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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-05-24
Signed Statement by John Henry May
Union;~ c., May=18, 191.

Union; s.: c., May=1S, 1912.
To the Citizens of Union County:
I, John Henry May, Jr., desire to
express my feelings to the good peo-
pie of Union county, having been
born and reader here in Union county,
conscious of the fact that I am, ac-
cording to sentence, am never to be
a free man again. submit to the
will of God and the good will of the
people. I am going to the peniten-
tiary with a good will toward every
man and an i'll will toward none.
am responsible to none but God and
trust that God will forgive all my
enemies or those who are envious to-
ward me. l am in this dismal cell
tonight under life sentence for the
simple fact that Gods 9Th command
ment has been disregarded and God
says if you are guilty of one you are
guilty of the whole. praise God to-
night for soul salvation. Man can
do anything with this mortal body
but l want to praise God for my soul
is free.
1t grieves my heart to leave my
old heart-broken mother, wife and ba-
by, knowing I am never to return
to them again.
I am at the mercy of the good peo-
pie Of my county and I want to ask
if petition Is ever in circulation for
my pardon, that one and all, give it
due consideration as I feel innocent
Of murder as any one living. It is
mans misfortune and not crime
and trust that the good people will
have mercy on me and will not have
TO spend all my days in prison, though
I am going to the penitentiary with
good will toward everybody and
i'll will toward none.
Very respectfully,
(Signed) John Henry May.
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Lockhart Junction News.

Lockhart Junction, May 2O.-The
day feels like summer time. After SO
much bad weather it seems like it has
made a change for warmer days.
The day is the 21st and some few will
today get done planting cotton seed
and corn today in this section. We
don't know when there was so much
late planting of cotton.
The oat crop in this section is fine,
but the wheat crop is not so good.
Misses Addie Harmon and Marga-
ret Coleman of Jonesville, visited
Miss Jennie Mckinney last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. J. Fowler and
daughter, Miss Bessie, of Jonesville,
visited Mr.. D. C. White Sunday.
Misses Mary Fairbanks and Vera
Fowler of Jonesville, came to see Miss
Myrtle Gault Sunday.
Mr.. B. w. Fowler of Jonesville
spent the evening at Mr.. ]. L. Nc
Kinney Sunday.
Mrs. Ben Horne and children visit
ed Mrs. j. G. Garner Saturday.
Mr.. j. G. Gault who had a stroke
Of paralysis several months ago, has
improved in health and can walk
around the house, and has a good
mind but his speech is not plain. He
don't have the use of his tongue az
ne used to have. He is SO years of
age. He says he was one among the
first men in Union county to help to
get up a county paper, which is now
The Union Times, and it has been in
his family ever since and he enjoys
reading it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster Farr of
Adamsburg came to see Mr.. ]. G..
Gault Sunday.
Miss Annie Garner and little Mer-
tice, have gone to Newberry, s. c..
to visit relatives.
Mr.. L. j. Gallman of Cowpens, 8.
C., had the misfortune to lose two of
his little children, Noble and Beatrice.
last week, only about a weeks differ
ence in their death. They died of dys-
enterry and were buried at New Hone
last week. He has the sympathy Of
his p,any friends in this section.
Moxy.
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Township Sunday School Convention.

