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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-04-12


BsS~ The County Farmers Alliance had
full business meeting last Friday. Not
being of the initiated, Of course We are not
permitted to know what was done.
We have no objection to thus being left
out in the cold, SO long as the farmers hang
together to help themselv cs out of the slough
of debt and despondency in which they
have been houndering for years.
Gentlemen, you are doing a noble work,
not only for yourselves but for al classes
and conditions Of your fellow-citizens, and
that not only for the present but for all
future time; and when you die your
children will not complain that you
left them heritage of debt, barren
old fields and slavery TO capitalists
and soullcss combinations. Raise all
the supplies that can he raised on your
farms, bring your store trade down to q cash
basis, and you will cut with a many-cdged
sword, i. e., buy cheap, control, in great
measure, the price of your cotton, reduce
the price of money, force capital into pub
lie enterprises, restore confidence and inau-
gurate an era of sound prosperity, in which
all men of thrift aud enterprise with
limited cash capital will bo able to partici-
pate and enjoy as well as the moneyed men
and men Of extensive credit.
You arc on the right track now, aud We
hope you will keep it. Let honor aud in
tegrity be the corner stone Of your srgan-
ization, and "weei out" every mothers
son whose conduct either in or out Of the
Alliance, would cast shadow upon your
good name and you will do more to csr-
rect the poll tical social and business evils
new existing than anything else NO can
think Of
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rhe Great cause Of y}(psranee.

The Great Cause Of T,psranoe.
Mr.. Charles NJ. Ass, the State Or
ganizer Of the So s.yemperanse, paid
Union Division 4 shs fi.it last Monday
evening. He sa.A re ~ Division was the
Banner Division eh ysts, both in the
character its menstst. noand In its work.
nsives u, pleasuft p aosass cite that the Divi-
sisn here is 10 noufeless condition. At
the last quarterly els 0sssss;ll ofthe officers
elected are young mmisich speaks we'll
for our town; and, ppaasgsg psssg men should
receive every sncod pmsrsnt q. the hands
Of the christian pegi.a{ ssthossawhO sym
pa,hize With ne Ts Vance causs.
IntemperanSe. Is 3hs greatest evil with
which the church snd Society have to con-
tend, and the opiy wsy to snnihilate it, is
by inculcstiuS tenn perance principles in he
rising genersion; and one of the means Of
accomplishing this is to throw a social re-
straint arhind them, by giving them some
place Of sening resort that is attractive and
free frop evil Influences.
Young people are bound to have amuse-
ment, sud if they cannot find it in the social
circle they will seek it elsewhere. Often
timer young men fall into vice for the want
Of poper influences thrown around them
and congenial places to meet socially once
ina while, aud we know Of no organization
outside Of the sacred pale Of the church,
that is better able to exert this influence
than society having fer its object the in
culcating of temperance. 1t cannot be de-
MED that nine-tenths Of the failures in life
and business can DO traced, either directly
or indirectly, teSAennr-ance,.,, ,riisua for.
every organizaties that has for It's object the
suppression Of intemperance should meet
with The hearty apr oval and encouragement
of every christian man and woman in the
community.
A purse of fifty dollars, by private con-
tributions from members Of the Division aud
the citizens generally, was raised and
turned over to Mr.. Douglass, to be appropri-
sted in organizing Divisions in this and
other counties Of the State, aud shortly o
County organizer will go into the field for
that purpose, in this County.
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Society Notes of Kelton.

