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Fur the TIHEs.
Mt. JOY News.

Mr.. JOY, Feb. 2l.-Thcre has been some
fine weather for farm work, and the farm
crs have ma le go3d use Of it in the way
Of sowing oats, breaking stubble and pre-
yariag their land for corn crop. From
all appearances there will be q large area
put in corn this year.
see the prospect is now that cotton won
learn that the merchants have extended tho
line of their creditors from the first of Marcn
TO the first OF April. If that be so, ther,
will be great deal more corn planted.
there has becn only u fsw load, Of CONNER
cal Fertilizers hauled home, and there W Ii
not be more than cncthrd rs much useI
in this section As there was last year, unies
cotton takes L rise i'll price very soon.
IL. =. McHissick, who mas aeen very sick
with LaGrippc is getting up again.
Eddie HUMPHREYS is on an extended visit
to his brother, Rev. W. +. q. llumphrics
lie is going to attend the keltou high
nchoo' wbicn Is in charge of Prof T.. 4
Aycock. The pastor of Mt. JOY church viii
soon move iut, the parsGn ut kelton.
Inc subscription u the Lockhart Shoals
RriIroal has oceu voted, aad | think nearly
every one is pleased.
Coroner Gregory came down Thursday
night and hell ~ inquest over the body o
colored child Of Jonn AMI Polly Ausoorn
which was touni dead in bed Tnursda,
morning. The verdict was that the cnllt
S'ne 10 iIS da.ih h-f--.-.. ...tnr.l clIS,
| unknown to the jury. I'D. G.
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GEORGIA FARMERS WANT TO PLANT ,S
MuCu COTTON As usuAL.--Savannah Feb.
lJ.-Cotton factors here have begun aivaug.
ing moacy to coit"n planters, this date bcin =.
several weeks behind previous seasons
PlahtrrS have asked for as large. and ia
some Instances even larger advances than il
past years, showing IN evident intention ola
ta"ir part TO maintain the acreage or to
increase it. Factors arc refusing this in
crra e of advances, and are demandun
security, even with those with whom they
have had satisfactory relations for years
and % whom they advanced money in past
yerr' without this precaution. No DISPOSE
ton ha,evcr is shown on the part ol the
factors to take risks under prevalent crcum.
stances.
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Rkly" Last week applications were made
to Judge Fraser, now holding court Mt Lau-
rens, for a manlamus to compel the County
Auditors Of Laurens, Spartanburg and Union
To change the tax duplicate in tne:r cases to
conform TO the assessments of the County
boards Of euus'ization, Assistant Attorney
General Townsend represented the Comp
troller General. aud Munro & Munro repre-
scented the Merchants and Planters Bank
of Union. Judge Frazer granted the appllca'
tion Of the Banks.
In the mcanIimc we find the following
instructions from the Comptroller General in
regard to tho Grcenviile Banks, under pre-
cisely the game circumstances. AS We have
no Auditor in Cnon TO make the change
now, a.e Judge s,a,cl his order would ho!0
good when an'Aujitor for this County wa:
apr ointci
NoTIcE TO AccErr TAXES OF THE BANKS
The county Treasurer yesterday receive'
telegram from Comptroller General Ellerb'
90 accept the taxes of the three banks whicl
secured mandaDuses. lie instructed th'
treasurer to notify them that they may ye
nsye to pay the :tuil nmoiut asked by TIT
State, aud the banks were 20 Dotihed. 1t i
understood that the comptroller general u
awaiting the dco'sicu OF the Marlboro cas-
aud may decide to proceed against the bank
under Section 239 of the Sta'utss.- Green
UHie .NeWS.
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Riaq- We published in another column
statement that the Committee Of three
Ncssrs Duncan. Sigh and Zimmerman
appointed by the Stxte Alliance io confar
with the Euiou Stor, Compa,y. one Of the
wcalihc>t mercantile combinations in ,hj,
country, upon the mater of e,,ab!ishir,
stores in this STAT. for the .pecial oJvon
tago of the members Of the Alliance Il,
other words. the Alliance Committee Of thre,
have combined with the Union Store Comp,py
Combination of Chicago, TO form = gigantic
Trust 10 monopolizc al the ALLAN CO trade j,
this State. 10 us il seems that the Committee
has placed the Alliance, which i, supposed
/, be uucumpromi-ingly opposed TO trusts.
monopoies and combinations, in very COM
promising position. 1t i, iruc. they tell us
that no Alliance member is bound to trade u,
those store. : but neither ale they Bound T.
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l o g. T, Union Lodge, No. 233.

