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t;* . m THE UNION TIMES m ^ ' W. Johnson. Comp. VOL. LXIV. NO. 3t. UNION, 8. C., FK1QAY, SKlTKMllEH 11,15)14. #1.00 A VRAlT MANNINi ANDS THE Dr. J. T. Jetei Joseph Sai of Union Vote The second primary passed off in Union and throughout the county as quietly as one could wish. So far as can be learned there was no disorder at any point in the county. Dr. J. r Jeter was elected supervisor by a majority of 179 votes. Joseph Sanders was elected magistrate for Union township by a majority of 243 votes. Bishop was elected ATirr dIAIt Second Daqncn * PRECINC Union, Ward 1 . Union, Ward 2 . Union, Ward 3 __ __ . Union, Ward 4 . E. K. Mill Monarch __ __ __ __ . Buffalo __ __ __ _ Santuc __ __ __ __ Carlisle __ __ __ _ Cross Keys __ __ __ __ Kelton __ __ Lockhart __ __ Adamsburg __ __ __ _ Meador __ __ __ _ Black Rock __ __ __ _ Gibbs __ __ __ __ __ . Coleraine __ __ __ __ . West Springs -- -- Jonesville __ __ __ __ Total STATE RETURNS (Thursday's State.) ITiirtVnar ...... e 'L- ' . u..nvi itvuum Hum tut* second Democratic State primary held Tuesd?v made but little change in the standing of the candidates, the result in no case being close enough to be affected by the few additional votes tho? can come in. The later reports merely serve to add somewhat to the majority of the winners?Richard I. Maninng of Sumter for governor, A. J. Bethea of Columbia for lieutenant governor, and Frank W. Shealy of Lexington for railroad commissioner. With the bulk of the vote accounted for the standing is: For governor?R. I. Manning, 71,341; John G. Richards, 43,239; majority, 28,102. For lieutenant governor?A. J. Bethea, (59,130; B. Frank Kelley, 43,3(52; majority, 25,5(58. For railroad commissioner?Frank W. Shealy, 75,075; C. D. Fortner, 3(5,95(5; majority, 38,119. For congress, Third district?Wyatt Aiken, 11,61(5; F. H. Dominick, 8,209; majority, 3,407. The total vote %t the primary is between 115,000 and 118,000$ apparently, as against 132,000 cast a^ the first primary. Columbia, Sept. 8?Richard I. Manning of Sumter has been elected governor of South Carolina. Andrew Jackson Bethea of Columbia has been elected lieutenant imn. ernov of South Carolina. Frank W. Shealey of Lexington ha . been elected a member of the railroad commission of South Carolina. Manning'" Lead Over 26,000. Practically complete returns which account for over 100,000 votes show the following result for governor: Richard I. Manning, 69,17(5; John G. Richards, 41,011. Following is the total for lieuten i, BETHEi HEALY S\ PALMET1 r Elected Sue iders Elected Township?T t of Union Cou township commissioner for Jonesville township by a majority of 89 votes. Davis was elected township commissioner for Bogansville township by a majority of 19 votes. Brock was elected magistrate at Black Rock. Quinn was elected magistrate at Buffalo. The table below gives the votes at the various precincts , and we venture the assertion AND COUNTY R tip Prim or ii Cluiilinn TimmJou o piiu I Miliffl J UCbllUII| I UCdlldJf d L . Mag. .Union 1 _ [Supervisor ".^w|tshlp Cove. 'Ts I . -t-? w I z? ** ^ to t E ?V 4> ! <? u. I "c 5 | ? | ? &> _p CO p, . i -j PH W xji I S I I 58 391 36! 60 68 98 43 i 48 93 118 71 51 61; 61 88 73 235 234 70 163 91 87 86 90 115 30 300 238 88 128 . 148 154 | i 85; 117 12 85 70i 4 I ! 56, ioi! 53 ; 84 104 54 II 95 __ 1221 96 67 57 11 ! 43 27 5 i 1 25' 30 29 32 41 33 28 24 \>1 ' 6 _ __ __ __ 76 27 57 199 140 | 210 -H1537 1395! 703 462 i 1553 ant governor: Andrew J. Bethea, 67,145; B. Frank i Kelly, 41,160. Following is the total for railroad ' commissioner: C. I"). Fortner, 34,827; Frank W. Shealey, 72,462. Congressman Aiken Re-elected. Wvatt Aiken has been re-elected to , congress from the third district. The vote is as follows:Wvatt Aikon in_ 415; Fred H. Dominick, 7,166. The indications are that not more . than 10,000 votes are to be reported on. , Mr. Manning is leading Mr. Richards by more than '26,000 votes. ] The Vote By Counties. Following is the vote by counties: i Abbeville: Manning, 1,427 Richards, 698. 