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I . 4 J m. THE UTslON TIMES W ; UKIOy, s. <^RLDAY, DECEMBE1I 5, ?].00 A YEAR. CONVOCATION HELD HERE THIS WEEK Business Meetings Interwoven With Stirring Addresses. Interesting Program Carried Out?Introductory Sermon Preached by Rev. A. R. Mitchell; Convocation Sermon Dy Kev. J. H. Gibbony. The following clergy are in attendance on the semi-annual meeting of Greenville Convocation now in session at the Episcopal church: The Rev. A. R. Mitchell, Dean of Convocation and Rector of Christ church, Greenville; Revs. W. H. K. Pendleton, Rector of the Church of the Advent, Spartanburg; R. M. Marshel, of Clemson College, J. H. Gibbony, Anderson, S. C., Guignard, Laurens, T. T. Walsh, Chaplain of the Church Home Orphanage and Rector of Yorkville, C. H. Jordan, Greenwood. An introductory service was held \ Monday night, Rev. J. H. Chessley, | Rector of the Church of the Nativity, Union, reading the service. The sermon was preached by Rev. A. R. Mitchell, of Greenville. On Tuesday morning the convocation sermon was preached by Rev. J. H. Gibbony, of Anderson. Mr. Gibboney presented the church in a mos^ forceful manner to an appreciative congregation. This 1 c M * n i O * ??. viiuuuiicjr o 111 Ol dlltc at a meeting of the convocation. He having recently moved into the convocation from Savannah, Ga. Thesermon showed that we have in Mr. Gibbony, a considerable addition to the clerical force of the convocation. The business session of the convocation was called to order at 12 o'clock, Dean Mitchell in the chair. It was decided at this meeting to suspend the night service, Tuesday night in order to attend the meeting of the Interdenomination S. S. rally. Rev w S. G. Guignard, was elected secretary and treasurer of the convocation, suc ceeding Rev. W. N. Tillinghast, who recently left convocation, in order to assume his duties as assistant at Epihany Church, Washington, D. C. After the business meeting, an interesting study led by Rev. J.- H." Chessley, recton. of the parish,. qVwan ?nttbj6cte -"Are Ve making the most of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew," was participated in by a number of the convocation. Quite an interest4 ing feature of this meeting was the * discussion led by Rev. R. M. Marshall on the subject: "How May We Utilize the Boy Scout Movement in Church Work." Late in the meeting an essay was read by Rev. C. H. Jordan, of Greenwood, on "The Bible as Literals ture.' Owing to the fact that the " hour of adjournment was at hand, there was no discussion on this paper. Tuesday. The Holy Communion was celebrated at half past seven by the Dean, assisted by the rector of the parish. This being the day set apart for the consideration of the work of the Woman's Auxiliary, the entire day was T given over to this organization. The Woman's Auxiliary is the missionary organization of the women of the Episcopal church and comprises in its membership in the various branches, the women of the church from infancy to old age. At nine-thirty the auxiliary met and having been led in pray by the Rev. R. M Marshall, at. nni-p nrn cecdcd to the program of the day. Mrs. Julia Thomas, of Union, addressed the delegates in a few words in greeting and welcomed them to the parish. This was very pleasantly responded to in an address by Miss Scotia B. Reid, the vice president of the Woman's Auxiliary of Greenville Convocation. Delegates representing the following places responded to the roll call: Greenwood, Glenn Springs, Spartanburg, Abbeville and Union. A splendid address was made by the Diocesan President, Mrs. W. S. Haskel, of Abbeville, telling of the great triennial offering of the Woman's Auxiliary to the Board of Missions, which was presented at the Triennial meeting held in the cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City, during last October. This offering is presented once every three years and has grown in amount marvelously Jnrintr tho lauf nnti rt or nf o oonfnnr It amounted this year to three hundred and seven thousand, five hundred dollars. This is in addition to an affering made yearly amounting to more than a hundred thousand dollars. It was presented at the