The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-10-17
PERSON couRT WEEK.

account Of Il; especially as there was
nothing Insufficient Interest 10 proyok /
inquiry, Or to Justify the effort 10 push
through the dense throng that pac ked lie
little Court room. The docket was well
filled with cases ofafiray, bastardy, and
larceEy; but grayer crimes were absent
Some few weeks since murder was CONS
niitted IN tie County, but the murderer ID
still ut large.
Solicitor Sirudwick being engaged IN
the prosecution OF some cases to which the
State is party before the Federal Courtat
Greensboro. Col. Thomas ltuifin filed his
place very ably. The Judge, Buxton,
presided with his usual urbanity and ac-
ceptability.
We noticed among the bar, Col. Rnfiin,
Maj. John w. Graham and a. W.Graham
Esq, Of this place. Col. l.. G. Edwards
and ii. 4. jordan Esq. Of Granville. Messrs
Henderson and Thompson Of caswrll.
Al. McGehee Dsq, 81 Person, besides the
resident lawyers Of Roxboro.
Mr.. Best. representing the Raleigh Oh
servcr was there, and seemed to impress
the merits Of that excellent paper
very successfully upon the favor 81 The
people. Brother Evans OF the Chronicle
was there also andconycrted some 10 Ills
why Of thinking by the most substantial
evidence. Both the Recorder and tile
Chronicle look very patiently % that good
time coming. when good tobacco crop
will be sold. and everybody has money in
plenty. Tlnrc two journals feel very
ru-fully the disaster tniast years crop
The tobacco crop OF Person, like that Of
Caswell is large one, and is the al,sor-
bling topic. Every farIneris busy cutting
aud curing. The former process Is nearly
and much OF the curing is done.
Tile farmers generally do not speak
favorsbly Of their success, and we found
but few who would admit OF satisfactory
cures. The heavy rains aud damp weather
gave much bni color. Some few informed
Us that they Ind never done better, but
complaint II tile rule.
Other crops III the county were good.
aud there Is much more hopefulhess than
last year. The sales Of tobacco will bring
in money. aud a greater degree Of pros
peri,y is expected.
Person County has not attracted, rs II Is
able 10 DO. much ofthe stream Of immi-
grafton. We hear OF ayaluaLleexcepiion
Mr. T. II. Thnrm Of Maryland has bought
u tract Of land from Mr.. Montfort Mctiehee
near Cunningham's store. lie isa man
Of some means, and much intelligence,
and u striving through the Baltimore
papers 20 inform the country OF The value
u North Carolina settlement. He viii
come in oploriunely rs practical refuta-
lion 10 Major Lairobe OF Baltimore.
We observe very pretty Improvement
10 the little hamlet Of Hurdles Mill. Messrs
lsichniond and Cooper are planters on a
large scale. have each erected handsome
dwellings and hcautiiied their grounds;
conduct large aud prospecting stole, aud
have one Of the best mill sites on Flat
River. At present they are ut work with
large improvements on the inill, The
whole interior being renovated. The
Touring mill will run iwopair u bnrrs; the
corn mill Is IN good order. aud tIesaw
Mill one of the best in the country; the
whole concentrating az much life aud On
lerprisc as are TO befUund anywhere ia the
Diptberia, which has ragged 20 fatally Ia
The upper country, has moi spared Person.
We hear Of much fatality in different
PORTIONS Off The county, and learned that
Dr. J G.. Dickens near Roxboro lad lost
two children. and two more sick
Mr.. q. =. Winsteai, having Withdrawn
from his public duties. has returned 20 his
old home, together with such Of his subor-
iilnales ~ followed his fortunes. We
learn that the rctircnioni Is not Submitted
10 with very good grace. and tha; very
sharr eye il eel 20 catch Dr. Wheeler Trip
ping o. mapping. Iu fact rumor tells % q
very big lapse into which the Dr. isre
ported to have fallen already.
Since writing tho abnve, we are In.
debied 10 Mr.. Best Of the Raleigh On
SERVER for additional information. The
State docket was closed on Thursday
Burleigh allen col. forulcr
was rcsenlenced TO tile peniten-
tiary for one year. -Four other negroes
were also sentenced 10 the Peniien;iary
for rom one to eight years, all for larceny.
In the stRtev vs.. JohnC. Anderson, white.
charged with highway robbery, the dc.
PENDANT WAS acquitted.
The civil docket was concluded on FRI
day nboui IL CLOCK.