The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-03-26
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Pay your road tax.
Dir. Montgomery, of Lockhart, was in
town on Monday.
Farmers are now plowing their up
lands
Jock Going was in town on WGdnes-
day.
The hoys i'm town are on u toot They
have organized brass band.
Mr.. L. p. O'shields, of Jonesville, was
i'll Union on Wednesday.
J. ID. Graham, of Cross Keys, was in
town on "Wednesday.
Woods Jeter of Carlisle, has been in
Union this week.
Bishop Duncan preached last Sunday
in the Methodist church.
See Squire's locals in this weeks
TIMES. They will interest you.
Rev. j. ID. Mccullough preached last
Sunday in the Episcopal Church.
John p Gage isnow Deputy Coroner
of Union county. lie viii make q worthy
and efficient one.
If you want "a policeman ut any hour
of the night, ring up 5S ut police head
quarters.
Mr.. Braid, the contractor, has torn
down the front of the old Hill Il Co.
store and will build 4 modern one.
a colored brute by the name of Will
LyleS. attempted to ravisha Miss Willard
near Whitmires Il few days ago,
w. ID. Harris and others are thinking
of running ginnery next fall. w. ID.
III. believes in diversified industries.
Messls. A. w. Green and Green Bailey
went to I.oclkllart on Wednesday, They
report everything quiet III I.ockiart.
Treasurer james ID. Going has taEen
charge of his Office. lie will move his
family to town during the coming Fall
Father McEiroy, of Baltimore was in
Union several days, during the p;lSt week,
Oh his pacochal duties.
Mr.. 4. w. Green, OF Union, sold the
city of Anderson rock crushcr for street
work. They cost from $500 To $1,000.
Miss Ruth Anthony, of Baltimore, is
now in Union, and is at the head of the
millinery department Of the Racket
store.
On account of the county trcHsur"rs
report we could not publish In" confcE-
sion of Johnson, but ii will certainly al-
pear next week.
Robert Y. Bailey WAS in town on
Tuesday. lie has been on Il fox hunt in
Laurens county. He had very good
racing and made Il catch.
Miss Wilson. J. w. McLme's popular
millncr, arrived Thursday to take charge
of the department which she has so cf-
iiciently conducted i'll Tie past.
w. Il. Beatty received some Toulouse
geese and Pckin ducks. froma celebrated
poultry farm in Virginia. on "Wednesday
last. They are fine specimens.
\ great many citizens in Cuion are III
favor of the council removing the irces
and widening the street from the count
house to Sartor'S store.
This week we Lriny out another coupon
contest. The prize offered IS one which
Will certainly bring about great intcrcS,
See il in another column.
We have Il poem written 10y Rocky
Creek ScHColbOY III opposition TO Y.
Hampton kecsler, but owing to lack OF
space this week, Ne are unable TO publish
it.
The rainy season has come and gone.
SO has w. G.. Wallace. lie can now he
discovered sitting on tie muddy banks
of Broad river Wooing the festive cat
fish with illsltliouS hook.
This is the time of year to open ncw
streets. All of olW incest streets are
lnl IL a,
plenty O! nice building lots in town if
streets are run TO them. Open up new
strects--give every one Il chamc" iJr Il
nice home.
SO much surprise and talk has been
caused Is the appearance last week of
the st;nZ;iS by y. Hampton k"vSlcr. that
TIE TINES has sent u lone fisherman to
the wildS of l'at-a-rlck to interview him
this week. We shall try to keep or
readers posted OH his movements.
The following are the olli2erS Of the
Good Templars: &. r., :. NJ. Rice, Jr..
T.. u. d.: V. T., Mrs. J. ]. Harris; Sccrc-
retary, l.. L.Wagnom; +. Secretary, J.
L. Harris; Treasurer, Mrs. Geo. II. Oct
Zel; NJ, W. NJ. .Meador: Chaplain. G.
y. B. Jennings !. g., j. J. Ward l..
d.. j. |. Harris.
Copying from the Spartan last wrrl;
we stated that Mr.. Shcaiy would boss one
of the departments Of the Union Mills.
1t was IL mistake. he is employed Hy the
I.ockhart mills. Mr.. Sciln Is To bc the
worthy and efficient boss in the Union
MiilSof the department lc now super
intends in Mil no. ].
ThOs. u. G.. Reasoucr has accepted Il