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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-21
PETERS WANTS $4,000
FOR RIVERSIDE DRIVE"
PRESIDENT OF tommon Council Says
Appropriation Might az We'll Br
Made Now AK Later.
START MADE NJ GAMBLt's Hill
ftichmonl AUTOMOBILES callers
show, Inc. and 3tsc Richmond iu-
tonobilc Club VIII Help Boost
Highway Work in State.

i'rcsidcn, H. Lee Peters. al liz" com
Ion Council. has "n.aGcd ihc assist
an"r Of several Of lis colleagues; IN AN
effort /" do somcihin. toward the
luildinG az the Riverside Drive. lie
expects gond-siz"d appropriation in
INC next budget.
III viii take abou, sos. uDp 80 20
through with IN" Riverside Driv" pro-
gram. and the money might as well h"
appropriated now AZ to w.ii until
som" timr ~ tho future h. said y"s-
to-day "'rh" Administrative Board
has made on" star, IN HE vicinity OF
Candies I'm aud hns bull, 81 retain.
inG wall at rfth street Sow it is
NJ t" tho Council to appropriate enough
money tu "Ntcud tho drive through
Hollywood Cemetery on around IT,
through riverside rarl and Etycrvic ~
Cemetery. "a woli as Mount Calvary.
connect At with William Byrd Park
ana tn" fumph"us" aud then "ununu"
u up tho river to tho Settling Basin
There be- no reason Why til" build
iuS "i III" road sh"u.h NOT =" forward
his year
G,nerai Mnr,a2cr :. ), s:nno. or The
Iiichm"mh Automobile rc.u.rs show
in' says that mutoris's ~ general and
dealers ~ parti,ulHr wjll i"nd their
support I" The kiv"rsiG" brtvc r,"y"-
mont IL Says BE would like go dis
CUES iii" matter "a, - :,ood roads i'.h,
v hitch VIII rr"bpnl! h" set asid" tho
Week Of The hi" aut" show IN tho Grays'
ArHorS. Januur. - to February 3
IN" snow aSs"riHi on - giving - great
deal OF attention go tn" good roads
movement. and IA timc not only expects
I" take Gp tho Hivrrsidc Drive matter.
but to deal with the improvements Of
ali roads Leading INTO the city
In Ihis tllc show association will no,
only have the Suppo! 81 Tho members
81 tho Ei"hm"nd Nut"uI"bil" CUB. but
Z
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-21
coed Road. and Farm ,,,u..

Fil, 'naHeuce OF ruad improN .mcnts
OH '1o v.,'u' of rurai property was
stated in 80 letter r"coutly s.nt 10 III.
Manufacturers Record br ;hc prosi-
dent 80 TIA" Baltimore CS;nmcroial
baui. who wrote. Around my HON.
r'"r u Virginia property could III"
""usit thr"e years ago for $50 to $50
an "'i'- w" put 4 fin" road several
ni.'S through that county. and to-day
E'n 'tHiHu buy anything FOR less imam
Sl"N. ana &o'ro j. i"id ;t Si5f rcr
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-21

r"S p'"n elected president % III. Ohio
,''"u k"ads Federation. TO succeed
jesse Taylor. jamestown. who died re
Gently M Humphrey was treasurer.
-. I'rHuth Now Philadelphia. sue
occds him
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-21
GOOD ROADS CONGRESS
WILL ATTRACT HUNDREDS
Fourth Annual Meeting With KuraI
Road improvement League .Ianu-
AIRY 30, 3l-Fcbruury 1, =.
no HOLD TWO SESSIONS DAILY
object oi the Rond Congress Is 10
Aid Agricultural, Educational In
dustrial and Financial Advance
mcnt Of State

