The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-05-05
PITHY NEWS ITEMS


shire, died at Bristol, Va, Friday.
The Baptists will erect On S11 900
editice at Lexington, Va.
Ben White and Jim Robinson, col
ored, were hanged Mt Manassas, Va,
Friday, convicted of criminal assault.
Judge Simonton has decreed the sale
Of the Columbia & Greenville and
Charlotte, Columbia f. Augusta roads
No bids will he received for less than
800, 900. The sale is to take place in
Columbia, S. G.
The Aurora Cotton Mills, at Bur
lington, n. c., intends TO enlarge its
buildings very shortly. Arrangements
are now being made for an extension
of 292 feet
The Abbcville Is. c. Cotton Mill
Co, which was last month,
is preparing to commence work on its
cotton factory.
The increased favor with which
Ncrth Carolina kiln-dried yellow pine
IS looked upon i'll the European market
has n marked evidence in the weekly
shipments by the various lines of
~teamers.
The financial difficulties of the Leaks.
vile On. C.) Wooden Mills have been
90 arranged that operations will shortly
resume.
y. >. Wynne, secretary and treasurer
# the Raleigh IN. G. Cotton Mills, in
letter published in the News Observer,
Il Raleigh, last week. advocates the
building of another cotton mill, and
proposes the organization of 800, 900
took company for the purpose. The
monthly instnlment plan is suggested.
Lumbcrton, n. c., has voted sub
'cription of $4,000 to the capital
took of the Lumberton & Lumber
River Railroad, project designing to
connect Lumberton with the Cape Fear
Yadkin Valley Railroad.
The Maiden Cotton Mill. Maiden,
T. c., was built l2 years ago, aud the
providence Mill. same place, was
'rected anG filed with machinery from
the profits drawn from the Maiden.
The Hamburg Cotton Mill, Mt.
Airy, N. c., was sold Thursday by or
~
Q. ID. Benbow for SS, 300.
Mr.. Houk, Republican, of Tennes-
lee, introduced in the House a bill ap-
proprinting S100,O00 for the construc.
tion Of an addition to the Knoxville.
Tenn, public buildings.
Major B. b. McCreery, of McCre,ry
e Bro, Columbia, s. c., and one OF
he most prominent merchants in the
State died at his home in Columbia.
de was one of the most prominent
merchants iS the Sonth.
A report was made in the Senate
postponiog indefinitely the bill making
IN appropriation for the esta blsbment
# a national park near Florence, s. G..
The contract for lathing. plastering,
-tc., for The public building at Charles
ton, s. c., was awarded to Lenox 4
HaldemaD, Of Chicago, at 80, ,73O.
Capt. Phoenix of the steam yacht In.
trepid, is ate Charleston, s. @. He was
recently in the neighborhood Of Rom
cador Reef, where the old warsbip
Kearsarge went down, and has a mum /.
her of souvenirs OF the vessel, AMONG
them being the brass plate commence
rative of the encounter with the Ala
bama.
George w. Bell, owner Of the Balti.
more Sun, died Tuesday afternoon.
A family of seven negroes were
poisoned at breakfast Tuesday near
Richardsvillc, S. G.. They cannot live.
The origin of the poison is a mystery.
William Moncurc has resigned as
superintendent of the Carolina Central
and Raleigh n Augusta division Of the
Seaboard Air Line
| Frank Hatton, editor of the Wash.
| Ington, ID. g., Post, died in that city
| Monday Mt 43O p. IN. He WAS Assist
| ant Postmaster General under Presi-
| dent GARFIELD, and became Postmaster
General under President Arthur.
Having successfully passed his ex.
animation Mt Washington, ID. c., ex-
Judge j. &. l.. Gudger, Of Waynes-
| vile, N. g., was appointed a chief OF
division in the Office of the Commits
! sioner Of Customs, Treasury Depart.
ment. He was endorsed by Senator
Ransom and Representative Crawford.
At Charlotte, n. c., the fire alarm
was sent in at o'clock Sunday morn.
ing Tor "A fire altogether out OF the or.
dinary. lamp in the chicken in
cubator on George Howelrs premises
exploded, and the blaze was disastrous
to Mr.. Howell's prospects as chicken
rniser There were 900 newly hatched
chickens in the machine, and they were
burne nm