The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-06-22
PITHY NEWS ITEMS.

Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad
will provide for 23-mile extension
to Southport, N. G.
The British steamship British King
cleared from Beaufort, s. c., on the
9th inst, with 1000 tons phosphate
rock for Garston Dock, England.
The British steamship Mathew Bead
ington cleared from Beaufort, S. c.,
on the 4th inst. with 2750 tons phos-
phatc rock for Loadon, Eng.
A leather betting factory has been
established at Charlotte, N. G. A bel.
lows factory is also in operation.
Tho antirs plant and franchise of
the New Berne IN. c. Water Co., was
purchased on June S at public sale by
James Redmond for $35, OPS.
Spartanb,Wg, S. c., parties have
incorporated hedge fence company
with $4,000 capital.
At special election Cnlpeper, Va,
voted $40, 900 forn water works system.
The Charleston IS. C.) Hotel Co.,
has obtained commission to incor.
porate. Capital stock S25, 900; con-
tract has been let, work to commence
at once.
Erastus Wimnn, the noted New
York financier was convicted of for
gerry last Friday.
The y. G. Press Association had
pleasant meeting last week ut Morgan
ton, n. G.
The Catawba Spinning Mills,
Chester, S. c., started up again this
week their IL 900 spindles.
The proposed Melrosc Cotton
Mills, Raleigh, N. c., will shortly be-
gin building The intention is to pro-
duce very fine hosiery yarns.
The Dixon Mfg. Co., at Snow
Camp, n. c., has doubled it's capacity
and is running On full time. This is
the only WOODEN mill in the Alamapce
section.
The new Maxton (N. C.) Cotton
Mills is to be put into operation soon
ON is to 2Os yarns.
An addition is being made to the
L. NJ. Holt a. Co.'S cotton mills Mt Haw
River, N. G. A large addition is also
being made to the Aurora Cotton Mills
Mt Burlington, n. G.
The new electric lights were turned
on at Lexington, n. c., last week.
The North Carolina Tcachers's As.
! sociation met Mt Beaufort, June 2Oth.
III Il. lol
dorsed by the Kolb, Populist and Re.
publican State committees.
President Mc1ver, of the the State
Normal and Industrial School, Green's
boro, n. c., has received more than
100 applications for admission since
commencement.
A colony of Bohemians who settled
in Waller county, Texas, have met with
considerable success in farming, and
their numbers have grown each year.
They have now started to build n tewn
to be called "Slovanvillc"
There were two South Carolinians in
the class which was graduated at West
Point on Tuesday last The class
numbered fifty-four and in the list OF
| graduates Francis LeJ. Parker, of Alb
| beville, stood twelfth and Frank Par
| ker, of Georgetown, stood thirtieth.
Governor Tillman, of South Caro-.
| lima, has pnrdoncd David Jackson,
who was convicted of rape in Lancaster
| in March, 1891, and sentenced to a
| life imprisonment in the penitentiary.
| The Judge and solicitor requested the
| pardon on the ground that the woman
in the case was of pronounced ques-
tionablc character and had no warrant,
on this occasion, for making n charge
against Jackson.
The academic council of John Hop.
kins University, Baltimore, last Mon
day awardcd twenty six Hopkins schol-
arships to graduate students who are
residents of Virginia and North Caro-
lima. Among them were: John Nc
Larcn McBrydc, Jr., of Blacksburg,
Va, "a. b. and A. NJ, University of
South Carolina, 1890 and 1881 and
Frank Semple Wilcox, of Lynn, n. c.,
| (South Carolina Military Academy,
1899.
| Unuer an OTueT Oh tne SllCult
Court Receiver A. S. Tompkins ad-
vertiscs for sale on the first Monday
in July the magnificent Giugham mill
of the Chester Mig. Company, Chester,
S. G. 1t liz said that if certain parties
purchase the property who contemplate
doing so, the factory will at once bo
put into operation.
"Orr Southern factory burned
down the other day" said New
Yorker cbeerfully, "and on the whole
it was n very good thing. There was
some insurance, there will be plenty
of money to rebuild, and in these dull
times any excuse for shutting down ls
n Godscnd. The factory Will he re-
built, with all modern Improvements,
and when business revives We shall
be ready to go to work