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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-11-04
Correspondence of the TINES.
Around and About Jonesville.

JoNrsyl,Lr, Nov. l.t.-Tho weather has
| been all that coH,l l desired for all kinds
of fam work this Fall. The frost has not
kil:c oil ererythmy yet. Some cotton fields are
| still green and growing.
| Digging Potatoes is in order this week.
They are turning ont tolerably we'll. hear
| thnt n great deal of wheat will be sowei
this FALL and the SINE thing Of oats. ike
to hear the people talk that way. Hog and
hOming is what the people should raise at
1 home
The Jonesviic Township sund,y School
| convention was he'd at New Hope church
last Saturday. 1t was quite an interesting
! occasion 10 Sunday school workers. Mr.. s.
:. stokes. President of the County =. 5.
Convention, vas with us and made himself
heard in the Convention on the different
| subjects that were discussed. Mr..
| Stokes is taking grelt interest in the
Sunday school cause. which | think entities
him to tho hand and heart of somo good
lady. to join HIM ~ n c:-wcrker in this
grand cause, rs well ~ the domestic affairs
of life
We are right on the eve Of the general
Presidential and State elections, AMI yet
politics are scarcely ever mentioned in our
tawn.
Mr.. L. NJ. Penny is sill improving. He
IL ablc 10 ne out on the streets aSt!G.
Mr. tenhas Mnbrey, a young man who
lived ncae jones': e leaves to-day for Hunt
County. Texas. where lac has a Lrother liv-
ing and where he expects to make his
future home.
Our cotton buyers are getting in some of
the tleecy stuff every day. Some farmers
will pass by an1 go to Trough Shoals,
thinking they will better tho Jone,Vi lie pr; ce
whether they do or not Most people
are apt tc thirk there is something hetie1
ahead. and away irCh. home.
Mr.. J. II. McKissick. Dist. Doputy Hrand
Master, A.. F.. NJ. made an official visit
to Prudence Lodge, No. l39. last Saturday
night and renamed over Sunday in our
town.
MIR. T. II. Gore AMI bride, of Cross Keys,
we're also in town. and Saturday night Mr.
&. visited the Lodge.
Mr.. McAister, Of Lhurens, was in our
town last week. represcn. ins tho National
Tontinc Building aud Loan Association of
AtlaHte, Ga. lie f.rmci branch ASsocia-
ton here, which makes two hrsnch b. and
l.. associations now in Jonesyile G
TELEPHONE.
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GRIsT FOR rHR OUTRAGE MnL.-Sclm,,
Oct. 3O.-un Thursday night The house Of
David Sanders, white man was shot inia
by crowd of negroes. Sanders got out Of
his bel and followed the negroes, snd shot
and killed two of them lie returned to his
home procured a wagon, anil carriel tho
deal bodies of the negroes to the will rgp of
Snrdis. Sander was arrested, and on pre-
lminary hearing was discharged. -
On Friday night Wesley Ethridsee q.
another young white man, residing pat the
difficulty with n crowd of nj Egroes. He shot
and instantly killed one Of tbsm VIII, had
drawn his pistol to shoo ErLridgs. The
negroes mother attacked 3Etbri,loe with an
axe, and E'hridge shot ard i fatally wounded
her. Another negro also attackci EthrJge,
aud lie was shc, and da serJusly wounded.
Every thing is Ttiet. 4
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An Overnight.

An Oversight
In the report Of the proceedings Of Co.
lumbus day, in our last issue. we emitted to
give our Merchants credit for having their
stores Handsomely dressed with flags and
bunting, giving the town such lively holi-
day appearance as it has not presented for
many years before.
We also neg 'ccted to state that the great
success of the highly crelitaOle celebration,
from beginning to the close, was due to
Prof Morrison, Principal Of Union Graded
school, aided with much spirit by all the
Teachers of that institution, and School
Commissioner, J l.. Walker. Those gentle
men not only worked faithfully for weeks
to bring the school children AMI teachers
together frSm all parts of the county to Join
equally in one grand celebration that may
be pleasantly remembered by them in after
years, and to encourage closer social inter
course between the people Of the country
and the county scat, but put their hands
in their pockets for many dollars TO insure
the success Of the occasion
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Personals.

