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VOL. LXVT. NO. 3. UNION."S. C., FBC0AY, JANUARY 21, 1010 ?LOO A YE Alt.
MEMBERSHIP 1
CHAMBER
Large and Enthusiastic
Membership Gathering
Held Wednesday Evening
at the Chamber's Rooms.
An Enjoyable Supper and
Many Good Speeches.
Mr. Eldridge, of Columbia
who holds the nosit.ion as ndvortisinir
ma"nager for the State, was the principal
speaker. He presented many excellent
ideas upon the subject of "advertising."
Advertising represents time and
money. More advertising would be
done if the merchants realized the
value of time. Your stock of goods
must be turned over quickly if you
prosper on small profits.
Advertising makes us want things.
You desire a particular car because
some advertisement has struck you.
Time is the chief thing in every business.
A certain grocer in Memphis,
Tenn., turns over his stock 52 times
every year. Advertising is to business
what fertilizer is to farming.
Advertising, if it produces enough,
costs nothing. If it does not produce
anything, it needs to be revised.
In 1903 you paid twice as much as'
today, but you get more automobile
than ever before.
Advertising created the initial de-1
mand. Demand produced low cost of
production. As price goes down, the
demand goes up. Right advertising is
m>? vwuviiuvai jjiypusniUIl. XUU II1USI
not make the mistake of buying space
in the wrong newspaper, or wrong
medium. A vaccuum cleaner invented
hy a man in Toledo, Ohio, was a good
thing. Sold for $4.50. One advertisement
in the Saturday Evening Post
created such a demand that it ruined
the small manufacturer, because he
waa not prepared to fill the orders
that came.
fa , _ Hake people want the thing you
wattf to sell. It must toll of somesfijle
for what he puts in public print.
Advertising copy must embrace at
tention, interest, desire, confidence and
action. You must, first of all, attract
the attention of the man you want to
reach. It must be attention that
makes a favorable impression. Then
there must be interest. Make him
read it. This goes into the merchandise.
You can't interest women in
men's clothes, except in New England.
Here comes in the question of psychology.
There must be something
that will cause the man to read the
body of the advertisement. Then you
must create desire. If I were going
to advertise your street lights I'd go
to a town and create a desire for
lights. I'd show that lights made
better business, added to the general
comfort.
ConfideVice is the keystone in advertising.
You must stick to the truth.
All wool blankets advertised for $3.75
must be all wool or you lose customers,
for they will quit when you fool
them.
Action must be induced. If I advertised
street lights for sale, I'd say in
an advertisement. "Street lights to
be introduced, will, for the next 30
days, be reduced ten per cent," and
I'd have an arrow pointing right to
* this coupon in the advertisement.
A little town was drying up from
the mail order business. The people
were sendint? the nionev out of town
They went to the local paper and bargained
to take two pages of the paper,
each one taking a small space.
No conflict was allowed. Each advertised
one thing and something that
nobody else advertised, and this article
was .marked down. This brought
people, hundreds of them. They
bought other things as well, things
that were not reduced in price, and so
the town is now prosperous.
Advertising is progressing as a
science. "Advertising as a Business
Force," by Doubeday, Page and Co.,
is the one best book on advertising.
J. Cehen, president of the Chamber
of Commerce, then made a short address.
He emphasized the need for
fellowship, and urged that a number
of the members present express some
idea that would help. He urged that
the county delegation be requested to
get through a bill allowing us to vote
on good roads' bonds again next summer.
,
B. F. Alston, Jr., and L. J. Hames
expressed the desire to have the movement
in the interest of good roads
passed. They, were followed by Rev.
John F. Matheson. He said have the
vote this time in February. It would
then carry. Then have the work done
under an expert engineer. Judge W.
W. Johnson next spoke. He said everywhere
he went he found a desire
to get around Union because the roads
were the worst in the State. You must
get the facts before the people. If
our people realized that they lose
money because of bad roads, they
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MEETING
OF COMMERCE
BROTHERS BURIED SAME DAY.
