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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-23
The County and state Fairs.

quito u numDer Oh our CitiZeuS NiSitcu tHe
State Fair last week, and returned highly de-
lighted with what they saw and heard there
They pronounce the Fair decided success, in
point Of numbers in attendance, the many at.
/ fractions and financial results. We are pleased
to note that Union carried off u number Of Pre-
miums-some off them very valuable, as will be
seen by the following, which we take from the
published awards:
Heavy draft Brood Mare............J. c. Hunter
Thoroughbred Stallion, years old, -
- Brood Mare ............
Filley, l y. old.........
Double Wove Couuterpane ,......Mrs H. l.. Goss
Lace Bibs.. Mrs W. a. Nicholson.
Lace llandkerchicf......... Miss r. Rawls.
Drawing in Crayon,. Mrs. r. W. Shand.
Blackberry Wine........ Miss +. Rawls.
Can,aloupc Green Preserves. Mrs II. l.. Goss.
Before the Union made good Show
In every department of the State Fair rs any
County in the State and we earnestly hope that
now the way has again been blazed it will here
after resume its former prominence at every an
nual exhibition of that institution.
:: While oil agree that iee Esjr wasa success
In many respect, none deny that our County
Fair was equally successful, so far the COM
par 'tive quantity of articles exhibited was con-
sdered, while in the quality of the articles in
almost every department Mt all allied to Agricul-
ture, Mechanics and Domestic industry and
economy, it was fully equal. No doubt the cat
tie exhibition at Columbia was larger and better
than ours, for we must confess that in that de-
partment we made but poor showing, either
in number or the quality of the few shown
net do bctto h.
Hunter, take them to Columbia for higher pre-
mums.
From what can learn all the County Fairs
this year have been successes in every respect,
and we hope it is the beginning of new and
more comnendabc order Of things in all our
industries. We hope hereafter to see a greater
desire to iearn Of one another, and that that old
self conceiicd notion which so many entertained
that 'they know too much to be taught any
more will DO entirely rooted out. On our
first page will be found an article headed Fairs
the Farmers School," which we asked every
one of our subscribers to read, as it contains
some well said truths.
Let the annual County and State Fairs become
periods to which our Farmers, Mechanics, Wives
Daughters aTd Sons. Look forward TO with as
much interest and delight and prepare for will,
more energy and ambition than any other pc.
riod of the year then WI. l.Aose. exhibitions be
not only successful in themselves financially, bat
eminently profitable to the people at large and
confer lasting benefits upon the State lie, all
prepare now for having something in each line
of occupation to exhibit at the next County an Il
StuiV fuirs.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-23
The LATE Observation-Disclosures were held In

The LATE Observation-Disclosures were held In
several States on the 9th inst.
MAssAcuUsErrs.-Rice Rep. was elected Gov
ernor over CASTOR, DEM, by about 10000 ma
jority. Legislature largely Republican.
NEW JERsEY.-Gen. Geo. B. Mcclellan, Dem,
elected Governor by 1900 majority.
CoNSEcTICUT.-Republic majority in the
Senate, 4; in the House. So. Republican gains.
New YoRK.-Democratic majority, 10000.
Observation-Disclosures by the Democrats by
10,000. Great Democratic gain.
Maryland Virginia, Georgia and Mississippi,
Of course, went Democratic by large majorities.
WrsCoNsIN.-Republicau
NEBRAsKA.-Republican.
Neither party feels very much clatcd by the
elections but the total gains have been in favor
of the Democrats
The Home PArER.-The local paper is an ab-
solute necessity to tho county and community
where it is published. All the city papers can
not supply the place Of the home paper. That
should be the first love Of every man and woman;
for with the paper is the locality Identified
The paper gives the county and town where
printed much of their Importance in the world
! and gives III detail the local news, which cannot
be gained by any other source. Every week:
issue of the paper is much local history, and
| the rise, growth and development of the town
and county can be measured and recorded only
| by the local Dewspaper that constantly is gath
cring its items. People d6 mot properlysspPre
ciatc their newspaper. The home paper at any
| price is the cheapest paper one can take.-Ee-
| ctcr NcrS Letter.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-23

