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$1*000 IN NINETY DAYS! YES, YES.
THE UNION TIMES.
VOL LXII NO. 8. UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1912. $1.00 A YEAR.
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$10,000,000 FIRE I
; SWEPT HOUSTON
ON WEDNESDAY
1 25 BLOCKS IN RESIDENCE DISi
TRICT WERE WIPED OUT.
Thousands are Made Homeless?Loss
of Cotton is Very Heavy?The
. Flames Hurled Forward by
Fierce Wind?There
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Were no Deaths.
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Houston, Feb. 21.?Fire broke [
. . out at 12.20 this morning in a
wooden hotel building and swept by
wind blowing 35 miles an hour, ate J
ifa teav nnr? milp nprruu +Vtn fAmn
>vu < i?j v*iv i?v*vww v u v luni i)
covering an area of seven blocks
with a loss which may reach 810,,
' 1)00,000. Among the mills, factories,
plants either totally destroyed
or seriously damaged are:
McFadden Southern Compress
ai^d Warehou e Company.
Dew Brothers' syrup mills. i
Houston A Lcggett Lumber Company.
Rogers I'aint Company.
Magnolia Compress Company.
Hudson pencil factory.
Houston Racking Company.
Ed H. Harrell lumber yards.
Standard Compress. _ '
uo-operative Manufacturing Com- '
pany.
Acme Mill.
St. Patrick's Cathedral. '
The Catholic school.
THOUSANDS HOMELESS.
At least 25 squares in the reai- <
dence district were burned. No
casnalties were reported. Thqu* i
I qands are homeless. The ^eatb&r ?
, \ is cool.
Underwriters refuse to make a (
, positive statement regarding: the ,
f loss. Moet of the buuftd homes 1
were not of great value as the flames (
swept through a district comprising j
workmen's cottages.
At 7 o'clock the tire was brought ,
under control. A conservative eati- r>
mate at I) o'clock placed the loss at
$5,0(X)I000. Most of the loss in- c
volved is in the destruction of fac- j
tory buildings.
COTTON LOSS HEAVY. I
The heaviest single classification 1
of the loss involves cotton. The es
timated loss On cotton compresses ^
and staple stored therein. reaches
$2,000,(XX).' One estimate pl&oes *
the cotton loss at $5,000,000. Re- ^
.lie! work is under way. There is
plenty of food and shelter for the
homeless. <
The tire, it is believed, started in 1
a cottage near the Southern Pacific i
tracks. The origin is not definitely
established. A roaring wind picked \
up the tlames, hurling them to the |
neighboring houses and half an hour s
after the fire started a great area <
was in tlames. The greatest loss
was sustained by the cotton and \
lumber industries. In the cotton |
compress 15,000 bales were burned, i
The burned area is a mile and a i
half long and at points a quarter of <
a mile wide. It was swept clean by t
the tlames, nothing Indng saved.
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WORD RECEIVED IN PHILADELPHIA. ]
Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 21.?Geo. ]
H. McFadden A Brother, cotton i
. merchants, received a message from <
their manager in Houston estimating |
from 50,000 to GC,000 bales of cot- <
ton were destroyed or damaged in j
the Houston fire district. Two or
three thousand hales were in the
McFadden compress, which was destroyed.
Promoted Manager.
Mr. W . T. Powell ha? been promoted
to the position of mahager
*_ ? aL. rv!.l a. r% m\ ? ?
ior uie desert urocery \x>., wane
Mr. Haynes Harris, the former
#> 0 . manager, has been given a position
^ v at tlve Southern freight office.'
I r Miy Not Get Backfor Sunday.
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Rev./W. 1). Wakefield, in a private
<v V letter fo: a friend in Ilnioa, an--t" >*
- nounced the death of hie father-in' 1
law, Mr. Harbison, on Monday.
Mr. Wakefield does not know
what day he will be able to start for
Union, and it is probable that he
will not get back for the exercisesHtt
the First Baptist chutch Sunday. .
It Is probable that Key. W. K. |
Wilkins, of the laymen's Move- j
ment, will preach Sunday at this'
church. ' I
PROCEEDINGS OF
CRIMINAL COURT
Many Cases Disposed of This Week?
The Case of Henry and Clyde
May, Charged With Murder,
Was Postponed,
The Court of General Sessions
convened Monday, Feb. 19, Judge
Geo. W. Gage, presiding.
The Grand Jury returned the following
bills:
The State vs Clarence Sumner,
charged with housebreaking, etc.
bill. ' :
The State vs Clarence Sumner,
charged with housebreaking-, etc.
True bill.
The State vs Harrison Gregory,
charged with housebreaking, etc.
