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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-05-24
Local News of Tabor.

The flag is still floating. It has
been unfurled since school was out,
and we have had some very hard
winds, but it has not torn the flag,
so it seems that the wind isn't so
smart after all.
The farmers are very busy plow-
ing, as they think "They had bet
ter make hay while the sun shines"
Mr.. Albert McWhirter was in Ta-
br Thursday and Sunday evenings.
Mr.. Walter Hames spent Sunday
in Jonesville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Foster and chill
dren spent Sunday with Mr.. Fosters
sister, Mrs. J. L. Calvert.
Miss Alice Brenneck left Sunday
to visit her uncle, Mr.. S. C. Askew,
of Union.
Miss Mae Johnson and little broth
er spent Monday afternoon with their
cousin, Elizabeth Askew. M
Mrs. ]. v. Askew and Mrs. Gill
Barnette spent Thursday with their
sister, Mrs. Lee Howell, of Kelton.
Misses Eliza and Lucy Byrd spent
Thursday with Miss Mae Johnson.
Mr.. Thorn Johnson spent Thursday
in Union.
Mrs. j. L. Calvert and children
spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
James Simpson and Miss Mae and
Catherin spent the night, also Mas
ter j. V. Askew.
Miss Nellie Cudd spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Miss Mae
Calvert.
Messrs. R. C. Stands and j. ". As
kew went to Cross Keys Friday.
They went in Mr.. Shand's car.
Mr.. Dave Betsill returned Sat
urday after attending the funeral Sf
his brother-in-law, Mr.. Albertus
Moore, of Rock Hill.
Mr.. j. v. Askew went to Bullock's
Creek Sunday to the unveiling of the
w. o. w. monument.
Mr.. r. c. Stands went to West
Springs Saturday and Mr.. A. E. He'll,
candidate for solicitor, returned
this far with him, o nhis way to
Lockhart, where he spoke Saturday
night.
Miss Hattie Askew spent the week.
end with her friends of West Springs.
A Visitors
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-05-24
JUST A LITTLE FISH STORY
Henrik Dahl Makes Successful Test
OF DarwInlan Theory, but Pet
Meets Sad Fate.

Henrik Dahl Of Aalesund was q
reader and follower Of Darwin. Wish.
ing to apply his theory to the limit
OF adaptability Of species to it's en-.
vironment Henrik procured a herring
from a neighboring ford and carried
1t home in tub of sea water. He re-
newed the water daily for some time
and gradually reduced the quantity,
with 80 little Inconvenience to the her.
ring that he concluded that the fish
might, In time, learn to breathe air
undiluted with water. like the cat ano
man. 1t turned out as he expected,
and the water was finally emptied out
OF the tub, never to be replaced.
Henrik next removed the fish from
Its tub and placed it on the ground,
where It Topped about very awkward.
ly at first, but soon learned to move
freely and rapidly. In little while
the herring was able to follow its
master without difficulty, and then II
became his constant companion about
the streets of the city.
On a certain unfortunate day, Hen.
rik had occasion to cross dilapidated
bridge which spanned an arm of the
harbor. The herring coming grace.
fully along, needless Of danger, now
and again springing at lilies, for
which 1t had acquired a great fond.
ness. missed its footing-slipped
through a crack into the water and
was drowned.-Boston Transcript.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-05-24
Value of Rural Phone.

