The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, November 27, 1914, Image 1
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THE UNION TIMES II~
VOL. LX1V. NO. 4 8. * ??^
UHIOA, b. Cm HUDA\,KOVEMHElt. 27 1914 ??
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GRAIN EXPEI
SI
Meeting Held at Chamber
of Commerce.
People Warned Not to
Plant too Much Cotton
and Urged to Build Grain
riniroln. A..?
uavwatui ? uiuuym vu?
Some Startling Facts.
Prof Stratton delivered an address
explaining the establishment and
building of grain elevators. He said
the cost of handling of grain was
about two cents a bushel, whereas the
old way cost about six cents per
bushel to handle it. It costs about 4
cents a bushel to husk corn by hand,
by machinery is reduced to 2 1-2 to
3 cents. The principle thing in marketing
grain is to have it clean and
dry. You then get the top of the
market. Small
grain elevators may he built
of wood or concrete; they cost from
$2,500 on up.
When grain is brought to the elevator
you simply drive up on your
wagon and without getting off the
grain is carried to the machinery. The
cost of handling per bushel is ahout
3-4 of a cent; to this cost the cleaning
will be added.
In operating the grain elevator of
small size, say one to carry one hundred
thousand bushels per annum, you
will need one man at a salary of $75
per month and occasionally an ordinary
laborer will have to be add?d
during the harvest season. It will
cost around $8,000 to erect a complete
plant.
Prof. Smith was next introduced
and showed the value of grading the
various grains and gave detailed information
as to certain plants now in
operation. He spoke of one in which
he was personally interested which
cost $11,000 and showed that the matter
or freight alone would pay handsome
dividends on the invested capital.
The prices would be controlled
^bv the Charleston-New York markets
_ and as he figured it out there would
always be a profit of six cents per
' . bushel.
If eighty farmers would put up
, ?100 each you woulj* hjtve your elevator,
or if eighty farmers will pledge
thema^ves^to^deliver tl^first season
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^hesaicl the farmers
alone owned stock and that no man
was allowed to own over fiVe shares.
If In the operation of yout elevator
and you set aside 4c per bushel and
2c pays for handling then 2c per bushel
will be profit. I advise that such
? ?1 a ? 1-2 1-2
a fjiaiiu ui&utii u murium*.
There is 4 cents per bushel difference
between stacked and bulk corn.
The one crop system is not the most
profitable system. Rock Hill has recently
discovered that alfalfa is more
profitable than cotton, consequently,
they have planted ei^ht hundred
acres in alfalfa this year. You must
use your other crops to suoport your
cotton, just as a star football player
is backed up by other, even weaker
uen. It has been discovered from actual
investigation that there must be
a four crop system to >ret the best results.
Five combined do not show as
well as four. There may be for in
stance, corn, hay, wheat and dairvinc
as the four major enterprises on the]
farm. Or there may be cotton, corn,
oats and wheat. Or there may be cotton,
corn, oats and ho^s. But anyway
there must be four major crops. A
man in Georgia had a two hundred
acre farm; he made four thousand
dollars net, plus eifrht uer cent on his
investment one year under the four
system idea.
South Carolina has 21 acres to the
mule in cultivation. The gross returns
are $r>09 per work animal for
last year's yield. Suppose we allow
seven acres to the mule in cotton, six
acces in corn, six acres in oats and
hay and by readjustment the cost of
Vour fertilizer will be reduced; labor
win t>e reaucea ana you may use your
extra labor saved in clearing up and
getting ready for cultivation, new
ground.
Seven years from today the war
will have made me richer, if I live,
for it has forced me to these methods.
Wheat does best on red clay, while
oats thrive best on sandy soil.
A dozen farmers should unite in
buying farm machinery to handle
grain; such a combination could buy
a binder and thresher. You can get
machines on two or three years time
and your increased profits will more
than pay for these machines. There
are only 40,000 acres of wheat grown
in the whole State of South Carolina.
Smut can be eradicated largelv I
soaking in a weak solution of formal
dehyde while this treatment is almost
specific in eradicating smut from oats.
