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\"'J >;W" . I' .V ? THE UNION TIMES H ESTABLISHED IN 1850 - GIVING ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME FOR 67 YEARS "VOL. LXVII. NO. as. UNION, S. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1!>17 ?i r./?- All | ... w. .loW>?2? : DISASTROUS F MOt Three Concerns Destroyed Another Damaged Dixie Cafe, Union Candy Kitchen and Cify Barber Shop Completely Wrecked?Dam age About $15,000. 'A destructive fire occurred here early Monday morning and caused damage to the extent of something like fifteen thousand dollars. Concerns and property owners lost heavily. The Dixie Cafe, Union Candy Kitchen and the City Barber Shop were wiped out, and the buildings in which these Concerns were operating were completely gutted. The fire is thought to have originated in the large cellar which extended under both the Candy Kitchen and the Dixie Cafe. Just how it originated is not known. The fire alarm was turned in about 12:20 Monday morning and the fight to extinguish the flames was kept up ?for more than three hours. Owing tc Vie dense smoke and the location ol tne fire it was with difficulty controlled. The Dixie Cafe, owned by Mitchell Psiloson and Charlie Bellisory, was insured for $2,000 with a value ol $3,000. The building was owned bj Geo. W. Going and was insured foi $1,000, perhaps less than 50 per of its value. K The Candy Kitchen, conducted ant owned by George Couchell was in sured for $1,500, the value being $3, 500. The building was owned by Geo "W. Going and was insured for $800 that being less than half its value. The City Barber Shop was ownec by Jno. R. Mathis and was almost t total loss to the owner, there being n< Insurance. This building was ownec by the S. S. Linder estate, and wai partially insured. The J. F. McLure Co.'s store wai flooded with water and the stock o: goods badly damaged by the fire. OF INTEREST HERE. Mrs. Daura C. Keller announces the marriage of her daueh ter Fairey Belle to Mr.' Walter B. Counts on Tuesday, June nineteenth nineteen hundred and seventeen St. Matthews, South Carolina Mr. Counts is a Union boy and his friends congratulate him and wish foi years and years of happiness for botl of them. MR. J .J. PURCELL IS CRITICALLY ILI The many friends of Mr. J. J. Pur cell will regret to hear that his condition does not improve. Mr. Purcell has been confined to his bed foi several weeks. Miss Shands of Spartanburg, trained nurse, is at his bed side. Messrs. James and Charles Purcell, of Akron, O., were called hom< Monday on account of their father's continued illness. DEATH OF FRED ROCHESTER. Fred Rochester, a member of Co E., died in Columbia Friday of last week and the body was carried t( Walhalla for burial. It is said that his death resulted from ptomaint poison caused from eating canned to^ matoes. Rochester joined Co. E fronr Ruffalo. _ YOUNG LADY INJURED. L?reenvue, June 18.?Miss Coirrie Springfield, daughter of H. G. Springfield, merchant who resides on the Cedar Lane road, sustained a fractured skull, possibly a fractured , shoulder and serious bodily injuries when an automobile in which she was riding with Mr. Mike Shelton, capsized on the mountain road to Hendersonville Sunday and was wrecked I against a rock. Mr. Shelton, who was driving, was also slightly injured. Miss Springfield was thrown clear oi the car and her head struck either a free or rock.?Daily Piedmont. RED CROSS RALLY AT SEDALIA SCHOOL There will be a rally at the Sedalia school house on Friday evening ifor the benefit of the Red Cross Re, lief Fund. A musical program will be furnished by local talent and speeches will be made by local favorites. The committee is actively engaged in the work of collecting for the fund and use this method of adding to their amount. A free will offering will be taken at the door. Mrs. C. T. Murphy has been quite indisposed for several H?v? hut. h?? friends are pleased that she is able to be oat again. | . IRE WAY MORNING DEATH OF S. K. HUMPHRIES. End Came