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VOL. LXIV. NO. 42. UNION, S. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10,1914. proi air A
COUNTY
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DIRECTORS DECIDE A<
FAIR THIS YEAR?AL
HAVE BEEN V
The Public Spirit of the C
is Appealed to ? Goo<
Other Attractions?
Exhibit Will Be G
The Union county fair will be held
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday or ;
next week. There was a movement j
on foot to call off the fair this year,
but this was finally decide! against,
and the fair will be held as usual.
However, it has been found necessary
to call off the cash premiums. The
State fair did this, and the Union fair
is but following the lead of the State j
fair in this matter. The directors of i
the fair have also done away with all
fees for entering exhibits at the fair. ,
All those who have heretofore been
paid for services during the fair each
year will this year work without pay.
The gatekeepers, secretary, in fact,
all connected with the fair will work
without pay this year. Mayor Wharton
and the city council have promised
police protection during the fair
without extra charge. So it seems the
whole thing has been put upon a patriotic
basis. The citizens of the
county are urged to show their patriotism
by attending and by making
good exhibits. The only thing that
will cost anything is the admission
,'ee of 50 cents for adults and 25 cents <
.'or children. On Friday there will be
a reduction to all school children
hroughout the county.
T f i f * 1% ?4- 1
AV IV vuA litotlj UI^UU mm special
effort be made by the farmers
throughout the county to get up good
farm product exhibits. Particularly
is it urged that any and everything in
;his line be sent in. Let every public
spirited citizen throughout the county
. make up his mind to help on the fair
this year. It will pay in many ways.
Postmaster L. G. Young has arranged
for a parcel post exhibition at
the Union county fair and this exhibit
will show every article that can be
shipped by parcel post, style of package,
packing, rates and other valuable
data relating to the shipment by
parcel post.
Perhaps there will be no display at ,
the county fair next week that will ,
attract more attention that that
which may be termed the Parcel Post ,
Instruction Bureau. It is very evident
that your Uncje Sam is doin"
his level best to make the parcel post
the greatest convenience the people
of the rural districts have ever known
and not only that the most profitable ,
enterprise they have ever tackled.
The post office department is con- ,
vinced that if the country people wdl
avail themselves of the advantage of
the system they will find it most prof- (
itable proposition that ever came \
down the pike. ,
Daniel C. Roper, the first assistant
postmaster general, has just written i
the postmaster at Union a letter
which should be read carefully by every
farmer and every farmeress in i
the county. The letter follows:
"The department desires to extend
the facilities of the parcel post service
as rapidly as possible, and in or- 1
der to give the public every possible |
advantage in connection therewith, it
wishes to work out a system whereby
the producer and consumer can be i
nliifP/l in fnimK urith ntTKio
... WMVM ^V,V" WW,IWI. * inr?
is especially true in the case of farm
products. i
"It has, therefore, been decided to i
have, postmasters at certain offices ]
publish a list of the names and addresses
of producers who desire to '
sell country produce direct to the con- 1
sumer. Your office has been selected
for this purpose. You should (five
this matter as much publicity as possible
in the papers of your city, as I
well as the daily and weekly papers 1
of the nearby counties, and ask that i
farmers desiring to have their names 1
placed on the list forward the same i
to you at once, stating the kind of I
produce they have for sale, which
should be listed under three heads: i
butter, eggs and general produce. 1
FAIR OPI
XT WED
iAINST CALLING OFF
.L CASH PREMIUMS i
WITHDRAWN.
itizens of Union County J
I Racing and Many |
U. S. Parcel Post
riven Complete.
When a sufficient number of names
are received they should be compiled '
and printed and distributed, upon ap- <
plication or by the city earners, to '
persons who would likely make use
of such lists. As your office is not
equipped with a printing press, you
are authorized to request the postmaster
at Washington, D. C.. to m int >
a sufficient supply of the list for your 1
use. * 1
"The department is much interest- \
ed in the success of this scheme, and '
you are requested to submit reports (
from time to time as to how it is 1
working." 1
.Miss Jones Charms Hearers.
