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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-07
Correspondence of the TIMES.
News from North Paoolet.

ETA JANE, July 4.---Tke past week has
been busy one with our farmers. The
long rainy season gave general green"
such start that all hands and the cook too
were called out to check him. All tho
troops Except some of the hired ones)
fought nobly and this week will fnish up
most of the pressing work, provided every
thing is favorable.
Some few cases Of sickness, but nothing
of o serious nature, have been reported to
US.
We have three cotton blooms upon our
table now, which were sent In last week,
but not in time for US to report them in last
weeks paper. They were sent us by F. A.
Goforth, WIN. G. Fowler and John F. Estes,
respectively.
The threshers arc at work putting out the
wheat. Most Of it is good, that is, it is above
the average Of former years. Some farmers
have realized as much as 2l bushels from
one sowed.
We had the pleasure Of attending the
Survivors meeting at Union last Saturday,
and meeting many Of the old "vets" who
had gathered to see and hear, as we'll as to
shake the hand of their brave old COM
mander, Gen'l NJ. c. Butler, who came to
aid them by bis wise counsel and experience
in adopting the best method Of gathering up
the choice gems of history that have SO long
lain dormant in the rscollections of the
survivors of the "lost cause"
1t was truly gratifying to see the pleasure
it afforded the old veterans to meet their
former brave commander and hear them ex-
change eourtesies with each other.
Notwithstanding the day was one Of ua-
alleged pleasure to the majority of the old
soldiers, yet some bilious croakers professed
to see nothing in the proceedings but deep
laid political scheme on the part of some
body TO disrupt everything that is good and
grand aud glorious. Such aspersions as
these are proof Of the fact that the jackass
always wants TO kick at everything and
everybody that isn't like himself.
The Survivors Association has about ss
little TO do with politics as The couversioa of
Paut had to do with the assassination OF
Cesar. But we know that "When ignorance
is bliss tbs folly to be wise" Gen. Butler
is President OF the State Survivors Associa-
iion and came at the urgent request of
the old soldiers. who will rcbuke such un-
just insinuation the first opportunity they
have to do so.
Gen. Butler spoke favorably about the
excursion TO Richmond and thought it quite
probable that satisfactory arrangements could
be made with The railroads to carry out the
wish of the Association. He promised to
do all in his power 10 aid the movement.
We are now in the midst Of hot summer
weather with the best Of growing seasons,
and the farmer seems TO rejoice o, the pros
perity before him. Considerable damage
has been done the lands AID crops by the
recent heavy rains.
On last Sunday Mr.. James Griffin and
Miss Mary Gregory were married by j. l..
Strain, Notary Public. Vox.
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HARVEST Excursions TO ARKANSAS AND
TExAs.-The Richmond & Danyille Railroad
has arranged for Harvest Excursion tickets
to be sold to points in Arkansas, Texas and
the West, on August End aud 3rd, at half
rates that is one fare for the round trip.
These tickets will be good returning with.
in thirty days from date of sale and afford
IN excellent opportunity for visit to the
great Western country.
We are reliably advised that the crops this
year in the West are unusually fine, and we
will be prepared to send you by routes run
ming through the very best sections Of the
country.
We will have these excursion tickets and
through baggage checks furnished from any
ticket station upon receipt Of information
that the same are desired, and thus give you
the benefit of excursion rates through, saving
the paymsnt Of local fares to the larger
stations.
Our Excursion last year and also for many
years before were great successes, and oil
who went with us were greatly pleased with
our excellent through cars and fast sched-
ules via. Atlanta and Birmingham, which
are arranged for the coming season better
thin ever before.
For maps, timetables, rates and all other
information, write to or call upon C. l..
Hopking, Trsv. Pass. Ag't, Charlotte, N. c.;
r.. W Hunt, Trav. Pass Agent, Augsts, Ga.
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Personals.

