The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-03-20
FRIDAY, MARCH 1891.

The Empire and Dublin road has been
graded to Grovania, and the rails are all
IN hand to complete it to that place.
The farmers of Habersham county are
gong into the tobacco-plsnting business
on large scale. They are confident
that it will add many thousand dollars
to their yearly income.
While out boating on the canal near
Augusta, Harry Lamar and Louise Con-
nelly were drowned.
Green Howell, a 60. .year-old Savannah
negro, is gradually turning white. His
hands are perfectly white, his forehead
and his throat and neck likewise.
The Young Mems Christian Association
contcmplates erecting building at At
lanta to cost $50, 900.
The Ohio excursionists were royalty en-
tertained at Fort Valley. Editor Kersh
invited all ek thR~ stR his office. which
Weekly Press Association, aud made a
fve-column speech to them, nonpareu
measure.
The Confederate pension limit under
the laws of Georgia is $50, aud j. A.
Simpson, who was n private in Company
X. 4Oth Georgia regiment, has just been
paid that amount. On tho retreat from
Baker s Creek, Miss, in climbing over a
fence he was struck by cannon ball.
1t cut off his right arm at the shoulder.
took off couple of fingers from the left
hand, dislocating the left arm at the shoul-
der. Subsequently the left hand and arm
became rigid and fixed and dwindled
away to little more than skin and bone,
so that the only arm left is useless. The
pension seems small pittance for such
disability.
TENNESSEE.
The House of Representatives passed
the bill prohibiting the running of freight
and excursion trains on Sunday, with the
exception of those carrying fruit and
live stock -
Campbell county is preparing to build
SIC, 900 Jail at Jacksonboro.
Plans have been completed for the
erection of two buildings at Sullins Col
lcge, Bristol. The estimated cost is
$40, 900. A $4,000 public school
building is also to be erectedat Bristol
After very interesting trip through
the rapidly developing section of South
western Virginia and Eastern Tennessee
the distinguished party of congressman
Government officers and military men
accompanying Secretary Proctor arrived
at Chattanooga Tuesday for the purpose
of reviewing the Chickamauga battle
field before determining the manner in
which the appropriation for the improve
ment of the Chickamauga National Park
shall be expended. The party were
the recipients of much attention at Roam
oke, Bristol, Knoxville and other places.
David Posten, the lawyer who was
shot at Memphis Tuesday by Col. II. Clay
HnaHce OF 6HSTuy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
late hour in the night and failed. It con-
sisted in the cutting away of SO inches
of lacerated intestines. Col. King, in
his cell at the Jail, received the news of
his victims death in the same cool man.
ner that has characterized his bearing
since the tragedy occurred.
Negotiations, heretofore noted, have
for long time been pending between an
English syndicate and the owners of the
Jellico, East Tennessee and Kentucky
coal mines. Options that are said to ag-
gregate 80, 500, 900 were given. 1t is now
stated that an agent of the syndicate has
come to this country to close the deal,
the options expiring the 1st of April.
FLORIDA.
st. Augustine is being paved with
cypress blocks.
James Borland, David Borland, G. r.
Allen and Others have incorporated the
Citra Fruit Co. with capital of $102,-
500.
The Florida Central & Peninsular
Railway Co., of Jacksonville, will erect
at Fcrnandina phosphate elevators at q
cost of $50, 900.
Gen Alger drove up to one of the
railroad offices at Jacksonville, alighted,
and went in. He wanted to find out
something about transportation. and the
agent said: "What is your name, sir7''
"Gen. Alger," was the reply. "Well, F"
said the agent, 81 am glad you're GEN
eral, cause these Florida words are Just
full of Colonels."
Orange growers around Ocala are put
ting in improved irrigation plants.
Negotiations arc in progress for the
erection of mill at .Macclenny to manu-
facture starch from the cassava root. In
diana and Macclenny capitalists are in
terested.
The canal enterprise on the east coast
of Florida, together with the new steam
boat lines and the proposed railroads,
are going to open up one of the finest sec
tions of the state. 1t is rich agricul-
tura, country, and even if it hasn't any
phosphate deposits, there are millions"
In its soil.
The Juno Beach Land Co., of Florida,
has been incorporated for the purpose OF
establishing winter resort at Lake
Worth inlet, Dade county. Juno Beach
consists of high ridge of land, lying
between Lake Worth and the Atlantic
Ocean, with frontage of three miles on
the ocean and the same distance on the
lake.
OTHER STATES.
The purchase of IL, 900 acres of pine
and oak lands in Livingston parish,
Louisiana, by Chas. H. Henry, OF
Pennsylvania, is another evidence thnt
capitalists who hny6 heretofore made
their ihvestments ID tho West are look
ing to the South.
The Southern marble producing States
n