The program which has been ar
saH&sd for the Union Township SUM-
das Shoof convention, which will be
held at Mt. Vernon church on Sunday,
June 2, by the Township president,
Mr., ]. H. Lee, is as follows:
1000 a. m.-Devotional exercises
conducted by r. G. Gregory.
Organization and enrolment of del
egates.
10:30-Query: What is the best
method for teaching Sunday School
clRks?. w. A. Long, S. w. jolly,
Clarence Gregory.
,'11:00-Which should we hold more
responsible for pupils dropping out
Of the Sunday School, parents or
teachers? S. M. Rice, E. u, w. F.
Bobo, ]. E. Hughes.
Song.
11:45-Are all churches in the bounds
of this convention doing their whole
duty in the interest of the Sunday
School cause, and if not, how can they
be awakened to their duty? T. j. Be-
tenbaugh, H. H. Pruitt, J. H. Lee.
Appointment of Committees.
Intermission for dinner.
Reassemble at LAS. Fifteen min
utes song and prayer service, con-
Quoted by the President.
Reports of COMMITTEES.
Miscellaneous business.
goo p. m.-What benefit has our
Sunday Schools derived from Class
Organizations? Prof. Davis Jeffries
and B. B. James.
Relations existing between Church
and Sunday School, and can one exist
without the other? Rev. j. F. Mathe-
son, Rev. c. A. Kirby, followed by
all ministers and Sunday School
workers present.
s Adjournment.
r All pastors in the township are cor
daily invited to attend and take part
IN the exercises.
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Buffalo Letter.

Buffalo, May 22.-The Buffalo Bap-
tist church has called Rev. H. E. Hill
as their pastor for this year. Rev.
Mr.. Hill is well known in Union coun-
ty.f He Is an able man in the pulpit
and is also willing worker for his
Master. Mr.. Hill has large work to
do. There is at this time $1,000 debt
on the church. He states that he will
do his best to pay for it this year.
The officers Of the church now are:
H. 2, Hill, pastor; Joel T. Woodward,
superintendent of Sunday School, and
clerk; J.. L. Woodward, treasurer.
Descons, c. H. Matthews, Jno. Hog
len, w. F. Kennett, w. C. Poole and
Arthur Wyatt. The people here are
glad to know that Prof. James H.
Hope and wife will be back with us
next year.
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Notice.

There will be no services at the
Episcopal church on Friday afternoon
on account of the absence of the rec
tor, Rev. C. H. Jordan, but Sunday
morning service will be conducted by
layreader.
Mr.. Jordan has gone to Winches-
ter, Tenn, to investigate a call which
he has received to that parish.
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News From West Springs.


of the community are very busy now
finishing up planting. Some are be-
ginning to work out their cotton
where it is a good stand. There are
a good many who have not finished
planting their cotton yet. Very little
corn has been planted.
Governor Cole L. Blease, who was
to have spoken here on last Satur-
day, disappointed a large crowd by
failing to come. 1t is understood
that the Governors wife was critical
ly i'll and for that reason he was
not able to be here. This makes twice
that the Governor has failed to keep
his appointment here. However, Mr..
j. G. Bishop, candidate for county
commissioner, and Messrs. A. E. Hill
and j. G. Otis, candidates for solic-
itor spoke. Both the candidate for
solicitor made good speeches. 1t was
regretted that Mr.. Ira C. Blackwood,
the other candidate for solicitor, was
not present to present his reasons for
asking to be solicitor.
Mr.. Lawrence G. Southard, candi-
date for clerk of court, was present,
but did not speak.
Messrs. w. j. Betsill and J. M.
West served fine barbecue dinner.
The cue was cooked by Mr.. John
ME West and was pronounced by
many to have been the best cooked of
any cue that was ever given here.
The speaking was held in the audi
torium of the school building.
Mr.. Joseph NJ. Macarthur of Colo
RADIO. Mitchell county, Texas, is yis-
iting relatives here. --Xr.-McAEthur
has not been in this State for over
% years. He is a Confederate eveter-
an and came here from the reunion
at Macon, Ga. He will remain until
June 1st, before returning to his
home.
Miss Carrie Smith spent the past
week with relatives at Union.
Mr.. Olin H. Began of Spartanburg,
spent Sunday here with his mother,
Mrs. w. P. Began.
Messrs. B. w. West and D. H. Mil
ler went to Jonesville Tuesday on
business.
Mr.. John M. West, who has been
in poor health for some time, is now
very much improved.
Little Miss Thelma Giles, who has
been with her grandmother, Mrs. j. b.
Lancaster, at Union, for several days,
has returned home.
Mr.. Henry Smith attended the
State Democratic convention held in
Columbia last week as one of the del
egates from Union county.
Mr.. w. w. Lancaster, of Spartan
burg, visited friends here on Satur-
day and Sunday.
Mr.. Adolph Warner of Camden, is
visiting relatives here this week.
Miss Ernestine Grant, has returned
home after spending the winter with
relatives at Spartanburg.
Mr.. Ry Burgess is quite i'll at this
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A Great Building Fafls.