Several times we have had occasion
to advocate the more rapid extension
of rural telephone service, together
with the improvement of roads and
the extension of the rural mail deliv-
cry. Nothing of such small cost adds
so much to the comfort and pleasure
and convenience of rural life as gen.
eral extension of telephone service
Not only is it a source Of pleasure
and a promotion of social life and in
tercourse, but it has it's utilitarian
phases as we'll and is of incompatible
value in case of emergency. Recent
ly the practical value of the rural
phone has been demonstrated in ed
ucational work and in the advance
ment of public interest therein. In
this connection we reproduce here
with a letter written to the Pro-
gressive Farmer by Miss Craig, who
speaks from personal experience of
the value of the phone.
In my neighborhood. every family
has telephone land l know of moth
ing which has helped this community
so much. From shack of a school
building they have risen to a nice
painted building and the term, which
used to be four months, is now seven
and the teachers salary is almost
twice as large. There was no libra
ry; now they have small, but we'll
assorted one, and the books are read
with interest by everyone in the com
munity. An improvement Associa-
ton has been organized and the
school ground is being worked on
The money was raised to build this
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-05-24

The evidence brought out in the
trial of the May boys revealed one of
the most hideous, cold-blooded muir
ders Union county has ever been
called upon to put upon her court
records. The youth of the prison
ers, one being twenty-five and the
other seventeen years of age, is per-
haps responsible for the verdict as
found by the jury. We feel truly
sorry for these young men, boys,
really. They have made a hard bed
for themselves, but nevertheless one
cannot but feel pity for them. And
especially does one feel pity for the
broken-hearted mother and all others
of the ties of kinship. 1t is hard that
they should have to suffer for the
wrong doing of others. But such is
the penalty of sin. And it is only
by the punishment of the murderers
that we can ever hope for relief from
the present homicidal mania that is
rampant in this country. Our lcivili-
zation cannot stand if we do not
put a high price upon the shedding
of blood. After all has been said,
a dead man has all too little show
before the laws of this state. He is
gone; his hand is still, his tongue ST.
lent. To turn loose the murderer is
but to open the door for others to
commit the same crime. We must let
the destroyer of human life feel the
heavy hand of the law. There is no
other remedy. 1t is hard but neces-
sary.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-05-24
Good for Business.

"Such a perfect gentleman!" gushed
Miss Softwin. "It was 80 good Of you
to introduce him to me last night,
dear. We had most delightful and
interesting conversation afte- the con-
cert was over"
"Yes?" calmly queried Miss Knox,
who was cynical enough to know that
there was something more to come.
"And after hearing me sing" said
Miss Softwin. "he told me-quite Sc
riously, you know--that he would give
anything IL he had my voice. He said
1t was worth q fortune. I'm sure he
was perfectly sincere in saying 1t,
too"
I'm certain he was" retorted Miss
Knox hopefully. Perfectly sincere!
You see. dear. he's an auctioneer."
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-05-24

house and all other funds needed for
expenses by plans talked over and
planned over the 'phon. They have
a parents meeting over the phone
1--WE are all ON line.) The number
Of pupils is small, but every child in
the community of school age attends.
Furthermore, the older sons and
daughters are attending college.
"This is what the telephone has
done for US and it will do the same
thing for any community, believe
:, Even il the telephone did nothing
NOR for. the rural sections than the
removals of the otherwise inevitable
isolation Of rural residents in winter,
it would be more than worth the cost.
Persons living miles apart are by it
brought into intimate and pleasant
social relations, regardless of weather
or roads. There are various other
uses for the rural phone, but this So
cial and educational value add to its
Importance. We would be glad to see
the county of Pittsylvania strung
with wires in every direction so thick
ly that one might communicate with
almost any section of the county. The
great counties of Rockingham and
Augusta are so efficiently and univer-
sally served by rural telephones that
all parts of both are ip close touch
with each other and with The nearby
cities and tovppsrv,DanyilleV Va, Reg
lister, March 3d. tAal2s ii
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-05-24
An Interesting Letter.
Jonesville, S. c., Ma,

