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m THE UNION TIMES m VOL. LXin. NO. 4li. UNION, S. C., FRIDAY, OCTORER 24, 101J1. * v ^ i jLai*. MONARCH Mb WAS P The Fair Held at Monarch La Saturday was Largely Atten ed and the Exhibit Were Me Creditable?Cecil Bailey IV< Bronze Medal Given by tl Woman's Home Companio One of the most noteworthy even of the fall was the Fair held at Mo arcn mm vniage on lasi naiurua October 18. The program carried o was an elaborate one and the resi was a credit to the management ai the residents of the village. The Fa was a tremendous success, not on from the standpoint of exhibits, b attendance and Rood manageme generally. The arrangement of the exhibi was very pleasing. All the cana goods, vegetables, fruits, pickh preserves, etc., were displayed so to be easily seen and were numberc These exhibits created no end comment and praise. They includ almost every fruit and vegetable th is common to Union county and in j most every imaninauie way. i high cost of living has no terro for the residents of Monarch mi when the pantries are filled with su good things to eat. The rivalry was keen but there left no feeling of bitterness and t winners are being congratulat heartily. The needlework and art displ was exceptionally fine, and the poi try and live stock exhibit was pleasing surprise not only to the familiar with these, but to ma others who viewed them. The display of quilts was larf some very unique and interesting account of age, and intricate pi terns. One of these quilts contain ' ribbon and was indeed a work art. The collection of curios and reli was very interesting. Baskets a walking canes made by Indians. T old chinaware consisted of a pitch brought from Ireland 125 years a* sugar dish and teapot. Brass ca dlesticks; bolt out of battles! Maine; joint from sharks backbor ston out of orcran. wnshod nwnv Pacolet flood, June 6, 1903; yarn sp 40 years ago; old books; the ro first used on Monarch mill and ami ing and entertaining was an ol fashioned hoop skirt. A beautiful piece of wood carvii done by a resident of Monarch m created a deal of comment. This w a fine piece of work and is very val able. A big feature of the fair whi was of special interest to everyboi was the "Better Babies" conte! Nineteen babies were entered and t contest was conducted by three Union's most reputable physiciar Dr. R. R. Berry, Dr. S. CI. Sarrr untl Dr. D. H. Montgomery. T1 contest was not the mere baby she of other days, where looks were pa amount, when votes were bought I fond parents and friends. It is determined effort on the part of i enlightened citizenship to better tl physical development of the childre with all the good results sure to ft low. Health, not beauty, was tl standard of measure, though beau wa.s no detraction, of course. The Woman's Home Companit presented the baby scoring highe with a beautiful bronze medal, whi< was won by Cecil Bailey, son of M and Mrs. Joe Bailey. Four certi cates were also presented by the W man's Home Companion and went the four scoring next and were pr sented to Mary Danner, Guy Howe Lois Ingle and James Danner. The certificates were presented by Mi O. May Jones, of Greenville. Five silver loving cups were giv< to the lucky person making the be exhibit in the several departmen and went to the following person Mrs. J. H. Danner, the best displi of canned goods; Mr. J. T. West, tl best display of garden products; Mi P. S. Corn, the best display of pr serves, jellies, pickles; Mrs. J. Lowe, the best display of pantry su plies; Miss Beulah Thomas, the be and largest display of fancy work. These cups were presented by M Rmslie Nicholson, treasurer of Mo arch Mills, who expressed his pri< and appreciation of the wofk done I LLS FAIR 'LEASING EVENT the operatives and congratulated them on their wonderful success. Mr. d- Nicholson is one of the leading financiers of the State and is also an ex V < .?: 11 .?.... IT? i : i i _ r pen unit man. ue nets jum tauae iu )/] be proud of the success attending his administration of affairs at Monarch Mills. The mill is prospering finanp cially, socially and morally. Much of the success of the fair is due to 4 Mr. A. H. Cottingham, superintendent of the mills; Mr. J. M. Bates, and n" the Misses McCutcheon and Hamily? ton. ut Before the fair closed a voting contest was held and a beautiful cake !lt* was presented