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Mc FALL ( Best Calicoes in Shorts, our price, yd. 4 10 and 1214c quality Percale Shorts, our price* yd. 5 1214c quality Lakeside Chambreys, our price, yd. 10 10c quality Flannelette, our price, yd. 8 12Vr?c quality Genuine Hickory Sheeting, our price, yd. 10 6V2 quality Cotton Plaids, our price, yd. 5 61/4 quality Dress and Apron Ginghams, our price, yd. 5 75c quality 81x90 Seamless Sheets, our price 48 75c quality All-Wool Serge, our price 49 $1.25 quality Taffeta Silk, our price 98 Samples in Ladies' Suits $25.00 and $35.00 values, our price $12.4 Samples in Ladies Sport Coats, $7.50 and $10.00 values, our price h $4.9! Samples in Ladies' Corduroy Skirts, $3.50 values, our price $2.41 J. F. Mcl NO. 9742. REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE Citizens National Bank AT UNION, S. C? IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON SEPT. 12, 1916. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $'505,532 01 Notes and bills rediscounted 100,987 49 $344,544 52 Overdrafts, unsecured 238 07 U. S. bonds deposited to secure circulation (pat value) 25,000 00 Stock of Federal Reserve Bank (50 per cent of subscription) 3,600 00 Value of banking house j 13,781 49 Furniture and fixtures 3,162 70 Net amount due from Federal Reserve Bank 6,812 27 Net amount due from approved reserve agents in New York, Chicago and St. Louis ? 8,704 12 Net amount due from approved reserve agents in other reserve cities 2,379 91 11,084 03 Net amount due from banks and bankers 9,741 85 Outside checks and other cash items 1,268 33 Fractional currency, nickels and cents 271 93 1,540 26 Notes of other national banks 1,080 00 Federal Reserve bank notes 600 00 Coin and certificates 21,887 00 I^egal-tender notes 2,120 00 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasury and due from#U. S. Treas. 1,250 00 Total - .$446,442 19 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in J? 100,000 00 Surplus fund 20,000 00 Undivided profits . $28,758 .54 Less current expenses, interest and taxes paid 5,430 29 23,328 05 Circulating notes outstanding "25,000 00 Net amount due to banks and bankers 312 34 Dividends unpaid 13 75 Individual deposits subject to check 195,489 03 Cashier's checks outstanding 771 66 Total demand deposits, Items 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41 and 42 $196,260.68 Certificates of Deposit 41,527 37 Total of time deposits, Items 43, 44 and 45 __ 41,527 37 Bills payable, including all obligations representing money borrowed, other than rediscounts 40,000 00 Total ? .$446,442 19 Liabilities for rediscounts, including those with Federal Reserve Bank 160,987 49 State of South Carolina, County of Union, sr.: I, C. C. Sanders, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear -v. that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. \ C. C. SANDERS, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day of September, 1916. < J. M. GREER, Ncf?ry Public. Cor rect?Attest: R. P. MORGAN, J. D. JONES, J. H. GAULT, Directors. CARD OF THANKS. CARD OF THANKS. * Editor of The Union Times, To the Citizens of Union County: Union, S. C. Please adcept my sincere thanks for Dear Sir: the splendid vote and your loyalty to I desire through your paper to ex my son, K. C. Williams, in electing tend my sincere thanks to my friends him to the office of Clerk of Court for and those who supported me in the Union County, S. C., in the recent pri- recent campaign as township commismary election and the Lord's richest sioner of Pinckney township. I want blessings ever rest upon you is the to thank them especially for the inprayer of one of Union's oldest citi- terest manifested and for the loyalty zens and soldiers. evidenced by the nice majority of 54 J. H. Williams. I received over my opponent from my Glendale, S. C., Sept. 15, 1910. friends and those who supported me .? - upon my merits. W. H. Barnes. There are 2,800 women working as , _ _ ,! ' , , guards on the railroads of Germany. IT ^fred R. Qualiffe, vault clerk of the i m i United States treasury, of WashingSet-via is said to lead in centenar- ton, D. C., has handled $25,000,000,000 ians, but Ireland is a close second. in his 50 years of service. MIN< gular Coats? medium and 1 g to you. s' Hats and other Millinery They are up to the minute low in price. lue Serge Suits, our __J $4.98 !????,, I LI >PEI c Samples in Ladies' re; c long lengths at like savir c Beautiful line of Ladies c Goods now on display. 