MIR. Victor :. Gage, accompanied by his
home IN birmingham.
Mrs. J. w. Woirord. of Spartanburg,
srcnt few days with Mrs. |. G. McKis-
sick this week,
7. r. Butler. EsG e, he's gone to Charleston
10 attend u. S. Court, and will visit Chester
and York on professional business before he
returns.
Below is a list Of the people of this town
who are attending Gala Week in Charleston :
Mrs. W. y. Nicholson. son Allan and dangh-
ter. Mrs. B .. Clifford, Mrs Bcni. Aston,
Miss Charlotte Aston. Ms. W II. Sartor.
Mrs. W. u. Arthur. Mrs. II. NJ. G.in.bl,l.
Mrs. y. y. McDcrmid Mrs. W. NJ. Gibbes
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton McNence. Mr.. l.. &.
Young Misses Whtlock and dunbar.
Messrs ban l. ack and f. C. Milling Mrs.
Geo. Ocl1cl and eight young Ladies' from
Clifford Seminary.
DR.. I. Mun,o L-a gone 10 Elbc ton, Ga,
t. take n long needed rest.
Mrs j. u. Arthur and son havo returned
from Il OK Hill.
W. W. Johnson Esq. of GainCy City, is
III town.
Mr.. Robert Bctsil, son Of Mai Il. A
Bc;siil, Of Cross Keys, has taken a position
i'll The .,cw or,; Racket Store. where he
vii. tc happy TO see aud wal. on lis fricn Is
and acIuan'ances.
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lNHUMANITr IN IRELANp.-London Oct.
2s.-The scheme of wholesale evctions in
Ireland i, being carried out in the mos,
oppressive and outrageous manner, AL
though Chief Secretary Morely has given
orders reviving and enforcing the old rule
that the police shall not give aid i'll evictions
between sunset and 81 nriIc yet the land
lords find the hours Of daylight quite sul.
oient for thcir mercilesS work. Scores of
the aged and decrepit a. well as of the
young and otherwise helpless may be seen
camping out on the roads in tile southwest
OF Ireland, with nothing but clothing. little
better than rags, to shelter them from the
bleak sorms Of October. The laws passed
by an English parliament permit the land
lords to do as they please, aud Morley must
bow TO the law until it is repealed. The
Tories are just now tnforc ng the laws wi h
the utmost viSor.
Ireland. however, is not the onlv rart Of
the British dominions where distress pre-
walls. IL is calculated that about one hun
drsd Thousand people in London are at this
moment in want Of the necessities Of life
steps are already being taken by charitable
individuals and associations 10 minimize tho
suffering as much as possible during the
coming winter. But the task seem, ,o he
TOO great for charity and it is feared that
the poor of London will see one Of the $,
miserable Of Cbrisimasses. People are
Offering &c work for almost any wages. and
a6lebodied men may be had for twelve hours
day at ten shiliings or about two dollars
o week.
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Dramatic News

