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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-07-20
For the Timss.
Progress---To Old Fogy.

Mn EDITOR THE communic ltion from your
Old Fogy correspondent hos been read, and
would not receive further notice Ind it mol
contained some misstatemcnts. lie writes, a
man talked to negro in this way:
Railroads, you know, make things lively
You can then get dollar day for work. AS
10 the taxes, why that oil comes off the land
holder. watermelon will pay all you will be
taxed on It,
Now, the man alluded to was astouished, when
he went to the polls, to find so many whites and
negroes, who do not own much and, Judging
from present indioations) never will ranting
about taxation so he Immediately went to work
by railroad, and among other things said
Railroads, you know. make things lively. You
can get dollar q day for work on il.
Here some one said that il would make labor
scarce on the farm. The man replied: "Yes,
that is true, and there is where the shoe pinches
some Of the land holders here to day; they
don't want to do anything that will raise the
price Of labor. AS for the taxes, yours will bc
almost nothing; the land holders pay almost all
the RAILROAD tax n watermelon will pay yours" I"
The man that did all this talking against the
ception. than any one who opposed the subscrip-
ton. Now, ask, was this language calculated
| to deceive or misrepresent the facts?
LIT was n notable fact, that who pnid the
tisf taxes, talked loudest about taxation on
els~N Nday. Perhaps the readers of the Time,
woH7f Ike to knew how much tax "Old Fogy'
pays, apart from his poll. Just here will say
that "Old Fogy" neglected to state that it was
circulated among the voters that the poll tax
would be raised to six or seven dollars if the
railroad subscription was carried.
We would notice many portions of his letter
but forbear, as he has already plead guilty to
ignorance. lie may not want office, but he is
unfortunate in adopting the cry of the dema-
gogue about the poor laboring man paying all
the taxes. 1t seems that he has an idea that
no one can labor or earn an honest living unless
he takes hold of the plow.
We know that "Old Fogy" has always been
n democrat anu while we are far from holding
one man responsible for another's msdeeds, we
would remind him that Others have seen but
little difference between the two Parties, and
that his surrounding atmosphere has not always
been purely democratic.
congratulate "Old Fogy' the appropri
ateness Of his assumed name. l can think oil
none more suitable, unless il be Young Fogy.
We would suggest the following lines to tn,
careful consideration Of "Old Fogy."
go wal some pow'r the giftie gle US,
To see oursels as ithers see us
IL wad frae monte q blunder free us,
| And foolish notion"
PROGRESS.
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PROPER QUESTION CURLY PuT.-Is 1t not
really worth knowing how our delegation stands.
Mr.. Dibble, if he has done nothing else, has
come to time in letting his constituents know
that he meant to vote for Randall, ''notwithstand.
ing the newspapers" But it is now in order
for Mr.. Dibblcs constituents to PROFOUND to
their Congressman another question which may
be answered in n far briefer communication than
that MIR. Dibble has vouchsafed to make to 'the
newspapers" This question is: Will you
vote for Randall Notwithstanding the wish Of
your constituents Answer Yes or no-sharp
and quick 1t is also in order 10 know who Of
our South Carolina Representatives will vote for
Randall and who will not. 1t will do no harm
to know, and it will be really "obeeging'' in
our Representatives to let their constituents
know, whether they intend to lend their support
to putting tho Democracy in the leading strings
of the Proectionists or not whether they advo-
cate the lodging policy or not whether they
favor the policy Of getting Office at the expense
of back down or hiding out on substantial
DEM cratic doctrines or not. These things are
surely worth while knowing by constituency
who have the courage of their convictions and
who believe in important political issues which go
to the marrow of their political faith that it is
their right to know, and TO know souarey,
where their Representatives propose to stand.
- -Columbia Register.
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For the Times
An Explanation-Trustees Requestedto Euligh-
ten the Public.
JNU. G.. FOWLER.

