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TRYING TO FIND BABY'S SLAYERS Mystery So Far is Baffling the Police of Spartanburg. LAUNDRY MARK IS ONLY CLUE Little Body, Richly Clad, Found in Mill Pond?Great Indignation at Spartanburg. SPARTANBURG, Feb. 1.?Speculation is rife as to the motive which prompted the murder of the pretty, dimpled, elegAntly dressed baby girl, whose body was found in the race of White's mill pond, near the homes of the city's wealthiest residents, yesterday. Seldom has a mystery piqued the curiosity of Spartanburg as this ' one has done; seldom has a crime aroused such hot indignation as this. Spurred on 'by public interest, Sheriff White and the detectives of the city police force are making an exhaustive inquiry in an effort to ascertain the identity of the parents or the ill-fated infant, believincr that when they have been discovered the apprehension of the slayers will not be far distant. Juror Offers Reward. M. Y. Caldwell, a member of the coroner's jury who investigated the case, has personally offered a reward of $25 for information which -will fasten the guilt for the child's death whfere it belongs. It is not improbable that other rewards will be offered. Thus far only one tangible clue has developed. A laundry mark has been found on one of the baby's garments. It is said to correspond with the initials of a young man and his wife whom the police, it is reported, are keeping under surveillance. The officers decline to speak of the matter. Probably Two Months Old. In the meanwhile physicians and mid-wives are being questioned concerning babies bom between two and mree monins ago?ior motners who have looked at the body of the drowned baby assert that she is not a day less than two months old. The police assume that the baby's mother was an accomplice to her death, but are puzzled as to why the parent should have waited until the little girl was two months old before suffering her to be put out of the "a^ ? Awiifci contradiction too, y W. N?w.n Smith of the < B: W. Sparta, Boiwk "TB ctre , ' W. s:\**gbmZ, IMSd"01* 1 P -T ' VI inc uavj O which |tT# richly hand-embroideref. ' It is probable that if the local inquiries yield nothing definite, the officers will endeavor to pursue further the theory that the baby was thrown Saturday night out of a train on the 'Southern Railway, ^s it was crossing a bridge over the/creek which forms the mill pond. The fact that the bnby's body bears no bruises is pointed to in controversion of this theory, but it is suggested, on the other hand, that the water was deep and the baby heavily clad, and she might very readily have escaped contusions. Truth Ever Known? .That a wretched story of human weakness and passion, involving persons of means and apparent refinement, lies behind the drowning of the dainty little stranger, is generally accepted. Whether the story will ever be told is another matter. The tiny unfortunate, with pink cheeks, chubby arms and firm flesh, attesting the embalmer's cunning, lies in an undertaker's morgue. She wears the same clothing which she had on when thrown into the creek, but it' has been newly laundered and ironed. Many persons visited the morgue today to get a glimpse of the mite of humanity whose tragic death has set a city agog. TnrifUADT TTTMnrTTAXT uwiiimivi J Ui^lV/ HUi^l January has been very mild for a winter month. A great many folk thought it would be a bad month and we have had very little rain. 1 heard a man say the other day that February would be a pretty month for the new moon was like the one in January. You see some go by the moon. Some farmers will not plant any seed only on the full moon, v Saturday was a beautiful day for church-going and many came from other sections to New Hope to hear Rev. J. A. Cook. Miss Ergle and Miss Holman, who are teachers at the Kelly school, in company with Mr. Camillas Garner of that section, attended church ~at New Hope on Sunday. Mr. G. T. Hyatt, of West Springs, who has been in Columbia attending as officer in the legislature, came up last week nnd ?n?nt iho with his daughter, Mrs. J. W. Tokens of this section. Mr. F. W. Webber, of Jonesville, was a visitor at the Gault school last. Sunday afternoon. The Adult Bible class has grown so large in number that, it was divided into two classes last Sunday. Mr. J. B. Gault, of Kelton, tells us of a valuable cat he has. This eat ROT BAH POW1 Absolut* ROYAL?the m of all the foaldr the world?cel< great leaveninf purity. It male biscuit, bread, e insures you agi all forms of ad go with the low caught twenty-four moles last year and one weazel. The weazel had been ( catching and killing his chickens. Mr. J. C. Garner tells us of a cat his neighbor gave him some time ago. The cat seemed to be a little wild and it ran up the chimney through a hot fire and came out on top unhurt. This sounds like a fairy tale?but it is true. This writer with Mr. J. E. Gault i visited Rev. W. F. Gault at Buffalo Friday and Saturday. This is a town 1 of about two thousand population. Rev. Mr. Gault says he has Rood congregations at his church. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Lancaster, of West Springs spent Saturday and Tunday at Mr. A.. J. Gallman's. Mr. John James has bought a new buggy. Messrs J. L. McKinney, C. E. Gault and R. G. Haney are attending , court, this week as jurors. Misses Lela and Lula Gault of Union spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. < T? n ? d. r. uauit. Several children in this community have measles. I met Mr. W. G. Hancock this morning. He has been visiting his daughter, Mrs. Beulah Belue of Lockhart. Mr. Hancock has rented his farm near Bonham and will be in v! Union county part of his time and part of the time in Hampton county. Mr. Hancock says he has been in several counties since he left but he has not found one he likes so well as old Union county. A Tribute of Respect. Be it resolved by Kelly Union, that in the death of Brother Frank Gallman, Kelly Union has lost a faithful member and true brother, one who at all times was willing and ready to help in all things for the betterment of his fellow man and in his untimely 1 death we sympathize with his loved ones and leave a blank page in our minutes to his memory. H. C. Little W. V. Bentley C. J. Thomas. It Committee. Dr. Harry Hair and Mr. Hervie Whitlock of Columbia, spent Sunday in Union with friends. Mr. T. R. Cash and little son, Leon, of East Flat Rock, were visitors in the city last week. H^s ^mth At night when the < the sitting-room table sti the next day, the telepho neighbor a mile down th his school-mates. Childr fet pleasure and profit fr >o you know how little tl valuable it is ? See the nearest Bell write for our free booklet FARMERS' LINE SOUTHERN BELL TI AND TELEGRAPH < S. PRYOR STREET / OIL nitre DER aly-Pure ost celebrated ig powders In ebrated for Its l strength and es your cakes, tc^ healthful, it linst alum and alteration that priced brands. Mr. Copeland Blackwell was called to Spartanburg: Thursday on account of the serious illness of his sister, Mrs. Alfred T. Willis. EVERY WOMAN SHOULD EARN $25 PER WEEK Introducing our very complete Spring line of beautiful wool suitings wash fabrics, fancy waistings, silks, hdkfs, petticoats, etc. Up to date N. Y. City patterns. Finest on the market. Dealing direct with the mills you will find our prices low. It others can make $10.00 to $30.00 weekly you can also. Samples, full instructions in neat sample case, shipped ex press prepaid, rso money required. Exclusive territory. Write for particulars. Be first to apply. Standard Dress Goods Company, 100 1st St. Binghampton, N. Y. 4 3t pd. Lost Stock Certificate. Notice is. hereby given that Union Times stock certificate, No. 11-13 for 5 shares preferred, par value, $10 per share, dated Dec. 14, 1909 and owned by me has been lost or destroyed. I hereby give notice that I will apply for a new certificate in lieu of the one lost. K. R. Humphries. tf Card of Thanks. We wish to thank the friends and neighbors for their many expressions. or kindness and sympathy in. the ,rV1 cent illness and death of our little* son, Harold James. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Adams. Notice to Stockholders. The Union county colored fair held its second annual meeting: in the Odd Fellows hall, the first Monday in February. Amount of stock taken 91 per cent. Officers elected: Rev. H. K. Bates, president; Lou Beaty, vice president; Walter Farr, secretary; J. M. Beaty, treasurer. Notice is hereby {riven that the next meeting will be held in the Odd Fellows hall the first Monday in March. I thank the business men of the. city of Union for recommending me for president of the colored fair, and also the stockholders for the votes I received. Very respectfully, H. K. Bates, president. Attention Masons! A regular communication of Prudence Lodge, No. 139, A. F. M., will be held next Saturday night the 7th inst. at 7:30 sharp. A good attend ance is requested. J. W. Bates, W. H. S. Harris, ' Secy. , Worshipful Master. the Lessons children gather around jdying their lessons for ne often rings. A little e road wants help from en as well as grown-ups om the farm telephone, his service costs and how Telephone Manager or A postal will do. DEPARTMENT :lephone company qaj ATLANTA. OA. (. ' '~,y^'*i I ' : V: .* '/?"'$ Minstrel at Whitmire High School. There will be given a minstrel at the Whitmire high school on Friday evening. February 6, at 8 o'clock tor the benefit of the school. The public is cordially invited to attend. Rto-Fore. Miss Minnie Rice and Mr. J. E. Fore were married Sunday evening at the home of the bride's parents, by Rev. H. E. Brewington. Only the families and a few friends witnessed the ceremony. QUESTION CLEARED UP Union Readers Can No Longer Doubt the Evidence. <* Asraijr and again we have read of strarigfers in distant towns who have been cured by this or that medicine. But Union's pertinent question has always been "Has anyone here in Union been cured?" The word of a stranger living a hundred miles away may be true, but it cannot have the same weight with us as the word of our own citizens, whom we know and respect, and whose evidence we can so easily prove. John Petty, 76 W. Main St., Union, S. C., says: "Doan's Kidney Pills have certainly bfeen of benefit to me and I can recommend them. 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