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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-10-16
Correspondence OF tho Union TIMES
Much News from Busy Jonesyiiis.

JoNEsvILLE, Oct. l3.-We have had chang.
able weather during the last week-clouds,
wind and rain, with the mercury ranging
from 800 down to 38o-but we have had no
frost to da'e. Tho farmers are very appre-
hensive oflosing much by early frost, aud it
would certainly be blessing for the coun-
try ifit would clear off warm and remain 80
for two or three weeks longer.
Our cotton market is pretty lively, some
days, but We would like to SEQ it booming
every day. Messrs ]. L. McWhirter & CS.
5SSssa tFsa eaRs a ssA HSSasfs
Conference at New Hope Church last Satur
day. Rev. j. Marion Boyd, p. E., was pre-
sent and presided with dispatch and satisfac-
ton 10 all con oerued. Rev. James +. Smith,
of Spartanburg, accompanied the p. E., and
preached on Saturday very edifying sermon.
Rev, w. l. Herbert, Of Union, was also pre-
sent to assist In song and prayer. The
preacher in charge, Rev. d. p. Boyd, aud
his assistant, Rev. NJ. B. Kelly, were both
present with very encouraging reports, save
that of finances but the official brethren
were hopeful of meeting all demandz by the
snnual conference. This being done, Jones'
Vile circuit will certainly be on high ground
The p. E. preached at Jonesville Sunday
night.
Miss Addie Long, daughter Of Mr.. John
F. Long, IL seriously i'll with fever, which
Is the only sickness we have at prcsent.
Those who have been sick are we'll again.
Mrs. William Jefferies AMI daughter, Miss
Mamie, Of Home P. O., are visiting relatives
in town. ~
Mrs. Ella Rowell, who has been in Georgi+
t-H~--~~--~---~ssstssy-as~s sy-as~s-v.t----->l-houaa.
Mrs. K. L. Eison, Ed Littlejohn, 4. c.
MCGOWAN, ID. b. Wood, Samuel Wool, C. T..
Becknell aud wife, Mrs. r. w. Hamilton, J.
W. Har ::s and }. T.. Jefferies, were all in
Jonesville last Sunday, attending Church and
Sunday School.
Mr.. john X. lotteries came up Sunday
from the lower part Of the Sac where he
had been for sometime, in hi, work o, State
Lecturer of the Alliance.
. Our High Scool is moving on nicely and
is pretty full; but, is like q street car, always
has room for one moro.
MIR. j. J. Littlejohn, who has been travel
irg for on Atlanta House, is stopping of
awhile with his father, Mr.. w. I. LittlejOhn.
Mr.. Joseph II. Gault, who formerly clerk
ed for Mr. J. Almau, but opped of awhile,
has returned and taken position with Mr..
Altman for tho Winter.
DR.. w. o. Souihards little son, Lsurens,
got pretty ha lily bitten by MIR. Is. f. Web-
ber's dog the other day. lie was fopdling
with the dog at the time
Mr.. J. T.. Hancock and Miss Elliot Hau-
cock, Mr.. +. NJ. Whit'ock and wife spen,
Saturday night iu Jone,ville.
TsLspHoSE.
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For the TiMas.
A Card Of Explanation.

MIR. EDITok Permit me to correct the
many erroneous reports tina. have been cir
culatcd concerning tho "cut'iog ARRAY" rs
it has been called, between myself and Rev.
Munro Long.
When the affray occurred there was Ieally
no quarrel Of words between US. l was on
my way home, when Long cams up and as
saulted me from behind, with stick and
kDite in his hands. OF course / defended
myself as any man would. At this juncture,
much TO Longs relief, Butler Martin came
up AMI separated os. and Long took t, his
heels.
A woman was not The cause Of the trouble,
as Long tried to make 1t appear t, the 6 ,oi
people OF Union ; but he was defeated in his
app sicetion for Teacher in the public school
aud he thought I was the cause Of his defea'
IL made the woman a pretext or cover TO
hide his dirty act. Did he not threnten TO
shoot Joseph FAINT for the same cause.
As to the trial before the Town Council.
1hat, honorable body found Long guiisy .hua
'sHasaa, cSSa.siSS. ssiaSS ffs toanclf YsaRd hctkhs
against me.
/ make this explauaiion because so many
false reports are out against me, about the
difficulty.
7 Respectfully
7. j. JEsKISs.
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A PERMANENT CENSUS BUREAU.-Washing-
ton, Oct. 9'--Superintendent Porter, of the
Census Bureau, is authority for the states
ment that the question Of the establishment
OF permanent Census Bureau will be
brought to the attention Of both Houses of
Cong ess rs soon as they assemble. in com.
pliance with a resolution of Senate.
Senators Morgan, of Alabama, Voorhees,,
OF Indiana, and Call. of Florida who are in
the city, endorse the idea. Senator Morgan
says that no census has ever yet given salts
faction. and, under the present law, it is not
likely that any ever will that "to take the
ee' sns n, 1t is now taken, and expect i. to
be wei done, is like trying successfully to
iaLt a-nreat- hst4l r1ruurs-urrrr.-L
II IL, the census is bound 10 be imperfect.
have heard Of the criticisms of Mr.. Porter's
work, but can say, rs far as my own State
IS concerned, know of no criticisms, and,
As lar as L can judge, the work has been
very fairly done. One thing is due Mr..
t.orter. No census, in the same length of
lime, has been SO far advanced as the
eleventh census is now"
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Employ the Girls.

