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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-05-09
Correspondence of Union Times.
Bogansvllls--Its Farming-Its Valuable Gold
Mines

Editor Union 7Tmc,.-Bogansville still
lives, though she rarely asserts her vitality
through The press.
The farmers are now pretty well through
planting their crops, and from the large
amount of Commercial fertilizers used this
season there must he much greater acreage
planted than usull, or they are using more
to tho acre. Smaii grain is somewhat i'm
proving, though the prospect for good
yield is by no means n ilatieiing one. The
season at this writing is very dry and the
later painted crop will not make II good
stand until it rains. Our farmers a,e put
ting in good time and seem determined to
Go their whole duty, and humbly cOnfide
the result To the Dcncfcent Giver Of al.
The watchword Of oar tillcrs Of the soil is
progress, adopting that grani adage of
Holy Writ, "Owe no man anything but to
love one ano her" Steer clear from m rt-
cages and Liens, the ScyNa and CharyJdis
upon VIII :ch so many vessels have been COM
plctely wrecked. May kind Providence all
the sturdy sons Of nrduous toll to surmount
every opposing obstacle and safely reach the
desired goal Of freedom from debt, mortga-
ges aud liens.
\ band of brothers firmly united,
Faith and good will to each othe
Long may they flourish and brighter
may they grow,
Enjoying uil the blis, this life can be-
stow
Not only farming but other industries of
the township are making rapid strides tow
ard developing the glitcring resources
which lie burie far beneath the surface.
A company has teen working at the old
Posey niue for the past year and are just
now getting down to where al Tint gilt
ters Is gold" May their indefaligable
lab ~ be abundantly rewarded. Another
company has commenced work in the old
Mott mine, under very favorable ausE ices.
Mr.. j. {. LrncastHr cout nues to dclvc awaY
on the Thomson mine. May all who have
engaged i'll these enterprises reap a rich
golden harvest.
Taking all things into consideration our
township is certainly in n prosperng con
dition. The good old West Spring still
yields hec healing waters with unabltrd
constancY, inviting suffering humanity to
come and be healed an strengthened for
the arjuous journey Of life.
Strike hard yc hardy sons of toll,
Bring up your treasure from the soil,
Trusting in God, ye cannot fall,
Let Him be In You oil in all.
w. M.F.
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Correspondence or the Union TIMES.
Doings In Busy Pacolet.

PAcoLEr, May 5.-Thc Pacolet Township
Sunday School Convection met here last
Saturday afternoon, Mr.. Sentell, If Trough
Shoals, presiding. On account Of rain, there
was not large attendance. A motion, with
amendments, TO adjourn until the Saturday
bof-rU tho first Sunday in June, aud devote
an en'ire day to the business of the conven-
,it ed that this meeting Will be well attended
and earnestly participated in by oil who are
interest in the religious training ofchildren.
One of the s"cial events of the season was
the marriage, on the 2lst. ult., of MIR. A.
W. Quinn, of this place, to Miss Laura Will
Inns, a daughter of John IL. Williams Esq,
of West Springs Rev. NJ. T. Dent officiating
The friends of the happy couple extend
to them their congratulations.
am indebted to my bright young friend,
Mr.. vii lam n. Jcifcrics, of Asbury, for an
invitation to attend the commencement cxer-
cscs of the Gutfncy City Male aud Female
Academy. T,o much cannot DC said in COM
mcnd,tion of this excellent institution, which
is doing so much good for the youth Of this
section and assisting so materially in giving
prominence, as an educational centre, to one
of our up-cOuntry towns.
DR. Is. II. Brown left us few days ago
fo- Florida, with n view to locating ut some
int in that State for the practice of his
profession. lie carries with him the best
wishes of msny friends.
Miss Fannie Littlejohn, Of Asbury, has
been visiting the family of MIR. J. N. Little
john.
Mr. Charles Littlejohn and family have
returned from Atlanta. Sc;
Mrs. LiP'c"mb Wood, who has been quite
ill, is much batter.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. a. James and Miss Leila
Wood arc spending this week in Charleston
and Columbia.
Mrs. Barrett, Of Sparianburg, is visiting
her sister Mrs. Gilreatb.
Mr.. W. +. Black has been appointed o
Notary Pub ic at this place.
In writing from here, | have never said
any ything about our weather office" 1t il
quite n convenience, and is under tho super
vision of our popular and good-looking depot
agent, Capt. w. ID. wilkins.
The refreshing rains have enliveDed every
thing, and cotton is coming up beautifully,
Rev. NJ T. Dent, assisted by Rev. ID. T..
Boyd, of louisville, has boen conducting
very successful meeting at Trough Shoals.
SEAToN.
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BSS- We have neither time or room thi =
week to fully express our opinion upon tho
Lexington lynching affair but wc have no
hesitancy in saying that VIC think judge
Wallaccs action in the matter was in full ac-
cordancc with justice and humanity The
prisoner Ind been convicted of committing
an outrage upon young white woman, and
was sentenced to lie hung for it, ! he day
before that appointed for the execution, the
prisoners Attorney presented to the Judge
m affidavit. stating tha. it could be proved
that the alleged victim herself bad said that
no on rage had been committed on her, with
strong prcsumptivc evidence that her tcsti-
mony at the trial was given under undue in
tucncc. She, however. does not shield
Leaphart from the charge Of taking violent
holt of her to prevent her alarming the
nci:hbors, but she p'ainly says she thought
he intended to rob the house aud not mo'cst
her. Her brother also makes similar
affidavit.
Upon this new light upon the case Judge
Wallace asked the Governor to grant n re-
pricvc un'il an investigation of the matters
set forth in the affidavit could be had feel
ing it to be his solemn duty, as n just and
humane Judge, TO see. as far "a possible, that
no man be punished for crime he did not
commit.
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The Pearson Meeting.
g Tx, and are still at work to COM

