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% HI THE UNION TIMES HI VOL. LXHI. NO. 17. UNION, S. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 25. 1913. ~~~ ' fl 00 A YEAR.= DEATH CLAIMS JNO. K. YOUNG END CAME TUESDAY MORNING. Mr. Young was an Old Confederate Veteran and One _ Y T _ /M 1 i 4 ui union s uiaesi citizens ?He was a Man of Unblemished Character and was Widely Read?Was Buried on Wednesday. Mr. John K. Young died at his home six miles below Union on Tuesday morning, April 22, at 2.40 o'clock, and was buried Wednesday afternoon at 4.00 o'cock in the Episcopal cemetery here, Rev. J. Harry Chesley, rector of th? Church of the Nativity, conducting the burial service. Mr. Young had suffered an attack several weeks before his death, and for a few days preceeding the end was seriously ill. He has a large circle of friends throughout the county and state who will be saddened by his death, for he was a man of great kindness of heart and was well posted upon almost any topic that came up in the course of conversation. He v was a great reader and a fine conversationist, and by his unfailing geniality won the good will of all. Mr Young was a Confederate soldier, serving in Company E. 1 South Carolina regiment, and later, in Macbeth artillery. The deceased was born in Columbia on January 30, 1840, and was a son oi noDert a. Young and Mary Kershaw Young, of Camden. Mr. Young graduated from the State University in 1858, and vf*a married to Miss Ann Hughes, of this county. His wife and seven children GLEE CLUB CAPTURES UNION The Columbia College Glee Club gave a concert Tuesday evening, Ap ril 23, at the Union High School auditorium to a large and appreciative audience. The young ladies composing the club were making their second bow to the public, having been in Spartanburg Monday evening, but they sang with the ease and grace of experienced performers. Each member on the program was heartily applauded and the audience clamored for more. The young ladies were the guests of the Chamber of Commerce in the afternoon and were given an automobile drive over the city, showing them the principal streets, public buildings and handsome homes. It was an easy job to get machines and drivers, one machine being driven by our secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. After all expenses were paid a neat sum was cleared and everybody had a good time. "Maybe the young ladies have had a better time, but we doubt it." Thomson-Kennedy Marriage The marriage of Miss Blanche Thomson and Dr. T. P. Kennedy will be a social event of Thursday afternoon and one in which their friends here and throughout the State are deeply interested in. The ceremony will be performed by Rev. A. B. Kennedy, brother of the | groom, and only a few intimate families and a few intimate friends will be present. Among the out-of-town guests here for the Thomson-Kennedy marriage, are: Mrs. Eunice Kennedy, mother of the groom; B. F.; A. G.; H. L. and Rev. A. B. Kennedy, broth era of the groom. Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Ann H. Jeter, of Columbia; Misses Gailbraith and Irwin, of Spartanburg, Miss Elizabeth Guinzuis, of Wiscon mn; UT. ana ivirs. w. K. Thomson and Perrin Thomson, of Spartanburg. Special Meeting. The city Council and a committee from the Chamber of Commerce will have a special meeting Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. CHAMBER HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING Meeting Held on Monday Night?Outline of Work for the Future Discussed?Secretary Sumner Makes Statement?Prizes Awarded in the Fly Contest. The chamber of Commerce held its nnniml momhoroKin monfin? day evening, April 21, and there was a full representation of the members The directors and officers are as follows: Directors: L. J. Hames, R. P. Morgan, R. P. Harry, W. S. McLure, S. M. Rice, P. E. Wilburn, J. R. Westmoreland, W. F. Gilliam, J. Cohen, J. R. Fant, B. F. Alston, Jr., L. S. Townsend, J. D. Arthur, W. W. Johnson, J. G. Hughes. Officers: President, J. Roy Fant; 1st Vice President, J. Cohen; 2nd Vice President W. S. McLure; Treasurer, R. P. Harry. It was moved and carried to change Sec. 1, of Article VI, of the constitution so that the chairmen of standing committees could be picked from the entire membership and not confined to the members of the Board of Directors as heretofore. Secretary sumncr proposes to do most of his work through the chairmen of these committeees and not have to depend alone upon the Directors for support in the work to be undertaken. All members will be asked to fill out an affiliation blank, declaring themselves willing to serve on certain committees. Collected since March 27, (on which date Secretary Sumner took over the finances.) Disbursements (mostly old notes Whittr Children: 1st prize, Elizabeth Smith, $3.00; 2nd prize, Sherman Sprouse, $2.00; &3rd prize, Etelka Jeter, i