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gS&". VOL. LXIV. NO. 43. UNION, S. C., F1MDAV, OCTOBER 2 3,*1914. O'AK.
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Wr- FOURTH AN]>
OPENED
Many Valuable and Creditable
Exhibits on Display?Farm
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Products, Fancy Work and
Pantry Supplies Exhibits are
Excellent?Parcel Post and
Girls Tomato Clubs Exhibits
Very Instructive?Good Races
. and Other Attractions.
The Union county fair opened Wednesday
morning, and the creditable
show being: made was more than a
surprise to everybody. The fancy
work exhibit, the pantry supplies exhibit
and the garden and farm products
exhibits are quite good. There
is not so much as to quantity but the
quality is all that could be desired.
Some most attractive table covers,
centerpieces, baby dresses and hundreds
of articles showing the skill of
Union county's needle women.
The Milhous Drug company has a
very attractive booth showing Rexall
preparations. The exhibit shows more
than 150 varieties. The manager of
this concern, Mr. C. H. Milhous, deserves
esnecial mention for the fine
exhibit made.
Union city schools, including Monarch
and Ottaray have a very interesting
booth. From the kindergarten
children through the high school is
represented in this display.
Uncle Sam's postoffice booth showing
the various features of the parcel
post, its rates, manner of packages
received for such shipment and the
style of packing* necessary are
brought out strikingly. Postmaster
L. G. Young deserves great credit for
this fine showing. The exhibit is truy
educational and helpful.
Thef Girls Tomato clubs exhibit,
superintended by Miss Alsie Smith,
makes one hunirrv to look noon if
Jars of pickles, peaches, pears, all
kinds of vegetables and preserves, to
say nothing of the canned goods in
tins, the vegetables raised by the
various girls in the clubs makes a
splendid showing. One feature of this
exhibit is the representation of a
modern community. This minature
village is shown on a table about 6x8
feet and has the church and preacher's
house, school house, well regulated
dwellings and is a good representation.
Miss Alsie Smith and her
girls deserve the credit of having one
of the very best exhibits at the fair.
In the farm products there are
many things to attract. There is a
63-pound watermelon, a oumpkin as
big as a bushel measure, half a dozen
varieties of native grown hay in bales,
a gourd squash 3 1-2 feet long, luscious
pears, turnips, apples, cotton,
corn and many other Union county
grown products. One cannot but feel
that Unian county in the variety oi
her products is far ahead of what we
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usuany juune ner to oe. uo not fail
to visit the department showing these
products.
The school exhibit showing the re-'
suits in manual training deserves
special mention.
The ladies exhibit of farm fruits
and vegetables is quite creditable.
The exhibit of Mrs. Lawrence Eison
in this department is worthy of a
showing in the State fair. Her splendid
array of fruits, preserves, pickles
and canned vegetables of all kinds
is a wonderful showing.
Death of Mr. Curlee.
Mr. O. C. Curlee of Monroe, N. C.,
died Friday. October 1C> as a result of
a stroke of paralysis.
The Monroe Journal says of him:
"He was the friend of everything
f?ood and hated all that was bad, but
not with a phariseeical hatred. He
was a true man and he would stand
for the ri^ht as he saw it in the face
of anything. He never deserted" a
friend nor a cause."
Mr. Curlee was the brother of Mrs.
J. F. Caudle of our city, who attended
the funeral services.
Death of Mr. J. W. Willard.
Mr. J. W. Willard died in the Good
Samaritan hospital in Spartanburg
Sunday and was buried in Rosement
cemetery here Tuesday. Mr. Willard
was 63 years of a>?e. He resided several
years at Buffalo, and for the past
three years at Drayton in Spartanburg
county. Mr. Willard's wife died
several years apro and he has no surviving
children.
WE NEEI) YOUR AID.
The following renewals were entered
upon our books this week:
L. E. Garner, Kelton $1.00
L. K. Littlejohn, Gaffney 1.00
Chas. Littlejohn, Texas 1.00
Zilthia Littlejohn, Union .50
N. S. Thackston, Jonesville 1 00
Mrs. Corrie Harris, Union .25
J. A. Johns, Spartanburg 1.00
S. G. Lay ton, New York .25
J. R. Caudle, Charlotte 1.00
Mrrt A. E. Webber, Peaks 1.00
R. L. Lewie, Newberry 1.00
E. C. Harris, Union 2.00
Mrs. A. C. Williamson, Lancaster 1.00
G. T. Hollis, Union 1.00
J. H. Williams, Glendale 1.00
Total this week $14.00
Mrs. Lou Crawford of Jonesville
spent Thursday in Union with her
daughter, Mrs. Laurence G. Southard
and attended the Fair.
