The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-11-21

N sS1escS ses Scoioredb In West
fl!y ;sisi = ,s,,,,,. 3, !.
nj at his honi6 near C6arfot ttesvilie s's1s1ss
Henry NJ. Meyer, proprietor Of the
Palais Royal dry goods store, at Rich
| mond made an assignment Wednesday.
Liabilities $40, 600; assets unknown.
A blind man named Charles Ethridge
fell out of second-story window of q
boarding house on Main street in Norfolk
while under the influence of liquor and
broke three of his ribs. He died.
1t is rumorcd that the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company has purchased lands
in Lynnhaven bay for the purpose of
erecting extensive terminal facilities OH
them. Lynnhaven bay is two hours
nearer Cape Charles than Norfolk, and by
running ferry across from the cape to
the bay instead of Norfolk that much
time would be saved. The Charleston.
Wilmington and Norfolk railroad, now
under construction, it is believed, will be
built by Pennsylvania road money.
A joint stock company has been started
to build belt line railroad from Glasgow
! to the Natural Bridge, Lexington, Buena
Vista, and other cities of Rockbridge,
back to Glasgow.
The Rivermost Land Company Of
| Lynchburg has resolved to give twenty
acres of land aud 81 200, 900 in money
and worcestershire stock for a female col
lege.
Work was commenced on the new Ma
sonic Temple at Glasgow, Ex-Governor;
Lee throwing the first spade of dirt. Ma
jor A. II. Courtney, of Richmond, pres.
ident of the Temple Association, was
master of ceremonies. A largo numbc,
of citizens, Masons and others, were
present. Great enthusiasm prevailed.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Raleigh and Durham are being con-
nected with telephone wires.
A stock company purchased one thous-
and acres of land in and around the new
town of Gordon, near Wilkesboro, Thurs
day. These lands will be divided up in
]. to lots With q view of establishius big
] towh {nssSYllkes ~ sssssssSF =.
I The following postmasters In Norti
Carolina were appointed a. MaSnnS", Hneno,
Tuesday: j. Whitty, at Jasper' Savta Gn,
County: 8. B. KOech, at Old sparta
ESoocombo county; 8. A. Clause,
Smith Grove, Davie county.
The superintendent of the Silver va, a,
r lev mines, in Davidson county, fePoi'
the finding of the richest deposit Oh silv:
ore ever found in the south, large Ver
7. of carbonate of lead carrying ~ 10 ~
r ounces of silver and 30 per cent. Oh ie'
~ to ton of the ore.
= Mr.. Franklin, Methodist preacher
p Rowan county, was instantly killed eu
Iav nipht while on his way to fill an
sn.r au
m pointment, by a mules running a"a
% and throwing him out OF his buge
~ against a stump, which broke his neck
40 A syndicate composed of Lynn, Mas
On and Kansas City capitalists, has sccur
or I75 600 acres Of land in Madison q
Il Yancey counties, which they propose
develop at once. The land is heaS
VI timbered and contains mammoth depo
OF of iron ore and some mica.
ted Governor Fowle appointed State Se
md tors. elect II. C. Green and q. v. wa
os members of the State Returning Boz
,vh;cb meets at Raleigh, Nov. 9th
convass the election returns Of the st
this The Governor of the State, Alton
ink General md Secretary of the state
Al. also ex-oflicio members of the Board.
70 While the white ribbon train,"
posed of six Pullman cars, and con!
two mo 1876 or 14O delegates to the Nati
rred Convention of the w. G. T. u, at a
,,pq Ia was stopping for half hour IN
% lotte Thursday, in some way, one o
..d numbe, discovered Mrs. Stonewall ]
S"~' son's residence, and in a few minute
Ill whole pa,ty were at Mrs. Jackson's
}. or ia the yard getting leaves or sPir'
Tho busbes as souvenirs of Stonewali
d;s. son's wife'e home Several who had
-, kodaks along took pictures OF MRS. :
O"'" sons home, aud general reques.
ional made to see her, but she was too
had to present herself.
and SOUTH CAROLINA.
pound A State fire insurance company
,other ing organized in Grcenviiie with
\ was quarters there and with agencies
rh,. "a towns. 100000 has already bee'
scribed.
Aa"so' The present has been fema
nay be wear I'm the fertilizer business. Tn
I'd Just ments TO points within the State
cans,s as neighboring States has been
than usual, in fact up to the LIST
'nS'an' tober they were larger than for a
vious twelve months.
The State Fair at Columbia wa
ms has uslly ipte, esting. A new exhibit
a smaM chinery Hall was the Breeden
IT,, N. stock cutter. exhibited by its i,'
w. M. Breeder, OF Bennettsvul'