Miss O. May Jones charmed her
hearers last Friday night at the hip.-- l(
school auditorium when she related j
some of her thrilling experiences in ,
the war zone this summer. Miss Jones
was arrested twice, once when she J
was taken for a spy and another time ,
because she wore a hat pin without a j
shield. She tells these things in her
own inimitable way and it is delightful
to listen. J
A Killing at Redpoint.
I
Charlie Gibson, colored, was shot
and killed at Redpoint, near Neal
Shoals, Monday afternoon by another
colored man named Dawkins. Daw- <
kins left in the direction of Chester <
after the killing and has not yet been 1
captured. The weapon used was a j
shotgun. i
"Telephone" Visits Atlanta.
Jonesvillc, S. C., (By way of Atlanta),
October 13.?1 left home last
Tuesday morning and came over to 1
Georgia. Passed through Ringling
Bros, bin; show at Spartanburg and I '
find it here i:i Atlanta today and the
crowds are immense. It is like show :
ilay every day in Atlanta. '
Crops alonsr the way out here were i
sorry but they are some better over 1
here in Georgia. 5
The war spirit in Atlanta is some- 1
what different from our country. The j
symimmy is more ior ucrmany here 1
than with us. This is because there ;
are so many Germans here and they
have many to sympathize with them i
or keep quiet for policy sake. '
I have visited here in Atlanta sev- ?
eral families that have moved from
our county over here: Mr. J. J. Lit- 1
tlejohn's family at 315 South Pry or '
street whom I was triad to see. Miss '
Fannie Littlejohn is with them; they '
made me feel very much at home. 1
The last week's issue of The Times >
was very interesting to me and to <
many others for such a fftll and com
plete account of the schools and :
teachers of Union in the long ago. I
I wish through the communication <
to thank Brother "Vox" for his com- 1
pliments to me in The Times two 1
weeks ago. I will extend the same 1
kind invitation to him that he gave to <
me. |
The crowds that go to Ringling i
Bros, circus don't indicate hard times, <
as there were about thirty thousand 1
in the big canvass here and about five
thousand that were not able to get in.
This information I got from one that
was there, but mind you, I was not ,
one of them. Telephone. '
Envoy D. T. McAbee of the Salva- |
tion Army has moved into one of the
buildings just in the rear of The <
Times building. Envoy McAbee re- .
quests that any donations of house- '
hold articles will be appreciated, and <
if given notice of such gifts he will i
be pleased to call for them. i
Rev. and Mrs. L. L. Wagnon motor- <
E>d to Belton Wednesdav nftomnnn tn i
visit Rev. and Mrs. W. T. Tate. j j
CNS NESDAY
Shot and Instantly Killed.
.foe Rice was shot and instantly
billed by Russel Jeter near Typer river
on the "Beaty place" Saturday
nipht. Both are colored men. It is
said Rice made some remark not intended
for Jeter, but at which the latter
took offense, and followed the victim
into the house and shot his brains
Dut while he was beppinp the desperate
nepro not to kill him. It is supposed
there was some previous
rnwltro ucritincf * *-?" '
Sheriff Fant. Chief of Police M^lo
Rvans and other deputies captured
the negro at a house on Mr. Davis
Gregory's place Sunday night. He
was lodged in jail.
The coroner's inquest resulted in a
verdict that Joe Rice came to his
leath from a gunshot wound at the
lands of Russel Jeter.
Crawford-Barnette.
Mr. J. N. Crawford and Miss Maggie
Barnette, both of Union county,
were united in marriage at the resilence
of the bride, in the "Brick
church" neighborhood. Sunday mornng,
October 11. A large concout
>f neighbors and relatives attended
when Rev. L. L. Wagnon spoke the
words making them man and wife.
A Good Move.
Mr. Haynes Harris, who has recently
been promoted to the position
>f yardmaster of the Southern here,
las gotten permission to beautify the
square at the Southern passenger dei)ot.
Mr. R. A. Easterling, superintendent
of the electric light plant de-%
dgned a light for this square. Thfl
ight is a great convenience to thfij
public and serves to set off the snaaQj
park. The park is rapidly being prepared
under the supervision of Mt?