IUAL FAIR
WEDNESDAY
, COTTON RELIEF PLAN
KILLED IN THE HOUSE
' While War Revenue Conference Goes
| on -Legislation to Meet Crisis
Goes to Its Fate?Warehouse
License Rill Included in
| Mass Sent Down.
; Washington, Oct. 21.?The compromise
cotton relief- plan, final hope
; of Southern representatives in their
fight for aid for the South, was defeated
in the house today by a vote of
123 to 91. The proposal contemplated
the deposit of $250,000,000 of government
funds in Southern banks to
he loaned to cotton and tobacco growers.
Cotton relief legislation mot ,1ofoat
in tho house while the war revenue
conference was in progress. Lack of
a quorum prevented action on the bill
to permit national banks to issue circulation
notes based on commercial
paper up to 100 per cent of unimpaired
capital and surplus and also
on the measure to license cotton
warehouses. Indications tonight were
that both of these measures would be
"pocketed" in the rush for adjournment
tomorrow.
Southern members of the house
fought strenuously but in vain for the
bill to authorize a deposit in national
and State banks in cotton and tobacco
States of $250,000,000 in government
funds. Chairman Glass of the
banking and currency committee and
Republican Leader Mann opposed the
plan as "utterly unsound," declaring
it would contract the credit of the
South rather than expand it. The
cotton belt members, led by Representatives
Henry and Hardwick, insisted
the plan followed past treasury policies
and that the treasury often made
large deposits of government funds to
avert financial struss in tho
I sections of the country.
An Approaching Marriage.
Mrs. James Christopher SthtoV has
announced the engagement of her
daughter Mary, to Mr. Clanton Gould
Estes, of Noxapater, Mississippi, the
marriage to be celebrated on Wednesday
evening, November 4, at the home
of the bride's mother. This announcement
is received with cordial interest
by number of people in Union and
throughout the county, who are unanimous
in wishing for this couple j>prpetual
joy and happiness.
Miss Sartor has endeared herself to
a close circle of friends in this her
life-long home and is a young woman
of many charming traits of character.
Mr. Estes is a prominent youtig business
man and enjoys the esteem and
confidence of all who know him.
The marriage will be a so,;
event of note and invitations have
been issued to many friends and relatives.
Attractive Feature at Fair.
One of the attractive features of
the fair will be a basket ball game
between the "Tigers" and "Bull Dogs"
of the high school at the fair grounds
on Friday 2'i. Much interest is being
shown by the people of Union on account
of the exceptional strong team |
put out oy the nign school last year. I
The line-up follows:
Fred Wallace, right forward.
John Spillers, left forward.
Raymond Flynn, center.
Rutledge Lawson, right guard.
John E .Jones, left guard.
Fred Jeffries, sub.
Johnnie Pureell, right forward.
Anthony Rice, left forward.
Jimmie Parties, center.
D. N. Wilburn, right guard.
Earl Harris, left guard.
Aubrey Smith, sub.
Miss Goudelock Leaves For Anderson. .
Miss Nancy Goudelock, who has
been chief operator at the telephone j
exchange for sometime, left Monday '
morning for Anderson to assume a |
similar position. Miss Goudelock is '
a universal favorite and her going
away is deplored by the business and
social world. She is courteous, pleasant
and accommodating and will be
missed here.
An Excellent IHand.
The Union people have been treated
to some fine music this week by the
Italian band under the direction of :
Signor Frederick Gargani. This band 1
is composed of twelve pieces and have i
given two concerts each day on Main J
street and great crowds have listens. 1
to them with pleasure. They play high
class music and entirely from mem- '
ory. They are very accomodatini' '
playing many airs by request. It is !
seiaom tnat such high class music is .
heard in Union. The hand will ir<
from here to Commerce, Ga. for an
engagement.
Music Club Entertained.
The Enterprise Music club was entertained
on Monday afternoon by
Miss Ludie Jordan at the residence
of Mrs. L. M. Jordan. The program
was as follows:
Life of Shumann?Mrs. Fred McLure.
Works of Shumann?Mrs. Fred
Garner.
Selections?Miss Frances Nicholson.
I'iano solo?Miss Edith Smith.
Vocal solo?Miss Katherine Lav ton
Violin solo, (Traumerii) ?Miss
Catherine Thomson.
Vocal solo?Mrs. R. A. Jones..
The president, Mrs. W. T. Beaty,
appointed to act with her on the proSram
committee for the ensuing term
lisses Mamie Oetzel and Ludie Jordan.
