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s TWF TIMF^s [=1 "" * i - j. x xxv x yi x\sifx yi x xxyxxi/O """ VOL!^ $1.00 A YEAR. - * . _ CAPT. GEO. C. ENTERS ET1 END CAME ON MONDAY 1 MORNING AT 1.30 O'CLOCK. 1 Prominent in the Commercial and Reliirinus T,ifc of Union, and Greatly Beloved for His High Qualities of Mind and Heart. d g Mr. George C. Perrin, one of the best loved citizens of Union, passed d into eternity on Monday morning, at r 1:30 o'clock. Mr. Perin had been in c ill health for the past two years, and " his death, though a severe shock to u his friends and loved ones, had been hourly expected for some time. He b was a great sufferer and bore his suf- n fering patiently, although frequently ^ he expressed a desire that the end C might come. For the past five months he had re- t tired from active business, and was r calmly awaiting the end. c Mr. Perrin was a man of sterling S character. He was honorable and up- ^ right in. his business dealings, and ^ was trustworthy and faithful in a b high degree. For nineteen years he 2 was cashier of Nicholson's Bank, be- o coming also vice-president when that a institution was incorporated as the P Nicholson Bank and Trust Company ti in 1907. He was president of the Union Shoe Co., and treasurer or the v Peoples Building and Loan Assocla- e tion. He was a man of strong char- d acter and of great trustworthiness In financial circles. a Mr. Perrin was born at Abbeville, tl S. C.,\jn 1850. His father was Thos. tl C. Perrin, and his mother, before her b marriage, was Miss Jane Wardlaw of si Abbeville. o: At nine years of age he entered si school at Abbeville, and later, attend- c< ed Washington and Lee University, d where he took a special course in civn engineering. He graduated in two y years. His attendance there was during the presidency of Gen. Robt. E. Lee. One of Mr. Perrin's highly prized mementos of his life there was ^ a photograph of General Lee bearing u his autograph, and which was pre- g sented to Mr. Perrin at th^ time of his graduation from Washiugton and y Lee. q Mr. Perrin served on the engineer- ^ ing corps when the Spartanburg ant'. ^ Asheville road was being constructed. After this he was civil engineer in a Texas for some time, being engaged tr by the Houston and Texas Railway Company. Mr. Perrin was married to Miss jj "Ida Itice of Union in 188G, and five gj years later moved to Union, where he continued his career as a civil engin- . eer for about a year. He then De- Q came cashier of Nicholson Bank, _ which position he held up to h few q months ago, when he resigned on account of ill health. Mr. Perrin served twice as alderman from his ward, and filled the position with honor to himself and sat- f( isfaction to his fellows. cl Mr. Perrin was a faithful mem- Q ber of the First Presbyterian church ;r for many years. He was elected an n elder of the church in 1897. Mr. Perrin was a member of the Knights g of Honor and the Knights of Pythias. Mr. Perrin is survived by his wife, u seven sons and one daughter. His 0 sons are: Messrs. T. Carlisle Perrin, g G. C. Perrin, Jr., Spencer R. Perrin, j, Wm. H. Perin, J. Cothran Perrin, ^ Wardlaw Perrin and Lewis Perrin. His surviving daughter is Miss Mary ^ Perrin. He leaves, also, three sisters, r Miss Hanah Perrin and Mrs. White ^ of Abbeville, and Mrs. Cothran, of c Greenville. ^ The burial was conducted from the First Presbyterian church Tuesday at w 1 o'clock, Rev. John F. Matheson, con- j, ducting the services. Interment was* j- +1? _JI? ?-? " in inv city ceineiery. rseneam mound of beautiful flowers, and in the presence of a large concourse of sympathetic friends and relatives, his body was laid to rest. The pail *i>earers ii were: Messrs. Emslie Nicholson, R. P. d Harry, J. D. Jones, R. A. Oliphant, v % M. A. Moore, Dr. D. H. Montgomery g and R. P. Morgan. J v Mr. Perrin's clean life, honest J< heart and knightly spirit will long i< live in the memories of the people of Union. h(s was a noble life, worthily o lived. He has left to those who loved a bim an inheritance rich indeed. e PERRIN VR-NAL SLEEP 173 MEN ARRESTED FOR VIOLATING POSTAL LAWS Vlleged They Sent Obscene Matter Throiiirh the Mails Advertising Methods of Performing Certain Criminal Operations. , Washington, Nov. 20.?Acting uner the direction of the postmaster ;eneral, federal officers in seventywo leading cities of the