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$1,000 IN NINETY ^jjYS! YES, YES. THE UNION TIMES. " '^^^^^II^0^7SS===aSMBHHBHHaBaaS^^=!!^NI0N^S0^T^^^R0LINA|^^^^^^^EBRUA^^27^W^!===S!5!B^=^^==^,", "?'^"slioo'/rYEARi * ? ' OR. J. MILLER MOORE DIES IN NEW YORK 4 < v FOUND IN HIS ROOM IN HOTEL GERARD MONDAY MORNING. Dr. Moore Was Well-Known in Union, Having Often Visited Relatives Here?His Remains Were Buried in Rock HQI on Thursday. Newfl was received in Union Monday morning of the death of Dr. J. Miller Moore in his. hotel in New York city. He was found dead in bed Monday morning. The news dispatches sent out from New York gave the following notice of his death: New York, Jan. 29. ?J. M. Moore, of Union, S. C., was found dead in his room at the Hotel Gerard today. An investigation showed that the man had died as the result of poisoning. Moore had told the manager of the hotel that he was a doctor. Mystery surrounded the man's death and his exact identity. It was said he formerly was a surgeon in the United States navy and at the Brooklyn navy yard it was said that a doctor of his name was once on the list of the naval surgeons but little was known of him. The police believe Dr. Moore died of heart failure, but Coroner Hollenstein reported that Dr. Moore had committed suicide. An autopsy will be performed. The only thing known of Moore at the hotel is that he received considerable mail from J. D. Arthur, of Union. Dr. Moore was well known in Union, hating frequently made extended visits to relatives here. He was 43 years of age and was possessed of a very brilliant mind. He was graduated from the South Carolina University and from the Medical College at Lexington, Ky., and the Columbian University at New York. Iu both these latter institutions he pursued post graduate courses. Dr. Moore was for 18 years a surgeon in the U. S. navy and ranked as Lieutenant Commander. He had traveled extensively and was widely read. He was a great conversationalist and his mind was a store house of facts. Dr. Moore leaves his mother, Mrs. Mary E. Moore, one brother, Mr. Albertus Moore, of Atlanta, and two sisters, Mrs. D. S. Betsill and Mrs. J. D. Arthur, of Union, to mourn his death. The remains were carried to Hock Hill for burial. There Dr. Moore was born and there other deceased members of the family are buried. Death of a Little Child. David S., Jr., the 14-months-old >on of Mr. and Mrs. David 8. Retsill, died Sunday afternoon, Jan. 2Sih, and was buried the following day in the cemetery at CI race Methodist church, Rev. J. L. Daniel, the pastor, conducting the funeral. The little child was sick but three days. Toxemic poison was the cause of death. Although everything possible was done to relieve the little fellow all was of no avail. The auddennesH of his death made it all M the sadder. He was a sweet and at- I tractive child and a favorite with everybody. Tried Before Magistrate. Andrew Fernandez, colored, was tried before Magistrate J. Rufus Poole at Jonesville Wednesday upon , the charge of assault and battery with intent to kill Mose Wofford, colored. Fernandez was committed to jail by the magistrate. It was brought out in the trial that Fernandez struck Wofford over the head with a stick of wood in the house of the former near Jonesville. The injured man was from Spartanburg and was carried there to the hospital. He had never regained consciousness when last heard from, and it is thought he may die. J Fernandez testified that Wofford was attempting to inflict bodily harm upon him when he used the stick of wood. Mrs. It. R. Milam, of Clinton, who spent a few days in the city last week with her daughter, Mrs. D. W. Mollinax, has returned to her home. TO SECURE WATSON AGAINST BLEASE BUI Introduced in House to Take Appointment of Agriculture Commiasioner Out of Governor's Hands?Office Filled by General Assembly. Columbia. .Tan. 29.?E. J. Wat- ' son has given the better and greater 1 part of his life to the upbuilding of i the state of South Carolina,, and it 1 