Commissioner E. J. Watson was
the next speaker. He said that :r>
journeying from the Laurens line to
Union he had been struck with grea*
disappointment. Union county was
in worse condition than any he liau
yet visited. The people are blirtdlv
waiting for something to happen ff>.cotton.
We are up against it in South
Carolina unless we wake up. The
people in the State seem to have given
up. Our one crop idea and not thf
European war is the thing that "has
ruined us. Our seeming prosperity in
the past two years, has been uut a
(Continued on last page.)
RTS
?OKE FRIDAY
DYNAMITERS
NOW ON TRIAL
For Storming Spartanburg
Jail in an Etfort
to Take Prisoner.
. New history for South Carolina
courts was made when the famous
"jail dynamiting ease," which developed
in Spartanburg on the night of
August 18, 1913, during the attempt
of an angry mob to batter down the
walls of the county jail to secure the
person of Will Fair, a negro held
for criminal assault, was opened for
trial in the court of general sessions
today with three of the seven alleged
la^uuiiiitcrs unut'i niuiuiment?#JCSSC
Wolfe, Robert Ward and Horace
Finch?present. W. R. Belcher answered
through his attorney. Robert
Wilson, O. M. Thigpin and Gus Ford
failed to appear. The two latter, ae- ,
cording to the records in the case,
have not been arrested and their \
whereabouts are unknown. The defendants
are well known in the city. ,
Horace Finch was a candidate for
the legislature in the memorable cam- ,
paign of last summer.
The indictment in the case charges
that Jesse Wolft, Robert Ward, Horace
Finch and W. R. Belcher et al, on
the night of August 18, 101:5, committed
an assault and battery upon (
Sheriff W. J. White and Police Cantain
R. C. Hall on the first count, and
on the second count they are charged
with riot, in violation of the criminal 1
statutes of the State.
The trial of the men alleged to
have been among the leaders in :
storming the jail was ready to be '
presented today after an investiga- *
tion of more than fifteen months by
the Spartanburg county grand juryassisted
by Solicitor Hill, Sheriff W.
J. White and the members of the
sheriff's posse, who delivered to the '
I i ?:j > >
Kiauu juiy cviui'liie upon wmcu irue
bills were returned against the seven
accused men. The investigation of
the case was exhaustive and according
to statements today the end is not '
yet. The grand jury has evidence in- !
criminating others in the attempt to
bftttar down the jail walls, which may
tte presented before Foreman Qucrry
retires from office. i
Case Which Led to Trouble.
Will Fair, a negro eighteen years
of age, was arrested at the Southern '
depot at 5 o'clock on the afternoon
of August 19, 1913, and lodged in 1
the county jail as a suspect in the alleged
criminal assault committed upon
a young white woman of White
Stone on the morning of the same ,
day. The man answered to the descriptions
given by the woman, and
later in the state penitentiarv v;hi> ?i?
lected this negro from among five
others who were lined up for her inspection.
When the case was called for trial
before Judge Gage at the November,
1913, term of court, the woman and
other witnesses testified for the state.
A full day was conusmed in hearing
the testimony. The jury, after a
short deliberation, returned a verdict 1
of "not guilty," and the negro whom
the angry mob would have secured
from the custody of Sheriff White,
was allowed his freedom.?Spartanburg
Journal.
Death of .Mrs. Tom Jenkins.
Mrs. Tom Jenkins died at her home
near Beulah church at 7:30 o'clock
Tuesday evening and was buried the
following day at Beulah church. She
leaves a husband and seven children, 1
most of them grown. Mrs. Jenkins
was about 57 years of age and her
HoatVk nr?/?iivrml ? oiwl /1A?1.? tJU.. 1
I WCVUI ICU WIJ .TUUUUIII > . klllt* I
had a stroke of paralysis some time (
during the day, probably about noon,
and died that evening.
Death of .Mrs. If. Terry.
