The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-07-11
TUT IHc TIME
Interesting Letter from Virginia.

Mr.. EDITOR AS sit this morning in
my study meditating, my mind carrie. me
back TO South Carolina where, in Union
County, L spent some very pleasant months
among rs kind people us any, and wish it
were that iuto those face, might look for at
least short while to-day.
have furGou -nnna- nf tham it, seams tn
me, not oven the lace of the doll baby cer-'
tain In iy reques :ci me TO keep quiet while
she went up town to do shopping. Now to
say that the little thing didn't squall anil
get out of humor while she was away
don't imply that the writer is n 1 vertising for
position s.s nu rse, for it was olly wax
baby, and bachelors, like the junior editor Of
a certain paper in your state, can keep them
quiet "tin the roses come again." vr some
thing else comes.
Well, Mr.. Editor, wo arc OH a boou here
i'll Virginia. Everything is booming. The
old folks aud the little children are all BOOM
ing, but notwithstanding the boom being SO
general there are yet few towns and cities
in the State which haven't had ali option
taken on the land around and tho vacant
lots inside.
Though am not authorized to givo this
notice, yet that it may never be SAID that
duo notice was not given beforehand. lot inc
advise that if any who read this wish op
ton n aby Virginia town or city, that they
CONF at once, if they cau't come sooner, for
Sik.ls
Jog to be tsken and we will neyor cease BOOM.
srg while the = ,wdcr LISTS. even shoull it be
necessary to swallow up tlip smaller booms
nnd then get monopoly Of the business.
Virgini is rich in mineral wealth, and
the development of this fact is drawing cnpi-
tal from other states not 50 highly favored
aud investing it lere. Some of the finest
mineral waters known to the world are found
here in sight in a5un1arcc. and the sup
ply of coal and iron seems to no ineIhaus'i-
Bile in the western part of the State. There
towns and even cities are springing mp like
magic. 1t is wonderful how fast some of the
people of that section have gotten rich.
Ono man purchased a fapm for very reason.
ablo figures, soon smother came and purchas-
ed from him, paying Several thousand dol
lars more than the first, then n third came
and paid the second purchaser several thou
sand more than he paid. Now the present
owners are getting rich taking out coal aud
iron from this same farm, while near by is
springing up n live town.
The crops are looking well, except where
the haze storm passed last Saturday, which
did very consi !orable damage. Corn was
torn into shreds while tobacco was literally
ruined. Oats were thrcshe1 out leaving only
the broken and tangled straw Hat on the
ground. The track of The storm was about
two miles wide, | suppose, extending far
down into North Caroline, where near the
hail killed some catto. Here it knocked
them down, and wher" the fowls we're cut
where they could get NJ protection they
were killed outright. ] was told tha. in
size it varied from the size Of hen cIg TO
fiat pieces ms large as a mans hand.
The wheat crop just harvested is very sor.
| ry indeed nothing like half n crop. Ex-
cuse my being 80 long. With hearty go,d
| wish for you and yours with ther friends
in the Paluett' State I'll stop for this time.
| J. III. COUcH,