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' THE UNION TIMES. i ^????iw??^?m??,V NV * '"' VOL LX NO. 52. UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1910. $1.00 A YEAR. - ^ LILMIII |_ II | jmim? ? ^ * PRETTY WEDDING AT MURFREESBORO . MR. WM. E. COLTON MARRIES IN *4OLD NORTH STATE." v * ^ 'Methodist Church at MurfreesJr.t boro was the Scene of a Pretty Wedding Wednesday of Last Week. A brilliant social event which has attracted widespread interest in the Old North State and among: Murfrees boro's "Smart Set' was the marriage I of Miss Lacy Donnally Wynn of this place and Mr. William Ely Oolton'of I Jacksonville, Fla., Wednesday, the | ceremony being performed by Rev. T. j L. Singleton in the MethodiBt church. I The church where the wedding 1 ceremony was performed never looked j lovelier than it did on this occasion. | The decorations being under the dilution of Mrs. W. D. Deans. The altar railing was completely hidden with white cloth and upon this were ivy r tracings with small tapers burning. The pulpit was a bower of gorgeous ferns, palms and other evergreens and hidden here and there were pink tapers burning, thus carrying out the exquisite color scheme of pink and green. The choir loft just over the pulpit was banked with magnolia leaves anij upon the railing were tall pink tapers which shed a soft light over the altar where the bridal party stood. Promptly at 11:30 Miss Mary C. Deans began a beautiful musical program on the organ, the selections be[ing as follows: "Beautiful Memories" (Nocturne), "Love's Boquet," "The Dew drop and the Rose," "Flower Song", "Le R've" and selections from Beethoven Sonata. The > music m lasieo iur nan an nour ana in tne mean lime the church was well filled f with Invited guests. Just *t rhe hour of twelve,, Miss Deans began I/Ohen^ -grtuv Jifidal, Chorus afl^the ushers, entered In the following order: Hon. Stanley Winborne, mayor of MurfreesH' boro, and Mr. John S. Wynn. brother of the bride, and following them BV rams the brides maids, Misses Sarah SB Vaughan, Mary Paraham and Maud I Wynn of Mnrfreesboro and Mrs. L. B. Hh Myrfck of Norfolk, Va. The bridesHH maids wore white lingerie dresses B| over pink messallne with Ir.rg?' black picture hats and carried pink cnrnations. Following the bridesmaids came the groom, with his host man, his brother, Mr. W. W. Col ton of UngBBg ion, S. C. After they had taken their H stand at the altar, Miss Jennie Brown HBp Wynn, the maid of honor, entered the B^H church handsomely dressed in an em broidcred marquisette over white mes B saline, carrying a boquet of Killarnev H roses. Following Miss Wynn came the BH two little flower girls, Kittie Cofer ^B and Sue Baker Myrick, the attractive ^B little daughters of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Myrick, of Norfolk, Va., scattering BB| roses in the path of the bride. They Iw.-n; prt-uiiy uresseu in organdy. Then came the beautiful bride on the arm of her brother, Mr. Thomas Wynn. She was exquisitely gowned in a erene medeor with pearl trimmings and wearing a handsome necklace of diamonds, pearls and amethysts. the gift of the groom. During the ceremony, which was most reverently solemnized by Rev. Singleton, a former pastor of the bride, sweet music was rendered and the party left the church to the strains of that ever beautiful and [grand old Mendelsshon's Wedding IMarch. A sumptous luncheon was served to ithc bridal party at the home of the jhride's mother, Mrs. Jnmes Madison Wynn, and the many costly and beau Iuiui ?T-uviiiij; jitruKiiiH were on display in one of the drawing rooms of the home. At this time the bride presented the maids with beautiful hat pins as favor9. Immediately after the luncheon Mr. and Mrs. Colton left for a trip North. Mrs. Colton's going-nwny gown wan King's blue chiffon broad cloth. Mrs. Colton. nee Miss Wynn, is a most vivacious and lovable young woman and her friends here are loath to give her up. She is a daughter of thf late Col. James Madison Wynn, fot several years state senator and a gallant Confederate soldier. Mr. Colton is a well known commercial man in the South and is a young man thai numbers a wide circle of frietods and is a prominent member of the Georgia-Florida U. T. C. FOUND "DEAD" MAN ALIVE, j Inquest Over J. M. Johnson, Shot by J. S. J. Suber, Jr., Not Necessary. Newberry, December *27. ? Sheriff Buford and Coroner Feller went to the Broad