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THE UNION TIMES PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY THE UNION TIMES COMPANY TIMES BUILDING, MAIN STREET BELL PHONE NO. 1 Lbnis m. KitEi rxiiior Registered at the Postofflce in Union, S. C., as second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year - $1.50 Six Months .75 Three Months .40 A D V ERTISEM ENTS One square, first insertion $1^00 Every subsequent insertion .50 FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1917. Many people would purchase an automobile if it were not for the fact that the repair bill and the gasoline bill stare themin the face. To be one of the world's burden1 bearers, to help, even if it be but a little, in carrying on the world's work ?that should be the aim of all true men and women. Let us pray not to be delivered from our load, but that we may have broad shoulders and strong ones, that we may safely carry the load. Our police records, as well as the general conditions seen upon the streets of Union all during the holidays should silence the critics of prohibition. We feel sure that every fair-minded man will agree with us when we say that there was a marked improvement over former years. And we have heard no merchants complaining of poor trade. "The best vp.nr in mnnv n vonr " wns \vhnt most of them say about the past year. President Wilson has a hip job on his hands in this pood year of prace. The questions confronting him and arising out of the European war, the questions arising out of the railway problems, Mexico, preparedness and a thousand more serious questions will weiph heavily upon the head of the nation. May a wise Providence puide our leader and may our country come throuph the stress of the times a bipper and a better people than before. With this, our first issue in the New Year ,we extend to all our readers best wishes for a prosperous and a successful year. The year brinps to The Times the bepinninp of the sixtyseventh year of life. We have pur * * posed that this year shall be the best year in the life of the paper. We intend making many improvements in the paper during che year. The best la none too good for our subscribers. We feel that the hearty response our subscribers have made to our appeal for renewals merits the very best. Thanks, many thanks, to one and all. i? , . . ? ?i The Episcopal church has recently about carried through a plan for raising .$5,000,000.00, which is to he set aside and the proceeds used to take care of the ministers who have reached the age for retirement from active service or who have become incapacitated by reason of disease or accident. This is a worthy movement and could, with profit, he followed by all denominations of Christians. The problem of the "old preacher" is one mat an cnristian Domes are contronted with. The trouble is that most religious bodies shut their eyes to the needs of the situation and the "retired" minister is left like an old, worn-out horse to die. The fact that Columbia has secured one of the twelve Farmers' Loan Banks, is a distinct triumph for that city, and for the State as well. Un less we are very much mistaken the establishment of these banks is Roint* to mark the be^inninp: of an epoch of tremendous progress in agriculture, particularly in the South. Many farmers appear to be a bit suspicious of these banks, but the suspicion is unfounded. There is no trap nor doubtful proposition about the movement. It is a movement to give the farm owner or prospective farm owner, low interest on a lonpr term loan. We believe the provernment is making an honest effort to help the farmers of the county. And many of them will, no doubt, take advantage of the opportunity offered them. K. OF F. BANQUET. The Knights of Pythias will have a banquet on Friday evening, January 1Qtk ?Ua PU... ~ I4.1M, at im: laiamuirr t?i v ummt'n t* room and we will have with us on this occasion Mr. L. J. I'ristow of Columbia, Mr. Alva M. Lumpkin, Grand Chancellor, of Columbia and Mr. Derrick, vice grand chancellor of Oranprebur. C. C. Sanders, C. C. NOTICE, MASONS! A regular communication of Union Lodge No. 7.r), A. F. M., will he held on Friday night, Jan. 5, at 7:30 p. m. The M. M. degree will he conferred. All visiting brethren are welcome. \). C. Wharton, W. M. Ben. L. Berry, Sec'y ROCK HILL FIRE f CAUSES DAMAGE ; Ratterree Building Suffers From r Flames?Quarters Occupied by t Chamber of Commerce in Part t Visited by Flames. Rock Hill, Dec. 31.?Fire early this $ morning gutted a portion of the Ratterree building on Railroad avenue, doing damage amounting to several thousand dollars. The