1 Aiken: Manning, 1,735; Richards, . 1,082. Anderson: Manning, 3,487; Richards 3,122. Bamberg: Manning, 979; Richards 1 275. Barnwell: Manning, 1,292; Richards ' 518. Beaufort: Manning, 509* Richards, 1 65. Berkeley: Manning, 375; Richards, i5 115. ?1K~. VI r-or>. .? . . M niuvuii. maiMiuiKi or>?.; tiicnartis, ' 183. Charleston: Manning. 2,7*54; Rich- 1 ards, 2,111. ^'herokecl: Manning, 1,3(52; Rich- ^ ards, 1,562. * hester: Manning, 1,289; Richards, 1 695. Chesterfield: Manning, 1,5:?9; Rich- 1 ards, 522. Clarendon: Manning, 935; Richards, ] 748. , Colleton: Manning, 1,590; Richards, * 574. Darlington: Manning, 1,660; Richards, 1,049. . Dillon: Manning, 1,118; Richards, 1 664. orchcster: Manning, 965; Rich- ' ! ards, 350. I WEEP 0 STATE ippvicnp and r -W rn W w** V* Magistrate abulated nty. that the official count will differ but little, if any, from the count given below. Manning carried Union county by 179 votes. Bethea carried the county by 1 vote. Shealey carried the coun ty by 1050 votes, his opponent, Fortner, receiving 921 while Shelley's vote was 1971. In the State at large Manning, Bethea and Shealey were swept into office by overwhelming majorities. ETURNS ept. 8, 1914. ? :,JS |1H>| Lleat. Railroad Governor Comm'r C/5 *2 Oj Om* -c J? ? ca a ? ? 5 S ? : ? W fc W 29; 58 39 12 85 24 114 28 12 130 34; 82 40 15 107 145 114 194 102 200 62 109 08 28 147 201 144 180 117 208 213 03 234 181 117 45 88 42 5| 124 18, 58 10 8 56 72 90 00 59i 96 67 84 77 54 107 148 55 102 115 103 24 49 17 4 03 7 26 Oi ! 22 27| 27 30 23 34 45 19 64j 40 33 39 4 41! 35 10 46 00 42! 35[ 08 128 218 119 70 201 1374 1402 1401 92lji977 Edgefield: Manning, 1,250- Richards, 318. Fairfield: Manning, 716; Richards, 150. 1/Sl0rence: ManninK' 4,971; Richards 1,U I O. Georgetown: Manning, 747: Richards, 406. Greenville: Manning, 4,320: Richards > 1K7 Greenwood: Manning, 1,602; Richards, 899. Hampton: Manning, 1,128; Richards, 848. Horry: Manning, 1,840; Richards^ 408. Jasper: Manning, 365; Richards, L46. Kershaw: Manning, 1,121; Richards, 647, Lancaster: Manning, 1,689; Richards 896. Laurens: Manning, 1,901; Richards, 1,212. Lee: Mannine. 702* Richards, 558. Lexineton: Manning, 1,927; Richards, 1,140. Marion: Manning, 1,071; Richards 127.* Marlboro: Manning, 1,234; Richards, 549. Newberry: Manning, 1,691; Richard*. 1 301. Oconee: Manning, 1,364; Richards, 530. Orangeburg: Manning, 2,976; Richardo k>,2. Pickens: Manning, 1,556; Richards, 1,256. 'ich'-nO; Manning, 3,248; Richards, 2,210. Saluda: Manning, 871; Richards, 1544. ' org: Manning, 4,720; Richards, 4,067. Sumter: Manning, 1,513; Richards, >19. Union: Mannlnn 1 kko - ? ? iviciiaiua, 1,374. Williamsburg: Manning, 1,233; Richards, 363. York: Manning, 1,729; Richards, 1,769. (Continued on last page COURT PROCEEDINGS The Following Cases Wert Disposed of During Civil Court. The second week of court is now ii progress. The following is the resul of the court from day to day. Th< case of\Bessie Gaddy vs. W. N Glymph resulted in favor of the de fendant. Julius Ford, by guardian vs. Southern Railway consent verdict "We find for the plaintiff and agains defendant the sum of $350." Daddy Trammell, by guardian ac litem, plaintiff, vs. Union-Buffah Mills company, suit for damages, ver diet for plaintiff in the sum of $100. Mrs. S. E. Orpcnrv vo nV.