Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I ATI V. We have on hail following si; 40, 1 size 42, We have 4 Lad price was $1 Your choice of a in fhe store, w REPORT OF The Merchants & At Union, in the State of Sot ? niber 31, 1914. 11 Loans and discounts Overdrafts, unsecured U. S. Bonds deposited to secui value) Commercial paper deposited to (hook value) , Other securities deposited to (hook value) Subscription to stock of Fede Less amount unpaid All other stocks, including prei Banking house Furniture and fixtures Due from Federal Reserve hank Due from approved reserve agi serve cities i'ue from approved reserve agen cities Due from hanks and hankers (o Fractional currency * hecks on hanks in the same city ing bank Notes of other national banks Specie _ Legal-tender notes Redemption fund with U. S. Ti than "> per cent on circulath Total LI Capital stock quid in Surplus fund Uudivided profits Less current expenses, inter Circulating: notes Less amount on hand and i demption or in transit Due to approved reserve agrent cities Due to hanks and hankers (oth? Dividends unpaid Individual deposits subject Deposits with notice of less Notes and bills rediscounted Total _ State of South Carolina, County of Union. I, J. D. Arthur, Cashier of swear that the above stateme belief. Sworn to and subscribed befor JONES VILLE Jonesville, S. ('., Jan. 12, 1!)1 is no use for me to tell my res that the weather is had?that roads are muddy and almost im able for this is the ease even "Dan to Beersheba." Our legislature will meet todaj it seems they have much bus blocked for the session. Clemson letre is clamoring for a bijr appro tion and so is Winthrop. (Me wants $7f?.000 for a gymnasium Winthrop $MO.(iOO for another nasium. Great Scott! When these colleges tret satisfied? N it seems, (n my school days wt plenty of (ryutnasium exercises v cost the government nothing nor our parents one cent. We had i vines for our slack rope perforir and then we had the buil pen an plays and skinning: the cat and i n?n, witicii vravi' pii'iuy 01 exe and we all developed and made hardy fellows and the irirls perfo some of the same plays and made >rood strong healthy y women and they were nretty i and aide to spank their husband ter marriage if they did not wall straight line. This is not tim< special or extra appropriations, solons ouirht to make short woi their session?make no additiona propriations, adjourn in a few and tfo home and let the people rest from so much burdensome especially until the European w over and we jret on our foot a There has for quite awhile be sharp controversary between the tor of the Methodist church r and some of the Methodist preai who were after the editor for oe charges brought atrainst him after the proceedings of the ai conference a year a^ro last No her. condemning the editor. Itev Nettles, were set aside and rev l>v the general conference which last year in Oklahoma. Some o editor pursuers continued to pi him and had him laid off frorr ministry at the last annual co ence. Since which time there been some bitter things publish) the church papers, all of whic say the least, is shameful and si never have appeared in print. nENTIC id 10 Coat Suits, priced $15 to ces: 2 size 16, 3 size 38, 1 siz 1 size 44, your choice ies Coats, Navy, Copen Gre 2.50, your choice ny Ladies Trimmed or Untrim regular prices $2 to $10, tor ILBUR ' THE CONDITION OF Planters National Bank # 1 jth Carolina, at the close of business, Dec- -t RESOURCES i $234,005.80 1 77 1 re circulation (par ... $15,000.00 secure circulation 32,505.30 secure circulation 47,505.36 ral Reserve bank $5,000.00 . $4,000.07 933.33 niu-n on same 12,000.00 12,933.33 $8,000.00 $2,000.00 10,000.00 4,001.07 ents in central re 15,037.32 its in other reserve 521.50 15,558.82 ther than above)__ 4,810.50 009.61 669.61 or town as report 183.40 9,195.00 13,502.30 4,000.00 17,502.30 easurer (not more jn) 1,950.00 358,649.66 ABILITIES. 0)0,000.00 32,000.00 s $20,435.47 a est and taxes pain 20,435.47 j 35,000.00 r n Treasury for re- c 35,000.00 c s in other reserve j 1.300 04 i inn n.i i , ?r than abovel 3,768.86 I \ __ 3,600.00 i to check 194,233.74 1 than 30 days 194,233.74 ^ 8,245.57 1 i 358,649.68 f i J the above-named bank, do solemnly ( nt is truo to the best of my knowledge and J. D. Arthur, Cashier. 