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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-02-21
Days" at the Charles
ton Exposition

A number Of days during the coming
months have bean selected and set apart
for special purposes and objects, and in
honor OF various bodies, communities
and associations Of the country. These
will be added to from time to time, 50
that all may have an opportunity { f
selecting some particular day which will
be most pleasant for him to be in Char
lesion and Mt the Exposition.
Indiana Day February 2G,
''Old Homo Weeks" (South Carolini-
ansand their decenda lts), March to 15
West Virginia Day, February 20.
Illinois Day, March IL.
Louisiana Day, March 81.
Concatenation of Hoo-Hoos, March
30.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, April
Shriners' Midway Night, April 2.
Limestone College Day, April 3.
North Carolina Week, April 7 to IA.
I. o. Of r. N. of North Carolina,
April 0.
Charlotte Day, April 0.
North Carolina Editors Day, April 10.
Virginia Military Institute, April 20
Grand Lodge of Junior Order OF
United American Mechanics, April "a.
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Day,
April 80.
State Bankers Association, May7.
Southern Cotton Spii.pers's Associa-
ton, May 3.
Independent Order Odd Fellows, Nay
13.
In addition to the dates stated, there
will be a Maryland Day, Baltimore
Day and New York State Day. The
Governors of most of the other States
have under consideration the appoint
mems Of days for their respective States
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Notes from Webster.

Mr.. EDIToR:-On Friday, Feb. 14th,
without any special preparations, as it
appeared, snow began falling thick
and fast and ere long the ground was
covered. Seventy-hve school children
had to weAd their way home ward along
the snow clad-road. 1t would seem q
phenomena that while we may SEQ the
beautiful snowfiakes thus falling there Is
CLINE whore at that time no threaten
ing clouds hide the brilliant sun and the
air Is warm and pleasant. But We have
become accustomed to II and let them
pass, frequently, unnoticed.
1t would seem that the sentiment is
not favorable for summer schools.
have preiouvsly said that. the money
could be more wisely spent. There arc
schools already established which may
In general way. In each school dis
tinued for eight or nine months it would
be an improvement on the present sys-
tenn, or increase the salary Of those
already employed which would stimulate
the teachers interest. Neither should
there be 'free books" for children, COM
pulsory education would supply tho de-
dciency In this particular. Parents and
children, as rule, do not appreciate tho
books which they buy individually, and
II the State furnished them they would
have less care along this line. Private
schools have come to bo back number,
people waiting for the public They too
would wait for books. In my school of
sixty-seven pupils enrolled tho parents
have bought seventy-Ave books, showing
that people can do something il inter
ested. Provisions are moro scarce than
have seen during my stay here, seyen
sessions, but mere books have come In
than ever during the history of the school
Nature is so arranged that we can gel
seme things which we need. Most peo
plo usually try to. get what they want
and when need comes alOno tough
luck is tho excuse / favor compulsory
education but the money for sumpael
schools and free books can be otherwist
utilized.
It seems that peace now prevails
Each one Is intent on private affairs.
Mr.. T. X. Fester, Of Union, has bee,
up here q few days boring wells
Messrs. Felix Spencer and Joseph Carte
have been waited upon.
| At intervals we zee cotton being carrie
to market, but more frequently load o
corr may be seen coming from tho city
Ill sign. it'-,',
Success to THE TIMES and ID readsr
j B. FRANK EosTuB, JR.
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The Beautiful Snow.

