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WEEKLY EDITION
VOL. LXVII. NO. 44. UNION, S. C., THUBSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1917 $1.50 * fEAB
Homeward Bou
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(By Assc * v
Washington, Nov. 1.?An
home-ward bound, was torp<
was able to return to a forei
ment did not report the loss o
It was under escort when atta
est steamers flying United St;
Impossible For t
Send A
(By Associa
Pacific Port, Nov. 1.?Baro
anese financial commissional ;
be impossible for Japan to sei
Japan should be foolhardy er
effort to send troops to Eur
who would protect the Orien
defeated?" he asked.
Cork Merchants
Because oi
(By Associa
Cork, Nov. 1.?Merchants z
because of the loss of about 5
American sailors. After Sinn
ican blue jackets the America
venting them from appearing
not believed to be safe tor tl
Means Indicted
Murde
Concord. N. C.. Nov. 1.?Th
dieted Gaston B. Means, cha
Maude King of New York.
Means' attorneys immedial
venue. Court adjourned unt
the point will be argued.
Strike in Texas
Thousc
(By Associa
Houston, Texas, Nov. 1.?.
10,000 workers in 10 oil prod
result of an order which bee
Large Credit Es
England
(Bv Associa
Washington, Nov. 1.?Cret
est ever made to an ally, was c
purchases of this county up
Air Raid on London.
London, 12:30 A. M? Nov. 1.?Aircraft
crossed the southeast coast in
relay between and 11:30
o'clock last nit?ht and proceeded toward
l.ondon, says an official statement
just issued. "The raid is progressing."
the statement added.
Additional Subscriptions
to Liberty Loan
Everybody's Hank of Jonesville,
which reported subscriptions aRt?revatinjjc
$7 7M) to the Liberty Loan
bonds, up to last Thursday secured
additional subscriptions as follows:
Mi s. J. Ik Lindsay _ _ _ $ 100.00'
vv w (: ii lilt "?"
T. 1?. Kelly - - r.0.00
Mrs. T. II. Kelly _ . _ . . ">0.00
Miss Ora I'ajre 100.00
C. A. l.ittlejohn _ _ _ _ ~>o.0U
Wade .li-ter . _ _ _ - 100.00
M. K. Sams, Jr. . _ _ _ _ >0.00 1
W. E. M. Kirby . _ _ _ -">0.00
T. M. l.ittlejohn _ _ _ - #Jioo.oo
$ 1 loo ,'(0
This runs the total up to $XKr>iu?0
subscribed through Everybody's
Hank.
nd r
port Torpedoed
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tea rress)
merican transport, Finland,
sdoed by a submarine, but
gn port. The navy depart- _
f life or number of injuries.
icked. It is one of the largates
flag.
lapan
rmy to Europe
ted Press) jn
n Megata, head of the Japarriving
here, said it would e>
ad an army to Europe. "If to
tough to make superhuman C;
ope and became exhausted ri1
t if Germany remained un- w
th
?Protest *
? T ~ ? nr\ i ? th
. ijuss 01 i i aue si
ia
ted Press) is
ire protesting to the mayor ri
?2500 in trade weekly from in
Feiners attacked the Amer- =
n officer sissued orders prein
streets of Cork. It was
lem in the streets.
For
jr of Mrs. Ring s<
ted Press) h ""
ie county grand jury has in- F
trged with murdering Mrs. F<
cc
tely asked for a change of ?
il 2:30, when it is expected J.
WJL1 1 1C1US,
inds Walk Out
p;
ted Press) L
According to strike leaders r<
luction fields left work as a ?
:ame effective last night. J
:tended
By Uncle Sam
ted Press) jr
lit of $435,000,000, the larg- vv
extended to England to cover s]
to January 1, 1918. 'j
Let Them Smoke.
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Previously reported, __ $4.f>0 \\
Dr. 1). II. Montgomery .2~>
Our smoking fund is p;rowinjr hut
the hoys would l>e so grieved if they F
knew how slow. The contributions ?
are purely voluntary and those who X
have tfiven, have done it so cheerfully. X
Twenty-five cents is such a little hit
to you, hut it is to carry joy to our
laddies in France. Don't you know
a hit of home tohacco, smoked :?,000
miles from home, would taste ^ood to
you if you were a smoker?
