The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-01-22
THE NEWS IN BRIEF,
The Latest Happenings in Virginia
And The Carolinas.
many Mishaps, Newsy Notes, Tele-
graphic Ticks, Town Talk, Rural
Records, Rapidly Reviewed.
VIRGINIA.

during the past year.
The cleo trio street railway from Fort
ress Monroe to Phnbus has been com
pleted.
Bnena Vista has applied for cit
charter, but the people of the county ar
Trying to prevent their securing it.
All the city offices and public build
ings OF Norfolk were draped in mourn
ing last week in memory of the late Nav
OF Morris, who was buried Friday.
A county physician says, "The whol,
OF gloucester county is one big hospital
IN 40 years experience have neyc
known anything like it," 'Tis the grip
The Hon. Frank Morris, mayor n
kichmond, and president of the Unior
savings Bank of that city, died Wedues
day afternoon at 9 o'clock after a Ion,
illness of cancer of the throat.
The Chesapeake & West Virginia Raj
road road has applied to the Legislature for d
cnarter. The road is to extend from
some point in Highland, Augusta Of
Rockingham county to some point on tn,
fotomac or Rappahannock river.
The Richmond, Blackstone & Southern
railroad Co. has applied to the Legisla.
ture Tor charter, authorized to build n
railroad from point at Richmond or
manchester through Chesterfield, Amelia
ana Nottoway counties to Blackstone,
aud thence to the North Carolina line at
point near Henderson or Ridgeway.
Among the nominations for postmas
sers sent TO the U. s. Senate Thursday
were the following Morcn G. Sanger
Basic City; George Il. McClenlic. Gov
ington; George Richardson, Farmvi!,c: ::
William ii. Mosby, Bedford CITY; Tkos,
B Malone, Williamsburg, and Robert
"A. Fulwilei, Buchanan. George Rich
ardson, who is to succeed Captain Nc
Nenney, brother of the Governor. of
farmVilie, is step-brother of ex-Con.
gressman Hooper. Captain Mosby is
brother OF Colonel John S. Mosby.
Colone! Whitehead. Commissioner of
Agriculture, and the members of the
state Board express themselves much en-.
couraSed at increased inquiry from
abroad about Virginia lands. and think
the outlook for valuable Immigration To
the State is rapidly improving under the
efforts OF the denartma"t TN.
mission was in receipt Thursday Of three
letters, one each from Canada, England
and Ireland. Two of these were cxper
fenced agrculturists, with capital who
announced their intention of moving 10
Virginia, and asked for detailed particu-
lars as to different localities, while the
third wanted to establish an industry
with machinery.
NORTH CAROLINA.
The State Gcologist is boring for coal
at Walnut Cove.
Asbestos mines are to be developed in
Watauga county.
Corundum mines are being opened
in Jackson county.
Machine shops are to be erected at the
Coored State Agricultural. and Mechani.
cal College at Raleigh.
Philadelphia pa,ties are to build n
$50,e0 cotton mill at New Berne.
Northern capitalists are negotiating
for the purchase of mineral lands in
Granville county.
Receiver Robinson, who is in charge OF
the wrecked First National Bank of
Wilmington, places the amount of the
shortage at $22G, 900.
There arc over two thousand children
attending the several schools in Winston
Salem.
The New Berne fish. oyster and game
fair in February, i3 being we'll advcr.
tised. The agent has been in 45 coun-
ties.
Dr. A. w. Miller, Who has been pastor
of the 1st Presbyterian church. ut Char
lottc, for 81 years. is dead. Five thous.
and people attended the funeral
A prisoner made good his escape from
The Rockingham county Jail Thursday
The jailor went into the cell aud left the
door open. As he did this, the prisoner
who was standing in the corridor, jumped
out the door and fed.
North Carolina is going 10 do we'll al
Chicago. The 30, 900 feet Of space asked
| for is larger amount than has yet been
applied for by any State. 1t is proposed
that tho display shall be in five depart
ments Col Thomas b Keogh give,
assurance that the State will have build
ing at the Fair, the plans being now ma
tured.
Before the Grand Lodge of Masons ad
journed at Raleigh it elected all its OLE
officers and also elected Julian 8. Carr t,
succeed himself on the committee on tn,
orphan asylum. It forbade any Masor
in North Carolina from having anythin!
to do with the Ccrneau rite The re pub
lication Of the Masonic code. as amend
ed. was ordered. The installation of tn
officers was done iu the presence of a
least three hundred members of the or
,der. 1t was decided to hold the .annua
session of 1894 anywhere save at Raleigh
II is desired to hold it at Wilmington
then in honor OF the ST. Johns lodg
centennial.
| SOUTH CAROLINA.
! Greenville will spend $4,000 for sew
erage.
Elmorc Martin is the new Chief O
Police Of Charleston.
Abbeville will erect several war
school buildings
A shell road is under construction froI
Port Royal to Beaufort
Gen. Rudolph Seigling has been cleo
ed President of the Bank of Charleston
In the chicken fights at GreenvilIe b
: tween Augusta and Greenville, the cocl
of the latter city won; prize. $500
n A &o0 nm resorf hotel 10 IN he huilt {