T l@<,---<- : cy6k, and are still at work to COM
pfete all the arrangements for the comfort |
and convenience of the large congregations
that are expected to meet him here daily.
Wherever Mr.. Pearson has preached he
has made profound impression upon the
community. Thousands have daily listened
to the solemn words Of warning and spiritual
admonition as they came from the lips Of
this Messenger from God, and thousands
have been made to cry, "Men and brethren,
what must do to be sayed.''
All who have heard MIR. Pearson pronounce
him one ofthe most wonderful men ofthe age
wonderful in his simplicity; wonderful in
his impressive earnestmoss; wonderful in his
convincing power, and wonderful in his
magnetic influence upon his hearers.
| From what we have heard, his style is not
that Of rhetorical oratory, but irresistible
simplicity in presenting Gospel Truths. AS n
gentleman who had often heard him, said to
us: from the moment Mr.. Pearson rose in tho
pulpit and said, 81 have message from God
toyo"," every eye in the congregation was
riveted and every thought conferred upon him,
as if all supposed they were listening to the
| words of God in tho awful presence Of God
and from God own lips, and thus he kspk
the congregation bound to the end.
The meetings will be held in the vsrehopse
Of tho Oil Mill, to commence next Sunday
and last 8 days.
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A Gallant and Graceful Compliment.

Jus, before the adjournment of the State
Press Association in Charleston, last week,
Mr.. Hull, the able and gallant Editor Of the
Rock Hill Herdid, introduced the following
resolutions which wcrcunamimously adopted:
Resoired. That we the State Press Associa-
of South Carolina, in annual meeting asscm-
bled, at Summerviilc, :. G., May =, 1890,
recognize the presence of Miss Hannah Hemp
hill, the accomplished, talented local reporter
of the Abbevillc Medium, and esteem her
presence an honor to the profession of which
in S,uth Carolina she is the bright particu-
lar star.
Rrsoired, That, appreciating and honoring
her ~ the representative of that refinement,
grace and culture that have ever character
lied tho women Of South Carolina, We hereby
tender her an honorary membership i'll our
association.
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Correspondence of the Union TINES.

KELToN, May 5.-After several weeks of
dry weather, the prospects of crops, garden
ing, &c. was very much frightened yester-
day by a splendid fall of rain.
Cotton planted on red soil AMI rather
backward about coming up will now make
its appearance quite scon, accompanied by
gooi crop of grass, which will cause farm.
ers to "git up and git move on it,
kelton is on quite boom since work be.
gan on the C's, which rasses there. Every
body and everything has put OH q lively
appearance, as much as to say, owe are
town folks ourselves"
We hoIe, Editor Stokes, your prophecy
will come true, both in the case of Union
and kelton. Their inhabitants can be
doubled in three or four years, provided the
people will 60 to work and make them what
they ought to be-cqual to auy town. in
the State. | see no reason why Union cannot
be nearly equal to her sister city, Spartan
burg. Railroads and Cotton Factorie, male
Spa tanburg what sho now is, AMI she bids
fnir to be one Of the m)st progressive cilie,
in the upper p,rt Of the Suite. We hope
Union will be just such city in the course
Of a very few years. Let all the surround
ing county help her to be among the first of
the Suite.
Capt. j. p. Burgess. who ha, contract
OH the Cs Of two miles, extending from
Pacolet River towards Kelt"n, hos loca'ed
his forces aud camps on Mr.. Dan Inman's
place. near the river. The hands are now
busy clearing the right Of way, preparatory
to throwing dirt. We leave brothcr Vox 10
report what the contractors arc doing on hi,
side Of the river.
Capt. Burgess says the neishbcrhocd nee
not fear any annoyance whatever, from his
hands
Keiton has colored band Of musicians,
who have been Practicing on their instrn-
meuts for some time in order to be ready to
play for the candidates this summer when
they come round. The band plays real well,
too, for their practice. CARA.
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For tho Times.
Tornadoes and Charity.

