The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, March 29, 1907, Image 1
THE UNIQ\ TIMTO.
VOL. LVII NO. 13. UNION, SOUTH CARQLINA|^1DAV, MARCH 29, 1907. ' , $1.00 A YEAR.
DR. WILL LINDER SHOT.
Was in His Office When Negro Woman
Walked in and Began Firing.
On Monday morning of this week,
Dr. Will Under was shot by Lucy Lipsey,
a colored woman. The shooting
occurred in the office of Dr. Linder,
' -' which is in the rear of the Palmetto
Drug Company's store. No one was
an eye-witness to the shooting. Dr.
Under bad turned to the door to open
was six feet'from the 'wOTf.ft'n."t^ftn ife
back towards her, she fired. The ball
entered the back, struck the eleventh
rib and entered near the right kidney.
Dr. Linder turned and had grappled
with the woman, who was attempting
to shoot him a second time. Parties
by this time were on the scene and 1
> separated them. . r i
Dr. Linder walked out and ' * I
his buggy and drove home.
Drs. Potts, of Spartanburg^ . ?
Hamilton, of Union, and S. S. K
father of the injured man, prohe\ v ?r ^
v," the hall, hut did not locale it. Their ?
examination resulted in their dc iding t
that the wound, while painful, was not '
necessarily fatal. j
Lucy Lipsey was arrested an<l taken I '
^ to jail. I'
Latest reports from Dr. Under state ' *
that he is rapidly recovering from his f
HL uo,,nd ar,d that he will he up in a few '
Millinery Openings. t
7 . <
The millinery openings are in full 1,
. blast this week. The ladies arc deeply j
interested, and s> are the men, only ' s
fj^"' the latter will feel it more keenly later, ;
jg* Mrs. D. N. Wilhurn's millinery dc- j
ii|KR partmcnt is in charge of Miss Green; ,
yj. the Hutchinson and Caughman cstab-L
lishmen is presided over hy Miss J (
^fc.,i?Eyans; Miss Edna Tinsley's milliner is ,
Tinsley; he McLurc Company's t
tpCWllinery is in charge of Miss Fannie .
'Cferk; tlie Mutual Dry Goods Co.'s do- j j
Oartnienl is presided over.hv Miss Mii-!r
ir ier. wliilo tile millinery department ot: Hobo's
Department s'.ore is in charge ?
of Miss Carter.
All of these places have been visited c
by a large number of Indies during the v
last few days and a thriving business ?
has been done by each establishment. v
t
Elizabeth City Swept by Fire. '
f Elizabeth City. N. C., March 27.? a
A disistrous tire swept the business 1
portion of the city today, causing a (
loss of $400,000. s
The firemen have gained control j*
over the flames, though the fire is still c
burning.
The fire broke out early today and *
owing to the dry condition of the!1
buildings spread very rapidly.
Elizabeth City is located in the north- 1
eastern part of the state, on the 'oast, (
and is reached by a branch r^ad from ^
II Norfolk.
The Gorton Minstrels. \
The Gorton Minstrels played to a ^
B| fairly good house Wednesday night, j
Eft The performance was one of the best t
that has ever been presented in our j
IR city. The costumes were fine, and ^
{S every feature of the performanc was (
jB* up-to-date. The Cri scent City QuarS
tette did ample justice to the troupt, (
P and the performance, as a whole, was .
enjoyed'by every one who attended. (
ijf"" There will be given an entertain- '
JN& ment, a Lady Baltimore Tea, at the (
flkparsonage of the First Baptist church, s
CB^pril and. An admission fee of one
Hrnt f?r each year of your age will be ^
\^P>arged. j;
ijEf The entertainment will begin at 5 0
o'clock p. m., and continue till n p. m. S(
The Williams Comedv Co. i;
- St
1 a
This stock company has played the fl
I opera house here this week and has j,
I been largely attended. It is a good ,|
popular priced show. Every perform- n
g ance that has been presented has been aj
1 very good. The members of this ^
troupe play their parts well. They will ta
* play here for the remainder of the je
week. If you attend this show you wi 1 h,
never regret the price.
Editor Hartwcll M. Ayer, of The te
V Florence Times, seems to think that ht
V Ex-governor Heyward is the logical h?