AT recent meeting "f the Lodge The
lowing officers were Installed for the quar-
ter commencing February lst.
Rubt. Morrison, {. T.
Miss ilctuc Mu ply, V. +.
\. W. Greene, Chaplain.
james L. Hunter, Stcy.
Miss Annie Briggs, Asst. Scc'y
Geo. Mauotc, +. :
Miss Corric WhitcSidcs. Treasurer.
I. McNally. Marshal
Miss May Fos'er, Dep. Marshal.
:. :. stokes, Guard
j. J. E:s'n. o. s.
c. I. Murphy. l.. CT.
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\ WONDER oRNER.-iIr Fra1i; H,,G-
man, young mao Of burlington, Ohio,
aaicS that he hh been under the car. of
Two PROMINENT physicians. and u,ei lh.r
'rea'ment until he was not sblc +, ret
arou"u' They pronounced ms case 10 h.
Consumption, ~! !avurt,ic. lie was per
Su'ae to try DR.. Kings New Discovery for
oohH"''pion' Coughs and Cll, and ut that
u'"' was not aple 10 walk across the street
wtnout resting. lie found before II. hi
Used hif vi dollar bottle. that IL, wos
much better; lie continued 10 ms, il onI -
'-u'y enjoying good hodth. Ii YOU have
""s throat Lung Or Chest Trouble t,v n
we guarantee satIsiact on. Trial bottle fr,e
~ D. f. Poseys Drug store.
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I" ELECT SENATOR'S nY POPULAR NoTr.-
Washington Feb. l5.-lhc House committee
Oh c.ection of President, Vice President
and Representatives IN Congress have racIi,
cal decided TO report the amendment pro-
r s"d by MIR. Chapman, chairman of the
committee, to elect Senator'S by popular vote.
aid 10 empower the Legislature otelch State
10 prescribe the lime, places and manner of
ci,ction-the electors to have The qualitca-
Ton OF electors OF the most numerous branch
u the State Lcgislatmre.
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Correspondence of The Union TIMES.
Notes from Busy Clifton.

CLIFTON, Feb. IA very skilful surpi-
cal operation was pcrforme on a lady ne ,r
here Il ic" days ago 10y Doctors Dean and
ileln'tSh, tSrartanhur3, aSsiStci by D,c-
tors faIl'and Bates, "f Cl.,tjn, and Dor,n,
Walker .; Glendale. The opera, ou, which
was entirely successful, Consisted in the r,-
moyhl ofs stone weighing 7Gj grains
Rev. Thomas Lc!ich is conductiuo n mco,.
ing at tins pace. lie preached twice ycsIrr.
day t. large cIpgrcgatiJns.
Misses Carrie Sonilcy and Lena johnson
are visiting friends in Gatlncy CITY
McsSrs }. G. B!crs AMI John li,-o -,
tins place, are also visiting in Ganney.
Mr. j. v" Daniel, of Wuiford COLLEGE, !.
visiting frlcn Is here
lhere Is considerable sickness here a,
nrcsca;. ST.,
me subscription to the Russian rclc
tuha amounted TO $4,000 in the city rf
lh'iaieIphia, up 10 the 18th \ vessel
,Haten with Hour for starving Russians left
that port last Saturday.
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Gle DeeEly Nnion aimes
r. M. STOKES, Editor
Friday, February 20. 1892.
SUBSCRIPTyON, 81 90 PER .ANNUA
POST OFFICE pIpvcrn1y.