country toay began practically simultaneous aids for the arrest of 173 persons, harged with using the mails to prolote criminal medical practices or he sale of drugs and instruments sed for illegal purposes. The arrests included three in Mo He, two each in New Orleans, Birlingham and Memphis, one each in Ltlanta, Jacksonville, Charleston and Columbia. The concerted action covered the Inited States. Many of those arested were prominent socially and ommercially in their communities, lome are leading physicians; others re rich and influential business men. ill the arrest warrants alleged a vioition of the penal code, section No. 11, barring from the mails vile and bscene matter, sealed or unsealed, dvertisements, letters, circulars proosing or suggesting criminal pracices. The development of the plans rhich culminated today is the most xtensive raid in the hisfbry of any epartment of the government. Strict enforcement of municipal nd state law in the East is said by fie postal authorities to account for fie comparatively few arrests In irge cities in that section. It is bated that the hotbed of this class f criminality is in the Pacific coast bates, where approximately 20 per ent of those who were arrested toay lived. /ill Heintish Arrested in Columbia. Columbia, Nov. 20.?Charging lem with using the mails to prolote criminal medical practices and tie sale of drugs and instruments, sed for illegal purposes, United tates Deputy Marshal Charles Zen tiis morning served warrants upon 7. E. Heintish, of the Heintish Drug ompany, and W. A. Taylor, secreiry and treasurer of the Taylor rug Company. Both Messrs. Heintish / and Taylor ppeared before United States Com lissioner R. Beverly Sloan ana ave bond in the amount of $500 ach for their appearance at a preminary hearing before the commtsloner on December 2, at 11 o'clock. The case against the Columbia ruggists were worked up by Postfflce Inspector C. F. Bean, and it was t his instigation that United States ommissioner R. Beverly Sloan issued ae warrants for the arrest of the vo. .Columbia, Nov. 20.?The warrant >r the arrest of W. E. Heintish, harged that on November 8 he sent bscene and lascivious letters concernlg articles and things designed to rAmnfo * * ? .v...vw VIMUIIIOI iiiiuaui prui'liccs iO Irs. A. A. Reynolds, at Orangeburg, . C. A. W. Taylor, secretary and treasrer of the Taylor Drug Company, f this city is charged with sending imilar letters to Mrs. Albert B. Newouse at Hickory, N. C., and Mrs. y. H. Harris, at Orangeburg, S. C. It is presumed that the names of he women referred to in the warants were fictitious, as it appears hat this method was used in all the ases in which the arrests were made oday throughout the nation. Postoflfice Inspect?. %. F. Bean rorked up the cases against the Cojmbia druggists. Death of Mrs. Mack Going. Mrs. Mack Going died at her home 1 Barton county, Georgia, last Sunay. She is survived by her husband, mo went from Union county to Geor ia in the fall of 1871. Mrs. Going /an a Miss C<Ue, and her father, Mr. ahn Cole, tnc/Jb to Georgia from Un| >n county years ago. Mrs. Going was about 58 years f age and besides her husband leaves family of nine children, and ighteen grand children. TO DEATH CHAIR GUNMEH MUST GO Four New York Thugs Convicted for the Murder cd Rosenthal, the Gambler Only 20 Minutes to Reach a Verdict. New York, Nov. 19.?"Gyp thS. Blood," "Lefty Louie," "Dago Frank' and "Whitey" Lewis who killed Herman Rosenthal, the gambler, at the instigation of Chas. Becker, and mus1 pay the penalty of death in the electric chair. The jury which has beer hearing the evidence against the'Toui gunmen so declared today when it returned a verdict of murder in th? first degree after but 20 minutes- 01 deliberation. * The gunmen heard the verdict pronounced against them without show of emotion. They stood at the b*l looking straight ahead as the foreman of the jury made kn<ywn the result of their deliberations and thej continued to stare stolidly in front of them until the formalities of the proceedings were concluded. Pass Out Calmly. Remanded to their cells in the Tombs until tomorrow, when Justice Goff will fix the day for imposing sentence, they turned and filed of the court room with as firm steps a < when they had entered. "Whitev" I.Pwi? WHO tho m/JoT J? matic of the four, as when he testt* fied on the witness stand. As they entered