^ >a. UUUHICl I Camp W. O. W., defendant?verdic directed by the court, and was as fol lows: "We find for the plaintiff, .1 E. Thomson, and against the defend ant Sovereign camp of the Woodmei of the World, the sum of $1,049.60 We find for the defendant sovereigi camp, W. O. W. and against th? plaintiff Mrs. S. E. Gregory." Pearl Smith vs. Union-Buffalo mill: company, suit for damages. Verdic for plaintiff in the_ sum of $150. Civic League Meeting. The .Civic League will resume worl after a vacation and the first fal meeting will be held Monday after noon, September 20 in the chambei of commerce rooms at five o'clock Every mem' .r is urged to be present at this meeting as business of im portance will be discussed. Vacation Days Over. Vacation days will come to a clos? next Monday morning when the citj schools open their doors for the fal and winter session. - Superintended Jeffries says that everything is ir re^ifoes8 and there is every reasoi to believe that this will be one o the most successful years in the his tory of Union graded schools. Cotton Weighers Appointed. The four cotton weighers appointe* by the county commissioners are a follows: Union, James Gibbs;; Jones rtPU J h. Tweed: Carltale, Willi ar fl|l ataatue. J. W. Gregory, Jr. For Business. The nOv garage of Messrs. Bur bank and Vhitaker opened for busi ness Thursday. Henry M. Goodma; will be foreman and E. G. Setzler o Greenwood will be machinist in th establishment. Both are experiencei men in this line of work. Children's Day Exercises. nni ?? - ? xiiere win De children's day exer cises at Bethlehem next Sunday night September 13. The public is invite* to attend the entertainment whicl begins promptly at eight o'clock. Aged Negroes Wed. Jock Lindsay and Nancy Beaty aged 80 and 75 years respectively were united in marriage Sunday They live just north of the city limits Will Run County Affairs. The county supervisors office wil be manned as follows: Dr. J. T. Jet er, supervisor; J. V. Askew, Pinckney C. A. Jeter, Fish Dam; B. B. Betsill Cross Keys;. J. C. Mobley, Goshei Hill; J. G. Bishop, Jonesville; J. P Jeter, Santuc W. R. Jolly, Union; J J. Davis, Bogansville. Voted Illegally? The. first arrest to occur in connec tion with either of the two primaries here was made this morning, whei Harry Clayton was placed under ar rest and taken to the station house after two persons presented a charge to the effect that Clayton had votee illegally under the name of James Dillon in violation of secton 370 ol the general statutes. Policemar Crocktr made the arrest.?Charleston Post. Jurymen for Third Week. List of jurymen for the third week r>f civil court which convenes Monday, September 11th, is as follows: B- p. Douglas R. ty. Adams R. C Little 11. L. Sprouse I). C. White Ssm Smith A. H. Gossett .1. McJ. Kant J. W. Greo-nrv i' \V. C. Finoher L. 1' Adams J. .! Black W. C. Poole J. E. Hancock Starks Porter W. H. Chalk J. Leonard Keisler , G. S. Simmons Joe A. Adams J. H. Burgess Furman Smith W. T. Levister F. W. Perrin 1). 1. Carlisle Vemon Fitzgerald J. C. Bryant N- C. Palmer J. H- Alman J. G. Bishop A. B. Carter R. "V. Bentley D. J Gregory H. B- Smith F. A.Sanders \j. N. Jordan Chas. D. Bogan I'wt 1 ^ COTTON CON! HEL1 NEGRO BURNS TO DEATH AT WILLIAMSTON JAIL i t ? While Attempting to Burn His Way to Freedom Negro Perishes in Flames. Greenville, Sept. 7.?While at* tempting to burn his way to freedom, 3 Anav White, colored, was burned to " death early yesterday morning in the Williamston jail. This is the verdict 3 of the coroner's jury arrived at 1 though there is no way of knowing " whether or not this is the true version of the affair. About four o'clock yesterday morn1 ing the guard house was discovered to ' be on fire and burning fiercely. There 3 was no way to put the flames out, and '' when the timbeys had all fallen in and only the remains of the timbers and 3 1 J?: ?mo iay siuuuiuerin^ upon tne ground " the body of White, the only prisoner, was taken out and laid under a nearby tree where the coroner and his jury investigated. c White was said to be from Greenj ville, and was about 20 years of age. It was said that he has spent a great ~ part of the past few years upon the chaingang. However that may be, he ^ was in jail charged with stealing a pair of trousers. It is believed that the negro intended burning a hole in the side of the jail and through this