Arrangements for the Fourth An
nual Ho.d Congress and Hural Road
improvement, League Convent. to he
heid IN this city January 3c-3l and
February - are completed ana inJi-
cations point to Il large gathering Of
rcpr"A tItativ" men from uli sections
or III" state. who ~. Interested in
ihc states progress through the me
dunn 81 good roads
IN" meetings. which begin a., 10
O'Clock tn" morning OF Tucs,l.y IAN
nary 30 viii he held in III" auditorium
"i M"rphE's 'intc! ana two sessions
VIII b" held each dny. at 10 o'clock
n thc forenoon and : o'clock in the
afternoon TIA. meeting place * only
t"o squares distant from tn. t:rayS'
Armory. IN which the Richmond Auto
mobi!" Dealers SHOW viii bc in prog
rcss Automobile dealers and owners
az" interested ia GOOD roads ana the
good roads advocates arc Interested in
automobiles. so there will hc 8, h.r-
mony o9 interest III the TWO attrac-
tions.
object nf Ho"d Congress.
TT" object "f this road congress is
10 ala ~ every WAY possible the arri-
cultural. educational. industrial and
iin;.rcial advanccmcni Of the people of
virginia through tho medium Of bet
ter roads. This can l." accomplished
80 '''b'' ~ comprehensive connect eel
system OF country roads. radiat;ug
from all market r"utcrs ana from all
shipping stations and rXtcndin. into
'hr country "a: far as possible. aud
by system of through hiuhyvavs
connecting all important cities and
towns and other points OF attraction.
1" offer every ;nduccmen, Tor touring
IN tn" 'i!d Dominion both ~ which
viii bring pron' TO tn" pcupi. Of Vir-
e'ria. through acknowledgements to conn
try life and agricultural pursuits. aud
rY bringing tourists into III" state
I'm address OF welcome will lie dc
NNcrcd by Hon. George Aiuslic. MAYOR
OF T;ichinond. vino Viii touch ON tho
great IMPORTANCE al better roads ANA
thor advantage FOR country ana city
alike
Hon l;osew"l rago. Second Auditor
-: virginia, will speak on Good Roads
ard Country Life
iiun. !. H. Binfcrd. foremost au.
tiiurity on country schools in Virginia.
viii tell of the vast Importance o. irn-
proving roads ana their bcarin. on
school work
i. II. 40iscnhcrrs. farm dcmonstra-
ton agent for Louisa County. has boon
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-01-19
RAIDER SINKS TEN VESSELS
IN ATLANTIC OCEAN
In Addition Two British Merchantmen
Are. Captured, Whereabout Un-
known.

Eight British and two French ves-
sells have been sunk in the Atlantic
and two British steamships captured
by German raider.
Announcement to this effect was
made today by the British admiralty.
confirming reports which had been in
circulation for some time that Ger
man raider had once more penetrated
the screen of allied warships, and es-
capped to the open seas.
So far as is shown by the British
announcement, the raider is still at
large. Apparently she has been op-
Grating off South America.
The first news of the raid was re-
ceived with the arrival at Pernambuco.
Brazil, on Monday evening, of the
japanese steamship Hudson Maru.
which had on board the masters and
237 men of the crews of vessels de-
stroyed between December IL and jan
uary ~.
In addition the British steamship
Yarrowdale, one Of the captured YES
sells, was sent off with about 400 men.
who were to be landed. No news of
these men has been received.
The British admiralty announced
on December that a report had been
received that disguised German ves-
sci OF the mercantile type was sighted
IN the north Atlantic on December 4.
1t was reported from Halifax that a
strange vessel, believed to be raider,
was intercepted on December off the
northwestern coast Of Scotland, but
was permitted to proceed under the
impression that she was the Dutch
steamship Gamma. 1t was learned
later that the Gamma was at Kirkwall
on that date.
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on the field soon after the battle
ended. Before he died Adam was
carrying him water. In doing so he
passed British officer, who was NOR
tally wounded. The officer asked
Adam for some water. Adam told him
he would give him some as soon as he
served his brother, who was in a
similar condition. He did so and af-
ter the officer drank the water he told
Skain that he had gold watch in his
pocket which he wanted to give him
for his kindness to him and asked
lSkain to take it out. Skain thanked
him but declined, saying, at never
shall be said that Adam Skain plum
dered fallen enemy" The officer
then asked a bystander to take the
watch and give to Skain. He did so
and Skain received the watch with ap-
propriate thanks. I don't think the
Skains have any descendants in Un-
ion county now.
John was buried on the battlefield at
Cowpens, and Adam and Peter were
buried in Skain graveyard a mile or
so below Santuc station. l don't think
their graves are marked.
D. A. Thomas.
Gaffney, S. c., Oct. %, 1916.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-01-19
PEN PICTURE OF EARLY
SETTLERS UNION COUNTY
(Read by Miss Alberta Harris, a
member of Fair Forest Chapter).