True bill. >
The State vs John Jones, charged
with housebreaking, etc. True bill.
The State vs Pearl Floyd, charged
with larceny. True bill.
The State vs Pearl Floyd, charged
tvifK 1 ) ronnrr Teno Kill
?IVM itkiwuj. X A VIU U1U?
The State vs Ben Jones, charged
with housebreaking and larceny,
rrue bill.
The State va Andrew Fernandez,
charged with assault and battery,
etc. True bill.
The State vs Jas. Sartor, charged
with bastardy. No bill.
The State vs George Rochester,
charged with housebreaking and
larceny. No bill.
The State vs Ed Gregory, charged
with drawing check without funds.
So bill.
The State vs Sain WilKford,
charged with murder. Tirue bitt.
The State vs John Henry May,
^hargeji with murder. True hill.
Thq,Styte vs .John Comer, alias
Coiner, charged with murder.
nuo uiii?
The State vs Geo. >Kppe Gilliam, '
ilias Sonny Gilliam.!, charged with
nulrder. TrhftbUl.
The' State vs Ftnlt Woodward, ~
charged with frulitog to support fainly.
True bill.
The State vs Joel Smith, charged
vith housebreaking and larceny,
rrue bill.
The State vs Geo. Fowler, et al.,
: barged with housebreaking and
arceny. True bill.
The State vs J. M. Wilburn,
:harged with assault and battery.
True bill. . . . j
The State vs Jack Jones, charged
vith assault and battery. True bilf.
The State vs Jim Iioeaer, charged
vith assault wi;h''intent to- ravish.
*fo bill. .
CASKS TK1E1) THIS WEEK. I
The State vs Clarence Sumner,
diarged with housebreaking and
arceny. Verdict, guilty, sentence
lot passed.
The State vs Pearl Floyd, charged
vith larceny of live btock. Plead
juilty, and sentenced to 15 months
it hard labor upon the public works
>f Union county.
The State vs IVurl Floyd, chanted
with larceny of live stock. Plead *
juilty, and sentenced to 9 mouths
it Lard labor upon the publip works ^
if Union county; sentence to take 1
effect immediately upon expiration *
if former sentence. 8
The State vb John Jones, charged f
with housebreaking and larceny. *
Plead guilty, and sentenced to 15
months upon the public works of *
Union county or a like term in the a
State penitentiary. . , *
The State vs Harrison tiregory,
charged with larceny. Verdict, i
guilty, with recommendation t?>!
mercy of the court; sentenced tir
3 months in jail. . *
The State' vs Sam WUtilord, c
charged *ith murder. Verdict, not 1
guilty.
The State vs Heury May and t
Ulyde May, charged with nnmlor. i
Arraigned and pleiul not .guily. c
Case postponed on account alwUtor- 4
uey for defense, Mr. It. K. Town- I
send, being sick. > 4
The State vs l^trkin Norman, <
charged with bigamy. - Plead guilty *
and sentenced to 6 months at hard
labor upon the public works of <
Union county. j
The Wtate vs John Comer, alias
Sweet Comer, charged with murder.
Plead not guilty. Verdict not rendered.
The State vs Geo. Kpps Gilliam, i
alias Sonny Gilliam, charged with
murder. Plead not guilty, Verdict: 1
Guilty of manslaughter, aud sen- 1
tenced to 5 years at hard labor in
State penitentiary. . h
The State vs J. M. Wilburn,
charged with assault and battery.
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[fHalf-Way Station Passed. ]
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J .ant week we lacked just #20.95 of arriving at the middle station i::
our undertaking to raise funds to put in a linotype. This week we have
passed the half way mark by $35.80. Our total, including this week
is $535.86. It is a good feeling to jmiss the great, big, hard ground at
the middle of the journey. One has a comfortable home feeling just so
soon as that point is left behind. That's the way we feel now.