Employ the Girls.
We have before us very interesting let.
ter from On esimable Lady friend in which
she makes a strong plea for the employment
of young Ladies' as clerks in stores, Particu.
larly in Dry GooJs stores.
We are pleased to fad that The fa:es Of
Lidies behind the counters of stores in the
South is becoming very popular. In Green
vile, we believe, one grocery store has
Lady clerks, and the employer seems to be
delighted with them. In tbi, town, Ladies
are employed as clerks in the millinery de-
pariments Of Graham s. Sparks and J. W.
Mcclure, and in the Dry Goods department
Of Messrs. Foster Wilkins s. Co.'S store,
there is young lady clerk.
at the North the most respectable young
Ladies' are employed as Clerks In all the
Dry Goods, Notion, Fancy and Confectio oncry
stores, and character is now the passport to
such positions, making the occupaiiSn
highly respectable.
In many printing Offices, the best COM
positors are Ladies, and we would not oh.
ject to having a young lady apprentice to
set type for the TINES.
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Oct.- o ---Erank Aelbourn, the Australian
rainmaker, closed his experiment, at this
place yesterday. Melbourne explained that
the cod nights ounieracted al the work he
did during the day. Since his experiment.
ing began, Northwestern Kansas has had
more rain than has ever fallen here before
and The people are sltisfcd with his exp ana
ton. Melbourne was asked lsst night TO
submit proposition for watering the forty
counties in western Kansas, and he offered to
do il for ten cents for each cultivated acre.
There were this year 100000 acres under
Gu tivation in the counties which it is pro-
posed to water.
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A SAD ACCIDENT IN CHEsrER.-Informa
,ion reaches us Of q distressing accident that
occurred in our sister town Of Chester last
Saturday morning. 1t seems that Johnnie
Mills. son Of the late Julius Mills, and
George Summey, both aged about IA years,
went into the woods near that to"n to gather
hickory nuts. Johnnie Mills climbed tree,
aud When near the top. As or so feet above
tie ground, his hold slipped or a limb broke.
and he fell 10 the ground with ON awful thud,
breaking each Of his legs and arms in two
places. His companion ran to him at once,
and discovering bis condition, jumped upon
his horse and hurried tc the home of Mrs
Mills, whom he informed of the terrible q
accident. The distressed lady got into hsl
covered his condition she tainted and fell
upon the ground. Other persons soon ap
pcared upon the scene aud mother and son
were borne to their bone, where al O. clock
In the afternoon the mangled boy brea, he'd
his last. The next day his remains were
inferred in the cemetery, six school compan-
ions Of his own age acting as p,ll>bearers.
The deceased was nephew ST our townsman,
Capt. E. II. Mills.-Rock Hill Herald
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COTTON INJURED ONE FoURTH-There has
heen much talk of late about the cotton crop
not being as seriously injured as reported.
Cnr'. Brown, the State Crop Observer, was
Yesterday asked for the true condition of
th!ngs rs applicable to the whole State. He
said that he was absolutely certain that Mt
feast from 20 to 80 per cent. of the present
COTTON crop had been destroyed.
lie also says the department. has ceased the
Preparation and publication of the weekly
crop reports because there are no crops to
report. He has been urged to prepare n Anal
one, giving the exact situation of things
-cuhuffg fetehuS. feq1esreu MN TO -wf1re- u
review Of crops Of South Carolina from the
first of March last to date, and it is under
stood tnat he has already done SO and
forwarded 1.-THE State.
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Correspondence Of the TiMEs.
News From North Pacolet.

