Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1882-04-15

STATE NEWS.

w IL Gil ~ Wv, 1uI HAIL., l
annually $4,000 worth OF
wood.
Ex.Gov. Holden and Richard CT
Badger, two prominent gentlemen
of Raleigh, are still on the sick list.
Rev. Dr.. Talmage's lecture 10
Raleigh, on Wednesday night last, is
highly spoken of by the Raleigh
papers.
Rev. Solomon Pool will deliver
the sermon before the Graduating
Class at Greensboro Female College,
on Sunday morning, May 21st.
Hon. J. J. Davis has accepted the
invitation to deliver the annual ad-
dress before the Franklin Literary
Society (Horner School) on May
23d, 1892.
The large plug factory of L. c. H.
Brown, in Durham, is about com
p!e,ed. We love to see, hear, and
make mention Of the prosperity of
Hillsboro people wherever they go:
Statesville Landmark The key
of whiskey that Mr.. Thomas N.
Cooper sent to Senator Vance just
before Christmas doesn't appear to
have the desired effect. 1t has
always been said that said tina. spir-
its never seemed to take much effect
on Vance.
Raleigh Visitor: On Wednesday
night, 5th inst, the house Of Mr.. j..
A. Thomas, who resides near San
ford, a. destroyed by fire. His
mother was locked in her room,
and before the door could be IN.
locked she was burned TO death.
The affair has caused a gloom in the
entire section.
A man by the name Of Beck, It
work III one of the shafts Of the
Hoover Hill Gold Mine,in Randolph
county, was taken suddenly i'll and
requested to be drawn out in the
bucket. When be was near the top
of the shaft he lost bis balance and
falling a distance Of 200 feet was
crushed to a jelly.
Goldsboro Messenger: The work
Of track laying IN the Midland
North Carolina Railroad is pro-
crossing. The iron put down IS ot
the hes, quality of steel rails. The
Midland construction trains are now
crossing the tracks of the Whining
ton and Weldon read and follow NJ
the work, which is now on the
other side cf the river.
Weldon News: Two or three
years ago an old man was discovered
living IN q hut on the river bank
below this place. No one knew
who he was, w}.ere he came fon.
or what lie VAS doing nor coul!
he give any information concernjnL
himself. lie disappeared afer
awhile and nothing more was heard
of him. He made his appearance
in the same neiyhborhood a snort
time ago and now lives in a kind Of
cave dug into the Old railroad en-
bankment.
Oxford Orphan Friend James
NJ ason, onc of our boys, went with
bis grandfather To Texas. He writes
back to some Of his companions,
tina, they ought to come to Texas
and help him hunt the buffalo and
shoot Indians. Poor Indians. We
would have thought Jim would not
forget 80 soon The lesson of Kindness
he learned at the Asylum in The
class with Indians. But, outside Ct
the Asylum, the Indian has a poor
showing. We sympa,hize with the
red man OF tie forest, and also the
poor buffalo that is being tx'ermi-
mated for the sake OF Ceiling his
hide.
Charlotte Observer: The com
ing celebration on the Goth Of Nav
promises TO eclipse anything here
,ofore attempted by Charlotte.
The encampmen, of the troops will
be an immense attraction, and will
bring a large number Of people 10
the ci,y.-Col. Cad Jones, oil
Rock Hill, 5, c., passed ,lr ucf
the other day in charge OF his son
Captain Fl. =. Jones, recently
stricken with paralysis az Saiishur,
en- route fer his home No, lone