The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-17
Dixie NEWS.
The Beloved South Cleaned and
Epitomized.

The Beloved South Cleaned and
Epitomized.
All the News and Occurrences Printed
Here In Condensed Form.
Chalmers Gibson, an year old colored
boy was killed last week ut Chester, 3.
C.,. while attempting to climb on freight
Southport is to have $500, 900 harbor
and coal company.
Aiken will have branch Kelley In.
:titutc, established In elegant quarters,
In few days.
Tho City Councils Of Norfolk, Va,
voted an appropriation Of $500 for the
naval rendezvous, sud 500 for the Vir
ginia Board Of World's Fair Managers.
Tho leaf to ,acco sales for January in
Aeheville, N. c., amounted to 5SS, ,S04
pounds and brought &51, Ito.
Maryland's Governor, Brown, will not
pardon State Treasurcr Archer. who stole
$1s2, 900. until he gives up available cash.
A Virginia oys or, police steamer 70.
Gently surprised LOT of illegal dredgc.
on tho wrong side Of the line in tho Po.
comokc. =
Active sters are being taken TO mako
tho forthcoming Daivilc, Va, centennial
celebration grand success.
Raleigh, N. c., had disastrous firs
last wCok. A warehouse containing sew
cral hundrcl bales of cotton burned
.down. Loss $500; fully insured.
Regarding th, recent purchase Of
O0O acroo S,f land Il, n;o~ ;1J,, ,o.,rs,
Va, for the settlement Of large Bohc.
milan colony, thcrc IL already . large Bo.
hemisn settlement in Prince George
county, and thu people are prosperous
aud well satisfied.
Ms. Vernon B.ld-r. wife of q well
known farmer noar Wood tick, Va was
without q moments warni1g paralyzcd
while at breakfast an died instantly.
6hc was a Dieco Of ox-Btato Senator II.
]. Smoot, Of Luray.
An amendment to the naval appropria.
ton bill empowers tho Secretary Of tho
Navy to purchase for naval purposes Ger.
tin plate of land adjacent to tho United
States naval st%tion ut Port Royal, 8. c..
An appropriation OF so, 900 10 provided
for this purpose.
A report of tho South Carolina railroad
commissioners, lately issued, covers the
month OF Noycmber'in 1891 and 1892.
Tho comparative earnings of thirty ak
roads ere given for each year. The show.
ing, while bad enough, II still an inn.
provoment on tho October statement,
Of the thirty-six roads twsnsy-.:x cyi.
dcncc decrease In earrings Of $40, 500. 70.
and tea an increase of $40, 018. .6S, max.
ing the total net decrease f26, ,904 1e.
There is considerable Excitement IN
Butler township, near Grcenvilie, 8. O.,
over the action Of three negroes, IN chas.
Ing a white woman, Mrs. Flemmous,
from branch where she had gone for
water to her bouse, and afterwafd break.
lug into colorcd woman's cabin. The
negroes are known but havc 90 far c.
c.ped. A man was also intercepted by
q ncighbor while trying to break into tho
house of Mr.. Burns, where his ave
daughters were alone at the time. A
warrant for his arrest has been issued.
The beet sugar factory at staunton,
Va, has now been 10 operation for nearly
two weeks, each day converting about
100 tons Of bcets into sugar. Tho ma.
chinery has worked with remarkable
smoothno 8, and overy part Of the plant
% 10 satisfactory conaition. Turing next
M Iaaa tney VIII pronap'y require some 10,
Ovo TONS OF sorghum, cane, Ia ADDITION to
sl OF ;ne oeoss whicn nc ana the farmers
can raise. tn,s wouio De . profitable
business LOT osnor parts OF sne south.
Rev. Edward Mack has formally ac.
copied the call to the pastorate Of the
First Presby tcrian church of Charlotte,
n. Q. The congregation tenderel Mr..
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