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/ ^ . THE UNION TIMES. VOL. LVI NO SO. UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAYv DECEMBER 14. 1906. $1.00 A YEAR. ? ? # [ WE PAY I] ON TIME D Wm A NlfHn tl' HI 11A? r\.m M1VUU ^ 1 I BANK GARNIVAl RECEIPTS. $3,035.20 Taken in by the Carnival Shows. The ticket sales of the carnival shows amounted to as follows : Tuesday, $407.65; Wednesday. $667.00; Thursday, $449.70; Kridnv Scot 10 mul ^tnr/lav $1007-55' thc total being $3*035.^ 20. This does not count the ^amounts taken in at the lunch counters, candy stand and ring stands; these latter come under the head of privileges and pay $10 a week to the carnival company. - The Union cornet band re- ; ceived 10 per cent of gate receipts, which amounted to $303.52, plus $60 from the privleges and $51.55 in the voting contest. The total received by the band is $415.07. less expenses. which left them only about $3?? clear profit. The merry go-round took in $3?5 on Saturday. Live Stock Association. ?? The officers of the Union! county live stock association arei as follows: Sheriff J. \V. Sanders, president; I. 1\ 1 'cake, secretary and treasurer: J. \V. Uranford. manager. These were elected some time ago. hut the names were, not given then. The company I purchased the line stallion from Bauhardt Bros, tor $3,000 and! 1iM?i iiniNtcd mnsidernlde sums otherwise. It promises to he a; successful organization. Sold Santuc Property. Mr. J. H. Randolph, of Lan-'( drum. ljas been in the city some) days visiting his nephew, Mr. I.j Frank Peake. While here, the sale and arrangements were perfected by which Mr. W. T. Jones.i of Santuc, acquires ownership ofj. Mr. Randolph's property at Santuc. Mr. Randolph has been liv-' ing at Landrum for some time and he decided to sell his property in this county. The deal was made last Monday. Good Negro Dead. F.d. Lipscomb, one of the best I colored citizens of this place, died on Thrusday morning at 3 , o'clock of perotinitis. Ifc had|( been ill about a week. Lipscomb i( MU'iiml nn?n<?rtv ill -x " ~ .?J 1 Union, was known for his good business ability and straightfor-j, ward dealings. In moral cliarac-j ter he was above the average of his race. i Adamsburq W. 0. W. ? I ( Adanisburg Canip \V. (). W. ji Number 292 met Wednesday 1 night and elected officers as fol- J lows: F. M. Adams. Counsellorjj Commander; 11. C. Rush, Ad vis-; orv lieutenant; W. T. Farr, Kscort: 1. H. Snrouse. Ranker: f 1 B. Adams. Secretary; J. V. Vaughan. Watchman; T. H. Bailey, Sentry. The camp has a well fitted new i hall in the new school building,, and is in propserous condition, f NTEREST | EPOSITS. 1S0N & SON, ERS. # DR. J. M. WALLACE TO WED. Unlon_Man Claims Bride In Spartai City. Announcement is made of tin marriage of Dr. James Munroi Wallace, of this city, to Mis Elizabeth Lee Hydrick, of Spar tanburg, on Wednesday, Decern her 12th. The event will he ; quiet home wedding at tin bride's home on I.ee street Spartanburg. Dr. Wallace is known through out Union county as one of tin most genial, gentlemanly citi zens of our town. Every oin likes for Dr. Wallace to 1>< around: his presence is pleasure More still, he is an up-to-dat< dentist, being a graduate of tin university ot Maryland: am since his return has built up ai excellent practice. For han work and close application t< his duties. Dr. Wallace is noted Miss Hvdrick, the bride-to-be is pleasantly known here in Un ion : she having taught in the cit; schools ami visited here man; times. She is a graduate o Converse college, and a youn; lady of unusual accomplishment Many friends will welcome he coming to Union. The Times joins in the gener al expression of best wishes. an< wishes for them all they couh wish. federal Building for Union. News conies from Washing ton. says the Columbia Record that Senator Latimer has intro duced a hill into the senate an thorizing the purchase of site and erection of federal building at Laurens, (iaffnev. Cnion an< Abbeville, not to exceed $75.txx each. Ex-Governor Moses Dead. Kx-( Jovernor Franklin J Moses, of South Carolina. die< Tuesday morning in Winthrop Mass. Accidental asphvxiatioi was the cause of his death, lb some means the j^as jet in hii room was opened ami by morn inj^ he was dead. lie was i*ov ernor of South Carolina fron '872-74. County Physicians and Attorney The board of county connnis sioners have elected 1 )rs. M. \\ Culp and U. (i. Hamilton a: county physicians to serve dur injx the ensuing year Senatoi R. F. Townsend was re-electe< county attorney. From Miss Nance. J&elow is a letter from Mis? Mary T. Nance, who was in tin city last Saturday. According to her view of this portion of the map. there must not he any place that's better. W'c appreciate the sentiment. "Dear Mr. Rice: Please sen? me before Friday, if you can. the t\o?