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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-01-08
Correspondent. for the Union TIMES.
Zoo Knows Good Thing When n, s.s, r

RIVERSIDE, Jan. 5.-MR EDITok.
would like to say a word or two in reply Il
GA Farmer' concerning the Pincknsy and
Jonesville Township subscription to the PRO
posed Railroad from Jonesville TO Lockh,r,
Shoals. That this road is to be huilt for the
express purpose of securing cotton factory
at Lo;khart IS we'll understood, and 40 one
doubts that this, in itself is sufficient reason
why every cotton farmer should sub,crib, or
vote for Township subscription.
We should not lose sight Of the fact that tb.
Railroad, the large Cotton Factory aud other
enterprises tla' will natur ally follow the bpiId
ing of the Railroad, will add many tbopsands
if not mill ons Of dollars to the taxable nro'
perty OF Union County. Thousands of dolI,r.
VIII be put in circulation in the county from
the time the fir-t dirt is thrown and
money at time when it IL most sorely ne, l.
ed by the farmers. Every cotton factory th ,t
goes up IN tue County will help to raise the
price OF the staple. This is q s)liI fact aud
all who are sufficiently posted ought to aekaow.
iedge it. Ask the cotton buyers of Union
il cotton did not sell at Union C. H. tb;,
season at port prices.
Cotton Factory at Lockbart will he of
great benefit to every man in the Conntv
The convenience Of the ro Id will be great
advantage ana VIII adj new industries anJ
bring about an Increase of population. Tho
amount asked for isvery small and will hard.
~ be felt. hundred thousand dollars
turned losse in Union County next snmmer
will be good medicine in these panic tines
The waters go listless murmaring over rho
shoals of Lockhart now, but we hone. e.e
many months, to see them merriIy dancino
to the whir of thousands of spiDdle. The
ring of the trowel and hammer and the s,no,
of hund, cds Of happy wage earners. all con.
triouting to the wealth ami general pros Der
ity OF our County AMI State. When that
magnificent water-power is uti lied to its ful
capacity the people of Union will feel
ashamed at their want of foresight and enter.
prise, in ignoring or neglectiag FIR so many
years that God.creltel privilege whereby
man genius aad labor may find profitable
in contributing to the comfort
happiness AMI prosperity Of their fellow man.
The railrOaf will be pubic benefit. and
the township ought to help in its c,mp'eion.
Iiss Katie Moorhesd has returned home
II ON College at Lagrange, Ga.
Miss Elizabeth Hughes is on a Wait 70 |
Mrs. w: j.. Moorhead of Hickory Grove.
Dr.. j. p. Thomas has teea visiting Mr.
G. Browns recently.
The Undersigned had the honor of enio,;no
nm eieg g'nt Christians dinner at Mr.. W. A
a.
Mr.. j. @. Hughes and s. J. Davis. contain.
plats visit to IIick ry Grove this week.
jog.
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nsa- The Grippe is getting n good hold
on this town. We have stopped counting
the cases since it laid its hands on tho
printers IN the Office, the Trial Justice, the
"better half the daughter, AMI the servant
OF the house. SO far the Elitor has escaped.
and In all seriousness he hopes he will es.
cape the dreaded disease altogether, or at
any rate until some of the others &c. well
caouSh to wait on him. We've no time IN
count outside cases, bnt il is common 10 bcor
Of two and three of family being nrostrated
WIN IT, and the Doctors say it is getting
WORSE, not only here but all over the County.
"heh II gets INTO persons system ircan no
be eradicatcd for weeks, and often leaves ito
victim IN very reduced mental and physi-
cal condition.
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ES4- There has been considerable change
made in the drinking Eriviles cs Of this town
since the LIST of January. From three bar
rooms we have dwindled down to one. and
that big concern. W. Z. Ray and j. W.
Swink lave j"iuel teams at the old W. +.