Eta JANE, Oct. l2,-Cott)n Is opening
slowly, and the generally expressed opioion
is that the crop will be unusually short.
whether we have an early or late frost.
Last week we had the pleasure Of meeting
n good many Of our old army comrades at
Union. Ills notable fact that most of
these old veterans nre fast passing away, or
Rivi1g unmistakab!e evidence, of failing
health. BefIre another dcca,le, shall have
passed away, in al probability. the greater
part of Them viii havs gone TO their reward.
lauds in our section for the past week.
Mr.. aud Mrs. a. w. Lotspeioh, Of Teun,,
are hack on visit to frienis and relatives
in this county.
Mr.. A. A. Lee, we understand, has rented
Howelrs Ferry for the next year.
MIR. A. f. Kendrick is RAINING his gin all
the time. People will have their cotton
ginned and sold as fast as possible. The
experience Of most farmers is that the
sooner it is sold the better it i, for them.
We have notice good deal in the papers
about the people leaving Goudeyville aud
aytonvilIe townships and going t. the
factories. We can't ray that this is an ex-
ceptionai year in this particular. Moro or
less Of the moving off and moving back is
going on all the time. Some people can't
We hope our people will not let ths sea-
son for putting in wheat ald oat crop
pass without making good use of 1t.
Mr.. Will Ken Trick is lying very l'w with
typhoid fever. lie lives near Mr.. Jehu
spears.
Rev. G. s. Robinson will preach al Salem
-@.A Sabbath l2th-i -iust--.s.a.. s.a..ss---..--,-..s..
The colored people will have q Sunday
school celebration at their school house near
here next Sturdy.
Mr.. Abe Buice, of Sheltonsyil'o, Ga, faith.
er Of our esteemed friend and neighbJr,
Jonathan Ruice, w@s here week before last
on o visit.
'If2l COWS CIT 8 aores Of grass in weeks
and lS oows eat thu same in weeks
how many COWS will it m,int,in for 1s
weeks, if the gras, grows uniformly during
that time? This question is not one Of our
own ge' ting up, but we have w,rkel it out
on our own line of reasoning. Will be g'ad
to hear from somebody else b,forc we pub.
lish our answer. VoS.
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Correspondence OF the TIxxs.
What in Going on at Santuo.

SANruC, Oct l2-ln tho limited area OF
our immediate section, busines is not post
lively standing still, nor is Il progressing
very satisfactorily. ts
The merchants are not dong large busi-
ness, because there is great scarcity of
money, and there Is not much cotton being
sold; and what makes matters look worse,
there will not be- "surp!us" to sell this
season. :.
Cot on Is opening very Irregular this Fall !,
while u e opening rapidly. and in some
PLACES is seems T. be nearly all opened,
keeping the picking hands busy picking,
there are other places where IL is opening so
slow that it scarcely pays TO 60 over it.
Like the orange tree the c,rn fields pre-
sent q variety of stages. Some Is being
hauled and housed aud fed away, while some
fields are too greoa to haul. In some fields
the fodder is just pulled, AMI in others the
corn is just q little past roasting ears, con-
sequently there is some uneasiness just
now occasoned by some remnants of that
Montana blizzard of list week, which has
reached here aud is prevailing around us.
Not altogether il this uneasiness felt for
the corn, but the cotton also. which is so
late.
Some farmers have a fine crop Of fell
peas that needs several days more Of warm
weather to bring them to maturity.
Permit me to soy here that l have the
finest cr,p Of peas, of the variety known rs
! the "Unknown," you ever saw, just to be
| plautei at layinghy Of the corn. This
vuriety will almost make itself A patch
that was planted early, and 50 much killed
by the oold spriug weather that it was
ESssA Ra dlra i e Issy ISsEh 'Afa fsa!s q
There was not much sorghum planted
around here this year, and believe oil has
been made up. The sorghum "crazs" seems
to be felaSing its hold upon the people here,
but do not know that it would be well to
| be renewed.
Sofa beans was tried on q small scale here
this year, by way Of an experiment, as q
grain feed, and the mules generally greatly
relished them. They provei to be very
! easily raised.
There is soue building going on here.
The house that is being built for Mr.. Flem-
ming, the railroad Agent, is so nearly oon,-
pleted that he has moved into one Of the
rooms, think it is the incest and most
snowy little cottage in town.
Work is progressing RAPIDLY on the large
new store Of Mr.. l.. b. Jeter, aud ere long
it will be ready for the reception Of goods
When completed this will be the largest
store in the town.
| At joint meeting of the Santuc Alliance
and the Town Council held last week, Mr..
X. G. Hcbson was elected cotton weigher
and every one is satisfied, as Mr.. Hobson
has in former years given entire satisfaction.
her sister, Mr.. fssS, ssYpA5HtARAaf sY HaSs naS1 AND
been for somo time visiting friends in aud
around Sautuc.
Miss Belle Lyles, On accomplished young
lady who has been away for many months
teaching is asaiu staying with the family Of
her brother, Mr.. A, Cole Lylos.
| E. W. J..
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L, GRIPrx AuAiS.- During the epidemic
Of La Grippe last season DIR. Kings New Dis
c3very foe Consumption, Coughs on Colds,
proved to be the best remedy. Reports from
the many who used 1t co fem this ct ,tcment,
They we're not only quickly relieyej, bat ths
disease left no bal after result. We ask you
TO give this remedy q trial and we guarantee
that yon viii be satisfied til results, or
the purchase prics will bs refunded. II
has no equal IN La Grippe, or any Throat,
Chest or Luog Trouble. Trial b5tils free &C
u. F. Posey's Drug Store. Large atles, 6oo.,
aud 81. 90.
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Personals.

