Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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_T-? I! FREE! FREE! f . H ' j j; . :/. 1; a - Mbiv-> o * We have bought a lot of the very x J J latent thing in the way of a talking ma- J J JJ chine and to get business back to where J J J J it was before the low price of cotton, J J !: v, we will give absolutely free a twenty- ! J J ? five dollar talking machine to every J j x customer that buys twenty-five dollars ! J # . tr worth of groceries and pays cash for x x v them. x %-T il ? - < I Iinow tnis aoes not mean tnat you u must buy it all at once but that we will y give you a ticket for each cash purchase, y it makes no difference how small and 11 when you have twenty-five dollars O worth of these tickets, you present U them and we will give you the machine. I jf VI Now we defy you toshow us where j J any firm in the county has offered any 3! such enducements to its customers and x you can not buy the machine any where J: for less than the twenty-five dollars but M we are determined to build up our busi- 3f ness this year second to none and we 3? iare not going to leave any stone un- JK turned to do it in a legitimate way. X We do not only offer this extra en- W ducement but we handle all the leading y groceries and will sell you as cheap as w any and guarantee every thing we sell. y Give us a call and see the machine % and get prices on anything you may % need. Z We have two of the very best y makes of two horse wagons that we y will sell iit a sacrifice. y '' ' " Dicker! Grocery Co. | V W. T. POWELL, Manager. ^ M- - - . - . - - - - ITHE STAG SHOPi[ <] I I I {. 11 We present here a facsimilie of a letter received from | ? JED. V. PRICE & COMPANY |! MERCHANT TAILORS WMOUUtCONLV | t 320-322 SO. FRANKLIN STREET ? * 1 telephones: ' i< "*"c"::rr.v;.v.'.vT,v.v * |; CHICAGO, Feb. 8th,^1912 J| i * Humphries-Perrin Co., ij J i Union, S. Car., 1} ?9i Gentlemen: mM ~ - ~wm $ i Following the custom pursued by us i? for many years, we wish our old cus i i tomers, as well as our new, to return >1 9 any coats made by us during the past ? 8 season in whioh the fronts have not $ held their shape or the linings given ? S satisfactory wear. We will be pleased <5 to put in a new front, or if this canifi not be done, make a new ooat atnd also x -J? reline the garment free of charge. I* We are Yours very truly, '3 l ET-MF. ? V. <Z>rice fr Qo. '| i' W * t ' Two More Telephone Lines. financial and emergency standpoint the rural telephone lines are unTwo important Farmers Tele* excelled. > phone lines will soon be constructed * * and connected with the telephone Counterfeit Food Worse Than Counexehange of the Southern Bell Tele- terfeit Money. phone company in Union. One line will inn three and one-half miles In an interesting article in the south of Union to connect Messrs. J March Woman's Home Companion, B. and T. J. Betenhaugh; and will descriptive of the work of Miss probably be extended in the near Esther Alletrura, who, as food in^ > future to take care of several other epector in the city of Tacoma, hits . subscribers The other line will be made a long and successful fight for constructed by Mr. H. C. Worthey clean food, there appears thefollowfh an Eastern direction the distance jn8 clear and forceful definition of of about eight and one-half miles, just what it means for a dealer to the following well-known gentlemen sell bad food to consumers: will be connected on this line: "Passing counterfeit i.aa long Mr. H. C. Worthey, (}. W. Whit- a crime severely punished, and lock, W. M. Palmer, Smith Ivey everyone resents being so imposed and the