Here aro tlie names and amounts this week:
Well Wisher.. ,1 .. . -$ 1.00
J. F. Ivey, Wilkibsville H I. . 1.00
J. W. Pickens, JonerviUe.i.*. 1.00
Wade Davis, whitmire...i_... . . .25
Mrs. Pal lie Barnett, Fountain Inn. . 1.00
R. J. Gregory, Hantac . 1.00
d. (J. Hughes, Union K l._u- . 1.00
L. W. Henderson, Asheville, N. C . . .26
R. K. Henderson, Union. T.-J .26
VV M r>n?l?al., 4 M 11
Eddie Sims. Carlisle :I"~ ' .25
JoeFant, Union*' ... .. . 1.00
I. M. Mobley, Sedalia R 2... 1__ 1.00
JU B. OoddMMi Union "" 2.00
H. F. Simpeonville 1.00
Mrs. Obrrie Harris, Union ." ' .25
Miss MaryTweetl, Jonesvilie R 1..". ; 1.00
A. L. Gautt, Jonesville R 11. .. ... _. l.OO
8. J. H. Howell, Ketton . i^oo
J. M. Arnold, Union .50
W. W. Nix, Udion R 1 ...,/ . "...ilII*"I 1.00
D. F. Mioton, Jboesvilie R f 2.00
J. J. Keasler, Union _.i 2.C0
J. A. Adams, Union ~ 1.0C
/ Clyde E. Bobo, Buffalo . _ 1.00
M. B. Gilliam, Kinards .. .1 1.00
Herbert tindsav, Union ... . '. ~~ " ^00
T. J. Stewart, JoneAvUte.. . ... l.OO
W. H. Sims, Union R 2. .1 7...II 2.00 *
J. M. Henderson, Flairs _ : 1.00
W. D. Bqwley, Chester l.IIII 1.00
Win. Dunn, Union R 1 i- 1.00
JE. G Thomas, Santne R J... ..... .1.00
W. M. Sparks, Union R 2 'VI 1.00
James Greer, Jr, Union U 2 .... ... v~ .50
J. H. Becknell, Santne * 1.00
F. C. Fowler, Jonesville. ... '. 1.00
R. D. Coleman, Jonesville..^ ... . .1.00
Wbi. H. H6in, Joueavil|f..iJ.. . 1.00
Jas. 11. Harmon, JonesWdel^ i'.._i 1.00
C. A. Littttjohn, JonqBVUle.. _ 1.00
W. A. E. Blaok, Union R. 4l_.Ll._ ' 1.00
T. Jeff Smith, 8r, Unibn B 4 : : 1.00
Jas. GaJHcutt, JoneavilleR? ? ? 1-0?
C. W. Whitloek, Pboenix, Ariz ..... .. . - 2.00 (
C. J. Parke, Joneeville 1... -^a-? l-M
J. II. Haile, JonesviUe..,.? i*- . 1.00
J. D. West, Buffalo - ?1. ' - 100
Robt. E. ?ee, Newberry . ? -I,.? 1.00
Sam'tR. Gregory, Union . ...v..u? 1.00
J. 8. Harmon, Spartanburg -----: - 2.00
Cieo. A. "Blttck/Paftolet.? - _-rl'rv ... - 2,00
. 8. L. Swurke, Union 1-Q0
? w. C. Juvfcmon, ofivm.; . JFli -I. >
^ ?Dt;G. E. Uatasrt, ACsf^iBe* ~ IU-2.<P.-V_- - , *
^ Tif. A. Diekcreon, jSfaaltaf~.. . .... 1.00
W. 1). Hullis, .Crate'Anchor . * 1.00
W. C. Bobo, Sedalia. _..i 1.00
.1. M. Whitehead, Jonesvjlle H 2 - 1.00
Total this week $ 02.81
Previously reported .i $473.05
Total to date. . .$636.80
.Amounting to In- raised for tho' remaining
five weeks ? $404.14
For the remaining five weeks we will have to get in $02.8.'! eaeh
week, and it now looks like it will come. Qttife a large number of our
friends have written or said to us: "Before your thirteen weeks an*
out I am going to renew; you can count on me." You know, that gives .
us a glad feeling.- -We would be short on appreciation if we did not6o feel.
WVlAn WO afoWft^ Hua nomrrtCj * *"*!J * l4*f
...... ...uwuiaivuiic mail g?iu; 1 Oil Will ni'VPr do
It." "Never" ii?a long rouil, and we believe thirteen weeks will do the
work. What nay you, kind reader? If your little, yellow label tell*
you your subscription ban expired or is about to expire,* wend us or brine
Us tike dollar's renewal.
tSittcorely and gratefully yours,
THE UNION TIMES,
LEWIS M. RICE, Editoh.
'ase nol pressed by Solicitor Otts. | Mighty Wind Storm.
The State vs Jack Jonee, charged j ?
with assault and battery. Verdict: There was a great storm here
iuitty of aggravated assault and | Wednesday afternoon and night,
mtery, and sentenced to 2 yea re Considerable damage, moetly of
it hard labor upon the pnWic works lU> minor nature, was done. Teleif
Union county or in the State pen-1 phone poles were blown down,
tentiary. glass doors and windows were
Ben Jones, charged "with house- blown in, trees were uprooted,
making and larceny. hound guilty a chimney or two blown down
tn/i anninnnn/l tn oorua /% In 1 1
...? <* ?* | ana iencea Buttered. A heavy rain
ftaU'reformatory forcoiored youths, j came late in tlie afternoon and
* " m i was followed by the wind storm.