when its foundation is undermined,
anl II the foundation of health
eiGestlon-cis attacked, quick collapse
toliows. On the first signs Of indi,.
gestion, DR.. Kings New Life Pills
and regulate liver, kidneys and bow
els. Pleasant, easy, safe ard only
25c at The Rice Drug Co.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-05-24
Making History.

Paul Revere was exceeding the
speed limit.
"Yon can do it this once to save
the country" said the local constable.
but if this occurs again the country
can go to the dogs."-Life.
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May %, 1912.
Advertised Letters

For the week ending May 81, 1912:
S. j. Barry. Thomas Booker, Lille
Bryson, A. B. Burgess, Agnes Connor,
Marie Downey, Lula Dogan, Aglaza
Angeline Gardner, James M. Gregory,
Beulah Gibson, S. R. Cool, Joseph Le-
witt, Leonard Kirby, ]. Vernon Orr,
Annie Rodgers, Bessie Rodgers, B. C.
Smith, Robert Worthy,
L. G. Young, Postmaster.
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Services at Unity.

There is a series of services going
on this week at Unity Methodist
church. Preaching at $3.50 p. M, and
7:3O p. m. Every one will receive a
hearty welcome.
The preaching is being done by
Rev. Sam. E. Rose, evangelist.
His sermons are all very clear and
forceful.
j. H. Danner.
Mo-, 90 1910
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Mrs. F. N. Farr is visiting friends
In Columbia for several days.
The Washington times., 1912-04-11
WILLIAM AND MARY
PITCHER TOUCHED
FOR EIGHTEEN HITS
Hessler, Lynch and Horan
Prove Best Performers for
Catholic University.

Batting averages were fattened at the
Catholic University yesterday when
Jones, the William and Mary pitchers,
was touched up for eighteen safeties,
which allowed the Brooklander to win
by 10 to 2. Hessler, Lynch and Horan,
for Catholic University, proved the
bright shining lights in hitting, the
first two getting four apiece and the
last named connecting for three. Skeets
Hayes and Mcdonnell, who have been
hittingl well OF late, were the ony
Brooklanders who failed to get into the
hit column.
william and Mary proved unable to
cope with their stronger opponents and
the game resolved itself into a question
Of how many Catholic University would
be able to total. Greene started in the
box for the Brooklanders, but gave way
to Clancy, who finished in good shape.
In the field william and Mary put up
a fair game considering that six errors
were chalked up. The team was out
classed from the start, however, and
did its best to keep the score down.
Every effort will be made ct the
Brookland University to groom the team
in preparation for the Harvard contest
next Monday. Harvard has shown eX-
ceptional form in holding the Boston
Americans to a to score and Is GO
ing as well as any of the colleges. II
Catholic University can win this game
the season will be considered the best
in the history of the school.
The Washington times., 1912-04-11
TURNER TO MEET
JOHN K|LON|S FOR
THE SECOND TINE
Greek Middleweight Defeats
Oscar Sampson In Two
Straight Falls.

