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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-27

CYCLONE IN FLoRiDA.-Jacksonville Fla,
September 2l.-Rain fell here before dawn
and has continued without cessation oil day,
the air at times being almost white with
sheets Of rain, much resembling o snow
squall. During the afternoon tho storm
was accompanied with sharp electrical shocks
Of an intensity never before experienced in
this part Of the State. A few minutes before
o'clock small black cloud was seen roll
ing rapidly toward the city from the south
west, through which lightning played at
intervals, giving it decidedly greenish color.
Its velocity increased as it approached
the zenith, and the wind became almost n
hurricane. Suddenly the cloud burst and
perfect deluge Of water descended upon the
city, its volumn being greatest in the terri
tory bounded by Newman, Fnrny'h eaa
Lan-. -.--..s snu ST. Johns River. The
cloud was par TALLY dispelled aud disappear
ed toward the northeast. In less than ten
minutes the streets in the locality indicated
were flooded with water, the sewers and
surface drains being wholly inadequate to
the task Of carrying it of. The pavement is
Of circular cypress blocks. and the water
forcing its way beneath them made the sur
face of the streets undulate like the waves of
the ocean. Teams and pedestrians broke
through and the water spurted up in the
air with great force. A surface stream ran
down Pine and Ocean to Hogan streets like
q mill race, washing the paving blocks up
in piles, and in some instances carrying
them down nearly to the wharves Bay
street, from Pine to Market, is o mass Of
dislodged paving blocks and is impassable.
uUrIars. DeIBU Vu..01--, -~---'-.' ~..~-~!
States signal station, reports the rainfall!
the greatest on record here for like
duration. The only record approaching it
is that Of September '26. 1885, when from
the previous midnight to III o'clock P. NJ,
twenty-three hours, the rainfall amounted
10 6 inches on level.
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Graham & sparks Grand Opening.

Our friend Sparks hailed us last Wednes-
day as We were passing his store and asked
if we didn't want to see something really
grand in the Millinery and Dry Goods line ?
OF course we did, and we "lit'' from the
buggy as quickly as our old "underpin-
ming would allow us.
He took us all through the establishment,
from the front door to the splendid Mill.
merry Department in the rear.
1t was certainly o grand display Of an ele-
CANT stock of goods arranged with superb
taste.
In the Millinery department, the best Of
Lady judges tell us, it is unquestionably the
richest, most tasty and artistic stock ever
seen here, and Miss Difenderffer, the Lady
tnat Umon has eSct niru.-~iief rllsto ~ no
fined and elegant, and she has the rare ac-
complishment Of being able to trim any mum:
Der Of hats or bonnets in the most fashion
oble style, with distinct taste displayed in
each, thereby relieving her customers of that
sameness Of appearance and taste which SO
frequently causes Ladies to send to other
places for their Millinery, in order to avoid
the monotony Of local taste, and to give
variety to that most attractive part of q
Lady's apparel Ladies, VIC advise you te
call and consult her, before buying.
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H@- We ore requested to say that the
South Carolina Holiness Association will
hold the regular Fall meeting At Gaffney
City, under the big tent, commencing Tues
day evening. at Z o'clock, P. NJ, Oct. 22d,
and continuing through the following Sun
day.
at is designed, aud will DO conducted iu
the spirit Of Union Meeting hence mem
bers Of all christian denominations are
warmly invited, as we'll as people Of all
church afinities, and degrees and oircum-
stances OF life.
1t is designed. As far as practicable, to
encourage the camp-meetiug style, SO that
persons may come in wagons and other We.
hicles, bringing supplies Of fool, and re-
naming as long IS convenient. To this
end, the tent, which will seat about 500
persons, will be located on srouu d, not only
convenient for the people of GAffuey City,
but contiguous to grounds suitable for those
coming in vehicles of various descriptions,
from the surrounding country.
A strong corps Of christian workers ID
expected, and all christians are exhorted to
pray for the descent Of Pentecostal POWER
in the conversion Of sinners and the sancti-
hcation Of believers"
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FoR THE Promised LAND.-Three hum
dred negroes left Wilmington, N. c., on
Friday last for Arkansas and Mississippi,
and others are expected to follow them.
