The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-02-17
PITHY NEWS ITEMS.


200 bales of cotton burned ut An.
derson, s. G.
Capt. r. r. Crawford, a prominent
man of Winston, N. c., has failed.
Jones livery stable in Atlanta was
burned Friday night at il o'clock.
Loss 100000. A number of firemen
were seriously burned
Henry Snorderly, an old man, and his
wife, were killed by burglars 1S miles
from Knoxville Thursday night. The
burglars got 5000.
The Bear Spring Iron Furnace in
Stewart county, Tenn, will resume in
a few days giving employment to 800
men.
The postoffice of Newport News, Va.
was robbed Friday morning of S4, 600,
No clue.
A -four mill has been contracted to
be built near Fingerville, s. C.
Stanhope Pullen will erect a new
business block in Raleigh, N. G.
Many of the cotton mills of South
Carolina are adding more machinery.
The textile interests Of the State are
humming.
G. Fl. Almond, dry-goods merchant
at Lynchburg, Va, has assigned, with
liabilities OF S31 900.
The Wilmington IN. C.) branch OF
the National Loan Association has
been organized with Samuel Northrop,
president.
The Consolidated Lumber Co., at
Pulaski, W., has made an assignment.
Assets are estimated at 10,O0O
Charles A. Gladke, dry-goods mer.
chant at Staunton, Va, has assigned.
Liabilities are estimated at $40, 900 and
assets at $4,000.
The improving credit of the State of
Virginia is shown by the passage in
the Virginia senate Of bill authoriz-
ing the monthly purchase, out of the
surplus of 100000, of Century
bonds"
Petersburg, Va, is to have electric
street cars.
1t is expected that the Manchester
& Augusta road now being built will
be completed Ivy April. The grading
is nearly finished and traoklaying has
begun. This is the Atlantic Coast
Lines extension between Remini and
Denmark, $. G.
II is reported that the Baltimore
& Ohio is considering the idea of ex-
tending the Valley division of it's sys-
tenn to Roanoke, Va
Bids have been opened at Charles
ton, $. c., for the reconstruction of
the bridge across the Ashley River.
A reduction of so cents per gallon
in whiskey have been announced by
the South Carolina State dispensary.
The bill to repeal the Federal cleo
ton law has passed the U. s, Senate,
and received the Presidents signature.
Stewart, of Nevada, and the three
Pepulist Senators, Allen, Kyle and
PETER, voted with the Democratic,
otherwise it was strict party vote.
Kope Elias is slated for tho Demo-
cratic nomination for Congress from
the 9th North Carolina district.
Roses are blooming out of doors at
Newbern. N. g.
The Daily News office, GreenviIle,
.. o., was partially burned last Sun
day.
Prof. Blair, Supt of the Winston,
N. g., graded school, expelled several
pupils for going to the DegrafT bang
ing.
Capt, John l.. Morris, of Craven,
N. G., caught 2l5 ducks and three looms
In his shad nets on Hancock creek and
had them on the Newbern market last
Friday.
The Ladies Memorial Association of
Wilmington, y. c.. has invited Col.
Julian y. Carr, Of Durham, to deliver
the Grafton On the observance of Me-
mortal Day mt Oakdnle cemetery on the
10th of next May, aud he has accepted
the invitation.
Theophilus Bland. of Pitt. n. G. has
seven sons, and no one in the outfit, the
old man counted, weighs less than 300
pounds.
Another bomb WAS thrown in Paris,
Monday afternoon, fatally wounding
4 people,
The McArtor Farm. adjoining Up.
peryille, FauIuier county, Va, was
sold at public auction Thursday, TO
John ID. Hooe, OF Alexandria for 81,
AIS.
Mckinley was enthusiastically nom
mated in the convention of Republi.
cnns at Columbus, o., for Premdent
of the United States.
sour wood tree fell on Oscar Brit
ton, of Jones county. N c., and killed
him.
Geu. G.. A. Evans and Hon. w. Y.
Atkinson are to canvass Georgia for
the Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor.
PopoGsfs are Organizing.