The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-09-01
VOL. xxIv.-NEW SERIES.
PlrHy NEWS ITEMS.
Mostly Concerning Our souther
Country.

Mostly Concerning Our Southern
Country.
Dispenser Jackson Ca,tledge was OK
pelied from the Marion Street Methods
church vi Columbia, s. c., on Sunda,
last in meeting of the congre CATION, be
cause the laws of the church forbade tn,
manufacture or sale by church member,
OF intoxicating liquors to be used as /,
beverage.
Assistant Secretary Curtis at Washing.
ton has Instructed special Treasury
agents to construe as literally as possible
the laws as to tho packing of cotton OF
passenger steamers. These instruction.
have been sent out as result of recen,
hearing on the subject by delcgatior
representing Mississippi river interests
+ o. F. Lane, of Longview, Tex, arres
ted in Springfield, O., on charge oi
robbing his father of s1s, 600, committed
suicide in Jail Wednesday morning.
Work on the proposed cotton mill at
Batesbnrg, s. c., tegan August ID. L,
will be erected as soon as possible and
will be equipped with the l.tes. improve
ments in textile machin cry.
Two recent sales of land in South
Carolina were tracts located near B,rn-
well, on the Port Royal & Augusta Rail
way. They were of 1000 and 600 acres,
respectively, and were purchased by the
railway company mentioned.
H.. l.. Odiorue is running the EN-
pire Cotton Mill at Florence, s. c..
and is also president pf. the newly. .o..-4--.
lied Florepco Cotton Sfff co. This lat
ten ,eompssyebays been apite successful
sur sgssiug subscriptions thus far, and
when ei00. 600 stock has bscn taken, a
Northern capitalist will add $3.50, 900,
msking $3.50, 600 textile establishment.
A syndicate of West Virginia capital
lists recently purchased the Adams gold
mine Weldon, N. G. They have organ
lied company to b, known as the West
Virginia Mining & Milling Co. Mach
incry has been ordered for the purpose of
developing it,
w. r. Whi'son, of Asheville, N. O.,
is engineering big plan to build
large knitting mill there. The water
power of the Swannanoa river will be
used.
The North Carolina Railway has
been exempt from taxation, as
much Of its sstalk-is-aninla-aiJ--' iJ--'A---@.---.----
The board of directors at recent meet
ing passed a resolution surrcndering the
exemption. Hereafter the North Carolina
will be taxed just as any other line.
The Newbcrry Cotton Mills, New
berry, S. c., will double their capacity
when their new building is completed,
the erection of which has just been com-
Sunday, Aug. 27th, was the second
tnIivcrsa of the railroad wreck at
sostian bridge, near Statesville, N. G lin
which % persons lost their lives, and the
Landmark says that Col. Bcnehln Cam
cron has presented to Trinity Episcopal
church, of that place, handsome
memorial window as thank Offering for
his dcivcrance from death, in memory of
those who died, and in gratitude to the
State vile people.
A memorial marble to Jefferson Davis
is to be placed in the rotunda of the
Georgia Capitol at Atlanta, on the spot
where the body rested before being con-
veytd to Richmond for final Lurial. The
badge of the United Confederate Vcter-
ans, triangle and bar, will be taken as
the mc!ivc ot the memorial, which Is to
have height of about four feet. The
badge will be represented on the four
sides Of the marble, and on the bars
suitable inscriptions will be made.
John Wingler, postmaster at Wake
land, Ind, took peculiar method of re-
signing his office Friday. lie boxed up
what government property he had and
shipped it to Washington. He is Dem
ocrat and las been postmaster for ten
years or more. Growing tired Of his job,
he several times sent in his resignation,
but it was never acted upon. Wiugler
says that his last method was the only
one that woGld relieve him from the
cares of Office