Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Why is the soda } such a universal People ate soda old days, it is bought them fr< box and took tl ? j ^ paper Dag, tneu \ flavor all gone. Uneeda Biscuitbetter than any e ?made in the gi in the world?bai ?packed to perl perfection until ; oven-fresh and c protecting packa; (NATIONAL BISC Goes to North Carolina. Mr. J. T. Byars, who for the past 12 yefrs has been in charge of the dyeing, box-making and shipping department of the Excelsior Knitting Mills, has resigned to take a similar position with the Skyland Hosiery Company, Flat Rock, N. C. Mr. Byars has many friends in Union who regret to see him leave. He is an expert in his department in the Knitting mill business. Improved Store. The Union Grocery Co., has just completed some very marked improvements in their store service. They have re-arranged the interior of the store and have put in som? of the handsomest fixtures tn ho noon in any city grocery store. New show cases, a splendid new refrigerator show case, shelving and screen doors in front and in rear are some of the ^improvements. They are working along the line of better sanitation in store keeping and one is convinced that they have advanced far towards attaining the best results possible by a visit to this modern, up-to-date grocery store. An EntertainmentThe ladies of the Episcopal church will give an entertainment Friday afternoon and evening, on the grounds of the Carnegie Library. The proceeds are to go for the benefit of the church. The public is cordially I invited to attend. Miss Paul Married. The friends of Miss Anna Paul will be interested to know that she was married to Mr. G. M. Seignous, of Orangeburg, last week. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Mr. Duncan, of the Methodist church at the home of the family of Mr. Seignous. Miss Paul will be remembered here as having staged the "County Fair," and the "Gibson Reunion". Her friends extend cordial good wishes for long life and happiness. To Unveil MonumentTlio. Uf n ?r r* ? ' HIE . \J. TT . V-UIIip, U1 DUIiaiO, will unveil a monument to George Lamb on Sunday, May 18, at one o'clock, at Bogansville church yard. All surrounding camps are invited to attend. Evelyn Thaw has abandoned her ambition to become a sculptress and will return to the stage at a salary of $5,000 a week. \\ \\ \\ Pky 1 \ \ \\ \\ Would yc \ \ your best \\ \ such as ai ! ai J will keep We sell i -???~"1 1 l cracker todayfood? ; < crackers in the true?but they ! [>m a barrel or j hem home in a : crispness and j < i ] -soda crackers t ver made before | eatest bakeries zed to perfection :ection?kept to ] you take them, j risp, from their ] ge. Five cents. UIT COMPANY | t i " i NO DECISIVE ACTION ' AS TO JONESVILLE i Washington, May 13.?Represen- : tative Johnson, when asked by the 1 State's correspondent today regard- ] ing the status of the postoffice at 1 Jonesville, said that if the name of Richard W. Scott, which he sent in j some time ago to the postmaster general, was rejected,he would then name another man for the place, but as yet no decisive action having tak- * en in the matter one way or another he would probably do nothing at the present time. The Jonesville matter came up for discussion here today when persons there inquired of Mr. Johnson when final action would be taken. Jonesville News Letter. Jonesville, May 13.?The weather is rather discouraging to farmers but if they will remember the spring of 1881 it was late dry and very backward, much of the cotton didn't come up till long in June and we made a bumper crop that year. I traveled down through Pea Ridge and the Brown's creek section last week and I saw some fine farming and saw some of the most prosperous homes in the community. Some of the most prosperous farmers in our county live in this country and they never saw Clemson college or any other college, only on the outside. The high cost of living dosn't affect these men for they have ft living at home. One auaint old home .. I visited was that of the late James ? Sinclair, near Brown's Creek church, ? where I saw the old time spinning p wheel, loom, cotton cards, reel, work- c ing bars, side saddle, harness for y weaving and some of the old time v things that carried me back to the p days of my childhood, for it was not p far away that I first saw the light j and attended the first church, day 0 school and singing school. I passed a through the old muster ground where r I commenced to muster at the age of r 18. The old places are near and dear e to me to this day. ( Mrs. L. J. Fowler and N. S. Foster are gone to Cross Keys to visit Mr. n J. Fincher Betsill. q Mrs. Roy P.