The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, February 26, 1915, Page 4, Image 4
THE UNION TIMES
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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26, 1915.
"A soft answer turneth away
wrath."
"Not every one that saith unto
me Lord, Lord, shall enter in to the
Kingdom of heaven, but he that
doeth the will of my Father which
is in heaven."
Some think the bond issue for n
new courthouse is a burdensome tax;
but the vast majority, we believe
consider it a very wise move. Still
it would not benefit the entire county
so completely as would the construction
of good roads.
It is going to tax the good judg
1 i> : i,..,. w;i ..... ??,i ?l| i,;
merit ui i resilient undun anu <*i? m
cabinet, to guide the ship of stati
clear of the breakers. It does seem
that one of the easiest ways to pot
an end to the European war would
be to stop selling and buying or in
any way having to do wiih th" warrior
nations. It would not he lone
before the end of the war. if all nations
now at peace would cease
doinn- husinc s with th? nations that
are at each other's throat.
The legislature ha* adjourned.
It is easy to criticize the momluM:for
their mi-tains or for their actthai
wo consider mistakes. Rut
they did the 1 est il:,-y could, no doub
The old saw: "The poor
herdichted Hindoo;
II- iloe- the 'test
lie kin do"
is i:.: of our lav n: . very lik ly.
Tn the multitudir.ot s clanimor fo:
this, that ami '' * titer, it i a w->
tier : 1 oi c o-.t ; ' it ''
will o' i -i ? of net v
pro i,<> -.
omdly The Times' editor do
Willi: to pay ' ' !1 :i<i :
tax t 1 br? i ' w " > h
I i vv r. - I ! ;? i
i i < ft.- a ll!- : -il roads
arc no n eo . I * *. o f- r thb . i!
is coj pnxil. Ma 1 it !
mud i' IS; 1:0 to end of j
noy. and no livintr nam can t.iUo ;
more plain - shirnllv thai: can !.
T?- (Irani Ju, ' ; a ;!
I.-1. ! . ! in sis i-ipuo n id
so .o ' ant !* onvneiulrt?i<
One was the nppnintiivj: of an the:
ma-.'i '-.no for lTni m township.
tainly the work in tlii town hip is
'cry im' ii vie .11 i" ii mi.}.'
trat-' than ?na" i- . :.l in < In
town hi; in the county.
Wo <!o not Know th> exact status
in this particular natter l?ut feel
sure that a yaoat ileal of th time of
1ho courts would he saved of the
matrisf rate's all over the county
would -'ft to tin bottom every case
com in;' up before th m, and send
up only the worthy ca-e . The
fici >ri in po' ant one a 1 it importance
is revealed in this particular.
The Craiul Jury is exactly
rieht to insist that this be done.
The recommendation that tin di
per -arv Mo. I he aholi bed and tir*
bu-inoss confined to one place is
also a yood suyirestion. for as the
i.ran-i .iti-y .-'ay- "navinir more man
on> is an unnecessary exp-nse."
The committee from the Grand
.fury appointed to investigate th"
I'oor Hon e farm and also the one
to investiyat" the Sinking Funo
Commission reported that l>oth these
institutions were conducted in a very
satisfactory manner.
We have published the full text
of the presentment elsewhere in this
issue so that the public may he informed.
One thintr is certainly apparent,
the Grand Jury must have
put in a busy period of work if one ]
is to judge by the amount of wirk
accomplished.
UNION COUNTY'S
INDEBTEDNESS
We promised Mr. R. G. llaney last |
week that we would give the indcb- ,
edness if Union county as soon a<j |
we tould make the necessary hive;- i
ti'.dirn. From all w; cwp ftru' ou<
m . the estimates are Mtctically corn-it
the amounts are as follow?: ,
Bonds for floating indebtedness
- $ 25,000.00
Bonds for Courthouse 75,000.00
R. R. Bonds 104,000.00
School Bonds 15,000.00
Total Indebtedness $247,000.00
From this sum is to be deducted
the following:
, Funds from Cherokee Co. $ 11,446.08
Sinking Fund R. R.
