The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-03

ya.,- -tbat.a child frozc to death In his
:lholhcr's ara,'ssdahug the cold snap.
The Carolina Mfg. Co., Of Barnwell,
tFsHreispnttss Aiaaa ta "
Gov. Carr, of N. C, has appointed
Oliver p. Mears judge of the Criminal
Court for New Hanover and Mccklcn-
burg counties.
The iricnds of Colonel O'Fcrral', Con.
gresham from the seventh Virginia dis
trict, arc pushing his gubcrnatori,l can
didacy, and an organization has been cf-
fectcd for the purpose.
w. l.. Campbell, city treasurer Of
Charleston, 5. g., for % years, died ut
his residence in Summcrville, 3. G. aged
62 years. lie served through the late
war rs captain in the Confederate army
and was one of the most popular aud
highly esteemed Office s.
A new railroad company has b:cn
chartered by the North Carolina L. gis.
lature to build railroad from Durham
to Charlotte.
j. NJ. Nyams, the fellow who faxed
The story Of the Bakcrsvillc, N. G lynch
ing riot, has fled from johnson City,
Tenn, leaving an unpaid board bill.
Nancy Garrison, n ncgrcss living at
Holly Springs. Miss has The longest hair
probably of any woman in trc world.
She is about six y years old Her hair
she wears in three plalts. The silc plaits
just touch the floor. while the pl,it be-
hind drags two ic, { nine inch on the
floor and IN, asurcs eight feet in length.
1t is n silver sable in color, and she wears
it coilcd up on her head.
Edward Gibson, son of farmer living
near Cascade, Pittsylvania county, re.
ccived a slight wound in the knee several
not regarded as at all dangerous, but the
boy som developed genuine case of
lockjaw and DIED from its effects.
In the matter of new cotton mills
erected in 1892 Massachusetts, leads with
nineteen, while North Carolina is second
on the list with sixteen. South Carolina
follows with eleven. This is more than
half, there being only s,venty three miles
erected In tnr w::0to Jniun. -------------------
Sam Milling, colored, was arraigued
Saturday morning before Squire Max
well, of Charlotte, N. c., charged with
bigamy. Sam, it seems, has wife in
Winusboro,S. c., one in Georgia and two
or three more scattered around down
South He was brought to time by Ma.
mic White.
A lot of revenue officials from Greens.
boro went up to Wilkes county last week
and made one Of the biggests hauls for
two days work ever recorded in the an
mails of raiding, at leist in this part of the
country. Thirteen distilleries:in full blast
were captured, with eight copper stills
and 13, 900 gallons of beer, but if they
caught any Of the men engaged in the
nefarious business we have yet to hear
of it.
A bill has been introduced in the Ala
bama legislature requiring railroad Off
cials to instruct conductors on trains oil
their respective roads TO report ali casual
ties or accidents Immediately after hsp-
pening to the nearest telegraph operator
The operator is to at once telegraph the
particulars to the nearest newspaper pub
licst:ou. a penalty is attached for fail
ure to comply with this law.
j. H. Freeman, of Americus, Ga, has
purchased a 50-acre tract of land near
that city, and is stocking it with poul.
/ try and planting fruit trees. 1t is his in
tention to raise fine fruits and poultry
and to give some attention to the dairy
business. Already he has several hun
dred chickens and eight well bred jersey
cows. Nearly 5000 fruit trees, peach
plum, apple and pear, 400 grape vines
and $4,000 strawberry plants, beside
numerous vegetables, have been plant:t
this month.