plantation of Mr. J. A. upon. Is not counterfeit food. Brown and probably others in the! which is laden with disease or, lownAA? fuliitttt Mftid til tralna Anon A uuai luvuir. ctcii a Manager West states that he has crime, which the whole public ought prospects in view, which he hopeg to r^aent? to cloae by the first o! March. ''A large part of -every income is Progressive farmers in all sections invested in food, and every citizen of onr county are becoming more has a right to expect good, clean i interested* each month, in rural '<*** 'or good, clean money; hp| telephone.lines and Irom a social, ought to demand it when he buys." i ** ' ' Local News Items. Mr. G. T. Gault, of Kelton, was in Union Tuesday. Mr. E. G. Thomas, of Santuc, was in Union Monday. Mr. Wm. H. Gist, of Carlisle, was in Union Monday. Mr. J. M. Henderson, of Blair's, was in Union Monday. Mr. S. J. H. Howell, of Kelton, was in Union Saturday. Coroner Hames, of Lockhart, was in Union Tuesday on businese. Mr. W. M. Sparks, of Union; Route 2, was in Union Monday. ' Mr. T. Twfeed, of IxKkhart Junction, was in Uniou Saturday. ,<t Mr. A. L. Gault, of Lockhart Junction, was in Union Saturday. Mr. F. C. Fowler, of Jonesville, was in Union this week on business. Rev. O. N. Rountree, pastor of the Methodist church at Carlisle, was a visitor in Union this week. Mr. W. D. Bewley, of Chester, ' spent a few hours in Union on Mon- ' day. Mr. J. C. May, of Lynchburg, Va., is in the city on a visit to his mother. , Mrs. Crim Mixson, of Columbia, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Julia Thomas. Mr. E.' A. Eason spent a few hours in Spartanburg Wednesday on J business. 1 ~ Mr. J. R. Fant attended the cotillion in Greenville last Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. James Greer, Jr., Union, Route 2, announce the birth 1 of a son. Miss Mason Biankens'nip, of Route No. 2, was visiting in Union fast , Saturday. , Miss Eva Howell has returned to , the city after a visit to Mies Daniels atGaffney. ; Mr. Albert E. Hill, of Spartan- j burg, has been in Union this week , on business. ; *"' < Miss Mary Oliphknt left this week for 8partanburg to spend some tjine 1 with relatives. ! Dr. and Mrs. R. C. McCall, are 1 visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Fant. /; } Miss Nina Sexton left this week for Cross Keys to visit her siister, Mrs.- Arthur Estes. Messrs. W. D. and D. F. Mcn: ; ton, of JonesviJIe, Route 1, were hi < Union on Saturday. ' -i' ' Mrs. Elias Prioleau has returned , to Union from a two week's visit to : friends at Toccoa, Ga." ' ' ' Mrs. L. L. Wolfe, of Orangeburg, 1 is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 1 W. J. Hames, in the city. . I Miss Pearl Goforth, who is teaching the Lower Fair Forest school, spent the week-end at home. Mrs. Noland Penland, of Spartanburg, is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Murrah. Miss Fannie Clarke left Friday for the Northern marketB to study the spring and summer millinery. < I Miss Alice Austoll, of Roper , Hospital in Charleston, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Ida Austell. Mies Nancy Goudelock spent several days this week with the ; Misses Moorhead at Mt. Tabor. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hicks and I Miss Ethel Hicks, of Tennessee, are i the guests of Mrs. Mattie Hicks. ! Mrs. Arch Lybrand, of Jonesville, spent a few days this week i with her cousins, the Misses Goforth. i Mr. R. A. Jones leaves Friday for 1 New York city to purchase spring and summer goods foi The Busy Bee. Mrs. Frances Murphy, of Mt. Tabor, was the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Theodore Maddox, this week. Miss Maude Garner, who teaches j in the High School at Jonesville, spent the week-end with relatives in j Union. .