The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-02-13


her husband shall find resting place in
the old Confederate capital. No other
city in the South can offer so appropriate
place of scpulchre for the sacred dust
OF the greatest of Presidents.
NORTH CAROLINA.
An act to incorporate the North Caro-.
lima Society for prevention of cruelty to
children and animals was passed by the
Legislature Friday.
Charlotte had a 800, 600 fire last woek
The Belmont hotel and the Wilson Drug
Company building were burned.
Many county Alliances are instructing
members of the Legislature to vote for
bill increasing the school tax from
~ 1-2 to 25 cents on the 800 valuation
of property.
Large droves of mules from Kentucky
and Tennessee are being brought to Raj
cigh and Charlotte, and find ready sales
at good prices.
Bills passed the Legislature prohibiting
the sale of cigarettes to minors, and
amending the Constitution so as to elect
the District Solicitors by vote of the
whole State.
0oo1a CAhOL1NA.
The Episcopal churches of Charleston
have organized Chuych Guild.
The bank of Georgetown has been
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tion county convention, which will be
held at Edgefeld on February 2s and
March and 3, Ex-Governor J. G.. Shep-
pard will make the opening address.
The ball team of the South Carolina
University has organized for the season
and sends challenge so all whom it may
concern to contest for the State cham
pionship in series of three games during
the Columbia Centennial festival.
The executive committee of the State
Grarg met at Wright's Hotel, Columbia,
Master of the Grange Thompson in the
chair. All of the committe, with one ex-
ccption, were present. The general af-
fairs and prospects of the Grange were
thoroughly discussed, and it was deter.
mined that the executive committee shall
issue an address to the patrons through
out the State, urging organization and
reorganization. There are already we'll
organized branches in Kershaw, Chester,
Oconee, Florence, Marion, Abbeville aud
Anderson. All of these branches have
been in existence since 1879, and have
| well sustained the honor, credit and use
| fulness of the organization. The com
| mittcc also discussed the recommended
tion made to the last Legislature that
| the State should establish at the Peni-
Tertiary mandatory for bags and bag
| ging from the available fibres of the State
and from jute.
GEORGIA.
Gen. r. S. Henderson, prominent
Confederate officer, died in Atlanta
Thursday.
Half the county officers elected in
Lumpkin county are Alliancemcn.
| A pitiful sight on the streets of Co.
lumbus recently was boy 8 years old in
beastly state of intoXicatiOn. He was
arrested, but the Black Maria had to be
summoned in order to convey him to the
lookup. He raved and cursed fearfully
while being carried there.
The oldest colored woman in Georgia
died in Rockdale on Wednesday morning
last. She was one hundred and five
years old
Mrs. Berry was found in her room at
Columbus late Tuesday night with her
throat cut from ear to ear The murderer
is believed to be Mrs. Berry's husband.
The couple had been living apart, but on
Monday they were apparently reconciled.
Berry is missing.
Brunswick will have some very i'm
portant meeti"gs of associations, encamp-
ments and conventions during the next
three months. They are: The state con
vention of the Young Mems Christian
Association, from February Goth to 23d
the annual convention of the Georgia
Teachers Association. from April 28tf
to May 1st; the annual encampment o.
the grand lodge of Knights of Pythias o.
Georgia, to begin on May 10th and con
tinue for q week. These arc all me eting
of great importance to the people Of tn,
State generally.
TENNESSEE.
A newspaper reporter on the american
at Nashville, committed suicide Thurs
day evening at the Capital City.
A special from Dunlap says that light
ming struck the livery stable of j. r
Huddlestoa at that place, killing thre
horses.
Gen. Whitthorne, of Tennessee, is on
of the many Congressman who will n
tire to private life on March 4. He says
though, that at his age nearly sevent
and after twenty years service at Wasl
ington, he is glad to doff the harness.
DR.. @. @. Lancaster, one of the leadin
physicians Of East Tennessee nd men
Der of the faculty Of the Tennessee Ne,
ical College, died Tuesday night Of bloc