Harris. There will be flowers and
rustic seats and a very greatly
proved view at the station.
Notice Cooking Club. ? .'3
Miss Alsie Smith wishes each >ne]
of the girls in the cooking club torasw
one of the receipes and makes, anjex-J
hibit for the county fair and get?Jbh \
exhibit to iter Wednesday..-ibe fj, Jj
day of the fair.
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ANVANCE CREW ADVERTISE
BIG CIRCUS TO BE IIEUE
James Randolph and his crew of 2" j
expert advertisers arrived in the city I
Wednesday night and the work of advertising
the appearance of th?Sparks
Shows on Thursday, Octohe; i
was commenced. This crew travel an
its own private Pullman car which
is the largest and most modern ail- 1
vance car on the road. Moth the city
and surrounding country for miles ;
around will he gaily decorated wit!
circus posters and the .barns, walls j
billboards and store windows will pre
sent a gaudy appearance.
Van O. Diver, the press agent, viTF 1
ited the newspaper offices and i..* |
many favorable notices from the!
cities of the South and East wher. i
this attraction is well known andj
ranked amonfr the best. This seaso
the show is entirely new and ?r$atl
enlarged, carrying more cars, moi"
horses, more animals and more peopl>
than ever before. The policy of the
attraction is and has always been the
tolerating of no ^amblin^r or dishoi
?sty and visitors to the exhibition are
assured of polite and courteous at
tention. Most every day from now
until the show day will see some a<i
trance a^ent of the show in the citv
looking after some of the many a'dtrance
preparations and next wee1.'
there will be another crew of advertisers
here who will complete the billing
and rain or shine there will no
loubt be a large crowd in town to
witness the performances.
Rev. R. A. I.andscll, representing
the Foreign Mission board of the
Southern Bantist pnnvontinn
speak on the Judson Centenial movement
at the following places: First
Baptist church, October 18; the Second
Baptist church, Sunday evening:
Jonesville, Monday night; Buffalo,
Tuesday night; Mon-Aetna, WednesJay
night; Tabernacle, Thursday
night. Mr. Lansdell is an interesting
speaker and the members of these
murches and friends in the community
are cordially inVited to be present
?nd hear these interesting addresses.
MRS. R. P. MORGAN <
ANSWERS SUMMON
Her Death Was a Great Shock
to Entire Community?She
Was a Woman of Rare
Qnalities and a Beau- !
tiful Christian
Character.
Upon the edge of a crater which led
into a coal mine there once grew a
snow white flower. Dust from the
coal had settled ahout the mouth of
the tftnnel and covered all things
near with its grime save the single
snow white flower. A traveler one
day noticed the snow white flower so
strangely contrasted with its environment.
Upon close examination it was
found that the surface of the flower
was enamel-like in its crystal nature.
Dust fell thereon hut would not attach
thereto. It remained snow white
in the midst of the dust from the
black coal.
So it-is with some of God's choicest
spirits in this world. The purity, gentleness
and sweetness of their lives is
brought out in sharp relief in this
world of sufferinir and sin. Xm-h ?!>< -
its seem to rise above yet live in the
heart of earth's toil and din and
strife.
[ . It was a great shook to the people
of Union and a source of deep sorrow
when they heard Tuesday evening1
that Mrs. Daisy Jeter Morgan, one of
the most beloved young matrons in
jthe city had passed to the Great He- J
yond. She had been quite unwell for '
several days, but the news that came
from her bedside was of such a hopeifnl
nature that her friends did not anripate
any serious consequences. '
Cr death is peculiarly sad and she
ill be missed in this community and
the church of which she was a loyal 1
id devoted worker. She came to
hion about eight years ago, the
mng bride of Mr. Richurd P. Morin
and quickly drew around her a
rge circle of friends by reason of (
sr gentle and lovable character. . ^
Mrs. Morgan was the daughter of (
rs? J. McJ. Fant of Santuc and is ]
-omiriently' related to numbers of i.
people /throughout the State.
..vJTpfc wemrt of the comp^toity
Wwi>*W'the bet^sared-hthdheiEd, infant
[sdn and relatives in the grief that has |
so suddenly and terribly fallen upon
them.