\ot* f lint V if'irn v/\?? C'ltor/lnif I ,S??'V l??.| * Kit II I I<1 Y "Union is tine, the Union people are finer and the Union teachers arc finest of all. "Very truly yours. "Marv T. Nance.' "Abbeville. S. C." RACE CONFERENCE IN COLUMBIA. Governor Heyward. Governor-Elect Ansel, Bishop Capers. President Snyder. Mr. J. J. Fretwell and Rev. L. IM. Rice to Speak. ' Considerable interest is beinfc |manifested anion ir the oeonle of both races in tlie conference on the negro question to be held ii^ Columbia during next month under the auspices of Richard Carroll and other leading men of the B State. " j A number of prominent white citizens have been asked to deliver addresses before the cotifljference. In most instances they have accepted. The list includes Governor Hevward, Governore elect Ansel, Rishop Capers, c President Snyder, of Wofford s college; Or. L. M. Rice, of the - Union Times, and Mr. Jos. J - Fretwcll. The latter, a leading business financier c?f Anderson, c will speak of "The Colored Man as a Developer of His Country." The date of the conference was . t ,<>i ij^ni?iii\ jdiiuiti v mil mis is c likely to be changed, as Govern or Ansel's inauguration may take place during that week. - The object of the conference |is to have an interchange of ideas c between the leaders of botli e races, to the end that a better 1 understanding may be brought i about between the blacks and 1 whites.?Columbia Record. i ? t Death of Mr. Hawkins. - y Mr. J. Thomas Hawkins died r at his home in Union Thursd.ty. f December 6th. and was-bu. r the following day at Upper Fair Forest church. ,. 1 ie had been in declining health for many months, ami had re.'centlv returned from New MexiI co. where he had gone in the i b(ii?f? llmt inio-lit 1?n I I ~ % )>? (benefitted by tli.it climate. Mr. Hawkins was a young man possessing a name above reproach. He was industrious and trustworthy and had a large number of warm friends. He expressed himself as being ready to meet his (iod in peace. The funeral exercises were s conducted l?v Rev. I). I). Kichj ardson and Rev. L. M. Rice. sj The Southern Railroad Has Another Wreck, This Time At Carlisle. Carlisle. Dec. 13.?The Southern railroad's iast through 'j freight train Xo. 54. from Ashe jville. X. C.. to Columbia, was ljwrecked on Tuesday morning IIMMIl IJ U HUl'K ill lilt" I I 1 Imile* post, about b miles south of " this place. There were thirteen " freight cars piled all up in one 1 great heap of debris in a cut I that is forty feet deep. Five of the cars were loaded with cotton jseed meal of =ax> bags to the car. !going to Wilmington. X. ('.,! " and live were loaded with coal. three of which belonged to the \road and two to individuals; " three were loaded with merchan"idise. There was about 125 feet ' of track completely torn up. notwithstanding the fact that new and heavy rails had been recent iiv tarn. Mmic 01 the rails were bent double. 1 ?v the timely fore?j thought of Trainmaster Max' I well, there was not much delay! ! to the traveling: public, for hc1 ' had passenger trains Xo. i^ andj ' 14 hoth to come up to the wreck! and had the passengers transferred from one train to the I other. ; Your correspondent tried to; ascertain the cause of the wreck, i but could not do so: hut it was: rsupposed to have been caused jfrom running at too high a rate of speed. There was no one: '(hurt at all. and the wreckage will ibe fully cleared up by Saturday.) j" CITY COUNCH, MtETS. Negotiating With the Neal Shoe Company for Power and Light. Expert Accountant Coming?Fire Escape for . Opeta House. . f ~ The regular bi-monthly se ..ion of the city council was he \xm . Tuesday night, with tl [.mayor, e'erk and all the aide 3|mit