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ijj jjl I A Joy I t The New Butterick J| Fashion Sheet 1 ft ? 5 W 2 Come in and get one 1 -?? rnrr ~ & ?JL' AVIjJL " ^ It shows the very latest | 7 "I J styles Illustrated in the ^ S most charming manner <|a by the best artists in tfT? New York ??* Ail Butterick Patterns 5 arc reduced to |f ^ -?? 10 cents and 15 cents & * 2 None Higher The Best % 1 Full Line of | i fmjtiericK.1 I | Patterns' | || Call at jj| I BOBO'S } 1 DEPARTMENT STORE 5 I nral CaPtain John s- Roi<1 was *n Union UULdl 1^CW8 llUlCd I .Mon(iay demonstrating the Zeigier " . i Cement Block machine, showing the Miss Manson, of Kelton, was m Ln- (lifTcrcnt patten,s that can ,)C ma(Ic by ion Saturday. this machine. Captain Reid has the Mr. S. J. Mosely paid our office a contract for rebuilding nine, houses in pleasant visit Wednesday. the burnt district of Beaufort and says ,, , ,.r ?. .! there is a great demand for this kind Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Mullmax pent _ , of work. Sunday in Spartanburg. " M"cJ- ,J- Uulcjohn.ol Joncsvillc, .>Mca|)l ^ spent Sunday with friends in Union. Mrs. YV. Claude Wilburn is vismng Two mcn wcre kj?C(1 m coluinDia her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Long. Jast wcck 1)y s|,ocks frotll incandescent Don't miss the Motz Amusement electric lights. The man in charge of company, Friday, March 8th, at opera the city lights says that the deaths house. were the result of mixing the arc wires ... ? . , , ,. , with the incandescent. An incandesMiss Edith Murphy, of Mt. labor,, . . , , ... , . , cent lamp is entirely harmless unless is visiting her sister, Mrs. leodore . . * . . . ,, more electricity passes into the lamp Maddux. . , , n ..... , than is intended. But it it gets crossed Mrs. S. J. Foster and children are on the arc light wires, and the small visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. wires do not fuse, one who touches the F. F. Trefzer. i metal of the incandescent lamp is liable Mr. David L. English, of Hartsville, 10 be ki,,e(l b>' the shock. It is sait is visiting relatives and friends in the b">'s had mixed the wires by means o city and county. kite strinK* or hoops or other means,? but they "meant no harm." Dr. C. \\. Austell is confined to his ^*p jn Anderson county the othei bed by sickness and will be laid up (|ay a crow(j 0f boys rocked the housi for a few days. I of a por fellow of weak mind, think Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Boyd have re- ing it great fun to make him angry. / turned to the city after an extended neighbor went to the injured citizen t? visit to relatives. 'assure him that the boys "meant n< Mrs. J. W. Clarke, of Union, is the 1 harm-" and whi,e thcrc ?ot i,Uo a fu? guest of her niece, Mrs. Clarence Wlth the ?,oor weak-minded man, wh, Gray-Laurens Advertiser. was already enraged at the treatmen | he had received,?and the neighbo Mr. J. N. Rodger, who has been a was killed, very sick man for several weeks, is But the boys "meant no harm.1 reported as being 110 better. I flotlt circumstances mean that boys ar Mr. R. P. Morgan has resigned his I often left to do as they please,?t position as bookkeeper at Aetna mills, annoy and injure and deride person and his place will be tilled by Mr. Tut- {wjtose age, if nothing else, should b tie, of Gastonia, N. C. I respected, and that they are privilege * t? /- . . . characters to destroy public or privat Dr. I. E. Crimm. the eyesight spec-1 , , . , . . .. . .... . TT . . , property if by so doing they can hav lahst, will be in Union from Monday, ? March 21st to Sunday, March 24th. j un" 0,.. , litis not so much the fault of th bee his ad. on another page. ^ . boys as it is that of their fathers, wh Married on March 4th, at the home permit them to grow up without cot of the bride's sister, West Effd, LTn- trol or restraint,?answerable to n ion, S. C.t Mr. Elzie Eaves and Miss authority and often impervious to a Nannie Wiggins, Rev. L. M. Rice of- good influences. ' ficiating. i Considering the general lack of pa Mr. F. B. Waldrop has purchased cn*a' control, it is a miracle that the through Mr. H. M. Holmes, the real are 30 mapy ?ood W3 and y?un8 m< estate dealer, the place of Mr. F. P. Ias ll,crc arc- 'he Observer. Yates, on Virgin street. The purchase! was mad,,hi, ??k. I Notlce 0f Bridge letting. Miss Eftie Evans, of Baltimore, will be the milliner for Hutchinson & On Friday, March 15, 1007. the Cou Caughman the coming season, and 5?ard ?,f Commissioners will mr m c ir u 11 11 . 