Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I No Better Tim 4* *11 to buy Winter Goods. ==? i fMen's and Boys' Clothii | \ Shoes and Hats. Dn ||| Goods, Millinery, Cloa! |> Furniture, Carpets, Ru J? and Groceries. Granulai L ClIflTOI* Ifi Ike Cl AA ?*JI1?U1, IU IU3 IVI tpi.W. Cakes Octagon Soap for 2 I! Fat Back Neat 8 l=2c, B< | J Half Patent Flour, $3 ? 1> per Barrel. 11 ^ |! For a First Class i y|j Clothing, to be hat 1? per Suit | We are House Furii i> to be found. Fea JJ tresses, Bureau; |> Tables, Chairs, C< I] China Sets. Anyth 11 both comfortable < ii Bobo's De Local News Notes Mayor Macbeth Young' spent Wednesday in Columbia. Mi*. II. L. Scaife has returned! irotn \\ est springs. Mrs. Davis Jeflferies is visit-J ing friends in Spartanburg. Mr. J.' A. Betsill, of West; Springs, was in the city Thursday. The city schools will have a holiday recess of two weeks this year. Several Unionites went to Spartanburg Wednesday to hear .jp Mine. Schumann Heink. Mr. August Kohn, assistant treasurer of the Union Cotton mills, was in the city Saturday.! Mr. V. E. DePass left Thursday for Spartanburg to attend! the meeting of the D. O. K. K.'s! there. The auction sale at the Bailey furniture store will continue through Saturday of this week, and re-open on Wednesday and Thursday of next week. Mr. J. C. Jenkins, of Santuc, called in to see us Wednesday. Mr. Jenkins spoke some very r* kind words about The Times, for % which we arc grateful. Comptroller General A. \V. Jones was here Saturday, examining the county hooks, kept by Treasurer Parties, Supt. Fant, and Auditor Jolly. Mr. Phil Flvnn, who is taking a course in a New York school of art, is at home for the holidavs. lie will return in Innnnrv ?J . - - . - ... JJ to finish his course. Mrs. Mary Roam, a representative of the Chihlrens' Hotne society of South Carolina, was in the city last week, soliciting contributions to this work. At a teachers' meeting last week it was decided that from now until Spring, the hour of school opening is to 1>e o'clock instead of 8:45, as heretofore. 16 jl" ! I \|-:Pil lgS lli 3 t led jm jjfpf 11 5c. / l:ipi j| 7s /^r-Bi}ka ?? / Rugs, Matting, Art [| Squares, Sideboards, <| Fine Oak Suites of || Furniture $12.50 to $75. Get any prices. J | Come to us, we sell J| for less.Suit try our Clere | I at $12.50 to $15 f ? # lishers. No better J| ither Beds, Mat- ?! ?, Beds, Safes, >ok Stoves, Fine ?| ling to make home and attractive. >| pt. Store.! At the mayor's court Thursday afternoon. Will Sims was convicted of violating the dispensary law. Sentence was postponed until Friday, when an appeal will be heard. Since the removal of Auditor Matthews' office to the Union cotton mills. Mr. August Kohn. assistant treasurer of the mills, is now occupying the office in Columbia vacated by Mr. Matthews. Rev. V. I. Masters will preach for the congregation of the First Baptist church. Sundav morning, Dec. 16. Business ol importance will he transacted after the services, anil a full conference of the church is earnestly ; requested. i Mr. Claude E. 1 licks is at home on a ten days' furlough from the cruiser Tennessee. Mr, Hicks is the librarian on this i ship. In a few weeks the Tennessee will visit all the countries I of Kurope, officially inviting | them to the Jamestown expo jsition. Advertised Letters Unclaimed letters remaining in Union postoffice week ending December, 14, 190b: Allen, Jim. > Bell, Mary, Mrs. Briggs, Maggie, Mrs. Cobb, A John. Mrs. | Campbell, J. H? Mr. Cheek. Mandy, Mrs. Demick. S. O., Mrs. Griffin, G. G., Mrs. Howard. Ola. Miss. Leonard. J. H.. Mr. | Mitchell. Laura 1).. Miss. Mesley. J. C. Mrs. Rav, Bessie. Mrs. Smith. Henry \Y.. Mr-. Spencer, Da la, Mrs. Telav. W. W.. Mr. i W eenis. Nannie. Miss. Woods, Myrtle. Mrs. j One package