Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-12-06

night, destroyed Miller's large ma
chine shops. Loss $4,000.
Two prisoners, J. w. Grissom and
Peter Williams, made their escape
from the Durham county jail one
night last week.
The millinery store of Mrs. John
S. Mesley, Durham, was destroyed
by fire last Tuesday. Loss s2,7OO;
insurance $500.
Miss Sadie Green, daughter OF
Congressman w. ]. Green, was mar
ried last week at Fayetteville, \. C.,
to Mr. Pembroke Jones, OF vii
mington, \ c.
Oxford TorchIight DR.. Dixon, Of
tho Orphan Asylum, returned to
town Friday, bringing two orphans.
There are about 800 at the asylum,
and the weather is getting cold,
which makes clothing necessary.
There i, no institution in North Car
DINA that appeals SO strongly to her
people tor support.
Durham Reporter The new
Board Of County Commissioners
we're installed into office this morn
ing, the oath being administered by
w. J. Christian, Clerk. The follow
ing compose the Board NJ. A. An
gier, w. {. Mason. J. J. Holloway,
w. Il. Parrish and j. q. Latta. NJ.
A.. Angler was unanimously chosen
as the permanent Chairman. The
bonds Of the different county Off
GERS were filed and accepted by the
Board.
Oxford Orphans Friend : The
Baptist O%rphanage Association was
organized last week, during the SEES
sion of the Baptist State Convention
Its officers are J. c. Scarborough,
President r. r OVERLY, W. B.
Clement, Vice-Presidents; G. w.
Greene, Secretary G. Durham
Treasurer. J. II. Mills, J. G. Scar.
borough and w. B. Clement were
appointed to select a location. The
Association is composed OF 76 mem.
bers, with Mr.. J. ii. Mills as Gen.
crai Manager.
Raleigh News and Observer Yes
terday a reporter saw Capt. Patrick,
State Commissioner of Immigration,
who said that immigrants we're com
ing into the State IN large numbers.
During the presen, month 26 fami-
lies, numbering l05 persons, have To-
Gated here. These have chosen
homes in all the stretch of country
lying between Raleigh and Ashe-
Vile. Most of thep are from Penn
syivania, some being from New
Hampshire and Connecticut. A
party has gone to Iron Station, in
Lincoln county, and will start a col
ouy there, it is said, IL a few weeks.
Commissioner Patrick says much at
tention is being paid to the attrac-
tons North Carolina offers. The
letters are numerous.
Greensboro Workman Some
fend or tiendish persons came near
wrecking the material train on the
North Carolina Railroad, one mile
this side of University Station on
last Saturday night, by placing OBJ
s,ructions in a cattle guard, consist
inc of rails, iron aud other things,
There are said to be only eleven
candidates, SO far. for Speaker of the
House of the North Carolina Legis.
%la,ure. The office is sought on
every imaginable ground. Wher
will orr public men, through their
trusted friends or otherwise, set be
tore the young men of the State ex
amplcs Of becoming modesty? VIII,
not wait To be called ?-Colone
Thomas Is. Keogh, Marshal for til,
Western District Of North Carolina
and Depnty Marshals II. S. Harkin.
and II t. Harris, took the following
prisoners to Albany p%enitentiarY las
night: James Ballinger, tried an,
convicted at October term OF cour
at Statesville, for passing counterfeit
money and sentenced to two year
hard labor. Jas. Il. Beaver, trie,
and convicted at November term a
Ashe,illc Court tor breaking int,
tie United States mails aud ser
fenced 10 twelve months hard labo,
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