Mr. Jake Childers of Monarch and
Mr. M. C. Childers Died Same
Day?Bodies Buried Side
by Side.
Mr. Jake Childers died at his home
at Ottaray January 16. He was 27
years of age, and leaves a wife and
two little girls. On the same day his
brother, Mr. M. C. Childers died at
Excelsior Knittincr Millo l'?
about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. He
also leaves a wife and several small
children. ,
Both bodies were carried to Unity
Methodist church at Excelsior mills
and the burial services were conducted
by Revs. Garvin and Brown. Large
concourse of sorrowing friends gathered
to pay a last tribute to these good
men, for both of them were men of
high character and were held in high
esteem. They were industrious, honest
and trustworthy and their deaths
have left many hearts saddened.
Both bodies were laid to rest side
by side at Rosemont cemetery Monday.
_
DIED.
Mary Ann Smith was born in
Spartanburg County, S. C., May 24,
woe 4.~
| nmnim lu uaviu VyliriSlOpher
Nabors Oct. 3, 1869, by Rev. M.
V. B. Langford.
To them were born seven children,
three boys and four girls. The following
children survive her: C. E.
Nabors, Hickory, N. C.; Mrs. M. D.
Eison, Union; Mrs. B. L. Turner, Alabama
City, Ala; L. D. and W. P. Nabors,
Union. Two brothers, E. E.
Smith, Boiling Springs, S. C.; C. C.
Smith, Pauline, S. C. One sister, Mrs.
Catharine Smith, Pauline, S. C. Her
husband died March 11, 1892.
She was baptized into Philadelphia
Baptist church 55 years ago. At the
time of her death she was a member
f Mon-Aetna Baptist church, where
shetasBved for the past 12 years.
of Christian womanhood and is held
in loving remembrance by all who
knew her.
The funeral services were held by
D. W. Garvin at Pauline, where her
body was laid to rest in the presence
of a host of relatives and friends.
D. W. G.
DEATH OF AN INFANT.
Tho infant snn nf Mi-o Mom.
~ VA AtAiot mui y nuvcia
was born Oct. 1, 1915; died Jan. 15,
1916, aged one year, three months and
15 days.
The funeral services were held at
Ottaray, conducted by Rev. D. W.
Garvin. The burial was at Rosemont
cemetery.
would build them.
Secretary Kennedy expressed the
opinion that sentiment had changed in
reference to the good roads. He also
stilted that the good roads issue would
be brought again to the people and
he felt sure the bond issue would now
carry. He also stated that the Appalachian
Highway was slowly but surely
"oir the way."
J. W. Gregory next spoke. He advocated
the establishment of a Y. M.
C. A. for the benefit of the young
men of the city. All progressive cities
had established these institutes, and
he urged for consideration such an organization
for Union.
Mayor Wharton was next called
upon, and expressed his interest in
good roads. lie will be glad to help
in anything that will build for Union.
P.Q nf T?0 * ?? t?no I-"1 1 ~
v. .oii nno taiicu ujjuii, UUL declined
to speak. Siad, "I am no public
speaker; I do my taiking in private."
Rev. S. E. Jones was next called
upon. Told of his experience in travelling
bad roads. The great difficulty
is getting before the people the
ideas so as to get their interest and
cooperation. We must get the people j
to realize that time is worth money.
They will then vote for anything that
will help them to sane time. The
speaker told of some good roads in
Greenville. He said land prices had
gone very much higher in Greenville
county. We must strike many a lick
between now and the hour of voting.
We must work and we can get the
thing through.
Dr. R. R. Berry spoke of the prestee
had been appointed to report at
ent status of the hospital. A committee
had been appointed to report at
the March annual meeting of the hospital
association. The movement for ,
the hospital is taking definite shape.
The good roads proposition last year
could not carry last year, but that
campaign will help this year. If we
had not made the campaign last year, ,
it would not carry this year.