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REVIVAL MEE
FIRST BAP
Will Begin Next Sunday
Jtio. A. Wray, of I
Conduct the
L.
For some time the members of the 1
First Baptist church have been looking
forward to the time when they ,
could begin a series of revival ser- ,
vices. This hope is about to be real- i
ized. Next Sunday morning the pas- i
tor will begin this meeting. He will '
be assisted from the initial service by I
Mr. Frank McCravy of Laurens, S. C., i
who will conduct the singing, assisted 1
by a chorus of local talent. Mr. Mc- i
Cravy comes highly recommended as '
a gospel singer. i
On Tuesday Rev. J no. A. Wray,
pastor of the First Baptist churcn, 1
Miami, Fla., will arrive and will do i
the preaching. Mr. Wray has had a
most successful career as pastor and
evanirelist. havinp- bf>l<l inr>?r
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Rev. John A. Wr;i v
Southern Bell Buys Bale.
The Southern Bell Telephone company
has bought a bale of cotton r
through the local office here, Mr. Ben t
L. Berry, manager. The bale was t
bought through the Union chamber of f
commerce. It is wrapped in cotton t
bagging and tied with cotton ropes in- r
stead of steel ties. The bale was sold ^
by Mr. M. C. Feaster, Union route 1, r
and the price paid was 10 cents. A a
placard on the bale of cotton says: v
"This is one of the 200 hales boueht f
by the Southern Bell Telephone company.
Have you bought yours?"
Will Hawkins Captured.
Will Hawkins, charged with the c
murder of Charlie Gibson at Redpoint t
ten days ago, was captured at Mon- d
roe, N. C., this week by Sheriff Kant t
and Rural Policeman Tom McDaniel. I
Hawkins was brought here and lodg- e
ed in jail. r
Educated i
The Sparks World-Famous Shows, ji
billed to exhibit here Thursday, < >et. ti
29 will present this year for their pa- n
trons' appreciation the largest and s
without doubt the most wonderful v
herd of performing seals and sea lions o
ever exhibited in America. These b
truly wonderful animals perform o
seemingly impossible feats, and do tl
them with the ease and grace only as- f
sumed by human performers. They yn
have been trained to walk a tight rope ' n
while skillfully balancing an open um- v
brella on the tips of their noses. They a
climb ladders while balancing large c
rubber balls, tossing them from one .
to the other with the greatest skill.
They ride bareback on galloping a
riorses while whirling brands of fire, | si
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TIST CHURCH
Morning, Oct. 25?Rev. Vliama,
Fla., Will
? Services.
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ful meetings in many of our cities.
The Star, Anniston, Ala., savs of Mr
Wray: "There has never been a pastor-evangelist
in Anniston who has
made a more favorable impression
upon the people. He preaches plainly (;
and earnestly and the people listen." a
rhe Miami, Fla. Metropolis says of j.
him: "lie is eloquent and sincere, j
serious and witty and grips and holds ,
the attention of his hearers." The v
Quincy, 111. Journal describes him as
'a cyclone set to music," and as "a j
man with a message." I
After Sunday the services will be ^
held at -1:00 p. m. and 7:110 p. m. daily ;1
until further notice. ^
A cordial invitation is extended to
the public to attend all services from
the lirst service Sunday morning. a
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The city council has selected th_> ?
lame "Rosemont" for the city ceme- v
ery. This name was selected from f
hose suggested by ten contestants o
or the prize offered sometime ago by I
he city authorities for a suitable n
tame for the city cemetery. Mr. W. ^
V. Colton, associate editor of Prog- v
ess, was the one who suggested the a
tbove name. It is an appropriate and b
'ery fitting name, as the cemetery is n
ull of beautiful roses. il
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Reception Friday Kvening. e
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The young ladies of the Methodist V
hurch will entertain the congrega- a
ion of the Methodist church on Fri- ll
lay evening from 8 to 11 o'clock at a
he residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. 1(
Irown on South street. A delightful "
veiling is anticipated and delicious
efreshments will be served. h
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k /i /? f '
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ujrtflinp: rubber balls and other ar- bi
icles. The performance of these re- M
larkable sea animals is truly a sen- n
ation and the ease and quickness ('
nth which they obey every command fr
f their trainer, leaves little doubt f<
ut what they enjoy pivin^r the idea h
f the expense incurred in presenting .1.
bis act to the public can be obtained hi
rom the statement that these ani- s<
lals must be fed on live fish, which
lust necessarily be of the salt water
ariety, hence must come shinned
live irom either the Atlantic or I'aifie
ocean. It costs from five to ten j.'
ollars each per day to board these >u
nimals, varying according to the nj
hows distance from either ocean. 1><
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SOIL SURVEY
UP
VOX" GREATLY ENJOYED
UNION'S HOSPITALITY
\fter a Lapse of Six Years He Notes
Many Changes Here?Speaks
in Highest Terms of
Hospitality of Citizens
Here.