altar by Bishop Greer, of New York on a polden alms basin. The offering was so heavy that five men assisted the Bishop in bearing the basin to the altar. And even then, a portion of the offering had to be carried to the altar in separate vessels. This was of course due to the fact that the offering was gathered not only from the United States, but all parts ol the world wherever the Episcopal church has established missions. Mrs Alexander I.ong, of Rock Hill, alsc spoke of the united offering and ol Diocesan Missions. A very interesting discussion was led by Miss Katy Lee, of Charleston th? educational secretary of tht diocese on methods of conducting mission study classes. The hour ol SUNDAY SCHOOL , RALLY TUESDAY i A grand Sunday school rally was held Tuesday afternoon and evening " in the auditorium of the First Presbyterian church. The meeting was in the interest of the Interdenominational movement, and was largely attended. Among the visitors and speakers were Mr. W. C. Pearce, of I Chicago, Miss Grace Vandiver, state I secretary and Rev. W. H. K. Pendleton, of Spartanburg. Miss Vandiver and the Rev. Mr. Pendleton spoke in I the afternoon and Mr. Pearce at night. Union conty has been asked to contribute $250 to the expense of the interdenominational work and a collection was tal^en Tuesday evening amounting to $259.15, just $9.15 more than their apportionment. Quite a number of out-of-town visitors attended the meetings. uoys ^orn t IUD exhibit. The Boys Corn Club exhibit will be held Saturday, Dec. 6, at the Chamber of Commerce rooms and the Loys re urged to Ret their exhibits in place as early as possible. Mr. Elliott, the district agent will be here and deliver an address after which the prises will be awarded. Will Buy Fine Pipe Organ. The congregation of the First Presbyterian church will install a handsome, ney pipe organ. They have already raised a subscription amounting to nearly $2,500, and will, it an early day, purchase the organ ,and have it installed. Miss Ada Hancock, of Columbia, spent the week-end with friends in Union. noon having arrived, business was suspended and Auxiliary offered the usual noon day prayer for missions, led by the rector of the parish. This prayer is offered daily by members of the auxiliary at 12 o'clock in all parts of the world. After prayer, Miss Lee continued the demonstration of mission study class work until adjournment. After adjournment the delegates to the convocation and of this-Au xiliary meeting were most cteTfghtfully entrtaiaad J?y the wongep of the parish at what they "faere pleased to call a luncheon, which was more like an elaborate dinner. At the afternoon session, Miss Ford, of Charleston, secretary of the Junior branch, held a short meeting for Juniors. Then went into a l.engthy discussion of Junior ^nethods and Junior problems, etc. Mrs. Haskel made an urgent appeal for St. Mary's school for girls at Shanghai, and also a most interesting appeal and explanation of the work of Dr. Peus, of Tokio, Japan. The Japane'se government has offered the Episcopal church one hundred thousand dollars to erect and maintain an international hospital in Tokio, provided the church in the United States will invest a- like sum in this most needed work. After the usual resolution of .thanks to the rector, congregation, and people of Un 1 t - J ll rir ?_ A ion were adopted, tne woman s Auxiliary adjourned sine die. ? On Tuesday night, the Dean gave an interesting account of the recent general convention which met in New York. Thursday At 10 o'clock Thursday morning, the congregation met in business session, receiving parochial reports of rectors and missionaries. The committee appointed at a previous session to select the place and time of meeting of the next convocation, made their report at this meeting, suggesting also an interesting program for the next convocational meeting. The next meeting will be held at St. James Mission, Ninety Six, S. C. A very interesting paper was read by Rev. T. K. Walsh, of Yorkville on the subject, "The Limit of the Elasticity of Rubrics in Conducting the Service." This was followed by general discussion. The afternoon session of convocation was devoted