for John Mills. Persons calling for the above letters will please say if advertised and will be reqeired to pay out cent for their delivery. J. C. Ilunter, P. M. UNION COUNTY TEACHERS ASSOCIAfK Purpose, the Improvement of Ru Schools?Meeting Held In Cent j School Building?Deep Interest Eull Attendance of TeachersNumber of Visitors Present. The meeting was called to ? tier by Prof. S. M. Rice for t president. Mrs. Cora X. Murpl The assembly joined in sin^ii "America." after which the as: ciation was led in praver bv R< 1.. M. Rice. Prof. JetTeries delivered ;i w come address to the associate I he speaker showed that t part of woman in past and pr ent in helping every j^ood can was one of the greatest facto The hope of the future depei imim our Tl><> "! w%*' x x " ' ,,v ivliv In for the rural schools should improved, and they are being i proved. The teachers n< .promptly receive their pay. T teachers and friends were e< dially welcome. Ifon. I). \\. Fant was next troduced. He spoke upon t financial status of the school j nation. There is not one o standing claim unpaid. This ( of funds collected last year. I ion county was, when he to charge, one year behind. 1 sides, the school houses and th equipment have been vastly i proved. Teachers should paid more. Their salary is t small. Then. too. it is unfor nate that so many young girls ; teaching. The legislature shoi make it a law that teach* should he twenty-one years age. Kvery school district in 1 county has money to run 01 cash basis. State Superintendent of Fa cation, Hon. C). I?. Martin, v introduced and addressed t meeting. " The meeting here day may seem small in numhc but there are enough peo] to change the history of L'ni county," said Mr. Martin. "Tin is no work that affords better < portunitv to do good in than I work of teaching. This com is especially ripe for the work , the association for the impro' inent of the rural schools. T question of money is settk that makes it easy to go forwa with the improvements." A p ture of a school before and afi community was drawn. T picture great lv compliment the women of that comnumi 11 The work of the church is son thing that we all desire to j icarried on. Training the cl i dren in the rural schools prodi es the material to do just tl thing. There are in the St; i something like _\ooo sehoc j There should he not more tli ,\ i.200 or 1.000. These very we ^(schools should he consolidate I better equipment and better suits could thus be secured. f certain judge in this State u heard to say that he tau?. school for 2 years and had pr ticed law 18 years, and felt tl 1 he had done more in the 2 ye; than he had in the 18. "I us not. then, feel that this wr ;is insignificant. Beautify t i scliool house and grounds. (1 : of the first things to do is to ^ !a library. There should also pictures 011 the walls; the b; walls are so dreary. There shoi be improved desks. If I w< back in the country again tea* ling, I think 1 would put $30 ii > kit of tools and a work heiv I This outfit,, put off in a , si jrootn. could be used to put soi 'of the great, big. over-gro I boys in there to work off the s 'plus energy, and through t | means 1 might get hold of li and be able to do him good." "Let me close by saying tl your work is one that is wort lot* vour best effort. It is an < ! iportunitv tor sacrifice and s vice. Greatest recompense tl a teacher has is the soul-satisf; tion in doing good." The meeting arose and joir tin singng "Carolina." Miss Mary T. Nance, presid< of the State association for t improving the rural schools, rt , a paper before the associate I The paper was requested l>v I . editor of The Times for pul cation, and will appear in a la issue. Reports from the teachers )N. was called for ami a number of 'the teachers