Jonesvllle, ). e., May ~. 1872.
This is my birthday, "a years. I
will write up Jonesville and vicinity.
On the 10th of May, the U. D. c.,
John Hames chapter, met at Gilead
cemetery at p. m, and placed
wreaths and flowers on 75 or 80
graves of soldiers, Confederate and
Reconstruction, and on graves Of kin
and friends. After coming home,
went up to the Littlejohn graveyard
and placed wreaths and flowers on
three Confederate soldiers graves
and on Monday, the 18th went to
Fair Forest cemetery Cedar Grove)
and placed a marker, wreaths and
flowers on James G. Furnandez's
grave. They scraped initials, 81.
G. F." on the marker, as he has no
tombstone; also placed flowers on
the graves of many friends.
James G. Fernandez was soldier
of two wars-Texas, and the War
Between the States. He was with
General Sam Houston in Texas, and
with Co. "H", 55 S. C. ". (the noted
Pea Ridge Co.. He went with his
regiment April 18th, to Charleston,
then to Virginia. and was in the bat
ties of Bull Run and First Manas-
sas, being over age, he came home
and after the war was very active
in Reconstruction and Radical times.
He was reported to the Yankee gars
rison at Union, and refused to be
arrested, and was treated as an out
law. He went to the Kennedy broth
ers' home to spend the night Tin Feb
ruary, 1860 and was watched and
betrayed by a negro to the garrison.
They surrounded the Kennedy home,
and as Fernandez opened back an
outside door, was shot and killed by
the United States soldiers. 1t was a
cowardly and brutal murder. He was
buried at the cemetery the next day
by many of his friends.
The cemetery is dense wilder
ness, and the graves of many have
sunk and tombs broken and down.
Weeds, bushes and briars cover many
graves. find Col. j. l.. Gist's, Capt.
James Gist and Robert Gist, three SOL
diers, but there were not any
markers whatever are on other
graves. I have been told that there
is fund for keeping up the ceme-
terry and which is sufficient to do all
this work. I think during this wet
spring the cemetery could have been
cleaned off and all graves filled up.
We went one way and came back
another. Saw fields of cotton, acres
of cotton, and some corn. The best,
l think of cotton 1 ever remember
l think the nights are too cold for
cotton. The acreage has not been cut
much in this section.
l will come again in the near fu-
ture. ~----.- N. B. Eison.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-05-24
Legal Notices.

The regular legal rates are charged
for all notices published according
to law, which rates are as follows:
Matter to be set in 8 point, BREWER
solid type-frst insertion, per inch
$1.00; each subsequent insertion, per
inch, so cents.
Citation to Kindred and Creditors,
inches, 2 times, $3.50.
Final Discharge, l 3-4 inches, 4
times, $3.50.
Administrators or Executors no.
tees, 1 IA inches, times, $3.50.
Obituary notices, tributes of re-
spect, resolutions and cards of thanks
strictly one cent word.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-05-24
STATE FIREMAN's ASsOCIA. . J
TION TO MEET AT ROCK HILL
The Eighth Annual Conventions and
Tournament of the South Csrollaal
State Fireman's Association win
- Be Held on June Is, 26 and 27th.

All Of the preliminary arrange.
ments have been perfected for hold.
ing the Eighth Annual Conversion
and Tournament Of the South Caroli-
ma State Fireman,s Association, at
Rock Hill on June 25th, 26th and 9th.
The railroads have granted reduced
rates and free transportation Of appa-
ratus to and from Rock Hill. Notify
your railroad agent two or three days
before hand so that he can post him.
self as to the rate from his head of
fee. The attendance will be large,
and the occasion most interesting
one.
Tuesday, the 25th, will be devoted
entirely to the business interest of
the Association. Wednesday and
Thursday are both tournament days.
Chief Flowers, and the citizens of
Rock Hill assure me that every visit
or will be cared for at fair and sat-
isfactory rate. am quite sure you
will enjoy your visit to one Of our
most progressive towns.
The Association will be called to
order at 10 a. M, on Tuesday, June
25th. Every company will be enti-
tied to two (2) delegates, and shall
expect and hope to see every delegate
in his seat at that time.
Delegates are elected for the pur-
pose of attending to the business of
the Association, and hope only those
will be chosen by the several .organi-
cations who will give their time and
attention.
An attractive prize list for the
Tournament has been gener isly Of
fered by our Rock Hill hosts, and
quite naturally the attendance ought
to be large. The tournament will be
especially attractive, and hope that
every department will send their best
teams.
am anxious that we have an inter-
esting line of topics for discussion,
any subject in regard to the extin-
gushing or prevention of fires, or
for the good of the Association which
you would like brought up before the
meeting for discussion, please for
ward same to Chief o. X. LaRoque,
of Marion, S. c., Chairman of Topic
Committee.
May I ask, my dear sir, the cour-
tesy of reply to Chief Flowers of
Rock Hill, also to r. S. Hood, Secre-
tary of the Association, Suruter, S.
c., stating whether your department
or company will be represented 4
I by whom. - =. stsssSs
Delegates are requested to have
their credentials as delegate signed
by. the Chief of their Fire Depart
Louis Behrens,
President State Fireman's Assoc.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-05-24
Miss Kate Nichols Expected HON.