River section of Newberry County early this morning to hold an inquest, which they found was not necessary because the man over whom the inquest was to have been held was very much alive, and though seriously injured, was expected to live. Their information was to the effect that J. M. Johnson, of Columbia, had been killed by his brother-in-law, J. S. J. Suber, Jr., at Strotlier's ferry, on the Newberry side of Broad River. All along the route to the scene of the reported trouble they received the sume _#_ A* - - miormauoii, out wnen they reached the scene of the difficulty they found that Johnson had only been wounded and has been taken to his home. Johnson married a sister of Suber, I from whom, it is said, he has separated. There were two little girls by the marriage and Johnson brought habeas corpus proceedings for the possession of the children, who were in the possession of yrung Suber's father, J. S. J. Suber. While the grandparents were in the office of their attorney, Eugene S. Blease, seeking advice as to the case, their daughter, Mrs. Johnson, went to their home and took her children and carried them out of the State. D. Andrew Clarkson,\of Columbia, representing the father, appeared before Judge Wilson, at Laurens, asking for a rule to show cause why the children should not be delivered by the grandparents, and bis request was that they be ruled for contempt of court until the children should be delivered to the oourt. Eugene S. Blease, Esq., representing the grandfather,-urged that he was responsible for the taking of the children by their mother, and presented, affidavits as to the fine character\}f Mr. anck Mrs. Hqfeef \ and the case was dismissed as to the grandparents, but an affidavit wa* presented by the Johnson side to the effect that young Suber, now charged with the shooting of Johnson, knew all about the taking of tin children from the jurisdiction of tht court. It is surmised that this con troversy as to the children led to tin difficulty. Johnson was shot in the jaw wit! a pistol. It is said he had come uj from Columbia and was on his waj back, and had reached the river and holloed for the ferry. Suber, it ii stated, who is a mail rider in Fair field County and also manager ol the ferry, brought the ferry ovei and then the difficulty occurred. STATED WOUND NOT SERIOUS. Columbia, Doc. 27.?.James M Johnson, of this city, who was shoi near Newberry Sunday, is beini treated here. The wound is no serious, it is stated. Lyceum Attraction. The second number of the liigl School Lyceum Course will be giver on Saturday night of this week ii the new high school building. Tin attraction will be The Townm-m ] Concert Co., and it is undersUxx that the entertainment is of a higli order. Those who heard the firm attraction, a lecture by Byron W King, were unanimous in th< opinon that it was one of the besi entertainments ever brought t< Union. It may be confidently predicted that the coming concer will prove equally as entertaining ? . ? Pantry to Be Supplied. The congregati?>n of the Kirs Baptist church will, on Monday 1 afternoon, fill the pantry of tlx parsonage with good things. Th< , house will be o|>encd from W to t o'clock Monday afternoon so the donations may l>e sent during tha Ti..v *? * ' " built:. lilt: IIWJV {NlMlor, UCV. W. \t j Wakefield, and family will arrived Tuesday, and this stocking of th? pantry is to lie a surprise for them Every member of the congregatioi is urged to send something suitabl for the pantry. Death of a Little Girl. i The little daughter of Mr. am , Mrs. Clarence SanderH, aged tw t weeks, died Dec. 23 and was buiie* the following day in the city ceme 1 tery. The parents liave the sympa - thy of hosts of friends in this hou of trial. i . HOSPITAL Wll BE IT NOW SEEMS AN UNION WILL H> ;"v Matter Revived by Cham tees Appointed by th Association to W< scriptions to ^Subscribed 4 .. It now seems n fact beyond que tion that Union is to have a hospi! and that it will bo constructed at i early day. Recently the Uni< Chamber of Commerce revived t interest in this enterprise and committee, consisting of L. Hames, chairman, L. L. Wagno J. 1*. Westmoreland, .J. H. (iau M. A. Moore, Claude l>. Smith ai W. F. tJilliam was appointed work with a similar committee a pointed by the Union Hospital A sociation.