The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, April 26, 1907, Image 1
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/ VOL LVII NO. 17 UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDXY, APRIL 26, 1907. Si on * vcau -
J - BEAUTIFUL CHURCH WEDDING.
.Jr. Joseph Cunningham of Greenville,
and Miss Beulah Spears of Jonestville,
United in Matrimony.
One of the prettiest weddings
^ that has occurred in Jonesville was
\that of Miss Beulah Spears' anU
Joseph Cunningham which
\ \ place Wednesday morning,
; Al 24. The ceremony was per|\ied
at the First Baptist churoh
^'^y. I^ewis M. Rice, of Union,
\ presence of a throng of
/y and admirers i^f the popular
.ig "couple. The church Was
redecorated for the noon on hv fV??
I* bridesmaids and presented a scene
* of unusual beauty, palms, ferns
and sinilax, converting the altar
into a lx>wer of green and white.
Promptly at 1 o'clock 4o the
drains of Mendelssohn rend d by
*Miss Bess Surtinyfer, the hridal
party entered as follows: Ushers,
Messrs. Lawrence Southard and
Forest Spears, Miss Inez Spears
with Mr. J. Q. Merrick, Miss Anna
Cunningham with Mr. C. J. B. DeCamp,
then the lovely bride leaning
on the arm of her sister, Miss
^4*. Margaret Spears, were met at the
i ~ altar by the groom and his liest
man, Mr. Frank Cunningham and
took the marriage vows.
The bridesmaid wore soft white
frocks, elaborately trimmed in lace
and wore green girdles and carried
bouquets of ferns tied with white
tulle. White embroidered hats
completed their pretty costumes.
The bride never looked more
l>eautiful than she did in her wedding
gown of soft clinging chiffon
? i :? i
k euee puini, mce
1 and dainty acoordiqn lUaited ruffles
i She carried an armful of white
carnations and maiden hair ferns
g tied with white tulle.
L Immediately after the eeremonv
ft ?? tfe!0mte breakf)l?t jvas served at
theBhterpfwe Hotel;- where the
motif uou. **
I the* rice and old shoes so generously
I provided for the occasion, slipped
R away to Spartanburg by private
| conveyance and waved to their disR
appointed friends as the train
j passed l'aeolet. The bride is a
I daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
I Spears but for several years has
B made her home in Greenville and is
'j very popular with a large circle ol
B ( Upends. The groom is a prominent
business man of Greenville,
r The array of handsome gifts re
1$ ceived by this popular younj
couple attest their popularity
a Conspicuous among the present
was a chest of silver, the gift of th
|| groom's mother.
Br Among the out of town guest
? present were Messrs. C. J. 1>. Dc
I Camp, Frank and Harry Cunning
pi ham, and Miss Anna Cunninghan
1 of Anderson; Messrs. E. E. l)ou|
las, It. Q. Merrick, Milton Smiti
B (ieo. W. Brunson, Jr., of Greei
ville; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Spear
* * * 11 \f..
Mr. and Mrs. rreu carueu, mi
I Robt. Foster, Mr. and Mrs. Lew
f Rice, of Union.
These young people have the b?
wishes for long life and hap pint
from a host of friends. The Tim
joins in and begs to extend sinet
flfc good will.
P Dots from South Union.
I Unity Church, April 20, 1907
fit The Rev. Marion Dargan, P.
Br of Spartanbing district, held
F second, quarterly conference
f Santuc circuit at above nan
L church on Friday, April 19th,
I 8.90 p. m. Home of the chure
| were not represented as train
I which they were to come was li
F and stewards failed to get th<
P henoe the reports were not so
r us they would have been. T
were fairly good any way. I
McLeod, of Grace church,
present and assisted in the relig
i services. The Presiding Klder
Tirenebed at. niirht to a Very al
r tive
congregation. His sermon
full of thought ami was i
earnestly delivered.
Wofford Beats Furman.
t
IA large crowd of people witn
the ball game between Furman
iversity and Wofford College y<
day afternoon. It was consi<
one of the fastest and most ex<
games played in Spartanburg
season, the score being 2 to 1.
UNIONS CONFEDERATE MONUMENT
Work to Begin in a Few Days?The
Unveiling Will Take Platte on
May the 24th.
The first car of of granite for the
Union county Confederate monument
has reached Union via the
Southern Railway. The work of
putting up the mqpument will
begin in a few days and the unveiling
will bfe appointed for May 24.