Ray Cos stand; Swink closing out his
old stand opposite the Posfoffice
The veteran considering his changed
domestic affairs, We ask pardon harkeeper,
John Willard has closed his doors, for a
while, at least, AMI is taking q rest.
There's no sense now in asking a man
caught stealing spoons in this town, "wbere
did yon get your liquor?" There's only
one chance left.
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ksfS" An old friend who is AN exneri-
encei farmer, callel upon US last Monday,
and requested us to publish to his fellow far-
mers that Calomel has provel to he cure
| Tor hog cholera with him. lie hal six hogs
sick with il. Ore was too far gone for any-
thing to save, and he did not administer il
to two others, and these three died; but ne
gave ii t> the other three and they arc now
a i've AMI well. lie also sail that some
OF his neighbors have besn equally rs
successful! with the cai3mcl remedy. lie
gave to each hog what IS considered a fvH
dose for a stout man
We hear the Cholera is prevalent among
tile hogs in the upper Iart Of the county,
ani we merely hope our friends remedy
VIII prove as successful will, Others ns il hos
with him. Our Farmers can afford TO lose
hogs now. aud it will give u4 pleasure TO
publish anything that will prevent or cure
scsnc-s among them.
One thing we would impress upon every
one B"rn every hog or chicken that dies
from cholcrI. Don't bury or throw the
dead animal ont-not even on the mrnure
heap--but burn IL, Lurn IL. The germs Of
the disease cant come from the dead body
II they are burned together.
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chansos in rown and County.

There have been manv changes made tie
past week in the bnsi"css hol es of this
town. Tho merchants n-r rc ucisg Their
force of clerks in or 'er re Il c expansc',
consequently number ii yo,G. mel are
out of employment, iu' in oar piaiop, only
temporarily, for we honestly believe the
present depressed cont iin Of business Of
months, at the furthes The Spring busi-
ness will open with new life, ipfuse hope
ard restore confidence among the people II
will be found that Notwithstanding the
short crop and low price Of cotton, the Far
mers, as rule, have honestly met their obli-
| cations 10 the merchants 10 the very last
do lar of their ability, and there is gec eral
understanding that lcss credit and more
gr1in AMI meat will be the rule among
| the Farmers Of Union this year. The
Fatmcrs, their wives and daughters,
| are also coming to tho very sensible
conclusion that it is not bcnenth their
dignity to attend to the mailer matters on
their farms; elat it is rs r.spec able and
honorable to raise and sell butter, chick
cn5 and eggs as it i, to raise cotton,
and from what we can hear, they are going
TO produce them this year, a. o,sh crops t,
help cut during the hard Summer months.
They may not be able to find market al
the County scat for all of that kind Of faru
, product: ons, but it would be good business
f,r some one in every neighbo' hood or town
ship to gahcr up those products and shii
them to The ci'iss. Arrangements could b'
made with parties in Columbia and Charles
TN in this Sta'e, anl in the l,rg, Northera
cities TO take every egg anl chicken tina
could b, SC, there in sound condition.
Why, we know one geutlcm,a who ha
eSta5lishe q Dairy Farm in the upper par
Of this County for the sole purpos, of sup
a plying the citizens of Trough Shoals vii
II milk and butter. We also know a lady VIII
!. has for two or three years made money b
: sending butter to Columbia to sell.
You may turn up your noses at such sma
:, matters, but there is more money in thc
, for the Farmer than in cotton, while it is
c pleasantcc AMI less laborious farm wo,l
anu Wou u not SOIL tnc nanIS OF DurH u
faces OF the wife and daughter to attend t
o, Another and very important feature
g ms fart of f.rra work is the fact That
It wouli be daily or weekly cash transaction
r. which would make the Farmer indepe de-
T. of credit for m nay or supplies 20 run h
# !nrm during the Summer or any other pa
I'd of the year.
If an industrious and reliable man
- every township would go Into the busincs
~ as we nave indicated, we bolievc the L,di
"a on The farms would go to WORK /, suppl
g all the butter cGgs and chickens he cou
- dispose Of, aad he would make n haudsor
os living, at least for himself.