The p. o. will be opened for business
from 8 A. NJ. TO 600 p. NJ.
The Money Order Department will be
opened for business from 8 A. NJ. to 4 T.. NJ
The Northern and Southern mails will
Gloss at Z. NJ. Mail will be taken from
the street boxes at 12.45.
Any inattcntiou or irregularities should
TO reported promptly to the 7. NJ.
J. g. HUNTER, L. NJ.
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CAFE FEAR AND CINCINNATI RAILRoAD.-
From information received by n gentleman
of this city it will not be long before work
will begin or the Cape Fear & Cincinnati
roal, the important line to run from South
port, n. G., to Greenvillc.
The impression produced short time
since that the Cape Fear " Uinc,nn,ti Raii-
road Company had been supplsntcd by the
"Brunswics, Southern & Western Railroad
company turns out to have been a III stake
Ii seems that the latter com mpany, controlled
by Chicago capitalists, made an effort 10
capture the Brunswick county subscription
of $lUO, 900, but the election was defeated by
the friends of the Cape Fear Il Clnciunaii,
.nd that company stIll holds the fort ut
Southport. 1t is now making arrangements
10 carry out Its laus, which will give
another important line ofroad TO Grtenv lie.
Ii will not only give this city Il dir. ct inc 10
the splendid lat bor at Southport, n. c., bat
Win r'rfng Camden, Chester, Union a Il GleI n
Springs lnto close raiiroId connection VI
Greeuviile, and insure the cJmpletion ot
the Carolina, Knoxville g. Western railroad
to knoxville, Ienuc see. 1t will also give
Greenvile au independent connec.i III VITA
the Georgia, Carolina " Northern, bel ,nglug
to the john Nj. Robinson system, IN c,mj G.
tItion with the Richmond & Danvi!lc sys-
ten - GrecnriUc News.
That is the road TO which tho town Of
Union subscribed $4,000 TO the Clean
Springs link. We are glad TO read the above.
as it rencws our expectation that wyrk will
soon begin but we are not Inclined to bet
clc cent on the promises.
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No MusEs YET IN SIGur.-"Tncre is a it'd,
in the affairs of mea which taken ut tn. flood
leads on TO fortune; omitted, all their lives
are bouud IN shadows aad miserles.' Tuat
hde III Carolina 5 affairs is upon US. II the
state Is to be redeemed from Tilla,hn
rule, 1t Is time an organized eft 1T were
eng made to do so. Ii We are waiting
With arms folded, so'aciag ours .ives WIN
the dousive hope TINT =, ..c ...,ic II moment
" Moss' Will miraculousiy appea- on tie
scene, 1t needs no prophet to tel Us W. aie
!"omel 10 disappointment.
We I"lleve ioa certain degree, in special
proulental dispeusaticms, Hut We also
DeicHe that there is very considerable
mI1icum OF trLth III the Oil alI2e Ihll the
"w!ud: aud waves ure always on the side #
he ahls't navigators.' At any Iatc. in tie
decision i'll this political contest II contest
between PATRIOTISM AMI tire ichery, Il Contest
between craftsmanship aIl dem.gosuery, q
contest betwecn scif-sicriiicing Ioya ty "
o'a'e ana Il iinngcr:nS and thi sing aitct
'he cmoliimeutS of oiilcc, II contest bctwecl
'he uiSuihcd ntnh 'oi OF the STATE and the
olsenes' vi those who would subordinate all
'hlhos TO their own selfish designs, Il con-
est between the ri shts OF the people and
the uSurpatIonS OF q dictator, 4 contest
between thIsc who are the real friend, OF
honest refIrm ard those who have proycn
themselves to be ''ravenlng wolves la shceps
clothing" In this crrtys: Nc hopc wc
snail not be accused Of irrcveccnc. when we
lay thIt more is u be expected from cncr-
setlc and organized work than from provi-
ieniIat interference.
1t to be borne in MUD tint all the ma
chinc'y otthc Government anu all the election
machinery are III the hanis Of tac Opposition
'nd tia! opposition is one that Will not sc:ui le
- Stoop to any methods by VIII ch they II
oota'h the victory. Honest, c,n>ery .tvo
heth'ds should bc usei, and honest CON
'erVhive men chosen TO leal tbs cause The
extreme iiasHc!tcs, who, III the last clcc.
'on' 'sowcl the wind AMI rclyel Ia,
""'',"'h' T. should not b. rcc,gnizcl in
,ne W slate making any more tnan tue extreme
lIlliDa"Ites. Tue men who maufhIy ate
'"c'f crow, who sacrificed persona, prefer
ehccs and predictions to what they & ,nyeiycd
" hc Ineir dnty TO the parIy, arc tacy wac
are deserving Of prcternent At this crisis
Gr"cHWVyI ObSerrrr
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BCCKLEN's ARNICA SALvE The best salvc
in the wcrld for Cuts, Brui.cs, Sores Ulcers.
Salt Rheum. Fever Soics. letter, ChappcI
hands, Chilblains, Corns and all Skin Erup-
lions, aud positively cures Piles, or no puy
required. II is guaranteed TO give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded. Picc %
cents per box. For sale " =. Z. rcscy.
April lG
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Divine Services.

