The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, May 03, 1912, Image 1

Newspaper Page TextUNION^TIMES. Vol. LJC11. No. 18. "UNION, S. 3, 1912. ( ~~ $1.00 a Year. ELECTION OF DELEGATES COUNTY DEMOCRATS TO MEET IN UNION MONDAY, MAY 6th. VARIOUS CLUBS HEARD FROM. SOME INTERESTING INCIDENTS?CITIZEN REGISTERS A KICK. The following letter was received from one of the attendants upon the meeting at Cross Keys: Sedalia, S. C., April 29. 1912. Editor Times: r I endeavor this morning, to give you an account of a most shameful, secret political trickery enacted at Cross Keys last week As VA11 o r/i 1 aware, the township Democratic clubs were ordered by the county chairman to meet Saturday evening, reorganize and elect delegates to county convention. Well, a crowd, denominating themselves, "The Blease Party"? met, secretly, Wednesday night, elected delegates to county convention, virtually ignoring and disfranchising the balance of the club. When Saturday came a goodly number of us were on hand; but not being willing to accept the three leaders' illegal, unjust plans, we proceeded to elect delegates of our own i>Vinnoin? m _ - v..wo.uS. lllCjr (the party having a small majority, elected the officers of the club. I am astohished and mortified, to think so many of the good peftple of Cross Keys should, without forethought, or realization of the terrible consequences of their misguided action. Hard feelings between neighbors, friends and brothers are the awful, blighting fruits of the teachings and leadership of corrupt, designing leaders. Citizen. Reports from the various clubs throughout the county are given as follows: Ward L Macbeth Young, president,. J. G. Long, secretary 'and treasurer,; L. J. * Hamee. executive committeeman. . * Delegates: ma-ibech Young, W. J. Maile. L. .?. Haines, S. V. Edens, J. E. Kirboy and J. G. Faucett. Ward 2. J. M. Greer, president; P. E. Wil burn, secretary and treasurer; J. A. Sawyer, executive comraitteman. Delegates: R. C. Williams, J. M. C.reer, J. A. Sawyer, D. Aubrey, Gregory, P. K. Wllburn, C. 0. Sartor, DJ. Gregory, P. D. Barron and W. W. Colton. Ward 3. J. W. Meng, president; J. H. Wllburn, secretary and treasurer; John W. Whitlock, executive committeeman. Delegates: B. P. Alston, Jr., T. J. Retenbaugh, H. G. Bailey, P. W. Carnell, Theo. Edison, J. C. Glbbs, J. Ed Hughes, C. N. Bailey, T. C. Jolly, 11. J. Klrby, R. L. McNally, J. M. O'Shields, T. J. H. Smith, Robert Young and P. H. Garner. Cross Keys. i?. ij. niiuurn, president; w. m. Wilburn, secretary and treasurer; J. R. Whitmlre, executive committeeman. Delegates; B. G. Wilburn, E. R. Retsill, W. L. Lawson, J. M. Bennett, J. M. Burnett. P. D. Stewart, and J. R. Whitmlre. Lockhart. R. B. Black, president; T. E. Hendrix, secretary and treasurer; W. P. Baldwin, J. E. Lattlmore and A. D. Stoadman, committeemen. Delegates: W. H. Anderson, W. H. Hope, J. M. V^ood, W. C. Johnson, T. I. Barber, R. B. Black, J. V. Askew, W. D. UwBon, J. T. Baldwin, T. E. Hendrlx and W. H. Barnes. Adamsburg. R. L. Nance, president; J. W. Bentley. secretary and treasurer. e Delegates: R. L. Nance, J. L. Adams and W. V. Parr. Meadows. R. T. Davis, president; 8. L. Crosby, secretary and treasurer. Delegates: S. I.. Crosby and M. B. Mrfidora Helton, Boyd (lallman. president; roster B. Oault, executive committeeman. Delegates: James Simpson, Will Gault, Jr? E. V. Going, S. R. Aycock, H. C. Little. W. R. Kelly and S. J. 11. Howell. West Springs. G. T. Hyatt, president; J. Boyd Lancaster, secretary and treasurer. Delegates: G. T. Hyatt, J. Boyd l^ancaster, J. L. Johnson, D. H. Miller and J. M. Whitehead. Monarch Mills. J. P. Brarinon, president; O. P. Godshall, secretary and treasurer; MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES TO BE HELD ON MAY 10. The U. D. C.s Will Hold Memorial Pay Exercises at High School Au ditorium ? Prominent Speakers Will Deliver Addresses on the Occasion?.Veterans' Graves to Be Decorated. The U. D. C.s will hold Memorial exercises on the 10th of May at the High School auditorium, and an interesting program has been arranged. Prominent speakers will deliver addresses and the musical part of the program under the direction of Mrs. W. E. Thomson and Mrs. J. Frost Walker, Sr., will be enjoyable. Committees have been appointed to decorate the graves of the solHiem buried in Union. The Methodist church yard will be in