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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-12-30
A Christmas Tree.

Among the pleasant memories of
Christians that shall abide in the
minds of the children, none will be
more pleasant than the recollection of
the Christmas tree given by the
Baptist Sunday school last Monday
night. A very interesting program
was carried out, and all who witness
ed the exercises enjoyed them very
much. The distribution of presents
was doubtless the most interesting
feature to the children, who were the
happy recipients of many tokens of
old Santa Claus remembrance of
them. The occasion was very much
enjoyed by all who attended.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-12-30
Accidentally Killed.

A negro boy named McCrary vas
accidentally shot near Jonesvillc
Christmas day by another negro
named Porter. Porter was attempt
ing to take his pistol out of his pocket,
and in doing so the pistol was dis
charged, the ball taking effect in the
abdomen Of McCrsry, who died the
next day, Monday, from the wound.
The two boys were good friends and
no criminality attaches to Porter, -
the shooting was purely accidental.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-12-30

with girl, and, in short, had very
exciting time Of it while the specta-
tors enjoyed an extremely merry even
ing.
"What Santanelli calls his statu-
ary" art is worthy Of more than
passing notice. At a word from him
his subject stops short in action,
becomes stiff as marble statues and
maintain the most grotesque and
impossible poses indefinitely.
The last act where three young
men engaged in game Of cards with
q dummy that wound up in o free
fight with the dummy as centre OF
attack, almost drove the house into
Mysteries Of laughter. The way that
dummy was pummelled for his imag-
ined misbehavior would have mado
Fitzsimmons pale.
At the close Of the performance
Santanelli put the young man who
travels with him to sleep on a cot,
and had him carried down to Murphy
& Wallace's store where he was plac.
ed In the show window, where he
remained in hypnotic slumber I'm
til Thursday evening.
Santanelli will be here the remain
der Of the week. As the giver Of q
scientific and amusing performance,
he wins complete endorsement.
The afternoons of the week will be de-
voted to lectures on tho hypnotic art.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-12-30
Presbyterian Church..

The quarterly communion services
will be observed Sunday morning al
] | clock q. m. There will he pre-
paratory service on Saturday nj tie
same hour. The public is cordially
invited to attend.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-12-30
Married.

At the residence of the briGc $
father, by Rev. j. \. Isom, Miss Ear
bara Chambers, If Union county, and
Mr.. james NJ. Russell, Of orfl county.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-12-30
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
People You May Wish to Know
About.

A happy new year to everybody
Mr.. Landy Hamos is back from
Gaffney.
Mrs. J. f. Scott is visiting rela-
tives In Newberry.
Russell Walker, Of Spartanburg
spent Sunday at home.
Tho merchants enjoyed good
trade during the holidays.
Miss Bessie Young gave crock
inole party Tuesday night.
". Gist Duncan, of Columbia.
sp' mt Christmas in the city.
Hiss Nell Grimball came home
from Converse to spend the holidays.
~. u. Dixon, Esq, and family
*r' :. .'Ld.u,: some time at Iorkville.
Miss kato Holcomb is having q
worry r"'t'y cottage erected on Smith
street.
Misses Minnie and Gertrude Gee,
OF Converse College, spent Christmas
at home.
Mr.. w. E. Cotton is travelling
for the firm of Lea Bros, of Phia-
delphia.
Prof. Gist Gee, OF the Columbia
Female College, came home to spend
Christmas.
Mr.. j. M. Farr. OF John Hopkins
University, Baltimore, spent the hol-
days at homo.
Mrs. Covington ard children.
OF Campobello, are visiting ut. Mr..
Jacob. Ricc's.
Mr.. M. l.. Allen has returned
from Florence, S. c., where he spent
the holidays.
Rev. l., l.. Wagnon preached at
the Second Methodist church last
Sunday morning.
Bishop and Mrs. w. w. Duncan,
of Sparianburg, arc visiting their son,
Col. T. G. duncan.
Prof GraySon Poats, Of Clemson
College, spent Christmas with the
family of Capt. a. p. ii. Walker.
Arthur Long and Herbert IIames,
Of tho CharlestoM Medical College,
arc enjoying the holidays at home.
Miss Josie Mintcv, OF Laurens, is
spending some time in the city visit
ing Misses Amcy Nicholson and
Marie Clifford.
Mr.. r. NJ. Estes has been az
pointed Deputy Head Consul. Wood
man of the World, for the State oi
South CaroliLa,
The congregation of the rrcsby-
tcrian church gave their pastor, Rev
Mr.. Jennings, Il liberal pounding
Monday night.
If you want to purchase Il. and l..
stock you had better SEQ Judge Greer
before next Tuesday as the oppor.un-
ity will close then.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren DuPrec and
Prof. and Mrs. A. G.. Renbert, OF
Spartanburg, visited the family OF
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-12-30
LIST OF LETTERS.