the door leading over the Bridge of Sighs "Gyp" said something to "Lefty" in a sullen undertone which none could hear. Outside "Lefty's" doll-faced wife, "Lefty's Lilian", as she is called, wept on the shoulder ol her husband's father, who vainly tried to comfort her. "Gyp's" wife, known as "Gyp's Lillian," receive^ the news % the hpdse of detention.' "The two other gtttiitt'dlS are unmarried. / Will Appeal Case. Former Magistrate Charles G. E. Wahle, counsel for the gunmen* announced that he would appeal from the verdict and as in the case of Becker, months may elapse before their ultimate fate is determined. Meanwhile they will occupy cells near that of the former police, lieutenant in the death house at SingSing. Although the jury was actually out of the court room an hour and five minutes, it was but 20 minutes after their retirement that word reached the rlerk nf tho +V.n4- *1 1 1 wui V Witat Viicy llttU arrived at a verdict. This was at 1:16 o'clock, but Justice Goff was at lunch and he did not return until three* quarters of an hour later. The final day of the trial opened with Justice GoflF's charge to the jury, which occupied three hours. The charge emphasized many points in the testimony of the gunmen which tne prosecution in its summing up had declared were discrepancies fatal to the credibility of their stories. Was It Likely? "If the defendants' contention were true that Rose and his compainona, Webber, Vallon and Schepps, shot Rosenthan, would he have invited them around to the Mptmnnio , to the scene of the shooting?" Justice Goff asked the jury. "Did the defendants tell the truth when they said they saw Rosenthal shot and were near enough to distinguish the faces of those who did the shooting, but did not see Rosenthal fall? Was the testimony of the three defendants in support of the alibi of Dago Frank interposed by prear rangement ? " "What I shall say applies to all these defendants, and in only one case shall I separate one from the others," said Justice Goff. Remarkable Situation. "Herman Rosenthal was shot to death under circumstances of exceptional recklessness, Rose, Webber! Vallon and Schepps say to these forn defendants: 'You did the mnrHm" These four defendants say: 'Bui you committed it.' It is a remadeable situation, these two group!) ol men accusing each other. "Rose has taken the witness sttgtd and acknowledged participation in Um crime. It was a remarkable narratta that he told. Can you say that thgi man constructed and conceived figi plot, without there being found** of truth in it? From the defendant* motiths themselves, we leant Rose feared them. The defense'Accuses Rose of constructing the storj to save his own life. j \ - ] BHJ&D CHOSEN I FOR DISPENSARY Dmfcation Names W. J. 'j. jKlle, Dr. J. G. Going and # B. Culp?Gov. Blease t Wtt Confirm Choice BeMfce Matter is Settled. TKO county delegation, composed of > Senator Macbeth Young, J. Frost Walket and B. G. Wilbum met recently ia| recommended for appointment tho ^following as the board of managers for the county dispensary: W. J. Hailc, Dr. J. G. Going and F. B. Cuigi ' They will have to be commissioned by Governor Blease before they can aapume the duties of the position. Tlt? board will have entire charge v of the purchasing of liquors and the eltf ( ton of dispenser and clerks. Each m(^ |{p } of the board will receive pay at the rate of $3.00 per day provided that' i ot more than ten days in each month'be put in. \ Tfc.'U Vll.r, nrnd tVtot PaI " P ' | Loi>^8> -will be ^pointed dispenser. ' Johnsdki^ Rifles Visit City by the Sea. The Johnson Rifles left Union Tuesday nigjjit for a trip to Charleston, where ih ey participated in the fes| tivities of Gala Week there. The company is in charge of Capt. J. ' 'Frost talker, with 1st lieutenant J. A. Hollings worth and second lieutenant, .E. R. Ashford. The non-commissioned officers are ' -Firet Sergeant, C. E. Going; second sergeant, Pearson Bolick; third sergeant, J. F. Hart; fourth sergeant, Ho|ry Hart; -first corporal, Wollinpj Prjce;. second corporal, J. W. Price; third toyg?