80 lie wou'd become regular customer
l.. every farm house, and the towns anl CHI
would be his msriets to sell at 1t W
take n shrewd, Industrious, energetic a
'E porscvcring man 10 succeed, but such n,
would saccce'.
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wen i'sueu Dy comptroller General Elerbt
10 the county Auditors
OFFICE COMPTROLLER GENERAL,l
Columbia, January, /, 1892,
To-, Audiior-Couniy All tax-
payers are required by law to re urn ali
the'r taxable personal property between the
lst Of January and the 10th day of February
1892, for taxation.
All personal property not returned
falsely returned, partially returned, or re,
turner at less than its true cot value in
money IS liable to penalty of so per cent.
1t Is the dutyso of the Auditor while takinc
returns to make such inquiries aud invcs,i
gui,ns as he may deem necessary TO secure
a full return of all taxable pro- at its
true value, and any andtor accepting n rc-
turn from any taxpayer whom he suspects
"a h4s reason TO believe that such return is
not correct or full is derelict i'm his official
duties.
Millions Of dollars Of taxable personal
property annually escapes taxation in hi.
state which should be carefully looked after
anu placed upon your tax duplicate and
made to bear its Just ortion of tnyati,p
Auditors are urged to exercise every
prorer diligence in this matter of taking re-
'ur"s and If the law is wisely, judicouslv
anu fully enforced, much of the evil now
sun red will be renedied and taxable pr M
cry greatly increased hy getting upon tx
bo Ks every class of rers nal propertv,
Care should be taken that the valua,i MS
made by tax payers throughout the country
should be as nearly uniform MS p,ssib,c In
the selection of assessors great csr. .hou Il
be exercised and the best. most imoartinl ami
intelligent men should be taken.
One of the greatest hindr,uces to III.
proper valuation Of all property is The gross
III quality Of values Gs made by difTe, emf !
communities. AS far as may he possible lot |
ns ba'c full, fair, jus. AMI equi able re-
turn and valuation. All executors. admins
traitors, guardians trustees, receivers. officers
husbands, fathers, m Tiers, agents or f,cIo,s
shall be personally ii bic for taxes on all
personal property VIII ch was in their posscs-
sion at the time when returns thereof for
taxation shall be made by Them.
according TO the construction of The low
by the Attorney Genera, al clerks Of Court.
masters or other public officers having funds
In their custody. are required to return
such funds for taxation.
Some changes will he made in the blanks
for the roiurn of Incorporated hanks and
banking associations, which blanks will be
forwarded to auditors when ready.
Respectfully,
W, II. EllIrbe, Comptroller General
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Dtath of S. A II. Parham.

The co:nmu?iy was startled about Z
I n "->-------a--- -i--.--y---.nina- -hy the an.
but lew people IN the community were
aware # his sickness, and fewer still knew
| that he Was dangerously ill. For some two
weeks however, he had complained of being
unwell, bat coull not be induced to give up
aud submit to med cal treatment. Last
Friday moIniog he was on the street. to nil
outward appearance, wei! aad hearty. That
AFTERNOON he Was compelled to give I'M. Went
TO be and sent f'r hisp ysicilu; but il was
all to- late Inc dread disease, pneum onia,
mad placed its seal of death upon bin. He
sank gradually unit; the end came, and his
spirit left its earthly tenement.
Mr.. ParlIam was thcjunior partner Of the
hrm of E'ler s Parham, Grocers Of this town.
he was also the agent Of the Southern Ex-
press Co here, and member of the Town
Council. He was abou! 80 years old
The saddest of his death is the five
orphan children, three boys and two girls
left to battle with the worli without n m.
rents council TO guide them. Only few
months ago God took their loved and LOVING
mother to her eternal rest. leaving them
bere't Of that tender care and motberlv
watchfulness so essential to their childbood
happiness, and the formation of their charac-
ters for useful christian men and women.
