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Personals.

Miss Laura Gowan, of tho Clifford Semi
nary, has gone to her sis err at Prosperity,
who with others of her family are lying
quite sick.
Miss Anna Pryor, OF Asbury p. o., is
visiting, her sister Mrs. Ira s. IIayGis.
Miss Ethlind Goss has reformed from
school at Charleston.
Mr.. j. Dogan IIumphries has taken a
position with Messrs. Rodger & Purcell,
Mesrs. Ross & Co., have opened q saloon
at the 9l1 John Willard stand
Mr. Winter c. Wallace has rented his farm
and is now living in iowa.
Mrs. Nola Thomas, nee Miss Nola Pryor,
formerly of this Coun y, but, now Of At anta
Ga., are visiting the family Of Mr.. Ira s.
Harris.
Mr.. c. II. Peake, tho Mas er for I'm, n
County, is recovering slowly from a severe
attack of InfiuepZs.
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Mr. Cores Bond Accepted.

Last Tuesday Mr.. Il. III. Gore, the newly
appointed T'c,surer, presented his bond of
100000 to the Board of County Commiston
crs for approval, which Was considered good
acd sufficient, and placed on file.
Mr. Gore informed us that as soon as pos.
sble after the Governor has been properly
notified TIA, tn. bon has been accepted and
he receives his commission, he will enter up
on The daies Of his Office, of which the peo-
pc will be duly notified.
Jr. Gore says his api ointment was made
without any solicitation from him, and WIS
q CRATE surprise to bin when he received il.
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For the TIMEs.
Death Of William Strain.

DIED, at Eta Jane, s. c., Jasusry I7tS,
1892, MIR. William Strsin, in the Seth y.ar
Of his age.
The subject ofthis nctco was horn in C C,unty
Down, ireland, January 9th, 1907. His phf.
cnis we're Archibald Strain and Eliza Strain,
whose maiden name was Macomson, who with
their family Of three sons aud four daughters
two of whom survive him--came to this
country In 1918 aud sett ed in Fairfield Dis
ttict (now c'uniy). He afterward, hired as
. common laborcr to Rev. William Blackstock
of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian
Church, in the Waxaw settlement in Lancas-
ter District.
About the year 1928 he united himeelf
with the A. r. Presbyterian church Of wnxaw,
under the mioistration Of Rev. William Black
stock, from whom, in q great MEASURE, he
received his early pious training. On the
10th Of December, 1881, he was married 10
Miss Jane McKeown, in Chester County, s.
c., Rev. James q. Stafford officiating. She
died April IL, l847, leaving him with fami-
ly ofsmall children.
In 1s4s he removed 10 York County, 8.
c., near the present town Of III :ckory Grove
When the war came on he gc3uted the. ilea
that secession could ever settle the question
Involved but he linked his fortune with
his adopted State and gave three sons to the
Southern Copfederacy. ~ 81.
His last illness was the result OF paralysis
accompanied with LaGrippe. He retained
his mental faculties until the last. A few
minutes before he died, the writer sskei bin,
if he believed that Jesus Christ was able to
s've him Ills reply Was; "yes, Yes, cf
courssI do. Why do you ask me that qnes.
tion :" told him wanted the testimony
from his own lips as to whether a brlsvsrl
hal anything to fear in death. lie said
"God is prayer hearing and prayer
answering God, to al such as call upon Him
in faith"
His troth unchanged hath ever stpoj,
He s.veih those who on Hin call;
To those who SEEK Him lie Is god;
To those who find Hin AL in Az.
FiLIUs.
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For the TINE,.
Farming and othsr Ncws Around Asbury.

Farming and other Nows Around Asbury.
AsBURY, Feb. S.--Wc havo had o few DAYS
of tine we'ther for farm work, and the far
mcrs have taken advantage Of il.
Our merchants ut Asbury say the formers
have done all they couli to pay their debts
with tho short crop and low price Of oottou.
went over to sec Tom last week, and lie
was all wrapped up like one of these Egyp-
tian fortuns tellers. He had just been out
10 see the condition of things around the
house. He found his new leather collar in
one place, the driving lines in another, and
gears generally scatl lered over the yard. His
hound pup come out TO greet his master,
but to his surprise got a blow over the hal
with the driving lines, which sent him howl
ing under the house.
The Chilian war is settled and Tom is well
Of the Grippe. hear of few cases yet
around here.
Old man Rao'ng Billy Brown raises his
own hog and hominy. l have seen five or
six 3-horse loads OF fine corn he sold this
year, aud he has some m,re 10 sell yet. lie
told me he never bought but few bushels of
corn in his l;fs, and he is about 81 years old
Since my last wr ting George McAbcs has
died, from q stroke OF paralysis. His re-
mains were carried to near CaBon's camp
ground for burial.
Yesterday was good day to bring about
more cases of Grippe. The weather don't
seem to be settled yet.
DR.. Jefferies is just getting up from an
attack of Grippe.
If we can havo few days Of sunshine tn s
week the farmers will get another hump on
themselves. Hills.
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For tho TiNEs.
For Posterity.


