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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-27
Correspondence ofthe Union TimesN
Deferred News from yenssvills.

JoxEsvILLB, 8. c., Sept. 20.-Ws had
GOOD rain the 9th inst, which did much good
to cotton and other crops, except csrn,
which was already made. Tho cotton crop
has failed considerably, end viii, in oil
probability, fall below an average. Picking
commenced last week, though there was no
Messrs. J. H. Coleman & Sons ginnsd
their nrst bale on the 17th. see no Juts
bsgging in town ss yet.
We have had some sickness In our town
Of late, and one death-Mr. James brsucs
ohiid, who died last week from dysentery.
Messrs. J. L. McWhirter & Co., have
made an addition to their store-houss In
order to have sufficient room for their largo
stock Of goods.
Mr.. r. 4. Whitlock's large store-house 10
completed, except the paint, and Mr.: Henry
Hames is using the brush on 1t now.
Several changes will be made when Mr..
| Whitlock moves into bis new house.
Messrs. Harris & Foster have opened
Music House in Spartauburg.
DR.. Felix Littlejohn has laid down his
| Saddle Bags and is going to take position
as clerk with Mr.. ]. N. Lemsster.
Mr.. Banks Fowler is with J. l.. Nc
| Whirter & Co.
Mr.. Penney. Of Abbevills, is attendin 6
our High School and also assisting his un-
| ole, our r. r. Agent.
MIR. Carter, Of Columbia, is in town,
taking lessons in Telegraphy under young
Mr.. Penney.
Our High School opened the 9th inst,
with SO pupils aud now we have over o.
Mr.. Sarratt has great tact in teaching, and
II n good disoiplinarisn. We expect under
his management to build up . hne school.
Misses Allah Pollard, Of Laurens, Mamie
Fripp, of Spartanburg, Mamie Wood, o
Paoolet, end Florence McGowan, Of Skull
Shoals, were all in Jonesville last week
visiting relatives and friends. Misses Pol
lard and Fripp will remain over for SOM
time.
Messrs. Ed Eison, Of Union, w. A. Smith
of Bogansville, "Seaton," Of Pscolet, an.
Albert MCGOWAN, Of Skull Shoals, were al
in town last Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. T. L. Hames and little daughte
visited Gaffney City last week.
Mrs. B. F. Pennington and children haV
returned from Abbeville.
Mrs. w. II. s. Harris has returned from
Georgia. -,
Mr.. Arthur Davis, who was one Of tn
contractors of the grading Of the s. U. &
R. R., but for the past several years res
dent Of Barlow County, Co., died at b
home in Georgia last week.
q TELEPHONE.
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Es4- The County Commissioners have had

Es4- The County Commissioners have Ind
n lively time lately. First, their pcrcmp-
tory call for IL days Of road duty brought
down upon their heads, courses loud and
deep then the effort TO change certain
roads got them into scalding water. and
nothing but timely compromise saved them
from being badly burned. Then, and the
worst of all, was an empty treasury. We
heard some awful threats uttered against
them for not keeping full treasury. We
have come to the deliberate conclusion that
every Board of County Commissioners
should be organized into a National Bank.
with power TO issue legal tender notes. re-
dccmable out of any surplus funds that may
be on hand after all the debts Of the county
real and imaginary--arc liqudatcd to the
S0t'stdChon IF c"'rV 0Hc ci0jm,ng IN he crc,htor
cf tie c""ntp. Then, and not till then will
the office Of County Commissioner he bed
of thornlcSs roses, pleasant and profitable.
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DEDIcATIHa A CHURCH, Blacksburg,
York Co., Sept. 2l.-At the conservation Of
the Episcopal Church Of tho Atonement, here
last Sunday, five different churches in the
state had representatives; Gaffney, Spar
tanburg, Union, Ncwberry and Iorkville.
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, where 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, Psal lm XIV.
The request for conservation was signed
by Rev. j. ID. Mccullough in charge, W.
Anderson, Geo. w. Naming X. T.. Waddell,
John F. Jones, J. IL. Goss and W. a. Jack
ins, and was read. AM presented to the
bishop by DIR. w. Anderson. The sentence
of conservation was read by j. ID. McCol-
logh, and an able and instructive sermon
preached by f. n. Joyner.
Bishop Howe preached in the afternoon
ct O. clock, and Rev. Theodore ID. Bratton
at 8 in the evening. Both sermons ex-
hibited vigorous thought, and were full Of
gody counsel. The music for the occasion
was of very fine order, the organist being
Mr.. Edward Bacon Of Spartsnburg. The
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 small 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,
cbancel railing, and lectern, is very pretty,
and artistic, aud in perfect keeping with the
rest of the church 1t is the work Of tho
devoted rector, Rev. j. ID. Mccullough
Cor. Charleston World.
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"PARTY HONESTY rs PARTY ExPRDfEy