On Friday afternoon about $3.50 O'Clock
a fine mist of snCw began falling. From
the smallness Of the flakes one would
have judged that it would hardly be
enough to show on the ground, but in an
incredibly short space of time the ground
was almost covered and there was a reg
ular down pour of the fieecy flakes. The
ground being partially frozen, the snow
of dry nature, did not melt but kept
piling faster and thicker. About dark
it had reached q depth of two to two
and half inches. During the afternoon
1t came down so thick that the lineman
of the Bell Telephone Company who
were at the top of the poles stringing
the wires could not see each other from
pole TO pole and the work had to be sus-
pended.
The snowfall Stacked up about night
fall but began again during the night
with redoubled energy and came down
apparently in sheets until Saturday morn
ing. Several measurements were taken
In different sections Of the town ranging
from III to 13I inches on level. Our
measurement In three places in the yard
showed IL 7-8. Capt. Dick johnson
and some other gentlemen took the
measure on tho top of a large dry goods
box which stood i'm the open and the
snow ON it was 133 inches deep. This
ought to be fair test as it was impos-
sible to have been drift.
We understand that q measurement
was taken few miles from town out in
an open field and the depth was 14B
inches.
This was the heaviest snow that has
ALL I,to l. L.. -
years. In 1879 a snow fell to the depth
of something over Is inches, in 1886 a
snow fell to the depth of III inches and
We have had several since ranging from
8 to 10 inches.
There was very little evidence of the
snow melting Saturday or Sunday More
snow fell Sunday but it was very scatter
Ing and lasted only short while.
There was force Of hands on the side
walks Saturday shoveling off the snow
and where the drain should be there was
q great embankmeht Of snow that had
been thrown from the side walks. In
some places where the snow had driited
1t was waist deep.
Several sleds we're rigged up and quite
q number Of ladies and men went sleigh
riding. The children took great deligh,
| In peltiDg every party that pass;d II
was like running the gauntlet on some
Of the streets and the sleighing partie.
were usually covered with snow wher
they escaped from The line of children
with snowbtlls. The snow seemed I,
make everyone remembersthe childhood
days and there was considerable snow
halling all over town, very little bnsines
could be done, Of course, and the clerk
embraced the oppo rtunity Of havin,
sOme fun.
There were very few in from tn
country Saturday, the farmers evidently
proferring to remain at home aroun
their great log hres rather than put tin
their teams through such snow to ge
to town, and no one can blame them
II . big snow Is evidence of good grail
year We advice our fafnsrs to 60 to bnild
! Ing now barns to store their grain in.
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COME TO SEE US.
YOURS FOR BUSINESS
IN. w. BOBO
FOR SALE-Good, cheap mul
Apply to M. w. BoBo. Cit

FOR SALE-Good, cheap mule.
Apply to M. w. BoBo. s-tf
The telephone connection between
Union and Spartanburg has bean broken
since the free1e. The limo to Lockhart
is also still down SO we understand.
Mr.. A. B. Cave, viii be promoted to
the position vacated by Mr.. Reeder, who
will assume his new duties as soon as q
man comes to relieve Mr.. Cave.
Mr.. j. N. Reeder, cashier at the
Southern depot here has accepted q
position as assistant agent in the freight
department Of the U. Il G.. s. r. r.
Cabbage plantsl You need not order
cabbage plants whom you can get them
at home. Will also have tomato, pepper,
CELERY and other plants later.
1t 8. N. RICE, JR., E. U.
MIC. G. Yates, the claim clerk at the
depot, who has been sick with La grippe
is still confined to his room. Mr.. jesse
Hicks is acting as claim clerk during
Mr.. Yates illness.
Mr.. o. M. Frazier, engineer on the
U. & G. s. B. R., has been called to
Lexington, q. O., to attend court on
railroad business. He is expected
back on his run the latter part Of tho
week.
II you failod to get in shape pre-
paratory to spoil Of bad weather
before this came, don't fail to do 20
tho first opportunity that offers. II
Is not done with, We are going to have
moro bad weather.
Mr.. w. P. Thomson, the popular
manager Of the Union Cotton Mills De.
partment Store, says he has no room to
kick about trade on account Of tho snow.
He said last Saturday was the best trade
day he has had this year.
Now is good time TO lay gravel along
the side walks, while the ground is soft
and muddy. The gravel would readily
become set in The mud and form an sx,
cellent concrete. There are several places
along church street that could be greatly
improved by few loads Of gravel.
Very little cotton is coming in now,
no doubt it il practically all out Of thu
bands Of the farmers. There may be {
few yet who have bome ON hand. Tht
price seems to be looking up Aow, but
two late, as usual, for the poor fellow
who has to turn his cotton into mono,
to meet his obligations without nuci
delay.
FOR SALE, A very desirable bust
ness lot on Main street In Union
inst shove the National bank. Appl,
- :. y. @, Evaus, Psndlston. 3. O
I ktf.s4 .ag
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A Hold Up on PaIrner's Row,

