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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-10-24
Pine Grove vs.. Union.

MR.. EDITOR:-Please allow us
space in your valuable paper of this
issue to publish our game of ball, il
was so nice and quiet we want tn,
readers of THE TIMES to know abou,
It. Prime Grove and Union Gradea
School crossed bats on the diamond
At Perrin's Grove IF Union, S. C
On Oct. 16, 1902.
. We are now the champion school
team of the county. We have been
'rganizel for two years aud have
played several games during tho two
years and have never been beat and
rope ne can hold our own for the
next two years. We also have the
honor of beating the first nine Of
Pinckney to the tuno of 8 to S III
favor of Pine Grove school nine.
We have an excellent pitcher,
Clough Palmer, being left handed
ne throws q ball with very good
'peed and good curve, aid tn.
boys strike at it with all their nigh,
md it seems as if there i, a hole in
the bat and the ball goes full speed
until it hits the catchers nit. Every
time he throws three balls the striker
has goose egg. We could not get
our regular catcher and put a new
man in that had never caught a game
before which was Bunyan Holcomb.
aud he did so we'll some of the BOYS
called him Hamlet Wyatt who is
known to be the finest catcher in the
county,
Mr.. Perrin, the umpire, was so
honest and fair that we cannot give
him too much praise. lie was the
best that ever called the game fol-
our boys.
Clougb Palmer, pitcher; Bauyan
tlolcomb, catcher; Dewitt Garner,
drst base; Ben Trammel, second
base; Charley Palmer, third base;
Gee Garner, short stop; Oliver
Holcomb, left field; Hoylc Gault.
eft field; George Bailey, right fold.
The Union boys were amazed to
see how things could be amended,
Ii to 9, when about 9 to goose egg
was intended. The score stood 13
to 0 in favor of Pine Grsve.
PINE GROVE School NINE.
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lockhart Junction News.

The weather is still pretty for
gathering crops, only shower oc-
casionally. Cotton will soon all be
picked out and heard man say
all sold and the money spent and
that's the end of it.
Mesers. William and Richard
Fowler, of Kelton, have been in this
section selling a right to make guano.
This they have tried and say it is a
good fertilizer. Several have bought
in this section and others say they
are going to buy. Ifany one wants
to know as to this guano see Mr..
Fowler. This is q great saving of
money and l think all should use it.
While visiting at Blacksburg, s.
c., l met Mr.. Eddie Belue, formerly
of Union County, but now of that
place. He looks natural as ever and
[ was glad to meet him. also
met Mrs Lizzie Palmer and her son
John. was q Gallman before
marriage, Pinckney township,
near KeltoM I also had the pleas,
ure of meeting Annie Laurie, one of
tho UNION TINES correspondents,
for my first time and was pleasd to
know her, as had read from her
pen. Thanks to her and Mr.. j. L
Kirby for the kind hospitality
shown me while with them. Hope
to meet again. I met Miss Efie
Mobley, whom I had seen in Union
county. These L mention as I like
to meet old acquaintance and form
new ones. MoXY.
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JonesyiIIe News Notes.

JovEsvILLE, Oct. 20.-The weath.
er is fine end meets the demands Of
the farmers and gives them fAs
opportunity for gathering their crops
and sowing small grain. I have
talked with several farmers in tho
last few days and they all say their
cotton is turning out a little better
than they expected.
The Southern Express office va
discontinued here a short time since
but l understand it will be restored
in few days.
Rev. Mr.. Carroll filled his pull il
at the Baptist church Sunday NOM
ing and at night.
a cotton thief stole some seed cot.
ton from pile of cotton in the field
on Knight Fosters plantation Sua-
day mig hit. Sheriff Sanders and his
blood hounds were sent for and they
run trail to two colored mons
houses but no proof could be obtained
against them. TELEPHONE.
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Cedar Bluff News.