The devastation wrought by Tornadoes
and Cyclones in the Southern and Western
States during tho past ten years has so
hsbituated the public to rspoltel calls for
charity ON behalf Of the sufferers, that it
seems TO have become al accepted conclusion
that such sufferers are. as matter OF course,
entitled to financial aid. When one OF these
monsters Of tho air has left N it< wake u
mUd-stfewn wreck of debris and dsa'h
where one stood smiling homes and pros
pe'ious Villages, aud tho riches Of man have
literally taken unto themselves wings, an
appeal to the generosity of the public is the
first, and doubles, The mos; natural i'm
pulse of the helpless survivors. While il
would be inhuman to Withhold our warmest
sympathies or any possible relief, calm
cons deraiion of the fac:s compes us TO adj
nit tn at in almost every case ordinary tusi-
ness prudence on the part of the sufferers,
in protecting their property by insurance,
would have rendered appeals for financial
aid unnecessary. AZ best, financial a:d is
charity, and there is in the miud of every
sef-respccting citizen of this free country.
an in-t.ncivc rcPugnanca TO being the re-
cipitnt of public charity, under any avoiI-
abe circumstances. 7 hat This feeling Of in
dependence should net have been insru-
mental in educating oeoplst, protect them
selves by insurance against losses by storm,
us they do against losses hy fire, is rome
what unaccountable. Bot the frequency OF
such appeals f l. help cannot hut result in
the creation Of Correct public sentiment,
TO The effect HAT it is rs mnch q duty Of
the property owner to protect himself
against tornadOes a. il is to insure against
fire. Pro BoSo PrBLIco.
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For the Tiulos.
Cure for Hog Cholera,

SANrrC, May 5.-Mr. STOKES: | wish you
would publish the following for the benefit
Of my brother farmers and owners Of hog.
generally: had about l8 heal Of hogs
sick sonnet IN since, with cholera, suppose.
gave each hog drops of carbolic acii
every two hours for six hours. then skipped
one day, aud give loscs Then occasion
ally dose of 2 drops. My hogs all go.
well. One Of my neighbors lost every hog
he had others two-ibirds Of oil they had,
and 50 on. also gave, twice week, q
small quantity Of sulphur.
Nc~y respectfully,
D. IL FANT
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Iposdece Of the Union TINEs.)
j from North Yaeolst.


