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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-02-21
THE ALLIANCE DEPARTMENT.
n q. LlTTLEJ0HN, EDiroR.
W.. n. MILLER. ASSISTANT hpirohs.
LANp poor.

Wc make the assertion, without ~
truths oontradicting, that nine-tenths Of
EfArmqrs ef Union County who own land,
q pSS I'D I hare just read
witI hsdxs wherp Mr. Gray sof Hampton
county, made 28 bales Of cotton each weigh-
ing 500 lbs, on IL acres Of land, and doubt
If the farmers Of Union County, averaged
even the ereverse-12 bales for every % acres.
One Of the most difficult Of all undertake
ings is to convince the farmer that he tries
to cultivate too much land. He may and Of
ten does, acknowledge that it would be moro
profitable to tend less land, and to prepar o
better, fertilize moro, and cultivate in
scientific manner, but his acknowledgment
Is but little evidence of his conviction, when
he continues his former system Of farming.
In the older countries q farmer that owns
acres of land think, he has q good size
farm. and will maintain family,
educate his. children, and make money
out of it. In America, instead of FIVE acres
farmer wsnss Joe AsSassd acres, from
which FoftehtiMs JIG Dr. don't, obtain
iSsas bfsasss up nis snnafch IN is1Qrancs, and
finally becomes pauper. -
Alas avarice among tho farmers, as well
as among others Of different avocations Of
life, has been the ruin of many. What you
and most need, brother farmer, is more
practical sense that will lift us out of the old
ruts that tear the forests from our hill sides
and wash them into gullies-a practical
sense that shows us that quality is better
than quantity in all that we thin4, and say,
and do-a practical sense backed by enough
energy, to prompt us to see what each and
every acre We cultivate can be made to
produce. Then we will begin to realize
that farming is not mere drudgery;
but is a profitable calling and will give us
more pleasures than any other calling in
life can. 4
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n1A- Among the jurors draw last week
to serve at the August term Of the United
States District Court we find tho names Of
Nat Dunbar and William Bolt, of Union.
We don't suppose it makes much, if any,
difference 10 the Court as to what County in
the district the juror lives in, but We take the
liberty of stating that William Bolt does not
live in Union. lie left here many years
ago, and now resides at Greeuville, we be-
licve.
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Tho Times Looking Up.

Tho Times Looking Up.
It's truly gratifying to US, and we know
twill be equally as pleasing to tho friends
of.thc TrsEsu - .NrE shat its subscription
list Is rapidly increasing. About thirty new
names have been added to 1t this mouth,
"aud still they come"
Another thing is still more gratifying, ~ it
shows the healthy influence one of the funda-
mental principles Of the Alliance is having up
its members: A large number Of subscribers
members Of the Alliance-who had neg
lected to pay for one, two and even three
years, have come forward, paid arrears and,
in every single instance, renewed
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Foster, wilkins b Co.

Fosters wilkins b Co. aSs .
This old and popular establishment this
week reDews its invitation to the public to
call a,.,d examine their extensive stock Of
Dr. y Goods, Hard, rare, and almost any every
!, thing else you may want in the house, the
shop, or on the fam. The old firm Of Fos-
ter & wilkins esta blished high reputation
for this house for honesty and integrity Of
dealing, and the two young men, Messrs
Arthur and Oetzel, lately admitted as MEM
bers of the firm, are equally as tenacious Of
their business reputation, and are equally
worthy the confidence of the people. II is
undoubtedly one Of the largest, most reliable
and complete business establishments to buy
from above Charleston.
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Another Homicide.


Last Saturday afternoon, about 2 o'clock
lamentable homicide was committed in
Goshen Hill township, by Mr. James H. Sims
shooting Zach. Rodgers, q colored man..
1.
e0runer 3 mqulsItion, which was
held on Monday, rs follows:
Sims met ZACH Rodgers and james Moblsy
in the road near his home and ordered them
to plumb the aoad, meaning to walk in the
road, which they did, and when they had
gone about fifty yards, Mr.. Sims ordered
James Mobley to stand aside, and fired at
Zach, the ball entering the lack and coming
out in front Of the body. Rodgers died Sun.
day afternoon about two O clock.
This affair is gr eatly regretted by the peo.
pie Of Union Cor .nty, and it is generally be.
lieved there wrs some great provocation fol
the shooting, not brought out before the
Coroner, as Mr.. Sims is not a man likely tc
commit such an acL without some strongly
impelling. cause.
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Correspondence OF The Onion TrNk,.
&Riversads Ripples.