1t will be delightful news to her
many friends to know that Miss Kate
Nichols is expected home very soon.
Miss Nichols spent last winter at
the Sorbonne university, where she
has been completing her education.
She will sail from Boulogne on Nay
20 on the New Amsterdam. of the
HollandAmerican line. Miss Mich
oils has been greatly missed in the
social circles of the city and her
friedds will be awaiting her return
with joyful anticipations.-Spartan
burg Herald.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-05-24
Two Youths Die in Freight Wreck

L 1Wo loutHS DIe IN Frelgnt wreck.
Hendersonville, N. c., May 21.-
Otto Edney and Ernest Hill, aged
Is and 13 years, respectfully, Hen
Jacksonville boys, were killed in a
Southern freight wreck at Naples,
four miles north of here. this after
noon, while hoboing from Asheville.
Medical attention was given them,
but both died about the same time
while being rushed to this city in
an auto truck. Their bodies were
badly bruised and cut. The cause Of
the wreck is unknown. The track was
torn up for some distance and traf-
fic was delayed for several hours
There were no further injuries.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-05-24
FRIDAY, MAY "a, 1912.

The teachers scholarships in the
University of South Carolina, worth
$10O in money and exemption from
fees, offer a fine chance for the
young men of this county. See the
advertisement on another page of
this paper.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-05-24

We feel sure the farmers of the
county have not been seriously Grip
pied by the late planting. In fact, ma
ture took hand in the reduction of
cotton acreage and it will be a
blessing in the end.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-05-24

Meeting of the VIM. Wallace Chapter
The VIM. Wallace chapter U. d. c.,
will hold their regular monthly
meeting at the residence Of Capt. #.
M. Farr on Monday at 8 o'clock p.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-05-24

Miss Eloise Foster Of Athens, Ga,
is spending sometime with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. X. Foster.
Głos polek., 1912-07-18
Zdaje nam sic, II

ZdaJe nam sic, II nareszce haslo to stalo sic I'll
pelnie uznanem i popularnem wSr6d naszych pol
sklch kobiet, wyznawanem szczerze przez wszystkie
czlonkinie Zwiazku Polek, vice szerzone z pre-
konaniem wsr6d tych, kt6re jeszcze do organizacji
naszej ME naleza. Ceszymy sic, re tax jest wierzy-
my, re przekonanie to rose szerzyc sic hedze ska
niajac sopniowo wszystke polskie kobiety do wste-
pOwania przedewszystkiem czynne, kobece
szeregi "Zwiazku Polek." Musimy jednal wciaz
pamietac gleboko uSwiadomic sobie, re wymagania
pociagaja SODA obowiazk re wciaz dbac czu-
wac mad tenn powinnysmy, dlaczego kobiety najprz6d
do "Zwazku Poek" wstepowac majq Ubezpiecze-
ME rownie dobre, jak my maja tez inne orgarizace
pOskie, chodzi wiec innego.
Mianowicie - czele obowiazkow naszcj Or
ganzacn kobiecej, samodzelnej postawiona jest
praca dla kobiety przedewszystkiem - praca wy
trwa}a, szeroka, energiczna, obejmujaca potrzeby
Jej zycia, podnoszenie jej SwadomoSci troske jej
dobro, opieke mad mia mad tenn, najdroz-
szego - dziecko. Musimy bye temu zalozenu wier-
ne celowi temu ME uchybiac. Nowy dom Zw Pol.
daje zupelna piekna moznoSc rozwniecia skuecz-
ME taliej dzialalnoSci wejScia ma nOwe bardziei
czynnc tory piracy dla dobra poskej kobiety. Po-
ruszona juz jest W glosach kilku potrzeba stalych
odczyt6w popularnych - jest to, sadzimy, konecz-
Głos polek., 1912-07-18

