The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, June 05, 1914, Image 1

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i . ; . ., - a. -?W >v,rr'r< TjJT- --^ " x EXCELLENT f T | ^ TT T IEk T HT m'IW T" 11 yi I ^ FIRST CUSS ADVERTISING I' , 1 Li I I |^K| SK ' I I |%/l Li JOB WORK IM JL JL I I j JL^I liL/X^I JL XxtXJC^^ iLAcbUTED vol. lxiv. no. 23, == hs=-=== utstion, s. c., f :$ay, june 5,1914. $1.00 a yeab. !1 * 'i rm , = UNION HIGH SCHOOL CLOSES GOOD YEAR There Were No Graduates This Year as Eleventh Grade was Added?Miss Gertrude Faucett Awarded the Munro Medal. The closing exercises of the Union high school were held in the auditorium of the school building Thursday and Friday of last week. A large and appreciative audience was present each evening. There was no graduating class this year, as the trustees added the 11th grade, but the scholar ship medal presented each year to. the pupil making the highest general average was awarded to Miss Gertrude Faucett with Miss Ruth Gault a close second. This medal has been given for years by Mrs. William Munro and is eagerly sought after. Mrs. Munro passed to her reward this spring, but made provision in her will for this 1 ? 1- x- V ? * * guuu worn 10 De continued. The exercises Thursday evening consisted principally of an expression contest by the young women of the high school for the Brannon medal This contest was very close and the judges had difficulty in determining the winner. Miss Lucile Tracy was the fortunate one and Misses Ruth Crawford and Jennie Colson second. On Friday evening the declaimers' contest for the Duncan medal for oratory was the feature and the medal was won by Rutledge Lawson. The Flora medal given by A. C. Flora for the best essay on the life ? of Jefferson Davis written by a pupil of the tenth grade was won by Miss Mary Rice. Ernest Morgan, president of the class, in a few appropriate words presented Mr. Flora with a beautiful Sold watch fob, which told of the eep affection and esteem they have for him. Superintendent Jeffries, who is rounding out 21 years as superintendent of the city schools, was given a Masonic pin from the tenth grade. -A n rii L x *??-?it ?i mi urscc vnurcn. A revival meeting will begin at Grace church Sunday and continue for some time. Rev. John Paul will preach and Rev. J. I}. Danner will assist with the music. There will be in addition to the moving and evening services, a young peoples service at G o'clock in the afternoon on Sunday. \ Everybody is invited to attend. All V those who can sing are invited to help with the music. The pastor of the church, Rev. J. L. Daniel, cordially invites people of, all denominations to attend and cooperate in the meetings. Day's Outing. Mr. W. C. Alverson, superintendent and the whole force of the Virginia Life Insurance company here, spent the day last Friday on Tiger river and enjoyed a fish fry and general all round day of relaxation and pleasure. Webb-McLeod. Mrs. Florence Webb and Mr. Thomas McLeod were married Saturday . v afternoon at Monarch. Rev. L. L. Wagnon being the officiating minister. Rest Room Popular. The rest room recently established ] .by the chamber of commerce is being < liberally patronized. About thirty < ladies were registered there on Sat- ; urday and were enthusiastic in the ] praise of the great convenience. A i competent maid in charge and < ladies from the country will find it a 1 very comfortable place to rest after a ] days shopping. j Mr. Hare Leaves for Washington. j * r* i Mr. Frank C. Hare who has been ] organizing poultry clubs in South . Carolina, will leave in a short while , for Washington and will be succeeded \ by Mr. C. C. Cleveland. Mr. and Mrs. ^ Hare have made many friends since 1 coming to the city who regret to see ] them leave. Closing Exercises at West End._. \ The