to the most popular llr young lady residing at Monarch. ]y M iss Ruth Farr received the cake ut and the amount realized from the n*- voting was $23.85. This will be applied to the piano fund. The Mon*s arch brass band furnished music durec^ ing the evening. ;s? The Misses McCutcheon worked as out the details of the fair, formed 1 the committees and inspired the en thusiasm with the glorious results C(* already recorded. They are ever ( at ready to lend a helping hand, being : possessed with unsurpassed energy 5 ho tact, and splendid executive ability. j rs As one of the residents of the village said to The Times' reporter, "It is : impossible to estimate the good they have done and are doing." They are ' 1S cultured, refined gentlewomen, and ' are happy in the good work they are doing. * The management of the mill and ay the earnest workers who brought it about are to be congratulated upon a the succes of their enterprise and ,se the memory of it will linger long ?y with those who were privileged tg visit it. ?e, on A Peculiar Accident, it et* The 6-year-old son of Mrs. Frankid de Rector, Posey Horton, happened to A ^ child's father, in the city cemetery. The child caught hold of the tombstone lcs erected at his father's grave; the n<* stone broke loose at the base and fell ' upon the child's leg, crushing it just er above the ankle and lacerating the 1 '?? leg so that it is probable that ampu- ' n" tation will be necessary, lip ie; Called to Serve Padgett's Creek. ' in un Rev. D. W. Garvin on last Satur- 1 Pe day was called to be the pastor of ls" Padgett's Creek church for the ensu- ' d" ing year. He is the pastor of MonAetna church, preaching there two Sundays in the month. If he accepts 1 Padgett's Creek for two Sundays this 1 as will give him full time in this county, u" and it is probable that he will move 1 his family to Union, ch 1 rty Miss Weatherly to be Married. ' st. i Invitations have been received in 1 the city to the marriage of Miss ( 1S? Mary Weatherly, of Anniston, Ala., to Mr. Walter Reynolds, of the same ' ' s city. This marriage will be a society ' >w event of the early fall. * ir" Miss Weatherly has visited in Union a number of times as the guest of 1 a Mrs. W. Farr Gilliam and her friends ' an will read with pleasure the announce- ' ment of her approaching marriage. ' n, >1" "Some Cotton." ' I ty Mr. J. G. Garner, of Kelton, 5 brought us a cotton boll from which )n nine locks of cotton were picked. All 1 st the locks were full grown and good ^ cotton. Ir. < fi t Two Crops in One Year. oto ( e Mr. H. C. Lawson planted corn on , jj April 8th, and on Aug. 6th he gath- j ered the crop. He then took some of se . . ss his new corn and planted another crop, and on Oct. 17 he gathered that and made pretty fair corn. Mr. ^ Lawson brought some of the second crop of corn to our office. s: 1 1 iy Better Stock Than Atlanta. he l s. According to a resident of Atlanta, 1 e- the Union Grecery company of our C. city carries a better stock of fruits i p- than any concern in Atlanta. He was ] st passing through Union and spied the beautiful apples on display in front c [r. of the Union Grocery and immediate- ( n- ly bought some and shipped them to ie his wife. ] jy Pretty good for Union, eh! 1 THIRD ANNUJ THE GRE THE ATTENDANCE T! KNOWN SINCE C ' 3n Wednesday, Opening Day, j of Aeroplane and Furiyian-N? Which the Newberry Boy Score of 16 to 7 ? The:; Thursday by Mr. J. F of Union's Brilliant terpiece, and He Great Ovatioi sands of A The Fair this year is one of whicii J the people of Union county may feel < justly proud. The attendance this ' fear far surpassed the expectation^ 1 >f the promoters and was the largest * since the organization. The exhibits * are very creditable and the various * attractions are very good, and sfe S being well patronized by the thousands of visitors. 1 The Girls' Tomato club exhibit ww j in of the best at the fair. Kelly 3 I took first and second premium J this exhibit, while Union came in fjr " third prize. k M# I The following schools were repttir j sented: Sedalia, West Springs, tfitr J ion, Kelly No. 2, Gault, Mabry, Criqks Keys, Lockhart, Sedalia, Carlisle/ ' Oakland and McGowan. Miss Be|? 2 trice Prince of Cross Keys actio?