Suddenly Sunday After* noon at 5 O'clock at His Home in Florence, S. C.?Was for 15 Years a Resident of Union. Mr. S. K. Humphries dropped dead Sunday alternoon at 5 o'clock at his home in Florence, S. C., and was buried at Pisgah church, Darlington county, Tuesday. Mr. Humphries was for 15 years a resident of Union, and was in business i here. About a year ago he moved . to Florence, bought a home and en' tered business there. He was 62 years of age and was a man of high character. He was twice married, his last wife, i who survives him being before her i marriage Miss Florence Kirvin of ; Florence county. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Jim M. Harris, of Union, a child by his first wife. [ Mr. C. G. Humphries, his brother, i and family, left Monday for Florence i to attend the funeral. ; MOV1B BENEFIT FOR RED CROSS. ? The Edisonia theatre will give a ? movie benefit for the Red Cross Relief ? Fund on Thursday afternoon and ev. ening and together with the splendid pictures shown, the local musical talt ent will contribute to the entertami ment and some minstrel stunts will f be pulled off. r Come out to the movie on Thursr day and help this worthy cause The b managers of the theatre have been most liberal and patriotic in offering 1 to give this benefit and the citizens oi . the community ought to appreciate . the spirit and patronize the show, . Popular prices will be charged and flia P a/1 PvAaa AAmmUl'Ao f viftV *wu ViVOO Wiuilllttcv VVI pile up a good many dollars. ; FLAG DAY OBSERVED. I The local Elks celebrated "Flag , Day" here last Thursday afternoon in the Elks' Home, there being present j quite a number of visitors as well as f members of the order. An appropriate program was carried out, and was participated in with zest. Dr. F. P. Salley, Exalted Ruler, presided and delivered a brief address in the opening exercises, paying a - high tribute to the flag. He was also the closing speaker and in closing discussed the war situation that now confronts us. Senator J. G. Hughes made an appropriate patriotic "address, -as did Rev. Ii. W. Blackwelder. The exercises were calculated to 5 deeply stir patriotic sentiment and to r justify our entrance into the war. i ? . CAPT. SARRATT HONORED. Thp pflmruHoo of vv.... uv A VI 1/ V/^ltl/IIVM [JC J held a farewell meeting Friday evening, June 15, and their patriotic tost was, "We part in Chickamauga to meet in Berlin." The engineers go first to pick the way; the artillery goes to blaze the way and the infantry follows to hold the way. Many tokens of esteem were presented the instructors by the soldiers [ and Union is especially interested in "Capt Sarratt's company, No. 5, gave him a valuable watch and adopted a resolution thanking him for patience and interest in training them. In the back of the watch is the following inscription: ^ "To Lieut. J. A. Sarratt, U. S. > Army, from the 5th Co. Officers Rel serve Training Camp, June 15, 1917." , Capt. Sarratt is a Union boy and is . better known to his friends as "Tony"; , they are very pleased to hear of the high regard in which he is held bv his men and congratulate him upon being thus honored by them. Mk. WHISENANT IMPROVING. 5 Mr. Lampley Whisenant, who was so severely injured in an automobile ' wreck last week, is considered out of 1 danger, but still confined to his room. 1 His friends are pleased to hear that " he is on the road to recovery. I LOCATES AT CENTRAL. Rev. C. A. Kirby, who completed his \ course at Furman university this ' summer, has accepted a call to the church at Central and moved with his family to that place. ' COLORED TROOPS PASSED THROUGH UNION FRIDAY Sixty-eight colored soldiers passed through Union last Friday en route to | Des Moines, Iowa, to enter the National Training Camp at that place. . The colored citizenship of Union to i the number of aome six hundred, gath, ered at the station here when the - train arrived and presented the soldiers with cicara anda wafor an/1 fruit. A committee of prominent col1 ored people served as