1 in style, high in quality, j c $6.50 quality All-Wool Bl c price $5.00 quality Boys' All-W c price C $4.00 quality Boys' All-W price $12.50 quality Men's A k Suits, our price $2.00 quality Women's g Shoes, our price __ $2.00 quality Women's 8 Shoes, our price ^ure 1 THE U N DI WEST SPRINGS West Springs, Sept. 20.?The farmers are quite busy now gathering up their crops. Quite a good of hay is being mowed from the bottoms, where the freshets destroyed the corn. Cotton, what little there is, is opening very slowly. Only a few bales have been ginned up to date. Miss Maggie Lancaster and Mr. J. R. Gist, both of West Springs, were married on last Sunday morning a week ago, at the Baptist parsonage at Union, the Rev. George P. White omciaung. uniy a lew intimate friends witnessed the ceremony. Mrs. Gist is the eldest daughter of Mr. and' Mrs. Barnett Lancaster and is an accomplished and attractive young lady. The groom is the son of the late Col. David C. Gist, and is a well known and popular young farmer. The young couple have the best wishes of a large circle of friends throughout this section. The Eight Weeks club, of which Miss Elea Wofford is leader, gave several plays on last Saturday night at the auditorium of the school building. A neat sum was realized from the sale of the tickets. The money will be credited to the piano fund. The Betsill-Bogan Gin company have recently purchased and installed an up-to-date set of machinery. Messrs. John C. McCravy, Dalbert P. Bogan and Lonnie Hyatt went to Spartanburg Wednesday on business. Miss Helen Linder is visiting the family of her uncle, Dr .S. S. Linder, at Union. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hyatt of Walnut Grove spent a few days here recently with relatives. Mr. W. H. Lawson went to Spar-* tanburg Monday on business. Mr. D. H. Miller has returned from Rock Hill, where he served as a grand juror in the Federal court. Mrs. Fannie M. Lancaster is visiting friends at Spartar.hurg this week. Mr. G. T. Hyatt and Miss Emma Hyatt SDent the Dast week with frienas at Walnut Grove. Misses Maggie and Rhoda Gowan spent one day the past week with'relatives at Dutchman. Misses Mae Whitehead and Louise Johnson left this morning (Wednesday) for Limestone college at Gaffney. There will be a public meeting at the Woodman hall here on next Saturday night. Messrs. M. W. Bobo ind W. H. Broom of Spartanburg will each deliver an address on Woodcraft. The public is invited to be present. The meeting will open promptly at 8 o'clock. A musical entertainment will be given at the schoolhouse here on the evening of September 30th. The program is in charge of Mrs. Y. E. Hdlcomb and Mrs. W. H. Lawson, which insures its success. A small admittance fee will be charged. The proved s will go for the benefit of West Springs Baptist church. T. J. W, r-\ uui i' outi/O, uur 1 $3.98 ool Fancy Suits, our $2.90 Jl-Wool Blue Serge $10.00 All Leather Work <_ $1.48 All Leather Dress $1.48 Dry ( iRSELLERS ELFORD GROVE. Elford Grove, Sept. 18.?The past few days and nights have been like winter time, but today is warmer. Sunday was Mr. Thrasher's preaching day at Elford and he preached a fine sermon. Every one seemed to enjoy it. A large crowd was out to hear him . The farmers are picking cotton and hauling it to the gin as fast as they get a bale and then they sell it as fast as they can. Mr. Ben Home of Union was visiting relatives in this neighborhood Sunday. t Mr. U. F. Home near Tabor was a visitor in this section last week. Mr. Darby Home has a very sick child at this writing. He has the fever. We hope the little fellow will soon recover. Mrs. Mamie Mitchell and Mrs. Hattie Whitlock of Jonesville spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Fowler of Elford. Mrs. A. D. Plexico was able to be out at Sunday school Sunday. Mr. Darby Horne lost a fine milch cow last week, which makes the second one this year. Mr. Reuben Horman had bad luck last Tuesday. While he was building he let a sill fall and mashed off the end of his finger, which wrfh very painful, but it is doing very well now. The sore eyes are taking the day with the children now and some of the older ones have them, too. The health in this community is very good at present. Blue Eyes. NEW THEATRE FOR UNION. Edisonia Plans for Up-to-date Playhouse. At last Union is to have a new theatre, a combination moving picture theatre of ample capacity to play the Dig road attractions as well, a play house as modern and up-to-date as will be found anywhere. Wtih the completion of the offices over the present Edisonia work will be started, within the next few weeks, on the enlargement and remodelling of the Edisonia. The new theatre is to be some 20 feet wider than at present and in length will utilize the 40 feet of spacer behind the present size of the house, incorporating a balcony and a stage of ample size for any theatrical at- j traction. A complete system of forced ventilation