The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-31
DIXIE NEWS.
The Beloved South Cleaned and
Epitomized.
Al the News and Occurrences Printed
Hero in Condensed Form.

nero In condensed Form.
Spartanburg and Greenville, S. c.,
will soon be connected by telephone.
Cora Reese, aged twelve years, of Scott
county, Va, was married recently.
1t is reported that George Vanderbilt
has purchased Mt. Pisgah, near Ashe-
vile, and will build n hotel on its top.
Nearly 1000, 600 barrels of sweet pota-
toes are annually shipped from Accom- C
county, Va.
At Charleston, s. c, Friday, the Sa.
vannah b,se ball club beat the Charles
ton club; score 8 to 4.
Governor Tillman has issued rcuuisi-
tion to bring back to S ,uth Carolina a
man for stealing 81. 10 which had been
entrusted to him to buy postal money
order.
Manchester, Va, with population of
more than 10000, has but one candidate
for Federal patronage that of p stmas
ter Of the city.
A school boy II years of age, at Shcl
blville, Ky on account Of his unrcquit.
ed love for q girl school mat, laid his
head on the track before au approaching
train and was dccapitatcd.
In the past t II weeks 207, ,2s4 tons OF
PocahoUtss coal have been hauled over
the Norfolk & Western railroad, and
shipped at Lonbcris Point, Va.
Mayor Ellys n, of Richmond, Va, is
in New Orleans for the purpose of ar.
ranging for the removal of The remains
of ex President Davis.
t. ro,>1r,oa.A.,
dcrbilt hss decided to build forty 40,
600 houses on hi, estate, near Ashe, illc
This great outlay of money will BE- o!
great advantage to Ashcvillc and Western
Carolina.
Suits for 1907, 900 have be filed
against the city of Atlanta, Ga by y. o
pie who claim that their calth has been
injured through miasma from tho city
dumping grounds.
The Secretary of the No. tn Carolina
Teachers Assembly, has had up to da' G
400 applications to join tn, teach cx.
cursionists, who will 20 to Chicago tc
the Worlds Fair. 1t is cs mated thai
over 1900 will go on the excursion.
A stranger hired horse and buggy at
Durham, N c., the other day b It never
came back. Tne owner has learned that
his buggy has probably been left ne,r
Lynchburg, Va.
The Fishcrman's Alliance of Beaufo t,
N. c., offer reward of $40 for the re
covcry Of the body of Mr.. Karl Willis,
ef Beaufort, who was drowned -nsai
HASH 49, IT, - ----- -
The Florida orange crop this season
will probably be the larges. ever known.
The trees are now in blossom, and are 50
full OF bloom that should only half of
IN m mature the trees would not hold
the fruit without considerable proppino
and bracing.
Frank Mathcs. colored, of Forsyth
county, N. g., is probably the old, ST
citizen in that county, having celebrated
his Tooth birthday last October. lie tells
pretty straight story about seeing
Washington whel he passed through
Sal m, N. c., over 100 years ago.
Major John H. Winder, superintend-
ent Of the Georgia, Carolina aud North.
crn Railroad, was at Abbeville, S c., We'd
nesday closing the contract for the rail-
roadshops with that town. The plant is tc
cost $4,000, double what was origi
na.ly expected.
The Durham aud Charlotte Railroad
Company, which has been chartered by
the Legislature to build railroad
through the counties of Durh,m, Chat
ham, Moore, Montgomery, St,rlv, Ca.
barrus and Mccklenburg, is composed
chiefly OF Philadelphii capitalists. The
company will buy out q railroad, ter
miles of which is graded i'm Chatham and
Moore counties. The total length Of the
road will be about 130 miles.
The crops down about Wrightsville
and Middle Sounds, N. c., are looking
well. Radishc, are almos. ready for
market, green peas, onions and bcets are
growing beautifully, asparagus is abou
ready for market and straw berri,s s ar.
fruiting freely. Captain +. w. Manning
has shipped his first lot of asparagus, and
strawberry picking will proba' .iy beg n
early 10 April. provided always, there is
no untoward weather to set them back.
e. T. Powell OF Wachaprcague, treas
urer of Accomack county, on the eastern
shore OF Virginia, will send to the =, hi
cago Fair a solid mahogany ciest OF
drawers more than 100 years cid, and
once the property Of Mrs. Betty Custis OF
Accomack, through her husband re atcd
to the Gusts family of Arlington. The
eastern shore counties of Virginia arc pc.
culiariy rich in old mahogany furniture,
aud almost every considerable house con
tains several pieces. The region is yet
unspoilcd of the relic hunter, and the
people treasure these heirloons