The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-12-25
DECEMBER DOINGs.
The Latest News From a Trio of
States.
Interesting News Items From M.,n
POINTS in Our Own and
Neighboring States.
VIRGINIA,

A girl died in Chesterfield who had
eaten nothing for five weeks.
A deputy United States marshal is
chared with murder in Smith county,
The Piedmont Hotel in Louisa wss
lSN aNa Nv ~ "a sspsrasdh FL shP Po wash.
ington county, put in Jail, but escaped.
Two hundred and fifteen people at the
shops of the Richmond & Danville Rail
road In Manchester were discharged last
week.
Congressman VIM. B Wilson has been
erected president of Richmond College.
A convention of the postmasters of
Charlotte county was held at Smithville.
the OBJECT being to secure increased paw
Tor fourth class postmasters.
The first annual session of the State
Temperance Convention met at Richmond
last Tuesday. The Hon. John E Mas
sey was elected chairman. Mayor Elyson
addressed the body.
City Councilman NJ. T. Page, of Rich
mond, was arrested Thursday for en-
gaging in turkey rattle He was try
ing his luck in crowd when police
man ordered the crowd to desist. Page
declined aud was arrested.
Never before was there such an Odd
relic" lodge as that instituted in Nor
FOLK last week. The new organization
has charter membership of 3l9 and
promises to grow even larger
A special from Roanoke saws: The
Norfolk & Western has ordered $4,000
tons of steel rails to be used in the con-
| structlon of the Ohio division. Ten
| Thousand tons are to be furnished bv the
Iittsburg steel works and 5000 tons by
Sparrow Point, Md. Tho Roanoke and
Southern have driven the last spike in
the completion of their road
AT the session of the Grand Lodge
| In Richmond Grand Master J Howard
| Wayt, of Staunton, declining to serve a
! second term, VIM. II. Peasants, of Hol-
Inns Institute. was elected grand master
OF Masons of Virginia; Mann Page, of
| Prince George, was elected deputy grand
master; J. p. Fitzgerald, of Farmvile
grand senior warden; A. r. Courtney,
grand junior warden; w. 7. Allen.
grand treasurer; w. B. Isaacs, grand
secretary; F. A. Reed, Alexandria, grand
"granH JdnIM desdhoHh. dahHr
NORTH CAROLINA.
GOV. Holt gave his first reception in
the Governors Mansion, Thursday.
A company has been organized to build
a $75, 600 hotel in Winston.
Forty five of the employees of the Raj.
e,gh u Castor shops, at Raleigh, were
dropped last week
A N. Y. company has purchased the
| bed of the Uwharrie river and will dredpe
it for gold with the latest improved ma
| chincry.
The Mecklenburg county commission
eEs have decided against all applicants
for whiskcy license and Charlotte will be
dry" next year.
The Wilmington, Chadbourne and
| Conway Railroad has been purchased by
the Atlantic Coast Line. Warren G. Ell
lott becomes president and j. r. KenIy
general manager.
The various orders of Kings Daughters
Of Raleigh have inaugurated movement
to tablish home for aged and intirm
ladies there.
Rev. II. O. Burton, d. D., for over
fifty years member of the Moth Caro-
lima Conference, died at his home near
Littleton, Thursday morning, in his 10Th
|
whom arc Rob'rt O. Burton, a distine-
uished l.wyer in Raleigh, and Andrew j.
Burton, a member of the Ashevlle bar.
Advance notes Of the returns of prop
erty in the State for the current year saws
that the total of all property, including
valuation of railw ys, is 1857, 0l2, COO
This shows an increase in the valuation
Of railways alone this year over last year
of nine millions.
Shelby has mechanical prodigy in the
person of young Lector Eskridge, the
fourteen-ycar old son Of Webb Eskridge,
the wellknown machinest Young Esk
ridge can unlock any safe in town in two
minutes without knowing the combin
ton. He was subjected to several St
we're tests this week and was victorious
in every instance He is also en- expe.
telegraph operator.
WILMINGTON is greatly excited over the
arrest of Jno. Davis, prominent in church
affairs and principal promoter of the ele
on the charge OF false pretense to n,
amount approximating 500, 900. Mucl
OF the money was church funds. Wild
oWS, oTpnaiis anu laOolcls nave suffered
at his hands. Claims OF $50, are al
ready in the lawyers hands for collec
ton, and Davis is in custody of the sheI
if.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The new County Government bill faiIo
to pass the Legislature.
A national bank has been organized 6
Anderson, capital stocf $100,0C0
The massive stone wharf snG pie, (
the Custom House in Charleston ha,
, been completed.
Barrooms are not profitable in Abb
vile. That of F. c. Perry was close
( last week under mortgage of $1,000.
A new social club has been organize
in Charleston known as the Button Clu
They have handsome Quarters on KiT