will accept Mrs. L. G. Young and ch L of Spring City, Tcnn., arrh L the city Friday night and ; " the home of Capt. J. C. II Fev. D. K. Catnak. of ville, passed through TJnion day enroute to the X^et conference, which convener week in Colurnbi^. i. de >1 ABCOCK, CORTLAND I ROCK HILL. I makes of high grade ]| h can interest you. j ES SUPPLY CO. ;| I AM, TREAS. & MGR. g / * . M J z . LOAD OF I 3ANS I k 9 ?d to Union, will be here in a and get our prices before buy- 9. savins bv buvrhtr Oraanc in &b customers shall have the ben- ^ so have five fine ^ IT PIANOS | If the regular price S& gure With You PLY COMPANY, | :ARS, Manager. v <> <? * ? . Dr. P?. F. Walker, of Cole^aiji, was in the citv Saturdav. vf est Mr. J. D. Epps. of Goshen Hill township, was a visitor in the city Friday. sville, Receiver 1?. W. Roberston, of * the U. & G. S. road, was in the jshen city Friday night. >' Dr. W. D. Hope, of LockhaWjp^ is in attended the funeral of his moJWH' con- cr in Yorkville last week. Mr. W. D. Whitmire, of Dair-' lower lington, spent* a few days this re on week with hisf'^ister, Miss Frances Whitmire. I r. 1J T TT> IT- 1 ' i, ten r\.cvs- j. i\. runueruuric and 1 j. lodist D. Richardson and Mr. J. P. Coleman went to Spartanburg with ^on('a>" to attend the convention. this Messrs. Means Beaty, F. B. Ctilp. Allen Price, Berrv Richards Mon- an<' Noland have been on a 0 at- week's hunt down on Broad river. ice-? yjr l Scaife, after several the* months in the mining countires of jpped Mexico, is again in Union. He a few tyill join his family at Clinton in a^sjiort whileassed John Wardlaw, of South 1 his Carolina university, spent a week olum- with his parents. Rev. and Mrs. I A. G. Wardlaw. returning to Coj)jj. lumbia Friday of this week. ?teno-| jno. R. Mathis, proprietor :elsiori0f tjle jjnjon cotton exchange, has moved his office into a new li? A i rnnm hnilt ?;n?*rin11v for him ad was joining Mr. Crosby's store in and east Union. Mrs. W. P. Duckett and Miss cturn-jEmma Sparks, of Fair Forest, left ended Monday for a visit to Mrs. J. 1>. stricts j Willis, of Spartanburg. These ladies will also attend the con,' vention. or of left Mr. Chas. W- fioforth, who has ention been with P>ailey-Copeland Company in Columbia, has accepted 1 d a Pos'tion with the Union Shoe . V t(f Company and ^ntejred upon his 1 1 duties the first of this week, vy. It i Mr. Clqugh F. Arthur was in il l the city Sunday, leaving Monday 'od in *or ^ '',T1'nRton? N. C., whfere he j.' takes a position as private Sccreunter tar-v ^?r ^'r- Smith, gfineraj '.superintendent of Motive Rowel* Jones-1 A. C. railroad. Mr. Aj^hnr has Mon- been assistant court stenagMpher hodist for this circuit. His ncwJrajttion s this is an important one, andjHnMn thur is to be congratuH^|^Rh!!j 4 gtm ttMtfttratrtcwwum THREE PRAYEI BY MAR< BMW) ?WW W) W) ?YY) I I, NO, fall lot The speaker mat Rirl. sprang took the pit< "It was funny," sh milk from the dairy "Why, it is strati "I never knew it t< back, dear. We sha When the girt ha< sound of her footste lady asked anxiously tiling unusual about not seemed herself. eel and has made se> household tasks."' "Ah, well," said tl mischievous twinkle and in love." "That is just it," th on in a musing tone she seemed resignei early marriage. Sli unstable?so incapal She could not sec t has had nothing to ter. Yet it may he today, making her i "It is time she wa old man remarked. Patiently they sa ten minutes. "Why, what is k< Then the anxioui their child, only to f to the dairy at all. her. hut only echo r< to the dining room t er at the doof", an< picked it up, and ca he saw a slip of pa and unfolding it, he "Dear Father anc cannot wait. We si train for the city, wh work, You have ah when you married, earned all that you can do the same. 1' if you can, Yc "Gone the motl her chair in a dazed "Gone!" the fatlu whistle now. The ti "God have pity!" yet?this is Thanksi "Ah. 'tis Thanksgi "and we should, inch though we know.not Father knows, and her footsteps stray A year had passec giving night. The < never had any me: their absent daughte ing tire, side by sid< Presently a tremblii into one ot her liusl "It was a year ag softly, "that Bessie missed her! I won \ if?he is good to h "I would we kne\ after which neither moments, and tears woman, and rolled 4 Let us thank Go* He who watches ov< our absent child." One, by one the knottier year had dwelt alone, aiid on the preceding one, the bright wood-fir< "We are getting should not he so mi to get some one to "There is Peggy sponded. "She is b be good company, i "We need both," lonely here?with ji Then they started a knock at