1 ' c e me this 7th day of January, 1915. ] Thos. McNally, N. P. 1 Correct-Attest: F. M. Farr .f W. F. Gilliam 1 L. J. Hames, * Directors. C first of the 133rd Psalm seems to I have no place amonj; them. I think * - j they all need to fret in harmony with ideiv scnt'ments of that old backgliders hymn that begins with these words, "Oh for a Closer Walk with f nn C?od." I had no part in the controv11 | ersy, hut as a fifty-two Methodist, 1 * ' think I have a right to criticize such 11 and roUph and unchristian proceedings ? u\es i among my brethren. The church is 5 * f L.of God and should be conducted justly j -s Pna and friendly and let the world see I mson how they love each other. c a,1(' j It seems that the government is ^ vI about to jret ready to loan the poor I ,v ,farmers sonic money to help through | eyev. the awful tight times, but the fellow, ' ,a that wants to borrow, say one hun-1 vtm-n ' (jre(j dollars had better put in his bid t w" j for about one hundred and fifty dol'raP i lars for it will take about fifty per [ lance , cenf ^o pUy th0 expense of getting it. <1 cai j There are a number of clerks and aP' other employees of both sexes laid ucise pjy jn our town an(j they are to be -??' pitied, for there is nothing doing in n:u ! any other place. One of these fel1 lows advanced a fine idea the other ountf day, he said to me, "I can plow and I toor ! there is always a place for the fellow |S ,i~ that can plow." k the Telephone. ? f ,r . ? Our Georgia Militia Has Laugh On 'k of South Carolina. 1 ap 'lays Atlanta, (la., Jan. 12.?Members of have the Georgia military are laughing tax. over the quandary of their fellow solar is {jiers in South Carolina, who haven't gain, any jobs any more. Governor Cole en a Hlease yesterday wiped out the state edi- militia with one stroke of his pen, disnor banding the whole outfit, from geni-hers erals to privates, rtain This act of Governor Hlease, foland lowed closely on his emptying the inual prisons, will, it is hoped, be his last vein- drastic step before he retires from S. A. the gubernatorial chair next Tuesday, oked The disbanding of the state militia met was brought on by his recent dispute f the ,..;tu t irnit?.i ........ - wins tiic kiiiicu uvairn <ii m,v ucjmi vjrsue ment over rules provernini; state % 1 the troops. His successor in office is ex- ' nfer- pf>cte<l to restore the militia to its old has footing. t ?d in ?? ( h to One half of the world may not know ? lould how the other half lives; hut it isn't The the female half. i HM LAI $25, in the \M-2 $4.98 $4.98 imed Shape Q?? I\J BR( KELTON Kelton, S. C., Jan. 11, 1915.?The veather is very threatening today md I expect rain. Everybody seems to be Retting -ight down to business with a deternination to do better in 1915. The "nerchants are the worst hurt of any >ther class of men. Farmers, many >f them fell behind last year but the merchants that are able, will help all vho have toed the mark and have aaid all they could afford on their iccounts, but they need not look for mly enough to squeeze through. If >oth white and black had been more :areful last year, they would be bet;or off now. I hear the talk of hard ;imes on every hand but very few of is know what real hard times is. Some of us came through the war beween the States with nothing but a letermination to do something and ve did not fail. I say, brother farners go ahead with a bull dog deermination to make all you can, to save all you can and you will not only iay this year's contract but all or nost of last years. Hut do not defend on cotton alone, raise something .0 eat that you can and plenty of it. t will not be hard stock for the world vill be looking to America for food ;upplies if the great European war vas to close in thirty days. The >rice of everything we eat is high ind the prices still advancing almost svery day. We live in as good, if lot the best country the sun ever ihone on, so let us quit murmuring ind complaining of hard times and ret down to hard Tork and we will mil through. Let me refer you to >ne Pea Ridger who came out of the ivil war with only one arm but with in iron determination to do something ind he has done it. He went to work vith a will just like he did when he 'aced the Yankee gunboats at Hilton rlead Island on the coast of S. C., vhere he left one of his arms. He