LIST OF LETTERS.
Remaining in the Post Office at Union
5. 9. for the week ending Dec. 30, 1893.
Mr.. j. X. Blackwell
Miss Lucy Davis
j. S. Davis
Nj 81 Mary Ethel Glenn
Peter Hamilton
Miss Maggie johnson
Miss Lido Lawson
Miss Lula Rice
Mrs. Lester Sanders
Persons calling for the above letters
) taGtured into wearing a
farms in the ~----s---.--,,--
obacco being -------- -------
The Florence tribune., 1898-03-26

A very important strike was made recently in the Congress mine, brief mention of which was made some time since. It was the striking of body of ore in the cross ledge of the Congress claim. Heretofore work has been done altogether on the main ledge, although the existence of this cross ledge was known to the owners, but had never been developed. In doing some cross- cut work they struck good ore in the cross ledge, which induced them to prospect the lead some, resulting in striking body of ore at the $50 foot level and also on the 800 foot level. The ore body is not only larger, but richer also than in the lead they have been working on for years, and it may be said that they have practically opened up new Congress, bigger and better than the old one. They are now working to strike the ore body of the cross lead at the ,O0Q foot leyel.-LJonr- nal-Miner.
The Florence tribune., 1898-03-26

Mr. Berkensfeldt, of Arivaca, was in the city yesterday, and brought news of an unfortunate accident which fell to the lot of Mir. Robert Paul, last Tuesday. MT. Paul had taken his wife out for drive, and had taken his gun along to do g little shooting if per chance he saw any game. While cross ing piece of very rockyroa the shot gun was accidentally discharged, the entire charge entering Mr. Paul's right breast, and ranging upward to the right arm pit. The wound was very serious one, and wasfor time thought to be fatal; but the Star learns that the injured man is now out of danger and doing very nicely under the circumstances Arizona Star.
The Florence tribune., 1898-03-26

The Copper Queen company now has four blast furnaces, three sets of con- verters and three Tilton wells in use. By means of the wells, after the slag has been drawn of, the matte is run directly into the converters, thereby saving resmelting. The plant as it is now handles about 600 tons of ore per day, from which is produced over 4C tons of copper bullion o9 per cent pure. The company is at present loading 2E cars of copper matte, which will be shipped to their refining plant in Mexi- co for refinement. About IS cars have thus far been loaded.-[B Bisbee Orb.
The Florence tribune., 1898-03-26

THE TRIBUNE has letter from Hon. Mark Smith, dated March 18th, stating that he has a number of Agricultural Reports for 1896 which he will send to those who desire them. Furthermore, Mark says he has had pretty tough time getting that O,O00 for prelimin- ary work on the Buttes reservoir in the Indian appropriation bill. It is now in conference, and he has every con fidence that 1t will remain in the bill. The people of Pinal county owe Mark Smith a debt of gratitude for the efforts he has made in their behalf.
The Florence tribune., 1898-03-26
Lsttsr rom Rev. l. I. whIttsm0rs.