}, |1 took first prize on the booklet, I Grew My Garden," While th? e8Be j ond prize on the booklet contest wife . won by Miss Myrtle Gault. >' ? [j The exhibit of the work , of School children attracted wide. hajy. i ^^neexhibit of Mr. J. E farm products, occupying a booK^j and that of Mr. Allan Nicholsom *< Pinedale farm were exceedingly fine. \ The Oakland school had a most excellent exhibit showing the work in 1 the different grades, also a collection ' of various Union county woods, fan- i cy work and drawings. A physical map of South America 1 by Earle Belue was especially worthy of mention in this exhibit. One of the most valuable exhibits ( at the fair was that of the Southern railway. Their Domestic Science ex- 1 hibit of particular value. A modern, ! well arranged kitchen was shown. ' How to do the work with least worry 1 and how to equip such a kitchen was demonstrated in thorough fashion. In fact, the modern, scientific kitchen ' in operation was shown. Not only ' the annliances hut the nrtiinl pnnlrinor ) was demonstrated. This part of the 1 axhibition attracted marked attention ind was worthy of all the notice it received. The Dairy and Horticultural exhibit of the Southern railway was also very fine. In fact, the educational value of the work thus being lone by the Southern railway is of tremendous value. The exhibit of pickles, jellies and pantry supplies by the ladies of the county was good, but was outclassed by the Girls' Tomato club exhibit, soth in quantity and variety. The exhibition of fancy work is setter this year than ever before-, ^ soth in the excellency of the work < ind the variety of It. 1 The following are the premium 1 winners in department B, the Horse Department, for Wednesday: ' 23. Best stallion, county owned, 1 >ver four years old, first prize won < >y Mr. C. H. Rice. < 24. Best stallion, county owned, unler four years old, Mr. J. E. Hicks, f 1st premium; Mr. Allan Nicholson, 1 2nd premium. i 27. Best lady driver of single mare i >r gelding, Mrs. A. B. Brannon, 1st t jremium; Mrs. Dan Smith, 2nd < premium. t 30. Best single mule, county rais- i id, halter led, Mr. R. A. -Bishop, 1st 1 jremium. t 31. Best horse or mare colt, county -aised, E. Luther Bailey 1st; R. C. 1 Bishop 2nd. i 32. Best horse or mare colt, county i -aised, two years old, R. C. Bishop c i t a nr:ii ft-j isb, ?/. _rv. nnuurn <snu. I 34. Best mule colt under 12 months < >ld, county raised, J. A. Orr 1st; L. c j. Bishop 2nd. , i 37. Best mare with colt by side, c t. C. Bishop 1st and S. R. Aycock i 2nd 1 IL FAIR ATEST EVER HTft VFAR TARHF.SiT JL JLJX A-IA A )RGANIZATION. [Thousands Witnessed Flight frberry Football Game, in Were the Victors by a Speech Delivered on lion McKissick, one Sons, was a MasWas Given a l by Thouidmirers. The mighty aeroplane made a successful trip Wednesday morning, but tappened to an accident Wednesday rfternoon as it was starting, one of the propellors was broken to splinters just as the machine was about to leave the ground There could be no?flight Thursday mornifig but it is understood the machine will be repaired so that it may go up Thurstiy afternoon and Friday. The flight ade Wednesday morning was one of the best attractions of the fair. . In a very fast and exciting game ?f football at the Union County Fair bst Wednesday Newberry defeated furman 16 to 7. Furman's players Jrere much heavier, but Newberry t|ad so much more speed that they ^eemed. to "einch" the game from the l(tart. The Lutherans used the "forward pass' very successfully. The V [Richmond Times-Dispatch, deliv J ! an elqouent address at the fair L? xsday. Mr. McKissick is one of Aie brightest and strongest young men our county has evter sent forth to other sections. His home coming was greeted by a host of friends and acquaintances, all anxious to hear his 3peech and to greet him with a handshake. "The New Union and the Old," was Mr. Rion McKissick's subject. After discussing the necessity for the great agricultural strides that the South must make in the next 50 years, he 3aid that Union can and will be pre"mlnotit ? ? 