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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-03
Correspondence of the TINES,
News from North Paoo)et.

ErrAJANE, Jan. 3O.--iour correspondent
Lo c, ss cppaHs f0F aay IF @ txT II @ ans
letter is q failure
The snow has melted and we are now in
| the midst of u spell of warm weither.
Or Monday of lat week Bill Guyton, a
colored man. wa kcd across Broad river on
| the ice, ut little IIlmiiton shoals. For q
week Broal river was blocked with ice ::
but last Thursday and Friday it broke loose
and tioatei off.
Ga account Of the bad weather the meeting
| of the North Paco!et Alliance Union, which
was callc to meet at Dawkins mill on 2lst,
was postponed until Saturday l lth Of Feb y,
when it will meet at ElBethsl church. A
full turn out Of members is earnestly solicit
ted.
Mr.. Mike Sellers is now the recognized
| weather prophet of NorthPacolct. 50 much
confidence is placed in his prophetical abil-
Ity that some people coll the last snow
Mike Sellers snow"
Mr.. Waddy Osment another Of our know
| igg mon, s,ys that if house logs are cut on
| the new of the moon the building will
| never be infested with bed bugs.
The Wilkinsville Literary and Debating
Society meets every Saturday night. at Mr..
&. W. whisonanls store. The query last
Saturday night was: Resolved. That the
people of the United States would be better
of if there was no whiskey here. The
question was argued ably, pro et con, but
finally decided in favor of the Affirmative.
1t was a victory for the prohibitionistS.
The next query is: Resolved, That there
is more pleasure in pursuit than posses.
sion" We would have beon glad if the
committee on debate had stated the odject
of the pursuit before we attempt to discuss
that subject.
1t is q great pleasure for us TO nste the
efforts being made by the young men Of this
community to inform themselves on the
great and absorbing questions :lat are dis
] turhing the minds Of our leading statesmen
| rs well as other questions concerning the
| business affairs of life.
Our farmers differ in their opinions as tt
| the effect Of the late freeze upon the small
| grain crop. S,me think it is frozen out, y
more or ios., while others think differently
This depends much upon the kind or sui,
| we think
We regret to learn that Dr. VI. j. Walker
| speaks OF gong to Trough Shoals to pra'uce
medicine. This will leave this section with
cut physician but, fortunately. We live
III one of the heallhest parts of the State.
Should he decide to 60 we assure the pso'
pie among whom he locates that they will
find him able and faithful in his practice
and gsntlemauly in his dealing, and his wife
one Of the best ladies in the land. Our
best wishes attend them.
We hope that mono Of the old soldiers in
the county will forget that next Saturday
9th Feb is the day set to complete the roll
of ''Suryivors,' and We trust every on c will
be cnr.lls l so that we may be able to pub
li~h complete list of them at once, as the
Editor of this papor has kindly consented
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p0- In eur opipion, there Is poih'rg so
wsil c,'c,istca TO rsta-d aad q, serieas in
jury 10 the advanceme.. e 80 Cause, polit-
.Sss OF moral, as extrem, iless, sxtr ene
measures aud, worse than nil, extreme and
iatempsrate advocates. They 10 not In spirs
genislty Of feeling or invite c,ol aud c'nh-
dept cooperation. Such men have no sound
ness in them aud their extreme utter ,nces /,
when tut In print, generally re,d more like
the madness Of fausticism Than sound
reasoning In defence Of the cause they
espousr. Such q man and snch are th.
utierances Of C"- ss,,msn rom Was the
wculd-be papulist- -Isader--sf. Georgia. lie
10 an extremist Of the most rabld Rihd, add
can speak or think Of nothing in policies
with either moderation or discretion. Even
in delivering q sulogy upon that gooi man,
the lamented Congressman Sticsbouss in
Congress, a few bays ago, he embraced the
occasion to cast his venom at the white
Democrats Of tho South, by paudsring to
the lowc.t sentiment Of the extreme north
ern wing Of the Republican party AMI the
Southern negroes, in the following extreme
Language of the demagogue
II was not only a eulogy OF the deco uel,
but il branchcd into n discussion of the
Southern question, viewei from tho popu l.
lists stan Ipoint. The question, he said,
was not yet solved, but it was in course OF
solution. The irne ISOLATION OF the Southern
Quest ION aud the true foundation upon which
to build up Southern prosperity Was to give
to the negro free ballot and fair count
MLoa-il..I-iiIaa- Arrived tbe~~- would 90
opened 10 the South-not to some OF it's
pc ,ple, not 10 some people Of certain color,
but TO ALA glorious future.
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CorrespoDdence Of the T,xrs.
From Kew Riverside ice.

