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THE UNION TIMES PUBLISHED EVEKV FRIDAY Ci ... BV THE.... 0 UNION TIMES COMPANY '' i' BACHELOR STREET. OPPOSITE POST OFFICE. BELL PHONE NO. 1. c L. M. RICK. Ki.noi; a S. I lt< ?.\ K Y. - A?SIK I\IK Ehitoij /Iti'Kixtcrcd :tt tin* Postottice in Union t| S. as second class mail matter. (> ?_? SlTBSC'KIPTloX RATKS: One year - $1.00 Six months .... .50 ^ Three months ... . _?.=> |) A n V K ItT ISK M KX'I > : One square, tir-t insertion - $!.'"> Kverv stihseniieiit insertion - .50 .. Contracts tor three moiitli- or lonp-r ^ will hi- made at reduced rates Locals inserted at s l-tf coits a line. \ Rejected manuscript will not lie re- ^ turned. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for at half tt rates. t UNION, 8. C., I?KT. It 19 W. w The oily authorities arc to he !' congratulated for stopping- the 1 indiscriminate sale of jamaica t^itioer. j* a The "tlyin* jinny" was the ^ most popular ot the carnival at-T tractions. There is just some- " tliino- ahont those things that V people cannot resist. .< !) llroke ! Iirnke ! broke! I?v that carnival. ( ). j*ee! ,l And 1 would it were decent '' I n utter the thoughts that ;ui>e m me. 8 11 Think of it! Just ahont S4.000 spent durino the carnival week.. \\ e arc ol:id the ciiiiOimI bri< v,?. fused to ?p*ant privilege for another. c o? " The Southern railroad continues to kill people. W e surest the C hinese method of treating hank defalcators for some of | those derelict operators. I The saddest commentary on the tastes of l/nion people is the fact that they spent about $4,000 c at a week's carnval and only / $51.75 for a hiyfh-class musical > attraction. II * 1 President Koosevelt su|*j*ests uniformity nmonjj the States on the divorce law. South C'aroli- !' na's divorce law woukl serve ad- 11 mirably as an example for her sister States. ^ ?* .1 < )n 1 \ seven cases <>1 drunk durin^ carnival week! And these 11 all with Jamaica j*in?;er. What 1 have the lovers of the dispensary, the defenders of blind timers and 0 the soured critics to say about that ? 1 The citi/ens of I'nion would 1 be greatly benefitted by the es-'' tablisluuent of a mail route over \ the I". &. (I. S. road. This road ^ has greatly relieved the passenger and freight difficulties and it can help out the mail service. ' eoiuus.ou reigns inis woi'K.? there was a ruminate sale last Saturday. Talk about clothes not making a man or a woman?- I that's a mistake. Keep your 1 eyes open and see whose clothes ( von will meet. 5 < > The meeting of l u.ion'- teach s crs last Saturday was an inspira v tion for better and more earnest c work in our rural schools. Those who have directed the movement a are deserving of the highest 1 commendation and praise. ( .11 ' ' (iovcrnor Hey ward has ap-, pointed Duncan C*. Kay. of tlie i Columbia bar. to fill out the tin-1 expired term of the attorney-! general's office, made vacant by i the death of (ien. Lcroy You- t mans. c '* I f )t course there had to be a I few "scraps" during the carnival I week ?sotne people cannot -how n themselves in public without t causing disturbance. I hit as far I as whiske\ causing these disturb I aiices is concerned, it was not -o I it was a noticeable fact that drunken people were "conspicu- a ouslv absent;" and that those v hauled tip were drunk with ja- 1 in.'iica ginger. T The circus* manager I n>n wa> a jn>?h! circus town; the irmval people declared it an excllent carnival town. W hat do ic preachers think of it as a ^ hurch-s^oinjLT town? Jones\ille i> a j^rowinj*' town, lie organization of a lar^e ine'"- ' ' antile concern a few months j*o. the new buildings in the ourse of erection, and the cMab-i shnient of another hank.?all '' liese are indications of healthv row th. CASE FOR THE SHERIFF. ,i( 1r. Wallace Lav\son Says He Was Knocked Down and Robbed. A case of considerable intercut 1 ,a> brought to the attention <>' -herin Sanders last Friday. Mr ~ Vallace I .aws?mi. >011 of Mr iile^ 1 .aw son. of the Kclton eijjhl >orhoo?l. while returning o hi> home from I'nion la>t y "litirsdav ni^ht. claims that he ras knocked senseless from ln> | nooy ami rohhed of Sj,"". which e had on his person. Mr. Law oil was riding in hi> lui^'^y with Ir. Wallace Knox, who lives |j bout five miles from town leaching