the door a late hour for visit* \\ r% -i. _ vv ncn me man ai a young woman, wit before him ; a woma clad. "Father!" she cri But he seemed nc back in surprise, wife, however, com she tottered past hi child, my child!" They brought her turns. "Tell us evcrythi you have been, and where?where?H U| "I am not worthy en back into this p bjaby, I will leave In Go again?" the ing the sobbing gir v "Go again ?" the f so lonely, and need aye, and younger 1 stead?" "Rut," the girl sai eyes, "1 am unwor so." "Do not forget," you are our child, VLct us give than gat God pitieth us eve ?SWS? ttVftW* ? uuft ft (9 ts OF THANKSGIVING RAMI A. RICHARD. i?VWVW*onmMAmft>\vAAVVVVV? , let me attend to it 1" ', a rosv-eheeked young to the old man's side and eher from his hand, e said; "I forgot to bring for supper." ige," her mother replied. > happen before. Hurry 11 be waiting." I closed the door, and the ps had died away, the old ( : "Have you noticed any : nessie louay : mic lias She has been so abstract:eral little mistakes in her I le man gently, yet with a in his eye, "she is young, le wife replied. Then went : "I have wondered that [1 to our objection to an e is young, and Hugh so >le of taking care of a wife, hat at first, but lately she say in regard to the matthat her mind dwelt on it orgetful of other things." s back with the milk," the t and waited, three, five, jeping her $7 > pair went in search of ind that she had not gone Over and over they called iplied. ()n their way back hey noticed the milk pitchcl, stooping, the old man rricd it to the light. In it per, and. drawing it forth read aloud : 1 Mother:?Hugh and I liall take the eight o'clock lere we will marry and find aays said you had nothing and that together you now have. Hugh and T lease forgive and still love, )t;r daughter, Ressie." let* exclaimed, sinking into , helpless way. r repeated. "There is the *aiii is leaving1 the station." the mother moaned, "and jiving." iving," the man responded, :ed. be thankful, dear, that what awaits our child, the will go with her wherever I. and again it was Thanks- * >ld couple was alone and ssage reached them from r. They sat before a glows' each thoughtfully silent, lg hand of the wife's Stole land's. * o tonight," she murmured, went away. Mow we have dcr where she is, and if? er ?" v," the old man answered, of them spoke for some gathered in the eyes of the slowly down her withered d," her husband said, "that s?r us, is watching also o'er clays came and went until passed. Still the couple i this Thanksgiving, as on they sat together before ; of their sitting room, old," the man said, "and uch alone. shall have come live With us." Wolfram," the wife rc right and tidy, and would is well as a help to us." the man sighed. "It is ist us two." in surprise, for there was . It was pa6t nine o'clock, trc in tliof ^A??ntru *r? 11 o rrn iii ii>ai wviiiii r vnia^v, *ose and opened the door, h a habv in her arms, stood 11 pale and thin, and poorly ed. >t to understand, and drew File mother-heart of his iprehended the truth, and im, sobbing: "Bessie, my in, crying and laughing by ng," they pleaded, "where what you have done, and ?*h is " she faltered, "to be takuro, sweet home. But my ;r here, and I will go?" mother interrupted, drawI close to her. ather echoed, "when we arc younger hands and feet? learts, in the old home id, looking up with tear-wet thy. I have wronged you remarked the mother, "that and wc love you." v ks," the father urged, ^'that n as wc pity our children, forgive us, however far inwe wander." FREE STREE AND CARN IN UNION, S.C.,1S? PEC. 3 TO rn\T rnm ir i \m rum, rituuL A\w ATTRACTIONS FURr SMITI GREATER S 10 Big Shows. 3 Sensat FREE ACT MR. MATT GAY: The world's < high diver; holding world's rec< Illinois Central Bridge at Cairo. at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, ai MADAME LEON BONNE: The un the Air. An interesting numb graceful, and attractive feats of most remarkable female act of th by Sovereigns of Europe, and cro of America as the unquestioned cl at 2:15 in the afternoon, and 7:30 i PAID ATTRAC TTTw. C"5^W Smith'/Trained Wild Beautifid Gloriana. Mysterims Zora. Electric Theatre. Jumboj Largest Reptile ColoreaAristocracy. Mamnpth Ferris Wheel Smithi $10,000 Prize Ci T FAIR IVAL HID WEEK, DEC. 8 FRIVOLITY WISHED BY I HOWS. ^ ional Free Acts, s. :hampion somersault jrd of 134 feet from Illinois; twice daily, id at 10:30 at night. ichallenged Queen of^ er uniquc^fcflflte mid=air posing, the e world. Decorated wned by the people hampion of her sex, ii the evening. HONS. ^ ^ inimal Show. in Captivity, l irniical ? - iginning Der '