Mr. TApou, Jan. 30.--MR. Enrros.--At
the suggestion Of "Riversids Joe." 1 have
decided 10 give you dot now and then from
this part OF the county, provided yon do
not object.
Our nsighborho,d is soon 10 be one Of the
most businc-s-like section Of the co"-..,,
for are We NJ. &c. .vvk mart Shoalsf Our
factory and railroad are now things Of the
near future. Work will begin on both in
early spring, and soon the rush OF ua'ps
and hum cf wheels and spiodles will be
heard where now is only silence and waste
Of valuable water power. Applications have
already been made for building lots.
The house CT Mr-. Thomas Worthy with
almoat all of its conteris MAS destroyed by
FIRE on the 2lst Of this month. The FRO
seems TO have originated 10 the upper story
Of the building.
Mr.. Dan Smith has taken n situation with
Mr.. w. A. Moorhead, at Mt. TabJr. He
has gone to work in earnest and already
appe .rs quite at home behind the coun er.
Aunt Tidy Scales died last Saturday ,28,h.
Hor chu'c ch aud the community have l'st
one of their most valuable members.
Mr. Frank whitlock (,he original River
side Joe) i, now engaged in business at Fort
Smith, Arkansas. HIS family followed him
last Thursday. Mr.. and Mrs. whitlock will
| be greatly missed from this neigdborhood.
They were always ready to lend helping
hand to every good enterprise.
The school near GilmoDs has nearly forty
pupils on i'll roll. aud the Mt. Tabor school
ha, ffy-six. Surely the trustee, and pat
rous OF such fourishing schools ought 10
see tina, the school houses nre made more
| comfortable. Why shouli not ihs county
| school houses be made rs neat and comfort
| able rs those of the town?
L -, oh a1va
and one of MIR. Moorhead's a,e missing,
| The most dilixent search hns been made
without any traces being found. ANY one
| finding the stray brutes will please notify
| the above gentlemen of the fact.
Coed night, Mr.. Eiitor, l will be briei
this limo Yours respectfully,
New JOE
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Increase Of Cotton Factories.


We noticed in the TtrtHe World, manu-
featuring paper, in speaking of the increase
In Cotton Manufacturing" that South Car
DINA stands second 10 Massachusetts, i'll this
great and growing industry. Last year
South Carolina established more mills than
any three OF the Southern States. There
were eleven new mills, aud 2.06O operators
employed in these new mills. We can see
that the wheel of the manufacturing inter-
est has Just started in tho South, and let
Unioa, with its magnificent water powers,
I'D many more sPindIss to her factories and
Thousands Of inhabitants to her county town
that has, we are sorry to say, been at n
s.uud s,m so long. Why cane LoeLhari
Shoals be developed and male "LoweI'
in South Carolina? There is n mile of an
already built c,nal that can be easily utilized
all the way. With the proposed $500, 1000
mill other. will come, and there will come
a prosperity in Union county unsurpassed
by any in South Carolina.
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gsiss's chaiss is Heu.
Cspf- 1sss :sv. :. .as Ueu'i supt Of the
g. GA Ia A., g. U. & Co. and the
Spsrisnbssv kna ssssviits Railroads, ac-
companisd 81 g. T. Ti,iiss's. ais privsts
secretary. w3s in town this week in
his private r. CAPT. NcBss Is one OF
the best rsiirq ID men in the South. NEST
pleasant gem lemsn end o brilliant man.
lie came 1eSe in the Interest Of the
proposed RAD toad 10 -Lsckbart Shoals, also
to see about t1e building Of the -h"-. -r-,
10 IL. ~: H.-.:.s Vo'Ion Mills. ,sst tt
- Cap. MeBd met Mr. c. ID. Psrrar, Pres
ideva ~f Sln E&khart Mills and the Lockhart
<Nnr&Sy Gu sny. and they talked the mat
Z ser over, but 1 hing defioite va, dciernin-
ed on, as CaIh. McBee was called to Wash
ingion before Bs concluded his negotiations.
From what ws'can gather, the railroad will
like Capt. McBee interested Ia it, the pros
psct look, Brighter than ever for the railroad
and factory
Now, why don't Union, which needs aud
really ought to have this road, and all other
roads il can get, Lave committee 70 meet
Capt. McBee aud President Farrar and
secure this read fer Union.
We understand Capt. McBee is going TO
return here nt sn early day to perfect ar
raugements 10 regard to the building of the
road, and let Union men meet him aud see
n IL oaa't be fairly shown that II is to the
advantage of--xsse eLockbart factory rs we''
rs the railroad - como here. With road
running to L9e - Shoals from the s. U. &
c., road thers I, a. probability Of it being
carried on to Chester and Catawba Falls.
Let us &c! this road, if it is to be
built, and with factories at Lockhar''
Uuion and Murphy's Mill, the whole county
will be on lively move; and while it is
going up let every man in town and county
lend a helping hand to shove old Union to
tho front.
Factorie, w:lkeause cotton to bring better
prices, the country people make tho cotton
they want good prices for it, so now is your
time to help yourselves. Lay aside all fac
,ional feeling, ana let us all join hands in
these grand aud highly beneficial business
enterprises, SS
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-...-s>----.-ErersOnu,..