Although the Union TINES has two or
three correspondents from Kelton, yet
trust the Editor will make room for another
who wishes to make known some Of the lit.
erary, social and official proceedings here
abouts.
organized Literary Society at the School
House. One Of your Kelt9n correspondents,
J. T. Allmann, is Presidents Mr.. J. II. Fos-
ter, vicc-President; Capt. J. C. OTIS Secre-
tary; and Mr.. J. j. Spears, who is also a
Notary Public, treasurer. The society
meets semi-monthIy. They met last Sarur-
day night and discussed the Lien Law.
One of the first official acts of Notary Pub
lie Spears, was tying the hymenial knot
Jas. Fowler Esq, and Miss Sallie, younges,
daughter of l.. X. Fowler, Esq, were the
contracting parties. The happy event oc-
Cured last Sunday at the rcsideace Of the
brides father.
Another one of Pea Ridges young men
holds a public COZ mission. Our energetic
young friond, Capt J. c. OTIS, has been ap-
pointed deputy organizer Of the State Far
mers Alliance. The Captain passed through
Kelton one day last week. lie didn't tell his
business, but we understand since that he
organized Farmers Alliance at Pnckney,
with Mr.. J, A. Chambers as President: MIR.
J. ID. l.. Going as Secretary. That's right
Captain; don't stop until you get every
worthy farmer in he county into the ALI
ance. kELToN.
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SMASH IN SHIRTs.-Ncw York. April s..
Complete surprise was occasoDed among
merchants engaged in the shirt trade this
evening by the announcement IF the fail
ure Of Downs & Finch, shirt manufacturers
at As and 10 Leonard Street, having three
large factories, one each at Jamesburg, Bor-
dentown and Heightstown, n. J. The firm
was regarded as the leading one in the man
ufacturc Of fancy shirts in the United States.
The liabilities are stated at between $780,
OGO aud SjO0,OOO and assets much greater.
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y QUESTION OF LYNCH HLAw.-Columbia, S.
{. April Ar A. Lynch, Esq librarian of
thr supreme Court aud the Editor of the
Go umbia Record, will bring suit for libel
against the News and Courier for S25 900.
ihc alleged libelous words appear in an edi-
ni in the News and Courier to-day. After
si.trg that Mr.. Lynch has been librarian
oI The Supreme Court for number
IL years the article says: "We be-
.ic,e that in the course Of his professional
ihs lie has never pleaded case in court
tpecm 10 Daily News.
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Bssy" Mr.. W. Fowler Bobo met with
which may result in injury for life: He
was coming to town in u buggy when the
mule ran away end threw him out. On
Tuesday MIR. Bobo was in town complaining
very much of his side -paining him, and
Was fearful that he had received some in
ternal injury. We sincerely hope his fears
are groundless.
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BEADY TO MAKE PINE STRAW BAGGINo-
Mr.. J. d. Stanley OF Eastover was in the
city yesterday and stated that he had so far
perfected the machinery in his mill there
that he was now turning out a ton of pine
straw fibre q day. The fibre is ready after
passing through his machines to be woven
into cotton bagging, etc, and one ton OF
fibre will produce about O. thousand yards
of bagging when woven. MIR. Stanley al.
ready has several looms ready to begin
operations and will soon have several more.
Each loom can turn cut about 500 yards of
bsgging per day.-Register, IN.
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Doings Around Town.

Three ciicles OF the order Of King
Daughters have been formed by the Ladies
| Of the congregation Of the church Of the
Nativity. and from what we con gather, from
private graveyard" talk, they have ecu,
out" good deal Of good christian work for
each member. .
We attended the solemn services Of Bsp-
tism and receiving int full membership OF
the Presbyterian church, eighteen persons
last Sunday week. 1t was truly solemn oc
casion, and made very impressive by the
7 fact that 1SH s. A. Weber, the beloved
venerable Pssior of the Methodist church,
and Rev. B. c. Lampley, the eloquent pas.
tor Of the Baptist church assisted their
younger brother, Rev. S. r. Hope the
Pastor Of the Presbyterian church, in
the interesting services. 1t was an occa-
sion that deeply impressed itself upon our
heart, and made US feel that ait was good
for us TO be there
Last Sunday uight Rev. B. c. Lamplsy
baptized, by immersion, twcnty-four new
members to the Baptist Church, before one
of the largest congregations that has assem-
bled in this town for years. We regret
that we were unable to attend, foc we feel
deep interest in such important occasions,
rs they give the best evidence of an increas-
ing sound religious sentiment in tho COM
muniy. Mr.. Lampley is becoming very
por ular with oil denominations here, and
VIC think he will do much good for the cause
of Christ and in purifying the moral atmos-
phere of the community.
a, The Clifford Seminary 10 steadily fucrea<I
ing in the number of its pupils. We see
new faces Frightening its columns every
week or two, rs they march before our
door to church, or around tho campus for
health and recreation every morning. We
wish i, had, as it deserves, q hundred bright
faces in its ranks.
There is not u house Of any kind now
being built in this town, and if it was not
for the necessity of taking down q part of the
front Of DR.. Culp's former Office to make
it secure, We don't think there would be
heard tho sound Of trowel or sufficient
work to keep two good carpenters ut work
in the town Of Union.
The present fine weather for firm work
keeps the thrifty and honest farmers from
the town, consequently our streets look very
much like Sunday oil the time, and the
merchants are looking sky blue, but hope
ful that in sir months from now they will
be busy again, gathering in the shekels from
their country customers. From what we
hear we are no worse, in that respect, than
almost every other town in the State.
Scarcity of money and business awful dull,
is the cry everywhere. Perhaps Union will
have boom when work commences On car
nest on this division Of the Cs road. We
are watching for it, and intend to do all
we can to catch it at the first bounce. At
present, like everything else around here,
we are forced TO stand still, or give force to
the generel exclamation, "Oh how these
Editsrs are given to lying"
We have not heard anything from the
Board Of Teachers Examination, but sup
pose it was oil right and all the teachers
were satisfied, if the Board was not.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-04-12