The Washington correspondent of the New
Orleans Itcayunc says that Judge Mackey, of
South Carolina, is engineering movement 10
secure the dismissal 10y the government of the
pending prosecutions for alleged violation ofJ be,
int ternal rCveauc laws in South Carolina. IT is
further stated that there arc 500 indictments
now pending which must be an exaggcration.
We trust that Judge Mackcy will he successful
in securing the dismissal of such eases at least
properly hciong to that class intended to
swell the fees and costs of officials. s.--Rcyister.
Should Judge MacLoy succeed, he will do
more to put stop to violations Of the Revenue
Laws, than all the prosecutions which have been
carried on since the war. let our people off,
and put them on honor not to do so any more
and they will stop GreaUULs NerS.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-23

BSS" More designations. W. T.. Johnson, col
ored Senator from Sumter, and +. A. Clinton,
colored Senator from Lancaster, have sent in
their resignations and elections will be ordered
to fill their places Immediately.
Since bribery and corruption have been stop
ped and deccncy and integrity rule in the Stat"
House, the colored members who heretofore
rautsd for their down trodden race and made
their places profitable, now find csngenial as
sociations in the Legislature
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-23

POLL TAN.-We are much afraid some OF the
dclhquents of the above tax will be pulled up
shor:. In Il few days the list will be handed
over 10 the County Commissioners, when the
penalty will be added, aud an ample proportion
of road duty will be assigned each. Again, We
think some of these days gentleman who has
not paid his poll tax will want to vote, and may
be he won't. We are under the impression that
the poll tax can be paid in the next week or wo
without penalty, but after that the commission
crs will serve You with notice.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-23

Bmy" Next Thursday the 10Th, has been ap-
pointed by both the President and Goyerner
Hampton, as day of National Thanksgiv NJ
and Praise to Almighty God.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-23

B@- We have received communication from
Mr.. G. Il. Sims. owner of the fine horses, San
tue, Tom Bacon and their dam, Fanny Fisher,
in which he challenges to run the two first
named horses against any horses in the adjon-
ing counties, and the last named against the
dam Of the horses who accepts his challenge,
l mile heats, for five or ten bales of cotton each
race. The "raco to be ixcd this side OF Thirst
mas" VIC regret that the communication is
crowded cut
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-23

E<as" Spears, Cotton & Co., have got the finest
chow-chow pickles we ever tasted, besides lots
Of other nice things. They are cheap, too.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-23

peA- We had severe storm of wind and rain
last Wednesday night No weather cold enough
for hog killing yet
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-23

gen- DR.. Rawls offers his Stonevall Store,
now occupied by Farr Co., Immediately along
side the Railroad, for sale. 1t is ono Of the best
GREGORY stands in town.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-23

DEArn Ut Dir. WYLLir.-C Chester. No, cmbsr
lG-Dr. A. =. Wyllic, died here this morning,
at % clock. Ia addition To r,rr prominence
Ia this country y" Il hyhri'iz"r Of grapes. .Nc,"s
VIH f;U,s,y
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-23

Boz Look OUT FOR IlIM.-Tho notorious Bill
Sartor escaped from the Penientiary day
last week. The last heard of him he stopped a
little girl near Fair Forest p. o., who was carry
ing bucket of dinner TO her father in n field.
deliberately took the bucket from the child, sat
down and cat its contents before her face and
then handed the bucket back to her.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-23
About Town.

About Town.
". A. Nicholson's large now store house is
rising as fast as wind and weather will permit.
Mr.. McNeace's handsome two-story building
will soon be finished. 1t looks very City.liks.
Mcssrs. Porter, Moses and Spears Cotton &
Co., are each doing good business in the new
block.
p. NJ. Cohen and Gbbes & Co. expect to
move into their new stores about the first of
Janusry.
Farr & Co.'S extensive new building is going
up rapidly. 1t will be very handsome store
when completed.
The ons.story building next to the Hotel,
when finished, will be occupied by J. p. Null
lnax Boot ana Shoe Maker, and ThUs Nelson,
Tailor.
The beautiful dwelling Of Reuben T.. Gee.
with its Mansard roof, is nearly enclosed and
ADDS much to the good looks Of oIfy end of town.
Mechanically, the town looks normishng ::
financially there is not much flourish about IL
although tusincss is looking up somewhat
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-23