stores of John Azer and of Peter ' Elias were the lv hardest hit, their stocks being either t burned or ruined by water. fi The fire penetrated the second floor, r damaging the entire portion occu- o nied bv the Chamber of Commerce. the city library and the public rest o room. The furnishings in the sec- n relary's office are so badly damaged J that they can not be used again until r renovated and some of the furniture e is beyond repair. In the library ad- ii joining a large number of books were tl burned and hundreds were soaked v with water and the rest room fur- tl nishings are a complete loss. Hun- n dreds of chairs of the Chamber of Commerce are stained and smoked. t< It is understood arrangements will c< be made for temporary offices for the $ commercial organization until the P building can be repaired. The floor ti burned through at several places in tl the office and in the library. The chamber's loss will be covered by insurance. The loss to Azer & Son ^ will amount to several thousand dollars, while the store of Elias & Bro., v in which the fire originated, will be still greater. The entire building will have to be reworked and the loss to the ^ owner will be several thousand dollars, covered by insurance. The entire loss j, NO. 9712 REPORT OF CONI] Citizens Nat AT UNION, S. C., IN THE STATE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON RESOUI Loans and discounts Notes and bills rediscounted Overdrafts, unsecured IJ. S. bonds deposited to secure circulate oiuck ui recierai neserve iianw (ou per Value of banking house Furniture and fixtures Net amount due from approved reser New York, Chicago and St. Louis Net amount due from approved* resen other reserve cities Net amount due from banks and banke Other checks on banks in the same city i Fractional currency, nickels and cents Notes of other national banks Federal Reserve bank notes Lawful reserve in vault and net amoun' serve Bank Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer j ?. Total DIABILI Capital stock paid in Surplus fund Undivided profits Less current expenses, interest and 1 Circulating notes outstanding Net amount due to banks and bankers Dividends unpaid Individual deposits subject to check Cashier's checks outstanding Total demand deposits, Items 33, 34, 3 40 Certificates of deposit Total of time deposits, Items 41, 42 s it- *t * * * ^ 1 i>111v payuoie, omer man witn .f ederal all obligations representing money 1 discounts Total Liabilities for rediscounts, including th Hank State of South Carolina, County of Un I, C. C. Sanders, Cashier of the al th-.'t the above statement is true to the Subscribed and sworn to before me Correct?Attest: R. P. MORGAN, W. S. McLURE, J. D. JONES, Directors. NO. 2060 REPORT OF COM Merchants & < AT UNION. S. C.. IN THE STATE ('LOSE OF BUSINESS ON RESOUI Loans and discounts Overdrafts, unsecured U. S. bonds deposited to secure circulai Stock of Federal Reserve Rank Value of hanking house Furniture and fixtures Net amount due from approved reserve York, Chicago and St. Louis Net amount due from approved reserve i reserve cities Net amount due from banks and bankc other checks on banks in the same city Fractional currency, nickels and cents Notes of other national banks Federal Reserve bank notes Lawful reserve in vault and net amount Hank Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer i Total .... DIABIL1 Capital stock paid in Surplus fund Undivided profits Less current expenses, interest and t Circulating notes outstanding Net amount due to hanks and bankers Individual deposits subject to check Total State of South Carolina, County of Un I, J. I). Arthur, Cashier of the at that the above statement is true to the Subscribed and sworn to before me Correct? Attest: F. M. FARR, H. V. FOSTER, I,. M. JORDAN, Directors. rom the flames will be betwee: 15,000 and $20,000. Good work was done by the Are nen in controlling the flames. Ha< he fire gained considerable headwa; he entire block would have beei loomed. 