The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-05-25

| DEING anxious to retire from the newspaper
ID business, I offer the TINES for Sale
Two Industrious Printers, or n man competent
to Edit the Paper and attend to the business OF
| the office, with an industrious Printer. could
make n handsome living out of it. 1t will he
sold at fair price and on accommodating terms.
II. NJ. STOKES.
Editor and Proprietor.
May II lS
pn- They were two girls, and our friend !.
I . Bobo thought it good beginning, even if
they never could vote.
nca, The Legislature has come down to real
hard work. Night sessions are held and an
early adjournment is certain.
pen, The weather the past week has been un-
comfortably warm. The thermometer has been
2 q sardes %' DO Sr 'SsG" out At Will DC
nsn The Wheat and Fall sowed Oats are
looking fine in this County. We have not heard
of rust in either, as yet, and the yield promises
to Lc excellent.
EsfyN Jack Fisher and Peter Camp were tried
and convicted Mt n recent term of United States
Court at Ashcvilc, y. c., for attempting to re-
lease a brother of Fisher from Jail. $500 and
eeS' \ fishing party left here last Wcdncs
day They heard about that big Catfish and the
2U4 pounds Sturgeon and they are after some of
the same sort. Good luck and jolly time to
them all.
fea- In accordance with the Proclamation of
Gov. Hampton, yesterday was observed very
generally in this town, as day of Thanksgiv-
ing All the stores were closed and work Of all
kinds was suspended
Eeiy" Jack Burgoync. colorcd, who inhumanly
murdered Mr. Alexander J. Gregg, in Marion
County, last November was hung at Marion {.
II. on the 9th inst. lie made no confession of
the crime but stated that the verdict of the jury
was just.
Gfly- It is reported in Charleston that Wor-
thington has Icsigned the Office of Collector OF
Customs nt the Port of Charleston, and that
Dunn, cx-Comptroller- General, or Reuben Tom
linson will bc his successor. Notmuch improve
mcnt, but anybody to beat worthinglon.
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ey" Col. Thomas of the Carolina Military
Institute, of Charlotte, has asked President
| Hayes, through Senator Gordon, for the loan of
n small battery from the United States, for the
purpose of instructng the Cadets in that Inst-
tutionin the Artillery Drill.
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Dsy" AS many inquiries are made of us as to
! .------' ,viii no r"''.. S'irn mat
the bill now before the Legislature provides,
that they will he required in two equal install
men's-thc first between June and July |, the
second between October and October 81
Ds.7y" Detective Kirkland, of the Revenue De-
partment, hauled up two or three of our citizens
this week for obtaining some of the ''ohbc, joy
| fur by the crook cd line. They were taken to
| Spartanburg for examination, but We see them
at home again in their usual health and Y'''tS
nsD This is great County. We have the
biggest fish, the tallcst grass the best laying and
| Matching hens, the prcttiest girls and the most
boy children of any County in the State. In
cases of emergency Union can beat the world in
producing fish, grass, good wives, fried chickens
and voters.
Bt1A- The thermometer is getting to be q very
unreliable concern, and it is impossible for Edi-
tors to keep up with its changes. Wednesday
noon--it stood at 9lo, but the next morning it
fell below 20. How, in the name of goodness
can n man or women know how to dress to suit
such changeablc weather?
gf7y" The following excellent Board of Trus
tees of the State University was chosen by the
Legislature last Friday:
Rev. +. J. MeynarIic Il. W. Boyd, Esq, Jlon
b. +. Perry. Col. +. W. McMascr, Hon. G. II.
Simonton, Col. j. ID. Banding and Col J. H.
Rion.
Ei1t5" Our champion hen is whipped. 4 hen
in this town last week brought forth eleven
chickens from ten Eggs. That lays in the shade
the theory that an egg with n double yolk won't
hatch. We can't see why there should not he
! twin chickens aS well as twins of any other ami
NAL.
G=fs" The proceedings Of the Legislature arc
not worth reading. Nearly AL the past week
has been spent in discussing the Appropriation
and Tax Bills but up TO Mon lay no decision
had been reached When those bills are passed
we shall publish them SO that all mmy see 10
whom and for what the Taxes arc to be paid.
1t is expected that the session will end the latter
part Of next week.
BfDp \ Military Company has been organized
at Spartanburg with about 100 Members, under
the name of the Spartan Rifles, and the follow
ing officers elected:
Captain-R. o. Sans.
lst Iieutcnant-H. L. Farley.
81 Iicutcnaut--E. IT, Bobo
Sd Licutcnant--J B. Cleveland.
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