a committee to ' serve the refreshments. The patriotic 1 and kindly service was greatly appreciated by the soldiers. FINE TALENT I IS DISPLAYED Women of Missionary Society 6W1 Excellent I Entertainment?Money to Be Used For New Church?Will 60 to West Springs Saturday Night. The ladies of the missionary society of the Jonesville Baptist church will < give an entertainment in the audi- < torium at West Springs high school i Saturday night, June 23, bogtaaftng at 1 8:30 o'clock. They will give the play ? entitled, "The Old Peabody Pew," and 1 it is interesting from start to finish. I The ladies of this society have al- ? ready given the play in Jonesville and ^ Pacolet, and at both placea large audi- < ences gathered to hear and enjoy the i fine program. The prices are reason- 1 able, 10 cents for children and 15 1 cents for grown people. Besides go- 1 ing to West Springs the company has ' already engagements to go to several 1 other points. The cast of characters in the play 1 are: ' Mrs. Baxter, the minister's wife, 1 Mrs. R. E. Iittlejohn. j Mrs. Burbanks, president of the ' Dorcas Society, Mrs. J. T. Scott. Mrs. Miller, wife of Deacon Miller, 1 the sexton, Mrs. J. D. Whitmire. Mrs. Sargent, a village historian, Mrs. R. C. Coleman. The Widow Buzzell, willing to take ^ a second risk, Mrs. G. E. Brown. Miss Lobelia Brewster, who is no ^ lover of men, Mrs. W. P. Leister. j Miss Maria Sharp, quick of speech, , , sound of heart, Mrs. W. W. Wood, i Cindy, the faithful maid, Mrs. R. B. . Koger. J I Miss Nancy Wentworth, who haa ( ? waited for her romance ten years, j . Miss Marie Littlejohn. L ' Justin Peabody, sole living claimanu ' to the old Peabody Pew, Mr. Juliauj Lipscomb. It is expected that a large audiencdv will hear the play at West Springa,! . and it goes without saying it, yottf will get your money's worth. 1 i Pretty Church*W Thursd, The culminating event in the series of affairs preceding the marriage of 1 Miss Louisa Merriman Duncan and Donald Matheson Eaves of Bamberg | Thursday evening at Grace Methodist < J church at 9 o'clock was the reception 1 I at the church. The marriage was of 1 ' cordial interest by reason of the popu- ? 1 la.-ity of the couple and their exten- < sive acquaintance not only in South i Carolina but many places outside the ] State. For some time before the cere- : mony the handsomely gowned women < ! and their escorts were arriving until < the church was entirely filled with l guests and friends. Miss Mary Jones, < ' Miss Kathleen Thomson and Mrs. t 1 Henry S. Adams of Chester Tendered I ' the following program: "Cortege < Nuptial," "Salut d'Amour," "March l Pontificale," "Traumerie." At the : conclusion of the program Miss Kath- 1 1 rin Layton sang "O Perfect Love." ? ' The "Briday Chorus" from Lohengrin i was played as a processional and du\- 1 ing the ceremony improvisations were 1 softly rendered. The altar was bank- < ed with palms and ferns and lighted' i wun catnedral candelabra, Southern j 1 smilax and ivy traced the chancel1 < .railing and tiny wedding bells werej 1 artistically swaying in the double arches. The pews for the reception i guests were marked by tall standards 1 topped with bunches of pink and i white sweet peas tied with fluffy bows 1 of white tulle. Stationed at the ribbons were little Misses Henrietta Jor- < dan and Roberta Wallace, escorted j by Thomas McNally and Alex Gamer, i The little girls wore white organdie < with pink sashes and their escorts white suits and a boutonniere of sweet peas. \ The bridal procession was led to ? the chancel by the ushers, R. P. 1 Harry, Sam Layton, Maurice Garner j and Dr. I. M. Hair of Spartanburg;then , followed the groomsmen and maids ( who entered singly and down opposite , aisles. The maids were: Miss Marv . uurre, Miss Kathrin Clinkscales of , Spartanburg, Miss Margaret Gage of < Birmingham, Ala., Miss Dorothy Bet- ( tis of Trenton, Miss Mary Ellen Eaves , of Bamberg, Miss Jenny Robinson of , Easley, Miss Kathleen James, Miss Ludie Jordan, Miss Elizabeth Arthur, . Miss