rsl- Last Saturday, during the heavy
gale Of wind, fire started in the most
business part of the city Of Savannah and
was not got under control until it had de-
stroyed more than a million dollars worth
of property.
The historic old Independent Presbyte-
rian Church, built about the year l765, and
rebuilt in 1918, snd the beautiful Odd Eel
lows Hall, almost new, were among the
most noticeable buildings Of the many which
were destroyed.
The fire started in show window in d.
Hogans dry goods store, No. lG3 Brough-
ton street. One of the clerks stepped into
the window to light the gas. As he did SO
gust of wind blew The flame against
ssme light material. 1t ignited and in al
most flash the entire window was in flam es.
The window pare was broken in the effort
to stop the fire. The wind famed the
flames and carried them into the store In
moment the entire front part o. the
store was abiaze. There was rush for the
doors. No lime was TO bc lost, but all of
the employees got out. In ten minutes the
flames had communicated TO the second
story and then all hope of saving the build.
ing was gone.
The detailed accounts Of the fire occupy
fro M two to three columns of our daily ex-
changes, and is quite 100 lorg for publca-
ton in our weekly, therefore We can only
! give a bare statement Of The sad calamity
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ssy" Scourged Savannah. Hardly had
the embers Of the terrible fire Of Saturday
died out, when another fearful conhagra
Tuesday afternoon about o'clock, the Sa
vannah Cotton Mill caught fire in the ule
room, and in an hour nothing but the bare
walls cf the building wero left. Lvss $780,
600; insurance $4,000.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-04-12

ESA- We are always thankful when o
subscriber calls and pays his subscrip-
ton, but when man sends us draft on =
banking house in some distant city, for the
small sum of $3.50, upon which we have to
pay 20 cts to collect, eur thankfulncss is at
least 25cts short of its accustomed quantity
and quality.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-04-12

pfA- We are requested to announce that
Messrs ii. Al. s. J. Cohen have arrived with
an extensive stock of general merchandise,
which they will open up in the Cotton store
Tomorrow Saturday. They propose to sell at
the very lowest prices, for cash, and invite
everybody TO call and see them.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-04-12

aeD" For few days it seemed that
March had determined 10 invade the pre-
rogative of April and intended to "cut up
its clustering didcs during this month, as
if it was sorry for behaving go quietly dur
ing the tbirly-one days allowed it for such
antics. Last Saturday and Sunday it blew
an almost continuous gale from the North
west, making it very unpleasant for any
ono to be out doors. II did no nischief,
however, but coming from the great snow
storm in the N. W. of the day before, it
was uncomfortab'y cold and disagreeablc.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-04-12

BuCKLENs ARNICA SALvE.-TmR BEST
SALyE in the world for Cuts Bruises, Sores,
Ulcer, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, letter,
Chapped Hands, Chiltlains, Corns, and all
Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Plies
or no pay required. IL is guaranteed TO give
Perfect satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price 20 cents per box. For ssle by Posey
& Bro. Feb. 10, 1y.
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g9- We hope. our new correspondent,
"Jay," will often give our readers the pleas
wiiter, aud is always on the progressive
train. 1t may do some good if our people
were taught to by those living at distance
see themselves as others see them.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-04-12