With some appropriate remarks by
the president, J. Cohen, in which he
took occasion to thank the ladies for
the excellent supper, the meeting adjourned.
PRELIMINj
HEAi
Dr. Theodore Ms^dox, Charged
ing Before Magistral
Matter Sent I
A preliminary hearing of the ease
of Dr. Theo. Maddox, charged with
manslaughter, was held before Magistrate
Mann Wednesday, and the
matter was referred to the grand jury
for their consideration.
Dr. Maddox was arrested upon a
warrant charging manslaughter by
J. J. Stoddard, father of Hulic Stoddard,
a young lad 13 years of age
and who was accidentally shot on
January 1. The lad died about the
time the physicians finished amputating
the leg.
At the preliminary hearing Wednesday
witnesses for the prosecution!
and for the defense were examined,
their testimony committed to writing
KANSAS BOOSTERS COMING
FRIDAY, JANUARY 2JL."
The itinerary of the special train
carrying the "Kansas Boosters," representing
the Southeastern Association
of Commercial Clubs who are now
on a tour of the South for the purpose
of getting first hand information In
regard to business conditions and opportunities
in this section, is announced
by the Southern Railway for
South Carolina, including Augusta,
as follows:
Friday, January 21st.
Arrive Spartanburg, 12:45 p. to.;
leave 1:55 p. m.
Arrive Union, 2:50 p. m.; leave
3:05 p. m.
Arrive Carlisle, 3:30 p. m.; leave
3:40 p. m.
Arrive Alston, 4:30 p. m.; leave
4:40 p. m. , . Jvy
Arrive Columbia, 5:35 p. m.
Saturday, January 22nd.
Leave Columbia, 3 a. m.
Arrive Augusta 7 a. m.; leave
a. m.
Arrive Aiken, 9:50 a. m.; leAd
|?ArrWe^BlackviUe^ 11:46 a, ffcArrive
Denmark 12:10 p. m.; leave
12:20 p. m.
Arrive Summerville. 2:20 n. m
leave 11 p. m. for Savannah.
The party is composed of between
125 and 150 representatives of commercial
clubs accompanied by a band
of "28 pieces. The special comprises
11 all-steel cars, including observation
car, standard, sleeping cars, exhibit
cars and two dining cars.
Secretary Kennedy requests that as
many citizens as can do so meet the
train. The train will be here only
15 minutes, and some special program
will oe arranged for the few
minuter, of their stop.
VALUABLE LOTS TO BE
SOLD SATURDAY.
The John A. Fant Real Estate Co.
has on a big sale of valuable lots for
Saturday, January 22. The lots are
on Aixnur rsoulevard and on East
Main street, near the residence of
Sheriff J. Hay Fant. Besides these
lots there will he offered several small,
desirable farms. The plan is to offer
reasonable terms to purchasers, and
thus encourage those who have a little
money to buy themselves a home. The
sale will begin on the grounds at 1
o'clock Saturday afternoon.
DEATH OF HENRY KNOX.
Henry Knox was born in Union
county, S. C., about 1839; was married
to Miss Julia Fowler about 55
years ago. To them were born 15
children, five boys and 10 girls. He
died at Monarch Jan. 15, 1916, aged
about 77 years. He is survived by four
sons and four daughters and Many
grandchildren.
Mr. Knox was an old Confederate
soldier. He had been a Christian for
many years, and told the writer he
was only waiting the Lord's time to
f?o.
He died among his children at Monarch,
where funeral services were
U.U 1 n ?
item uy ivev. u. w. Uarvin, assisted
by Rev. Mr. Brown. The burial was
near Kelton.
The children wish to thank all who
so kindly assisted them during the
sickness and death of their father.
God bless the bereaved ones.
A Friend.
GREGORY-GREGORY.
On Sunday afternoon, Jan. lb, at
the study of the First Presbyterian
church, Mr. Clyde G.* Gregory nnd
Miss Mary Gregory were united in
holy wedlock by the Rev. J. F. Mathe<on.