-
RivERsIDs, Feb. I7.--"Man born OF woman
is of few days and full Of trouble;" job. I4:l.
This has been the sad experience Of man
since the days of father Adam. Riverside
claims the distinction Of having gent who
is an exception to the rule.
WMr.J. d. Brown has "takcn unto himself
q rib e and now, no doubt, the ,happiest
|snsef ne1ipcnt IS fpat; NJ
Brown united id y1& holy b. ii l. u
lock to NiiSeAlilliS the BEAUTIFUL and loving
daughter ofMr. J. w. Scott; Rev. d. p.
Boyd officiating. 1T was not our good fort
une 10 witness the ceremonies or sample the
ediblcs that were served in such endless pro-
fusion, but VIC are told by one who did, that
the affair was in keeping with the spirit
Of the age-this the latter part of the even
ing of the 10th century. We wish for them
both long and prosperous journey over
life's turbid pillows.
As the big men and the press throughout
the country are discussing the destination,
the emigration and the migration of the COL
ored populace, Sambo moyes along in his
usual quiet way, peacably and orderly, and
we think this subject should. be called to .
halt. The reading public have had about
enough of it. Time and circumstances will
go long way toward helping to solve this
momentons question: a:-,---...---.. ..,.,uv
Fed' Gist, venerable old gent Of some 30
summers. The old fellow claims to be i'm
mensely happy in his declining years; he gets
enough to eat and good clothe, to wear, and
rejoices in the hope of life eternal. How
many of us can beat that?
Riverside has had some sickness this week
and last some ofa very serious nature, but
all are improved. The grip and the rang
tang are the most prevalent. Now, of oil of
the diseases rs mortals arc heir to we believe
the rang tang is the worst, since none but the
aged, the bow-leggcd and the knock-kneed
arc allowed to escape the malady.
And, Mr.. Editor, you say the Devil has
the grip. Well, lady friend wants to know
fhis Satonio Majesty did not meet his match
for once? .,---.s ..-,
Please let MO say to number of my
friends, that I Am not the person in contro.
ysrsy with ~ AZ A ,Flss.t hope 70 sso.p.
Mf.wix is lrash mover, and did certainly
make a big crop. Others might do the same
thing by complying with the terms. will
never think that Carolina Fertilizer made the
cotton. No doubt it did some good. Mr..
Wix exercised good judgment in the manage.
ment Of his crop, and this, in conjunction
with another wholesome fertilizer, called
git-up-and-git' will invariably give good re.
| suits. JOE.
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FARMERS MASS MEETING.

There will be meeting of the Farmers,
and those who are in sympathy with the
Farmers Movement, at Union C. H., the first
Monday in March next, for the purpose of
ell citing eight delegates to convention to bc
held in Columbia March 9th.
Feb. 18th. 1890. ]. w. GRHGoRY.
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Another Fine Hog.

hnotE6r FIne 0VB'
Mrs. Green Lee, Of Goshen Hill, sends US
the following report Of splendid hog
raised by her:
Ago Of hog, Is months net weight, 42s
pounds; amount Of lard, II gallons.
The most remarkable feature about Mrs.
Lees hog, is the amount Of lard il rem
dered. Lard weighs 8 pounds to the gallon,
therefore. II gallons gave 1876 pounds, OF
within fraction Of one-third Of thr whole
hog.
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~ shockN 4 affair occurred in the
wy u .n'r':% IN last Saturday night. 1t
"ppe"'' IT. I'm the account published in the
~ rsr.'' oL tnat city that man by the name
=. -po'eo Il Lavellc, who had been separated
''om bis ,ife for some time, called at the
residence of her uncle, Mr.. sB. Feldman,
with VIII orh she was residing, and upon his
wife an ,wering the door bell call he shot
her in he neck, severing the carotid artery,
ana a. she fell fired at her again but
missed Mr.. Fcldman, whose store is in the
hrsss tory Of the house, upon hearing the
hrinf ran out and asked Lavele what he
was firing at, when the latter turned and
Sh" Mr.. Feldman, the ball entering the left
81" Of the neck just above the collar bone.
.Irs Lavelle died Tuesday, but Mr.. Feldman
is hoped, will recover. LaveIe is in Jail
nd feigns insanity.
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An Editorial Fracas,