41 ^ 111 ouum Carolina in that almost super-human endeavor. He lauded the Confederate soldiers of Union county as the bravest of the brave, adding that "at a time like this in South Carolina when there is abroad a tendency to array class against class and establish class lines where class lines have never been and never should be. Let us remember that in all the annals of the American people there has never been a better illustration of what democracy is and should be than the manner in which in which the manhood of Union, rich and poor, young and old, proud and humble, marched side by ?ide and shoulder to shoulder to the ?ervice of their countrv. "Union," said he, "should erect monuments to its Confederate generils, States Rights Gist and William H. Wallace. The latter of which he leclared Union's most conspicuous personal contribution to public service. Mr. McKissick paid superlative tribute to the indomitable Union spirit which has wrought the rehabilitation >f the city and county despite many ;alamities. He outlined a constructive program for Union's growth, including jetter rural schools, diversified farm ng, rural sanitation, greater assistince of Union city to Union county igricultural interests, good roads, so ial centres in school houses, a couny conference for the common good, igricultural co-operative enterprise, >etter conditions of industrial life ind soil conservation. He said: "In common with all the oyal sons of old Union, I rejoice in ts excellent growth and prosperity, n its modern public utilities; in its sver improving school system; in the 'act that though Union is the eleventh city in population, it is the sixth :ity in South Carolina in school en ollment; in the fact that the percentage of school population enrolled n Union schools is by 9 per cent lighest in South Carolina. I rejoice RECEPTION CI\ j LAST Ff at the evidence of growth found in the fact that taxable property has increased 300 per cent in the last decade; in the magical increase in the population from 1,609 in 1890 to 12,000 in 1913. I rejoice in the wonderful physical improvement of Union: her proud streets and handsome public buildings; her great mills. I rejoice that this will shortly be the city of 300,000 spindles; the metropolis of almost 3,000 looms. The great whirring mart of manufacture in a great manufacturing section. I rejoico in all these visible and onward symbols of progress and prosperity, which to the world bear witness of the indomitable and eternal Union spirit. I rejoice in the visible and constructive purpose of the people of Union fot* the basis of a progressive community is its people. "In theUnion that is, everyone of us must feel boundless pride, but deep laid beneath that pride is the profound hope that the spirit and genius of the Union that was shall continue undiminished in the new. May the spirit of communal charitableness of old Union; its democracy and brotherhood never pass away. May its traditional culture always impart to its life sweetness and life. May it always be a city of happy homes lighted by the most gracious hospitality. May its noble womanhood, ever rich in good works, and its sturdy, honest manhood ever be ready to defend and maintain the State, abide with us forever. "Let us here highly hope that Union's greatest manufacture always be that of rucorcH nnH onHiii-mn j acter founded upon the promise of old that they that be wise shall shine as the glory of the sun and that turn men to righteousness as the stars forever and ever." ing members of the Union bar, happened to a serious accident In Columbia last Friday. " He was coming down the steps at the union station and fell, inflicting a wound on his head which caused serious apprehension. Mr. Munro was hurried to Knowlton's Infirmary where he has been under the care of doctors and nurses. The latest news from his bedside was that a slight improvement was perceptible. This is very gratifying news to Mr. Munro's friends, who hope to see him at home again soon, well and strong. Death of Miss Sara Hancock. Miss Sara Hancock passed away at her home on >outh Church street Tuesday evening after a long and tedious illness. The funeral services were conducted at her home by her pastor, Rev. J. L. Daniel, assisted by Rev. J. Harry Chesley, Rev. L. L. Wagnon and Rev. L. M. Rice. The interment was at the Presbyterian cemetery. M iss Hancock was a consistent member of the Methodist church and was a woman of gentle unassuming character and was a me and faith iui mend. She leaves a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn her loss and they have the sympathy of the community in their bereavement. The Merry Travelers. The "Merry Travelers" will be presented at the opera house Thursday and Friday evenings by local talent. Tickets are on sale at