Such success has met the efforts OF
John Eilonis, che Greek Tiddleweisht
wrestler, IN this city that the second bout
with Joe Turner, washington's favorite
mat artist. has been agreed upon by
the wrestlers ani Manager Peck. OF
the Jayety Theatsr. Next Friday night
las heen set upon for the encounter,
and the articles of the bout have been
signed by both parties.
1t will be remembered that Turner
and 1<ilor!s met mere several weeks ago,
Kilonis having won after many min
1ites cf difficult work against the local
boy. During this bout, Turner re-
ceivcd a severe wrench to his arm.
which rendered him almost helpless
during the remainder Of the match. The
clever Washingtonian is completely
over his injury now and EXPECTS TO
even things with I<ilonis FRIDAY night.
Last nights fray, which Kilonis won
over sampson, was well fouSht through
out, 10th athletes having used bet
ter brand Of tactiCs than has charac-
falls came to l<ilo1iS In thirty mine
and twenty minutes.
Joe Turner will arrive here at mid
night and wires that he Is In good con-
dition to meet Kilonis on Friday. Last
night he wrestled Walt Evans at Bris-
, tol, Tenn, the bout going hours and
| 10 minutes without fall. The match
was held at the Harmeling Theater al
Bristol Evans, Turner'S opponent re.
| Gently defeated Fred Beel. and weigh ed
in at l6S pounds.
The Washington times., 1912-04-11
Baseball Results

Georgetown, 3; Cornell, 3.
American Security, 8; Central, 4.
Alexapdria A. c., g.; Naval Med
icos, 2.
Belmonts, IL; Spartans, s.
Holy Cross, 8; Mt. st. Mary's, 7.
Catholic University, 15; william
and Mary, 2.
Giant Regulars, z; Yale, 2.
Giant Colts, IL; Yale, 8.
Washington and Lee, II; Trinity
of Connecticut, q.
Montreal, 8; Virginia, 2.
Normal A. c., 81 Business, 3.
Lafayette. 6; Army, 4.
Navy, 13; Fordham, 0.
Whitsett Institute, 8; Horner Mill.
tary Academy, 1.
Rutherford College, 4; Asheville
High, 9. F','-
Danville, 10: Greensboro, 6.
University Of Georgia, z; Univer.
sity OF Michigan, 0.
Davidson College, 6; University ot
North Carolina, 2.
Brown, 8; Bowdoin, 4.
Princeton, 49,. Lehigh, 6.
University of South Carolina, L
Wake Forest, 3. ,.-. ..... .......s..
Toronto, TO-; Norfolk, 4.
Newberry College, Z; Charleston
College, 5. aa-.t ,... ....
The Washington times., 1912-04-11
GEORGE TOWN LOSES
TWO AND FIGURES
IN TIE THIS WEEK
Hilltoppers Break Even With
Cornell Nine-Score
3 to 8.

Two defeats and a tie Is the best
Georgetown could get this week in the
holiday games scheduled. Games were
handily won last week, and with the
exception of the Princeton game. the
team appeared to be ready for a clean
up. Cornell was practically given a
game. finally tying with 3-to-3 score
yesterday. which should have been
easily won, as Lynch and Cogan proved
generous and dropped two easy flies,
allowing two Cornell runners to score.
Dutch" Fienle, who served them up
for the Blue and Gray, seemed to have
everything necessary for winning a
game. He allowed but four scattered
The Washington times., 1912-04-11
c. c. Sends Eqt Additional ENTREES 7unes-egvS Marathon Race

hits and famed eight men. was never
erratic, and should have an easy vic
tory TO his credit.
A change was made in the Georgetown
infield, Mulcahay taking NJ. O'Connor's
place at first. The new first sacker got
two hits out of four times at the bat
and fielded well. Hollander, shortstop
for Georgetown, put up one of the best
games seen at the field this season. He
figured In eight plays and got a slash
ing three-bagger.
Georgetown will have no more games
this week, practice being INDUCED in
daily until the Harvard game, on Tues
day. The score:
II. II. Il.
GEORGETOWN .... 81 90 1 OO1 0-3 3
Cornell ........... 0 1 900 20-3
The Washington times., 1912-04-11
PREP SCHOOL IS
. FOE Of CENTRAL
HIGH NINE TODAY
American Security and Trust
Wins From Scholastic
Team.