Ex-Gov. J. c. Sheppard was in town last
week.
Prof A, F. McKissick, of AUBURN. Ala,
is in town this week visiting his parents.
Misses Mary aud Nina Moore and Miss
Emma Twitchel, who have been visiting at
Mrs. W. E. Thomson's, have returned home.
MIR. ]. Sumter Moore, of Spartauburg, ac-
companied by his friend, Mr.. Marlboro
Pegue,, spent few days in town last week,
Mr.. Hunter A. Gibbes, Of Greenwood, is
clerking for his uncle, at the Union Hotel.
Mr.. W. Perrin Thomson, Of Pacolet, was
in town last week
Senator NJ. c. Butler, of Edgefeld, was
in town last Saturday at The Union county
Survivors meeting.
MIR. A. w. Thomson has returned from
Columbia.
Miss Matte Connor, of Berkley county,
and Miss Angie Clayton. Of Central, are
visiting Misses May aud Carrie Foster.
Mr.. W. Patterson, the new operator,
has arrived and has charge of the wires here.
Miss Carrie Foster has returned from
WILLIAMSON, where she has been visiting
friends.
Miss Helen Young, who has been in an
art schsol in New York, has returned home,
much to the delight of her many friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Smith, of Edge6eld,
are in town visiting the family of DR.. NJ. 7.
Smith.
Capt. Geo. d. Lake, of EdgeGeld, was in
town last week.
Miss Mamie Railey and her mother have
gone on visit to friends in Chester.
Capt. John II. Minter and his son, who
is principal of the graded school at Laur-
ems, was in town this week.
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To the correspondent who says be "wants
room in the paper" to discuss what we said
editorially in the issue of the End Of June,
in reference to the "pernicious practice of
keeping children in after school hours, as q
punishment for misconduct" etc., we say {:
"Pitch in dear friend. You shall have all
the room you want, if it takes the whole
column for one week. Don't etnnd back
any longer that's what the Teachers Col.
umn is for, and you shall have fair fight.
You say you want to swallow the editor
.'head and heels If you do, you will find
you have moro brains in your stomach than
in your head, if your judgment in keeping
little children 10 at school is what you are
going to make tho issue upon. Go ahead ;
We struck the first lick.
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Grand Jury Prssentment.

To the Honorable William III. Wallace, Pre-
siding Judge:
Tho Grand Jury begs leave to make the
following presentment:
We are glad to say that our duties have
been very light at this term Of the Court, as
we have discharged all business that has
come before us.
Needing the suggestion o. your Honor, we
have appointed two committees from our
body, TO examine the various county Offices,
and the financial condition Of the county.
and We ask that an order be given by which
the committees may fully discharge the du-
ties assigned them.
We beg TO urge the County Commissioners
to have the roads and bridges imme ediately
put in good condition, as July and August
are, in our opinion, the proper months 10
work the roads, for great macy complaints
have been made to US about the condition of
the roads throughout the county.
In our last presentment we warned certain
individuals that If they did not cease living
in adultery aud fornication, they would be
indicted. We have been reliably Informed
that they have not needed our warning. Tho
witnesses in these cases have beeR handed
to us, and unless cur warning is needed by
the next term Of court, Indictments will be
brought against them.
The Grand Jury has been very cautious in
this matter, as q committee from the Grand
Jury has waited upon some Of these parties,
aud if harsh measures are adopted By the
Grand Jury, they will have no one to blame
hut themselves.
Thanking your Honor for the courtesies
shown US during our deliberations, this re-
port Is respectfully submitted.
7, L. HAMEs, Foreman,
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Boys, Heed This.

Many people seem to forget that character
grows, that it is not something to be put on
ready-made without womanhood or man
hood {; but day by day, "here little and
there q little" "grows with growth and
strengthens with strength" until good or
bad, it becomes almost coat of mail. Look
at a man Of business-prompt, reliable and
conservative-yet clear-headsd and ener-
getic' When do yeu suppose developed all
those admirable qualities? When he was
q boy? Let us see how boy Of ten years
gets up in tho morning, works, plays, studies,
and we wilt tell you what kind Of mao he
will make. The boy that is too late for
breakfast, late at school, stands poor chance
TO be prompt man. The boy who neglects
his duties, be they ever so small and excuses
himself by saying 81 forgot" 81 didn't
think" will never be reliable man aud
the boy who finds pleasure in the suffering
Of weaker things will never be noble, gem
erous, kind mana gentleman.
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ALLIANCE ADVERTISEMENTS.
Alliance Picnic at Kelton--.Talbsr Duncan
and Jefferies to Speak


: Editor Of TINES please announce 10 the
public that there will be an Alliance picnic
at Kelton on Friday, July I4th.
The public are cordially invited 10 c,me
and bring we'll filed baskets. We expect a
large crowd, and speeches by Congressman
Talbert, of Edgefeld; Col. d. p. Duncan
and State Lecturer Jefferies.
The following ladies and gentlemen have
been apI oiuted on the committee on table
and arrangements
Ashmore Vanderford, Miss Ann Q Bailey.
John Nance and Mrs. Starks Vaughan, from
Mt. Tabor z. A.
j. fl. BrakeAeld, J.. Gist Fsrr, Miss Carrie
Farr and Miss Hsyaush Harris, from Hughes
+. A.
John Fowler, William Garner, Miss Eva
Going aud Mrs. j. A. Chambers, from Pinck-
ney F. A.
q. 4. Gault, j. II. n. Hole ,mb. A. q.
Bentley, 4. v. Going. II. 8. Porter, Joha
Garner. Mrs. II. p. McKissick, Miss Anne
Eubanks, L. NJ. Wood, r. q. Childress and
J. +. Adams, from Kelton r. A.
II Is suggested that all parties mark their
dishes and tag their baskets.
BY order Of the Township Union.
j. g. OrTs Sec'y
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Confederate Veterans Reunion.