B successor to Hon. Asbury C. Latimer sh
ft in the U. S. Senate. du
HONOR TO WHOM HONOR IS DUE
Efforts for the Public Interest Should t
Be Applauded and Appreciated.
By A. B. Cargile.
Editor Union Times: '
The poet has well said:
I.ivcs of great men all remind us",
We can make our lives sublime, '
And departing, leave behind us; 4^
Footprints on the sands of tiit??," ^
and right wholesome sentiment tlii>, 1
But while we "render unto Caesar
""" """(51*- - C* ??>-'? ailtjt In
God the things that arc God's" antTto
man the things that are man's, let us i
not forget that it is also our duty to '
render unto woman the things^-thgrt ]
are woman's. And as we contemplate" ?
the fact that it has been only a - few ?
decades since the first woman in this 1
country was awarded a diploma of *
j~?duation and that from a southern x
ijt is all the more wonderful, 1
power of woman. '
^ ?.j^',re in saving our How- 1
k. . v//' "'<o, until a funeral oc- ?
1 J/, uo, ' ' >. , , ?
r tff i pleased visitor x
:o the beautify'' ' .tpality of Union, f
rom the staiA ,#oint of a teacher and
ournalist of several years experience, 1
[ want to coiitril ute a word by way c
>f timely mention and deserved ac- r
mowlcdgment of the work and labors c"
>f one of Union's noble women, Mrs.
t. G. Clifford, whose name is a housc
.....-,1 wherever I have' been in
our city.
Union can boast of more than one c
vidence of Mrs. Clifford's energy and'tl
letermination. Among these may be. 1
nentioncd with pride, the co/.v, yet IS
mposing Carnegie library, which is
Mould Me the pride of every individual t<
11 Union. Others may have helped a
n the work, more or less, but none t
till deny that the existence of that in- r
titution in Union today is due to Mrs. y
Clifford. She secured the subscriptions s
or buying the library site, and pushed it
he work to coirfpletion. In fact, the s
Kiblic spirited and patriotic citizens of v
Jnion have learned that whei) ?
"Jiff. ,r'1 crilipf'o lii if ill nM,t '
t is sure to be one of merit, and they a
lannot tell her "No." c
Since the Charleston Exposition has c
:ome and gone, it is now a pleasure to It
is to know that many of the Confed-js
irate relics so interesting to us there v
votild not have been there, had it not v
>een for the efforts of Mrs. Clifford It
n collecting them. 11
Mrs. Clifford is now engaged most 'I
iCtively in raising funds for a- monu- a
nent to Union County's Confederate
lead?and she will succeed. A coniderable
amount of the money has
icen subscribed and contributed, and
ommendable efforts are being made ^
b secure the remainder necessary. A |
if 111 /Ipcitrn ltnc Iwn.o I
he contractor is ready to begin work |
>n the foundation. It is hoped,that
he monument will be completed a id ^
ledicated when "the home-coming t
>oys" visit Union in May of this year,
drs. Clifford was fortunate in getting
tlr. Mr. B. F. Arthur to break dirt for j j
he monument, whose father drafted
he original Secession Ordinance and .
vhose brother, Mr. VV. D. Arthur, now (
las the table on which it was written, j
Mrs. Clifford is the life and soul of
his monument movement, and one
tardly hears the work mentioned without
hearing her name used in necessary
:onnection.
Mrs. Clifford is the honored presilent
of the U. D. C., and of the Standtrd
Club, and second vice-president of
ihe South Carolina Fedeeat:,jy rrtfe' 1
in south Carolina to receive "
i contribution from Carnegie for a 1
ibrary, this was made possible by Mrs.
Clifford's efforts?of which all Union
hould be proud.
While Dr. Clifford is a native of
Massachusetts, a thoroughly southern- ^
led northerner, and, by the way, one
f God's noblemen, Mrs. Clifford is of
outhern birth.
