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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-03-21
To Sunday School Township sup.rintsndents

At the last meeting of the County Sunday
School Cow vention, tho following Township
Superintendents, were appointed;
Union, w, H, Miller.
Fish Dam, w. r. later,
Draytonvilie, Charles Jefferies. ','
Cross Keys. J. w. Sanders.
Goshen Hill, DR.. j. H. Hamilton.
Jonesville, W. H. s. Harris.
GoudeysvilIe. j. L. Strain.
Pinckney, F. M. Whitlock.
Santuo, r. C. Farr.
The several Superintendonts are earnestly
requested to visit all the schools in their res
pective Townships az early in the Spring as
possible, advising with the Superintcndents
in their work.
In those Townships where there is an or
ganized Convention, they will call upon the
Township Executive Committe to arrange
for the annual Township Conventions, which
are usually held in the Spring.
In those Townships where there are NO or
ganized township conventions, they will
please take steps to organize such couven-
tions at an early day.
Urge all schools to send representatives to
both the Township and County Conventions,
which will meet in August, and let the COM
ing county convention be one Of the most pros.
porous we have, ever had.
SAMUEL 8. STOKES.
Pres't u. s. s. c.
w. II. MILLHR,
Sec'y.
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The MISSISSIPPI FLooDs.-Washington
March 14.-Ihe rain storm of the past four
days in the lower Mississippi Valley has
practically ended, so thai the Xataru aanger,.
Glgylpp AZ ~ ~ (ll1ol(| NJ ~
couraging prospects for any portion Of the
lower Mississippi Valley. The stage Of the
water at New Orleans is now three-tenths of
foot above the highest ever known, and
last night touched siI-tenths above.
The river has fallen slightly at Cairo but
sharp rises At st. Louis, and particularly at
Cincinnati, Louisville and Nashville, make
it evident that the recession at Cairo is only
temporary, and that thence southward the
river must continue at its present high stage
for at least week.
Although the stagc Of water at Cairo and
Helena is about four feet below extreme
floods in the past, yet the prospects are very
decided at even these places that the great
est flood ever known will obtsin during the
next seven days.
At Vicksburg the river is one foot two in
ches below the great food of 1882, but q
very high stage of water in lower Arkansas
renders it certain there will be no relief at
Vicksburg unless, indeed, the whole country
should be flooded.
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BRAVE LITTLE GrnL.-There is one
brave girl in Charlotte. She is Miss Lula
Smith, the pretty little fourtecn-y car old
daughter of Sheriff Y. S. Smith. At s
o'clock Monday afternoon Miss Lula was
playing near the Jail with some other chill
dren, when she happened to see prisoner
slide out Of the Jail through newly made
hole in the wall. The little Miss knew that
would never do, so she ran quickly to the
side Of the Jail and picked up big stone.
She began to pound second kinky head,
Poked nearly through the hole, and in the
act of escaping. Only few licks were
necessary to drive the prisoner back.
Standing by the hole on the inside of the
Jail were dozen prisoners ready to crawl
through the hole and escape, but the little
woman stood guard at the outside, dared
them to poke out their heads. She gave the
alarm, and soon her father was on the scene
and the prisoners oil locked up in their cells
By some means or other the prisoners had
cut hole through the thick brick wall, and
had it not been for Miss Lula wholesale de-
livery would have resulted. The prisoner
That succeeded in getting away was q negro
boy, in for a triHing offensc.
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R6- The Newbsrry correspondent Of the
Ne,rs and Courier, on the 18th said: "The
grading force on the Charlotte, Union and
Laurens railroad began work here on We'd
nesday."
While that is the very road We have always
been contending for, as the best for this
place, We had no idea that even any prelim-
mary steps had been taken towards building g
it. No doubt the correspondent intended to
speak Of the Columbia, Newberry, and
Lsurens road. Or it may be possible that
that the Managers of the Three Cs road
have taken our advice aud intend to extend
the Augusta Division to Charlotte. In that
event, instead Of crossing their main line ..at
Blacksburg, they would strike it between
that point and Yorkville. A branch road
from two such important points as Charlotte
and August,, under the control Of the Three
Cs management, and crossing their main
line would be valuable feeder, to their road
from the many great Northern and Southern
routes diverging from those growing cities
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Correspondence Of tho Union TIMES.
From Kelton, on tho 8 C's Road.