Mrs. II. Terry died at her home in ,
Laurens Wednesday morning about K ,
o'clock after a lingering illness. She (
leaves a husband and two children. |
and two sisters, Mrs. J. F. Caudle, of
Union, and Mrs. Lizzie McClelland, of ,
Monroe, N. C. The funeral services .
were held Thursday afternoon at 4 1
o'clock. (
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West-Gregory. <
Miss Minnie West of West Springs,
and Mr. Willie II. Gregory o? Buffalo, '
were united in marriage Wednesday
afternoon, Nov. 25, near Gibbs. Rev. I
S. W. Jolly was the officiating minis- i
ter. A number of friends gathered to <
witness the marriage, and there are i
many good wishes extended them.
? (
Ned Arthur Appointed Mail Carrier, i
1
Ned Arthur, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. I
I). Arthur, has been appointed mail i
carrier on route 2, Union, and will be- I
gin as carrier on December 1. He 1
has been over the route with Mr. <
Hicks, who will be changed from 1
route 2 to route 2, C. E. Thomas re- '
signed. .
Mr. Arthur up to Saturday and for |
the past year or more, has been clerk t
at the Union hotel. He expects his 1
commission to come in the next day i
or two. t
W. T. JOP
IS F
EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY <
DRED AND ONE CASES
WHITE AND FORT
(The State) <
Executive clemency was exercised ]
yesterday in 101 cases by the governor
of South Carolina, who made use
of the same power last Thanksgiving j
season in 105 cases, and who has to
date used it in 1,480 cases. I'ardons,
paroles and commutations were issued
yesterday. A few are to restore citi- 1
zenship, but most of them will work *
the release of men serving sentence in '
the penitentiary, on the State farms
and on county chaingangs. Fewer '
than 70 convicts will be left in the j
penitentiary itself. Last week the
number in the prison and on the '
farms was less than 200.
Sixteen of the men to be released ]
today under the orders issued yes- t
terday are serving life terms for mnr. .
der, 31 are serving terms of two to {
30 years each for manslaughter and <
54 are held to hard lahoi for offenses j
less serious. Fifty-three are white, 40 {
are negroes, one is an Indian. The
race of one is not set forth in the j
official list. <
Among the more notable cases are i
the following: |
W. T. Jones, white, who was con- <
victed at Union in February, 1009,
of the murder of his wife and sen- <
tenced to life imprisonment in the i
State penitentiary, received a parole, t
(lpnrtrox Mir?Vinlc urliito \?,U.x *
- r? - "..?w, v? mw wua
convicted in Lexington county in No- (
vember, 11)10, of the murder of Paul i
Williams, a young Columbian, and
sentenced to life imprisonment in the 1
State penitentiary, received a parole 4
on th0 condition that he depart the 4
State. i
John E. Hough, white, who was J
THANKS CHILDREN
OF THIS COUNTRY
? w
London, Nov. 24.?A wireless dispatch
was received today from the 1
Santa Claus ship Jason, which is i
bringing toys to children in the bel-.
ligerant countries, saying thfe vessel JJ
was due to arrive at Davoflport at r
noon on Wednesday. 11
Queen Mary has sent to Mrs. Wal-'.l
ter H. Page, wife of the American | J
ambassador, a letter of thanks for the |1
Christmas gifts from American chil- t
tlren to children in England and on i
the continent. The letter is dated at i
York cottage, Sandrinbham, Norfolk, <
November 20, 1014, and reads as fol- i
lows:
"My Hear Mrs. Page: ]
"Having heard of the approaching J
arrival of the steamer Jason bringing 1
Christmas gifts of warm clothing
from the children of the United
Slates to the children of this and the <
other hell iterant countries, 1 am anxious
to express through you my warm
appreciation of this touching proof
of c-eneious sympathy, and to ask you ,
to he so kind as to convoy my heart- j
felt thanks to all who have contribut- |
ed toward the presents which will, I ,
feel sure, he gladly welcomed by the f
children for whom they are intended ,
and received with gratitude by their ,
parents. j
"Believe me,
"Yours very sincerely,
(Signed) "Mary, P.." |
GEN. VILLA WITHIN 20 MILES
OF THE MEXICAN CAPITAL
Mexico City. Nov. 2it.?It is report- i
ed here that flea, Villa's advance
guard has reached Teeloyucan, 20 <
mile away. <
Gen. Alvero Obregon is still in the 1
city, and his difficulties with Gen. I.u- I
io Blanco have been adjusted. The
two "enerals conferred today.