to a discussion of Sunday school work until the hour arrived for the Children's Service. This service has become a regular part of the program of all meetings of Greenville convocation. The children were addressed by the Rev. R. M. Marshall and the Dean. The last business session of the convocation was held at 5 o'clock. The convocation met again in a missionary service at 8 o'clock at which the ' subject of mission work in the cotton mill villages of the state was taken i up. This was discussed under the i two following sub heads: "Mill ! Work," "Our Ideal, a Mission in ev' ery Mill Village and what we have t done to realize it." i It is a matter of great regret to the entire convocation that the quiet i hour which was to have been con' ducted daily, by Rev. O. T. Porcher, 1 of Darlington, had to be abandoned I Knnoncn M r PnrnVior u/uu nravonaf/1 ? from being present by reasons of ' other work. He having been requested bv the Bishop to conduct a mission i at Calhoun Falls. The convocation , expressed their warmest appreciation i of the hospitality of the rector and : parish and indeed of the entire peor pie of Union. WILL MOt POS TO NEW Postottice Will Be Trained Into That Day?I Actions c Given qby Posti Postmaster L. G. YoungL an- ol< nounced that he will move i post ch office into the government Jding Saturday, the 13th. On that ? the wi morning mail arriving from Sjtan- ch burg at 8:35 and from Coluifc at to 9:20 will be opened and distrilAi in pi the old post office, but mails aVing vi after these two will be distribal in so new building. The general dlery gi and money order business wil be ty moved at noon. I * p< Boxes in new office will be aiiidi- si J? -u i?-? -51 | CU W 11UIUC1S U1 V1U UUACS IU end IJJ quarter, December 31, for which thnjyi have paid; but they will be requindti to deposit 20 cents for each new kWUi they get and only three new keys wUf? be issued to any one box. Old keyp|i are not exchangeable for new ones 4 but will be redeemed for 20 cent* | each, to the limit of issue for eacl 1 box as the case may be, when pre- I sented within the next thirty days af- ? ter the 13th and found to open the i correct box. The new office will be opened som^ time next week, probably Thursday or Friday, for the convenience of box holders getting new assignments of numbers and keys. The new boxes are not numbered in same order as ' STORE DESTROYED BY FIREl. The store of Mr. F. M. Adams was destroyed by fire last Thursday morning about two o'clock. The postoffice at Adamsburg was located in this store, and also destroyed. The building and entire contents were burned |o ashes. The building and intents 1 were valued at $6,000 and the insurance was $3,000. The fire was discovered by Mr. Adams' son and some other young men who had been possum hunting < and were preparing to begin making i a fire for a big barbecue the follow- 1 ing day. Young Adams saw wligfat in the store windows and gave tf}? ' alarm. Before anything could be dq'ne ' the 'whole store wm In j ? 1V,'-*"", Services at Gilead. Rev. A. O. Allison and Mrs, Allison came to Jonesville Wednesday afternoon and held services at Gilead church Thursday morning. The subject was "Thanksgiving" and after service Mrs. Allison made an interesting talk after which a collection was taken up for Connie Maxwell orphaange. $10 worth of provisions were brought together, also $13.00 in money sent. These things were turned over to the Southern railway who shipped them free of charge. We hope Mr. and Mrs. Allison will come again. We enjoyed having them. Telephone. Death of Mrs. J. E. Williams. M rs. J. E. Williams died Tuesday night at her home at Monarch MJlls and was buried in the city cemetery Thursday morning. Mrs. Williams had been in ill health for six months and her death had been regarded as imminent for some ume. one ieaves a nusmana and four children, all grown. Her children are Mr. D. W. Williams, of Ottaray Mills, Mr. Lide Williams, of Monarch, Mrs. J. T. Going, of Lynchburg and Miss Mamie Williams. Mrs. Williams lived a consistent Christian life and was a member of the Baptist church, m She was 65 years of age. Exciting Basket Ball f^ame. There was an exciting game of