Virginia Poole and Miss Theo Young of Union. They were modishly J gowned in turquoise blue satin with silver trimmings and carried arm 1 bouquets of pink sweet peas tied with ! pink satin streamers. The grooms- . men were: A. W. Knight, Will Dun- ! can, J. D. Copeland, Jr., W. A. Klaub- . er, Lane Etherid^fe, Jack Burnett, ' Byrd Miller, Duncan B?ll?n?r*? n? Dw.F *MU McGowan, R. P. Morgan, Gordon 1 Hughes, Stuart Smith. Following the ' maids and groomsmen was the matron 1 of honor, Mrs. Turner Fitten of Atlanta, Ga., sister of the bride. She|l REVIVAL MEETING AT JONESVILLE Mv. Walt Holcomb, Evangelist, Preaching I to Large Congregations?Services Held I Three Tines a Day in the Armory?Rev. J. Douglas Swagerty Leading the Singing Rev. Walt Holcomb, evangelist, is sonducting a revival meeting in the irmory at Jonesville, and is preaching three times each day. barge congregations are attending the meetings und a deal of interest is being manifested. Mr. Holcomb is being assisted ?y Rev. J. Douglass Swagerty, gospel ringer. The meetings began in the First Methodist church several days igo, and it was later decided to move nto the annory. Seats have been provided and a platform to accommodate Je speaker and a picked choir of 50 ople has been built. The denomi Suons or trie town have united in e meeting and each of the local pastors is cooperating with the movement. The sermons are strong gospel sermons, with a direct appeal to the hearers. Both the singing and the preaching are of a high order and the interest is marked. The meeting will lo on through Sunday and probably Ion per. IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. Ralph Fike, the son of Mr. L. E. Pike, of Spartanburg, but formerly of Union was badly injured in an automobile "mix-up" in Spartanburg on Monday afternoon. The little fellow eras riding a bicycle and turned a lharp corner and was struck by a ar driven by a woman; she lost control of the car and the two members af the Jonesville Coast Artillery who happened to be passing by, jumped iboard and stopped the car and presented further disaster. The Sparanburg Herald says efforts were fade to learn the identity of the iver of the car but without results. Mr. Bill Goforth of Co. E will spend he week-end with relatives. Mding *y of Last Week wore a gown of pink satin crepe with bodice of lace and pearl embroidery. An arm bounnpt .....?* , piun owm peas tied with tulle ends completed the fostume. Next came the dame of honor, Mrs. T. C. Duncan, mother of the bride, who wore orchid satin, combined with Venetian lace, richly smbelli3hed with seed pearls and carried a shower of orchids and sweet peas. Miss Fanny Duncan, youngest ?ister of the bride, was maid of honor and wore a girlish gown of silver cloth averdraped with tulle and held in place by a silver girdle. An armful if sweet peas tied with pink tulle was the flower carried. The little flower trirls, Ruth Alston and Frances Keller, :ame next and wore lace frocks with pink sashes and from silver baskets sprinkled the pathway of the bride with pink sweet peas and valley lilies, lust preceding the bride was the ring bearer .Turner Fitten, carrying the ring on a silver tray. The bride was given in marriage by her father, Col. T. C. Duncan, and the groom, attended by his best man, Havelock Haves, joined her at the chancel steps and here the Rev. J. W. Speake performed the ceremony, assited by the Kev. J. F. Matheson. The impressive ri n f* . ...? wviciiiuuy was used and the vows were spoken beneath a wedding bell made of white carnations and ferns brilliantly illuminated. The bride was a beautiful picture of youth and beauty in her wedding ; cjown of georgette crepe fashioned with graceful draperies of chiffon and dainty hand run tucks. The bodice was embroidered in seed pearls and rosea and handsome Venetian lace 1 formed the yoke. This lace was part of her mother's wedding gown, thus adding a bit of sentiment. The tulle yeil was caught to the hair with a bandeau of Dearls nnH m-o some and fell the length of the long court train, caught here and there with clusters of fragrant bride flowsrs. She carried a bouquet of orchids with valley lilies in the shower ends. To the strains of Mendelsohn's w?dling march the bride and groom left 1 the church followed by their attendants. 