Glymph's Pharmacy. This play has been directed by Miss Paul, who will take one of the leading parts. Ca*?hy music, splendid choruses and dances make the play one long delight. Be sure and see "The Merry Travelers" Thursday and Friday evenings. Unveiling Postponed. On account of heavy rains last Sunday the local camp W. O. W. postponed the unveiling of the Orr mAnnmonf o* Ill - -a!i *1 * ...v..hiiichi> at uuiicsvuie, until tne 181 Sunday of November at twelve o'clock. Solicitor Hill will deliver the address and music will be furnished by the brass band. Mrs. George C. Perrin, Jr. attended the marriage of her brother, Dr. T. F. Littlejohn to Miss Mary E. Weeks. /EN ON il DAY EVEN I N A Beautiful Reception was Given on Last Friday Evening by Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Burris in Honor of Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Colton?Was Great Social Event and Largely Attended. A brilliant and beautiful social event was the reception given Friday evening by Mr. and Mrs. William Hugh Burris at which numbers of people were bidden to welcome Mr. and Mrs. Walter Colton. The entire lower floor was thrown open to tne quests and was a veritable rose garden. Hundreds of pink and white Killarney roses were placed in every available space ancF delicate ferns were used for a background. At the front door the guests were greeted and invited into the drawing room by Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Harry and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Jones. In the receiving line were Mr. and Mrs. Burris and Mr. and Mrs. Colton. Mrs. Colton appeared in a beautiful gown of soft chiffon over charmeuse and carried half blown pink rosebuds. From the drawing room the guests passed into the library, another bower of pink and white, massed with ferns and aglow with brilliance from chandeliers and many candles. Receiving there were Mrs. D. H. Wallace and Mrs. J. Clough Wallace, who served punch. In the dining room Mrs. John A. Fant presided and was assist ! ) ??> Mrs. Manning Smith, Misses Sydney Gage, Marie Garner, Fannie Duncan and Ruth Gault. The exquisitely appointed table was decorated with pink roses and smilax. A cut glass vase filled with rose buds furnished the centf -C, the table being pink and white mints. An ice course and pound cake carried out the color scheme of white and pink. Delightful music added to the enjoyment of the evening, several of Mrs. Burris' talented friends, among them Miss Mamie Oetzel and Miss Sydney Gage, played a number of selections. The beautifully gowned women and the exquisite roses used in the decorations made a scene not soon to be forgotten by those witnessing it. Death of Mrs. John Surrett. Mrs. John Surrett died at her home at Excelsior Knitting Mills last Sunday morning and was buried the following day at New Hope church, seven miles above Union. Mrs. Surrett was Miss Annie Belle C!,.SX++ OU- 1 out- maves a nusDand and one child about three years of age. Mrs. Surrett had been in poor health for some time. She was a member of the Methodist church and was a Christian of exemplary character. The funeral services were conducted at their residence here by Rev. J. H. Oanner, and the interment was at New Hope church. Entertainment at Jonesville. On Tuesday afternoon of last week from three to four o'clock, Miss Annie Kelly entertained informally the ladies of the younger set. The organization of an Embroidery club was perfected, during the time spent with this charming hostess. The election of officers resulted in Miss Jimmie Hartley being chosen oresi dent; Miss Hattie Walker, vice-president and Mrs. S. Haddon Geer, secretary. During the afternoon a tempting ice course was served. Miss Kelly was assisted in receiving by her mother, Mrs. Mary Kelly, and also by Mrs. Foster Kelly. The guests of the occasion were: Mesdames Mary Kelly, E. F. Kelly, H. T. Hames, John T. Scott, M. W. Chambers, R. A. Lybrand, S. Haddon Geer; Misses Jimmie Hartley, Hattie Walker, Marie McWhirter, Hannah Barton, Frances Smith and Margaret Williamson. Girls to Contest for Medal. **. A 1 mr, a . d. orannon, superintendent of the Union Mills, has offered a beautiful gold medal to be awarded to the girl most gifted in the art of expression by the close of the session. The contest is similar to the, one participated in by the boys for the T. C. Duncan medal.