On Saturday night s h. Nr Will
Fou! shees was given drink IVY sou i.
nesroe. which Tut him to sscp lie VAS
then robbed Of money, j-weny, .sho,s =,
handkerchief, etc. Th. drink was SUP
lOsed to have been drugg' q with cocaine.
This happened on Palmer's Row ut night.
The parties implicattd and tried before
tho Mayor Monday morning of this we, k
were Julia West, Eloiss Wet, jim
Boozor, Peter Jackson, - Greer,
Vira johnson and Julia M,tlis. Th,.
Mayor finding testimony sufficient turne d
the above parties over to the Magistrate
The case was worked up by Chief Police
F. h. IsreaI, Milo Evans and r T Lee.
Besides this robbery Mr.. Ben Greer and
leveral Others have been robbed recentl v
in the same locality of watches, jewelry
money, etc. The police say they a1e
determined to break up this robbing
business and will leave no stone un-
turned in running down the guilty parties
In every instance. We wish them sue
cess in the undertaking.
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No Argument is Needed

To convince anyone who has once
tried it, of tho merit Of our "Clifton''
brand Of -four.
The four speaks TO- itself It tells its
own s'ry Of absolute piritv aid careful
milling. It speaks in the eleinent lan-
guage Of light, white loaves aud biscuits,
delicious pastry and tempting cakes. lt
speaks with such conviction that It, hI inxs
the user bicS for more and it always tells
the same satisfactory story. Why not
learn this storv OF pure f,ur by trying
"Clifton?" Ask your grocer for it..
Bransford Mills, Owensb,ro. Ky.
Member Anti-Adulteration League.
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Local News Notes
-.
Pit Together For Ready Reference
eathesed Hero and There by
Our Men About Town.

~ Mr.. ]. d. Smith, Of Carlisle, was in
town Wednesday.
There seems to be regular epidemic
Of pneumonia in various sections Of the
county.
Potatoes, Onion Sets and all kinds Of
garden sosds In. papers and bulk at tho
Wonder Store. 1t
Miss Lille Goforth has returned
tom an extended visit to relatives at
Kings Mountain, N. g.
Mr.. C. A. Tref2or has been confined
70 his bed several days. 1t is feared that
pneumonia is about to develop.
M. r. g. Trefzer, Of Elbeato, Ca,
spent q few days in town this week,
visiting his brother, Mr.. G. A Trefzsr
Rev. w. p. Meadors, P. E., will
preach ~ She first Methodist church
Sunday incoming st IL o'clock, all in
Married--at the homo Of the brides
psesnts, Mr.. Charner Wood 10 Miss
Msrtis Rgcn, sn OF Union. Rev,
Jsd q. ES officiating.
There 10 no doubt . few dozen cord,
Of wood would be . welcome sight
upon the strest now. We Judge II
would 80, like hos cakes.
Now ID the time to plant your potatoes
onion sss and early garden seed. Ge
6e. .bsst, We keep them In packages o.
bnlk ut the Wonder Store. 1t
Miss Marie, daughter OF Mr.. Johr
MoNaaoe, Who has been critically il
visGpnenmonis, 10 now imptcviht
andis. Thought TO be. ont Of danger.
The 1000 mile books OF the Char
lesion and wsstssh Casolins railwa,
arb nov konofsd for passage over al
psetases st che flast System Of rail
wsva e 8st'ssftss feisfisFty ~ f'lNIStf
~ sssrt, - NJ. = asy y 1880 ~ ~
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Quarterly Conference.

The first Quarterly Conference Of
Grace Methodist Church will be held at
the parsonage. QUARTERLY Conferences Of
the Sec"rd Methodist Church ill he
held Saturday night at The second
Methodist Church.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-24
TRIES TO BUY wEsTcHEsTER COAL.

An agent Of of the big coal operators has
been making tour through Westchester County
towns and has offered 10 buy all the coal that
could be collected there On Tuesday he visited
Van Horson & Berthe. the leading Mount Vernon
coal pocket men. He asked Nathan Van Horson II
he would sell him coal Mr.. Horson replied
'AIl the coal l have 1 keeping TO meet the
needs of people. II you should offer me
$40 a ton for 1t | wouldn't sell you pound. for the
reason that we don't know what own people
will need before the new supply comes In. l shall
very likely sell II al price far below what you
would pay. The coal | have represents much
money invested and so long hold il | am losing
the interest the money, but my duty is to look
after my neighbors before outsiders | could have
long ago sold every bushel. but If had done so
some might have to suffer when cold weather
comes. Therefore | have sold only enough to meet
the immediate needs of the people-a ton at time.
Probably before | have sold it all there will be
plenty more sight and prices will go down.
There's the situation. and my excuse for not
cepting your proposition
other dealers said the agent had been TO them.
and with more satisfactory result than he got
from Mr. Van Horson. Yesterday he was to go to
New Rochelle.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-24
NETWORK CITY