Central High School is meeting the
Georgetown Prep team on the Prep field
this afternoon in what is expected to
be one of the fastest schoolboy games
of the season. The high school team
yesterday met defeat at the hands OF
the American Security and Trust team,
losing to. the more experienced players
by 5-to-4 score. Central was able TO
get but three hits off Dyer and Rawl-
ings, who served them up for the Bank
bases
Although American Security made a
number of errors in yesterdays game.
hits more than made up for this de-
Central failed to come up from behind.
The Washington times., 1912-04-11
The Diamond Maxims of Methuselah

l. MY son, have in my day kept track of 76,9S7
ball players who grapped with umpires the field.
The shows that 769S7 occasions the umpires
Won You can figure out the percentage and go to
1t as thy judgment dictates"
2. THE opens and there is Joy in the land
yea an abundance OF cheering. But tomorrow the
Browns shall speak only of next and again
to the future"
The Washington times., 1912-04-11
Many Nationalities Are
Represented on Diamond

Different nationslities represented in
balloon include. Wagner, German;
Lajoie, French: Konetchy, Pole: Bode,
Italian: Almeida, Cuban: Callahan,
Irish: Severoid, Norwegian: Johnson.
Swede; Bender. Indian; Gibson. Cana
dian; Mathewson, Scot
The Washington times., 1912-04-11

Hungry, you've waited from autumn ia spring,
Dieting lightly old thinEi
Reading of sutton and dreaming of Ford.
WOnder ring why crusty and bOredt
Lamping your FaYOrite Page with =
(BarrnK q not mention IL,
Hungry, waited. hut here
"E1vers Suspended" and "CoIe Batted HardT
"O'Day = Finedt Takes n Kick KIem's Shin
The dish Is before yOu-gO ia IT, dive in
Old-fashioned isn't the word. ont you mean ante
diluvian?
The Washington times., 1912-04-11
Ketchel MurdererS
=, Appeal Their Cases

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-, April H.
Appeals OF Walter Dlpley and Goldie
Smith. convicted of the murder of STAN
ley Ketchel, champion mlddleweignt
pugilist, were argued and submitted In
the supreme court today. Each is scrv-
ing a life sentence. '..N/
The Washington times., 1912-04-11
imp. blished Interviews.
No. by HANK O'DAY.

at is undoubtedly true" remarked Manager oDay,
OF the Reds, laughing lightly, that Finnerans five close
decisions against and the game. But
believe he called them in exactly the right Those
four close ones at the plate nip and tuck but the
ball was ahead of the each time and after the
game congratulated Finneran his and judg-
ment 1t wonderful exhibition of umpiring and
congratulate President Lynch on his staff"
what has become" queries J, L. H., "of the old
fashioned catcher who used catch Ty Cobb stealing?
The Washington times., 1912-04-11
St. Agnes Wins.

The st. Agnes MidRets defeated the
D+nnison team In a fast game tv the
score OF 10 20 Z. The feature wSs the
pitching of Howard Thomas.
The Washington times., 1912-04-11
Can Walter do il?

Roger Brasnahan may not lie ~ the
lineup today on account of bruises
and stiffness The old warhcrse put all
he had IN him in the spring series which
his team won from the Browns. Bresna-
played and contributed materially TO
winning the five vi'tories that the
Cardinals got
The Washington times., 1912-04-11

The finish may be 154 games away but the fragrant
odor Of world series kale is inspiring incentive as
early the first round of the opening battle. Fame
name and 300 average worth playin gfor; but
oh. you $500 per.
The Washington times., 1912-04-11
BINGLES AND BUNTS
By Grantland Rice.
Go to 1t.

SOUP n la Wagner and pie a la Cobb
Baker still lob;
hathcwsOn salad and Daubert dessert
Mingled with dressing of hitting the dirt;'
WOlvertOn GumbO md Speaker with cream.
Drowned 10 tint o. n n epicure's dream,
Seasoned with doubles and inshOOts and drops,
Ma bIe-dOmed One-handed stOpsi
Served with frOth running through II,
Enter the Dish of the SeasOn-EO 10 II!
First call for Bakers weakness"
The Phes have only one star crippled to date bu
there are still 154 scheduled contests left.
Seven new managers break in today; what theyv
broken into is another story released for publication
later
The Washington times., 1912-04-11

Woverton carries the proper system. His idea is to
play the game and let the take care of itself As
the takes OF itself anyway the philosophy
appears to be fairly well grooved, set primed.
The Washington times., 1912-04-11
Fiy.castcrs coming.