will be built into the struc- j ture. The new Edisonia will be just the kind of a theatre that Mr. and Mrs. Storm have planned for years and the announcement, coming with completion of the Edisonia's seventh successful year in Union, carries wth it the best wishes of the Edisonia's thousands of friend in Union and the surrounding territory. The centennial of gas lighting in this country has just taken place. E'S 3 Si $2.00 quality Men's Work SI $3.00 quality Men's All Lea our price $2.50 quality Boy Scout She $1.75 quality Misses' School $1.25 quality Men's Blue 0\ 75c quality Boys' Blue Over; Little Boys' Blue Overalls, < $1.25 quality Misses' and C our price 75c qualitv Misses' and C our price 75c quality Men's Blue Worl 50c quality Men's Blue Worl 35c quality Boys' Blue Worl joods I REPORT OF CO Merchants & Plat AT UNION, S. C? IN THE ST ATI CLOSE OF BUSINE RESO Loans and discounts Notes and bills rediscounted Overdrafts, unsecured U. S. Bonds pledged to secure U. S. d Stocks, other than Federal Reserve B: Stock of Federal Reserve Bank (50 pe Value of banking house Furniture and fixtures Net amount due from Federal Reser Net amount due from approved re: iNew York, Chicago and St. Lc Net amount due from approved rei other reserve cities Net amount due from Banks and Ba in 10 or 11) Other checks on banks in the same cit; Fractional currency, nickels and cents Notes of other national banks Coin and certificates Legal-tender notes Redemption fund with U. S. Treasure . Total LIAB1 Capital stock paid in Surplus fund Undived profits Less current expenses, interest anc Circulating notes outstanding Net amount due to banks and bank< Individual deposits subject to check Certified checks Total Liabilities for rediscounts, including Band State of South Carolina, County of I I, J. D. Arthur, Cashier of the that the above statement is true to tl Subscribed and sworn to before i Correct?Attest: F. M. FARR, L. M. JORDAN, W. F. GILLIAM, Directors. MASTER'S SALE. State of South Carolina, Union County. Court of Common Pleas. J. F. McLure, et al., Plaintiffs, against J. C. Goodlett, e tal., Defendants. Pursuant to an order heretofore made in the above stated case, I will on Monday, October 2, 1916, (being salesday), during: legal hours of sale, before the courthouse door in Union S. C., sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, the following lands and premises, to wit: All that certain tract or plantation of land, lying and being in Union township, County and State aforesaid, containing 408 acres, more or less, known as the "Malone Place", bounded by the waters of Tiger river, lands of Mrs. Fay Witte Ball, estate of Mrs. Mary Gist and others, and fully described in a deed from W. H. Pool tc J. F. McLure, dated April 15, 1918, \ \ n VLE loes, our price $1.48 i ither Dress Shoes, | $2.48 I >es, our price _ $1.98 I. Shoes, our price $1.48 1 trails, our price 98c 1 alls, our price 49c | 3ur price 25c B Children's Dresses- I hildren's Dresses, ^ 1 < Shirts, our price __ 49 c 1 c Shirts, ou rprice 29c g c Shirts, our price 25c j Co. | " NDITION OF THE iters National Bank > f 3 OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AT THE ISS ON SEPT. 12, 1916. URCES. $282,991 51 24,493 84 258,497 67 722 45 eposits (par value) 15,000 00 ank stock 12,000 00 ir cent of subscription) 2,800 00 8,000 00 2,000 00 ve Bank 10,159 38 serve agents in tuis _ 378 76 serve agents in 8,340 34 8,719 10 inkers (other than included 2,215 41 y or town as reporting bank 71 20 ? 62 23 11,412 00 11,740 05 10,00'i 00 r and due from U. S. Treas. 75<? 00 $354,149 49 LITIES. $ 6o,ooo oo 32,000 00 $19,935 52 I taxes paid 2,451 20 17,484 32 15,000 00 jrs 1,010 59 228,604 58 50 00 $354,149 49 those with Federal Reserve 24,493 84 Jnion, ss: above-named hank, do solemnly swear tie best of my knowledge and belief. J. D. ARTHUR, Cashier, ne this 19th day of September, 1916. THOS. McNALLY, Notary Public. and recorded in office of Clerk ot Court for Union county. Terms of sale: One-third cash, balance in two equal annual installments, unpaid portion to be secured by bond of the purchaser and mortgage of the premises, said bond bearing interest at eight per cent per annum from date of sale and ten per cent attor: ney's commission if collected by suit, ' or placed in hands of attorney for col' lection. Purchaser to pay for papers ' and to have the privilege of paying all [ cash. R. C. Williams, j 38-3 Master for Union County. CARD OF THANKS. i I desire to express to the voters of Jonesville township my sincere appre. ciation for their support given me in t the first and second primaries. I will , strive to make as good an officer as the township has ever had. , Very sincerely, W. H. Page.