Colored children: 1st prize, Shepard Benson; 2nd prize, Willie Hughes; 3rd prize, Dewy McDowell. In the peck of flies turned in it is estimated that there were about 200, 000. If these figures are correct and it is true that each pair of flies living at this time of the year can breed 8, 000,000 during the summer, then Union can consider herself rid of 800/ 000,000,000 of these pests. SUPT. JEFFRIES IS RE-ELECTED At a recent meeting of the trustees of the city schools, Superintendent Davis Jeffries was re-elected for the coming year. Mr. Jeffries has received some very flattering offers from other schools, and having placed the matter before the trustees was chosen by them for another term, He will remain in Union. There will be quite a number of vacancies in the corpQ of teachers the coming year. The following teachers have not applied for reelection: Miss Lora Clement and Miss Sarah Morgan, both of whom go to the Moody Bible Institute, to study to be missionaries; Miss Annie Brown, Miss Carrie Sams and Prof. Johnson. Miss Sams will teach in Gaffney. The others not making applisation Viovo mo/la ?>A ?M< V iiiMuv iiv aiiiivuiitClllCIIV VI tucir intentions. Death of Mrs. Minnie Fowler. Jonesville, S. C.?Mrs. Minnie Fowler, wife of Mr. Joe Fowler, died Tuesday night about 10 o'clock, at her home near Lockhart Junction, and was buried Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock, at New Hope church. She was a devout ^Christian, and suffered her death patiently. She leaves four little children and a husband to mourn her death. May they meet her in the great City of God. vi interest to S. S. Workers. Miss Grace Vandiver, secretary of the State Sunday School convention, will talk to all the teachers interested in the work, on Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock, at the Sunday School rooms of the First Presbyterian Church. FREE MEDICAL FOR Children Who are Not Heal Dr. Weston, Newly El< Carolina Medical tors Urge Columbia, April 22.?"The question is, are the people going to pervert the lives of their children and make them dependent on others, or are the children to be made independent and true men and women," said Dr. William Weston, newly elected president of the South Carolina Medical association, in disciifminir i<nmnn1. sory education and compulsory medical inspection. "It is facts that we have to deal with, not mere theory. Nor are these things new. They have been tried elsewhere in this country, and in Europe and found valuable." Dr. Weston pointed out that compulsory education and medical inspection for the children of South Carolina are devoutly to be wished for, and matters to the promotion of which the physicians of the state have pledged themselves. Asked what, as president of the medical association, he would work for. Dr. Weston replied "citizenship", and H explained that it is not possible to make good citizens out of children minds and are not properly trained Dr. Weston said that the welfare of the children of South Carolina add Konno nf tVin efofo i + ?' V..W Wi V1IV OW?VC * W3CI1 IS tin; cunsideration of every doctor of the medical society, who at the convention at Rock Hill offered themselves unanimously to the legislature of ^e state to carry on free work of m&fycal inspection should a measure^be passed providing for it. * "Concerns us' AIL" "I believe th^t qy, CITY AUTHORI Detectives For Weeks Her Arrests Began Mondt \ on?Mayor's The city authorities have been for | some time at work trying to suppress blind tigers and gambling houses within the city limits. To this end they have had employed three detectives who have been working for weeks within the city limits. On Monday a number of arrests were made and the cases are now up in the mayor's court. The arrests came as quite a surprise and without it being dreamed of before hand. The city authorities began these activities before Governor Blease had his detectives at work here, and thev have worked up many indictments against some of the parties arrested. If the cases are to be tried by jury, as was the case of the three charges already tried, it will require all this week and all of next week to get through. , The following cases are on the police docket and are now being tried: Charles Austell, seven indictments for gambling, and one for running a gambling house. He was tried on the first indictment Wednesday and the jury made a mistrial. Victor Flemming, seven indictIce Plant Open for Business. The new ice plant of the Union Ice and Fuel Company is now in full swing. Ice is being manufactured and the delivery wagons are busy. The business office of the concern will be at the factory. The plant is modern in every detail and turns out a fine grade of ice. The new enterprise starts out with Avamr nt>Aa?