May Gcd impari strength of mind AMI
body to the aged grandparents, TO whose
christian care they are left, AMI grant them
years of life to implaut in their young heart,
principles that shall grow in brightness and
shed lustre u9on their future lives.
MIR. Parham was buried with Masonic
hOnors, Tuesday afternoon
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Eesy- In less than an hour last Monday,
at public mesting in Spartanburg, S2O,-
900 WAS subscribed towards rebuilding the
Converse Collegs that was burned down the
day before. We doubt much if any ether
city in the State would have made such a
prompt aul liberal resp onse to the call OF
any institution in distress within its borders
Spartanburg is worthy OF Converse, and c n
vc,so is an honor to SpartanburS.
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A New Beef Market.

Mr.. Henry May has retired from the
liquor business in disgust, and g,ne iuto
the Butcher business At present he is at
the old Bishop stand, but after the 10Th of
this month he will occupy the corner store
on Main street opposite r. w. Tinsleys Jew
elry establishment.
Mr.. May will employ frs'-class Butcher,
to prepare bis meat in real CITY sye, and
intends to keep the very best meas that
he can buy, aid serve them in every shape
and manner, from well prepared sausage
to delicate sur'on or round steak. We
hore our citizens will encourage Mr.. Nav
by giving him at least a share of their pa,ro-
mage.
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Salesday in January 1892

AS usual the first salcslay 10 the year
brought large crowd of ci liens from the
country to the County sea-; but unlike such
snlesdays heretofore, the Eiitor's sanctum
was almost entirely igno, ed, and at night his
p'cketbook looked as if the proverbial ele-
phant had stepped upon it.
large amount of property was soll by
the Master, AMI Sheriff, and willie some Of
1t brought fair prizes, much was bid off nj
the lowest "hard times" prices.
A lot Of mules were sol !, ran yiag from SO.
to about $40. Thot wide rang, of prices
Will trouble Comptroller El'crbe in making
lax levy upon them according to their mar.
ket value. II will coIi the purchaser twentv
dollars to make sjma of those worth ,hnt
amount
We have some reason for thinking that
large number of our subscribers forqot to call
on US before leaving town.
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New Building and Loan Association

branch Of the Nationrl Tontine Bal. I'd.
ing and Loan Association, of Atlanta, was
organized here last Monday evening, by J
VI. Tankersley, of Gatfuey City.
The following officers were e'ec,ed:
Pres1eot J. II. McKissick.
Vice.Prcsiient, s. s. Stokes.
Secty. and Treas. j. A. Brown.
j Attorney, D, Al Towhsend.
4 BoAaD or DtRcroas. Pro- Robt. Morri.
s2n, DIR. W. M,g ,gMeid r, DR.. M. Z. Smith,
G. III. Burkehetd
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knights Of Pythias.

AT the last meeting of Cherokee Loige,
No. ~, Knights of Pythias, lhs folio ,inq
officers was elected:
Chancellor Commander, W. ". Mead.r.
Vice Chancellor, II. NJ. Sparks.
Prcl't', 4. B. Butler.
IL OF r. and s., L. p. Murphy.
Master Of Finance, +. J. Arthur.
Mas'cr Of Exchequer, S. s. Stokes.
The officers elect viii be installed nj tho
next meeting Of the Lodge by the District
pe!uty Capt. +. Bacon. The LoIge is now
i'll Furnishing condition.
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For the TINES.
slst Session Union Bapti.. s. 5. conv.n,,or

L
slst Session Union Baptist g. 8. Convention.
The 2lst Session Of the Union County
| baptist Sunday School Convention will meet.
| with the Putnam Church ON Friday (2gth.
INST. before 9th Sunday in Jan. iS92, In.
curing cru ing Saturday and Sunday. The Qas-
lst, "Wbat part should pastors take inIhe
Sunday Schools7" Introductory speakers'
wDr. ,nDrf. A. E. Faut, j.. W. MoCravy an,l J. II.