Mr.. wiz 5lace has returned from
Charlotte wiisfsl4e has h.s" in tho cotton
business. - "
Mr.. b. F. Townsend has gene to visit
friends in Greonyillc.
Mr.. N. G. DIcus, Of Grccnvile, wa, in
town last week on business.
Sheriff Long left here Tuesday aud car
ried his son james TO Furman University at
Greenville.
MIR. NJ. W. Colcu an, of Seneca, WAS in
town last week on business.
Capt V. E. MdBec, General Superinten-
dsut of the c. &G.,s U. * G., G. Z. A.
And Spartanburs and Asheville railroads
came up in his private car on Monday and
remained over urNil Tuesday.
Dir. Frank Whitleck, alias "Riverside
joe" has gene with his family to Fort
Smith, Ark, to live.
Mr.. Willie wilkins lef. last Monday for
| Columbia. where he has accepted a position
| Is.rgrapn aa;.a
| Attorney General Townsend is in town
looking after important cases in his extsn
sive law prac ice at this bar.
| Mr.. Maurice a. Moore, son Of our old
| friend, DIR. NJ. A. Moore, was in town this
week. Maurice is representing the exten-
.ivs Drug House OF Stewart, Ralph Co.,
Philadelphia.
Mr.. Il. A. E.on, of the Pelham Mill
| store, was in town visiting friends this week.
Our talented young ftisni, n. Gist Gee
| has entered Wotford College to complete his
| education.
Mr.. Il. l.. McNally has returned from
| Athens, Ga q full hedscd cotton buyer.
Mr.. X. +. W. Aston is visiting friends and
| relatives in Baltimore, Md.
MIR. J. d. IIumphries has taken position
| with Farr & Thomson
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TEACHERS COLUMN.
las. l.. STRAIN, Eiitor. Eta Jane, o
MRS. 3, &c. 9, CLIFFORD Assistant.

Every teacher should be thoroughly vsrsed
in some good work in Mental Ari'hmenc.
Prof. Davies In's'lec'usl Arithmetic Is
probably the best that has bee"
IL g ,.c: -=S..:. ,nat.ihe teacher IS abe In
some way to obtain the onswers to the ques-
,ions proposei. He should be able TO give,
in a clear and concise msnner, the reason
for every step in the pr. cess he takes 70
oht.in them. II I, this which constitutes
the value Of this branch as disoipl no Tor
tbs mind.
A knowledge Of intellectual philosophy u
necessary for the teacher. Ills bu.insss Is
with the mind. He. Of oil men, should
know something Of its laws and iis nature
He can know something indeed by osserva'
tion and in,rospsction but be should learn
by careful study. His own improvement
demands IL, and his usefulness depends up
on IL.
A knowledge OF moral philosophy may be
insisted on for the same reison, which ap-
ply to intellectual philosophy. 1t il 81 ip.
portant that the moral nature Of the child
be rightly deaf with, that he is PresumP
tious man who attempts the work without
the most c,reful at ntion to this subject.
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Correspondence Of the TIMES.
Telephonio Breyitiss.

