Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-05-28

= young W3H III AIcucii Co''''ty WIZ
hanged his little nephew last week
tor a joke. The child died.
There will be n grand rally OF
the friends of prohibition in Dnr-
ham, On Saturday thc 4;h day at
June, at 10 O'Clock. Hon. \. )
Merrimon and other prominent gen
ilernen will be present and address
the meeting. All are invited 10 al
tend.
Me,holis, Advance: Julian S.
Carr, Esq, OF Durham, on account
of his business engagements has de-
clincd TO attend the Ecumcnical,
and Col. Walter Clark, Of Raleigh,
has been appointed in his stead. A
better selection could not have been
made.
Oxford Torch. Light At Moore
field, near 4iiilsboro, Ma, LIST, Fran
els Nash WaddcIi died. He was
born on the 18th Of July, 1896,
yielding up his last breath in the
room in which be drew his first in
>p4ration. He leaves three sons,
-uyltcG. Of his e,-..t children, enc
Il "apu IS captain James Irelell
.,aidr,l. captain Of the Confederate
cruiser Shenandoah. :
News and Observer The cleo
ton for Vance" county. forming it
out Of portions of Granville, Frank
lin and Warren. was held on Tues
day, and resulted in a majority OF
43l for the county. The election
passed off with moderate quietness.
There were a few fights at various
voting places. Considerable enthu.
siasm was manifested by the friends
Of the measure, at Henderson par.
ticularly. This will be the county
seat OF the new county.
Greenville Express At Farm.
vile, on Saturday night, May 7th,
Walter Pollard, aged II, and John
ME Nance, aged II, left the homes
Of their parents and have not since
been heard from. They were small
boys for their age, and one of then
bad about 800 of his " money
which he carried with him. Waite
Pollard has been saying for SOM
time that he was going away, 4
several other boys in town now tel
of his endeavors to get them to g
with him. He only succeeded lie en-
ticing the little boy named.
News and Observer Mr.. H. a
Gudger, the energetic chairman G
the State Prohibition Association
reports that yesterday a meeting {
the central executive committee wa
held, at which encouraging new
was received from all parts of tn
State. He says that a great meetin
was held at Louisburg on Monda,
at which speeches were made b
Hon. Jos. J. Davis, Captain G. \
Cooke, and by John II. Williamso
and Rev. Mr.. Perry, colored.
letter from AAevilie, he also sal,
F., stated that Hon. r. B. Vance an
Judge J. J.. Henry would speak fl
prohibition in their mountain di
trict.
. Durham Tobacco Plant A cor
! petitive examination was held
Raleigh last week by a commit.
selected by Gen. w. X. Cox to d
eide bet~ the thirteen applican
5 for The appointment, O: the cadetsh:
!, ~ West Pom. The commits
j consisted Of Mr. Smeies, princip
: Of 81. Mlrss School; DR.. Knox,
: Raleigh, and W. 5. Roulhac,
Durham. y teacher, physician ar
i. lawyer. We the teach
) looked after the literary accomplis
! men,s, the physician after the phyI
{ cal development, and the lawy
scrutinizcd the morality of the a
plicants. Mr.. Wilder, q son Of Il
late CASTOR Wilder, of Wake, "
:. the toruna,. young man.
g DR.. l.. julian Picot, secretar
e gives Tie following notice II
/, Meiica. >>'ciety of the State
i. Nor,i, Carolina will hold it's %
annual meeting in the town of Ash
Vile on May 3lst, June LIST and IN
1881. Arrangements have be
made With a.. the railroads 10 I