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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-01-14
Meeting of School Trustees,
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At the request Of ID. y. Townsend School Commission
cr meeting of tho Trustees of the School districts i'm
the County Of Union held Saturday last the Sth
Nine districts out of eleven represented
On assembling, d. \. Townsend WAS elected chairman
and J. Z. Mulliuax, Secretary.
On taking the chair Mr.. Townsend stated that his OBJ
jcct in requesting the meeting have general con-
Suia'on in reference the interest of the public schools
ami especially in reference TO building good and comfort
able school houses in every part of the County. In
praciical and convincing he showed that the
complaint against the public Schools and the failure in
the system of education caused in great degree by
the want Of good school houses. That $4,000 had been
expended in Union County for public school purposes
a:I done but little good comparatively. That Il WIS
possible for grown people do much brain work when
they culd much less cowid expect tender little
Children to learn anything in of those old houses
through which the wind whistles through the tops of
the trees lie also called attention To the fact tat in
many portions nf thc County, especially those portions
where there were few pupils, there scarcely any
schools an urged the necessity of providing stions
with gUo school houses just soon as prtcticsbc so
that every may have equal benefit of the school
fund. lie also advocated the idea that none but first
grade certificates Of qualification should bc issued to
teachers that any teacher who could take second or
third graf" ccrticat, could hy study, advance himself
:" that II" could soon take first c that If he could
not thus advance himself there little hope of his
her advancing the pupils. These remarks produced a
goo" impression on all present, and there not dis
cnting voice to the souudncsS OF the ideas advanced
TIL" Hon. VIM Jcltrics next addressed the meeting
in and practical manner and gave much
useful niornia:ion mainly in regard 10 the mauagemcn
of the school in his Township. Many questions were
asked him and satisfactorily answered showing dispo-
son to learn much possible the expressions
"G others. His speech was well received and made fine
Impression.
Ii appeared to hc the ftcingsof all that the schools
should he opened only few weeks this Spring and that
after laying by crops good and able school houses
should b, erected wherever needed,
il n Mn JsIlr,S nrOiuccd The following resolution
~ '' '' -- -- - -
RESOLVED, That we, the Trustees of Free schools
present, feeling the importance Of having good school
houses i'll ri! the Townships resolved to go home and
oar best efforts To carry out the enterprise of
good school houses MI over tho County and do the
best cam with the help Of the citizens of the various
localities where such hou'cS needed.
The meeting then adjourned.
ID. a. TOWNSEND, Chan.
j. =. MULIISAN Srcy.
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LAW AGAINST ADULTERY.

Ht " enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
rcscniaiivcs Of the State OF South Carolina now
met amd sitting III General Assembly and by the
authority of the same:
That an Act entitled "An Act to prohibit per-
sons living together III adultery" approved De
ccnOer 70, 1873, be amended 50 as 20 read as
follows, TO wit
SECTION J. That any man and woman who
shall be guilty of the crime OF adultery or for.
nication shall he liable 10 Indictment, and. on
conviction, shall be severably punished by Il fine
OF not less than one hundred dollars nor more
than five hundred dollars, Or imprisonment for
not less than one year, or hy both fine and i'm
Irisonmcnt, at the discretion of the court
SEC :. That adultery is the living together
ana carnal intercourse with each other or habit =
inl carnal intercourse with cach other, without
living together of man and woman, when
either is lawfully married to some other person
'SEC. ). That iornicalion is the living together
ahd aarna Intercourse with each other or hah-
ItTal carnal Intercourse with each other without
living together, Of man and woman, both be-
ing unmarried.
Approved December 2l, 1880.
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MARRIED.