The full amount required has not
is untoeiled;
and to that end wiUnold a Slower
Festival and Bazaar on May 3 and
4 in the store recently vacated by
O. A. Swygert. The ladies earnestly
solicit the contributions and
hearty support of all who are interested
in this noble enterprise. A
handsome luncheon will be served
on Friday, May 3, and a substantial
dinner on Saturday, May 4.
Subscribers to the monument
fund are requested to pay their
subscriptions at the bazaar if
possible and anv one who h:in iw?t
contributed will have this opportunity
to do so.
Stores to Close at 6 P. M. v
The following merchants of Union,
S. C. have agreed to close their
respective places of business at 6
o'clock p. m. on and after the first
day of May, except on Saturdays,
until Sept. 1st, 1907:
M chute Mercantile Co., Mrs. I).
N. Wilburn, T. A. Murrah, Geo.
W. Going, Flynn's Cash Store, J.
Cohen, S. M. Rice Jr. E. U., P.
Berlin, F. C. Millings, M. E. Tinsley,
Mrs. F. F. Trefzer, N. Shapiro,
Ix)we & Carnell, Clark Clothing Co.,
O. A. Swygert, Mutual Dry Goods
Co., T. E. Bailey, S. Berelowitz, R.
A. Jones, "The Busy Bee,"* W. H.
JBurrisc H u te>: ,
![?>??&? ;
New Mill Starts.
Some of the looms in the ne\^
mill have been started, and som<
c,loth has been made, which is th<
first cloth that was ever made in
1 factory in Jonesville. Much clotl
! l,ntv,.vHr lias been made here if
times past by the old time womei
' on the old time looms, the threa<
lieing tirst carded and spun, an<
then put through the warping bars
^ all by woman's bands. In thos
' days of the olden time all the sock
s were knit by woman's hands, bti
l* now J jnesville is knitting one thou
sand dozen pairs of socks every da
s j except Sunday.
| Corrections in Roll Co. F. 15th Re
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'? We recently published a list
Company F, loth Regiment. T1
s? j following corrections should Is- ma<
8* j in the list: The name of T. K. Sec
18 was omitted. He was killed
Boonsboro, Md.; W. W. Bo;
should have been II. W. Boyd; \
1). Thompson should have been !
I<5S D.Thompson; I). M. Peeler, teai
JI*e ster; T. S. Webber should l>e I'.
Webber; Furman Webber shoi
l>e Truman Webl>er.
It is hoped that all those v>
have put away the recent issue
the Timkh will get their copy <
and make these corrections.
there are any other errors in
, list we hope our attention will
41 ... _
V,c callo< 1 to tnern .-so uiui uic um i
1o^ be corrected,
ned
at
I"* New Work for Telephone Girl
on
frc.' | A story illustrating the many
full P^ible refluestfl made of telepl
hov i girls >H ?n,! b)ld of a woman
>(.y was going out shopping for a
w ^ hours, put her baby to sleep i
lous <:irriage, and taking down the
also ph?n<' receiver, placed it besid(
ten- H^e(*P'nt? <-hild. Then she no1
1 -* vtant
V^jC-nirai OI lllf ill nui^ invui.
mo.-t "^'d l"*r *? s'nK to the baby
woke up and cried.
Reception at Enterprise Hot(
f-ssed i The Spears-Cunningham 1
Un- party was given a reception f
ster- Enterprise Hotel, Jonesville,
If.red day evening. Mr. T. H. Mc<
iting a hustling hotel man, and his j
this kindness adds to the pleasi
stopping at his up-to-date pla<
HEAVY RAILS ON SOUTHERN.
I
i The Track-laying Force is Now li
Working Near Union.
All of Union's citizens, and espe-1
cially that number-of them whojJ
travel up and down the Southern, J
i will he glad to know that the force
of hands, employed to put down
i heavy rails instead of the small ones
j on the line from Columbia to Ashe|
ville, have reached a point between
1 Santuc and Union, beginning from J1.,
uoiumhia. The heavy coal trainsM
and large engines used over this ttniwj
together with the small rails used oi? the
track made, wrecks all too.^
quent and schedules all out of jnthft
The new rails will help matters
greatly.
"John Rabbit" Not the Man.
V
John lingers, known as "John
Rabbit," a well-known eolorod man | f
here, came to us Thursday and re-1 '
quested that we correct the news- *J
paper reports which have been sent *
out from here over the state to the *
effect that he was the negro drowned
in the pond at Union cotton
mills. u
John is still among "the land of t
the living," andean sing as loud as 1
ever he could. John Sheppard was c
the man drowned. t
t
Improving Our Streets. j
South street from the Methodist t
church down to the corner of Bache- c
i lor, and Mountain street have been 8
greatly improved by our city author- e
ities. The town is assuming an as- 8
peet that is very pleasing, and the *
authorities are to be congratulated t
upon the good work l)eing done up^ ^
on our streets. I
- Train Rocked. \
.
sini
ing four window glasses. Mr. Ralph
Bornie, of Aiken,, was struek with a ^
[ large rock and sustained a painful ,
* gash on the cheek, which made him (
i insensible for a short time. Two (
1 other passengers, one a lady, was
' struek by the rocks. There is no
1 clew to the perpetrators.?Times
j and Democrat.
