The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, April 19, 1907, Image 1
THEWNION TIMES.
" VOL LVII NO. if, j' U1 " CA?0,-,NA' F?IDAY. APRIL IV. IV07. $1.00 A YEAR.
r DISTRICT CONVENTION
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
HOLDS SESSION IN ONION WITH
I CHEROKEE LODGE NO. 37?MUCH
I INTEREST MANIFESTED.
The Sixth Semi-Annual Convention
B| of the Seventh District Knights of
Pythias Met with Cherokee Lodge
; I No. 37, and Proved one of the Best
nf tver Mem?39 "Tyros" Crossed the |
I Desert of Hot Sand?A Banquet
was Served at Hotel Unido.
day Night. '". jyfy.
, The Seventh District Knights
By Pythias met in semi-annual cqnveft^*'
Ration with Cherokee Ixxlge No. 37,
of Union, Tuesday-aud Wednesday
of this week. The meeting was
H called to order in Castle Half ar 1Y
j? o'ch>ck Tuesday by District Deputy
S Grand Chancellor Commander, J.
9 B. Carlisle. The hall was crowded
I with Knights, l>oth of Union and
f the surrounding territory comprising
the seventh district, all manifesting
deep interest in the proceedings.
On behalf of Cherokee lodge, Mr.
L. L. Wagnon, Chancellor Commander,
extended a hearty and cordial
welcome to the visiting Knights.
Mr. Wagnon, true to his unassum- '
ing nature, pleaded incapacity jis a
speaker, but his address of welcome
proved quite the contrary. By it ]
all the delegates were made to feel
I>erfectly at home, and assured of a
hearty reception by the people of
Union. In response to this ad<1
ress \Ir .1 li fVrliolo I
. v. ^. VWI UDU;, It piir'U
feelingly to the sincere expressions !
of the proceeding speaker. His reply
was full of the pythian spirit of !
fraternalism, and was heartily applauded.
1
The reports of the various I6dgee\g
were received at the opening of the
afternoon session and commenW 1
upon. In each individual case, &F "?
report was gratifying, and shev^1 11
remarkable growth in the e , r* 1
And among these reports, QW kee ?t
lodge furnished among y* best. ^
Following the reports y convention
was entertained p4** edified by ?
speeches from Mess^ J - A. Sum- p
inersett of C/oluinb^i Warren l)u-! r<
pre of Spartanl>v'K' J- Harley of w
Spartanburg, :>fld J. A. Sawyer, of =
Union. In ?Ach case, except that t
of Mr. Dudre, the speeches were d
extempomneous, the regular ap- '
pointees living absent. (, / n
Mr. J. A. Summersett, who is a B
distinguished Pythian, well known f
throughout the State was called up- t
on twice, speaking on the following j t
subjects: "The Purpose of the Dis- n
trict Meetings," and "The Secret t.
Work of the Order Exemplified." t
The speaker is the originator of the t
scheme of district meetings, and his t
talk showed careful study and con- ']
viction as to their good. Those \
who heard and saw his exemplifica- j f
tion of the secret workings of the ; c
order were introduced to their deep- 51
er meaning and greater significance. a
The Rev. Mr. Havley's subject v
was "What Is Pythianisin," a.nd r
unquestionably he impressed his
hearers with his insight of its true
meaning.
Mr. J. A. Sawyer, a member of *
the Uninn lodge, spoke on the '
"Progress of the Order." This,'
subject, ever live and interesting,
was especially so under the treat- x
ment of the gifted speaker. The *
progress of pythianism has been H
nothing short of rem?,,Jji^;> "The [
matter of niin^^-n Mr. j
8awv^.^ ,mt our only cause oif.
''gratification; it is the spread and j t
development of the spirit."
"The Social Side of Pythianism" e
was the subject assigned to Mr. |'
Warren DuPre, of Spartanburg.}?
For wit and humor, elegance of *
style and rhetorical genius, Mr. M
PuPre has few equals. His audience
was charmed by the masterful '
speech on the social side of the or'.s
der. In the course, of the address, 1
Mr. DuPre paid his respects to the
"goat" as a most "potent" factor, 1
and a large contributor to the enjoyment
of pytbian gatherings.