Lieut.. Col. William Farr was born
in Virginia and with others of his
family came to North Carolina anC
settled near Charlotte. He came te
South Carolina before the Revolution
and settled on Broad river, six OIL
seven miles east of Santuc, where Will,
liam Dawkins died in what is now
Union county. He married a widow
Jeter, whose maiden name was Black
Her parents lived east of Broad river
in what is now York county. His sons
by this marriage were VIM. Black
Farr, Richard Farr, James Farr and a
daughter, Harriet, who married Daniel
McElduff, a Revolutionary soldier
See O'Neaps "Annals Newberry." AT
ter the death of his first wife he mar
ried Miss Elizabeth Talaifero Strib-
inf, l think of the Pea Ridge section
of Union county. His sons by this
marriage were John Pulaski Farr
Titus Green Farr, Robert Goodloe
Farr, Harper Farr, and daughter
Frances, who married my grandfather
David Anderson Thomas, of Chester
but in 1913 he came to the west side
of Broad river and settled about three
miles northeast of Santuc, where he
lived his long life and reared his large
family.
Lieut.. Col. Farr served as "Captain
of Horse" under Col. Williamson
against the Cherokee Indians in what
is known in history as "The Snow
Campaign" in 1775. In the Revolu-
ton he was captain of company in
the Spartan regiment commanded by
Col. John Thomas. Later in the way
the Second Spartan Regiment was or
ganized with Col. Thomas Brandon of
Union as colonel, Mr. Henderson as
lieutenant colonel, and Mr.. Bullock
as major. Henderson and Bullock
seemed to have retired from the ser
vice after time for Lieut.. Col. VIM.
Farr entered the Second Spartan reg
lment as a captain and served in it
as captain of company, was adju-
tant Of the regiment, was major and
was lected lieutenant colonel, I
think, in 1880. When peace was de-
clared in 1882 Lieut.. Col. Farr, with
his command, was on the Hiawassa
river in what is now the State of
Tennessee, having fought the Indians.
who sided with the British across tho
mountains to that place.
| cannot remember all the battles
that have heard he participated in,
but | suppose he was in most of the
engagements in which the regiments
he served in were engaged, for the
Rev. James II. Saye, grandson by
marriage of Maj. Joseph McJunkin,
who wrote much of McJunkin and 9TH
er Presbyterian soldiers of Union.
when asked by me in his old age
about what he had heard of Col. Farr's
services, said: "Col. Farr was a true
patriot, was brave, energetic, hard
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fighting soldier and virulent hater
of Tories"
l learned from document now in
the hands of my niece, Mrs. Mary
Thomas Sartor, wife of w. D. Sartor
of Santuc, which l obtained from the
Department of the Interior at Wash
ington through Hon. John II. Evins
many years ago when he was in con-
gress, the facts l have stated relative
to the regiments in which Col. Farr
served and the Offices he held in said
regiments. The same paper states
several battles in which he took part
| cannot recall them all now, but
remember it stated that he fought in
the battle Of Stono near Charleston
and at Cowpens. At the latter place
| have heard he commanded Morgan's
skirmish line, or as Morgan expressed
1T, the line to go out and bring on
the fight, which was verified by Rev.
James II. Saye, who told me that
John Savage of Union fired the first
gun at Cowpens and that he got per-
mission from Col. Farr to do So" Mr..
Saye said as the British approached
the American position a British Off
Ger became very conspicuous and Saw
age asked Col. Farr's permission to
shoot him, but as Morgan's orders
were to let the enemy get close before
firing on him, Col Farr restrained him,
but that Savage importuned him re-
peatedly to let him fire when Col.
Farr finally told him to "let him have
1 ~ nc
fell. Thus opened the Battle of Cow
pens.
| have also heard that Mai McJun-
kin in his manuscript account of the
Battle of Cowpens said that on the
eve of the battle Morgan addressed
his army and closed by asking who
would "go out and bring on the fight"
that Col. Farr replied, 81 will" and