Both of the contracting: parties
are from near Santuc, and are deservedly
popular.
Their many friends unit2 in wishing
them a long, happy married life.
Strange to say, lockjaw seldom attacks
the funny story tells who deserve
the affliction.
\RY
RING HELD
With Manslaughter, Given Hearfe
Mann Wednesday.
to Grand Jury.
| and this testimony will be turned
over to the grand juvy for them to
pass upon it.
The testimony given by the proserution
amounted to a charge that the
physician failed to -return at the time
he promised to do so, and the injured
boy died from loss of blood. The defense
testified that he did all he could
1 do or that any man in his place could
do. That he was on the way to another
patient when he got the call to
minister to the injured boy. Paid a
hurried call there, although he did
not know the parties; then went on to
the country in answer to the first call.
! He testified that he got back as soon
as possible and in time to do all that
I could have been done for the patient.
COUNTY SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION.
v/n reo. i?-iy a t;ounty Sunday
School convention will be held in Union
county. The place is not yet decided
up, but it is to be hoped that
it will be in Jonesville this year. It
iwould be a preat. pleasure to all the
Sunday school folks to be in such
hands.
There will be a fine program and
good speakers, and stronp papers by
experts. Remember the time, Friday
and Saturday, Feb. 18-19. Superintendents,
pastors, teachers, parents,
.let us all do our best to make this
the best convention we have ever seen
in our county.
INSPECTION IS CALLED OFF.
Columbia, Jan. 18.?Because of the
Illness of Major Gen. W. M. Graham,
tJ. S. A., retired, at Annapolis, Md.,
the/i federal inspection of the militia
, Companies at Rock Hill, Fort Mill,
Union, Spartanburg:, Greenville, Wili
liamston, Pelzer, Anderson, Laurens
A&d Winnsboro has been called off by
reason of the fact that Capt. Grainstructor
inspector, has
gone to the bedside of his fatner. t^e
order calling off the inspection by
Gen. Moore said that inspection date*
for these companies would be fixed
later.
Adjt. Gen. Moore has returned from
Washington, where he went to attend
the meeting of the National Rifie
association. He says that he finds
sentiment for the National Guard
increasing among the congressmen
and feels certain that the plans for
greater preparedness will result in
the enlargement and increasing of
the National Guard of the United
States.
DEATH OF A LITTLE CHILD.
Melton Otis, the little son of Mr.
and Mrs. M. O. Lancaster, died sudenly
Wednesday and the burial will
be at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon in
Grace church cemetery.
The little fellow was sick only a
day and his death is n erent che/A
the parents and friends. He was a
most loveable little fellow and was
a favorite with all who knew him.
WOULD PUT BAN
ON LIQUOR ADS.
The temper of the upper house toward
positive anti-liquor legislation
was indicated yesterday when the
Carlisle bill, making the advertisement
of liquors in newspapers or on
billboards a misdemeanor, passed
third reading and was sent to the
house without a dissenting vote. During
the rapid transit of the bill
through the senate no opposition
| wnatever was developed. Violation of
I the measure is punishable by a fine
of not more than $i>UU nor iess than
$ 100.?Thursday's State.
FERGUSON-JONES.
Miss Mae Ferguson and Mr.
Charlie Jones, of Canton, N. C., were
married Tuesday, January 18, at the
home of Rev. I). W. Garvin, the officiating
minister.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones left immediately
after the ceremony for their home
in Canton.
BOX SUPPER.
There will be a box supper Friday
night, Jan. 28th, at the home of Mr.
M. B. Meador for the benefit of Beulah
church.
Everybody is invited to attend.
MRS. R. M. ELLISON
LEAVES FOR GREENVILLE.
Msr. R. M. Ellison, who has managed
"The American Beauty Parlors"
here for more than a year, has closed
her parlors and moved to Greenville,
where she will conduct the same business.
