Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1882-02-18
STATE NEWS.

Asheville Citizen: The authorities
of the w. n. G. Road have given
for ten new locomotives aud
one hundred box and fiat cars.
When the road is regularly opened
to Pain Rock and Pigeon it will be
operated in three branches, from
Asheville to Salisbury, Asheville to
Paint Rock, and Asheville 10
Pigeon, and beyond. +
Chatham Record We were told,
the other day, by one of our subscri%
bers that when his copy of the
Record came, a few weeks ago, with
the X mark on it bis little boy beg
ced him 10 renew his subscription
and offered to give all the money he
had twenty-five cents) to help BIN
pay it. That boy shows the right
spirit and will make a man worth
talking about.
Oxford Torchlight There aP-
pears to be a secret organization in
Oxford that proposes to work a
Temperance reform in a novel way.
A pot Of green paint seems to be the
stock in trade, and every man found
upon the streets at night in a state
Of intoxication receives a decoration
OF his person executed in a highly
nsthetical way. Two persons were
so served during the past week.
Newbern Commercial News: A
large schooner is discbarging tertil:
izers at Morehead, for Kinston and
Goldsboro.-Shad are beginning
20 arrive in moderate quantities.
Travel is heavier at this point this
winter than has heretofore been
known.--From all sections of
Eastern Carolina comes Ihe informs
ton that the country is still full OF
unmarketed produce. The steamer
Edgecombe reports that cotton,
rice and other products still pour
into Washington without apparent
decrease.
Granville Free Lance Let the
State press push the Radicals upon
the question of electing postmasters
revenue officials, etc, by the people
They are making such a fuss about
the election of magistrates that j,
would be we'll to give them a full
dose of a similar physic administer
ed for their own particular benefit
Make 'em swallow 1.-THE pres
ent Democratic Board OF Count,
Commissioners has paid more thar
sixteen thousand dollars of the pub
lie debt within the pas, three years
How is that for Democratic admin
%islration of county affairs
Oxford Orphans Friend We arr
glad 20 know that the map of Prof
w. G Kerr will soon be perfected
and ready for the press. 1t is al
easy thing to make a map but az
exceedingly difficult thing to make
a good one-a map tina, is accurate
and reliable in detail as we'll as ont
line.-There are now 1877 studentl
at the State Universi,y.-Mr. J
5. Midyette, the Assistant Superin
tendent OF the Orphan Asylum, ha,
arrived and gone to work IN earnest
The Superintendent is off looking
after orphan children, and the gen
eral interests of the asylum.-Du
ring the fal. term just closed, Wax,
Forest College catalogued 14S stu
dents.
Golisboro Messenger The con
gressional alportionment bill giving
North Carolina one additional mem
Der Of Congress, provides that sale
member may be elected by th,
State at large next November. l,
view OF this the Western Curoiiuinu
published at Hickory. ~nnmina:es GU
esteemed townsman, Hon. w. T
D"r,ch. tar the ninth congressman
In common With Mr. Dor,ch'
I t"ni~ al OYER the state We apl,re
cat. ,ti:> ."lr'inent the more be
cii>, II T. ."r> from Along the lin,
i The Western North Carulin;
,n"',.i a,'\"r te, SATISFIED, with
"a .N,n .ctt4.'- i.ald an expression
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=. flowing : Ga. telegram wa
.cc.>c,i II ~ flee from Wash