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MEN OF ABBEVILLE 1 TO UPHOLD THE LAW RESOLUTIONS CONDEMNING RECENT ACTS OF LAWLESS. Citizens Pledge Physical Support to Officers of Law?May Organize Military Company. \ Abbeville, Nov. >.?At a mass i meeting of citizens held here this af- t ternoon with practically every busi- ( res? man of Abbeville present, the 1 following resolutions were unanimous- ( ly adopted by a rising vote: 1 "We, the citizens of the city of Ah- t beville, in mass meeting assembled, do 1 hereby express in unqualified terms our disapproval of the recent violent \ acts of certain persons committed in i our community and the spirit of law- < lessnes.s that seems rife in the coun- ' ty resulting in continued acts of law- i breaking. In order to prevent further ! act* of InwlMonocc ; Jo. ' *' * _. ,v.To.?v.--o a ?.-> imuiveu inat J the sheriff of Abbeville county, the 1 mayor of Abbeville, the police force 1 and every officer of the county and 1 city be tirped to u?e every effort to 1 enforce the law and to protect the citizens of the town and county re- 1 pardless of conditions or color. i "Resolved, further. That if it be i necessary to carry out this determi- | nation that the aid of the State and 1 federal povernment be called in order i that every citizen may enjoy his riphts under the constitution. J For .Military Company. i "Resolved, further, That a committee with Capt. J. L. Perrin as chair- > man, be appointed for the purpose of wards the orpanization of a local mil- 1 ascertaininp what can be done toitary company for the protection of the citizens of this county, and for maintaininp order in our midst; that this committee be empowered to act in the premises. | "Resolved, further, That every citizen of the town of Abbeville be assured Of thp nmi r.?.vvviun mi me men of this meeting as long as he obeys the laws of the State and pursues only his own legitimate business. "Resolved, further, That a meeting of the law-abiding citizens of Abbeville county be called to meet in this courthouse on next Monday at noon to perfect an organization for enforcing law and order in this county and that every community in the county be represented at that meeting and that steps be taken to show to the people of the State and \Jnited States that the men of Abbeville county will defend the law and protect the citizens of the commonwealth in the enjoyment of all rights guaranteed by the law. "Resolved, further, That a copy of these resolutions be sent by the secretary of this meeting to the governor of the State and that copies be given the press." GOVERNOR SAYS GUILTY PARTIES MUST SUFFER Columbia, Nov. 6.?Among the callers at the governor's office this afternoon was Solicitor R. A. Cooper, of Laurens. After a conference with Solicitor Cooper, Governor Manninn gave out the following statement in reference to the Abbeville lynching: "I was out of the State when the Abbeville lynching occurred. As soon , as T learned of it I called Solicitor ] R. A. Cooper and Sheriff R. M. Hurts, of Abbeville, to the office and called ' on Coroner F. W. R. Nance, of Abbeville county, to comply with the law anil fnrni?K> " '' ... Trim <i cupy 01 ino testimony taken at the coroner's irquest. I found that the coroner/heid 1 an inquest, but took no testimony. Solicitor Cooper and Sheriff Burts came to my office and I requested them to secure the names of all parties connected with the affair, those who took part in the whipping, in the t taking of the negro from the jail, in * the lynching, and all those who wer> < at the meeting reported to have been 5 held on the following Monday. I f have requested Solicitor Cooper and 1 Sheriff Rurts to make a complete in- t vestigation of the whole matter and I get the names of all parties con- 1 cerned and to swear out warrants and i arrest them. I intend to do everv- i thing in my power to uphold the 1 law and let the offenders know that a such acts will not be tolerated, and * those guilty of violating the law f must suffer for it. T have requested f Solicitor Cooper as the State's repre- r sentaitve and Sheriff Burts as the a highest peace officer in the county, to a leave no stone unturned in order to a vindicate the law and all the powers f of the governor's office are at their P disposal in bringing the builty ones to justice." ONE ON HIS REVERENCE. A young factory hand and his girl a went to get married. They got as far t as the church, when he found out ho b hadn't enough monev tn r?n?? ?"> ' * ^ vw I'*-* J OllC *YCU" V ding foe. The clergyman would not v marry them, saying, "No money, no h wedding." 