For the Times.
An nExplanation-Trustees Requestedto Euligh-
ten the Public.
SANTUc July 18th, 1883.
Mr.. EDrToR PLEASE allow me through your
columns to make few remarks with regard
to On article in your issue Of July 9th from
the school commissioner, in reply to an article
from A. Is. c. Now, with regard to the teacher s
certificate, think \. B. C. is mistaken, in that
am stated rs saying. '.said teacher had no
certificate Ny reccoIlecion IS, That .said
elf she had n Vertifcate, she did not attend
the public examination, on the day and at the
time other teachers were required to appear
before the Board"
do not think said second session, as l did
not know when the school was taught.
When had the conversation with A. b. C.
did not expect to hear from it again, but it has
appeared in public print, and as there seems to
be so many exceptions taken by the school
Commissioner to what am stated saying to
a. b. c., must, in justice to myself, beg the
Trustees Of Santuc and Fishdam Townships to
make full statement of their actions last year
with regard to the two schools alluded to-the
number Of pupils attending each school from
their Townships, if pay certificates were readily
signed. location of school houses, &c.,
Please give all the light you can ON the sub
ject, and let the public see who is at fault in
this matter. r. 8. THOMAS.
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Be4- young man named NJ. b. Richards,
had his leg cut off just below the knee in jump
ing from train in motion, last MondaYk. near
Branchville. AS the initials are the s068e Us
those of young man who formerly lived in
this town, the son of Mrs. E. Richards, it is
thought by some that he is the unfortunate per.
son, but we are satisfied that it is not him. as the
paper states that he was on his way to his home
near Orangeburg. and the home of the NJ. Is.
Richards known here is at Maybinton, New berry
County.
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No PARTY NoMiSArIoNs.-Grpe lille, July
l3-At n meeting of the city Democratic exe.:
tive committee this afternoon n resolution was
adopted to the effect that the committee deem it
inexpedient to call ward meetings for the pur-
pose of making nominations for the coming,
municipal election. The resolution was adopted
after discussion by q vote offs to 2. This action
of the committee makes the contest n free fight
outside Of party organization. 1t is not unlike.
ly, however. that an effort will be made to or
ganize the Democracy anow, and make regular
nominations for the election which takes place
in August. There are only two aspirants in tho
field for mayor. These are Mr.. s. A. Townas;
the incumbent, and Mr.. Henry Briggs, of the
firm Of Briggs & Hammond, merchants. Both
of them are good Democrats. Tho city registra-
tim books, just closed, exhibit list Of 900
white voters to 400 colored.
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POSTAL PoIYTs.-W Washington, July 10.-The
following general order was issued from the
Postofice Department to-day: .Complaint has
been made TO this department that second class
mail matter newspapers and periodicals sent to
regular subscribers) is not in all cases promptly
forwarded 10 the addresses. Such matter is Of
OF least equal importance with, the letter mail,
and it should be treated with equal care by pos.
tai clerks. If it is necessary to withdraw Sec
ond class matter from it's wrapper in order TO
ascertain its destination il may be DONE but this
will not be allowed for any other purpose
Second class mixes will be treated as prescribed
by the regulations and orders. If postal clerks
find any second class matter improperly directed,
that is to say, addressed to the wrong posioiiice
they should report the fact on the trip reports
so that the superintendent may notify the pub.
lish'r, but sh uld not change the address or
course of the package. The Postmaster Gene
raj desires that the practice of reading newspa
pers and periodicals passing through the mails
be discontinued wherever it exists"
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A Pop Visit.

The shadow of q heavy editorial, encased in
the ponderous col poreal proportins Of our talen-
ted friend, W. W. Thompson, of the Ga6ney
Cdroiinian, darkened the door of our sanctum
last Tuesday. He said it was only q "pop CALL"
and we could not help thinking there would be
On awful "pop" in Gaffney if the Editor swelled
up much larger. He didn't have time to tell
US how the Carohnian was getting along, but the
appearance of the editor was strong presump-
tive evidence that it was "fat and iourishing."
The Col. is in the right position now. He
makes first rate editor and every issue Of the
CaroIinian shows his ability and industy. Sue
cess TO both
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Charlotte Booming.