charge of Mte. George C. Pen-in and Mrs. R. A. Oliphant; the Episcopal, Mrs W. E. Thomson and Mrs. C. R. Robinson; the Presbyterian Mrs. A. H. Foster, Mrs. C .H. Peake, Mrs. R. P. Morcemetery, Mrs. Davis Jeffries and Mrs. Spencer Rice. ^ The monument will be decorated by the young ladies as has been the custom for several years. Boggs-Cannon. Miss Hattie Boggs of Spartanburg and Mr. M. G. Cannon were quietly married in the parlor of the Sanders House on Main street on Saturday, April 27th, at 11 o'clock, a. m. Rev. L. L. Wagnon performed the ceremony. The young couple left for the groom's home in North Carolina to spend their honeymoon. Hancock-Eubanks. An event of social interest to many people in Union and the county, was" the marriage of Miss Johnnie Pearl Hancock and Mr. Wady M. Eubanks ' of Beaufort. The ceremony was per- 1 formed by Rev. Win. Dtpniel Wfcke-< 1 field, at the home of the^ bride's par- ( ents at Bonbatn. ' ^ I v The bride-4a. a daughter .of Mr. an*1 Mr*. w: G. Hanccrtk and iftayounrV woman of many accomplishments and j lovintr traits of character. The orroom I is connected with the Bank of Beaut- t fort and is prominent in the business , and social life of his community. Mr. and Mrs. Eubanks left oh the , evening train for a short trip after which they will be "at home" to their friends at Beaufort, S .C. Crosses of Honor. All those desiring crosses of honor are requested to make application to Capt. F, M. Farr, as the time will soon expire for securing these crosses. Dee Vaughan, H. 8. Brandon, E. P. Coe, L. D. Smith, executive committeeman. Delegates: G. P. Godshall, J. F. Brandon, K. HawkinB, H. S. Brandon, S. A. Sparks, R. J. Fowler, A. L. Garner, E. P. Coe and W. G. Puckett. Stantuck. Dr. J. T. Jeter, president; J. K. Thomas, secretary and treasurer. Delegates: Dr. J. T. Jeter, T. B.~ Jeter, R. G. A. Jeter, Dave and Starks Austin. The delegates will go instructed to vote at convention to | doy away with registration ticket to ! be uualifled to vote in Drimaries. Carlisle. M. C. Deaver, president; J. D. Fleming, secretary. Delegates: J. D. Fleming, C. ?. Jeter, W. E. Ratchford and B. O. Gregory. Jonesvllle. N. B. Nelson, president; T. A. Ltttlejohn, executive committeeman. Delegates: J. W. Scott, H. T. liamos, E. A. Mabry, T. A. Littlejohn, B. F. Kennedy. T. G. Fowler, J. C. Moblcy, E F. Kelly, ^ M. Ellerbe, E. F. McWhirter, G. Mi Lane, Ben Littlejohn and J. E. Johnson. Buffalo W. H. Howell was elected president, J. L. Woodward, secretary. Nomination was then open for delegates to the ennntv convention that Will be Wright, J. A. Kennett, J. T. Allen, held on May 6th. The following delegates were nominated : " O. W. Henry Millwood, R. G. 4*&nson, W. A. Robinson, A. F. Bolton, J. Lloyd Rhinehart, Joe 9pencer, Jim P. Wright\w. H. Howell, ?avid A. McCright. Alternates: Jamea C. Quin, Esq., R. B. Bennett, J. P. Walker. CHURCH BUILT IN ONE DA? NEW METHODIST CHURCH WA$' ERECTED BETWEEN DAWNl AND DUSK AS PROPOSED?IS DEDICATED IN EVENING WITH IMPRESSIVE SERVICES ? 800 PERSONS PRESENT. ; Spartanburg's fourth and newest Methodist church was built jrasterd*?; between minrloa - M1U UUM. In a handsome building at the corner of South Church street and Crescent avenue, not a stick of which bad' b^en standing 14 hours before, 80ft people worshipped last night, While three times that many stood outside, vainly seeking to enter. Although built in a single day, ElBethel dhurch is as substantial a structure, the carpenters .agreed, as if six months had been devoted to the job. It Is a far handsomer boildiafe according to Maj. Augustus H. Klrby, 83 years old, than the first Methodist church erected in this city, which was dedicated in 1836, and took a year to build. . | Finished Appearance. With carpeted aisles, mission style pews, an altar decorated with flowers, a piano In the choir loft and art the other requisites in place, the interior of the church last nitrht nr? seated as finished an appearance. as the exterior, which waa neatly painted in white, with green trimmings. Estimates of the number of peddle who watched the building of the church vary, but It is believed by ' some that as many as 18,000 persons visited the place during the day. Many people came from the country , in buggies find wagons to see the unusual spectacle; and the anmbe^.