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Ventilation,

What can be the matter with the author
tiles in charge of our Town Hall. There
is certainly something wrong somewhere
or they would not allow the Hall 10 be
packed full of people, without providing
some way for them to be supplied with
pure air.
If it is not the duty of any one in par
ticular to see that the Town Hall is ventil :
ated by letting the windows down from the
top or otherwise, it should be made the
duty Of come one who appreciates health
and comfort sufficiently to attend to it, Are
the town authorities totally ignorant of
the laws. Of health? If not why Ire they
willing to takO their families and sit in the
Hall when densely packed and breathe the
foul and poisonous air over and over fox
four and five hours at time?
They are headed by Mayor who being
physician, certainly understands the in
furious effects of closely packed and poorly
ventilated rooms. Many persons will re
fuse to dl ink of water left in a cup by an
other person, yet they sit in crowded room
such as our Town Hall often is and breath
the air that has been repeatedly in and on
OF lungs anything but pure and health,
air, to say nothing of the very offensiv
odor that necessarily ariser from the Der
sons Of heated mass of human beings
Why can't the Hall be supplied with
sufficient number of ventilators throug
the ceiling, and have the windows arraDf
ed so that they may be let down from h
top as well as opened at the bottom.
would be great deal cheaper to be take
sufficiently to supply the Hall with Il
necessary means for ventilation than
lose valuable time in sickness or nursir
colds and paying doctor bills The May
may disagree with me in this particuls
but it is never the less true.
Now l hope the Town authorities W
not simply look wise and say 81 know t
Hall ought to be ventilated" but let them
that il is done, and am sure they will
we'll repaid in receiving the heartft
thanks Of the people if not by their O,
comfort and enjoyment. II the exist
authorities will not attend to it let US ha
Board Of Health that will LET US hay
air, pure and unpoHuted D. d. s
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BARRIERS often assert that razors get tired
OF shaving, and that they will perform sat
isfactorily if permitted TO rest for a time.
1t has been found by microscopic examina-
tion that the tired razor, from long stop
ping by the same hand and in the same di-
rection, has the ultimate fibres of its sur
face or edge all arranged in one direction,
like the edge Of piece of cut velvet; but
after a months rest these fibres rearrange
themselves heterogeneously crossing each
other and presenting saw-like edge, each
fibre supporting Its fellow, and hence cut
ting the beard instead of being forced down
flat without cutting, as when laid by.
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Heayes.

A correspondent asks for "The cause and
cure of the disease of horses known as
heaves." The causes are so various that it
is impossible to give definite answer to
the first par. of this question. Hard or rap
id work after large amount of bulky food
may produce the disease, if disease it may
be called. To give large supply of water
lust before hard work may be cause. 1t
trouble is in some cases hereditary, or at
least there is hereditary weakness in the
organ affected which makes the liability
much greater. 1t has been claimed that
too large supply of clover-hay or of any
kind of dusty provender will produce the
trouble, and that careful attention to feed.
ing will either effect cure or at least
greatly mitigate the difficulty of breathing
OF the after treatment q good authority
has the following: Concerning treatmen
very little can be said; no remedy will eff
feet permanent cure. The condition MAJ
be materially relieved by special attention
to diet The food should be given in small
quantities and at frequent short intervals
Washes of bran and sliced carrots (whicl
latter are peculiarly suited to this ailment
with small quantities of bruised or groun
oats, form the best food. The hay (whic
J should not be timothy and water shoul
! never be given in large quantities. l
, proper season, green food and pasturin
5 will generally suit better than dry, becaus
it soon passes out of the stomach. Stead.
b. regular work will often keep the horse
, such state that he can manage to carry Q
his breathing tolerably well; but strong G
Il fast work, or entire idleness have both
them an equally prejudicial effect"
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Are You Kind to Your Mother.

Who guarded you in health, and com
forted you when i'll? Who hung over your
little bed when you were fretful, and put
the cooling draught on your lips? Who
taught you to pray, and gently helped you
to learn to read? Who has borne all your
faults, and has been kind and patient in a Il
your childish ways? Who loves you still
and who contrives, and works, and prays
for you every day you live? Now let me
ask, care you kind to your mother"
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ESTABLISHED IN 1856.

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The instrument has all the latest improvents,
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Beautiful oil polish, black walnut panneled cases
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This organ needs only to be seen to be appreciated
ana is sold extremely low figures for cash. Sec
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Agents wanted, male or female, in every county
in the United States and Canada. liberal dis
count made to teachers, ministers, churches,
schools lodges, etc, where have no agents Il
Iustrated catalogue aud price list free. Core
spondence solicited. Agents discount given where
l have no agents. Best offer ever given now ready
Address,
DANIEL +. BEATTY,
Washington, New Jersey, L. S. \.
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Do not forget to call for am determined to offer
you special inducements. Reccollect the plnce--at
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-05-04
For the Times.
The Crops-.-The Planters, outlook.

The Crops---The Planters outlook.
EDITOR UNION TINES: 81 have just had con-
versation with an intelligent gentleman who has
lately traversed the greater part of upper South
Carolina and Georgia and Alabama.
He reports the small grain crops as looking re-
markably we'll considering the immense floods
of rain and heavy freezes, but am sorry to say
reports quite as large acreage of cotton plant
ed, or prepared for planting, and in Georgia and
Alabama especially large importation of Com
mercial Fertilizers.
This is gloomy opening for q year of pros
perity under Hampton and Home Rule Tho
best governments in the world can't make
a people prosperous Who get less for an article
than it costs to produce it, and who are depend
ent upon others for what they must have-some-
thing to eat and to wear. With every prospect
of European war of n gigantic character,
which must raise the price of provisions and
lower the price of cotton, it is most suicidal
policy to plant the latter largely. The demand
must be diminished, and with the world supplied
now with full stock, n big crop must bring ruin
along with it to the planters and if it affects the
planter it will tell 4 ybn all other industries
But none so blind rs those who will not see.
We are on down grade with a big crop, GER
tain. LOOKER-ON.
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Squeezing up through the miro and alluvium OF
the aforesaid valuable but neglected low lands
like "Cooter" in the early Spring, he washes
the mud from his back in Gilky's' diaphanous
waters and brilliantly talks of diadems, galax-
les, insignias, &c., as if he had never tried to
locate the root of n Sawyer shift a raft, or
incise mill dam. He writes of arenas as if he
was raised in IN Amphitheatre, perhaps because
OF the immense amount of sand he passed over
while Drainage Engineer of the G. 7. & d.
Company. while he wrote of Bu6aloes as
tAuently rs q Comanche could have talked of the
same noble beast, only the Comanche would
never have allowed himself to be led into be-
lieving that Buffaloes ever were known to roam
the hills of North Pacolet.
Speaking of hills reminds me of the elegant
expression Of 'sL." in one of his letters, viz -
''The country is very hiiiy except in few small
central eieUaGons*.' Then, too, that story of
10000 additional sbushelso of corn sounds very
fshy. But as "Engistn very young man there
is room for improvement. l advise him to rspJ
History and let Kennedys Horseshoe Robin
son alone-he will then know more of our
country and how to spell "Nuckolls"*
J.W.T
*ln both of these cases, the error was COM
mitted in this Office, and should not be charged
to our correspondent-EDIToR TINES.
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SHERrFFs SALES.

pY virtue of suudry Executions 10 me directed,
D will sell. in front OF tho Union Court
House door, on the first Monday in May next,
within the legal hours of Sheritf's saies the fol
lowing property, to wit; - s%
~ All that tract of land located in pinckney
Township, Union County, containing 60e hun
dred and fourteen acres, more or less, bounded
by lands of John Gallmau, Mary Ann johnson,
Elizabeth Dayis,pr johnson Gault, A, ID. Sweat
and Others, les3tdon and TO be sold as tho pro-
pcrty Of the Esfate or Isaac Knox, deceased,
at the suits of William j. Keenan, and p. II. I.
Keenan,, Survivors, against Isaac Knox.
ALSO
will sell at the residence Of William Adds
on Tuesday the 9Th day of May next, within tho
legal hours of Sheriff. sales. about twenty
bushels Corn and one hundred bundles of Fod-
der, levied on and to le sold as the property OF
William Adds ut the suit of J. T. Hill II Co., on
n Lein Execution.
If the terms of sale are not complied with in
five days after the sale the property will bc re-
sold at the risk OF the former purchaser, on the
following saesday.
II. MACBETH, 5. U.'C.
April IL. ii 3t
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Notice of Final DISCHARGE.

nN the Eighth day of May next will apply
" to the Hon. Joseph F. Gist, Probate Judge
for Union County, for permission to make my
Final Return and Settlement rs Administrator
of the personal Estate of billiard j. Johnson,
deceased.
On the same day will sell before the Court
House door. the Chooses in Action belonging to
the said Estate, appraised as doubtful and ,corfh-
less.
All persons having demands against said Es-
tate must present them for payment on or before
that day, or their claims will be barred.
ii. Il. GALLMAN, Admir-.
April Is II it,
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NOTICE.sS,-.se,. -
es N rsSg ----:o:------
U. s. INTERNAL REVENUE
SPECIAL TAXES.
May 4. 1877, 10 April 30, 1878.

lYINHE Revised Statutes Of the Omitted States.
Il Sections 1922, 3237. 823s, and 3239. re-
quire cvesy person engaged in any business.
avecation, or employment which repders him
liable to SPECIAL TAx,~to procure
and place cOnspicuOusly iu his
establishment or place Of bUsi-
ness n STAMP denoting the payment of said
SPECIAL TAX for the spccial-TaS Year be-
ginning May I, 1877, before commencing or con-
| tnuing business after April 80, 1877.
a return, as prescribed on Form IL, is also
required by law of every person liable to Spc-
cial Tax, as above.
THE TANES EMBRACED WITHIN THE Pre-
VISIONS OF THE LAW ABOVE QUOTED
ARE THE FOLLOWING, VIZ:
Rcctfcrs ............... .............".".S2OO 90
Dealers, retail liquor....... .............. - 90
Dealers, wholesale liquor. 100 90
Dealers in malt LIQUORS wholesale ..... 80 90
Dealers in malt liquors. rctail........... 20 90
Dealers III leaf tobacco. ................. - 90
Retail dealers in leaf tobacco. 900 90
And sales of over $1,000, fifty
cents for every dollar in excess of
$1,000.
Dealers in manufactured tobacco......... 90
Manufacturers of stills 80 90
And for each still manufactured. 20 Oo
And for each worm manufacturcd... 20 OO
Manufacturers of tobacco. .................. 10 90
Manufacturers of cigars. s................. 10 90
Pcddlcrs of tobacco, first class (merc
than two horses or other animals). 90 90
Peddlcrs of tobacco, second class, tive
horses or other animals ).............. % 90
reddcrs of tobacco, third class (one
horse other animal ...............- 10 90
Peddlcrs of tobacco, fourth class on foot
or public convcyance) .................. 10 90
Brewers Of less than 500 barrels ......... 30 90
Brewers of 500 barrels or more......... 100 90
Any person so liable who shall fail to comply
with the foregoing requirements will DC subject
to severe penalties.
Persons or firms Liable to pay any of the Spc-
cial Taxes named above must apply to l.. CASS
CARPENTER, Collector of Internal Revenue, ut
Columbia. and ray for and procure the Spc-
cial-Tax Stamps they need, prior to May l, 1877,
and srithout furthcr notice.
Spccial-Tnx Stamps will be transmitted by
n.ail only on receipt from tho person or firm or
dcring the same of specific directions so to do,
together with the necessary postage stamps or
the amount required TO pay the postage. The
postage on one stamp is three cents and on two
stamps six cents If it is desired that they be
transmitted by registered mail. ten cents addi-
tional should accompany the application.
GREEN B. RAUM,
Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
OFFICE OF INTERNAL REVENUE,
Washington, d. c.. January %, 1877
March 0 PM "a
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Attention Patrons GflIUsbnndry

A MEETING of the Oranges of Union Coun
N ty will be held in the agricultural Hall on
the Union County Fair Grounds, on Saturday
the 9th day Of May, for the purpose of organiz-
ing a POMONA Grange. The meeting Will be
opened at II clock A. NJ.
1t is earnestly requested that every Patron Of
liusbandryi in Union County attend this meet
ing. The officers of the Oranges should see that
each Grange is well represented, as upon that
meeting will depend, i'll a great measure, the
usefulness, efficiency and success Of the order in
| this County.
Come brother Farmers, let us assemble to-
Gcther, and see if cannot unite upon some
plan by which the whole farming interests of
the County shall be benefited. Let us start with
the bright prospects of an honest and econcml-
cal government, put our shoulders to the
Wheel and help take the State out of the slough
of dcspond in which she has stuck for many
| years.
| The Farmers CAN do more towards the pros
| pcrity of the whole State than any other class,
| if they WILL" Let us unite in bending all our
| best energies to that great and glorious work.
| 4. W. THOMSON, W. NJ.
April 20 Is 3t
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Notice in Bankruptcy.

In the District Court of the United States, for
the Western District of South Carolina.
In the Matter of r, p,,
W. B. lIames, Bankrupt. ) l" n""Nr"p''y'
FENIlIS is to give notice that a meeting Of the
i creditors of said Bankruy will be held ut
Iorkvillc, s. c.. in the office Of lion. w. j.
Clawson, on the 18th dny of May next, for the
purposes named in the 21th Section of Bank
rupt Act Of March =, 1867, and that | have filed
my Final Accounts rs Assignee of the Estate of
W. B. lIames Bankrupt, in said Court. and that
on the l1h day Of May next, | shall apply to
Hon. w. J. Clawson, Register in Bankruptcy,
for said Court, at his Office in Yorkvllc, 5. c.,
at 10 a. NJ, for the settlement; of my Accounts,
and Cor n Discharge from all liability rs AS
sgncc of said Estate, in Accordance with the
provisions of the Twcnty-cighth Section of the
Bankrupt Act of March 2, 1867.
Respectfully,
w. T. LITTLEJOHN,
Assignee.
April 20 Is 3t
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DRESS MAKING.

MISS PENNlE JOHNSON respectfully in
INl forms the Ladies of Union that size can be
found at MRS. +. RICHARDS Millinery Rooms.
prepared TO execute all kinds OF Dress Making
CUTTING, FITTING AND SEWING
Public is solicited.
May i - If
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The Markets.

UNION, May 3.-Cotton-Salcs 10 bales at smlO
COLUMBIA, May 1-Cotton quict-midlling lOGIl0L
Sales 81 bales. -
CHARLESTON, May 1.-Cotton dull--middling 11I&
net receipts 2O9 sales 90.
NEW YORK, May l.-Noncy 2l5; Gold 1865 Ex-
changc-ong 4sS; short 100. Cotton dul-uplandslO7s
Orleans ii; sales ii9.
LIVERPOOL May Cotton quiet add ngcd-mid-
ding upands 5l middling Orleans sales SOOO spccu-
laton and export 900; receipts 5000.
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To the Dcf;ndcnt WINFIELD s. SMITH:
VOU arc hereby summoned and required TO
l. answer the complaint in this action, which
is filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court OF
Common Pleas for the said County, and to serve
copy of your answer on the subscribers at
their Office, No. 4, Law Range, Union Court
House, 5. c., within twenty days after the SER
vice of this summons on you, exclusive of the
day of service.
If You fail to answer the complaint within
the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff will apply to
the Court for judgment against you for the sun,
of Eight Hundred and Ten (SSl0,00) Dollars,
with interest Mt the rate of Z per cent. on Six
Hundred and Fifty ($650.00) Dollars, from De-
ccmbcr the 1th, 1874; OH Sixty (SG000) Dollars
from the 3Oth September 1875; on One lIun-
drcd ($l0O00) Dollars from January the lst,
1877; and for Costs.
Dated April 3, a. D., 1871
STEEDNlAN & RAWLS,
Plaintiff S Attorneys.
WILLIAM a. Bolt, (--)
Deputy Clerk. SEAL
To the Dctcndami, WINFIELD s. SMITH:
TAKE NOTICE, that the Summons in this ac-
ton, of which the foregoing is Copy, was filed
in the office of the Clerk OF the Court of Com
mon Pleas for Union County, at Union Court
House, South Carolina, on the day of April,
1877. STEEDMAN & RAWLS,
Plaintiffs > Attorneys.
No. 4. Law Range, Union s. c.
April - l6 Ct
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TAILOR G..

Mrs. s. a. WIIITLOCK can he found at Mrs
Nl T.. RICHARDS Rooms wcparcd to exc
cute all kinds of Sewing for Gcatlcmcm, in the
best style, and respectfully asks share of the
patronage Of the Public.
May II If
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List of Letters

Remaining uncalled for in The Post Office at
Union c. H., S. c., for the month ending April
3Oth 1877.
Mrs. Jane Bates, w. NJ. Crookshanks, Miss
Phroney Chandler, Dr.. w. T. Dalton, Miss NJ.
r. Davis (2), Mrs j. c. Flandc:r, Louisa Gist,
John +. Gillespie, Miss Silvry Jnkin, Mr.. a, d.
Means, Pinckncy Philips, Mr. Starks Porter,
S. $. Parker, j. p. SHELTON, Miss Mamie Vinson,
Mr.. Monroe Wallace.
JAMES II. GOSS, p. NJ.
Union, S. c., May lst, 1878.
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w A N II F. D

