The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-07-11
FOR the llM!.
Interesting Letter from Virginia.

| For the lime"
Interesting Letter from Virginia.
Mn. EDiIun AS sit this morning in
my study insulating, my mind crrr.c' me
} back To South Carolina where, in Union
County, | spent some very pleasant months
among rs kiul people as any, and wish il
were that utr tlros, faces J might look for at
| least shoot while today.
have fJrruri n.,,... ~ ,Lnn Il S".,ne
me, not even the lace of tho doll baby GER
tain Ii iy requcs q me to keep quiet while
sac went up town II do shopping Now 4"
say that the little thing didn't Squall AMI
get out Of humur while She was away
don't imply that Tie writer is II vcrtising for
pesit on :,S uu "sr, for il was olly II WAX
baby, and b,chelrrs, like the junior editor Of
| certain paper III your state, can keep them
| quiet "till the roses come again " some.
| thing c'>, comes.
Well. Mr.. T. !itor, SIC are on n boom here
i'll Virginia. Everything is booming. The
old folks aud the little children arc all BOOM
ing, but not wi,hstnndins the boom being so
| general there are yet II lew towns and cities
in the State which haven't had an option
taken on th: lanl around md the vacant
/ lots inSi ie
Thou sh am not authorized to give this
notice, yet, TINT 1t may never be sail that
due notice was not given beforehand. lof me
| ADVISE that If any who read this wish pp-
ton en- any Virginia town or city, that they
cunl'. nj once, il they cau't come sooner. for
ing to be taken and we will ne'or cease boom.
ing while tho powder l,st>. even shoul it be
neces sary 10 swallow up til; smaller bo"ns
and then get monopoly Of the business.
| Nirgini IS rich in mineral wealth, and
| the development of this fact is drawing capt
tll from other states not :, highly favored
aad investing it here. Some OF the finest
| mineral waters known tp the world are found
| here III sght III atun In zee. and the sup
ply Of crll and iron seems to he nc1haus'i-
| bic in the western part of the State There
| towns anl even cities arc springing up like
mage 1t i wonderful how fast some of the
| Deoplc Of that section have gotten rich.
One man purchased u farm for very cas"a'
able figures soon another came and pIrcllas-
cd from him. paying several th"uNami dol
lars more than the first, then third came
! and pail the second purchaser several ihpu-
sand more than h. paid. Now the present
owners are getting ii'h taking out coal aud
iron from this sumo irrmi, while near by is
springing un live town.
The crops are looking well. except whore
the haze storm passed last Saturday. which
did very c"n>i !crab.c damage. Corn was
torn into shreds while tobacco was literally
ruined. Oats were tnrcshcl out leaving only
the broken and tangled straw fiat on the
ground The rack Of the storm was about
two miles wide, | suppose, extending far
down into North Cirolinl, where near the
hail killed some cattr. Here il knocked
them down, ani whcI the fowls were cut
where they cou'l get NJ protection they
were kil!cl outright. was told tha' III
size it varied from :hc size of n hen c.g ["
nl pieces ~ large aS man ; iInmd.
The wheat crop iu-t harvested j. very sor.
| in,l,,,I ,,tIii,,r like holf cram Ey