that he and other volunteers to suf-
ficient number did so. History, how
ever, credits Mcdowell of North Caro-
lima with the honor.
South Carolina and her people have
made much history creditabe to the
State and her people, but have writ
ten little, hence it has been easy for
others to get the credit.
Tradition in our family taught us
that Col. Farr fought at Ramseur's
Mill in North Carolina and a number
of other places, including Musgrove
Mill. Also that while camped with his
command on Browns creek near what
was later known as the "Sharp" and
later as the "Nethers place" that he
heard of Tories robbing the people
near what was afterwards "Mann's old
field" He, with the troops he had.
went after them at once and routed
them and killed four or five of them
and buried them near the old field
mentioned above. | have seen the
place where they were buried, but
could not locate it now. DR.. A. F..
Fant, in his time, knew the exact SPOT.
Once when the Wings had been
driven from the west side of Broad
river and were camped on the east
side, Col. Farr heard his wife was
sick and determined to visit her to see
her condition. Maj. Joseph McJunkin,
Capt. VIM. Giles, Adam Skain and
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of Charleston and Mrs. Matte Blake
ly of Sumter, children of. DR.. John P.
Thomas, Miss Marion Thomas of
Hartsville, daughter of Col. Mabry
Thomas and my sister, Miss Leanora
Thomas, John P. Thomas and myself,
children of James Thomas.
Col. VIM. Farr died in 1894 and was
buried in what was then and after
wards known as the "Sartor Grave
Yard" near Broad river, on what was
later known as the Scaife place. His
grave was never marked.
What | have written of my great
grandfather, Lieut.. Col VIM. Farr, is
what l have often heard told by nv
father, James Thomas, and others of
my relatives of the generation before
me and | send it to the. Fair Forest
Chapter, Daughters of American Rev
olution, unvarnished.
Now as to other Revolutionary SOL
diers who lived in Union, the Hughes
family, members of which seem to
have lived on both sides of Broad
river were all soldiers on the Amer
lean side. One of them while going
on mission from a point in the
Mount Tabor section to Otterson's
Fort on Tiger river, mile perhaps
above where the railroad between Car
Isle and Whitmire crosses said river
was waylaid by several Tories and
murdered on what has ever since been
called Hughes Hill" This hill is on
the lands Of the late Mrs. Alice FRIDAY
IN Santuc section. Hughes sons
hunted their fathers murderers and
killed several of them, one at a time.
wherever they found them.
Mordica Chandler was a prominent
soldier Of Union but have forgotten
any particulars / have heard of his
services.
James Johnson, who lived in Beaver
Dam Creek, where the late VIM. 7
Iucker died, was true patriot and a
good soldier, was captured with one
his comrades near Johnson's homo
oy the Tories. The Tories took John
son to mis- home and hung him in the
presence of his family. They spared
his comrade.
James Jeter was the propenitor of
the large and prominent family of
oHlOI county, settled
after the war east of Santuc. He was
Vlrginian but seems to have lived
east of Broad river in the time of the
war He served in Capt. David Hon
klns company. Captain Hopkins was
a Chester man.
Captain Peter and William Sartor
lived In the Santuc section and I al
ways heard them spoken of as worthy
men and gallant soldiers. Captain
William Sartor has many worthy de-
scendants in Union now, who NAV be
abie to give you some particulars of
MS and his brother Peters srvices. If
l ever heard any | have forgotten
them. Capt. VIM. Sartor was buried
m the Sartor graveyard. His grave
is not marked.
Adam, Peter and John Skain were
brothers and lived in the Santuc sec
tlon: | always heard them spoken of
In the highest terms, both as citizens
and soldiers. John Skain was wound
ed IN the Battle of Cowpens and died
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-01-19
YESi LIFT A CORN
OFF WITHOUT PAIN!
Cincinnati Authority Tells How to Dry
UP Corn or Callus So 1t Lifts
OF With Fingers.