C\
Clifford Seminary was organized in ^
S8i, and was designed io be a home ^
;hool, where the combined benefits of
ai
thorough course of study and the in- ^
uence of a Christian home might be
ad?and right well has it maintained
lis very commendable oolirv. It ' ?
ever designed to be a large school, tl
Itho repeated changes and enlarge- sj
lents have been made. This school w
ikes only about (40) forty young lad- b<
s to board, who should each consider o>
;rself fortunate. p<
Mrs. Clifford has been the leading ac
>irit among the girls, being both
acher and mother to them, and in lei
r solicitude for their welfare, and in 1 fo
r maternal dignity and queenly grace ci<
e has not fallen one whit behind her liv
ity in this great work. 1
STOP SUNDAY-SELLINfe \u
City Authorities Have Instructed ^5
Chief of Police to Enforce Law:- *
The city authorities have ihStrdcted Jfi
the Chief of Police to enforce rigidly Mfll
;he law for Sunday closing. Wc most jfgjj
teartily endorse this movement. WcjMI
hope this will be a stop to all Sunday
selling. It is fitting that there should kfl
be One'day'* rest in seven, apart from ihA
all religions consideration. The con- ifl
stant grind in the modern business
world makes it imperative that there
come periods of rest. Besidesr1^
it is unfair to the man wljo in ;obcdiL'nce
to the law closes his Establishment
it'll ile his neighbor continues to govJW
thend "with the selling of goods.
It) not believe drug stores, or for thatsW
natter, any other stores, should be DM
illowcd to sell cigars, tobacco, sodai^r!
vater and such articles 011 Sunday. L</!!
hem sell medicine only. Thcji
hem gt> home and rest." If a n\l
lot buy a piece of tohacca*'
lay tt> last him on Siu^^ 'ct M
vithout it. lie will next
ore Sunday copies. ' u \
\\'c commend ^thc authorities'J
heir step in tliis- ni'atter? -a?.d we/
ooperate with them to trie' extern ft y
air ability in their efforts to put .11
nd to this Sunday selling. ^ ~
? v f* \
Wi I)
Sunday Schools Re organize.
Santtx., 'At tlio M.v\\o?^v11
litirch <?n the 1st J Ttiy. uiu.-. -v?n J Pkela
lie Suixlay-sclnitr he reorganized. I
here is some/ -?anizing' the
piuulay-school ' 4.st cltOfcil, *
anie date. moril sc coij(gh>j^lnu.,
i) each school a j iTcrenuBjfljK/y y
u<l have good But hhn
crm "ReorganiJ fhere is 'p
eason why llxi ..ould not g9 aVar
car here, with good huildtfffi
toves, and an abundance of?vyoB^Ph
lie land. But one thing -U *
tability, jfstay-bility,) for inflKfiflB|g
rhen tlnv trees are buddin^CjUMMfejetlo
lowers- rr*mm?nflr *Jrc.-4?. pcopT^T^aTM! ir _
lie tip-top of enthusiasm, elect .Officers," [Trin
ltd some parents come; later, children ^
ome without parents, later still, some st
hifdren stay absent, in the late .sum- ?
iter, and a little later on'all you" can
ee at Sunday-school is three or four uaj,
rho stick and forbear, (no parents on jns<
oung children,) until the officers feel tju.
hat it is poor compliment to them, and , ^
hey have to <j 11 it for want of material.' j ^
There is no excuse for such affairs), i
nd this cannot be contradicted. / I fish
/ i ,x
Located in Union. I the
J i ins
. ifew
'PI
,., has located in Union lor th jirai*- , i u
ice of dentistry. C | t
Dr. Littlejohn occupies the officeVis 1
?ver Nicholson Bank and Trust Com-| sto
>any, formerly ocupicd by Dr. J. Ml. be
Vallace, Dr. Wallace having moved ko pre
Spartanburg and located in that city-*cor
Dr. Littlejohn and Dr. Wallace werje do
lass mates in the University of Marjt- tioi
and. j' i smi
We are glad to welcome Dr. Littld- and
ohn to our city. He is a young man tha
if splendid character and. will *? yot
riends rapidly in our city. V
All Negro Soldiers Go to Philippines
*.
; i j
Houston, Texas, j^March 27?vSl1' 0f
touncemcnt was made today at Ine ^
ocal recruiting station that orders ha<Jo I
? , . . i on
been ,received from the war depart- \ (
. - ^aafauigto" that wa
accepted for ' V'MI
timohi. ...ArtffW mad? that all
iegro troops in the United States will ^
ie dispatched to the Ph lippines.
ent
A Negro Row. '}!e
M r.