MIR. EDITOR: If you will please
allow me | will give you a f,S dots
this week.
The people Of this sscti IN are
quite busy new g, tn ,rip<>their mos
beautiful pH ss<ton, and it is
not very new ,ut this way.
Miss Carl Smith, of Wet
Springs. who' as been visiting her
sister. Mrs. Toward Williams, re-
turned to her home last week.
Miss Ida Duckett who has beer
teaching the school below Lower
Fair Forest has closed her school and
was married the following night at
Union to Mr.. James Bishop, of
Georgia. We wish for this couple a
long and happy life.
Mr.. Editor, 1 will tell the readers
how MIR. Sanford Wilburn's 8 children
got pig in q pen a few daye ago
They decided to build the old fellow
new enc, and knew how to build il,
hut didn't know how to get it out of
The old pen into the new one without
It getting away from them, but they
we're determined to build it, 80 they
iecided to get some corn aud feed
the pig while others tore the old pen
from around him and built the new
one, and then they toled him to the
place and kept on feeding him until
they had got pen built around him
again. Everything worked salts
tactorily to the pig and the boys.
ELIZABETH.
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lockhart Locals.

LocKHArr, S. c., Oct. 21.-The
foliage is beginning to PIT on au-
tumnal hues.
Married at the Presbyterian msnss
At Mt. Tabor on the evening of the
18th inst. by tho Rev. w. White,
Mr.. Marshal Bysrs and Miss Maggie
Camps, all of Lockhart.
AT the same time and at the same
place, Mr.. William Jones and Miss
Maggie Janison, all of Lockhart.
Died on the 18th inst, the young
est child of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Broom. The grief stricken parents
have the heart felt sympathy of tho
entire community,
Considerable Improvement is going
on at Lockhart. The physical geo
graphy of the place is being changed.
High places arc being ma lie lower
and low places are being filled in.
MIR. John Hunsinger has been
sworn in as special constable for this
place.
Miss Alice higgins is on visit to
the homo of her mother in York
county.
Mr.. Joe Meggs has given up bis
section in tho weave room and &C.
copied similar one at Whitmire.
Homo has not as yet heard any
thing from his missing hat, the Gil
cumstance of which was mentioned in
a former communication, and as I
write tho other fellows hat looks
down upon me with q longing for
some expression.
HOMO.
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New Use for Refined Parafne Wax

A new and important use for Re-
fined Parafne Wax seems to have
been discovered by prominent resi-
dent Of Ohio, living near Lancaster
who had two trees badly damaged
by storm, one being a maple and the
other an apple. In each case a large
limb was broken down from the
trunk, but still attached to it. The
limbs were proppea up and fastened
securely with straps, very much as q
broken leg might be fastened with
splints, and then melted refined wax
poured into and over all the cracks.
The Surgical operation" was entire
ly successful. The Parafine pre.
vented the escape Of the sap, kept
out the rain and moistare which
would have rotted the trees, prevent
ed the depredations Of insects, and
the limbs seem thus far to be per-
fectly re-attached to the trees.
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THE
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8uaee Is Spoken.

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Is the test of all things, and has set it's
seal Of approval on the Thrice-a- Week
Void, which ia widely circulated in
every State and Territory of the Union,
and wherever there are people who can
read our mother tongue.
This paper for the coming winter and
the year 1908 will make its news service,
if possible, more extensive than ever.
All events of Importance, no matter
where they happen, are reported ac-
curately and promptly.
The subscriber, for only one dollar a
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The Thrice-a- Week Worli is abso-
lutely fair in its political news. Parti-
san bias Is never allowed to affect its
news columns, and Democrat aud Re-
publican alike can obtain In its pages
truthful accounts Of all the great politi-
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In addition to all the news, the Thrice
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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-10-24
New Pistol Law a Good Thing.