present. Several matte Tof importance were disposed ? I Chief among these was the r port of Aldermen Gault and Pe [rin, a.r.ommittee appointed to e ginecr the placing of new m cliinerv at the power house her Some time ago this commissi< gave an order for some new m chinery, new motors and e gines. They have now held i this onlcr :in<l nrc Joti? with Receiver E. \V. Robertst for power from Neals Shoal with which to supply the cit If this cannot he effected tin will seek elsewhere for the po\ er. before allowing' the new m chinerv to he placed here. It deemed cheaper to buy the po\ !er than make it here, i Mr. J. H. (iault reported th jhe had secured the services j.\lr. R. H. Mclver. of (.iree jville, an expert accountant, i come and examine the city 'books and accounts. The tin !of his coming is yet indefinite The council deeming the opei house very unsafe in case of fir instructed the mayor to noti the authorities that they mu place fire escapes in the buil >"? The Johnson Rifles petitioned grant of $10 a month for a h; |in which to store their arms ai iwhere the company can met This was granted, with the e jpeetation of getting the conn ito pay half of the amount. tiion io tsiabiisn Mail Koute Uv li. 4 G. S. I Spartanburg Journal. Doc. o. Representative Johnson cal oil this morning at tho postoffu I depart niont in the interest of ho Iter mail facilities for the peop of Union county. For two yea he has endeavored to have post office established at l'ridt S. U. This junctional point the Seahoard Air Line road at the (ilenn Springs & Union ro; is located in the marshy swanij of Kroad river, and there is t dwelling there, much less a pos office building. Hut with til railway line operating, the pe< :pie of l'nion and those who lh along the line of the (1. S. & I Railway, have to depend sole on the Southern with its ahomti iable schedules. In placing tl matter before the postofiice tl 'partincut. Mr. Johnson urg< that Conductor Dickert he a| pointed a suh-mail clerk, or 111? clerk, or in some manner or 1 some means he empowered t dispatch mail to and deliver from the respective trains. Tl officials think favorably of tl proposition and assured M Johnson that if the, railroad con pany would assume all liabilil for the handling of the mail that no serious obstacle won! intervene. The railroad. < course, would be compensate by the government. This pla< ing of a mail delivery on ih road would greatly benefit tl town of l'nion and people livin along the road for a distance ? 23 miles. Wade Davis Re-arrcsted. W ade Davis, the negro \vh was recently acquitted 1>v a jut at Carlisle of the charge of sel ing whiskey, has been re-arres ed on a warrant issued bv Mas istrate Johnson. He gave hot for his appearance at court i January. ^F. M. FARR, President. Ils| THE MERCHANTS & PL THK "oi.n After the crop has escaped th have to tight against, ami yo still liable to lost; the crop. ,s . safe place. We offer to the fa . .: from his crops, and we ofTt ( ! hank can possibly give to its ,K* j vesting, is to harvest then :r- j sound, safe Bank. ^ ?ep*Sil 'V?ir Cf0p r-! ?"*i GREER-WILBURN. a 0 Popular Couple to Wed Day After >n Ghrl'tmas. aThe Times in receipt of the ; following invitation : '3?; -t'li'Mr. and Mrs. Sanford \yilburn |s re<|uest the honor of your v presence at the marriage j.. ceremony of their v. daughter a. j Bessie isi to v. j Mr. James livers (ireer Wednesday afternoon. DecemaC her the twenty-sixth, one thousand nine hunn.| tired and six trJ at three o'clock 1 ; . J v " * .'s At Home Union, South Carolina. Mr. (ireer is the son of Judge raj Jason M. (ireer. and a young e, man who is held in high repute fv throughout the country. He has st held several positions of trust d-ihere in Union and proved himself a good business man and a a gentleman. At present he is in ill jthe employ of the Uockhart Mills itl company store. 