responded. Prof. H. A. Wise, of Jonesville. Prof. ? j Oantzler. of Santuc, Mr. Jeter j Butler. Mrs. Robinson and Miss ' Kloise Roster made reports. Mrs. l?. (1. Clifford was introduced and made an address. She spoke upon the "Federation of or-; Women's Clubs." This organihe zation and the Wotnens Cedent-' ly. tion of Clubs are related to each tg, other. The great question of all >o- questions is. "Where is Abel, thy ev. brother?" " The work of the women is an effort to solve that el question." said Mrs. Clifford. >n " \n industrial school must be he provided for the boy criminals, es That is a great work the women se. are undertaking to bring about. | rs. The trouble is that men hold on j ids to their money and the wives and; 2rs daughters have to work to make' i.?, .1...:' o :. .. ?i' i >v invii u\\ ii iiiwnvt. 11 i> <i >a< i | m-, thing that so many young girl*| D\v have to go out as stenographers hciatut type-writers, They should or- still he hedged in by the tender and helpful home life, instead of in- being thrown out upon their he own resources." at- Mrs. M. \Y. Coleman, at one lit- time president of the South CarHit olina Federation of Women, was *11- introduced at this point and exok I pressed delight at being present I ?e- She said: "While not now in eir touch with the work here. 1 was, in-,up to two years ago. in close he touch with it. The effort to im- j 00 prove the rural schools in one of tu- the most important works beforei ire the women of the country. The nidi Youths Companion had once ofers fered prizes and was doing a of;great work along that line. It lie was sixteen years ago that The 1 a | Companion offered prizes for the improvement of rural schools lu- in Fickens county. I went out fas! and presented the Hag won hv he the school. This was the first to-J work of the rural school associans.jtion in South Carolina." pie Mrs. J. W. Mixon spoke a few on words endorsing the work of the ere women's clubs. 'I'- i lie program ot the meeting lie was interesting and instructive, ityjand will result in a future interoflest iu the welfare of the rural re- schools in Union county. The he State meeting of this organizaid: tion will he held n Columbia on* ird December 31st. Mrs. Cora X. ie-; Murphy was appointed delegate; terjto this meeting, he The nicinbers of the associaed tion each pledged to do some tv. one thing during the year forj ic the improvement of rural] schools. A number of new id- names were added to the enroll-' 10 nient of the association?13 new iM ti> the 25 who became member* ite last summer. ds After the benediction by Rev. ian 1). M. McT.eod. a pleasant social! ak half-hour was enjoyed by those] id: present. re Collecting Agency at Work. fht nc- Santuc, Dec. 11.? Recently. uit the 11 all - Willis collection bureau irs of New York, sent some claims ,et to a magistrate in this county to >rk collect for a New York firm,; lie from several negro women. Itj ?ne seems they ordered goods to be ;et sold for a premium, then, toi be send the proceeds to said firm;! irejor. if they failed to sell, to re j iilditurn the goods. It seems the) ......... .... .......... 1 1 ji I \\ 111 i i%z v t"i i mil i iv:* I | :h-|\Yhcn the matter was presented t a to them they all denied having ch. {received anything, and each ide knew not that, any o^her one me had been approached. The col' wn lection bureau was written con-1 nr-icerning the result, and for fur-! hisjther instructions, in part as folim lows: "These parties are all negroes, and we know one of tat'the characteristics of a great by many of the race is to deny >p- .debts, if they possibly can see, er-'the end thereby," &c. tat; The agency replied in part to. ac-jthis effect. If the postmaster cannot advise as to the descrip-i led tion of the packages addressed. "we