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VOL.. LXn. NO. 44. UNION, S. C., FRIDAY, NO VEMI|&R 1, 1912. $1.00 A VPl A rt
ICE FACTORY
FOR UNION
WILL SELL ICE AND
OPERATE COLD
STORAGE.
The Union Ice and Fuel Co.
Has Been Incorporated
and All Arrangements
Made to Begin Work on
Plant at Early Date?
Plant Will Be Equipped
With Modern Machinery.
The Union Ice and Fuel Company
has been incorporated and will manufacture
ice for the local trade. The
_A. cio AAA J:
Ituiujjauy is titpiuin/.t'ii hi .px?.,duu, divided
into 120 shares at the par value
of $100.00 each. The stock has all
been subscribed and the stockholders
hre principally local business men.
The site for the plant has been purIhased,
and all arrangements have
been made, so that work may be started
on the plant at an early date. The
building is to be of corrugated galvanized
sheet iron construction. Plans
lor the building have been procured
which call for a neat and roomy
building.
The plant will have a capacity of
From 15 to 20 tons per day of 24
hours. The plant will be equipped
with the most modern ice making machinery
and only the best quality of
ice will be manufactured.
The plant will be located on the
property known as the Jacob Ricie
mill property and will have the best
Kjfacilities for handling the product
of the plant. Arrangements have been
matte for a new siding so that? the
handling of the output can be easj}^
coF^m b'e ready for'
budAMlLcJlB opening of the aeatil?
flrst March.
. *Tb? Cop^py y ha^b^ ^
being F. G. DukekX. G. Young and R.
In connection with the manufacture
of ice k cold storage plant will be
operated. The capacity of this latter
will> be stifflcient for the needs of
the people of Union.
temperance rally
MONDAY NIGHT.
n. meeting win ue neia in ine second
Baptist church on Monday night,
Hteginning at 7:30 o'clock. Rev. J. L.
H'arley, superintendent of the AntiSiUloon
League in this State, will deliver
an address. The meeting will
be\ for men only, and there will be
a s.pecial train from Buffalo for the
occasion. The meeting has been extensively
advertised and there will
probably be a large gathering of men.
Rew. Mr. Harley will discuss the
ijuestiVm: "Why the Mill People
Should! Vote Against the Dispensary."
Mr. Harley delivered an address in
the court house here last Sunday afternoon
land another in the Green
Street YMethodist Church Sunday
night. Iloth meetings were well at4
i - a ? JJ u 1
icuueu hiiu 1110 kuuivi were wen received.
Many pledged themselves to
vote and Work against the dispensary
in the approaching election.
Quarterly Meeting of Circle No. 1.
The quarterly meeting of Circle No.
1 is to he held with the Missionary
Society at the First Baptist church on
Saturday, Nov. 9th. This circle is
composed of Mon-Aetna, Tabernacle,
First and Second and Buffalo Baptist
churches. A full delegation from
other circles in the county is expected.
"The* County Fair."
I he "County fair" a play to be
given November 7th and 8th, held the
In st rehearsal last week. The entire
performance will be fun, great and
line. All of Union's best talent has
been secured and the specialties will
be of unusual merit for an amateur
performance.
Sneed Granted* Bail in Sum of $20,000
Austin, Texas, Oct. 30.?J. Beal*
Sneed, slayer of A1 Boyce, Jr., at
Amarillo, was today granted bail by
the court of criminal appeals under
a $20,000 bond. Sneed was recently
refused bail at a sensational habeas
corpus proceeding at Amarillo.
PRETTY WEDDING
AT ABBEVILLE
The Methodist Church at
Abbeville Was the Scene
of a Beautiful Wedding on
Tuesday When Miss Jessie
Speed Became the Bride
of Mr. Thomas M. Marchant.
One of the loveliest of the early fall
weddings and one in which great interest
was centered, was that solem
nized on Tuesday evening, October 29,
at the Methodist church, in Abbevjjle,
when Miss Jessie Speed became the
bride of Mr. Thomas M. Marchant of
Greenville.
Long before the appointed hour for
the ceremony, the church was filled to
overflowing with the relatives and
friends of this popular young couple,
to witness the plighting of their
troth.
The church was decorated with rare
taste and beauty. The altar was
banked with palms and ferns, flanked
with marble pedestals bearing huge
clusters of snowy white chrysanthemums.
