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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-05-26
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
NEAR VALDOSTA, GA.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
MET LAST TUESDAY.
The Meeting Held in Spartanburg
Will Meet Again Tuesday Morn
ing in Laurens.

A meeting of the finance commit.
tee of the proposed interurban cleo
trio railway was held in Spartan
burg Tuesday. Another meeting is
to be held in Laurens on Tuesday
morning of next week at 9:3O o'colck.
j. F. Jacobs reported having made
a trip to New York seeking to gather
information and to enlist the coopera-
tion of men financially strong.
At the meeting Tuesday it was de-
cided that the name of the railway
company would be Carolina RAPID
Transit Company" and the charter
would call for minimum capital Of
$4,000 and a maximum capital of
SO, 100000.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-05-26
SURPRISE SHOWER.

The Church street ladies gave Mrs.
). G. Going surprise shower We'd
nesday afternoon and she received
many useful and pretty things for
her new home.
The packages were sent to Mrs. G..
b. Sligh's and she made the presen-
tation speech, this being the first in
timation that Mrs. Going had of her
neighbors' intentions to thus show
their good will.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-05-26
TOWNSVILLE SCHOOL
CLOSES IT'S SESSION.
Hon. Richard |. Manning Delivers
Address to Graduating Class.

The closing exercises of the Jones'
vile High school were held Friday,
May 10. Seven young ladies and six
young men were given diplomas.
Governor Richard l. Manning was the
orator of the day, and his address
was upon very practical lines. He
stressed the need for preparedness,
with emphasis upon our common
schools. The audience gave close at
tention to the address and enjoyed it..
Superintendent F. M. Ellerbe called
upon Governor Manning to deliver the
diplomas to the class. Delightful
music was furnished by Miss Lucy
Littlejohn and Rev. Mr.. Justus.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-05-26
MRS. M. v. GOING DEAD.

Mrs. M. V. Going died Friday af-
ternoon about 2 o'clock and was
buried at Kelton at 2 o'clock Sunday
afternoon. Mrs. Going was Miss
Lilly Whitlock of Tennessee.
She is survived by her husband and
two children.
Mrs. Going was woman of beau
tiful character and was held in high
esteem by all her neighbors. She
was sick for quite while, but bore
her sufferings with great fortitude.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-05-26
ENTERTAINS PUPILS.

On Friday afternoon, May 10, the
music class of the Union High school
had rehearsal of their recital, after
which refreshmentss consisting of
sandwiches, ices and cake, were
served by the teacher, Miss Beatrice
Wilburn. Then Miss Wilburn gave a
theater party to her class, which was
enjoyed by everyone.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-05-26

hS Sh1cIcu WcSC TOlnC. f1aVln& COrn-
pleted his course of study about 1898,
he was commissioned second lieuten-
ant and served as such in the Black
Hawk war.
In 1888 Davis married Miss Knox
Taylor. daughter of Zachary Taylor.
In September Of the same year willie
visiting in Louisiana to escape fever,
his wife died of it and Davis himself
was dangerously ill., Her untimely
death drove him to the verge of pros
tration. For the next year he trav-
elled to regain his health; and in the
spring of the following year he re-
turned to his cotton plantation in Mis-
sissippi, where he devoted his time
to reading political philosophy, public
law and English classics. By careful
management of his estate he ac-
quired considerable wealth.
Then Mr.. Davis entered the arena
of politics and exhibited great power
as a public speaker. The year fol.
lowing this he married Miss Varini
Howell of Mississippi- About this
time he was chosen as lawmaker from
Mississippi. In less than year after
he was chosen as the lawmaker, war
broke out in Mexico. Davis resigned
his position and went as colonel of a
Mississippi regiment to fight for his
country. He threw himself into the
conflict with a courage and ardor
which won for him laurels of gal
lantry.
Upon return to his home in 1847,
he was appointed toeill vacancy in
the United States senate. He was
elected for full term of six years
but resigned in 1851 to become a can
didate of Democratic States-Right
party for governorship of his State
against Foote, candidate for Union
Democrats. A temporary loss of eye
sight interfered with his canvass and
he was defeated by a small majority.
A few years following he was again
elected as senator and continued as
a member until the secession of his
State in 1861. AS senator, he stood
in the front rank of body distin-
guished for ability; his purity of
character and courteous manners, to-
gether with intellectual gifts, won
him the esteem of all parties.
Davis was an ardent admirer of
John c. Calhoun and eventually be-
came his successor as leader of the
South. Wise and learned, honest and
upright in his life and strong per
suasive speaker made possible for him
to hold, day after day, his place in
the senate, arguing and pleading for
rights and for justice from the North
toward the South. His foes always
showed him respect on account of his
pure character.
In 1860 Davis wrote out some res
olutions and read them to the senate
They expressed what the South un-
derstood the old Federal Union to
mean. These, resolutions stated:
Q) that each one Of the States had
the full right to manage it's own home
affairs; (2) the management of ne
gro servants was left to the people
OF each State and (3) congress had
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-05-26
IN HONOR OF MISS BATES.