JOHNSON-REAVES. Married, on the 9th
inst, by W. II. =. Harris, ESQ.,, Mr.. NEWTON
JOHNSON to Miss CYNTHIA RgAyEs. AL Of Union
County.
LEE-FANT.-Married, at tho residence Of
the brides father, on the 2lst Dec, 1880, by
Rev. j. ii. Puckelt, Mr.. J. p. LEE to Miss SAL
Liz FAINT.
BINS0N.-AIarried, on the
2Gth Dec, 1880, at the residence of the brides
sister, aLUnion C. H., by Rev. G. II. Scaife, Mr..
OLIVER u. WEBBEB, of Spartanburg, 10 Miss
ANNIE ROBINSON, of Union. No cards.
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LIFELIKE IN Observation-Disclosures, january s.
To-day the friends of Miss Barbara Lefeld
the daughter Of a wealthy German, who died on
Friday last, placed q watch over her coffin, be-
leving that she is in II trance and will come to
life again. Miss Lefcld, who about Is
years of age, was found dead in bed, and her
physician said she died of heart disease. On
Sunday she was to have been buried, but, to the
astouishmcpt of her friends, her face assumed
q lfelike hue, aud the undertaken expressed the
opinion that the body had turned partly on its
side. Consequently the funeral was indefinitely
postponed. and further developments were
awaited with intense interest. The cheeks as
sumed a rosy hue, and the limbs were neither
cold nor stiff. Tie hands were warm and warm
perspiration was perceptible. Yesterday the
body rapidly became cold, and several physicians
who examined it pronounced life extinct. The
funeral, accordingly, took place in the afternoon,
the collin being placed in vault in st. Alphon-
sus Cemetery. To-day friends visited the vault
and had the coffin opened. They were greatly
agita,cd when they learned that the body had
again become warm and that the color had re-
turned to the checks. BY the advice of the
cemetery authorities the remains were not re.
moved. The coffin was, however, left open, and
guard placed in the vault The painful sus-
pensc under which the parents of the girl are
laboring has completely prostratcd them. The
result is looked for with much anxiety.
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IT Is A WELL Known FACr, among physicians
that Buchu Juniper and Parcra Bravn in combi-
nation arc the best remedies in the world for any
disease of the Bladder or Kidneys. and that not
less than one half Of the human family. both
male and female, suffer from arrangement Of
those organs, and neglect or failure % use proper
remedies hurry many to untmcly graves. Nu-
me-ous combinations have been tried for Gravel,
Brick Dust Deposits Bright's Disease, Weak
ness in Back and Hips. produced by derange-
ment of Bladder and Kidneys. but none with
such happy results rs Rankin Extrac, of Buchu
and Juniper. you suffer from any disease of
those organs, get bottlc-one or two will relieve
you.
Prepared only by Hunt, Rankin s Lamar, At
lanta Ga. Sold by j. NJ. GIBBES.
Jan I eow2m
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The Weather-noads, &c.

County ever experienced extreme cold and dsa-
srGrahlc weather than have hal the past month
The Thermometer has down to 10 below zero, while
Slrct and rain have been almost daily visitors and
the roads now in Such awful condition that wagon
ing for any distance is of the question and
hors" hac they arcaimoSt impossible. The result is bust
bales of cotton from farmers town have been
brought t" market while large quantity is awaiting
better condition of the r"alS for hauling will take
some days of most favorable weather put the roads in
NECrnt travelling OrlCr.
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The Fair Eorest Union.

The Fair Forest Union of the Union Associa-
tion will'meet with the Hebron Church, on Fri
day bcf,rethe fifth Sunday in January, 1881.
introductory Sermon by Rev. G. T. Seattle
Alternate, Rev. j. I. Jeter.
Missionary Sermon by Rev. G. S Anderson.
Alternate, Rev. F. g. Jettr.
QUESTIONS FOR DIsCUssIoN
Ist Should members of the Church be excused
from attending their regular Church meetings
Opened by brother c. Is. Bobo, followed by bro.
J. 4. Jeter.
I'd. Should Christians be tolerated in the USE
Of Tobaccof Opened by brother g. Il. Scafe,
followed by brother G. S. Anderson.
Essayisls-Bre,hren C. B. Bobo, A. L. Fant
and J. b. Parrott.
s. BOBO Scc'y
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RAID or R0uGus.- rhia, January
5.-Frank Dcsmoulins, revenging an old gru6ge,
with four companions entered II saloon TO day
and knocked William Rowcl down with n spit
tcon, and while his companions held RoNell
Dcsmoulins cut him so he will die. The rultians
sailed on, and attacked snow -halling party,
and Dcstnoulins fatally cut William Chambers.
\ policeman trying TO arrest Dcsmou!ins was
beaten and the desperadoes escaped. Two of
them. Fox nnl Gray, were captured and COM
mittcd without bail.
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Important Laws Passed by the Last Legislature
TIE LIEN LAW AMENDED

