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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-09-17

mails, butter and tallow. then flour
and hemp. In a few years indigo
began to be an object of industry.
Since the year 1890, the general cul-
tivation of cotton has materially al
tered the state of the country.
We learn with pleasure not only of
the religion of these strong forerun-
runners, but of their interest in edu-
cation. The Fair Forest church grew
In numbers by settlers attracted by
the advantages offered and for a long
time it was regarded as almost the
Ultima Thule of civilization. Among
the names of these early settlers
were Mayes, Means Park, Harris,
Thompson, Clouney and Kennedy.
With this brief survey of the Fair
Forest region, the origin of the name,
the people and their conditions, we
pass to that which concerns us today
as a chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution.
There were no braver patrons or
more determined Wings than these
men and women whom we call the
Fair Forest people Their fightings,
their sufferings covered Union district
and over into Spartanburg district.
These hills around US and the banks
of these peaceful streams have been
the warpath Of the Indian savage,
have seen the marching of British
troops of American troops, the crash
of guns, the scouts of struggling foe
men, the rush of horses, the shock
Of haI ri
here. Today fragmentary notice
of such events must suffice.
Our Revolutionary soldiers in prim-
itive costume went to war. Their uni
forms were principally of rude cloth
made from hemp, tow and wild nettle
bark, and as d sample of the uniforms
worn by the officers, Colonel Ruther-
ford's consisted of a tow hunting
| shirt dyed Hack and trimmed with
white fringe. Their fintlock guns
were clumsy enough but they were
in the hands of men who could shoot
with deadly aim. AS an example, an
elder in the Browns Creek church,
| Capt. John Savage, fired the first gun
at the battle Of Cowpens and shot
down a British officer at the head of
an advancing column. In Union dis
trict, Gen. Morgan, to protest Col.
VIM Washington marched some miles
camping near Grindal Shoals of this
county. He Stihed his camp every
night to guard against being sur
prised by Tarleton. The precise
place of Morgan's camp is said to be
where in 1897 the residence of Mrs.
Thomas Littlejohn stood.
In the battle of Cedar Springs
wher eCol. Thomas routed the Brit
ish among the heroes we're Major
Joseph McJunkin of Union district
and his men. On his march to Kings
Mountain. where he was defeated and
killed, Ferguson commanding the
British army, marched into Union
with 1900 men; camped on the south
side of Tiger river, about half mile
below Blackstock's Ford. From this
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-09-17