Fer the accommodation Of those wishing
to attend the Confederate Veterans Reunion
at Birmingham, Ala July 18th and Goth,
the Richmond & Danville Railroad has ar
ranged to sell round trip tickets to Birming-
ham at the very low rate of one first class
fare the round trip. Tickets win be on sale
July 18th to 10Th inclusive, and limited to
return until July 25, 1893. Further infor-
nation can be obtained from any agent of
tae Richmond & Danville Railroad.
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RaS" The Editor asks Indulgence foom
the readers of the TINES for any shortcom-
ing in the "get-up" of the paper this
week. lie has been unable to attend to his
duties, from severe neuralgiac attack in
his head aud face. The Local did what he
could, but he had more profitable business
to attend to so that the TINES makes its
appearance mainly from force of habit. as
sisted by the kindness Of its faithful CORES
pondents
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Ba~ The FIRST WATERMELON this yea

B6~ THE FIRST WATERMELON this year
received al this Office last Wednesday. Our
enterprising young farmer friend, Jack Nc
Kissick brought it to us, and said the crows
like to have ruined his patch, but in week
or two he will have plenty of the finest
kind. Thank you, Jack, may your water
melon patch convince you that swaH crops
on farm cas be made to pay all the ex-
penses and make farming profitable If
judiciously selected and marketed. Try it,
Jack.
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URe aOeesly Hniou Times.
r. M. STOKES, Editor
Friday, July z, 1898.
SUBSCRIPTION, 81 80 PER ANNUM
Editor
POST OFFICE DIRECTORY.

The p. q. will be opened for business
from 8 A. NJ. to 600 p. Nj.
The Money Order Department will be
opened for business from 0 A. NJ. to 4 p. NJ.
Mail going South will close promptly
at IL A: NJ.
Mail going North will close promptly at
$40 p. NJ.
The mail will be taken from the street box
i5 minutes before closing each mail.
Any inattention or Irregularities should
&c reported promptly to the P. NJ.
r. w. HARRIS. p. NJ.
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ssy- Will the Postmaster at Sedalis be
kind enough to suggest why the package of
the TINES for that Office has not been re-
ceived for two weeks. We have proof posi-
tive that they were sent from this office. and
the Assistant Postmaster assures us he for
warded them, a subscriber called at this
office and made the complaint.
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pJ- We call special attention Is the
change of day for the Alliance picnic at
Kelton. Instead Of being on Saturday, the
10th, it will be on Friday, the l4th, and then
we hope the speakers will come to the
Alliance County Convention the next day.
They will have q large crowd to speak to.
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Clifford Seminary.

Clifford Seminary.
Principal Clifford will leave next week
He has been invited to visit several places
in the State aud will probably be absent
from home several weeks. There will be
no preaching at Salem on the 3rd Sunday
of the month, nor at Mt. Vernon on the At.
unless arrangements can be made hereafter,
of which due notice will be given.
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ng" Our young friend, Z. L. Eison left
for Jonesville last Wednesday, to enjoy sum-
mer's vacation with his parents. Ed is too
good clerk to be out of o position long,
and We can't afford to lose him, so we shall
be glad when the fall business sets in to see
again, selling dry goods.
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A Call to the Unisn County Baptist Assosia-

Rev. W. J. Langs.on, OF Yorkville, wishes
to meet the brethren composing tho Execu-
tive Committee and any others interested ia
the cause Of education In our A ssociation,
on Tuesday the l1th July, at the Baptist
church 10 Union, at III A. NJ. Let ell The
committee be on hand with as many others
rs possible. A matter of absorbing interest
to be considered.
j, N. BooTH.
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RSs" Mr. George Z. Perrin has q curios-
ity, on his farm adjoining town, in the form
OF q pair twin mules. They were born
Monday and are perfect in form and condi-
twin mu,es ?
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Mr.. c. c. Sartor has been appointed a
member of the Board Of Coatrol for this
county, in place Of Mr.. G. H. Jetsr, who
declined. We have not seen any appoint
also declined
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Mn DRExEL DEAp.--Pbiladelphia, June
30.--Drexci & Co. received the startlipg
information in cab'egram from carlsbai
this afternoon that Anthony J. Drexei, head
of the banking houses Of Drexel, Morgan 4
Co., New York /, Drexel Harjes & Co, Paris,
and Drexei g. Co., this city, had died sud-
denly from spoplexy.
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R6s~ Notwithstanding the Editor felt
more like having every tooth in his head
extracte I, on Tuesday night the home folks
prevailed upon him to 60 to the minstrel
show, they believing that O good laugh
would relax the nerves Of his face and
drive out the pain. We went, got to laugh
ing irresistibly, and have been getting bet
ter ever since.
The boys did splendid;y, from beginning
to end. The hits were original, local and
excellent in taste and point, without being
in the least Objectionable. The most re-
markablc exhibition Of musical ability and
vocal power, however was in the singing Of
the ditty "Nsver take the norse-shos from
the door," 1t must be heard to be appre-
ciated, and we hope the troupe will give US
another entertainment soon in which the
horseshoe song will be among the chief at
fractions. We have reason to think il is o
cure for neuralgiac affections in faces where
ugliness has "struck in.'
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TBE HoN. A. 8. WALLACE DEAD.--York-
vile, s. c., june 28.-The Hotf. A. s. Wal
lace, Congressman from this district during
reconstruction times, died at his home, Eve
miles south Of here, at Ii clock last night,
aged S3 years.
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One Of our correspondents sends US the
following short article, which our readers
will agree should fill large space. here
it is:
There's no estate to which would ascend ;
But only wish TO advance the interest of man.
W, W.
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Next in importance to freedom and justice
Is popular education, without which neither
justice nor freedom can be permanently
maintaiued.-Garfield.
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Rg" We shall charge only two dollars
for announcing a candidate to fill Mr.. R.
W. Harris's une1pired term in the Legisla-
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The more powerful the obstacles, the more
glory in overcoming them and the difficult
ties with which we are met are the maids Of
honor which set off virtues.
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TEACHERS COLUMN.