Be a enacted by the Senate aud House Rep.
resehtatiyes of the State of South Carolina now
met anu sitting in General Assembly, and by
the authority OF the same:
Than IN Act entitled "An nc. TO secure land
Iords anu persons making advances" approved
March 4, 1878, he amended 50 that Section u
thereof shall read rs follows
,s-F.SEc. y. That every lien CT ADVANCES and Cur
rent, when the agreement is more than une.thrd
OF the crop. shall be indexed in the vfIke OF the
registrar OF mcsnc conveyance of the county in
len The hcnor resides within thirty days from
'he date OF the lien; and the 'ndcxiug of the
sa.u lien Shall constitute notice thereof to all
'nird persons and cntitle the same to the ben
cnt OF TINS Act; said index shall shcw the names
Vi Inc henor and licmcc, the date and amount
ot lien, ana brief description of place 80 cul-
'Vatci; and for indcxng said clerk shall re-
celNe hticcn cents for each lien from the party
presenting the same, and said indexing shall be
suiicIent record of the same, and the property
covered by saiI lien indcxed rs aforesaid if
io"ni III the hands of subsequent purchasers or
credl'"ri. shall hc Gccrcl liable to said ncn-
irovI!cd that all leases herein provided Shall
he III writing. except the landlords lien for rent
Mhcrc the amount does not exceed oncthrd of
Inc crop. Provided further, that 50 r,uch of
any Net or Acts aS is Inconsistent with the pro-
Visions at this Act Gc, and the same is hereby
repealed
Apbruycl HrcOn,lcr
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The State of South Carolina.
COUNTY or UNION.
In the Court Of Probate.

By ID. JOHNSON, JR., Esq. Judge of Probate
Of the County aforesaid.
\NHEREAS, J S. Ivey, hath made suit
w to Inc to grant him letters of Administra-
ton Of the estate and effects Of RICHARD IVY,
deceased.
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish ~ =
and singular the kindred and creditors Of IL
said RICHARD IVY, Deceased, that they b
md appear before me, in the conrt Of Probate
10 be held ut Union on the 29,h day of January
next after publication hereof, at ii o o'clock A.
NJ, to show cause if any they have, why the
said Administration should not be granted.
Given under my hand and Seal, this 18th day
of January, Anne Domini 1881, and In the
lO5lh year of American Independence.
DAVID JOHNSON, JH.,
Judge Of Probate.
ian IL DIN
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Approved December -. 1880.
AGAINST ENrlIiNG LABOEEi;S TO LEAVE
EMPLOY EkS

Hc a tn6c's" hy the Senate AMI House of Rep
reScntaiivcs of the State Of South Carolina now
met ana sitting in General Assembly, AMI by
the authority of the same:
mat any person or persons who shall enticc
or persuade, 10y any means whatsoever, any
tenant or tenants, servant or servants, In.
horcr or iabOrcrs under contract with another
duly entered into between the parties, whether
such contract he iii the presence CT one or more
witnesses verbal or in writing, to violate such
contract, or shall employ any laborcr or laborers
showing HIM, her or them 10 be under contract
with another, shall be deemed guilty of n mis-
dcmeamor, and. upon conviction, shall be fined
not less than twenty-five nor more than one
hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in the county
jail not lees than ten nor more than thirty dnvs
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Business Changes.