closing exercises of the West . End school were held Thursday evening and a large crowd attended. A . mobt pleasing program of songs, recitations and a hoop drill delighted the . audience and Prof. Jeffries made a 11, Mf? f ?t? f ouui t i/airv. iuinn liuuinc 10 jJi'ificipal and is assisted by Miss Mary i Flynn and Mrs. Owens. Spoke at First Baptist Church. Engineer D. J. Fant, of Atlanta, spoke three times at the First Baptist church Sunday. His addresses were inspiring and helpful and were ' heard by large audiences each ser- 1 vice. Mr. Fant is not a stranger in \ Union, his native county, and he is a ; speaker of ability and great earnestness. ' Death of Little Child. The little child of Rev. and Mrs. Clarence Kirby died Friday and the , body was brought to Union Saturday 1 for burial. The little one was ill only a few days. The parents have the i deep sympathy of numerous friends in this dark hour. UNION -' LIST OF SUBSCRIPTIONS TO < PURCHASE HOSPITAL LOT The following list will be of interest to all those who contributed to _ the purchasing of the lot for the hos- ? pital. The record is from the books af the treasurer and is given exactly as recorded in that book in the year Lf)05. Quite a number of subscriptions as shown not paid in full in this ist have been since 1905 paid and it s in the fund now in bank. This list ihows just what was paid for the lot and where the money came from and jvhere it went. It is no reflection up- 0j >n a subscriber who paid only a part b, >f his subscription. The subscrip- ci ,ions aggregated far more than p, snough to pay for the lot. L. M. Rice, Sj at that time one of the trustees, and tV [)r. M. W. Culp secured most of the aj subscriptions shown belowL LL M. ei &ice acted as treasurer until the lot ti vas paid for and the matter was then sc dosed up and the lot transferred to ^ he trustees. It should be added that tli Mr. E. Nicholson, at the solicitation e, if L. M. Rice, financed the purchasing cj if the lot. There was not a copper sc n hand when the lot was purchased. Mr. Nicholson loaned the entire $850 vhich was the purchase price of the ot, and as secprity for the loan the 5 ot was put up. In April 1905, and vhen the entire amount was raised f ind paid, the lot was deeded to the rj rustees of the hospital. Here is the R, ist as shown on the books of the R reasurer of the hospital: Subscriptions to Hospital Fund. Sub. Paid. P1 Irs. R. E. Nicholson $100.00 $100.00 3apt. F. M. Farr 100.00 20.00 th 3apt. A. H. Foster 100.00 20.00 ^ )r. J. H. Hamilton.. 100.00 30.00 m Jr. C. Torrence 100.00 30.00 8< Jnion Grocery Co. 100.00 20.00 m lice Drug Co 100.00 15.00 . 3ol. T. C. Duncan 100.00 100.00 ?l daj. J. A. Fant 100.00 50.00 tfl 2. Nicholson 100.00 100.00 J. F. Arthur 50.00 10.00 u 3apt. W. H. Sartor. 100.00 50.00 Seorge May 50.00 10.00 ?| )r. J. G. Going 50.00 10.00 ? I. L. McNally 50.00 20.00 J" V. D. Arthur 26.00 10.00 . M. Hair- 25.00 5.00 B lev D. M. McLeod 25.00 6.00 3. H. Peake 25.00 5.00 ?. E. Bailey.. 25.00 V. E. Thomson 25.00 25.00 PkAtYioa MoVoiiv 9R nn R nn Jeorge Wright 25.00 10.00 3. W. Smith 25.00 5.00 . F. Peake 25.00 3.50 ? N. Rodgers 25.00 ' 5.00 ? Mian Nicholson 25.00 25.00 p 3r. C. W. Austell 25.00 10.00 lailey-Copeland Co.__ 25.00 5.00 )r. J. M. Lawson 25.00 10.00 lev. L. M. Rice 25.00 14.35 w )r. M. W. Culp 25.00 5.00 fI 3. C. Perrin 25.00 25.00 3r. W. G. Fike 20.00 9.00 "J V. R. R. Berry 16.00 2.00 01 3r. Theodore Maddox 10.00 10.00 N. W. Hughes 10.00 10.00 c? I. Af Oliphant 10.00 2.50 a N. J. Haile 10.00 2.50 w I. M. Estes.,.'. 10.00 > 2.50 a< V.v F. Hughes 15.00 3.00 r. B. Portor 5.00 1.00 3. M. Rice, Jr. 5.00 5.00 " r. E. Dean. 10.00 2.50 a1 r. W. Wood 10.00 ei r. 'A. Murrah 10.00 2.00 ai 3. C. Flynn 10.00 2.50 V r. E. Kershaw 5.00 H. B. O'Shields 5-00 1.00 w Charles Whitlock 5,00 3.00 3eorge Kirby 10.00 5.00 .. lohn Farr_ 10.00 2.50 tr P. H. Garner 10.00 10.00 ri V. E. DePass 10.00 2.00 3. H. McLain.. 