The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, May 30, 1913, Image 1
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VOL. LXm. NO. 22. UNION, S. C., FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1913. 1 ^!.00 A YEAR.
NEGRO DESPEf
CAPTURl
DIED FROM WOUNDS
RECEIVED FROM
I MEMBERS OF
POSSE.
A Posse Headed by Sheriff
Morris, of Barnwell, Captured
Richard Austin on
Tuesday Near Newington,
Ga. ? He Resisted
and was Fatally Shot.
Austin Dies on Steamer.
HamDton. S. C_. Msv 28.? Word
has been recieved here that Richard
Henry Austin, the South Carolina negro
murderer, died tonight on board
the steamer Attaquin,, while being
taken to Bluffton, S C Sheriff Morris
expects to take Austin's body to
Allendale tomorrow.. A large crowd
had assembled here in anticipation of
the negro's arrival.
His Body Mutilated.
Hampton, May 29.?The body of
Richard Henry Austin, which was
brought here at 2 o'clock this morning
by officers who had shot him in
Georgia, was taken from them and
mutilated by a mob which had assembled
here with the nurnose of burn
ing his body after it became known
that he had died while en route to
Hampton.
The body was taken from the officers
who brought it, and the head
and fingers and toes were cut off.
Members of the mob took the bits of
flesh for mementoes.
After this the body was singed
and then was hanged from a tree in
jr front-of houeo.
There waa no violence except to
the body of the negro and there was
no other disorder.
The negro died while en route to
this place. He was taken on board
the steamboat Attaquin, but died before
the boat reached Bluffton.
Newington, Ga., May 27.?Richard
Henry Austin, slayer of Dr. S. C.
Moore, Magistrate Edenfield and Victor
Bowers, was captured at dusk tonight
near the residence of Marvin
Giles, seven miles above Newington,
The negro did not surrender without
resistance and was shot down by a
member of the posse making the
arrest, which was headed by Sheriff
Morris of Barnwell county, S. C. Tonight
he lies desperately wounded
and his life is despaired of. Should
his prisoner be able to travel, Sheriff
Morris Will start for South Carolina
with his men in the morning.
For days Austin has been skulking
in the Savannah river swamps, fed
and aided by members of his own
race. For several days past the relentless
hand of the law has been
closing on him slowly, but surely,
until it became but a question of time
before the black found himself a
prisoner of the representatives of
that government he had defied and
whose officers he had shot down.
This morning Austin was seen to
skulk up river and the vigilant posse
soon in pursuit. Austin formerly
worked for Mr. Giles *and it is
thought he went that way, being in
hopes of obtaining food or shelter.
Familiar with the ground he evaded
his pursuers all day, but at dusk
Sheriff Morris and a member of the
posse came suddenly upon their man.
j\. gun spoKe ana Austin dropped.
The long chase was ended.
Austin will be taken to Savannah
in the morning. Austin was shot
three times, in the breast and stomach.
His condition is desperate, but
Sheriff Morris hopes to land his man
safely on South Carolina soil alive.
Austin was shot by Sheriff Morris
and Officer Stavender of the Hampton
posse. Knowing the desperate
character of the man, Sheriff Morris
and Officer Stavender took no chan
res and opened fire on him as soon
as he came in sight. He was shot as
he was coming down the road to
(tiles' house.
Savannah, Ga., May 28.?Lying on
a crude stretcher of three planks
nailed together, with his abdomen
torn open by nine buckshot wounds
and his left arm broken nearly off by
a rifle bullet, Richard Henry Austin,
(Continued on last page.)
MDO IS
ED IN GEORGIA
Mayor Duncan
For Congress
It is very probable that Mayor T.
C. Duncan will enter the race for
Congress in the next campaign. In
fact, he has given out his intention
to do so. There was some talk of
his making the race against Mr.
Johnson last summer, but, he decided
against entering at that time. When
seen by a Times reporter this week,
Mayor Duncan confirmed the rumor
as to his entering the race next summer.