THK I'AKADK
The P. (>. K. K.'s had their inning
at G o'clock in the afternoon,
when they paraded thirty-nine "tyros"
before an interested populace.
Up and down the streets they came
and went, n^Sehing the agony of
7 the "meat" being prepared for the
"tiger*" whose mammoth hunger
was 8<?on to be appeased. The tyros
were dressed in ridiculous out-1
lits, somewhat out of keeping with
?
IDEA1P i/llRS.
Was?trich)n With ParalySilai&B
art Died Wednesday?A IpB H
J j |f Srekt Hobility of JM
| \ t lv.O"fl?U
/hlng ^ yfcs sick, ahd
'l ,he i^l^^^Hjttnsciousncss which
BlfeiS She died, the
Bp was, in her seventy-S^h$SMl^.
Shg was Miss
JaqEe was reared in
Union/ <?ttHr\ She was - first
marrtep t^WBT- J. R. Giles, who
wdM?le^^Rtho battle oif Seven
Pined? '4MK? Douglass, who was
\vith the MjBfr fcVhlier, received his
watch wjBHfcfe-Request that it be
given toMEr1 young wife. The
watch x^^jpelivercd to her, and
ikmii uu v^iriiK married u? (. ,'apt.
IX>ugla^?j?B.v this last union
there wane child, now Mrs. V.
Mrs. IMplnss was a consistent
Christia *3?oman. Her life was
one of jjKltude and faithfulness.
The wa iR member of the First
Presbyte iaia church|here, and her
funeral conducted by her pasbor,
Rev Jk*- G. Wardlaw, D. D.
Her bod #*3 laid to rest in the
old Prebywrian cemetery. Many
hearts Viferfae oldened by her
ieath, b&Spe lived a life that is
left as affigj^heijtage to her friends
?k untster.
Walter Counts, a young man
tout l&Jrears of age, son of Mr.
id JdY*3C. G. B. Counts, was
,ri<?n\ jPwith appendicitis last
reel& Mp, was carried to Dr.
ryotfsljftospital in Chester and
perateJsflPupon. lie is rapidly
rtcovcrmSflfroni the attack and will
[ turn liqnae soon. His mother
rent over to see him Friday.
heir accustomed dignity. It was
lifllcult to realize thait those were
'our own staid, dignified, business
nen, out in the streets, presenting
uch ludicrous aspect. Yet they
urnished amusement, if not to
hemselves, certainly to the crowds
hat thronged the streets. It was a
niniature circus. Chained togeth
r, as n jn bondage, they crossed
he first stretch of the desert sands;
hen a few lioftrs rest, and the brave
hirty-nine resumed the journey
ruesday night. Over the blisterng
sands their tender feet were
orced to tread, and there was no
>asis. All roads have an end, even
i desert path, and now we see
tgain their ^jlkdling faces?all's
veil. All hail A> brave thirtylide!
THE jw-NOEKT.
Tuesday evening convention
endcreiLdt nyfcl^T^' ^4^iiw(>kee
xxlge. 1'latefK* wlfce provided for
>ver one hundnjd &nd sixty, and
ully that number enjoyed what is
veil known as "substantial hospiulity."
?rhe tal>le was elegantly
mt and amply provided, much to
he delight of all those present.,
Since the work of the D. O. K. K.'s
he rather lengthy only two
oasts were offered. The first was
o the D. O. K. K., which was re4<-t
K?r \f w T T 4
IJ[nMlUril 1AJ VfJ nil. ij U 1JU1 IH/tl,
)f Spartanburg. The speaker charicterized
this order sis the pi ayjround
of Pythians. It is well unlerstood
that the playing iR done
l?y the members of the order, and
not these seeking admission. Mr.
Burnett is a plesising speaker and
commanded el<>se| attention. The
next toast, the ' Camel," was responded
to hy Mr, Warren DuPre.
Again Mr. DuPre won hearty applause
hy an apt and well delivered
speech. The trembling '"tyros,"
all present and expectant, were
commended to the tender mercie*
of this beast of the "desert," which
although possessing four stomachs,
was never known to hate his bowel*
moved in compassion toward *
"tyro."