0
Woman (Jets Legion Honor.
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Paris, Oct. JJ1.?The French ttov- ?
eminent has conferred the Legion of p-i
Honor decoration on Mrs. Edward
Doylies, of New York, in recognition
of her work for France.
DAILY COTTON REPORT |
(J'y McNally Cotton Co., Union, S. C.)
December cotton opened at 27.20. 1
Spot cotton 28.85. ^
I.ocal cotton, 27V4.
Seed, $70.00. T
FALUN RETIREI
IS NOW SI
4
pposing Armies at <
Points?Italy's Cond
Desperate As I
(By Associated P
War Front, Nov. 1.?T&V Italian
g and the opposing fortes are at
stween Udine and TagliAmento ri
:pected to make their fiSst detern
n effort to outflank tlfi Tagliam
irnic Alps is apparentl^not resul
ipidly while Italian ailny on
helmed, the reports frdm Cador
ie other armies have retired virtu
my is moving towards Carso p
ins and war material. 'Emperor
e Teuton line to within four
lould the Teutons break-through
ns be forced to Tagliameuto line t
being hurried to them, arrives, tl
ver on which to stand. There i
g on the Aisne front, artillery
Southeast Has Ad<
Meatless, Wh<
Washington, Nov. l^S&venty)uthea?tern
district i&WiillirW
lairman, for ISjortn ClSSroiria, So
i,
lorida, Alabama, Louisiana and ]
ood Administrator Hoover. Ben
;nt saving already perfected.
Airplanes Make R
But Do Li
(By Associated 1
London, Nov. 1.?About 30 airj
anticipated in last night's air aid.
ondon but casualties and damage
3port says.
^aid of Invading
A T31~
x\n r la
(By Associated 1
London, Nov. 1.?One raid of tl
lg airplanes was destroyed near
'ere broken up by barrage fire or
kirts of the city. The fourth w
'hames.
One or more machines penetra
s did some machines or the sixt
as dispersed before it reached thi
A later report gives the follow
aid last night: In the raid eight1
rrench Lost Three
Ship;
'{By Associated ]
Paris, Nov. 1.?French shippin
nding October 28 was two ships <
nd one smaller one.
reutons Increased
Of Italia
(Ry Associated 1
Berlin, Nov. 1.?The Teutons h
>er of Italians captured to 180,0
500 puns, the war office annoui
ured the position of the Italians oi
nento river, cutting off and capt
MENT
ACKENING'
Grips Several
itinn Nnf ac
>A tlVAl il VI WV
t Was.
o
U
'ress) ri
retirement is slackengrips
at several points \
ver where Italians are "
lined stand. The Teutento
position through s
ting in gaining ground a
Isonzo front is over- n
na's headquarters say tl,
tally intact. The third t<
lateau got away with
Charles is advancing i
miles of Tagliamento. J
Cardone Alps and Ital- 0
>efore assistance which 11
ley still have the Piava n
s little infantry fight- t
r In /VVl 4-1 V* /v -l n A ^4-iwvrv
y 1& clCLlVe.
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Dpted 1
eatless Days j
t
'ress) t
five per cent of the l
ith meatless Tuesdays ,
& Beaton- -hotel district 1
Sth" CaSf - CieofgraM
Mississippi reported to 1
ton estimates a 10 per :
aid '
ttle Damage I
Dress) i
ilanes in seven groups
Three of them reach?:1. ;
were slight, the official |
1
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I
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nes is Futile!
i
I
Press)
le first group of invad-i
the coast. Two more1,
1 the Southeastern out-!
as forced back up the
ited Southeast London
h group. The seventh
b outer part of the city
ing account of the air
were killed and 21 hurt.
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s Past Week5
Press)
g losses for the week j
of more than 1(500 tons i
I
Number
ns Captured:
Press)
ave increased the num00,
and they also took
iced today. They capn
the East lower Tagliauring
60,000.