The soft light of many candles
gleamed amid the greenery and
a wealth of Southern smilax formed
the garlands which covered the walls.
Prior to the ceremony a delightful
musical program was rendered. Miss
Fannie Stark sweetly sang "The Hour
that Gave You to Me." Miss Ada
McClung presided at. the organ, accompanied
by Miss Gertrude Burnett,
a gifted violinist from Spartanburg.
Lohengrin's bridal chorus was
played for the entrance of the bridal
party, and a number of beautiful improvisations
during the ceremony.
The ushers entered first, followed by
the groomsmen and bridesmaids,
forming an effective group at each
.side of the altar. The ushers wero.W.
B. Perrin with H. H. JDupre of Abbe
ville; W. W. Harris^with A. *k. Moss
Carmel; Miss Nina Thornton of Hartwell,
Ga., and Miss Louise Brown of
Abbeville. The groomsmen were, W.
D. Burnett of Spartanburg, J. R.
Westmoreland and Tom Perrin of Union;
P. B. Speed of Lancaster; W. C.
Cleveland, Claude D. Smith, Ben
Cleveland and Fred Symmes of
Greenville. The groomsmen wore
boutonnierrs of valley lilies.
The bridesmaids wore lovely lace
dresses over white satin, entraine and
white aigrettes in the hair. Armsful
of La France rosea adding a lovely
touch of color to the costume.
The maid of honor, Miss Fannie
Harris, entered next and was gowned
in an exquisite creation of white
eharmeuse with overdress of lace
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uiuuiuiucicu in ?iiver vnreaas ana a
white aigrette was held in her hair
by a silver band. She carried a shower
boquet of white roses and valley
lilies. Just preceding the bride was
the dainty little flower girl, Miss
Alice binder, of Hart well, Ga., wearing
a lingerie dress of soft white and
scattering rose petals" and valley lilies
in the pathway of the bride.
The bride came in with her father,
Dr. P. B. Speed, who gave her in marriage,
and was met at the altar by the
groom and his best man, Mr. Luther
Marchant, of Greenville. The words
which made them man and wife were
spoken by Rev. George Leonard, the.
iiamui 01 me oriae.
The bride wore a handsome Rown
of white charmeuse, trimmed with
point lace and pearls, entrain, the
corsage and skirt were embroidered in
orange blossoms and seed pearls, the
yoke being of rose point lace and the
panniei^draperies showing the same
elaborate designs. Her veil of Brussels
point lace fell from an exquisite
Juliet cap and a small frill of rose
point lace fell softly around the face.
Her boquet was a shower of orchids
and valley lilies tied with tule ends.
The only jewel worn was a diamond
crescent, the groom's gift.
The bride is a daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. P. B. Speed and since her graduation
from Converse College two
years ago has been an acknowledged
belle. Sh<f is a tvnirul onntKo?n ?
ty, gracious in manner and of a
matchless sweetness of disposition,
the enviable combination having endeared
her to a legion of friends and
admirers.
Mr. Marchant, so fortune-favored,
is, to begin with, connected with the
Parker Mill Merger, and is one of
its most gifted members. In the
business world he is considered most
VICE-PRESIDENT
SHERMAN DEAD
End Came Shortly Before 10
O'clock Wednesday Night
as He Was Surrounded by
Family?Unconscious Up
to Very Last.
Utica, N. Y., Oct. 30.?After a long
illness, Vice President James School*
craft Sherman died at his home in
this city at 9:42' o'clock tonight of
uremic poison, caused by Bright's
disease.
He had been sinking since early
morning and it was realized that
death was only a question of hours.
There was a slight relief after 7
o'clock, caused by an apparent im- '
provement in the condition of the
kidneys, but it did not prove real and 1
lasting.
At 9 o'clock the patient's temperature
rose to 106. From that time his
condition rapidly became worse until
the end. '
Mr. Sherman was unconscious
when the end came and had been in 1
that condition for hours.
Family Present.
All the members of the immediate
family were witnesses to the final
scene. In addition to Mrs. Sherman (
there were in the room their three 1
sons, Sherrill, Richard U., and Thorn- '
as M. Sherman, and their respective '
wives; R. M. and Sanford Sherman, 1
brothers of Mr. Sherman, and Mr3. 1
L. B. Moore and Mrs. H. J. Cooking- 1
hflin gictpra nf M *
Soon after Mr. Sherman, death
Dr. Fayette H. Peck, the attending
physician issued the following bul- 1
letin: v 1
End Was Quiet.