The banquet committee, com
posed of Messrs. Whisonant, Alston
and Dickert, deserve highest prais<
for the success and cnjojfnentof tin
evening. E. B.
_ . ,1 ...
Ioot to Have lr
eased.
have won-'
as bringing ^
Congress toi
$ was pro,
Possibly
I not know
here is an
rk purely as
ature. This j
on the laasis ,
n business /
lubscriptions N
to a fund for the purpose of lobbying
in behalf of an increase in
postage rates on fourth-class matter j
on the ground that if tb*" Should |
be brought rt Would Ix; j
posoible to secure a one-cent letter Ji
postage. Some years ago the writer H
haul copies of circulars which were F
being issued for the purp<ase of
securing agents who quietly but I n
vigorously cavnvass their communi-1
ties for contributions of this kind, 11<
practically nrnmwinif m 1..,..: I
?? o ?i"i Iiuai- p
ness men who joined the sc heme \y
that by doing so they would l>e p
enable<l to have their letter postage
reduced to one cent. We supposed n
that some such scheme was baek of w
the movement in congress last ses- ftl
8iont but could not get at the facts. n
We are advised of a campaign which g)
is being madefy a man "who is
soliciting and, we have heard, is w
securing hundreds of signatures q
to a petition to Ik; placed before 01
Congress at the next session advo- p
eating the increase of postage rates g)
on second-class mail matter to four U1
cents or eight cents per i>ound and f
reducing the rates on first-class g
matter to one cent per half ounce.
This party is also collecting all tl>e
aih'gcd object of
the collection being to create a
lobby in Washington to see that si
the measure is passed." ei
A prominent business man in Chi- tl
cago who gives us this information is
states that he absolutely refused tojti
entertain it for one moment, and is
the Manufacturers' Record would j sj
think that any business man of nj
ordinary judgment would know; lis
that a lobbying scheme of this kind j w
should be beneath the support of ai
I honest and honorable business j d<
men.?Manufacturers' Record. p
: d
Sale of W T Reatv'c Fctato
lis
On Monday morning, April In, i j
[before the courthouse at Union, SX j0
{John M. I attic*, trustee in hank-! tl
'ruptcy, sold the real estate and
equity in the estate of \V. T. Is1
Beaty, as follows: The home o:
place to Robt. H. Gilliam forS2(MK); tl
the farm land to C. H. Peake for S1
: $3480; ten shares of Monarch Cotton tl
| Mills stock for 10c (debt on these | ft
shares being $1200), to F. M. Fair; I i*i
| five shares of Union B. and L. stock "1
I to J. M. Greer for So, (debt on! '<
these shares being $825); ten shares I
of Union B. and L. stock 10c (debt's*
on same being $800) to J. C. Wal- B
lace; New York Life Insurance }*?- "
licy for $3000 to S. M. Beaty for !l
$5 debt on policy amounted to U
$1500; thirty shares of Georgia-1 ?
Alabama Investment Co., for $(> toj?
J. C. VVallaee. i
ffi
Kick From "Citizen." o
The condition of Gage Avenue ^
reminds me of the inan in the Ar- *
kansas traveler. It was raining a
and the man rode up to a cabin a
that was near the roadside to get y
out of the rain. One side of the
cabin had no cover and under the I
covered side a man sat nlavinir a I
fiddle. The traveler said to the '
man, "Why don't you cover prour t
house?" The man replied, It is \
i raining too hard." "Well, why 1
don't you cover it when it isn't *
raining?" Then said the man, "it (
. don't leak a drop." So it is with ; \
I Gage Avenue, when it's raining it!
' can't l?e worked and when it's dry J '
> it don't need any work. A very ;(
i happy and satisfactory condition of
i affairs to the street working force.
, - Citizen. (
5 ?:?r~
i South Chile is in the throes of a i
volcanic horror nearly as terrifying j:
as the earthcpiake disaster last year.
\ The volcano in Valdina province is
e in violent eruption and hundreds
of persons are fleeing for their lives. 1
HOW THE VOTES STAND
i The Times Voting Contest ft
Trip to Jamestown Exposition.