> f Mrs. Amelia Wicker has returned I to h^holtte fh^Hnion after spending some time in Tomaria and Newberry. I Misses Annie Ruth and Grace Fant, of Bantuo, were the guests of Miss Nettie McCall for a few days last week. Mr. James McCracken, manager of "Copper Jim" mines in Colorado, is spending several davs in Union | this week. M'ms Bess 8ummer; who is teaching near Jonesville, spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Sumner. Mrs. H. B. Stone and little son, galiy B , Jr., of Asheland, W. Va.t [ arrived Wednesday to visit her sisiter, Mrs. R. A. Jones. .<i J 'p*v ,v? ' ? JniH,:? . Ji\- *-5 A PRETTY HOME WEDDING At the Home of Hon. R. W. Hamilton, Near Jonesville, on Feb. 14. Many Beautiful Presents Were Received. Jonesville, Feb. 19.?There was a wedding on the 14th inst. at the lovely country home of the Hon. Robert W. Hamilton, four miles from Joneeville, on the country style of weddings, and to use the language of one of the guests it was just simple elegance. It was Mr. Hamilton's daughter. Miss Virginia Buford, and Mr. Kennith Finch Nims that were united in marriage, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. A. G. Wardlaw, of Greer, 8. C. About-forty guests were present, made up from Fort Mill, 8. C., the home of the groom, Rock Hill, Carlisle, Santuc, Union and Jonesville. Just after the ceremony the dining room doors were thrown open and the guests were served with an elegant, superb, tempting dinner and the big wood fires, the hot, Bmoking viands made the wedding guests comfortable and happy although the temperature was down to the freezing point with a cold rain nnd fnllincr ??. ..ww? 1 UC UllUUt presents were many and costly, of BilverWarc, cut glass and many other things suitable for the new housekeepers. The bride and groom left the same evening for Florida, where they will spend their honeymoon and then return to Fort Mill, their future home. Telephone. Death of Miss Edith Haley. Miss Edith Haley, of Virginia, died Saturday at Buffalo after an illness of typhoid fever. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. D. I). Jones, pastor of tlie Methodist church, and the interment was at the City cemeielry rib Sunday. Two Wed-Known Colored Men Dead Will Rogers, for yars the faithful driver of The Union Grocery Co.*8 delivery wagon, 'died Wednesiay night at 10 o'clock. Sfctaor Gossett, who worked with the Bailey Undertaking Co., died Sunday. He was a driver "for Farr fc Thomson for a number of years. Both these colored men were rerespected by their neighbors, white ind colored. Business Meeting, U. D. G. The annual business meeting of 4 !,he William Wallace chapter of U. I). C.; will be held Monday after- v noon, Feb. 26, 1912, at the home h af the president, Mrs. F. M, Farr. All members are urged to be present G ind bring their annual dues. Those who applied sometime ago for certificates can get them at this time by paying 15 cents. Mrs. Richard P. Morgan, Sec'y. 1 1A Kind Letter. w. . f Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. 15, 1912. . Rev. L. M. Rice, \ Union, S. C. Mjr Dear Friend: Enclosed find jheck covering my subscription to The Times until the 80th of April, 1912. If I am mistaken correct. 