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THE UNION TIMES PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY By The UNION TIMES COMPANY TIMES BUILDING, MAIN STREET BELL PHONE NO 1. LEWIS M. RICF. - - - Editor. RpiristprpH nt tVio PncfnfTipp in TTn ion, S.| C., as second-class mail matter. ? SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1.00 Six Months .50 Three Months _ .25 ADVERTISEMENTS: One square, first insertion $1 00 Every subsequent insertion .50 Contracts for three months or longer will be made at reduced rates. Legal Notices. The regular legal rates are charged for all notices published according to law, which rates are as follows: Matter to be set in 8 point, brevier solid type?first insertion, per inch $1.00; each subsequent insertion, per inch, 50 cents. Citation to Kindred and Creditors, 3 inches, 2 times, $4.50. Final Discharge, 1 3-4 inches, 4 times, $4.50. Administrator's or Executor's notices, 1 1-4 inches, 3 times, $2.50. Obituary notices, tributes of respect, resolutions and cards of thanks Rtrlftlv nno pnnt o wav/4 FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1913. The Thaws are in the limelight again. Mrs. Thaw is being sued for $53,000 counsel fees alleged to be due for services in the first trial of her son.' O Adjutant and Inspector General W. W. Moore in his annual report recommends the legislature to purchase 1,000 acres of land in Lexington county to be converted into a mobilization camp and rifle range. O Senator Tillman is calling upon the General Assembly to enact such laws as will safeguard the primary and save it. Judging from our recent primary election, we think it is high time that the proper steps should be taken along this line. O * 'Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, the pure " food expert lectured in Spartanburg Thursday evening, under the auspices of the Wofford College Lyceum. Dr. Wiley is one of the famous men of the country, and has rendered valuable service in his efforts to help humanity. 0 rne Chamber of Commerce of Columbia went on record as opposed to carnival shows on the streets of Columbia during the coming National Corn Exposition. We think this a step in the right direction, as carnivals do not promote the industry of corn growing, but on the other hand the fakirs usually carry off a lot of "coin." * O The Columbia Daily Record will in the near future erect a three-story building in Columbia. The arrangements will be modern and up-to-date and the press room will be lighted artificially and by sunlight, and the presses can be seen by passers-by. The Record has made great advancement in the journalistic field in the past few years and now ranks with the live dailies of the South. O CARNIVAL OF CRIME. The sober-minded people of this State stand aghast in the face of the carnival of crime that is rampant throughout its borders. We chronicled the fact that an aged mute was shot in the back and foully murdered just c yove us over in Spartanburg county last week. This week we chronicle another hideous murder which took place within the borders of TTninn PAiintir oIpa vvmiivj, aiov rtii (UU'lIljauU ??sassination just over in Cherokee county. In all three cases white men were the victims. Within the incorporate limits of the town of Union we have had a killing this week. One young negro shot and killed another. Anyone keeping up with events transpiring throughout the State notes the fact that the same conditions prevail. The daily happenings are largely a chronicle of murder, assassination and many lesser crimes. The thoughtful people throughout the State are beginning to realize the gravity of the situation. Not only ifl property unsafe; life, human life, is cheap?cheap as dirt. It is a grave situation, and the end is not yet. There are.men in Union, men who have all their lifetime been law-abiding and self-respecting citizens, who, in the grave conditions confronting them, determined to go armed as a means of self protection. Half the men you meet, perhaps, if the truth were known, are armed to the teeth.. Suppose you talk with some of your intimate friends, if you are in doubt as to the truthfulness of this statement. You will be surprised if we mistake not. Our people have about lost faith in the courts ?nd the law to guard property and life. It is a bad sign, and productive of things worse to come. 0 Buffalo Dots. Buffalo, Jan 7.?Christmas passed off quietly here, not an incident happened to mar the solemnity of the day. Buffalo is to soon have electric lights. The posts have been placed and the wires have arrived and the turning on of the lights in the near future will be a happy realization of a long cherished desire the people here have had. Misses Green, Kelly and Pittman, the efficient teachers in the Buffalo graded school, spent the holidays at their homes, returning Wednesday. The school is in a flourishing condition. Prof. Hope and his able corps of