5.00 5.00 rt W. D. Harris 5.00 Berring Furn. Co * 1.00 1.00 ^ Samuel Gregory_w 2J.00 2.00 VIorris Moore. 2.00 2.00 $ I. S. Ivey 1.00 1.00 H W. Ix)wry 5.00 5.00 D. F. Gilliam 2.00 a00 e! J. T. Sexton 10.00 , 2.00 f I. Gordon Hughes 5.00 3. M. Rice, Jr. E. U.__ 1.00 1.00 W. L. Culp 5.00 W. T. Austell 5.00 1.00 B L>r. Sarratt 5.00 5.00 p T Subscribed $2010.00 T CI rand total collected $869.35 r Paid Out By Checks. O April 6, I Franke Peake re- , oj cording charter $ 1.00 a April 7, E. Nicholson, interest for 3 mo. 21 days 18.35 jr April 7, E. Nicholson in full C4 for lot 850.00 e, Grand total paid out $869.35 ^ "Signed, sealed and .delivered by ? L. M. Rice. "Trustee." April 8, 1905, Union, S. C." ^ Union Meeting. ^ The "Baptist missionary societies of ^ Jonesville, West Springs and Sulphur Springs will meet at Sulphur Springs ' Sunday, June 21, at 10:30 a. m. Din- ^ ner will be served on the grounds. The ladies and children of these churches are urged^ to be present. Attention Enroffinp Committees! The new club enrollment books C( have been received bv Macbeth Young a chairman of the executive Democratic committee, and he wishes to turn ti them over to the enrolling committees. Please call for club enrollment book on or before next Tuesday. You n should be ready to begin enrolling a by that day. J ro HAtf )nc Whole ui Enteial rom July 7th to 13a, i tation Will, Thri * 1 the Entertaii M of Enfoyi en *"1 The Chautauqua week here wfl pen Tuesday, July 7, ^nd ther f wil e three entertainments daily] exjpt Sunday. On Sunday there wfl robably be some noted religion jeaker to deliver an address am lere will be a sacred concert in thl fternoon. There are to be twcntj itertainments. The single seasol cket will cost $3.00. A double sea, >n ticket will cost $5.00. This put le price per entertainment down ti ie low admission of 12 1-2 cents pe: itertainment. Season tickets fo lildren under 12 years of age will b ild for $1.50. The guarantors of the fund of $1, )0 who made possible the seething o lis splendid week's entertainment we made the ladies who are inter ited in raising funds for the hospi il, a proposition to give to the hos tal fund all money received fror ie sale of tickets after the first 20 ckets sold. The chamber of commerce and th romoters of the Chautauqua are Mk g the merchants of Union to nggdc ie Chautauqua week a special fast tin week. If this is agreed to, !i ay be expected that there will b >me great bargains in seasonabl erchandise at very low prices. Plans are on foot by the change ' commerce and the merchants c lis city to send out a string of ante obiles carrying boosters for th hautauqua week. These trips wi >ver Union county and counties cor guous and thus will be adwertiie ie week's entertainment. It* is <h yved that immense crowds fan t LEASE LEADERS esgt in coluikbi, rtm lil PlillMrfla -Jw. Governor, Attends Caucus of the Gevernor's Lieutenants. Columbia, S. C., June 1.?There wa big gathering of administratio aders from every county in Sout arolina held in the office of the go> nor mis morning at me smie nou?< hen, it is said, the political situatio as discussed. The leaders are at sc id don't know just where to stei le tide of opposition. No announce ent has been made as to the resu f the conference. It was said that the conference w? illed for the purpose of putting 01 state ticket. But there are too man ho want to run for governor on tl iministration coattail. Richards at Caucus. John G. Richards, Jr., a candidal >r governor, attended the caucus. H btended a meeting of the Blease lea< -s just before the state conventioi id is said to have indorsed the goi nor in his race for the senate. Tl ict that Mr. Richards hae joine ith the administration causal