The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-07-31
These Late News Notes Will Re-
fresh You.
a Digest of All the Princ;no, r,
penings in Our Galaxy of
Southern States.
VIRGINIA.

VIRGINIA.
Afine Odd Fellows hall is to be cree,
ed at Mineral City.
A building and loan association wifi
one million dollars capital was cbortero,
IN Alexandria Thursday.
Ninety-two warrants have been issuc,
ior the participants in the prize fight be
tween Indian Wongo and Jack Connors
whlch took place in Princess Anne coun
ty Tuesday night. N0'
Inc charter of the Business Mans Pro
tective Union, of Richmond. has .baa,
amended, authori1ingsftes0 s0fcfsftS6H ~
general banking and brokerage business
Herbert L. King and Millard A. King
children of nj. F. King, If RicI mond
were drowned by capsizing of boat ir
York River Tuesday night.
Plans have been prepared for buildine
tunnel under the tracks of the Chesa.
peake " Ohio Railroad at Ncwrort News
at cost of $4,000. The tunnel is de.
signed for street travel and street ca,
hne along Twenty-eighth street.
The Catholics will build at $40, ,0Oc
church editice at Buena Vista.
T.: King, Sr of Petersburg, claims TO
Ue the author of ''Stonewall Jackson,s
way" 1t has been credited to John
Williamson Palmer, of New York.
Governor Mckinley issued a reouisi.
tion upon the Governor of North raro-
una for Charles Watkins, who is CHARGED
with the murder of his wife ON April 9Th
near salem, in Roanoke county.
George S. Smith was shot and killed
!. Alexandrla BY Jefferson p PhiIIips ,]I]}eY ,I]heY
was one of Alexandria's enterprising citi
zens, and for long time was lieutenant
'f the Capitol police force at Washing
ton, d. c.
NORTH CAROLINA.
The electric street car company. or
Raleigh, have arranged to construct n
belt line around the city.
The railroad commission has complet-
ed assessing the entire railroad property
81 the state, making the total value at
Sl9, 500, 900. Last year it was $12, 600. :
700, showing an increase of so per cent.
The contract has been given for the
aew freight depot in Statewide, in the
place of the one burned.
Grand Sire Busbee, of RALEIGH has
now recuperatcd SO far that he is allow
to take short drives.
Miss Helen Whitaker Foyle. deuehte,
Of the late Governor nanial n Fewle
was married Wednesday afternoon to Mr. :.
Thomas Duerson Knight, of Chicago, in
Christ church, Raleigh, and witnessed
only by near relatives and Immediate
friends. The groom is near relative of
Dlrs. Senator Vance and of Mrs. Charles
VI. Busbee.
The Capital City Land Co. has been
organized with A. S. Nichols of Michi-
gan City, Ind, president! This COM
pany has purchased and will i'm prove the
Briggs & Womble property in North
Raleigh.
1t is now no longer secret that Gov.
Holt will not carry out the provisions of
the law passed by the late Legislature,
appropriating $25, 900 to the World S
Fair at Chicago, to be taken from the
'lirect tax money sent here by the Gov
ton ssat ssd5safn6f iS sitfdefsruJh as
based on a decision of the Attorney Gen
sral. Gov. Holt does not think he would
be justified in appropriatipg funds OF
which he is the custodian to any purpose
other than that for which it is intended
| SOUTH CAROLINA.
A North Carolina party is correspond
ing relative to the establishment of a to-
kaCco factory in Florence.
Rev. Prof A. G. Voigt, of Thiel Col
legc, Pennsylvania, has accepted the pro
fessorship in the Newberry College and
Seminary.
The Richmond & Danville, South Car
olina division, discharged several con
ductors and engineers for allowing acci
dents to their trains.
The Columbia tiremen will attend tn
firemens' tournament at Durham, N. G..
on August 25, 26 and 81.
The Comptroller General has issued
circular to insurance agents II the ide
of the law propounded shall prevail tn
taxes of insurance agents will be abou
doubled.
Winston's champion base ball teal
were defeated for the first time this yes
at Charleston Thursday score to notl
ing. Winston won the second gam,
score, 10 2.
. Hon G. ID. Tillmau delivered an aC
dress at st. Matthews, in the interest {
the new county of Calhoun The sui
ject Of his remarks was: "The Impo
? tance of Smaller Subdivisions of Il
State"
An order has been taken in the Unite
States Circuit Court authorizing the sa
Of Chisolm's Island, for the sum of $3.50
600, to company organized in Bosto
. by Receiver Stowe, of the Old Pacii
, Guano Company.
George Wallace, of Boston, Mass, rel
resenting syndicate of capitalists Of tn
aAyssa sI.,s.s..nssa.a. the Columbia can
Columbia wilf fffsI66P9sd & ,ff88itton 8it factories