The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-11-16
STATE NEWS.
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FROM NEMBERRY.

rhOM NEW WBERRS.
Bail in the sum of $1,000 was yes.
terday granted by Associate Justice
Pope to Jonas Swink, of Spartanburs,
who is charged with causing the death
of Mrs. With ,lmina Pearson, of that
county, sue having died last week, it
ID said, from the effects of a severe
beating at his hands.
The October dispensary figures are
as follows: Sales, S4,S45; invoice
price, So $40; gros. profits, 81 ,294; net
profits, S1,10S.
Mr.. G. G. B,ddores, of Colorado,
now manager Of the Culbreath Gold
Mining Company, will move his fam.
lily to Newberry.
Mr.. w. A. McLenna, of Waldo,
Fla, is here on account of the serious
illness of his sister, Mrs. George A.
Wright.
The Rev. DR.. McClintock, the Rev.
j. B. Hood and the Hon. George s,
Mower are attending the Associate
Reformed Presbyterian Synod of tho
South, in Louisville, Ga.
The Rev. DR.. Clifton, of Sumter,
preached here last night and delivered
the address to-day in connection with
the laying of the corner. stone of tho
new Methodist church building. The
opening exercises were held in the
old church building. The church
WAS wsll filled, owing both to the in
teresting occasion aud the great popu.
larity of DR.. Clifton. who was for
mer pastor here.-R. H. G., in News
and Courier.
SAVED BY HER NOSE.
The keen sense of smell as we'll a.
of danger possessed of Mary Bridges
saved her life in Laurens few nights
ago when the fuse attached to q pile
of dynamite under her house was
burning. The woman rushed into the
street. A moment later the town was
shakened by the explosion and the
house shattered.
Two months ago the house the
woman WAS living in was blown up.
She had gone visiting and so escaped.
There is no clue to her enemy.
THIEVES IN sPARTANBURG.
1t looks as if littls moro hanging
was needed just now for horse steal
ers. A few DAVIS ago two mules be.
longing to Mr. Rodgers, of Cowpens,
we're stolen. A little later Mr.. Dexter
Shippey lost horse last night and
likewise Mr.. Pres Wingo, of Roebuck.
There is an unconfrmed report that
two other horses have been stolen from
Clifton.
Last night Mr.. F. F. Littlejohn,
near Glendale, lost bale of cotton,
1t has been many years since Spar
tanburg has known 80 much stealing.
1t is believed that the county is infest-
ed by a gang Of robbers and vigorous
steps have been taken in various parts
OF the county to apprehend the ma.
rauders-Daily Herald.
THE PREVIOUS QUESTION.
Every farmer in South Carolina will
do we'll now to rvert to the previous
question-how to insure their personal
prosperity? Plant wheat. Plant more
wheat No administration, and no
policy, is going to put FIVE cents into
your pocket that ynu do not earn
Charleston News and Courier.
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.
Iron .oles for the electric strc ct
railway will be placed on Main street
in the middle of the double track form
Broad TO Washington. A motion to
that effect was passed at the call meet.
ing of the city council held at last
meeting.-Greenville News.
DON'T WANT TO BE sENAoR.
The New York Evening Journal
prints the following telegram from
William j. Bryan:
"LINcoLN, NEB, Nov. 8.
To Editor Evening Journal:
You may say officially. that under
no circumstances would accept thu
Office of the United States Senator
even if it were rendered. made tn,
fight for the presidency and I lost
/ am not going to take other men,
positions from them.
WILLIAM j. BRYAN.