The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-12-18
DECEMBER D6INGs.
Tie Latest News From a Trio Of
States.
Interesting News Items From Manv
Points in Our Own and
Neighboring States.
VIRGINIA.

II. Il. Meredith is elected Congressman
In the Eighth District to succeed Gen
Lee, deceased, with about the same ma
Jorlty as his predecessor.
A colored woman one hundred wear.
ano one DAY old was buried in Claremou,
last week.
Kobert +. Cooke and Miss Msry Scarce.
81 Danvitle, elope d across the Carolina
nne Thursday and were married at
The Grand Lodge of Masons. which
convened Tuesday in Richmond. is
meeting In the 18th annual convocation.
The State of Virginia owns about n
million and half acres of oyster lands
The question of managing these oyster
beds so that they shall yield a proper
revenue to the State is to be taken up by
the Virginia Legislature now in session.
Gen. Scott Shipp, superintendent of
the Virginia Military Institute, is making
arrangements to build memorial hall
TO Stonewall Jackson. Hhc estimated
cost of the building is $40, 900, $40, 900
OF which, tits said, has been secured.
The revival of some of John Randolph,s
dueiilng exploits recalls to many Virgin
1ans the beauty of his famous plantation.
Roanoke, which was situated near the
confluence of the Roanoke and Staunton
rivers, 1t contained 1000 acres and
was divided into quarters, each dcsigna-
tea Dy name of its own and managed
ny It's own ovcrseer. On commanding
emincncc overlooking these smiling val.
leys and well-timed hills the mansion
house reared its ample proportions. In
June, 1S46, by the provisions of Ran.
dolPh's remarkable will, all the slaves
were freed. Even in those days there
were will contests, but the slaves mt last
got their liberty aud made their way TO
Mercer county, Ohio, where homes had
been purchased for them.
NORTH CAROLINA.
The new union passenger depot at |
Raleigh is being finished.
The cotton receipts at Raleigh 0ocoh |
this season to date are 1888 bales
against 26,613 last season.
At Shores Ferry on the Yadkin rive
the wire broke letting the boat
and Its cargo float down the river. The
stream was swollen and the ferryman in
his endeavor to save the men and team
which were crossing over, sustained pain
lul and perhaps fatal injuries. Both
~ mo "elc Oiohcu, DeSlucS DclnR other
wise bruised.
family at Ladford on the HounoKo ana
seaboard railroad. Ped Turner, an es-
tecmed citizen, a son and daughter all
died one morning Of pneumonia and an
other child the following day. The wife
and mother died few days ago.
At Elizabcthtown James Johnston,
colorcd, was hanged in the presence of
5000 people. Johnston committed
criminal assault on Florence Sutton,
colored girl ten years old, and then mur
dered her. He confessed the crime |
when arrested, but protested his limo
ccnce OH the gallows.
The wood pulp mills at the falls Of the
Neusc have begun work. There has been
expended on these mills, and on the new
plant for the paper mills there, $4,000.
The company owning the property pro.
propose to open very valuable aud cxten-
sive granite quarries at that place, and to
secure branch railway from the Raleigh
g. CASTOR, some three miles in length
The water power is very great: The tur-
bine at the wood pulp mills is 35O-horse
power.