The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-10-31
And, Grouped. Here Under Proper
Divisions,
VIII be Found the Late News of Our
Home Section and Important
Happenings From the Poto-
mac to Alabama.
VIRGINIA.

rre uestroyed Arringdale's saw mills
IN Atlantic City. Loss, $15, 200; in.
The mania for specializing in town lots
has struck the people of Appomattox.
In Franklin county a verdict of $S, 500
was given the plaintiff in the suit of Da.
vlo Gage VS.. the Richmond and DanvilIe
railroad. ~ '''''
Arrangements have been completed for
fha-- formation of a -onmnabu 10 hsrs1a :,
street car line in North Danville.
Major Adam Clement, sheriff of Camp
bell county, was mysteriously assaulted
and left unconscious on the road few
days ago.
Shendun, Va, claims to be the first
new town in the South to have street
railway in operation before any lots are
offered for sale, the Grottocs Co., which
is building the town, having recently
completed line three miles in length.
which gives access to the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad station from all parts of
the town.
The eighth annual session of the Wo-
mems Christian Temperance Union of
Virginia, which convened in Norfolk last
Monday, adjourned after electing the
following officers: Mrs. r. H. Jones.
Norfolk, president; Mrs. A. N. Funk,
hauser, Harrisonburg, corresponding sec
retaIry; Mrs. III. NJ, Hoge, .Loudoun, re-
cording secretary; Mrs. J. w. Newton,
Staunton, zeasurer. Richmond was Sc
iected as thenext meeting place.
NORTH c1RoL1NA.
L. HI. Battle, of Durham, wasieelected
cashier of the new Roxboro Bank. ia.
Long is president.
The Goldsboro Fair opened Tuesday.
The five New England States have
puiit so lar this year, sixteen miles of
railroad. North Carolina has built two
hundred and twenty-six.
The secretary of the United States
treasury has awarded gold life-saying
medal to Thomas M. Webb, of Whining,
ton, N: G., for rescuing Miss j. j. HAYES
and Miss Irene Jackson from drowning at
Wrightsville Beach, N. c., in August
last.
Mrs Julia F. Gould the English woman
recently tried for the murder of her bus-
band at Murphy has decided to 90 ON the
stage.
Fire in the Asheville Female COLLEGE
Medpeaday do damage to. the extent of
2 ~ 30 90Qs Tsha Pupiis wefe soottsn
The Young Mems Christian Hssocia-
tion Convention of the Second district
was held at Reidsvillle last week, There
were a number of delegates from all quar-
ters Of the district, and all seemed to en-
joy the occasion. State Secretary l.. A.
Coulter, L. L. Hobbs, president of Gull
ford College and Rev. Dr. ]. f. Crowell,
president of Trinity College; Mr.. Gotta,
general secretary of the Greensboro Asso-
citation; Mr.. B. E. White, of the Danville
Association and Professor George Wills.
of Oak Ridge Institute, addressed the
convention which was presided over by
Prof. Allan Holt, of Oak Ridge Insti-
tute.
The most destructive fire which has
ever visited Durham, since the entire
Main street was burned down in 1885, oc-
CURED Thursday morning when one of
the handsomest buildings in Durham.
known as the 'Parish building" was
burned almost entirely to eSground, to.
gether with some smaller sbuildings. The
Parish building was handsome three
story with, ,terra-cotta trimmings, owned
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