teachers are doing splendid work I this year and are much gratified at the progress that is being made. Mr. J. L. Padgett was a business ! visitor to Spartanburg Saturday. Mr. O. A. Swygert of Monarch spent Sunday last, at the home of Mr. 1 and Mrs. J. H. Riley on Duncan Heights. Rev. J. Andrew Smith, Presbyterian evangelist of Charlotte, N. C., is conducting a series of meetings at the Methodist church this week. He is a fluent and forceful speaker, a man of a very pleasing personality and delights and impresses his large congregations at each service. It is earnestly hoped that much good may be accomplished before the close of the meeting. Sunday night the attendance was unusually large as both the Baptist and Methodist ministers gave up their pulpits so that their congregations might unite in extending a cordial welcome to the visiting Mrs. W. B. Todd and children, William and Harris, who have been spending the holidays with her mother, at Anderson, returned home Monday. Little Mary, accompanied them home after an extended visit to her grandmother. Mr. J. J. Colson and family who have lived here for the past five years, moved to Union last week, where Mr. Colson has accepted the office of deputy sheriff. During their stay here they have made scores of friends who regret exceedingly to see them leave, though they carry with them to their new home best wishes. During Mr. Colson's stay here he has been the foreman in the grocery department for the Mutual Dry Goods Company. Miss Nellie Riley, one of Cross Keys' popular and attractive teachers, spent the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Riley. Rev. Leroy Brown of Chester, spent a part of the holidays here, the guest Gf Mrs. J. L. Padgett on Auburn Avenue. Rev. W. L. Gault ,the new Methodist minister, has filled his first appointment preaching to a large and appreciative congregation, lie has already made a very favorable impression upon the people of all denominations. He thanked the congregation for their presence and interest, and stated that for the next year, at Inoot U/k J A- 1~ ? ' * icuot, iic cApccicu iu ue wivn us ana hoped to be one of us. He also expressed an earnest desire to take part in anything tending to the moral and spiritual uplift of the community and to affiliate heartily with the other de| nominations in all religious work. It seems that a matrimonial move swept over our town the past week. On Thursday night, January 2nd, Mr. Grover Billings and Miss Blanche Snyder were happily maried at the residence of the bride's mother, Mrs. D. J. Snyder, on Cemetery street. On Sunday, January 5th, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. Thomas Corn, on Lookout street, their charming and attractive daughter, Miss Susie, became the bride of Mr. M. C. Adams, of Greenville. At the same hour and place, Mr. J. D. Bailey and Miss Bessie Adams, both of Greenville, were joined together in the holy wedlocks of matrimony. Rev. H. E. Hill, our obliging and much beloved Baptist pastor, officiated at each ceremony. These happy couples have a host of friends here and elsewhere who wish for them a long life crowned with unalloyed hapiness. Mr. John R. Smith, who has been MUTllj [i very popular and accommodating A| salesman for the past five years for |^| Mr. J. H. Riley, resigned the first of the year to accept a similar po- It sition with the Mutual Dry Goods Co. " at this place. Mr. W. B. Todd has been promoted from cloth room overseer to assistand superintendent. Mr. Todd is a w young man of excellent business qual- p ifications, and of rare intellectual P gifts, having held several responsible positions with the Buffalo Mill Company, and filled them in a very creditable and satisfactory manner, b Mr. Todd's friends are numbered by n C( the hundreds, who will rejoice to learn of his promotion, and predict n for him a successful career in the C business world. Mr. Todd will enter $ upon his new duties as soon as the ? overseer of the cloth room arrives, * ' - MB! C. L'. Hdppb'r o{ yi ed her brother, Mr. John Griffin, oil Lover's Lane, last Sunday. ; Miss Lorena Riley, who has been Qf sick for several weeks, her many C. friends will be delighted to learn, is convalescing. l? Mr .and Mrs. R. B. James were visitors in town Sunday. They arelcr< very pleasantly remembered here, y< having lived here a number of years. P1 The friends of Mrs. W. A. Johnson are grieved to learn that she is sick at her home on Auburn Avenue. The Christmas entertainments at both the Baptist and Methodist p1 churches, were a grand success in every particular. The churches were beautiful in their decorations. The trees were very pretty and loaded with good and useful things to make the young hearts glad. Each child had been w'Jl trained and acted their parts in a most creditable manner. Much praise and credit is due Messrs. Peeler and Woodard, superintendents of the two Sunday Schools, and their ianniui teacners for the success of the occasions. Both entertainments were on Christmas Eve night, though both churches were filled to its utmost seating capacity, and all present spent an enjoyable evening. We learn that Mr. C. C. Hopper, formerly of this place, but now of Union, will in a few days move here to oversee the cloth room. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hopper have many friends i here who will be glad to welcome them back. ?The friends of Mrs. A. B. Rhinehart are sorry to learn she contin- ues critically ill at her home on Park Avenue. , Miss Paul Returns to Union. U N "The Reunion of the Gibson Fam- it ily" a play by local talent will be W given at the opera house on January 3\ 16th and 17th. This play is under the auspices of the Ladies Aid Society b< of the Methodist church and the com- ir pany will be trained by Miss Anna L. A Paul, who made such a hit in the o< "County Fair" given here some weeks ago. The chorus work and dancing will be a feature, and the admission price in reach of all. E The Republican party has come to n a pretty pass when the pountry re- ft fuses to be upset by the Democratic f victory. ^ A man who enjoys having the women flirt with him does not care to have his wife give other men the same kind of enjoyment. ' P VL PR1 IEW PARCELS POST fill Require Thousands More Employes The United States Civil Service ill demand the appointment of aproximately 35,000 additional em? loyes during the coming year to andle the increased mail matter. The opportunity for positions in te Civil Service were never better. Civil Service positions are desirale because the hours for work are ot too long, salaries are good and srtain, and promotions are frequent. The greater number of appointlents will be made in the Clerkarrier Service, paying from $600 to 1,200 per year; the R. F. D. Service, aymg $1,100 per year to standard qutM; and the Railway Maili-SerigrityUitr fram If you\arc an American over' 18 ;ars old fend can read and write you ,n make sure of appointment to one ' these positions by study of an 1. S. Civil Service Course. Just mark and mail the coupon bew and we will send you the names TOO I. C. S. students who are now >lding Civil Service positions at >od pay. We will also tell you how >u can enter this most pleasant and rotitable employment. Pleasant work?good salaries?potions for life. Mark and Mail This Coupon International Correspondence Schools Box 1238, Scranton, I'a. Please explain, without further obligation on mv part, how I can qualify for the Civil Service position before which I have marked x Inspector Clerk Immigrant R. F. D. Carrier Inspector Stenographer Guard Typewriter Janitor Ry. Mail Clerk Gauger Ry. Mail Weigher Storekeeper Tagger Asst. Weigher Messenger Sampler Elevator Pressman Conductor Bookbinder Apprentice Compositor Skilled Laborer Watchman Carrier Name St. ?, .^O City State Present Occupation 52-4t. Notice of Installttion of Officers. Next Monday night, January the 3th, at 7:30 o'clock, Maple Camp, fo. 323, W. O. W., Union, S. C., will istall their officers for this year. The [on. P. D. Barron will be the iflailing officer. The public is cordially invited to e present to enjoy some good speaklg by Mayor T. C. Duncan, Hon. J. .. Sawyer, Rev. L. L. Wagnon and thers. G. L. Kirby, Clerk. List of Advertised Letters. For week ending Jan. 10, 1912: Miss Flora Brock, L. B. Burgess, !. B. Chitty, Willie I)onns, C. H. Fowir, Miss Lula Gist, G. H. Hughes, >. M. Martin, Altonia Littlejohn, [iss Dora Nichols, I. K. Parmer, liss Clarise Railey, L. H. Richard, Irs. Joyner Syms, Wallace Sims, barren Thomas, Mrs. Parlean 'homas, Thomas, Waldrup. L. G. Young, Postmaster. Some men's idea of being a leading olitician is to head the band wagon. $ 3-W /loney Savi We could not estii ch to buy for winter ds left. We do not1 r until next year oney Saving Prices" , which will compel 3 u good goods. Come aid, raw wind will y< v r,nnii MILE'S, THE PLAC VJC11UC Through the January any ing a pair o us from $2* ii i will pay nin his old shoes he is fitted ii pays cash : Shrewd bu need no ui Hai The Leading Shoe House | MONEY 1 ON IMPROVED F, Long Time. Easy Paymei tual cost of Perfecting Charged. JOHN B. PAL P. O. BOX 282 COLUMBIA, SOL SEE J. CLOUGH WALLAC Every man has a secret hope that he will be found out doing a good deed which he is trying to keep quiet. v : i : : *v.* X1 rig Prices j nate exactly how Wp hnvp man\r f f V JL ill V JL A1U1JLJ wish to carry them We have put on what we have fou to buy our sty!. see them. Many 3t blow this winter 6 CO. E TO BUY SHOES iwniiipi imen! j month of r man hnv f Shoes of 50 up, we a $1.00 for , providing i store and V V VI yers will ging : : : 1 les > - - Union, S. C. ? I U LUAIM ARMING LANDS nts. Borrower Pays AcLoan. No Commissions MER & SON. SYLVAN BUILDING. FTH CAROLINA E, Attorney, Union, S. C. It is beter to gruipble about your wife that at her, although both are utterly useless.