Carlisle, May 24.-One of the pret-
tiest parties of the week was a mis-
cellaneous shower given on Thursday
afternoon Miss Elizabeth Deaver
to Miss Mary Bates, a bride-elect.
The beautiful new home, "The Oaks"
was artistic in its simple decorations
OF palms and ferns. The hostess
greeted her guests at the entrance Of
the double parlors, which were 9,
scene of beauty, cut glass naskets
of daisies being used in abundance ON
The smS..", tables and around the
reeccms, !"hi'e the brides table was ex.
quisitely decorated in a lace cove
holding large cut glass basket filled
with Shasta daisies and tied with
white tulle. Cards and pencils were
passed and each was requested to
draw likeness of the bride, also
compose an original rhyme using the
name Mary" while the bride was
requested to draw likeness of the
groom. The guests then fished from
fountain of daisies and caught little
Dags OF rice to which were attached
hand-painted Colonial danes, while
the brides fishing line was be-rib
boned miniature bride to which was
attached a large basket of daisies
containing collection of linens and
many useful, pretty remembrances
from each of the twenty friends pres
ent.
A salad course with sherbert was
served by Mrs. JAS. X. Deavcr, Misses
Alleen Deaver and Rosa Ratchford.
Miss Ruth Thomas, another bride
elect, ana Misses Aileen and Eliza
beth Deaver rendered several beauti-
full vocal solos.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-05-26
PETTY-GAULT.

Mr.. Elmore Petty of Jonesville and
Miss Gertrude Gallman were mar
ried at the Baptist parsonage at Kel-
ton on May 13, Rev. ]. ID. Croft being
the officiating minister.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-05-26

On Tuesday afternoon Mrs. J. B.
Compton complimented Miss Mary
Bates, one of the most popular young
women of the town, with a Kitchen
shower" The guests were welcomed
in the front hall by the hostess. Vases
and bowls of sweet peas were placed
about the rooms adding touch of
brightness. Each guest was asked
to contribute a recipe to the Handy
Cook Book for Young Housekeepers.
When finished the dainty book filled
with recipes was presented to the
bride-elect. Miss Mary Elizabeth and
Master John Compton, Jr., entered
bearing a large basket filled with 4
number of packages for the guest Of
honor, which, upon opening, she foun.l
to contain many useful articles for
the kitchen.
Miss Lizzie Pittman and Mrs. Jas.
X. Deaver served cream with choco.
late and plain cakes.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-05-26

Mr.. c. B. Counts returned Sunday
from a delightful visit out West.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-29

Mir. and Mrs. H. Ramsden of Dalton, Mass, spent Easter at their home here. The topic for Y. P. c. U. Sunday evening is Courtesy. leader, Herbert Plumb
 Miss Margaret Glover of Quincy, is parents. Mir. and Mrs. F. J. Glover
 At the meeting of Stafford grange next Tuesday evening, the programme will be furnished by the unmarried ladies.
 Miss Margaret Keefe of Windsor and Miss May Mathew of Worcester, Mass, spent Easter at the home of MT. and Mrs. Mathew Keefe
 The annual netting of the First Universalist church will be held on Wednesday evening. following the supper.
 Golden Wedding.
 On Monday Rev. and Mrs. T. P. Booth celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary. They will receice many friends who may wish to call from to from to 10.
 Rev. Frank Manderson of Grafton. Vt. will supply the pulpit of the Bap- tist church next Sunday.
 Five Join Church.
 There was a large attendance at the Sunday morning service at the Universalist church when five persons were received into full membership. The Easter concert by the children was held at o'clock, and given in a manner that showed much careful training by the. committee having the concert in charse
 Mir. and Mrs. Jerome Orcutt of Bridgeport were guests of Mir. and Mrs. B. C. Pinney over the week end.
 Twenty Girls in Club.
 At the second meeting of the Girls SaUinC~ plllh in CranCo ho1 o-E U--s day afternoon twenty girls signed membership cards which will be for warded to the state agent Each mem Der will make a kitchen outfit, con sisting of a holder towel cap, apron and sleeve protectors. The work will be exhibited at the Junior fair. Gar den and flower seeds are to be pur- chased by the Grange and distributed among the school children the same as last year.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-29
WELLINGTON