THE !loHTICULTrRAL SOCIETY OF SovTu CA
LiNh.-A numbcr Of gentlemen from all p;
ot South Carolina met at the Office of the Sec, .
tary of State. ON wednesday last, and organize,
the South Carolina State Horticultural Society
After adopting constitution and bylaws, the
following officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President Colonel K. VI. Sims. Of Colum
bia Vice Presidents. B. d. Townsend of Society
Hill T.. l.. Roache, of Charleston; William
Summer, of Pomaria; Colonel 4. l.. Butler of
Aiken, aud Dr. A. =. Wylc, Of Chester Secre.
tary, DR.. y. Moses. of Charleston Treasurer,
w. a. Clark, of Columbia.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-23

The Philadelphia Times rcbukcs the callers
upon Sharon to resign his seat thus. "Hc
bought his place in the Senate, paid his cash
for it like little man, and he regards it rs part
If his assets TO draw upon for pleasure or profit.
just rs he re ards his mining stocks which keep
him AT the San Francisco Exchange to gamble
in them. When the State elects Il Senator he
owes service 10 the State: when party crowds
man into the Senate he owes service to -
party, but when Il Senatorship is biiden forI
taken by contract, the holder may deem i
own to enjoy or neglect, as may suit his hui
True. it's not a very high standard of pu
morals or craftsmanship but i.'s the fashion
the day in Pennsylvania and Nevada and vi
are We going TO do abeut i?'
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-23

BTl See Sheriff s Sales and other important
advertisements on the outside. They will pay
you for reading them.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-23
The Markets.

UNION Nov. -tottonS1isA Market continues about
ths same as last week ;36 hacSTGrr S"ii, at prices
mlO,I.
tIAEIi:SToN, Nov. 2O.-Cotton active and VI rInrr-
mid'liing 1913 net receipts 371S; sales 1000 cunfcnt
325.
NEW YORK, Nov, 2o-p. M-Cotton Grm-uplands
~ $40 Orleans; IL J-16; sales S77. Futures stcadcr-
viii, LO?5s.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 2O-Fair business doing i'm cotton
ious priccs-In,ldling upands c. mlilimg Or
partially l-:}2 better.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-23

Be4- In our report of the committee on field
crops last week, we omitted the name Of Mr..
Il. G. Farr, who was awarded the Premium for
the best bushel of Rye. 1t is never too late to
do right
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-23
Fire at ]. Z. Meng's.

We regret to state that last Friday the Gin
Ho"se' TIN and gearing, with q quantity of cot
ton, on MIR. }. l.. Mcng's plantation in this Coun-
~ were burned to the ground. Mr. Meng cs-
Inmates his individual loss at over $1,000
About 9 bales of cotton, belonging to other par
ties were also burned. The fire wa, purely ac-
cidental. but should be another solemn warning
to every man who runs gin not to take n can
die or any oil or open light INFO the lint room
Mr.. Meng is truly unfortunate. Only a few
weeks ago he had one Of his hands badly laccr-
ated 10y the gin Almost ever since the war
he has been struggling to extricae himself frsm
ante beii"m security debts, and lie had begun 10
soc light through tho darkness, when this last
calamity came to him. We sincerely sympathize
with him.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-23
Te young Matron."

Te Young Matron."
We regret that your excellent communication
CINE toe late for insertion this week. We think
You are right upon every point-you speak off,
Particularly are you correct about the way
Cooking Matches are and should be managed at
our Fairs.
We sincerely hope You will not let your first
occasional be the last. Write for US as often
as you can for we believe you can do much to
improve the domestic circle of every intelligent
family in Union County.
We sincerely wish the patronage to the TIMES
would enable us to enlarge it, and make it u pa
per of which the County could be proud.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-23

Tcxa. made this year 700 900 bales Of cotton
from which will he obtained $40, ,0OO, 900 pounds
of seed This seed. converted into OIL would
bring over Sli,OOO,OOO. The total exports of
cotton from the port Of Galveston during the
season jus; closed were i4I, ,Sl4 bales of which
2GG,"2S went TO foreign and 23S, $50 to domes.
tic ports.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-23

WAsHISGToN, Nov. l7.-Thc Judiciary com
mittec Of tho House have asked for the court
records in the case Of Congressman Smalls of
South Carolina, held for felony.
Well, let them have them, and if, after an
impartial perusal Of them icy can allow him
to sit, as peer, in the great legislative Halls
of this great nation, then, we say, they can
brook a greater indgnity than the legislators of
this State will submit to. His case is rs foul, if
net worse than that of the notorious Whittemore,
who was expelled fer merely selling oadctships
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-23
For the Times.
From Skull Shoals.