64,000 WORTH OF LIQUOR SHIPPED INTO AUGUST./ (The Chronicle.) Approximately $64,000 worth o /hiskey has been shipped into Augus a since the 22nd of last August. Thes* igures are estimates made from th< ecords of shipments at the ordinary' ffice. Under an act of the legislature thi rdinary began recording all ship lents delivered to consignees ii lichmond county, all of which, witl are exceptions, was consigned to thi xpress office here or railroads cominf uu nit; citjr* nsduiiiuiK uiai COLII U he packages contained two quarts o whiskey, and using $1.25 per quart a: he average price, the cost of the ship lents would amount to $63,975. The fees collected by Ordinary Wal on for recording the shipments, sevei ents for each shipment, amount t< 1,791.60. Of that amount $719.11 oes to the ordinary as his compensa Ion for recording the shipments, an< he balance, 1,972.44, goes to the state Mr. H. J. West of West Spring! ras a visitor to Union Thursday. Mr. Wm. Gregory of Santuc was i isitor to Union Thursday. Mr. R. C. Little of Lockhart June ion was in Union on business Thurs ay. Mr. D. B. Fant of Santuc was a vis ;or to Union Thursday. UTION OF THE ional Bank OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AT TH1 DECEMBER 27TH, 1916. ICES. $150,962 95 25,548 85 425,414 1< 98 7 >n (par value) 25,000 0 cent of subscription) 3,600 0 13,781 4 3,162 7 re agents in 14,803 24 re agents in 1,851 47 16,654 7 rs 7,402 2 or town as reporting bank 3,021 5 zuo ? - 1,170 0 6,500 0 U due from Federal Re 40,357 9 md due from U. S. Treas. 1,250 0 ? .$547,622 4 TIES. - - -.$100,000 0 20,000 0 ? $41,367 16 taxes paid 10,707 88 30,659 2 25,000 0 - 10,895 4: 9 7! 273.287 7i 599 7! 5, 36, 37, 38, 39 and .*273,887 55 67,170 4 ind 43 $67,170 41 Reserve Bank, including sorrowed, other than re 20,000 0 $547,622 4 ose with Federal Reserve 25,548 8 ion, ss: >ove-named bank, do solemnly swea best of my knowledge and belief. C. C. SANDERS, Cashier, this 3rd day of January, 1917. CIIAS. B. COUNTS. Notary Public. 1ITI0N OF THE ers National Bank OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AT TH DECEMBER 27TH, 1916. iiCES. $254,475 9 1,028 5 Lion (par value) 15,000 0 2,800 0 8,000 0 2,000 I) agents in New $16,140 87 agents in other 55,099 04 71,239 9 trs 4,408 2 or town as reporting bank 102 0 26 2 11,000 0 5,400 (i due from Federal Reserve 37,722 0 and due from U. S. Treas. 750 0 .$413,952 9 [TIES. $ 60,000 () 32,000 0 $26,523 34 axes paid 5,936 84 20,586 5 15,000 0 160 3 286,206 0 -$413,95$ 9 ion, ss: )ove-named bank, do solemnly swea best of my knowledge and belief. J. I). ARTHUR, Cashier, this 4th day of January, 1917. CHAS. B. COUNTS. Notary Public. n J^^r The Coi tion repre Rural Roi M^W ; f^Y For Men, W g*" time. If in 't below at on< am in to know th lumbia Rec 5 WEST SPRINGS West Springs, Jan. 4.?Bogansville Methodist church was the scene of a most beautiful wedding on Wednesday evening, December 27th, at 6:30 o'clock, when Miss Myrtle Lawson became the bride of Mr. Ben H. Gist. The church was decorated with 0 many box ferns while the altar was * an almost solid bank of beautiful q green ivy. g Preceding the ceremony the follow0 ing musical program was rendered: Song, "The Sweetest Story Ever Told," by Mrs. Fannie M. Lancaster. Musical selection, "Canzone's 1 Amorosa." j Song, "I Love You Truly," by Mr. * C. D. Bogan. q Musical selection, "Traumerei's Ro0 mance." The bridal party then entered to 2 the beautiful strains of Mendelssohn's 0 wedding march, played most sweetly - by Miss May Miller, who presided at 1 the organ during the occasion. The bride entered on the arm of her q only attendant, Mrs. Fannie M. Lan0 jUfter, and was met at the altar by tne' groom and his best man, Mr. W. S F. Lancaster. The ceremony was pro0 nounced by Rev. L. Ii. Wagnon of 2 Union. ^ Immediately after the ceremony the Jj bridal party, together with the close relatives of the family and a few intimate friends, were driven to the home 1 of the bride's parents, where a supper was served and an informal reception was held. The bride is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Lawson and ~ is one of the community's most popular and attractive young ladies. The groom is the son of Mrs. D. C. ' Gist, and is a young man of sterling character and is a popular and suc1 cessful farmer. A Christmas week surprise to their many friends was the marriage of Miss Jeannette Beck and Mr. ChanHnnc .Q W oef nn loof Thnre/lov mA*?n incr at Buffalo at the home of the officiating minister, Rev. A. T. Stoudenmire. The bride is the eldest daughter of Mrs. Ellen Beck and is a young wo= man of much grace and culture, who has a host of friends who will wish for her much happiness. The groom is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. James Marion West and is one of the community's best kn?wn young farmers. Prof. Norman L. Wessinger has returned from a visit to his home at 0 Prosperity. 7 Misses Mae Whitehead and Louise 0 Johnson of Limestone college spent 0 the holidays here with their parents. ' Miss Bucie Bogan is visiting rela" tives at Soartanhurg this week. C. N. West and A. P. Bogan went to Jonesville one day this week on j business. 