1 .1 at Beaty s bridge, on 1 iger river, h . liss Sallie Miller will be with the Mu- 1 purpose of awarding contract tnal Orv Goods Co. Miss Fannie build approach on east side of riv? Clarke retains her position with Mc- Specifications to be read at the brid Lure Mercantile Co., and Mrs. J. E. i0,1 da>' of letting. 11 o'clock a. m. rp. . . . xf _ _. , J 1. J. Betenbaugh, Tinsley witn Miss M. E. Tinslcy. 2t Supervisor U. C. 'rl . !. THE HIGH SCHOOL ACT. Only Two Schools In Any County Qne Tear. i lie following is the High Scho act as passed by the recent lcgislatur Section i. Be it enacted by the ge eral assembly of the State of Sou Carolina, That it shall be lawful fi any county, or for any township, any aggregation of adjoining tow ships, or for any aggregation of a jooning school districts, or any inco porated town or city within the Stat of not more than otic thousand i habitants under the last prececdit United States census, to establish high school in the manner and with tl privilege herein given. Sec. 2. That any high school ten torial unit mentioned in Section i < this act establish a high school by r election to be held in said propost high schol district upon the questi< of establishing the same; said clcctio to be conducted in all other respect including the requirements of tho; who are allowed to vote therein, ; elections are now conducted und< Section 1208 of the civil code of 190 in reference to special levies fc school purposes. If a majority of tli votes cast shall be "For Hig School," and not "Against lfig School," the high school shall 1: established, and become a body coi poratc under the name and style f High Schol District Xo. of county (the State board to insert tli number in order of its cstablishmci in the particular county, and also th name of the proper county), where upon the county board of educatio shall appoint for said high school board of trustees composed of five rep ular members: Provided, That th live trustees for said high schoc shall be appointed for six years, on of whom shall serve for only two year! two for only four years, and two fo six years, the tenure of each to be dc tennined by lot: Provided, furthey i hat the chairman of each school dfs trict board within the high school .territory, be ex officio a member orfthe high school board: Provided, further j I hat the trustees of any special dipricl ... limnporatca town or city $peruting under a special act of the genera assembly, shall be ex officio trustee: of the high school in that own or city every vacancy by expiration of tenur to be tilled and all unexpired terms t< be (died by appointment of said cottn t> board, except in special district >thrr?uw.? ?- ?? - ? ? of every hit?b school so established i hereby authorized to levy annually fo the support of such high school, no exceeding two mills on the dollar ii addition to the levy now allowed b law, of all taxable property within sue! high school district, the tax to be col lected in the same manner as specia levies are now collected under Sectioi 1208 of said code: Provided, That th right to make it a levy merely fo conducting the high school for th then next current scholastic year a now defined in Section 1242 of sai code may be voted down for that yea in the same manner as now provide for in said Section T20S with referenc to voting upon special levies for scho. distritc purposes. Sec. 4. That any public high scho< already established,?provided it sha high school grades in a public scb<? already established,?provided ti sha I be organized and adopted as a big school by special election as prescribe in Section 2 of this act.?in any hie I school territory above described, m; claim the privilege of this act: Provi< ed, further. That nothing in this a shall be construed as a repeal of any the privileges granted them in the spe * ial acts of the general assembly. Sec. 5. That a high school maintai ^ ing a four year's course of study b vond the branches of learning pr > t , , t scnoea to oe taught in the comnv schools of the State, and cmbracii ^ not fewer than seven grades or scho t years, shall be known as a four-ye ' high school; a high school inaintai ing a three years' course beyond t ., common school course, shall be knot ^ as a three-year high school; and o ( maintaining a two years' course 1: yond the common school course, sh iS be known as a two-year high scho< Provided, That any and all hi; schools established under authority ' this act shall include in the course study instruction in manual traini especially in respect to agriculture a o domestic science. Sec. 