The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-04-19
Growing Blaok.burg,
BLAcKRBuao, s. c., April Is, L

BLAcKRBuRG, 3. c., April 10, 1889
Mr.. EDIron,--ws long to see the day
when Union shall awake from the torpor in
which for years she has been PROSTATE;
when her citizens, rsalisiug the 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 departure bs more
epportune than now, for when the Augusta
division is b uilt, new towns win spring up
all along the line, and Union will then be
dead place. Tho same fate which IL now
impending her threatened Gsffney some
years ago, when this aud other places slspg
the Air Line began to spring into existence,
but her citizens becoming aware efthsir cen
dition in due time, saved tho place from seri-
Gus injury by indomitable zeal and courage.
Union as . cotton market, has been seri-
ously injured by Gsffnsy, aud since the
building of tho Three Cs. 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
with her sister towns, and feel confident
that with the building Of tho Augusta divi
sien will dawn this realization ; though mo-
unless her citizens step forward with un
firing energy, combined with thris and
liberality, tho two indispensable requisites
to forward movement.
professional pick pocket having failss
to secure accom- mediation ut either hotel, th
other night applied to Mr.: woods's board
ing house for room. The latter was als'
crowded but succeeded in accommodating
the stranger in room occupied by Mr..
II. Oakman, q regular bsarder. The latte
on awaking next morning discovered tha
the stranger had absoonded, aud that hi
watch and pocket change were missing.
As q South-bound freight on the upps
division Of the Three Cs road was passing
under trestls ON Sunday, 31st. ult.,
oolorrd brakeman who was sitting upon on
Of tho brake wheels with his back to tn
engine, was knocked between two cars UP
on one Of the rails and seven or eight car
passed over the middle of his body, CEN
pletely severing it.
Mr.. Kinsley has about finished gradin
for the Three Cs transfer switch, and wi
begin laying tho track in q few days.
: A spacious oil room has just been CON
pleted in three C's yard, and work upon th
Railroad shops is now in progress.
DR.. J. r. Hopkins. = young physician {
Hopkins, Richland County, spent Monds
| evening with US. He has been prssps sctin
with o view Of locating at this place.
Mr.. John I. Darwin, who graduated {
: the College Of Physicians and Surgeons
7 Baltimore, this week, has returned to hi
. homo at this place.
= Col. White, of Philadelphia, has rsturne
and is now at Kings Mountain examinin
. the iron ores Of that vicinity.
little cyclone, the highest wind ev'
r known to visit Blacksburg. passed throug
2 here last night about IL O'clock. I'll
l ,~rexA..-uhsx-, S~-----~-y sty r..s. -,
aS, the thermometer has indicate
sum mer heat on several occasions. NJ.