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rr..ontment to tho Reform Court.

MR. EDIron.-The Grand Jury Of the
Spsing term Of Reform Court beg leave to
make the following prsssntment to his ex-
chllency, Judge Sensible, presiding:
We, your Grand Jury, visitsd ysur town
last Friday and found several things to
which We earnestly call Jour attention:
On our way we found that one, an excuse
for farmer, had thrown the manure from
his so-callsd stablo out Mt the door, as he
said, to leach and keep it from burning his
ootteu. We know that such acts are folly,
that manure needs no teaching and he should
have kept his stable well Uttered and made
ten times the amount Of manure.
Another had oompestsd his stable manure
with Gotten seed letting It heat till It had
we'll nigh become worthless, becoming
whito and in hard dry clods. He wss
drilling 1t amid gullios aud rock piles.
Such aots are assrsnt outrasss on the
science Of farming. Ho should have put
his rocks around his hills in terraces, and
mover allowed his compost heap to have
| heated.
We also state that il is an erroneous idsa
that . man who is not competent to NIL any
other po osition in life can make . farmer.
And we further assert that as much intel
lI.A, To .1.-;-:s- Ga- >.ssof.' furs>ieg in
1 any other avecation.
| We recommend that your Honor, Judge
Sensible, have greeted an agricultural COL
lege on every farm. in order that practical
/ Nd Gfah Ii n. sn
Nothing is more grateful than old mot her
earth. If we feed and dress her carefully
We are sure to always have plenty.
We visited tho County Alliance at their
last meeting, aud found it composed prin-
oipslly Of intelligent, honest and energetic
men, furnishing meat TO the honest psor
man at 6 cents per pound, en- time, les,
than laat year corn at 26 cents per bushel
on time, less than last year, &c. Eos It'd
good Of honest men in every calling We
recommend that tho Alliance be encouraged
in their efforts to bring about reform.
We further recommend that each delo
gate to the County Alliance, eat no macksre
on the morning he attends the said Alliance
OF else bring with him q cantsen Of water
for few became thirsty soon after the open
ing Of the Alliance, and we don't know
where they found drink, but fear they
stumbled into sono Of those food gates oi
misery with which your town is cursed.
We recommend to every delegate the Scrip.
ture injunction '.Avsid the very appear
ance of evil"
We further recommend that better ant
more appropriate signs be erected in from
Of the aforesaid food.gates. We thinl
they should keep cauldron CT tar ant
birthstone burning at their entrances, 4
plainly picture the destiny Of those dc
scribcd in 18th verso Of st. Jude, as it ma
slightly .ccnstom and prepare the advocate
and supporters Of the fsod- gates for thei
final abode, when death shall place ther
upon their victims impreoatisn, and bea
them to their homo down that mighty rive
of tears, wru9s.ftap the broken hearts Q
w ssvuyrpuIT = 3 r
III dren.
All of which is respectfully .submitts
this. the 10th Of April, 1889.
| N G. LIrrIyJouN Esraman
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Moro COMMITS SUICIpH.-Csroner
Dukes received information from the Fork
on Saturday that Panl Donaldson had killed
himself. The Coroner repaired to the scene
of the tragedy, empnnelled q jury. The gist
fthe evidence ofhis wife aud two daugh-
tors was that he deliberately pulled of one
Of his shoes, placed his toe On the trigger of
the gun, and killed himself 1t was thought
that the man was deranged. The most
peculiar feature of the occurrence is he was
a negro-an unprecedented event for his
race.-Orangebury Times and Democrat.
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PIxE STRAW Observation-Disclosures, N. C.
April l2.-Negotiations have just been con-
oluded between the Acmo Manufacturing
Company Of this city and outside capitalists
for the Immediate erection throughout the
pine region of the South Of factories for
manufacturing pine straw bagging for cotton
aud The projectors claim these factories will
not be run in the interest Of any trust. but
on business principles for legitimate profits.
1t is believed by those who fairly tested the
pine straw bagging last season that il will
prove formidable rival Of jute bagging.
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CURIOSITY IN CALvEs.--IInving just re-
turned from an expedition into the country
yesterday, School Commissioner Capers told
reporter for the News Of . curiosity exhib-
tied TO bin on the farm Of Capt. Peter Sud-
duth. Captain Sudduth has a Jersey COW
that gave birth thres weeks ago to bin
calf. The young animal is alive and fat and
frisky, but is stone blind. AS if to make
mp for this defect Of nature, the calf has its
ether senses intensified, the sense Of smell
being particularly delicate. The occurrence
is rare one, certainly. in tho realm Of
dumb animals.-G Greensiiie News.
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B6A. Gabe Cole, a stalwart colored man ,
who year or two ago was one of the most
prosperous Of his race in this county, was
taken charge Of by the Sheriff last Sunday
and placed in jail as a crazy aud dangerous
man. Before he became crazy Gabe was
one OF the most industrious and frugal ne
groes in the State, and had accumulated
quite n respectable amount of personal
property, but in one way and another he
has got rid Of il since his mind gave way.
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Shooting ARRAY at Mt. Tabor.