In a statement today Gen. Obregon 1
*aid that Villa had arrested Julio Sla- 1
lero, brother of the lute President
Madero. He declared that he and
Gen. Pablo Gonzales had sufficient
troops to defeat Gen. Villa but that
they had desisted to allow Villa to enter
the city, where the entire Constitutionalist
army would bottle him up.
"When Francisco Villa and Emilia
io Aapata are touna together in the
national palace," said Gen. Ohregon, *>
"the republic will feel a convulsion <
>f renugnance which will shake it to | ;
its foundation. It is then that we will \
dart our campaign to eliminate them, \
and we will be successful." 1
7*7- t
Kire Destroys Building and Furniture.
About 5 o'clock Tuesday morning
fire broke out in the residence in the t
rear of The Times building occupied i
>n the lower floor by Mr. S. Fram and t
jpstairs by Mr. M. Fred. c!
The fire was caused by the lambre- f
^uin catching and the flames spread- '
ing. Mr. Fred as he went into the p
oom of his daughter. Miss Rosa Fred, *"
to build a fire for her, as is his custom I
and after building the fire went back c
to his own room. Shortly afterwards f
.......i...v,.. f
??*on * ivu nan h >??r\vncu UJT till' ?
. cackling of the blaze and the very c
>right lifrht. She barely escaped a
with her life from the burViing room. 1
\ lamp, enveloped in the flames, ex- 1<
nloded just as she rushed from the
zoom. The entire upper story was
jurned and the entire house and furniture
contained in it was badly dam- a
iged by fire and water. f
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'AROLED
GRANTED IN ONE HUN5?FIFTY-THREE
ARE
Y-SIX NEGROES.
onvictcd in Kershaw county in
March, 1918, of the murder of his
'ather-in-law and sentenced to he
dectrocuted, his sentence later beinjr
ommuteed to life imprisonment, had
lis sentence reduced to five years in
he State penitentiary. '
.1. Allen Emerson, who was con- i
/ictcd at the February, 1907, tcnn of '
:ourt in Anderson county of the mur- ,
ier of Thomas Drake and sentenced j
to life imprisonment in the State ,
penitentiarv, and who was paroled
\ujrust, 1918, on the condition that (
io leave the State, was granted a full ,
inrdon.
It. A. Richey, white, who was con- (
icted at the sprinjr term of court for ,
1910 in Abbeville county of statutory x
l'iniinal nscniilt utwl 1
?-?v ?.iv. OVIllVIKfU to
.tn years in the State penitentiary .
md paroled in December, lit 12, on 1
:ertain conditions, is paroled now dur- '
ng good behavior, with these condi- *
;ions removed.
Henry Patrick, white, convicted of ^
nurder at the November, 1903, term
>f court for Marlboro county and
lentenced to life imprisonment in the '
State penitentiary and paroled in I),
jembery 1913, was given a full pardon. 1
( Ernest F. Grinislev, white, convict- ]
>d at the June, 1911, term of court *
!pr Richland county of murder and
Iintenced to life imprisonment in the .
tate penitentiary, was paroled,
arimsley killed a woman and a man \
n a Columbia restaurant.
Harry Dean,, white, convicted at 1
E September, 1904, term of court ,
Spartanburg of murder and sen- !
ed to life imprisonment in the
e penitentiary, is paroled upon
condition that he leave the State, j
YSGERMANS ARE J
NOT FEEDING THEM J
ondon, November 24.?The Amer- (
commission for relief in Belgium
cd the following statement today: lYim/k
regard to abatement pub- .
