Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-07-05
STATE NEWS.

The Person County News, we re-
greet to learn, has suspended. !
The State Fruit Fair at Goldsboro !
next month promises to be the best
ever held.
An exchange says that a little
child died in Charlotte the other day
from the effects of accidentally swal-
q lightning bug.
Concord Sun: Notwithstanding
The rains, our farmers have gathered
their wheat and oats crops success
fully, and the yield promises to be
beyond the average.
Winston Sentinel Rev. Solomon
Pool, D. D., will preach in Browns
Hall regularly every Sunday until
Conference meets and takes some
action in regard TO a regular pastor
for the NJ. E. Church of this city.
On the evening of the 25th OF
June, at ST. Phillips church, Dur
ham, n. c., Mr.. E. G. Hackney, edi-
tor of the Durham Recorder, was
united in marriage to Miss Lima A.
Mallory, daughter Of Mr.. ]. T. NAL
lory, of Durham.
Durham Recorder: Monday night
June 24) about 3 o'clock as the
freight train from Raleigh was near
ing Durham, a frightfal accident oc-
Cured. Some agent Of the devil
had placed a cross tie on the track
and changed the switch of the side
track, opposite the cotton factory.
The train was derailed and con-
pletely wrecked. Engineer Whit
set was badly scalded, and the fire.
mans leg was crushed. Drs. John
son and Thomas amputated the leg.
The engineer is in a critical con.
dition.
Raleigh Advocate The Rich
mond & Danville Rail Road, and
the Raleigh & CASTOR Rail Road
have each contributed $1,000 to the
State Exposition. We note this
with great pleasure. 1t is said that
corporations have no souls; it seems,
however, from the above that some
Of them have money and are ready
to contribute il 10 develop our
State. These roads deserve the
thanks of all our people for their
liberslity and I'VE hereby tender
them ours. W. hope the other
roads in the State will follow this
good example and they, no doubt,
will.
A distatch from Charlotte, N. c.,
dated June 28th, says: The heavy
rains in western North Carolina did
considerable damage to the Western
North Carolina Railroad aud the
crops In Buncombe and Mcdowell
counties. Two trestles were washed
away on the Western North Caro-
lima Railroad, between Asheville
and Round Knob, twenty miles east
Of Asheville. Five landslides are
reported and all through trains are
stopped. The breaks will be re-
paired and the track cleared by
Monday. In the meanwhile passen-
gers will be conveyed across the
mountains in stages. The East Ten.
nessee Railroad via Warm Springs to
Ashev,lle is intact. A force of 200
men is repairing the road. The
damage to the railroad and the crops
amounts 10 several hundred thou.
sand dollars.
News and Observer Chatting
yesterday with Mr.. John Nichols, be
stated that he and Mr.. W. S. Prim-
rose had inst returned from their
trip to Washington. They accom-.
plished much in the two days they
spent there. General HawIey at
once accepted the invitation 10 de.
liver the address at TIE opening of
the Exposition. Their visi, 10 Pres
ident Arthur was a particularly
pleasant one. He was very clever
and courteous and said that he could
not give q definite answer as to
whether he could be presen. at the
opening Of the Exposition. He said
be always waited until Congress ad.
journed before mapping out his
plans. He is at all times crowded
with invitations, but expressed q