reat deal of talk in Columbia. There are some who believe thi le governor will be hands off in tl ice for governor for he has tf reatest fight of his life4on if he rur >r the United States senate. W. P. Beard is a close friend of tl overnor. Mr. Beard has sent out bory in which he intimates that tl overnor may get out of the race f< le senate and run for governor for tird time. The administration, ho\ ver, is very much worried and tl tuation does not look so rosy for tl taders. _ Rogers-Brown. Sumter, May 28.?The Rev. C. I rown, the well-known pastor of tl irst Baptist church, was marric uesday evening to Mrs. Lucy Roger he ceremony was performed by tl ev. W. D. Spinx, assistant pastor < le First Baptist church at the hon f the bride, the residence of Charh ingleston in this city. No one but tl nmediate families of the contrac >g parties were present. After tl eremony a wedintr suDDer was ser 1. Dr. and Mrs. Brown wil not $ way \pn thoir wedding trip unt iter in the summer when they wi lake an extended tour. Mrs. Brown is well known in Sun sr, where sffe has a host of friend >r. Brown has a wide reputation f< is work has not been limited to loc jrritory and claims his friends fro 11 directions. He is one of the mo minent divines of this State and t< anks high as a writer, his contribi ons to various journals being alwa; ead with pleasure. For more'than uarter of a century he has servi is only charge, the First Bapti (lurch of Sumter and for many yea as taken as his personal work tl [induct of the fund for the relief i ged ministers. A large number of friends wi ruly wish happiness to this conple Mrs. R .A. Easterling will leai ext week for Barnwell to sdOi ome time With her mother, Mr ulia Easterling. E CHAU' ek of High Class Inments. Irtists ol National Repu Inies, a Day, Furnish sits?Great Week i Is Expected. I* I attracted here for the week's ente tainment. Some of the attractioi { for the week will be: [ Vice-President Thomas R. Marsh: s is booked as the principal speak } and will be present unless his duti | upon the session of Congress prohi - it, and a strong effort will be made ? have him be certain to attend. S In the music line the greatest po # ular^ attraction will be the New Yo - Marine band, which is composed r artists in that class, there being n r less than sixteen pieces in the bam B Other musical features will be fu . nished by the Nepolitan Orchesti Hallie Gassoway and the Hawke " Glee Club, while Sibyl Si-mmis, t 1 soloist, will also delight the audienc |? as she has done everywhere with h vocal numbers. " In addition to Vice-president Mt shall it i? probable that there v, ]? appear as one of the lecturers M u George C. Picketl, wife of Genei Pickett, who Won immortal fame e his famous charge at Gettysbui wime another speaker is "Farm Sears," who will deliver his w known address, "More Jaffy and L< It Epiiaphy." e Dr. Robert Parker Miles, who is student of men and current evei will likely present his lecture: "T ir lbw Dips" and "Sparks," which 1: if always aroused much enthusiasm. m The Oxford company will pres< ie scenes from grand opera and lig II opera, and the Ernest Gamble C< i- cert domp&ny is an organizati d which is so well known that its p formancee assure a satisfied and < ie lighted audience. EXERCISES OF tj ? JONESVILLE HIGH SCHO i The closlrff 6^*A'fe13gh school eta h off Friday night and there were t graduates in the 10th grade, as f lows: Webb Alman, Ora Kendri is Lucile McWhirter, Pauline Crawfo n| Lettie Coleman and Mollie Sams. 1 h\ graduates all made good speeches a r- acquitted themselves well. Dr. I e, of Gaffney made the address to 1 n graduating class and it was a f ta talk and full of good sound advice m the class. Prof. Sams, principal i- the school presented diplomas to ei It one of the graduates and also maki a feeling and touching address to 1 I a /tloaa -1 ? ??