There was a good attendance East CT at the three o'clock service. The decorations were the usual Preston, Brown, Allen memorial flowers slIp- plemented by potted plants from Hill side. arranged artistically by Mrs. Smith and the church had never look ed more lovely. The children of the elementary department were seat ed upon the large platform in their little chairs. The title of the East CT programme was Easter Victory, and the eager cheerfulness with which the young lady teachers who had trained them. The exercise by Mrs. Reeds class of nine young girls was particu- larly pleasing, but the pastors ad- dress was fitting and excellent Miss Dunning led the singing with her usual enthusiasm. There was a so- 10 by Miss Gertrude Holt of Stafford Springs. q week end guest of Miss Pratt, who accompanied her upon the piano.
 Miss Arce w. Pratt commenced teaching in Berlin Monday but as vet has made no. permanent engagement. Walter B. Gahan, his wife and her mother, Mrs. Ryan. have moved into the Dawflinger residence. Mfr. Gahan is clerk for state road supervisor of repairs, F. W. Pratt.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-29
HEBRON

Clarence Porter of Hartford is to move to J. B.. Remnants house soon
 Mrs. Etta Horton of Hartford Is at her sons for a visit
 Mir. and Mrs. Horton were in Union vile over Easter.
 Daniel Horton was home from Storrs college over Sunday.
 Miss Eva Jones of Hartford re- turned to her school Sunday.
 Mrs. Clayton Lord was in Williman- tic, Wednesday.
 Walter Hewitt was home over East CT.
 Miss Myra Post is expected home from the hosital next week.
 Mrs. Frank Post is to go to Hart ford the fourth of May for an op- eration on her eyes.
 Sidney Hewitt was in town over Sunday. H. K. Viner of Bristol and family were in town Sunday.
 Farrar Emmons was in town for a short visit recently.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-29
Washington County, R. l.
HOPKINTON

Chimney Fire - Church Beautifully
 Decorated for Easter Service.
 Lewis F. Randolph. IT,, of High street, Ashaway, has purchased and is driving a car.
 MT. and Mrs. Harold NJ. Lewis have found employment in woonsocket, R.
 MT. and Mrs. Horace shippee of New Haven were Easter guests at the home of Walter r. Mills.
 John R. Wilcox of Kingston, sheriff of Washington county. was in town on business Friday afternoon.
 A pet dog belonging Percy Carr of Laurel street, Ashaway, was run over by an automobile and so badly injured that it had to be killed.
 William s. McGonegal had an excit- ing chimney fire Saturday at his house.
 Mrs. Isabella S. Hull visited her brother. w. s. Gsdbois, in East Lyme. Conn, last week.
 Special Easter Services.
 Mrs. A. Irene Mills, Frank W. Mills. the sexton and Miss Mabel s. Mathew son decorated very prettily the First Day Baptist church for the Easter Sunday aftrnoon service with cut flowers, and potted plants.
 MT. and Mrs. William of Peacedale were guests of Alonzo P. Kenyon and family Friday and attended the fun eral of MT. Partelo's uncle, Howard Partelo. who died in the Bradford wreck.
 The Sunday evening sing was held at the home Of George s. Champlin Sunday evening.
 Several barrels of tar have been de- posted in groups along the State road to be used later
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-29
Holland County
STAFFORDVILLE
Reception Rendered. New Methodist
 Pastor-EVents of the Past Week.