1 With best wishes. I am yours truly, C. W. Whitlock. Mrs. F. M. Whitlock and Miss Flossie Whitlock spent several days ill Union last week, returning to 5antuc Monday afternoon. Miss Pearl Harris is stenographer l< >1 thp [Tninn.Rnffuln Millo the absence of Miss NinaSligh, who is taking a few weeks' :eet. \ Miss Susie Gait, of Norfolk, Va., who is a st ident at the College for Women, spent a few hours in Union this week, the guest of Mrs. Emslie Nicholson. Rev. J. E. McManawav, of Green- ( ville, preached for the congregation of Padgett's Creek church Sunday morning and at Mon-Aetna church j Sunday evening. Miss Elsie Gudger has returned to her home in Asheville after spending sometime with her sister, Miss Fannie Gudger, the kindergarten j teacher at Monarch. All persons wishing Crosses of Honor through John Hames Chapter, U. I). C., Jonesville, S. C., apply to Mrs. J. T. Scott, president, ' Jonesville, S. C. This will he the last time they can be obtained. Miss ;Lily Mae Wessinger, who has been one of the popular em- ployees at the Battery in this city, J left Thursday night for Baltimore where she goes to take a course in millinery. Following her completion of this, Miss Wessinger will go to Union where she will have charge of the vBattery's millinery department fMffrO Weseinger had much ^ experuwfc fn the local store and her friends here feel assured of her 8Q006M.?Gaffnej Ledger. p- < . f >%, V,jj 111 NICHOLSON I[ ' bank and j lipmgtl trust company X X UN ION ,S C ^ TWO INCENTIVES TO SAVE - . I . ; , ! When you deposit the money you lay aside frofti your earnings in a Savings Account with this bank, you have two incentives to save: One is that you are desirous of seeing it grow as you make your additions, and the other is that the more you save the more interest you receive. This bank pays 4 per cent, interest compoundIed 3emi-annually, on Savings Account of one dollar or more. Ji Your Patronage Is Invited. Illl IEMSUE NICHOLSON, GEO. C. PERRIN, M. A. MOORE [j j President Vlca-Pres. A CasMer Asst. Cashier || lr!l J.t UT.l! L" 14.-1.1J J .W k A-B f l*RE A IT ESVATFHHR "s ALE I II tt 11 Six building lots centrally located, near the f 9 II Methodist Church. 19 $ One nice five-room cottage on Church street. J J |) Four-room cottage on West Main street. f y 0 One nice building lot on West Main street. 0 o ir \\ FARMS II ' ' I * > j j 408 acres located 8 miles from Union on Tyger j |, \ | river, four miles from Sedalia, at a bargain, f y > ii -'?,ir If you have any property for sale, | 9 11 either farms or building lots, list it w' 2? with us. w Sjj, I CITIZENS REAL ESTATE & LOAN CO.I ^ D. Fant Gilliam, Pres. 5 * I ii !! x PURE FRUIT PRESERVES and Jellies; >pecialAdvertisements vzsss&zparses' - - - ?- than you make them yourself of ibd iunrie umiii ?? t??. ?!?;?? same Purity and Goodness the FaraotM >ARDEN. Seed at The Union iroci.ry Heinz Line Fresh Stock at The :Union If you expect to plant a !-*t;d of Grocery Co. Order a crock of Apple any kind this year, you can be sure o Butter and see just how Rood it-is. getting a good variety of new Seed by ouying it from( them. J^rr^ Croas- WHY SUFFER with a Cold and run thb mans, I^eonards and Woods 8ecds. ()j Pneumonia wlieu Rexull Cold ~?z 7T7~. . . IT?- ? 7T Tablets will cure the cold in 24 hours? .OhT Between Buffalo and Union on Guaranteed by The Rice Drug Co; the public highway, one overcoat. Pair of kid gloves in the pocket. Re- IF YOU want the Choicest Fresh : Watef ward to finder. Return to Union Times Corn Meal, you can be suit? of, getting or to me. J. M. Whitehead, it by giving your order to The Union ltpd Jonesville, Route 2. Grocery Co. The are selling and ? pleasing all the most critical trade. VHEN the Blood is poor, when more _ : ; ?-?- ?? flesh is needed, when you need now TAK Eb the pimples off the face, purifies Btm.notl. nh M.r. n.l I.,.. tllC blood Rlld tnnOB tin ll.n ?.??