* At- * * * k> vibooj nutui cluseu me nign sch it term for 1914. Last Thursday ni{ y the 9th and 10th grades of the sch te had a debate. The subject was ] solved: "That Money is More Inl ential Than Love." Speakers for 1 te affirmative were Robert Cook, M [e Whitlock; negative, Is*na Gault a 1- Webb Alman. The judges were R n, J. A. Cook, E. F. McWhirter, Dr. v- W. B. Smith, Mrs. J. T. Scott a ie Miss Grace Farr and they decided sd favor of the negative, a 1 An Approaching Marriage. ^ The following cards have been ;e ceived'by friends in the city: 18 Mr. George Washington Stith requests the honor of your preset ie at the marriage of his daughtei a Clara Christman ie )r Mr. William Guy Poole a on Wednesday morning, June tei v. one thousand nine hundred and fo ie teen le at nine-thirty Presbyterian Church Lamar, South Carolina. Mr. Poole is the son of Mr. < C. Mrs. W. H. Poole and is a young n ie of many sterling qualities, and >d news of his approaching marriage s. received with cordial interest. jf Wins First Honor. ie Mr. Nat B. Morgan has comple ss his course in pharmacy at the Mt ie cal college in Charleston and was fi honor man, winning the college < ie and the Blease medal. v. Mr. Morgan is the son of Mrs. .Q C. Morgan of our city and is rect il ing hearty congratulations from D1 numerous friends upon his good f tune. He has not announced f,. | plans tor the futtfhe, but it is ho] g. | that he will decide to locate here. >r a| Hon. Lowndes J. Browning. of 1 m ion, spent Monday in Walhalla sh ing hands with acquaintances a )0 making new friends. Mr. Brown i!_ is one of the best known and m prominent farmers of the State i a is prosecuting his canvass among ^ people of the State in his race for Governorship. He is a man of pie rB ing address, a good talker, and in ie pearance as well as reputation a g< 0f and sound business man.?Keo> Courier. i\ l 1 ' it Mrs. W. W. Summer, Mrs. J. Daniel and Miss Marian Daniel tended the Woman's Missionary c 3. ference of the Methodist chu which met in Columbia last week. rAUQUA s MARRIAGE OF POPULAR YOUNG COUPLE LAST SATURDAY Miss Dorothy Wood and Dr. S. A. . Wheeler, of Kelton were married Saturday afternoon at the Union hotel in the presence of a few intimate friends and relatives. The ceremony was read by Rev. Leon L. -Wagnon. ' Mrs. Wheeler is the attractive daughter of Mrs. L. J. Wood, of Kelton and is a sparkling brunette. She numbers her friends by the score and they are unanimous in wishing her r" long life and much happiness. Dr. ns Wheeler came to Kelton just a year ago from Charleston and by his many "1 fine qualities and pleasing manner, er has won a place for himself in this ?s community. Dr. and Mrs. Wheeler left on the to "Carolina Special" for a honeymoon trip to Charleston and other points of P" interest, after which they will be at home to their friends in Kelton. of ot Death of Mrs. Mary J. Finley. 1. ir- Mrs. Mary J. Finley died at the ra, home of her son, Mr. W. W. Finley ye here at 11 o'clock Monday. The body he was taken to Spartanburg Tuesday es for burial. ier Mrs. Finley suffered from the effects of a fall which she had ahout ir- two years ago, and never recovered 'ill from the shock. She was in her 78th rs. year, and is survived by two children, "?1 Mr. W. W. Finley of Union, and Mr. by J. C. Finley of Spartanburg, rg, Mrs. Finley's maiden name was icr Miss Mary Wilkins She was born in ell Spartanburg county, now a part of iss Cherokee county. For many years Mrs. Finley had a been a member of the First Baptist its church of Spartanburg. She was a al- Christian woman of rare faith and ias her life was a benediction to all who knew her. snt The burial services were conducted fht here by Rev. Geo* P. White, Rev.? >n- ? Croft and Rev. L. L. Wagnon. ion 1 1 