Most Of the emisrants, says the Messenger,
are bound for the Delta region Of Mississippi,
bot some Of shsm were destined for Wood
ruff County, Arkansas. Tho latter will leave
tho cmigrAnt train at Birmingham and 60
.tol Arkansas by way Of Of Memphis. Those
g@ng 30 the Delta will 80 straight through
~ the Georgia Pacific Railroad, which runs
fbm Atlanta to Grcenville, Miss, its present
western terminus, which Is situated In the
Delta. They will then be distributed TO the
homes selected for them along the Louisville
New Orleans and Texas Railroad. The
emigrant train will reach Its destination
next Monday evening. A larger number
Of eMigrants would have gone ct this time
but there was not room to accommodate .
larger crowd. The emigrant agents will,
however, return In ten days to take out
another party. They take only families,
and have places provided for every person
before they leave.
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PsrssE..::..

:. = - 49, .a--;s-- Ter rneEsss. ~, K ~ ~
Mr.. and Mrs. W. s. McNssoe hau 10
turned from their Summer residence AZ
Hendersonville. siI -
Judge Wallace is at homo for 5 few days.
Miss Minnie Walker, Of Sunny Side, il in
the village ON visit 10 friends ndgrelatives.
Capt. F. M. Farr went 10 Columbia on
business this week. -
Messrs. John P. Rice and Robert B. Beaty
left Monday to enter Furman University a.
Greenville. s-s
Prof. r. C. Sarratt, the able and popular
Principal of the Jonssyille High School,
called at our Sanctum, last Saturday, paid
his bill like an honest man, and left with d
editorial blessidg on his head. His sohbolis
bound to prosper, with such a send-of. =,
Mr.. W: A Smith. oldest son Of Mr.. Wmi
lures Of the Baltimors c0Ifsgs or MsdItshs
and Surgery, this winter. Il !
Miss Lula vinson, very worthy and in-
dustrious young Lady of,this town, Loft lAsi
Saturday to take position in the Millinery
department Of Mr.. J. NJ. Robinson's largo
establishment at Factory, in Chester County.
Our best wishes attend you. Lula. Rsmem
Der, "God helps those who honestly he'll
themselves
Comptroller General, Werner was here
Tuesday inspecting the Auditors Office,
which he pronounced in perfect order !.
David johnson, Jr., Of Spartanbutg, wis
in town on professional business this week.
Mrs. simms; Of Fairfield, is visiting Mr.
John Rodger and family. 4 ~
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Sunday sohoel Union.

3 fhe next session Of the Sunday School
Uuhon Of the middle section OF Broad River
Association will be held with the FL Bethel
Church, commencing on Friday before the
9Th Sunday in September. All churches
and Sunday Schools in said County are
earnestly requested to send delegates.
PROGRAMME.
Friday, IL o'clock, A. NJ, introductory
sermon, by Rev. ]. G. Carter.
e Intermission.
+ Reports from Schools. Organization.
LIST QUESTION for discussion: "With the
present general usage, are our international
lesson helps really blessing?" P. 8. Web
Der and T. NJ: Littlejohn.
ID. The ideal Superintendent. J. Il.
Jeffsries ani.C c. Roberts.
SATURDAY, $50 O'CLOCK, An.
Half hour devotional exercises.
1st. Question: care not We, Is Baptists,
remiss in tho duty Of teaching our dis.
tinctive principles iu Sunday Schools -
Rev. J. G.. Carter and G. w. MoKown.
|-sd-- Should RaatiSi%, ChuSphea talAEAAf
bsrs I" +. j. Patrick and ]. T. Moorhssd
Intermission.
LIST. Question. "Should not the Missionary
/ spirit oe more carefully cultivated in sun
day Schools?'' w. N. Rains and Dayi
tJsferies.
! Question Bcx.
MISCELLANEOUS:
Sunday, 10 O. clock, A. M.
i .SundLy School Mass Meeting.
missionary sermon by Rev. j. d. Bailey
| u J. d. BAILEY.
Il 4 A..a.
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DEDIcATIHa A CHURCH. Blacksburg,
York Co., Sept. 2l.-At the conservation Of
the Episcopal Church of the Atonement, here
last Sunday, five different churches in the
state had representatives.; Gsfney, Spar
tanburg, Union, Newberry and Yorkville.
The beautiful ritual of the prayer book. was
carried out in full, and of course tho service
was imposing and impressive.
The clergy robed in the vestry room,
and proceeded to the front entrance of the
church, whore they were me. by DR.. w.
and w. A. Jackins. The procession then
passed up the aisle to the church, preceded
by the Bishop, and repeating alternately
with him, Psalm XIV.
The request for conservation was signed
by Rev. J. D. Mccullough in charge, W.
Anderson, Geo. w. Naming II. f. Waddell,
John F. Jones, ]. II. Goss and W. A. Jack
ins, and was read. AMI presented to the
bishop by DR.. w. Anderson. The sentence
of conservation was read by ]. D. McCol-
logh, and an able and instructive sermon
preached by E. N. Joyner.
