The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-07-05
SOUTHERN ITEMS.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPLIED
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FNOM MANY SOUlsCES j.
Hattie May Corley was drowned in Buff
| falo Creek ut Davidson, near Ruwlesburg,
Preston County, w. Va.
The chamber Of commerce of Durham,
N. c., is urging the erection of union pas.
senger depot in that city.
Tho Lynchburg, Va. Mari and Phos-
phato company has been organized with q
paid up capital Of 100000.
| j. NJ. Guest, gardener at the Allegheny
Springs, Va, committed suicide by taking
laudanum. He was from Gloucester couaty.
SO far as learned there is not mill in
Stafford or Spotsylvania counties i'm Va,
that has not been seriously damaged by tho
recent freshet.
Chattahoochoe is ono OF the oldest towns
In Florida, but never has had church build
ing for whit, folks. The Methodists arc
going to put up ono this year.
&C. T.. Baker shot and killed Terry Smith,
| u member of the order of Locomotive Eugi.
| nccrs, during n quarrel ut Aberdeen Miss.
Baker declared he acted in Self defense.
while playing with some boys, William
Bouldn, coiUred fell on tho railroad track
At Blackstone, Va, aud died in u few min-
tes. L Is thought he broke an artery in
his fall
Iron wor, for tho one hundred and
ninety cars TO b. built 10y the Roanoke, Va.
Machine Works for the Norfolk ani Western
Railroad has been begun in tho blacksmith
aud foundry departments.
--Wiinm Bash died suddenly in Augusta
county, Va. jury of inquest rendered "a
verdict that Bush died from poison admins.
tered by Peachy Atkinson and Ida Busch,
his wife.
Harry Lambert, watchman nt Rock
creek bridg', Metropolitan Branch, b. and o.
Railroad, who was struck 10y u passing train
some days ago, died ut his home in Wheaton
district. Montgomery county, Md.
AT Marion ,Juuct inn D,Il,S ,o,n,u
j. j. Stevens, sect on man, shot nni killed
IL. &. Segnor n conductor on the Mobil. and
Birmingham Hallway. The trouble was
out q woman.
--Durin, n recent thunder storm. tho
lightning struci ind killed four fine three
year old steers, one cow and calf for Can't
j. w. Marshall, of hlinso, Randolph
county, w. Va
Miss Jane Woods, n young lady Of Wet
zel county. w. Va, hns just completed a nice
quilt, containing 2:,liO pieces. She com
menccd it when seven Years old having
worked at it for fourteen years.
Three horses valued at about 5000 oacb
owned by VIM. Davis, near Fountain Mills.
Frederick county, Md, We're struck by light.
ming while standing under treo in a field
during thunder Storm and instantly killed
constable George Brill, of Hagerstown
Md, while gathering an armful of grass for
his horse was stung in the arm by snake,
which escaped under the stauls. BY imme.
dately applying antidotes, he will pull
throus sh all right.
One Of the prisoners confined in Monroe
county, w. va. jail managed to get posses
SION OF table knife, with which ho dug n
hole through n brick wall, and stealing the
keys from the jailor's room lot two other
prisoners out
During ap nltercation near Plains, Fau-
Qulsr county. W. se,r 2, -
y L :, No. Iu ialrf1 WAS Rll0t n, kh<4.
breast and. hand. E. P..Turner was arrested. I
-Messrs. Stull and Duvall, OF Frederick.
Md, made narrow escape from death.
Their horse and wagon was crossing the
railroad as a train of cars came around tho
curve. BY quickly jumping from the wagon
and holding the animal fatal accident Was
averted.
-RoberE Terrell, section boss on the C.
g. o., while sleeping On the track at Ceredo,
w. Va, was struck by.S train and fatally
injured. 1t is. believed he was intoxicated.
His remains were taken to Virginia, his for
mer home, for .intermcnt. The deceased
was % years OF age and unmarried.
Tho young daughter Of Rinton Langfitt,
Of Hancock county, w. Va, with her
brother, stopped at a burning gas we'll, and
flashed out and caught tho girls clothing,
burning her to death.
At Dalton, Ca, Hon. S. e. Fields, State
senator, was shot and killed by his step-son,
Dennis Taylor, whom he attempted to chas-
tisc. Young Taylor was arrested and taken
to Dalton. His mother is Frustrated with
her double sorrow
Tho directors OF tho Lynchburg (Va)
Land Company have decided to erect ten
dwellings on their property in West LYNCH
burg at onc". The foundations of the zinc
WORKS are now being laid, and the plans Of
tho paint works are being prepared.
At Helenwood, Tenn, q mob broke into
ial tl,.,
treo near 81. * rRa9 hhsngel them to Il
bodies threatening vengeance on any in
former. Public sentiment justiies the
lynching.
William Bagges, a CON Of Mrs. J.. ID.
Baggos, of Boone county, w. Va. camo
home from hunting expedition, and play.
fully pointed his gun at his mother. The
weapon was discharged and the ball passed
through her body, death resulting in few
hours.
An attempt was made to burn the Marion
county, w. Va. court hous' quantity
Of oil was poured under the door and ran
down over the floor Two lighted matches
| some means failed TO connect with tho oil
and the attempt was fruitless.
The daughter of ex-SheTiH Il. w. Janney
of ElktoD, Md, has kitten which is curl
| osty. The animal was born without tail.
| ana ito front paws arc double. 1t moves
Likewise, has double front paws, but is other
| wise like cat.
Joseph Smith, aged forty, was shot and
| killed 10y Samuel kronpecker near Roane
Courthouse, w. Va. Kronpecker had lett
his wife and six children in destitute con
| diticu, and Smith had been caring for th,m,
| Kronpccker passed by his house, and seeing
| Smith talking to his wife, raised rifle and
shot him dead. The murderer is in Jail.
Hugh Russum, whiie ploughing recently
in his field a few miles south of Greensboro
N. c., turned up a very large spear head
made of stone. The shaIp point had been
broken or but the sides are still keen and the
implement is in good state of preservation
The lepgth Is six inches and the breadth
two.
Preston Yonce was shot and killed neal
Trenton, 4. c., 10y Whitfield Murreil an'
William Carpenter. 1t is lcornld in Angus
tn, Ga, that the parties who did the shoot
ing were on spree and objected to beini
addressed as boys. A party was in August'
looking for tho murderers, who fed.
Tho streets of Leitersburg, NIL, ara linct
with silver poplar shade trees, which, at thi
time of tho year, she'd down strongly re
sembling cotton, and which burns freely
Several boys set fire to it, and in an instan