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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-29
Union as q Market.

Notwithstanding our frequent assertions
to the contrary, We still often hear com
plants that Union was the highest price
market in the up country for staple articles
But this complaint, in nine cases out Of ten,
eminates from those who have gone to
adjoining towns to sell their cotton, while
their accounts in Union are unsettled. As'
to its being fact in the past we have nothing
to say, except this, that those persons who
have gone to other markets, generally
did Union the injustice Of comparing
the time prices of this market with the cash
prices of other markets. We arc convinced
that if they had totcd fair they would have
found that our market was as cheap, if
not cheaper than any other market; cspc.
ciailv il they had counted the time lost in
going to other markets, and the wear and
tear of teams, &C.
But that is n thing of the past II is our
purpose in this article to call the attention Of
our readers to the fact that Union is as good
a market rs Spartanburg, Laurcns or New
berry. We have carefully compared the re-
| ported markets of these towns with our own,
taking M Il basis the leading articles, such as
Cotton, Flour, Bacon Sugar, Coffee Rice and
MoasScs and we find that the prices of these
articles is lower at Union than in any of her
| sister towns.
| "c "c"h -Iore is irving to capture
the business OF other counties, ana ~ soon
person from one Of the adjoining coNT=
ties goes into their stores they put the prices
| down on purpose to attract him, and often
selling some articles slightly below cost, and
| when the purchaser returns home he blows
the horn of that town, and his ncighbors
| flock around him, and at his word, without
| counting the cost of time and labor, they
| rush to the cheap market, which they often
| find, to their serious loss, is really the dear
est market. This is one great mistake that
many of our farmers make. They seem to
forget that time and labor is the capital of the
country, but if they can get -four at Spartan
burg for fifty cents barrel less than at
| home they will take n team and two men
from their work two days to go there to
save three dollars on six barrcls,-is about
the average amount generally purchased at
| oncc,-forgetting that it cost at least three
dollars per day to go to and from Spartan
| burg, thus making the cost greater than il
they had purchased from home merchants
AS for the cotton market Of Union this year
VIC arc crcdibly informed that it has aver
! aged several points ahead Of the markets
around us. while the prices Of groceries and
Dry Goods arc fully as low rs that of any mar
ket above Columbia.
We cannot conscicniiously frame any ex-
cusc for our people going to other markets,
with these facts before them, and we hope
that those who have in the past gone away
from home to purchase supplies will not give
tuion thc.go-by in the future, but give oul
home people our young and deserving mer,
chants, chance To show that they are honor,
able men. and sell goods at reasonable pro
fit, which We honestly believe they are do
ing.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-29

ns1l. Perhsps one Of tho happiest family
reunions that ever occurred in this County
took place last Sunday ai tho residence OF
hat highly esteemed lai5, Mrs Amanda
FAINT, widow Of the late David Fant, uron
the occasion of the arr:ya, OF hc.s)n DR.. J.
l.. FAINT and amiahlc wife. from Tuscaloosa.
Ala, after an absence o. sx years. The
JOY of that loving and fait hful mother can be
better imagined than expressed, upon meet
ing around her tab'o five Of her six noble
hearted aifcctionate sons. and their wives.
in happy family union affer so long a sepn.
ration. And well may that goo old mother
feel proud indeed. when lookin upon sons
whose lives AMI characters reflect honor
upon her who bore them, and wi inplan,oi
in their child hearts seeds of which i'm thei.
ripe years have brought fortE, fruits Of
honor and pure citizenship.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-29

A SAD SrIcIDE.-Charlot tie, n. c., Nov.
able suicide is rreJebS;cd here to-day. For
time past Miss Essie Westmoreand, a
pretty young girl of sixteen, living with her
parents at Thomasvillc. n small village in
Davidson County, on the Richmond and
Danrillc Railroad, has loved yonng man
of that place. The young man had proposed
to Miss ESsie who had expressed her willing
ness to give her heart and hand to him in
holy wedlock, but her parents told her she
was too young 10 marry and it would be
necessary for her to live unmarried four
more years before they could ever consent
for her to marry anybody. The young man
ceased to call on her and gave up all hopes
of taking her for his wife until the four
years should pass around. But Miss Essie
took the matter seriously to heart. Last
Friday afternoon the young man wrote her
note asking if he could accompany her to
church that night. She was willing but
her parents ohccted and told her plainly
and cmphatically she should receive his at
tcntions no more When told this fic dis
appointed girl gave up in despair and as she
walked from the room muttercd: "All
right then, this will he the last of me" OF
course her parents thought nothing Of the
remark, thinking it would all pass off in a
few minutes. When called for supper, how
ever, Miss Essic refused tc eat and soon left
the room. She procured n rope and went
quietly into the back yard, where she mount
Ell the fence by large cedar tree and adj
Justed the rope to n limb, then placing it
around her neck. she cascd off the fence.
Her neck was not broken and she slowly
chokcd to death. The dclibcratencss of the
act is shown in the fact that while hanging.
if she had rcpentcd, she could have reached
the limb with her hand and rescued herself.
She was found before her body was cod,
and every effort was made to restore her.
but Of no avail and she was buried at
Thomasyillc yesterday.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-29
COTTON BAGGING.