Death o# Mr. Arthur WilUrd. ; The atmosphere changed in the
j meantime from a spring mildness
Mr. Arthur Willard died Monday j to freezing. The wind blew for two
ifternoon and his remains were j or three hours.
:arried to Put man the following day |
?^Twilla,d Jmd.tert sick tor With .be ViriginU Ue Waoc Co
some time, and was very ill for the
week or ten days preeeeding his Mr. Simpson I- Sparks, who for
tafcth. He was found one cold several years has been with the
netting by members of the police Union-Buffalo Mills Co.'s store here,
iaro6 in an unconscious condition has recently resigned to take a posii?d
twdly frostbitten. He had lain tion with the Virginia Life InsurMit
exposed to the-hitter cold most ance Co., taking the position of Mr.
if the night. W. C. Alvorson, who has recently
we leaves four children, three been promoted to the position of
[laughters and one son, all of them assistant superintendent of thecomyourtg
children. P*ny here. BcAh these young men
are possessed or one qualities of
Mr. Nicholson to Speak. "umbood and their many friends
' wish them great success.
Mr. \V. Shcpard Nicholson, who' ' ~ ^
is a member of the Junior class at At High School.
Davidson College, will speak at the
Dratorical exercises on February 24 Dr. Byron W. King delivered his
on "The Unfilled Niche." famous lecture on "What Fools Wc
Mr. Nicholson is the son of Mr. Mortals Be1' at the High School auand
Mrs. fimslie Nicholson and has ditorium Tuesday evening. He isa
innumerable admirers in this, his favorite Qf the Union people and a
boyhood's home. l&rge crowd greeted him.
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FIRMAN GLEE CLUB
COMING TO ONION
Will Appear at the Opera House on
Friday Evening, March 1?They
Also Have With Them a
First Class Orchestra.
The Glee Club of Furman University
will give an entertainment
in the Opera House here on Friday
night, March 1st. From the cordial
reception accorded them at
other places it is evident that they
give a first-class entertainment.
The program for Union will be as
follows:
PROG HAM OK FDllMAN OLKK CM II AND
ORCHESTRA.
1. Overture?Medley from Newly
Weds?Orchestra.
2. Dixie (arranged)?Glee Club.
3. Herpicide (original)?Serenadere
Quartette.'
4. Good-Bye?Tosti?A. W. Honnvnnl
5. Hand in Hand?Wilson?Glee
Club.
(i. Adoration (violin)?Barousky
?l^eroy Hartley.
7. Lullaby?Ermine?Glee Club.
pa KT II,
1. Lincoln Centennial - - Orchestra.
2. (a) The Rosary; (b) Hail
Smiling Horn?The.Quartette.
3. Scotch Poem ? MacDowell ?
Mabel Nilson Honeycutt.
4. Little Bov Blue?Wilison?
Glee Club.
5. Annio Laurie ? Serenaders
Quartette.
5.- Polonaise (violin) ? Allen ?
Gale Swift. . /. .
7. Alma Mater ? Barnes ? Glee
Club. . ...
Recently the club went to Central
and the following testimonials bear
witness to tne worthiness" of ?the entertainment:
S. CX, Jan. 29, 1912.
Tfl^whom it .May Concern:
~ We bad the Furntan Glee Xlub
and Orchestra with usJaxt evening
and T do not hesitate to give them
my unqualified endorsement as musical
entertainers. We consider
their concert as one of the best entertainments
given here this season.
(Signed) B. G. Childs,
Superintendent Public Schools.
Central, S. C.
The (rlee Club and Orchestra of
Furman University gave a concert
at the school auditorium for the
benefit of the school piano fund.
The entertainment was one of the
best of the season. The program
consisted of orchestra selections,
male quartettes, quintettes and solos
and was delightfully carried out.
The violin and vocal solos and the
humorous quartettes were especially
enjoyed. All music lovers of Central
anticipate with keen delight the
return of the Furmanites to our lit ,lt?
Capt. Fair Entertains.
Capt. F. M. Furr entertained thel
directors and officers of the Mer-!
chants and Planters National Hank
at dinner Friday evening. Those
present were Messrs. J. 1). Arthur,
J. Wesley Greer, M. (). Lancaster,
W. F. Gilliam, J. R. Fant, L. J.
Haines, W. K. Thomson, A. G.
Kennedy, W. T. Reaty and Rev. J.
F. Matheson.
Marvin Whitlock to Travel.