MIR. EDIroR.-As news Is scarce have
not much to write about. Farming Is pro-
grcsssing finely and is in advance of former
years. The wheat crop has been injured by
the fly. There are spots 10 feet square
without stalk. The acreage is smaller than
in former years. The ost crop is looking
fine, and large acreage has been sowed.
The Fall sowed oats look very fine, but it is
feared they are injured by The present cold
snap. If so, it will be hard on the farmers,
as it is too late to SOW again.
Tho farmers in this section are using COM
mcrcial fertilizers extensively this year. 1t
seems that they go by spasms in its use.
Some years they use none and fail in crop;
then they 60 to extremes in its use, and fail
again for the want of the right kind of
preparation and cultivation. -.
will give you 9. little Of my experience
on small farm -Sf my oMnt In 1887, !
planted 16 acres in, cotton, used niue sacks
of acid on the farm with some homemade
manure, and made bales Of cotton, averag-
ing 900 pounds to the bale The next year
/ planted IA acres in cotton and used sacks
of acid with homemade manure, and made
bales, weighing 5l5 pounds TO tho bale
In the year 1889, planted IL acres in cot
ton and used 6 sacks Of acid, with home
made manure and some raw cotton seed, ano
made u bales, weighing 522 pounds to the
bale /; and my land has improved during the
three years, I think, 33 per cent.
For fear l get into q controversy, like my
friend Whitlook did, will stop. l will giv'
my experience iu the pea crop and its reno
waiting properties in the future.
George w: Going has been appoiute'
Postmaster at Kelton, in place of J. F. AL
man, resigned.
Rev. n. B. Kelly preached an impressiv
sermon ut Fosters Chapel yesterday, iron
John s G. Nous VERoNs.
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CorroN FIRs Al, PELzERs.-Gr eenyille,
March IA heavy cotton FIRE occurred at
Pelzer, sixteen miles, ,helow this city, to-day.
At 3 O. clock this afternoon fire was discovered
in one of the three large cotton storage ware
houses Of the Pelzer Manufacturing Com
pany. In the building nearly 5000 bales Of
cotton were stored but the fire was not al
lowed to spread beyond one Of three COM
partments into which the warehouse is di-
vided. This contained between ], 800 and
1000 bales, and all but about 500 of these
were burned. The loss is estimated at be-
tween sec, 900 and $75, 900, fully covered by
insurance, as follows: Union Mutual,
100000; Liverpool, London and Globe,
$4,000; Niagara, ST. 600; Home, of Geor-
gia, So, 800; total, $l08,O00.
1t is not known how the fire started, but
it is believed to have been purely accidental.
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On LORD! You HAVE KILLED Ms
Asheville, N. c, March I7.-News has reach
ed this place of a horrible accident near Hot
Springs, Madison County. A twelve-year-
old SON offs. ID. Chambers highly respectable
farmer, accidentally shot and instantly killed
his mother. The father had been to Hot Springs
bringing home with him valise with some
articles for the family init. lie put the valise
down in the house and stepped out, when
the lad looked into it to see what his father
had brought him. He found pistol aud
said to his mother, "See what pa brought
home" The pistol was discharged, the ball
striking his mother in the breast. Her. only
words were: "Oh Lord you have Killed
me-"
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Correspondent Of the Union TINES.
Mere Mention, from Santuo.

SANrUc, March live have some more.
winter down here think Sunday was the !.
coolest day of the winter. Tho ground was
frozen hard, aud Monday was but little bSt-
tor suppose those who had planted corn
Il have heard Of at least one--wisAed they,
had not been such "early birds. :, .
But despite the winter weather., the far
mers are pushing their work, so 1t cannot be
said that the work is ahead Of them, SO far.
Itis feared that there will be no fruit this
year, especially peaches. Some trees have
not as yet put forth q single bloom, and the
few that did, were "nipped in the bud" Il
was thought for eome time that all the trees
were dead, aud it seems now that great
many are.
There have been nothing heard, a. yet,
from the Sunday School Convention that
should have convened the last Of this mouth,
according to the time set apart for Il at its
organization. 1t is thought by some that il
is in a dying condition, brought on by the
action taken in postponing 1t last Christmas.
Blu, the Salem Sunday School of this place
will not die with it, and will send its usual
| quarterly contribution, which it has here
tofore sent through the convention, to Mis-
sions, &C., and as it did in December.