- Whitlock, of Landrum, t visited relatives in Jonesville yester- f day. c Mr. JWalter Hames, of Calvert, ^ spent hunday in .Jonesville. f Mrs. W. H. S. Harris is spending t the week in Columbia. Telephone. a Card of Thanks. t I desire to thank my neighbors * and friends for their kindness to me * [luring the illness and death of my n mother, Mrs. Nancy Alexander. The c thoughtfulness of each one will be a cherished in my heart through all d the coming days. D. B. Williams. s ltpd. h b ? 1, he Unpainted House? ? ?u gu uuv in iiiu puuiiu^ lam wuaiiug ^ : clothes if you had no protection s n umbrella or raincoat? Not if you ^ p it, you say. t people expose expensive material to y cnts without adequate protection. a cling material in your house is ex- ? nd should be protected. Otherwise h ruined as surely as the fine clothes s dn't Ish to wear out in the rain. b r s causes decay in wood-work. If s out the dampness you keep away * Paint made with v d iwis White Lead 2 (Dutch Boy Trade-Mark) ^ id Pure Linseed Oil i away dampness and prevent decay. * li t. Come in and have a talk with as f inting. J Y I ion Hardware Co. I e 1 IARRY COLEMAN'S FATE NOW RESTS WITH JURY Continued from page 4.) see Mr. Parks and did not have a :onversation with him. John Foster sworn says??Live at rrough Shoals. Was at Jonesville lay Robt. Coleman was killed. Quit K tn oiv /)?? "VI IV at A?/ IlllIIUvvO WV OIA VA ACSV VACtJT Mr. Coleman was killed; looked at Mr. T. A. Little John's clock; went on to Jonesville; Richard and I live together; mile and half or two miles from T. A. Littlejohn. Harry came i>y and stopped. Had been there 10 jr 15 minutes. Did not notice clock. Harry laughed and carried on fun. Did not seem to be mad at any one. Cross Ex.?Richard was sitting by the fireplace. Clock was over in corner by Richard. Lamp was on table close to clock; I am a painter, worked for Mr. Littlejohn on Friday, Thursday, Wednesday; stopped work at quarter to 6. Sun was down when I quit work. Don't know when Harry got there. Know Jim Tweed. Saw him last Monday. General sessions court; had no conversation with him. He asked what we were doing there, etc. Had no conversation with John Parks. Mrs. Alexander sworn says:?Live Jmiles from Pacolet; husband is C. C. Alexander. R. D. Coleman was my sister's husband. Had known him 35 years. Was a man of few words; known Harry from infancy; he is a kind hearted boy; relationship between Harry and father agreeable. My sister died three years ago, was marrio^ Qfl vanra Vtavo olwova lwarl close to them; was present during sister's illness and death and burial. Cross Ex.?Mr. Robt. Coleman man of few words. Harry visited us frequently. Harry took a ring from me; don't know how old he was. Mr. Coleman visited us; lived close to him. Re-direot:?Mrs. Coleman died between 1 and 2 o'clock, March 1. R. D. Coleman and Harry were in bed; R. D. Coleman got up; went back. Showed no signs of emotion. Harry did not get up at all. Mrs. Gertie Tisdale sworn says: Adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander. Knew Mr. R. D. Coleman and Harry all my* life. They visited at house of Alexanders. Never knew any trouble between Harry and his father. Harry was a kind hearted aoy. Was at burial of Mrs. Coleman. Harry did not look at her. Bovd Harris sworn says:?Deputy Sheriff of Union county, county jailsr. W. J. Hafle came down Sunday norning to see Harry. Sheriff informed me to send Harry's shoes to fooesville, etc. After that Harrv lent for Mr. Haile. I phoned for lim 2 or 3 times. Harry Coleman, the defendant was lext sworn says. 28 next October. 3n Thursday before father was killid was at' home in bed sick. Cold, took medicine that night went to lonesville after dinner that evening, :ame back a little while after dark, VI rs. Cook, Lizzie and father were here, stayed 15 or 20 minutes, went lome. On Thursday father vorking on a single barrel shot gun. Slo disagreement, and ne^er^id bqen iny between father andLTJC^er^JK ill the time fooling with implements. ! left him working with gun. I was n shop last when I took gqn up there wo weeks before. Shot it the same lay; don't know whether father had ihot it or not. Father killed a dog ibout then, one of mine. Two or hree weeks before. Told me to sell :otton?would go no higher?