Correspondence Of the Gafrncy LedgcrJ
ETA JANE, 8. C.-We took &C.
casion to say in one of our letters to
The Ledger that We hadn't heard of
a single election killing in the whole
State, or anything like it. Now, we
are convinced more than ever that
the new pistol law had much to do
with bringing about this better state
of affairs. There was no lack of
campaign whiskey to bring out all
the latent powers of bad blood. The
fact that the ever ready pistol couldn't
be SO conveniently brought into use
without exposing the owner to rough
handling has, We must admit, had
much to do with it, and will, We
trust, do more. When the enactment
Of tho present law was first uggested
some newspapers and even good men
who detest the protection of carrying
concealed weapons were out
spoken in their views regarding such
q lsw-that it would be q failure-a
dead letter. But we are glad to say
it is neither, in so for as We have
seen its working, and, if people will
only be true to themselves and each
other, "toting" pistols will soon be q
thing of the past. Every selfrespect-
ing, law-abiding citizen has already
quit the practice Of carrying them
and it is right for the others to do
likewise.
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congratulated for the successful man,
ner IN which she handled the great
crowd.
The only drawback to the occasion
was the railroads. They seemed to
have been unprepared for such
crowd, and had inadequate accomno.
dations in the way of coaches and their
trains were badly delayed by the
confusion. J. r.. M.
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Eta Jane Etchings.

ETA JANE, Oct. 20.-Miss Ethe'
Strain is staying with her sick niece.
Miss Wilmer Mcdaniel, of Hickor,
Grove.
Misses Allie and Bessie Smoak
of Filbert, deaf mutes, are visiting
Miss Lizzie Edwards of this place.
The monthly conservation meeting
of the Christian ELdeavor Society
was held at Mrs. Amanda Lees Sun
day evening. On account Of sick
ness several members were absent
m ore than usual. But the meeting
was an interesting one, however.
The topic was, "Se!f Mastery" Bro
w. G. Blackwell made a good talk
on the subject. Mr.. Blackwell il
not an educated man, Lut he has
6ne common sense and gives good
ideas on any subject he undertakes
to talk about. lie is q consi.ten'
member of the society and is always
ready to do bis duty.
learn from neighborhood reports
that MIR. Thorn IIartness, of Hickor,
Grove, is speaking of buying or try.
ing to buy the Thomson Mill prop
erty and putting up first class mill
tor both wheat and corn. This will
be great convenience for this COM
munity and it will doubtless enhance
the value ofproperty for miles around.
MIR. llartness is regular mill man
and now owns and operates some OF
the best mills in York county. lie
will have no other kind.
Rev. Sam T. Creech will preach
at Mesopotamia next Sabbath at IL
a. m.
Mr.. Terry Estes made a trip to
Cross Keys last Saturday. These
visits are coming 50 often that peo.
pie begin to suspicion that he is 60
ing to establish some claims over
there if he has not already don, so.
We will see what we will see per-
haps.
Today is the time set for the cot
ton picking contest at Kelton be-
tween Newton Burris, of Cherokee
county, and Ben Littlejohn, OF
Union county, both colored. I pre-
sumo there will be some hustling
done during the six hours the con-
test is on hand.
Last week Messrs. Morris and
Robinson moved their ginning outfit
to Star Farm neighborhood. They
report small crops at each setting
down.
Mr.. H. 3. Mcdaniel, of Hickory
Grove, has his moving machine at
work in this neighbornood cutting
pea vine hay.
The Supervisor of Cherok go county
will let out tho Ovens ford bridge
for repairs next Friday at II a. m
The Sheriff and Clerk have o good
deal Of land advertised for sale the
1st Monday in next month.
There will, in all probability, be
more hay gathered in this section
this fall than has been in any one of
the last ten years.
l learn that whoopiny cough is
raging on the other side of Broad
river.
Will some Of our mathematicians
tell US at what time between S and
6 o'clock the hour and minute hands
of q clock stand at right angles to
each other? VoX.
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TOCnre Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
Alls druggists refund the money ifM
fails to cure. e. w. Groves signature
On each box. 2tc. zS-1y
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-04-18
THREE SENTENCED
TO DEATH
Button, Willis and Frederick Van Wormsr,
Found 6uiIty Of Numbering Their Uncle
Peter A. HaIlsnbsck, Must Die in
the Electric Chair.
THE CRIME WAS COMMITTED ON
CHRISTMAS EVE OF LAST YEAR