hL home. Mr. Knox ot out and left Mr. hawson to t.'suine his journey. About one p lile further down the road. Mr. .aw son w as knocked from hi> w-; iiooy an,| io])lH'(l. lie regained nnsciousness later in the night nd went home, where he found is mule and buggy in the lot. ,< The matter was reported 11?1 heritT Sanders, hut as yet nothig has been found out. There I. no elite to the perpetrator of ie assault, and no one is under 1. nspieion. Mr. Law son did not etiture an opinion as to the I' ause nor the person or persons \> lu? r?ihhed him. , I' ni Santuc Personals. I: Santue. Dee. n.?Mr. J. II. k Randolph, of l.andruin. was here |* his week on business, having; old his farm here, recently. y Mr. J. 1*. Thomas, who workd on the carpenter force at Caawba Falls. last summer, has, ;one back there to work. Mr. S. K. Johns, one of our : i. - mi * ici^iiimm's, win move up nearer(; | "nion. to the W'illiford place. 'j iH'wro woman, with a family| if varied generality, will he put n the place he vacates here. j Mr. (leo. \\ . Harris and fanii-, r will next year occupy the oldj . C. I'. Jeter resilience, in the _ icart of town, lie will accom- J nodate hoarders, when here, a 'j hinjj greatly needed. ; . The Woodmen of the W orld j lected officers last week, as folDws: C. C.. I\. (i. Jeter: Adv wuit.. 11. < i. (ireirorv : Clerk. i. \\ . Jeter: Hanker. \V. O. Jeer: Kscort. L. 1?. Jeter. Jr.: Musician. Dr. J. T. Jeter:, Watchman. T. Jeter: Secretary' W K. Cornwell. The camp here! < small in numhers. but sov-i rigns are fraternally doing their uisiness and aiding each other. Miss Miller Queen.; i The voting contest closed on fhtirsday night last, and Miss] Handle Miller was chosen queen! >f the carnival. She received1 rx> votes, airaiust uj for Miss!.1 lartha (ioodman. who came l(( econd. The total vote cast | cas 1.031. and the cornet band _ lcared $51.55 from the contest." Mayor Macbeth Young. in very appropriate and well-dcivered speech. crowned the pieen Saturday evening1 in front )f the court house. Negroes Have Preference. Santuc. I )ec. 10.?In the movng around business around own. the negroes arc given prcf-i rence, and it seems that any dis-j osition ?>t property i> always land in hand tor such purposes.! lit' kaii(lol|)h place will have ic.rocs on it next year, and for he remainder of this generation. wo white families' places will ?e occupied hy negroes, perhaps it-cause white people are not uch fools as to give as hig rents s negroes. Most people prefer vhite citizenship, hut the negro nay he more suited in some oth r cases. i Fall Honor Roll. Santuc School. FIRST M< )XTII ist grade :?(>11 io Moss. \\ alee Stevens. 2nd grade -C urtis (iregory. ^rd grade:?Lizzie Stevens, alcolin Jeter. Mary Lornwell. 4111 grader?Lizzie Jeter. Fred regory. John Cornwell. 5th tirade:?Uyan Jeter. May illie Stevens. <>th an?l 71L grades:?Lanline i'l)rniit>l I t??:i I ri?-?? \ I * I n i??l rwin 1 'oston. Janii'> Jeter. Matl* (iregory. Nth grade:?Kathleen Jeter essie Page. Annie Kuth Pant rank Moss. nth grade:?Clara lleile Pant uns Friday. SKCOXI) MONTI T. 1st grade: ? < >llie Moss. W'aloe Stevens. Jiul grade :?Curtis <iregory. od grade:?Malcolm Jeter lnr\ Cornw ell. 4th grade:?John Cornwell izzie Jeter. Fred (iregory. 5th grade : ? Ryan Jeter, ^th grade:?Pauline McDan1. Mathe (iregory. James Jeter, any Jones, lieatrioe McDani. Mar\ Jenkins. Sth grade:?W illiam (iilmore. athleen Jeter, llossie Page rank Moss. oth grade:?Clara lleile l'ant no- Friday. TlllPh \ I t' \ \"P I I I I I I l\ I ' .\1 V / .\ I II. ist grade:?Mae Kant. Lucy ihnore. < >11 ic Muss. -Mid grade :?C urtis (iregorv. 4th tirade :?Fred (ircgory. i/.zic Jeter, John C'ornwell. 5th made :?Ryan Jeter. Ma\ illie Stevens. Leo Jenkins, ytli grade :?Mattie (iregorv, aitline MeDaniel. Clarence Worthy. James Jeter, Krwiu oston. Grace Kant. Krnest Gil lore. Marry Jones. IJeatrice Me aniel. Rich Poston. Sth grade:?Annie Ruth Kant Kathleen Jeter, Iiessie Page rank Moss. W in. (iilore. < >t h grade:?Sims Friday lata P?elle Kant. Hard Times. Santuc, Dec. 11.? There is a i-??