Girls exhibiting the best 12 vars
OF Gained products, prepared accord
ing to instructions given by county
agent:
First prize-$2.5O in gold, given by
Southern Oil Co.
Second prize-$1.50 in gold, given
by Southern Oil Co.
Third prfze-$1.O0 in gold, given by
Southern Oil Co.
The best record from each club:
Adamsburg-Kid gloves, Wilburn
Bros.
Kelly-One dozen glass jars, San
ders Bros.
Gault-Garden hoe and rake, Peo-
ple's Supply Co.
Observation-Disclosures set, Glymph's
Pharmacy.
Cross Key-s2.OO in trade, Union
Cedar BIuff-Purse. Palmetto
Drug Co..
West Springs Picture. Bailey
Mani. Co.
Sedalia-Picture, Bradley-Estes Co.
Santuc-One dozen glass jars, San
ders Bros.
Black Rock-Set of books, Pro-
sress.
Mabry-Water set, McLure Ten
Cents Store.
Union-Box of hosiery, Union
Clothing Co.
The girl that hands in the neatest
record book will be given a pair of
shoes by ]. Cohen.
Tho hast
Fountain pen, Peoples Drug Co.
Second best, $500 in gold, Nichol-
sons Bank.
Third best, $1.OO in gold, Nichol-
sons Bank.
Best written history by girl under
Is years, gold bracelet, Miss Edna
Tinsley.
Prizes for Exhibit From Domestic
Science Association.
The best two loaves of bread, made,
molder as instructed by teacher, will
be given $3.50 in gold by Union Gro
Gerry.
Second-Set of cutlery, Stone
Jones Hdw. Co.
Third-$1.00 in gold, Nicholson's
Bank.
Best plate of biscuit.
First-$1.50, Fair association.
Second-$1.00, Nicholson's Bank.
Third-50c, Fair association.
Best plate of rolls:
SOC, Fair association.
Best plate of sand tarts:
SOC, Fair association.
Best plate of chocolate cookies:
soc, Fair association.
The best plate of ginger snaps:
SOC, Fair association.
The expenses of the girls sent to
Winthrop for the short course was
paid by Citizens Bank and other pub
lie spirited citizens.
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take the main body but captured
four of them who could not keep up
| with their overloaded horses, being
burdened with plunder, and brought
them into Sumter's camp.
| The last flicker of the red glare
.fsilS- S-e2 Bloody Bill Cunningham and
his Z e,ow demons, as passing through
Laurens district they literally hacked
to pieces with their swords Ia sur
rendered prisoners. Leaving there
they went to the southern part of
Union district to the house of Mr..
John Boyce, grandfather of the Gel
ebrated James F. Boyce of the Bap-
tist Seminary at Louisville. Mr..
Boyce was a Wing, who had fought
at Kings Mountain, Cowpens and Eu-
tawville. He was seated at the ta-
BILE with a cup of milk and a piece
of bread. The noise of approaching
horses brought him to the door. There
he saw Bloody Bill and his party, in
Guiding a dreadful outlaw, McCombs.
He knew they meant to kill him.
Rushing at them he threw his hat in
the faces of the horses, which caused
them to open right and left. Dashing
through he was soon in the nearby
woods, but not before Cunningham
was at his side, and slashing his
sword at Boyce's uplifted hand, nearly
cut, off three of his fingers. Before
the, blow could be repeated Boyce
reached the thick brush and escaped.
From his hidin gplace he watched the
foe leave. Hurrying home to have
his fingers bound up, he rode quickly
to his old commander, Capt. Casey.
Before night Casey, with Is men,,
were in pursuit of Cunningham and
they captured small number of his
men, including McCombs, near Dun
cans creek, north of Enoree river.
They carried the rascals to a STOPPING
hickory, hanged them and buried them
all in one grave at the foot of the
tree-and the land had rest from war.
The soldier was citizen again, and
men, women and children began joy
ously rebuilding in peace.
And now, members of Fair Forest
chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, what is there
for us to do? In what way can we
be most worthy successors of those
who lived here before us? For one
thing, we can seek, collect and pre-
serve local history of the Revolution
ary days. There is much of value.
We can mark, or at least locate, his
toric spots.
Six miles from Union, on the road
to Whitmire, you may see the tomb
stone of the brave McJunkins. You
can be shown the spot where one
brave woman, aided by three others
and one man, defeated 300 Tories.
There are priceless relics around us
that any day might be destroyed. At
the home of Mr.. James Young, on the
Sardis road, you can see the manu-
script of his kinsman, a major in the
Continental army, who wrote it with
a goose quill pen. These are but
| ILLUSTRATIONS. Could we not, as a
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ford Ferguson passed into a settle
ment called Quakers Meadow, or
Meadow Woods, thence to Sugar
Creek, a tributary of Fair Forest,
where Wings were numerous. Leav-
ing, he camped at the Fair Forest
Shoals, thence to Spartanburg dis
trict on his way to his doom.
1t will sound familiar to hear that
South Carolinians were called rebels
and traitors in those days also, fight
ing to establish the constitution for
which they fought ip later days to
maintain, they were called rebels and
traitors again. 1t is said that his
tory repeats itself; and if for Fer
guson and his Tories we substitute
Sherman and his Bummers no other
change is necessary. For Ferguson
and his army were scourging the
country, plundering and robbing the
people of cattle, hogs, beds, wearing
apparel, bee gums, grain, vegetables
and everything imaginable, even to
finger rings, which they took from the
ladies. Ferguson supported his army
by pillage. He turned his horses
loose in fields of grain that happened
TO be most convenient. He seized
Wings and hurried them to a dirty
and loathsome prison at Ninety Six,
where they remained for sometime in
Jail and we'll nigh dying of starvation.
Draper says of Ferguson: "Their
progress through the country was
marked with blood and lighted with
| rn a rra ~, T,,sn &c
( trict at the home of brave old Samuel
McJunkin that his daughter Jane
played heroic part; but this will be
described in later paper by one of
our chapter, who is a kinswoman.
Another heroine of Fair Forest
church was Miss Anne Hamilton, of
distinguished courage. Another was
Miss Nancy Jackson, of the Irish set
tlement of Fair Forest. AS Tory
was leaving her house loaded with
plunder sh" kicked him down the
steps.
Resuming general history after the
battle Of Ninety Six, Gen. Green of
our army marched across the Enoree
and Tiger rivers into Union district
Soon after leaving Union by crossing
Broad river, he sent Emily Geiger on
her famous ride to Gen. Sumter. In
the closing of the war, Union again
came into the limelight by the raid
of Bloody Bill Cunningham, Tory and
outlaw.
AS the despcradoes went through
Spartanburg district news of their
bloody deeds caused the Wings in
Union and Chester to arm for resist
ance. Capt. jim Mcclure was sent to
meet. With company of determined
men rushed after the outlaws, too
late to prevent the bloody deeds al
ready done, but in time to protect
the distracted Whig families from
further ravages. The Tories heard
of his coming and took flight. Capt
McLure pursued them with his party
from Spartanburg through Union to-
wards Ninety Six. He failed to over
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-09-17
PRIZES OFFERED TO CANNING
CLUB AND DOMESTIC SCIENCE