Mails from Hong Kong June 81; Shanghai June
2s; Yokohama July .. and Honolulu July Is.
reached San Francisco the steamer Peru. were
dispatched East on July % at D. m and are due
In New-York next Sunday morning. Malls for
China. Japan and Hawaii Will close at the General
Postofiice advertised
Colonel Edward Duny and staff Of the 6sth
Regiment. y. q. y. Y. have accepted the invita-
tion to be present this evening-'Irish Night''-in
the fireworks amphitheatre at Manhattan Beach
District Attorney Jerome yesterday received a
telephone message from his home in Iakevie,
Conn. informing him that Mrs Jerome was better.
Mrs. Jerome is suffering from mild attack OF
typhoid fever.
George ". Schurmau. first Assistant District
Attorney. viii sail for Europe on next Tuesday on
the KronPrnz Wilhelm. Mr.. Schurman accom-
panied Mr.. Jerome on his recent visit 10 Colorado
and other Western States. This his first Vaca-
ton for over eighteen months. and he goes to
Europe for a much needed rest
Mayor Low has appointed Frederick p Bellamy
"A trustees of the College OF the City OF New
York for term OF nine years. beginning July l..
Mr., Bellamy succeeds himself.
The first shipment of apples for the season was
made yesterday on the Oceanic. consisting of eigh-
teen barrels Of Coxsackic and seven barrels Of
Maiden Blush II made by George r. Meeker
& Co, OF this city, and consigned to J. {.
Houghton & Co. OF Liverpool.
The fourteen days vacation given TO John Ieder-
hger. pending investigation into his official
conduct chief clerk the Ellis Island registry
division. has been extended August 5. The
time originally granted proved inadequate for the
task The Investigation. far IL has gone
has opened up train OF investigation which must
be worked out and which is more or less related
TO the Iederhilger case
New-York tribune., 1902-07-24
WAITING FOR MITCHELL.
THOUSANDS OF MINERS FLOCKING TO
RITUMINOUS FIELDS
InY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIRuNE.I

lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
Wlkesbarre. Penn. July 23.-President Mitch
ell is not now expected to arrive here before
Friday. when. it is said, he will have something
new to impart
President Nichols of District No. 1 is out
with an interview in which he says that the
big relief fund for the striking miners is not
he distributed pro rata, but according to the
mems needs He also says that thousands are
locking away to other districts in the BIZ
luminous fields, where they will have ample
work as laborers. He also promises large aid
from England and adds:
There isn't thing more to be desired. our
position is perfection itself. The fight is as
good as won. l cannot any possibility
of losing. our position is now so strong
that l. for one. would not favor settling the
strike until every one of our demands is granted
Before the Indianapolis convention 1t would nave
been possible for the operators to settle the
strike by granting some OF the demands.
firmly believe now that should hold out for
everything we have asked. Previously we would
have been content with victory; now we are in
a positiOn TO completely rout the enemy, and
think ought TO be satisfied with nothing
short of that The operators declared FOR
fight to the finish.
He says that if soft coal comes into this re-
gion it will hurt the operators much more than
the miners. as the former would lose perma-
nent trade, while the miners would still be earn
ing money in the bituminous region.
In connection with the appeal for aid, the fol-
lowing editorial from THE Leader to-day is Of
some interest:
We have before us the report of Secretary
Treasurer Wilson to the Convention of Cnlted
Mine Workers of America. held last March at
Indianapolis This showed that there had been
on hand S9104 ~, Il decrease from January l.
1901 of $50 100 - Since then there have been
q number of strikes in various parts of the
country that have cost the union much money
and two national conventions, that have
cost much more, and the salaries and expenses
of officers, organizers. agents. etc, which nave
been a much greater charge still, so that the
treasury from which the S1OOOO donation has TO
be drawn is necessarily much reduced, as the
locals and districts have not contributed any
too largely. The total receipts last year were
5000 3S3 30 and the expenditures $3.50, 43 III. OF
the expenditures 500 926 07 applied to re-
lief of strikers S12T211 - for salaries and eX-
penses and miscellaneous
OF the relief donations only 500 came into
the anthracite districts in spite of the many
strikes unless S12J 81 paid To Mrs. Mary Jones
(Mother JOnes) account Of bills paid dur
ing anthracite strike may be counted in. Some
of the officers figure largely in the report, but IL
is unnecessary 10 go into that.
The work Of the Citizens Alliance is growing
In favor more and more every day, and the
officers are in receipt of such encouragement as
warrants the belief that national alliance will
be formed
New-York tribune., 1902-07-24
BELLEVUE ORDERLIES ELOPE.
ROTH FROM INSANE Observation-Disclosures
THERE FOR TREATMENT AND
BECAME EMPLOYEES.