Bishop Howe preached in the afternoon
ct s o'clock, and Rev. Theodore d. Bratton
at 8 in the evening. Both sermons ex-
hibited vigorous thought, and were full of
godly counsel. The music for the occasion
was of very fine order, the organist being
Mr.. Edward Bacon Of Spartsnburg. Tho
singing was excellent, and both were much
enjoyed by the large and attentive congre-
cations which filled the chuch at every SER
vice.
The church building is email but neat
structure Of gothic architecture, tastefully
painted out side, and beautifully finished in.
side in hard oils. Nearly all the material
is native pine. The trusses posts etc, are
painted deep warm, brown, the ends and
mouldings of seats grained Of walnut, all
the rest oiled. The carvings on altar,
chancel railing, and lectern, is very pretty,
and artistic, and in perfect keeping with the
rest of the church. 1t is the work of the
devoted rector, Rev. j. ID. Mccullough
Cor. Charleston World.
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LET NO GUILTY MAN EsCAPE.-The South.
ern newspapers are unanimous in denounc-
ing the outrage recently committed by a
gang of white men on a number of colored
people near Atlanta, and tho Georgia papers
are most esrnest in condemning the lynch
ers and whippers, and in demanding that
they shall be arrested without fail, and
punished without mercy.
There is no dissenting opinion on this
subject, and there can be none. The un.
offending colored people we're barbarously
treated. Their assailants should be made
to feel the lash Of the law, heavily applied.
The people Of the South have as much
trouble as they can contend with on account
of false reports of their disposition and oon-
duct toward the colored people. The best
answer to these reports is for the local
authorities to purnish certainly, swiftly
and severely every white man that was con-
cerned in the shameful affair at East Point.
Georgia, last week, and that at Goldsboro,
Louisiana, the week before; the facts of
which are as notorious as the crimes them
selves are nexcusable.-Ne,cs and Courier.
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(corrsspcndsncs ofths Union TinssN
psferrsd Nsvs from ysxssvills.

Jorrsvrrxn, 8. c., Sept. 20.--ws had .
( good rain the 9th inst, which did mneh good
to cotton and other orops, sxeept csrn,
which WAS already made. The cotton crop
has failed considersbly, end win, In all
probability, fall below On average. Picking
commenced last week, though there wssne
Rrsst dssl opensd.
Msssrs. J. H. Coleman q. Sons ginnad
| their nrst bale on the 17th. I zee no Juts
ihagging In town - Jet.
| Sc Hs have had some sieknsss in'enr tewn
~, lais, and one death--Nr. James Braues
| ehiid, who died last week from dysentery.
Nessrs. J. L. McWhirter Is Co.. have
! made an addition TO their store house In
| order to have sufficient room for their largo
i stock ef goods. ;.
Mr.R. A. Whitlook's large store-house ID
completed, except the paint, and Mr.. Henry
i Hames 10 using the brush on 1t now.
Several changes will be made whom Mr.
i Whitlook moves into his new house.
j Messrs. Harris & Foster have opened
Music House In Spartanburg.
4 DR.. Felix Littlejohn has laid down hi
Saddle Bags and is going to take position
i al clerk with Mr.. j. N. Lemaster.
Mr.. Banks Fowler 10 with j. l.. Me
Whirter & Co.
Mr.. Penney, Of Abbevills, is attendinI
| our Hieh School and also assisting his un
ole, our r. r. Agent.
Mr.. Carter, OF Columbia, is in town
taking lessons In Telegraphy under youul
Mr.. Penney.
Our High School opened the 9th ins
II With SO pupils and now We have over d
-1.Mr. Sarfatt has great taet In teaching, .an'
! = : good discipliharian. We expect unds
his arrangement TO build up hne school.
Misses Afah Pollard, Of Laurens, Nanni
Fripp, Of Spartanburg, Mamie Wood,
Paooist, and Florence MeGowan, Of Sku
/ Shoals, were all In Jonesville lest weel
visiting relatives and friends. Misses Po
lard and Fripp will remair over for son
: time.
Messrs. Ed Eison, Of Union. W. A. Smit
Of Bogansville, "Seston," OF Pscolct, ar
: Albert NcGowan, Of Skull Shoals, were .
in town last Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. T. L. Hames and little daught
. visited Gaffnsy City last week.
, Mrs. B. F. Pennington and children ha
!. | returned from Abbeville.
Mrs. W. II. 8. Harris has returned fro
: Georgia.