TEACHERS.
liss Francos II. Whitinire 110
Louise Jionnoau <10
Cornelia (iroer 80
Mahaln Smith <10
" Flora High 20
44 Alba Walker 20
Carrie Hawkins 10
' '..Mary Cunningham 10
Meador l(]
Moorhead 10
SCHOOL GIRLS.
liss Annie Kelly 180
"4 ' l/?uise I-ong (XJ
4 Maggie Mangum 40
.Habel Goudelock 1(1
44 Claribelle Fai\t 10
SCHOOL BOYS.
ix! Free "XI
Ii^rry Shaw 20
ord I^iwson 10
Send in your subscription, or r<
ewal, and get 1(H) votes for $1.0
Vote for the lady scIkk
*eher, hoy or girl in Union eoun
; that you choose. l)o not hoi
aek your votes. Send or l>rin
tern in.
We have already made arrange
lents to have a special coach. Thi
ill leave Union two o'clock p. in
ad arrive in Norfolk eight o'eloel
ext morning. No change of ears
aing or coming.
Unless we change the date on
>aeh will leave Union June 15
ontest closes May dO. $1.00 get
ae year's renewal subscription am
Xl votes in this contest. $1.0
its one year's new subscription am
ad 1(M) votes. Keep your eye oi
he Times, the Old Reliable, and :i
1.00 the year.
^"OSitlOll Nparinar Pnrtinlpfinn
Norfolk, Va.?On the souther
lores of historic Hampton Koad?
ght miles from the city of Norfolk
ic Jamestown Ter Centennial Ex
isition is rapidly Hearing com"pit
on. Every department of thewor
being carried on with marvelou
iced, and what was only a yea
50, an attractively laid out park
us become an exposition beautiful
ith immense exhibit palaces. Stat
id (lovernment buildings, all ui
it roof, and for the most part c
urmanent construction. The At
itorium and Convention Hall, or
f the principal buildings of tl
Exposition, is entirely complete an
; being used temixirarily for the o
ccs of the (lowvnor of Works, i
ic Exposition, and his able corj
I' assistants, who arc carrying <
a* work with such credit.
The State's exhibit palace, tl
irgest and mcst imposing structu
n the grounds, containing 11101
lan d50,(KK) square feet of exhib
pace, ijs also complete and will 1
irned (over by the contraction in
w da.ys to the Exposition Com]
ny, at Iwhich time the installatic
f the vlirious exhibits of the resou
is of thle different states will hegii
The c?|?mnKrcial pier of the Exp
tion. jVteiuling out into Hamptc
<iads iw?r a distance of some 2,(M
et wasJfinished several weeks ug
nd is n|?w heing used to hring
ie construction material for tl
lany btiilnings now in the conr
f erection. The various sta
uildingi-E, grouped along the wat
rontofthe Exposition, are goii
p with remakrablc rapidity, tho
f Rhode island, New Jersey ar
'onneetic-ut, heing ready for o
upancy, and those of Yirgini
>Iaryland, Massachusetts and Ohi
lmost as far advanced. The rnai
.ttractions of the War Path, th
rill correspond with the "Pike"
'Midway" of former Expositor
jresents a lively picture of activit
Push and Progress are every whe
n evidence and the word on t
grounds and general landsca
lesign, under the careful superv
on of the architects in charg
ogether with the advanced state
jonstruction of the buildings, gi\
ivery assurance that the .Iamesto>
rer Centennial Exposition will
completed in every detail, tor t
opening date, April 2fith, 11)07.
On April lli a serious accident <
curred in Savannah, (?a., when
push engine on the Central of Go<
gia railway ran into a sight-seei
autornohU* filled with people. Fi
of the ootupants of the automoh
were seriously injured. They wi
all people of means and were win
tourists froin the North who w
spending the winter in Savanm
. ... UMl
BUFFALOES DEFEAT MECHANICS
>r The Buffalo Base Bail Team Crossed
Bats with the Mechanics Saturday
and the Score was 17
to 3 in Favor of Buffalo.
0 j ??
Buffalo, April 17.?The haselwdl
season opened here last Saturday.
.. The home squad crossed hats with
1 the Mechanics of Columbia and won
. . : to the tune of 17 to B.
