Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-11-17

at Edenton, Tuesday 18th inst.
The seventeen annual session OF
the Presbyterian Synod of North
Carolina met in Wilmington last
Wednesday, 14th inst.
This is the way the Grand Jury |
puts it with regard<to the condition
OF the Granville Jail 1--WE did not
find all the appliances used in a
modern first class hotel fox the use
and comfort Of its guests, bat in the
facilities for escaping from it, i, is
tar ahead Of them"
The State of North Carolina has
sold 10000 acres of land, known as
the Big Swamp, and situated in
Robson county, on the Carolina
Central Railroad, to O.. II. Blocker,
of North Carol,ca, and George S.
White and w. N. Jennings, of Penn.
s~ylvania, for q IL, cents per acre.
The buyers intend to clear it at
oace for agricultural purposes.
The counties that will compose
the new diocese are Currituck,
Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans,
Chowan, Gates, Hartford, Berthe.
Martin, Washington, Tyrrell, Dare,
Hyde, Beaufort, Pitt, Green. Pam
leo, Craven, Cartere,, jones' Lenoir,
Wayne, Samson, Duplin, Onslow,
Pender, New Hanover, Brunswick,
Columbus, Bladen, Robson, Cum.
berland.
Winston Leader Police Bahnson
returned from Scottsburg, Va, Sat
, urday, Nov. Sd, with one of the ne
groes implicated in the murder o.
Anderson Mcdonnell. Three of the
parties to this affair are now in jai
Abraham Watkins, Albert Dav,!
and Thos. Lee. [The last 4amcj
: went from Hillsboro to work a.
: Winston. Too much whisky !; bad
company man killed the gallows
the end !!
e Wilmington Review: The frs
!. white shad of the season, which, b,
the way, is yet distant four month";
and belongs TO the New Year, wa'
caught Friday morning at thu
"Rocks." Such a thing as this ha!
never heen known before in this sec
;. ton, as no one has ever seen a white
shad in November. His shadshil
looks as natural as a March shad bu'
be must have been as mad as {
March hare to have ventured Oh The
coast in November. He had pr"ba
bly, drifted from his course, how.
ever, and must have been in sea,cl
> OF a pilot when captured.
Raleigh Farmer and Mechanic
We have received from Rev. i. L
Pell, of Marion, a copy OF his char
! of seven venerated Methodist minis
tiers, Reverends Gloss, Doub, Bos
hamer, Reid, Thompson, Barringe1
and Craven-who led a long ant
successful struggle for Methodism il
North Carolina. The photograph
are about the usual size, plainly re
produced, aud neatly grouped on
card-sheet for framing. The faces
even to one who is not of that faitt,
furnish an interesting study. Tn,
firm aspect, and thin, tight lips, be
token men of strong convictions.
Raleigh Visitor The Board %
g Directors Of the Insane Asylum me
at that institution on Nov. Isl, 70,
d the purpose OF inspecting the repair,
and improvements which have re
Gently been made there, and the,
pronounced them comfortable ant
!. complete. They found about on,
hundred applications on file for ad
u mission, all of which were dispose.
e of, either by the admission of tn
q patient, or the rejection of the AZ
plica,ion, on account of supposed in
e durability. For the future the Boart
expect to be able 10 admit prompt,
and without delay all applications o
acute and durable cases 10 the State
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.
Are you disturbed at night ant