Iicjoice to see that persistent spirit mani-
tested by the noble farmers Of the county
in adhering to the Alliance resolution to
use cotton baggng. Most any time, for tho
'ast few weeks, that look to the road can
see wagons from the various sections Of the
County, going to the markets with their cot
ton clad in Alliance form; aud brethren,
glory in your sagacity, and aulaciIy, aud
veracity AMI tenacity. Such fidelity rs you
manifest means something and the parasites
that have been our worst foes can't
c!eave TO you when you band yourselves to-
gether rs one man An sA 5,+ II solid front
We have been informed that some of the
unprincipcd commission merchants will
buy our Allianc; cotton and re-wrap il in
jute before shipping it plainly proving that
they do not regard the wrlfsc" - 49, ">a
mer, II they can add llttle more to their
own pockets; AMI they prolong the life Of
the ju:c;rust.
Our wise aud good leaders cay, we can
out-gencral them by reducing the size Of
our bales to two hundred pounds, anl wrap
it entirely npie white bagging. We b,.ieve
the idea is good one, for then we viii
have still greater use for our low grades
Of Gotten AMI thereby enhancs tho price,
and then it will not pay SPECTATORS to ex-
change the cotton b,gging for the jutc, and
our cotton being entirely covered, will b,
kept cc'n. and consequently there will be
no loss to the buyer. You know, brethren.
the Alliance has done great things for US
this year, so let us join hands together AMI
move on with wisdom AMI tirmncss against
the opposing powers that crnfron, us.
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Lots for Sale at West Union.

At no time since VIC canc to Union has
there been fiuer opportunity for buying
building lots cheap than will be offered
next MouIay, by the ,a'e of the farm known
rs the Dunbar llhcs, one of tic most Gle
waited nnd attractive spots within the corpo-
,rcta limit api-~-.r'c-.'-,- ihn-~hale. town
NSH5S = - bns been laid of by Col. J. L..
Young, into u one ncrc lots. with two gnod
streets running North and South. intcrsect-
ing the Blasingane rpad, and IA acre
farm in the rear, which could DC made a
splendid pasture lot convenient to town.
The place has been named West Union,
and we predict that or Gyears from now,
it will be as thickly populated n, the town
proper, and tho value of the lots will be
from 6 to 10 times higher than they will
command next Monday.
Union is growing surely, and the demand
for town property will 50 incaea'e in few
years that every building lot within tho cor
porate limits will fni ready sale at greatly
advanced pricos.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-29
COTTON SEED.

1t is certainly poor policy for farmers to
sell or allow cotton seed TO be taken from
their farms without commensurate re-
turn Of fertilizer.
At nearly every railroad station there are
agents who are Offering from fifteen TO
twenty cents per bushel fur all the cot,on
seed they can get. and l see that many Of
the colored renters and tenants, and some Of
the whites, arc selling their seed for The
cash, seemingly without perceiving or car
ing Tint they are making terrible drain
on our bally abused feds
IL you do let your seed 6, from the farm
% the oil mills. by all means get back the
same amount of cotton seed meal, or some
other fertilizer Of equal value.
1t will not take n maa but few years to
run down the hest farm, if he allows the
entire products of the farm TO be removed :.
Every thrifty farmer should have it nn-
dcrstood with his tenants that they must
MT sell The cotton seci without his (the
| farmer's) consent. don't believe that the
great value Of cotton secI as n manure is
| generally estimated. Some of the best cot
| ton thnt is in our section this year has been
grown on old fields, fertilizcd with cotton
seed meal, and wonderful difference there
| is where n small handful of cotton seed
that has been killed is put under each hill Of
| corn.
| 1t is hmentabe shortsightednts, for If
teen or twenty cents to allow fertilizer Ia
| ken from our farms that is worth much
| provement Of our own land.
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Hems Raised Pork.