He says it is now his intention
to make the campaign. He will
oppose Mr. Johnson, the present incumbent,
and Mr. Sam Nicholls, of
Spartanburg, who has announced his
intention of entering the race.
It is quite a while before the campaign
opens, and there may be others
to enlist before the opening day next
summer.
Clifford Seminary
Closes Session
The Clifford Seminary commencement
exercises began on Sunday
morning with the baccalaureate sermon
by Rev. Dr. M. C. Woodworth,
of the Presbyterian College at Clinton.
His theme was Higher Chris- '
ian Living.
Dr. Woodworth preached again
Sunday evening.
Monday evening the public meeting
of the Philomathea literary society
was held. 1
The judges selected to decide be- j
tween the affirmative and negative
debaters at the public debate given
by the Philomathea Literary Society,
Clifford Seminary, Monday evening
had great difficulty in reaching a decision,
in fact had to bring in a <fi- ;
vided verdict. The negative was declared
winners, two of the judges deciding
in their favor while one stood
out for the affirmative.
As a matter of fact the young ladies
acquitted themselves so well on
both sides it was a difficult matter to 1
decide.
The question debated was, "Resolved:
That the annexation of Mexico
to the United States would be
for the best interest of both countries."
Misses Emily Dulin and Helen
Campbell represented the affirma- ]
tive, while Misses Abrelia Tilford
and Cornelia Harvey represented the
negative.
The public meeting was largely attended
by visitors, and the music, 1
declamations and, in fact the entire
program, was very entertaining.
Tuesday evening at the Union Op
era house the literary address was
delivered by Rev. W. H. Pendleton,
rector of the Church of the Advent,
of Spartanburg. The address was of
a high order and delighted the audience
. There was a number of muBical
selections rendered to the enjoyment
of the large audience. ,
The Seminary has had a prosperous
year. Mrs. B. G. Clifford, the
president of the institution is very
much gratified over the years work.
U. D. C. Meeting.
The William Wallace chapter of
the U. D. C's. held a most entertaining
meeting last Monday at the home
of Mrs. T. L. Estes, on East Main
street. The afternoon was devoted
to Stonewall Jackson and papers
were read by Mrs. F. M. Farr, Mrs. 1
J. A. Sawyer, Mrs. C. H. Peake, Mrs.
Lucy Barron and Mrs. W. E. Thomson.
Each paper treated of a differ- '
ent phase of this great man's life
from his early boyhood through un- '
til his death, and they answered to
the roll call by giving sofne anecdote ,
concerning Jackcon.
Delicious refreshments were serv- 1
ed by the hostess and music was 1
furnished by Miss Vivian Sarratt and
Mrs. J. Frost Walker.
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Additional Mail Service.
Postmaster Young has received instruction
from the postoffice author- j
ities that Nos. 3 and 28 will carry
inrougn mail. This means that everything
for Columbia and beyond
may leave Union on the Carolina
Special, while mail from Columbia
will be brought through by No. 3
which arrives in Union about 2
o'clock a. m.
UNION WILL HA\
.
Plans are on foot to have a big n
fourth of July celebration her this 1
year. The plans for this celebration 8
were launched by the Chamber of _
P
Commerce. It is intended that this n
day be the biggest one Union has sv- J
er had. Everybody is invited to ft
come. Announcement of the pro- V
gram in full will be made later, but G
there will be a "baby show," military
drill, all kinds of races, on foot, d
FIRST SERIES
The Union County Base Ball L
31, as follows:
Lockhart vs. Jonesville, at Jont
Union vs. Buffalo, at Buffalo.