seems now as if be was to be repaid j by the general assembly. It is definitely known that the t governor will refuse to reappoint * Commissioner Watson when hiB ] term expires on March 15. < To meet this situation a bill was 1 introduced in the house tonight to l make the office elective by the gen- i eral assembly and relieve the gov- I ernor of the burden of the appointive I power. < < The general impression is that the measure will go through without < any serious opposition. < The following is the full text of \ the bill as introduced: i Section 1?That an act entitled t "An act to establish a department i of agriculture, commerce and im- s migration, and to provide for the appointment and compensation of a commissioner," approved February 23, 1904, as amended by "An act to amend 'An act to establish a department of agriculture, commerce ,and ..immigration, and to provide for the appointment and compensation of a commissioner,' approved February 23,1904, so as to eliminate t.h*? wnrH "immiffrat.inn " onrl clause* relating thereto, substituting iu lieu thereof the word "industries'' and incorporate provisions relating thereto, approved March 4, 1909, be and the same is hereby amended by striking out the word **appbin{mty3t" in the title of the said act and substituting in lieu thereof the word "election,"so that the title when so amended shall read as follows:. 'An act to establish . ~ a department of agriculture, commerce and industries of a commissioner.' Sec. 2?That section 2 of said act, approved the 23d of February, A. D. 1904, as amended by section 2 of the eaid act approved the 4 th day of March, 1909, specified in section 1 of this act, be and the same is hereby stricken out in its entirety, and the following to lie known and designated as section 2 substituted in lieu thereof: Section 2?That the chief officer of the said department of agriculture, commerce and industries shall be denominated the commissioner of agriculture, commerce and industries. The said commissioner shall have the qualifications of a competent knowledge of agriculture, manufacturing and general industries, commerce, chemistry, and publicity, and shall be elected immediately upon the approval of this act, by the general assembly, in the same manner as the chiefs of all other similarly established departments of the state government, for a term of four years (and each succeeding four years thereafter), beginnning on March 15, 1912. In case a vacancy should occur, the governor shall appoint for the unexpired term. The com-, missioner shall be empowered to appoint a competent clerk whose qualifications shall be in the main the same as the commissioner. Young at 83. Magistrate J. Rufus Poole, of Jonesville, is one of the youngest old men in Union County. He is hale and hearty, and is able to write a quite legible hand, and conducts the business of the magistrate's court in a most business-like way in spite ot his eighty-three years. Magistrate Poole wan married in 1848?sixtyfour years ago. Mrs. Poole, like her husband, enjoys the best of health, and is young in spirit in spite of her advanced years. Death of A Good Woman. Mrs. Susan Johnson, aged 8t> I years, died at her home in RutherI fordton, N. C., on January 25, and was buried there on the 27th of January. She was the mother of Mr. W. C. Johnson, of Jonesville. Mr. Johnson and his wife were n/t 1 1 l/\ D A 1* M J4 ?? ? ? ? ? A ' U1IICU VI/ IIUVUCI 11/rUIA/ll tJIl a(XX)UI)t , of the serious illness of his mother, bnt they arrived after her death. This aged woman was one who had lived a godly life and her death was | a glorious triumph. 1 . ' 1 *).. 