The funeral services were held
Thursday, conducted by her pastor,
Rev. John F. Matheson and a large
concourse of friends gathered to pay
their last tribute of love and respect. \
Ordination Service at l.ockhart.
A short time ago the brethren of i
the Lockhart Baptist church, feeling
the need for more deacons, elected
two brethren to this sacred oflice. On
October 8 a council from other
churches met with us in an ordination
service. The council were from Philippi,
Brethren John Tracy, F. M.
Adams, Wesley Gregory, Mon-Aetna,
Brethren Petty and Williams. The
visiting ministers, Revs. I.. M. Rice,
D. W. Garvin, I). ('. Wiley. Brother
Garvin preached the ordination service
A strong anil helpful discourse.
Brother Rice delivered the charge in
which he gave us some excellent
things about which to thinky At the
laying of hands of the whole council
with the pastor and deacons. Brother
Wiley offered the ordination prayer.
After which Brethren T. K. Broom
and Robert Hill were recognized as
ordained deacons of the Lockhart
Baptist church bv a hearty handshake
from the members present. We expect
these two young men to be a
great help in the work of the Lord at
this place.
Fraternally,
J. M. Culbertson, Pastor.
Fight Bales Bought.
Mr. J. Cohen, one of the leading
clothiers here, wrote to houses with
which he does business, and in reply
he has received responses from eight
C I " I *
urins, eacn 01 wnom uougnt a hale at
10 cents through Mr. Cohen. The
concerns are:
Isaac Hamburger & Son, Baltimore,
Md.; Strouse & Bros., Baltimore, M<1.; i
The S. G. B. Mfg. Co., Baltimore. Mil.: 1
Samuel Rosenthal & Bros., New Yuri.
M. H. Friedman & Co., New York:
M. A. Freedman & Bros., New York; i
Samuel Sternberger & Co., Philadel -j
phia; Sxcelsior Shoe Co., Portsmouth,
Ohio.
Death of a Little Girl.
Ruby, the six-year-old child of Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. S. Lamb died at the
home of her parents Sunday afternoon,
October 11, at Cross Anchor.
Ruby was a bright and attractive little
girl and was loved by all who
knew her. The cause of her death
was pneumonia. She was laid to rest
Monday afternoon at the New Hope
churchyard. Many relatives and
friends gathered to pay a last tribute
to the little girl, and the grave wa.??
covered with beautiful flowers.
Mr. and Mrs. Lamb have the sympathy
of the community around Cross
Anchor in this hour of sorrow.
Charged With Housebreaking.
Tom Reeder, colored, charged with
burglary, was captured Tuesday by
Deputy Sheriff Boyd Harris and lodged
in jail. Reeded is charged with
breaking into a colored woman's
house on Mr. Will Sartor's place near
Santuc and having stolen therefrom
a shotgun. *
OFFERS TO 0
HOLDINi
Praises Our Last Week's Issue.
Mr. I.uther Ellison, secretary of the
Lancaster chamber of commerce, sent
The Times editor some literature
boosting Lancaster and advising
against "hard times" talk and war
talk. In reply, we sent Mr. Ellison a
copy of last week's Times in which
similar ideas were emphasized. Upon
receipt of the copy of the paper, Mr.
Ellison sends us the following letter,
in which he has commendation for the
issue:
Lancaster, S. (\, Oct. 10, 1014.
"Mr. Lewis M. Rice, Editor The Union
Times, Union, S. ('.?My dear sir:
Have just received your "special fea
ture edition," published under date of
October !Uh, for which please accept
my many thanks. Have read same
with a great deal of pleasure and in
this connection desire to say your
irood work is certainly to he commended
and your town and community
should feel justly proud of you.
and for your laudable efforts towards
the upbuilding and development of
the many and varied resources of
your particular section of the State.
"With kindest regards, and wishing
you a continued success in your good
work. I am.
"Sincerely yours.
"Luther Ellison,
"Secretary."
Charged With Housebreaking.