Bonds 00,000.00
Sinking Fund Courthouse
Bonds 8,000.00
Sinking Fund School
Bonds 7,000.0b
Total $86,446.03
This sum is now loaned out it
r r. 4^ u 1
li viii / jivri v.cih. tu o |;vi v *. iiv.? *.* ?
each year the amount grows larger.
Taking this sum from $217,000 you
have $H>0,5n4.00 as the present indebtedness
of Union county. The
total assessment valuation is $7,000.000,
or one dollar of debt for every
$ 127.7 of assessment value. That is
not so bail, after all. We are mere
ly presenting the figures as we arc
able to pet at the question, and not
for any argument pro or con. We
have had no expert to make the
i deductions. If we are correct in the
deduction that there is more than
four thousand dollars of assessment
i value for each 'ollar of debt, we
don't see where there is any causeful
unesiness over the indebtedness
1 of the county. It must be remembered
that the assessment value is
' not half the real value. If the real
' value is taken as the point of consideration,
then there would be eight
i or nine thousand dollars of value for
each dollar of indebtedness. In
other words, for every nine thousand
dollars of real value there is a debt
of one dollar?$0000 to one-?not so
! fierce, after all.
I'artv for Miss Faucette
Mrs. T. L. Estes pave a charming
party Monday evening at her home
on Douglass Heights in compliment
J of her house guest. Miss Julia Faui
cette of Shelton. The lower floor
| was thrown open en suite and tables
'wore arranged lor progressive hearts. J
Each guest was presented with .. |
rliyme that described his or her pari- |
ners occupation and a jrrcat ileal of j
fun was had as th^se wore road |
aloud.
The hostess s -ived red and white
ereuni ar.d old fashioned pound wake
and was assisted by Mrs. It. V.
Kasterling.
i.ist of advertised letter.- for the
we k ending Feb. 'Ji?, IDlfi.
.lames Hales, ('. II. Hurgcss, A.
Green, Miss Mary Gore, Mi . G
Ho!..-on, Mrs. danie Golier, W. \V*
Jolly, Miss l.ula Morman, T. S. 1'.
iner. Miss lone Hountr" , Clin 1 i<
Spencer, E. E. Thompson, P. E. H I
lace, Maggie Walker Mrs. Mamie
Wood.
1.. G. Youn 1 'ostmaster.
(Md ti i,.-,' ('invention
" i i C: 1 .Ma ! ; < ' i :t" wit
I in < t Sntii day nifrht* Fel t'uary 2*5
I <i( the Reading Hooirt at Excelsioi
Knitting Mill at 7ti?0 o'clock. Th<
, small adini?-: >n i'- 01 10c will h?
c'ia yred.
You are cordially invited t > : tend
i I >'h/I 4 \ Lf
I a.'/A KJ JA.
I take this method of annoum
ill the RECiSTEREl) PE1
in# to Mr. Allan Nicholson of t
r. n.i Mo-day. March 1st to June
\v a :of mares, who want their
. ploa.--i.ire, mcall and breed iheii
it., c r?i'vsianative mares with li
him (1 e very best 1'ercheron blood, v<
i m-.re than y;;>r marc, be of a stylish.
i.otd's s<? many -people dislike, and that
; still make an execllent harness animal I
i I.is 1 know, as 1 have seen many such
As you doubtless know, I hav
iiandiirur horses, so I know a real *
, ii:ay ir.ten st you especially who
thi.s >unjr I'orchoron Stallion, I
! :series and qualities, and because
, have .howinj? the best Percheron
| reasons the Service fee and ten
very moderate.