'I-"'* CHARGES BY DISPE? Biease Board Says it Was Held on to Vouchei Contract W By a special message Governor i Biease today transmitted to the Gen- ' aral assembly copies of the report of ' the "Biease" State dispensary com- , mission. j The conclusion of the report reads ( is follows: . , "The commission thought at first \ that it would be in a position, after {j i few meetipgs, to make a fine! re- , port of the condition of the State lispensary affairs to your excellency , . iut it found at the outset that the ( records were in such condition (and j we invite your attention to them) t that it would be a most difficult task t to ascertain the true status of the iffairs. f "We were further delayed and t >betructed in our work by the former e commission refusing to turn over j ;he vouchers, which matter is here- , nabove referTed to. In order that j he commission might become fa- - nuiar with the true condition of the! ft' ~ Better Than ti 1-ast week we reached the highest week we have gone beyond that, havi this week jnst $84.75. You may be I i? attending onr effort to raise money linotype. It is onr ambition to pot is chine, nnd to do it by collecting a doll Hcription. Here is the list for this we J. L. Murphy, Onion R2 Holland Lowson, Gibbe r~ L. W. Webber, Union R 2 B. F. Mabry, Joneeville. .. .. t T .1 Wiuwl OruB T. Be I lie, Union R 4 Miss Mary W. McBride, Union Mkl J. L. Fall*... J. E. Vincent. JonesviHe.. " il. l.uwrenee Gault, Dennison, R. K. Moss. Santne L. B. Jeter, Sr., Santuc W. Judson Murplip, Union R 2 K. T. Johnson, Union. C. R. Prince. Cross Keys R. G. A. Jeter, Santnc Robt. Wilburn, Union R 2 .Miss Eliza A. Garner. Kelton R ' J. W. Sanders, Cross Keys Daniel Uarnett, Union R 3... It. W. Gregory, Union, R 2. .1. W. Woods, Lock hart... . Mrs. Elvira Wright, Eureka II. E. W. Nance, Maben, Miss R. J. 1 mintn, Kelton... .1. W. Nance, Union R 2. Lem Mitchell, Union R 2 D. J. Gregory, Union R J John L. Johnson, Pauline R 2. Mrs. J. P. West, Pauline R 2 C. N. West, Pauline R 2. Robt. Burnett, Pull'alo. Albert Gilliam, Union... Mabe Beaty, Sedalia R 2. I). G. Gullinau, Union R 4 .Mrs. Robt. Scott., JonesviHe R J. C. Davis. Union R 1 J. W. Kennett, Gattney R. I\ Whitlock, Spartanburg .. It. C. Little, JonesviHe It 1 ('lem Mabry, Union lyiuise (list, Mt. Tabor . . A. I). Plaxico, JonesviHe It. L. White, JonesviHe.. _ . W. A. Page, Jonesnille.... D. Jean Whitlock, JonesviHe T. J. li. Smith, Jr., Union Rev. C. Whitehead, Union G. B. Sanders, Union W. C. Johns, Union R 1 <}. W. Whttlock, Union F. G. Austell, ^Jonesville. .. . Kit Yonng, Sedalia Dr. D. H. Martin, Union B. W. Whitlock, JonesviHe Mrs. Thoe. Cooper, Lunford Sta Mrs. J. 3. Ooinp, Buffalo Mrs. L. J. Wilkes, Leeds... W. A. Foote, Lowreysville W. F. Dukes, Sedalia HI ... .1. M. Dukes, Sedalia, R 1 L P. IVinee, Sedalia Thos. J. Harris, Union tt 3 Mrs. .1, K. Rush. Midway, Teni T. M. iireKory, Union It 2.. lireen Byrd, Joneeville R 2 Mrs. H. P. McKissiek, Jonesvil T. B. Kelly, Jcnesville R 1.. . _ R. V. Mabry, Jonosville . J. W. Bates, Jonesville Anson Trail, Union.. . .. . Received this nwk Received previous four * Total for five wi-eks Balance to be raised in n Thanks, kind friends. More thai consciousness that you uive us your g< I jurt, week we published A. R. "No tion. It Hhould have been A. It. Moi too late to chunge it last week. That] newal and for the expression of friend To one and all, onr thanks are e lind yourselves rich in friends. THE UNI ? {SAfflbOMMlSSIO ObstHM*'?Ansel Boa rs-Rlps Also to tffai^phq old State dispones it was flSgessery to have the post ?ion or inspection of these voucht ind cop^perablo delay and expei was cattied by the refusal of formerjMpmmiasion to turn th jver, it being necessary to use Irastic process of the commissi) ihe proceedings finally winding n therapreme court with the re? ibove Petitioned. "Awtxpert accountant wae e ployed io examine into the reco )f the >3ute dispensary and of brraer'winding-up commission, a his ttfbrk was necessarily tedi< md required much time. "In n(irrMn(.tnr1un(u> *?! ! ? And ion, RAder, Rountree & Wilaon re ive tirtheir contract and the o ilanding claims which they then h n thelt* hands for adjustment .'informed by them that 1 ollofeing claims were unsettled: T^Contlnned on laat page) MsLast Best , iM to that time?