Dame Rumor has it, that some preacher
will likely "get job" in changing some
"beau" knots 70 "eltsr" krc.s. Size tslk4
| great deal when she aught not, but this
she tells with emphathis. E. w. j. !,
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The AsToR EsrATE.-Thc distinction of
the late Mr.. Astor was mainly due to his
great estate, which made Ia, nsme known
throughout tho world. He was not a man
who in any way sought publicity, and was
altogether without the vanity Of riches or
tho greed of notoriety. But by his thousands
Of tenants and by all with whom he came in
Tcrsoual contact, he was just, able, and saga
cious landlord and administrator, quiet and
unobtruives gentleman, conscientious in the
performance of duty, and Of commendablc
public spirit.
The Astor estate is probably the richest
estate in the world. The only other compar-
able with it in that respect is the estate of
the Duke of Westminster, though the Dukes
income is much less. Several years ago the
Astor income was computed from careful
examination of tax lists at one million dol
lars month. In the estate there were 27OO
dwelling houses alone, of an estimated value
OF s., 600 year each, to say nothing of the
vast amount of business property and person
atty. The estimated income of 1000 900
year would therefore seem to be not exces-
siye.-N y Sun.
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ocyos tn0uBH- ypwi NV tnS =. :; 33<{,,,
COWS, hogs, etc. None thing lackess thta. s.
even yet.
Farmers are pushing their work on every
hand. Corn is being planted; cotton beds
are getting in shape, and good preparation
Of soil is more general than for common.
Small grain is doing very poorly, having
been set back by tho last heavy freeze. :,
The peach crop will be failure, ana
trees have been considerably damaged by
insects.
Miss Annie NJ. Hughes is spending
while with her city cousin, Miss Helen
Young, and relatives in the town Of Union.
Riverside had the honor Of visit from
Mr.. w. II. Young, now Of Atlanta, last
week. Mr.. Young is very fond Of hunting
and is certainly an expert shot.
Say look here, "Vox." You ask me q
hard question. If am not too badly mis-
taken Simon Peter was the last person TO
talk to Christ individually.
Give us, Vox, your comment on the 10Th
verse Of the 2lst chapter Of St. John.
The Township Superintendent for Pinok'
ney Township will try to visit Piney Grove
Snnday School l-vn tho 9th Sunday, inst,
and Mt. Tabor on the 1st Sunday, prox., II
not providentially hindered. JoE.
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H1R y VSs ~ 6At@
1that the acreage is far below -
The mysterious disappearance Of some Of
our neighbors' dogs has led to the conclusion
that rabies is "abroad in the land.p We
wouldn't be surprised II somebody's hens are
not laying poisoned eggs, too. We learn
from reliable source that dog "clome" up
into Mr.. Lem Browns barn and sucked 10
eggs for his ten toed muffled dominicker.
For oil such outrages we would suggest q
frst-class lynching.
The man who takes stock in free fights
generally makes poor Investments. The
position of our Alliance editor and that Of
the Gaffney City correspondent, "Gleam,"
are both well defined in their recent articles.
We don't know who "Gleam" is, but we are
thoroughly convinced as to his conscientious
ness, and we fully concur with him in the
opinion that if the cause of temperance is to
be advanced it can never be done by boycott
ting one market or place where the sale of
liquor is tolerated and patronizing another.
Blot the whole thing out Of existence or boy
colt every institution where liquor is sold,
|SRhether under the form OF law or other
wise, anu rne-wnoIc matter VII Ue TreSolu-
tionized.
Well, the Ladies' entertainment at Goudeys-
willie on the 10Th instant was q superbly grand
affair. Notwithstanding the cold icy wind
that blew perpetual gale all day Saturday
and oil night Saturday night every part Of
their work went on as if it had been pleas
ant May-day affair.
The swollen streams prevented number
from being there who had made preparation
to do so; yet between 150 aud 200 persons
were present and enough eatibles were left
to have given the crowd another meal. Good
order prevailed and everything was in style
Everything that skill and taste could per-
| form or suggest was carried out. Between
&25 and $50 was realized, which goes to fur
| nish the parsonage at Gaffney City. The
| spirit with which other denominations acted
| in this matter shows that ours is broad.
gauge, liberal people.
Our thanks are due and hereby rendered
to the kind ladies who SO substantially re-
membercd the old oman and the little Woke,
with samples Of their workmanship, Mrs
Vox pronounced them first class, and We
think she's woman Of fine taste. ,, =
| Rev. r. p. Smith preaced at Salem yester
day. His subject was the Parable of tn,
rich man and Lazarus,-Luke, XVI, ohapte
10th to 81st verses, inclusive.