Monarch vs. Excelsior, at Excel
TIMES' BICYC1
We purpose calling it that, alt!
they go on bicycles, on foot, by ra:
torcycle or flying machine. The
And we believe we have engaged
as announced last week, we have <
mer's campaign for receiving xeiou
These young men will go intdi ?V<
county during these four montJ)$?
entrusted with our mail list, and
subscriptions and renewals to the
mend them to the favor of
are worthy young fellows, ambitio
ious to get together sufficient fund
In paying your subscription you i
this worthy aim and you arfe help
season. For fifteen months we hi
our plant which was purchased ai
summer witnesses our final jfrdflf jfc|
paign will help us materially, ih fix
learned not to despise the.4^|frjk$
one at the time, of enottRtSI^I
Your dollar will help thaP^jfrffil
will help us.
tion of our heart's desire for this
ing forth these bright young men
paign; we are out for honest bus
what we consider our dues in coj
subscribers, it is our ambition- to
hundred. We desire that the pres
five hundred. We purpose impro
the people of Union county the b<
We are not ashamed of the paper
we are ambitious to make it better
secure ground in the matter of
we purpose adding another man b
suring a more carefully edited p
what a difference it would make \
eleven hundred new names added
improvement, for progress, for ad
feel sure the young men we send
and consideration on the part of
and we are ambitious to swell tl
inenas to tne goodly number of
we rest our case. The young m
the heels of this week's edition ar
uel Littlejohn, Jr., Harold James
ceive them favorably, for they ar
fellows, and they are worthy of y
are from Jonesville, two from U:
likely to show up anywhere in I
three or four months. They will :
them. We stand behind their tran
tion money. Each week we will pi
turned in by our brigade. So. kin
We begin today, Friday, a good li
ward climb. Watch this space ei
have a good lesson for the people
old.
THE TIME
DEATH OF A G
Mrs. Salina Steen, wife of Mr. T. D. th
Steen, a life long resident of Union
and Union county, died suddenly Friday
afternoon, May 23.
Mrs. Steen had been in declining
health for several years, but was w
able to. be up and about her usual
household duties, and in fact on the P
day of her death seemed as well ai
or better than usual, she was cheer- *1
ful and ate dinner with her family 81
in the best of spirits, after dinner
Bhe stepped across to a neighbor's M
nouse, mr. n. i. rainter's, and while ol
sitting talking to his wife, the stroke st
came, that snatched her away. Si
She was a good woman, and a good C
neighbor, she had been a member of T
the Methodist church for thirty-flve gi
years and was not unprepared for lo
IE BIO FOURTH1
luleback, sack races and the like,
'here will be some distinguished "
peaker to deliver an address.
The entertainment committee ap- j
ointed by the Chamber of Comlerce
is as follows: A. B. Brannon,
. R. Westmoreland, W. H. Burris,
L W. Storm, C. W. Goforth, P. E.
Vilburn, C. H. Milhous and W. N.
[lymph.
The program will appear at a later 4
ate in full. *
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t
eague will play Saturlay, May t
o
;sville.
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LE BRIGADE \l
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lough we do not care whether
il, by horse and buggy, by mo- 8
main thing is that they go! (
four young men who will go. a
organized our force for a sumewals
and new subscribers. 1
sry nook and corner of Union
>f summer vacation. They are
are authorized to receipt for v
Tim** Wp honr+ilu I (
eople of Union county. They h
Ufvto help themselves and anxfl^lo
go to college next session.
helping them to carry out I
Aus to pull through a hard
ivebeen struggling to pay for
rter Our destructive fire. This
ull? gnd this subscription cam5
Up-hill pull. We long ago ft
yflHbings. An accumulation, n
rs, wttd wipe out our debts. ?
BKhom it ijUtftiynd it
SiwurT>ring aborn tn^ambl^ a
summer campaign. In send- v
we are not on a begging cam- ?
liness, and are but asking for c
^ecting renewals. As to new
get up to a list of thirty-five d
int twenty-four grow to thirty- ?
ving our paper, anl giving to n
ist weekly paper in the State, b
we have been sending out, but P
. As soon as we get upon safe ri
payments on our machinery,
3 our office force, and thus inaper,
a newsier paper. And
vith our advertisers if we had 1
to our list! We. are out for p
vancement in every way. Vfe J
I out will meet with kindness E
w ?:i ?j i?? ? i
uui suuacnueis ana inenas, *'
ie number of subscribers and
thirty-five hundred. So here h
en we send forth forth upon t
e: Messrs Earl Brown, Sam- a
i and Tommy Murrah. Re- p
e clean, bright, worthy young r(
our confidence. Two of them w
nion, but any one of them is
Jnion county during the next
receipt you for all money paid
isactions in receiving subscrip- E
iblish the names and payments f
d friends, our campaign is on! p
ick day, upon our onward, up- lc
ich week! We believe it will
! of Union county, young and f
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75, Lewis M Rice, Manager. 1
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OOD WOMAN
ie summons.