Jim Comer, a young white man of
Union was arrested Wednesday morning
charged with having broken into
and having robbed the store of W. B,
Knight, near Tosche's branch Wednesday
morning about 2 o'clock. It
said the articles taken out consisted
ef tobacco and canned goods. Deputy
Sheriff Boyd Harris and Chief of Police
Evans assisted by other members
of the city police force, tracked the
robbery and arrested young Comer.
Main Streets Improvements.
Union's main street will present
quite a handsome appearance when
the good work now going on is finished.
Considerable progress has been
made during the past ten days, and
perhaps in two more weeks this
street willj&e chrried past the Southern
cro88ii|fg. The "white way" to be
installed when this work in completed
will add materially to the convenience
and attractiveness of Main
street.
Schools to Have Holiday.
County Superintendent of Education
H. C. Little has instructed the
schoqls throughout the county to take j
a holiday Friday. October 22. this d:iv l
being given the children so they may j
have an opportunity to attend the fait !
that day. Special price for admis- I
sion will he ntade school children and j
teachers that day, and all are urged j
to come to the fair.
Children's Day Observance.
Children's Day services will he observed
at Grace M. E. church Sunday
afternoon October IS, at 1 o'clock.
The public is cordially invited to attend.
F.ubanks-O'Shields.
Miss Pearle Eubanks and Mr. G. A.
O'Shields were united in marriage at
the home of the bride's parents at
Buffalo on Sunday, October 11. Rev.
States \V. dolly was the officiating
minister.'
Some Kind Words for the Kditor.
" Atlanta, Ga.. Oct. l'.U-l.
Mr. I.. M. Rice, Union, S. ('. I tear
s.r: I certainly enjoy raiding your
paper every week. Your editorials
are on a higher plane and better written
than our local papers. Your editorial
"Tragedy or Comedy" is a gem.
and the optimistic editorial of a prev ious
edition was more than a gent.
Success to you!
"Sincerely.
"I. E. Crinun."
Cedar Mill School Opens.
Cedar Hill, October lf>. Cedar Hill
school opened Monday morning with
a very good attendance. There were
unite a number of patrons present,
showing that the community is inter
estcd in the school. The teachers for
this year are Miss Irene Sneail of
CialTney anil Miss Georgie Parks of
.loncsville.
WE NEEI) YOUR All).
Tin following renewals were entered
upon our books this week:
J. H. lh.pi* Union $1.00
R. L. Kirhy, Whitmire .25
Mrs. W. R. Oliphant, Blacksb'g 1.00
J. I). Sexton, l.aurens .50
Harry P. White, I.andrum .50
Mrs. Fannie Wilburn, Union 1.00
Rev. H. E. Hill, Rock Hill 2.00
I. S. Ivey, Union, R 5 1.00
Ren Ivey, Murfreesboro, Tenn.-_ .50
A. K. Harris, Union, R. 2 1.00
Mrs. A (I. Foster. Union R. 2._ 1.00
W. T. Nelson, Whitmire 1.00
J. M. Huskey, Buffalo 1.00
I. L. Roho, Scdalia - - 1.00
Mrs. W. J. Retsill, Pauline, R. 2 1.00
J. I,. Vanderford, Union, R. 2 1.00
Dr. I. E. Crimm, Atlanta ,Ga,. - 1.00
J. L. Gault, Enoree, S. C. .... 1.00
A. R. Morris, Union 1.00
P. C. Davis, Union 1.00
J. Hunter Finney, Union 1.00
Mrs. J. C. Sartor, Union 1.00
Total for this week $20.75
*
RGANIZE
J SYNDICATE
Capitalist Tenders Aid to Protect
Small Cotton Producer From
Ruin?State Must Back the
Storage Receipt ?Guaranty
by Agent ol Agrii
cultural Department
is Sufficient.
(Wednesday*.- State.)
E. J. Watson, president of the
Southern Cotton congress and commissioner
of agriculture, commerce
and industries for South Carolina.
nuuie a nrtef ami guarded announcement
yesterday as ti> efforts he is
making in the East to rare for the
small farmer in South Carolina
against the meeting of his fall obliga tions
and the passing of his erop of
eotton into the hands of speculation.