WASHINGTON, D. C., March IT, 1898.
 FRIEND REPr1: You, with all your patrons, are looking eagerly for the latest news in regard to the Butte dam project. I am glad to report that the prospects are brightening. I was in the room of the Committee on In- dian Affairs of the House Monday forenoon, and at the close Mark Smith introduced me to Chairman James s. Sherman, and he assured me that he felt confident that our side will win. I saw several Representa- tives yesterday and they promised to aid all in their power to help our cause to success.
 I called at the House and asked for Mark Smith and was told that he had gone to his room at the Wellington, sick, and as is my custom at home when any of my parishoners or citizens are sick, to hasten and learn how severe the illness, so now I went to the Wellington and sent in my card and found that he was at dinner. Waiting till it was over, Mark came into the parlor with Mrs. Smith and told me that he had an attack of vertigo, that was very painful for few hours, but was feeling much better. He informed me that joint meeting of the Com mittee of the Senate and House is to be held on Friday, the 25th, and he feels very confident that the $20,00 clause will be restored. We shall look with deep solicitude for the result of that meeting. Meanwhile we shall seize every opportunity to impress on the "recalcitrants," to wheel into line and cast in their vote for our cause.
 Truly yours,
 I. T. WHrrTEMoRF.
The Florence tribune., 1898-03-26

Our of the flood of dispatches in the daily papers on the Cuban situation, but one conclusion can be drawn, namely, that war with Spain is inevita- ble, and that it will be declared by one side or the other the coming week. A most significant feature was the an- nouncement made by Speaker Reed on Tuesday that it would be well for members of the House not be out of the city for the next few days, as they would have the opportunity to vote upon the most important question in their Congressional careers. If this means anything it means that vote on declaration of war will come up next week. The report of the Board of Inquiry on the Maine explosion is already in the hands of the President, and it is an open secret that it fixes the blame on the Spaniards. The report will be submitted to Congress on Mon- day or Tuesday next, and if, as General Sherman said, "War is hell," it is pretty certain too .pop" very shortly. It can't "pop' any to soon too suit the people of the United States iu their present temper.
The Florence tribune., 1898-03-26

Iva speech in Congress few days since, the Hon. ohamp. Clark, of Mis- souri, made the following utterance against the iniquity known as the Loud bill: 1T refuse utterly to become par ticeps criminis in robbing the country editor of any privilege he now enjoys, l would rather confer new ones upon him. He is as faithful to the people as the needle to the north pole"
The Florence tribune., 1898-03-26

PoPULIsTs, Silver Republicans, Silver Democrats, Democrats and Republicans in Congress are now standing together upon the common ground of millions for defence. Now if they would only stand together upon the common ground of national honesty and the only true standard of value, what a great and glorious combination it would be.-[Republican.
 Indeed it would; but it would be too much to expect the purty which the Republican represents to stand upon the ground of honesty. Goldbugs are not built that way. And besides, Hanna wouldn't have it.
The Florence tribune., 1898-03-26
About fifty men are employed at tn

About fifty men are employed at the Mammoth. The tramway works like 8 charm and the mill was expected to commerce dropping its stamps yester- day morning. The tramway is three miles long, and over one canyon there is span of 750 feet. By it's use the ore is delivered at the mill practically without cost. Before it was put in the ore was hauled to the mill in teams and water was hauled back to the mine. Now the water is sent back in the empty ore buckets. Allowing the same price for water as before paid the ore is delivered at the mill for nothing and margin of profit is still left.- Tucson Citizen.
The Florence tribune., 1898-03-26
MArv demands have been made .

