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

VIRGINIA.
The Methodists of Danville arc holding
interesting revival services.
Bessie, little daughter of DR.. r. M.
DAVIS, OF Buckingham county, was buru-
ed to death Thursday.
James F. Sheppard, charged with em-
pezziement, was found guilty by the Sa-
lem Criminal Court.
Ten thousand dollars of Danville city
ponds has been takeu up.
y TICKS Day was celebrated In.
I = q ~ WIN e 'dsade and banquet.
The civil, mechanical and mining en-
gtneers of of Roanoke have organized an
association in the interests of these several
professions. One of their prime objects
Is to secure a careful and accurate survey
of Roanoke.
The freeholdert of Roanoke Wednesday
voted to bond the city for $426, 900. For
public improvements $500, 900, streets
AND and sewers $75, 900, public schools $e1,
oOO, fire department and miscellaneous
$4,000. The Norfolk and Western
Road will in addition spend $4OO, 900 to
Improve the streets and property.
Claremont, on the James river in
Surry county, and the two adjoining vii
!ages 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
mas rendered his decision in the celebra
ted case OF Moorman's heirs against the
the city OF Danville, T. j. Arthur and
others. These suits, involving something
over 100000 worth of real estate in
Danville have been pending before Judge
WhNtie for long time, and are now
awarded to the Moorman heirs.
NORTH CAROLINA.
A furniture factory commenced oper.
ations in Newberne Monday.
BY vote of the citizens Washington
has donated $40, 900 to secure rights of
way for branch of the w. & w. I'd that
place.
The Kings Daughters of Greensboro
arc building Hospital.
The Commercial and Falmers' Bank Of
Raleigh was organized Tuesday.
New banks have been organized at
Ashcville and Rutherfordton.
Ernest Beuder, young man who
lived on 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; "a, 900 were subscribed at once.
The lot has already been secured.
Tha.oI-oo
tale, timber and dirt, have commenced
making an inroad on the vaults of Wall
street and more than quarter of a mil
lion dollars is being paid out for Chero-
kee lands.
Every year j. Shakespeare Harris, of
Poplar Tent, near Concord, gives 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 Blacksburg, sent
in his resignation as general manager of
the G., @. & G. Railroad.
Eight convicts were received Wednes-
day at the State Penitentiary from Sump-
ter and 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
Pasteur Institute, New York, perfectly
cured.
st. Patrick's Day was celebrated in
Charleston by united parade of the diff
ferent Hibernium socities and several
banquets at night.
In removing the cornerstone of the old
courthouse at Spartanburg Thursday, it
was found to contain quart of brandy,
a copy of three newspapers published in
1856, and some coins.
An intereresting marriage took place
in Edgctield county a couple of days
since. DIR. Jsbob Trotter, aged seventy
Ridleburg, aged sixteen. The groom
was widower.
The General Committee of the
Columbia Centennial has officially invit-
ed Governor Tillman and staff and all
division and brigade commanders and
their staffs to participate in the Centen-
Dial parade, May IA, 1891; also all white
military companies in the State of South
Carolina, and oil other white military
companies in the other States of the
Union.
TENNESSEE.
They are adopts at Nashville, says the
Memphis Appeal-Avalanche, in the legis-
latlve 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
tho ledge of rock was broken up, and
thoueepde Of toms rolled down the noun.
tain side. The railroad track was des.
troyed for 200 yards.
The people are now waiting with spe-
cial eagerness the coming Of the day whcu
the Tennessee Derby shall be run.
George Moore, who was to have been
hanged at Fayetteyiile Tt1esfay. has been