't.i Miss Wilburn. the daughter oi x- Mr. Sanford Wilburn. of lloganstvjville township, is a most attractive voting woman, blessed with manv traits thta make her lover able." The Union Times extends heartiest congratulations t< jthese two young people. and II- wishes them a long lite, tilled ce with joy. F- Cotton Growers' Association. tt The Union county cotton '* growers' association met last Saturday and elected officers for 1(1 the coming year. All the old ofid fieers were re-elected as follows l>s C'apt. F. M. Farr. president; Mr. 10 \Y. T. Jeter, vice-president; Mr t- \Y. \V. Colton. secretary; Mr. |,s |. \Y. Gregory, treasurer. r>". It was expected that l'resikC.dent 1*!. I). Smith would l?e at this meeting, hut it was found he ly could not attend. Mr. H. I., "-j Archer. of Spartanburg, has ,e been invited to speak at the first e~ meeting in January. M'j Dues to the amount of SS.<>o 1^" I were collected. There is a total of $^So to he collected from the ?>'!members of this association, and ? to ?lo this the township treasur" ers wore appointed to receive u> the dues. Tliev will he paid a 10 10 per cent, commission. r- Dr. M. \\ . ("nip. Kcv. J. (i. Farr and Mr. \V. T. Jeter were ^ elected delegates to the State s* convention at Columbia in Jan^ n:irv '' A plea for closer union and more organized effort was made f" by several members, and these 1S conditions are hoped for during u the coming vear. i g _J " Pythian Banquet. j Cherokee lodge. Knights of Pvthias in meeting last Tuesday night voted to have a banquet in ojthe Pvthian hall on Wednesday y night. December iptli. None 1- but members of the lo<lge will t-lattend. as the purpose is to have 3f-'a general "wanning up" feast id and fellowship meeting. Kverv * ' i n r?, ft ll'nt tv PVfomtOil f I k lo? Ivroe lent. J. D. ARTHUR. Cashier. N ANTERS NATIONAL BANK, HKI.IAHI.i:." e grass and all other things von n get tlx* money for it, you are unless you have the money in a triuer a safe place for the money r tn liini i'viivv nccii.?..ii.... !...* .. / ?? v ? \<l J ?? .7?7IOl IIIM * lll?VV ?V customers. The lust act of harloney proceeds of your crop in a DMNKy ii "The 014 Reliable/' # MR. J. E. LIPSCOMB TO WED. ' Popular Young Man of Union Claims Bride in Greenville. i . The /Piincs lias received the ; following announcement : '|The Misses Little announce the marriage of their neice. j Miss Alice (iertrude Little, to Mr. fames Kdward Lipscomb, i on Wednesday. ; twenty-sixth of December. n>o6, (ireenville, S. C\ ! This happy event will be at 11 (o'clock Wednesday morning at , the bride's borne on (<rtlege (street, (ireenville. S. (\ After ithe marriage the couple will , spend some time in Florida be iiorc* tneir coming* to I nion, 'i where will he their future home. Mr. J. I'.. Lipscomb is the son of Mr. W. Sam Lipscomb, of ' Asbury. Cherokee county. He | attended Furman university. Ifrom which institution he graduated in 1904. After graduating i there he took a complete business course at Poughkecpsie, . New York. Later he bought an interest in the C. K. Lipscoml> wholesale grocery concern of I'nion. and with this firm he is 'still connected. Mr. l.ij)scotnl> 'is one of the hest yonnj^ business men of this city. Miss Little, the bride-to-be, is | a graduate of the (ircenville Fe' male college, having finished in hoth music ami art. She is not onl\ accomplished and refined, but also a most lovable younj* woman. She enjoys the esteem of a host of friends in (Ireen1 ville. her home, and we are sure the same will be true in I'nion. The l imes extends its best wishes. No Carnival in January. A petition bv the fire departjment was made before tlie city ; council in session last Tttcs lay night. to allow them to brng here the Harkout carnival coir;p.mv the last week in January and the first week in February The petition was unanimously denied. Bailey furniture Plant Sold. Mr. I\. L. McXally. trustee in bankruptcy of the P.ailey Furniture Mfg. ( <?.. in behalf of the creditors of that concern, sold last Monday the plant and mate- , ,rial in stock, owned by tlit* company. It was l)i<l in 1 ?y Mr. T. I".. bailev tor the sum of S5.750, iwliich amount does not include the open accounts of about ;S 1.500. The plant will nc?t discontinue operations at all but 1 will ,ip> 011 as before. Allen Bell Captured. Allen bell, the escaped convict who stole Mell Robinson's mule |and made off toward Spartanburg last week, has been re-cap turcd and re-committed t<? the chain-gang. lie was caught at Walnut (irove Snndav morning: Another warrant for larceny has heen issued and will he served as soon as I Jell completes 1 ,s present sentence.