"PARTY HONESTY rs PARTY EXPBDIEyCY."
"A reporter for the New York Comm ercial
Advertiser asked Ex-President Cleveland
for his opinion of the action Of several Dem
ocra,ic 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 the Democratic party
on this question was still courageous, con-
sistent and aggressive. He thought that
the careful examination Of the tariff
question by the people was bearing
good fruit, and that all indications
pointed to the triumph Of the Democratic
party's views of the subject. lIe added:
"If among those counted as Democrats there
are found the timid, not we'll grounded in
the faith who long for the flesh-p Of vaccil-
lating shifts of evasion, the answer to their
fears should be, Party honesty is party
expediency."
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6aJ" Ia our notice of Maj. McKissick,
last week, We neglected to state that he is
now the travelling agent and correspondent
of the Nfrs 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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SPARTANBURG To BA LTIMoRE.--What n
Spartanburg physician has to say in prai.e Q
OF West morsland' 8 Calisaya Tonic:
~ am delightcd with the benefit have
derived from taking Calisays Tonic. | en-
slider it m excellent preparation. My health
is now better than it has been for years.
1t tones up the stomach, aud gives life and
vigor to the whole system
BALTIMORE, MD.,
Gentlemen: Having been q confirmed
dyspeptic for years, receiving no relief
from the best medical attendance, or the
numerously advertised "patent nedicines",
tried your "Cal.ayu Tonic" which con-
slider the best preparation before the public
having given me instant relief after years
of suffering, Yours truly.
OLIVER =. MERRYMhN.
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well County, September, lo.-Special: Our
community was borrifed to-day by the shook.
ing death Of Mrs Jas. G. Wilson, . respect
able lady who lived half q mile from Camp
bolton. She attempted to make FIRE in
her cooking stove about 10 o'clock A. NJ,
and while pouring kerosine oil on some
lighted splinters that she held in ono hand
out of tin can that she held in tho other
hand the can exploded, igniting her cloth
ing, all Of which burned other body. There
was no one present to render any assist.
ancc. Her husband, who i. salesman for
ibis father, Mr.. O. p. Wilson, was in the
store short distance away, and on hear
ing the-explosion and his wife's screams
rushed to where she was, only - find that
the flames had already done their dea dIy
work. Cor. Ncrs and Courier.
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Rh5" We believe the Ramic plant will
solve the bagging question. after all. 1t can
be grown here, and the length of the fibre is
only limited hy the length of the stalk. 4
specimen sent to us from New Orleans, some
years ago, was three feet long, beautiful
foss-likc and very strong. a rolling ma
chine could he invented to separate the fibre
and prepare it in n rough state for bagging.
Two and three crops year can be cut and,
if We are not mistaken, it is perennial
plant.
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DROWNED IN A TUB.-A IA tai accident Of o
very unusual nature occurred here on Tues.
day lssto. Ella Muse, colored, who lives
just hey nd tho railroad on the right hand
side, went TO call on q neighbor, leaving
alone in her house her little child, a boy
about twI years old. When she returned,
she found that the child had fallen iuto o
wash tub containing two or three quarts Of
water, and being unable to e1tric,te itself
Was drowned in that position. When the
body was found, the feet Of the child
were in the air aud it was head downwarIs
in the tub.-Ddrlington News.
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The First Snow.

Nowburg, N. Y, September 19.-The first
snow of the season fell here this afternoon
Danville. Va, September ia cold
wave struck this section last night, and this
morning the weather is cold enough for fires
and overcoats. No damage to crops is re-
ported.
Crawford House, n. H.. Septsmbeou b,o
Snow began falnog oY Mount washing of
this morning, and is now several inches in
depth while the SUBMITS near the Crawford
House are white.
Vienna, September l9.-Tbare was a
heavy fall Of snow throughout Austria
to-day. Hundreds of peasantsy cottages
arc completely showed under. Much dam
age has been done to drops. r.,
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DEATH OF AN ABLE MIN1srER.-Kev. r. H.
Howren, of Jasper, Fla, has passed away.
He was in the 10th year Of his age. He
will be remembered by many Of the older
citizens of Charleston as having resided
here years ago. He is the father Of Rev. II.
d. Howren, Charleston's young evangelist.
Mr.. Howren has been a minister for fifty
years. lie preached first in Charleston, leav-
ing here he settled in Georgia, and subse-
quently Florida. His last words, says, the
Worlds correspon dent, was preach.
Mr.. Howren left this city three months
ago to attend to his father, who was then
sick. He had been confined to his bed
about one hundred days before his Death
UOrM.
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CYCLONE IN FLoRiDA.-Jscksonvi 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 snow
squall. During tho afternoon the 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 q small black cloud was seen roll
ing rapidly toward the city from the south
west, through which lightning played at
intervals, giving it a decidedly grcenish color.
Its velocity increased rs it approached
the zenith, and the wind became almost n
hurricane. Suddenly the cloud burst and
perfect deluge of " ater descended upon the
city, its volumn being greatest in the terri.
Lan-. se -.-rr.e aIu nS 81. JOINS River. Tho
cloud was partially dispelled and disappear
ed toward the northeast. In less than ten
minutes the streets in the locality indicated
were flo ooded 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 it's 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
uUnsrs.. SeieV 'rv"..S1--, 49, ~..-->'
States signal station, reports the rainfall
-tks greatest 0n Truvru ircrc Tor ike
duration. The only record approaching it
ia that Of September 26 1885, when from
the previous midnight to ii o'clock +. NJ,
twenty three hours, the rainfall amounted
TO 6 inches on level.
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nA- Rt. Rev. Bishop W. B. w. Howe
paid his annual pasochial visited to this Par
ish last Sunday. lie conferred the
solemn ordinance Of confirmation on four
candidates in the morning. and delivered an
able and impressive sermon from the text,
"And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not
from henceforth thou shalt catch men.-St.
Luke, 10.
lie also delivered an able sermon to a
large congregation in the afternoon.
We were truly pleased to see this vensr-
able and deyout man Of God enjoying excel
lent health aud in such good spirts.
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Local Items.