JoNEsvrLLx, S. c., January 81. -
The cold wave has passed good rain
has carried away the last of the snow
and general thaw has followed, and every
thing seems 10 be like a loose screw.
Several Of our good ladies lost their flow
ers, others lost ths;T canned fruit, while
some lost their cabbage and potatoes.
We have had 20 many mild winters that
the people rather presumed too much on
blizzard of 1893 c.nsh: thsm unprepared.
To-day is a lovely day and makes the COED
housewife begin to think about gardening.
MIR. Golden Harman found n black snake
last week crawling on top Of the snow,
| and killed il. | think the snake
| ought to have been let off if he csuld get
| around in such weather as we have just
| passed through.
We have had no fire bugs in our town since
| the arrest OF Butler and Abe JsRsries, and
we think the clan 10 bursted.
We are about to have q Lodge of the
Knights of Honor in our town. They expect
| to organize tomorrow night.
The rublic schools ere oil running in our
township. The trustees expect to give four
months This year.
Mr.. J. W. Crawford has sold out his first
bunch Of mu es and b>ught another bunch.
John is a hustler.
1t seems from the way the cotton seed 10
rolling into the market that there will not
be enough left fer planting the next crop.
The fancy price Is very inviting, and causes
many farmers who never sold = seed before
to put their seed on the market.
Msssrs. ID. A. L Farr and Il. Free Of our
town are both .ick, but We hope not seriously
ill, and will be ell right in . day or two.
They are about the only sick persons We
have at present.
Mr. }. a. Chambers was in our town yes
terday. lie is looking round over his terri
tory as County Commissioner, to see what 10
needed in the way of roads, bridges, stc.
The Jonesville Literary Society 10 moving
forward and has many additions Of late.
The society is calculated to dc much goOd
among the young people.
Mr. VIM. Jeferiss spent a day and nj ght
in town last week.
Mss Anna Hanes is on an extended visit
to relative, at Home psstofiice.
THLnrHoSE.
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CmEAr RATES To THE lNAuGuRATIoN. \
Grover Cleveland, for the second time will
stand in the port1o Of the beautiful National
Capitol-on March 4th, lS93-aud be inau-
curated President Of the United State:.
What great event that will be, and what
a countless multitude will be there.
vast number will come from the South
and Southwest, and most Of these will take
the Richmond & Danville II. R.-the great
est Southern system. Its regular service
# three daily trains, running solid, between
the South and Washington, including the
only vestibuled limited, composed exclusive
ly Of Pullman Palace drawing room and
dining cars, will, OH this occasion, be greatly
augr ented by the most complete arrange
ment Of extra service ever offered by this
model system.
Excursion tickets at the rate of n fare aud
a third for Individuals. and one fare for
party of military. twenty-five or more, will
he sold Oh March |, =, >, and for train to
arrive Washington by noon Of March 4.
Valid returning, until March Sth, 1898.
Further information obtainablc from any
agent of this system or of its connections.
s. III. IlAEDwICK,
Asst. Gen. Pass Agent,
Atlanta, Ga.
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Theatrical News.

a grca. treat IL il st"r" Gov H"o people OF
Union next Tues lay night Feby eth.
Miss Adelaide Wescjtt, of New York, wi
give her Entertainment, entitled 'Swizcr-
lind" dramatic monologue III four acts.
Miss Wcscott carries the highest and best
endorsements of the press and pulpit Of
this country. She has met with instanta>
neous success everywhere.
MISS WEsooTr. Tr.--The following from tho
Nashville, Tenn, Bdnnrr, III its account of
the close of the Montcague thautauqut
speaks Hattcrinsly of Miss Wescott and #
her play:
Miss Adelaide WescJtt. u versatile and
attractive young woman, captiya,cd the
auiieLee the moment she stepped upon the
stage. The program announced was ,our
part monslogue, written by Charlott NJ.
Allen, representing trip through SwtHer-
land, wherein Aunt Jane, her ncicc and the
Count we've the principal characters.
Miss Woscott first appeared in n charming
red travelling costume and hat. on her way
from Paris 10 Geneva next in the costume
Of a Swiss peasant and then III the dress of
n naughty child in a hotel, nnd lastly in an
evening dress Usual prices. Tickets on
sale hy e. NJ. Graham
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66s- George s. Turner, who killed hi

B3- George s. Turner, who killed his
brot othcr-in-law, Ed. Finger in March, lSoO'
was rosenienced last Saturday, hy Judge
Nor ton, TO be hanged OH Friday, June ,.
The case has been to tho Supreme Court
twice, and both times the verdict Of tho Cir
cult Court was sustained. Hon. George
Johnstone, of Ncwberry, md ex-Judgo
Samuel W. Melton, Of Columbin, were Tur'
ner's attorneys, but with Nil their skill and
ability they could not save him from the just
penalty Of his double crime Of seduction
and murder. Turner is a man Of wealth
with ngmerc'qsss a. c'ss, 48MSgRec Gfaat money aud
friends could command was brought into
play to save him, but all of no avail The
jury, the courts, and We may say tho pub
lie, demand that neither riches nor high
position shall shield the guilty man from the
vengeance of an outraged law.
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Fur the rIMEs.
Will the New. and Courier Answer! =

