Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-06-14
NEWS.

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State Exposition.
The Salem Press reports much
old wheat on hand auG an extra
good crop Of new. Corr, is looking
we'll.
Oxford Orphans Friend: We are
| glad to say to the friends of the Or
phan Asylum all over the State that
everything is moving on harmoni-
ously and pleasantly at the institu.
ton. The health Of the children is
good.
High Point Enterprise The far
mers of this section are all of good
cheer. They say wheat has ma
tured, and a better crop has never
been grown than will be harvested
this year. The prospects tor all
other crops are very fattering.
Wake County held a Convention
last Saturday for the purpose of ap-
pointing delegates to the State and
Congressional Conventions. Capt.
Octavius. Coke is Wakes choice for
Governor, and the delegates are said
to be about equally divided between
Cox and Fowle for Congress.
Treasurer Worth desires to be re.
nominated. In a letter to Mr.. G.. S.
Bradshaw, be says "There is SO
much money 10 the Treasury that l
feel it would not be out OF place in
this letter to advise the people to be
careful aud not let any OF the old
Republican bosses Of 1860 get
back aohile the money I. on hand"
Goldsboro Messenger: The in.
fanny of appointing Republican mag
istrates for Eastern counties, by a
Democratic Legislature, found its
parallel in the county Of Greene on
Monday, 10 the election Of a negro
county commissioner. TIE Repub.
licans controlled the Board Of Mag
istrates. "Oh shame where is tn,
blush"
Durham Tobacco Plant The
Board OF Magistrates met in the
court house Monday and transacted
considerable business. The follow.
ing gentlemen were elected Com
m%issioners: NJ. "A. Angler, w. &
Mason, T. J. Holloway, J. G.. Latts
and w. X. Parrish. H. p. Mark
ham was elected County Superin
tendent of Public Instruction. Fl
nance Committee +: w. T. Black
we'll, j. L. Markham and l. n. Link
The Office Of Treasurer was created
and a tax of 20 cents on the one
hundred dollars worth of property
and 1925 on the poll was levied.
Winston Sentinel : So Dr.. Vince
Ter has at last been confirmed as the
Revenue Collector OF tie Winston
District. We heard a prominen,
Republican say the other day tba,
his appointment was worth 5000
votes to the Democrats in this Con
gressional District and 500 in the
county.-The liquor license in THU
county is $500 and in consequence
We have only seven drinking 80
looms for over 1000 Inhabitants. NJ
place in North Carolina al make Sc
cred'table ashowtng aud surely non.
can boast OF &C small . share o
drunkenness as Winston.Salem. Tn,
latter portion OF our community, al
though over a hundred years old
has had q bar-room.
Alamauce Cleaner TIL. promi
nently mentioned names for Con
gress from this District are Gen. w
4 K Cox, the present faithful incum
> bent Maj. John w. Graham, wht
: is we'll known TO the people Of Ala
! nance K. 5. Bum Exo a risius
lawyer of Nash county ; Hon. Joh'
n. Moring, OF Durham, who former
iy represented Chatham eounty i.
the Legislature with ability; Hon
Daniel g. Fowle, of Statewide rep
utation As a gentleman of ability an.
q great orator; and Hon. John Man
5 ming, Professor of Law At the Uni
~versity and once 3 Cong, essmsn
We have no donb, tina, any one O
these gentlemen would make q eoot
and faithful officer that would d,