Williams. -
znd. "How can We secure the best a.,en-
dance at Sunday Schools? in,rotluc,orv
SPeaksrs-R. +. Ray, G. b. Bo6o, and J. N.
Macarthur. - ~
Ord, "Is IA old pers IN held any les, res
ponsible for his or her poo attenJsnce at
sunday School than q young persoa p, In
troduciory speakers.--Dr. j. g. Going. Rev.
w. ID. Bewley and J. II Sumner
9ti. III the love Of God does not coustr.in
church member to attend Sunday Schools.
SN not necessary to bring any other inau.
ence to bear?" Introductory speaks,,.
a. a. Gault, F. M. Adams aod J. B. Beaten Z
tangh.
oth. who should be teachers in Sunday
Schooisr Introductory Speakers.--J. III.
randolph, j. ID. Going, and Jos. Sanders.
Ola Exegesis, Rom. 6:3-4 by Rev. b. G.
Lsmp!oy.
All of the schools will rlea,e prerare
sead full delegation, and goo ccntriba.y
ton' and make these, as they aught 10 bc
very essential elements ih III, Convention
4. w. JsrEa, Scc'y.
have been reques ed TO have published
the 10 lowing ograne for the Supeyil. en-.
dents Conference to be held dur ng tho 8. 8.
Convention. -
lst. Devotional exercises.
End. Fa organization under constitution
to bs adopted. 3
lsi. ouerys for discuss.on: ",yhat c,ti. Z
mate should Superintendent pat UP nj God.
,lnecs. Introduced ny Jo, san iers, aad
Dr..J q. Going. = = v
End. Shsulda a Superin { allow pncou-
verted persons {, teach in his Seho)l? d.
n. Wibnrn and r. VI. Ad.ms. ,,s ~, -
o'd: Relationship Ell thug b wesn Super
nfendent and Pastor Of Church. whore ths
Tork isl. a. FAINT and ], D.. q. l,eg,fy.
4,h. should Miesi ms DO m de proniaeSt
n Tue Sunday School? J. II. Wiliiams, and z
!. III. Spears -
ON: The Supcrintenien:s rcsponsibIli ics.
"A. A. Gault, j. h sumner.
y. ". JsrEE,
for the Com.
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gsS-l Ia ihe present striugency Of our
mouciary aiTsi 5, when oil are stroiniog
every point 10 met their Obligation, in full
if pcssiSsc, Int rs near as possible. at any
rate, VIC 20, ses, NJ fairness or liberili in
theIir. I'd sbursment of the County funds
We are told by tlt commissioners that no
creditor of the County eau be paid n dollar
on last yor's ourrnt account until debt
due the Bank is pAd in full.
AS once Q lisf hut of perhaps hundred
in the con fylAhq it 40 uajus. .discriui-
uai,n in hvof of ono over a hundred others
whose claips are eeqnaly as just, and who
are truly sS mach, if not more, in want of
the oscy|due them; and who are under the
further disadvantage Of their claims bearing
no iutcrei, and c,nnot DO made available
unless tley submit to q ruinous discount.
| The bank would not be liable to lose dollar
By wait re- for part Of its Claim, while n
large m jority Of the other creditors of the
County se suffering losses, in more ways
than oneIfor the want of the money. The
usual cuApm has been to pro rate the dis
bursemes according to the amount reported
by the THssurer, and il that plan hid been
adhered b this year, no one could have c'm-
plsinel.