me- ale malo, gdyz obejmowaloby tylko nasze Chica-
go, JeSli zas w zycie wprowadzi sic jednoczeSnie
mysl druga. tez omawiana glosach - podrozuja-
ceJ, sta1e organzatord, kt6rej zadaniem byloby a.
gitujac-wyglaszac tez wszedzie popularne odczyty
W celu uswadomienia kobiety - to ruch mysli pro-
mien swiat@a dotrze wszedzie, wszystkie zapadle
nawet katy polskiego zycia spowoduje obudzenie
sic / chec W polskiej kobiecie do czynu dzialania
Druga palaca potrzeba - ME tylko potrzeba,
ale oboWiazkiem wprost Organizacj kobieecj, Jest
otoczenle opleka troska przybywajace z kraju
siostry nasze, ME znajace jezyka, warunk6w pracy
ktore ogromnej ilosci gina tn, dac ma hafibe "a
tracene mlodego swego zyca powodu braku opie-
ki i uczciwej rady. ST. Siostry -czlonkine Jest to
ciezkim grzechem wszystkich kobiet polskick w A
meryce, IL dotad w palacej, strasznej skutkach
swych sprawe tel mic ME zrobiono tax oboietnie
ma kleske zycia TAXA patrzy sic traktuje. z uzna.
MEM goracem podnosimy tenn miejscu g}os6w Kill
ka, kt6re upominaja sic stanowczo utworzene blu
ra pacy dla emigrantek domu Zw Polek Chlu-
bne to piekne obudzene sic serca sumienia naro-
dOwego, oraz sodarnoSci kobiecej wSr6d naszych ST.
Si6str-czionkin, werzymy, IL Grupy nasze wszyst-
kie dada W tym kierunku wyrazne instrukcje swym
delegation poslom, kt6re ME zaniedbaja sprawe te
energcznie przeprowadzic. Pozwolimy sobie dora
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-12-06
THEY READ THE PAPERS.
The Most Successful Farmers and
4a shippers Are Regular Students
Of Conditions.

"The most successful farmers and
shippers we come In contact with are
men who read the newspapers" says
q member OF the National Live Stock
Commission Company, the firm that
does the largest business az the Ct.
Louis National Stock Yards. They
keep posted. They know conditions.
They know stock. They know mar.
kets. They know what sort Of stock
TO raise and what II win bring at diff.
fsrent markets.
They keep their minds open to
facts and figures. They are the best
customers firm can have. They ap-
prsciate good service. When we 20
10 extra expense to better our system
Of selling stock the man who reads
the newspapers and realizes what q
saving Of time and money modern or.
ganlzation Il and what proflt-maker
Il is-that IL the man who lets us
know he is with Us. He has been do
ing the same thing on his farm. he
has put In = motor where q motor win
save him labor or money. He has put
In better machinery. buys better seeds,
uses better methods and expects u TO
DO the same.
Hes the man who gets top Of the
market. He's the new kind Of farmer
the kind that takes advantage Of ev
erythins that viii help him IN his
work ant rcads be nswspspsr % Ind
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-12-06
ARMAGEDDON OF
The SCRIPTURES
Startling Presentation Of Com
Ing Events
PASTOR RUSSELL'S VIEWS
Churches Of Al Denominations and the
Civil Powers OF Earth Are About to
Unite In Common csuss-Powertul
Influence Preparing For the Battle
OF Arnnagsddon-A Reign OF Anarchy
Viii Be the Result OF tho Warfare
Until The Messiah Takes Control