\A/i^ A# v ? v* J f/iuoptvb VI 0UCVCO9< ?????????i? Dr. McElroy to Wed Dr. A. P. McElroy left this week for Gaffney where he will be married on Thursday to Miss Lilian Jones ol that place. Miss Jones is not a stranger to the Union people having visited here several summers ago and a cordial welcome awaits her return as a permanent resident. PRIZES OFFERED IN TQMATO CLUB Miss Alsie Smith, who is Superintendent of the Girls Tomato Club in This County, Has Created Great Interest and Caused the Following Prizes to be Offered. . AID S. C. SCHOOLS thy Make Poor Citizens, Says ;cted President of South Association ?DocEducation. Dr. Watson stated that it is necessary that compulsory education and compulsory medical inspection must go harn^in hand, saying that the children cannot be taught if their minds are affected by some disease of the body. "Fully 75 per cent of the children in South Carolina are not .making progress in school because of physisal defects that exist among them, and of which parents are unaware. The result is that the children either leave school or make no progress, and thereby keep back the children without defects. I am convinced that the people of this state are going to take to these remedies with enthusiasm. When the defects of children are pointed out to parents and it is explained that the child's suffering is so easily cured, as in most cases is true, parents will not stand in the way of their children's future." "Normal Growth.." "When the defects are removed," said Dr. Weston, "the children will grow in the normal way, and they will have all the advantages of the healthy. The earning capacity, for examnlp- will hp incmoonil A man can earn more money than a weak one." Dr. Weston referred to the thousands in this state who are suffering from the hookworm, which affects ^ Kk^b^ttaease incapable of learning laVfeady thousands of hook worm dA?ea\ have mien cured, he said. Ife^William ^^{u^ve^of TIES GET BUSY e Been Working up Cases. I ly and are Still Going Court Busy. ments for gambling and one for liquor selling. Case not yet called. Robt Hames, seven indictments, charged with gambing. Case not yet called. Ernest Strickland, one indictment, gambling. Case not yet called. Raifeo Dineo, six indictments; liquor selling. Wallace Smith, two indictments; one for gambling and one for transporting liquor. Case tried and verdict of, not guilty, brought in by jury. S. M. McKissick, charged with do ing a pawn brokerage business within the city limits. Case not yet called. Sam Askew, one indictment; charge, gambling. Case not yet called. John Kendrick, one indictment; gambling. Case not yet caled. Frazer Jeter, petit larcency, stealing Coco-Cola from G. B. Sligh. Found guilty and given 15 days or $$2.50 fine. The court will be kept busy for some time. It is understood that there are a number of arrests yet to be made, as a result of the work of the detectives here. ? Secretaries to Meet in Greentilte VI ' i 1 Mr. Albert S. Johnstone, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce at Greenville has called a conference of the secretaries of Spartanburg, Ani derson, Greenwood, Union and Greenville to meet at the latter place on Saturday to discuss various matters. These gentlemen will be the per sonal guests of Mr. Johnstone and' will stay through Sunday. ' j " Engagement Announced. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Bates, of Car, lisle have announced the engagement of their daughter, Pearle, to Mr. Heni ry Hill Dupree, of Abbeville, the mar. rioge to take place in June, and will be one of the most interesting of the ones scheduled to take place in the month of roses. Miss Alsie Smith, the enthusiastic superintendent of the Girls Tomato Clubs in this county, is untiring in her efforts to make this work a success and has interested the merchants in it, and the following merchants have offered prizes. The list below is incomplete and other names will be added at an early date. The prizes are well worth trying for, and we are watching with interest this particular line of work. Trip to State Fair. The Southern Oil Co $5.00 Progress 5.00 J. Roy Fant 1.00 The Peoples Supply Co. 1 riding bridle, valued 2.00 W. D. Arthur C. 1-2 bbl. Sensation Flour 3.50 Bradley-Estes, 1 picture? 4.50 Fant Bros. Co., 20 lbs. lard 2.50 Humphries Hardware Co. 3.50 Union Grocery Co., 1 set Aluminum Roasters- 3.50 Union Hardware Co., 1 set Louis XVI. Table Spoons 6.00 Palmetto Drug Co., 1 purse 3.50 J. Cohen, 1 pair of shoes. Wilburn Bros. 1 umbrella 3.50 M. E. Tinsley 1 bracelet 5.00 T. B. Washburn, 1-2 bbl. Vesta Flour 3.50 Union Shoe Co., 1 pair of of shoes, i 4.00 Bailey Fur. and Lum. Co., any $2.00 article in the store. Adjutant General Moore, and Lieut. , Bos well came to Union Monday .for , purpose of inspecting the Johnson Rifles. ; A five dollar prize was awarded to , the man having the cleanest gun. , This prize was won Dv Mr. Smireeon Kelly. There was also a medal , which went to the best drilled man. , This went to