RIVERSIDE, April IA shooting fracus
took place on the farA of Mr.. w. A. Mosr-
head this morning, between Mr. Joe Orr
and colorsd man named Sherman. The
fuss originated in the field yesterday morn
ing where the farm hands were plowing. Ii
seems that Mr.. Orr had occasion to cerreS,
Sherman about his bad plowing, whereupon
Sherman become indignant, and drew rock
to knock Mr.. Orr down, and threatened to
use tho deadly weapon there and then. Mr..
Orr then mounted his mule and rode to Mr..
Moorhead's house to arm himself The
negro roGe off at the same time and was
gone half day. When he returned Mr..
Orr was blowing, but the negro seemed bent
on q row, and told Mr.. Orr that he was
ready for him, OF the same time hiding him
self behind the mule be was plowing. There
were several other negroes in the field at
the tine, all of whom were in sympathy
with Sherman, aud some had concoalei
weapons with them at the time. There was
no row just then, any more than the use of
blasphemous language on tho Part of the
negro. This morning however, the trouble
broke out afresh. Mr., Orr fred two gun
shots at Sherman who turned aud ran of,
but managed to fire three shots with his lis
tol as he eunceremoniously tore himselfaway,
not taking time to tell whore he was going
or when he would return. Mr.. Orr was
not hit; but the negro was thought 10 have
been sprinEled with shot. Jos.
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On TO OKLAHoMA-Fort Smith,
Ark, April lathe entire Western
Arkansas border is scene of bustling
activity. The people are striving to
get into Oklahoma by the southeastern
entrance, which opens by far the richest
portion of the new territory. Capt. Il.
Ii. Cot, a prominent attorney, has or
ganizcd large colony, and proposes to
lay out town site near the Kickapoo
reservation.
A party Of North Carolina negroes
have just arrived. Government officials
from the Pottawatomie and Iowa reser-
vations report tho neighborhood fairly
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WILL Cart CouRrEsAY LEAVE THE STATE

WILL CAPT CouRTENAY LEAVE THE STATE!
Birmingham, Ala, April 12.-Wm. A.
Courtenay, Ex-Mayor Of Charleston, and one
of South Cardinals most distinguished citi
zens, has been elected President of the Bes.
semer Land Company, and will in future
reside at Bcssemer, Ala.
Mr.. Courtsnay is one Of the trustees OF
the Peabody fund. and was Mayor Of
Charleston for eight years, including tho
memorable earthquake period, when he be-
came know to the whole country. He is q
valuable acquisition to the rapidly develop
ing mineral districts Of fAlabama.-News and
Courier.
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THE Orphans HoME.-Rev. l. B
Payne, Agent and Trustee of the Or.
phan's Home at Macon, Gn.. Writes a
Letter Dated FEBRUARY 5tb, 1889:
81 have been using Swift's Specific
with the children of tn, orphans home
under my charge with the bctt res ult..
] began its use between nine and ten
years ogo, and have seen many remark
atle results.
Quite number Of the children had
constitutional blood discusses resulting
from the sins Of the parents, and every
one of these children were cured of tho
horrible taint by the use Of s. S S.
There have also been 8, ores of children
10 the institution whose ,ystems (they
having been mostly without the benefits
OF parental care) were enervated by
dirt eating and other foul pr, ctices.
Every one of these children have taken
). s. S. and all have been signally ben
ef:iod by il. We have also two inmat-
es "f the home, subject to painful rccur
ring attacks Of erysipclas. Neither ono
improved under the treat ment usual for
the disease. When all other medicines
was discarded they took S. s. s. and
they have been well five years and there
has been no return Of the disease. 7
could tel much more of the remarkable
cares "f blood disease by s. s. s. for
have seen it used apd know its valuo.
J.. B. PAYNE
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC co.
Al
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The Graded School Eloeutionsry Glasses