\ drove Of English Sparrows have been
keeping things lively near the Court House
every afternoon for week.
We see rolls and bales of cotton bagging
in front of Messrs. Foster, wilkins & Co.,
which gives the Alliance people the option
of using either Jute or Cotton Begging.
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MAR RIED.

NICHOLSON-MURPH Married. on
the 18th September, 1889, at Durant, Miss,
by Rev. Mr.. Ramsey, Mr. Emslie Nicholson,
Of Union, S. c., to Miss Catherine Grey,
daughter of the late Dr.. John Murphy, for
merly of Union County.
GIBSON-VINSON. Married on the | lth
inst, by F. W. Eison. N. p. Dir. JOSEPH
Gibson to Miss Eliza Jan o Vinsop; all Of
Jonesvile Township.
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Laugh and Grow Fat.

VOU now have the opportunity of a life
l. time, to witness the celebrated play Of
"Mothcr Goose" which will be rendered by
the children of the Episcopal church, in the
Court House, next Tuesday night, Oct. lst,
at $50 o'clock the proceeds will he for the
benefit of the Episcopal Church.
The usual price will he charged for All
mission. Me.
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nA- The Union County Baptist Sunday
School Convention will convene in the Bap-
tist Church in this town, this friday morn
ing al 10 o'clock, and will remain in session
until Sunday noon.
The public is cordially Invited TO attend
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HR Deputv Marshnll T II

nR- Deputy Marshall, J. d. Smith
routed gang Of colored gamblers in the
Hardy house last Saturday night. We hope
the authorities will take the matter in hand,
and investigate, not only the gambling in
that locality, but some of the other gambling
deus in the town. We hear there are some
awful scenes at night in Union
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The Citadel Cadetship.

By some unavoidable accident our local
notice of the Citadel Cadetship examination
got misplaced last week.
AT the comparative examination which
came off on the 18th inst, Mr.. John =.
Thomas, Jr., son Of DR. j. F. Thomas: of
Sautuc, was the successful competitor.
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The TARE on CoTroN.-Memphis, Tenn,
September 19.-The Merchants AMI Cotton
Exchanges are receiving daily protest.
against the adoption Of the recommends
ton Of cotton convention recently held
in New Orleans to tare cotton wrapped in
jute twenty four pounds, and that in colt N
bagging sixteen pounds. The indications are
that tho rule will not be adopted by the
Memphis Exchange.
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Attention, S. Of T.

A LII members of Union Division, No. %,
IA Sons of Temperance, are requested TO
attend next regular meeting Of the Division,
Monday, Sept 30, at $50 o clock, to consider
matters of importance, and for the election
of officers for the ensuing term.
BY order of the w. =.
j. T.. HUNTER,
r. s.
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Posey's Drug Store.

BsA- Tomorrow week, Oct. 9th, being
the "dsy Of atoncmsnt," and recognized by
Jewish people everywhere as day to be
kept sacred. and all secular business sus-
pended, We are requested to give notice
that the store of Ii. NJ Cohcu & Bro, will
be closed on that day
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The Cotton Market:

The Cotton Market:
The sale, in this Market the past week
have been less than in any surrounding
Market; and but few bales have come in the
Alliance costume. Most Of the covering
has been pine fibre and jute.
Sales up to noon yesterday, 90 bales prices
ga 1910.
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Our Business 0.tlosk.

