The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-04-19
Growing Blacksburg,

BLAcKRpuao, s. c., April Is, 1889
Mr.. EDIroR.-We long to see the day
when Union shall awake feom the torpor in
which for years she has been PROSTATE
when her citizens, realizing tho fact that
every little town which springs up near her
is an injury, shall be alive to the business
interests and promotion of her welfare.
AT no time would such q departure be more
opportune than now, for when the Augusta
division is uilt, new towns will spring up
all along the line, and Union will then be
dead Place The Same fate which is now
impending her threatened Gsffuey some
years ago, when this aud other places along
| the Air Line began to spring into existence,
but her citizens becoming aware efthsir cen
dition in due time, saved the place from serl-
Gus injury by indomitable zeal and courage.
| Union as q cotton market, has been seri-
ou.ly injured by Gsffnsy, aud since the
building of tho Three C's Railroad BY
| Hickory Grove, which means, to her misfor-
tune, a considerable depression Of trade.
Union will now have to lssk to manu-
featuring resources to . large extent, IN
order to grow and be ranked among the
progressive towns springing up around her.
We think she has ample means to compete
will, her sister towns. and feel confident
that with the building Of tho Augusta divi
sion W i'll dawn this reslization though no
unless her citizens stop forward with un
firing energy, combined with thrift and
liberaiity, tho two indispensable requisites
to forward movement.
A professional pick. pocket having fail:'
to secure accom- III o dation at either hotel, III
other night applied to Mr.: Woods's board
ing house for o room. The latter was ais
crowded but succeeded in accsmmodatin
the stranger in room occupied by Mr..
5 II. Oakman, a regular boarder. The latte
. on awaking next morning discovered tina
. the stranger hal absconded, and that hi
Q watch aud pocket change were missing.
d As South-bound freight on the upps
division of the Three Cs road was passing
}. under trestle on Sunday, 31st. u,t.,
Il colorrd brakeman who WAS sitting upon on
}, of the brake wheels with his back to Il
:, engine was knocked between two cars u
!. on one Of the rails and seven or eight ca
!" passed over the middle of his body, cor
y pletoly severingit
u Mr.. Kinsley has about finished gradil
!. for the Three C's transfer switch, and VI
= begin laying the track in a few days.
r spacious oil room has just been col
pleted in three C's yard, and work upon Il
q Railroad shops is now in progress.
II DR.. J. II. Hopkins, young physician
X Hopkins, Richlsnd County, spent Aond
d evening with us. lie has been prsspsctil
II with view of locating at this place.
Mr.. John I. Darwin, who graduated
O. the College Of Physicians and Surgeons
~ Baltimore, this week, has returned to h
CO homo at this place.
- Col. White, Of Philadelphia, has return
and is now at Kings Mountain examinil
m the iron ores Of that vicinity.
ar A little cyclone, the highest wind ev
or known to visit Blacksburg. passed throul
Of here last night about II o'clock. T
weeks. and the thermometer has iudiosi
sum mer heat on several occasions. NJ.