basket ball on Thanksgiving afternoon between the Sophomore and the Freshman class of the Union high school, which resulted in favor of the FreahjMn, the score being 6 to 8. There vflp a large crowd in attendance and they were excited to an extent on account of 40 minutes of hard playing, the score then being 6 to 6. The members of the teams insisted on playing three minutes longer to see if they could break the tie. After an exciting half minute play the game was decided by a brilliant field throw by Bartles, making the score 8 to 6. Will Purchase Park. At a recent meeting of the city council it was carried that a city park be purchased. The motion was carried by a vote of three to two, and will be located between West Main street and South street. The park i will contain about 8 acres and is made up of a part of the Flynn land, land of the Excelsior Knitting mills and the Nicholson land*. The price to be paid is about $1,000 per acre. TOFFICE i tTERS DEC. 13 Handsome New Building on { >f Interest to Public ] vaster Young. d ones which may necessitate a ange in numbers. The force of clerks and carriers ill use every effort to make the ange with as little inconvenience the public as possible but a comete change of base with many disions and subdivisions will cause ime confusion and we ask that a reat deal of patience be exercised / those having business with the jst office till they have time to get ?~: ? u *? rlai^IIVCIICU uuu The work on the building has not et been finished nor has the furnilre arrived, but Posmaster Young ays he has orders to move the 15th, nd will be on the job by that date, rusting that the workmen will be out f the way in the work room and that e may be able to operate without I aving to use any of old equipment, the building and furnishings are hual to any in the State and those jho have seen other buildings inirm us that the lobby in Union's wilding is one of the finest in the teuth. We will attempt to give a f*ler discription in the near future v4en things are in a more complete condition. JUDGE DECLARES WILL VALID The will of the late Miss Sophronia Whitmire has been admitted to probate. The contest which has been going on for some months came to s hearing some time ago before Judgf W. D. Kirby, Probate Judge of Cherokee county, Judge Johnson bein? disqualified owing to the fact that h< had drawn the will. At a hearing before W. D. Kirby, Probate Judge ol Cherokee county at Union some tim< age, considerable testimony was tak (in, Judge Kirby found and held in hi: decree that Miss Whitmire did exe cujy the will offered for probate, an< thwt'had mental capacity to mak C'^at the will expressed he wishes. an^ made it free!; ?4-voluj^ is pg_ o?y tindu influence 1 Tight |> nSl. ij ill] her, and that the will Was her vtal will, f A' Annual Stockholders Meeting. The annual stockholders meeting of Monarch Mills was held las Thursday. Messrs S. M. Milliken, F J. Hale, and E. M. Green were amonj the non-resident stockhollers who at tended the .meeting. The report of the treasurer, Mi Emslie Nicholson, was highly grati fying to the stockholders. The larg additiop to this mill is now nearini completion. The usual semi-anni dividend of 3 1-2 per cent was declar led. Musical Program at 9edalia. SEDALIA, Noy.29?On Frida evening, Nov. 28, the spacious audi torium of Sedalia school was bril liantly illuminated, both with light: and the bright countenance of large number of people, (amon them was Messrs Byrd, Browne, an Bennett, of South Carolina college who had assembled to witness th beautiful program rendered by Mi; Beatrice Wilburn, instructor of tli music department in the city grade fechool of Union, S. C., together wit her sister, and a number of her pi pils, also Miss Hunter, a teacher i Sedalia school. Each number reflec ed much credit to the variolas men bers of the program, which was rare treat, and much enjoyed by a' Other features of the evening wi the selling of boxes, cakes, cal walks, etc. The young ladies froi uiiium were tnieriaiiieu uver iUKn by kind friends of the school, returi ing home in a couple of automobile Through kindness of Mr. Mitchui Mr. Storm remained over night ai took some of them back