Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1885-01-31
STATE NEWS.

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Greensboro has now a Tobacco
Association.
Raleigh now has three tobacco !
ware houses.
An attempt was made one day
las, week TO burn the bank at
Greensboro.
Gov. Scales has issued a commits.
sion to Hon. James W. Reid as
member of Congress from the Fifth
district.
1t is estimated that there are now
$4,000 bushels of corn in Pasqno-
tank county for sale, over the wants
of home consumption.
Joseph J. Williams, who was.con-
victed last week of manslaoghter in
the Superior Court of Wake county,
has been sentenced to Is years | D
the penitentiary at hard labor.
Mr.. Kingsbury, of the Whining
ton Star, has been invited to deliver
an address before the next session
of the North Carolina Teachers AS
sembly, to be held at Black Noun
tain Hotel next June.
Winston Sentinel At the poor
house, in this county, there is a
worthy christian lady, Granny Dean,
who is SO years old and is no doubt
the oldest member of the Methodist
| Church in North Carolina.
Durham Reporter: We tailed to
note yesterday, that there were q
cars of lumber standing on the side
track here. This looks very much
like the building boom in Durham ii
not over yet. We predict the build
ing of 200 houses in town this year
Charlotte Observer The farmer,
report that some damage is bein,
done to the wheat crop by freezing
out, but even with this, the crop O
small grain promises TO be fine
Wheat and oats have had no bette
stand in many years than they hav'
this year.
Raleigh Chronicle Mr.. William
G. Upchurch, of Raleigh, has obtain
ed the consent of the late Judg
George E. Badgers children and o
the Trustees of the University I,
place in the new Memorial Hall q
the University a marble tablet t.
his memory.
Raleigh News and Observer TIL
salary bill in the Legislature ha
been defeated. The bill to reduc
the cost of marriage licenses has ais,
been defeated. The bill to pension
the North Carolina crippled soldier
and widows will come up tor fina
action this week.
Raleigh Chronicle Three cor
~secut4ye Governors sat down to dir
ner yesterday at the Marlborough
Vance, Jarvis and Sc les. Tire
Lieut.. Governors in order sat dow
at the same table, Jar Wis, Robinso.
and Stedman. Three State Treas
urers were in town vest erday, KEN,
Battle, DR.. Worth and Donald Bair
Three Speakers of the House c
Representatives talked pleasantly c
their experiences in organizing con
mlttees, &c, Cooke. Rose and Holr
The Y~auceyville Ners says c
Gen. VIM. Lea who died at his HON
in Caswell on the 18th Gen. lie
was beloved by all who knew hir
for his sterling qualities of heart an
mind. He was truly a pnre-hearte
old schoo! gentleman, an honest ma
and an exemplary christian, one {
the main props of the Baptist churc
at this place. In a word Caswe
county has lost one Of her best cit
zens and he will be sadly missed
His renains were brought here an
inferred in the Baptist buryin
ground. He was s. years old.
Raleigh Farmer and Mechanic:
delegation of leading citizens OF A
smance, headed by Capt. james 4
Turrentine, Capt. Sam. Fl. Web
Robt. ". Scott, Esq, and other
!, (there are upwards OF 100 signers
the petition) came down yesterls
to ask of the Legislature a speci
stock law for Alamanee Talkin