Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1885-08-08
STATE NEWS.

Milton is soon TO have a neuspa-
per with the name of r. j. Oliver at
lis mast head.
The President has appointed post
masters st Hartford, Winston, Sa-
lem, Greensboro and Winston.
The people of Fayetteville held a
public meeting and went for Gov.
Scales fer respiting JOS. Howard.
The State Agricultural Society
offer so TO the planter who brings
the best Bale OF cotton to the next
iair.
Plymouth Examiner: One widow
III Lenoir county is applicant tor a
double pension On Two one.legged
husband, who lost their legs III the
Hag.
Ashgsille Advance Gen. g. 7.
Beauregarl aud Mrs. Proctor, Of
New ORGANS, are among the dlslln-
guishcd quests at the Fletcher house,
iE IIeu1etsonvilie.
Charlotte Observer There is a
darkey in Mecklenburg county who
makes q business of raising dogs.
He raises chiefly settlers, pointers
and hounds. Last year be sold $50.
His prices range from $3.50 to SIS.
John Jones is proprietor of the dog
rancho.
Rol~igh News Observer Five
dollars for a hack ride from the
S%wannanoa hotel to the depot is
what an Asheville hacaman charged
Col. y. Is. Andrews a few days ago.
No wonder the Colonel took note
of that driver, aud then took his
family to the W~aynesville springs.
The Wadesboro HateNigencer says
partrldges are so plentiful in the
Deep Creek and Whites store
neighborhoods that it is %apprehend
ed, when the plows are started il
the fall, it will be necessary to seno
a boy ahead with a brush to shoe
The birds out of the way to proven
their being covered up.
Greensboro Workman The pres
eat understanding is that the whole
sale dried fruit dealers Of the NOR,
r Important centers, as Statesville
5 Winston, Salisbury, Hickory, etc
will hold a convention with Greens
boro dealers at the Benbow IIous
here, Aug. 18th and l3th-a GOO
move for various reasons
; Miss Margaret Mills, of States
vile, died suddenly, and siDgularl,
e last Tuesday night. 'rhe tamil
heard a peculiar noise in her roor
and upon entering found the lady i
!, a death struggle. Her false tect
:" had gotten down her throat and b
the time they were gotten out sh
was dead. It is not known whethe
e her teeth choked her or deatA /,
suited from other causes
. Ii Rockingham county. one la
:. last week a young man by the nam
: OF Cook was blowing in corr whe
'e the horse reached down and Gro,
ped off some. This enraged ,h
young man Cook. He jumped
t the horse, pulled u the horse
e. tongue &Al threw it under his tee
\ One statement is that it came Off t
the effort of the horse to pull ava
IL and another is that it was cut off,
is the smooth stab would indicate.
re Oxford Orphans Friend Twel,
y little boys and girls of the Asylu
d are unusually happy. They ha,
70 been selected 10 make a trip to II
:, Western part of the State, and Wi
give entertainments in the intere
OF the Asylnm.--George Mile
a. who was in the Asylum some lits
ID ago, has inherited quite a SUN
- money from a deceased uncle. W
are glad.-For the six mont
g ending June lst, 1885, there we.
sold upon the Oxford market $500
or 0O0 pounds of tobacco. The amour
" paid for the same was about S64(
600. These figures are taken fro
H. +ay f,oi-,