MARION, s. c., Feb. 5.-The Pee Dc
Index, published this morning contains the
following story Of q sensational affair which
occurred here last night:
Last night about o o'clock. everything
being quiet aud still upon The streets, as the
editor of the Index, 2. Is. Hamer, was cit
SHag IN hfsycf!ice alone, some one raped nj
\shc dook Mr.. Ilamsr went 10 the door and
eSfened IL, as he did SO he was attacked BY
Junius II Evans and w. j. McKernil. editors
ofihc Marion Star. Evans and McKe. rail-
both caught hold of him and one of them
struck him. Mr.. Hamer attempted TO de-
fend himself, but was dragged from the
efice by the two men. In the melee he was
thrown down on the H. or. In his eff. r;s
TO regain bis feet he was thrown down the
steps, his head striking either one OF the
steps nr some hard substance in tho yard
From tho effects OF this bow Mr.. Hamcr
was rendered Unconscious, and does rot re-
member what subsequently, occurred. Dur
ing the fight E9ans tried to force an apology
from MIR. Hamer for the nriice published
in the Index last week concerning the Star,
but this was steadily refused. and Evans
sar1: Lets beat him until he does apollo
glze or give up" No apology or expaua-
fioh OF any kind was malc by Mr.. Ilnmcr,
as lie hai made up his mind that they
might Kill him before he would r,tract or
a o oS &c for anything that hc hal said.
While On the floor Evans and McKcrraiI
k'cked and choked him while vain,y en-
deavoring to make him either call for help
or apologiz. for the Objectionable article.
IL was impossible for Mr.. Hamer to de-
fead himself successfully, as he was wholly
unarmed and as either Of his assailants ia
MS equal III physical manhood.
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s@~ Our talented young friend, Mr.. T.
b, Butler has been appointed Paymaster of
the I'd. Reg. Infantry, I'd Brigade Sd Div,
with rank of Captain.
Capt. Buffers commission came to hand
last week; but he says his Regimental bank
account does not show him the least chance
to make spec out oft.
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LOST.-On Church, or Main street, last
Sunday, chi,d's gold piu with the initials
T. N. X, cngraveu on It. The finder will
be literally rewarded by leaving it at the
"Timrs' Office, and confer great favor on
the loser.
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Bes> AS We have been often asked for the
postoffice address of Delavan Yates, tho
Supervisor of the I'd Census District, hut
could not give it, We now state that Mr..
Yates Postof1ice is Aiken.
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m. August. D usS w,ll 5. suil.

The Augusta y nsh Will be Built
We have rece ed. from what we consider
reliable and pch cfhcial source, such infor-
nation that 10 ID mind places the building
Of the Augusta B inch Of the C's road be-
yond sreasonabi \doubt; with the further
gratifying inforn pm that work win be
commenced on II few weeks.
The managers hc road. IL now appears,
never - Ibandoa this important
branch !ssss pown to them.
|eiflves it'wSs Ismed the beth policy TO sus.
pend operation nttl certain movemcnts on
the railroad boarS hsd been made.
We are now told that the clofds havo roll
ell by and the wayis cleared Of all empedi-
ments to the commchccmcnt ant speedy com.
pletion Of this great feeder to tie main line,
and contractors and others now engaged on
the c. G. & N. road, are preparing to move
their forces up here, as their work on that
road will soon be finished.
We have been so often disappointed in the
bright promises made to as t,st work would
soon be commenced that noy even with al
most certainty before us, Re are afraid to
renew the hope in the earts Of the good
people along the line, telling them that
we have the strongcs assurance that the
Augusta branch of tye Sc's from Blacksburg
viii be built, and t6at tie work will com.
mence in, at most, two months from now.
Ifthe bright outlook fills us this time, sus
Ssssss&isss fsssa sss.ss ~ sad put No 5sll
coincidence in sSsement. Of railroad eon.
tractors than VIC d in the hind legs Of tkcir
mules. &.
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rosr oFrrcE DIRECTORY.

