The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-08-02
SOUTHERN ITEMS:
INTERESTING NEWS COMPLIED
FROM MANY SOURCES.

!! just been organized In Durham, N. C.
William Shelton, young railroad man
committed suicide at Atlanta, Ga, by taking
| morphine.
The Lynchburg Wa.) Industrial Society
| will hold their annual fair on the 9Th, 9th
lOth and 11th OF October next.
"A regular waterspout struck Lynchburg
| Va. flooding stores and residences, and
causing a loss Of nearly $4,000.
| WIN. Carson and Captain w. A. Lloyd
while fishing or Wrightsville, N c., were
drowned by their boat capsizing.
Frances Cooper, colored, Of Mt. Pleasant,
Fla, has confessed to poisoning three colored
women whom he invited to dinner.
| Prof. Ralph III. Graves died at Raleigh,
N. C., from the effect of the wounds inflicted
upon himself In his recent attempt to com
| init suicide.
| There was a slight shock OF earthquake
at Charleston, g. c., lasting about ten seq
onds. Buildings were shaken. but no dam
age was done.
1t is estimated that the probable mort
gage Indebtedness in Frederick county, Md.
at the present time will reach an aggregate
OF more than 5000 600
Frank MILAN and Sam Cronin got into
SMqIarrel oyer girl at picnic near Horse
Neck, in Pleasant county, w. Va, and
C-onin shot MILAN dead
The Riverside Iron Works has given
out the contract for building a second blast
furnace OF greater capacity than their pres
ent one at Benwood. w. Va.
MIR. G. Kline. of Hagerstown, Nd, ex-
hibits a bunch Of wheat, consisting Of ninety
six stalks Of fully developed heads, the pro-
duct of a single grain Of wheat.
They hay crop in Frederick county, Md.
will be large, and in many places where the
wheat has been thrashed the yield has been
found better than was expected.
Lewis Koontz, aged IL years, a son Of
Charles koontz. Of Huntington. w. Va.
was drowned in the Ohio river nbout 4
O'Clock, while In the water bathing.
Carroll Division. Sons OF Temperance.
OF Westminster, Md, have decided to tear
down their building and rebuild at once
replacing by substantial and handsome
building.
Near Tunnel Hill, Ga. Martin Love,
colored attempted a felonious assault on Miss
Addie Rogers, a white girl. He was caught
late In the day and lynched by masked
mob
"A. B. Privett, while crazed with drink.
committed suicide In Goldsboro', N. c.. 10y
taking laudanum. Promp. medical attention
was summoned but could only prolong his
life q few hours.
- John Dinkleman, an aged German ped
dler, was struck by a train Oh the Ohio
River railroad in Parksrsburg, w. Va. and
sustained injuries from which he died in
two hours.
, A summary OF one hundred and thirty
five replies to Inquiries sent out by the u
! gnsta GA Exchange through seventeen
counties in Georgia and Carolina, indicate
the cotton crop to be from five to t. ,nty
days late.
Mr. Steiner, OF Frederick, Md, who re-
Gently discovered Ochre beds on one OF his
farms, is sill meeting with great success
He opened tho earth to tho depth OF nine
feet ani finds the quality of ochre superior
to the first found.
Branch, Cone & Co., Of Spring Hope, Nash
county, N. c.. committed suicide by shooting
himself through the heart. 1t is thought
that irregularities In his books caused him
to commit the act.
While a passenger train was standing
at Oakdale, Tenn, at $50 a. m, it was run
into by a south-bound train on the Cincin-
natl Southern, wrecking the engine and
potsal car Of the south bound train. Nobody
was hurt beyond bruises
The outline for the programme for ALLIE
ghany county, Md, centennial celebration
be literary day, the 25:h trades display AMI
the 26th civic and Military parade Each
day is to have minor features.
"A horse driven by Mrs. Troxsll, Of Ha-
gerstown, Md, ran away aud cotIided with
the team OF Mr. Bankert. This animal also
driven by Mr.. TeigIey. Matters became
exciting for a little while, but the only
damage done was the breaking OF MIR.
Bankert's buggy.
Tho warehouses occupied by j. w. Tcm
pie & Co., furniture, cotton and rice straw;
Kolshorn g. Co.. beer bottlers, at Savannah,
Ga, were destroyed by fire. The total loss
is $4,000, with $4,000 insurance.
The State treasurer of North Carolina
has just decided that boards OF county com
missioners have no right to charge valuation
rfu uhara
probation have occurred since the last
assessment
Willie Bodenstein. near Wheeling, w.
Va, dropped his hat on the track of the b.
& O., and taking q stick was trying to re-
cover it when the train passed, and he was
drawn under the wheels, which crushed the
life out of him.
MIR. Gibbons, OF Barnesville, w. Va has
a brood Of domestic patridyes. They were
hatched by an old hen, who takes kindly to
Ter Dimble little flock, and is evidently not
aware OF the deception.
Work has been discontinued at the Vir-
g:nia ore bank, between Shepherdstown and
Harper's Ferry, w. Va, the Savery Conn
the washing Of the ore discoloring the water
so that the pulp mill could not be operated.
John Wright, one OF the most prominent
farmers OF Washington county, Va, had
bis barn destroyed by lightning. The bern
"'u 10 eihire cOnCepCS, consisting or q thou
sand bushels OF wheat, grain drill, harness,
&c, and two very valuable horses. Loss
between $1,000 and 81. 500; no Insurance..
---Mrs. f. w. Barber, an old lady living
near Lafayette, Ala. was bitten by a rattle
suake few days ago She became very i'll
for few hours and afterwards became
totally blind. Otherwise she has entirely
recovered from the effects OF the bite Her
physicians do not know how to account for
the circumstance.
"A youth while at work in the harvest
Held OF Mr. John Basterday, near PetersviIle,
Nd. fell in front Of self f-binder while it
was I'm operation and bad one of his arms
caught In the binding section. Before he
could be extricsted Ills arms were badly
iacerated. two knots having been tied in his
Mrs Clayton, OF Cumberland, Md. during
thunderstorm. went to close q window up
STAIRS, when she was stunned by n fash OF
lightning. Her cheek was singed by the
Hash, the mark left having the appearance OF
a severe sunburn. In the room below where
she stood round hole one inch In diameter
is seen in the plaseering.