las succeeded?he bought lands and eared a large family of children and iducaled them and has a good homrn ind all he lacks now is one of those rood looking widows to keep him ompany the rest of his days. His lame is Daniel Inman, a brother commits if <tuc. AX (1 I I I <1 I 1 ? Ull Wilt CA I 111 OUV.:eeds?one with two should not complain. Please pardon me, brother Comrade for using your name. I am a poor judge of a great ipeech, but I think the one delivered >y Wood row Wilson on Jackson Day sclipsed anything I ever read. It wan rull of patriotism and statesmanship ind he pointed out our duty, not only o America hut the whole world, especially weak nations. I thank God 'or such a man in the White House. G. T. C. LOCKHART JUNCTION Lockhart Junction, Jan. 15, 1915.? )nly a few days of sunshine then rain igain. The roads are almost impassible in some nlaeos. but. as an old ;aying goes "rain, hail, sleet and mow, we poor travelers are hound to Co". So we are out in the mud ocasionally. Some days ago I was in Spartan>urg and met Mr. J. C. Otts of that dace, he invited me to his boarding dace and 1 had supper with him. meeting his good wife and being nade acquainted with many of their 'riends. I enjoyed this visit very nuch inded. Mr. Otts is a Union bounty man and a self-made man; >ne in which wo feel proud. Mr. Otts says he will he a candidate again next ime. Last week with Mr. A. D. IMexico, traveled Cherokee county and met many good people I had known before ind some we had not known. I stop>ed at the home of Mr. Vox. He is n reasonable health and as jolly as ?ver but his good wife is sick. I also 'isited the home of Mr. .1. R. I'oole, le lived for a while in Jonesville and ,vas trial justice. He is in bad health nifTeriug from rheumatism. He and lis wife are very interesting and can ell of many things about the past drs. Poole says she is living where he was born, married and hoped to lie?her old home. This good people ire nearly the same age, only a few nonths difference. One is 84 and the ither 8F> yars of age. Mr. Poole says le takes The Union Times and loves o read it. Mr. and Mrs. Poole have >een married (W> years. Mr. R. U. White gave the young 'oiks a party at his home last week. Miss Annie Mae I'lexico has gone o Whit'-stone to stay with her uncle, dr. .J. H. Pickens. Mr. Sparks Cunningham of Chester d'sited his sister, Mrs. A. I. Gault ast week. I met Miss Ruth Sprouse of Union nis morning on tne train, she was >n her way to Asheville, N. C., where iho #oes to school. There is a deal of moving this year, t seems more than common. It does DIES! We have put a whit Coats and other goods sale at ridiculously lo^ quantity of goods in t at such prices, so shop WHITE GOODS SALE PAPER. WATCII FOR 3S. The MESSAGE REVIEWS EVENTS OF YEAR (Continued from page 1) show that South Carolina has prospered under his administration. After quoting these statistics, the governor says: "Does this look like Blease ruined the State? Some people may yet want more of this kind of ruin." The governor auotes statistics to prove that crime has decreased in the State during his administration. It is claimed that the strictest economy has been practiced during his term of four years and that much money has been saved to the taxpayers. The governor urges that the legislature be liberal with the common schools. In conclusion the governor says: "I have attained the highest ambition of my life. My life's work, so far as my personal interest is concerned, has been completed. If my people want my service in the future I will give it, but I shall ask them for nothing more." CONTROVERSY AS TO VALUE (Continued from page 1) known fact that money loaned on real estate is not often beyond 50 per cent of the valuation put upon such real estate. The appraisers in the Probate Judge's records siiuw a valuation by the appraisers of the personal property of the estate amounting to $1,722.75. To this sum is lu ue added about $200 more in notes and mortgages held by the administrator and showing ir. the files of the office of Probate Judge for Union county. In other words, to the $8000 of real qftate must be added the sum of $1,raonal property, making an estate valued at $9,900, at least. 