There will be Divine Services at ihc Upper
Fn'r Forest Baptist Church ou Slluidnv,
March 9th, At p, ~, Il. Il. time. 4
iuIl attendance of the Church Mcmhcrshp
is requested Service on SUNDAY. 9th, at
same hour. il. C. LAyrLry
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"MORrALIN WoUNDEp AND FATALLY
HANGED. '-MiddlcShoro. Ky, Feb. 10
Berry Turner, a noted outlaw, was mOItallv
wounded here yesterday while attempting to
escape capture. lie was then captured and
hinged by his captors.
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quarry Of marble has been discovered IN
Virginia r,Valing the fam, us Numid an mar.
be, which Is the finest in the world, ana
which is dug out of deposits in Africa at a
q cat cost of time and labor.
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nkA- Mr.. Il. II. Gore has declined TO
serve as Treasurer of the County, aud the
Governor has not appointed any one in hi.
place, 80 that both the Auditors anu
the Treasurcr's Offices Of Union county are
still vacant.
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Divine services.

Divine services.
We are requested to announce that Rev.
y. J. Holmes will holi series of services
in the preshyttrian church. commencing Fri
DAY night before the FIRST Sunday in March.
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EkB. The Board OF Pensions for Union
county will meet in the Courthouse Oh Sales
day in March, at II NJ.
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4 vein OF silver has been developed in
Colorado that has aSsayed 500 to the ton.
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:, an crldc Hic Of dphrhcria i, prevail n. q,
MacHcySbnr3. town of 900 inhahiIonts
Ohio. "''""'S -
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rss sakns yie.orier,

t'bp.
Aphorgi, no. q lawyer, we thooght the
.Comptroll,t Generals instructions 10 the
Auditors TO increase the assessments made
by the boaJds legally appointed to perform
that du'sAasa plain act of osurpation Of
sutaori,y; shd Judge IIudson's plain and
logical revifs Of the case 50 strongly con-
6rmed US in that opinion that We have never
fora moment doubted th, the decision would
be anyihing but wbat.t
We understand the Comptroller General
has accepted the decision in that case rs set
tling all ihe tther Bspk cases, an will abate
their apessHentssspon petition. But why
upon psRtioaafd not upon his oricr to the
iuditorsyV riss to the suspicion that he
is not quite isfed tha, the Supreme Court
is IS compe'eu to decide a question Of law
as the Comptroller General.
Another re4liar feature Of the case is the
fact that the \purt was unanimous in the
decision. Ekn Associate Justice Y. J.
Pope, who, as Attorney General, had advised
the Comptroll$ General that he had the
power to set alide the asscssm cnts male,
even he, whsn outside lhs litter partisan
influence. sttss ,SLaie house ri.s, hvuore'
his higher position by casting aside the
smirched CLOAK, Of the partisan and joined
his bouornbIcr. associates in rendering u
righteous decision"
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congressman Shell on Wcdncsi iov i,tro.
H"Ie' bI to pay Joha l.. Younr. Of Un,o,,
county, the sum Of 81 800 for cnrrvin,, t,,a
United States mail iu 1861. 'e '"'
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nta- ASs:a:a"; Attorney General Tcwn.
send was mere last Monday. lie says he is
Ion The wing al the time now and gct>
many n shot. fighting railroads, banks ana
phosphate companies i'll the different coun.
ties. And when at his office at Columbia
he can lave but Ii tie time for rest. Judging
from the ful'owing which we find in the
State:
"A>SiSi"nt Attorney General Townsend
with several assistants : SIMPLY overwhelmed
with work. Local counsel from some ,f The
points ramcd were summoned here TO assist
ana they aud Mai Townsend were up late
last night preparing the answers in the
Bank aud Railroad mandqmnI> cases
In the midst of his work Mai. Townsend
raised his head and said, very wear.ly, "Aud
there are many more boxes to hear from
yet
The Major says he will be at Union from
Friday the 10Th inst, until the close of the
next term Of court.
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The Allianos Combines with the Union ster.
Ccmpauy.