Miss Funck, the well known Milliner Of
Messrs GRAHAM s. SPARKS, has aston
ished the ladies this season with low prices.
She Gun suit any lady in q hat, and will
guarantee her prices as low as any in the
State, call and see her.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-04-12

y TREMENDOUS FREIGHT WRECK Mash
lie enD., April A collision between
nci.ht cars occurred this morning Mt
brown Cross Road, three miles from this
,hy ch The Nashville and Decatur Railroad
Dvin ,hgnes and sixteen cars were totally
.Ir,ked Ernest e. Green and NJ. l.. Eby
hus ell en-, were killed. Albert Finch, fire.
p:.u, vas severely hurt. The collision was
cnus.u by Misunderstanding Of orders.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-04-12

A Salano (Cal.) paper says: Tho s,ra ts
are literally swarming with sea lions, and
the fishermen are having o hard struggle
with them. Out Of sixteen salmon in q net
Tuesday only two were secured by the
fisherman, the sea lions eating up before
heir eyes the other fourteen, besides tear
ting the net to pieces.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-04-12

R6~ We do not presume to be prophet
or the sun of prophet, but we predict
rain in a few days, and then look out for
long spell Of weather too wet for farming
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a PROMINENT MAsoN HANGS HIMsELr.-
Eaten, Pa, April S.-Jacob Sundt, Eminent
Commander of the Hugh Dc Payne Com
mandery Knights TempIar. committed sui
eide at his home here this morning by hang
ing. The act is believed 10 haze ben due
to melancholy over the return oHan old
sickness. lie was in the grocery busi.
ness, and was one of Eaton's most respected
citizens.
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POST OFFICE DIRECTORY.

The ~ O.i will be opened for business
from 8 4. NJ. to $50 p. NJ.
The Monsy. Order -DsrssimeH III ,be
opened for business from o A. NJ. S-a9.
The Northern and Southern mails will
both close promptly at p. NJ.
Any inattention or irregularities should
be reported promptly to the p. NJ.
j. &C. HUNTER, p. NJ.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-04-12

SECONDHAND WATCHES.-I have
just received n lot of good cond-hand
watches. in good order, which Twill sell
cheap. X. W. TINSLEY.
l4-3t
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SUDDEN DEATH.-AndclsoI 5. C., April
f'-Mal'r Powers Pro&incnt citizen of
inns county, Dropped dead few miles below
mere yesterday afternoon. Heart disease
was the cause. .-GTccnriUe Mars.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-04-12

To get the pre,ticst and cheapest line Of
millinery goods in town you should 60 to
GRAHAM & Si'hnkS.
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a0- A meeting of the Board Of Pensions
will DO held next Monday the 18th Of April.
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gRs @essslg Hnion Jimes
:, y srorres Editor
Editor
Friday. April IL, 1850.

suBscSlrzgeS, $500 PER ANSUn
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-17
Land Sharks Paradise.

Instead of proving the land OF
promise, it now appears Oklahoma is
certain to disappoint bitterly thous.
ands now hopefully waiting upon its
borders to take possession of its soil.
Were there twice two million acres
the area to be thrown open for settle.
ment on April 22-there would not be
room enough for all those who are
seeking homes in Oklahoma.
But the worst feature of this migra.
tion is that the most deserving will
suffer, for it is only too apparent that
the homesteads Of Oklahoma will be
pre-empted by spectators, land sharks
aud professional territorial boomers.
This class of men have no intention o!
becoming permanent residents of this
future state. They have gene there to
prey upon the host Of bonafde immi.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-17

grants. They are even now preparing
to invade the land on the day ap.
pointed for the opening of the terri.
tory by means Of balloons, fiat boats
and relays Of fleet horses. When the
settler, with his worldly all beneath
the canvas cover of farm wagon, and
hindered by the encumberance of a
family, crosses the border on the day
fixed by proclamation, he will find the
land shark in full possession, the quar-.
ter sections subdivided into town lots,
aud the location of future cities Sc.
cured.
There are thousands of men upon
the borders of Oklahoma to day who
are already bankrupt, Every dollar
they possessed was expended in reach.
ing the threshold of this promised
land, and failure to pre- empt q home
will complete their ruin. What is to
become of this element? 1t is the re.
verse side of what has all along ap
peared to be bright picture.
Some dozens of young men have
already left the interior towns of
Pennsylvania expecting to stake out a
farm on Oklahoma soil. For every
one that succeeds ten will fail. To
those who are yet contemplating de.
parture for Oklahoma word of ad
vice: Stay at home.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-17