Wilkinsville, Oct. 19.?I spent three
lays in the city of Union last week
ittending the meeting of synod of the
south Carolina which met in the First
.'resbyterian church on Tii??inf
tight. It would be almost impossible
et a very pleasant task for me to
rive a detailed account of this meetng
and the other pleasures of which
was the recipient, both in regard to
he work of the ecclesiastical court
md the kindness of the citizens of
hat live, wide-awake city. (For it is
i city in the true sense of the word.)
1 was most hospitably entertained
it the Central Hotel by the proprieor,
Mr. .1. F. Caudle, who with his
nost excellent wife made my stay exeedingly
pleasant; and there, too, I
lad the great pleasure of meeting all
he comers and goers, many of whom
knew personally and others with
vhom I formed acquaintance. It has
ieen six years since I last visited Un011
of the long ago, when Union was
i county seat, crowded around to
hake my hand and bid me welcome
,nd to hear of the progressive spirit
lid prospects of our new county?
Cherokee. All these civilities only
idded to the cup of our pleasure'
I'hieh was very full to overflowing
luring my sojourn with them. I visted
the ofiices of The Union Times
nd Progress and was extended a
nost cordial welcome and made to :
eel perfectly at home. It is imposible
for me to crowd into one short
utter all 1 visited. Practically a new
generation now people the town and
ount.v?many of them are the boys
nd girls whom I met many years
go through the columns of The
'imes when I used to make them
weekly visits. They have not forgoten
it and their appreciation seems to
ave strengthened by the lapse of
ears. The homes of the people irrepective
of denominational ties and
(Unities were thrown dpen to the
'resbyters and the services of the oc..1..??.i
j: > 1
U|j?iikfi piatcu ell- men UI?|JUS!II, wnilC
s true soldiers of King Emmanuel
hey marched in solid phalanx against
he powers of darkness. The host and
ostess of your correspondent during
is stay in Union were devout memers
of the Baptist church and I take
for granted that they are hut faamples
of the others who worked so
illigently and persistently for the
uccess of the occasion which took us
3 Union. It is right and proper that
should mention some of the personal
indnesses extended to me during my
tay. But of all these it is impossible
a speak. Our old friend and neither,
Judge Greer, and his family were
specially kind to me. I took dinner
nth his daughter, Mrs. Cornelia
Ireer Walker, at her beautiful home
n Church street, and also with Mr.
lyers Greer at his splendid home
ear the Presbyterian church. Mr.
am Mitchell of the Hotel Union inited
me to make my home with him
nd his family. They are old neigh- j
ors of mine and Mr. Mitchell one of
ly pupils in his boyhood days. I ver- i
y believe I could have spent a whole
reek in Union and fared sumptuously j
very day. Among those none show- j
d a nobler or bettor enirit Item M ?
Lesley (ircer, who made my comfort
n especial object of his care and at- j
ention. Friends, one and all. I am >
ppreciative, and your kindness will
>ng be remembered as a most pleasnt
oasis in my life's journey. Mrs.
Vox" had the pleasure of visiting
or grand-daughter, Mrs. Olive Renett
of Jonesville, 1*. F. 1)., where she
pmained during my stay in Union.
"Vox."
Mrs. Sawyer Improving.
It will be very gratifying to miniers
of Union people to hea>* that
Irs. .1. A. Sawyer is making such
ipid improvement. She went to the
ity Hospital of Columbia last week
>r a very serious operation and much
>ar was entertained on her account,
lit she is recovering ranidly. Mrs.
l>. Mahon who was at her bedside,
as returned to her home in Ander)n.
New Way to Hull Nuts.
One of Union's progressive citizens
honed us this week that he had
>und an easy way to hull walnuts
id hickory nuts and wished us to
1SS the illformnt ir?n en fe liio
>rs. The phsn is to bore a hole in a
>ard the size of the unhulled nut and
like same with hammer and in this
ay the "Teen shell can he easily reoved.
Try it!
Negro Killed Hy Officer. *
Sergeant J. Walter Sanders shot >
^melius Shell, a colored man IS 1
ars of age, Saturday morning while '
tempting to arrest him. Shell died
om the effect of the wound Sunday '
orning. The pistol hall entered the '
p joint and ranged upward. It was >
>t at first thought that the man was
riously injured. At the coroner's 1
quest Sergeant Sanders was exon
ated from blame, it being shown <
at he shot in self defense.