- The committee appoint by the hospital aasociation is L. 1 Rice, chairman, \W. J. Haile, 1 T. P. Kennedy, Dr. S. (5. Sarn and Dr. D. H. Montgomery. The two committees will unite in solic ing subscriptions to build the h( pital. At the meeting of the hnspii association on Monday night t sum of ?500 was subscribed as starter. This sum was subscrib in less than five minutes and it w understood that a number of tlx present would contribute more", t made that contribution to help foi a nucleus for a prompt beginnic A meeting of the two commits appointed to raise funds will be h< > at 10 o'clock Friday morning in t r rooms of the Chamber of Cotnmei 1 for the purpose of entering atjor i upon an active campaign for mm -?AVttm mwrffcirig m llie liiWli&tr! > sociationa committee was appoint * to report on plans and cost ol s suitable building and this comm tee i* actively at work getting , the information required, Anotl 5 important question discussed at t s meeting of the hospital associ.fti * was the question of giving the in? The Pacolet Blues. i > The list of names given below ; 1 copied from an old paper written ' 1832 and now in the possession * Mrs. Mary K. Hamilton. M Hamilton is the daughter of Ca] f Sims, whose name heads I he li r There are many |>eople in this s tion of the State who will find the list some ancestor whose nai is an honor to his country. 1 I Pacolet Blues in the list are as f , lows: t * 1.1 ST OK THE OFFICERS AM) PHI VA' OF THE PACOLET BLUES. i J. S. Sims, captain; Sam : Mosely, first lieutenant; Reul Coleman, second lieutenant; Ch ? McWhorter, ensign; John Mose i first sergeant; James <>ir, seco i sergeant; Womack Fowler,John ' Mosely, William M. Fowler, Jan 1 Gibson, Jos. Fowler, Kllis Fowl 1 son of Kllis, William K. Fowl i Archibald McKillip, Henj. t'u t James Fornandis, John Long, I)j . iel Mosely, William VVhitlo J Lemuel Fornandis, Adam Litl L Arch.v Tucker, John Tucker, Fr< > eriek Foster, Jeremiah Foster, I^e >' uel Fowler, Jos. Guinn, John Hixl t Walter Fernandis, William Mab . William Ward, William Horn, J Robinson, Moses Hodge, John > hry, Jesse Clark, William Chatte< .William Gibson, William Mose I John M. Foster, W. W. WW f William Fowler, Kzekicl Gibs< B John Gibson, John S. Gibson, \\ a 15am I .vlnu William !**? r> -?v .v??| ?? Iiiiutli * UllW 1>V| U <*I ; Fowler, Thos. Fpwler, Moses Ol t son, Newton Goudelock, Mill t Goudelock, Alexander Gibson, Jc . Littlejohn, John McWhorter, Jar i Spiders, J. M. Jones, John e Kison, l>. H. Phillips, B. H. Cro . er, M. B. Harrington, W. T. Nu j oils, Joseph Bight, John James, P King. ^ Telephone Line Constructed. The telephone ljne from \V Springs to Union has been comp I ed and will be connected up by 0 time the readers of this notice ^ their papers. Nearly all the p ' from West Springs to Jonesv ' have been placed and it will be r a short time before that line < adeo be in operation. U LL CONSTRUCTED ASSURED FACT THAT .VE THE HOSPITAL. N| r1 '* ber of Commeir^l^Elbmiiiitat Body and by Hospital :>rk in Union For Subthe Fund?$5, #410 as a "Stwter." <*' i fl-Hwtiona nanw. Jli was finally deal cided to ask Progress and the Times xn to open their colur^n9 for the sugm gestion of names. The Times asks ho eieh one interested in thin matter to a fill in and return toujour office beJ. tore' Thursday nuon,' Jan. the n, coupon herewith published : It. mi I " / . I suggest as name for the Union p. j^fospital the following: L8ed )r. [ j; ittt Sipped ... se 11? it.-1 K )9_ i fill in the name you suggest, sigr yoir name and send to either Pro tal^gnisor the Times before Thursday he. n?fou dan. 5. The one proposing a the name which is chosen will h< aw^fod one dollar in cash. Thii ras BUOgjtf^fTen'.d by both Progress anc jue the^mtnes. The committee ap ,ut poiBMby the association will m -tn lecyjtaifal names from the numbei ?. mW and report them to the as Me eocMBfcywhich. in torn, will choo6< Jd oriegMKbcm to be th* name of thd rCe remembered that th< ied materiiilly ^i I a i its Value. f dt-1 The indications are that the move Up | meni 10 nuiia tbe hospital will g< ier jthrough with a rush. The need fo ]10 such an institution is imperative an< on ! the public is in no need of urginj ,ti_ | upon the qtfestion. K. of P. Elect Officers. I ; irei The Joneeville Ix>dge, No. 12t) inlK. of P., held an election for of of I fleers on Tuesday night of last week rs. The following named gentlonien wer pt. chosen: F. M. Kllerbe, 0. C.; Boy< st. K. Scott, V. C., It. A. Lybrand, P. ec- W. A. McWhirter, M. E.; J. T in Scott, M. F.; R. B. Smith, K. R me and S.; C. A. Littlejohn, M. A. 