Charlotte Booming.
The city of Charlotte is fast looming up among
the largest and most important business marts
in the South. Its merchants show more enter,
prise and business tact than any we know, Of
Their agents are found continually on the roads
and offer advantages in. prices, variety and
ers this side of Baltimore.
1t would surprise many of the oldest merchants
of the older cities to see the enormous stocks
carried by number Of the firms in Charlotte
and the amount'of business they do. When in
that city few weaks ago, we made free to ask
member of one of the leading firms what the
wholesale sales of the house amounted to nnnu-
oily, and he replied that last year they "went
over S500,000," This house does a very large
retail business all through " estern North Caro-
limo and below Columbia in South Carolina, along
the lines of Railroads. So rapidly is their busi
ness increasing that they find their present ex-
tensive store room altogether too small and they
are addingt it the two adjoining story build
ings. In some lines of popular check goods and
-cassimeres they controlth the whole product of the
mills, amounting to hundreds of Thousand of doll
ars annually. We learn there are ,ther houses
in that city, doing equally rs large business, and
we only speak of this one because it was the only
one we enqured of.
All branches Of business appear to be -four
ishing in Charlotte. At this time contracts
"rS -o'spedL for new buildings ys,%ar.t;-ar.x
SIG, 900, and estimates Tor nearly rs much hors'
will be called for soon. The business Of Chafe
lotte has increased steadily and surely every
year for the past ten years, and the cnterprisiug
spirit Of her merchants and citizens never flags,
but grows with the prosperity of the city. IL
has as many, if not more, retired wealthy
citizens within her corporate limits than any
city of double its population in the South at the
same time its business men are active, shrewd
and persevering, and transact every minutia of
their business operations upon true business
principles. From early morn to late at night
there is lite in the streets and life in the stores
of Charlotte, and the whir of the spindles, the
ring of the trowel, the sound of the saw and
hammer and the shrill whistle Of the engine
sound in your ears increasingly.
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For the Times
Convention of the Ministers, Elders and Deaoons
Of the Presbyterian Church in Union County.
The temporary Convention met at Union C. H.,
July 10th 1888, in the room of the Y. NJ. c. A.,
and was organized by calling Rev. A. A. James
to the chair. Elder r. z. Farr was appointed
secretary.
1t was unanimously resolved, That the Con.
vention be made q permanent organization, TO
bc called The Convention Ct the Ministers, EI-
ders and Deacons of the Presbyterian Church
in Union County. Whereupon, Rev. A. A. James
was elected President, and Elder j. E. Cotton,
Secretary.
Tha acting secretary reported that he had
been in correspon ndence with the Chairman of
Domestic Missions in reference to getting an
evangelist to labor in the County for q part Of
the present year. Bros. Clifford, Bailey and
Cotton were appointed committee to continue
this correspondence and execute the plans pro.
posed.
On motion, it was ordered that the Sessions
of oil our churches meet at once and determine
what amount they will give to the support OF
on evangelist for one year that ministers be
urged to press this matter upon the churches
and that their action be sent to the above nam ed
committee before Sept 1st, 1888.
1t was ordered that this convention meet twice
each year in the churches, according to selection
By invitation, Unionville church was chosen
as the place of next meeting, and Wednesday,
Sept. 6, 1883, the time.
Convention was closed with prayer by Rev. ].
s. Bailey. R. C. FARR, Sec'y.
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CLARENDON CHtPs.-Oakland, s. c.. July l3.
1t is very hot aud dry. Crops ore suffering
beyond measure from drought. All the rain
which could fall would not make full crops IN
some parts. Labor has been scarce, and the
kind used has been Of the "trash. gang" sort
Too much lien law and too many OK team, for,
successful farmidg. We have got to decrease
acreage and "intensify" in order to overcome
the difficulties which beset us. Our County IL
rich in grain producing SOIL and when we turn
our attention to hog, homipy, oats, peas, &c., we
will deserve success. Cotton is q merciiess
monarch, and his worshippers OFT en- "toil with
out rCcompense" and come out .'worse than
nothing" on settling day.
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CESSATION OF INTERNAL REvENUE.-All inter.
nal revenue taxation ceased on July I, ex-
cert on whiskey aud tobacco in ito various
forms. Checks, drafts, orders, vouchers, match
es, perfumery, proprietary medicines and
bitters, on and after that day cease to require
stamps. The use Of stamps on checks has been
sufficiently vexatious, and their disuse will
probably excite regret In no quarter. There is
also change in the postal law, reducing the
cost of money orders, which took effect on July
l. The reduction Of letter postage to two cents
does not begin until October /. The postal
notes for amounts under So will be issued in
September, If ready for use by that time.
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S65, 900 to the Union Factory.