Business Changes.
We sincerely regret TO announce that our
young friend, A. Irwin. has concluded to leave
Union and try his fortune in his native town,
Spartanburg Arthur is an excellent young
man ana one Of the best druggists in the State.
During his residence in Union he drew around
him large circle Of very warm friends who ad-
mired him for his genial manners and honorable
department. His absence will bc greatly felt
among the young people Of the town.
Drs. J. W. and Il. +. roscy have purchased Mr..
lrwn's Stock of Drugs and will continue che
business at the same stand, under the firm name
of J. W. Posey & Brother. They are now ar
ranging their stock and getting in full supply
Of new Drugs and Medicines We welcome
these entcrprising young men to our to . n and
wish them abundant success.
Mcssrs. II. NJ. Grmball and G. II. Robertson
have formed partnership in General Merchan
disc business. They are young men of enter
prise and superior business qualifications and
are bound TO succeed. Both Of them arc well
known throughout this County.
Mr.. J. W. NInson has sold out his Grocery
business 10 MIR. l.. - Sinclair, who continues at
lhC OIu Sl'llu
j. ID. Smith has sold his interest in the Livery
Stable 10 Mr.. Miller, from Tennessee, who has
associated with him our old friend Thos Fitch,
and the business will hereafter he conducted
under the firm name of Miller & Fitch
Mr.. Jos. t. James has left DR.. Rawls and is
now travelling for Messrs. Howard, Wood & Co.
large Tobacco House at Atlanta.
Mr.. II. VI. Grmball has Withdrawn from the
firm Of F. VI. Fnrr 6 Co.
Mr.. &. II. Robertson has left Foster& wilkins
OTHER CHANGES.
Mr. J. G. Hunter has moved his family into
town, and they now occupy DR.. Boyd's dwelling
DR.. I. b. Bates has moved into town and oc-
cupics The house formerly owned by Col. @
McKissick, on Church street.
Mrs NJ. G.. Xix has purchased the hous on
The n. +. Corner of Mountain and South streets
and moved into it,
Mr.. 7. j. Gr,or has purchase Albert Ew
banks dwelling on Church street and moved
into it.
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DisCEiMISATING IN FREiGuTS.-The Lexington
merchants complain OF the high or discriminate
ing rates of freight charged by the Charlotte
Columbia AMI Augusta Railroad on -four and ot h.
er goods from Augusta. They say tha, flour is
shirpe! from Augusta To Columbia for - cents
per barrel, while they are charged 60 cents to
Lexington. The rate per barrel to Lexington is
- cents, therefore they can have il shipped
from Augusta TO Columbia and from Columbia
back to Lexington, at an actual saving of 10 cents
per barrel.
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"BLACK-DRAUGHT" cures dyspcp-
sia, indigestion and heartburn.

BS:SH We request our advertising friends here
after TO send in their advertisements, before
Thursday. rs we have 10 put our paper to press
by | o'clock in order to meet the cross mails
which lraie Joncsvllc and other POINTS on the
Railroad on Friday morning. This week we
have to omit quantity of news and other mat
ter to make room for advertisements received
Yesterday.
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IMPORTANT TO Persons TAKING AND GiviNG
LIENs.-By reason of the changes made in the
law ns to liens at the last session of the legisa
ture II Is now ntccssary thatl each lien should
contain the name Of the plantation or place
where the lienor resides. If this rule is not oh.
served the liens will not be received for record
Parties interested would do well 10 make not e
Of this and thus save themselves perhaps a USE
less ride to the Court House COi Regisier.
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Important Sale,

Important Sale.
1he late hour yesterday at which ne reo} -
the copy of the Sheriff sales prevents oqf - w
ing an extended notice of the valuable IT, - VI
land to &c sold by the Sheriff next saissaa
known as the magnetic Iron Company $ I'''uu
We can only state that it is the most vayuaoie
property in the upper part of the State, al pu"o'
ing in Magnetic iron ore, with large III 10 ',
most fertile lands, superior water 30
located almost directly on the Airline R .o'"
la our next we will give some cxtracts :
report upon this property, made by Pra
Shepard. one of the most honorable aud ~ :,
plished chemists in this country and of My
Jones, Mining Engineer, of England.
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Tue Polar WAvE.-Chcago, January 10
A dispatch from Stevens Point, Wisconsin, says
the mercury stood at 81 degrees below zero at s
o clock this morning.
C,NConp, n. H., January 10.--roureen
inches of snow fell during last night and this
forenoon. All trains are delayed Reports
from other sections of the State show that the
same quantity of snow has fallen.
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January G.--Mrs. Mcirehoofcr, convicted with
Frank lammens, her paramour, of the murder
OF her husband, J ,hu Merchoocr, at West
Orange, October, 1879. was Hanged at The coun
~ courthouse, at 1890 A. Nj. to-day. She was
very pale and deeply affected, but walked to the
gallows without assistance, and met her fate
without confcssing or uitcring n word. Lam
mems was haEgcl from the same gallows imme-
diatcly afterwards. but made no confession.
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List Of Unclaimed Letters