0 Miss Annie Lee is visiting relatives 0 at Charlotte this week. S Mr. W. M. Glasson went to Mc0 Cormick one day the past week on bus0 iness. Miss Willie Beck has returned to q her home at Charlotte after spending some time here with the family of her 1 aunt, Mrs. PTllen Beck. Mr. C. D. Bopran left Wednesday to enter Bowen-McFeat Business college 0 at Columbia. 0 Miss Ella Wofford left Tuesday for Winthrop collepre after spending the | holidays here with her mother, Mrs. g Henry Wofford. T_J. W. * A KIND LETTER. Clinton, S. C.t Dec. 28, 1010. r Rev. L. M. Rice, Union, S. C. Dear Sir: Twenty cent cotton has enabled me to come ajrain. Find enclosed check for renewal to dear old Union Times. Can't do without it; it seems like a letter from home each week. Yours truly, C. S. Lankford. WANTED ~ RELIABLE EPRESENT AT1VE lumbia Record wants a live s isentative in every Town, Vil ute in South Carolina. UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITY omen, Boys or Girls during 3 terested fill out and mail th 2e: . nbia Record, 1- ! - o ^ muia, terested in your proposition and wc le terms upon which I may represent :ord. ne Address I t 4 B 6 7 8 9 1? 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2 L 22 23 24 36 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 47 ^ NbWSKi Hospitality is a cardinal virtu In the Matter You cannot afford to offer cj your guests The success of your entertai the quality of your mt Give Us the ( and you will have MOTHER! YOUR CHILD I IS CROSS, FEVERISH, FROM CONSTIPATION my fi pin b If Tongue is Coated, Breath Bad, pros] Stomach Sour, Clean Liver and Mi: Bowels. ity ai were Give "California Syrup of Figs" at Wedr once?a teaspoonful today often saves Was a sick child tomorrow. many If your little one is out-of-sorts, ness half-sick, isn't resting, eating and act- Mr ing naturany?iook, iviotner; see 11 pouni tongue is coated. This is a sure sign Was that its little stomach, liver and how- prese els are clogged with waste. When ai]. cross, irritable, feverish, stomach sour, Mil breath bad or has stomach-ache, diar- Sulpl rhoea, sore throat, full of cold, give a W. t teaspoonful of "California Syrup of Mb Figs," and in a few hours all the con- 0f M stipated poison, undigested food and night sour bile gently moves out of its little Me bowels without griping, and you have Dillai a well, playful child again. Page Mothers can rest easy after giving Mr this harmless "fruit laxative," because week it never fails to cleanse the little one's Blacfc liver and bowels and sweeten the Mr stomach and they dearlv love its Dleas- Rnrir - ? ant taste. Full directions for babies, Tues< children of all aj^es and for grown-ups Mil printed on each bottle. Frida Beware of counterfeit fig syrups, ma j Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bottle Mis of "California Syrup of Figs;" then end i see that it is made by the "California Mrs. Fig Syrup Company." Me A KIND LETTER. Winslow, Ariz., Dec. 27, 1916. BU"a Editor The Times: . r Enclosed find money order for $2.00, 'nK 1 which pays my subscription to The r Times for 1916 nd 1017. ^em Wishing you and all of Union coun- tion. ty a prosperous New Year, I am, Mr Respectfully, and 1 R. Whitlock. at M rour spare le Coupon WfmgSZML % e of Ihe Housewife of Eats tenses or regrets to ining depends upon ?als. Contract i no excuses to offer ?] 7%2-jtT>i ^H5^^5SJ2EE^33 s \ACOLET, ROUTE 2 colet, Route 2, Jan. 2.?This is irst letter this year, so I will bey wishing everyone a Happy and jerous New Year. 3S Jenny Smith of this communid Mr. Fletcher Hames of Asbury I r\ *%% >% ?? ? ' ' 1 uniicu III iiiui i it?Ke at i tn'oiei lesday evening. Rev. Mr. Peeler the officiating minister. Their r friends wish them much happiand great joy. . and Mrs. C. W. Dillard pave a i party Saturday night. There a large crowd of young people nt and it was much enjoyed by ss Winnie and Mr. Joe Mayes ef lur Springs spent Tuesday at Mr. i. McBride^s. ss Estelle Brown was the guest [iss Virgie Coleman Wednesday ssrs. Ben Coleman and Luther .J 1. J O J ? * iL_ iu uiifimtMi ounaay scnooi ai me ? school house Sunday afternoon, s. Edjre of Pacolet spent last with her daughter, Mrs. G. A. . Morris Lancaster of Sulphur iprs visited friends on the route lay. sses Maude and Viola Hood spent iy with Misses Hestine and William). *a Ix)is Mabry spent the weeknear Jonesville with her sister, S. A. Gallman. ssrs. Wofford Tweed and Milton ide visited near Cedar Springs ay. . T. R. Rlijnd and family are motto Cliflfside, N. C., where they nake their future home. We wish much success in their new loca s. W .E. McBride, Misses Minnie Mafctfie McBride spent Saturday r. W. A. Tweed's. Solo.