Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1885-08-29
STATE NEWS.

Dldch AuOuUtoiu udS UEEU CuOSSh
as the permanent location OF the
Assembly.
Graham Cleaner: Water has got
ten to be quite an item here. AL
most halt the wells in town fail TO
supply water s~uficien, tor family
uses.
Raleigh Register Charlotte had
its first bale OF new cotton on Fri
day, six days earlier than ever be-
tore in that section. Wilmington
had two bales, one from Richmond
and one from Robson. on Saturday.
Durham Reporter: The tent large
enough to seat 1000 people tor the
Gospel meetings TO be held in this
place in September has been order
ed, and tie seats are TO be prepared
as rapidly as possible. Tie Com
mi,tee having this matter in charge,
OF which Cap. Z. J. Perish is
chairman, expects to have all Things
in readiness by the tine appointed
to begin these meetings, September
7th.
Raleigh News-O Observer Yes,er.
day a reporter met Mr.. John T.
Patrick, the hard.working and faith
tul immigration agent of North Car.
DINA. OF course he was in a hurry
be always is, but not too much 50 to
talk TO a reporter. He gives good
aud cheering news of the immigra
ton to the State, saying that the
average number of Immigrants pei
month is $50. They come mainly
from Pennsylvania, but all the Mid.
die and New England States are
represented in the arrivals.
OF the Finch murder in Cbatha.
county. the Pittsboro Record says
We are not able to give any turlhet
Developments in this mysterious mur
der, aud al only repeat, that which
we have so ofle en- said, that the jur,
of inquest has held another meetir.
and adjourned to meet again, Th'
preliminary trial of the three prison
ers charged with the Gunter murde
was not held on last Thursday, a
was expected, but was postponed
until nex Thursday, 10 order t
summon all tie necessary witnesses
1t is possible hat tor certain pru
dental reason mot proper to pub
lish) the Investigation OF both thes
murders may be continued unit
court-week, which is only six week
distant.
The Raleigh State Chronicle c
August 2lst, says: Every citizen c
Raleigh who knew that lovely, Gu
tivated christian lady, Mrs. Fam
Lyman Cox, the wife OF our homo
: ed Representative, was struck wi,
+, horror and grief at the announce
, ment OF her sudden death this morr
! ing. Mrs. Cox was the daugb,e, {
} Bishop Lyman, and was extensi.ei
known aud greatly admired throu.I
| out oar State. Her friends and fau
J lily are paraIyzed and dumb wit
: grief in face OF the inscrutable Pro,
} idence which has removed the youn
, mother in the prime Of her life an
! usefulness from their midst. w
| cannot give expression to the I'm
, versal regret with which this teri
BILE blow has been received.
Chatham Record The advocate
OF the stock law are rapidly becon
ing more numerous in this count,
and III a few years the greater Ia
OF the county will be enjoying tt
benefits of that law. Many person
Who threatened to stop their suI
scrip,ion TO the Record, a few yea,
ago, because OF its advocacy of IL
stock law, are now heartily in tavt
:: OF 1T. AS the stock law has been e
tabllshed in the counties of Al
: nance, Durham and Wake, the 20
tons of Chatham contiguous to tho.
counties can now have the stoe
law without the expense OF a divi
ion fence. 1.-THE stock law whil
goes into effect in Orange coun,
on the lst day of November, do,
not apply TO Chapel Hill TOWNSHIP
: Ed. OBsERyER