I^L **jto?arica and credited to Gen.
r&Wfrankenberg,' Governor of Antwerp,
if America had not been so ^
dnd-heavted as to send foodstuffs to |
Belgium the Germans themselves *
would have considered it their duty ,
0 bring food from Germany, we canlot
conceive that the German Goveraor
of Antwerp ever authorized such t
1 statement and believe the report is '
jnfounded. . ,
"The following cities through their (
representatives had made repeated ,
appeals to the German representa
ives in Antwerp for food:
"Malines. Lierre, Willebrocck,
Loom, Duliol, Tornagen, St. Nicholas,
oution and Wanli n. They were r - j
fused. I
Released By Germans. ;
"Last Friday two town councillors !
I Antwerp came to our headquarters 1
in Roterdam and stated that they had <
men released by the German authori- j
lies under bond of five million francs i
si,000,000) to obtain help for the
destitute of Antwerp, and on their urgent
representation we st nt 5-10 tons
>f supplies to Antwerp.
"The provinces of Limburg and 1
Luxemburg, adjoining the German :
frontier, have made repeated appeals i
to the Germans for the right to buy <
rood in Germany and import it into
Belgium and have been consistently
refused. On the minor question of
uilt alone, of which there js an ahun- .
lant supply in Germany, the privilege
>f importation was refused and we
iave had to send salt from the British
Isles.
No Food From Germans.
"These are only a few instances 1
A'hich make it impossible for us to be- '
H'Vl> t.hllt 51IIV ?ll/'h etotpmnnl mo f Un ?
>ne referred to was authorized l>y a '
esponsiblo German official. The first '
ind most natural inquiry we made 1
.then we were asked to undertake the
vork of relief was: 'Why do the tiernans
not supply the civil population
.vith food?' And it was not until we
vere absolutely satisfied through '
\merican Minister Whitlook and hv ,
nuch corroborative evidence as to the '
ierman refusals to or inability k?
UDDOrt sneeifie reouosts for foo/l ili-.t
ve undertook the responsibilitv of advising
the American people that the i
ceding of the Belgians was up to ;
hem.
Millions Dependent. * i
"If the Germans are prepared to '
eed the Belgians an early announcenent
to that effect and an organization
for that purnose will be immeliately
required to save the lives of
nillions of people. As regards the
eport that no one is starving in Bel- ,
rium, the official statemenfs of the (
Ipanish and American ministers in (
Brussels, the appeal of Cardinal Mer- ]
ier and the daily detailed accounts (
rom every source of widespread suf- ,
ering prove that such a report is
ruelly false and that there are con- '
iderably more than a million and a
.-1/ 1- J ? ' *
tun peopie uepenaent on tne soun
dtchens as the present movement is
n itself sufficient evidence."
Mrs. Fred Whitney and little child i
tre the guests of Mrs. Susan Tinsley 1
or the Thanksgiving holidays.
NEGRO LYNC1
SUM1
RIOTING IN '
MEXICO CITY
P
Mobs Loot Principal i
Shops and Kill Several
Persons.
Mexico City, Nov. 24.?Serious disorder
occurred in the capital tonight t
ivhen a mob gathered in front of the a
National Palace. o
Later they marched to stores whore \
stores and ammunition were kept, v
mattered down the doors and sacked n
:he places of their contents. o
There was much shooting but thus |,
Far, according to reports, the casual- c
Jos are few. f.
The police were powerless as tinTnU'
\A*lw\ ??n??oi?.wl ' " 1
^ ?? mi.u iviamiin u iu ^lUIIU llll' CIP'
were stripped of their arms by tin h
nob. jjr
Later in the evening tho mob which a;
lad lieen constantly growing, broke h
ap into smaller bodies juuI the lootin.tr fi
if *>awn shops and other establish- sl
nents in various sections of the cif ii
,vas begun. n
The trouble began at (? o'clock in %\
,he evening and at a late hour still ti
ontinued. All street car traffic was p
itopped except the Red Cross service tl
.vhich was taking care of dead and tl
>vounded brought in from the fighting u
around Tacubaya. tl
At 8 o'clock bodies of civilians and
"ormer federal soldiers were formed. h
They paraded the principal streets it
and marched to police headquarters (h
and the Brazilian legation where they p<
were armed. |Li
It is hoped that this force eventual- 1>
y would be able to control the situa- n
.ion.