y
We regret not being able 10 sttend the
exhibition given last Friday by the pupils
Of the eloeutionsry department Of the Union
Graded Schools, but We ere informed by ell
who were there, that II was an unusually
fine exhibition sfsloeutionary talent, reflect
ing great credit upon the pupils and ths-sd.
mirable training Of Prof. kolfe the emiu ent-
ly able and efficient Principal Of the School.
Tho committee to award the prsmumss,
Rev. s. A. Weber, Hon. W. Munro, and
c. c. Culp, Esq, found II very difficult to
decide, when every ono did so well, and
told the boys that il they could thcy
would give each one prize, for they all 40.
Quilted themselves admirably.
There were two divisions-the grammar
and high school. Three prizes were givsr
each department.
These winning in the former were Kinney
Smith Foster, Everett Ozell Pssey ant
Smith Humphries.
| In tho latter, wallace Gordon Addison
Russell Goss and David Thomas johnson. ;
| Our Public Schools have never bsfor,
been more satisfactorily conducted thai
they are now under the management o
Prof. Rolfe and his sstimablo wife and tn
| Ycry acceptable CORDS Of teachers in each de
partm ent We believe they are giving Gem
plete satisfaction to all interested.
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J. c. HEMrHrLL MANAoBn or THE News
AND CoURIRR.-Charlsston, April lO.-At
n meeting OF tho stockholders Of tho Esws
and Courier Company held day, Major J.
q. Hemphill wa, unanimously elected man
agsr to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
death OF Capt. F, W. Dawson, who was mur-
dered on March 18th. 1t is not probable
that there will be any further changes. in
the staff Of the paper. at least for some to
come. Major Hemphill has been city editor
and chief OF staff for the past five years.
Col. Register.
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8. OF T. At Santuo.

sANTuo, s. c., April l5, 1889.
Mr.. EDrroR.-The Santuc Division 8. of
7. met in tho Sautuo Academy Thursday
evening, and all Of tho officers, for the pres
snt quarter, were installed, except the Chap
lain and Asst, Recording Scribe, who wero
absent on account Of sickness. The officers
are as follows:
w. p, d. B. FAINT.
W. A, ]. H. Randolph.
r. s., ]. w. Gregory.
Asst. r. s., Mrs. U. r. Willsford.
F.S., Z. W. Jeter.
Chaplain, Rev. Chas. r. Willeford.
Tresa'r., Rev. u yM. :Riday.
Con-, R. G. Hobson.
Asst. Gen.. Mrs. Mary r. FAINT.
Is, S. W. Sims.
.. s., r. II. Johns.
The State organizer, Bro. Chas. Douglass,
OF Columbia, was present and officiated in
the installation of officers, after which he
delivered very interesting and impressive
lecture on the history Of the Order, its
birth, growth, and future aims, which was
listened 10 with undivided attention. We
also had with us Bro. s. s. Stokes, Of the
Union Division, who has been appointed
County Organizer, and Mr.. s. j. Ham
mond, of Abbeville.
We have only two Lodges Of g. of T. in this
County, both of which seems to be doing
noble work in trying to suppress the evils of
intemperance; but with County Organizer
among US hope they will spring up iu
every community. and that rapidly, too.
hope Bro. Stokes success in.organizing
will greatly surpass his or our sanguine
expectations. l.. W. j.
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Hea- just before putting our paper to
press we were Informed that the body Of
Mr.. Jasper Lawson, respected farmer Of
TINS county, was found on Wednesday in
Tiger River. It's supposed he commit ed
suicide. Tho Coroner held nm inquest over
'he body yesterday, but I'VE have not re-
ceived any report from il.
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LONG CoTroN Row.--W. 0. Guy, living
near Lowrysyille, in Chester County, Is an
active, pushing farmer. He has entered
the contest for tho prize of 81 900 offered
by the State Agricultural Department and
the American AgricuhwiH for the largest
yield Of corn per acre, and will, with favor.
able seasons, either win or make somebody
hustle. He says he has, perhaps, the long
est cotton row in the State. II Is laid off
in spiral form, and is fron end to end four
ard one-half miles IN length.
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na As it is impossible to properly put
type and rules in shape to give q diagram
OF Fo1's puzzle to put 10 trees in 9 straight
rows, with trees in each row, VIC invite
all who feel interested to call at our sanotum
and see how it is done, in pencil.
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8sS horrible ocean disaster is re-
ported in the papers, in which over 700 per-
sons were drowned in mid-oceap, $50 Of
them being Danish immigrants sailing from
Cor cnhagen for New York, on the steam-
ship Danmark. The latest report from the
disaster is that it is fearei the ship Dan
mark collided with The ship Denmark, both
immigrant vessels, and that both went down,
with their passengers and crews.
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bS- Gov. Richardson has pardoned the
three negroes convicted Of lynching white
man named Waldrop, in Pickens County
for committing an outrage ON colored girl.
The pardon is almost universally approved
by the white people throughout the State.
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BUcKLENs ARNIcA SALvE.-TmE BEST
SALvE in tho world for Cuts, Bruises, Sor, s.
Ulce:s, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Teittr
Chspped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and oil
Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles
or no pay required. IL is guaranteed TO give
Perfect satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price rs cents per box. For ssls by Posey
& BRO. Feb. 10, Iy.
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H4- d. r. Phifer, Of Nsvberry, died at
Washington last Sunday, from pneumonia.
He was an applicant for tho Newborry Post
mastsrship, and had been in Washington
some time looking after his interest in that
matter.
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49, II you want frst-class Milk-shake,
glass OF No. Soda Water, Lemonade, or
anything else that's cooling and good, 20 to
>. Is. Portsrs at tho Little Green 'front.'"
where you will find our old typo, Perry
Wbisenant, ss polite as q French Dancing
Master, always ready to "set en- up" as
quick as he would the type an naouncing
your death or marriage.
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trtisement OF our young SF

