The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-10-14
THREE STATES BRIEFS.
Telegraphic Dispatches From Many
Points Of Interest.
The Fields of Virginia, North and
South Carolina Carefully
Cleaned For News.
VIRGINIA.

VIRGINIA.
The peanut crop is short in many parts
of Southside Virginia.
Jack Gentry, Virginia outlaw, who
had killed four men, was shot to death
by Sheriff Byers, of Green county, while
with his wife and son defying arrest.
w. +. Allen, prominent citizen of
Richmond, and notary of the First Nat
ional Bank of that city, died.
The cold slap in the Valley of Vir-
ginia is the coolest that has been rscor-
ded for many years.
There was heavy frost in Southsidc
Virginia..
The corn crop in the State is reported
short.
The Roanoke Cycling Club held their
fret race meet on Saturday afternoon.
The five mile championship for a $25
gold medal, presented by the club, was
won by j. r. Coliingwood, who rode
the Old Dominion bicycle, which was
made by firm in Roinoke
The Richmond Council are consider
ing the appropriation of $25, 900 for the
erection; ;of water;gas plant. 1t is claim.
cd that it will lessen the cost of gas by
one half.
NoB.TH CAROLINA.
The Bedal Institute, recently establish
ed at Raleigh for the cure of jags, has
qeen moved to Tarboro.
w. F. Massey, of the Agiucultu al Ex-
pertinent Station, has words of praise for
the Banana muskmelon for home use.
There arc now 215 coavicts in the Stac
penitcntiary. OF the C 115 arc to be sent
in few days to. the farms on the Roam
oke, thus reducing the number in the
great prison to 10i, the smallest in 23
years.
DR.. Richard II. Lewis, of Raleigh, the
new secretary of the State boald of health,
publishes an address to the people of the
State i'll which he asks their CO operation.
At the tournament at Newton fair n
m rried gentle man from Lcnoir ok one
of the prizes and crowned his little daugh-
ter.
Bishop Duncin will preside at the
next session Of the North Carolina Can
ference in place of Bishop Haygood.
Charles Reynolds and Judge Mcrri
mon Headen, the murderers SoI So!athacl
Swain, man 81 years old, are to be
hanged publicly at Greensboro on the
2Oth.
Evangelist Fife closed his meeting at
Well Monday morning and was paid
80. 80 wsSH a" "e ms nssHas iase Service at
Weldon he prayed for tho sheriff of
Davie county who is a distillcr.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
j. b. Terry, leading merchant of
Charleston, died suddenly of apoplexy
Tuesday.
The final report OF the signal service
bureau for South Carolina indicates n
most discouraging condition of crops of
all kinds, corn alone excepted.
Carl Marljcwski, the German by whose
hand was caught in a gin at Anderson.
died from his injuries in a few hours.
The case Of John II. Kccls for forgery
was tried ut Sumter. He was found
guilty, but recommended to his mercy
of the court. The case was the 1919 note
of Mr.. Cowsar.
AS an indication of the rush there will
be this year for the offices about the
legislative halls, it may by mentioned
that the Attorney General has already
received about 900 applications for posi-
tions in the cngrossing department.
sallie Gaffney, negro woman, and
her two children were instantly killed ut
Gafney, Tuesday evening by lightning
They were returning from field when
overtakiDg by the storm and were struck
down in the road
G. ID. Ahrcns, n we'll known and highly
respectable retire merchant, OF Charles
ton. died Tuesday. lie was the father.
in-law of Il. Il. Mellow, the murd rcr of
the late Capt. +. w. Dawson. Mr..
Ahrens, however, possessed the esteem
and sympathy of everyone in the com
munity.
OTHER STATES.
The dairy school OF the Georgia Ex-
primcnt Station is reported to be sue
cess.
A Band of Robbers Kill Three Men.