gaining his freedom. When the smoke and flames 2 grew thick, it is supposed that he ber came suffocated and was unable to 1 get out. Only the torso remained, t the legs and arms being burned comi pletely off and the body being comt pletely burned to a crisp.?Spartanf burg Journal. " WAREHOUSE TO BE LARGER THAN FIRST PLANNED Will Have Basement?Southern Will) i Lower Siding at Rear of s Building. .. n The., warehouse being constructed by Col. T. C. Duncan will be larger dun at first "planned. The warehouse will be two. stories high, and will have a capacity of 2200 bales stored on end - and if piled It 'will hold more than - 4000 balefc. The Southern railwav n will at once lower the siding which f runs in the rear of the proposed e building so the floor of a car on the d siding will be on a level with the floor of the warehouse. The ware-, house will be completed in two or I mree weeks. "Buy a Bale Movement." j i Mr. J. Cohen, who left Tuesday afternoon after voting in the second primary, for Baltimore and the northern markets, urged us to press the ? slogan "Buy a Bale." Mr. Cohen says '? he will buy one to four bales at 10 ' cents, and that there should be i. enough public spirited citizens to buy and hold one year a thousand bales. The "Buy a Bale" movement is taking strong hold in Atlanta, Columbia 1 and Charleston. We do not know just ' how much this movement will help ? the farmer, but it certainly would be ' better than 7 or 8 cents for cotton, and as far as it goes, would help. From Spartanburg Journal. If Editor Rice of The Union Times ever takes a notion to resign, there won't be any difficulty in getting ~ somebody to take his place for almost ^ any newspaper man would be willing to go there after reading one or two clippings from The Times like this: | "The editor of The Times has been j feasting this week on all sorts of . 1 good things. Our friends have kept : us supplied with tomatoes, beans, ok| ra and a kind friend brought us two I ftno * * urn;, iat tiiu^cns. ijo you Know the editor of a country newspaper has all kinds of luck??Union Times." Betenbaugh-Cunningham. Miss Maude Cuningham and Mr. ' Beaty H. Betenbaugh, two popular 1 young people of the South Union community, were married by Rev. L. L. Wagnon at his residence in the city 1 of Union, Sunday evening, September ] (5, at 7 o'clock. Quite a number of i friends and relatives were with these 1 young people when they em' irked on 1 the sea of life together. J " < Moonlight Picnic. { A moonlight picnic was given Fri- i day evening at the "Forest" in compliment to Miss Louise Parsons, of j unuKa nprinprs, xenn., the house I , ruest of Miss Mary Jones. A delic- t ious supper was served and the oe- t casion was most enjoyable. The ] younpr people were chaperoned by Dr. and Mrs. Paul K. Switzer and Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Easterlinp. Of Interest Here. t \ Friends in Union have received a cards announcing the aproachint; 'j marriage of Miss May Elizabeth p Blackwelder to Rev. vvL Warren Lip-| scomb, which event will be celebrated on Wednesday evening, September 23, at 6:30 o'clock in the First Baptist church in Greenville. Mr. Lipscomb c is well known to numbers of people in t Union and they are unanimous in s wishing for him a long life full of p happiness. ri SRESS DSATURDAY Plans Discussed for Holding Present Crop Off Market Unless Price Goes to 12 '/2 n 1 * ? * veins i UUIIU i\SKea to Reduce Acreage for 1915. A meeting of the Union branch of the South Carolina division of the Southern Cotton congress was held in the opera house at eleven o'clock Saturday morning. There were about 150 farmers, merchants and bankers present at the meeting. Plans were discussed for holding the present crop off the market and for a reduction of cotton acreage for next year's crop. The producers of cotton will be asked to sign pledges to withhold at least one-third of this year's crop from