Rev. j. D. Bailey has been elected to fl
the pulpit at Abingdon Creek for the remain
der Of this year, Rev. F. G. Hickson having
taken charge of the school ut Gaffney City
1t is expected that Bro Bailey will begin hi.
pastoral work on the 4th Sabbath in April
Mr.. Bailey has many warm friends outsid
Of his own denomination who will welcom
him to this new field, while Mr.. Hicksol
carries with him The confidence and esteem
of the people he has served so faithfully
Miss Vaudeville Goudelock we are glad t
learn, is improving. Vox.
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Personals,

Capt C. C. Culp left for st. Louis, Mo-, on
Sunday, in response to a atelegram, annOunc-
ing the serious illness Of his youngsst
brother, B. d. Culp, from relapse Of
pneumonia.
Rev. s. r. Hope leaves to-day on,a visit
to his parents at Chester.
Mrs. NJ. Vincent has retnrned from Balti-
more with beautiful line of Millinery
goods.
Miss Laura Gisi, of Goshen Hill, is spend
ing few days with relatives here.
Mr.. F. L. Townsend has gore to Chester,
on a visit to relatives. k @',i.
NIT. N. MSI6f57s s65s sShs SO assw
York on visit to his brothers, after an alb
sence Of twenty-four years.
Mr.. F. B. Culp is on visit to relatives
here.
Mrs. r. NJ. Farr is on visit to relatives
in York county. &
Miss Ann E. Furman and Mrs. T, w.
Hutsop, Of Greenville, are visiting Rev. aud
Mrs w. Herbert.
Mrs. DR.. NJ. A. Moore is visiting her
brother, Capt. 8. 8. Walker and family,
near Sunny Side.
Miss Belle Moore 10 In Camden, visiting
her uncle, DR.. A, A, Moore and family.
W. T. McLure left for New York Thurs
day, to buy q Spring Stock Of Goods for ].
W. McLme, Agent.
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The AFFAIR AT SPARTANBURd.-Th muni-
cipal and county authorities of Spartanburg
divided the honors Of brave and gallant
action yesterday. They appear to have de-
monstrated their courage and frmuess with
out rashness, the result being that only good
ne from q dangerous situation which
weakness or folly would have developed into
horrible tragedy. The mayor and the
sheriff and their assistants deserve the thanks
OF Spartanburg city and county and of the
State.
We think there are two lessons to be learn
ed from the affair. The first is that if some
of Turner's friends and neighbors had not
rallied so warmly to his support when he
killed the old Germanla year or two ago Tur-
ns'. would have been deprived of the oppor-
tunity of taking another life and enough CON
f'lence in the courts would have cxiste Il
among people generally to prevent the at
tempt at lynching the second is that the
-pu6ifc pesss will be safe 30 I6ng Is cave IL
taken that the Offices are filled by men who
have the intelligence to understand their
duties and the courage to execute them
promptly and humanely Greenuilie Ners.
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I~,rrp,xo CRasH.-London, marcn
Tord H;ndley. who masks behina 'hs
80 nam. the moro familiar idenu'y Oh
ari.orn. was Yesterday for a seeono |
!. n;,, an angry meeting, Of investors,
! s"Id themseiyes to have been swinoteo -
,he terms under which Allsopp,s g!ea, veS;,
80 r,,s;o... vn, turned into limited h~Sn-
:ssS .oror.nv. committee OF inquiry nHs
n ~ heen appointed, but there is not muen
49,. ,hat a win do any thing to heip tuoso
~ h.~o been duped. Before long Punh9
,s.,;n;or h;ds fair TO become heatediy eHc.eu
49,, tb;s whole question Of limited hspin'y
spp,n,sn;as. and II picnic does not resul'
from IN careful Observers will be AZ,
s;ee& &l Tbf M ias' Ns '.s:rySody hs. been crowd
ing into all sorts Of wildcat schemes herr
in London is literally incredible. A very
large proportion Of these ventures have
been engineered by American promoters
and many millions Of sterling British mono,
have been carried across the Atlantic as {
consequence. Some Of this, l dare say, ha
been we'll invested, but over and over agaii
I. have seen property foated on the marke
here in the form of limited liability com
pany for twice and thrice what every Ameri
can here knew to be its real value. Ameri
can breweries have been put into capita
here for $l,OO0,0OO without the slightes
difficulty. upon which it would have bee
very hard work indeed to raise $500, 900 II
New York. Nothing is clearer than tha
this carnival Of fox and geese must come
an end soon; and conservative America
banker here with whom / talked the otbe
evening predicts that it will be the mo-
widespread and damaging crash London hi
experienced in a generation.