$al, Lewi 8 Scott and fourth corpora^ Geo'fcJje <?oudelock. ' The Vill return to Union ' ^ n ges Hands. Mr. F. A. Johnson has purchased the grocery establishment of Mr. J. F. Cheek, located just west of Tosh's branch on Mainstreet. Mr. Johnson has worked in the Union cotton mill for the past fifteen years, and is a son of Mr. J. F. Johnson, a well known contractor here. Mr. Johnson ' has increased the stock of groceries 1 carried by the former owner and proposes to run an up-to-date grocery ' establishment. I William Arthur Has Appendicitis Mr: William Arthur, who is a student at Clemson College, had an attack of appendicitis several weeks ago and went to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Arthur, at Winchester, Va., to have an opera1 tion performed. His friends are 1 orratified to know that tha nnprntinn 1 was successful and that he will rei sume his studies at Clemson College at an early date. i . "It is for you to say in hearing , Rose incriminate himself in telling ; this narrative, whether there was not I truth to support his story or whether r it was pure imagination, i "Bear in mind that Rose did not testify that he saw the defendants i 'tihoot Rosenthal. Would he have i stopped short just before the culmi, nation of the plot and fail to say that I he saw them commit the murder if . he was not telling the truth?" i Their Story, i The court pointed out that although ' the defendants had testified that they were not more than 40 or 50 feet away iv. -? J J ? > Hum Mic muiucr scene una saw ^ne r shooting, they claimed they did not 1 see Rosenthal fall. The truth of these statements the jurors must determine for themselves. > It was of impeartive importance r>r > the jury, the court said, to consider that all the defendants ahd testified to taking particular notice of the gray automobile in front of Webber's poker ; rooms. "Why, in , a street where many au tomobiles were accustomed to pass, should all the defendants take notice I of this particular machine 7" he ask> e<LThat is for , you to determine." > The jurors should also weigh whetht er it was possible for "Whitey" Lewis I to see the whole scene of the rauri der by the flash of the pistol. "It is also proper for you to consider," he I said, "whether the similar language used by the defendants in describing r conversations was a matter of ar-j rangemept between them." J INTER RS LAST CALL v 1 HAD BEEN IN DECLINING HEALTH FOR MANY MONTHS He Was One of Union's Old-4 est and Respected Citizens CAPT. J. C. HI ANSWE1 FLOYD AND CLAUDE ALLEN GET RESPITE Gov. Mann Postpones Date for Execution of the Hillsville Murderers to Dec. 13. Claude Allen Appeals to Supreme Court. / Richmond, Va., Nov. 19.?The data for the execution of Floyd Allen and his son, Claude Swanson Allen, loi participation in the Hillsville court house murders, was postponed today by Governor Mann from November 22 to December 13. The respite was granted so that Claude Allen might take an appeal to the United States supreme court on the constitutional ground that his life had twice been placed in jeopardy. In announcing the stay of execution, Governor Mann said he granted lit upon request of Judge Staples, before whom the Aliens were tried. Floyd Allen was sentenced to death for the killing of Commonwealth Attorney Foster. Claude Allen was first sentenced to 15 years for shooting Judge Thornton L. Massie; but on a connn/i f vi n 1 woo * ? *- * uvvviivi uiui, nao ociliuutcu VU UtUUl for the murder of Attorney Foster. Sidna Allen's Trial. Wytheville, Va., Nov. 19.?Instructions to the jury in the trial of Sidna Allen for the murder of Judge Thornton L. Massie, were read this afternoon and the argument of counsel immediately begun. Seven and a half hours for argument has been allotted to each side, and the case will not gt* to the jury before Friday. Several witnesses were examined this morning, but no evidence of interest or importance was brought out. Dr. Hawkins Buys Out Dr. 1 Hair. Dr. V. R. Hawkins has bought Dr. I. M. Hair's dental office, and will continue to practice his profession In the office formerly occupied by Dr. Hair. Dr. Hair will move to Greenville where he will locate. Dr. Hair has been in Union for about fifteen years and hllilt. 