4) t
From the start the .Mechanics
were outclassed hy the Buffolo aggregation
and at no time during ijhfc
entire -play did they stand amy
chance of winning. \V1. the o?pital
city players played good, steady
** ball yet they were not able to cope
** with the willow swingers of Buffalo.
A) T1 ie stick worir cHutined witn ihtf
M splendid team work of the .Buffalo
team threw the Mechanics into ConM
fusion and with quick snappy fiejd'
ing Buffalo only allowed thjrce runs
] to he scored against them.
! Thackham twirled for the Mech<)
| anies and worked hard for four inn>1
iugs, hut so terrible was the hitting
_ i liio *! *?
I >. mo "jjiiuiiciiw iiim no was raff
| placed by Farrer, but not before
g i Buffalo had marked up 22 hits.
Johns was on the firing line for
i- . Buffalo and was there with thft
s | goods. His control was good and
. only allowed live scratch hits strikk
ing out seven men. Dr. Berry was
i, on the initial sack, where he did
some nice work. Betty at second
r covered his position in gn at style.
. Willard was at short stop and got
s everything going bis way. .Justus
1 played third. Clardin in right field
I) worked nicely. Burns, center fieldil
er, was in the game all the time,
n Robinson played left field and out
it j off six times at bat secured five hits,
(ius Justus, Buffalo's catcher,
worked in league style. His throw 1ins?w
ttywMte? .
n Buffalo 1 3 2 0 H 0 b 3.1?17
. Mechanics 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 O'l ? 3
' I
b Struck out by Thackham 3, Johns
Hdsa iin h..llo ..? TU?1.1 >
? V... ??iio i/ll, 1 I 1111)1 ?,
Johns 3. Stolon bases, Buffalo 1;
k 1 Mechanics 8. Left on bases, B 7;
s | M f>. Earned runs, B 11; MO.
| Two-base hits, Justus G. 1, Dr.
i 1 Berry 1, Robinson 2, Justus W. 2.
I I'nipire, Mr. Townsend. Scorer,
<c Dr. Keller.
l
!f Mon-Aetna News.
ie i
ie i The series of meetings that have
id : been conducted here for the past
f- two weeks by Revs* Llkins and T.
of II. Izeiteh, closed last Sunday night
t>s with sixty-one conversions. Twen?n
i ty-nine joinedjthe Methodists, twenty-nine,
the Baptists, and three the
ie Presbyterians. Mr. Leitch did a
re good work here for all denominate
tions, and revived the spiritual init
terest of all chureh members. He
h' i will be long remembered by all the
ft Ipeople here. We wish him tli<5 saint
[>- 'good results everywhere he may go.
>n | Mrs. John Going, mother of bitjy.
r-; J. T. Going, spent a few days last
t- week here with her son.
o- Mrs. J. E. Williams is spendiwi
>n this week with her son at raeob'tj
Hi! A night school wusl>egun liere <*>
p. | the graded sohofd building hn lasl
in Monday mgnt and is l>eing taught
ie i by Miss Mahala Smith.
Bel Mr. J. Mitchell and his tw?
te j little Boris ere visiting the former's
er father this week in York county.
Mr. Walter IJepioster and Miss
se Minnie (Iregory, both of the Tnioi
"1 Mills, were married here last Tuna
<*- day by Rev. J. T. doing.
ft? The ordinance of baptism will h
?? j administered at the Baptist ehurcl
iy | on next Sunday morning at the clo?
| of the morning services. A serie
<>r i of meetings will begin at the Rap
IS' tist church on next Sunday night
y* | The pastor will he assisted by Rev
re!.T. 1). Bailey, of Cowpens. Mr
Bailey will he present Monday night
P*! j Miss Ellin Parks was quite sicl
I all of last week from lagrippc, bu
; is able to l>e out this week.
?* Mr. Arthur Estes is visiting hi
res lister, Mrs. J. ('. Mitchell this wee
vn I at this
IH ""^1
hfc
Tuesday at high noon the inarr
age of Mien Lillian Enrle ami Viet<
x> M. Montgomery, of Spartanburf
a was solemnized at the home of Ma
>r" John H. Earle in Greenville. Mil
Karle is a (laughter of the late Seni
tor Earle and is a young woma
ere possessed of many charming grace
u r Mr. Montgomery is the president t
ere a number of large mills at Spartai
ih. burg.?Spartanburg Journal.