Reception Rendered New Methodist
 Pastor-EVents of the Past Week.
 George Moore was the guest of rel atives in South Hadley Falls recent ly.
 Edward Kober of Hartford has been the guest this week of his uncle, Fred Kober.
 Mrs. Louise zabilansky and little son, Charlie, were with the formers parents in South Wilmington over Sum- day.
 Mir. and Mrs. E. N. Hawes of Cape Cod, Mass, were guests of Mir. and Mrs. E. E. Mathews last week.
 Mrs. Sarah Mathews of South Will ington isvisiting MT. and Mrs. Ever ett Mathews this week.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Hathaway, who have been spending the winter in Allston, Mass, have returned to their bungalow.
 Home From Canada.
 Archie Sanger who has had em- ployment in Canada for five months has returned home and is working in the Faban Co.'S mill.
 Quarantine kaised.
 The two children of Mir. and Mrs. Milo Bradway have recovered from the scarlet fever and the quarantine was removed from their home last week.
 Mrs. Martha Goodwin who has been employed by MT. Jewett in Monson for several months has returned to her home for two weeks.
 Mir. and Mrs. PhiIo West are spending three weeks with their son and his wife. MT. and Mrs Herbert West in Philadelphia, Penn.
 Reception For New Pastor.
 A reception was held in the NJ. E. church last week, Thursday evening for the new pastor. Rev. A. F. Brown. The music, singing and speaking by the ministers and others was very much appreciated by a large gather ing.
 Easter Services.
 The subject for the next Sunday morning sermon at the M. E. church will be The Methodist Church, Its Mission Polity and Belief. Last Sun day the pastor preached two me Easter sermons to good sized audi ences- The church was decorated with Easter lilies, carnations and other flowers. A pleasing programme was | carried out by the Sunday school at l the Congregational church, Easter l Sunday followed by a short address ! by the pastor. Rev. c. C. Lyon. Next | Sunday morning the subject of the l sermon will be Easter Souls in Ser vice.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-29
RICHMOND

Hunter Moore of Eimhurst met with a painful accident one night recently. He had been calling on a neighbpr and while driving home his horse sud denly shied and threw him from the wagon. Dr. Kenyon was called and rendered medical assistance.
 Mrs. Samuel Wright is very i'll.
 Everett Moore and son, Ralph re- turned from East Greenwich and Slo- cum Wednesday night.
 Samuel Reynolds and family of Will low Valley were recent callers af Monticello Farm.
 Edwin Smith and family spent Eas- ter Sunday in Providence.
 Joseph Kenyon, who has been working on the Beverly farm, has re- turned to Wickford.
 John Beverly of Wyoming. who was recently i'll at the home of Amy l.. Weaver is able to be at work again.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-29

After all, though, that first hero of the oyster banks wasn't in much differ ent case from all the rest of us, aI- most all the time. He found out about the oyster. True. But he didn't find out about the potato bug, because neither potato TOT bug had then been invented. When the latter appeared what to do with him had to be discovered by try ing all sorts of schemes, mostly mis- takes, till the right dose was at last chanced upon.
 done because we have found that we can't do other things. The baby Is us- Gally just as eager to fly as to walk, if
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-29
USQUEPAUGH

Mrs. E. L. Simmons has moved to the farm which she recently purchas- ed.
 Miss Reba Collins of New York is spending the Easter vacation with her sister, Mrs. C. H. Palmer.
 Mr. Pierce of Newport was a caller here recently.
 Mrs. Caroline Palmer who has been spending the winter in Providence, has returned home. Sunday afternoon.
 MT. and Mrs. w. B. Wilcox of Nor wich were callers here recently.
 Miss Eva Williams returned to her
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-29

Of course, we make mistakes. What
 else could be expected? To make mis-
 takes, under such circumstances and conditions, is a fore gone certainty. We couldn't help it, any way. We're con
 frCnted with the unknown quantity labelled algebraically "X'' and informed that we are to find out what it is. All right. Not much to go on; no sort of clue visible. S'pose we try the formula "A minus B equals K" It doesn't work. Very well; then try the exact opposite and see how "A plus B equals X'' will pan out. Still no result Then we'll have to substitute "C'' for tB'' any try again. Perhaps we may have to substitute letter after letter till we get way down to "M" or ''N'' before we begin to get any light. That's our misfortune, not our fault. It would be fault if, after trying the "A B" for mula out and finding it no go, we kept right on trying it over and over again. When the wise man fines that "A B. is mistake he doesn't waste time try ing it again. It had to be tried once,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-29

There is absolutely nobody who doesn't make mistakes. Adam made them, and all his descendants have fihally initiated him. Eve made them, and her daughters haven't failed to honor her unfortunate example. Solo, mon made them, some thousands of them, if the recorded count is accurate, though he was rated in the Duns and Bradstreets of his age as of gilt-edged and highly superior wisdom. The Queen of Sheba made them if, as priv ately suspected in high society circles at the time, her famous trip to Jeru- salem was a matrimonial proposition, intended to entrap the already too much married Solomon into another wedding.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-29