Hudson, N. Y, April .1S.-The jury in
the case of Burton, Willis and Freder-
ick Van Wormer, charged with the
murder of their uncle, Peter A. Hal
lenbeck today returned verdict of
murder in the first degree against. all
three. The death sentence was pro-
nounced. The crime was committed on
Christmas eve. The three brothers and
Harvey Bruce, their cousin, also under
Indictment for participation in the
murder, drove to Hallenbeck's home
at Greenport. The young men wore
false faces and also wore coats turned
inside out. Hallenbeck, who was a
very old man, opened the door In re-
sponse to their knocking, and, as he
did so, they fired upon him, inf1icting
wounds from which he died a short
time after. At their trial the accused
declared they wensg to Hallenbeck's
house merely to frighten him, with no
thought of injuring him. Bruce testi-
fed against the brothers.
The prisoners were sentenced to be
electrocuted at Clinton prison, Danne-
mora, during the week beginning May
90.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-04-18
District Court.

In the district court for Taos county,
suit was brought today by Oliver Roy
al VS.. The Bromide Copper and Gold
Company. The plaintiff asks for an in
junction to prevent the defendant COM
pany from selling the property. He
also prays that the court direct that
mortgage be given him on the property
for 81, 800, which he claims the defend
ant company owes him on the pur-
chase price, and also that the company
in accordance with it's agreement made
when it bought the property, give him
$4,000 shares of treasury stock. A Co.
foot shaft has been sunk by the COM
pany and plaintiff believes that nego-
tiations are pending to dispose Of the
property The following are the claims
of the group Big Four, Forty-Four,
Seven Come Eleven, Blucher and
Johnny.
An order was issued yesterday by
Judge McFie to commit William Wy
man of Coyote. Rio Arriba county, to
the insane asylum at Las Vegas.
George r. Anton was appointed depu-
ty sheriff to take Wyman to Las Vegas
and left with him this forenoon.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-04-18
On q Pilgrimage.

The following Roswell Masons re-
ceived the Scottish Rite degrees last
week at Wichita, Kas.: c. H. Walker,
". o. McCollum, w. J. Gossett, w. s..
Albert F. H. Calfee, w. T. Joyner, w.
p. Chisum, r. F. Barnett, r. Divers
and c. B. Willingham. The party was
in charge of p. A. CahOon and J. F..
Hinkle, already 32d degree Masons. All
the degrees from the 4th to the 32d
were conferred. OF the six Knight
Commanders of the Court of Honor,
Inc, i.lelI4ed;ate degree between t,.o
32d and 33d degree, in New Mexico,
three are residents of Roswell, namely
John w. Poe, J. F. Hinkle, and E. A..
Cahoon. The other three are Colonel
Max. Frost, who recently received the
S3d degree, Solicitor General e. l..
Bartlett Of Santa Fe; and c. T. Brown
of Socorro.
The degrees we're conferred by the
Scottish Rites Bodies at Wichita on the
above named Masons by waiver of juris-
diction granted by Colonel Frost. 33d
degree, deputy of the supreme council
for New Mexico. All those who received
the degrees, ipso facto, are members OF
the Santa Fe lodge of Perfection No. l,
14th degree, in this city. The degrees
up to the 14th having been conferred
upon them for and in behalf OF that
lodge.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-04-18
IN BELGIUM.
ALONG the line OF
Tht NEW RAILROAD
AIamogordo and Santa Rosa Busting Towns Water
Supply for Railroad Purposes

Colonel J. Francisco Chaves, super
intendent of public instruction, return
ed yesterday from a trip along the Ell
Paso and Northeastern and the Ell Paso
and Rock Island railroads. He found
the town of Alamogordo, the county
seat of Otero county, to be a very pret-
ty little city, seemingly very prosper
Gus and increasing in population. A
good deal of building was in progress.
The town Of Santa Rosa in Guadalupe
county was very busy place and
much building was going on. A good
deal of it is of a very substantial
character, and Colonel Chaves believes
that Santa Rosa Is destined to be a
very good town and that it Will grow
very rapidly The question of a plen-
tiful supply of good water is serious at
present, but he thinks 1t will be solved
satisfactorily in few months by con-
Quoting water from several springs
within a few miles of Santa Rosa to
the town. The roadbed of the two
roads named has been vastly improved
since construction was finished and
trains now run at the rate of 80 miles
and over per hour. The question of
water supply for railroad purposes Is
also a serious one, as north of Alamo
gordo good water for engine use is very
scarce. The Ell Paso and Rock Island
Company however is boring for water
at several places along the line and
hopes to find an abundant supply with
in the next few weeks.
While the range is somewhat dry,
livestock is still in good condition and
should some rain fall in that section in
the next ten days the lambing of sheer
will prove satisfactory and not many
losses will occur Colonel Chaves found
public school matters in satisfactory
condition in Otero county and improv-
ing in Guadalupe county.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-04-18
THE TOWN OF
SANTA ROSA
Advantages and Resources Which May Make a
Big Town Of Il in the
Future.
GOOD RAILROAD SERVICE
Fine Building Stone Is Beng Found In tho Vicinity Of
the Town-The Sheep and Cattle Ranges Of
Guadalupe County Are Suffering from
the Drouth. %