DR. C. W. AUSTELL
BREATHES HIS LAST
ONE OF UNION S MOST PROMINENT
AND BELOVED PHYSICIANS
PASSES AWAY.
After Several Weeks of Suffering the
End Came Saturday Night?He
Was President of Union County
v,. Medical Association and a Mem'
/ ber of Several Secret Organizations?He
was a Good Doctor and
a Warm Friend and Will be Greatly
Missed.
l>r. Charles W. Austell died at
his home in I'nion on Saturday
night, April 18th and was huried
the following day in the old Presbyterian
eemetery.
| \ .4. II V . 1 I * *
msi. ;uikwii nun ucen sieK lor several
weeks, but his friends had
strong hopes for Ids recovery. Alxmt
four days Ixjfore the end came he
was takerr very much worse and did
not rally again.
He was one of the leading physicians
of Union and had a large
practice. Shortly after his graduation
he settled at Welford where he
practiced for several years. AI tout
eight or ten years ago he move<l to
Union, his native soil, and here
continued the practice of medicine
up to a few w?ieks before his death.
He was forty-seven years of age and
leaves a wife and five children.
T)r. Austell had a great host of
friends in Union and the surrounding
country, and hundreds of them
gathered to his burial to pay their
last tribute of respect. He was a
genial, warm-hearted and faithful
.friend, and many hearts will mourn
JV* <J^{> j.^jki.-JVK'Urch bore, and
liTlne church burial services were
held. His laxly was then taken in
charge by the Masons and he was
juried with masonic honors.
^ Dr. Austell was a member in high
I standing in the following secret ori
ganizations, all of which held him in
the highest esteem as a brother:
, M nsons, Shriners, Knights of Honor,
Knights of I'ythias, and I. <>. <>. F.
The Home Lodge 1117 Knights
of Honor attended the funeral ser|
vices in a body to pay their last trii
bute to their deeiui?<?'ii I .v. a )?..! rinu
| lodge also eontributed u. i.c,-uitifiil
; tloral tribute with the letters "K.
H.", representing their order, in
'which the deceased carried $|(HM)
insurance. He also carried !?:> ">( !)
in other companies, but we were linkable
to get their names.
Besides his wife and children he
, | leaves three brothers Messrs. Joseph,
Wallace and Frank Austell to mourn
Jus loss, all residents of Union save
the latter, recently removed to Spar|
tan burg. *
,' May the fiod of all grace give
.Lynmfgrt to the widow and children
Pof this man who was full of unsclf*
ish kindness for ev?:rvbodv.
'.j
v
4 Anniversary Exercises.
P . ?
, : Anniversary exercises to eom'
mernorate the eighty-eighth anni.iversary
of the Independent Ordi r
. j of Odd. Fellows will be held in
i Mon-Aetna church at Monarch on
|I April 27th at X o'clock p. in. The'
i exercises will In; participat <! in by
i the four lodges of this county ami
jby several of adjoining counties.
Addresses will be tuade by Hon.
"; J. J. McSwain, Past Grand Master
and Grand Representative, from
?! Greenville, and J. M. Davis, Post
11 Grand Master and Grand Repree
sentativo, from Newberry,
i The exercises will he public and
everyone interested in fraternal or
ganizations are invited to attend.
.
. Death of President's Cousin.
k
The state department received a
g dispatch Tuesday last announcing
the death of George W. Roosevelt,
a cousin of President, at Brussels,
where h<' was consul general. Mr.
Roosevelt was appointed consul at
i- Auckland in 1K78, at St. Helena in
,r l.STl). at Matanzas in 1SN0. at Bor
denux in 1881, and at Brussels in
18811 and promoted to consul gcneral
at that port on March 14, 11H)*>.
56 i lie was born in 1844 and served
i- with distinction in the civil war.?
n
8. Mr. \V. H. Crews, of Spartan;>f
burg, was in Union this week in
l- attendance upon the K. of P. eon- .
vention.
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