in his car their various homes. Quite a lar; sum was realized; these funds wi go towards paying for a piano whi( the enterprizing trustees have r cently purchased. The school desir< to express sincere gratitude to Mi Wilburn, Mr. Saunders and othei oIqa tr\ fhantr fhnao nrouont fnr fVio kind patronage. We hope to ha1 other entertainments during tl school year. Dr. J. G. Going went to Columb laRt week to see the football Ran between Carolina and the Citad< Mr. Ottis Going is a member of tl Carolina football team and is doii fine workk MASTER'S SALES )| LAST MONDAY Master R. C. Williams sold quite a number of lots and tracts of land here Monday. The sales were: Four P lots of the John A. Fant Real Estate Co., lands sold to W. W. Johnson for $72. One tract of 97 acres in Bogansville township sold to J. B. Smith for $1,460. One house and lot in Jonesville sold to E. L. Littlejohn for $400. Tract of 150 acres in Pinckney "T township sold to Robt. Bentley for $1,900. One tract of 425 acres in Goshen Hill township, part of the C.rnwforl estate, bouerht by Mrs. Sue F. Beaty for $4,205, another tract of 125 acres from the same estate and purchased by the same party for $400; another tract from the same estate and containing 85 acres bought by the same party foi* $325. One house and lot on Church street, be- p longing to the Crawford estate, sold , to J. A. Wilburn for $2,410. One . house and lot on Harris ifeights, Un- , ion, sold to B. B. Going for $450. One j lot belonging to the Crawford estate ? sold to Ed. Green for $130. Tract of 109 acres partly in Union and partly ' in Spartanburg county, belonging to 1 the Quinn estate, soil to the heirs for ' $2,870. | Engagement Announced. The following announcement has been received with interest in Union: Mrs. Charles Henry Alexander announced the engagement of her daughter, Frances to Mr. Dunbar Robb, of Charleston, the marriage to 'ake place on the 31st of December at the home of the bride's mother. Miss Alexander is an unusually attractive and clever young woman, having been librarian here for severil years. She is a daughter of the late Charles Henry Alexander and grand daughter of Major J. W. Mc, Lure, withal being a charming rep resentative of a family long identified with the State's best social and civic [ life. r Miss Alexander numbers her f friends by the hundreds and the ana nouncement of her approaching marriage is received with cordial interest. s in Union and throughout the State. j ^ ^ West-Hawkins. patties were ^nft v Kerhula8-Goodman. V / t Mr. Ernest Kerhulas and Miss AnV'< , na Goodman, of Union, were united ^ in holy matrimony Wednesday evening, Nov. 26. The marriage ceremony was pronounced by Rev. L. L. Wagnon at his residence in Union. Quite a number of relatives and friends ate tended the ceremony. K County Teachers Association. The teachers of Union county met Saturday, Nov. 29, and organized a County Teachers Association. 1 The following officers were elected: pres. Miss Mary Fleming; vice pres. Prof. Y A. C. Flora; secretary and treasurer Mrs. M. C. Wharton. The committee on program: Prof. 5' Davis Jeffries, chairman; Mrs. L. O. a Belue and Miss Eva Ellerbe. jjj The next meeting will be held Jan^ uary 10, 1914. Every teacher is urg" ed to be present as the organization 10 will then be completed. An interest>s ing program will also be given. * Mary C. Wharton, Sec'y. d ^ '' Christmas Bazarr. Grace Sewing Circle will hold a n bazarr Friday and Saturday, Decernber 12th and 13th. All kinds of fanri" cy work and good things to eat will ? be on sale. Watch next week's paper and fine 18 out the place. This circle holds i <e bazarr eveVy year just before Christ 11 mas and many people take advantage of the opportunity to purchase pres v ents for the holidays. !S. n' Death of Mr. L. B. Tucker. Mr. L. B. Tucker, who was strickei with paralysis on the streets hen 'e last Saturday, died at the Centra hotel Wednesday morning at > o'clock. He never regained conscious e" rness and could not be carried to hi es home, eight miles from Union. 