-11 <;iw1 111 tli<? >out "prosperity." W e hear it te horns being" blown, and tlu >nnd goes a-ringing down the lies, and has settled around cre like an echo in a hollow on >me sultry morning: but "proserin-" refused to he the Atnerim lieauty rose for our section, oniehow things seem to have t down 011 the people with :i ltid. Many have worked hard ut can scarcely pay out ; semie int. but they try; and others iv it is a hard matter to corra little change. The farmers lostly made very good crops ol >rn. but cotton was short and Hisequcntly the pressure is n ttle more to the sepia re incl lan usual. There is nothing ke a famine by any means, hut mditions are sufficiently bloom ij^ to make one dijjf his dibits ito his hair to aid in twisting ut a blaze t<> "trek" by. Tht rm foundation of prosperity tc ike a jolly lauj^h over shouh e with the producers. If the) et scared over the fence, othei illows should not bellow tor >ud, or they may j^et over there >o.?for lack of something do t GOT ^ Sinn Si A fiiiaratiiooji .A v?vjf ? n UHUIUII1VWU I GO WAN'S PNI H NEVER FAILS, IF PROPERLY I N OVER NIHGT; CROUP RHEUMATISM 3 MARK YOU, USE! V <? Endorsed by Medical Profession, Mr. M. D. \rthur or Mr. Perry i * SOLD AND Rl % THE RICE Dl *y Inioi >> > *!> '<!>' \V; ~ H| |g ifrmii mil mn ION MOI The Mutual Dry C lowest price Ba?? SSi gs One of the best bargai 1? Belt in Tan, Black a I ?g? 1 |H good value, 25c. Lov V 1| Black SilkGirdles. A || in iront, Brown and B 11 "My Lady," even if sh< ?? with one of our D |g richest colors, dark 11 to $6.00. WrTl I You will have to so while out give our fn always Mutual D fc[gfs38relS^^ Rev. T. B. Owen's Farewell. ;i Santuc, Dec. 12.?Rev. T. 1>. , Owen preached at the Aietno (list church Sunday (2nd Sunday) ' his last sermon as pastor of tha> I church. The text was from John i '15:1 j : "This commandment 1 tpve unto you: that you love one another." He preached a jjood . J sermon, as he always does. In! closing he said that he had never ij enjoyed a pastorate more than; J he had this, and that the people; ! here had made him what he was; ; here : his charge ' ad enabled him i I j to make good reports. &c.: that | ; he was sorry to leave; and as the " people?his people and the other I denominations?had shown him 1 so much kindness, had become 1 j such a help to him. he bespoke ; for his successor. Rev. Mr.; . 1. ? [j I'dOCK, llie >?UIHJ v? M i??n iv ; ?n .. i -i I lie people all are indeed sorry ;{to see Mr. Owen leave?a good i f preacher, a kind and helpful pas- | ytor. and a social neighbor. w?*h > his entire family. We feel that I we are losing one of "our" best; ;; people, and that his place as the j *1 above cannot he surpassed. Thej >j(?afifney circuit will have a good! , | family <?f people as neighbors, j -land he carries with him the well-1 wishes of this people. I V COLD! || Care, Externally Applied. ^ 2UMONIA CURE % JSEO, TO EFFECT A CURE OF COLDS fc"i IN IS MINUTES OR LESS; <> IN A FEW DAYS. > I EXTERNALLY ONLY. y i and Your Own County Folks: Ask <? hhisenant What They Think of It. ECOMMENDED BY fev m COMPANY. n, S. C. y<< V vv- vyi /'*y '<*>" \*/ w / i ?v Vlv viv /i? /i?, ,/iv >iv 'J naaaaaaHH NDAY, DE ioods Company put 01 s, the prettiest line of > ever brought to Uniot ins is our TEN=CENT SPECIAL ind Ox=blood. Next is a Be; ely Roman Stripes in Silk I I Stylish Soft Kid Belt with lack only, Vbc. ; be hard to please, will su ainty Beaded Bags. We I and light etfects, gold r see these beauties to a| XMAS SHOPPING, do ont show case a call, have something in to interest you. Iry Goods C< | J MEET ME AT HAILE SLIPP I; THOSE PRETTY, EASV Fit Ij ============ | "I WOULD LIKE TO j; USEFUL TO WAKE AC That's the word ; ||the mass of peof |i a word just now ] I how. I i We have the II Varied and Had |! Footwear for our 'i! that has ever b ] 1 Union. i i' FASY AT etc I I M * I4>1J J! FOUND IHaile Sh i* f The Leading I H 49 East Main Street Hoi. n sale at the |3 Belts and If ? a Neat Leather || W5 ituiiiui riaiu, extra rea Ribbons and also ||! very wide buckles ||| ? rely be delighted |p lave them in the || nounted, from 50c jta jpreciate them, || not fail to |9 We will H * * fhpra fiEa IIIW1W fcjjj )mpany I ,'S SHOE STORE. ERSll ? - fsr TING XNAS SUPPERS.; | I FIND SOMETHING;| HRKTMAS filFT " t m llinu Ull A | ^ all day long by \ [ >le. Therefore,! [ ' will tell you!^ . 11. Largest, Most! I somest line of ! [ holiday trade !| >een shown in ! i t iY PRICES ALWAYS' AT )l loe Co J ? Shoe House. f , Union, South Carolina % *'