MANY demands have been made on Immigration Commissioner Brown for
 reports of the Governor for 1897. Some
 by calling personally at his office and
 others by letter, but he has none and has had none to supply the demand.
 For some cause or other Pima county has not been furnished with her usual quota of reports. If Gov. McCord will kindly look into the business and see why the county has been ignored, he will confer favor on numerous appli- cants for his report.-[ Tucson Citizen.
 Pinal county has also received the same unkind treatment. The Governor cannot, at least, be accused of partiality.
The Florence tribune., 1898-03-26

A POLITICIAN says: "When man leaves our side and goes to the other side he is traitor, and we always felt that there was subtle something about him. But when a man leaves the other side and comes over to us, then he is man of great moral cour- age, and we always felt that he had sterling stuff in him."
The Florence tribune., 1898-03-26

THE Mesa Free Press says: "The eff forts being made to secure government aid for the building of the Buttes reservoir near Florence should receive the encouragement of all who have the best interests of the country at heart. The present pauper condition of the Indians would at once be obliterated, and they, having had their lands al lotted in severslty, would not only be- come self-supporting but would be- come prosperous.
The Florence tribune., 1898-03-26
I. T. wHrrrEMoRE.

THE proposition of MT. o. B. Taft, published in this issue, for g transfer of the Casa Grande Valley canal to the farmers, is worthy of attention. It may or may not be advantageous to our people-each one should judge of that matter for himself-but it at least deserves careful and calm consideration, and the citizens should get together and talk over the matter.
The Florence tribune., 1898-03-26

IN the District Court at Tucson last Wednesday, Fred Hughes acknowledged that he was thief-a fact that every one was we'll aware of-and he will be sentenced by Judge Davis to-day. It is to be hoped his sentence will be no light one, as he is not deserving of . particle of sympathy.
The Florence tribune., 1898-03-26
Desert Land, Final Proof
 Notice for Publication,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICR.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICR.
 TUCsoE, Arizona, Feb. 2S, 1898. N0TICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ~ Jessie Smith, of Arizola. Pinal County, Arizona, has filed notice ofintention to make proof on his desert-land claim No. 24s2, for the NE1z, section 25, township 6 south, range east, before the Register and Receiver U. s. Land Office at Tucson, Arizona, on Tuesday, the 18th day of April, 1898.
 He names the following witnesses to prove the complete irrigation and reclamation of said land: Charles L. Scribner, of Arizola, Pinai Co., Arizona; David W. Cummins, of Arizola, Pinal Co.,, Arizona; Charles E. Bennett, of Casa Grande, Pinal Co.,, Arizona Frederick Hohler, of Casa Grande, Pinal Co.,, Arizona.
The Florence tribune., 1898-03-26

THE editor of the TRIBUNE received notice this week that he had been elected a companion of the first class in the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. If this is nll President Mckinley was waiting for, let him declare war at once.
The Florence tribune., 1898-03-26

THE TRIBUNE extends it's warmest congratulations to Chief Justice Street on his triumph over his enemies in his unanimous continuation by the Senate. No better man ever graced the bench in Arizona.
The Florence tribune., 1898-03-26

THEY got so anxious over She school election in Bisbee this year that they held it one week before the time re- quired by lava sort of an informal ballot, asit were.
The Florence tribune., 1898-03-26

AN exchange says: "All these schemes for taxing bachelors with a view to driving them into matrimony are wrong. More men get married now than wives can comfortably support"
The Florence tribune., 1898-03-26

"BRorHER SAM" Donnelly was in Tombstone the other day receiving the congratulations of his friends on ac- count of his vindication by the Supreme Court of the Territory.
The Florence tribune., 1898-03-26
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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-13
LOVED FOR HIMSELF.
Queer Marriage That Resulted From
a Peculiar Will-Bride Paid
the Fee.