Will the News and Courier Answerl -
EDIToR UNION TINES Has it occurred t,
you that the liquor men appear 10 think that
the Ditpeusary law is well fortified behind
constitutional walls Of defence, as is evident
by the array OF legal talent they propose
maj shaliug against it?
Then, let me ask the Neors and Courier
whether such men as T. W. Wagener Co.,
are b z bar keepers, in the sense in which
that paper says the Stats,s Dispsnser " i'll
II so, does the Nctos and Courier msan to
say that +. W. Wagensr & Co. are engaged
in n disreputabls business? Does the Ne,r'
and Courier intend to question the respect
ability Of the liquor men aud the liquor bus
mess ut the same time that the "oid laiy
is fighting for this interest?
or. 10 the N,rs and Courier sincere when
she says that the State is so.ling her gar
ments Of purity and respeb'ability when she
takes hold Of the liquor business that the
S,nte may the better control Vt in the interest
of good mora's?
Or, does the News and Courier propose to
take the position that it is worse to do
thing yourself than to lceusc some ono else
| to do 1t?
lis the Ne,cs and Courier prohibition sheet
Of the Blease-Dunclm species; or prohio;-
| ton sheet of the Sam Jones kind? or
LIQUOR advocating sheet; defender Of ih'se
| VINO 90 into tle business for roht. and at
| tho same time q criticiser OF the State as
soiling her hands by touching tho business
| to reform its abuses.
| Will you please give the Ne,cs and Courier
an opportunity to nswer these ques'iohs'
and oblige
| REroRMER AND PROHIBiTIcS,sr.
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GUARANTEED CURE.--We authorize our
advertised druggist TO sell DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds, upon this condition. If you are
afflicted with a Cough, Cold or any Lung,
Throat er Chest trouble, and will use this
remedy as directed, giving it a fair trial,
and experience no benefit, you may raturn
the bottle and have your money refunded.
We could net make this offer did we not
know that Dr. Kings New Discovery could
be relied on. 1t never dsappoints. Trial
bottles free at Il. +. Posey's Drug Store.
Large size, soc; and $l.0p.
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pnS- A temperance meeting and install
latiou Of officers Of temperance organiza-
ization will take place at Pacolct tomorrow
evening, 4th, at u o'clock. There will DO
but little use for temperance societies in this
State after Gov. Tillman gets his State Dis
pensary law in full operation. After that
there will be no moro durnkards in South
C,rolina, aud Kecley will have to move his
institute to another State.
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a0" Messrs. Atwood & Ungcr have
erected their portable Photograph Gallery
building OH the vacant lot below Mr.. II. T..
Goes srpre. Thsse gsntlcmsn nave -e~f-
dousiy oome'to 'stsy With us someS time. 1t
is very neat and comfortable affair, and
arranged to give the best possible light for
taking pictures. Their work is spoken of In
the highest term, by tho Wiunsbor, paper,
where they have been doing business for
some months.
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The Columbia Cana, 80 long undcVeio oPed,
promises Mt las, II be utilized. a S7OO.OOo
factory has been chartered and work Is cX-
pectcd to begin on it soon. Unfortunately
n serious break last week in the culvert
running under the canal, will probably de-
l,y the work some time, rs it IL supposed
now culye.i will have to be built, and the
water cannot be turned into The c'hai uh'ii
the culvc"t is repaired.
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One HUNDRRp AND THIRTY LIVES LOST
Vienna. Jan. %. All hope of resoulng alive
the men entombcd by the explosion OF fire
damp III the Fortbscrlt mine at Dux, Bo-
hemia, is abandoned. Investigation of the
list of employees reveals the fact that l3O
meu lost their lives in the disaster, rs it IS
gcnoIally conceded that those who were not
killed by the explosion must be sufocatel
by af.er damp.
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His Farewell Sermon.

Rev. d. {. Lampley will preach his fare
well sermon in the Baptist Church next
Lunday night. No boubt there will be n
large congregation in attendance, for Mr..
Lamplcy is one of the ablest and NEST popu-
lar ministers in the county, and his deter
mnation to leave is generally regretted.
lie has accepted call to the Baptist
Church ut Grecnville, Mississippi larger
town acd larger field for his labor.
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nsy- Tuesday lat the nnti-option bill
passed the Senate by a majority Of Il votes.
II will now go back to the House and its
fate In that body is considered very doubt
full, Notwithstanding 1t Is tho same bill that
the House passed. last June, but with many
Senate amendments.
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During the snowy weather negro cir
stco on the G. G. & N. Il. Il. trestle and
only stepped on one side Oh II cross tie
when the train came along and knocked her
of and br Ike her arm. When asked why she
didn't get Off, she sail, al wasn't going to
q ct off in that snow