1 So the girl asked would he wait a The clergyman said, "Yes." a In a little while the girl returned a with the money and the knot was duly -1 tied. e The girl now said to the clergyman: n "("an anyone oppose our union?" To which he replied: "Nohody, my daughter. Heaven ldess you." The girl said: "Then there's the pawn ticket for your hat and coat, which I took from the vestry and pawned!" Collapse of his reverence. Mr. .1. W. Rochester of Jonesville e was in Union Monday. rRAXLER TO HOLD C POSTOFFICE JOB? >i)CnB That He Will Not Be Ousted. B Suggested That He May Carry His 1 Opposition Before House of Representatives. Washington, Nov. 6.?Developments sc vhich have been awaited here for hi lome time in the Greenville postoflice la natter and which, so far, have 'failed in ,o materialize, tend to make more au- ni ,hentic rumors recently heard that G D. B. Traxler, postmaster, will con- m :inue to enjoy all the rights, privi- ti eges and emoluments of the office un- G ;il his commission expires, something tc ike two years hence. M At the postoffice department it is j< /ery difficult to secure a direct state- r< ment as to what course is being pur- ir med to ascertain whether or not Mr. w raxler has been guilty of "perniciou.- c< ictivity," as alleged by Representative h; Sam J. Nieholls, when he saw A. S. V Burleson, postmaster general, about fi the matter a short time ago. It has, C however, been persistently rumored h ncre that when Mr. Traxler tendered H his resignation as postmaster, subse- w oently withdrawing it, he acted in R the latter instance with the depart- V ment's consent, and there is nothing a the department can do in the way of h penalizing him without admitting that tl the officials themselves were at fault, tl and that this will not be done. %N To make a long story short, so far ei as the ousting of Mr. Traxler is concerned at the hands of Mr. Burleson, a about all has been done that can be e' done, if rumors are reliable. This S) means that the large number of candidates who were hoping to step in tl Mr. Traxler's shoes must bide their *' time and wait two years for their po- h litical appetites to be appeased. a It is not likely that the president will raise a row with his postmaster n general regarding the appointment of b an official to any particular offence, it ^ being fully recognized that such func- h tions are, as a matter of course, strict- b in the hands of the various depart- y that unless a real wrong has been done their actions stand. Should Mr. Nieholls "take the matter to congress," he will probably introduce a resolution in the house call- j ing upon the postmaster general to send to the house, should the same o be compatible with the public inter- j, est, all information and data concerning the matter. Then what will Mr. ^ Burleson do? He will inform the house that he will do no such thine - oMr. Burleson has been a member of Q the house and knows all the rules, j customs, precedents and regulations t and if he has made up his mind that Mr. Traxler is to remain postmaster at Greenville until his time is out ^ then there he will remain unless something not now seen should hap- ^ pen. Mr. Burleson when he takes a ^ notion to do a thing or not to do a ^ thing is as stubborn as a stable full of Kansas mules. It is recognized here that the way the Greenville situation has been ^ manipulated is entirely irregular and ^ likely to cause much confusion and ^ misunderstanding should this particu- Q lar case be taken as a precedent, but unless congress can find some way of j making Mr. Burleson reconsider his ( action in permitting Mr. Traxler to withdraw his resignation, the latter ^ stands good to hold his place until his commission expires. ^ "CASCARETS" FOR A - * COLD, RAD BREATH p OR SICK HEADACHE Hest for Liver and Bowels, for Biliousness, Sour Stomach and Constipation. j Get a 10-cent box now. ' p Furred Tonpue, Bad Colds, Indipes- ' don, Sallow Skin and Miserable Head- ^ iches come from a torpid liver and c] lopped bowels, which cause your stomach to become filled with undi- g( jested food, which sours and ferments ( ike parbape in a swill barrel. That's he first step to untold misery?indijestion, foul pases, bad breath, yelow skin, mental fears, everythinp that s horrible and nauseatinp. A Casca- c et tonipht will pive your constipated ^ lowels a thorouph cleansinp and * ;traiphten you out by morninp. They 0 vork while you sleep?a 10-cent box ^ rom your druppist will keep you _ eelinp pood for months. Millions of nen and wor.ien take a Cascaret now ind then to keep their stomach, liver 1 ind bowels repulated, and never know i miserable moment. Don't forcet the hildren?their little insides need a J] rood, gentle cleansing, too. rRAINS ARRIVING WITH pi DELEGATES TO RE MET The trains arriving from both East ^ ,nd West, bringing the delegates to q he U, I). C. convention, will be met >y the entertainment committee of he local chapter, and the delegates vill be sent in automobiles to the lomes of th^ir respective hostess, 'rains arriving in Union about noon, ,t 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon and ^ t 0:1!) at night from Spartanburg, ? nd trains arriving from Columbia at :17 in the afternoon and 