The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-11

not influenced in making this appoint
ment by local political Considerations
put selected Capt. Walter for the nlac
because he believes him to be fully com
duties. p0' '"n
Ieo. l.. klngman, a well-known com
mehc'ai Traveller and for long time pres
loeot OF the Travellers Protective Asso
cia''on, OF Char 'cstou, died Thursday a
Sumter. ="
Comptroller General Ellerbe has 70
turned to Columbia, having made sat
Isfaotory settlements with the officers q
Anderson, Newberry and AbbevilIe.
South Carolina in common with otbe,
states, says the News and Courier, will
SEND an exhibit to the Raleigh Exposi.
ton and it will be one that shall reflect
credit upon the Palmetto State.
DC. Ebaugh, of Greenville, lately
mentioned as having made a proposition
erect q Icfriizel sssss. go stock sqmpany TO
is incorporating the Gate City Phosphate
20. forthe purpose oferecting the works.
The stockholders of the Maonet;c
Iron & Steel Ore Co., have pledged S7O
600 with which to build an iron furnace
near Blacksburg.
AT meeting of the board of Peniten.
oary directors Wednesday night the
most important business done was the
passage OF the following resolution:
RESOLVED, That superintendent give
notice through the press that he is pre-
pared to consider propositions for the
lease OF eonvicts, OF for contract work
Dy the month or by the year.
resolved, That the superintendent be
authorized to take steps looking to the
selling or renting of the Lexington farm.
with tce privilege of selling, pending
the action of the Legislature, provided
the board think best to SELL.
Resolved, That in the opinion of the
board it is to the interest of the Pcuiten-
tiary not to renew my contracts on farms
or farm with any person or persons on
shares, but it is bsst to lease the convicts
10 the highest bidder, reserving TO the
Penltent authority to control and
supervise ,le same.
OTHER STATES.
A Georgia farmer is living with his
sixth wife. Each of his five other wives
died on the Frid " preceding the second
SUNDAY OF the month
]. T. Williams was nominated by the
republican city convention, of Chatta-
nooga, as candidate for mayor.
Col. Duncan, who is recently from a
meeting of the Georgia State Alliance,
says that the conference of cotton grow
ers, to have been held this week. is post-
poned until the first Wednesday in Octo-
ber
An individual described as "a gentle
man of the old school. sah," passed
Ih5Tash mGfs Hs auk Iss1 sG Mssk S Hs Tss
and lightning" cloth. made! on his own
loom, and big white sombrerc with
leather band around it. A yellow beard
reached from his chin nearly to the POM
mel of his saddle On bis back was
long, old fashioned fowling
piece, and a pack of dogs followed at
his heels.
In New Orleans, on the 14th of the
present month, there viii be laid the
foundation stone of a monument that is
to commemorate the victory gained by
the citizen soldiery in the battle fought
at the foot of Canal street seventeen
years ago. and which put an end to the
II. Marr is to preside at the ceremony.
Ex- Senator b. f. Jones will be the ora
tor, and there will be military display.
The value of real and personal prop
erty in Fulton county, Ca, Including
Atlanta, according to the returns just
made by the property owners themselves,
is &52, 344, 900, asains. SAC, ,065, ,276 in
1890, an increase in one'year '*of &c.
279,6 ,629. This is the largest increase in
the value of real and personal property
ever shown by any county in Georgia.
The total increase in the State over last
year is s26, 146, $50. Last year values in
State made the most unprecedented step
forward ever known, and the total value
of all property went from $345, 93s, ,s37
to $37S, 366, 7s4, an increase of $31 ,427,-
947, or nearly $40, 600, 900 more than any
previous year, and the increase this year
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