The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-01
Notes from Booming Blaoksburg.

MR. EpITOR.-0n last Wednesday morn
ing, between the honrs of eleven and twelve
o'clock, the soul Of one Of the brightest
pupils in the Cherokee High School tosk
It's flight to the spiritj Land. Tho deceased
was bright young girl, who had hardly
passed the stage Of childhood, being only
thirteen years Of age. She was at school
On Thrsdsy, 18th, inst, apparently sound
and we'll but was suddenly taken very Ill
next morning, aud in FIVE days was no
more. Her funeral was preached at the
Presbyterian Church on Thursday last, BY
Rev. Mr.. Cook, and her remains, accompa-
MED by the family, were carried to York
Vile for intermeut. We deeply sympathisc
with the family in this serious loss OF one
of its members.
We stated in our last communication that
L several parties were anxious to mako Blacks
burg thoir home, and this is still the case,
| but their coming will be indefinitely delayed
on account Of there not being q vacant
| dwelling in the place. Those owning va.
cant lots here could not spend their money
more judioiously than by erecting upon
| them neat dwellings, which would sosn pay
for themselves in the way Of rents. After
| being paid for, every dollar Of rent would
be clear money.
wreck occurred on the afternoon ac-
oommodation train of the Three Cs. rail
road the other day, in which three box car,
were thrown from the track, and badly
damaged. The passengers received no fur
tber injury than being slightly bruised.
The engine Of the regular passenger jumped
the track the next day, but no one was in
| jured.
] Our worthy policeman, Mr. Adolphus
Smith, came very near getting into very
serious difficulty last Saturday at the Three
C's depot. A negro whom he was about to
arrest, boarded tho train which was just
leaving, but securing firm grip upon his
| ankle, Mr.. Smith succeeded in pulling him
from tho car. lie was surrounded in q
few minutes by seven or eight negroes with
drawn spades, picks. ETC., but on coolly
placing the mu1zle of his pistol in several
Of their faces, soon dispersed the rioters.
The South Carolina Railway Co. now has
control of that division of the Three C's.
between Camden and Blacksburg, and will
locate, so we are informed, branch Of
their railroad shops at this place about tho
first of next mouth. They will open with
force of about fifty hands. --.-- ----
Capt. Rsmscur and his corps, who have
been encamped here for the past two
months will leave in few days for Camden
to survey the Three Cs route from the lat
4 ter place to Charleston, via Florence. Thi,
flourishing place will then be connected
with Charleston by two frst-class roads,
the Three Cs. and Atlantic Crast Line.
Col. John L. Black, Who is working in,
iron mines near here, shipped eighty tons
Of the ore this week to Steelton, o manu-
featuring point, abhut four miles from Hsr
risburg, Pa. He is also shipping to Pul
aski, Tenn.
The surfacing Of the Three Cs r. r.
between Hickory Grove and Blsoksbure
WAS finished through to tn. latter place
last Monday aad the schedule has since
been arranged so as to make connection
with tbs Air Line, both ways. The south
bound passenger on the Air Line arrive.
here at go and the northbound at SO,
p. NJ. Two accommodation trains leave
daily for Camden-ono at I A. NJ, and th
other at o'clock, p. NJ. The regular pas
senger leaves at - 0S P. NJ.
The general appearance Of Main Stree
has been much improved recently, by tn,
completion Of DR.. Blacks two brick store
rooms. One Of them is now occupied b.
Mr.. r. A. Westbrook, a dry goods merchan.
and a bar and billiard saloon is kept in tn
other. Blacksburg will open her tbirt
barroom on Monday.
+ The weather has been very inclemen
here for the past two or three days and
'--@ --~nr the Thermometer having ind
Gated summer heat enc da y this week.
NJ.