heWe sSshsso A0fA'
Messrs. Isaac and Ira Harris, who runs
The Grist and Saw Mill formerly owned by
Dir. Hix, In this iown, reports killing four
splendid hogs. weighing respectively, 45s,
455, 406 and a64 pounds. That is good
showing Of what can be done in this county,
in. the way Of raising our own pork. But
We dP MI thiIk Messrs. Harris hogs should
al xsg}isfS competition with hogs raised
under sdasrsnt surroundings. Very few
people own Grist Mills, consequently very
few enjoy the advantage Of raising their
pork on the toll they earn in grinding other
peoples corn. A poor corn year with our
farmers interfcrcs but little with the re-
turns Of Grist Mill, for the people must
have mcsl, and If not from home raised corn
then from Western corn, and it is all tOllcd
by the miller, and he fattens his hogs on it.
We, however, commend the Messrs Harris
for SCI ting SO good an example, and hope to
receive similar reports from many Ladies
and gentlemen throughout the County.
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For the TIMES,
FOT tNC lTMFS.
What E. w. ]. Lost at the State Fair.

MIR. EplroR.-I read with n great deal of
interest "E. W. Js' report of the State Fair
and fully agree with you that in consequence
of the short time spent there, he did not see
some of the most interesting exhibits.
| was not rs fortunate as "E. w. j. to he
able to spend whole day at the State Fair,
but was permitted to spend about twenty
minutes only there. The only thing that l
saw was the exhibit Of the State University.
This was little world in itself, and l felt
fully repaid for going to the Fair grounds.
1t was considered by many the most at
tractivc and instructive exhibit. Specimens
of wood and iron work composed great part
of the exhibit. The principles upon which
the electric car, dynamo and other electrical
machines are based, were fully illustrated.
Indeed, in that one exhibit there was enough
to occupy the attention of the enquirer for
months. | was sorry that | missed "E. W. j.
when he visited the Electric Light works. II
he had been willing, l probably could have
given him 'tastc' Of that current
which will light our streets, run our cars
and cook our food for us.
am glad to hear that electric lights will
be used III the Cotton Seed Oil Mill at Union.
They are certainly the cheapest Reatest uud
brightest lights known to man.
Very Respectfully.
\. +. MCkIsSICK.
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Boycott Spectators in Necessa,ies.
WEAyERyILLE, n. c.,

W WEANbhNlbbb, N. S'J
II. NJ. STOKES, Eso.-Some two years ago
or more, a number Of gentlemen from Bra
I'll came to New York and formed q syndicate
with members Of the coffee Exchange for the
purpose of speculating in coffee. This they
did. by putting up margins and getting con-
troll Of the stock on hand at the commercial
centres. AS soon rs this was accomplished
n great outcry was made through the press
of a deficient or short coffee crop. False
statements of the amount on hand were made
and persistantly reiterated jobbers and re-
tailers Immediately advanced the price, and,
under the skillful manipulation of the specu-
lators, coffee went up to its present price.
Now this was purely matter OF speculation,
rs is evidenced by the fact that there was
not n short crop, but the production i'll Bra
zil that very year was 0OO,Ooo sacks In eS-
cess of the year previous.
Believing that these spectators could be
brought to grief made patient investiga-
ton of merchants ledgcrs and found that
the monthly consumption of coffee, In tins
mountain section, was seven pounds to the
family. Taking the population OF the
United States to be sixty millions, would
give twelve millions of families and mt Tbs
to family, the consumption would amount
to 81 millions of pounds, per month.
Upon this calculation | wrote an article
for the Ellsworth HerdId calling upon the
people TO Boycott coffee and ruin the specu-
lators The article was published and
copied by few papers, but for want of con-
cert of actiou, very little was accomplished.
However, the greatly increased price consid-
crably restricted consumption, and there
were some heavy failures among the specula-
tors. me con uvr still oniots. IL tho ALI
ancc the Knights of Labor and the press of
the country will call upon the people to
abaplon the Use of coffee for single monN
the worst the spectators would he ruined
| The surcSt cure for these spcculations i'll tho
| prime ncccssarcS oflifc, is to Boycott any
article that goes above u normal price. The
| Alliance and the Knights of Labor arc now
powerful organizations and they have only
| to use the Boycott judiciously and the shar'
| pcrs and swindlcrs will he deferred from
| the investment of millions for such nefarious
purposes. The press issupposcd to conserve
the interest of the people and should give
aid. Very truly Yours
Dir. w. W. WING,
Mayor of Wcavcrvillc, n. c.
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100000 "lloLD- Ur. Fort Worth.
Nov. 28.-Sixtccn masked and heavily armed
men boarded the Southhound Santa Fc pas
sengcr train last night at Bcrwyn, n sma |
station in the Chickasaw Nation, Indian
Territory, and cut the engine and mail and
express cars loose from the passenger
coaches. They then ran the train two miles
and threw the fireman off the locomotive
Then the robbers began an attack on the cx-
press car. The guard and messengers fired
twenty shots, but finally gave in, after the
robbers had literally riddlcd the car. The
money stolen is between $50. 900 and $50.
Wo and came principally from Chicago.
United states marshals are in pursuit of The
robbers.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-29

