The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-04-08
HARBINGERs OF SPRING
News Note as Fresh as the Crisp
Air.
Inc Most Interesting Events Hap.
pening in Three States
Chronicled Here.
VIRGINIA.

~S ooihOo tifCI ldSC week.
Burkeville has gone dry. 1t has been
wet 33 years.
Two bridges to cost $50, 600 are to bs
- ~ ci>o..a s,dn at Ero,t D.
An uptown hotel isa. to be built i'm
Richmond at cost Of $3.50, 600. Z : :
A patent coffee roaster factory is sa-
lems latest new industry.
Work will soon begin on the electric
line between Alexandria and Mt. Yer.
non.
DR.. Bond of Baltimore has been Sc.
iected as the Supt. of Randolph Macon
Academy at Front Royal.
A bill appropriatipg $4,000 for pub.
lie building Bedford City nd been favor
ably reported in Congress. "
James Lipscomb, of West Point. has
been found guilty of betray ing his cous-
In under promise of marriage.
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of
Virginia, will meet at Richmond Tues
day, April 10.
Robert ii. Gillian, Jr.. promising
young man of Richmond, 10 years of
age, accidently shot himself last week,
dying instantly.
Cadet D. b. Powers, of tie Virginia
military Institute, from Port Royal Car
ollne county. has heen -anpaintad hu-G<,n-
gresham Jones to cadetship at West
Point.
The Lynchburg Club has received q
valuable collection of mounted birds and
animals to adorn the club rooms in theii
new buildings, from Jno. s. Morris,
Kansas, a farmer Lynchburger.
The Virginia Court of Appeals ha:
just decided that cities and towns canno
exempt manufacturing plants from tax
alton. The case which brought out thi.
decision was the occasion of the tow
council OF West Point in exempting tn,
property in that place of the Richmond
q West Poiut Terminal Railway & Ware
house Co. The State alone has the powc
to exempt from taxation.
Governor Mckinney has appointed
the following gentlemen to compose tn,
Worlds Fair commissioners of Virginia
First district, DR.. j. w. Brokenbo
rough second, N. Glennan; third, Col
A. 8. Buford; fourth, Col. Edward S
w. j. Jordan; seventh, ], N. Brenna
man; eighth, Granville Green, ninth
Ihaitiu w hiidiuS, tcltu, u. II. II. zig
gait.
The residence of Richard Benton, ;
prominent citizen residing near Mid
dleburg, Loudoun county, was attacked
by five masked men on Monday night
who fired into the house, one of tn
shots taking effect in the breast of Mis-
Annie Benton, who had retired, seriousl
injuring her. Miss Benton was lyiu
in her fathers bed, be being away. o
seeing that they had shot the lady in
stead of her father, who they intende,
to murder, the five, two of whom wer
colored, left. An unsuccessful attempt wa
made to assassinate Mr. Benton about
year ago. Great excitement prevail
and efforts are being made to detect th
would-be Nssassins.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Two Mormon elders are expo undi
their doctrine in Orange county.
John Boyd, charged with causing Il
Bostian bridge wreck, escaped Jail wit
six other prisoners at Charlotte, Thurs
day.
Revenue officers have seized an eight
gallon illicit distillery in Rockingha
county. They also arrested the ownc
s. G. Wall, and lodged him in jail
The board of tru tees of the Colort
Agricultural and Mechanical College wi
meet in Greensboro April 9th to elect
president for that institution.
During March the tobacco manufs ct,
rers of Winston shipped just I ,OO5, 90
pounds of their goods. During t,
month they paid $50, $685. to "Unc
Sam" for stamps
1t has just been gathered from histo
that the first day of public fasting al
prayer in America was ordered in Nor
Carolina by the "Committec of Pub
Safety" of Rowan county, November
1775.
A special from Jackson, says: "A
las Taylor was brutally murdered N,
here. His head was beaten into je
and his body was thrown into swan
: where it was found Thursday morning
While fooling with pistol that "
> not supposed to be loaded, young M
named Stockton, living eight miles FRI
> Shelby, mortally wounded his young s
ter, who died in the night. He is ov
4 whelmed with grief.
h A sad and fatal accident occurred
Guilford county few days ago. NJ
Welch, 10 years old, was cutting VIC
, in company with her two sisters an
o little brother, from large log. The
rolled over catching Nora uuderit.
was so heavy that it required five men
o move it. The child was dead, caused
r. broken neck.
. SOUTH CAROLINA.
y sumter's new graded school build
T. has been completed.
y Secretary Holloway, Of the State
q ricultural and Mechanical Society,
y minds contestants for the prizes Joffe
n nv the Columbia Phosphate COmpany