The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-11-17
PITHY NEWS ITEMS.


more Of their countrymen to arrive this
month.
Snap beans and green peas formed 9
part OF the cargo of the steamer Neuse,
which sailed from Newbern, N. G.,
Wednesday.
A little II month old child of G.
W. Stockton, of Lattimore's, Cleveland
county, N. c., fell into the fire and re.
ceived burns from which it died.
1t is estimated that $500 people from
North Carolina attended the Worlds
Fair.
Cut gems from Mcdowell county, N.
c., obtained the prize at the Worlds
Fair; the collection was made by Col.
Fl. @. Demming, and he says 800, 200
was offered for duplicate and 1t could
not be found in the world.
The artesian well sunk by Aiken. s. O.,
mas proven success, water being found
at 175 feet to 200 feet below the surface.
Arrangements will now be made in,
mediately for the entire equipment of q
water-works plant.
A. French and john NJ. Patterson, both
OF Pittsburg, Pa, were in Charlotte las
week. They arc visiting the State pro,
pecting with view to the erection OF
large iron working machine plant.
A bank has been organized at Sum
merville, s. c.. to be called the Bank of
Summerville. lis capital is to be $25, 900.
At Winston. N. c., Ollie Jennings, >
woman OF questionable character, was
stabbed bya brick mason named Joe
Lewis. She will probably die. Lewis
skipped, but the sheriff has gone in pur.
suit
In the United States Circuit Court at
Norfolk, Va, Judge Hughes dismissed
the case of the American Drier Compa-
ny, of louisville, KY, against ]. c. En-
erson for an alleged infringement on
patent for lumber drying kiln.
J. c. Blank is lodged in the Rich.
mond, Va, station house, charged with
forgery and passing checks of small de-
nominations, purportink to be drawn by
q. ID. Pearman, VIM. H. Briggs Bros,
and others of that city.
D. A. Goodwin, a practical tanner of
Salisbury, N. c., now running a tan
yard there. it is learned, has procured a
patent on an ingenious process of tan
ming leather. He was offered $40, 900 for
q half interest in his patent bv q Balti-
The Confederate monument question
has been decided in Raleigh, N. G. 1t
will be built of North Carolina granite,
and will stand at the west gate of the
Capitol.
Lizzie Sm'tty, white girl II years
old, who claimed to be from the BIushy
mountains, Wilkes county, was placed
in Jail at Sparta, All'gbany county, N.
G., last week for stealing horse from
from James Landreth.
The Lyc, um Theatre Of NJ emphis,
Tonu., rus u,stroyed by fire Tuesday
night, with three adjoining buildings.
A fireman was fatally injured. The to-
tai loss Is cstimatad at $500, 600.
The hnr of Danville, Va has endorsed
Judge Bergman Green. of that place,
for United states Circuit Judge.
w. NJ. smith, lawyer of Concord,
N. c., is IN receipt Of some letters which
indica'c Tie development of North Caro-
lima. One letter is from parties who
want to locate an English colony, and to
negotiate for the purchase of large
tract of land for their use. Another let
ter is from a Northern syndicate, which
wants to purchase IS, 600 acres of hard
timber lard and 10000 acres of short
leaf pine land. Still another is from par-
ties who want to bu7 10000 acres of
land for grazing purp.rses their plan be:
raising industry.
Governor T:llman "a ofrs.cd a reward
of $3.50 for the arrest and conviction of
the parties who shot j. ID. IIsjrstone at
his home in Goldvillc, s. c., few
nights ago.
One Of the large turkey gobblers at
the Columbia, s. c., Fair, it is said, de-
liberately committed suicide by fasteu-
, ing his head in the wire netting. He
had not yet been judged.
The best native COW ad dju'gcd to be
at the Columbia, S. c., Fair was one
exhibited by j. III. VIII rton of Laurcrs
This COW also won The milk test y. izo Of
$500, making record of 37i ou DIS
The rice planters of Georget owe
county, s. c., have formed the Ri,t
Planters Association for. the purpose o.
, advancing the culture of nee and the