Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1885-04-18
STATE NEWS.

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There are ola townships in North
Carolina.
The sum Of $4,000 per annum
was appropriated by the las, Legs
lature tor the Insane Asylum at Raj
eigh-s7,00O per annum less than
tia, appropriated by the Assembly
OF 1883.
Oxford Orphans Friend Mr.. W.
B. Routon died last Thursday night.
Mr.. r. was well known in Granville
as a Woodworking, good citizen. He
was a kind husband aud father. and
will be greatly missed, not only by
his family, but the entire community.
Fayetteville Sun Some one was,
jeering Senator Vance about his
name standing SO far down in the
alphabetical list of the Senate, when
he said yes, that is SO, but the
fact is, the United States Senate is
like the Kangaroo, all its Strengh IS
ID It's hind parts.
Mr.. J. H. Mills, who is superin.
tendent OF the Baptist Orphanagesat
! ThomasviIle, n. c., writes to tie
Biblical Recorder OF the progress
made up 10 this time IN the new en-
terprise. The money tor one tract
OF land has been collected and paid,
and be is ready to make another
payment ON the second tract. Brick
and lumber will be called for shortly.
The hardware and crockery estab-
lishment OF Giles & Murchison, Will
mington, was destroyed by fire last
Monday night.
Wilmington Star The wonder
ful revival in the Fifth Street Meth
odist Church, instead Of decreasing
III interest, actually seemed Sunday
night to be taking a fresh start, Up
TO that time there had been 295
conversions and 241 additions since
the commencement of the revival
which, added to the Is previous &C.
cessions, makes the total additions
265 since the 1st Of January, wher
Rev. Mr.. futile assumed the pastor
ship. Daring the past week The
young male converts made the pas
tor a present OF new suit of cloth
ing, from head to foot, costing from
$50 to s65, as a slight token of thei1
appreciation aud esteem. The meet
ing continues for the present.
Charlotte Observer Those VII,
do not believe that the colored exc
dus TO Kansas amounts to anything
f should have seen the gang al tn,
Trade street depot yesterday wait
! ing to take the train for the West
There were just n hundred soul
: IN the party, representing all ages
the children, however, predominant
| ing. 1t was a curious crowd, TO b
sure. . They arrived here on the Car
t olina Central train early yesterda.
, morning. A dwarf woman, .vI
IDENTIFY about 60 years old, and no
more than three feet six inches hi.i
, a palsied grandfather, two X LEG
ged boys and a girl with thre
thumbs were the pets OF the Grove
l The darkies were in the hands OF a
!, immigrant agent, who had rake,
them from the fields Of Arson cour
ty. None OF them have any idea c
S what they are going TO do tor
Y living.
; Raleigh Chronicle The bushes
men OF Weldon, Halifax, Edentol
! Elizabeth City and other Easter
= North Carolina towns, lost heavil
: by the Norfolk and Portsmout
7 Bank failures. 1t is repor;ed tha
!, one Tyrrell county mai had $500
:. on deposit in the Exchange Nations
7 Bank a lady in Halifax suffered t
:, the extent of about $4,000 a youn
! man in Weldon, who worked on
salary, had been taking care of h;
:, money, and was just beginning ,
;, teei himself able to get married. II
= had wooed his lady love and bee
accepted, but while the final a
> engagements were, being made tn
crash came and swept away his It'll
- fortune. The Pamlico Bank Of Ia
: boro had on deposit between s23
600 and $4,000. Merchants {
Halifax are believed to have had O
deposit more than 100000. Thos
of Martin were also caught. VI
Dennis Simmons, OF Williamson
had there $4,000. The Bank {
New Berne had $4,000.
{ \ REMARKABLE ESCAPE.
Mrs. Geo. G. Clarke. OF Port Da