Mr. Watson left Columbia Saturday
evening and returned to the city yesterday
morning, having spent evera
moment of his time during his absence
in the prosecution of the effort
to accomplish something speedily.
During his brief absence he spent a
portion of Sunday in Washington,
consulting with Congressman I.ever
and others, and again spent a portion
of Monday at the national capital.
Statement b\ Mr. Watson.
Upon his return yesterday morning,
Mr. Watson said:
"For several weeks 1 have most
anxiously watched the situation an I
have realized that the financial net
being hourly drawn more closely, with
no further aid in sight from the federal
government or from tin' banks or
elsewhere. All of the efforts heretofore
made have been directed to aiding
the banks in the South, but overv
one of those efforts is along su t
j lines that should they be successful
in the end, they would not come in
i time to save the small farmer, who is
about to be forced to sell his cotton.
I have no war to make, nor have T
made any, on any of these very laudable
efforts, but I have felt deeply
for the man who could not help himself?the
man who after November 1
would not be able, perhaps, even to
buy the seed to put in a grain crop.
"As the time to save him was passing
so rapidly and had reduced itself
to a matter of days, I determined to
make a last desperate effort to provide
the help that we all know is so
sorely needed at this moment. 1 went
to Washington first and talked with
our leaders there, but could not see
where any material aid was going to
come in time.
! "I then went direct to a man eminent
in the world of influence, one
who is noted for his altruistic incline,
;Alw 1 1: 1 ?
?iim piuiniy mid tin* lval I ruth
of the situation before him. The id<a
appealed to him immediately, and lahas
taken his eoat off to develop that
idea Already he has tin- wheel- m.v int;
in New York, and he has alread\
I taken up the matter with some
i his strongest friends in Knyland.
"Whether we can accomplish *m
desired end in time or at all. do >
know. I have reached the point with
the cotton !iu.ltt that I an certain < !
nothing until it is an accomplisheil
fact.. I have every reason to hope for
success. Tlte man 1 refer to decline:
at present t?> permit me to make his
I name puldic, i>ui he is willinp for m<
to uive to the pic-s a copy of a letter
! lie lias written to me. which speaks
; for itself. This letter with it- siirnnj
ttire I will hand to the proper com
! luittees of the South < arolina leyj
lature. inasmuch as the elTort inv. I- es
the passape of a simple warehouse
; measure which will he essential.
Quick Action Requisite.
"I do not wish to hold out any fai
| hope, and really hesitate in mai.i:
j this matter public at all for that rca'
son. It is necessary, however, to ca!
I the attention of the creneral assembly
I to the specifications indicated in ticletter.
and th? enactment quickly of
the measure sujrycsted is es-ential to
i anything that can he done.
I "Since my arrival in t'ol imhia tl i|
morniiiy. 1 have had encotu atriny t'detrraphie
information from the wrltet
I of the letter in New York, in regard
t<> t h< matter of seen , my the necessary
cash. This morniny. 1 am advised
that fertilizer mamifaetures ar i
others are heyininy to make their demands
on obligations ialliny due ()? !
toher 1 and if anythiny is to he a.
I complished hy this effort, whieh is di
reeted to rare partially for the South.
Carolina situation alone, it is absolutely
neeessarv to do it at once. I
feel that 1 have done the best that I
can to yet the matter as far advanced
as it has cone in the 48 hours that
1 have devoted to it."
(?et Your Kxhihits Ready.
Mr. A. (1. Kennedy and Mr. 1?. F.
Alston. Jr. will be out at the fair
yrounds Monday and Tuesdav for the
purpose of receiving exhibits. (let
your exhibits in on those days so they
can be properly placed.
Reduced fare on the U. & (J. S.
railway to and from the fair grounds
will be in force all during the fair.
There will be a train every half hour.
Notice Tomato (iirls.
M iss Alsie Smith, Union county organizer,
asks us to announce through
the columns of The Times that the
girls' tomato clubs will get their exhibits
to her at the fair ground ; on
Tuesday, October 20, so as to give
plenty of time to arrange them before
the fair opens.