To Our Subscribers.
'
e
s If you do not get your paper
it; promptly, please let us hear from !
i-1 you at once. If you are an old
y I subscriber and have paid on subscription,
your label should change
I in one week. Kindly let us hear
I from you if you notice the failure
; to change the date.
,,f American Music.
r .. r~
L,e ) The original music which is most
'^ characteristically American is that
of the colored brother. This is
mostly melody and ragtime. Some
^ ' of the leading songs arc; "The SuM
wanee River," "Old Kentucky
"I" Home," "Dixie," "Old Black Joe''
and others.
It is said that in the Philippine
the negro song "There'll be a Hat
'h? Time in the Old Town Tonight)'
has been so much sung by American
t,u* soldiers while inarching or in catfi
" that the natives believe it is tin
^ie national song and when they \vcW
^ to manifest American spirit av
nay loyalty they proceed to launch tli;
ragtime song. It is told that Chis
' tine Nielson has said that when ?1
. found an American audience hew,
on her hands she knew well tna
she could bring them out ofth
.liimi-wu hv ri'iwlcri 111' ''The SUWfflt
IIII" *i\l llljfn MJ vaiv.?.....0 J
ione River."
who For expression of the quick in
few alert American spirit nothing ca* I
n its compared with the quick and ?|
tele-1 time action of "Dixie" and wh<r
s the lever, in the presence of an Aiw
lifted ican audience, the hand strikes i
and ; the tune, whether it he in llosh
if it I New Orleans or Chicago, the ,1s
; resounds at once with resporti
applause. Dixie is really our rf)<
,1 popular national tune and np'
*' j nearer interpreting American s!>i
; in peace and in war than any oin
iridal Then too, it is originally and wli?
it the American.?(ireeiiville News.
Tues- ??
,(e. A blizzard is raging in West
genial Montana, and show has faller
ire <>f the depth of 6 inches in m
2e* j places.
HOW THE VOTES STAND
4,
11 The Times Voting Contest for
Trip to Jamestown Exposition.
TEACHERS.
ilisH Kranees H. Whitmire 2200
Belle Moor head 1"?00
" M&haht Smith : 700
Alba Walker *?(H >
Mary Meador 400
J/niise BonncaO MOO
Cornelia Greer MOO
/Flora High 200
t"Carrie Hawkins 200
Mary Cunningham 100
crunni mm i?
ngVMUUL UinLO.
Annie Kelly 2500
^ Maggie Mangum ..? H00
" d-ouise Long 700
" Mabel Goudelock 5(K)
" Clari l?elle Fant -HH)
** Ruth Wilhurn :>(M)
Auressie Wilhurn KM)
SCHOOL BOYS.
oe Free 12(H)
. 1). Arthur, .lr 12(H)
. K. Ezell 7(H)
larry Shaw (MM)
"crd Jaiwson 1(H)
hneza Hroe.k 100
Thfert If still room for a number
>f boys ami girls to enter the conest
with strong hope of winning,
t is not too late to enter, The
ontest closes May 80. An active
>oy or girl can do a great deal in
hat length of time. We are very
nuch gratified at the way our
riends have taken hold of the cone.st.
From every section of Union
ounty we have bad new names
ent us and these names have been
ntered upon our mailing list. Heides
this, many old subscribers
lave paid up. We arc happy over
he g6<>d work that is being done,
lend in your votes as you get them.
)o not hold back your votes. Ix*t
everal more l>oys and girls enter
i_2 .
"c.umnem. 1 Here in room for
0eat Body. <
>f * m FonWfchi^ ^
legrA-'Watchman on tneg^jj^^-g^v
,ug little Pec Dec, <1 rowned on
Monday night, was picked up in the
iipper of government dredge No. 2
Lhis afternoon in the custom house
ilock. The find was unexpected and
the protruding legs of the negro
from the rising dipi>er caused consternation
among the negroes on the
boat. A rope was attached to tin
'>ody, which was hauled to the pier
..hefe it was identified and latei
viewed by the coroner and a verdic
rendered accordingly.?The State
Complimented by the Bar.