Messrs. Scaife & Butler, Managers Of the
Union Opera House, inform us that they
have some excellent attractions booked for
this season. Little Mabel Paige will he
presented here about November the 10th,
in "A Spanish Homance," and supported
by q company of cxcslen, performers.
1t will he remembered that Little Alabel
Paige was hero last Jnnunry and played az
"Iiltc Lord Fauntlcroy," in Nh she
cap'ivatel the audience
The McGibeny Family, the largest and
one of tho finest musical troups on the road,
will also be here very soon.
This is fine show. having played to
mammoth crowds in New York, Philadelphia
and all the large cities.
Owing to the fact that our people have
been imposed Upon s, often by cheap and
inferior performances, they have become
somewhat indifferent 10 dramatic enter la;ii-
ents and gave The last few companies that
visited us smaller houses than in times past ;
but with the good companies promised we
hope to see full houses
The management cf the Opera House are
making an effort to secure only good shows,
and they promise the people of Union some
thing good IN the dramatic line this season
Our people should encourage the young
men who have the management of the Opera
House Ly patronizing the shows.
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A HuxpsEp Years Aoo.-Lifs 90 farm
and in villages hundred years ego M
yery different from that Of the present day
The houses were built Of logs, the chinks
daubsd With clay, the roof thatchsd With
grass, or, in case Of the more prosperous
owners, the logs were bewu square. 30 -
TO need DO chiuking, or frame Of heavy
timbers, sometimes eighteen inches In diam
ster was made. Two small lead frame. .-s
with uiiamoua- shaped frames OF glass or oilsd
paper served for windows. The principal
rooms were the kitchen aud best room.
The chief feature Of the kitchen wasxt1nl
great fireplace. The room was six or sstOl.V
feet high, and from the joists hung bunches
of herbs, seed corn, strings Of dried apples.
etc. The furniture generally consisted Of
tail wooden clock, dresser or sidsboard
q spinning wheel, some wooden chairs, q
wooden table with hanging leaves and some
times loom for weaving. There was no
carpet in the best room of q hundred years
ago, but the floor was sanded and marked
off in some simple design. The sndirons
before the fireplace shons like gold and the
fireplace itself, in summer time, was flied
with fsatbsry branches Of asparagus.
The coarse, but plentiful, food Of those
days was usually served on wooden platters.
| IL consisted mainly Of salt pork or beef, salt
| fish, vegetables, 'rye-and-Indian" bread or
| "bannocks," which was something like tho
| present "hoecake" Of the South, and bean
porridge. Tomatoes, called Glove apples"
were cultivated only for the beauty Of their
fruit, as they were thought TO be poisonous.
| Sweet corn, rhubarb, head lettuce and the
finer varieties Of pears, grapes and peaches
were unknown, and the fox grape was CON,
sijered q luxury. There was no thought
of ice in summer, aud the butter was kept
cool by hanging it in pail down the well.
The flowers that filed the gardens and
delighted the eyes Of our great grandmothers
were single hollyhocks, pinks, sweet will
liams, sunfowers, peonies and hlacs.
| There were but few wheeled carriages or
wagons until after the Revolution. Every
body rode on horseback or walked, and 20
late as 1895 q person who had crossed the
ocean was pointed out in the streets as "a
man or woman who had becu to Europe
| Detroit Free Press.
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here is great danger which Democrats
should be warned against. There are three
tickets cf Presidential electors in the field
and tho ,aw Iorb,Hs :ha. there sh' uld he
any designation upon the ticset Indicating
'ch party the electors represent. II is
not unlikely, indeed il probable that through
the ramihcationS of the Al iincs many Third
party tickets will he placed in the hands Of
Democrats. 1t is necessary that every
Democratic voter should familibrizo himself
with the names of The electors OH the sew
er"l Iick9's and be prepared on election day
TO vote for thu msn Ilc@go ~ Cleveland
and Stevenson. ---St't..
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-11-04

SHILoHs CONSUMPTION CURE.-This is
beyond question the most successful Cough
Medicine we have ever sold. a few doses
invariably cure the worst cases of Cough
Group and Bronchitis, while its wonderful
success in the cure of Consumption is with
out parallel in The history of medicine.
Since its first discovery it has been sold on .
guarantee, n test which no other medicine
can sand. If you have cough we ear
ncstly ask you to try it Price loo soc and
81. Ifyour lungs are sore. chest, or back
lame, use Shloh's Porous Plaster. Sold by
ii. X. Smith s. Co.
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Our Cotton Market.

The first OF this week, cotton VA, quot
ell in New York and Charleston on the
decline. Notwithstanding this the price
York the first Of the week it was 30 low
that the shippers here could not buy. Al
the CO ton sold here up TO Thursday morn
ing was bought hy the mill men.
The market Thursday seemed TO be going
up, but how long it will continue to e
hat way wo canno, tell. Receipt, lao
Prices y GJ 7.S0. G. NJ. q.
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ncSS- a coloreS woman in Jones Count,