A note received yesterday by Assistant Super
intendent Rickard. of Bellevue. told him that
Alfred Brennan. orderly in the mems insane
pavilion, had eloped with Winnie Londore, an
orderly in the women's insane pavilion.
Alfred Brennan, it is said, came from Pitts
burg, and was at time employed as an
entry clerk in that city. About two months ago
he was received in the accident ward at Belle
vue, suffering from contusons of the left leg,
received in falling in the street. He soon recov-
cred, and he quiet and handy about
the ward, the assistant superintendent made
him an orderly and had him appointed to the
insane pavilion He had been there month
when Winnie went to the hospital with a
friend. She said that she wanted to be treated
for scalp wound She had been hurt in an
accident near her home in Pavonia-aVe, Jer-
sey City.
She had been at the hospital two days when
she met Brennan. 1t a case of love at hrst
sight. Soon after Miss LondOre, who showed
adaptabilty. expressed desire not to leave the
hospital, and she made orderly.
On Tuesday night Brennan and Miss Londore
the recreation pier all the evening. IL
has been learned that after Good night" in
the hospital yard both went to their rooms ana
packed their effects. Later they met in the
grounds, and carrying their bundles, walked
out. They not missed until yesterday
morning. Later the assistant superintendent re-
CeiVed the note.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-24
ATTACKS EASTER SERMONS
BISHOP BURGESS SAYS THEY ARE
AMONG SADDEST FAILURES OF
TWENTIETH CENTURY
PREACHING.

The Church of the Holy Apostles. at Twenty
eighth-st and Ninth-ave., of which the Rev. r.
L. PaC dock is rector was crowded to the doors
last night at a farewell service for foreign mis-
sionaries of the Protestant Episcopal Church
preparing to leave for foreign fields. The mis-
sionares twenty in number. and are des-
tined for Alaska Japan. China, and the posses
sions in the Far East
Bishop Burgess. of Long Island. delivered an
address to the departing missionaries.
Among the saddest failures of twentieth
century preaching" said the Bishop, lis the man
ner in which the Easter message is preached IN
our chul ches. Often ii is omitted and in other
cases it is preached in half hearted or stereo-
typed manner, as If it meant nothing. II seems
as If the dark cloud of Calvinism is still hang
ing over the Christian Church The Christmas
message will fall fiat. beautiful as it is. unless
the Easter message be also proclaimed
Several of the missionaries about to depart
also spoke. The Rev. Irving Spencer, son Of
the Rev. J. s Spencer, long rector Of Christ
Church, Tarrytown, among these
The Rev. Mr.. Spencer is bound for the Philip
pines and spoke about the prospects there.
we go TO the Philippines 10 discharge one Of
the duties OF this nation toward these our new
possessions" he said. I'VE have faith in our
American institutions and believe they can do
much for the advancement of the Filipinos but
above all we have faith in our Anglo Saxon
Christianity. We know what il has done for the
Anglo-SaXon world, and what il has done for
us il can do for others. We certainly do not
go out to interfere with the Roman Catholic
Church. which already is doing a vast work
in these distant islands We all keenly respect
her for the good she does and We certainly have
no intention To try to gain converts from
among her loyal children. Only where that
Church has lost its power to influence the indi-
vidual life does the opportunity of our Church
New-York tribune., 1902-07-24
THINK THE STRIKE WILL BE LENGTH
ENED.

number of soft coal operators who were seen
yesterday said that the decision OF the convention
of the United Mine Workers to levy assessment
on the bituminous miners in support Of the anthra
cite miners instead OF ordering a sympathetic
strike would Iengthen the sttike to September
Most of them believe that the anthracite oper-
ators will never yield c. J. Wittenberg president
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Ccal Company, of No.
II Broadway said last evening:
The United Mine Workers have agreed to let the
SOFT coal miners who under contract in Central
PENNSYLVANIA take their first contributions to the
strike relief fund from their check weighing fund
This fund is for the purpose of paying for the
checking OF the weighing of the coal. the miners
are paid by the ton. The fund has been In exist
euce for a long time OF course. this Will tend 10
cngthen out the strike, 1t Will save the direct
earnings OF the miners ana enable them to con-
tribute for long period of time. II win he alto
gethcr waiting game.