The funeral services were conduct- s'
1 at the family residence on West d
ain street, Saturday afternoon, by *
ev. L. L. Wagnon and the interment ^
as at Duck Pond church.
The great host of friends who were j
resent at these sad services was
mple testimony to her goodness and
ie great loss the community has
iffered.
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Before marriage Mrs. Steen was
[las Alice Woodson, and a daughter
the late Robert Woodson. She is p
irvived by her husband, Mr. T. 6. ?
been, and one daughter, the wife of
ol. Dave C. Gist, of Union countv. n
he sympathy of a host of friends
o out to these bereaved ones in their j{
>88. J
BOYS OF Ci
CITY OF
Harold James
Wins Medal
One of the most delightful enter;
ainments of the season was that of
he oratorical contest given by the
roung men of the High school here
Vednesday night. The oratory was
?f a high order, truly, and the music
urnished by the choral class under
he leadership of Miss Beatrice Wil?urn
added greatly to the pleasure
>f the occasion.
Mr. Harold James was declared
vinner of the Duncan medal, with
dr. Claude Jolly coming second.
Vhile these young men were declarid
winners, all were given high
iraise by the judges, and it was well
leserved.
The following took part in the
:ontest:
Claude Jolly?The Black Horse
ind His Rider.
McTyerie Daniel?In favor of the
Colonies Separating from Great Britlin.
Boyce Whitehead?Happiness and I
liberty.
Oliver Rice?A peerless Civilizaion.
Harold James?The Speech I
zould Make Were I a Candidate for
)ffice in Union County.
Rutledge Lawson?Life of Abraiam
Lincoln.
Clarence Kirby?True Courage.
)eath Claims
Lawrence Burgess
Mr T .ou/ron/?o Rufrtnofl
? - MMK4VIIW UICU Oil
londay morning after a short illess
and was buried the following afjrnoon
at Sardis church thw i^rrices
eing conducted by hif-pattor.
sventy-eight years of age. Ten
ears ago he was married to Miss
'leora Betenbaugh who with one
hild survive him.
Mr. Burgess was sick only a few
ays and his death is a great shock
5 his friends and the community,
le was a man of fine qualities and
umbered his friends by the score,
[is loved ones have the sincere symathy
of the community in their sor)W.
Will Make Union His Home.
Dr. W. E. Sawyer will arrive in
Inion June 1, to take a permanent
osition with the Rice Drug Comany.
Dr. Sawyer is an up-to-date
rug man, and has been with the
[einitsh Drug Company in Columia.
Dr. Sawyer was at one time with
he Rice Drug Company, and while
ere made many friends among the
Illion npftnlp Ho ic oftiirfanno 0"<l
ttentive to the trade and is an exert
druggist, he has decided to loate
in Union permanently and will
eceive a cordial welcome from all
'ho know him.
Will Bestow Crosses of Honor.
The i William Wallace Chapter U.
>. C. will bestow on June 3rd., at the
ligh School auditorium at 5 o'clock
. m., crosses of honor on the fol>wing
veterans or their descendnts:
W. V. Bentley, Chas. W. Boyd. W.
'. Goodwin, C. S. Gregory, M. B Lee.
. G. Moseley, J. T. Scales, D. A.
'ownsend, W. M. Turner, N. A. Wilon.
Death of an Infant.
Lawerence Smith, Jr., the infant
on of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Smith
ied on May 21, and the remains |
cic carnt'u to Liuxingion county ior
urial.
Death of Mrs. Mary Gladden.
Mrs. Mary Gladden, wife of Mr.
ames H. Gladden, died at Monarch
n May 19, and was buried in the
ity cemetery the following day.