On Tuesday night, at Annie Jeter's mn'
ouse, near Crawford & Aycocfc's C~an
tables, a general row ensued, and |Cr"
'harley White was struck by Joe West,
uttmg a gash about 4 inches long in
White's head. Both negroes were be- C^n
rrr the Alayor Wednsday morning, ^ *
ad were fined $10 or twenty days each.
hey paid the fines. ^?r1
.. . (Imp
It is doubtful if all the people in still
nd the great work it is doing?and Ti
ie woman whose name is almost! a of *
'iionym for the work done, whose afte
hole life seems wrann#?/l .... :? -?
rrvM ?? j wen
eautiful scriptural quotation: :"l7iat j R
ir'dauKhtcrs irtay l)e as corner-stones, j Mr.
dished after the similitude of a pal-I Ada
:c." ! T!
While honors are beinjf conferred, inf? ;
t not this handmaid of the Lord be prcs
rgotten, and let us show our appre- |
ition of such labors a\hers while she ' M
es to reap the satisfaction therefrom, is vi
Saluda, S. C. I kins,
TK CAROLINA GIRL REWARDED
p) Medal by Carnegie Hero Com- Ai
lission for Heroism at Tybee.
W k*r wW.-aot awarded, g
rA"Ctmtiiii^liwrti is \^1T and athletic, fi
.riking figure. She is thoroughly s
fnme in the wa'.cr,' liax'ing spent t!
i of her time as a child in swim- f
at Heaufort.?The State.
Santuc News Notes.
- ;
liss Stella Ilobson is on a visit oj t
L'w weeks to her uncle, (
;r, of Fairfield, grff*"' * '' c
If. and J6tt'r; n- Car'-j
>ito relatives here, j
""r.jfyihis week*. *'<'
?r. K. C. Jeter, of Fairfield, visited'
tives hen,- last week, he being acipanied
by his neighbor, Mr. Can's.
ev. J. D. Mahon filled his appointlt
at the l'aplist church Sunday. I
jood congregation was out to hear 1
his^ is hot March weather, not!;
{It, but hot. Friday and Saturday l
temperature was 91 and 92 degrees <
le.ctively. Never before, since 1^94.
the records began here,has it been
h^ 83 degrees in March. Last year,
rtl\the highest Xl^rch temperature ,
rrpril, has the temperature been To~
degrees. It-* seems that 1907 has I
rted in to be a record breaker. ? |
Juerv?Who docs the waters of
>ad River belong to, or can individ5
bar any one from its uses, for
ance, fishing. It is being suspected I
re is a lish combine down at Xeals
ials, and only a few are allowed to'
there, while others are gettinf fat
ing fish. The U. S. goverment put j
1 in the streams, for whom? Those
r> have land touching the stream or
public? its citizens. Fish are thick
t below the dam, 1 hear, but only a
insiui.. oiirttved to catch them, j
erefore the question, whose waters?)
Vhat surpasses my comprehension,
low a man can sit idly by and let his j
ck run on other people's crops, and
deaf, dumb and blind to it all he
tends, when we know he is not. My
iscience is so built, that if 1 should
such things there would becompuncis
of it, and if I should try to
uther it, and play the deaf, dumb
1 blind role, why, I should not think
t would be honest. Would any of
1, gentlemen?
Mon-Aetna News.
lev. Mr. Elkins will begin a scries
meetings here on next Sunday.1
v. Mr. Leech will come to assist him,
the 3rd of April.
Juite a pleasant little) entertainment |
s given on last Saturday night by I
. Mamie Williams tc her numcri
friends.
<fr. and Mrs. J. C. Mitchell gave an j
ertainment to the old people of i
ir friends on last Monday night.'
. Jim Carter was invited to furnish ;
sic for the occasion. But few men I
entertain a crowd like Mr. Car-!,
He kept the entire crowd laugh- j
from beginning to end.