Mr.. EDIToR.--I have read great deal
about the injustice of voting tax to built
rair, ads, ito he paid by those who come
after US" "Well, sr, am always willing
to invest my money for the benefit of my
children, and i don't know of better CT
surer investment for them than q tax that
will bring up the value of my farm 100 or
200 per cent more than il is now. think,
af er II shuttle offlthis mortal cyi,," my
cchildeen viii rise up aud call me blessed
for 30 doing, and vii either continue to pay
the taxes OF Sc ] at The advanced value.
Just think Of ", Mr.. Editor: / own farm
now valued at 81 900 Il bave two children
WHO will inherit H. vote tax npon tbai
farm Of $5 or Sc year, which increase, ils
7alue 10 perhaps $4,000.
in 20 years / de. 1 have paid 500 or
Sl2o taxes in fhat time, but I leave my
childrtn property worth $1,000 instead Of
$1,000 Ilagc been unjust to my children?
Have been unjus, to ny eighbors and their
children, in voting win the majority that
ca, ,ried the tax AM conferred the same bless.
ing upon them? 4 think not. Ian
LooKISa AHEAD.
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GREAT FIRE IN MEMPHIS Memphis.
Team, Feb. "a most disastrous oJnhagra-
ii II, which is slill raging at miduight with
unapated fury, broke out in the bulldog
Ia. $50 Main street, occupied by the Drug
Berac Hat Company, at 0:39 tonight At n
quarter Iast 10 o'clock the Druz Borne
hui ding felt in with crash, aud-a few min
uIcI later The bulldog of the Langsatf bard
ware Company, which adjoined it at Ibe
Sonth, Ill into the space formerly occupied
by the Hat builiiug. Tie trunk factory o
thgnoith, occupied ny :. Levy, was then
mass Of flames, and soon was total wreck.
The fire continued to spread, an by mid>
night LeuhmaG's Gotel, The fnesa south :. f
the Ohio river, "jhe Ruby saloon, l,rge
harness factory and another building were
either Burning or destroyed. so far as
known there has been no loss of life The
loss will probably exceed 81 100000.
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FEip !. SALE, Secretary.

WHY? THE LEGISLATURE DIDN'T-Some
OF t"o Opposition press" charge that the
j. gsi ure d'd nothiag. What a shudcr
lio". a,e some things tn "di.tingu shsd,
con .r,ative AID inte lgent body'-as one
=. III il rumber styles thcm-dii
~ y introduced III | 10 reduce s.larie,
ofStI : officers and c'crks.
Likewise bill TO reduce their own pay.
Al n bill to require railroads t1 pro-
vide separate coaches for the raccs
A'so II bill to PROV dc for more perfect
cont vl OF The a IT., ads and to have the rail
road commissioners c ec'el by tn, peopl,.
Al3o bill tppr)yidc for a sys em of county
government.
Alo bill TO prob tit The i'censc and sale
of liquor.
Add numbcc OF other bills 70. vari ,ps
g oi purposes.
Bur, then. the Legi5l't re didn't pass these
lil.5.--Ncc6Crry Observer.
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ESSy. While cnr resnc,tcl R.nrosent,t;,