0:30 in the vening will also be met by the com- w littec. . ti QUARTERLY MEETING Nv OF THE W. M. U. a The quarterly meeting of Division Jo. 2 will he held at Mt. Joy church, Celton, S. second Sunday in No- '* ember. Urge all societies to send ' epresentations and especially request he presidents and leaders to he presnt. Mrs. J. W. Smith, v President Division No. 2. w HIHUAHUA CTIY MENACED BY VILL/ andit leader Said to Have Sever rhousand Men and His Force Daily Increasing by Carranza Deserters. El Paso, Texas, Nov. 6.?The As tciated Press correspondent at Chi uahua City, who reached the bordei ,st night, was informed before leav ig .Chihuahua City that Dr. Encar acion Brondo Whitt, the physician o uerrero, Chihuahua, who has beei lade prisoner by Villa and forced t< eat the bandit's wounded leg, was ii uerrero Saturday in charge of Villa': smporary field hospital. Dr. Brod< fhitt is a Mexican, not a British sub set. He was reported recently bj ifugees from Chihuahua City as hav ig been killed by Villa bandits. 1 as reported today to the Germai >nsul at Juarez a Belgian subjec ad been killed in Santa Rossa'ia In ilia forces, but this was not con rrned. A Spaniard,swho arrived fron bihuahua City last night, claimed t< ave confirmation of the report tha >r. C. H. Fischer, an aged ant ealth American physician at Sunt: osaiia, had been stabbed to death b; ilia bandits. State departmor. Cents received information from Chi uahua City today that merchants b nat city were shipping supplies t< le border at Juarez for fear vhe] ould be captured by Villa should h nter the town. Other refugees reaching the borde ssert that Villa holds practicall; verything in the state of Chihuahui ave the capital. Seven thousand is considered b; tiese refugees to be a conservativ* stimate of the number of men Villi as. Carranza soldiers, refugees say re joining Villa daily. The arrival here of Mrs. Enriquez lother of former Governor Agnici Inriquez, of Chihuahua, has cause* lexicans having relatives in Chihua ua City to telegraph them to com o the border. VOODMAN PARADE TO FEATURE CELEBRATIO: Spartanburg Woodmen are rapidl; etting things shaped up for "Frase )ay," on Thursday, November 1( .rhich day has been planned in hono f the visit to this city of W. A Yaser, of Nebraska, sovereign com lander of the order, who comes her or his first visit. Sovereign Fraser will arrive fror lendersonville, N. C., at 1:3 'clock. He will be met at the trai y a reception committee and afte he visitor has had a few minute: est, the parade will start from Moi an square. The line of march wi e down East Main street to Advent eturning Main to North Church, t trcher street, to Magnola street own Bobo street to northern en ranee to court house lawn, at whic lace the distinguished visitor wil eliver the address of the day, bcfgttl ing promptly at noo. The ad ress of welcome will be delivere y M. W. Bobo, and the speaker wi! e introduced by J. J. Burnett, judg f the probate. During the afternoon some of th est-drilled uniform camps of the ^ >. W. in South Carolina will drill o he square and a band concert will b eard. In the evening at 7:30 o'cloe meeting will be held in some audi orium and the degree teams of th tate will assist with the work o putting through" some new chop ers.?Spartanburg Herald. >R. KELLY TO EXHIBIT AT UNION COUNTY FAII Dr. Kelly, of Walnut Grove, wil e among the Spartanburg county ex ibitors at the Union fair this week ?r. Kelly showed some splendid stocl t the Spartanburg fair last week an< e said yesterday that he had con luded to take his animals on to Unioi nd show them there. Dr. Kelly woi everal prizes at the Spartanburi Lock show.?Spartanburg Herald. Ybcoever You Need a General Tool* Take Orove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteles hill Tonic is equally valuable as < General Tonic because it contains th< tell known tonic properties of QUI N INI nd.IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drive; ut Malaria, Enriches the Blo>od am luilds up the Whole System. 50 cents SEE 1R.CRIMM IN HIS '-V NION OFFICE C SW EOPLES UNDER- M TAKING CO. )ld PastofFice Stird AREFl'L EYE EXAMINATION ANI) EXPERT ADVICE WITHOUT CHARGE Are Your Eyes Troubling you? Are your children ready for school' re you sure their eyes are all right' hildren may have serious eye defect: int you have never suspected ant 'hich will greatly handicap them ii heir studies. Brine thorn in ?ni< e will make a careful examnation n<l if glasses are needed we wil lake them at a very moderate charge All glasses at the most reasonable rices. Cross Eyes straightened witl >r. Crimm's glasses without cutting Miss Atossa Hankinson of Aiken, i isiting her sister, Mrs. L. B. Wood rard, on S. Church street. \ Historic Scen i r " Old Hadlcy, a beautiful New Englan twenty miles north of Springfield, Mas Philip's Indian wars. On Sept. 1, 1675, y, Hadley were surprised by an attack upon e Abandoning