The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-03-06

Poi lSoouu, teSpcC0vuAy. nut ~ WoS cot
ton of very inferior grade.
Truck handlers around Savannah saw
that the crop this year promises to be un-
usually fine, but that it IL much smaller
than last years crop.
Papers in a $1,000 damage suit were
served against Che Central road at Ameri.
Gus Wednesday. F. A. johnson, who
was put off the train at that place several
weeks ago, wants that amount.
The new Merchasts and Farmers
Bank was organized at Quitman wednes.
-.oSasyy,~--r~~,ss osy, r;,6ou,
an occupant Il is2 SAD and "rs there
rs repugnance op n RaN of offenders
Claude Hampton Leach, as next friend
of his daughter, Margaret L. Leach, has
filed a suit for SIS, 600 against the city of
Atlanta on account of injuries received by
the child in falling on . pile of sewer pip
ing.
w. F. Burge, town marshal of Alpha
rctta, went to Atlanta last Tuesday and
remained until Saturday. Saturday night
the council made case against him for
going away aud negle6ting his duty with
out leave, and imposed on him fine of
IS. Mr.. Burge then made case against
Mr.. G. ID. Rucker. one of the councilmen.
for neglect of duty as a member of the
committee on streets. He evidently wants
to even up with them.
The high water in the rivers around
Rome has done some damage in the coun-
try districts. Sunday morning a sawmil
noated down the. Oostapaula and was
caught by two colo. ed fishermen. Dur
ing the day part of tho ginhouse came
down, and with it lot of seed cotton.
This was also rescued by the same men.
TENNESSEE.
The Lookout Mountain Guards, q new
military company, was mustered at Chat
tanooga Saturday night by the election Of
officers, j. p. Tyffe, captain; Roster and
Bergman, licutenants. There arc even
100 members.
A bill was passed by the Legislature
last week making it felony to burn cot
ton or other agricultural products.
c. f. James, J. r. Whitman, H. II.
Webster and Others have chartered the
Chattanooga, Kentucky b Chicago Rail
road Co. to build a railroad from Chatta
nooga to Bowling Green, Ky.
The state encampment Of tho grand
army OF OF tbs ;.ti RiRph|is. convened at John
. saaes sss.,., Ess YeIl renra-
with employees 9 - = 51IzS:s7.. .
It is learned that q " \ q.
railroad company will "a track their
system from Knoxvill9 Morristown,e
from Knoxville to Cqbl 01ek, and from
Ooltewah to Chattanooga Also that an
extension will be built firm Rogsrsville
Junction to Big Stone Sap, Virginia.
The extension to Big Ston6 Gap will pass
through country rich in mineral re-
sources and it will quickly become a rich
feeder to the system
Citizens and taxpayers of Memphis.
says the Appeal-Avalanche, look with
Open-eyed amazement at the miserable
street cars going up and down the streets
and ask one another when will the relief
and assistance promised come. Probably
when the railroad magnates get things
liked" to suit themselves. Not before.
FLORIDA.
The Early Bird Phosphate Co., at Dun
elion, , will at once develop phosphate
game laws, says the Jacksonville Times
Union. If the wholesale destruction Soas
on .. ;;-asoui, the state will cease to be
a sportsman's paradise inside of two
years.
Three years ago ii. F. Nuckols pur-
chased the Boykin grove, near MicanOpy,
of F. G. Sampson for $500 Monday
Mr.. Nuckolls sold this grove to Mrs. A.
F. Miller for 5000. During the time
that Mr.. Nuckols owned the grove it
paid expenses and net profit besides.
o. X. Paxton, convicted of conspiracy
in the White Springs postoffice case, was
sentenced at Jacksonville Wednesday to
pay a fine of 81 900 aud costs. Amotion
for a new trial was overruled. The trial
of the alleged conspirators was postponed.
John o. Matthews, of Citra, has sold
his one hundred acre orange grove on
Orange Lake to Charles w. White for
$134, OOO This is the third large sale of
productive groves on the lake this season,
and second in impGSfs.aar Siie-the purchase
of the James A. Has g,ovepy Colgate,
Hya and others.
The Kirmess was splendid success. 1t
was the grandest spectacular production
ever presented in jacksonville. The
queen of the Kirmcss was followed by
twenty-four Egyptian att nGauts in white
dresses trimmed with gold. They car
ried ostrich tips and waved them grace
fully over the fair queens head.
OTHER STATES:
The Tombigbee river is on "tear,"
and the whole country for many miles on
each side of the river is flooded.
Hugh Mackay is incorporating $780,.
600 stock company for the purpose OF
erecting tannery at El Paso, Texas.
A Confederate Monument in Chicago.