Territorial Secretary j w. Reynolds,
who has just returned from trip to
Santa Rosa, in Guadalupe county, is
very favorably impressed with the
town ard predicts that it has
great future before it, especially
should oii- be struck in it's vicinity.
The train service on the Rock Island
railway from Ell Paso TO Santa Rosa he
found excellent, good time being made
and the trains arriving and leaving on
time very regularly. Both going and
coming to El Paso from Santa Rosa the
trip is made during the night at an
average speed of so miles an hour. The
time saved from Chicago to Ell Paso by
going overthe Rock Island instead of
the Santa Fe is ten hours. Both going
and coming the Pullman sleeper occu-
pied by Mr.. Reynolds was crowded.
At Santa Rosa the railroad has built
large round house of stone and
fine depot, the town being a division
point.
The fire two weeks ago destroyed on
ly the most southern portion of the
town farthest away from the railroad
and as 1t destroyed only frame shacks,
was really bessn. IN disguise. A
north wind prevented the whole town
from going up into smoke. Charles H.
field and Moyse Brothers are erecting
large wholesale warehouses and the
First National Bank is making good
progress on it's two story building
which is being built of gray sandstone.
which has the appearance of gray
granite and is found in great abund-
ance around Santa Rosa. Mr.. Reynolds
considers it the best stone for all
around building purposes to be found
in New Mexico.
While the past winter has been
very good one for sheep and cattle, the
present drouth is working great injury
to the sheepmen, especially since the
lambing season is almost on hand.
There is a considerable flow in the Pc
cos river, but the water is very muddy
and alkaline. The water taken out of
the wells at Santa Rosa is also very
hard but no attempt has been made
yet to sink 500 or more feet to secure
soft water.
Below Santa Rosa, on the Pecos,
there is some good agricultural land,
but above Santa Rosa the bluffs en-
creach closely on the river and there
IS not much chance for agricultural de-
velopment in that direction.
The Newman oil we'll seven miles
north of Santa Rosa is down over TAO
feet and at present the drill is going
through a thick bed of gypsum. x
layer of shale will be struck after the
gypsum has been penetrated and after
| that has been passed II is hoped to be
in oil 1and again. The oil field has an
area of 10 to Is miles. the oil seeping up
through the earth in shallow places at
various spots on this tract
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-04-18
THE B0ER PEACE
NEGOTIATIONS
Lord Kitchener Refuses to Grant an Armistice
But Only for Military
Reasons.
TWO CONFERENCES HELD
The British Agree 10 Give Facilities for the Election and
Meeting Of Representatives Of The Various Boer
Commands to Consider Their
Position.

London, April 1S.-The government
leader, Balfour, in the house of COM
mons, today made the following impor
tant statement after two conferences
between Lord Miner, British high
commissioner for South Africa. and
Lord Kitchener and the Boer delegates
at Pretoria, Lord Kitchener, while re-
fusing to grant an armistice, on mill
tary grounds, agreed to give facilities
for the election and meeting of repre-
sentatives of the various Boer COM
mands to consider their position The
Boer leaders have, therefore. left Pre-
toria to carry out this PLAN" Mr.. Bal
four added that it is not expected that
communication between the British
authorities and the Boer leaders will
be resumed in less than three weeks
time