We are informed that SCI, 900 have already
been subscribed towards building cotton Fac
tory inthis town, and no subscription below
$l,O00is on the list. This is glorious begin
ning-far better, in the same length os time,
than any of the factories around us began with
-and almost insures success. Keep the ball
moving, gentlemen. There are numbers of
$500. $500, $500 and 500 subscriptions ready
for the great work in this county. You may have
hard work. but don't sci your pegs too high,
and your reward will be great.
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TRAIN. WaEcKEas At WQsK.--Sumter, s. c..
North bound passenger train on the Wilmington,
Columbia and Augusta Railroad, nepr the depot
here last night, by placing o crosstie across the
track. The engineer stopped the train just as
1t struck the obstruction and no damage was
done.
similar attempt was made to wreck the
South bound passenger train just below here
yesterday morning. There is no clue to the
perpetrat ors.- .--SpeeiaL 10 Col. Re9istey. I,
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A Cooling Retreat. .

Who IS not fond of saucer Of pure and well
made Ice Cream, and what is more refreshing
this sutry weather? Mrs. r. 7. Owens pro-
vides this luxury every evening q. the impro
vised saloon on the lot opposite the town pump
Mrs. Owens superintends the saloon herself and
it becoming popular evening resort for Ladies
as well as gentlemen.
We have never tasted more delicious Ice Cream
than Mrs. Owens makes, and it is a pleasure to
be served by so pleasant Lady.
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Personal Mention.

Personal Mention.
George W. Gage, Esq, and family, of Chester,
are on visit to his Mother, Mrs. r. j. Gage.
Miss c. Aughtry, of Columbia, is visiting her
friend, Miss Mamie Hunter.
Miss Sallie Allan and younger sister, of
Charleston. are visiting the family Of their
uncle, Mr.. w. A. Nicholson.
Miss - Gist, daughter OF the late Mr..
William G,st, of Yorkvile, is visiting her rela.
tives here.
Mrs. II. W. Gibbs, widow ofthe late DIR. r.
W. Gibbes, with her children, Of Columbia, are
OH o visit to her brother-in- Law, W. M. Gibbes,
at the Union Hotel.
Mr. r. W. shand aud family, have gone to
their summer place at Saluds.
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A Summer II op.

Those of our young men who for various ren-
sons cannot go to the fashionable watering places
or other Summer resorts, have determined to
huvc one evenings enjoyment at least, among
themselves and intend giving one of those dc
lightfui Hops for which Union is so famous
1t will take place on the 25th inst, at the
Union Hotel, and from the names of the gentle,
m.n on the elegant cards OF invitation we are
confident it will be a most enjoyable affair.
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gSS~ If our friends in the more favored sec-
tions of the County, have any vegetables to
spare, we think they would find ready sale for
them in this town. Our gardens are "g,ne up
and dish Of beans or tomatoes is about as rare
sight to most of us as 500 greenback.
We wouldn't object to giving subscriber
credit for 81 worth CT chickens.
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KILLED ny BRAVE Boy--Laurinburg, N. c.,
July IA strange man who was intoxicated
made his way into the yard OF Mrs. Jones's
house. near This place, a1d spoke insultingly to
her. Her son, n fifteen year.ol lad, Command
ed the fellow TO leave; but this having no effect,
he got gun from the house, and as the man
continued his abnse and attempt to attack them
fhe youngster felled him with blow Of the stock,
breaking his skull and killing him Instantly.
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A New Dwelling.