i have absolutely no financif
what i will make from the small
ir.K and earing for mares hrough
special attention to such as are s
j that more and better horses be rai
! that this can be done by this Stall
will breed your mares to him th
STOP AT MY ST APIA
A. B. BR,
BRICK STABLE
PACTS AND FIGURES ^
FAVORING BOND ISSUE *
(Continued from page 1) 4
But I will vote for the bond issue *
because I believe it will save human *
life in Union county. I have not con- 4
suited a single member of the commission
about this but I am certain
that this commission and no high- *
way engineer they would employ 4
would ever consent to a single one of
the deadly grade crossings, of which
this county has a fearful number now. <
Easily in the memory of every <
voter who will vote for or against
this bond issue, is the shadow and ^
horror of good men, good women and 4
children too, whose lives have been ^
snuffed out by locomotives on the
deadly grade crossings between Car- ^
lisle and Spartanburg county line, to 4
say nothing of the teams that have
been killed, wagons crushed and automobiles
smashed in addition. Of <
this I am sure, that not a citizen i
of Union county but would gladly
pay a small tax if it were necessary,
not this year but every year, <
if you knew it would save the life
of even one good citizen at one of
these death trans, of which we now
have so many, I will not even try to
estimate them. Now I feel safe in
saying that the permanent highway
commission with a competent highway
engineer will, if it is at all pos- <
sible. so lay out the permanent good
1.. ..r iuL 4.. .,?4 *
rt?UU?i Ul tHIJS LUlllllV 111(11/ ll\rt (l D i 11 jL^ ic
deadly grade crossing will be left 4
on the county roads. We will either 4
go under or over in safety to life,
limb and team and if for no other 9
reason I would vote for the bond is- 4
sue on this ground. ^
dust one more reason why I shall
vote for the bond issue for permanent 9
good roads and I will stop for fear 4
Y the waste basket and that is this:
one of the most progressive and advanced
steps in the last legislature 4
just closed, was a measure creating 4
tax reform commission and 1 am
convinced that with the backing and *
co-operation of the neople a general 4
reform of the taxing system of this ^
State will be so wrought out thn'
the small tax payer who might 9
feel inclined to vote against this 4
bond issue will not have to pay a ^
cent of taxes for personal property
tax after the next few years and the 9
tax burden of the whole State will 4
be lightened and equalized so that it
'will not be the sore spot it now is
with us Yours verv truly, <
L. 1.. Wagnon. ?
Church Notice ?
Iiev Harry Chessley wishes us to 4
announce that there will be no Lenten .
service at the church of the Nativity
on Friday. The rector was called to
Glenn Springs to attend a funeral. ?
Richard Ledford, the 2-months old 4
infant of Mrs. O. C. Ledford of Buf- 4
falo, died on February 19, and was ^
buried the followind day in Rosemont
Cemetery. 9
PLUNGES 500 FEET <
TO COMMI T SUICIDE};
\ ir^inia Woman Takes Elevator to Top
of Washington Monument
and Leaps l'rom Third 4
Landing.
Washington, Feb. 2'i?Mrs. W. F. *
Cockrell, of 1)< lray. Va., jumped into *
tin' elevator shaft of the Washing- 4
ton monument at a landing near the ;
top late today, ami fell to the hotiom,
more than au.i feel Ik low. She < '
left a note, addrot s. 1 to hor husband ,
say it g she was sure she eouid not recover
from an illness.
Her body was crushed h striking .
tl e sides of the shaft 01 the way
down, and she was dead betne reach- *
ing the ItoUoin.
The *?i-11 i. t. coroner is- ted a cor
ti(irate of death by suicide. Mrs.
< !!'- fa.well note, left in the b
m i, uim nt, said she ret.15; od site was ft.
a "burden" to her husband. I
East St. Louis, lii., tYb '11.? Fire 5
in the business distiiet today early
cat'-ed property damao;e 1 stirnated at
.-1 r?o,ooo
hp a -
JL JL 1. JL M JL e f
v
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f
i! 1 jjc to the public that "SWA I'Z- t
ICllLRON ST A1,LION belong- }
his city, will .-'and lor service ?
1st ai my stable, and I invite all h"
mare to be a real profit, as .el' s
mare t<> this fine young stallion. W
lis I'erchrron dtailion which h:is in jj;
hi will get a horse thai will weigh fr
hlocky 1 ype, without the very large '<
while able to do heavier work will t
or driving to your buggy or carriage. j-j
horses from l'ercheron sires.
i had many years experience in t.
jood one when I see it, there!ore p
n i tell you 1 recommend highly
both because of his individual ft
of his inherited worth, his ped- M
blood in the world. For these F
ns fixed by Mr. Nicholson are t
tl interest in this horse, except B
and reasonable charge for feed- gj
t to be bred to him, and giving ?
ick and lame, but 1 am anxious I!
sod in this section, and knowing gj
ion, I hope you and your friends B
is season.
