The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-04-01

So,OuU mas been subscribed to build q
new Methodist church in Staunton.
Two travelling men were in Salem last
week, who weighed respectively 300 and
400 pounds.
chatham postoffice is raised on April
lst from the fourth class to Presidential
Planters of Luuonvurs 49, ..-.rr.-.
large quantities of loose tobacco to Rich
| mond.
Henry E. Barksdale, Commonwealth
attorney of Danville. shot and killed
himself at Hot Springs, Arkansas, We'd
nesday.
The Junior Order of United American
Mechanics is growing popular throughout
Virginia. AT Petersburg they are arrang-
ing for big 4th of July celebration.
The marriage of John Jasper, the octo.
genarian colored preacher, of Richmond,
took place last Thursday. Though
the Rev. John still affirms that the sun
do move, he admits that love makes the
world go round.
Caney West, the young North Caro-.
linian arrested at Danvillc for obtaining
money on false pretences, pleaded guilty
on three counts, and was sentenced to
pay S5 fine and serve IS days in Jail for
each.
At Indian creek, Norfolk county,
| Irene, the little daughter of Edward
Bonney, was playing around an open fro,
and in some way her clothes came in
contact with the flames. She was burned
to death in few hours.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Work on the West Asheville and Sui.
phur Springs Railroad has begun.
Commissions were issued to the fol-
lowing as notaries public: Il. G. Guthrie,
Rockingham; w. p. Tooner, Whining.
ton; VIII. Twitty, Charlotte.
| The farmers in the lower end of Hall
fax county will plant rice this year, and
if successful in that direction will enter
l~rgely into the cultivation of that cereal
hereafter.
The State Prohibition convention
which met in Greensboro elect ed
Edwin Shaver and T. p Johnson, of Sal
isbury, delegates to the national con-
| yention at .gipcippati, .u,na 9eth n;
~. et Hon. Alfred NJ. Waddell viii!
sai;vsr an Grafton before the Alumni
aeaaso aa'o;,t;nn on .oThe Life aud Charac-
bar nj i'll.
Revenue officers raided stilt nous
helonoipg to George Lowder IN M, o'at;9 mi
county few nights ago. ah Io,se
was found in an old "smoke nT S,uo,
! which had been rolled against MS .n um.r
;na so that the smoke "onlo eS'"p
th1ouah the chimney of the mouse
P SOUTH CAROLINA.
,,estos mine has been found
switzer's in Spartanbarg county @,
D. II is proposed to hold coiorea III
In mans tournament in Coiu"oi"
10 July. A.. pt
IaI.,S;o hase bail club beat the wa
ingtons z to 8.
'mhS m Col, w. B. Utsey, of 96, acciae.
;he shot off his right leg last week anu
ills be cripple for life.
md nr Walter C. Fisher, Columbia's
nm. mayor, is nearly 80 years o''' "
the bachelor. ,oo,
'he The Governor appointed James
lest cranston to be Commissioner oi u
the for South Carolina, at Augusta
o in The body OF Capt. Anderson VINO
INV week before, was foun
the Mount Pleasant beach Wedneso'
the .erhe Marlboro County Mercantil' III
.;a,;onn is a new organization IL
Of Rcnnettsville by the merchan'S
= tho county, for mutual protec''oh'
other Johnson Hagood, young son o
con. Gni ooEI Lee Hagoo1, who has
of a taking a course in the South ~;
,,mer C",lese. after standing the exam, exam
' at Atlanta, has received the apPo'i
dis- az Cadet at West Point. -.
id re- D.ve Mccain aud Henry M
r EN-. .mo negroes. while working the
w. wv Rennettcsvil,e, quarrcied.
suose- nea. .i, Mccain with shovel,
him. ;,.,
ire not ov;no to the failure Of railro
id had ,beir taxes, the Greenville
,llected schools will have to close MOI
med to lier. ~, w
southern extension of the y"
ho"n''' Foyetteville Railroad, between
t it was r;iie N c.. and Florence, was
AXE out for traffic on March 2oth'
4 given, RI: studstell, brakeman
ia. so,t,, Carolina Railway, was 10.
near the water tank, a,kes, nov
given 70 struck by an overhead prl"se.
as gift - New orle
-, pnx,eH, N. G, The execut
'us'oni0'' ;t,ae of the North Carolina
the firm. M. Veterans Association
presents at she following appointments OF
tho 4 ,he meeting of the, U