^T ' passengers carried on the South. Church street car line was the greats iat for a single day in the hlstorygX j Made Possible by Syste*. 1 System, carefully prearranged, was the charm which enabled the 160 ' carpontors, mechanics, painters, paperhangers, plumbers, electrical work crs and other artisnn^ to perform the feat. Every man knew exaetly where to Ret the material needed and where to put. it. The workmen rarely got into each other's way. and th&r* was not an accident. .... , +. j* The Rev. J. W. Shell, who formerly was Ur charge of the work of^e' Methodist Church in the section where El-Bethel stands and who was one of the prime movers in the project, was the first man on the scene yesterday morning. He reached the lot at 5:15 o'clock. Five minutes later the Rev. John W. Speake, pastor of Bethel church, the mother of ElBethel; C. P. Hammond, chairman of the building committee, and J. M. Crawford, of the Magness Trust Company, general superintendent of t he enterprise, reached the scene| iTinjur nirnj Arrnen, 'Major Kirby, patriarch of local Methodism, who was to drive Uie first nail, arrived with a number of carpenters, about 5:30 o'clock. The brick foundation was already in Dlace having been completed Taos day evening. The building materials had also been assembled on the lot. Every piece was numbered and laid where the workmen knew they could And it. At 6 o'clock Mr. Shell invoked the divine blessing on the undertaking and prayed that there woulu be no accident. Five minutes later the carpenters raised the first corner post and Major Kirby drove the flrat nail. He used an ancient hammer which, he said, had been lost In 1846 and not found again until 1866. Major Kirby made one or two false strokes and his grandson, A. M. Chreltberg, offered to hold the nail for him. Major Kirby declined assistance, however and proceeded to drive the nail without further trouble.?The Spartanburg Herald, May 2nd. Rev. W W. Curtis and wife of West Stockbridge, Mass., are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 1. W. Mixson. Mr. Curtis is the son of the Rev. Mr. Curtis, who was at one time pastor of the Presbyterian church in Union, and who taught for a number of years in the^yld Academy. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Wakefield spent several days last week la > Spartanburg with friends end attended the Magic festival. - -v " vi&Bg ' W. >/ -e , fv if. ) 1 Mesdames C. H. Peake and Spencer Morgan Rice spent the week-end in Spartanbarg with friends. Mrs. Elias Prioleau left Monday for Charleston to spend two weeks with the Misses Gail lard. ^M&BIJ^ C'ONC K KSSM AN, ;.nlf?^Li that reallv amounts y ~ 4n^dth$t? Jg provided for in the executive and judicial appsto^riatibh bill", prepared by the subj^Hmtliie of which Representative rtjtofiOie bill was made public ftnd, according to the panig. afftong the government ^S^amouht appropriated by the rcpofffi is $83,519,194.06, a r4BoQ of |IPn$8,015.79 below what MHforopriaWd for the same serviAyng^p present year. It proPotvjMg? salaries, which is a o+^Bkhce court > after July 1, 1912, ailflBfcnsWW* jurisdiction to the dl?Hfr cotrrta Of the United States. It iftjureases np Salaries with the sinS^^^^ptidrTj^S janitor, whose sal nato to incre?Re^^l amount o5 the bill, but as Mr. JohnBon will .represent tft house committee in the conference, il is probable that he will insist upon most of the economies provided, as he has already been convinced of the sufficiency of the amounts appropriated. The bill will come up on the floor of the house in" a day or two and will be under Mr. Johnson's control throughout the fight that will be hade upon it. Representative Fitzgerald, chairman of the full committee on appropriations, is thoroughly in zavor ox me 0111 as rapurieu. Negro Cats Wife's Throat. Randolph GiLmore, a colored man, attempted to kill his wife and did succeed in cutting a dangerous gash in her throat Monday afternoon, and then tried to kill himself. Mr. Eugene Edwards was passing and by strenuously using a broom handle prevented a double killing and he held the man until the police got there. When questioned in regard to the mfftter after he had been arrested, Gilmore stated that he had been out to California and returned * ? J Win nri/a ka/1 11CA/I lift W 11IXU Vim V UIO vraiv ?MU -r all his property, given it away to the children and he intended to kill her. It is thought that Gilmore is unbalanced and he may be