1 The bride is a daughter of Col. and ' Mrs. T. C. Duncan and is an attractive <irl. Since her graduation from the College for Women several years ago ?he has been an acknowledged belle md in this her home town numbers ler friends by the score. The groom s a member of the Eaves family of Bamerg and is a prominent and suc:essful business man. The wedding girls filled an entire oom and represented the thought of lundreds of friends and relatives from tear and far. Mr. and Mrs. Eaves left that night tor a honeymoon trip North. RED CROSS FU (if TANK SHIP WAS SUNK BY A GERMAN IH-BOAT The John D. Archibold Was Operated by the Standard Oil Co., Which Made Announcement of Sinking. New York, June 19.?The oil tank steamship, John D. Archibold, of the Standard Oil company, has been sunk by a submarine. The announcement was made at the offices of the company here today. Four members of the tanker's crew were lost. The Archibold was sent to the bottom las Saturday in European waters. The John D. Archibold was two days en Toute to this country from France. The ship was armed and a gunner's crew from an American warship was on board. The names of the missing crew members are: Jose t -- ? ~ JV1CU1.U, an uner; viregorio soza, a fireman, and Domingo Lago, a wiper, and a crew member whose name is uncertain. The company has cabled for further information. The John D. Archibold was an American steamship of 8,374 tons gross register, owned by the Standard Oil company, and built at 1914, at Newport News. The ship left here May 20, for Havre and Rouen, France, with cargo, under the command of Captan H. B. Thompson with a crew of 41 men of whom 12 were Americans. QUARTERLY MEETING AT LOWER FAIRFOREST The quarterly meeting of the W. M. U. will meet at Lower Fairforest Baptist church on Sunday, July 1, 1917. The devotional exercises will be conducted by Mrs. Joe Smith. Greetings?Miss Mason Blankenship. Informal response?Miss Iris Wilburn. Roll call, society and band of Circle No. 4. Helpful Ideas of the Work of W. M. S.?Mrs. H. O. Holcombe. Helpful Ideas of the Work of Y.1 W. A.?Mrs. J. F. Caudle. Helpful Ideas of the R. A.?Mrs. R. E. White. Heljjful Ideas of the S. R?Mrs ' L. P. Jackson. Hound table. Recess. Lunch. Missionary Btirtnon 2 p. m.?Rev. .T. M. Trogdon, pastor of the church. Alternate, Rev. E. A. Fuller. ? ? CAR LOAD OF TIN CANS. A car load of tin cans has heen received by the Union Chamber of Com- j merce, through Nicholson Bank & I Trust company. Anyone wishing cans for preserving fruits and vegetables can get them by applying to Mr. R. P. Harry at Farmers' Bonded Warehouse. VISITS UNION. Mr. and Mrs. A. Garland and children of Hartsville motored to Union last week and spent several days with Mr. J. P. Herring. Mr. Garland was pleased with this country, all but the red hills and the gullys. HOME ECONOMICS CLUB. There will be a regular monthly meeting of the Home Economics club of Sedalia at the school house Friday afternoon, June 22nd, at 3:30 o'clock. Misses Smith and McCutheon will talk on "The Rearing and Care of Small Dlil'Ii-O" t>U~ I-J:? -? me i?uies 01 ine community are invited to attend- The club will serve lipht refreshments. BENEFIT OF RED CROSS. The citizens of Cedar Hill will have a box supper Saturday nipht, June 23, at the Cedar Hill school house for the benefit of the Red C?