The p. o. will be opened for business
from 8 A. NJ. to $50 p. Nj.
The Money Orier Department will be
opened for business from 0 A. NJ. to 4 p. NJ.
The Northern mail will close nj p.
NJ, md the Southern Mail at /. 80 =. NJ.
Any inattcDtion or irregularities should
be reported promptly to the p. NJ.
j. C.. HUNTER p NJ
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We have a beautiful line of Spring sam.
Piles from a Fashionable and Low Priced
Merchant Establishment and we will give
good fits. This is something new for Union
Call and see our samples.
FOSTER, WILKINS & co.
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B6" Capt. G. c. May took trip to
Greenwood this week and returned with
John Cunningham, material witness in the
Susie Fernandez murder case.
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The lae Adam Forspsugh never smoked
chewed or drank. Iustesd Of investing his
money in these expensive habits he put II
into real esIale, and when he died he owned
two hundred houses in Brooklya and one
hundred In Philadelphis>
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axtios fqfPoffi1g to De j 81 local history.
while IN fact icswas an attack upon tn q
white citizans, the; nerpoorats of the town,
on tho subject of thesreosnt Aud last, year s
town elections, charging frandand bribery
10 our oest ct',zenSnnd undue sinfuence up
on our eosored voters. The Index replied to
that article last week, the 10Th. mir, in de-
tence The town, alleging that the Star had
Allied itself with the negrnes. and in obu.-
lngtthe whites of the town wa, in fu,l nc.
cord with the most radical of Radical papers
lhis, 1t IS alleged, is borne out by the fact
that The editors Of the Star, in cach of The
TWO last elcctioas, were very active In de-
1eat'nS the regular nomination OF such men
ms e. a. Norwood. president Of the Bank Of
Marion; j. +. Da7is. County Treasurer; r.
d. blackwell. merchant; Z. A. Wilcox, law
yer, I. "A. Wilcox. merchant; l.. T. Elliott.
aud other leading citizens. The tickets
erected were nominated and elected by the
so,'u co'orsd vote; with oaly the few whites
who favor liquor selling il our dry town.
ono fthc eiitDIs Of the Star has been
clerk, the only paying office, under both
conncis----0fl laia-lI.
paper have bccn strongly tinctured with
fattery Of the negro: hence the attitude of
the Index.
Afer waiting until the last moment of the
week following The utilization of the article
IN the Index, Junius ii. Evans anil w. J..
Mckerrali went TO the office of the Index
and committed the assault as reported in
the index today by Mr.. Hamcr himself.
Mr. hamcr's office was the scene Of per-
1ect ovation to-day, most of the leading
e'u.ens calling and expressing the greatest
indignaripp.
>, | clifton for the removal Of Junius II
Evans from the Office Of Trial Justice ba,
oeen circulated und siguei by nearly all Of
the white citizens.-Coi. Reqi,tcr.
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TO EPITIED-"Ma." slid Willie who
had been to the missionary sewing society
win his mother, 81 feel rry for the pJor
little henthau." f'''
"Thats right, Willie, am glad 10 see you
show such n spirit ~"
es m. ia feel sorry for anybody that
pas 70 wear the clothes that you people were
making to-day.
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EAST TO PLsAsE.-Trsmp-IIa you
got something for Inc TO do?
Farmer-No, l guess moi; there il ma,
much work just now. "''
Tramp don't need much. You wor,a
be surPrisedto gee with how little work
could worry along.
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koys We are under OBLIGATIONS to