er- Gilmore-Raley. ie Mt. Croghan, May 28.?Martin Lu? ther Raley of Mt. Croghan and Miss Clara Frances Gilmore of Santuc, surprised their many friends on last OL Tuesday evening when they drove to Ruby and. were .quietly married at the n}e Presbyterian manse by the Rev. J."k. six Millard. The marriage had been ?1- planned for Wednesday morning at Ch. the Presbyterian church, Ruby, when rd? they expected to take with them a 'he few of their most intimate friends 'id from Mt. Crochan and unmo frionrlo Jill from Ruby, but as they had planned the a very quiet affair and a number of ine people had found out their intention to and planned to witness the ceremony, of they decided to steal a march on their ich friends. infa: Mrs. Raley is the attractive daughthe ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Gilmore. ool She is a graduate of Columbia colfht lege and since her graduation has ool been very popular in the social cir*e -les of North and South Carolina, lu- She has been a member of the faculty the of the graded school at Mt. Croghan [ell for the past session and is held in tnd highest esteem by her many friends ev. at this place and was unanimously G. reelected for another term at the tnd close of thd> school, in Mr. Raley is one of the most prominent business men in this section of the State, being the cashier of the Bank of Ruby and Mt. Croghan, and is well known throughout the State re* in a social and business way. They left in an automobile on Wednesday for points in North Caro1,06 lina, the destination not being known. r Upon their return home they will be at home to their many friends at the Hotel Mt. Croghan until the completion of their elegant home on Central nth avenue.?The State, ur Sunday Delivery of Mail at Buffalo Through the efforts of citizens al Buffalo and by the aid of Congressman Jos. T. Johnson, the postofflce ind at Buffalo has been ordered to dislan patch mail rfnce on Sunday, at 1:3( the o'clock in the afternoon. Before this i is change was instituted there was nc mail leaving Buffalo from noon Sat urday until nine o'clock Monday. Th< change in the service is greatly apted nrApiafAfl V.ir fka AI-- ? ? i/?w?mwu mjt vuw paviunn ui tne uuii'c sdi irst Will Decorate Sovereigns Graves. :up West Springs, June 3. Ida The W. 0. W. will decorate th< ?iv- graves of deceased sovereigns at J his o'clock on Saturday afternoon, June or- 6. Committees from West Spring! his camp will visit the West Springs [>ed Sulphur Springs and Bogansvilh cemeteries and place flowers on th< graves. Hon. T. C. Duncan, mayoi Jn- of Union, and candidate for congress ak- will deliver a memorial address at 1 ,nd o'clock at the W. O. W. hall. Th< ing public is cordially invited to be pres ost ent at the speaking and also at th< ?nd decoration, the ' * 1 the Mr. A. G. Kennedy, secretary of th< as- chamber of commerce left Wednes day morning for Vicksburg, Miss., t< vee attend the Southern Congress of Com mercial secretaries which is in ses sion in that city. L. , at- The trial of T. B. Roach charge* on- with attempting to shoot Dr. L. A rch Griffith will be heard .in Richlanc court this week. CLOSING EXERCISES CLIFFORD SEMINARY Three Young Ladies Graduate From the Institution This Year?Prol. A. C. Flora Delivered Literary Address. Tuesday evening marked the closing the the thirty-third graduating exercises of Clifford Seminary and Three young women were presented with diplomas by the president, Mrs. B. G. Clifford. They were Miss Mattie Louise Kirby, of Pacolet; Miss Annie Mildred Askew, of Mt. Tabor; and Miss Annie Lucile McCants, of Pinopolis. The literary address to the graduates and friends was delivered by Prof. A. C. Flora, the retiring principal of the high school. His address was thoroughly enjoyed by the large auaience ana ne neia me unaivided attention of all