"The Free Lance" Issue September 16, 1904 ELECTION AT UNION Union, Sept. 14-There were only eight names on the county ticket at the second primary yesterday, so returns came in much more quickly than in the first, and Progress had them bulletined at once, the election being practically determined by 8 o'clock last night. John G. FARR, by several hundred majority, was re-elected auditor; B.F. GREGORY for coroner, and by a closer majority, Sanford WILBURN and A.G. BENTLY will succeed the former county commissioners, BOBO and MOBLEY. EARLE for railroad commissioner stands 1,046 and MOBLEY 1,229, with two small precincts yet to hear from. Everything passed off quietly. There was quite a deal of interest taken in the action of United States Marshal DRAKE of Columbia, when on Saturday he made the rounds of the drugstores prohibiting them selling Peruna; on account of the large percent of alcohol it contains. Hereafter this "tonic" can be had in Union, only on the prescription of a physician, and as physicians do not prescribe patent medicines, Peruna is practically off the market here. Work on the Union and Glenn Springs road between Union and Glenn Springs is progressing rapidly, one section of the work is completed, being near Monarch Mills. Work began on Monday on the site of the new postoffice on Bachelor street. James H. RODGER, who for some number of years has been in the brick making business here has with F. H. HYATT, of Columbia, gotten a charter to do business in and near that city, the firm having a capital stock $20,000. Mr. RODGER is to be president, treasurer and manager, and a modern plant is to be installed near Hyatt's Park, where there is suitable clay and brick pressed brick and tiling will be manufactured. Mrs. John HARRIS who has been visiting Mrs. J. R. DICKERT, returned Monday to her home at Spartanburg. BOB THOMAS CAUGHT Chief FANT has received notice that one of his constables, Mr. JENKINS, had caught Bob THOMAS, one of the most elusive and skilled operators of a "blind tiger" that the constabulary has had to deal with in a long while and when the trial of Thomas takes place next week he will find five different charges pending against him as follows: transporting, storing and keeping, carrying by night, being a nuisance and selling. Thomas caught yesterday in York County by Constable JENKINS of Rock Hill, who found 18 gallons of whiskey in the turnout which THOMAS drove. The whiskey, buggy and horse were all promptly seized by the constable. THOMAS was caught Friday in by Constable EWBANKS, having in his possession 115 pints of whiskey, corn liquor etc. and plead guilty to the charge of transporting. He was released upon the promise of good behavior but the charges were left standing in case he should be guilty of further violations of the dispensary law. As THOMAS has again been caught violating the law, the old charges against him will be revived and also the new ones growing out of the seizure yesterday. Thomas is said to be on of the most extensive operators of the "blind tiger" business in all this section and the constables are much gratified over the fact that Thomas has been caught at last. free post Lisa