Brooklyn. y. T.,
\ Ov. 3. - 7 b e
brooklyn Academy
of NJ ustc wa 8
crowded to the lim-
Il today TO hear
Pastor Russell's
discourse on the
Battle of Arma.
gedd0n." Ills text
was; lie gathered
them together unto
n placed called in
the Hebrew tongue
Arm ge Il d o n."
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-12-06

'ROUNDABOUTTHES STATE.
Cleaned from Exchangs:--Made by the Shears,
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal Some Credited, and Some Stolen,
but Nearly AIT Interesting Reading.

q can of coal oil when she started
a fire caused the death OF Mrs
Della Persinger,a most estimabIt
young lady, Of McFall, Tuesday
morning. Mrs.. Persinger poured
the gasoline into the stove mis-
taking it for coal oil and as she
applied the match the gasoline
ignited and flashed out OF the
stove enveloping the poor woman
in flames. Hor clothing caught
fire and the greater part Of her
body was horribly burned. She
remained conscious during the
most of the day and apparently
suffered but little.
William Lauritzen, a wood en-
gEaver employed at the keystone
Printing Company, committed
suicide by jumping in front Of 8
train in East Joplin, his deed
being prompted by dependency
over the marriage of his sweet
heart to another man. Lauritzen
and another man were rivals for
the hand of a young women who
last week spent two days in the
city Jail chargedwithbeing drunk.
Neither could raise the money to
pay her fine and she swcre veng-
ance by saying she would marry
neither.
Supposed to be temporarily in
sane a man who has been arrest
ed at Hannibal shot and severely
wounded PhilipBostwick 20years
old; Mrs. Alice Richmond, 23
years old, and Fred Hull, %
years old. Bostwick will die.
Mrs. Richmond and Hull were
struck by bullet intended for
another person. .~he bullet passed
through Hull's hand and hit the
woman. The man then walked
a block, held up two men and
1 few minutes later accosted and
,hot Bostwick.
According to q declaration
given in q suit for insurance
money, It is believed that the late
DR.. ]. M.Hamblin was murdered.
He was taken from a train at
Burlington Junction unconscious
'ne day last summer and died in
, short time. 1t is said he was
veil when he left Shenandoah
md had large roll of money.
This had disappeared, and a man
Who was with the doctor also is
nissing.--Atchison County Mail.
An apple orchard in Cass
county owned by Joseph Weston
'rought over SIC, 900 for the 1912
lpple crop. Four years ago when
dr. Weston purchased the orchard |
was nothing but q tsngle Of
Weeds and unkept trees. During |
he last four years the orchard
lad been pruned, sprayed and
cultivated, and this year is said
o have produced e5 per cent fruit |
rom about TO acres of bearing
reee.
Ben NARROW, a well-known far.
ner near Chillicothe, shot an
agile on his farm early last week
he bird measured 7 1-2 feet
rom tip to tip Of the wings. Mr..
farlow did not kill the bird, but
hot it though the wing, telling 1t.
/ has taken quite q prominent
lace among the chickens and is
great fsvorite among the child
On.
A farmer near Lebanon shot
nd killed Q man who had come
, his home and attempted to lure
way his i5-year old daughter. 7
n being ordered away the man
tempted to enter the farmers
ONE by force and the latter shot
nd killed him. A coroner's
lry later found that the homi-
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