$04.00. Thia ngqrccoivod on subscription during urtfvre appreciate the success that i.i# oider that we may pot in a i t^is wonderful typesetting malainfhcre and a dollar there on subP " - 1.00 if. . .. . 2.00 K. ..Uv:.: 1.00 h,...; ? 1 Oo ftl., 1.00 r~ -."59 / .. iiijiS i!oo 1.00 1 00 - 1.00 - 1.00 1.00 1.00 1 . 1.00 1.00 1.00 .60 - 1.00 ? 1 00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 -- 2.00 1.00 2 00 1.25 . 1 00 ... - 1.00 .50 1 00 1- -- - 100 -- --- - 1.00 .50 1.00 1.00 50 1.00 1.00 - 1.00 - . 1.00 .r_. I.00 l.oo 1.00 100 -- 1 00 2.00 1.00 1 00 ICO 200 tion 3 00 - 3.00 1.00 1.00 1 00 1.00 1.00 -- .. . .00 ?- - 3.00 1 00 - 1.00 lllk 1 Alt >*v.. i.W 1.00 1 00 1.00 1.00 $ 84 75 reeks $227.05 $3ii ?e ine weeks $088.30 n the value of ^he money is the xkI will and friendship. rrig" as having paid up on mihecriprrie. We discovered the mistake ik you, Mr. Morris, for your relabip. x tended. Muy each one of you ON TIMES, LEW 18 M. RICE, Editor. Si," IJJ A GOOD WOMAN HAS BEEN CALLED HOI Mrs. N. E. Bentley Died at Her Ho on Sooth Church Street Las! Monday and Her Remains Were Carried to JonesT. ville for Interment. NW nse Mrs. N. K. Bentley died at 1 homo on 8outh Churoh street Tu om day and her remains were taken ^ Jonesville Wednesday for buri _n ' She had been sick for several montl u ' yet her friends and loved ones hop ujt for her recovery. Mrs. Bentley was the widow m_ the late Hughey M. Bentley, r(j8 Jonesville, and it was in Jonesvi ^le that Mrs. Bentley made her hoi md , until about three years ago, wh JQg she moved to Union. Before her marriage she was M er. Nancy Vincent, of this county. S ja was a woman of great kindness ut_ heart and was a sincere Christis (u(j She was a member of the Jonesvi we Baptist church. Her remains w< taken to Jonesville Wednesday 1 burial at Gilead cemetery near the ? A large number of ladies belor ing to the John Hames Chapter, n n i?i ai? > % ? u. v/., miciiura ine ounai ana ae< X rated the grave with beautiful flo V\ ere. Mrs. Bentley is survived by fi children: Mr. Lutber Bentley, Burlington, N. C.; Max Bentlc Mrs. Thos. B. Betenbaugh ai Misses Belle and Frances Bentlc These loved ones have theeympat of a large circle of friends in tl great bereavement that has come them. WELL KNOWN IN JONESVILLE. Jonesville, Jan. 31.?News w received here yesterday evening th Mrs. Nancy E. Bentley died at h home in Union yestQrtitar mornir Mrs. Bentley was the widow of N Hugh Hentley, who died here Jonesville several years ago, and t daughter of Thomas and Louisa Vi Mn nkn liwu) Sua ? ? ... w ?jt?r of Union. Mrs. Bentiey dived Jonesville from the time of her ma riage, about the year 1877, un about two years ago she moved Union, where her children could g work in the knitting mill. T writer has known her all her li and she possessed a kind, quiet di position. She joined the Methodi church at Bethlehem when a youi girl but several years since s joined the Baptist church here ai remained a member of the same u til her death. Five children survi her: Mr. Maxey, Mrs. Bertha E tenbaugh, Misses Belle and Franci of Union, and Mr. Luther Bentle of North Carolina. She only hi one sister, who died in girlhoo and four brothers, James W., VVi liain G., K. C. (Bet) and T. (Lease). All are dead but tl youngest, T. J. Mrs. Bentley w a good Christian woman and hi many friends in Jonesville and tl country. She was a member of ti John Humes Chapter, U. D. ( here. The remains will be burl at theGilead cemetery here this t ternoon and the daughters of t! chapter will attend in a laxly. W. H. S. Harris. Death of Mr. T. F. Orr. Mr. T. F. Orr, who left here few weeks ago for Hot Springs, Arl died there about two weeks ago. I was a well-known contractor, havii done a very considerable amount that kind of work in Union. Mr. Orr was a very sick mi when he left Union, but was hopes of relief at Hot Springs. Elected Principal. Mr. Laurens G. Southard, Jonesville, has been elected to t position of principal of the Kelt High School the remainder of t session, and has accepted the po lion. He is thoroughly trained 1 teaching and the Kelton people s I. 1... 