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? - . ,1 ,s *? . t.* J " 1 :'f THE UNI'frN TIMES. __ ifc v ; '? . 4 * ':> * - , y-^ v ?? . II iJjfljawap II ,, ^i. ? . ;." , Sjt,,;. > VOL. LVII NO I. UNION. SOUTH CAROLINA, PHtDAY, JANUARY I?d7.<; $ltOO A YEAR. * " _ 1 Y" " Jiif T?I iT?. -u ' WM. A. NICHOLSOf . Wish'ro sincrely thank their man, 1 support given them for so many successors, the NICHOLSON BANK Who on January 1st, 1907, take o business, the same confidence wh by ns. ENSUE NICHOLSON, ^Frcsident^ PURCHASE OF ELECTRIC POWER Deal Made Wednesday to Supply City of Union With Day and 4 Night Current. A special meeting of the cit; council in conference with Capt. F \I. F;.rr. of the water and ligh commission, was held \\ ednesda; afternoon to consider the purchasi of power furnished from elsewhere and the proposition of continuinj the present city plant. After liberal debate and due con sideration, the decision wa reached that it would be cheaper tt buy the power elsewhere. Th< bid of the Southern Power Co., o Charlotte, was accepted and Mes srs. Gault ami Perrin authorize* to close the deal with that com panv at once. and have the powe furnished as soon as possible. The Southern Power Co. tnanu factures electricity at the Catawbi |)lant. six miles above Rock Hill on the Catawba river, and is erect ing another plant at Catawba Falls Dr. Gill Wylie, of New York, i the president of the company, an< Mr. \Vm. Lee, of Charlotte, sec 01 : v::<:-pr?f.Mr. Lee wil be in the city today and the dea will he closed. It is understood that the line o poles or the course of the wire: will run from Catawba to Spartan vurg, thence to Lockhart Mills thence to Lockhart Junction, am on to Union. The right of way i; being secured now. The new arrangement will fur nish the city with a day current a: c well as night. And we are assur ' ed the cost is to be much smallei than under the old order. Th< commissioners here hope for th< .i. -_i- t... vv/iii|uvilW!l U1 IIIC WUI K f>\ Ul< t|month of June at least. The; have a ten-year contract with th< company. The old plant here in Union wil he kept in repair and running or der in case of emergency, and fo a reserve. The above arrangements, plans etc., have been brought about b; the untiring efforts of Messrs *v CjauU and Perrin, the committer of t\|e city council. On today the; will "perfect the plans and close th< deal with Mr. Lee, who is here fo that purpose. I, Dr. Keller to be Postmaster. Mr. J. H. Riley, who has beet postmaster at P?uffalo for sonu ye: rs. has not allowed his name tc be considered again among the ap pointments to be made. His oth er duties require all his time. The many friends of Dr. Georgi T. Keller have petitioned in hi behalf: on this account and because i-t. - : - ? -ii 1 * - - -i - mere is ti ) oiner applicant. 11 l safe to conclude that Dr. Kelle will be appointed. The Buffalo of fice has grown considerably ani the salary is good; therefore, Dt Keller is to be congratulated. Am the Buffalo patrons will be fortu jiate. on doubt, for he is a man o fine business ability and his con duct of the office will be most sat I* isfactory. Judge Greer's Office. 1 r Mr. Jason M. Greer, the retir ing probate judge, has an office i law range No. i, Sawyer building This is the room vacated by Mi W. W. Johnson, a^d here Mi Greer may be foui d at any tim to transact business with those wh wish to see hlai. \ * I ?V 11 J 1 '''"^^hk < & SON, BACKERS, J y friends and patrons for the loyal years, and to bespeak for their & TRUST COMPANY, ver their banking and insurance ich has been so highly appreciated GEORGE C. PERRIN, 1 Cashier. U. f. D. GIVES BANQUET. i Bounteous Feast Gtven by the Fire 1 Department of Union?Many Guests Present. Y| On Tuesday evening in their; apartments over the Peoples' i; t Hank, the members of the Union ] v I'ire department, together with a i e number of invited guests, enjoyed . a princely feast, served under the < ^ direction oi the chef at theHoteld Union. The company has elegant . vioms and. turned into a banquet s hall they are all the occasion could < il . 