- paid lim no rent in cotton except corn, vorkcd one horse all corn thrown ogether. Father let me do as I leased. I made the arrangement, shot dog, Pa was in house, he came ut, I have never said anything bout him getting back in house I lever said I would slap him in ,$he nouth. He was good to me I got evrything I wanted. I helped Mrs. 'ook to move. Father told me to go y Jonesville to get flour, etc. I lever spoke disrespectfully to him. lood father. Mother has been dead hree years. I gamble, but never let ather know it, drunk once, never arried whiskey home; gambled on he place one time once, a year beore his death. Father and I talked ogether sometime. Morning of eath he told me to get some nands nd cut road, last time I saw him unil we came from Mrs. Cook's. Fos er Thomson never cut any wood afer ordered off the place. Loved nother. Nearest relative, Mrs. Alxander on mother's side. Father nd I went hunting together a great leal. Father told me to have gun in hop to put a pin in it to tighten ireech. i carried the gun up 2 weeks efore that. Three keys to .the shop ock; Pa had one, one in house, shop ometimes unlocked when we would orget to lock it. Friday morning zent to Jonesville, sold two bales of otton, went down to Henry H&mes or a check, then went to Bowen's tore; stayed there all day, bad rainy lay, played slot machine, left? at bout 6 o'clock, went to barber shop, hen to depot, then to Eld. Smiths estaurant, then to the Oil mill, met losea Webber, Tom Coleman. Had conversation with Webber; then I ;ot a half a pint of whiskey, went n towards postofflce. I then went lome; about 20 minutes of 7 o'clock; then went on to Richard Foster's, tayed there a few minutes; went on iv Clilead. met FH. I.nncr whnra tho oad turns off below Gifeaci; it was o dark I did not see him until I :ot near him. He was going towards Jonesville, I going from Jones ille. I went by Wilson Tally's house lid not see Wilson Tally day or night; lext passed Crick Horn's house close but not through yard to Mrs. Cook's touse. Found Beulah Cook, Lizzie, Jmith and little girls; we went up iften; I gave all some chewing gum; tayed there an hour laughing and alking, ate supper, gave Smith some vhiskey. Mrs. Cook had gone to 3noi?f onKllfi*' T o olrorl * ? ?? /j/mi , a aanvu VlltSIIJ W iome with us; we started girls in ront; Lizzie had lantern; one of the ;irls went. in first; Lizzie followed vith lantern, and said somebody has tilled Uncle Bob" she fainted, ieulah Cook and I carried her to >ranch; somebody suggested going ifter somebody; went up to shop to ;et gun, running, shop locked. Smith ind I went in, got gun; shop 16 by 8 feet, knew where gun was placed; UNDI Is a profession that is a tory of tne United States, the importance of this bran dertaker who understands \ be entrusted in arranging ...Eft l Is very necessary in m; rnntacrirm Qrtsi nvnonwrfto 4-U U11U VCO 111 plished by those who have ] The Bailey Undertaking Licensed Embalmers, Mr. 5 perience in both branches c that those of moderate mea the health of the communi balming FREE. Bailey Union Us "I O' Q UrxMriA XJ1CI O-llUI dC Harlc For Sale by It's a Peacl Strong, Pow went in got pun as we went back ran until we heard noise in edge of woods; Smith asked what that was; I threw up the pun; did not know whether the pun was loaded or not; went on to branch, then on to Mrs. Cook's; we were all cryinp, it was a preat shock to me, I hardly knew what I was doinp. Smith Cook went after Mr. Mabry; pirls asked for someone to stay; when they came back, Eleazer Mabry, Smith Cook and I went down, found father still living; Mabry suggested going after doetor. I met doctor when he came, then went home with Smith. I had heated water for the doctors, before they came; I could not stand to see the doctors dress father's wound. We went to Mrs. Cook's; Mrs. Mabry whs mere. We then went over to Munro Horn's to get him to send for my uncle and aunt. Coming back from Munro Horn's looked for track. Smith thought that he saw a track but it proved to be a mule track; we walked around looking for tracks; going to Mr. Horn's . we walked across track; then we went back to our house, thence up to Mrs. Cook's; the sheriff came soon after, I went back to my house;*I stayed