Mrs. Ellison had built up a large
patronage and her friends greatly regret
that she decided to leave Union.
BAPTISTS TO I
REVI1
BARACA BANQUET
FIRST BAPTIST CIUTUCH.
The Baraca class of the Sunday
school of the First Baptist church is
to be held Thursday nipht, Jan. 20.
The following toasts have been scheduled:
1. Music.
2. Our Record Buy 11. Wilburn
" 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our
past hours,
And ask them what report they've
borne to heaven."
Our School J. A. Sawyer
"Six days may rank divide the boor.
C) Dives! from thy banquet hall;
The seventh the Father opes the
door,
And holds his feast for all."
4. Our Host?The Baraoa Class
Davis Jeffries
"Blest be the spot, where cheerful
guests retire
To pause from toil, and trim their
evening fire;
Blest that abode, where want and
pain repair,
And every stranger finds a ready
chair."
5. Our Guests Rev. E. S. Jones
But we hae meat, and we hae eat,
And some would eat that want it;
But we hae meat, and we hate eat,
Sae let the Lord he thankit."
(*>. Our Common Brotherhood
Rev. J. F. Matheson
"I think, am sure, a brother's love
exceeds
All the world's love in its unworldliness."
7. Our Church Rev. J. B. Bozeman
"Who builds a church to God, and
not to fame,
Will never mark the marble with
his name."
8. Our Men A. C. Mann
"How poor, how rich, how abject,
how august,
How complicate, how wonderful is
man! j
now passing wonder He who made
him such!
Who centred in our make such
strange extremes.
9. Our Prospective Baracas?The
Juniors Jno. K. Hamblin
"How beautiful is youth! how
bright it gleams ,
With* ito -Illusions,
dreams!
10. Our Women Rev. E. A. Fuller
"Woman, thou loveliest gift that
here below
Man can receive, or Providence bestow."
"If the heart of a man is depressed
with cares,
The mist is dispelled when a woman
appears."
11. Our Future Rev. L. M. Rice
"Yet I argue noi
Against heaven's hand or will, nor
bate a jot
Of heart or hope, but still bear up
and steer right onward."
;-?in n n, i ll I'ASSTOKS
AND CHl'UCH US.
To all the pastors anil churches of!
Union county: |
The great laymen's convention will
meet in Columbia Feb. (5-5), anil it is
, one of the most valuable religious
gatherings ever assembled in South
Carolina.
Speakers of power from many
regions will address the three days'
meeting.
I am requested to urgently invite
every church of Union county to send
representatives. On account of the
size of the gathering delegates will
bear their own expenses, or their
church can do this for them. The
only additional expense will be $1.00
registration fee.
All preachers who attend will be
entertained free, anil excused from the
$1.00 fee.
I earnestly hope our Union county
delegation will be large. You who go
will come back a blessing, and your
life will be ruber for it the rest of
the journey. Please send me a card
at once, that your names may be reported
to the committee, so that they
may make the right arrangements for
you. John F. Matheson.
AT SAUDIS SCHOOL.
The Community Club of the Sard is
neighborhood will give an entertainment
at the school house Saturday
night, January 22, 191(>. There wiil
be amusements for both old and
young. Come and see the "Red
Devil," and hrfve your fortune told.
Secretary Community Club.
KNOX-KNOX.
On Monday afternoon, at the Presbyterian
manse, by the Rev. J. F.
Matheson, Mr. Herbert Knox and Miss
Hassie Knox, both of Buffalo, were
united in marriage.
The happy couple left on the after1
noon train for Spartanburg, where
[ they will now make their home. They
carry with them the best wishes of
He is a wise man who never argues
! with the people he is fond of.
You can save yourself a lot of
trouble by not borrowing any.
HOLD
VAL CAMPAIGN
Plans Made to Hold MeetI
ings in Various Sections
of County Simultaneously.Objects:
The Winning of
Souls and the SystematicPlanning
for Benevolence.