Our Business 0atlosk. 80
1t Is very evident, Rom ~ r.d ele-
CANT stocks our merche{1 ss lved.
that they expect larger sand
Winter than they hare had wears.
And we think the prospects 81 cir ex-
pectations. -.
At no time since we have ived Union
have We seen larger stocks. or ! taste
displayed in their se;;.;ay Is = \ row
offered to the p byhpssS sdSssss.,
And, in comparing prices w sdjoining
towns, We find them inyariSy as low.
We can really see no gooeeason Why the
merchants Of this town slldd not receive
all the trade of the countythat naturally
belongs to the county se They are all
young, enterprising, honorse and worthy
men, who are striving to establish their
characters, as business meIupon the solid
basis Of honesty and fair dsing.
AS we have said before, ine Of the faults
and wrongs Of long past yes can or should
attach to them; they arestTiving to mark
out new and straight usiness line, In
which there shall be no to6kedness Of ac-
tion, and on which they ropose to rest the
honor md reputation Z themselves, the
town and county. =
II is Q peculiar fact, that most OF our
Merchants and Clerks bgan life on farms
in Union County, and III. .hatsrsltfor the m
to feel deep and an ahidas interest in svsry-
thing pertaining e the. the NJ! s:isa; 6 tho
We invite the people Of tho ,untry to
como and examine the large nd ele-
CANT stocks Of our young Merchats, and
honestly compare prices with othN towns,
for the same qualities Of goods. su can
not 60 smiss, they are all honest mn, and
will be glad to see you.
In the grocery business there ha beer
. much larger volume Of irade don this
year than for years past, but the prices
have been cut down to so narrow Q mrgin
that tho profits have mot aggregated q
much by at least Is per cent. In some of.h,
staple articles sales are often made at bar
cost aud carrisge.
In this line Of trade, no town In tho Fat
offers greater facilities TO buyers, either 1
quantity and quality Of goods or prices. W
know what we are talking about, and init
Investigation.
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NJ County Lecturer, Rev. NJ. B. Kelly,

H3- County Lecturer, Rev. NJ B. Kelly,
and County Secretary, A. c. Lyles, of the
Union County Alliance, returned last Sum
day from their important mission to New
York, in the interest of the Alliance. OF
course We know nothing about their mission
or the result, but we rather think their re-
port TO the next meeting of the Alliance will
be both interesting and important.
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49, Mr.. J. D. Jones, will buy cotton,
this season for Messrs Geo. MoFadden l.
Bro. large Exporters to Liverpool. He can
be found at the store of S. NJ. Rice, Jr. E.
U. Dudley is q good man and fair buyer
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A New BAPTIST MISSIONARY n.
c., September 2l.-The Kings Mountain
Baptist Association pledged to support the
Rev. G. i. Eostick es a missionary in China
with the assistance of the Green Mountain
Association This Association gives seven
hundred dollars for this cause. an increase
,f FIVE hundred and fifty dollars over last
year,
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List OF Letters

Remaining in the Postofice ut Union, for
the week ending Sept. 9th, 1889.
MIR. +. i. Hill. Wm Thomson, 3.
Mrs. Selcner Rice,
Persons calling for the above letters will
please say if advertised and will he required
to pay one cent.
J. C. HUNTER, p. NJ.
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SUBSCRIPTION, 81 so PER ANNUl
POST OFFICE DIRECTORY.

inc T.. o. will be opened for business
from 8 A. NJ. to 6.30P. NJ.
The Money Order Department will be
opened for business from 0 A. NJ. to 4 p. NJ.
The Northern and Southern mails will
both close promptly at p. NJ.
Any ipatteDtion or Irregularities should
be reported promptly to the =. NJ,
&c. HUNTER, p. n.
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S6y- The work on the G.. e. 4 N. II. r.
passing through Goshen Hill and Fish Dam
Townships, will be completed by tho 1st
December.
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~Ae A61ssdin South Caro-
1senS'sale for the product
no'6coassion to plant it for
46sre are now several progressive
Ewho have good crops Of rsmie from
16h they arc 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-
lina's crop Of ramie:
RAMIs CoMPANY OF ANHRIcA.
Pn.I.D.sfs.4. ..sR ssR!'mser is y 7possib1e assR
Ysmie fibre carding and spinning company
may DO organized in Philadslphia this win
ter, and, 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
1890. or course 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 It ill arrangements
are perfected for oarding and spinning it,
which necessitates expensive experiments
in the alteration Of cotton and wollen machi-
merry and consequently much delay.
Again, even after tissues are woven
taste for tho 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 msnufac-
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, / am confident that many Of
the farmers Of this State will engage
in its cultivation In tho year 1890. 1
will make inquiry in regard to the amount
ON hand from the crop Of 1889. am very
desirous our farmers should engage in the
cultivation Of ramie, and 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 q crop of ramie for
sale.