The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-26

opened TOT business from n. VI. to l.. NJ
The Northern and Southern mails will
the street boxes at 12.45.
Any inattcption or irregularities should
10 reported promptly to the 7. NJ.
&c. HUNTER, L. NJ.
Re1- Judge Fraser win preside at the
next term Of court, comm encing Monday,
tho 9Th Of March.
Bay. The Board OF Pensions for Union
county will meet in the Courthouse Oh Sales
day in March, at II NJ.
nka- Mr.. T. II. Gore has declined TO
serve as Treasurer of the County, aud the
Governor has not appointed any one in HI.
place, 30 that both the Auditors ana
the Treasurcrs Offices of Union county are
still vacant.
sU" Mrs. Nellie Garner, now living in
Pinckncy township, ut the advanced age Of
80 years, is a some what remarkable woman.
She is ~ hale, hearty and active as mos,
persons of 60, and upon the arrival of her
granddaughter aud her husband, Mr.. ami
Mrs. j. y. Moscly, from Arkansas, last week.
she cooked them as fine dinner ss any one
would wish /, sit down TO.
She is the widow Of Chs rles (Bully) Gar.
ncr, n man and name familiar to tho older
citizens of Union. Her gcncalogy is also
remarkable
Ir IN M nf cl 10
grandmother of GI, the great grandmother
Of lGi, snd the great-greut- grandmother Of l..
grlA- State Alliance Lecturer, John Il.
Jciicries, gave us an old fashion call last
Saturday. lie says the Alliance is not losing
ground in the State; that the principles and
AIMS Of the order arc firmly cngrafted upon
tie hearts OF its members, aud being just
and right, they wall triumph.
To Il question whether he intended 10 be
u candidate for Hon. }. j. IIemphill's sea,
ia Congress, he replied that that depended
upon his frionls in the 9th Congressionn'
Distr.cl. If they wished him to make the
| race he would do so, AMI he had no fears
as To the result, if fair and open race was
| given him.
| Bsss- From the present outlook tho Till
man form administration will he more
| conspicuous in tho history "f South Caro-
| linn nS the administration of litigation thar
| All administration Of reform.
When the cxI cuscs Of thc litigation il
i ,,l, Ia,
Phosphate aud Railroad companies, tn
Banks aud the Agricultural Hall affair
the Attorney General nni his Assistant wi
find their offices to be anything but snecurc'
while the costs incurred by the state in 'hos
innumcrablc suits will be more likely I
Increase the taxes Of tho people than reduc
them, Judging from the few cases alrcad
| lhc Comptroller General might have su,
cessfuliy appealed to the Legislature to max
h's path to higher assessment, or otiiciu
jurisdiction in the matter, more sure an
| plain. but when one man urrogltcs TO him
s'if the power to set ns.dc or override tn
decision "i legally constituted Boards o
| County Equalization and appraisers. he nc
only sets aside the Ian governing thos
| BoariS, hut imputcS either ignorance y
nnhwiul con luct TO the members of thos
Boarl'. mud mast expect to be resisted.
| nsGr In our humble opinion. both partic
III the Agricultural Hall trouble acted TO
| hastily, and it seems To Us that the Governo
was very uni,rtunatc in the lcg.l advic
given him. Had the attorneys for Mr.
Alexander waited until they got full pos
session of the property and the dee,
| property recorded, before rendering tn
worthless rcvcnuc scrip in payment o
the balance, the Governor could not hav
wrested the properly from them and on til
| 'thcr han !, if the Governor had merely re
ta'cd 10 receive the scrip. and only lef th
| validity OF the tender for the courts TO dccin
| hereafter the Clemson College would hav,
| had The use of the $4,000 nov lying idle
! the SUIT for possession Of the property an,
| damages would have been avoided. and til,
| State position IN the case mrie .rungc
| than it is now.
We applaud the Governor for his action il
| pcrcml t"rily refusing the balance OF th,
| purchase money in paper tha: had been pr"
nonnccd worthless by \ spec al court ap
| pointed by the Legislature. In that act III
did the State n great service. but in actin.
npon the advice to fOrciby prevent III,
purchaser who had complied with all tho
term, Of sale. from taking possession Of tn,
| property he had purchased he certainly
! Involved the State in II i1~ Sud that nldy cost
| the State more than the face of The scril
| calls for, in d,mages and fees
nea- A>s:a;am; Attorney Genera Tcwn.
| send was mere last Monday. lie says he is
Ion the wing al the Tim, unw onl ,c,>