Here is a story which Tit-Bits tells. with
out saying whether it is fact or fiction:
Hawkins was an eccentric old man, and
in his will it was found that he had made
his youngest son. Henry, his sole heir. or
years. II was a surprise to the community.
as Henry was a worthless fellow and rarely
on friendly terms with his father.
Henry at once became the topic OF CONVEX
sation. Everybody was wondering what
mystery would develop from such an odd
beginning, and thore were dozens of stories
aflCat 10 the effect that Hawkins was d
miser and had left bundles OF money hidden
in odd corners of his Tickety old shanty,
son.
Henry's name soon drifted into the papers
all over the country. As a result. bushei
of letters from marriageable women and
wild-visioned girls came to him in the form
OF proposals.
On the last day OF the allotted two years
Henry Hawkins and Belinda Scenes stood
in the registry office. where il was arranged
the should be performed quietly.
IF | could feel sure that you love me
and that you are not 20 marry me for
money. how happy L would bei' said
Henry.
But you ought to know protested Be-
know 7 have $500 of my own-though. of
course. that is nothing 30 your fortune"
The was performed.
SO You love me for myself alone, Belin-
da?" said Hawkins.
Just you and nothing else" insisted the
bride of a moment
I'm SO glad" said Hawkins. tenderly.
ITS a great relief. for my money is all a
myth, Belinda VIII you please pay the
fee?"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-13

ticaIIy q medieval structure. The stable
itself is a cave beneath the church
Thus the cycle of tradition in regard to
the spots consecrated by the presence OF
Christ as infant, boy and man was COM
pleted at a very early date. But the legend
which took up the story of the Virgins
life after the death of Christ had no domi-
ciliary witness to its truth until. on July
%. 1881. the last home of the Virgin was
discovered under the ruins of the ancient
CITY of Ephesus, in Asia Minor.
This discovery was made by the super
Tor OF the College OF the Propaganda in
Smyrna. He vas led to the church by &C
cident. A little volume by one Catherine
Emerich. a German peasant girl of tho
seventeenth century. fell into his hands
She professed TO have been enlightened in
4 vision as to the precise locality OF the
sacred spot. She gave fun directions and
2 description of the house. The directions
were. foiIowed. The house vas found eS-
actIy as described
In 1896 the pope decided upon the plans
for "A grand cathedral which IS TO enclose
the ruins for the future veneration Of the
faithful.
1t now only remains TO build a suitable
memorial over the site OF the Virgins
home in Jerusalem.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-13
IN A TRANCE SIXTEEN YEARS.
p%entier. u Young Woman of
New Orleans.

The New York World tells this story:
The remarkable case of Miss Marie Char
pentier. who died in New Orleans 4 few
days ago, after having been in Il trance
for sixteen years, Is being made a study
by the medical profession. For sixteen
years Miss Marie ~Charpentier was confined
10 4 bed in d dark room. with but two
hours in each twenty-four when she was
conscious and able 10 take nourishmeEt
and converse with those about her.
AT the age of y years this young martyr
began TO show evidence OF the symptoms
of the disease which later fastened Itself
upon her and was incurable. When she
brother. Abnoir. died.
The shock seemed to affect the young
woman in the most peculiar Way; and
from that tire on the symptoms began
10 be more marked. aG'i Il few months
later she fell into the trance which. with
but the remission OF TWO hours u day. hrIu
her in its stern grasp until deitn came
and claimed her at the age OF "A years.
Her home was i little frame dwelling
set down in one of the oldest OF the n"
Orleans creole districts. All the neiSnbors
her as some sacred image. When her death
was announced the other morning all the
poor people OF the ne!ShDorhood thronSed
the, sidewalks about the little home ana
spoke OF her as Il martyr.
The dress. the funeral rites. the faces
and the names of those who attended At
the home indicated the esteem in which
the old creole family WAS held by the resi-
dents of the W districts. .
The little home was entirely too SINAI!
10 hold the mournerS and WorshiperS %
Marie Charpentier. Placed In the white
hearse. the light casket was carried around
TO ST. Augustine chapel. followed by 4 few
carriages. and then by a iorg train OF
people on foot. men women ana chlidren.
who walked with bowed heads as was the
custom in days of old.
The attending physician. DIR. c. ]. Lopez,