Greenwood, April 24.?At th
close of the two weeks of speciii
court held here by Special Judy
C. (J. Featherstone, of I^iurens, th
presiding judge was coinplimentc
I strongly by the Greenwood bar o
the excellent way in which he ha
conducted the court. Hemarl
were made by Messrs. F. Ha
ron (irier and E. L. Riehardsoi
expressing the feelings of the men
hers of the bar. .Judge Featherstoi
made a splendid judge, and tl
members of the Imr felt that th
should express their appreciation
his service.?The State.
( Money for Negroes.
^ Philadelphia, Pa.?Theannoum
j ment of a gift of a million dolli
s by Miss Anna T. .leanness of t
icity, for rudimentary schools
e; negroes throughout the South, w
Booker Washington and Mollis
^ Friz/ell as trustees was made tonig
' Washington and Frizzell ii
statement say the income of the fi
is to l>e used in co-operation w
county and state officials in as*
w. ingschoolsand stimulating self hi
but not iii placing local schools,
rather in adding to money apj
_ j priatcd by southern states tow
I the education of the negro.
n, ? " *
ill Rev. \V. N. Curtis and \vif<
ve West Htoekhridge, Mass., are v
?st iug at Mr. J. M. Mixson's
lesjCage's avenue. Rev. Mr. Ci
rit preaelied to the congregation o
nr. First Presbyterian church Sui
lly morning.
Next Monday is the last oj
en tunity you will have to registei
i o the democratic primary ele
aiy soon to Is* held in I'nion. Se
I tice on another page.
I
CARRIE NATION DECLINES OFFER]
A Civil War Veteran, Living in Virginia,
Has Offered His Hand in
Matrimony but is Rejected.
Mrs. Carrie A. Nation lias had a
I offer of marriage from a Civil War j
veteran living in Virginia, and in
1 the current issue of her newspaper,
| the Hatchet, she thus tells why she
has declined it:
"lonely and despondent at times
l>ecause he hasn't a wife, Thomas
Flanagan, of Virginia, wants to marry.
And he sings his song of'Can't
you sec I'm lonely?' to Mrs. Carrie
A. Nation. She received tin' letter
of proposal from this ardent admirer
on Friday, and wants an early
answer so he can arrange his affairs.
"But he will receive the marhle
| heart. He will get the frigid mitt.
Mrs. Nation says she is wedded to
her work and that she 'can't wed a
man.
"In his letter Flanagan says he is
;a government pensioner at 812 a
month and has 827"> in the bank,
j together with a house ahd some
land. His wife died some time ago,
! and ever sinee he has been lonely,
and at times despondent." ? X. Y.
World.
Entertainment at West Springs.
West Springs, April *23.?The
very inclement weather of the past
week has caused news to take a
hack seat, ami in consequence there
is nothing to write that would interest
the many readers of The
; Times.
Rain fell here yesterday (Monday)
all day long without stopping,
and continued into the night, and
today it is drizzling and very foggy.
Hey Denver, it seems that the
"early birds" are not confined to
Santue for there are *a great many
around West ^Springs as well.
They hopped off the roosts despite
all warning and planted their cotbenefit
of Sulphur Springs Baptist
Church. Quite an elalkirate program
was rendered. One of the
I chief features of the evening was
' an address by Mr. Henry trow.
At the conclusion of the exercises
. 1 , , i 1 .... .1 !?
cane aim inntniiun- v\itr> n i w u ^
j the ladies. Something over Sl:i.(M)
' ! was received.
r Mr. .1. \V. Uallaham, ??f Greenville,
is staying at the West Springs
" hotel for a few days.
; Mr . .joe West and Family, o)
; Union, spent Sunday with Mr
West's parents at West Springs.
e! Messrs. It. W. Hutchinson an?
,] J. H. Spears, of Union, spent Sun
e day at West Springs,
i,. j Kev. J. It. Funderburk filled his
<] appointments at West Springs am
n l'litnain on Sunday.
,1 Prof. .J. G. Clinkscalos will de
-s liver his lecture at Hogansville 01
next Saturday night. Admittance
i 2-*> and lo cents. Let all come, f<
r,! Prof. Ulinkscales is a charmin
leI speaker.
j ?
! News Notes.
of |
Ian McLaren, the noted writ
and lecturer, is seriously ill at 0
turnva, Iowa.
ce* Greenville will hold a horse sin
!l | during the Music Festival there M
14 and l.r>.
for
ith The News and Courier says t
ntnnlier of young men defeated
;ht. hrst honor in the graduating el
, a of the Medical College of South ('
md olina l?y Miss Saunders was 2.1.