Prizes offered for Union County
Fair to the girls of Canning club and
Domestic Science classes. These
prizes were donated by the Fair as
sociation and public-spirited Union
concerns.
The best exhibits will be sent TO
the State fair. All goods sent to CO.
lumbia must be packed in glass top
jars.
Only quarts, pints, half pints, 12
OF. and OF. jars permissible. On
standardizing the goods we are also
trying to standardize the containers.
Every girl making an exhibit and
handing in a report will be given a
club pin by the Fair association.
Winthrop college is Offering two
scholarships in each county to the
two girls making the highest record.
Every girl contesting for this scholar
ship must have cultivated Ito of an
acre garden according to Instructions
Each entry must consist of exhibit,
daily record book, booklet, giving
history of work. They will be judged
according to the following score:
Daily record book 20, history 20,
business management 20 (including
yield, profit and interest), exhibit 30.
This exhibit should consist of the fol-
lowing, which may be doubled or
trebled and others omitted to make
the dozen. One for tomatoes, beans,
soup mixture, pears, apples, peaches,
pickles (sweet and sour) tomato
and soup mixture.
In tin 5 each of beans, tomatoes
and soup mixture.
First prize-Scholarship to Win
throp.
Second prize-Scholarship to Win
throp.
Third prize-$5.O0 in gold, Fair
association.
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INTERESTING SKETCH OF
FAIR FOREST COMMUNITY.
Continued from page 81

Hampton of the Revolution, father
of Wade Hampton of 1912, hero of
New Orleans, under Andrew jackson,
and grandfather of our immortal
Wade Hampton, the hono"ad name
that spans century of patriotic SER
vice-1776-1S76
1t is of interest to notice the raj
ment and habits of our people in
these days. Howe tells us the man
ners and dress of these first settlers
must have been quite primitive. The
men wore hunting shirt, leggins and
moccasions, adorned with beads. The
hair was tied up in little deerskin
or silk bag. At another time they
wore their hair cued and rolled up in
a black ribbon, or bears entrail,
dressed and dyed black. Again it be-
came custom to shave off the hair
and wear white linen caps with ruff
fles around them. The women's
dress was long-eared caps, Virginia
bonnets, short gowns stays, stomach
ers, quilted petticoats, high wooden
heels. A description of Nazareth
congregation in the Fair Forest coun-
al
appearance of the congregation when
assembled for worship in these early
times was widely different from that
Of modern assemblies. The women
were chiefly their own merchants, mil
liners and dress makers. The men
were clad in knee brooches and long
waist coats and low crowned broad
brimmed hats; and in summer usually
appeared in church without coats
They always came either on foot or
horseback. No carriages encircled
the sanctuary during the hours OF
worship. 1t was common for young
men and women to walk four and five
miles to church. But they excelled
in all the virtues of the Christian and
the man. They reverenced the house
and the worship of God. They hon
ored the Sabbath. Preparation was
made on Saturday that this should
be quiet day in all their dwellings,
tn" family altar was set up. God ;
Holy Word was read daily and His
name invoked. The praises Of God
were sung out of Rouse's version OF
the Psalms to the air of Near Dublin
Dundee or Old Hundred. Family
mercies were acknowledged, family
sins were confessed and family bless
ings prayed for in nearly all of the
dwellings, of these first settlers. The
scenes were realized, described by
Robert Burns in the Cotter's Satur-
day Night. Are we to wonder at
their hc"o;em under trial, when their
spiritual life was nourished thus?
As to the business side of their
lives, living was cheap and money
scarce. The chief market was far
away Charleston, reached only by
tedious travel with wagons over poor
roads and through boggy swamps
The chief trade was in skins of ami
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Messrs. J. B. Pitts and A. M. Wat
son, of Whitmire, were visitors to the
city yesterday.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-01
FRENCH RENEW ATTACKS
ON THE GERMAN LINES
VIOLENT ATTACKS ALSO MADE
on THE GERMANS BY THE
RUSSIANS.