S1s- We sincerely regret being compelled
70 postpone very Interesting letter from
West Spring aud one from Cross Kevs.
Ihey did not reach us in time, but will lose
meme OF their interest by being delay ed
one week. We have also been compelled
to curtail some of our correspondents favors.
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Gle Deekia Nnion Vimes
r. M. STOKES, Editor
Friday, April 10, 1850.
SUBSCRIPTION, $500 PER ANNUA
POST OFFICE DIRECTORY.

The p. O.i will be opened for business
from 8 A. II. to $50 p. NJ.
The Money Order Department will be
opened for business from A. n. to 4 P. NJ.
The Northern and Southern mails will
both close promptly at p. NJ.
Any inatteption or irregularities should
be reported promptly to the p. N.
J.C. HUNTER, r. N.
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present -
more than twice as many will be on the
Southern border of Oklahoma than can
be accommodated.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, April, 14.-1f there
ism t trouble in Oklahoma it will not be
the fault of the hundreds of men from
Ch,cago who are now making ready to
go to the land of promise. Probably
9o0 men from Chicago and vicinity will
1eave here by special train on the Santa
re road on April 20, and each and every
one OF them will be armed with Win
ehester and two rev divers.
NOT one mar. in ten will have enough
money to co.ne home on and not one in
twenty is farmer, yet each one wants a
quarter section of land for farming pur-
poses
The Chicago men will show their
great foresight by taking ready made
town With them, for at the present time
one of the leading lumber firms is en-
gagged in the construction of 500 busi-
ness houses and small residences. When
these arrive at Guthrie they will be set
up, and the spectacle will bo presented
Of town springiDg up in a few
hours. The houses will range in v,luo
from 500 to $1,000. The hundred
dollar houses will have one .oom only.
10by 16 feet, and can be put up in three
quarters of an hour. The fifteen hun--
ured-dollar structures, intended for
business places are to be two stories; IA
by 80 feet, and can be put in position
In three hours.
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ARREsTRo ON A SERIoUs GRANGE Green.
villes April S.---Charles Bauistsr. young
white man living about six mi es from the
city, was arrested and put In jail to-day,
charged with having dehowsred suyio Doh.
son, the twelve-year-old child Nho was ab-
Quoted into house Of iIl-fame last week
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1A- At the meeting Of Enoree Presby-
tory, just closed, at Spartanburg, Rev. A.
Al. Hassell and Mr.. W. A. Nicholson were
elected commissioners to the General As
sembly, with Rev. u. A. Todd and DR.. II.
B. Stewart IS alternates.
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n@- Mr. Perkins. who was engaged in
the disturbance at Miss Farrar's Sunday
School last Sunday week. was arrested a.
0ahney City last week and taken before
Judge Hudson, at Spartanburg on = writ of
hd6eds corpus, and released on a $500 bond
to appear at the next term of court for
this county.
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s&D- We intended this week to call
special attention TO the organi zation of the
Young Mems Christian Association, but are
crowded out. We sincerely hope the busi-
ness mon Of the town will take an active
interest in it. as they have done and arc
still doing ia ether towns and cities. greatly
to the moral and social benefit of the young
men in their employ.
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psa- To-day is Good Friday, and next
Sunday will be Easter Sunday, the last day
OF the 40 days fasting, or Lentcn season.
The Ladies Of the Episcopal church are pre-
pairing elaborate floral decorations for the
church for the occasion, and tho services on
that day will be more than usually solemn
and impressive.
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b&- A Lady Of taste and experience in
ferns us that Mrs. Grants Stock Of Milli-
nary Trimmings. So. ia tho r-ntiisst and
most tasty she has ever seen in Union. All
OF her hats and bonnets are up to tho very
latest style.
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B@- A Dime Reading will be hold at the
residence Of Mrs. Mary P. Dawkins on
Tuesday evening, April 2Sd, from 8 to IL
o'clock. Tho public are invited to attend.
Refreshments will be served
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/ pnusKss R,or ~ K,n.,, . .