81 Mr.. Arthur Davis, who was one Of I
contractors Of the grading Of the 8. U. q
!. r.. R., but for the past several years ~
I dent Of Barlow County, Co., died at
y home In Georgia last week.
te TELsrHons.
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THE ALLIANCE DRPARTHENT.
N. @. LITTLEJoHN. EDrres.
NJ. D. KELLY. IL - rn,,o,s.
w. n. MILLER -
EDrroR.
HoMK.

HONE.
"t8e il ever 30 humble, thers h no place
IKE homs." Aplace wc can can oars-ours
TO cultivats, u besutify and enjoy.
And where can moro peaceful and happy
NE be found than on little farm We can
cali our own whore We may be the most
independent Of any other profession; where
We need only to till the soil and look up TO
heaven fer the rain aud sunshine; where,
II We will, We may be free from trusts and
combinations.
And how sad to see 80 many homes-the
heritage Of parents to childrsn-that might
have been filed with plenty, peace and hap
piness, pass into the hands Of domestic cor
porations and syndicates that points directly
to q system Of landlordism and tenantry.
would advise any young man who Ii
ready to begin life for himself, to get him
small farm see that he gets good titles
then 70 to work and improve 1t.
Of course you can't mako the money mol
acquire tho fame that is made In some othel
professions; but tho doubt Of uprightnes
cleavss to much Of these quiek-made fort
Fumes. Besides, money nor fame neVe
brought happiness: for
"what is fame, an empty bubble;
Gold constant shining trouble"
But Goodness with contentment is grea
gain, and not in stepping upon others to el'
vate ourselves, but in lifting up our fellow
beings ameliorating the conditioned human
ity, will make life success.
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"PARTY HONESTY rs PARTY ExPspiENoY." !"
"A reporter for the New York Comm eroial
Advertiser asked Ex-President Cleveland
for his opinion Of the aotisn Of several Dem.
ocraiic conventions in approving the tariff
reform plank Of the last National Demo cratic
convention. Mr.. Cleveland expressed him.
self as much pleased with these evidences
that the attitude OF tho Democratic party
on this question was still courageous, con-
sistent and aggressive. He thought that
the careful examination Of ths tariff
question by the people was bearing
good fruit, and that al indications
pointed to the triumph Of the Democratic
party's views OF the subject. He added:
"If among those counted as Democrats there
are found the timid, not we'll grounded In
the faith, who long for the flesh pots Of vsccil-
latiug shifts Of evasion, the answer to their
fears should be, "Party honesty 10 party
expedienoy."
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H65o In our notice of Maj. McKissick
last week, we neglected to state that he is
now the travelling agent and correspondent
of the Mtws and Courier, and his graphic de-
scriptions of the many localities he has
visited, which have appeared in that journal
of late, are valuable to the State at large, as
giving truthful information of the growth,
enterprise and varied new industries of the
progressive towns of the State. Give the
Major half chance and he will draw q
bright picture of the town.
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TIL. AUGUSTA DIvl stox or rHs THa.,
Cs.-The New York Herald Of Saturday
states that q syndicate Of New York and
Philade lphia capitalists shaspurchassd S..
OO0. 900 Of the bonds Of the charlesten, Gin.
oinnati & Chiosgo Railroad, d
Col. Frank Cox, president Of the; ;,reAd,
informed the CAyoniels that the portion Of
the road from Blacks, on the Richmond
Air Lina, to Augusts, would DO pushed
through without delay.
The Massachusetts and Southern Construc-
ton company PURCHASED the Augusta, Edge
field & NeMberry railroad. This is th q
company that is 10 build the "Thres Cs''
and the branch road from Blacks to this
city. ~
lit IL true, as The Herald reports, that
the bonds have been sold, Augusta will
soon have another nsw road. --Asgasta
Chronicle. ~
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SPARTASBURa To BA Lr1MoRE.--What o
Spartanburg physician has to say In praiss
Of fWestmorsland's 8 Calisaya Tonic:
81 am delighted with the benefit have
derived from taking Cslissys Touis. ean.
slider Il an excellent preparation. Ny health
10 now better than II has been for ysars.
II tones up the stomach, and gives life and
vigor 10 the whole system"
BALrrNoRr. MD.,
Gentiemen: Having been . confirmed
dyspsptic for years, receiving NO RELIEF
from the best medical attendance, or the
numerously advertised "pstent medicinss',
tried your "Calisays Tonic" which I con-
slider tho best preparation before the public
having given me instant relief after years
Of suffering, Yours truly.
OLIVERP. MERRYMAN.
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In tho Future.

In tho Future.