1t is pssiblc, in fact we have heard il
stated, tlrt me legal requirement stands
in the WHY Of the commissioners paying
other cl,ns until the Bank calm is salts
fed In tls.Aease wou d it not show dispc
sit,ou of f6rncss and desire to relieve th
people in ,hese trying times, if the Bhul
} were to for}go or su.pend the exaci'n of it
legal privilege f4r o short tune, and ALLOW
other creditors to be relieved by being pai
n portion Of What is due them :? IL parl Q
the B,nk'l cl,,iu was not paid until
; became "rdst inicbt edness," it would los
t nothing, TT it would be drawing in,erss
: but the claihs of other creditors would
h as dead capia'. drawing no interest.
f., In ordinty times this matter wou
y hardly be nd iced, bat the present tim es al
extraordinary, and concessions of part pa
II ments are |cessary, aud arc daily made
n business settlements to enable a'l to 'brid
a over" the fin kacial panic, and We can see
(, cqutab rea Son why The came mutual he
% is rot equally rs necessary between
0. County and its creditors.
N We speak, Of this matter in no ill fee.i
II toward any 6ne. We may be -mis.ssen-
, our premises, but We know we are not m
't taken in the conclusion of our finances, VIII
Is our printers and other creditors cali
II payments.
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SCARE FOR TnE FARMERS. .-Topeka
Kan, December 30.--The Alliance Adyo,
cate, the Stats organ Of the Kansas Farmers
Apance, charges tsat the Nltionsl Cni,n
Companr, New York concern. With /. c,n;.
tai stock Of $40, 100000. which IS ryioe 10
get control o; the Ali,rc, busin,s 50 of the
Stte ny uniting all the Alliance stores.
thereby lessening the cost OF goods 10 the
firmer, Is nothing but branch of the Jule
B,eeing Trnss. The Advocate waras farm
ers ag ,ipst u.
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All Democrats May Vote.


There ba, beon consi icrable doub, in the
democratic ranks whether the Senator-Chair-
man Ir5y State Executive Committee of the
State Democratic party, which me. in Co-
lumbia last Tues lay. would allow those
democrats who vo'cd for Judge Haskell 1t
the last election to vote in the primary elsc-
Ion this year, or read them out Of the party
but that doubt is now reno'et by the COM
mi,tec pruden'ly adopting the following
revolutions, with but one solitary mo-" in
opposition.
Resolved, That it is the sense Of this COM
mittee that all white Democrats who shall
prescnt themselves for membership 10 any
flnRi 81 si or FFhSt FhhS ssnt se
democrat and will support the nominees OF
the Democratic party nominated q, said
election.
Resolved, fur her, That oil cand dates for
any ofhce in the Democratic primary e'ec-
tons shall pledge them.e yes to abide The
results OF the Democratic primaries candi-
dates for ate Offices to the State Executive
committee, candidates for county Offices to
the county Executive committee, respectively.
These did not seem to 60 far enough, how
S'SIb " ihi OSnatOr-cnarman and
Speaser Ira ID. Jones, at his suggestion,
offered the following amendment:
"Rcsolved. further, That it is the sense
of this commi tee that in the interest of
peace and a united Democracy no Democrat
shall be excluded from rarsicip ipation in sa'd
primary b'cause of differences during the la:
Stale election
The last resolution, in our opinion, saves
dangerous division ia the democratic
ranks in this State
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BIO SALE OF PLoRIDA LaNp-cb;c,ro
December 30.--A disratch from fl,ronLeeo
WIS, says. "a r,ct Of Plnri 4. IanI go
pris:ng atout 100000 acres has been sa,i I >"
syn iic'te Of New York and Enel sh c,n;,oi'
ISIS, by George flite'. The consideration !.
supposed to have heen several bundr.J
thousand do lars, "a'ured
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No TINE FOR TISKERISG At Coysr,Tu-
TIoNs.-lt is, perhaps, rs we'll that the coo-
shtut;onal convent IN bill was defeated. Sucb
a convention would need the best talent IN
The State, and with the present disorder Il
cou not DC secured. The constitution
should De left alopo until complete harmony
Is restored inside the party.--4Hep journal
and RepieV.
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Snow TWELVE FEer DEEp.--San Franciso,
December 30. "A rain and snow storm which
has ragged over twenty-f ur hours ON tbis
coast is the wort in years: BY actual meas.
arement the snow is Twelve feet deep on a
level from Siskiyou Mountains near the
Oregon line to near Moynt Shasta.