The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-03-19
Items of Interest Cleaned From
Different Points.
THE MURDERER REESE CAUGHT.
Plan to Promote Farming Interests
Sat Up I'm His Coffln-- Dispensers to
Insure.

received telegram from Lexington,
Tennessee, stating that man filling
the description of Reese was arrested
once wired the chief of police Of Lex
| ington to hold his man, and that o
deputy would be sent on the next train.
If the Tennessee officer has the right
man he comes in possession of nearly
81 600, as the rewards for Reese amount
to almost this sum. About month
ago, it will be remembered, Reese and
l.uckie, accessory to the murder of Il.
Is. Anderson, who were contined in the
York county Jail while an appeal was be-
ing taken IN their case, managed to es-
| cape with eleven other prisoners
through a hole in the roof. The escape
| was made early on Sunday morning
and up to this time nothing has been
heard of any of the men. Reese, it
was said, had s., 900 on his person when
he escaped. A reward of $500 was i'm
mediately offered for his capture and
$500 for the capture of Luckie.
The following circular has been is
sued to County Dispensers: AT II re-
cent meeting of the Board it was ordered
that hereafter all County Dispensers
| will be required to place the insurance
| on the goods in their respective Dis
| pensaries with some local agent repre-
senting II thoroughly reliable Insurance
| company. the amount of policy which
| you carry to be determined blythe State
Board of Control and the policies to be
forwarded to the State Board of Control
for safe keeping. Your present insur-
ancc Will expire on the ------, at which
time you must take out insurance On
your stock to the amount of ) -. for
one year, with local agent represent
ing some reputable company and pay
the premium and forward the policy to
this office.
Col. J. b. Cleveland, of Spartanburg,
has plan in embryo by which the cot
ton mills may promote intensive farm
ing. The plan is to offer about 5000 i'll
premiums to be given to three farmers
raising tue most cotton peracre on GER
tain conditions The plans have not
been formulated, but it is pretty GER
tain that they will go through. This
is II move in the right direction. If
only Il hundred farmers III the county
enter the contest it will help them very
much, although nearly ell OF them fail
to win n prize. In the first place they
will be Mt school, studying practical
agriculture. Their attention will also
ing cotton. The full plan will be an
nor"'-ed in n few days.
| Edward Gedding, Il farmer livin" near
| Sumter. had been i'll for six weeks with
| the prevalent grip. \ few days ago lie
| became much worse and died. That is,
| was pronounced dead by doctors. nurse
and relatives. Ths coffin was ordered
and the body was prepared for burial.
|
| coffin. md the Intcrmcnt was to take
| place the next morning. During the
| evening when the room was full OF the
| dead man $ friends, who We're talking
| III low tones, II voice was heard issuing
| from the coffin. One of the boldcr men
| opened the lid and Gcddings rose to n
| sitting posture. lie was quickly un-
dressed aed put to bed Doctors say it
Is Il remarkable case of suspended ami
| nation.
| Frank Myers, convicted of arson ut
the last term of court at Georgetown,
and who escaped from Jail last Sunday
| night, has been captured by Sherii.
| Skinner and two deputies about seven
| teen miles from Georgetown, near tho
| Sampit road. He mad stolen n horse
and was trying to dispose Of il to get
money with when 10 get to Charleston,
rs he said, when he was suspected, and
that led to his recapturc. He is under
sentence to be hanged on April 10 next,
and will most likely now pay the pen
atty of his crime.
The Orangeburg town council have
| incorporated in their annual license
| ordinance tax of one dollar upon
every bicycle in this city. After the
first day Of April it will be required
that every bicycle be tagged with some
small metal design, to be provided by
the city clerk, as evidence that this
! license tax has been paid The chief Of
police will be instructed to "pull" am
wheel that he may find without this
tag. The funds realized from this tax
are to be placed i'll q special fund to be
| known rs the paving fund"
The shipments Of shad to the North.
ern markets have been very heavy dur
| ing the past week from along the coast
and the fishermen are happy. The
average catch for the season has been
above that of several years past, and
| the prices obtained have been fair.
| This has put large amount of money
III circulation. The sturgeon fisher.
men are preparing to begin operations
| by the 10Th instant This industry ip
assuming larger proportions each year.
and is generally profitable.
Spartanburg is to have room j.. the
court house fitted up as Conf, crate
| museum.
~
The city of Columbia will expenG
| 5000 i'll artesian well experiments.
| The we'll will be bored at q spot nea,
the old water works and if water is sac
cessfully obtained the present plant will
be utilized in pumping it to the res.
ervOir Several geolOpists and exper;