Berlin, March 1.-The French are
making desperate efforts to recap
ture Bandeyiller in the Nosges and
to drive back the right wing Of the
crown princes army north OF Yer
dun.
During the past forty-eight hours
the enemy has hurled several infan-
try regiments against the Germans
but all the attacks were repulsed.
The French are renewing their at
lacks against the German lines near
Perthes and in the Champagne re"
gion where last week the enemy suf-
fered severe losses.
In the eastern theater the heavi-
est fighting is occurring northwest
of the Russian fortress of Ostroienk.
The Russians have made violent at
tacks against the German lines but
were beaten Off.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-01
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYE
DEFEATS Standard OIL.

Washington, March IA govern
ment scientist has defeated the eX-
pert employees OF the Standard on
and people instead of this
giant industry will benefit. DR.. Wal
ters Rittmau, La chemical engineer
in the bureau ,oismines. has invented
process 200 per cent the products
Of, gasoline from petroleum and to
maniifacturcftwo important compo-
sitions for dye stuffs and high eX-
plosiyes from crude petroleum. For
several years the Standard Oil com
pany has had experts working 10
make these discoveries. The govern
ment will now issue licenses to manu-
facturers to produce these liquids
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-01
An AMERICAN LINER
RUNS THE BLOCKADE
THE STEAMSHIP NEN YORK Ar
RiVES IN NEW YORK FROM
LIVERPOOL.
Was Conveyed Through the War
Zone BY Four Torpedo Boats.
Sighted "a Drifting Ship
In the Ocean.

New York. March 1.-The Ameri-
can liner New York carrying 22l
passengers arrived here today after
successfully running the German sub
marine blockade around the Brit
ish Isles.
Under cover of darkness and with
four torpedo boats as a convey she
slipped out OF Liverpool with her
engines going at top speed and dash
ed toward the open sea Life boats
swung at the davits ready for in
slant use After she cleared the
war zone the torpedo boats return
ed.
The New York reported that an
unidentified ship was seen drifting
near the middle of the Atlantic. Al!
her propeller blades were broken
and missing.
According to wireless received
by the New York all the people on
the unknown steamer We're safe.
The name of the liner was given as
the Tritonian. This name is I'M
known here.
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garage about 1880 O'Clock and re-
main ten minutes or more before
backing out and driving away to
the north.
Willis Horton, porter at Curtin s
store, passed the garage at 5
o'clock Sunday morning, and re
membered that two white men were
standing at the door, which was
partly opened. One of these men,
the taller one, was hatless.
Still another was that Jack
Jones had been threatened short
time before These are only a few
of the wild rumors that kept the
crowd engaged while the officers
and a few of the citizens proseeut-
ed their search.
Follow Small Clue.
Sheriff Dearborn and his coterie
of deputies, together with Constable
Ham and deputy, and City Marshal
j. r. Jones and his force, were on
the ground making Investigations.
These were aided by citizens, and
traced out Most valuable assist
ance was given to the officers by e.
l.. Feray He led Officers Hargus
and Yates to the home of Joe
Larken on Murdoch street and
climbed into the loft and brought
out partly washed clothes that
bore blood stains. The coat was
even partly burned. The premises
were searched for the negro, but he
could not be found. Buggy tracks
were traced into the vicinity of
Larken' S home. When Deputies
Yates and Hargus failed to find the
negro there they took the negro S
wife into custody and locked her
up. Then they announced to the
waiting throng that Larken was
the negro wanted and the man hunt
was on in earnest.
The Man Hunt.
With more than one hundred men
securing the city for the negro 1t
was only q very short time until he
was arrested. The men scattered
from Waxahachie almost to Ennis
and searched every nook and cor
ner, but Red Watson and Con-
,...htx uf,nix,,,o, of Ennis made the
lucky find These men visited the
home Of the accused mans sister,
away out In the suburbs on Jeffer-
son streets The negro was reluctant
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-01
Donations for Belgium.