Mr.. EDITOR The people of this section are
now very busy trying to finish gathering their
crops. Some have already begun 10 SOW wheat, and
from what can learn, Il much greater area IAN
usual will be seeded this season. This is, 10
doubt, step in the right direction, for the soil
is improved by Il rotation of crops and we'll filled
garner OF wheat arc a wcll-sprng of prosperi
ty to any people. Fer the farmer to be indie
pendent MS he should be, it be Iooves us that he
should raise full supply of corn pork, and
-four. The money expended annually for these
articles will at once account for the stringency
in re gard TO money matters. Another drawbac,;
to our prosperity is the disposition of many of
cur farmers TO Increase the acreage of their
landed estates, which for tbs most part is a
dormau capital. Less territory, more develop
mcnt, gciter cultivation, should be the watch
words The old idea Of pretty little wife and
big plantation has, to some extent, given place
to the more intelligent consideration Of the mod.
ern sage and philosopher, viz: A little farm
well Wisi, little housc well filled, n little wife
well willcd, give me. give me! We're many
Of the large farms which are now bearing large
ly thorns end brars, divided out into small
farms and sold to thrifty and intelligent farmers,
the change for the better would soon be felt in n
threefold capacity, viz. in schools, in church and
State. Too much idle capital has a manifest
tendency to impoverish any people.
Some cases ofTyphus fever in our community
Some three or four deaths have occurred TO pres
eut date WINE.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-23

Wendell Philips said in an interview, Thurs
day, at Philadelphia, when asked what he
thought about the result of the election: "Pcnn.
sylvania voice Enthusiastically foretclls the defeat
and suhjusation, ut no distant day, of the ed
tire Republican party. Furthermore ii settles
II that the solid South will eventually rule the
Union, rs it did before the war. No doubt OF
it, sir -
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-23

A VERY COOP REAsoE.-The reason why only
one sample bottle Of MERRELL's HEPATINE for
the Liver will be sold to the same person, for
ten cents, by our Druggist, GlBBES CO., is
because of the enormous expense of importing
the Hepatiue into this country; but rs there
are fifty doses in the large size bottle, it seems
two cents per dose is cheap enough after all for
y medicine that cures dyspepsia and liver COM
piaint All who have not had sample bottle
are entitled tn one for ten cts. at GlDBES &
cos Drug store. Three doses relieves any case
of dyspepsia, constipation, indigestion liver
complaint, in the world. Regular size bottles,
fifty doses, Sl.OO.
HcA 10 Cent Sample Bottles Mcrrels Hcpa-
tine for the Liver, and Globe Flower Cough Sy-
rup for the Throat and Lungs, at GlBBES s.
CO., 4G-2t
FALSE iMrR REssIoN.-lt is generally supposed
by Il certain class of citizens, who are lot prac
tical experienced, that Dyspepsia not
invariably be cured, but we are pleased TO say
that GREENS AuGUsT FLOWER has never, to our
knowledge, failed to cure Dyspepsia and Liver
Complaint in all its foI ms, such Sour Stom
ach. Costveness, Sick Headache, pnlpitation Of
the Heart, low spirits, &C., &c Out of 80 600
dozen bottles sold last year not a single failure
was reported, but thousands of complimentary
letters received from Druggists of wonderful
| cures Three doses will relieve any case. Try
it. Sample Bottles 10 cents. Regular Size rs
centsSoForseSfe by 0IHGES s. CO., 35-2w.
MARIETTA, Ga, March 22, 1S70.--Messrs.
Bradfeld d. Co.-Gentcmcn We send you two
certificates from perfectly reliable persons
would have sent them before, but waited to see
if the cure would prove permanent.
WM. ROOT 4 SONS,
For sale by all druggists, and by \. IRWIN g.
Co., Union.
Nov % 45 1t
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-23

"ToCCm NE GENrLY, FATHER TrME."-Is the
title Of n new AMI beautiful song and chorus by
CHARLES BAKER, author of the famous ''iic
Hoids Mc Fort Of Norcn.' Dealers are order
ing it by The thousand. The whole world will
SOON he singing "Torrh me G,niiY, FaNsr Tn"."
my music dealer will mail yuu this beautiful
aOug i"r 10 ccatS Published by +. ". HEIr
NICk. 10 West Ith street. Cincinnati. y.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-23
Death of Robert Darlington.