I6" We are under obligations to our
young friend, Claude Graham, the pleasant
and accommodating Clerk in the Postofice,
for number of valuable papers from hi /.
General News Depot" which lie hae 80.
tablished at the Postoffice.
Claude is worthy young MAJ and b;s
News Depot should be encc' ,roasd Hs
will send for any paper or o.;,o ,,h
lished in this country or r,n,oed ,,.. ~. l.,
be called for.
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SApDLERY.-We make a specially of Sad
dies, Bind Briddle and Brcechings.
FOSTER, WILKINS &CO.
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Coon AND ESOUaH OF 1.-THE assassins.
ton ofa dupuiy marshal In Gadsden, Fla,
is crime which will find no justification or
defender. IL 1t were for political effect II
is blunder rs we'll as crime, for il Is di-
rect ohallengs to power slroady anxious to
take offence. As o crime it is no more aggra-
vated than many similar crimes North ss
well as South. brutal aud cowardly, srous-
ing the anger Of every good man to briog
the perpetrators to punishment. As q
blunder, 1t proves how dependent the good
name Of the South, the peaoefulness Of our
relations with the government, the harmony
Of our intercourse with other sections, is at
the nferSysaf1 sponsible men who have NO
stake in tss SsREe ne q society; who t.is Nc
d nd who fe6E zhd bruially jeopardizs
feseryl lbisgwhic ~ the subject Of the solici'
~ nnaGlmani gbtfut eitixspe,sThs SoFs'
srer througl pol1 DgfoR8
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Parties wanting Road Carts, Buggiss, Old
Hickory Wagons and Farming implements,
should not fail TO call on Il. 3. LIPSCOMB
& CO., Gaffney City, s. c. ,~s 8-3t.
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and bringing about more wholesome
state of affairs, in which all classes will be
have, settled down to olive md let live"
standard, we believe we shall hear of but
very few car loads of supplies being bought
by the Alliance. The Farmers and Mer-
chants will come to tho conclusion that they
cannot be happy and prosperous by attempt
ing to crowd years work into six months
time, and buying and selling at high prices,
to pay for loaf.pg about one half the year.
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ssssts q 9ss West BUT q dsf aRss I ihiaE
shsd better hold on TO old.S South Carolina. =
Ss4Nliss Kittie Whitman is visiting relatives
tiu, the North Pscole! country. ,~SJs
TELEPHONE.
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Shssl sunday Gov. Rie hrds Rn re'eiSsu the follow.
ing startling tcled ram
CHEsrxR, Febrshry l.. T.,ar.snh r. - n,Tnara, 70.
son, Governor, Eolun %..w, y" Talm,h;o o
order to remove Green mra.u;n ,MT..hor %
jail. He isdn j&l for s rsmoYsd S ., "nca
he WIZ 10 w. II. HooD,
y. She, ohes.er county,
~, >, En to Columbia that
evening under strong "nN p'".'.
-, os,., owand.
The following is a 'u'''n'' a'0o"n' Vi
| the terrible affair: -,
| A., ~. LII a. murdered man, was
| SI.sr;E bod and of two lead
.no ia'no. - ~ ", bter. He was about
| tns nn Mo nfa ~ ,;x4 in the town. y Last
oo yea,s o a.. Ian Ais son, Israel Hood,
.asn. my .ho,ts =. 20. sci trolled out Pip0kAsy
4sevn saiivssakdf df' .:, sLss =
street leading from PinckleEasto Centre
street, and within two hundred yards oi
Pinckney street, which is The principal
street. He had been killed by two gunsho,
wounds, the mixed bird and squirrel shoi
scattering from his neck to- his knees
A jury of inquest was summoned aud evi
dence adduced which led to the arrest o.
a colored man, named Green Brown between
and 10 4. NJ.
A report was atoat Sunday afternoon tha
Brown had confessed his guilt in this way
He had suspicioned another party with
criminal intimacy with his wife, who lives il
little house on this street; that he Brown
was watching for his expected visitor, and,
taking Mr.. Hood for the man, had kille'
him through mistake.
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n@- Some communications intended 70,
this week are unavoidably postponed.
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8uU Is suffer until State authorities
q asx8hold Of the matter with strong hand,
d.determine that the peace and happiness
6ffhe whole people shall not be at the mercy
.of few cowardly miscreants.--Ashevstsf
Citizen.
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COMMERCIAL FEaTILIzERs.-Compost hcaps
shou'd have been made last month, but if
neg ec'ed or postponed. the work may yet
pe uone IN good time. The longer the heap
Iisss ssa MSsa5s x, opposed @ Of coarse rough
;MoS M ser o5seE y But a mer..
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~ wire.

slkl> 5hiIdrsn, servants and visitors WON
Hered what he could be doing In the base
tment oil alone, but he said nothing, and
Ekept on thinking and tinker;ng and hammer
ing, till early in the Spring of 1903, he had
completed his work. Setting up the myste-
rious machine in q shed he invited number
Of planters to come and witness its operation.
It's success was complete. The gentlemen
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fresh lot Of the Eagle Braud Condensed
Milk at eS7yf II. +. SCA1FE l. SONS. ~