The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-01-30
SOUTHERN STATE NEWS.
Happenings of Importance For A
Week..
Dwellers in City and Country Get a
Write-Up Here Free of Charge.
and No Questions Asked.
VIRGINIA.

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tional Bank, of Salem, for 1890, were 81
per cent.
Rev ] Kingsley, farmer near Fred
erlcksburg, lost six barns and other
buildings by an incendiary fire Thursday
with no insurance.
Lieutenant j. S. Park, of the United
States Army, has been chosen to the po-
sRee Virginia Military Institute, .a.i '"'''e'
The three masted scnoouu,, ,>-.,---.-.
Lank, Captain Siltee, with cargo of
sugar, was wrecked Thursday near New
Inlet and the Captain drowned and the
vessel and freight are a total loss.
Captain John W. Moore, business man.
ager of the Norfolk Virginian, died in the
Polytechnic Hospital, New York, We'd
nesday morning, from the effects of an
operation performed two weeks ago for
the purpose of removing cancerous
growth below the tongue
Two females from Richmond named
Dolly Hill and Lulie Brosic, were arrested
by the Norfolk police for robbing a COL
ored woman named Fannie Travcrs.
where they roomed, of $50.
Two hundred real estate men met a.
Roanoke last week to form a State real
estate exchange. Every leading town in
Virginia was represented. The Conven-
tion was called to order, Major A. Mcy-
ers, of Norfolk, in the chair. Constitu-
ton and bylaws were adopted and many
mOmentous questions were discussed.
Roanoke was selected as the permanent
headquarters of the State Exchang.
Gen. b. ID. Fry died at Richmond
We'd, night, aged 6s. He was a gradu
ate of West Point and participated in the
Mexican war. He entered the Confedcr-
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
Tor the election by the Legislature of the
State printer, and to define his duties
and fix his salary. The bill was referred
to the Committee on Printing.
Works has been increased nom fBs5ti1 tfb.6G1
TO 95S, 600, with an authorized capital OF
$60,O0o.
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 are following his
example.
r. G. Setter and wife and their son
Charlie and his wife aud 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 east OF
Lexington, was seized last Saturday
morning by Revenue Officers Bulla and
Kinney, and the whole outfit .whiskey
and all-was brought to town and stow.
ed away that evening.
The reports sent out to Blue Wing in
dicate that at last the copper mines there
are to be worked in way that means bus.
iness. That section is full of copper ore
and If it can be mine and marked at
profit there will be no limit to the supply
except the worlds demand.
The Charlotte Savings Bank has been
organized with Il. d. Latta, president,
and j. M. Brown, cashier. This will
make the Queen city banks number five
SOUTH CAROLINA.
A. W. Jones, of Abbeville, the new
State Inspector of Phosphatcs has begun
the discharge of his duties, the office be-
ing located at Beaufort.
A new three-story rice mill is soon 10
be erected in Charleston by f. w. Scro
ven.
A commission has been issued to Hen.
rye. Whilder, who was appointed by
Gen. Huguenin, commissioner general.
with the rank of Major for the 9Th bri.
gade 1st division.
For the 100000 cotton mill to he
erected in Columbia it is said that $780,
600 of the stock has been taken at the
North, and that the remainder will easily
be secured in Columbia and i'm the State.
II. ID. Wheat, of the Clifton Mills, is said
to be actively engaged in the enterprise.
A Christmas frolc so disgusted the
EllOree town council that they raised the
liquor license to = 200 for one bar room,
or $500 each for two.
Senator Irby's certificate of election,
which was prepared by Secretary of State
Tindall, was signed by Governor Till
man and the Secretary. The credentials
will be presented by Senator Butler.
A $50, 900 stock company is being Or
ganized by j. w. Wofford to eject a fer
tilizer factory at Spartanburg.
The Pelzer Manufacturing Co., of Pei.
ger, one of the largest cotton mills in the
South, has declared its usual s per cent.
dividend
The Lowndesville Banking Company
has been organized with j. b. Frank,
president, and j. J. Johnson. cashier.
Governor Tillman was asked il any az
tion had been taken yet towards formally
accepting the terms under which the
Federal appropriation for the Agricul-
tural College Is to made available. He
said that necessary documents had just
been prepared and forwarded to Wash
ington.