Rev. (leo. I*. White, pastor of theFirst
Baptist church, under the direc-.
lion of a committee of the pastors of.
the Baptist church throughout the
COUIltV. has soul nil! > .. /.lit.." I??"?
to the Baptist churches urgipjr them;
to unite in holding revival services beginning
in March. About half the.
churches are asked to hold a meeting:
simultaneously. The others are asked ,
to enter such a movement at a later!
day. The letter is as follows:
Union, S. C., Jan. 18, 1!>1G.
To the Baptist Churches of Union
County Association: ?
Dear Brethren: On the 10th of
January a number of the pastors of
this association, Brother J. E. McManaway
of the Home Mission Board, Rev. .
C. J. Thompson of the Foreign Mission
Board and one of our faithful laymen,
met in the parlor of the First Baptist
church to discuss needs and plans for
our work in this association. After
prayerful discussion it} was decided to
arrange for an Evangelistic Campaign.
This Campaign will be held
with a two-fold object in view: First,
to secure a revival in our churches
and lead the lost to Christ; second,
to enlist all our members in the regular,
systematic support of our work
at home and abroad. Where plans
for this already exist they will be encouraged,
and where ^here are no
plans they will be suggested.
The committee has planned to hold
meetings at the following nlaces
simultaneously beginning jthe fourth
Sunday in March next: Union First, '
Union Second, Mon-Aetna, Tabernacle, *
Jonesville, Buffalo, Lockhart, Mt. Joy, .
Carlisle, Salem, West Springs. Two
weeks will be allotted to these meetings,
or ao mu?h the time as may *
beWefsary. Du^ng th&emcrtirga .
YM^churMies Which have \io asy^sSe- \
vice will send their pastor, the assisting
preacher, if they have one, and
other members who can come to the
day service at the First church. This
will give an opportunity to bring reports,
discuss any problems that may
arise during the meetings, and plan
and pray together. Reports will b>>
sent out from these meetings each
day to the other churches holding
meetings.
When this first part of the cam
paign closes we begin the second pn11on
the second Sunday in April >>. 1
hold meetings simultaneously ai
following churches: Beulah, Bethes
da, Fairviow, Hebron, Lower Fair
Forest, Mt. Lebanon. Padgett's Creek,
Philippi, Putman, Sulphur Spring-.
Upper Fair Forest and Cilead.
The meetings in these ehwill
continue as each church sees TS
may be possible that if help cannothe
obtained for all churches some >(,
the churches will he asked to join iu
these meetings. i
Please note the following suggest
tions:
The campaign will be under the di'
vpction of I lev. J. E. Mi-Man:., .1- i
Home Board. ;
Each church and pastor will i .
range for the hours of service - a If
day. ?
Each church and pastor can ser-?r?
its own aid. If the pastor will do his
own preaching he may do so He can
secure his own heln. or th -onimhiee
will help in pi c sistance.
Where a pasio i- acre than jiip
church he can have help at each
church and divide i. s time, or he can1
give all time to one church and trust
he meeting at the other church, 01;
churches, to those who help him. Alt
help secured will lie of th right kind'
so far as we can tell.
If any church desires to hold an-i
other meeting later in the summer
this meeting will only make it easier*
for the next.
We are aware that this plan is
something new. We are also aware
hat it may be a busy time for the
farmers. That will depend largely on
the seasons. But we could not well j
arrange for a later time now on ac- i
count of other engagements.
Some will want, to Unnw wlioi n- ?
meetings will cost. That will be left *
to the church and the preacher who '
helps, just as you do in any other *
revival meeting you have. f
Letters have been sent to each pastor
asking them to bring the matter '
to the attention of their churches |
and ask their cooperation.
Dear brethren, please consider this '
matter carefully and prayerfully and ;
may the Ix>rd direct you to come in t
with us in this great campaign for
souls even if it is done at some saeri- 1
fice.
At your earliest convenience let us '
, know the following facts: * '
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