SaS" While cur respected Representative
and friend, Mr.J. W. Gregory, sets himse f
right before the people under the heaGiug Of
"a C"rrection," in which he politely gives
US o dig in the ribs, we claim the right to
''explain" why we alluded to him as we did
In the first place, We did not b,se what We
said as to his being IA candidate for the office
OF Treasurer, upon anything We read in
Tie STATE. Ii was the town talk, days before
it appeare in Tie State that tn. delegation
had concluded, at the first meeting held
here, to recommend Mr.. Gregory to Gov.
li'lman, as the proper person to place in
Mr.. Scott position; hut when we heard that
he did not attend The meeting at Jonesyille.
as member Of the delegation, we consid-
cred that a confirmation Of the report, and
mentioned it in quite complimentary spirit
intending to make the impression that Mr.
Gregory was too high-toncd gentlem IN to
set in judgm snt upon his own application or
to allow his presence to influence the vote.
of his legislative colleagues in his f,yor.
Everybody in this town was under the i'm
prossiou ila' Mr.. Gregory wa. n can idatc,
whether from his oan application or that
of his friends.
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EsS- 1t is probable that very few of our
citizers knoT>thut we have a Bakery in the
town conducted by an expert need Baker,
who is repaired to supply excellent bread
AMI rolls, warm every morning for break fast
ruSks and ether fancy ireai for tea; but
such is tho case, and Simpson, who was Mr..
Buckhcts baker, is The man. His breal is
for sale at Mr.. W. b. Lcmmons' store, where
all orders should be left.
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Rs2- The unwe coms news was received
here Wednesday that the handsome new
res 'deuce Of David johnson, Jr., E:q., OF
Srar, anburg. was totally destroyed by fire
about Q o'clock thai morning. We learned
- . H.-';'y n'ovnd into it only the day before
No details had reached us at the time our
paper wenrtu pres. .------a-..--a-
Most sincerely do we sympatb;ze with Mr.
johns IN and his est'msb'e wife ana family
in their great loss
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be- We are talking Turkey again, this
week. Our esteemed friend, Mrs. RIG. II.
Jeter, of Saptnc, the proud mothc. Of five
as good boys as ever broke a pone Of com
hrcai, sent us a fine gobbler last week, which
our 'hetier ha!f' fixed up in the incest style
for our birthday dinner Thank You, kind
friend, may you and yours live long. happy
AMI prosperous lives, and all meet around
the "Gre,t White Throne"
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A Trial Justice in this county had two
COWS taken up fos ,respass Jatc'y. Their
owner WIS away from hone and his w fe
could Got Pny the assessed damages. The
trial justice thea sold thcm-w,th ,ut adver-
tising them, 1t is sid, and bought them
himself for FIVE dollars -Paying for them
With the costs. The COWS were worth more
than twenty dollars. The report comes
from good authority, and N. w. Gregory is
the Trial Justice.--Newbery Observer.
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SUBSCRIPTIONS, 81 so PER ANNUA
POST OFFICE DIRECTORY.

Tho p. o. will be opened for business
from A. Nj. to 600 =. Nj.
The MONEY Order Department will be
opened for business from 8 A. NJ. to 4 u. NJ.
The Northern and Southern mails will
clos, at p. Nj. Msil will be taken fcom
the street boxes at.12.45.
Any inattcution or irregularities should
&c reported promptly to the p. NJ.
&c. HUNTER, =. NJ.
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b.. Ex-Trcasurer Scott informs us that
not quite "a per cent OF the taxes have been
pail. This viii nccesststo an extension Of
time by the Comptroller General, aud test
the new lrtasurer's business qualities to the
utmost.
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MONEY WANTED.

Our necessities demand Cash every day /;
while our subscription books disclose GO per
cent. Of our subscribers in arrears. We
want money badly. Perhaps you cannct
ray all you owe us, although it is very
small amount for each, but you surely can
pay half, and that will help until money is
c,sier with ali of us. WE MUST COLLECT.
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10 the Citizens of South Carolina.


COLUMBIA, s. c., February D, 1892. {
iPqrsc:atiag tho importance of prorer
r"preseniation of South Carolina at The
Wrrlfs Columbian Expos ito, as to it,.
Agricultural mechanical and other r,-
soC"ces, the Board Of Trade of Columbia
would earnestly ask every city. town, and
ham't, every manufacturing and every
pu' organization, to send delegates to u
c>nyen ION 10 be held in the city of Colum-
bin Thursday and Friday, March 10Th
an'i !i'h: the purpose of such convention
cihs t. settle upon s0ne Il finitc Plan Of
re !.Srptation, and f. elcc' five commits
81 n a whose duty it shall b. to carry out
'u:i pm. Very truly.
w. =. HUGRAY, President
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GsB" All Union will be put in q bro ad
grin next Tuesday night, by the inimitab'c o
Crandtll Clark s. IIake's Minstrels. We
are told the singing Of this company is excel
lent, and The funny men are just the funniest
laugh provoking fellows in the world.
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An ALLIANCE MEMORIAL Brroas Coxonrss.