But don't you see that Howe was just the heir of his unfortunate predeces- sors: that he came into the inheritance they had planted and watered and nurtured that he plucked the fruit from the orchard they started?
 It was their mistakes that made his triumph possible If they hadn't all ready show that there was no practica- ble sewing machine to be got by cum ming combinations of mere "cogs" and ''prongs" and bars" and 'tspindles" and rack -pinions'' such as made up the works of their crude attempts, he might have kept on fooling with them to the day of his death. Their mis- takes showing him what to avoid, by just so much narrowed the field in which he had to search and by just so much brought him nearer to the ultimate goal.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-29

That man is more kinds of fool still who. after making a mistake himself, repeats it wilfully and deliberately. He has no call to be ashamed of having made it once. He is weak to deny or hide it. Rather he should erect it prominently somewhere along his daily walk as sort of sign-board and guide post telling him where not to go.
 Nor need he hesitate to let his neigh bors see it. For not one of them but has made as big mistakes. But, for the lands sake, don't do it againi
 THE FARMER.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-29

"The1 a do it." Human beings. are so constituted and natural environment is so fixed that it is impossible for us to avoid making mistakes. In truth, we generally don't know a mistake from a triumph till after we've made it. We've all heard the remark about the first man who swallowed an osyster He must have been brave, indeed" He didn't know, when he smashed open the shell and devoured the unknown thing inside whether he was making a mistake which would poison him, or opening a new door to the gustatory enjoyment of all his fellows and of untold following generations.
 It turned out that he made no mis- take.
 Apparently he must have repeated it. Which showed that he, also, knew the difference between a wise man who eats good oysters when he gets the chance, and a fool who Starves to death because he won't swallow anything but Sucker hunter Stump's Health Food" and Doctor Fee ee-Grabbers "Anticum- booZelum Pills"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-29

Sc long ago as 1770 an Englishman named Alsop patented a sort of a kind of a sewing machine. 1t would em- broider, after a fashion, but it wasn't much good at sewing seams. In 17SO another was invented by another Eng lishman named Saint which was a. lit- tie better but not much. In 1894 John Duncan invented and patented still an other and in 1884 a Frenchman named Ihimonnier got up "a crocheting ma chine for sewing purposes" In 1S42 and 43 two Americans named Greenough and Bean patented other machines They all worked, in a way. not one of them was a real sewing ma chine as we Understand it. It wasn't till 1S46 that Elias Howe of Cambridge, Mass, studying all these past eXperi- ments and profiting by the mistakes of all these past inventions-as well as by the scheme of boring the thread-hole in the point of the needle instead of the eye-end.
 And the trick was done. That little idea made the real sewing machine possible and actual. But it wasn't like a bolt of lightning out of a clear sky. It was no perfection leaping unheralded but full panpolied from the brow of a long inventor.
 It was simply the slow but natural outgrowth from almost full century catalogue of mistakes and failures by a considerable list of clever but unsuc- cessful inventors.
 Howe avoided all their past and proven mistakes. Thereupon, after his own and learning a little of what not to do from each one, he at last hit on the trial which led out of the wilder ness.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-29
but only the fool repeats his own blunderS

It's pathetic to see farmers some times trying to hide the tracks of their mistakes; to cover them over and deny them. The wise man is no more ashamed of his mistakes than he is boastful about his successes. They're both integral and essential parts of the days work On the whole the mistake is usually rather more important than the success.
 For it is by our mistakes that we learn the truth.
 It is by stumbling that we learn to walk upright.
 It is by our overs!ghts that we att tain insight.
 It is by our miscomputations that we grow into precision.
 It is through the dimness of dawn that we come to the splendor of day.
 It is only by beginning as babies that any of us ever get to be men.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-29

Miss Helen Berry of Hartford is visiting at Miss Adelia N. Loomis's.
 Miss Annabel Post was a recent New Britain visitor.
 Burdett Hollister of Portland was a recent guest of his aunt. Mrs. Jane Finley.
 Miss Clara Post of Hartford, spent Sunday with Miss Anna Post.
 Mir. and Mrs. George T. Newcomb were in Manchester a few days the first of the week.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-29

school at Point Judith, Sunday after noon.
 Mrs. S. F. Webster. Jr., of North Easton. Mass, is visiting her parents Dr. and Mrs Kenyon.
 J. K. Lamond and family have re- turned to Middletown, Conn. after a vacation spent with Afr. Lamond's father, J. s. Lamand.
 Mrs. John Briggs is visiting rela- tives at Wakefield.
 pr. Abbott was caller here Sunday afternoon
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-29

This is so constant and invariahle that it can be used very fairly as a test.
 In fact, for most of us, it's the only quick way to tell the two apart.