Miss Mildred Thomson, of lartanburg.
is visiting Mr.. ii. F. Scaife and family.
Miss Mary Wilson, af Mecklenburg County,
N. &C is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. D..
Arthur.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. F. Miller, OF Colu mbia,
10 10 our midst. Mr.. Miller will buy cotton
here this season.
Mr.. W. l.. Culp, Of Charleston. was in
town on business this week.
Mr.. Walter Capsrs, representing the Char
lesion News and Courier, paid Union o visit
last week, iu the interest Of that paper.
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TRAIN ROBBERS FoILED.-Sr. Louis, Oct. TO-
"A special to the Post Dispatch from Paris,
made to hold up the south bound passenger
train on the Frisco Road, 100 miles north
Of that place, at O'Clock this morning. The
robbers tried TO enter the express car but
met with stout resistance. They fired several
shots at the messenger, none of which, how
ever took effect. Conductor Jack Carr
Knocked one of the robbers down with his
lantern just as the man was trying to fire his
rovo'ver within foot Of the conductor s
breast.
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Local News.

D@- What's the news? ws,ryou leapn
most Of the local nalfl 1jg's here
I6HrwTrK Nj. I, - -.
t. McNally hd btedSa position as
copying clerk with VI II. McKissick, in the
Clerk Of courts ONCE.
w. B. Crosby,eof Meador, has taken q
position in the grocery store of H. F. scaife
& Son. err
J. X. Thomas, Of this county, is olerkipg
for r. 7. Gee.
Jeter Butler, brother of Thos. b. Butler,
has taken a position at the Union Hotel.
W. H. s. Harris, of Jonesvil!e, was in
town this week,
Mr.. Odell, Of Greenwood, spent several
days this week with Mr.. T. G. Duncan.
Mr.. W. c. Wallace, a former merchant of
this town, but now earning an honest penny
at farming, near Carlisle, was in Union this
week. We are told that Winter is . spleu-
y VIZ. asisis lssenslus urm & com,
psny, of New Yorkl passed through here
this week on his way to Atlanta.
Mrs. Bette Crawford, who has been visit
Ing friends and relatives here for two weeks,
has returned to Spartanburg.
r. G. Bishop, of Gaffaey City, and J. D.
Hancock, of this county. have opened beef
market in the McNeace building
A little girl of II. Greene Bailey, who
lives about half mile from town, was
severly burned lat Tuesday.
1t seems that two small children were in
the room, the mother in the odjoining ROOM
They were roasting potatoes in skillet, with
the fire on Tho lid, and in turning round the
cbild's caught fire from the Goals. The
screams Of the child brought its mother
promptly to il, and in putting out the FIRE
she also, had her haudsY ba lily burned. 1t
is feared the child saonot live.
John D. smisssapd W. F. Bates, two
prominent gentlemen Of Carlisle were here
this week. G
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o,,,,n, of ,ss Alliance Financial Measure

Topeka. Kan, Oct. 9.-Hon. John G.
Otis. the newly elected Alliance congressman
from the Four h Kansas district, has prepared
. financial measure for ise consideration OF
sh. incomius Congress, oansi.tirg of nineteen
sections aud occupying four newspaper
columns. II is presumed to represent the
views Of the All ance party on the money
questions and is type of the legislation now
demanded by that party in the West. 1t
sxsesides for pennies ana nickels, silver and
keoiHi md The free aud uhiimited coinngs
81 both. and then s. 900 .OOo, 900 OF paper
money, each bill being absolutely money and
no, in the form of promise 1, provides that
..each aud eycry kind Of money mentioned IN
this section shall be interchangeable with
each ether at par aud o full legal teuder for
al debts both public and private 1t pro-
yidcs further for three treasury funds, the
general revenue fund, the real estate and
revenue fund and the national food and cloth
ing fun".
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That's about the Aim and End.