Boston, Mass, March 1.-The
Belgian Relief ship Lynotta sails to-
day. She is laden with food ana
clothing which has been collected IN
New England. This is the second
shipload that has gone from this
port. For the Christmas shiploaG
the most profound expressions OF
gratitude have been received from
the stricken families that are living
in Belgium.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-01
Shoe Machinery Consolidation.

Patterson, n. j., March 1.-The
stock holders of the United Shoe
Machinery Corporation met here to-
day to take action upon a proposed
consolidation with the United States
Shoe Machinery Corporation. Inc
CORPORATION is the holder of all but
a small portion of the stock OF the
company, which has been held out
and may cause great trouble.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-01
COMMISSION HEARING
TO BE HELD IN DALLAS

Austin, Tex, March 1.-THE rail-
road commission has fixed Dallas
and March 4 as the place and time
for the hearing on the Texas roads
application for a Is per cent in
crease in freight rates. The hear
ing was originally set for Austin but
was changed to Dallas.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-01
TWO AMBASSADORS CALL
ON SECRETARY OF STATE

Washington, March The En-
glish aud French ambassadors called
personally on Secretary of State
Bryan today ON account OF the al
lied's proposed blockade of Germany
in reprisal because of the submarine
Warfre.
International courtesy previous to
the formal announcement was the
cause of this visit.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-01
THE WHEAT PRICES
CONTINUE TO DECLINE

Chicago, March 1.-The continued
success of the allied hombardm"nt
of the Eardane'les today sent MAY
wheat to st.4S a busheI within thir-
ty minutes after the opening. July
wheat dropped to $1,25.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-01
NEW HAVEN DIRECTORS
ENTER NOT GUILTY PLEAS

, New York, March Eight direc-
tors of the New Haven system today
entered pleas OF not guilty 10 the
sherman antitrust law. Only part
room.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-01
Public Service Probe Ends.

New York, March THE pubhc
service probe practically ended to-
day. A speedy report is promised
and it is believed that there Will be
some important recommendation
and sensational exposure.
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him in high esteem. He was small
of build, but brave and fearless, and
there is no doubt the resistance Of
fered cansed his death The man
gled body Vas takensto the Spalding
undertaking parlors and prepared
for burial. During the afternoon
more than a thousand citizens view
ed the body. Many brought floral
offerings and the casket was cover
ed with beautiful flowers.
Faithful to His Oath.
Sheriff Henry Dearborn was the
man of the hour. Confronted by his
friends, clamoring for the life of the
protect, his was a difficult task, and
one which required a cool head to
handle. He knew the men he was
dealing with and knew that argu-
ment rather than force must be de-
pended upon to prevail. He press
ed his advantage from every view
point and pulled every string that
could WELD an influence. True but
for the warm support of his friends
these rallied about him and right
prevailed. To his men and other
officials is due much for the man
ner in which the excited crowd was
handled
Detectives Here.
Detectives Sam Hall and Joe
Austin of Dallas came to WaXa-
hachie during the afternoon at the
request of the sheriff to assist in
only in time to see the lynchins
demonstrations.
Talk About Murder.
There is a large crowd in town to-
day and the malrder OF young Jones
is the chief topic of conversation.
The people are orderly however,
and no further demonstration is ex-
pected. The officers have the ne
groes safe at Dallas and they have
no intention Of bringing them back
until the excitement subdues.
Third Negro II Arrested.
Will Lindsey. a third negro ar
rested in connection with the muir
der. was taken to Dallas for safe
keeping last night.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-01
Pacific Pays Diyi.lensis.

Montreal, Que, March, ! .---The
Canadian Pacific wilkpay its regu-
lar quarterly dividends OF ~ per
cent to stockholders OF record to-
day.
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MARKET REPORT.
Local Market.

The Waxahachie dealers are pay
ing the following prices for country
produce today: