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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-08-16
Personals.

Miss Josie Kershaw, of Camden, is on q
visit to the family of Mr.. J. X. Young.
Prof. b. F. Bailey, of Beaufort, paid his
friends in Union visit this week We
arc pleased to learn that Prof. Baily is meet,
ing with the high success his talents en-
title him to.
Mr.. B. d. Culp, Of Atlanta, is visiting
relatives here. We arc always glad to
shake hands with Bennie, for he is q great
favori'e with us, aud we are pleased to hear
he prospecting.
Miss Sall;e Allan, of Charleston, is visit
ing Mr.. w. A. Nicholson and family.
Miss Mary Cantwel, after q pleasant
visit to Mr.. james Grant and family, re-
turned to her home in Columbia last week
Miss Robson, of Charleston, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. McDermid.
Mrs. Geo. II. Uctzel and Miss Manic
OetIel, have returned from New York ac-
componied by their sister, Miss Carrie
Octzcl, of Brooklyn.
Mrs. W. IL. Miller, son and daughter,
have gone to Morristown, Tenn, on II
visit to relatives.
Mrs. Moore. of Charleston, is visiting her
parents, Rev. and Mrs. S. A. Weber.
Mrs. r. W. Harris has returned from an
extended visit to her mother, Mrs. Nancy
Ray at Huntington, Laurens County.
Mrs John L. Weber, of Charleston, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John l..
Young.
Mr.. j l.. s. Hill, of Okalona Miss, is
OH a visit to relatives and friends here. We
are pleased to see Mr.. Hill looking 50 hale
and hearty.
Mrs. s. a. Stringfelow, and Mrs. Sallie
S. Walker, nee Miss Sallie Stringfellow, and
a little daughter Of Fort Russell, Wyoming,
are visiting her relatives Mrs. A. L. Arthur
and family.
Miss Pauline Arthur has gone to Colum-
bia on visit to relatives.
Mrs. c. I. Murphy and Miss Hctty Muir.
ply arc visiting friends in the Meadow
woods
Mrs. Jas. Allan and her son Richard, have
returned to Charleston, after u visit of few
weeks to W. A. Nicholson and mily.
Misses Eva and Floric BuclIhcil. of Flor
cncc, are visiting relatives here.
Mrs. G. \. Buchhcit and children. Of
Florence. arc-cs-a. yisit.n their relatives at
this place.
MI John Kcnncthy and wife, and Mir,
G. II. Jur>. of Charleston. are visiting
friends here.
Mrs. j. +. McMastcr, of Wnnshoro. i,
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mr.. :. VI
Rice
MIR. l.. y. Rodgcr and wife. of CrlGmh9
are visiting their parents here.
Mc>,r>. !ancs f., Hunter and Wa. :
McLurc have returned from the mouuta!#-
Capt C. \. Mcllugh and his accomplished
wife, ""' Miss Agnes Hill, nni the Misses
St Amand, all of Charleston, are visiting
Mrs. McIIugh's mother, relatives and
friends.
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The Colored Odd Fellows.

Last week our town was quite lively hy
the addition If about $50 culorcd strangers
attending the annual meeting Of the Grand
Lodge of |. .. o. r.
In another column Will he found report
of such of the proceedings a. is proper to he
made public, furnished hy the Grand Sec
rctary, W. II. Rutherford.
ON Thursday the Lodge formed in pro-
ccssiun and marched To Rice grove, where
they listened to able addresses from some Of
their members after which they marched
through the principal streets, preceded by
music from the Iorkvilc Brass Band.
In their handsome Rcgalas and the re-
markaby fine personal appearance Of the
members, the procession was quite all i'm
posing cortcgc
\ more gcntlcmanly aui orderly body Of
men never visited Union During the four
days of stay among us, we did not hear of
the slightest act Of disorder or unltcasant
ness among themselves and a. To fhcir out
ward department that Was mcNcclil"nnl.
and commanded the respect of everybody.
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RECEIPT FOR PICKLES.

AS my lady friends are giving to each
other such nice receipts in the Alliance
column, want to tell my young unmarried
brothers how to have perfect pickles all the
year round: Pick you out girl that bangs
her hair, hiding her forehead, (wherc the
brains ought to be,) causing her to look like
a merino sheep, or Scotch poodle; one
that has her waist shaped like q dirt-dauber,
SO that she can only breathe in the upper
portion Of the lungs; that saunters up tho
aislcs of church on Sunday morning, wear
ing hustle, reminding one of q guinea
fowl in Springtime, in n dewy clover. lot,
trying to keep dry; one that let's Ma attend
to the domestic affairs, and can talk only of
girls are, and will likely remain, perfect
pickles. They are skilled in anatomy.
They can bisect and diseect character and
reputation their tongues are "sharper than
any two-cdgcd sword;" they can snatch up
an honest, plain country cracker" whose
character and morals are unsullicd, and just
riddle him; or they will grab the dress of
some poor girl and pronounce it an old one
remodelcd, and jerk the ribbon from her
hat and find it is the one she wore last season.
Make love to and marry such a one and your
dctcnceless head will become like the bald
eagles, and the remainder of your life will
be voyage on the sea of acrimony, filled
with storms and whirlpools.
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PROpuEsYING Disastrous EIpLosToNS.--
la the Scientific 1D,cric0n of July 6, appear
cd paragraph in which j. f. Thickton ex-
presses similar apprehension in drilling the
earth and cxhausIing the natural gas as is
expressed by the following professor in n
recent issue of the P0pWidr Science .UoRthly.
Professor Joseph +. Jones assumes the
earth to be hollow sphere filled with
gaseous substance, called by US natural
gas, and he thinks that tapping these reser-
voirs will cause disastrous explosions, re.
sulting from the lighted gas coming in
contact with that which is escaping. lie
compares the earth to balloon iloated and
kept distcndnd by the gas in the interior;
which, if exhausted, will! aause the crust
to COLLAR Sc, affect the motion Of the earth
i'll its orbit, cause it to loso its place among
the heavenly bodies, and fall in pieces.
Another writer thinks that drilling should
be prohibited by stringent laws. lie, too,
thinks there is possibility of an explosion,
though from another cause. Should such
belt from Toledo through Ohio, Indiana,
and Kentucky will be ripped up to the depth
of 200 or 500 feet and foopcd over lik e
pancake, leaving chasm through which,
the waters of Lake Erie will come down
flling the Ohio and Mississippi valleys,
anil blotting them out forever
Still another theorist has Investigated the
gas wells with telephones and delicate thor
mometers, and he announces startling dis
covcrics. Ilo distinguished sounds like the
boiling of rocks, and estimated that a mile
and onc-half or SO beneath the Ohio and In
diana gas field the temperature of the earth
is $500 degrees.
The Scientist says an immencc cavity
exists. and that here the gas is stored;
that mile below the bottom Of the cavity
is mass of roaring, soothing fame. which
is gradually eating into the rock floor Of
the cavern and thinning it. Eventually
lie flames will reach the gas. and terrific
explosion will enSuc'--Sc"Ht,fc lmrIcaH.
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neA- A duel was fought at Cedar Dluif,
Ala, last Saturday between Mr.. Patrick
Calhoun, of Atlanta, Geo., and Mr.. John
ID. Williamson president of the Chattanooga,
Rome and Columbus railroad: The Cover
nors Of Georgia and Alabama did Whist they
could to prevent the duel, but the
dueling party eluded the vigilance of
the officers, and selecting secluded place
in the woods near Cedar Bluff, the seconds
marked off ten PAGES, and the principals
took their positions. Mr.. Williamson s
second, counted three and gave the COM
mand to fire. Mr. Williamson fired five
shots. Mr.. Calhoun fired only ono. None
OF the shots drew blood. Mr.. Calhoun,
then aeEe6 Mr. Williamson il he
would unconditionally withdraw the in.
su!ting epithets he had applied to him on
Thursday in Atlanta. Mr.. Williamson re-
piled that he would not. Mr.. Calhoun
after talking; to hio second, repeated the
question. Mr.. Williamson repGe3wth%,",, The
would wiu ,draw the eni.t!6ets If MIR. Calhoun
i'".'' W 49,: III tiS Said so far rs it referred
10 his (W illiamson's 81 character and vcracity.
Mr.. Calhoun agreed to this, and fired his
four remaining shots into the air. The duel.
lists arrived in Rome at night about o clock
The Code Duello was perfectly observed in
every respect
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10Y A few davs 400 n letter appearsd il

a6s- few days ago letter appeared in
ths celumbia and Charleston daily papers,
from one W. L. barnard, OF Now Yv,s, ~r1
addressed to the Secretary Of State Of South
Carolina, from which we extract the follow
ing:
As the representative of n syndicate of
New York and German capitalists, who are
investing largely in an extensive and costly
plant for the production Of aluminium (pure
and in the form of alloys by modern electro
lytical processes, invented abroad, but nlso
patented in this country, and which cal
for very heavy mechanical power, sm seek
ing for location combining proximity to
water or cheap ii C., competitive) rail trans
portal to the seaboard, with an available
water power Of at least j,O0O-horse power,
mot less than l,OOO-horsc power at extreme
low water with minimum liability to serious
interruption or damage by floods.
y power obtained from n high fall, rather
than from great volume Of water, and fed
from wooded country, preferred. A site
of at least twenty acres is required, and rs
the plant. composed principally of power
ful dynamos and electric crucibles, very
costly of frnnstrur,ionj would be seriously in
jured by exposure to water, it is matter of
primo Importance that the site shall not be
subjected to the slightest danger from over
flow.
When we read the letter our thought, inn
mediatcly turned to LockhaIt Shoals, in
this County, as probably presenting as many
of the requirements for such an establish
mcnt as any water power in the country.
Unfortunately, the location of this magnii-
cent water power is TOO far from water or
railroad transportation, while the roads to
are-tUU rugged Tor even capitalists
to think of utilizing it.
Should On outlet by railroad bo built to
Lockharts, or very near it, its splendid power
would not long be allowed to run to wasss..
but we would soon see New PinckEeyyille
risseIl{a atyssid thyssside il; ,eeming with thousands
of Industrious, thrifty citizens and full Of
enterprises of all kinds.
We were in hope that the 3 Cs road would
run close to il: and we still think if that
branch is ever built, one Of the greatest in
ducements will be the development Of the
grand and never failing water power Of
Lockhart Shoals, with plenty Of cheap and
fertile lands around it to invite capital and
large thrifty population.
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Death of Miss Eora MoNally.

1t is our sad dury this wcch To announce
the death of Mis- Nora McNally. daughter
of the lamcntcd Thomas McNally, which sad
event occurred last Saturday evening, August
10. AT . u clock III the 10th year other age
Mis- Nora had been in bad health since car
ly last Spring, iroma severe cold contracted
in April. and her mrimcly death has cast n
gloom over her many personal friends and
the community at large, who lovcd her for
her many amiahlc traits of character.
The death of Miss Nora j. the third ono
uf her ca>,matc. since the close Of the Cliff
ford Seminary in June. ami although the
other TWO did not live here the no less
sad. amd should deeply impress IL all with
the truth that while in the midst of life
We are in death The hcrcavci family
have the sympathy of the entire community
III their sal uitiictiVn.
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Hebron Alliance Picnic.

The Local bad the pleasure last Friday
Of attending the picnic given by the Hebron
Alliance, at Hebron Church.
To say that it was q pleasant occasion
aud q success would but feebly express 1t,
for We can truthfully say it was one Of
the most pleasant picnics we have ever had
the pleasurs Of attending.
Rev. NJ. b. Kelly, County Lecturer, ad-
dressed the Alliance and visitors on the
objects and aims of the Alliance, which We
believe are just and right, and we most
heartily endorse the motto. "equal rights
to ALL special privileges to noue." 1t is
mistaken idea into which many have fallen,
that the Farmers Alliance is opposed to any
particular class, or industry, for the decla-
lation of principles, as we heard them
read, does not oppose any particular busi-
ness, industry or enterprise, but is simply
protective, which is legitimate and right,
for VIC hold that each aud every business
has q right to protect itself against all
iniquitous trusts and combinations, which
are becoming so common and powerful oil
over the world.
DIR. ]. p. Thomas also addressed the as
sembly on the workings of the order, and
what the DR.. said was full of sound logic
aud wholesome advice.
sumptuous dinner was the next in
order, aud it was q dinner, sure. The
difficulty with us was, whore to commence
on the good things, 50 as to be able to
sample all before we were "stalled." We
tried our best bu. gave out about half way
down the table, and came to the conclusion
that the Ladies around Hebron Church
know how to get up the good things Of this
life, to tempt the appetite, as admirably as
any Ladies in the land. Aud if our reli-
gious notion dill not forbid, we would bet
whole patch of plrchei pindcrs that the
neghborhool of Hebron can produce as
many truly handsome women, married and
single, as any other section of its size in
this mundane sphere, and they ore "as good
as they look" too.
After dinner, the Alliance held O meeting,
and the visitors gathered under the shade
of the trees in social intercourse, and thus
| passed off one Of the most delightful pic
MICS ever given in this county, perfect
| "feast of reason and flow Of soul, and it
will long be remembered by the members Of
| Hebron Farmers Alliance and their visitors.
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ODDS AND ENDS,

Monday night, and must forget the busy
day in the farm and keep my eyes open till
write something for the allotted column.
Lets all Of us Alliance folks: be smart
people. With twelve hundred members in
Union County. We ought to take twelve
hundred copies Of the Union TINES.
One dollar and fifty cents Is as cheap
as We could ask for our county poper.
IL the paper is not quite as good as
It might be We are TO blame. Our kind
Editor would rejoice to see the intel
lects that are now latent in all parts Of old
Union take hold Of his columns aud make
things lively and edifying, and then l can
imagine the smile that would light up his
pleasant face il the balance of the twelve
hundred who do not take the TINES would
walk in with 81 so each and subscribe. But
you say you live with ''pa' and have NO
family. Well, if you are 2l, and through
school, and have sound body, good sense
and are not lazy; if you are not married you
ought to be. Is not that 80, friend L. W. j?
Any man that cannot supporta wife in this
highly favored land, ought to quit the
world and "take up saplin." Some young
men form the idea that they must get rich
aud then marry. The best investment O
true young man can make is to get true
wife. But believe will write you young
men receipt on "pickles" and perhaps by
next week one on preserves"
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ASBURY ALLIANCE.

MIR. EDIron.-At the last meeting of the
Asbury Alliance, No 232, held Aug. 0, 1889,
it was resolved not to patronize any gin or
ginncr who bought or sold jute bagging.
Our Alliance numbers over forty members,
and with but few exceptions, they are men
of sterling worth, who have counted the
cost and made the commitment. With such
an energetic and prosperous farmer as Capt
J. d. Jctferies, for President, you can easily
surmise we mean business. II. {. L.
l love to see determination in anything we
undertake. With resolutions fully formed,
task is half accomplished. l fully endorse
the resolution to use cotton bagging, and
also to buy only fertilizers in cotton sacks,
thereby keeping at home the millions sent
abroad for jute OF hemp; but differ with n
member of the County Alliance, who says
our corn must come wrapped in cotton sacks.
The cheapest, and by far the best way is to
get our corn wrapped i'll shUcks and have it
imported from our fields; and any man that
can't make his bread and meat at homc is
unworthy the name of a farmer. can cite
to farmers in my own neighborhood who
own only upland, who have never bought n
bushcl Of corn since the war, and to-day
have plenty of old corn in their cribs and
meat in their smokchouses. OF course such
farmers prosper. EDITOR.
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Fire.

Fire.
Last Friday morning about o clock Mr.
G. l.. Allen discovered that his kitchen was
on fire. He Immediately gave the alarm,
but before assistance could he had the flames
extended to the dwelling and before they
could he arrested the building was totally
destroyed.
After assistance came all Of the furniture
and household goods were taken out, hut
much damaged. The kitchen furniture
was entirely destroyed
The afternoon before the fire Mrs. Allen
had colorcd man to clean out the stove,
and it is supposed that he put the ashes in
awoodcn box. and left them i'll il on the
floor. and some live Goals set fire 10 the
box and caused the fire.
The property was insured: hut while MIR.
Allen did not lose any furniture, the los. is
pretty heavy on him in many other respects.
lie has the sympathy Of the entire COM
munity.
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D0S- Our subscription list is on q boem,
and we intend astonishing our subscribers at
the commencement Of our next volume. by
the improvements we shall then make in the
TINES.
We sincerely thank our friends in the
country for the substantial interest they are
taking in the welfare Of the TIMES, and do as
us. Every new subscriber is 80 much tow
ard the enlargement and general improve
ment of the paper.
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Union A It II.

1t was truly amusing TO hear the colored
Odd Fellows from the lower counties oi the
State, who attended the meeting Of the
Grand Lodge last week, tell Of the personal
fears they had when Union was selected
which to hold the annual meeting Of 1889.
One of them said TO us, "Union has q
hard name in ny county; and just ex-
pected that we should have considerable
trouble with the white people before VIC left !;
for we were led to believe that it was q
drunken, rowdy town, where il was danger
Gus for a strange negro to walk the -sireets- :
..p-..,------s ne ieN, 81 cannot tell
you how agreeably disappointed We have
been. have attended three annual meet
ings of the Lodge, in as many towns, and,
Mr.. Editor, we have never been treated az
kindly, or received as many courtesies as we
have from the white people af Union ut our
present meeting, and we will all leave you
feeling that Union is one of the prettiest
and hcalthiest towns in the State, and her
citizens arc the most enlightened, unprcju-
diced hospitable and moral people in South
Carolina"
a large number of the delegates called on
us just before leaving, and expressed them
selves much in the same way, assuring us
that they had never been in a town Of this
size where there was more order observed,
less drunkenness and higher regard for
the rights of all classes and conditions Of
its citizens
IL is always pleasant to hear suoh kind
words spoken of the community in which
We live, even by transient visitors, but more
especially when years Of residence enables
us to corrcboratc every word Of praise
uttered.
Yes, Union l., a modci torn, so far as
health, beauty, intelligence, and high
sense of honor among its citizens can make
it desirable place for residence and busi-
ness and sometimes we think it would bc =
pity to break up its present peace and order
by introducing such elements rs n Cotton
Factory, Seed Oil Mill or new Railroad to
break the monotony, attract new citizens
and create hustle among the business men
Of the place.
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FINE Fibre BAG Observation-Disclosures, n.
c., August Sit is understood that large
capitalists arc here and represented to in
corporate the American Pine Fibre Com.
pany, with ample capital TO produce pine
fibre bngging for covering cotton bales, on a
very large scale. Great improvements have
been made of late in this new industry
and the promoters arc now shipping pine
bagging daily into various sections Of the
cotton belt for the purpose Of introducing
the new product, which it is claimed Will
solve the hogging question for the cotton
planters of the South. and relieve them of
the exactions Of tho iGte combination.
1t seems tGG-us now, that with cotton and
pip"- fibre bagging, the cotton planters may
be pretty we'll heeied to successfully fight
the jutc trust. There is considerable doubt
whether the cotton bagging mills can turn
out sufficient covering for this years crop;
but if the Pine Fibre Company can produce
enough to make up the deficiency, if there
should be any, we think it would be the
true policy Of the Alliances, and the mer
chants. to order Pine-fbrc bigging. If the
Alliances should find themselves short Of
cotton bagging, the merchants could supply
them with pine fibre bagging as an accept
able compromise or assistance in their effort
to defeat the jutc combination. At any rate
the Alliances could not object to any mer-
chant Offering pinc-fbrc bagging for sale.
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Correspondence of the Union Times J
News from North Pacolet.

ETA JANE, August l2.-Since my last
we have had good weather for farm work
and people are getting pretty well through
with it. Crops that have escaped the high
waters could not be better.
Last night Rev. Henry J. Morgan, the
evangelist, closed q series Of meetings at
Wilson'S Chapel. Considerable interest
was manifested and some accessiOns to the
Church was the result. His daughter,
Miss Carrie Morgan, presided at the organ
which with the choir under the leadership
of Prof j. L. Vaughn, formed n prominent
feature of the worship. Rev. A. A. Gilbert,
the regular minister, was present and took
an active part in the exercises
Last Wednesday the following written re-
quest was han led to Rev. Gilbert, and by
him publicly announced with u few appro-
priate remarks: "Ask Gods people to pray
that our crops may not he destroyed. and
that we may have an abundance to give
with grateful hearts to His work" The
congregation were invited to join Rev. S.
ID. f. Gault in prayer, that this request
might be granted. The scene wus both
solemn aud impressive. Wilson'S Chapel is
Il live church and its members-male and
fema!e-are Jealous in their work.
Mr.. Morgan and his daughter go to Edge
field next, where they will begin-a series
of meetings next Sunday. lie is n man Of
great ability, both mentaiy and physically,
and thoroughly understands his business.
His daughter as singer and organist can
interest almost any audience. She is q
great help to him in his ministerial work.
At Elbcthel Baptist Church yesterday, II
persons were baptized. Rev. F. c. dickson
is doing good work in that community.
Railroad news is ut low ebb We can
hear but little talk just now on that sub
ject.
Our county is well represented in the
U. S. Court at Grcenville just now.
VoX.