Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-10-25
STATE NEWS.

There are still 1900 Cherokee 1n-
dams in Swain county, N. c.
Every North Carolinian who
fails to visit the State Exposition
will regret it.
High Point claims to have ship.
ped 10000 pounds of wool in one
day las, week.
Asheboro Courier There.are SOB
more sheep listed this year than last
aud 6 dogs less.
The grading on the G. F. e. Y. v.
r. r. has reached t. within eight
miles OF Dalton, the half way ground
between Mt. Airy and Winston.
Greensboro Female College has
$50 pupils, l23 OF whom are board
ers;-l25 are studying Music, and
the departments OF Art, Elocution
and Languages are we'll tatronized
Durham Recorder : Mr.. ]. S.
Merritt, who was pominaled for the
Senate by the Republicans Of Per-
son county, declines with thanks,
and returns the protfeFed honor.
He will give his hearty support to
the Democratic ticket.
Kinston Press Some man over
in Greene county, we learn, wanted
to know how Blaine aud Cleveland
stood on the "no fence" question,
and what the platform of the Ma
tional Democratic and Republican
parties said on this subject.
Winston Republican On Thus
day evening, we learn, the severes,
wind and rain storm for years, visi.
ted a portion of Davidson county.
At Yadkin College the storm was
terrific, doing much damage to to.
bacco barns and buildings generally,
Asheville Citizen The position
Of DR.. Grissom, S. w. Patterson,
w. A. jenkins and other leading
Republicans is having great infu'
ence. MI. Davidson says that owing
TO Democratic dissensions in Pitt
that county will be given over to
the Republicans. Otherwise the
outlook is satisfactory.
The Raleigh Chronicle says tina,
Mr.. Julian S. Carr claims the privil
ege of inserting tablets in the Uni
versity Memorial Hall 10 memory Of
Rev. VIM. Barringer, q distinguish
ed and most useful Presiding Elder
of the Methodist Church, aud o
Hon. Calvin Graves, who in 1848 &C
patrlotically gave the casting vote AZ
Speaker Of the Senate in favor Of
State aid TO the North Carolin,
Railroad aud lifted the first spade
full OF earth 70 its bed.
Raleigh News and Observer The
spirc of Edenton Street Methods,
Church is reaching q great height
The church stands on the highest
point iu the city. The men up OF
the topmost part Of the spire loot
like toy figures. Yesterday another
course of timbers vas added. The
spire will be about 200 feet higl
aud will be sharp pointed and sur
mounted by q 6uial. 1t will be Wis
ibIe over fifteen miles from tho city
1.-The Switltoot club will play th,
female baseballists next month
That game will draw the bigges
crowd ever e At . game in thi
portion OF the vineyard.
Chatham Record Such . hot an,
dry October has never before bee,
known in this section, at least tina
is what all our old citizens say. Th,
thermometer on several days ha
been over nit ETY. degrees, s,emuer
AZURE scarcely equalIed in July. Al
the small streams have dried up, All,
3 there is very Ii,,le water 10 III
large streams. Many wells an
springs have entirely tailed, an
drinking water is very difficult. t
get in many neighborboods. Som
e families III this county have to hau
3 their water a mile or more. Ol
men say that they have never know
Deep river lower a, any season, az
this notwithstanding the 'requeh
i rains during the summer. No ia
: mer has been able TO break W an
ground tor sowing wheat and GA,
and consequently a very small graf
!, crop will be raised next yesr, eve
If 1t rains shortly.
A. Maulden, Briggs, S. c., says
Famous Relief is the best medicir
. Of the kind l ever used 1t has, i,
: deed, been a health res,orer to I
. all. For neuralgia and all 9th,
pains it is simply wonderful.