The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-01-30


Mexican war. He entered the Confcdcr-
ate army rs colonel of an Alabama rcgi-
ment and rose to the rank of brigadier
general. The remains were sent to Ala
bama for interment
A 20 per cent? dividend has been dc
clared by the South Norfolk Develop
ment Co., of Norfolk.
NORTH CAROLINA.
There are twenty inmates in the Ashe
vile Jail at present.
A bill was introduced in the Senate by
Mr.. Avery, of Burke county, to provide
for the election by the Legislature of the
State printer, and to define his duties
and fix his salary. The bill was referred
tQ. the Committee on Printing.
- Ine'sf6tKs p.h.cco
Works has been Increased from 1000
&c **5555 **55, GGGG, with an authorized capital of
$50, 900
Tom Ward, who lives in Nash, has
been farming sixty-three years, and dur
ing that time, had to buy corn only one
year, and never had to buy any meat for
family use His sons arc following his
example.
Charlie and his wife and children, VIII.
went from Newton to Washington Terri
tory two years and half ago, all landed
in Newton again Monday afternoon.
They are satisfied that there is no place
like the Old North State.
The whisky distillery of w. T. Ever
hart, situated about four miles cast OF
Lexington, was seized last Saturday
morning by Revenue Officers Bulla and
Kinney, and the whole whiskey
and all-was brought to town and stow.
ed away that evening.
The reports sent out to Blue Wing in
dicatc that at last the copper mines there
are to be worked in II way that means bus.
iness. That section is full of copper orc,
and if it can be mine and marked at f
profit there will be no limit to the supply
except the worlds demand.
The Charlotte Savings Bank has been
organized VIII: =. =. Eatta, president,
and p. nj. Brown, cashier. This will
make the Queen city banks number five.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
"A. w. Jones, of Abbcvillc, the new
State Inspector of Phosphatcs has begun
the discharge Of his duties. the Office be.
ing located at Beaufort
A new thrce-story rice mill is soon 10
be erected in Charleston by f. w. Scro
ven.
A commission has been issued to Hen.
ry &. Whildcr, who was appointed by
Gen. Huguenin, commissioner general,
with the rank of Major, for the 5th bri-
gade 1st division.
For the 800 900 cotton mill TO be
erected in Columbia it is said that $780,
600 of the stock has been taken at the
| North. and that the remainder will easily
| he secured in Columbia and i'm the State.
II. ID. Wheat of the Clifton Mills, is said
TO he actively engaged in the enterprise.
A Christmas frolic so disgustcd the
EllOrec town council that they raised the
liquor license To 81 200 for one bar room,
or 5000 each for two.
I Senator Irby's certificate of election,
which was prepared by Secretary of State
! Tlndall, was signed by Governor Till
man and the Secretary. The crcdentials
! will be presented by Senator Butler.
A $4,000 stock company is being or.
ganized by J. w. WoiTord to eject fer
tilizer factory vt Spartanburg.
The Pelzer Manufacturing Co.. of Pei
ger, one of the largest cotton mills in the
South, has declared its usual 5 per cent.
dividend.
The Lowndesville Banking Company
has been organized with J. b. Frank,
president, and j. J. Johnson. cashier
Governor Tillman was asked if any ar
ton had been taken yet towards formally
accepting the terms under which th'
Federal appropriation for the Agricul
tural College is to made available. III
said that necessary documents had jus
been prepared and forwarded to Wash
ington.
TENNESSEE.
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