DIR. Theodore Munro has purchased the beau
tful lot on South Street, opposite the residence
of Mrs. r. J. Gage, and will commence building
e handsome dwelling on il as soon rs the nate
rails arrive.
We have seen ths plan Of the house, drawn
by Mr. Leo, architect, Of Atlanta. and think IL
viii be one Of the most convenient and elegant
hoases 10 town. Mr.. sbarkey is the builder,
which is guaranty sufficient that when done It
will be we'll dono.
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ssA- We sincerely sympathise with our most
worthy friend, Mr.. T. l.. lIames, in his severe
loss last Saturday, the destruction of his ba,n
and contents by fire. Mr.. IIames is one of our
most intelligent and successful farmers, and too
true christian to permit even so heavy loss
to seriously affect him.
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=. c. HUNTER & co. y

BnEwsTgR's New CRusADE.-w washingto
July 15.-- Attorney General Brewster, IL is
stated, will shortly take steps TO prosecute
certain residents Of North Carolina who are
charged with conniying at election frauds last
fall. He has enlisted the services Of Marshal
Keogh In the work, and II is probable that the
reign Of prosecution for politics sake will short
ly be inaugurated among the Tarheels.
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Bsl. Miss Beauty Hamilton, most estima-
bic young Lady Of Santuc, died at the residence
of her brother in. law, Mr. L. b. Jeter, last Sun
day morning, from typhoid pneumonia, aged
90 years.
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SERVED HIN RIGnT.-lIilwaukec Wis, July
14.-Mrs. Grace Courtland, of Chicago, known
in New York as "ihc Witch ofWall street, :" last
night Cowbded VIM. c. Jones, of this city,
whom she accuses of having seduced her daugh-
ter Maggie. Jones, who is 20 years of age, was
struck across the face, rcck and shoulders and
severely hurt. The assault occurred at the
corner Of Wisconsin, street and Broadway, the
most public point in the city. Mrs. Courtland
was accompanied by her daughter.
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The Last Day.

The Last Day.
This is the last day for making returns of
taxable property to the Auditor, and all property
not returned will be placed upon the Tux dupli-
cate at the last years assessed valuation, with
the addition of so per cent on last years taxes
aided.
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Tom THUNB BnEATHEs HIS LAST. -Middleboro, \
Mass, July l5.-Charles Haywood Siratton !,
better known to the public as Gen Tom Thumb,
died at his residence here at $40 o'clock this
morning, Of apoplexy.
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Sun SPoTs AND SronMs.--Roch ester, July 15.
The Democrat and Chronicles observer Of the
sun says: To the ive groups of sun spots, which
have exhibited intense action during the past
week. two more have just been added by the
suns rotation. The sun storm which Is Just
coming into view covers great area. sho wing
very rapid changes. Violent thunder storms
and tornadoes may be expected this week In the
Northern States and Canada.
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beautiful lot of new India Linens, Figured
Linen Lawns, Persia lawns, Victoria lawns,
Bishops lawns, Lace Muslins, Printed Muslins,
ETC., ETC., at j. c. HUNTER g. Co.
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The nobbiest line of Spring and Summer
clothing in town. We call particular attention
to this department, and can fit any one! Suits
varying from SO to $40. Also fine stock OF
Spring Hats and huo band-sewe6 Shoes. Call
and see US.
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Will Union be There

The meeting of the corporators of the Union,
Gaffncy City and Rutherfordton railrord will be
held at Gaffney City tomorrow. or the twelve
corporators, Union, town and county, has seven
Will one of them be Mt the meetingo
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A DEATH. MARKED MAN COMMITS MuRpgR. -.
Jacksonville, Fla, July I3.--The assassin OF
the Witblacooohee Ferry woman has been dis
covered TO be her son.in law named Morrison,
who is suffering from cancer in tho moath, and
can live but a few months longer. HIS motive
was 10 get possession Of her small stock Of cattle
He was closely pursued, hut escaped by taking
refuge in q swamp.
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sUBscRIPfioN--s2 90 PER ANNUM
ADVERTISING,
TAKE NOTICE.

Citations, Notices to Creditors and
Notices Of Final Discharge must be
paid for before they will appear in
our columns.
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sD1- AN. Wood, at Gaffncy City. is pre-
pared to sell Drafts on New York and to dis
|punt gN edge notes, At