'he J. \V. Palmer, M. W.; M L. Parks ol-j !.<?.; R. V, Mobley, 1. G. n 1 MissRafela Kerr Dead. j Greenwood, Deo. 27? Missltafel; 1. I Kerr, youngest daughter of Judg wn W. H. Kerr, died at the lamil; residence on Reynolds street yester ?; day afternoon at 2 o'clock after j long illness. Miss Kerr is survive* "* 1 by her father, three sisters, Mrs. T Crymes of Greenwood. Mrs. Ton er' {Estes of Union and Miss Eula, tw ^r' brothers, 1). Kerr of Abl>evill 'P? and Will Kerr of Greensboro, N. ( l"* Miss Kerr has visited in llnioi j*'several times and made man; '"*? j friends here, who deeply regret t I hear of her death. g?:, R. A. Masons Elect Officers. ry, | . as. At a regular convocation of l'oin la-1 sett Chapter, No. lb, R. A. M. en, j held on Friday night, Dee. 22, th ly, j following officers were elected for th ite, i ensuing Masonic year : >n,| It. I*. Harry. E. 11. It.; I. M ?:i I u..:? f: * *? ii- ji.hi, mug; <i. >1. tiroer, jjcriDe lies E. VV. Stone, C. H.; J. W. Mixsoi ivi- P. S.; T. M. McNeace, R. A. C. ton! AT. M. O'Shields, M. of 3rd Vail ?hn|C. B. Sparks, M. of 2nd Vail nea(ChaH. B. Counts, M. of 1st Vail; J \V. 0. Charles, Sentinel. 0Jj. j Death of Mrs. Frances Taylor. Ed Mrs. Frances Taylor, aged l-\ , died at the home of Mr. and Mri L. F. Ivey, about seven miles east < Union. For the past six montl est Mrs. Taylor had made her hon let- with Mr. and Mrs. Ivey. Mrs. Taj the lor was a good Christian woman. Mes Miss Teresa Lee, of Cedar Spring ille Miss Josie Lee, of Charlotte, N. C but and Miss Lena I>ee, of Columbii will are spending the holidays in thecil with relatives. HOLIDAY NUPTIALS. 1 Many Marriages in Union County During the Holidays. C Mr. Vernon Kirby and MissHattie Harvey, from near I'acolet, were married in Joneaville Dec. 20, 1910, " by Rev. W. H. Ariail, pastor of the Jonesville Methodist church. At the lovely home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smith, of Bogansvillc, at 7 o'clock p. m., Dec. 21, the marriage of Mrs. Sallio N. Hyatt, of r a x i ? ? - * opurianourg, 10 Air. lj. Boyd I>ee, ( of the Bogansville community, was t solemnized by Rev. W. H. Ariail, f, pastor of the Jonesville charge in a the prest>nce of a few select friends. c After the marriage ceremony the j i party was conducted to the dining c room where a bountiful supper was ^ given by Mr. and Mrs. Smith, com, plimentary to the bride and groom, j All are indebted to Mr. and Mrs. Smith for the good time given them, j Mr. 1 ..ee is a popular young farmer and Mrs. Lee is the efficient prin- j cipal of the Putnam school. fi On Sunday morning Dec. 25, at * Ixjckhart, Mr. Paul B. Brawley and Miss .Janie Cannupp were united in E marriage at the home of Mr. J. E. , Meng by Rev. J. C. I^awson. These ( popular young people have the best < i wishes of their many friends. t r Mr. Marvin D. Leister and Miss , 5 Belle Douglas were married at Ix>ck- \ ) hart at the home of the bride's . i father, Mr. B. D. Douglas on Son- j 1 day morning, Dec. 26, the oemnraAt?, - being performed by Rev. J. < i - son. Tliese young people li^jlfjiiiiij , r friends who extend them bsetWishes , - for success and happiness in life. , 9 ?: . t 3 Miss Bessie Wood radMr. Jas. T. , Vaughan, of Union County, were ; a united ip marriage Thursday, Dec. -j a 22, ReV/fc.J>.;Wsgnon performing thc crfre^dhv^he- reside*;* on VI --n'.Thfrgffiou ay nectoie , ?rLiYSalA^cIrcteT? wish them great happiness. , w * v3 Mi ss Mary Vaughan and Mr. *" Thaddie Palmer, ,-of Adamsburg, ? were married Wednesday afternoon & by Rev. L. M. Rice at his residence on Main street. The bride is the = daughter of Mr. v\Vm. Vaughan. Many friends wish these young peo1 pie a long and happy life. -I Mr. James Wallace Harris uni<i . [ Miss Nannie May ( Jault, of Adamse; burg, were united in marriage bun-: .11 day afternoon by Rev. 1.. 1.. Wag-1 ; i non at his residence on Church! .street. ?! An Oyster Supper. j The ladies of Hebron Baptist church gave an oyster supper on Tuesday night. The proceeds of a the entertainment netted over 8">0, e which will l>e used in painting the ' church building. ~ Accidental Shooting. * 1 Mr. L. F. l)u???i.n iWu ??? " j fully wounded Byron West while | outhuntingTuesday at West Springs, j r The shooting was accidental.) , Seventy-six shots entered the neck I ' and shoulder of West. His wounds I PI arc painful, hut not serious. 