sent to tne asylum. Crosses of Honor. The WilM-m Wallace char***1' U. D. C.s will bestow crosses of Honor on the following persons at the High School building on May 10th, at 4:30 o'clock: Mr. J. H. Crosby, Mr. W. G. W. Going, Mrs. S. J. Greer, Mr. W H. Harrison, Dr. S. G. Sarratt, Mrs. 0. C. Sartor, Mrs. Pearl H. Sartor, Mrs. Jeanette Wallace. City Campaign. The municipal campaign wan waged in ward two last Thursday night, and in ward three Monday night. The speaking in ward ifour will come off Friday night, May 3rd. The closing speaking will come off at the mounment on Monday night. Large crowds were in attendance at each of the three meetings, and it is expectd that the two remaining meetings will be largely attended. Mrs. H. Terry of Laurens is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. F. Caudle, a< the "Central House.'* Mr. Ernest Foster has bought < Harley-Davidson motorcycle. BLEASE LOSES IN DILLON MEETIN< Judge Jones Gets 28 Delegates, Blemi Seven?Test Motion, Made Earl in Meeting by Pronounced Adr< cate of Judge Jones for Gorerno: Shows Overwhelming Sentimer Against Governor. Dillon, April 29.?The reorganise tion of the Democratic clubs of th I county nas been looked forward t for several weeks as an event of un usual importance and study. Whe the appointed hour arrived the cour room wsa crowded with men whos anxious faces clearly indicated th acuteness of the situation. Each fac tion felt that the first move wouli pretty clearly show the relativ strength of the opposing sides an* began manoeuvering for position. W T. Bethea was called to th* chair and A. B. Jordan elected secre tary. The motion that the chair ap point a committee of Ave to nam* delegates to the county convention coming from Dr. J. H. Hamer, i pronounced friend of Judge Jonei was a challenge to the other side an< Mr. Dilliam Murchison, a stauncl supporter of Governor Blease, declar ing that this motion being an attemp to override the prerogative of the in dividual member of the meeting moved that Dr. Hamer's motion b< tabled. This at once became the is sue between the opposing faction! and as the vote of Mr. Murchison'f motion to table would affix a correct idea of the situation it was awaitec with intense interest. The result wai as gratifying to the friends of Jodgi Jones as it was disappointing to those of Governor Blease. Mr. Murchison's motion to table was lost bj ? ? W?W* TTllHllllll^ V UW, The cWr Appointed on this committee thzee for . Jones and two foi Blease, the delegation named by 11 t# go to the convention, 28 to 7 In favor of Judge Jones. ed officers to serve for the next twc years and elected delegates to tiM bounty convntion, to be held at Manning on May 6, as follows: J. 8 Dickson, J. J. Nettles, E. E. Hodge L M. Jones and D. W. Barwick, I. M The Fork Club, one mile above hen elected E. D. Hodge, W. M. Davis and W. W. Johnson, while Harmony dul three miles below, fleeted E. R Plowden, W. E. Daniels, R. E. Thompson and J. M. Graham. Of thest twelve delegates ten are supporter! of Judge Jones, one for Governo: Blease and one in doubt. It seemi from reorts that Governor Bleas< fared equally as bad throughout tin county. Summerton has already re ported a solid delegation for Judg< Jones, and in Manning the Farmers Platform Club, a club organized ii the early nineties, and compose* strictly of Tilmanites, with a dele gation of twenty-three to the coun ty convention, gave Judge Jone seventeen, Blease five and one ii doubt The- other two Manning clubc Clarendon and Manning, gave Judg Jones seven and six, respectively while Governor Blease got none. On significant fact was the defeat o Senator Appelt as' a delegate fror the Farmers' Platform club. Sena tor Appelt is a strong supports: of the Governor. Complete Defeat in Conway. Conway, April 29.?The Conwa Democratic club met yesterday morn ing in the court house with som< thing over eighty members presen L. H. Burroughs was elected chaii man and J. N. Jenrette secretary < the club. Twenty delegates wer which meet* on May 6. There wei in evidence two tickets at the meetin representing more or less "Bleai ism" and "anti-Bleasism." The la ter were in the majority andelecto every delegate to the county convei tion. Jones Strong at St .Stephens. St. Stephens, April 20.?At a met ing of St. Stephens Democratic elt ' held Saturday evening for the pc pose of re-organizing, the followii -mi ??