The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-11-06
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items of Interest Gathered from
Our Exchanges.
rICKrOCKET KNOCKED SILLY.

IShloSNEl hNNChED SILLY.
The pickpockets Rad rough time of
it at the fair. The people had been
warned about them, and as "A result
number of these i'll birds left the city
Wednesday night and so did some of the
tough fakiTs. Three pickpockets are i'm
Jail, very heavy bail being required of
them. One of them is in the hospital,
having been terribly mauled in the head
and face by countryman. The coun-
tryman felt the thief's hand in his pocket
and wheeling, smashed the fellow in the
face. Again and again he knocked him
down and took his roll Of money from
the hand of the PROSTATE man. Then
the countryman said to the crowd stand
ing by, ''I'm going to give him one to
remember me by" and with that struck
him So swift and terrible blow in the
face that it knocked him senseless
Then the ambulance came and the man
was carried off.-Raleigh Dispatch.
CARoLINAs INVITED.
Gen. T. w. Carwile states that it has
come to his attention that the veterans
IF this State are not aware of the fact
that they are invited to join in with The
GeorgiaDs in their reunion at Augusta
November 10 to II inclusive. The invi-
tation has been extended through the
governor. and through Gen. Cal vile as
commander of the State organic )tion Of
veterans. There will be headquarters
for South Carolnians who will be wei
coined heartily and will be given "A prom
inent place in the parade on the 18th
WORN COINS LEGAL TENDER.
Are "slick" silver coins good morey
and legal tender? Yes. Is the ohjec-
tion that they are worn smooth legal
objection TO accepting them? No. DO
shopkeepers who reject them offend the
law? Yes. for ignorance of the law is
no excuse is we'll known legal maxim
The idea of these shopkeepers that
the dime or quarter worn smooth is no
good is contrary to the decision of four
cOurts-the jury court, the supreme
court and court of errors and appeals of
The state of New Jersey. ard later of the
supreme court of the United States. -
Yorkville Enquirer.
r~a'~"s-y uor souUUUu crop IS estimated Ia
bc no larger than, if it equals that of |. s;
year, whlce was 10, 727 900 bales, accord
ing TO special report issued by Brad
streets. The report which is based
upon special inquiry made by Brad
streets's correspondents throughout .he
South, says:
ITO the main leading question, as to
the probable yield this year as compared
with last, the unanimity of the opinion
pointing to yield below tnat of 1902 is
notable. Two states, Alabama and
Louisiana report a probable increase in
production. Texas shows much diver.
sity of opinion, the net result being a
crop about equal to last year, while tb.
other States report decreases, most not
able in South Carolina. Mississippi ard
Tennessee, with smaller reductions in
North Carolina, Georgia, Arkansas and
Florida. Three-fourths of the questions
point to the belief that no top crop worth
mentioning will be gathered, but the
answers to the question of grading ard
staple, show it to be better as a whole
than last year. Although the general
consensus of opinion is that the crop
Will be smaller than year ago, it i,
pointed out that the bigger price ruling
the advance on last year being l to / 3.4
cents, makes the crop potentially as val
uaple In money way as a year ago
Making all allowances for under-estima.
tlon, the eeports as a whole, point to n
Yield In bales no larger, if indeed it quite
equals. that OF last year. which saw a
commercial crop of 1927 900 bales
marketed"
COTTON GOODS HIGHER,
Dun's weekly Review of Trade, of last
Saturday, says: "For the first time this
season it is possible to record a distinctly
bet'er tone I'D the market for c)tton
goods. Print cloths are firmer, OCCASION
ally small advances being quoted, aud