METEoRoLoGiCAL FORECASTS FOR DrrEM
EER.-Thc Venus disturbance mentioned i'm
November forecasts, and felt severely in
November phenomena. is central on Dcccm
her lth, and will itcnSify the storms of the
first of December period, which, under nor
nal conditions, would he from about the "a
to the Ith The presence of extra disturbing
causes, however, call for continuance of
pcrturbcd weather over the rcactonary DAYS
inc Hth ana "th. Extremes of temperature
i'll rapid phenomenal succession, is = marked
characteristic of the Venus disturbances
hence the storm periods during it, domi
nance are almost sure to BEGIN abnorm,lIv
warm and culmnatc in sudden and extreme
cold
The second storm period for December he
gins about the 18th. and runs to the I'm
Our readers will remember that this period i.
III the very midst of the regular winter SyL,,;cs
perturbation. and remembering the presence
ana characteristics of Venus and that I',Ic1o
IS GENITAL on the 18th, they may count ON some
lull-gr"wn. WINTER strormS about the 12th to
10Th. There will be rain and much snow f,I.
lowed promptly by extremely cold dovs Tho
rcactlonaiy movements about the Iyh and
10Th will most likely be merged into tLn
the general SolSttial disturbances. with =
decided tendency TO higher Temperature
about those days
Vulcan disturbance is central ON Christ
mas day. higher temperature than the
days Immediately preceding is apt to he on
us way from thc west To the cast attended
ny storms "i rain and snow. Many parts of
inc country VIII I've covered with snow. and
have cold, frosty weather during the hol;dovs
There Is n .H,rcHrk disturbance On tho H.,
day OF December. which is also lny of rcoc-
iI"nhly storm tendencies Mercury is famous
i"r MS M'' |"rmS Ht this time of the v,,r
Inc prospects are good that nature will mn
up hrr winter fcStoonS in exchanging Dcccm.
her for January. and that we shall slim from
ia" Oh" INTO the other on sea of ice. = voyd |
anil jIojkS. wv"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-29

Hos- In the closing proceedings of tho
South Carolina Conference we find the fol-
lowing in relation to the G. lumbia Female
College. DR.. Darby has done wonders to-
ward rccupcrating the College and placing it
IN solid and healthy condition, and we arc
not sure that frequent change of off cials in
any institution "f lcarning--unIcss for
some fagrant fault in the officials themselves
has ever proved advantageous to it's charac-
ter for permancncy and efficiency
That Dr.. Jones will prove !. worthy sue
cess of the popular and beloved DR.. Darby,
we have not the least doubt. for VIC know
him to be one of the purest, able.t snd most
lovcable men in the Conference.
The Chairman of the Board of Trustees
of the Columbia Female College announc ccd
that the Rev. DR.. o. 4. Darby hal rendered
his resignation "A president of the institu
tion, and that with great rclucts nee and re-
grct the Board had finally accented the
proticrcd resignation. DR.. Darby had writ
ten his letter of resignation be fore the con-
vcning of Conference. and. il is stated. in
tends to resume his former relation with the
Conference rs n preacher and take n rcpu-
lnr appointment. Ills rcsgna ton is uncon-
dltIonal ~ To time. etc, hu the trustees
have asked him To retain the presidency
until June next, and he has consented
The trustees have elected ns president the
Rev. DR.. Samuel Is. Jones. but il is not vet
known If he will accept hut il is thought
probable that he may, in view of the hand
some unanimity of the tcndsr.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-29