GhS- a colored woman in Jones County,
North Caroline, has taken Mrs. Lease =
position and is now stumping that State for
the Third party. Her speeches are said to
be long ana very ridiculous: but she has a
crowd of whiIo and black followers. OF
course she does not advocate white surre-
mncy Mt the South, and. like all tho rest of
the leaders (?) Of tho Third party, comes
from. the Republican PARTY ranks hating the
democratic rarty and people with intense
political hatred. How many white men in
ihis County will .foNom the nogrcss: We
shall see.
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neA- l., we cannct record any great
advancement and Improvement in our own
beautiful town, il gives ~ pleasure to real
aud report tho enterprise and pragress of
towns in other upper portions Of the State,
which few years ago had no more wealth or
greater natural or acquired advantages than
we have. Hear what Rock Hill corros-
Pondcnt Of the Columbia Register says about
town that ten years ago was lille way
station on the c. {. X A. railroad, ahou, the
size of Santuc
Our sister town of Fort Mill is getting n
'hustle' on her. During the last five years
there have been erected there three cotton
mills. a large bank building town hail.
n;ms handsome brick sores, and many
frame buildings and dwelling houses. There
are now about 100 mechanics at work in
the town. The la'cst Improvement at this
place is tho building OF The una cotton
mill. which is nearing completion. Mr.. j.
W. Ardrey is the president, and Mr. David
Trainer is superintendent
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The PARROT KNEW WHAT TO SAY WHEN
HIS TINE CAME.-Ben Lusbie, who for. 81
teen years was one Of the great features d
Bsrnvm's circus, in the capacity Of "light-
ming ticket seller,' had a wonderful parrot
which had been presented to him by one Of
the canyassmeu of tho show, who was at
one time a sailor on q steamer plying be.
tween Boston and Fernandino, in the
Bahamas.
Lusbis use to have way OF quieting the
scrambling mob of the ticket purchasers
around the ticket wagon by saying: Don't
be in hurry, gentlemen" There's plen.
ty of time" "Don't crowd each other"
zone at time, gentlemem,' end such like
expressions The parrot which was perch
ed upon the safe in the wagon just
back of Lusbie, Ct to learn these little
speeches after seasons tour and often
broke out in q piercing squawk with one Of
them, much to Lusbss amusement. SEbe
parrot, which was quite . little yagabSAI,
broke loose from her f.tters one day and
flew over into nsighboring woods, near
the circus grounds.
A searching party was made up, and they
| hal not proceeded far before they heard
| vast racket, apparently made by squawking
birds. Hasten,ng to the scene they found
| poor Poll clingiug as best she could 10 tho
! limb of dead tree surrounded by n scream
ing flock of crows. The parrot had only
two tall feathers left, and the hostile crows
were striking, peskiHg md p'ucking her
right and left. Hanging on as hess she
could the parrot was shrlly screaming !
Zone ut time gentlemen Don't Gro I'D
.nw,oi '.Iako your time - -7IHere' 5
plenty more left "'-indianapoiis Sentinel.
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yirs ct ssdsIis.

Iue st hsdehs
Last Nsudsy night about IL O'Clock. the
large two story sierehouse Of Mintsr &
Bobe, At Sedalis, in Cross Keys township,
With the stock Of merchandise valued at
$7,400 was entirely consumed by fire.
Mr.. CHARLES Bstsill, the clerk, was e,leep
up stairs, and was aroused by the explosion
Of ksg Of gunpowder in the room below.
u r.. ovYvowIid, rvu oy the explosion and
the glare Sr the flames that seemed to cut
of all chssss Of escape, that he jumped
through the window Of his room and fell 10
the hard ground, on his side, q distance Of
about 20 feet. 1t was . uarrew escape, for
the building, inside and outside, was a mass
Of force flames, when he awoke. lie is now
lying unable TO hqlp himself. While no
ceived serious internal injuries.
The building was valued at $1,000 and
insured for $1,000. Stock $7,4OO. iDsur-
ance $1,000.
Circumstances connected with the fire
pointed strongly to its being the net Of ar
incsndiaAG and upon investigation foo
prints were discovered, with peculiar
mark on one toe, leading from the store
as made by person running. These foo
prints were followed to the residence Of
colored Nm, mile or more from the fire
D,--.-s kst day he, was arrssisd and broush
to jail, ID tits n,w thought that not only
| {. n n ,,uitty lint he baa accom nlicos I'm thf
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What Does 1t Mean

In an carelopc directed to "Eiito,
TINES postmarkcl Ashevilc \ Spartan.
burg Il. cnc day last week. we found
tue f'llowng written, or rather printed.
evidently in disguised handwiiing:
Error TINEs.-lhs pore people OF Union
County havo resolved not TO pay from to
! bis cotton for one horse farm another
year, and If they rent TO negroes in pref
crcnce, look out for what follows.
F. +. FIEr.
Pore People.
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Some old Jewish Proverbs.