Mr. Marvin Whitlock, who has
been agent for the Southern Railway
at Blackstoqk, ha& resigned to accept
a position as traveling shoe
salesman. Mr. Whitlock was ticket
agent for the Southern Railway in
Cheater several years ago and has
many friends here who wish him
much success in * his new work.?
Chester Lantern.
Death of Mr. R. T. Parr.
. Mr, R,/r. Parr, an old Confederate
soldier, died at his home at
Ottaray Mills Wednesday and was
buried the following day at Duck
Pond church. Mr. Purr was 70
years of age and the cause of his
death was paralysis. Rev. L. L.
Wagnon conducted the burial services.
Married, at the residence, of Mrs.
M. H. Hawkins, in South Union,'
Feb. 17th, Mr. J. \V,. Hawkins and
Miss Rosa Horne. A large number
of the friends of the contracting
parties were present. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. L. L. Wagnon.
Jo?Ilson -C7=f
"ITA," THE GIRL
MENTALIST, GOT
'EM GUESSING
SHE PERFORMS MANY MARVEL
OUS MENTAL FEATS.
Although Only 17 Years Old, She is
Possessed of Wdttderful Mental
Powers?Her Power First
Noticed When She was
8 Years of ^ge.
'' lta,'' the girl mentalist has beet* *
at the Opera house for two week*,
and is drawing a full house every
night and the people seem to bo
getting value received. / s.;Many
theories are advanced ab^Ufc
this mysterious girl?only to be.uploded.
She is the most talkqd oI
person in Union. The wonder^l
WAV in UlKioK <Llo -1-1 ~ ? *
?I?V? lino Jfuuii); Kil l uilBYViytl
questions is a great puzzle to the op looker,
and her power to describe
articles belonging to people in different
parts of the theatre, while '
she is completely blindfolded, ia
none tbe less puzzling. - At the entertainment
Tuesday evening a lady
in the audience was asked to, mark
a paragraph in that day's issue of
Progress, the lady did soj and at
random. Ita sitting upon lite stage
fully twenty ffcet away, and1 blindfolded
read this {tarngraph, word Iot
word. There were many fl&er
feats which are worthy of tfcdkmbn
but this was one of the most startling.
In fact, you will have to >yktness
one of the performances; to
realize how strikingly interesting
they are. * * ,
fta is the daughter of Dr. &nd *
Mrs. It. 11. Rinaldo. of I.os Anurelik.
California, and is seventeen years of
age. She has been on the stage 9
years having by accident discovered
that *he possessed some mysterious
power. This statement wWb '
nuide to a Times reporter. She
stated that wihen.questions are asked
her,-the person and the whole
scene conies up before her, and she
gives her impression which nine
tiin<;s out of ten prove- to i*? correct.
"In the Union audience . there are
many skeptics, that is, people whn
do not believe in me, and I love Mo
deal with them, for some way, ' 1
have more success with them than
with believers.
Ita gave a. matinee Wednesday
afternoon for the ladies' and there
was not one dull moment. She answered
hard questions, made predictions,
gave advice and stirred, up
things generally. .
Fri<lay morning end afternoon Jta
will give private seances at her
apartmeuts at Hotel Union.
If you wist) to'spend a pleasant
and interesting evening, go to the
Opera house and see the "W.ondv?
Girl.,"
Operation for Appendicitis.
Mr. A. H. t'ottingham, superintendent
of Monarch Mills, was seized
Monday witii an attack of anne.nd?
citifl. He left that night, for Columbia,
where he underwent an operation
Tuesday. Itift understood that
he stood the operation well and will
soon be able to return to Union.
His many friends here will be glad
to learn of his hopeful condition.
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Death of Mr. Harbison.
Uev. W, D. Wakefield left Saturday
morning for, Shelbyvilie, Ky.,
where Ita^waa called on aceount of
the critical'illneae.olr Mr. Harbison,
Mrs. Wakefield's father. Since leaving
for that plabe news harreach**
Union of the death of MrOdFfcrbittfni
at his home in -Shelbyviltt.* The
community sympathizes deeply with
Mr. and Mrs. Wakefield in thia?o>r
row.'
Death of Mr. D. P. Holder. .
Johegvillu, Feb. 21.?Mr. l>. P.
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tiuiucr w?*Ai ui. uu* iwine ??re at i).9>
this afternoon after -an illness off tWe
months of Brigbt's disease.
Telephone.
Crosses of Honor.
The veterans who made application
for Crosses of Honor during the
past year can get same by calling at
Tinaley's jewelry store and paying
*25 cents. Mrs. F. M. Far*,
>' Pres. W. W. Chapter..
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