B9p One farmer in l.aurcns County ha.
sold $500 worth Of hogs of his own raising
this year, and has "a few more of the same
sort left We venture the assertion that
The cost of raising those hogs was not over
one-half the cost of producing that amount
-S bales--in cotton.
The surest and most profitable way for our
farmers to fight trusts combinations and
al spectators in the ncccssarcs of life. is TO
raise oil their own supplies that their farms
will permit then, having food for man and
beast, they can laugh at hard times and hold
their cotton for n rcmunclatve price. Thus,
they will kill two or more combination. nj
one shot-thc pork packers, the cotton
srcculators, and everybody else who may
combine to cxtort enormous profits |
them.
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Conference Appointments.


We take from the full list ofappointmonts
mado a. the South Carolina Conference Of
the NJ. +. Church South, just closed, the fol-
lowing appointments for this District:
T.o HERBERT, Il.
Srartanburg, ". r. Richardson, s. i,
Jsnes, supernumernry; City Mission. S. j.
Bethea, J. F. Smith, supernumerary; Union,
W. !. Herbert; Cherokee, J. =. Attaway, L.
l.. Archer, supernumcrary; South Union,
J. Attaway, Jonesville, ID. z. Boyd. NJ. B.
Kelly; Gaffney City, A. a. Gilbert; Laurens,
T. E, Morris; North L,urens, w. A. Clarke;
Clinton, J, E. Mnhnffey; Belmont, d. r..
Brown; Campobclla, S. T. BIackm'n; Paco-
lot, T. NJ. Dent; Clifton. J. W. Shell; Wof-
ford College, A. Coke Smith, Professor; j..
c. Kiigo, Financial Agent.
Rev. 8. A. Weber goes to Aiken; R.vs. j.
M. Carlisle and A. II. Lester have bee n
placed on the superannu>ted list. Good and
faithful servants, worn ont in the service
Of their Lord and Master.
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OUR STATE EXCHANGE.

Has every Sub-Alliauce in the County
taken stick in the State Business Ex-
chang? II mt, Why? Do you not
think it would be of great advantages
to have her protection thrown around
you? Remember, brethren, that on'A
those Alliances who have shares in the EI-
change nee expect her assistance. You all.
doubtless, know the object Of the Exchange.
AMI if you, rs nm Alliance, think yourselves
ableio paddle your own Canoe" without
her aid. have no more TO say.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-29
The Fuxzler.

Our friend $. NJ. Rice, Jr., at East
Union, has another puzzle for his customers
to solve when they go to purchase their
Christmas presents. lie says he wants to
help the Printer by advertising, and the
printer desires all Of the readers of the
TINES to hep Spencer, by calling on him
fxiDgs, in order that the puzzle may be
solved. how it is possible for him to sell his
goods 20 cheap. S, call and see Spencer
for he is u man Of his word.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-29
Our Members in their Seats

Senator Munro and Representatives Fow
Ter, MckisSick and Beatty. went to Columbia
Monday, and were in their seats in the
Legislature at the call of the rolls Of the two
houses on Tuesday.
I. B. Butler, Esq. OF this town. also went
down with the members, and reported for
duty on Tuesday i'll the engrossing depart
mcnt Of the Legislature.
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sH.- We don't know whether any appoint
'ncnt has been made Of census ;akcr for
this census division of the State. but think
hot' ana being particularly dcsirous Of get
ting a full, faithful and honest census rc-
turn of this division, which can only he OBJ
tained through capable honest and energetic
census takcr, we take the liberty Of cnlorS-
ing the application of Mr.. j. l.. Strain. Nlo
we consider emincntly qualified for the Gu
ties Of that position.
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ss,y" In the list Of Cotton Seed oil Mills
III" fe''ili%er Factories. reported in the
N"rS amt Co"rt"r, AZ taken from the Annual
Report of the Secretary Of State, showin,
the amount of capital invested during the
year ending Oct 81. lSsg. we do not see
the Union Cotton Seed Oil Mill. &C.. with
capital or $2',00o, mentioned This Mill
is nearly completed and will be in full
operation about the 10Th of next month