Mr.. Coff.su, the agent Of the company. r.
turoed to the city yesterday morning from
the North, whittier he went to present ,h.
propositions OF the Alliance. aff-- =. ms,
c...s.voS. nm Din, and in the afternc..
he held n conference with MessrsL o.
and Sigh, two of the membcrs or the
mit'ee Uftbrec.
In a talk with mepbcr after the m
ing il was ascertained tnnt neither of IN.
two propositl, us Of the Alliance had been ac-
ccptel. lie thought, however, that n n,o.t
effcctual compro mise would be made and
il would result in the company buyin: up !,
few stores about The State and cUmmepeiu,
operations. They alresdy have sbout s,xts
stores in operation In various porfiors of
the United States, which arc proving success
ful. Eight of these are in Georgia.
The All aDce refuses TO give up their f.rt
Izer business. Merchants, Of course, will
not be affected for there will be M proyiso,
forcing tho farmer u purchase from these
stores alone. All can do business wbsr.
they please. I'VE merely said 10 them. If
,hey come here VIC will patronize their .tyrs.,
il they will make II TO our interest to do SO
rbe stores and banks here cannot afford n,
d. business on the credit system or end
money without good security at the presvnl
time. There i, scarcely 4 farmer IN the
State who can go through the coming SEA
want. This company comes ani say 8 it eau
supply the need"
1t was also stated TO tho reporter that the
company wanted the Alliance ut frs. to give
up it's fertilizer business eutirely, on tho
ground that the company, being . big orgaui.
zatioD, could handle everything cheaper.
all the talk about tho Alliance beirSuanG
out by the trust, the peHESl ~ 500
IS fesfty on the side OF tESssoQ c44 . -
the committee will make it IT'S bIsfncss -
keep IT there. The farmers ars in n bad
fl and by this means they expect TO get
them out of it.
Dr. Zimmerman having arrived in the CITY
the full committee held conferences yester-
day. aud arrangements for the present were
couclu led.
1t WAS declined TO establish i've stores in
the State, one in Newberry, two in Edgeield.
one in Marion aud one iu Marlboro. These
stores will be triei MS aa .expcrimcnt, and
the probability IS that there will ere long te
one 10 every county.
The committee say that this will be tn,
means of bringing capital here which will
give tho ftrmors loans ut not over per cent
secured by liens OH crops, etc. The farmers,
they say, arc flat on their backs and he'll,
has to come from somewhere.
They have tclcgraphed to the men they
want to take charge of tho 5 ores, all good
merchants, and expsct them here at once.
Mr.. Cotfcen left for the North bat is eA-
pected to re. urn and arrange for the immt-
/ slate establishment oftbe warehouses, in Z
week time.
Manager Duncan says he wsots one thiay
| understood They are not going int, tho
trust blindy, and do not intend 10 be, got
o,ei UP hy the trust.-The State.
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KaYaYiIle.

Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatcn.l
KEYsyrLLE, VA, July 9--Rev. ]. Z. Wool, OF
Big stone Gap. Ia visiting his parents
Hon. u. Miikin and wife have left Tor an
extended northern trip.
Mr.. w. r. Avcrette has returned 70 his home,
in Danyllle, after short visit to the family OF
Mr.. Il. II. Jeflress
Miss Fannie oyerbey, Of Randolph, is tho
guest of Mrs. G. A. Hunt.
Hon H. j. Watkins, mayor Of South Boston,
spent several days in town this week.
Mr.. Gray has returned TO Richmond AFTER
pleasant visit TO friends here.
MIR. +. II. Gregory, OF Richmond, is here visit
Ing his parents.
Mrs. b. ID. MILAN and her sister. Mics Clyde
Winstead will leave Monday for a visit to their
old home in Wilson, N. C..
Mr. Eugene Moon has left for bis home, in
Texas, after pleasant visit to the family OF Mr.
W. II. Eubank.
Mr. II. ID. Peters has returned from visit 10
Richmond.
Miss Mabel Osborne is visiting Miss Matte
Gum AT Mt Laurel. in Halifax county.
Miss RUDY Gaulding has returned mere from
Richmond where she has been visiting her SIS
ter, Mrs. c. ]. Phillips, and Is now the guest OF
Miss Stella Priddy.
Mr.. Tom Rose, OF Mecklenburg, who has been
visiting Mr.. w. A. Van Ness. has left to visit hIs
brother at Glover.
Mr. II. A. Murray has returned from business
trip TO Richmond.
Miss Hettie wootton has left for home, in
Miss Mollie Merryweather, OF Nashville, Tenn,
ia the guest OF Mrs. w. u. Faris.
Mrs W. p. Averette. of Danvlle Is the guest
OF Mrs 4. ii. Jeffress
Mr.. ]. Warren Wool has just returned from q
trip 20 Portsmouth. Norfolk, aud Old Point.
Miss Odell, OF Norfolk, is visiting Mrs. j. p.
Walton.
Miss Lizzie Hardy. OF Lynchburg, who has
been visiting Miss Willie Jeffress, has left aud IL
now the guest Of her uncle, Mr.. W. ii. Jeffress,
in Nottoway.
Miss Leila Hodges is visiting relatives In Mar
tipsvillo, Va.
Misses Mamie and Rosa Gregory are attending
the :. Normal" at Bedford City.
Miss Lawrence, OF Mt Laurel, II the guest OF
Miss Carrie Morton, of Morton Hail."
Miss Willie JefIress IL visiting relatives in Not
fOWay county,.