>???? ?wl ai? afflicted" Take VmoL " fi.Oo'at PurHk-r is'K.iaran" The Rice Drug Co. . tocnl at The Palmetto Drug Oo. ~ ,. ^ ? HICK'S Corn Remedy cures Corns, CalINL Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Guineas louses. Humous and Warts, 26c at The and Turkeys'Eggs in season. Varieties: Rice Drug Co. Tonlouse, Hong Kong and White ! ?. ; , , Kmdcn Geese; White Muscova and CIOOD BROOM VALUE**'. at The Union Pekin Ducks; White Wyandotte, Piy- Grocery Co. are offering as good Broom mouth Rocks, Indian Game, Leghorn, Values as you will find in the State of Coohcn Bantams, Orpington and Slier- South Carolina. 25 c to 76c for your wood Chickens ; White Guineas; White choice of a good Broom gives you a Turkeys, all white except Home fine selection at a wide ranges of prices. Geese. "All-White" Yards. DE.V . , . , . . S M Rice E U. REX ALL Orderlies, the perfect laxative ? ' ' ' * - 1? for young or old. Safe, certain, harmi*OR SALE?A good two-horse wagon. ut Tlu> Ri(X' 1)r"* <-" Will sell cheap. PURE BRED EGGS from blue ribbon 8-4t J. Wesley Greer. stock, Rhode Island Reds, I. R. ; ? ?? Ducks and Mammoth Bronze Turkeys. VE WOULD like tor you try a Five Gal- ,\m now ready to take orders. Ion Keg of New Orleans Molasses, C. II. Rice, Good Values, and so much bet' Sedalia. S. C. values than yon can ordinarily buy for 1?!?1? the prices that we ask, that we helieve I OFFER 200,(XX) White and Red Oak we have the best assortment for the Boards at half cost of other roofs, adinoney in the county. The Union dress J. J. Littlejohn, Grocery Co. 6-4t Jonesville, 8. C.' JANDY that h always fresh, we have FINE LAND FOR SALE ? I offer fSr Wilev's or Conidas. Yon want no sale at a reasonable nriee l?? ? better at The Palmetto Drug Co. Main street between'the residence of ? J A. Sawyer and the Jacob Rice home p'OR KENT?A two-Htory raven room place. Terms of Sale: Cash. For dwelling on Mountain street, recently further information wee The Union vacated by Mr. (ieo. C. Perrin, Jr. Times. T. M. Marchant. ' ^-tf SecSiahte11^01 and COU1 WateF' STOP that Cough by taking the harm8-2t ' T. M. McNeace. J*8 ??a*h syr?P- ""ict'? p?n*h Hyrup is guaranteed by The Palmetto LANTS AND SEED?Home liaised and Drug Co. ' Climatized Cabbage Plants,Strawberry MONEY, time and the beat of drugs1 is Plants; Shade Trees and Oardcn Seeds always obtained when you tthy drugs for sale. Now is the time to gel them. at xhe i?ajmetto Drug Co. . , S. M. Rice, E. U. ? ~?s? WANTED?To sell cheap, about half FINEST Cream Cheese, fresh shipment price a Scholarship in the Charlotte once each week at The Union Grocery Anto School. Address or apply ;t<? Co. If you want the best made in "J" care The Times. America at the same price that you pay WANTED?Men and Imys to take a for the chc&pcst cine where conic to hoc | tliirtv ttrflptinai #>/???t? .J -WJ " r.w\ ??v?> VVUian III pill UH Machine Shops, to learn Automobile IUST TH1N K 27c for4^ quires (1 pound) business and accept good positions, of the best note paper wort!) 40 cents. throe hnntlred ?ra?hmtei? placed _ in Ask for Violet llwn at 27c at The Rice ET?1'0"? JJ? ** , tw?'ve ,nUJ"> Drug Co Charlotte Auto School. Charlotte, jN. JET Iresh Hums at The Union Grocery fqh SALE?Some city and country Co. Kingans Reliables and Armours property, on easy terms, call on, Star Hams, every pound guaranteed J. M. Greer. good and sweet or your money back. ? ? ; BARBECUE?We will give a first-clasn 1MOKE Black & White, tlie I jest 6c Cigar Barbecue at Oops Keys on the day ol and get your money's.worth and per- the County Campaign this summer, feet smoke satisfactions. Agents, The J. R, Whitmire, Rice Drag Co. 5*4tpd W. C. Wilburn. ft > ::o;i ' I