present while he discussed in his convincing and pleasing style* "The Essentials of Progress." At the conclusion he paid a beautiful tribute to Mrs. B. G. Clifford and urged the young graduates to pick up the mantle that is being handed to them; go out and wage the battle of life with a determined step, and if you become weary and careworn in the struggle simply remember the example of your leader while in college and use it as a stepping stone to greater things in life." Sunday morning, Rev. W. R. Minter of Lincolnton, N. C., preached the baccalaureate sermon and took as his theme, "The Ideal Woman." He was heard by a large congregation. On Monday morning a meeting of the alumnae was held in the seminary parlors and was largely attended. The Seminary has daughters in many states and across the waters. The music recital was given Monday evening by the pupils of Miss Mamie Oetzel and showed thorough training and skill. Mr. H. S. Adams of Chester, Miss Sydney Gage and Miss Catherin Thomson gave a number of violin selections during the evening and were heartily encored. Mrs. Clifford in making announcements for the fall session said this had marked one of the 1 brightest i ; years in the history of the Seminary and spoke of the excellent work done ' Kir f Ko irminnr urAmon TKn Qaminortr I WJ VIIV nwiHVUi *I1V JVU1IIIU1 j 11 will open her doors on the 16th of :!sJent?vnh?r for the becinninfir, of the r fc,-- - ' - -**? "'vrlf?1' I . thirty-fouiVh year. Said To Have Reached 115 Years. Lucy Harlan, a colored woman, died at the home of her son-in-law, James Harlan, near Sulphur Springs, on May 22. The aged woman claimed to have been 115 years old. Mr. C. C. West, a resident of the same section of the county says he does not doubt her having reached that great age. He says she was once the slave of Amos Lee, who died near Putnam church in 1836. Mr. West further says that his mother was born June 22, 1812, and was a niece of Amos Lee. Mr. West says he had often heard his mother say that Lucy was ' a young woman when she was but a small girl. Mr. West's mother, had i she liver to 22nd of June, would have ' been 102 years of age. i A Fearful Rat-killing. Frank Jeter, a colored man who ' lives six miles south of Union is the > champion rat killer of this section, j One morning recently he killed 257 i rats the aggregate weight being 56 pounds. This rat story is well aui thenticated, and Jeter goes to the front as champion. Tent Meeting Coming. [ Rev. J. R. George will begin a tent I meeting here Saturday night. We cordially invite all to help in the meeting. We need your prayers for a . great revival of pure religion. Come, ; one, come all. Tent will be near the . court house. Remember June 6, at s 7:45 p. m. _ A Worker. ) An Approaching Marriage. | Invitations reading as follows were . received here this morning: s Dr. and Mrs. Stewart Wylie Pryor ' request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Stewart Magdalene to n- Rolnk u M.P.JJ ? iii iHti auucn on the evening of Tuesday, the six5 teenth of June t One thousand nine hundred and four? teen at nine o'clock. $ Methodist Church , Chester, South Carolina. > At home after June thirtieth, York5 ville, South Carolina. , The bride-to-be is one of Chester > county's most attractive young worni en and is well known in manv here, . where she has been a visitor. She is ? a niece of Miss Edna Tinsley. Dr. McFadden is the son of V. B. McFadden of Rock Hill and in popu3 lar in business and social circles. Of Interest Here. Among the young men to graduate - from .Clemson college are two of our Union boys, Messrs William McLure and George Oetzel. Mr. McLure . completes the course in Civil Engineering and Mr. Oetzel in Mechani cal and Electrical Engineering. The I commencement exercises will be held on the 7th, 8th and 9th of June.