"The vice president died Ut 9:42 p. 1
. m., without regaining consciousness
for a moment. He was perfectly quiet, 1
He died in the presence of hia Wife, 1
her ^brother and sister, hia tw'hipthr J
and^his
disease, heart disease and/ arterio- ^
sclerosis." } *
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Blease Saves Negroes' Lives. 1
Columbia, Oct. 30.?David Byrd and '
Jake Moore, negroes of -Fairfield
county, under sentence of 'death for <
murder, were commuted to life im- 1
prisonment by the governor late to. 1
aay. i
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successful and is a young man of
sterling worth. He is well known in
the social life of the state and like his 1
charming wife, has a host of good 1
friends everywhere to shower good 1
wishes upon this occasion.
Theb ride presented her maids with 1
"Friendship" pins and the groom gave <
his groomemen tie clasps.
Mr. and Mrs. Marchant left Tues- '
day evening for a bridal trip North, 1
after which they will be at home at <
515 N. Main street, Greenville. <
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After the ceremony a brilliant re- 1
ception was held at the home of the '
bride's parents, Dr. and Mrs. P. B. 1
Speed, at which hundreds of guests
were bidden. TJie reception room.* '
were decorated with a profusion of
white chrysanthemums and smilax, 1
the color motif of green and white 1
predominating. The bride's table, 1
like the decorations throughout the 1
house was in white and green. The
center piece was a huge silver basket
filled with white chrysanthemums and '
surrounded by lilies of the valley and 1
ferns. Colonial candlesticks burned
white tapers and at intervals about
thp t?hlp UIOW1 oiliro- -1:
.. W. V OI1TV1 UUIIUUII UISIIVK
filled with pink and white heart
shaped mints, tipped with sprays of
valley lilies. The chandelier was hung 1
with smilax and bouquets of white
chrysanthemums, showered with va>. '
ley lilies and tied with white tulle.
The ices were heart-shaped with
which was served pound cake and
fruit cake.
Amonj; the cut of town guests were
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Parker, Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Cleveland, Mrs. George
Buchanan, Miss Marguerite Geer,
Messrs. Sam Zimmerman, F. F. Beattie,
Sam McGowan and M. M. Trotter.
Jr., of Greenville; R/r?- and Mrs. W. F.
Gilliam, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. CottinKham,
and Sir Herbert Lindsay of Union;
Miss Gertrude Burnett of Spartanburg;
Miss Mary Weatherly of
i Anniston, Ala., Miss Otis Thach of
Auburn, Ala., Misses Maizie Trammed
and Janelle Arnold of Green;
wood.
GILREATH ARREST
MERE BOOMERANG
W. F. Verdin Endorsed as
Independent Candidate
For Sheriff at Mass Meeting
of Greenville Citizens
Held Wednesday Night.
Greenville, Oct. 30.?The most remarkable
gathering of a political nature
held in Greenville for many
years was the mass meeting of the
citizens of Greenville county at the
board of trade rooms tonight, for the
purpose of formally and effectively
launching an independent candidate
for the office of sheriff of this county.
The result of the gathering was a
unanimous endorsement of Mr. W. F.
Verdin, of Austin township, as the independent
candidate to oppose Mr.
Hendrix Recbar for this office^
Mixed Gathering.
In the meeting were men from all
walks of life. The mill operative, the
farmer, the clerk, the merchant, the
mill superintendent, the mill president,
the banker, the broker and the
barber were ail represented. A more
comprehensive, collection of men
would be verjffldiflicult to find.
The meeting was the culmination
af the opposition to Mr. Rector because
of the part he took in the arrest
of Messrs. Gijfeath, Gosnell and Phillips.
The pie?t>ng was not extensively
advertised, being more in the nature
of a voluntary uprising of the
conservative' but outraged citizens.
Abs^vef from Oath.
Of the approxhnately 150 men who
w?re on han<g*jperhaps 25 gave expres
lion to their 'views. The keynote of
ill these speeches was that voters
irere absolved from the oath* of the
primary because of the fact that mattiers
hav? note risen above the standard
of' politic a. The quesiion, a^ these
loylHllre or less perfunctory
ft^HH^BvAyalty td the manhood,
[t was pointed out that the movement
>n foot is not one to split the democratic
party, but to preserve it from
men who would vitiate it.