Ir. Joe Brown and Miss Hol-r
ib were married here at the home i1
he bride on last Sunday afternoon,
'. Mr. Elkins officiating. It is re- P
ted that there is to be another wed- |1
C the latter part of the week, and '
another on next Sunday,
he Sherriff made a raid on a band | ^
gamblers near here on last Sunday j
moon, and captured seven. Six i
e negroes and one white,
ev. and Mrs. J. T. Going visited'
William Vanghan's fajnily near 1 \
msburg last Sunday. * ' |<3
., . r ?? ? . ?
... ucn icMwvnce oi Air. j. j\. Uo- |a
at Aetna is nearing completion and I a
ents a very beautiful appearance. , d
j0
rs. L, P. Epton. of Spartanburg.
siting her sister, Mrs. \V. D. Wil- c
b
SOUTH CAROLINA IS FIFTH
nong the Leaders in Donation foi
Chinese Famine Sufferers.
, .... v,
5 the Editor of The S ate:
You will confer a favor on t^ie?Rei
ross t li e f??1 lig ^ otti
itely how much has been receive
om each branch for the Chines
mine fund, but I am quite sure tha
hi are among the first five state!
few Vorlc, Massachusetts, Connect
ij c art SCIll ?
encfons amounts. To be among tli
rst five is a distinction of which yc
hould be j>roud, when you consid<
hat such states as Ohio and Illino
all below you.
Sincerely yours,
(Signed) C. L McGhce,
Secretary.
It is our dc^;^ that our fellow eil
:ens. in *Caroli 'a shoul 1 kno
lie- ^ynjaVto i1 in which this Soul
rarHTma branch is held by those big
st in authority.
A. C. Kaufman,
" resident South Carolina Branc
American N'ational Red Cross.
Charleston, S. C.. March _>7,
Attention Confederate Veterans!
You are h.crby reqired to meet
Jnion, on Mohday, April i-t. next,
elect delegates to the State Reunii
it Columbia in May, (time not \
ixed,) and also delegates for the gt
rai Rcuiium ax ivicnmonu, va.,
May 30th to June 3rd, inclusive.
Come prepared t<> pay your dues.
Matters <>{ importance to all veter:
who desire to attend meeting at Ki<
nujnd will he considered, and cv<
VtTcrait* lit CV-outj* js ycipxe*1
to he present.
Fly order of
Capt. A. H. Foster, Commander
Camp Giles U. C.
F. M. Farr. Adjutant.
Ornamental Post Cards Can't Pa
Post Master Hunter has received t
following instructions from the P<
Office Department at Washington
regard to ornamented post cards:
"February 16, 1907
"Order No. 98.
Post cards ornamented with partic
of glass, mica or other similar si
stances, liable to injure the persons
those handling the mails, are liert
excluded from the mails except wh
enclosed in suitable envelopes."
President Finley's Plea.
Washinton, March 27.?Preside
W. W. Finley, of the Southern rs
way, made a pica today for harmo
between the people and the railroa
In an interview he said:
"Not only do I believe that it is
the interest of the railroads and t
people that a spirit of harmony a
co-operation and of fair and just de
nig should be fostered, but I belie
that in the present state of affairs it
the patriotic duty of every man to cc
tribute his utmost toward bringi
about these better relations. The
ture prospc'ty of the ;r> dep'e'r
in a large measure upon the corn
solution of the transportation proble
"The railways shoul treat ever
purchaser of transportation with jt
tice and fairness and the people shot
he equally just and fair to the roa<
When differences arise they should I
iiscussed ireely and frankly, and eve
undeavor should he inadc to settle the
n accordance with fair business pri
riples. Under such conditions the
vould he little need of statute laws f<
he regulation of the purchase and sa
>f transportation and few occasioi
vould arise for appeals to state a>
7ederal commissions."
Tom Walker to Hang.
Fayetteville. N. C., March 27.?To
Valker, the negro murderer of Chi
>f Police Chason and Officer Loc
my, on March 2nd. was tried tods
nd convicted of murder in the fir
legree. He was sentenced to he hang<
n April 15. The troops that have bet
m duty for the past 24 hours as a pr
aution against possible violence hat
ieen withdrawn.
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION IN ATLANTA
r Two negroes Are Killed and Several
Others Sustan Fatal Injuries.
