The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-01
H0ts. from so0niug slasksburg.

Ma. EpIToR.-On last Wednesday mern.
ing, between the hours Of eleven and twelss /
o'clock. the soul u one ofr tho brishssst
pupils in the OkerSkss HtsA 6ehe eoi tSski'
its digit 10 ihs Spiriss Land y The dscsassd
was bright young girl whs hid hardly
passed the stags Of childhood, being only,
thirtesn years Of age She was et school
on Thrsday, 18th. inst, apparently sound
and we'll; but was suddenly taken very Ill
next morning, aud in Eve days was no
more. Her funeral was preached at the
Presbyterian Church on Thursday last. By
Rev. Mr.. Cook, and her remains, sccompa-
MED by the family, were carried to York
vile for internient. We deeply sympathiso
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 make Blacks.
burg their home, and this Is still the case,
but their coming will be indefinitely delayed
on account Of there not being vacant
dwelling in the place. Those owning va.
| cant lots here could not spend their money
moro 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 ao-
oommodation traia Of the Three Cs. rail-
road the other day, in which three box cars
were thrown from the track, sud badly
damaged. The passengers received no fur
tber injury than being slightly bruised.
The engine ofthe regular passenger jumped
the track the next day, but no one was in
jured.
Our worthy policeman, Nr. Adolphu'
Smith, came very near getting into . very
serious difficulty last Saturday at the Thre,
Cs depot A negro whom he WAS about to
arrest, boarded the train which was just
leaving, but securing firm grip upon his
ankle, Mr.. Smith suooesded in pulling him
from tho car. He was surrounded in ,
few minutes by seven or eight negroes with
drawn spades, picks. etc., but on coolly
placing the muszle Of his pistol in several
Of their faces, soon dispersed the rioters.
Nnha se.th- -Garelina Railway Co: now hes
control Of that division Of tho Three Es
between Camden and Blaoksburg, and will
locate, SO we are informed, branch o.
their railroad shops at this place about th'
first of next month. They will open with q
force Of about fifty hands.
Capt. Ramscur and his corps, who hav
been enoamped here for the past tive
months will leave in few days for Camde
to survey the Three C's route from the lat
| ter place to Charleston, via Florence. Thi
fourishing place will then be oonneote
| the Three Cs. and Atlantic Coast Line.
Col. John L. Black, who is working tn
iron mines near here, shipped eighty ton
| Of the ore this week to Steeltou, o manu-
featuring point, abhut four miles from Ha,
risburg, Pa. He is also shipping to Pu
aski, Tenn. .... ,.....
, The surfacing Of the Three Cs r.
bstwesA HrcKory Grove aud Biaoksbur
| was finished through to the latter plae
last Monday; aad the schedule has sine
been arranged 30 rs to make conneotio
with this Air Line, both ways. The soutl
! bound passenger on the Air Line arrive
, here at 2.30 and the northbound at 3.t
= p. M. Two accommodation trains leav
, daily for Camden-one at Z A. NJ, and Il
1 other at o'clock, p. M. The regular pa.
senger leaves at II O8 P. NJ.
! The general appearance Of Main Sire
has been much improved recently, by tn
completion Of DIR. Blacks two brick stor.
rooms. One Of them is now occupied b
Mr.. R. A. Wsstbrook, dry goods merchan
and a bar and billiard saloon is kept in Il
other. Blacksburg will open her tbir
bsrroom on Monday.
vi The weather has been very ineleme
here for the past two or three days and
rf-~--.p.-tha-t Thermometer having inc
Gated summer heat enc de- , this week.