Case Dropped for Lack of Evidence.
'Greenville, Oct. 30.?"O. K. Mauliin,
Esq., attorney for the prosecution.
withdraw this iiformnf T<u??
r W...W ?? MA A Hllt/a 1HCICfore,
no charges exist against this defendant,
and he is honorably discharged
by this court."
So wrote the venerable Captain
Stradley this afternoon across the
back of the warrants issued for Police
Inspector Jeff F. Gilreath, Patrolman
A. A. Phillips and Constable
Reuben Gosnell, charging them with
liberating T. U. Vaughn from the
county jail last June.
The judgment of the court was inscribed
on the instruments upon
which these well known and respected
citizens were confined in jail last
Sunday night under the most humiliating
conditions, only after the prosecution
had requested that the warrants
be withdrawn, as they were unable
to then produce the evidence
necessary to make out a prima facie
case against the defendants.
The last scene in the rather dramatic
episode was enacted in the rooms
of the board of trade, where Magistrate
Stradley was forced to repair to
accommodate the scores of peopU
who crowded in to hear the proceed?
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una. it, was me nour set for the
preliminary hearing of the cases
against Messrs. Gilreath, Phillips and
Gosnell, but instead of a preliminary
being gone into, the session resulted
in ^n argument for and against a
postponement of the hearing, at
which time th eprosecution requested
a withdrawal of the warrants, for the
reason that they were unable to pro.
duce their witnesses and the evidence.
Moves to Lockhart.
Mr. I. M. Burdett, who has held
the position of engineer and master
mechanic with the Ottaray Mills, has
.vvc)>?u nit |)u?iiiun or master mechanic
at Lockhart Mills. ,
Mr. Burdett has been with the bttaray
Mills for six years, and stands in
the front rank as a machinist.
He moves his -family to Lockhart
about Nov. 1, and has himself beKun
work at lockhart.
Miss Mary Rose attended the Columbia
fair Wednesday.
Messrs. Claude and Leon Parks
went to the fair in Columbia this
week.
M.W. M'NEACE
DIES IN TEXAS
His Body Arrived in Union
Tuesday and Was Buried
on Wednesday?He Was
Reared in Union County
and Had Many Friends
Here Who Regret His
Death. j
I
Mr. Marvin W. McNeace died in El
Paso, Texas, on last Thursday night
at 10 o'clock. Mr. McNeace left Union
about seven years ago for the benefit
of his health. He has been in the
West during these years, and the*
change doubtless prolonged his life.
The remains were brought to Union
for burial, and were accompanied
by his brother, Mr. Russell McNeace.
Interment was in the Grace Methodist
church yard and the exercises
were conducted by Rev. J. L. Daniel.
He was a son of Mrs. Amanda Mc
Neace, and is survived by her and by
his brothers, T. M. McNeace and Russell
McNeace. He leaves a wife, who
before her marriage was Miss Emma
Clark, and four children
Mr. McNeace was well and favorably
known in Union, and had a host
of friends here who are grieved by
reason of his death. He was honorable
and upright in his dealings with
his fellowmen, and leaves behind him
a good name.
The burial was on Wednesday afternoon
at 4 o'clock.
discharged clerk
kills his employer
Greensboro, N. C., Oct. 29.?George
G. Thompson, division freight agent
of the Southern railway, with headquarters
here and widely known and
connected in the south, was shot and
killed by William F. Blair. ehi?f
clerk in his office, at noon today. An
effort by Blair to end his own life
wh/jn advised by a physician that
T|j Vnpson was dying, was frustrated
to w ptoaicipa, who wrenched from
muttered in broken sentences regret
of his act and declared he had killed
his best friend. Later he lapsed into
a semi-comatose state, brought about
his physician said, "by the use of
whiskey during the past week."
Shot in Blair's Home.
. Thompson was shot down in Blair's
home after he had responded to a request
of his assailant that he come
\<y his home for a few minutes. The
request by Blair was the result of a
note delivered- during the morning
and signed by Thompson, in which
Mr. Thompson stated that effective
November 1 the services of Blair
would be no longer desired in the
division freight offices. Five minutes
after Thompson entered the home,
the first shot rang out and when officers
forced an entiahce Thompson's
prostrate body lay in the reception
hall. Five shots had been fired and
every one had entered the body, four
perforating the abdomen.