With sincere rcgrc, we announce the death of
this pure citizen and profound scholar, which
occurred at Rome, Geo, on the 9th Of last
month.
Mr. Darlington was born in Laurens District
in this State, "whcre he spent his youth and
several years Of his maturcr life" He then
moved to Ncwherry, and was elected Professor of
Mathematics in the Lutheran College at that
place. lie was twice married. Ills frs, wife
was Miss Mary Williams, oldest daughter of the
late Col. John d. Williams, Of Laurens his sec
ond wife was Miss Jctcr, sister of the Hon II.
u. Jeter, present Senator from this County, who,
with four interesting children now mourn their
irrcparablc loss in the death Of n kind husband
and father.
Robert darlington WAS one of the purest men,
i'll thought, word aad deed, that we ever knew
and although one of the brightest scholars in the
country, his nodcsty was so great that he shrank
from any public display Of his intellectual abll-
tiles. 1t may truly be sail Of him that he was
modest to n fault. good man has gone to his
long home.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-23

Somebody, in the Charleston .IourQai Of COM
mercc, uominatcs Hon. W. ID. Simpson for the
expected vacancy on the Supreme Bench. \
good nomination he could not have made n
better.
No man in tie State would confer greater
honor upon that high position than the Hon.
W. d. Simpson. The great objection 10 removing
him from his present position, being CT obci0
President Of the Scnatc-is that Swails a col
orcd member of that body, whose skirts are not
believed 10 be clean of the filth and oifcnses
which attach TO Nash and others who have
considered ii the better policy to resign their
positions, will succeed him, and preside over
the Senate. We believe Swals was elected
President at the last session, but before the de-
ciSion was made in favor Of the Hampton gov.
ernment.
But for this danger. our great admiration for
the high talents and pure character Of Col.
Simpson would long ago have induced us 10 press
his claims to a seat upon the Supreme Bench ic a
vacancy should occur At present, however,
Wright holds on, like a cork in SarserGerilla
bottle
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-03-18

look with a',ingle person outside OF their own
famiIy circles.
The young couple start bravely and with a
dstermins ton to struggle against the habit OF
isolation which marks their class; but this hapit
has grown from the necessity Of the situation,
and the necessities Of their own situation bring
them soouor or later within its bonds. During
and 20 regularly to church, to the lecture and 70
tho soctai gatherings oftheir friends; but home
duties increase with time, and the eagerness for
society grows dull with neglect, and those who
have started out with the hrmest determination
to avoid the rock on which their fathers have
split give mp the struggle at last and settle
down TO humdrum, uninteresting and uninter-
ested performance OF daily tasks
renee, sSr have iod the dI,nsl f lie my 1 P
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-03-18
E0T TO KEEP TIRE BOYS ON THE
FARK

fihA.
The April number Of Seri5nsr will con-
tain paper by the well known agricul-
turl author, Colonel GEORGE B. wARIya,
Of Newport on the interesting subject of
'Fnm-VIllages" The writer has been
active in urging the adoption Of improve
nsnh IN American farming for many years,
and has bad good opportunities for study
ing The needs Of American agriculture.
Familiarity with the life and work OF
European farmers. where il Is usual for
those who cultivate the soil to live in vii.
hgea suggested TO him the idea that the
condition Of our own agricultural popula-
ton could be much ameliorated by sim
lar concentration into communities where
the material and moral benefits of better
social relations could be secured.
The paper considers the way in which
land may be divided so as to secure the
end in view with the least Inconvenience
10 the men Who have to till the fields, and
With the least drawback to the business of
the farmer. Two cases are considered:
l. When il ia q question of the settlement
Of new lands .. Where farm. houses are
already scattered over the country, each
on lis own farm. In both cases II Il Al
tempted TO show how the details of the
plan may be regulated so as to cause the
least annoyance and loss Of time to the
men, to compass the greatest convenience
ard comfort Of the women. and to provide
the best advantages for the younger mem.