tj
The report of unrestrained riotin" h
n the Mexican capital indicate that e:
all of the organized Constitutional h
'orces have left the city either to
neet the forces of Gen. Villa coming w
from the north or those of Gen. Zapa- oi
;a, which have been threatening thr hi
capital from the south. tl
The mention of fighting at Xacuba- ti
,ra which is only five miles southwest
>f Mexico City would make it upper V
ffiat the Zapata forces are virtually ti
at tho doors of the capital. tl
Gen. Elancc and a force of jjeveral b
housand men composed the Ih'ht ort<p
janized force that late reports said hi
remained in Mexico City, all other p
irmed forces having left last week, h
With them went all the national fed- s<
[M-al district and city officials. It o
seems likely, judging from the report it
if the rioting, that Gen. Blanco left d
with his troops to take part in the f,
fighting either to the north or to the
south. p
District Meeting Knights of Pythias. ^
The Knights of Pythias renres? tit- ?
ir<g Union, Spartanburg ami I .nitrons a
gathered hero on Tuesday for their
annual district convention and ahout n
2f> delegates are in attendance. Th<
mctings were held in the castle hall p
aver the Merchants &. Planters hank p
and Tuesday evening a banquet was
served in the chanther of com mu re '. |
rooms and was served by the N' t i - p
ity mission.
The Union lodge has nboir 00 ^
membe1\s. Dr. Theodore MudJox t p
Chancellor Commander. An iniatior
session was hold after the banquet .
and the degree team of Spartanburg' {,
came down for that purpose. j(
Child Burned to Death.
n
The three-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. B. Gregory died on Nov. ill, and
tvas buried the following day at Fair
view church. The little child died
from the effects of burns, its cloth- ((
ing having caught from throwing a n
piece of paper in the tire which Ida'/.- r
d un and ignited his clothing. Itev.
is. W. Jolly conducted the burial. The ?
parents have the sympathy of manv'?|
Friends in this tragedy that has over- j ()
taken them. |
Fire in Trash Pile. 1
S
The lire alarm was turned in Mon-j"
day niglit ahout 10:110 o'clock. It;'1
turned out to he a trash pile in the *'
yard of a West Knd dweller. I'
. ? n
U. I). C. Meeting. n
if
tu. itr:n: iir-ii- i * 1T
int" iv iiinini wan-ice coupler u. I
('. will inert next Monday afternoon ti
it 8:4"> o'clock at the home of Mrs. o
VV. E. Thomson. The hostesses for h
the afternoon will be Mrs. W. E. a
Thomson, Miss Sallie Thomson, Mrs. I'
B. B. James and Mrs. I,. J. Humes, a
Every member is urged to be present. It
- (j
To Enlist School Children. ti
County Superintendent of Educa- s'
tion Little has inaugurated a plan to
enlist the school children of the county
in a grain planting campaign. Mr.
Little's plan is that the school teach- IV
ers of the county require their pupils a
of all ages to write compositions on 1
grain sowing and cultivation. For 4i
the best composition there will be a II
prize of $.>.00, the second best essay T
will carry og a prize of $2.50. \
1 1 ci
The Union Undertaking Co., capital (|
itock $5,000, will be organized here
at an early day. The corporators are
W. G. Puckett, J. E. Kirby, ,J. E. si
Hughes and J. W. Gilbert. \
lEu irs
rER COUNTY
Murdered Wife of Prominent
Farmer.
*legro Convict Hung Up By
Heels on Bank of River
and Body Riddled With
Bullets?The Slayer Confessed
His Crime.
Lynchburg, Nov. 24.? Hung up by
he heels and riddled with bullets by
mob of about 100 men on the hanks
f Lynchc's river, near here, Diilard
V'iison, a negro chaingang eonviet,
.as lynched about noon today for the
under of Mrs. IO/.ekiel Truluck, wife
f a farmer living near Ituds in's
ridge. When taken from anions the
onviets by the mob the negro conessed
the crime.