there all night then; conversations about who did it; I knew of no one who would hurt father; Lizzie had had trouble with a negro woman; Foster Tho.nQAn nnrl fKiu . ?v?. MUM vii.o uvfs?v ^<11 11 lieiv, this was mentioned, but I tried to disabuse their minds of that; do not remember rural policeman being mentioned; went to bad between three and four o'clock. Ed. Long with me, took a little nap, got up about 6 o'clock; did not hear Ed Mabry say that father was dying; I met Crick Horn at edge of yard; he went in, and Ed Long and I went up from Mrs. Cook's to get breakfast. They began to look for tracks early. Father was still living; I asked Ed. Long to stay with me at the house while they were looking for tracks; about ten o'clock the blood hounds came, the dogs were tied to a pear tree near the house; they :rta ttracting i lore attention now Observing people are beginr ch of business, and the advan the work in all its branches ; and directing funerals. /IBALMII any cases, and when properh at life-like appearance so de5 had experience and training i : Company now employs two /[ ---I TT 1 XT T7I. u.. uvinici anu xvxi". XX. VV. ?i( )f undertaking, whose servic< ns can afford?and where ne ity and prevention of the sp Undertafc I Base Ball \ and Tennis Goods Rpst ftnalltv -rwm v All Prices t = irdware < ^ Power Tv jy-Dav r The Times for $ l! Goes Lik erful, Durable, Nc trailed around the potato patch, around the pasture, by Mrs. Cook's, back to our house? Rnhhina ?!#! to go up the hill and take a tree; he went back towards the house; turned the dogs loose, and set them on me; they trailed me, ran over my track, one dog picked up my track and treed me. Robbins then told me I was the right one. Norman arrested me, I was brouerht to iail that, dau and have been there since. I never covered my tracks. Last court was the first time I heard of any covered tracks; there is no reason I would have for killing father; no motive; know nothing- about him being shot. It has been two years or more since I loaded a shell. Did not look at mother after she was dead; I cannot look at any one dead. Heard two shots over on the road towards the river. J have gambled with both black and white. On cross examination?Dogs were set on my track; went up on the hill and took a tree only because Sheriff Fant told me to do so. At 4:30 Wednesday afternoon the testimony was all in, and argument to the jury begun. First speaker for the State was Jno. K. Hamblin; spoke 15 minutes. H. K. Osborne then spoke 30 minutes. P. D. Barron opened for the defense, and will resume speaking Thursday morning. Solicitor Hill closed for the State. Throughout the trial the court room was packed. Children's Day. Children's Day will be observed at Wesley's Chapel church on May 18, at 8:00 P. M. The public is invited to attend. The city of Florence has entered upon its government by commission with Wm. R. Barringer mayor and three commissioners in charge. Lexington county has bought a road .machine for $5,000. KING r than ever before in the hisling to realize more than ever itages of having a trained unand to whom every detail can SIG... f done prevents the spread of sirable and can only be accomin this profession, experienced Undertakers and Igar, who have had large ex?s we offer to all and at prices icessary for the protection of read of contagion we do emLing Co. jtlr Company !, . /n_ i vin ^ynnaer idson 185.00 Cash. :e the Wind iseless, Safe. Becomes Bookkeeper. Mr. Kemper Morgan, who has for six years been in the office of the Skyland Hosiery Co., at Flat Rock, N. C., has accepted the position of bookkeeper in the Citizen's National Bank here. Mr. Morgan is a "native" of Union, and hji? hilt rotm-no/l to his native land. He takes the place made vacant by the resignation of Mr. Norman Jones, who has recently become a co-partner in a new hardware concern here. Civic League to Meet. The regular monthly meeting of the Civic League will be held at the Chamber of Commerce, on Monday afternoon, May 9, at 5 o'clock. SHIP YOUR WHEAT TO THE PALMETTO ROLLER MILLS Mr. Farmer: If your wheat is perfectly dry, has no smut or wild onions in it, ship to us and in return we will ship, prepaying, freight to you 36 lbs. flour and 14 lbs. bran per bu. Ship your wheat in strong bags, as we cannot be responsible for wheat in transit. This applies to 10 bushels or more. PALMETTO ROLLER MILLS SPARTANBURG, S. C.