1 L! . > juoay iu imvc miii uiKti cnarge the school there. Joint Meeting. The Home Missionary Socii and Foreign Missionary Society Grace Methodist church will hole joint meeting Friday afternoon the parsonage. Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Young a Miss Myra Young went toColum Wednesday to attend the ail wedding of Mr. and Mrs. W. y Gonzales. .... J""?C ? ? SUDDEN DEATH OE MR MR. J. B. LANCASTER ne ... t WAS FORMERLY AUDITOR OF UNION COUNTY. He was Stricken Suddenly Tuesday Afternoon and Died a Few Hours ier Later?He was a Good Man and a Faithful Follower al. of Robt. E. Lee. 38, , ^ Mr. J. B. Lancaster, formerly . auditor for Union county, and an ?. old Confederate veteran, died at his ,? home on Church street Tuesday night about 9 o'clock. He was mo stricken suddenly Tuesday afternoon ien about 3 o'clock and while standing in the door of his grocery store on ,^s Main street. Up to the time he was I stricken he appeared to be in his ? usual health. He fell in a fainting 'J?" spell and was revived after a short H while. He was then taken to his .^ homfi On UJrttr (howiliuonlJ r . vv V?J vii\'A XJ no oaiu UU for felt all right. But upon getting re* home he waB again seized ^vith an if" attack and grew rapidly worse until death came about 0 o'clock Tuesday night. Mr. Lancaster was G8 years old. He was for four years a soldier in the Confederate army and a braver ? man never shouldered a musket. He was a member of Co. B, S. C. n V., 15th regiment. He was a j*" good citizen, a kind and affec y tionate husband and father and 118 was a devout Christian. His death ? was a great shock to his family and friends, and there are many who mourn this good man's death. He served his day and generation well ,as and has left to his children a rich lat u it un iw&gr. Ier He leavee a wife, who before her 8* marriage was Miss Elizabeth J. If* White, of this ooumy, three sons ta and two daughters to mourn his 'ie death. n" His sons are Messrs. Boyd, Oscar ^ and Otis Lancaster and his daugh*n ters are Mrs. C. D. Bogan and Mrs. ?' W. T. Giles. The huiial was at Bogansville church and was conducted by Rev. W. H. Ariail, his pastor, assisted by Rev. P. H. Poston. is- Third Week's Jury List. ist ng Court convenes here Monday with he Judge Gage, presiding. The first id and second week's jurors were pubn lished last week. The third week's ve jury list is as follows: e- David Mitchell, Leonard Keisler, ;s, J 1) Broek, J P Holeoinb, v C K Bishop, W F Lancaster, f \ It G Haney, Chas. Bay, 8 L Crosby, F H Garner, * ? | ii ri anuone, ueorgc .Jackeon, il- J M Whitehead, L J I lames, J_ (/ M Wilburn, John Lybranil, I J H Rifrgs. R A Lybrand, ' (J II Rico, .1 T B Vatishan, W VV Wood, Fletcher Horn, id R 8 Lone, L F Adams, he Darby Horn, .1 II Riley, u Albert A (iossott. (J II (ianit, ;,e LB Jeter, W .1 .lolly, ' ? L E Kike, J S R Alexander, ed K C Fowler, R W Chancy, tf. W N Brock, W S Alexander. lu House Burned. Samuel Pruitt, colored, who lives on Mrs. Ii. K. Boyd's place in Bogansville township hail his house a and all its contents burned Tuesday nf ln?t I Prnitt and his family were away ng attending a funeral when the fire cf occurred. an Meeting Postponed. 10 The Epworth League which was announced to meet at the home of Miss Mae Charles on Friday evening, Feb. 2, has been postponed Gf until further notice, he on Both Good Mill Men. he yi_ Mr. S. R. Lybrand has been pro[or moted to the position of overseer in ire the spinning room in the Union 0f mills, to succeed Mr. J. W. Kennett, who recently resigned to go to GafTney. Mr. Kennett had held the position six years and is an experienced and competent mill man. ity Mr. Ly brand began working in the of Union millB when he was eightyears 1 a of age and has grown up in the mill at business. His success is proof that a worthy man can, by application, make good, even if he does have to ? start at the foot of the ladder. ver Mr. Sam Estes and family have E. moved from Cherokee county to I West End, Union.