Hollander, playing shortstop for
Georgetown. is coming In for high
praise by the remarkable game he Is
playing on the Hilltop. His work yes
terday was nothing short of marvellous.
as he grabbed everything in sight and
drove out a long triple. He had eight
chances, several OF which he got. and
made throws mailing the runner on
seemingly impossible plays.
The Washington times., 1912-04-11
This is the day.

Catholic University Is certainly show
ing the way for all teams coming to
Brookland this year, and 1t seems a pity
that Georgetown and the Catholic Uni
versity are not playing in series this
season. Both teams meet Harvard next
week, the Catholic University team
playing on Monday and Georgetown the
day following.
The Washington times., 1912-04-11

The national championship in cour,
tennis may be taken TO England IL Vane
Pennell, the English champion, main
tains the form that brought him into
the finals, which he plays with former
title holder Joshua Crane today. EN-
perts maintain that Jay Gould, the
present champion, will be forced TO ex-
tend himself to the limit in order to
keep the title.
The Washington times., 1912-04-11
Cornell is lucky.

NJ Walter Johnson can show the
form today that characterized his OPEN
ing game against New York here In
1910, MANY of the ante-season slipups
and mistakes OF the team will be for
gotten. There is nothing like n victory
at tire start to put any team on edge.
johnson has every fan in the city back
OF him in the hope that he can defeat
the champion Athletics.
The Washington times., 1912-04-11
Kilonis is winner.

Several of Iiriftith's Youngsters are
getting their first glimpse of Zig league
stun today. Dan Moeller and Foster
Iea que In the next few DAYS. 1t will be
a toTqh proposition for the ki6s at the
commencement OF their big league ex-
rerlence 70 be forced to confront the
noon.
The Washington times., 1912-04-11
Catholic University wins.

The game at Princeton yesterday was
one of the poorest exhibitions of base
ball that has been seen in the college
world for a long time. I.ehigh was
beaten by 23 to and made twelve
errors Princeton was not far behind,
and made seven misplays, Pehdleton
heaving the ball over first base three
times. Pazett. Lehigh's football cap
tain and star pitcher, was driven from
the box.
The Washington times., 1912-04-11

The Washington marathon entry list
is swelling daily and bids fair to out
number that OF last years men who
ran in The Times News race. All the
District athletic clubs interested In
The Washington times., 1912-04-11
Harvard Is coming.

fIHTNuTu IS VUIIIIHS'
Western, Central, and Business were
beaten yesterday. and Tech the day be-
fore. None of the high school teams
las been showing much baseball this
year. and from indications any of the
FIVE at present stands an excellent
chance to win the title. Light hitting
has marked every game to date. and the
coaches have been worrying over this
essential.
The Washington times., 1912-04-11
BOB TtiAYER'S SPORTING GOSSIP
-"EVERY KNOCK is A BOOST

training for the event which will be
held from Laurel to Baltimore, on the
morning of May II.
The Washington times., 1912-04-11

The wrestling bout TO be held at the
Gayety between Joe Turner and John
kilorfs, the Greek, should prove the
most exciting bout OF the season. In
cleverness and gameness Kilonis has
won a host of friends Turner was
thrown I'm their last meeting, and sue
cumbed after hurting his shoulder In
colliding with a chair during the match
Both men are reported in fine condition
The Washington times., 1912-04-11
Great opening weather.

Great opening weather.
The White Lot diamonds are in mis-
cradle condition for the amateurs who
start their season in a little more than
two weeks. Last year little attention
was paid to the grounds and 1t might
be we'll for the energetic officials Of the
various leagues who play there to get
some action in having the bases and
batter's and pitchers boxes attended to.