An ALLIANCE MEMORIAL BEFoaE CoSoREss.
Washington, ID. c., Feb. 8.--Among lIIe
documents lail before the senate to-day by
tho vice president wos petiiion from the
Farmers Alliance to have al cotton manu-
lectures placed on the free list.
Several &c itions were presented and
referre / praying for lsgis aton against de,l-
ing in "oplions" and futures" sl.o the
protest Of the National association of printers
against the printing of stamped envelopes
without cost to the users.
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DOcKIHN's ARsIcA SALvg.-The bes, salye
in the world for Cats Bruises, Sores, Ulcers,
Salt Rheum, Fever SorsF. Tsiter, CbappeJ
hands, Chilblains, Coros and all Skin Epup-
tions, and positively cures Piles, or no psy
required. 1t is guaranteed 10 give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded. Price rs
cents per box. For sale by d. =. Posey.
April 16.
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MJs" Your Spa, tanburg figures may be
| all correct. Mr.. F,rner, but your deductions
from them are not only all wrong but very
misleading.
Sparianburg:s ihe richest county in the
State, except Charleston, and the railroads
Running through Ter have made her so.
Her people are<hstter abe t, pay n tax of 8
mills on the dollar than the people Of Union
are to pay Is, bsc,use her RI | Dads have
made them wealthy and prosperous.
We do not know the aggregate amount Of
her subscriptions to the three railroads, but
we know those railroads brought to the
County all the17 o. Is Factories and all the
other Industrial enterprises that Farmer tel s
us Of with the decreased population and
value Of al kinds Of property and we know "
also, that hundreds of pcope Of Union are
going to that County, preferring to partici-
pate in the prosperity of that county to
ekeing out ba'e exisiance in this county,
with no thrift, no prosperity aud no bright
prospects for any one in the future.
But you are not true to yourself in your
calculations ands figures. In your former
articlc you made a misleading error in Civ.
ing the increased t,xes on the increased
value of $500 on 100 acres Of land at "Ss
over the lef,' when it should have been
only $500.
Again, this week, in comparing the taxes
paid by the people of the two counties, you
are unjust, in dolucting the 81 mill tax
paid by Uuion on the S. & U. r. r. BONDS
and not deducting the Spartanburg tax OF
q mills for subscription TO the same road
We grant that spartanburg receives all the
benefit of that road, but in making a calcula-
tion on n tax payment that cannot be allowed
to come iD.
But your worst and most pa'pablc error
was in your article Of this week, which you
will, no doubt, perceive we have corrected.
There are only 10 townships in Union, and
$4,000 ip each would not amount to what
your figures stated, by long shot.
Go, ask the people of spartanbugs which
they w5ulj do, iflhe option wos left them ,
Increase their present lakes to pay interes:
on The tonds and keep the railroads, or have
their taxes reduced and be without the rail-
roads?
Let US tell you, friend Farmer. your life
would not be safe il you went into that
County and made such q prop ,sitio to the
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sssA- Our esteemed corresp ndent, f. W.
j., must tear with us this week for not pub
fishing his favor. 1t was crowded out by
matter that came to hand iato and eoula not
be postponed.
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SPECIMEN CAsss.--S. II. Clilfo. ID, New
Cassel, Wis.,, WAS troubled with Neuralgia
end Rheumatism, his Stomach Wis disorder
cd, hi, Liver was affected TO m al rDirg
degree, appetite fell away, aa.i he wa, rers
r'hiy reduced 10 Qesh and s,rength Three
bottles Of Electric Bittors cured Ii'm,
Elward Shcpheri, Harrisburg H., h,ta
rnnning sore OF eight yeass's standing Used
three bottles Of EleoIrc B tiers and seye a
boxes Of Buoklen's Arpica Salye, and his leg
IS sound and well. John Speaker, Osfaxba,
o., had five large Pevo. sores o his logs;
doctors said hc was incuraale. Oae bottle
Of Elcc ric Bitters and one b.x Blcx,en's
Arnica Salse cured bin ent rely So
ID. +. Poseys Drug Store.
q nRHA 4 M aI--sSxtts to be close out at
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We Rise to Explain

We RiSe to Explain.
We are somewhat surprise to hear that
our rcma' ks upon the disbursements of the
finances o. the Comfy have been construed
into cersurins the County Commissioners
and accSsing them of upjus, disc,imi-
nation and partially in favor of one creditor
over oil o'hcrs. We deny any such iniea-
ton on our partsec that wat we have sud
can bs les'tim,tely Construed iato cen.
suriag any one.
WcmereiS lOok the fact, as they exi,tel
and gave thom t, our read;rs. and if we
censurei any one il was the law, if It cou-
fined 'he Board to cue source for help.
While we suggested that. under the present
unusually trying circumstances, it would 10
magnanimous in the Bank to forego, for
time, the cxact on Of the letter Of the terms
| upon which its loau TO The County was made,
We did not oensure the Commissioners for
making the loan or FOR the terms upon which
it was made, nor did We blame the Bank for
exac'ing the terms agreed upon when the
loan was ma 10. II was ''strictly business"
and we regret to say. the somewhat uuoer.
tain condition of the County treasury made
the strictest terms.
AS wosa'd before, the transaction occur
red at very unfortunate time for the County
and its creditors. Bot tho Commissioners
could not avoid it. SThs loan was made
especially for tue payment Of Jurors, State
W..ucoees= =an-i tho fys,- -ruborjinato officer.
of the Court, wlsoso rAy, id most oass., will
not defray their most necessary expenses.
1t may we'll b. termed a forced loan, 70,
Jurors and Witnessts are the forced attend
ants at Court. Many Of them live a long
distsnce from tho Court House all Of them
nowadays are roor men, or at any rata
too poor to loss ,ha. time from their own
business for the paltry sum they get, and
then to be compelled to shave their claim 81
or 30 per cent to get get money t. settleaheii
bills, becau,o thcro was no money in the trsa
sury
We repe1t, we c,r;ainy have no complain
against The Commissioners for making tn,
loan, or for paying it acc riding to the terms
purpose, aud, no doubt hal the tax collec
tons been any where near what they usual
are, up to the M ddle Of January, the banl
dcb would have been raid and good pei
=, centage of al o'hsr County debts, als,. Bu
the cru-hing stfiugonoy in money affair
Il uHu not dollar eomins from .ho ,reasur.
9 at that late date, combined to make creditor
: feel anxious aud lenquire what was the mat
ter.
=. We still hold to our suggestion of Ia.
), week, that certificates of indebtedness, bear
. ing or per cent interest, issued month";
by the Commissioners, would have prevent
ed all our present trouble. They could
use !, in nine cases out Of ten, as cash, woul
save the county from Is to 25 Per cent i
all its contracts, satisfy its creditors, an
give strength to its credit.
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n9-- We are requested TO announce that
Rev. w. d. BcwIey will preach at Beulah
next Sunday at IL A. NJ.
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Two Kinds of Diamonds.

Several years ago / CHANGED to stop
at the same hotel in Dallas, where Alvin
Joslin did, remarked an actor now fill
| ing an engagement in Chicago, "and |
was astounded by his ostentatious parad-
| ing of his diamonds. There we're a
number of ladies sitting upon the hotel
veranda, and he seemed to take especial
delight in dazzling their eyes with his
jewels. After strutting past them sew
eral times he suddenly stopped, made a
bow to the coterie, and said very
brusquely: An, | see that you admire
my diamonds. Permit me. This one is
worth $4,000. This cost me $4,000.
This cluster pin | value at $1,000. |
have with me diamonds worth $50 900,
and own $40 900 worth which l have
stored for safe keeping in a Chicago
bank
''None of the ladies tainted or fed or
went into ecstasies over the display, and
not a word was vouchsafed in reply.
"That evening when Davis entered
the hotel dining room he was seated at
a table in the middle of the room and
alone. A few minutes later a half
dozen young men in full dress entered
the dining room in a body and sat down
at the same table. In the center of each
shirt front shone bit of
plate glass as large as a marble, while
brass rings bearing great settings of
glass fairly loaded down the hands of
the newcomers. Davis glanced about
the table and his jaw dropped from sheer
Before he could recover
one of the young men arose and,
walking around the table to Alvin's seat,
said in tone that was distinctly audible
throughout the room: All, see you ad-
mire my diamonds. Permit me. This
one is worth eight cents a pound, retail
This cost me a nickel, just as it is. This
one value at a dime. have with me
seventy cents worth of gems, and own
an interest in glass works at Chicago
besides
Before that speech was ended the be-
diamond Joslin either lost his appe-
tite or finished his supper, for he hastily
arose and left the room, followed by
lively chorus of abs and obs. Chicago
Mail