*oss relief fund. Come and brinpr a box of proodies and help this worthy cause and spend a pleasant evening. Committee. MORE BIG SHIPS SUNK BY U-BOATS Twenty-seven of Large Size Destroyed?Total Greater Than for Any Week Since May 5. London, June 20.?Twenty-seven British ships of more than 1,600 tons have been sunk, according to the weekly British summaTy given out tolay. Five British vessels under 1,600 tons also wer? ? ? WVMV VV 1>IIC UUVtUlll> No fishing vessels were destroyed. The summary follows: Arrivals 2,897, sailings 2,993. British merchant ships over 1,600 tons sunk by mine or submarine, including three previously, 27; under 1,600, including one previously, 5. British merchant ships unsuccessfully attacked, including two previously, 31. British fishing vessels sunk, none. Mrs. J. C. Jeffries and daughter, Miss Elizabeth Jeffries, of Gaffney, spent Wednesday with Miss Minnie Lee Walker. ND WWS RAPIDLY Hundred Million Dollar Mark Will Be Reached Em uraging Reports From All Over the Country?Union County Doing Her Part Well. On Wednesday morning the Union county charman of the Red Cross War Fund received the following telegram from Mr. R. H. King, State agent for the Red Cross at Charleston: "Advices from Washington indicate tremendous encouragement and success throughout the United States. Telephones and telegraph reports from all parts of South Carolina most encouraging. Some counties are just organizing. Some have raised half their amounts. All are determined to exceed apportionment. "Governor Manning offers a State flag to the county first reporting to the undersigned thai full quota is raised. Also a United States flag and State championship to the county which on Tuesday morning, June 26th, has exceeded its allotment by largest percentage. "We are banking on you. Report daily." Union county's chairman hopes that every section of the county will rally in the support of this noble work, as the money given will mean so much in the future to relieve suffering soldiers, and by giving now Union may have the honor of winning the United States flap and State championship offered by Governor Manning. This fund cannot be raised solely by means of $1.00 subscriptions, and I every man and woman who can give $25, $50 or $100 should do so, especially if they have friends or loved ones who may probably soon be fightinpr in France, if they cannot pro themselves, to help forever put down militiarism and atrocities that the Germans have in their campaiprn stood for. Contr'butions by Precincts?Total to Wednesday Night. Mt. Tabor $ 2.00 West Springs 33.10 Wilburn's 32.31 j Lockhart Junction . .. 33.35 Buffalo 14.15 Oakland School 1.00 Monarch Mills 2.00 Sedalia 10.35 Carem 1.00 Lockhart 146.85 Kelton 23.35 .Toesville 123.15 Santuc : 51.00 Meador 1.00 Cross Keys 39.95 union, Ward 1 210.50 Union, Ward 2 2.02.00 Union, Ward 3 123.45 Union, Ward 4 178.73 Total $1230.54 The largest single subscription, $50, was made by Knight Foster, a colored farmer of Jonesville. Our corporation, Nicholson Rank and Trust company made a subscription of $50. And there are several other individuals and corporations that will probably come into the $50 column. FINE BASKET OF FRUIT. The editor's heart was made triad Wednesday morning when a large basket of peaches and apricots was left on his desk by Mrs. Preston B. B. Robo of Sedalia. These dainties have been enjoyed immensely and one peach was given to a kind young man who cranked our "Tin Lizzie" after many futile attempts on our part. MRS. V. B. ESTES IMPROVING. Mrs. W .B. Estes, who has been quite sick for several weeks, is improving, which is very gratifying news to her many friends. She has as her guests Mrs. Broome and Miss Isabella Hunter, who will remain with her for sometime. Mrs. J. R. Hunter and children of Norfolk, a., Mrs. B. N. Broome and children of Columbia, Mrs. Edwin Scott of Columbia and Mr. W. M. Estes and daughter of Rockton, have returned to their homes after visiting Mrs. Estes. TO RAISE REI) CROSS FUNDS SATURDAY EVENING Biff fish stew, Lockhart, 7 p. m., Saturday evening, brick church, Joe Meggs cook. Ice cream supper, Carem, Friday night, 8 p. m. Sedalia school house, Friday night, 8 p. m., musical selections, speeches and recitations. Free will offering at door. Kelly's school Saturday night, 8 p. m., ice cream suDoer. Cedar Hill, box Rupper at school house Saturday night. Santuc school house, Friday night, June 22, ice cream.