The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-03-27

| S.@hlonent, was IOunu guilty Dy the Sa.
lem Criminal Court.
Ten thousand dollars of Danville city
l bonds has been takeu uvp..----y.u~--~-,.
IS - 4 & {Llck's Day was celebrated in,
0Att with d parade and banquet.
The civil, mechanical and mining en-
gineers of Of Roanoke have organized an
association in the interests of these several
professions. One of their prime objects
Is to secure careful and accurate survey
of Roanoke.
The freeholdert Of Roanoke Wednesday
voted to bond tho city for $4,000 For
public improvements $500, 900, streets
and sewers $75, 900, public schools $21,-
900, fire department and miscellaneous
$50, 900. The Norfolk and Western
Road will in addition spend $40O, 900 TO
improve the streets and property.
Claremont, on the James river in
Surry county, and the two ad djoining vii
lages of Raymond and Bartlett amount,
ing to several thousand acres, have been
purchased by parties from New York,
Philadelphia and Boston.
Judge Whittle, of the Circuit Court.
has rendered his decision i'm the celebra
ted case Of Moorman's heirs against the
the city of Danvillc, T. J. Arthur and
Others. These suits, involving something
over 100000 worth of real estate in
Dahville have been pending before Judge
Whittle for long time, and are now
awarded to the Moorman heirs.
NORTH CAROLINA.
A furniture factory commenced oper-
ntions in Ncwbcrne Monday.
BY vote of the citizens Washington
has donated $40, 900 to secure rights of
way for branch of the w. g. w. td that
place.
The Kings Daughters of Greensboro
arc building Hospital.
The Commercial and Famers' Bank Of
Raleigh was organized Tuesday.
New banks have been organized at
Ashcvillc and Rutherfordton.
Ernest Beuder, young man who
lived OH Core Sound, near New Berne,
was drowned several days ago in the
sound while fishing.
On last Saturday few gentlemen met
and determined to start foundry in Gas
tonia; 81, 900 were subscribed at once.
The lot has already been secured.
Cherokee couDty's marble, iron, gold,
tale, timber and dirt, have commenced
making an inroad on the vaults of Wall
street and more than Il quarter of mil
lion dollars is being paid out for Chero-
kec lands.
Every year J. Shakespeare Harris, of
Poplar Tent, near Concord, gives q good
suit OF clothes to the two horse farmer
who makes the most cotton. Last year
ID. w. McCommons made the crop, and
Mr.. Harris brought him to Concord
Tuesday and gave him good suit of
clothes
SOUTH CAROLINA:
Maj. Jno. Jones, of BlacksburE, sent
in his resignation as general manager of
the G., G. 81 g. Railroad.
Eight convicts were received Wsdnes-
day at the State Penitentiary from Sump-
ter aud five from Darlington.
The visiting Boston base ball players
have been giving series of exhibition
games at Charleston.
The little girl of Florence, bitten by a
mad cat, has returned home from the
i'asleur Institute, New York, perfectly
cured.
st. PairiCk's Day was celebrated in
Charleston by united parade of the diff
fercnt Hibernium socitics and several
banquets at night.
In removing the cornerstone of the old
! courthouse at Spartanburg Thursday, it
was found to contain II quart Of brandy,
copy of three newspapers published in
1856. and some coins.
An Interesting marriage took place
in Edgctleld county couple of days
since. DR.. Jabob Trotter, aged seventy
five years, was married to Miss Carrie
Ridleburg. aged sixteen. The groom
was widower.
The General Committee of the
Columbia Centennial has officially invit-
| ed Governor Tilman and staff and all
division and brigade commanders and
their staffs to participate in the Centen.
Dial parade, May ID, 1891 also all white
| military companies in the State of South
| Carolina, and all other white military
companies in the other States of the
Union.
TENNESSEE.
They are adopts at Nashville, says the
Memphis Appeal in the lcgis-
lative game of breaking the back of bills
by overlooking it with amendments.
A blast was fred on the side of the
Lookout Mountain Tuesday, which dis.
lodged 100. 900 tons Of rock One hun
dred kegs of powder was the charge, and
the ledge of rock was broken up, and
! thousands Of tons rolled down the noun
/ tain side. The railroad track was des-
troyed for 200 yards.
The people are now waiting with spc
/ cial eagcrness the coming Of the day wher
the Tennessee Derby shall be run.
George Moore, who was to have beer
banged at Fayetteville Tuesday, has beer
rcspitcd until June 10.
In the State senate Monday morning {
! dill requiring school directors to have
some qualifications for the office wa
i n