Mrs. Gladden was 27 years of age
nd leaves a husband and one child.
_ Yir m n ?
lTir. v*. i. rowen nas accepted a
osition with the Union Grocery Co.
Ir. Powell has had years of exper;nce
in the grocery business and by
is attention to the thade has made
lany friends.
Miss Flossie Whitlock, of Santuc,
i the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. W.
'ollard.
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1PTURE
CHATTANOOGA
ELOQUENT ADDRESSES
AND SPECTACULAR
PARADES AT
REUNION.
Republican Governor was
Greeted With Rude Salutation
Which Changed
to Applause?Will Hold
Next Reunion at Jack- ?
sonville, Fla.
Chattanooga, Tenn., May27.?Eloquent
addresses, spectacular parades
and scores of social entertainments
in honor of veterans, sponsors and
maids of honor, characterized the
opening day of the 23rd annual United
Confederate veteran's reunion in
this city. The only discordant note
was sounded at the first business sesoinn
nf ? !? ?? *- ^
| va. Ml? Tul/Ciuua WllCIl Ilisavs, IInally
drowned down by cheers,
slightly delayed Gov. Ben W. Hooper
of Tennessee, in delivering his address
of welcome. The Tennessee
executive, who is said to have been
the first Republican governor to welcome
a reunion of Confederate veterans,
disregarded the disturbance
and was given an ovation at the conclusion
of his remarks.
Throughout the day the influx of
visitors continued Every train added
hundreds to the thousands already
in the city. Although the weather
was threatening no rain and the temperature
remained in the 60's. Fair
and warmer weather is predicted for
tomorrow.
Sponsors in Parade.
n :i- 11. 1
,u?B((ne me cuoiness, nunareas ot
sponsors reprosontinjg almost ovary ^
division in the Confederate ~?CrmyiJn-~ --1- '<
participated in the parade this afternoon.
In filmy gowns and laces they
were driven in automobiles along the
principal streets in the city. Thousands
lined the sidewalks to witness
the pageant while the capability of
special reviewing stands on Broad
street was taxed to the utmost.
Gen. Bennett H. Young, commander-in-chief
of the United Confederate
Veterans, and Gov. Hooper, with
their staffs, reviewed the parade
from an official stand erected at Gen.
Young's headquarters.
The aged veterans who thronged
the streets appeared to enjoy display
immensely. As each automobile
passed, filled with beautiful women
and girls, the veterans leaned far
over the retaining ropes along the
street, waved their hats and threw
kisses to the Southern beauties.
These in turn acknowledged the
greetings and tossed flowers to tho
soldiers.
Chattanooga, Tenn., May 28.?
Jacksonville, Fla., late today was
awarded the honor of entertaining
the twenty-fourth annual United
Confederate reunion and Commander-in-chief
Gen. Bennett H. Young,
of Louisville, Ky. with the three departmental
commander, were reelected,
at the last important business
session of veterans during the
present reunion here
The next reunion went to Jacksonville
after more than #n hnni-'o
deliberation, in which the hospitality
and fame of that city, Nashville,
Tenn., Houston, Texas, and Tulsa,
Okla., had been proclaimed by eloquent
orators. When a vote was taken
Jacksonville received 1,528 votes
Nashville the nearest opponent, receiving:
405. The selection of the
Florida city was then made unanimous.
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Department officers who again
will serve under the command of
General Young are Lieut. Gen. Theodore
S. Garnett, Norfork, Va., commander
of the Army of Northern
Virginia; Lieut Gen. George P. Harrison.
Onfllikn A In mrniYionJ..
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the Army of Tennessee, and Lieut.
Gen. K. M. Van Zandit, Fort Worth,
Texas, commander of the TransMississippi
department.
Rev. W. D. Wakefield and family
leave on June 9 for their new home
in Columbia, S. C. Mr. Wakefield
will occupy the pulpit of the First
Baptist Church here until that time.
MisB Auressie Wilburn returned to
the city on Tuesday evening after
a visit to friends in Greenville during*
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