Early Histoi
- of i
listoric and Interesting
of Unionville?Graphi
the Old Landmar
Since Passe
(By Mrs. W. Mixson)
(Continued from last Thursday)
Another house some distance ou
ras built by Mr. William Keenan, wh
wned a tan yard out beyond Di
lawls' fish pond. This house has bee
emodeled and is now the palatu
lansion of Col. T. C. Duncan, th
ither of our newly elected Secretary
Irs. Eaves, Keenan Avenue, leadin
p to the house is a part of the ol
fnion race track.
The Methodist parsonage on Sout
treet was spoken of as "Cist's Folly'
!ov. Gist was a steward of the churc
nd a member of the building con
littee, and insisted upon using onl
wo bricks' thickness, and othei
hought that made the walls too thi
o keep out the dampness.
Occupying the greater portion c
he square where Nicholson Bank an
'rust Company now stands, was tl
tome of Col. John L. Young, om
udge of I'rol\ate, and the father c
ur townsman, the Hon. Macbel
'outig. I have been told that wei
ie alive he could give a great dei
?f information about old Union ar
he people of Union. A lady told n
hat Col. Young showed her a windo
?a very small window in the gab
i ?c ? ?..t ?<
UU UI iX IIUUSC, UUt W1 WUllll (I
ady climbed and slid down the ro<
md ran away and got married! Nan
liuI location omitted).
50 we see that cupid was at h
>ranks then as now. It is to be hop(
hat the swain proved his apprsci,
ion of the young lady's "steeple-jacl
'eat.
The large brick building on Mou
vas the residence of Mrs. Joiner, fo
nerly Mrs. Hix, the mother of E
i?-j?ho^aeEatedvft .-^machine afco
ft was in tnis sMp that tne neg
[Psxton Joiner) who was lynched
,h ; big gully, plied his trade?ha
n been a slave owned by Mrs. Joine
The Gages were large proper
>v ners in Unionville, the progenib
>f the family coming from Irelan
D< eds are on record showing th
Is. nes Gage owned land here in 170
n 1 John Toch deeded a tract of lai
;o John Gage in 180:5. This was ne:
:h ? stream now called Toch's Branc
ir 1 which was probably so nam
fro mthe Tosch family. Shoaly Crei
ri 1 Tosch's branch are different nam
fo the same stream. Mills speaks
51 oaly creek and in one of the pla
sh wing "Bill Pogan's Land" on Tos
th stream at the end of the street
40 called. Mr. Christopher C. Ga
(c tiled Kit Gage) inherited most
th's land which extended from Jud
m< nt street at the court house to t
Mineral spring (sometimes spoken
as Peake's spring) including what
:i?y known :is Gage's Grove, up Ga
avenue to South street, beyond t
First Presbyterian church southwa
.o the Excelsior mills.
Johnson.
An old deed dated 1785 records la
mid by Thomas Taylor to Pav
Johnson, and there is a plat dat
1S17 showing 402 acres owned by 1)
vid Johnson. The description accoi
panying the plat says that the land
in Union village, at the head of Toscl
branch, adjoining land owned by Jo
Gage and Alexander Macbeth. l)a\
Johnson was ordinary for Union d
trict, an office that corresponds to th
of Probate Judge at the present tin
and which office is now held by 1
grandson, W. VV. Johnson. Mr. Johns
held nearly every office within the g
of the people of his county?w
judge of the common courts, judge
the court of appeals, made chancelh
Carolina. He married Miss Bar ha
Herndon, and many of their descer
ants are living in Union at the pr<
cnt time, and several of them a
members of the Fairforest chapter
A. II. tracing their ancestral 1 ir
hack through him to his father, Gi
Johnson at one time owned and liv
in the old house back of the coi
house, afterwards owned by A.
Thomson. Abraham Nott also oc<
pied this house at one time. Coven
Johnson died in 18f>o and is buried
the old Presbyterian cemetery by t
side of his wife. A handsome marl
shaft marks his last resting place,
marble bust of Governor Johnson
owned by W. W. Johnson, and a hai
some oil painting of Mrs. Barbs
Herndon Johnson is in the posssossi
of Mrs. Julia Thomas, her grai
daughter.
ry
Union County
Incidents of the Old Days
c Discription of Some of
ks That Have Long
>d With Time.
Clowney.