Wilson, who was a trusty on the
umter chaingang, now working near
ere, went to Mrs. Truluek's house to
et some milk early this morning,
eturning later in the day he atacked
er with a razor, which he had -tolen
rom a guard, cutting her throat. .Vle
oiirlcnvni'i'il 1 m n
? - - v.,. vw I 1." I?^ rwi\.rv**u 11 * * I
i the face ami she fell again. The
egro then called to her little son.
ho had been near her at the time of
it. attack, to come close and see his
lother. The boy approached, but saw
ie blood streaming from his mother's
iroat and fled, screaming. The negro,
nable to catch him and alarmed by
ie outcry, made ofl* into the woods.
Meantime Mrs. Truluck gathered
or failing strength and staggered
ito the public road, where she fell
Lad. Her little boy's cries brought
ighbors. Their assistance was too
ite to help tin unfortunate woman,
t they came in time to track the
lurdercr.
I'ursurers followed a trail through
10 woods to a point where the negro
ad changed his clothing. The dismled
suit, clotted with the blood of
is victim, was found later.
The boy reported that the murderer
'ore convict's clothes and the search
f course was carried to the chaingang
eadquarters. The overseer locked all
ie prisoners in the cage for exaniinaon.
J
The two camp cooks announced that /
/ilson had been absent about the J
me of the murder, lie stoutly depiet^.' ^
rouent against him. A blood stained "C """..*1
idee of underclothing. ToiWid where ' 1
e had changed nis xwz, fitted the ? ^
lace where a piece had been cut from
is underclothes. The negro at first
:>ught to ascribe the crime to anther
negro, but finally, upon being
lentificd by the little son of the marem!
woman, he broke down and consssed.
With this confirmation of its susicions,
the crowd changed into a
lob hungry for his death. Despite tho
leadings of law officers and cooler
iti/.ens, the angered men took the
egro from the chaingang authorities
nd bore him to the banks of I.yncho's
iver. There their design was eonsumlated
with speed.
The negro was strung up by his
eels from a tree and his swaying
ody was riddled with bullets. At last
ccounts the body was still hanging
here, where the mob's bullets had
rought him to death.
Wilson, who was about 1^ years old. '
as serving a sentence for store
reaking in Meyesville.
Mrs. Truluck, who was about *! I
ears of age, was universally respect
tl and beloved in this section. She
aves her husband and two small
nr.s. aged !) and 7 years, l'efore h t
larriagc to Mr. Truluck she was Mi-.- i
ielly. 1
Meeting Called For Saturday.
Mrs. C. II. IVake has issued a call
[> every lady in Union and county t??
leet at the chamber of commerce
noms on Saturday afternoon at ' )
'clock to devise means of helping ihe
rounded soldiers in the war zone:
lint is collecting linen bandnevs and
tin r things for use in hospitals and
n the battlefields.
Envoy McAhee in charge of the
alvation Army at this place will re
eive tho donations and they will he
transported free of charjre to lnatl
uarters, but committees must be ap
ointed and definite plans for work
lade, so that is why the call for a
leetintr Saturday afternoon has been
isued.
Staff Captain Malice of the Salva<in
A rme who midre?<e< the noonlo
f Union last week, said ho earnestb
oped some lad\ would take tho inititive
in this work and Mrs. C. 11.
eake has responded to this appeal
nd deserves the cooperation of every
idy in Union county. She is a solenid
leader possessed of great exeeuve
ability and does well anything
he undertakes.
Death of a Little Child.
The nine-months-old daughter of
Ir. and Mrs. Clarence Gregory died
t the parent's home five miios out 01
Inion, November Id, and was buried
t Hebron church the following day.
lev. States Jolly conducted the burial.
ne interment, was at uenron church.
Ir. and Mrs. Gregory have a wide
ircle of friends who sympathize with
item in their bereavement.
I'rof. J. H. Johnston is spending
sveral days at his former home in
'orkville.