House has gradually dwindled down
until now it averages about seven
hundred letters, nearly every one OF
which contains an application for office.
The story going the rounds of the
press about Gen. Harrison Offering the
postmastership of Lexington, Virgin.
ia, to the widow of Gen. Stonewall
Jackson is such a beautiful one that it
seems pity almost to spoil il by say.
ing that it is not true. But so it is,
No such offer has ever been made or
even thought Of by either the Presi.
dent or Postmaster General
There is nothing mugwumpish about
Secretary Noble. 1t having been
printed that he had issued an order TO
prevent Commissioner of Pensions
Tanner from discharging Incompetent
Democratic employees in his office, the
Secretary has declared himself on the
subject in manner that leaves no
doubt Of his being in perfect accord
with the Corporal"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-17

THE statement that the physical
condition of George Bancroft, the
historian, is exciting the anxiety and
alarm of his friends will be received
with profound sorrow by the nation.
He has no particular disease but only
the ailments that arise from extreme
old age. Mr.. Bancroft's career is con.
nected so intimately with the literary
history Of the country that a large
share of the present generation are
unaware of his former prominence in
politics. In like manner posterity
may forget that he was Cabinet see.
retary and minister 10 Germany, but
II viii llsasRef-overlook the fact that he
wrote the most comprehensive history
of the country yet composed. That
will stand as a monument to his name
when all his other titles to fame are
forgotten.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-17

The election of Nathan F. Dixon
by the Rhode Island Legislature on
the 10th inst. to the vacancy caused
by the resignation Of Senator Chace
completes the roll of that body as it
will probably stand during the present
Congress. Mr.. Dixon belongs to a
family that has been prominent for
three generations in the politics of
Rhode Island, a prominence gained
more by worth than by wealth. He
has already had much legislative ex.
perience, although he will be next to
the youngest member Of the Senate,
His selection was a wise one, as it will
tend to harmonic and strengthen the
Republican party in his state. Rhode
Island is often cited as a field where
money always wirs in politics, but
with two such clean, able men as
Aldrioh and Dixon in the Senate
neither of whom is blessed with any
too large share of this worlds goods
that stigma will have to be removed
from the state.
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Announcements.

RATEs.-Associate Judge $40; County
Treasurer, IS; County Surveyor, So; Cor
oner, 81. Bear in mind that no announce
ment will appear unless accompanied by
the cash,
ASSOCIATE JUDGE.
We are authorized to announce f.. L.
JONES, of Harmony township, as a can
didate for Associate Judge, subject to Re
publican usages.
We are authorized TO announce JOHN
II. WHITE, of Barnett township, as a
candidate for Associate Judge, subject to
Republican usages.
We are authorized to announce JOHN
THOMSON, of Harmony township, rs a
candidate for Associate Judge, subject to
Republican usages.
COUNTY TREASURER.
We are authorized to announce A. NJ.
DOUTT. of Tionesta Borough, as a candi-
date for County Treasurer, subject to
Republican usages.
We are authorized to announce WIN.
LAWRENCE, of Tionesta township, as a
candidate for County Treasurer, subject to
Republican usages.
We are authorized to announce
GEORGE W. OSGOOD of Kingsley town.
ship, as candidate for County Treasurer,
subject to Republican usages.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-17

THE steamer Denmark was dscov.
ered to be in a sinking condition in
mid-ocean by passing vessel ten days
ago. The steamer had evidently been
abandoned by her passengers and
crew, as her boats we're all gone. The
passing vessel made as thorough an
investigation as possible, but discov.
cred no signs of life. The Denmark
had on board over 700 people, mostly
emigrants, when she left port, and up
to latest advices nothing can be learn.
ed of The fate of all these.