ErrA May 5.--Last Saturday ou
section sited with fine rain. Oats
were ~ needing IL, and wheat, too
ss<med be suffering very much
For one In our life We might say
that appa5 stly everybody was ready
for thes5a when IL came, or, We have
nevexE otherwise. This is an incident
wor{ ,e. Should everytb ing remain
favcxf. farners will haze something
to dS ic next few days. In many
plaees 200 iands Of cotton were already
up and tho pnts seemed - be usually
healthy and &gorous.
Our people Sre elatel at the prospect Of
having the SAill Shoals bridge replaced
soon.
We ore told N,at q move is on foot to have
drug etore (?) put in operation in our COM
mupity soon. c.a.e law-abiding people
generally in eur cornmunS.~- yet we feel that
they will resist. by lawful means, .na erection
OF such public nuisance as a so-ca'!sd
drug store anywhere in this county. The
influx Of strangers and laborers which h,ve
come to seek employment on the new rail-
road, together with the poor and demoral-
| lied system Of farm labor, are sufficient
reasons within themselves for people to kick
at such IN institution rs n tavern in their
midst, to say nothing ofts baneful influence
upon society, gene ally.
We regret to learn that Capt. S. s. Walker
died this morning He had been in bad
health for some time and his death was not
unlocked for. The immediate cause Of his
death was, we suppose, Brights disease
For several years past he has been spending
his life on and looking after his farming
interests He win he buried At Skull Shoals
,o.mort tow.
neS,S,saa-..'ifItSon will preach at El -Reih"i
The Msssr. ns s"sffqaass contractors on tho
| railroad, with their wives, are abiding with
us and will be located in our midst until
their work on the road is finished. They
are all Virginiaus, AMI no people on earth
know better how to appreciate the people of
the "Old Dominion" than the soldiers of
the late Copfedcracy. To all such, pur-
suing an honorable and legitimate vocation,
| we extend cordial welcome to our homes
and neighborhood.
| From private letter we are sorry to
| learn that our friends in Arkansas are hav-
ing too much rain 10 get their crops planted
We know how TO sympsthize with them in
| their t,oute. Vox.
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BHsT THING HE EVER SAw.-Thc following
is an extract from letter written by Mr.. ID.
A. Reynolds, editor and proprietor of tho
Uerald, Lyons, Mich. I'm Ter date of January
llth, 1890 "lou viii observe That | have
given your advertisement position on tho
first page Of the Wrrald, while other proprio-
tary medicines have had to take the run of
the paper. The reason for doing this is,
that upon receiving your "copy" number
of the cures effected seemed similar to that
of which my little son was suffering, case
of blood poison, or irritable sores breaking
out all over his body. To-day lie is entirely
free from disease, and one b tile of Swift 3
Specific IS. :. s. dil the wo k Now this
is the reason for giving you III" position. as
| consider Swif,'s Specific IS. :. 5 } the best
medicine | ever saw. ! wish you unlimitc
success in your business
The above is n sample of lc't"rs which are
coming to us oil the time. :. s. :. is nearer
infalIible than any remedy made. and prob
able done more good than any medicine
known 10 mankind. We VIII mail Treatise
on Blood and Skin Diseases to all who will
send their address.
SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Atlanta Ga
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ErrErsY.-lhs is what you ought to have,
i'll fact you mu>t have it, 10 fully enjoy life.
Thousands a"c searching for it daily, and
mourning because they find it not. Thousands
upon Thousands of dollars arc spent annually
by our people in the hope that they may
attain this boon. And yet il may be had by
al. We guarantee that Electric Bitters. if
used according to directions and The use per-
sisted in, will bring you good Digestion and
oust the demon Dyspepsia and install instead
Eupcpsy. We recommend Electric Bitters
for DyspcpsiH and all diseases of Liver, Siom-
nch and Kidneys. Sod at SOC. and 81 90 per
bottle by Il. F. Posoy, Druggist.
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THE ELEVENTH CENSUS.

''Uncle Sam every ten years takes, Tin
merchnntile parlancc,) the stock cf his
children, and as the farmers constitute the
largest part Of his family, and the progress
Of our country depends uEOn their INTEL
iigence and prosperity, 1t is to our advan-
tage as farmers and our duty as citizens to
give him the true figures Of our surround
ings.
Some farmers seem to think that by keep
ing back facts about the amount of thoir
crops and number of livestock, they are DO
ing the best thing for themselves. 1t is q
great mistake.
Spectators, cornerers aud gamblers
our products have their own ways, throSg gR
their organizations, of getting tbs truth.
which they keep to Themselves, and by false
reports and diguising the truth, they mislead,
and coin their millions of ill-g ten gains.
They are most afraid of the truth. Let the
hrme's everywhere help in getti,g tho true
figures, for the truth never hurts on honest
man.
Let it be remembered that tho Enumerator
i, not an Assessor and that your taxes have
nothing to do with your giving true figures
to your enumer ator; for he is bound by
oath not TO reveal any If the official facts
aud figure, ho may obtain. The figures Of
an iadirjd"0t farm or farmer a.c n,r,r print
cI or made public in any manner but ae
only summed up into .couut &C an st tes.
Our present census year began June /,
1899 and ends May 81, 1870 Since ais,
the el :venth Census, marks the beginning
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LEAPHEART LYNCHED,
LEXINGTON rrorLE BREAK THEIR rLEpGE TO
THE GOVERNOR.