0 i Entertainment at Monarch. The Monarch school had a Christmas entertainment and the followl" ing interesting program was given: 1 Song?By school. 6 Little Mothers?First grade girls. e Stocking Drill ?First grade boys. Mother (loose 1'lay?Second grade " I pupils. Evening Prayer (tableau.) ' Christmas Secrets?Third and fourth grades. If Santa Claus Shouldn't Come? I . | tjoiAiuu Krwm. *1 A Bachelor's Reverie (tableau.) A Cra/.y < Geography Class?Fourth grade. You May Think We Don't Know . ; (song) ? Firet grade. Star of Bethlehem (tableau.) 'Neath the Mistletoe (tableau.) Merry Christmas?A little girl. The sum of $11 was realized, f which will go for the benefit of the school library. 3 i Ix)ve will find a way, The poets often say. 4 But will it find three meals a day And a five-room fiat? Nay, Nay! Alas, nay, nay. / rHE TIME IS RIPE FOR COMPULSION HILDREN SHOULD BE MADE TO ATTEND SCHOOL. eport Made by Prof. Tate?Attention Called to Recommendations as to Application of Constitutional Tax. W. K. Tate, the supervisor of uraf elementary schools in South Carolina, is of the opinion "that lie time is ripe in South Carolina or the beginning of a compulsory ttendance law." He thinks that inly by such a. law "will we get \ nto the schools some of the chilIren who need most of the advanagos which the school offers." ' ? The statement is made in his re>ort to the State superintendentof ducat ion that there arc counties in he State where public opinion is ulliciently advanced to enforce such i law and that "these counties ihould be Riven the privilege of mnging to pass a better state of iflfairs in school attendance." He concludes, concerning this mbject, by saying that "in the meantime, every citizen of South Carolina who believes that an educated citizenship is the only guaranee of prosperity and true greatness ihould lend his voice to the development of a sentiment which will put -he children of the State in school ind decrease the percentage of illiteracy in this State." makes tv following suggestion: "As -contributory to better school attendance, I would suggest the advieability of changing the definition of enrollment, upon which the''Constitutional three-mill tax is apportioned to the districts r \ the county. At present, by the Vritioa of the legislature, 10 d& v ing the previous scholastic is necessary . to enroll mc attemlance, Tfwoui< e trustees and patro incentive to regular ance and bring about *ht' terial improvement in cono { ?Wednesday's State. '-.J. Death of Mrs. Glenn Foster' Mrs. Glenn Foster died at her and was buried Sunday at Goucher Greek church. Mrs. Foster was Imj- HH fore her marriage Miss MamieSmith, ^Bk of Spartanburg. For several years ^Ba after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Foster liveil in Union. Front Union H they went to Oklahoma, where they A I remained two or three years, returning about a year ago to this^^^Hfl State and locating at Spartanburg. She leaves a husband and two sons. aged ' > and5 years. Mr. Foster has fl B the sympathy of a large circle friends in Union who Will be grieved^^^^H to learn of the sorrow which ha^^^^^H come to him. Mrs. Foster was woman possessed of bcautifi^^^^^H Christian character. She was in tl^H^^H prime; of life. Her death is HH| New Telephone Directory. * I Man;iger W. West, of tbj|J|^^H Union and Jonesville exchanges the Southern Hell Company, an- ^ nounces that the new telephone directory will soon be issued. The new list will lie corrected up to January 1st, 1911, and he states tit at all those who wish to make changes in their listings or to have, their names placed in the new directory should communicate with him at once. Those who are contemplating installing telephones in their homes or offices should act I promptly in order that their names j may appear properly in the new directory. I Manager \V<!st states that there will be a number of new names added to the list and that the growth of I the exchanges are a strong imiica- , tion of the progress of I'nion and J j Jonefiville. ^ Woodmen Meeting. I ^ ^ J There will be a regular and im- I portant meeting of Forest Camp, x I No. 86, Monday night, Jan. 2nd, at " t I 7."30. All sovereigns are urged to ^ 'attend. J. M. Greer, C. C* K. M. Kates, Clerk. Mr. Ferd O. Lawson, who is with the Levy A Moses Grocery Co., of Sumter, spent the' Christmas holidays visiting his parents in Union.