- ?.... . a w d? uu iters woiv uiuvwu? ? t? | sell, president; J. M. Wilder, vi : president; C. T. Shuler, socretai Delegates to the county convent! are as follows: S. W. Russell, C. " Shuler, J. M. Wilder, Lb H. Rive 1 T. P. Crawford, C. P. Ballentii S. E. Joyce, of which four are stro i Jones men; one for Blease, the otl two doutfuL / , OLD VETERAN . ANSWERS CALL I j MR. JONATHAN EDWARDS, ONE r OF UNION COUNTY'S OLDEST lt' AND BEST CITIZENS DIED TUESDAY MORNING?HE WAS A GALLANT SOLDIER AND A i- SINCERE CHRISTIAN. e ? Mr. Jonathan Edwards died at his i- nume six miles Deiow union on Tuesn day morning about 6 o'clock, and was * buried Wednesday at Sardis church, e Rev. L. M. Rice conducting the burial j. A large number of friends and relai tives gathered to pay a last tribute e to the memory of this good man. ^ He was taken ill just a little more than a week before his death. Mr. Edwards was 78 years of age. He served four years in the Confederate army. He was one of the first to volunteer from this county. ' Mr. C. S. Greer, who attended Mr. Edward's funeral, says that Mr. E<3ward's death leaves but one man of the first company that went out, he himsdlf, being that lone survivor. Mr. " Edwards was a brave soldier, and served faithfully during the entire four years of the war. He was a ' man who loved peace. "He came about as near attending to his own business as any man living/' was wnat one man said of him. He was ' possessed of a kindly heart and lived at peace with his neighbors. He was faithful in every relation in life. In ' the home he was kind and affection? ate. He was loyal to his church, and for many years he has been a deacon in the Hebron Baptist church. A touching thing at his burial was the fact that six old Confederate | Veterans bore his body from the ' church to the grave. These pall ' bearers were: J. W. Sanders, G. C. 1 Greer, J. J. Eison, Thos. Young, Thoa. Eison and C. S. Greer. Union County has lost one of her ^jest^u^b^^^tizep? in the jfleath f. The protracted meeting at the . Presbyterian church will close next Sunday night, May 6th. This completes two weeks of some very able preaching by the Rev. J. Andrew j Smith, evangelist for Enoree and I Piedmont Presbyteries. Mr. Smith i was born in North Craolina, educated at Erskine College, Dfle West, S. C., . the fine school of the Associated Re j iormeu rresDyierians. j He has had unusually wide exper rienee as a preacher, having served I in Iowa, Arkansas, ^Alabama, Georj gia, South Carolina and in other , i States in evangelistic work. The meeting ift Union is delightful ? for the fellowship, the co-working of ,? the different denominational .families j of Christ's church, j The interest shown is deep, and _ the Presbyterian part of God's family . pray and hope that the Father will B bless Union in all the churches and u all the citizens. They desire to ^ publicly testify their grateful appreB ciation of the whole-hearted support rf of the meeting, by their friends of 0 the other churches. f Thursday, May 2nd, and Friday, n preaching will be at 4 p. m., and 8 p. m. Saturday, the only service will k*. .(inn. Xjf r*k p uc ov -s in. uuiiuajr 9 luajr utii^ preaching at 11 a. m. in the church, in the afternoon at the open l ouse at 4 p. ,m. This will be a ver> earnest appeal to the men of Union to y live for Christ. The closing worship will be in the church Sunday night, beginn'ng at. 8 p. m. r_ The attendance, and the prayers rf it.. i vi VIIC picncucia nic ^lairiuuy i c* c<u*ded; and Brother Wakefield, ?>f the *? First Baptist church has charmed all hearts by his beautiful direction of " the music, and his deeply spiritual share in all the work of the ni'eting. &- As for Brother Smith, he is i*n able minister of the Word; he is a whole-hearted Christian. His eye is single; he preaches Christ and Him crucified; he believes the Bible, and it- lives it. lb, This week the places of business ir- have closed for the afternoon wor- % i% m akin an/1 man Kova /tAVHA fn Kao f m i?- man. x ce Mr. Smith has a powerful voice ry. and a tender heart. It is a spiritual on loss for any one not to hear him T. every possible chance, rs, We hope that all Union will rally ia, to the meeting these closing days, ng "Come up to the help of the lord, ier to the help of the Lord against the mighty." J

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