The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-03
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The taking Of testimonySSfST Tom Wat.
sons contest Of the congressional ciec-.
tion in the tenth Georgia district began
In Augusta Wednesday.
A new Loan & Savings bank is to be
established at Charlotte, N. g.
The citizens of Hampton, Va, are
very mitch excited by the discovery Of il
plot to burn the town.
1t is reported from Russell county.-
SNya., stbata child froze to death in his
mothers arm'stdariug the cold snap.
The Carolina Mfg. Co., of Barnwell,
tdfe textile fapfrttsss tta sqptsG.
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
trct, arc pushing his gubcrnatori,l can
didacy, aud an organization has been cf-
fectcd for the purpose
w. L. Campbell, city treasurer of
Charleston. 5. c., for % years, died at
his residence in Summcrville, ). c. 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 ben
chartered by the North Carolina l.. uis.
la,ure to build a railroad from Durham
to Charlotte.
j. NJ. Hyams, the fellow who faxed
the story Of The Bakcrsvillc, N. C 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 tic world.
She is about six years old. Her hair
she wears in three plalts. The side plaits
just touch the floor, while the pl 1T be-
hind drags two ic,t nine inch on the
floor and M asures eight feet in length.
1t is silver sable in color, and she wears
it coiled up on her head.
Edward Gibson, son OF farmer living
near Cascade, Pittsylvania county, re.
ceived slight wound in the knee several
days ago with an axe. The wound was
not regarded as at all dangerous, but the
boy som developed genuine case of
lockjaw and oied 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-verty- three miles
| erected In the Whole Gniun.
Sam Milling, colored, was arraigued
Saturday morning before Squire Max
well, of Charlotte, N. c., charged with
bigamy. Sam, it seems, has wife in
Winnsboro,S. c., one in Georgia and two
or three more scattered around down
South. He was brought to time by Ma.
mie 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
nails of raiding, at leist in this part of the
country. Thirteen distilleries: jim full blast
were captured, with eight copper stills
and $4,000 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 OF
their respective roads TO report all casual
ties or accidents Immediately after hap
pening to the nearest telegraph operator.
The operator is to at once telegraph the
| particulars to the nearest newspaper pub
licstion. 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 we'll 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 PLANTED
this month.