'* J Atlanta, Ga., March 27.?The exploit
si<pi of eight cases of dynamite caps in
".a ?hr at the Peters street freight depot
1 of the Southern railway here today
caused the,death of two negroes, fatal gf
injurhssx tdMcni and several injuries F
to sevejaJ T person i, b )th wfaite lu*d I
fc^ljjck. (The' dead: , '
* y Jetiftjns and Kit. White, nc- '
pb X . nov.. 1 f ^
Moore, als<> negroes. J
Walter I'm! I en, the white* man in
~{ charge of the gang unloading the car^'sj^
received severe bruises about the
j and four negroes belonging to the crew ^
g were-paim'ully hurt. _
e The car had just been opened o be
m unloaded, and a negro truckman is
r I supposed to have struck with li s truck
h one of the cases co 'tabling the caps
{causing the explosion of the eight
cases, nearly 1.000 pounds in all. The
ear in which the explosion occurred
was splintered, and three other cars
ti- nearhy were wrecked; the freight depot
iw roof was lifted up. and broken for 50
lh j feet and a section of the wall was
h-j thrown dow n.
The force of the explosion tore the
hoilies of Jenkins and White to pieces.
h. jone "i ji*nkins ick< \v;is totniu on a
j I>tiilc]itit^ -t \ oral hundred i? t distant.
I The property damage is several thoitsi
and d< ?1 lar >.
News from West Springs.
at
t,, We-t Spring-. March _*7tli.? It
on stems that summer is almost here.
,et j The weather is so warm that it seems
.n_ unreasonable to think t?i it as being
on March.
Mr. J. \Y. Callahan, of Greenville, i<r.
staying at the West Springs Ib-tel tor
in*'a tew days. He is organizing a lodge *
L-h-i "> tile Woodmen of the World while
fry : here.
t,.<l | An egg hunt was given at the resif
deuce of Air. j. ?i. VMit .U.VV Aist fetrt-- ? .
unlay evening for the benefit of West'Springs
baptist church. Something
V. "Ver $7 was realized.
Mrs. Annie liorton returned Tuesday
after spending a few days with rclacc
! tires at Chester.
! Mr. C. G. West has gone to Charleston
on business.
,L" Misses Sue Bctsill, Flora High, and
I Rertha II?dcoint> spent Saturday with
I friends at Joiiesville.
Mrs. Kobt. Rolt<?n, of Cross Anchor,
visited her father, Mr. B. W. West the
] past week.
^S i Rev. D. E. Camak filled his appointment
at Hogansville on Sunday morn i?v
K
J Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gault, of Kel
""" ton, visited relatives here < :) Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Alman. of Jonesville,
visited friends at the West Springs
jhotel on Saturday and Sunday.
;nt Mr. John Bolton, of Cross Anchor,
lil-! spent Sunday in West Springs, visit,ny
ing his brother and family,
ds. The little infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. F. Bolton died Monday morning,
toiThe body will be buried at New Hope
he! church near Cross Anchor this niornn{j
ing. Our sympathy is extended to
al-jthe bereaved family.
:ve; dime entertainment will be given
is'at the West Springs hotel on next Sat)n.
;urday evening for the benefit of Bong
| gansville church. The public is Corfu.
Jdially invited to attend.
Kfcj ' ^ .
ect Easter Services at . ? i?r s Chapel 'ttcj-s /
y There will be Easter service at Fos- 3
1<;~ ter's Chapel Sunday. Service will
gin at II 0 clock. Dinner will be 'on
the gronud. We will have an address fl
k** in the afternoon. 'J"he public is in^
vited.
ni J. G. Farr.
re There will be no preaching Sunday
jr morning at the First Baptist Church
c on account of the absence of the pasri>
tor. Dr. Taylor, who will be in attend^
imrin !>?. . ?i. - - *
... ^.o.uar hiiooi ClinVClltion
at Bculah. The evcni>< exercises
will he held at the usual hour. i J
Mr. R. 11. Lawson and his wife, of
,n Elzie, both very old people, are ret.{
ported as being in exceedingly poor
i health. Mr. Lawson is an. old Confe ' *
jy crate soldier. Both these Will
st are of Union County's best '
*
n ; Miss Beatrice Wilburn \ "
e- | Female College, is suflf/
,e holidays wih her pa wV VJvIIBU^
|J.?A. Wilburn. ^
I