A WHITE Woman of good character, to Cook
N and do general House work for n small
family. Good Wages and pleasant position
will be given. middle aged woman preferred.
Address, "M.," Post Office Box No. 40.
May 5 II At
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Town Taxes.
OFFICE OF Town TREASURER,
UNION, S. c., April 2G.
TINllE books of the Town Treasurer arc now
l. open for'th payment OF Town Taxes for
current year.
All Town Taxes must be paid by the Goth of
May, 1877.
Real Estate Tax lOcts. per $4,000.
Street Tax Sl.50.
DAVID JOHNSON, JR.,
Town Treasurer
April 81 16 st
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MARlSII>D.

GREGORY-CllAPIN.-M Married, OH the 25th
April, by Rev. Jacob Hawkins, Mr.. JomN w.
GREGoEY, of Union County, and Miss EMMA A..
only daughter of Mr.. NJ. Chaplin, of Lexington
County.
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March 80
The State of South Carolina.
COUNTY or UNION
In the Court of Probate.
Copy Summons

j. B. Stcc'lmnn, as adminisira-
tor of s. A. Dogan, Deceased,
Plaintiff, Copy Summons
against
W. d. 1Iumphries admins
traitor of Joseph II. Dogan,
deceased, J. G. Farrar, John FOR REIIr.
Rodgcr, 5. a. Stringfcllow.
a. +. Arthur, +. ID. llum-
phries, c. V. Stecdman, w.
:. Dognn, Caroline Scaife, Complaint
Josepha Scaiie, William Served
Scaifc and James Scaife,
Defendants.
To Tie Defendants abore named:
VOU arc hereby Summoned and required to
i answer the petition in this &C ion, of which
n copy is herewith served upon you, and TO serve
n copy Of your answer TO the said petition OH
the subscriber nt hs Office, No. A Law Range,
Union Court House, South Carolina, within
twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive
of such service and if you fail to answer the
petition within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff
in this action will apply TO the Court for tho re-
lief demanded in the petition.
r. r. RAWLS,
Plaintiff $ Attorney.
Jos. +. GIsr Probate Judge. (~-)
Dated 3 February 1877. SEAL
10 Me dcErndaaLs, Carrie V. Stccdman, Josepha
Scaifc William Scaic and James Scaiic:
TAKE NOTICE, that the Summons and pcti
ton in this action, copy Of which Summons is
herewith served upon you, were filed in the
Office of the Probate Court, at Union Court
House, S. G., on the 9th day of February 1877.
r. r.. RAMLS.
Atty for rrG.
March 1877 il $2l.50 Ct
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Notice..

\ LII persons owning Dogs within the limits
IA of the Town, are directed to keep them
within their enclosures, or to have them muz-
zled. On and after May lst, 1877, instructions
will he given to shoot all dogs found on the
streets unmuazled. This regulation to lcmain
in force until fun ther notice.
BY order OF Town Council.
DAVID JOHNSON JR.,
Town Clerk.
April 81 1G 2t
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The State of South Carolina,
COUNTY or MON,
In the Court of Probate.

BY JOS. +. GIST, Judge of Probate in Union
County.
WTHEREAS, Charles Bolt, as Clerk of the
w Court, hath applied to me for Letters of
Administration on the Estate of SHELTON
SPARKS, late of Union Co, nty, deceased.
These arc therefore to cite and admonish all
and singular the kindred and creditors OF the
said deceased, to be and appear before me Mt n
Court Of Probate for the said County, to DC hol
den at Union Court House on the seventh day of
May 1877, at 10 o'clock A. NJ to show cause
if any, why the said Administration shonid not
be granted
Given under my hand and the Seal of the
Court this Twentythirh day of March a.
ID. 1877, and in The 10lst year of American
Independence. JOS. +. GIST,
Judge of Probate.
March 80 II ct
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REsIGNED.-rhe honorable Dublin l. Walker
was released from Chester Jail on bail Wednes-
day evening, and Immediately thereafter he did
the best deed of his life, by resigning his place
rs Senator from Chester County. General w.
A. Walker is very generally urged for the sue
censorship.
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ssa- Read Judge Mackey's Charge to the
Grand Jury of Chester County, on our first
IFsyasA4,s,.
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Ladies Elegant Shoes.

NNTE have just received new supply Of those
w elegant and serviccablc latest styles La
dies Shoes. The very best in the market.
GEE & HUMPHREYS.
April 20 u #