Mr. Sims Price. ( Capt. J. Frost Walker being absent, having to attend court in Greenville, the company was under the command < of Lieuts. Hollingsworth and Ashford, and both these gentlemen were highly complimented by the visiting gen- 1 tlemen. The company has forty-eight men enrolled, and the Adjutant General spoke in high praise of the good work the company is doing. MARVIN CHARLES FOUND GUILTY. Marvin Charles was convicted* in the federal court in Greenville Monday and.'Tuesday, and was convicted upon two charges. The fraudulent use of the /mails and 'forgery*. He was sentencedto two years, one u?on ;each charge and to be served concurrently in the federal prison and to pay a fine of $500 upon each of the two charges. The case has been appealed to the higher court. Charles is in jail at Union awaiting the result of the appeal. * I ' v )' LI I" * . Church Calls Pastor. i k " ' i ' The congregation of tHe - .rst Baptist chnrcb has extended a call to Rev. H. A. Bagby, D. D., of Lincoln Mo., it is earnestly hoped by the congregation that Dr. Bagby will accept. He is one <>f thet leading ministers in the Baptist denomination and was for several years pastor of the i! First Baptist church at Greenwood, this j State. He is a native of Virginia, I and is 48 years old. , , -i ??r-'; 4 > " A'Freak Chicken. Mr. W. T. Gregory, who lives In West End, Urtiofi, has a chicken which was hatched recently that has no eyes. There is not a ifgn of an eyeball in the chichen's head. It is vigorous, several days old chick but without eyes. We vouch for this startling story for the chick was exhibited to us in the Times office. BUYS HUMPHRIES HARDWARE CO. WILL ENLARGE PRESENT STOCK. Messrs. E. W. Stone and D. Norman Jones Have Purchased the Humphries Hardware Co., and Will Carry Extensive Line of Hardware and Farming Implements. ? i The Humphries Hardware Co. has been bought by Messrs. E. W. Stone and D. Norman Jones, and they are engaged this week in taking stock; they expect to open the doors for business in the next few days. The concern will do business under the name of, Stone-Jones Hardware Co., and will occupy the same building formerly occupied by the Humphries Hardware Co. The plans of the firm are to enlarge the business, carrying a full line of hardware, giving special attention to farm implements of all kinds. Mr. Stone has for several voaro been with the Union Hardware Co., and is well posted in the hardware business. Mr. Jones has for several years been book-keeper for the Citizens National Bank of Union, and both young men are popular. They will have the good will of a large number of friends who hope to see them succeed in their enterprise. P. H. FIKE TO BE SPARTANBURG'S POST MASTER %- * %gv ? ? ? Representative^ Johnson Favors sf P. H. Fike, as Postmaster for the city of Spartanburg, Mr. Johnson spent the day in the offices of Johnson, Nash and Daniels, hearing scores of citizens express their views upon the postoffice situation. He gave all the most painstaking consideration and went into every phase of the controversy. Mr. Fike has served as? secretary to Mr. Johnson for the past seven years, resigning three weeks ago to .return to Spar? tanburg to become city editor of the Herald. Mr. Fike was not an applicant for the place and it was not until shortly before noon that his name was suggested to Mr. Johnson by local friends. Mr. Fike is a native of Laurens County, a graduate of Wofford. College and before,, 'coining .? secretary to Mr. Johnson was a reporter of the Spartanburg Herald for ten years. IJ.e. is one pf jthe best-known men in ? the country and has the deputation for having^ more personal friends than any man in the country. His appointment is expected to heal many of the wounds *of 'the con-, troversy that has waged during the; Wist few weeks. Mr. Johnson made no formal an-! v nouncement simply calling out to afriend as he walked down the stepaj from hie office: "Here's your next postmaster." W. R. Dillingham is quoted as saying ho is not certain but that he had rather see Fike postmaster than be rvnaf rr> oofor V? i monl f |/VOVIIIUtfVVI lillilOVIl J + ' f ' l > % ; , , Big Hen Eggs. ji .t s r\i'; } ( Mr. J. I. Harris brought to us this! week tWe^ hen eggs, one of which; weighed, 1-4 pound, the other just a. fraction less. These eggs were from hens which are a cross between Crys-. tal White Orpington and the Black. Mioorcas, find Mr. Harris thinks he; has by making this cross, secured, famous results. He says the cross! has produced hens which are not onI.. 1 I A. Li- A I ly Krcni myera, uuii n*B secured nens which lay exceedingly large eggs. J > Small Blaze. The shriek of the flre whistle was heard Sunday evening, and while the various congregations were assembled for worship. The churches were speedily emptied. The fire proved to be a fence in the rear of the domicle of Mr. Guissinger, in "Poverty Flat".