A DRUsKEN RIoT AT KRnsuAw.-Lsnc,.-
ter, April IA telegram was ressiyed
here about Q o'clock last night for Sheriff
Hunter to como 10 the tDwn of KersLaA
at onoe, and bring posse Of mon with him.
thst the citizens were In aregullr drunken
row, and three of ihsm were arroady shst
down two dead and the Other would die.
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r@- We sro told that Mr.. Leitch's meet
ings in Spartanburg are attended by largo
attentive congregations. We have not heard
that he has made many converts there, rs
vat
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n@- A pair Of clerks scissors was found
in frent Of our Office, which the owner can
have by calling for them, and setting up to
Shakes.
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Personals.

Mr.. r. Hamilton Gibbs went down to
Columbia los. Sunday to visit relatives.
Mr.. w. F. Bates, OF Fish Dam, WAS in
town this week moving around amsng his
many friends.
Our young friend Eddie Eisou, of Jones'
vilic, has taken position in CARROTS Book
Store.
DR.. G. Y. Moore, Manager Of Posey &
Bros Drug Store, has returned from
Laurens where he has been visiting his
parents.
Mr.. George Meacher after spending ssma
time with relatives at this place returned
to his home in Charleston: last Sunday.
Mrs. R. J. Gage has returned home from
Birmingham, Ala, very much improved in
health. Sho has been visiting her son
Whitman, Of Jonesvillc, wa.
I w
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The Township Bond Question Settled.


The an1iously lsoksd-for decision Of the
Supreme Court upon the Constitutionality
Of the Act rassed At the last session Of the
Legislature, validating the Township bonds
issued for the construction of certain rail
roads, has come at last. "The decision de-
clarcs the Act constitutional, and in shorI
makes good these bonds, so that there is no
further trouble in the way Of issuing them
for the purpose for which they were srigi
nally issued. That's settled"
1t also settles, in eur opinion, tho build
ing of the Augusta Division of tho 3 Cs road
and we may now confidently look for &C
tive, energetic railroad work through here
in q short time. Let us be up and doing t.
keep pace with cur increasing business facili
ties.
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j. W. Poscy & Bro. Druggists, have just
received a fine line Of assorted lamp goods.
They can now supply you with any kind of
shades, climneys, burners or wicks you
want. Buy their White Oil. Use NO other.
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MULES AND HORSES FOR SALE.
will be at Hunter 4 Sons Livery Stable
until Monday next with a few mules and
horses, which will sell low for the cash
or . Bankable note. J. A. DARWIN.