Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-07-30

place. Miss Nail is TIE smallest
woman in the United States, and
was tor many years an attractive
feature 10 Forepaugh's mammoth
show.
Lenoir Topic The many friends
in this section Of Mrs. Matte Ward.
wife of Capt. E. w. Ward, L. S. A.,
and daughter of the late Gov. Tod
Il. Caldwell, will be crievcd to
know that she died suddenly Of
heart disease, at her residence in
Lincoln,on, July 7th.
Oxford Orphans Friend The
postofice in Newbern is an entire
wreck for business purposes owing
TO the intense heat from the burning
of a store next TO it occupied by A.
N. IIanff, the work Of an incendiary.
Assistant post master Mannix fell
through the charred floor, but re-
ccivcd no serious injury. Only one
letter was lost and four mails sent
IF within a few hours after the fire.
Well done for Messrs. Hubbs and
Mann:x.
Farmer and Mechanic: We pre-.
dict that the coming election will be
noted for year1 as the most astonish-
ing series Of t'sul p%ri>es" that EVER
occurred in the political history of
thc State Many things not ex-
pcc'co vii happen, and many conn-
ties vii distinguish themselves by
.oin: "sqaarely back on their
"%rrolnise.' Lucky will be the poll
%tlcian wfose security has enabled
him to hide in the woodrile and not
so much as show his nose in the
contest.
Milton Chronicle: Some people
will subtcribe for a paper and take
it as long as you send it to them
without a thought Of eve paying
for it, and when you stop sending
the paper they consider the deb
cancelled. Others will order a dis
continuance while they owe for sub
> scription but never once mention
; settling for it-and, it left alone
; never will. The world abound
with just such honest men, ant
some of them have a thought Of 90
. ing to heaven!
Asheville Citizen: Informatio,
reaches US Of a\horrible outrag
2 having been per1etrated upon
Miss Ida Rogers, young woman
J near Waynesvillc, a few days since
: We cannot give the details Of 8
foul deed; but she was horrlbl
mtilated, almost dead. and tire
young men, Ferguson, Fincher an
Pool, were charged with being th
:, guilty parties. Two Of the partie
were arrested and jailed. Much e.
citcment and indignation natural
exists in that county over the affair
The young lady IS said 70 be mos
e respectable.
Hickory Press: DR.. j. Is. Bobbi,
was thrown from a buggy on publ
!. square, Wednesday, and painful
. bruised by two wheels Of the v
. hicle running over him.-A yer
severe storm passed over this coun,
) on Tuesday. The wind was stron.
! and in some parts the rain W:
heavy. AT Mr.. Daniel Letters "
u earn that there was not a sing
S ruit tree left in his orchard. TT
lightning killed a horse belonging
!, Mr.. ". Il. S.if, and a COW beIon,
!. ing 10 the estate Of the late Mait
= Joseph Bos,. fine same day a pa
. Of The roof Of the Eagle Hotel
Asuevilie was blown #.
re Goldshoro Messenger: Anoth,
re >,lno ing affair occurred At Sauls'
t l."ad>. LIS the same old fend tn;
:. is hc.ttnture caused all the troub
~ n tia, section. and all good either
II of ,l,> county would be glad to s,
81 q $ y ut 10 l., and the bad el
II meuts Wiio are the cause of, and i
a vol,eI in tLese Disturbances, exte
mnar,l. On Thursday night las
e as Mr.. B,n.ah Ellis was leavin
1T Cross X ads to 80 home whe
to within a nile OF the town, be ":
/. shot at by two psr,ies ambushed
oi the fence corner, several large size
ID shot taking effect in his hat an
IN Sealp tor+upatalv 1oipp no ear;o,