The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-06-15
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IL oU; Teport 0i ihe arc ,ast weeS we Said
rle origin OF the ire IS attributed 10 the care
less throwing Of a match among some loose pa
per by q clerk in w. r. Briggs Co.'S store,
after lighting Cigar. He says he had not LETT
the store more than fifteen minutes when the
alarm was given and the house was in flames
We sincerely regret that what we said should
have been construed into attributing wilful
carelessness upon the part Of the young man
alluded t. and given rise to very unkind and un-
warranted remarks about him and fEe members
of the firm of W. r. Briggs s. Co.'S. We GER
tainly had not the slightest intention Of atribut
ing unusual carelessness, much less n criminal
intent on the part Of any one. We believe the
young man and every member of the firm to be
incapable of committing such wrong. We
know them all well and have the highest regard
for them.
The young man alluded to informs us that
there was no loose paper anywhere near where
he threw the match, and when he threw it, after
lighting his cigar, he stepped on it and he be-
| lieves it was put out. And further that his
brother was in the store after he left it and saw
no fire then.
He is very desrious that full and fair state
| ment should be made so far rs lie is in any way
concerned.
| We are further assured by Mr.. Briggs that
| the insurance did not cover the loss OF money
and property by over two thousand dollars, and
Mr. Briggs is man of Truth and honor.
We are astonishcd that any one should enter
tain for moment the thought that any party
connected with W. R. Briggs s. Co.'S. store could
be guilty of pcrpetrating q crime of such mag
nitude. They are young men who value their
characters far above any amount of money, and
| the bare suspicion does them grievous wrong
The Origin of the fire is, as yet, o mystery,
but we hope the truth will be obtained, and the
guilty party, if there is guilt, severely punished.
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| DsS- We are enjoying the blessing of daily mails
again On Monday last the cars commenced
running from the head of the Spartanbhrg and
Asheville Railroad to Columbia, without chang
ing cars while o train started from Columbia
for the head sf, ihayd8a, on the same day. Two
trains now rdnsaaily1ons from the head of the
Spartanburg and Asheville ,oad-20 miles above
Spartanburg-sn one from Columbia to the
head of the +. \. Both trains meet here for
dinner, about clock. The present arrange
ment has one action not often found by pas
sengers. The union Hotel gets up the best, the
cleanest and most comfortable dinner of any
house in the State-and we don't except Char.
lesion and Columbia. man who can't enjoy one
OF Wallace 4 Aliens dinners will whip his wife
and grumbe at we'll cooked fat Turkey when
it is set before him, or he don't know how to ap
preciate q good square meal.
We begin to see some Of the benefits of being
on q leng Railroad liue. When the connexions
are completed from Charleston to Cincinnati
which we are lead to believe will not be mor
than two years, this section Of country will b.
! AMONG the first to feel the mnnu uraai n.iNnntn
ges OF being upon one Of the most importan
through lines in this country