"The true guardians of the city are the
teachers
"a village without school for the chill
drcn ought to be destroyed
Jerusalem was destroyed because the
schools were negtectG4
1.-The children must NOT be dealing from
school, even though it wore TO help robuild
the tompe.'
"IIe who tc,choth child is like one who
w,itoth with INK on c'eau paper, but he who
teachcth grown Icrsons is like he whe
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On, WHAT 4 Couou lwil you heed the
warning. The sgnaf ,crhaps of tho sure
ap'foa OF that NOR J. terrible disease, Con-
sumption; ASK yourselves if you can afford
for the sake of savirGg soc, to run the risk
and ito nothing for it, We know from cx
periencc that Shi'of Cure will cure your
Cough. II never fIi's; This explain; wly
Cough at once. Nfss
it. For lame back sidSSr Chest use !!!.!l
Porous P,aster. Sold by III. X. Smith s. Co.
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GaA- Nathan W. Gregory, Trial Justice
ut Saluda O,d Town, Newberry Co., died
the 10th of last month. lie sent 10 New
berry for c"iiin the day before. AMI when
it reached his home, he got into it and
declared it WIS all right. except the pillow
wusa little too low. The next night he
died.
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Bsa- Capt. G.. J. lredell, formerly President
Of tho Commercial bank at Columbia, and a
very prominent citizen Of that city, was
arrested last Monday on charge of embez-
element of $4,000. under warrant sworn
out by Levi Mctze, former partner. Capt.
Iredell is now living in Norfolk, and when
tclcgraphed to, Immediately responded in
person. lie says he il entirely innocent of
wrongsd doing. and can satisfactorily explai II
the charges. Waivinga preliminary examina-
ton, he was admitted To bail in tho sum of
s., 600.
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ANSWER THIS QUESTION. Why do so many
people we sec around us seem TO prefer to
suffer and be made miserable 10y Indigestion.
Constipation, DGLln,S' Loss of Appetite,
Coming IN OF the food. Yellow skin, when
for - cCats we will sell them Shil1h's vi a
li1cr, puarane cod 10 cure them. Syli 10y
ii. Il. Smith s. Co.
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AGJ" We forgot TO tell cur democratic
readers that next Tuesday is election day,
and every voter should 60 to the polls and
put in his ballot, fully endorsing the full
democratic ticket National, State aud
County.
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nea- Next Tuesday will decide who will
be the Presiden, Of these United States for
four years after the 4th of next March.
We've not bet n cent, but intend to vote the
winning ticket with Cleveland Electors on il.
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Bta- Our highly esteemed young friend,
Prof III. l.. Scaite, now occupying re-
sponsblc position in the Rock Hill High
School, paid his parents and friends here a
pop visit last saturday. Hazel speaks
highly of the business and general prosperity
Of that magic City. There are now four
cotton factories in Rock Ill., all run by
steam, and he says it would bc truly re-
freShng for a merchant or any other citizen
Of Union TO see the rush and amount of ca : /,
business done there every Saturday after
from 500 to $50 operatives in these factories
are paid off. There are also n number of
smaller industries in active and profitable
operation in that city, all following as a
natural sequence. the cnterprising spirit of
the citizen, which bnilt the first cotton
Factory
The fact that our talented young friend
is delighted with the people of Rcck Hill is
pretty strong evidence that the people Of
Rock Hill appreciate his merits and are
pleased with him
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feh. T.. W. II. letter, Of Santuc. must
either he II first class Farmer, or worked n
first clast one horse farm this year. Judging
solely from the crops he made. !. e.. 10 bales
cotton, 300 bushels corn. with potatoes,
peas and other products nearly enough to
do him. Wc hope he has one or two, or
more good hogs in the pen
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A dangerous counlerfe it Of the new issue
two dollar bill - ont In the genuine the
upper loop Of tho written "J'' in james W
Wyatt points directly between "D. G." after
Washington. In the counterfeit the loop of
the 81 points to the "D.'
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We have speedy and positive cure for
catarrh, diphthcria, caukcr mouth an,
headache, in SllIiOH'S CATARRn RENE
Di. A nasal injector free wi h each bottle
Use il if You desire health aud sweet breath
Price SOC. Sold by ii. X. Smith & Co.
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ISRAEL RETUENING.--There arc now over
100000 Jews IN the Holy Land. The jew
iSh population there at present is larger
than j has been at any other time since the
end of the irst century Of the Christian
era. Nearly four-filhs cf them all have
g'nH th thcr from other countries within
the pas few years, and !acy nave been
ging tmihcr this year more steadily than
ever before.
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AN EscAPING PRISONER Snor DEAD
N"rf'lk. Va, Oct. 30.-Two colored prison
ers attempted to escape from the Ports
mouth jail tonight. One of them, Obohiah
Smith, hit Deputy Sheriff Silverscin wi h
a block of wood, and was shot dead by the
sheriff In shooting Mt tho s,coad man the
sheriff arriS"ias sho. an seriously woun-
lied pr Sonor who was assisting him
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BrCKLENS AGNICA SALlE.-The besl salvs
in the world for Cuts. Bruises. Sores, Ulcers,
Salt Rheum, Fever Sores. letter, Chapped
hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin crup-
tons, aud positively cures Piles, or no Pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give pei kSt
satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25
cents per box. For sale by b. +. Posey.