List Of Unclaimed Letters
Remaining in the Postolce at Union, S. c.,
for the week ending January II, 1881.
Buchanan, Miss Adella Sprousc, VIM.
Davis, J. Shaw, James, A.
Harris. w. J. Thomson, Mrs G
johnson, John ID. Thompson, Peter.
N .lson, John.
Held for Postage w q Fowler-Union, s G
JAMES Il. GOSS, p. NJ.
: Persons calling for letters in the above list
will please state that they are advertised.
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A trial package Of
free Of charge at
"BLACK-DRAUGHT"
Our First Page.

Our First Page.
We have reissuei upon cur first page such of
the matter that appeared in our half sheet last
week rs VIC think all our subscribers must fell
interested i'll and should read. We call special
,""-",ion to Important laws passed by the last
Legislature ami so''OD. '"a,tcrs, together with
items OF news of the past two weeks
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INDIGNANT CoLORED CUBASs.-Key West, Fla,
January 5.--At n mass meeting this evening Of
coored Cuban citizens resolution was adopted
condcmning the action of the Spanish press in de-
clariag the recent uprising in Cuba 10 be n
war of races and in behalf Of themselves and
their coiored brethren pronouncing The statc-
meut false and malicious
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ACQUISITION OF Observation-Disclosures, Jan. 6
AT Henrietta n man named Dan Rice having
refused to drink with James Curtis, an alterca.
ton arose resulting in an exchange of Shots
Curtis fell and expired within ten minutes.
Rice was carried badly wounded to doctors
office for treatment. AS he ways placed in a chair
q ball was fred through the window inflicting q
mcrtal wound.
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Wessrs. Uutchison j. Bro: 1t s with real pleas
ure that add my testimony to the great virtues
TO your "Neuralgine' as y specific for neuralgia
and headache. Such remedy is blessing and
all sufferers should keep il on hand.
j. n. RlpGELy, 1856 Cathedral St., Baltimore.
Jan I'm
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FUNERAL OF Blsmor ATKINSON WHINING ton,
n. c.. January THE funeral services of the
late Bishop Atkinson took place to-day. Bsh-
ops Whitclc and Lyman and many of the clergy
were present The ceremonies were very i'm
prcssive and were largely attended. The re.
mains were inferred beneath the alt IT in St.
Johns Church
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will never be bilious.
For The Times.

For The Times.
Keep Up the Clubs.
PACuLET. Dec. 81 1880.
FRIEND STOKES Did not Christmas day
come i'll all right? What fine snowy day =
How white and pure all nature shone forth with
yesterdays sunshine. Would that the intelli
gent part of creation was US pure and stainless
rs this white robe. -
But must not write thus. I respond 4 iat
you said in an editorial IA few weeks ago ut
keeping up the Democratic clubs in our Stale
lagree with you that it should be DONE in order
that our people may become better informed and,
if possible, TO instruct the colored men, not only
in politics, but TO raise them to n higher plane
in morals and intelligence. In order to do this
it would be well, rs you gay, to invite them to
join clubs with the whites Those clubs should
not be altogether political, they should be rather
Farmers or Merchants or Mechanics clubs,
where there could be free interchange of
ideas on all subjects looking to the bettering of
tie condition of the most humble citizen
There are i'll every township men earnest for
the welfare of our State let them go to work
in this matter and success will crown their
efforts.
One important matter should engage their at
tention, viz: How the canvass for the primary
elections should be conducted? Now, during
last summer our candidates before tho primary
were trotcd about from barbecue to barbecue
Was this the proper course? We're the people
instructed? What good accomplished by
the candidates furnishing roast pork and mutton
TO the voters We're their independence
strengthened? Did they thereby receive in
siructon or clearer views Of tEcir rights as men
and as citizens of n great republic
Besides, whiskcy and hard cider, etc were
called upon 10 play their part. Were any or
all this right? If so, '"uld like for you, or
any one else who espouses, hem to demonstrate
that it is? Until ii is done l shall set my face
agains, them aud call on every good citizen to
do the same. Your friend,
JACK SNIGGING.