Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-02-26
North Carolina News.

Newbernian &: To give our readers
abroad some little idea of what is
being done by the truck farmers in
this immediate vicinity, we would
slate, tia, within n mile ct the
city OF New bern more than GOO
pounds of radlsh seed have been
planted this season We state this
not from l,earsay, bn' As al indispu-
table fact. One trucker Alone has
planted over 200 pounds Of seed.
Raleigh Newsstand Observe: One
Of the heaviest rain storms that we
have had for months fell early Sa,ur-
day morning. There was a light
wind the night before, and the sky
was inky with swiftly-moving clouds.
The rainfall was very great. Thun
der and lightning accompanied the
rain. The streets were so beaten
down by the violence OF the rain
that they did no. become very mud
dy. About $50 o'clock in the morn
Ing the water began suddenly to run
into the basement Of the Iarboro'
hotel, and in a few minutes every
thing in the bar-room was af1oat.
The water became quite deep. bn,
stopped running in All hour or two
How it found its way through the
walls is not known.
The Greene County Advocate
tells this az a snake story There is
a cave three miles west Of town
with an excavation seven feet in cir
cumtcrence and ten feet deep, at the
bottom Of which are infinite small
ramifcations where myriads Q
snakes hibernate. When the SUI
shines bright and warm during ,ht
spring months, as many as six hun
dred snakes of fhe most beautiful
colors have been seen stretched a
full length summing, near the hiatu'
OF the cave. An old negro, nov
abou, SO years old, by the name 0
Ned Bri>tow, living near the cave
vouches for the correctness Of thi
story. He also tells some wonder
full tales concerning this peculia
and interesting snake habitation.
Gollsboro Messenger The in
FAINT daughter, four months old, Q
; Mr.. and Mrs. humphrey, residing
near Gollsboro, met a shockin!
death Tuesday. 1t seems that Mr.,
humphrey had put the baby in
cradle, and having occasion to leav
the room, cautioned the colored sci
want, who was in an adjoining room
to occasionally watch the sleepin
child. Shortly after they were al
,rac,ea by the smoke and smell c
burning clothing, and on lookin
into the room, they found, to thei
horror, that the cradle was all Ell
vcloped in flame, and the little on
s,ited to death by the smoke. TIL
terrible affair appears to have bee
caused by sparks from the fire place
The family have our warmest sym
patlies.
Elizabeth City Economist TIL
inmates Of Penlleton's hotel, O
Water Street, were startled on SUI
day morning, by finding a man y
Ing on the floor Of one Of the be,
rooms, with his throat cut, a razo
.ra>rcd in his hand, the floor co.
.rr,l with blood, and be dead. TIL
deed was done during Saturda
night The deceased was name
Lamb; had been at The PendletoI
~lIo:cl, some days, aud was canvass
ing as a book agent, for the sale G
books. \ memorandum book wa
found near him, with the tollowin!
conspicuous entry, written by him
self "G. w. Lamb was born Fet
22d. 1S41. Died, Feb. 18th, 1881
aged 80 years and - days. l do
for the want OF support, | am s.
para!yzcd that | am not able {,
work and must die this night, Feb
rnary 18th