6. The State high school bo; shall provide for the inspection a II classification of high schools un< this act. In doing this, it may iuv the assistance of such members of universities and colleges of this St.i I as they may select, and their act expenses Mian ne pain >111 en me n hereafter appropriated from year year while actually engaged in duties devolving upon them. Sec. 7. That the State board n- education, as now constituted, si constitute the State high school bo: The State high school board shall 1 >r. vide for the apportionment and Kc | bursement of the State aid to high schools, giving due recognit jto the number of years of high scli work, to the number of courses of stud offered, to the enrollment of pulips the amount of industrial training giv 111 en, and to such other matters of loca merit as may appear to the boar< after a careful examination of eac! oj high school: Provided, That no scho< shall receive more than fifty per cent e' of the amount raised annually by tax j ation, subscription or otherwise: Pro vided, further, That no school shall re ()r ceivc aiil unless it has at least twenty five pupils and two teachers in tin j_ high school department: Provided also, that no school shall receive nv>n c than twelve hundred dollars annual!; ' from the appropriation provided in tlti act: Provided, further, That no count; shall receive more than five per cent a t , , 1 ot the annual appropriation provide. for under this act. Sec. 8. The funds raised in the va . riotts counties bv taxation, subscrip of * , , , , turn, or otherwise, tor high schoo , purposes, shall be placed in the conn tv treasury, together with anv appro >11 . . , r , c? ' I priation received from the State hoar* in of education, and shall be paid oul | only upon the order of the board o high school trustees, duly approve* bv the county superintendent of edit f cAi?n. Hotli the treasurer ami tin ' county superintendent of education shall keep accounts of this fund, as is IC ^ provided for other public school funds. ^ See. q. That each of the high school districts so established is hereby att^ thorized to receive and use gifts, ^ transfers, bequests or devices of prop_ cry for corporate purposes, whether they he otherwise conditional, or wheher absolute in their terms; and als< to issue coupon bonds within the constitutional limit and to dispose <>f tin same to raise money for the purpoc of purchasing sites and the ereethi of buildings thereon, or tor the ' pvpose of nurchnsiii.r ?i C I'l'FVVH >] ct>' ""'table for school or dormitories e < mess hall purposes: Provided. That 5, 10 diiestiou of amount of issue and r rre rate of interest, and the time or _ lines 01 payment of the principal, shall! f )rst he submitted to the ?|ualitied electors within the said high school di> tS ull? r??ni real or personal property for taxation, at an election to >e held in the same ... _ . t > ' or special levies ior school ^ purposes are now required to be submitted under said Section uoS of -..aid . code: Provided. That a petition oi such election be lirst addressed to the ' hoard of trustees of said school district L signed by a majority oi the freeholders therein: And provided inrther, that an annual interest on said i*sue shall ^L- --- ' : <w.r cent, ami that the jwccrued interest. ' i Sec. io. That the sum of fifty thou Rand dollars ($50,000.00). or ><? much thereof as may be nece>>ary. for each of the school years, beginning July l't 1st. 1007. be. and the same is hereby, appropriated to carry out the pro , visions of this act, and the coinptrojil ti ler general i* hereby authorized to ^ draw warrant* upon the State trea-urere tor sucli amounts upon the <<Air lli?? lit* i>i In ?-'i t ti im dulv signed bv tlu' governor. as chairSI" man, and the State superintendent oj education. as secretary: Provided (j That tuition shall be tree 111 evert e school receiving aid under this act t? I till pupils in the county where tin school is located: Provided further (| That nothing in this act shall be con II strued to mean that pupils of differ ^1 ent races shall attend the same school II Approved February 19, 1907. :h : (j The marriage of Mis* Kate Sartoi and Mr. \\\ W. Xix came as quite : v surprise to their friends in Union l'_ They were (piietly married at tin home of Captain John I.awson. of Co ; luiv.bia, by Dr. W. C. I.indsay, am hi . left over the Southern for a stav <1 several weeks in the Land of FlowerThe Times extends to this young con pie hearty good wishes. iij WANTED! ^ Wanted?You to know that I hav t?the agency for the Capitol City