Two weeks ago we noticed report that
State Lecturer John r. Jefferies was after
Congressman G. W. Shells seat, and then
stated that Mr.. Jefferies lived in Hon. ]. j..
Iemphilrs district. We, however, had our
suspicious aroused at that time, by being
asked "why Mr.. Jefferies was so pnch more
attentive t. the Alliance people of the 9th
Congressional District than he was 10 the
people o! his o n county who could not vote
in the 9th district" 1t did look q little
strange to Us, but then we thought Mr.. JEFF.
ferries knew, or supposed, that the people in
Mr. Hemph1fs District were not 30 we'll
posted on Alliance delegations ss those in
Mr.. Shells district aud required great deal
more lecturing, so, like n faithful officer,
he spent his time where his services were
n. howeyer, any doubt may exist as to Mr..
Jeffcries rartiality for the voters of Me.
Henphill's district, the following special
despatch to the Greenviile Nr9s of the 18th,
will lin great measure, serve to dispel it {:
GAFrNEY, S. c., Oct. l2.-State LECTURER
Jefferies was in town to-day, and in CONVEX
sation with your correspondent he intima ted
in strong terms that the farmers would put
up q candidate TO oppose Mr.. HeUphill for
congress.
In answer TO direct question he led your
correspondent to the conclusion that he
would not object to occupying such an honor
able position, Pr.B.
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TuE LITTLE GIANT RoAp.-An official
intimate with the workings OF the Columbia,
Ncwberry and Laurens Rsirold yesterday
sad that the "Little Giant. was no longer a
losal road. lie sal the rosd has already
he>...
big through business. The value of the
connection with the Seaboard Airline is
no" "c'e'r. The road. he says is hauling a
large araount of cotton through to Norfolk
These shipments come from Columbia and all
points along the line, and the road is becom-
ing formidable competitor of those who
have heretofore held the monopoly.
State.
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ASNAKE IN THE DRAwgR.--Carrollton, Ga.,
Oct. 0.-Alrs II. J. Gaines had avery peculiar
experience at her hon below Roopvile the
other night. She said .nat she had noticed u
cats peculiar actions around certain bureau
ak :hs aGtsrGoon, AMI she ...ssSh. . mouse
might be in the bureau aud that was tho
reason the cat kept q contiuual watch at tho
bureau. just about dusk Mira. Gaines had
occa.on TO 90 into the bureau and open q
drawer. just as she did this she though Of
the cats actions and, Ike oil ladiys,
haviog deadly drcad Of o mouse, she went
for q lamp ani locke into tbs bureau drawer,
and TO her astonishment thers lay large
raltlesuaxe coiled up in the drtwer sleepinx
as sweetly asa queen. Mrs. Gaines says. If
she bal put her hand Ia the drawer, ami she
would have done so hal she not thought of
the cats actions that evening it would have hi,
the rough snake the first thing. The ques-
ton 10 how that snake gJt iuto the drawer.
Ii must have orAwlel in when the drawer
was open, for it could MT have got in other
wise.
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LIVING IN HoPE.-Ool Duncan Is In great
hopes Of succes.s as to hia appointment rs q
member of the Interstate commission. He
says that he had learned that Congressman
Hsmphill did not present the name OF Judge
A. c. Haskell, the filing Of whose -pame for
appointment Is credtfe1 70 Gen e. p. Alex
auder, Congressman Hsmphill has written to
Congressman Shell an 1 also to Col duncan
stating that he favors the app ointment Of
GOT Duncau. yerai--iayaluahle endorse
ments Of railroad men In this State were put
on Col Duncau's list to-day.---Cot Cor NeWs
and Courier
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ENDORSING THE OcALA PLATFORM. Lansing
Mich. Oct. 9.-At this mornings session,
Of the Farmers State Alliance resolution
endorsing the Ocala platform, and declaring
to the oppressed toilers of America that they
are unyieldipgly in favor of independ enl
Political action, as outlined at the Cine nuati
inference, was adopted without dissenting
vote. This practically disposes of all specu-
lation rs TO what action will be taken at the
convention Of represent atives of all iudu strial
organizations OF Michigan, called to meet
h, re in December, to discuss independent
action. Michigan will have a Peoples
Party.