11 r> a lartro nrontinn is one of the best dentists in the State. Dr. Hawkins has been located in Union for several years, and is a native of the county. He has built up a good practice and has a wide le of friends who will be glad to hear of his advancing prosperity. Oyster Supper. The Ladies Foreign Mission Society of Unity church will serve oysters at the residence of Mrs. T. W. Hollingsworth Saturday night. The public is cordially invited to attend.Opens New Market* Messrs. I. M. and Warren F. Sumner, brothers, have opened a beef market in the store room formerly occupied by the Union Plumbing and Electric Company, on Main street. The firm name is Sumner Brothers, and they will carry a full line of meats and produce. Mr. H. G. Bailey, formerly himself in the market business, will for a while be the meat cutter in the new establishment. I Stewart-McGuinn Wedding. On Tuesday evening at 3:30 o'clock in the presence of relatives and a few intimate friends, Miss Daisy Jessie Stewart became the bride of Mr. Fred Douglass McGuinn. The ceremony was performed by Rev. W. 7). Wakefield at the home of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Stewart. Immediately after the ceremonyMr. and Mrs. McGuinn left for Charleston. The bride is a young woman of many beautiful traits of character and has a host of friends in Union and throughout the county, wno wrsh for her great happiness. Mr. McGuinn is a promising young business man, holding a responsible position with the Coca-Cola Bottling Company. Mr. George Crawford, midshipman on the United States battleship Illinois, which is now at Charleston for the Fair week, is visiting his mother, Mrs. John W. Crawford. He will return to Charleston Saturday. # ? / 4 and for Many Years Post- master?Member of McBeth Artilery. Mr. J. C. Hunter died at his resi- dence on East Main street Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 20th, and was buried the following day in the Presbyteriancemetery here. Mr. Hunter was 68 years of age and had lived in Union county all his life. He was born and reared in Goshen Hill township, thiS county. Since 1867 he has been a resident of Union. He served faithfully in the Confederate army, becoming a member of McBeth artilery. Mr. Hunter was for years postmaster here, having retired from the position about two years ago.. Since that time his health had been Door. crsr). ually growing worse until the end. He leaves a widow, who was berorw her marriage, Miss Elmira Aughtry, and two children, Mrs. L. G. Young and Capt. Jas. E. Hunter, both of Union. The burial was in the Presbyterian cemetery at 4 o'clock Thursday. The burial services having been held at the residence. Mr. Hunter was a familiar figure here and was known by everybody. He was prominently connected with the public affairs of the county, and his death will be regretted by a wide circle of friends. A Hot Supper. There will be a hot supper at Buffalo on Saturday night, the proceeds to go for missions. The entertainment is given under the auspices of the Baptist church, and will be held in the hall over the offices of the company. The public is cordially'invited. Big Possum Dinner. Mr. C. M. Bailey and Mr. Lem Keisfer entertained their friends Thursday at a big 'possum arid bird dinner at their home on Route No. 2. Messrs. W. D. Arthur and L. M. Rice were among the invited guests from Union. AGED GREENWOOD MAN KILLED IN RUNAWAY. P. A. Sanders Suffers Crushed Skull in Being Thrown From Buggy. Was Confederate Soldier. Greenwood, Nov. 20.?P. A. Sanders, an aged man, died at the city hospital here this morning as the result of injuries received in being a runaway. His horse took fright at thrown from his buggy yesterday, In some dressed hogs hanging in his yard, QWTQXT onrl fUxnur M m ~ . ?. ?.. UUU wiucn mi. Ottliueis UUl, his head striking a rock and practically crushing his skull. Mr. Sanders lived between Greenwood and Coronaca. He came here from Sumter county about fifteen years ago. He ' erved in the Confederate armies, a member of the Second Louisiana regiment. He leaves a wife and several ' children. WOULD CHANGE DATE FOR INAUGURATION. Representative Henry Will Introduce Bill Defeated at Last Session of Congress. * Washington, Nov. 20.-?Represents uve nenry 01 lexas, cnairman of the rules committee of the house, announced today that he intends to push Mie proposition for changing the presidential inauguration date from March 4 to the last Thursday in April in the caiming short session. Mr. Henry said he would reintroduce the bill defeated in the last session and seem 1 to be confident of its passage. Miss Louise Murphy left Thursday for Charlotte, N. C., to spend some time with relatives. Mrs. If. B. Sumner and Miss Edna Tinsley spent Tuesday in Spartanburg.^ Mr. Paul McNally is visiting rela| tives in the city.