The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-11-10
PITHY NEWS ITEMS.


Work has be,n begun on the new
hotel at Southern Pines, N. @. When
completed, it is said, it wilt be hand
some and substantial hotel, costing
$l75,00o. 1t is being built by number
OF Northern capitalists, who propose
making Southern Pines one of the lead
log health re orts in the South
The Oh rleslon bar has recommended
to Presi cut Cleveland Charles II. Sim.
onton, United States district court Judge
for South Carolina, for app oin' ment to
the United States Circuit b, uch- -ni z,h4-
r6uyr circuit ~, --''z
Miss Jane Holmes, whose will has just
been Probited at Pi,tsburg, Pa, left to
the Home of Orr hans and Destitu'e Col
ored Children of Pittsburg SEQ, 200, to
the Presby terian Church for missions for
freedmen $50, 900. aud sos, 900 iu large
bequests to charitable institutions.
On st. Andrews Day, November 80,
statue Of Wallace will he unveiled at
Druid Hill Park, Baltimore. The mem
bers of tho St. Andrews Society o.!
Baltimore will march 10 the site headed
by guard 10 Highland costume and
two pipers. They will form a circle
around the statue during the ceremonies.
A chorus will be secured o sing "Brace's
Address to his Army" and othry Scotch
songs. Delegates will be invited to- b,
present from st. Andrews societies III
Savannah, Ga Chsrl, sion. s. c., Rich
mond, Washington, rittsburg, Phi adrl
phi+, Now York and Boston.
The largest cotton seed oil mill in the
world is at Sherman. Texas, and it !
re dy to crush 432 tons daily. 1t is cx.
pected that this vast concern will com
plete its years collection Of seed in sixt,
days after it gets to business. Sherman
is In Northeast Texas, a, is generally
known. The mill there has sold cotton
see oil up to IS cents p,r gallon and as
loS as 90 cents. The oi! cake, or seed,
has sold up to Sa2 and as low as $40
DRAKE's BRANCH, VA.-"The motor
ious Abb Redm md, tie worst man that
ever lived in Chirlotts County, came to
his death at the hands of mob. He
had been arrested .. dayhresk by an
officer and doz n assistants, which was
one Of the few times he was ever captur.
ed without trouble. He mistook the
officer fQEs eipnd A few days ago he
was aftsl negro to kilt him Esu 81
the wrong one by mistake, but ne ati5
not lot him of without havig beaten him
nearly to death. II, was taken b for
j,s'icc Of the peace, but for tho wan
OF evid,uce was acquitted. Latter
thre,t ming II number of the best citizens
in the vilest manner.
A kiss comes high in Massachusc is
under certain conditions. A member of
The Senior class of Harvard University
recently kisse pretty maid who was
showing him . suite If Ioom. that he
proposed renting She complained to
her mi,tress He wa, Il Ied three hun,
ired dollars.
TIE battle-ship Texas sprung leai
at the Portsmouth navy yard, but th'
water was pumped out before she sank.
At Montreal, Can, Sir John Abbo t,
ex Premier of Canada died at o O'Clock
Monday. His end was peaceful.
The courts have fixed the date Of sail
Of the South Carolina Railway at fore
closure for December 10.
The new Railway Y. NJ. G. A. build
ing at Clifton Forge, Va, has been com
pleted aud thrown open for use. 1t 1
one Of the handsomest of its kind in tn
country, and was built by the Che sapeak
q Ohio and donated to Clifton Forge.
]. @. Henrics, Of Charleston, 8. c.,
the only Ex-Confederate in the s'at'
who wears the iron cross of Piussi. TO
vslorous service in the Franco. r, dssia
war.
The Wayside Inn at Hendersonville
N. O., . new hotel and the pride OF Hen
derson county. burned to tn, groun
Monday morning.
The Navy Department has been IT
formed Of the death at Tryon City, N
O., Monday morning, of Capt o. A
Batcheier, u. 8. N, retired.
Apropos Of the discussion in Sumter
county, 8. c., over the payment of
fee by children at the graded schools. !
Is interesting to learn that there ar
S,170 free schoolsin England and Wales
with 8,429, SIT children. The tots
number paying q fee in schools receivin,
the fec kraut, but still charging fe
ranging from under l penny to . httl
over dxpence. is $4,000.
The Morsvisn Sunday schools, of tn
southern Sunday school, district, met l
convention in Salem, N. @. About l.,
500 were In attendaoce. The address @
welcome was delivered by Bisho
Rondthalsr.
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