You corn-pestered men and women
need suffer no longer. Wear the shoes
that nearly killed you before, says this
Cincinnati authority, because a few
drops of freezone applied directly on a
tender, aching corn or callus, stops
soreness at once and soon the corn or
hardened callus loosens so it can be
lifted out. root and all, without pain.
A small bottle of freezone cost very
iittle at any drug store, but will posi-
tiVely take off every hard or soft
corn or callus. This should be tried.
as it is inexpensive and is said not TO
lrrltate the surrounding skin.
II your druggist hasn't any freezone
tell him to get small bottle for Won
from his wholesale drug house. It is
fine stuff and acts like a charm everv
time.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-01-19
HOUSE AND LOT SALE.

] will sell at public auction on
Salesday, Feb. s, at noon, in front of
the courthouse door, the house and lot
occupied by Dolphus Jeter, situated
on Wallace street, in the town of
Union, and bounded on the East by
Wallace street, South and West by
the estate of Geo. C. Perrin, North by
lot of G. l.. Freeman.
Terms of sale: Cash.
SO F. M. Farr.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-01-19
X KER-PLUNK.

She was dream. She was fairer
than the dawn. She seemed to float
across the big room, such was her
grace. Everybody looned. The type
writer's stopped. Even the telegraph
instruments stopped. Not for many
day had the office been freshened
by such vision. She approached our
desk. Proudly we rose. With smile
that revealed the whitest of teqth, she
asked, "Where's the city editor at?"
-Ex
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Thomas Word volunteered to accom-.
pany him. They crossed the Broad
river at night and approached it eau
tlously and found the home full OF
Tories. Farr and Giles went to one
door and McJunkin, Skane and Word
to the other. McJunkin knocked at
his door and the Tories rushed to the
other one to make their escape. Farr
killed the first one to put his head
out with his sword. He and his friends
then rushed into the house and cap
tured the lot. His friends told him to
look after the family, they would look
after the prisoners. Rev. J. H. Saye
told me that McJunkin said the pris-
oners were taken off and soon dis
posed of and were never heard of
afterwards. That Farr's friends soon
returned to the house where Farr
made such provisions for his family
as the short time permitted and the
whole party returned to the east side
of the river before day.
Colonel Farr's negro "Lemerick,"
who accompanied him on his cam
paigns, lived long after his master
died and l have been told was lavish
In talking of his masters prowess in
war. One of his stories was that
Everybody said Col. Shelby whipped
the British at Musgrove Mill, but
that was not right for old master had
them whipped before Col. Shelby got
there" This, however, is a negro
story.
Col. Farr was prominent in civil
life after the war. He held several
positions of honor and trust. He was
member of the legislature and in
speaking of one of his colleagues al
ways called him "Gizzards." Why, |
never knew.
Gen. Edward Lacy, of Chester, Col.
Baylis Earl and Col. VIM. Farr were
appointed by the State legislature to
locate the courthouse for Pinckney
District, which contained large por-
ton of the western part of the State.
They located it at Pinckneyville near
Broad river, in what is now Union
county. | have heard that Col. Farr
was once sheriff of Pinckney District.
The records of the courts of Pinck-
NEVILLE now in the clerk of courts
office at Union will probably show
whether or not this is so.
Mrs. Frances Farr Chapman, dauph-
ter of T. G. Farr and granddaughter
of Col. Farr, is living near Halsell-
vile in Chester county. His next near
est descendant in this State that I
know of are Mrs. Nancy Fowler,
David j. Farr of Kellys and Capt. F..
NJ. Farr of Union, j. B. and Robert
Farr and their sister at Clinton and
another sister, Mrs. VIM. Jeter, at
Carlisle, grandchildren of Robert
Goodloe Harper Farr and the grand
children of my grandmother, Mrs.
Frances Farr Thomas, wife of David
Anderson Thomas, who as | remem-
Der now are: Mrs. Frances Gillian
Dyles of Whitmire and her sister, Mrs.
Ellen Gillian McCrackin of Santuc,
children of Mrs. Eleanor Thomas Gil
liam, Mrs. Mary Thomas Williams of
Columbia, John p. Thomas, Rivers
Thomas and their sisters, Mrs. C. Bis
sci Jenkins and Mrs. T. T. Hyde, Sr.,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-01-19
CARD OF THANKS.

We take this method of thanking
our friends for their kindness to us
and to our loved one during her last
illness and death. May God in His
mercy bless each of you.
John r. Wix,
jamie V. Westmoreland.
Ezekiel Wlx. 3-1-pd
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-01-19

Inquiries have been received from
Buenos Aires, says the New York
Sun, about American automobile ac-
cessories.
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(This paper written by Mr.. Thomas
is very highly priced by the Fair For
est Chapter, D. A. r., and contains
much valuable history. A rising vote
of thanks was given him.-Regent.)
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-01-19

Mr.. Stephen Crosby, of the Beulah
neighborhood, is quite sick.
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D' "A. ihoiIdS.
Gaffney, S. c., Oct. %, 1916.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-24
SUCCESSFUL INSURANCE AGCY.
Detroit Life Representative nj Iron
River Have a Big Business.

In the last issue OF the Iron River
Stambaugh Reporter mention is
made OF the success attained by the
insurance firm of Cox & Frederickson
which firm handles the Detroit Life
Insurance business I'm this county and
whose advertisement appears in an
other column of this issue.
The firm was appointed the repre-
sentative of the Detroit Life by NJ r..
o'Brien when I'm this part OF the pen
insula several months ago and since
that time their business has steadily
expanded.
They have increased their staff OF
agents and have now an active field
force Both OF these young men are
comparatively new in the insurance
business but they were exceedingly
fortunate in having had the opportun-
ity Of receiving irst-hand instruction
and training from men of many years
OF successful experience which. no
doubt accounts in great measure for
the record made by their agency dur
ing the month OF December when they
led the upper peninsula in the pro-
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point IL exhibited at A gross receipt
OF s54.O0 was taken in from this feat
ure OF the carnival
The side shows and carnival feat
ures in the town hall added immense
ly to the enjoyment of the affair
especially on Friday night when the
elements were against much pleasure
out OF doors. Someone started throw
ing confetti about and in very few
minutes the building had a regular
carnival aspect.
The carnival was a financial sue
cess and had the weather been what
was expected IL would have been a
big financial success. The committee
having the affair in hand did excellent
work and are entitled to much credit
all around.