'here was one long table ' ? succession ot tables, and all 1 f were served at once. Among the;' - good things served should he men-,1 l I 4.! I ? l_ . - * - - - ' i uoueu inai ever .delectable dish,;1 . i'possum. Turkey, meats of vari-!; r ous kinds with proper sauces, sal-;1 ads, spinach, olives and pickles, .1 . I nuts, fruits, cake and coffee, werej1 ^ heaped up in luxurious abundance. d Mr. R. Lindsay McXally was mas- ' . ter of ceremonies and by his, easy |1 manner and ability on such occa-j' 5 sions contributed in no small de-j 1 gree to the enjoyment of the occa-!1 - -ion. W li Several toasts were o ffered"*udj! I responses made by those called d Iupon by the toastmaster. Mr. J.G ( fiLong was called upon to respond ' s to the advisability of shooting fire- ' .'works on Main street during the, | holidays. Instead of doing this ! II Mr. Long spoke at length on the;' 5 attitude of the city council to the ; deoartment. Clerk of the council |! _dV. D. Arthur, was asked ii the,' ?| council would pay in advance the! I salaries of the firemen. Mr. Arth r:ur who denies forcibly that thei" J robe of Demosthenes has fallen 1 Jon his shoulders stated that ac- ' Jtions speak louder than words ' k.j therefore let the firemen come ?I down at once and get their! |nay. Mr. R. Haynes Harris, the | j Senator Tillman of the company.,1 was called upon to duplicate his ' r recent speech in Asheville upon the treatment accorded the Union 1 company at the tournament last ' summer. Mr. Harris, who was ] 1 without the inspiration he had at ' the immediate time, pleaded off ' e but in a few well chosen words ' I spoke his thoughts. Attorney Ham-1 r,1)1111 declared that Mr. Harris' 1 speech in Asheville was the great-1' est literary and oratorical effort hei ever heard. These were the sla! ted speakers of the occasion. However, many of those pres- ' ent, guests included, were called | ^ 'jn/l onoll riierv^n /In/1 t Mifvn aim VIH.1I I V..1UVHUVU III tl j I 1 I " short but happy speech. The ban- 1 iquet was tho.oughlv cnjoved bv ' all. * ' 'j e West Springs News. ! S ] e West Springs, Jan. i.?Owing to s the fact that Sunday was a fifth i r Sunday no preaching service was ] - held at any of the churches. 1 j Mr. J. Ben Lancaster, of Fur . man university, visited his aunt d Mrs. S. S. Bogan, on Saturday and . Sunday. f Miss Norah Johnson is spending - a few days at Mr. A. F. Boton's. A nappy i\'ew Year, one and all, especially the editors and all connected wtih The Times. Mr. Scaife Gets Contract. Bids were received last week for n furnishing the magadines used in j. the Carnegie library during the r# year 1007. Mr. E. H. Scaife, the r popular book and news dealer ofC the city, was awarded the contract e and will supply th? library with the 0 magazines and periodical listed by I the committee. * ** iff*. * '? '). < NEAL SHOALS AMUSEMENT GO. Will Build Park and Pleasure 1tous? For Pleasure-Seeking Unions Grand Opening April 6. An organization which holds much in store for the pleasure seekers of L'nion and elsewhere lias been perfected and the plan: outlined whereby the. Neal Shoal: Amusement Co. will furnish al kinds of attractions and amuse ments during the coming summer It is entirely a local organization having for president Air. C. H Thurston, who is also manager vice-president and treasurer, Mr IT. T. Yates; and secretary. Mr W. H. West. All these men an thoroughly known locally and hole the respect of our business circle? With their ability, the new plan should be carried to successfv completion. / The company has secured a five year lease of twenty-five acres o groundiust above the ^ower hous< at'iNear-Shells-.1 j?]te>^rill inclos< this -jvith a teuiBBt' fence, lay il >tT in ni\-uitKun00Rrt and drives builn seats and booths in selg?! spots, and improve the water-fronl by building piers and board \valk| along the river bank. A pavillioi will be l>nilt. where on a summer? eve the devotees may "trip tltf light fantastic." or where all ma} enjoy vaudeville attractions an nther amusements for a sumtne stage. Show trojaeeS'hjgm time << time will be < ?>r> P'a.v protracted Gymnasti sports will be pr<S4tred in al)lu, dance: such as rowing, swimming, base ball and the like. The com patty has purchased several " fin row boats and expects to place : few gasoline yachts. The grouw is excellent, on the chosen spot, fo; i b|se ball park. And during tl^l uimmef ..Jbev expect-to have mam' ^ames oi.interest. Skating, thai rver-popular sport, will be provided for those who have no respeci for their bones. Plans are afoot to have a stock show at the park during the sumtier. Other places nave made a success of such enterprises ant' it is deemed a good move for l*nion county. It is impossible to enumerate vet. all the attractions that this company will provide.' But the} mean to do their utmost and furnish all the heart could desir.e foi a summer afternoon and evening Arrangement has made wit! President Robertson, of the U. & Cj. S., to furnish round-trip tickets to the park for about 2<p or 2cents, mu,., Jess than the orte-fare Rut the greatest feature of inter est tor children and ladies is thai park will be policed at all hours and there will be no fear of harn at any time. With this protectior against danger and insult fron Irunken men. it will be a pleasim to spend an afternoon with tin :hildren in the park. The propel schedules will be arranged. Xow. the success and enlarge' ment of the scheme will depend 01 the way the people "take to it.' and support it. Unquestionably there will be offered a lot of high uiuutciu anuisemcnr. 11 iPt people lend their support the see >nd season will see great improve ment and vast enlargement. Tin managers know what a first-clas' amusement park should he. ant they will make it such, with tin proper support. This announcementlS>yill be re reived with much pl?fc*#ure by tin people of Union and surrounding territory. Thief Breaks in Depot. Carlisle, Jan. 3.?Some unknown thief broke into the Southern rail way station building on Decembei 27th. during the night. One pane of glass in the upper sash of th< window over the telegraph operator's room was broken, the win (low fastener turned, the window hoisted. Agent W. L. Eargee sav< about five of jugs of whiskey and f*o c. J. d. packages were $tolen. i no cltreTRr to th< identity of tltwHiief, although tw< or three'negfo houses have beei searqKM for the,.jnissing goods though nothing tyas been fofind. 9 JVWHITLOCK RE-llNlON. ; J m t > v i! U -. ^?o. jl: ?Well, Kjoo ; b nearly gone and we are here yet; for some purpose the Lord has ? kept us through another year. I 5 am proud that Mrs. Jack and my. 1 b:?ies are all living and look as - prrtty as ever. I tell you, they . are daises, sure. (We did not make as much mon. y/ as we always do, but made plen; tk'Jcf sausage, spare-ribs, potatoes, ' . cnKj^ens, beef steaks, etc. We feel . pi^uaOf it, Would do you good ? tossee us eat these cold days. You 1 would think we live to eat and eat * . to live. *' r ? ~ I . . , t r I nave lusl Kot nacK irom onc*f tjidse old-fashioned dinners thpt makes Mrs. Jack nervous, for she savs T alN^aysrept too much . and tc/o fast. It is* a wonder I I don't die with the cotic. hut I am j Lpot dead yet. She gives me a lit- . yjle soda, puts me to bed an^k next 1 Jinorning I am all rigltt'?and teadv|n r if "aw1***]# ^ .Ji?il '/V n'! 'he twej?tryifixj.jr i fc-. > a big turkey difnJPfCT! i vL/. and Mrs. B. W. Whitlock'?. Which pto^pff to He' really a family j reunion, add the twenty-fourth an- v mversary of -^fr. and Mrs. Whit- j ? k lock's wnarrjage. There were fourj of the (grown boys and one grown girl preaenh One of the hoys, Mr. (1 I. G. Whmock, has made his home * in Danville, Ya.. and is doing well.j Mr. tla ude has his home in Sum-,a i terr .ydiere he is also doing well. | f The other children are all at home ]_ under the influence of their parents. ' There were many friends and |1 neighbors present to partake of the I ? ?umpttiuus dinner, and Mr. and * "'Mrs: \\|utlock's friendship. :YJMrI Dye has a fine^oyjatrv store iC [xierd is <loing good business. ' |3 community is doing well. * : Messrs. Dye and Gossett, the c standard bearers of old Xew Hope : church, are moving on in a way that knows no stopping. Yes, sir, tjl. feel proud of my neighbors and II friends. Mr. J. C. Spears, right near me, has a fine stock farm. ! where you can get a beef or a cow|l most any time you want it. L ;j I must say something about our ;cho<^ls. Jf I don't I will burst, for;* there is. where the future of our! I ( |country rests. Our school has t nisi run tnree montns and wound ' i up with tree, wtiich -Iwas loaded down with beautiful -/presents. They had' a very en- ( atertaining program of dialogues. L , songs Unci recitations^ NJmqh did -i great credit both to "teacher and-( t{children. Children and patrons alt . like their teacher. Wherever such ii conditions exist there is no such i thing as failure. Children, we 1 trust God's blessings may be on ' 'you. that he may guide and lead . ;(vou on to success. Without edu-i1 : cation success is in a great meas- ' ure impossible. Who knows but , - vet there may come an Abe Linijcoln, R. R. Lee or a Stonewall Tackson from the little school .'house on the hill. So mote it be. Our schools are all doing a good, .'work and I am nroud to sr.v we: ( iidvv n ijnuii t*urimuiem ?>i pupils. | i Roth parents and teachers are dconiing down to their work. Miss; ijT'essie Sumner has charge of the! 1; Bishop school, Miss Dora WhitMock has the Rocky Creek school.!. Miss Mr.rv Cunningham the Gault'. . school. artfLMiss Fanny Roger has ( ; the Elfoij^Grove school. We . r trust tneir efforts^ilj he crowned ' with success. ^ Well, our taxes! Our taxes! . Everybody is grumbling about our ' taxes. Some have been taxed too , /heavy through a misunderstanding ( as to the valuation of their property ; some have forgotten that ^ ' fouf years ago some of our land ' could have been bought for five < five and six dollars per acre and now it could not be bought for ten and fifteen dollars per acre. So, ill tic Ka CitrA ?to rirrVtt I ? !' v ? VV/ fV *? v ai V I jsiu l/v XUl v. i we grumble too much. t >1 Col. J. C. Boyd, recently fleeted s iladjutai^genera^ fibred a stroke f >! of paralysis on^fcef- streets of } i Greenville last Mfof/dfiV* He is ef .jin a serious j^mditton but at last | i * account^Tcas r\i<m%VQ*netlyS^ . Js : fr? : . i. . fc. F. M. FARR. President. Tffe MERCHANTS & PU THE "OLD r After tlie crop has escaped the have to fight against, and you still liable to lose the crop, u safe place. We offer to the far: from his crops, and we offer bank can possibly give to its c vesting, id to harvest the mc sound, safe Bank. u Moral: Deposit your crop m j 1 1 KEG THROWN PROM TRAIN. Ive Gallons Thrown Off Train No. 10 on Saturday Night?Constable Wigqins Nabbed Booze. i Another case of interest was' irought to light last Saturday | light by the vigilance of Consta-' >le M. L. Wiggins. There was a' ive-gallon keg of whiskey. u?-( narked and with no^juldress. traih koi oatRiCc s mill last Saturday night. Mr. Wiggins was >h the lookout and caught Baker list. Will Byrd and Henry Agnew. raiting on the keg. Gist was acuallv caught, handling the whis-i i :ey. The three negroes were arrested nd brought to trial Monday on he charge of transporting whis:e_v. Baker Gist was convicted, nd the other two acquitted. Thei entence of 30 days or $100 was I mposed by Mayor Young: .'Mr. Townsend, for the defense, gave! lotice of an appeal. It is not known whether or notj he whiskey was thrown from thej xpressCcar or from the platform >f the negro coach; hut Agnew ind Bvrd testified at the trial that hey saw ii thrown from about the xpress car. Burial of Mrs. Holmes. Laurens. Dec. 22.?The remains >f Mrs. Sidney Pastuer Holmes, i vidow of the late Dr. Henry M. Tolmes. whose death occurred at ireivirda. Miss.. Thursday, at . he home of her son. the Rev. I A'ilmot S. Holmes, former rector >f the Church of the Epiphany, his city, were brought to Lauens this afternoon and interred in he city cemetery beside the tomb )f her husband. Mrs. Holmes suffered from a! teart affection and her death was) lue to this trouble. She was sevmty-three years old and was a wo-1 nan of rare culture and fine Chrisian attainments. Her survivingj rhildren are: Mrs. Lewis Mears tnd Miss Carri" Holmes, of Flnr tirf Mice T pi?#* Hnlmp? r?f T Ti on : Rev. \V. S. Holmes. of Grena1a. Miss.: Dr. H. M. Holmes, of *nion. and Prof. Allister G Holmes, of Clemson College Constables* Report. Mr. M. L. Wiggins lias given tis! he following report of the constables' work here, during the past :hree months: 121 gallons of ,vhis!:ey seizid; 7 cases dismissed;! 1 case convicted and paid: 1 case ronvicted and appealed: 3 convict-j ons with sentence suspended dur-j ng good behavior ; 3 convicted and sent to gang: 4 found not guilty; ind 2 nol-prossed. At Jonesville here were 2 convictions and the ines paid. At Carlisle 1 convicted ind paid, and 1 found not guilty, rhere were 6 cases sent up by magistrates for trial in the circuit :ourt. The above does not include vork done by policemen. Sheriff Sold Fine Horse. Sheriff Sanders always did say le had the best horse in the counry, and although he did not win inv ribbons at the fair, he won iomething more substantial,-^a jurchaser. Sheriff Coleman, of Richland, was in the city this week ind the deal was closed at a hand-' iome figure. Mr. Sanders' horse s a fine anirftal, and the Richland iheriff is fortunate to get him. 1 ... , ii .,v J. D. ARTHUR. Cashier. > NTERS NATIONAL BANI, | 1ELIABLE." ? IJk J grass and all other things yOO gnt the money for it, yo^* lire L nless you have the money in ft' T . mer a safe place for the ritbRfy 1 - \ to him every assistance thai y 1 ustomers. The last act of JhuU ? >ney proceeds of your crop * A oney io "The Old Reliable/' MARRIAGE AT BUFFALO. Marriage of Popular Young People of this Little City?Some Personal Matters. Buffalo, Dec. 31?On December 23rd at 3130 o'clock at the home of Mr. J. L. Woodward. iitta Anthonvaml^tLrv -Joseph \V00dward \v ?C "united in ^ marriage by will make their home h>ere at Buffalo in the future. Afterthe ceremony the couple and the assembled quests enjoyed a bounteous dinner. Amonc those nresent were: Mrs S. E. Woffnrd. Mr. Ed. Wofford. Miss Bessie Malone, Mr. Cal Crocker, Mr Harney I'.rannon, Mr. L. C. Burns, Mr. J. M. Green and others. Mrs. S. E. Wofford is; visiting her brother,-Mr./L L. Woodward. Mr. H. H. POertson, pf Clifton, spent Ch htmas a?,>oUfifahi& Mr. Cal Crocjser has just re- , Y turned from a t''\\ to Atlanta. ! Mr. Charley G.een was severely . hurt by a 12-fcoot fall from h'.sbrck head was cut bv str'k':- - water hydrant, in the yard/ ?A \ Mr. J. \Y. \Yix and f ' of Spring City. Tenn., are v;s:t:r:; at this place. The Buffalo Superb Minstrels presented a fine exhibition at the opera house Saturday night. There was :i large attendance and all enjoyed the fun. Several dances were given at the hotel during Christmas. Mr. Lenard Corn, of Pacoiet, spent Christmas at this place. Marriages. Married: Miss Annie Lee, daughter of Mr. Horace Lee, to Mr. Smith Humphries, Sunday, Dec. 30th, by Rev. L. L. Wagnon, at his home. Union, S. C. Married: Sunday, Dec. 30th. Miss Janie Staton to Mr. Thos. Keesler. at the home of the bride's mother. Union. S. C., Rev. L. L. Wagnon officiating. Married: Sunday evening, Dec 30th, Miss Mahala Faucett to Mr Joseph Scales. Rev. L. L. Wag non was the officiating minister and the marriage took place at his residenre on Church street. Union, S. C. Crhnol RailMtn/s Ha Atr>^4^ 1 uviiuvi ifuiiuniy I/CUIIOICU. The negroes of Union met last' Tuesday in great celebration to (dedicate their new school building on Macbeth street. An elaborate [program was carried out. the chief feature of which was an address to the negroes by Senator Benj. F. v Townsend. Mr. Townsend spoke . at some length on the true meaning of education for both white and colored races; namely, the threefold development of the man : physical, mental and moral. These three, he said, were mutually dependent one upon the other, and without any. one of the three, the product was uneven and unround- < ed. Mr. Townsend pave the negroes some very v^holesome counsel, the result of careful study of j conditions. Indeed, many peoph* / \ declare his speech one of the great / / est of the kind ever made in Un- / The rtegroes have, with the as \ x( sistance of many white people \ erected a very handsome and con 1 venient school house. And th exercises Tuesday were to ded cate it to the improvement of thei fF*