The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-12

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, companies of South Carolina have sus-
pended Operations. Only those which
employ Italians are still at work.
Col. Earle, of Grecnville, will not this
year enter the rae, for the Democratic
nomination for Governor.
Capt. w. a. Green, the able general
manager Of the Richmond ,S Dauyille
system, Is likely to again take up his
residence in Columbia.
McCreery and Chew. after having
made thorough inspection of Broad
river for about fifteen miles above the
Canal dam, at Columbia, have decided
to put on liue of small steamers, with q
view to promoting river traf{ic.
Governor Tillman appointed 8. L.
Altman trial justice of Williamsburg.
also appointed Leonard Williams expert
accountant and agent to examine the
books of tho auditor and treasurer Of
Union county and sinstructcd him ta,sa.
{ port ss to any shortage or Irregularities
The. pFcniase offxrcd by The cclums
bia Phosphate Company Yor the largest
yield made on one acre on which their
fertilizer was used were won by the
Good Brothers, of Union, 1st premium,
and e. McIver Williamson, of Darling.
ton, end premium.
An eight -months.o old child of T. w.
Wood, living near Pelham, in Spartan.
burg county, was burned to death on
Monday night. 1t had been left near the
fireplace by its mother and while she was
absent it crept into the fire.
AT Charleston, Tuesday, Collector
Johnston gave check for $1O,5G0 10
Gen. T. A. Huguenin. as agent for the
Southern Construction Co., in payment
for two granite piers of the Custom
House Wharf. This is the largest amount
ever paid by disbGrsing officer at the
port of Charleston.
The annual State Convention of the
Young Mems Christian Association will
bc held in Spartanburg during the latter
part of April next. 1t is expected that
the Rev. DIR. r. j. Mcbride. a celebrated
Virginia divine, will attend the Conven-
tion and deliver the annual address.
Mrs. Dempsey Adams, widow lady
65 years of age, living in Edgefield
county, was burned to death Tuesday.
She was in the house alone, when her
dress caught. She ran aud covered her.
self up in bed, thinking by that means
to smother the flames, but she was burn
ed SO badly before assistance could reach
her that she died fow hours afterwards.
OTHER STATES.
A rice mill trust has been formed in
Louisiana.
A Savannah dispatch says it is learned
there that Samuel Spencer, formerly pres
ident of the Baltimore and Ohio system,
but now in charge of the financial inter
,sts of Drexcl, Morgan s. Co., is booked
for the presidency of the Richmo ond and
Danvillc system.
The Georgia State treasurer has begun
tie payment of the Confederate widows
pension. The tax upon the State, au-
thorizcd by the Legislature, entails upon
the State an annual tax of $500, 600.
There arc 1000 widows on the rolls
The payments will be kept up until the
appropriation is exhausted.
Johu j. Brcslin recently visited all in
significant town in Tennessee, and was
astOnished ut the contcntmcnt of the
people. TO use his own phrase, he did
not hear the word dollar during his
whole stay. He finally asked some of
people if they stood in need Of anything,
and on their replying that one of their
few public buildings would be the better
for tower he subscribed the sum neces-
sary to supply the need. The village
has the distinction of possessing an Epis-
copal clergyman who declined bishop
ric on the ground that his plain duty lay
with the smalf village parish over which
he was and is set rs rector.