88 Mr. Tucker was 61 years of ag and leaves a wife and four growi 'r sons. The burial was conducted Wed fA . ^ ^ i t i - nesoay at ra<if?ews creeK cnurcr ie where Mr. Tucker was a member o that church. a Mr. M. C. Crosby, who has bee ie (with the Union Hardware compan: ,] for several mohths, has returned t " ' Santuc and accepted a position wit Mr. L. B. Jeter. He will leave abou Jan. 1, and his friends here wish hir much success. IEARD FROM AFTER YEARS OF SILENCE . ' 1 Loland Coleman Writes Letter to Jonesville Citizen. Tie Letter Postmarked Salt Lake City, Utah?Says Jie Will Leave For Australia to Be Gone Four Years?He is a Brother of Harry Coleman. A letter was received last week by , prominent Jonesville citizen from toland Coleman, brother of Harry , Coleman, giving instructions as to lis father's estate. This son left lome many years ago, and had not >een heard from for several years, rhose who have seen the letter express the firm conviction that it was .vrittcn by Roland Coleman. This gentleman who received the letter is satisfied it was written by Roland Coleman. The letter, omitting the name of the addressee, is as follows: "Denver, Colorada, Nov. 17, 1913. "Dear Mr. As you are the last man 1 saw from Jonesville, S. C., I will- write you a few lines. This leaves me well but not satisfied, since seeing what I have in the papers. I want Cousin John Kendrick to take charge of my part of the land and my part of the money and take care of it for me and pay himself for his trouble. Mr. , myself \ and two other fellows will start on a trip to Australia in two or three days and we will be gone at least three years. Tell John Kendrick if "he doesn't hear from me in four years that he can have my land and money to do as he pleases with. I don't want Harry to have any of my parti* after doing like he has. When I left home, John Kendrick did something for me that I never will forget. It was something that my own folks would not do for me. Mr. 1 left Roanoke, Va. and went to Ohio. I have been in several states since ' jfcy.: that. I would come home if it Was not for this trip. The boys that iW* J going with have got a bunch of jmKT' ey. It will not cost noe ytftfaiy to . i take the trip. g*' hive abetter r Ml o'c?o \!ALLa~~Z t>'>,<* "f* ? wj>, I of this plucef*a*"e of \f?aa a t^O beautifully deccfait Rh^ white by the man^s<^, es ^as M bride. Just before the < iv^Urch Promise Me" was sweetly^fcen Miss Irene Strother with Hamdon at the organ. Promptly T the hour mentioned the bridal part^jrf^-"**--entered the church, preceded by the ushers, Messrs W. D. Burley and T. B. Hutchinson. They were followed by the bridesmaids, Misses Ruth Kay and Irene Strother dressed in lingerie dresses wearing large velvet hats and carrying quantities of pirik carna- '? (tions. The bride wearing a becoming traveling suit of dark blue cloth with i hat and gloves to match entered with her father, and was met at the altar by the groom and his best man, Mr. ( George Tolbert of Greenwood. The bride was attended by her maid of honor, Miss Mamie Duncan of Columi bia. S ~j The ceremony was a most interest- j ^ng and impressive one and was read J I by Rev. C. T. Blackburn, and inter- M pretcd in the sign language by Rev. A 1 W. T. Walker, president of Cedar flj i Springs Institute. There were many out of town visi- MH i tors to witness the marriage of this - popular young couple and )nany handsome and useful presents were received by them. Immediately after H| the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes i left for a bridal trip after which they e will be at home to their friends in 1 Walhalla.?Greenville News. ? Mr. nnoaes is wen Known in union, - having lived here for quite a while s and worked on The Times, and has a host of friends who wish him and e his bride many happy years of mar- i n -ied bliss. jfe i, To Celebrate 50th Anniversary, f Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Williams, of Glendale, will celebrate the 50th an- v , niversary of their wedding on Dec. 8. Their four sons, Mr. Both Williams, n of Texas, and Messrs J. B., R. C., and ? I y R. H. Williams, all of Union, have o planned to meet with their parents h on that day. There are many friends it of Mr. and Mrs. Williams in . Union / n and throughout the county who unite A in wishing them great happiness.