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CoTToN SEED HULLs AND MEAL -Bulletin
No 3. of the Tennessee Experiment station.
contains the investigations of professor Stone
upon the subject of cotton seed as food for
tattle. The following sre the condensed COLI
clueions
! The practice Of feeding cotton seed hulls
and meal as an exclusive diet is we'll estab-
lished, and increasing in the vicinity of the
cotton seed oil industry. All the informa-
ton availsb!e indicates that the practice is
economical and profitable.
II seems in no way harmful to the health
Of the animal nor to the healthfulness Of tho
products (beef and milky resulting.
8. The diet seems adapted both to the pro-
duction of beef and mutton as well ns milk
4. The average ration should consist Of
25.35 pounds Of hulls, AMI fve-eighths pound
Of meal daily.
The huls are a cheap and effective
a. l~ssv-n.nrarJ rruuuoeu.vy -v,r,y sysvcnr-or
feeding is an important factor in considering
its prohtableness.
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16y- We learn that Moi. d. A. Townsend,
Of this town, has been elected to deliver
the annual Grafton at the Commencement
Of Davidson College, next June. Maj.
Townsend was chosen 10 the same honor
able duty two years ago, but was compelled
to decline the honor in consequence Of the
Court for this County being in session at
that time, in which he had many important
cases.
Maj. Townsend graduated from Davidson
College, at tho head Of one Of the largest
classes that ever graduated from that grand
old institution, aud those Of us who knox
his fine abilities can safely promise that in
discharging the duty assigned him at the
June Commencement, he will do honor
alike to himself, his Alma Mater and
the town and county Of Union.
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HD- The congregation of the Methodist
Church ut Gaffney City were much sur
prised last Thursday evening on entering
the church for prayer-meeting, to find a hand
some new organ standing in the place Of the
old one. 1t was a change greatly needed and
solely through the liberality of Col. A. N.
Wood, of the Wood Banking House, the
charge was SO secretly and handsomely made.
1t is very probable that we shall be able
to recorl remarkably similar case to the
above in this town, soon.
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Hsa- During the last two weeks we hav

No. During the last two weeks We have
received rs many as twenty complaints
from subscribers who receive their papers
through the mail, that the TINES for those
two weeks failed to reach them.
We do not know where the blame lies ;
certainly not with us. We printed an extra
number during those two weeks, for the
purpose of providing copies to those who
wished to see the Court proceedings, and
had only the usual number left after the
regular edition was mailed.
It's a peculiar fact that whenever anything
of unusual interest to the public is expected
or appears in the TIMES, we are sure to re-
} eeiye complaints from subscribers thai @tha
particular issue Of the paper did not reach
them.
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1nrxpREssrpLs wIoc,.s's sroax.-Otta

1RRxPREssIBLs wIac,ss's SrosM.-Otta-
va, Ont, March 14.-Professor E. Stone
Virgins ha. addressed :hs following sol.-
munication TO Mr.. William Smith, Deputy
Minister Of Marine: "A storm Of unusual
severity will occur on the coast Of Europe
on the l7,h to the 10th inst, aud on the
American coast on the 2lst to the 23i inst.
It appears to me that nothing short Of .
miracle will prevent the destruction Of ship
ping that may be caught out Of harbor, es.
pecislly the oossting feet in the Gulf OF st.
Lawrence and Bay Of Fundy. Subsequent
Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes in the
Northern Pacific aud probably In Europe
will sufficiently demonstrate the planetary
origin Of the storm" S.
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ATTEND THE GRAND OPENING.

We will make q GRAND DISPLAY of
MILLINERY GOODS, DRESS GOODS and
FANCY GOODS, on next Tuesday and
Wednesday,, 25th and Goth. We will prom
ise to show you the latest novelties of tho
Season, and the largest and prettiest Stock
of Goods that has ever been on exhibition
in Union. Every Lady in the county is
cordially invited to attend.
Miss Venie Driver, of Baltimore, Nd,
and Miss Cora Counts. of Union, s. c., will
show you through our Mammoth Millinery
Department. Very respectfully,
GRAHAM & SPARKS.