'.ith A plan is on foot for the deseei
ants of the signers of Declaration
f;. I Independence to meet at Jamesto
>u Exposition July fourth to coinnn
^ro: i orate the signing of the immo
"ir< | document.
I A f(?i. nnu ?->f ll>?> Invi.liist Kcr^ir
| * ; -
? )(j: tin* history of theirorder, the Dai
i'sit- 1<IS ^wrican Revolti
, on gave Mrs. Donald Melanin, t
urtis president general, a silver lo
f the' C,,P- The ladies are always de
nday olw*?Evening I'ost.
The Musical Art Society of (Jr
ville will hold its first annual f
?j)or- vftl 0,1 May loth, l('?th anil 1
r for three evening and two after
ction concerts. A musical program
e no- these five concerts of a very
| order has been arranged.
w i ? a i^ni\? ^
V
HAMES--CORKHILL WEDDING.
Dr. H. T. Hames, of Jonesville, and
Miss Ada Corkhill, of Chester,
Made Man and Wife.
l)r. Herliert T. Hamt's, of .Jonesville,
and Miss Ada Corkhill, of
Chester, wore united in marriage at
tin; home of the bride's mother,
Mrs. William Corkhill, on Wednesday
morning, April 24.
Rev. J. S. Snyder, pastor of the
Baptist ehureh, performed the oermony,
immediately after which the
happy couple left for Jonesville, via
Columbia.
Mr. (ieorge C. IVrrin, Jr., accompanied
Dr. Humes. The wedding
party passed through Union Thursday
movning on their way to Jonesville.
Dr. I lames is the son of Mr. T.
L. Haines, who in his life tinfe was
one of Union county's most worthy
and substantial citizens.
Dr. 1 lames is a successful and
popular physician, who has been
practicing in Jonesville for several
years, lie has many warm friends
in Jonesville and throughout the
county who wish him great happiness
in his wedded life. The Ti.mks
extends best wishes.
Colored Man Drowned.
John Sheppard, a colored man
working for the Union Cotton Mills,
was drowned in the upper "pond,"
near the U. and (1. S. depot Tuesday
afternoon, lie and another
man had gotten into a small boat
and gone out to remove some trash
from a drain pipe. The boat dipped
.and took in considerable water.
This alarmed the men ???! in tu;?
excitement the Inuit was capsized.
Neither i?f the men could swim.
John was drowned and the other
eame very near l?eing drowned. The
water was ten feet deep.
-j
?t. r- ^lv- p- J- ^caife IIf.
"wl'-eftl'i Ill iu his
friends will regret to know that
he is now confined to his room.?
Greenville News.
Mr. Seaife has hosts of friends in
Union county who will regret to
hear of his illness.
i
i Improvements at Lockhart.
I Lockhart, April 22.?This has
PI been a very rainy day. The gentle
falling rain has improved every
' opportunity to gently descend upon
, the earth. Indeed, it came down
like it was working hy the joh and
had all day to finish up in.
Jyockhart Mill company has a
"j man on the ground with the latest
; improved deep well drilling
' machinery to drill a sufficient quan
titv of wells for the comfort and
I' j convenience of the people. 1 un(J.
J deratand that they an- very deep?
' ! l>elow the surface water?thus insuring
good water. They will
commence operation as soon as the
j weather permits.
j Mr. Jianks liohhins and family
I moved in today from Monarch.
Operatives are coming in rapidly
and the nice cottages that are being
built are l>eing tilled up. Nice upj
to-date cottages, g<>od pure water,
>w courteous treatment and good runay
ning work cannot fail to secure first
class help.
The lied Men conferred the
'K> degree of "Hay Makers" to
f(,r eighteen applicant last Saturday
ass night. They did not make hay
Ar" while the sun shone, hut made it
by electric lights. All the lodges
l(j_ with perhaps one or two exceptions
0f have a following here. Some are
wn quite strong, none weak.
,n Mr. John Jamcison, of Thickety,
tMj is visiting his brother, Mr. ('. A.
I 1 A\ AO (VII ?'|M v WM.v^.v.
I ate soldier.
>s in ; Our Methodist brethren are
igh- holding a series ?.f meetings. Rev.
tion Cainak, <Jf Jonesville is preaching,
lieir They have a large attendance and
ring considerable interest is being ntanilici
tested. Homo.
I
een- i Motice!
esti- |
~th, All veterans wlio desire crosses
noon from the John 1 lames chapter, will
i for please apply at once to the presihigh
(lent, Mrs. J. L. McWhirter, for
J certificates.
i