Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1885-09-05
STATE NEWS.

A genuine diamond has been
found in Richmond county.
Two women have been arrested
in Wake county on a charge Of H.
licit distilling.
North Carolina produces 119 diff
ferent kinds of minerals 81 more
than any other State.
John w. Atwater, a Chatham
county farmer, cultivated Is acres
in tobacco last year. He sold it for
5000.
Col. Wharton J. Green has caused
the removal OF every Republican
official in his district Lut two aud is
al work on them.
High Point Enterprise James
Jones, of Davidson county, grew n
tobacco plant which had a leaf on it
2e inches wide and ~ inches long.
Lincolnton Press The majority
in favor of the stock law at the re-
cent election in Catawba county
was 22S. In CASTOR the majority
was go.
Rev. David W. Herring, who
goes to China this tall, under the
auspices of the Baptists. was married
to Miss Maggie L. Mutt, OF Mt.
Airy, N. c., Aug. Goth.
Milton Advertiser The farmers
are curing a good deal Of tobacco.
Many of them cut it to keep it from
burning entirely up. They are
making very good cures.
Durham Reporter VIM. Maynor
was committed to Jail this morning
in default of a $500 bond to keep
the peace. The warrant was sworn
out by his wife, whom he threatened
to kill.
Raleigh News and Observer The
corn crop all over western North
Carolina beyond the Blue Ridge, is
the finest known, and some predict
that next spring it will not be
worth mor than thirty or forty
cents per bushel.
Winston Republican Winston
already has % tobacco factories, and
now Mr.. B. f. Hanes, Of the firm Of
T. II. Hanes d Co., will erect
four story brick tobacco factory
53x47 feet, on Chestnut street, south
of Willis E. Halls prize factory.
One day recently, at Mooresville
Iredell county, as Miss Annie Har
ris, a young lady Of fourteen, was
passing a fire 10 her fathers yard, he
clothing caught and she was SO bad
ly burned that her death occurred
within hours from the acct
dent.
Greensboro Patriot The con,in
ued i'll health OF Judge Thos. Ruff,
causes grave apprehension through
out the State. He stands at III.
head OF bis profession, and is recog
nized as the foremost lawyer of BIZ
day. May his life be long spared te
his friends and the State.
| There are only four towns II
+. North Carolina that will be entitled
to the special letter delivery service
to go into effect October LIST. siz
Raleigh, Charlotte, Wilmington ant
Newbern, The boys to be employ
ed as messengers will be paid fee
instead of salaries-eight cents to
each letter delivered.
Chatham Record We hear tina
on last Tuesday night a party OF dis
@ gulsed men arrested the wife an(
sister of Jerry Finch, WHO is con
fined in Jail On suspicion of bein!
one OF the Finch murderers, and a,
tempted to extort information abou
the murder from them by hangin!
them up. 1t is said that each of til,
women was hung up twice, but boil
persisted 10 declaring that the,
knew nothing about the murder I,
tell. We much regret this occur
renee, as it did no good and is cal
culated TO do harm.
V Lenoir Topic In Randolph coun
ty, Joseph Gordon, a mail rider
snapped a mule for a horse to J. I
Shaw. In a week the mule died
and Shaw had Gordon and his SO,
Amos arrested for cheating. A
neither side was ready for trial, an,
e as Gordon wished the case remove
before another magistrate, be an.
bis son were remanded to the Gus
Il tody OF the constable and were no
q allowed bail. The constable In
prisoned them in an old corn crit
i claiming them to the logs and pin
lonlng their arms. There they re
NAMED for four days. In the mean
time great Indignation was arouse,
among the people and hundred
= went to see the prisoners. TIL
magistrate released them and mad
the prosecution pay the costs. Suit
tor damages have been begun b,