!, We intend making considerabls change in
the conduction Of the rINns very soon, and
for that purpose have ordered como new
type and other materials, intending 70 en-
large the paper by the addition q one col
umn to each page. We have slso been
promised valuable assistance In the edit6fiki
and correspondence departmeS. while
these changeswill greatly 1Sproys the ap-
pcarance and intrinsic :velie sf ne pssz5
they will, necessarily, involve Considerable
outlay Of money to commence with, and Q
considerable increase Of weekly expenses
afterwards.
To meet these extra demands We have not
a dollar at this time, but confidently look to
the hundreds Of friends who are honestly due
us from 81 to 500 for subscription and ad-
vertising, to come forward and help us.
We never experienced o greater scarcity
Of money than We have the Summer and
Fall Of this year. For weeks and weeks we
have not received dollar from any source,
while our expenses for everything necessary
for the home and Office had to be met weekly
with cash that cost us from 10 to 20 per cent.
to obtain. Some may doubt this, but We can
assure them it is an honest truth.
The fact is, we have been altogether toe
lenient. Had We conducted the business Of
the TINES upon strictly business principles
we would now be in comfortable circum
stancse and the TINES one Of the largest
most vnln.bis ana pOpurxr pspvrs m tn
State: but the money that would have &c
cured these desirable ends is "gone glim
mering' in bad debts, which stare US in th'
face-ghosts Of dead promises Of faithles
| friends-as we turn the pages Of our sub
scription books and Ledgers of the past q
years.
We confidently hope for better things thi
Fall and Winter. The crops are better thai
for years past the people generally are Ii
better circumstances than they have beel
since the war; and what gives still NOR
hopeful outlook for the good of all classes
of all businesses, the Alliance with its 20
members in this county, demands Of eacI
member the honest and prompt payment Q
his debts, or his expulsion. If the ,'back
bone Of the county" is thus made stron
and sound, the whole business system Of tn
county will be in healthy condition.
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THR DEADLY OIL LCAN.--Campbellton, Barn
well County, September, 1o.-Spsoisl: Our
community was horrifled to-dsy BY the shook.
ing death Of Mes Jas. @. Wilson, . respect.
able lady who lived half mile from Camp.
bsllton. She attempted to make . FIRE ia
her cooking stove about 10 o'clock 4. NJ,
snd while pouring ksrosins oil on some
lighted splinters that she held In one hand
out Of q tin can that she held in the other
hand the can exploded, igniting her cloth
ing, ell Of which burned of her body. There
was no one present 10 render any assist
ance. Her husband, who is salesman for
rs father, Mr.. O. p. Wilson, was in the
Stare . short distxaos awsy, and on hear
ing expio5ion and his wifs's screens
rushed to where she was, only % hnd that
the flames had already done their dea diy
work. - Cor. Nescs and Courier.
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kkAf INDUSTRY.
mat ramie could be
raised In South Caro-

AupOSTkhs
hat ramie could be
u raised In South Cafo-
lis no sale for the product
kno occasion to plant il for
mere are now several progressive
who have good crops Of rsmie from
Oh they are obtaining seed in the hope
that the plant will soon be used. The fol-
lowing correspondence will show that there
10 . company formed which may use Caro-
lins's crop Of ramie:
es RknlR CoMfAN1 OF AMERICA.
Pn..D..5.... ssR:enSef y u fpsssSle assR;
famie hbrs carding and spinning company
may be organised in Philadslphia this win
ter, and i write to inquire the probable num-
ber Of de-gummed and unbleached fibre
which can be furnished BY you Of this
years crop and probable quantity Of crop Of
1880. Ofcourse you recognize the fact that
no matter how many tons Of fibre arc pro-
duced, de-gummed and unbleached, there
cannot be an outlet for Il ill arrangements
arc perfected for carding and spinning it,
which necessitates expensive experiments
in the alteration Of cotton and wollen maohi-
merry and consequently much delay.
Again, even after tissues are woven .
taste for the fabric and q market must be
developed before the manufacture can be
extensively pursued: B. Lsndreth.
In reply to this Communication COL Butler
briefly states the prospects Of ramie cultiva.
tisn in this State:
"Yours to hand: In the absence Of any
arrangements heretofore, for the manufac-
turs Of ramie fibre, the cultivation has been
limited and might say almost abandoned,
but If your company can give some
assurance Of the organization you
refer to, / nm confident that many Of
the farmers Of this State will engage
in its cultivation ia the year 1890.
will make inquiry in regard 20 The amount
dcsirous our farmers should engage In the
cultivation Of rsmie, aud any information
you may be able to give me on that subject
will be appreciated"
Col Butler would like to hear from any
one in the State who has crop oframie for
sale.