the market for a period of twelve months, unless that cotton so held will sell for 12 cents per pound. And to reduce their cotton acreage for 1915 crop to 50 per cent of this 1914 crop as recommended by the State Cotton congress. The township committees composed of three men from each township are to make this canvass for the retirement of one-third of this year's crop and for acreage reduction for next year as soon as the regular pledge blanks are made ready by the State Cotton congress. Mr. Emslie Nicholson told the congress that he had made an agreement with the Union-Buffalo mills to use dhough of their warehouse to store 2,500 to 3,000 bales until February 1, 1915. Mr. Nicholson said he would secure the use of the warehouse for a longer period of time if possible. He could give no statement as to the cost of the storage of cotton in the "warehouse, but said it would be as reasonable as possible as he waa hot operating it as a money | making scheme. Mr. T. C? Duncan told the congress that he was ereeting a warehouse 1,500 to 2,000 capacity which will be fQtyJy for storage of cotton in a few Weeks. This warehouse will be iu charge" of-ft reliable custodian who will be_ bonded. Charges" for Btorago^ 6H?y will " be 25 cents per bale per month and insurance charges will be additional. Those who wish to hold cotton were assured by the bankers here that everything consistent with good sound business principles would be done to aid them. Thirty-three men handed their names to the secretary with the membership fee of one dollar which made them members in good standing and entitled them to an official badge of the congress. As soon as these badges come to the secretary of the State Cotton congress they will be sent to the county secretary, who will give them out to the members. It is very gratifying to those who wish to hold cotton to see these gentlemen, Mr. Nicholson and Mr. Dunca,n providing proper and adequate warehouse facilities. Everyone interested in the price of cotton is urged to pay his dollar to the secretarv and receive a badge. F. M. FARR, President. A. G. KENNEDY, Secretary.. Stacy-Wilburn Wedding. The marriage of Miss Ara I.ouise Stacy and Mr. Hiram C. Wilburn was solemnized Wednesday evening at 8:30 o'clock at the residence of the * ? urine s aunt, Mrs. Nannie Stacy Moore on Buford street. Only a few friends and the immediate family of the bride witnessed the ceremony which was said by Dr. J. S. Dill of the First Baptist church. The wedding march was rendered by Miss Ruth Sarratt and ferns and cut flowers made a lovely decoration for the happy occa.'on. The bride were a handsome traveling suit of r??ue cloth and her chic fall hat with gloves to match completed a most becoming toilet. Immediately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn left for Washnigton where they will spend two weeks, going later to Union to make their home. The bride is a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Stacy and belongs to one of the oldest and most prominent families in the county. She is a graduate of the Presbyterian collefe of North Carolina and has been teaching for the past two years in South Carolina and Florida. She possesses an unusually attractive personility and it is with sincere regret her friends give her up to make her home n another city. Mr. Wilburn is a popular young >usiness man of Union, who held a esponsible government position with ,he State for several years. He prradaated at Clemson with the class of [908.?Gaffney Ledger. House Burned. Riley Whitmire, a colored man livnj? on Mr. B. G. Wilburn's plantation lad the misfortune to lose his house md all the contents by fire Tuesday. Two bales of cotton stored in the touse were lost. "Some" Cotton Picker. Tom Weeks, on route 8, is "some" otton picker. On last Friday, Sepember 4th, between thc( hours of unrise and sunset he picked 435 lounds and lost two hours in the rieantime.