THE GOVERNOR.
Lexington Depot S. c., May 5.-Willie
Leapheart, convicted Of criminally assault
ing Miss Rosa Cannon, was lynched here
thi, morning. The lynching party nuin-
brrcd about one hundred. Some were
from the country and some from town. Its
members make no effort to conceal their
identity and openly acknowledge and discuss
the matter on the streets. The bogus detec-
tive Foster, was in the cell with Leapheart
when the mob entered, lie was shot in the
arm and had narrow escape from
death by desperate fighting he freed him
self from Lcaphcarts grasp and got in anoth-
er cell. The mob forced themselves in the
cell corridor and pourcl volley after vollcy
in the cell with lirtle effect Lcapheart keep
ing in corner at the entrance. Three lamps
were brought and lie shivcrcd them to p eccs
with stick. Five men successively attempt
cd to enter the cell and were cracked over
their heads. Afer several hundred shots
had been fired a bullet struck Lespheart in
the head hurling him to the floor. lie was
then dragged out and sixteen balls from o
Winchester were fired into him. The inten-
ton was to hang him in Graham's yard, but
the mob had to kill Ii III to get him out Of the
cell. The lynching WAS caused by q rumor
to The effect that Graham and Deputy United
States Marshal Miller had obtained further
respite and had given the papers to Sheriff
Drafts yesterday and th,t Leapheart was
TO be Iransferrc to COLUMBIA. Graham aud
Miller left here for Columbia this afternoon
on foot to ask The protection of the Governor.
The matter is very coolIy discussed here.
The situation is marked by total absence
Of excitement. The lynchers seem perfectly
willing to take the consequences of their act.
Special GreCHgHc Ns,rs.
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Correspondence Of the Union Times.
Rippley from Riverside.

Mn. EDIToR.-Pcasc n low me space to
make mention of the well attended and in
tercs'ng Sunday Schools at Mt. Tabor and
Pincy Grove. At each school the scholars
number above sixty on the roll, with an aver
age attendance of 40.
The Sunday Schools are doing an incalcu-
Liable amount of go Il in advancing the
cause Of religion at the Ioin's whc'e they
are located. The supcrntcndcnts and teach
crs seem 10 rclliHe this fact and are using
their time and talents for the advancement
of this honorcd calling
The recent rains are bringing cotton up to
q stand
Wheat is very poT, and some rust is
noticed in places.
Spring oa's are promising nn average
crop. JOE.
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GFSar Although the atmosphere has not
given us many Summer days, our friends
they can to hurry summer up and make the
people believe it is really upon us and we
should take eff our ilannclS," drink Milk
Shakes, and eat Ice Cream. One or two
days VIC did risk saucer of Buchhcit's ex-
cellcnt ice cream and glass or two of Porcrs
and CARROTS delightful Milk Shakes. but the
n.xt day it was cool that it made us shake
to think Of these COOL things
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DEATH OF NESERIBLE PREACmEE. The
Rev. Clark Il. Stewart one of the oldest and
hest known Presbyterian c'ergymcn in this
section, died at his home near Fairvicw We'd.
nesday. lie was about eighty years old.
The deceased was for the grca' cr part Of his
life pas'or of the Presbyterian Church ut
Fairyiew. and in his long and honorable
'Crsicc there he won the respect and rever-
cnce and love of his cngrcg ,tiOn
"s no ether pastor had ever done. III
WAS cm;ncntly u good and pure man and was
held i'll high ycncration wherever he was
known GrtCnyiNc Ncws.
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ReA- Our highly respected friend, Miss
Johnnie Sanders, who is now one of the
Faculty of the Gaifuey City Male and Female
Seminary, will accept the thanks of the Edi-
"Fourth Annual .mmcnccmcnt exercises
Of that flourishing institution, to commence
June 9Th and continue to the 10th The
Programme is quite attractive and the cxcr-
cises will we'll rclay visit to "Thc Ci,y
Under the Mountains 10 witness.
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nEap We arc requested to state that in
consequence of the Secretary being bu.ily
engaged this week, as one of the committee
to prepare for The Evangelist Pcarson's
meetings next week, the proceedings Of the
tion could not be prepared for publication.
lie hopes to publish them next week.
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BREAK FOR LIBERTY -GrccnyiIc, May
3.-SiX white prisoners escaped from the
county jill last night. They cut hoe
in the ceiling cf Ihrir own cell and pulling
up tn ough it walked lctwc'n the roof and
cei ing until they reached a hole over dun
gcon, which had bern made by fire about
two years ago. Crawling through this on
TO the roof they tied blankets tgclhcr aud
reached Il, ; ground i'll safty. They have
not been returned All of them were United
States pr soncrs except one, nlmcd P.ttman,
charged wi il attempted train wrecking.