JAS. L. STRAIN, Editor, Eta Jane, 8. G.
MRS. B. G. oLIFFonD'} Assistants.
l.. w. DICK,
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BG" Since America proclaimed her in,
dependence and shook off the British yoke,
it was III years on last Tuesday, the 4th.
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aE- The farmers in attendance upon
court this week report crops as being in
fine condition. The grass that once had the
upperhand has about been conquered.
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6G- Monday was, as eau be testified to
by many, an exceedingly dry salesday, al
though it rained.
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Lost, yesterday, between sunrise and sun
set, two golden hours, each set with sixty
diamond minutes. No reward is offered,
they are gone forever.
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AN AUGUSTA EoIroa DaoPs DsAp. -
Augusta. Ga, June 3D. william. Moore,
editor Of the Augusta Eseniag Nesos, dropped
dead In his room at o'clock tonight. fle
had been on the street ffteeh minutes prev
iously.
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The doorstep to the house Of wisdom is q
knowledge Of our own igusranoe.
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He who receives o good turn should never
forget il; he who does one shonld never
remember it.
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The moment Of neglect is the opportunity
Of vice and cIiue.
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He is not only idle who does nothing, but
he is idle who might be better employed.
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Experience is the best sohool.master but
the shcool fees are heavy.
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Bas' Sheriff Long took 4. E. Davis to
the asylum on last Friday, he having been
adjudged insane.
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Only what We work into our character In
life can we take away with us In death.
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will do Photo work for limitsd time in
my Union gallery. +. JAY ATWOOD.
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f&5" Thermometer 96o in the shade at
ii n. m, Wednesday.
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The South Union Alliance Of Union county
will meet with the Fish Dam Alliance on the
22d Of July, 1898, instead Of the 18th, as
was ordered. All Alliances belonging to
that Union will please attend on that day.
j, w. JAMES, Secretary.
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The prsossa saiugs Of oeur.

Ano ktsoooohnks ot Vourt
The July term or General Sessions Court
for this county convened Monday morning
last at 10 o'clock, Judge William H. Wallace
presiding.
The Grand Jury had previously been
charged generally as to their duties and
Judge Wallace touched only upon matters
before the present term In his short charge.
The Grand Jury .rssurned the following
True Bills;
Spencer >lurph, assault and battery with
intent to kilg e.
Henry Sims, ,arsoa-- burning Of ]. R.
Min,er's store.
James Barnett, assault and battery with
intent to kill.
The followiog are the cases tried and the
result:
Spencer Murph was found guilty Of as
sault and battery with intent to kill, and
sentenced to one year in penitentiary or
pay q fue of $50 and cost.
Henry Sims, arson. The jury was out 9
hours, and not being able to agree upon o
verdict, mistrial was ordered. He was
defended by Thos. B. Butler.
The following cases were continued;
Pomp Sullivan, assault and battery Pack
Mosely, ct al, Riot; Sims, Murder; George
Orange, Murder; Milton Buchanan, ala.
Gordon.
The S ate VS.. George C. May, for aggra
waited assault and battery. was mol press ed
on payment Of costs.
The State VS.. Virgil Richards. assault
with intent to kill, mol pressed, on paymen
Of costs.
The Court of Common Pleas was opened
on Wednesday and civil business taken up
The Sessions Court was one Of the short
est held hore 10 years.
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A Picture Of the Jonesvile High School
can be had by sending 80 cents to
Z. JAY ATWOOD,
Union g. c.