Georire CI. Thnmnsnri uioo o
of Culpepper, Va., and was 48 years
of age. He entered the service of
the Southern at the age of 12 years,
and for the past 15 years has been
division freight agent. He is a brother
of J. S. B. Thompson, formerly general
freight agent of the Southern
and now a business man of Atlanta,
who is ill in a Richmond hospital,
also of Richard Thompson, a Washing
attorney. About three years ago
he married Miss Holly, daughter of a
Baptist minister in Atlnntn
VAUGHN NOT A PREACHER.
To the Editor of The State:
I notice that somebody has sent
out through some of the press the
statement that T. U. Vaughn was a
preacher. The record should be kept
straight and in justice to the minis,
ters of the State it should be stated
that Vaughn was not a preacher at
the time he committed the crimes nor
has he ever been a preacher. I shall
appreciate your makinur this state
ment for he has been referred to
several times as "Rev."
R. C. Burts.
Greenville, Oct. 28.
Woolen-Ivey.
Mr. Cager lVey of Monarch and
Miss Lulu Woolen of Monarch, were
married Wednesday evening, Oct. 2f),
at the home of the bride's parent.
Rev. J. A. Anderson was the officiating
minister.
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BECKER 60ES
TO THE CHAIR
TO BE ELECTROCUTED
AT SING SING WEEK
UP DEC. 9.
He Will Pay Penalty for
Procuring Death of Gambler.
Rosenthal?Gunners
Now to Face Trial?Whitman
Has Evidence to Connect
Four Gangsters Also
Implicated.
New York, Oct. 30.?Charles Becker,
the deposed police lieutenant, was
sentenced this morning for the murder
of Herman Rosenthal, the Rambler.
Becker was brought before Justice
Goff in the criminal court's build
ing at iu:3U o'clock. He was told he
must die in the electric chair in Sing
Sing prison during the week of December
9th.
Becker and his wife, accompanied
by tRe sheriff and deputies, left the
Grand Central station for Ossing at
noon. Mrs. Becker bore up bravely.
She will take up her residence at
Ossing. Becker's execution will be
stayed by a notice of appeal, soon to
be filed by his counsel, which may
take a year to determine. Becker
heard himself condemned without
any show of emotion. Lawyer McIntyre,
Becker's chief counsel, who
collapsed after the trial, was unable
to be in court today.
Soon in Death House.
The "death house" at Sing Sing will
be Becker's home beginning not
later than Sunday, the state plans.
District Attorney Whitman does not
want the responsibility of the former
lieutenant's presence in this city when
he places the * ran man" 3 on twint.
more prominently in the public eye
than any other convicted murderer
makes no difference to me," said the
sheriff. "He is simply a man who
has come under my jurisdiction
through the channels of justice and N
will be treated the same as all others."
Plans Prompt Removal.
While the state's counsel is said to
be willing to wait until Saturday before
taking Becker to Sing Sing.
Sheriff Harburger said he would start
with his prisoner either Thursday
morning or Friday morning.
The task of the state prosecuting
the gangsters?"Lefty Louie," "Whitey"
Lewis, "Gyp the Blood" and Dago
Frank"?was made less difficult when
William Shapiro, driver of the "mur-der
car," made what was purported
to be a complete confession.
Shapiro was closeted with District
Attorney Whitman for several
hours. For days his counsel, Aaron
J. Levy, had urged his client to tell
all he knew. Shapiro feared to do so,
said the lawyer, because he believed
he would be killed.
Easy Task, Thinks Whitman.
With Shapiro's confession and his
testimony on the stand against the
"murder .crew", all in corroboration
of what the state already knows of
the movements of Rosenthal's alleged
slayerk on the morning the gambler
vyas killed, District Attorney Whitman
believes he will have no trouble
convicting the gangsters.
If Shapiro tells a story which will
helD convict his imssmimm ?n
"murder car," he probably will be
tried on some less seriou^charge that*
that of murder.
Mr. Whitman is said to be willing
to agree to this, but is not prepared
to grant Shapiro complete immunity.
Notice of Meeting.
The Jonesville Baptist church will
hqld, a conference on Sunday morning
just after the close of the Sunday
School.
Every member is urged to be present,
as business of importance will
be transacted.
Death of An Infant.
The twelve-months old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Sams, of Monarch,
died Wednesday morning and was
buried the following day at the city
cemetery.