E WHEN IN UNION
\NNON
UNION, S. C. ,
k dftfc A jftfc i^il A A 4^4 J^A jjfc
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? "Buy it
|* Than to
? When p:
? And mo
? For coui
f While f(
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f Are the
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? If you v
? You rea
f There's
? Than ju
I ?
? See your neigl
? pleased with tl
? at halt price 1e
? lot of people to
? for those who
? going to offer i
*
Next Sc
r
| Every Winter
$ Serges.
f
& $20.00 Suits
? 18.00 Suits
i> 16.50 Suits
?? 15.00 Suits
18.50 Suits
{ 10.00 Suits
f 8.00 Suits
$
| This day w
I get a suit al
I limited, so ;
early. Evei
no alter alio
: FIMfAM
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: -ass cSR??-, :*f5 :
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flow many TRA"
bers of your ho
saving them, wh;
habit, pay cash ai
chants of Union 1
Slips free.
Bring your Pr
Anil ge! Travel Slips Free,
Be Wise
and Save
Travel Slips
Every Dollar
Means Miles ol
tree Travel
y i miiiimininii ?mi mbiwiii
LOWER FAIR FOREST
Li>wer Fair Forest, Feb. 24.?We (
ave hail some spring-like weather,
nd the farmers have begun to do i
bout. I
Miss Myrtle Crawford spent the i
eek-end at her home in Union.
IT P
now" is better
buy it bye and by
rices will be highei
re merchandise the
age brings its profi
jar reaps a regret,
se who catch the r
first to cast a net.
/ant to help your c
lly must allow,
no better way to d
st to "Buy it Now.
ibor and ask 1
tie suit he bough
om the Union (
ok advantage oi
could not get
next
iturday 1
Suit at Halt Pri<
___$10.00 $10.00 Be
9.00 7.50 Be
.___ 8.25 6.50 Be
7.5e) 5.00 Be
6.75 4.50 Be
5.00 8.50 Be
.___ 4.00 8.00 Be
ill be the las
t Vz price. T1
you had bet
y sale strict]
11s.
MULLIIWAX, IVIs
wz? : iseskn
S T E
VEL SLIPS have 3
usehold saved?
y not you? Why
nd trade with the <
who cheerfully gr
escriptions to Milht
Special Week End Sals on lligl
HRADLISY-ESTES
FURNITURE
Phone 187
SANDERS BROS.
FANCY GROCERS
Phone 2.'17
MILHOUS DRUE CO.
"THE REX ACL STORE"
Phone 76
JACOB COHEN
CLOTHING AND GENTS SHOES
Phone IS
McLURE MERC. CO.
Phone 114
EDISONIA THEATRE
Phone 184
Mr. and Mrs. George Young, frorr
Sardis neighborhood spent last Sunlay
at Mr. C. E. Bishop's.
Miss Bessie Greer, who has been or
the siek list for the past week i.?
much improved and is able to be oul
again.
Mrs. Chas. L. Rav and daughter
Jowl
I
T
6, X
T
i cry. X
Lt X
nost fish X
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:ountry
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o it t
f
x
iim how he is |
it last Saturday X
nothing Co. A i
this sale, and &
here, we are |
tie 27th |
X
ce except Blue t
H
)y's Suits $5.00 X
>y's Suits 3.75 X
)y's Suits 3.25 X
>y's Suits 2.50 X
)y's Suits 2.25 X
>y's Suits 1.75 X
>y's Suits 1.50
it chance to x
te sizes are i
tcr be here I
ly cash and x
NG CO!
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inaqer. v
EmTte^&aa&SSSB!' gggggggggMg
MI I
rou and the mem - I
four neighbor is 1
don't you get the f
enterprising mer- f
/e you Traveling jjj
ms Drug Co. |
1 Eratic Toilet Articles. ?76 i
Travel Slips
Redeemed by j
Citizens National
Bank el Union I
or at
Home Oilice
502-504 Palmetto
Building
Columbia, S. C.
i spent Saturday and Sunday with
relatives in Union.
Mrs. R. C. Rishop spent the past
) week end with her children at CJreeni
ville.
t Messrs (I. M. Young and Douglas
Reatenbaugh, spent Sunday on this
, side of the Forest.