worship, they seized thei a the attack found them utterly demoralize , in their midst an unknown man of grav? issued orders, rallied the defenders and denly as he had appeared, did the strangi a remained a comparative mystery. ^ It was later established that the deli " regicides of Charles I. and for whose hei e place he found safe hiding under the he It is believed that after his spectacular d the Russel household until his death som ^ A beautiful 6tate road winding up th by the spot where General Goffe rallied t y r | Sale of o ? i in Cross 11 if On Tnes it [} At eleven o'clock in the for< e > mil sell on the lands belor f V the Cross Keys Home Plac n V e possessed. These lands ar k . t and Laurens Public Road e T f These lands are in a high s I graded school, easily acces n and possess all of the conv these lands is a proposed tri - U expected will soon be unde k Y The said lands offer fii i - build in this neighborhood; i ? and building sites so as to A plat of the division z JL columns. Look out for the t I a nee in one and two equal - v j ^ ferred payments to bear int ! V provide for ten per cent atl % - purchaser and first mortgaj ? lege of paying all cash and <|? Do not forget the date Y o'clock in the forenoon on t Y I the highest bidder. I f , Jno. K. Ham Y Attys. for *?* 1 ?> WUMM WKKK-UUK1NKI). i El Paso, Nov. 7.? A Mexican refu1 gee from Chihuahua City who ar- ?ert , rived here last night brought the re- sum ] port that Villa bandits had soaked the to t .. hair of two Mexican/women in oil Nati p and had burned them at Santa Rosalia olimi on October 26. The refugee claimed t,een to have talked with an eye witness of ' the tragedy. He also reported Gen. ... Uribe, Villa commander, had declared s at Santa Rosalia that he intended to l- kill all Americans and Chinese caught by his forces. Ui es in Old New E jshbbbj ' iliLJ^^SKilll^R^l^^^^^^nRI here a regicide of Charles I appeared " >where"and saved the panic stricken sett d town, situated upon the east bank of the is., was a center of great activity during t! while at worship in the village meeting horn i their settlement by a horde of Indians, r arms nnd rushed out to defend their hom< ?d. When the confusion was at its height e and elderly bearing, who at once took co in short order routed the redskins from tl er effect his removal from the scene, and hit verer of Hadley was General William Goffe id a liberal bounty was offered. After years >spitable roof of Pastor John Russel of the f eliverance of the Hadley settlers he remaii e five years later. ie Connecticut valley takes thousands of at he inhabitants nf OIH Tlnrllov nSMSMSH Valuable I Keys Towi day, Nov. 28,1 - " ' " ^ - . - . -* moon the heirs of Saphronia Whi iging to her estate at Cross Key: e, all of the lands of which she < e finely located at the intersectic and Columbia and Cross Ancho >tate of fertility, within a quart< sible to churches, places of gene: eniences of village property. Ri )lley line, which has been recently sr construction. ne building sites for people desirii and these lands have been divided suit the average purchaser, of these lands will hereafter be i i printed plat. Terms tff sale, one annual installments from the dat* ;erest at the rate of eight per cent torneys fees and be evidenced by of the premises, purchaser to purchaser to pay for papers, of sale, Tuesday, November 28th, he grounds; lands to be sold at p blin and Wallace & Ba H&rs at Law of Saphronia Whit NOTICE. MM I Vhom It May Concern: IWI II )tice is hereby given that Time ?"JI ificate #of Deposit No. 269? in the por C of two hundred dollars, issued Sores he undersigned by The Citizens * onal Bank of Union, South Car- Pent i, on December 16th, 1915, has Sto; lost or destroyed, and applica- F*OF 1 for payment of said Time Cer- 25c. 5 kte of Deposit will be made by the b rsigned to the said Citizens Na- I 3 n| il Rank on November 17th, 1916. I 1 Kb M. M. Stroud. I HI lion, S. C., Oct'. 12, 1916. 12-6 ilNGLAND SESgSEBv BPFi' HE71& * i from lers i Connecticut River some he stirring days of King ae, the inhabitants of Old es, but the suddenneBs of there suddenly appeared mmand of the situation, . le town. Then, as sud? identity for many years i, one of the three living i of pursuit from place to Did Hadley congregation, aed still undiscovered in itoists each year directly ! of their homes. jands :! ?: t aship | i 916 I tmire, deceased, jr s and known as died, seized and jr n of the Union r Public Road. V n* of a mile of ral merchandise i mning through [~ surveyed and is > ng to locate and ^ into small farms t T printed in these V -third cash, bal- ^ ; of the sale, de- V f)er annum and the bond of the V" have the priviT 1916, at eleven ?|* ublic auction to J z irron, ? Y nure. Tleeejicen ^ ? M!^4 iMk 4^4 A^A ^ ifr STANG >prains, Lameness, Cuts, Rheumatism y itrates and Heals. ps Pain At Once Vlan and Beast Oc. $1. At All Dealer*. IIMENT I