Among the prominent men of Union
^ whose name deserves special mention
o is the Hon. Wm. Kennedy Clowney.
He was reared in the Fairforest conr.
.
gregation, received his degree at
j South Carolina College and taught a
classical school in Union village. He
married Miss Jane Beattie of York
^ and settled in Unionville. He repre,
sented his district in Congress, was
State senator in 1840 and served two
n terms of lieutenant governor. He was
? in the legislature with my great
grandfather, Elijah Watson. Sr., and
I have recently seen an old paper at
my aunt's in Ridge Spring, with both
's their names in it. It was at the ren
quest of Col. Clowney that a committee
was appointed by Presbytery to rc^
organize the church in the village and
. he served as elder as long as he was
able.
10
>e Eison.
,f Christian Eison, formerly spelled
h Isom, was one of the first settlers of
e Union; according to an old deed he
owned land here in 1808. It extendltj
ed from the rock quarry down to
where Ottaray mills now stand, and
w further out on Tinker's creek, back of
j., the present ice factory. The family
, , settled in the eastern part of the vil-,f
large and their home stood where Mrs.
,e A. II. Foster's residence now is, with
a blacksmith shop across the street.
Some of his descendants now live in
_.fj the edge of town?among them J. J.
a_ Eison, a brave Confederate soldier,
;?? descended on his mother's side from
Golden Tinslcy of Revolutionary fame,
n_ who was with Col. Williams at King's
r_ Mountain. Jacob Eison hauled rock
ir from his quarry and helped to build v
jn skirts of Union is "Htfl Crest Toe
v. home of the late Major J. W. McLure,
a descendant of the McDure
family of Chester, who were loyal
or Whigs, and brave followers of Sumter
(] in the war of the Revolution.
This house was owned and occupied
19 by old Sheriff Johnson, father of Capt.
,uj Dick Johnson. He and Sheriff Macar
beth served their county alternately as
h sheriff every four years, it being
e(] against the law for the sheriff to sue
pfc et'uu niiiiM'U iui mure iiicin une it*i in.
es So they had an amicable agreement
0f between themselves, and nobody ints
terfered.
ch Schools,
is The Female Academy and the Brick
ge Male Academy.
?f The deed conveying the land where
these schools stood is on record at
ie the court house and shows that, for
?f the consideration of $.'100 paid by the
s trustes, Robt. J. Gage, I). Wallace,
J. J. Pratt and Dr. Jas. Dogan and
he A. W. Thomson, the said property was
r'l conveyed by Z. P. Ilerndon to the trustees
and their successors forever. Dated
Feb. 20, 18r>0. The school build"d
ings, however, were older than that,
'hi The female academy was an old ricked
etty wooden building on the site of
'a* the presnt Central School. One of
111 - the first teachers in this academy was
s Rev. Ij. W. Curtis, who came from
h'-s Massachusettes in 18l0, to serve the
h'i Presbyterian church. At another time,
'Id the school was taught by the Rev. J.
is- I). McCullough, and later by the Rev.
iat Colin Murchison of the Methodist
ie? church. It seemed to be the custom in
1's those days that the preacher should
oa also be the teacher.
'ft Some of the women who taught in
as the Female academy were Miss Harof
low, Miss Reed. Miss Halttie Young
or. Miss Sallie Graham, Miss Mary Poulith
ton, who married Col. T. N. Dawkins.
ra and Miss Elizabeth Grimball who marid
ried William Munro, attorney at law.
?s- In 1804 Judge I). A. Townsend took
ire charge of both academies, and his
1 ). wifp I tontrina t!iii<rVit Ci\v
ios awhile with him. The Brick Academy
[>v. was closed the last of the War Heed
tween the States, for teacher and stunt
dents volunteered for service in the
W Confederate army.
iu- In iso!) the school was opened again
lor and Mr. Townscnd was assisted by
in Capt. F. M. Farr.
he In 1871 Dr. IK C. Clifford come to
hie serve the Unionville church and he
A and Mrs. Clifford taught in both
is schools until 1881, when they estabid
lished Clifford Seminary, a boarding
ira school for girls. The two academies
ion were then combined and the first pubid
lie schools were opened. The Male
i l a. \
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