Mr. Frank McCravy will sing and <
iv. Geo. P. White will make an ad- <
ess to the Baraca class of the First '
iptist church next Sunday morning, i
te public is cordially invited to be \
esent. <
(OF
UION COUNTY
The IJ. S. Department ot Agrieulture
Gives Valuable Information
Regarding Farming
Lands of Union County?Says
the One System Crop and Indifference
ol Preparation of
Soil is Responsible for Rundown
Condition of Lands.
Washington, 1). C., Oct. 22.?The
first requisite in the improvement of
Union county agriculture is the renovation
of the soils. The one crop system
under which cotton is grown successively
year after year and indifference
in the preparation and tillage
of the soil are largely responsible for
the run-down condition of most of
the land in the county.
In order to establish a satisfactory
and permanent agriculture such methods
must be changed. The impoverished
condition of many of the soils
does not indicate the lack of mineral
plant food so much as an impaired
physical condition and a deficiency of
organic matter. In cultivating the
soil, especially the heavier types such
as the cecil clay loam, the small onehorse
turning plow and the <>t,i r..-'.
iotu'ri "hull-tongue" plow arc entirely
inadequate. To break such land properly
a two or three-horse team and a
heavy turning plow are required.
The above findings and recommendations
are found in the report of the
soil survey of Union county, South
Carolina, made by the bureau of soils,
U. S. department of agriculture. The
survey was made for the purpose of
classifying the different types of soils
in the county and determining what
crops they are best adapted to. The
report is accompanied by a colored
map showing the location and extent
of the different types of soils as well
as the churches, schoolhouses, roads,
and streams of the county.
During the survey lf> types of soils
were encountered, 12 of which occupy
the residual uplands and 3 the alluvial
bottom lands. The report analizes
the types and classifies them according
to their crop adaptions, past,
present and future.
Cotton is the principal crop grown
and is in most cases grown year after
year on the same land. Corn is grown
to some extent but enough is not pro- ,4
duced for the needs of the farmers. '
Oats are an important crop with a *
f OYV f ?
Sweet and Irish potatoes are only
grown in small patches to supply the
home needs. Both give satisfactory
yields in the sandy uplands. Where
markets are available they are profitable
crops when grown in connection
with general farming.
While the sandy soils, particularly
the coarse textured Cecil soils and the
Appling coarse sandy loam, are well
suited to the production of peaches,
grapes and pears, these crops are
not produced commercially in the
county. Strawberries and other varieties
of berries thrive well on the
well-drained soils.
Much It ?ss J ittontion is being paid to
dairying and stock raising than the
opportunities of the soils otTer for
this industry would warrant. The
general conditions of the county aie
favorable to the extension of the
dairy industry, there being considerable
land which, owing to the topography,
is more suitable for pasture
then for cultivated crops.
The production of beef cattle should
also prove a desirable and profitable
industry. There is an excellent opportunity
for the production of hogs
and sheep. Hogs are kept on many
farms of the county although in general
not enough pork is produced to
simply nonif needs.
The land of the county generally
receives insufficient preparation, especially
the heavier loant and clay
loam types. This is due to the light
equipment in common use, the breaking
of land being done ordinarily with
one-horse 1 itrht nlows the i-nanit n?
. ?-; t
inir that only about "> inches of the
surface is broken, making the seed
bed much too shallow to properly absorb
and retain the rainfall.
Some of the more important soils
of the county with their crop adaptation.
as outlined bv the report, are:
The Cecil sandy loam is the most
extensive soil in the county. It is J
pood for peneral farming, easy to cul- ( V
tivate, and responds to pood treat- ^
ment. It is well suited for use in
dairvinp and stivk raising and pives
pood yields of cotton, corn, oats, and
forape crons.
The Cecil fine sandy loam and Cecil
loam are important soils, well suited
to peneral farminp. They respond
readily to pood treatment. "vJjj
The Cecil clay loam, thouph larpely
an erosion type, is reparded as a
stronp soil and with careful manapernent
pood yields of cotton and peneral
farm crops are produced. It is
leficient in humus.
The Cecil stony clay and Iredell
stony loam are stronp soils but their *
topopraphy is roupht and are best ...
suited for pasture and forest lands.
The Applinp co^fse sandy loam is a .?? rW
n^ub mm nut wen suited to general K-**v '7
farm crops. It is better adapted to
?arly truck and other special crops. %!?
The Iredell fine sandy loam and yf'
day loam are not extensively developed
in the county. They are somewhat
lifficult to work and as a rule the y
fields are low. They are, nevertheess,
capable of improvement and are
valuable for the production of forage
M*ops and grazing.
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