1 he i.uditor says all lands in Jonesvi'le township outside of the immediate vicinity of Jonesville are assessed at about $5.00 per acre. The Coleman lands is assessed at a little more than $1,000. But the real value and the assessment valuation is often far apart. What is true in this particular case is true generally over the county. No lands are returned at face value nor anywhere near it. COTTON GINNINGS SET NEW RECORD largest Ever Up to January First. Activity During Last 2 Weeks / of December Brings Up Aggregate. Washington, Jan. 9?Cotton ginning the last two weeks of December surpassed the same period of every other year except the record production year 1911, and brought the total cotton ginned from the 1914 crop up to 14,447,<>23 bales, a quantity greater than ever ginned in any other year to January 1, and 130,000 bales more than in 1911. Cotton ginned during the last three years after January 1, has varied from 1,236,071 bales in 1911 to 635,090 bales in Ginnings for the two weeks' period amounted to 470,914 bales, or 95,000 bales less than the record for the period made in 1911. The period's outturn brought the total cotton in Alabama and Oklahoma to a greater quantity than ever produced in those States. Including the ginnings were 44,816 round bales, compared with 94,265 last year, 77,999 in 1912 and 96,227 in 1911. Sea island coton included numbered 76,886 bales, compared with 74,320 bales last year, 67,257 bales in 1912 and 105,988 bales in 1911. seem that a fellow 'does not know what is best, for him. Mr. R. B. Smith of Jonesville has rented his farm in Cherokee county to Mj\ Harper Floyd. Mr. John Whitlock, Sr. of Union was among his friends in Jonesville this morning. I met the editor in Jonesville this morning looking pleasant and getting around with his friends as he usually does. Sunday was a beautiful day and a large /crowd attended church and Sunday school. Misses F. B. Haney and Madge McWhirter are teaching at the Gault school house. They have about 61 scholars and they expect to enroll more. Miss Haney took a special course in rural school supervision, agriculture and mathematics at Peabody Sale Begins Frida; e ticket on all Ladies Ski we are anxious to close c w prices. Please bear in ] his sale is limited and wil] > early if you intend shoppi : WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN IT. : Ladies SI & ; A REMED X {. EVERY A1 T Y TS TO RF FOI Tf 1 NYi X LINE ( | REMEI I PEOPLES D! X UNDER HOTEI X Quick Service a^A A^A A^A A^A. A^A. A^A A^A A^A I OUR GREAT I* -Muslin Under | IS NOV t i Night Gowns Y Petticoats Y Combinations : ^ Princess A 19c Corsei < : to D v 98c i Economize on the Bifi A ofiering you. It is dis save by spending. Thii A cost less right now. V | McCiure's 5c an Y "THE PLACE FOR t A^A. A^A A^A tat 4 T^r "y t | - CLOTI | AT ANY i V Y We are forced to clos v < of Men's and Boys' ! ; coats. If you need i I V clothing line, it will 5* here and inquire. I V must move, price i % will be glad to shov you buy or not. I Union Clot V / D. W. MULLIN Ak AJ " College in Nashville, Tenn. Miss T1 McVVhirter took a special course in erR primary work at Winlhrop College, with These yountf ladies are well prepared h( to teach. t'on Miss Sallie Cunningham who is T1 teaching near Pacolet visited her sis- nam ter? Mrs. A. L. Gault last week. fello Moxy. the I Si What has become of the old-fash- the i'oned man who used to wear a, new thin] paper collar every Sunday? his ] /, Jan. 15 I rts, Children's | >ut during this 1 mind that the | I not last long ng. NEXT WEEK'S ore. HHHHHCimH Mk HHH A A^A A^A A^A A^A y Ty V FOR * T [LIVIENX X T WD IN OUR Y x \L 1 )F A DIES I RUG CO. ! L UNION Y V Phone No. 69 JANUARY f wear Sale $ V OI\f ? * f X 19c to V Slips 98c X I Covers A rawers A Brassiers, Etc. f > I Bargains we are A tinctly a time to A igs you will need | id 10c Store ? BARGAINS'* V * 4ING--I ^P%I^vp- X rrcii/t e out our stock ; x Suits and Overanything in the Y y pay you to call This clothing ^ io object. We V v i you whether ^ I hing Co. | AX, Mgr. | a4A A^A ^ T,T T,^ 0 ^ ie willowy girl cops out the covof the magazines. But the girl the wide curves and the dimples sr anatomy attracts all the attenon the street. ie lad who couldn't tell you the e of the vice-president i's the same w who can tell you how to run government. nee the vacuum-cleaner disnlaced broom a man can't find a blame i? but his wife's hairpins to clean pipe with.