Steal Laundry, of Columbia, and that 1 wi I take work for them beginning M<n< day morning. Remember that this i the laundry that guarantees "n<> craci TIC . tng of collars." I will be glad to ha\ ,(ll the patronage of the patrons of tli Crescent Steam Laundry, recently d< , stroyed by lire, both the flat and pacl age work. R. M. Estes. Z The^Sam Lee Bill" Killed. trd Washington, March 4.?Senator La ind inter killed a bill today. It was in tl ler Sant Lee case, which continues to be ite us. Sant Lee was the negro fro the j Sumter who some 20 years ago coi tte, tested the election of Representath ual Richardson of the seventh congressio ind al district, to Tie was never elected. He was tie the er seated, hut a partisan house om voted at the close of the session tli of 1 he was entitled to his seat. Tod; Itall i Senator McCumber moved to pav t j . trd. I heirs of Sant for work which he nev >ro- | performed, and of course which dis-1 was never entitled to receive. The b the however, passed the house at the .Is lion! session against the unanimous oppo tool (tion of the Democrats. A " 5 I The Coueh HahSil Ex is more dangerous to your life than the drink, cocaine ag or morphine habits, for it soon ends In Consumption, S . ||j Pneumonia and Death. Save yourself from these H ' 13 awful results of Coughs and Colds, by taking: E| 1 DR. KING'S 1 IMEW discovery! 1 FOR COUGHS AND COLDS || CURED HER PERMANENT^. lj I "Three year? ago I was down v^ith a bad cough, imiable to ESS J . t jjv.^ work, cr even walk across the fbom., I began taking wj King's New Discovery, and it cured me permanently, fill i gained 58 pounds in weight and am in splendid healtk."\ HS J .. m RS. A. C. WILLIAMS, 3ac, Ky. ) ' 1 Price, 50c and $1.00 One Dose Gives Relief J| V RECOMMENDED, GUARANTEED ALL DRUGGISTS. , i" -- _ I We Iiave just unloaded a o I . ^ X lam* - 9 4 Potatoes. See us x | The Peoples Supply Co. J | # $wM?&Mfflmm?mwmMMmmmm$$ i Laces and Embroideries! I !U w b m Now is the time to nia!;e your selections of Hi Embroideries, Laces, All Overs, Erabrcideried e? : m Swiss and Net Shirt Waist Fronts. We have a % ; jj| lovely line to show you and our prices are right. || : a WE INVITE YOUR INSPECTION. 1 ? 9 9 A full line of the Famous A. F. C. Dress 9 t 9 Ginghams at the old price, 10c per yard. || 1 McLURE MERCANTILE CO. I LTHE UNDERSELLERS. I llj n Advertised letters. ACTUALLY CURES CATARRH. " Advertised letters remaining in Un- ^ ' ion postoftice for week ending March Palmetto Drug Co.'s Faith in Hyomei I ^j?. 1907: so Strong. They Sell it Under e J* ullcn' iP- wit 1 Guarantee. c B?Lizzie Beaty, Jessie Buzzie, \\ u-1 le lie Brown. It is one tiling to claim, another j- C?Fannie Corlev. ! thing to back up the claim by a stateD?T. J. Dills, Sims Davis. nicnt that if it is not proven true there E?Mrs. \V. T. Ervin. will be 110 charge lor the service or F?Mary Fowler, R. B. Farr, Thorn- the goods, as Farr. It is in this way that Palmetto Drug G?Minnie Gist. Jessie Gilliam. Co sell Hyomei, for they have sq much H?I'rissie Hughes. faith in its powers to cure all forms of J?Talla Johnson, Casie Jeter, Janic ( catarrh and bronchial troubles, that Jones. ^ they give an absolute, unqualified guarK?VV. T. Kirby. J. \V. Kestlcr. antce with every outtit that if the reniL?Lizzie Lee, J. H. Laughter. edy does not cure, the money will be M?I. T. Morrison, Lard Mcury, refunded. >t> Minmie Maury, 2>atn Miicneu, xsannie Hyotnei is based on nature's way of m Mabry. curing catarrh. It contains the coneenN?Willie Nichols. i trated healing oils and gums of the pine S?H. VV. Smith, Sarah Smith, Char-1 woods in such form that they can be k*e lie Smith, Lillie Sinclair. Ardy Scog-j brought into your own home. It gives ii. l gans, Beaty Slepers, Jessie Starling. the health advantages of the AdironT?Ben l iner. Nancy Thompston, dacks in such form that you can be Turner & Mayfield. .cured of catarrh and affections of the W?Base Wilson, H. A. Walker. Jo- nose, throat and lungs while at home ce | sepli H. Westbury, Lillie Worthy, Mac- or at work. at tie Worthy. A compile Hyomei outfit costs but ^ Persons calling for the above letters $i an(| ?|ra |li<d |)(. lie'w '>lcase >ay " advertised and will obtaincl| (or Joc. _ be required to pay oue cent for their w .1. 11.. ?.1, er . 1 With Hyomct you can cure catarrh he ''c''vcr>- pleasantly and easily at small expense, ill. Hunter, P. d. | with no risk of the treatment costing tst ? ja penny unless it cures. sj. | Send in your subscription to The ? I Union Times. ' Subscribe for The Times; $1.00. .. ilfeL* /k....