will he obliged to withdraw ?Mit claims, for if. as you say. the pardie j ties are all negroes, we presume ad it is little use trying to collect." an. , How is this for a "rep?" fertile,haps the collection bureau has lili-lhutted i* 1 before trying to collect., teriand thought about the shearing; the saw incident. ' rcnRISTMAsI HUTCHINSON & C ) DON'T FAIL TO VISIT THIS STORb AN 6 ING. EVERYTHING NEW i * Ladies' Heavy Under vest 24 { > Undervest 48c, Children's U { 25c, Boy's Undershirts 25c. ? Iniade 4sc. SHOES?A big lot of Shoes t wholesale prices. Don't fail One lot Children's Hose wor Big Reduction in Millinery. DRESS GOODS?At prices t 10 cup to the finest. Ladies' at a bi^ reduction. Be sure t ing. A few more wool blanke line of Waist Sets and Cul yards good yard-wide Bleacl best yard-wide Bleaching #1 ette,'Wool Flannel, Calico, ( at prices that can't be beat. Call and be convinced that this is the your trading. Polite attention to all. YOURS FOR BE ^ $ Hutchinson & ?ooo?e?ooooooc | DON'T SPEND ALL jg But save a part of your ?? deposit it in OUR SAVINC I your friends and neighbors ai We pay 4 per cent, compoui helped and are now helpii road to success by adding regular semi-annual interest. Money in your house is liable "FOREWARNED IS I THE PEOPL B. F. ARTHUR, F fmlEim j Of Men's Clothing, Suits, it Pants. These goods most *! in the next 10 days and tli ? will get rare bargains. ? us know that we do not ii SI ADVERTISING. jj MEN'S EXTRA Hl(i J; The kind that will wear ai ?value $2.50, Our value $1.0! * good in all kinds of shoes \ McLURE MERC J THE UNDER! Carlisle Happenings. ,mi r? the Carlisle, Dec. u.?Mr. \V. S. hot< Smith, of this place, has opened up a sales stable here for the purpose of handling live stock. Mr. son Smith has on hand already a ',cn fine drove of select mules. jmoj Col. M. R. Jackson, of Knox-!'10** villc. Tenn.. and a veteran of ton the civil war, j*ave a highly en- ',as tertainint*. instructive and patri- due otic lecture and stereopticon a nictnres here recentlv to an ap- 1,1 preciative audience, in the Meth- 'I odist church. Col. Jackson took Mr? for liis subject "The Adventures. son Romances and Chivalries of the \ Confederate Soldier." and partic- to 1 ularly those of the -'4th Tennesson see regiment, which he was a \\'e member of. Pitt Mrs. Annie L. llolston. the M. BARGAINS3'! AIOHHIAN'S. x D GET PRICES BEFORE Bl'Y- X AND BEST GOODS. O c. Ladies' Extra Fine jr ndervests from 15 to Jr rten's Best Undershirt V hat we can sell vou at Y to see them. V th 15c for oc. V o suit your purse from V Jackets and Raincoats V :o see them before buy- V ts at a bargain. See our V ft" Pins 10 and 25c. 15 V ling 5l.oo. 11 yards V .00. Outing, Flannel- V jinghams. Homespuns jr best store in town to do V SINtSS, X Caughman. | YOUR MONEY S weekly earnings and dS DEPARTMENT as |g re doing and watch it R id interest, and have S lg hundreds along the B to their Savings the H ? to tire or thieves. X FOREARMED." g ES BANK. | 'RESIDENT. B msSh Overcoats and Odd J t be closed out with- * lose who come early * You who patronize ? ndulge in any FAKE ? H CUT SHOES, i id keep the feet. Any * i We can do you ? ANTILE CO. I SELLERS. } ler and present proprietor of Carlisle hotel, has leased the id. commencing from the 15th to Miss Hattie Crenshaw, s Crenshaw ran this hotel 10 years ago, hut moved from ti to Birmingham Ala., but *e recently of the Enterprise el. of Jonesville. Mrs. Holss (laughter. Miss Entile, who been assisting her in conting the hotel, will leave in 'w davs to snend some time \tlanta. (la. here was born to Mr. and I\. (i. IIill Monday, a fine 1 r. and Mrs. J. P>. Pitts went Raleigh. X. C.. last Saturday a visit to Mr. Lawrence loll, who is a brother to Mrs. s and a student at the A. Sc college. /A..