Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-06-12
STATE NEWS.

~ 4sdic'S' iooy gave F
lets the other day, two girls and .
boy. |
The Episcopalians OF North Caro-
lima propose to build an orphanage
at Charlotte.
Alamapce County is out of debt
and has a few thousand dollars in
the treasury.
Last week four prisoners made
their escape from the Ya~nceyyille
jail by boring out with an auger.
Asheville Citizen The Western
| North Carolina Il. r. was changed
without cutting a rail on the entire
line.
Bishop Cranberry will preside at
the North Carolina Conference, to
be held next November, at Reds
vile.
Charles Okelley, colored, aged
about 80 years, committed suicide
by taking two ounces of laudanum
at Raleigh last week.
Fayetteville News: The ~artesian
we'll at Fayetteville is now 500 feet
deep. It yields no water F; though
it is expected to yield 5000 gallons
a day.
Mr.. George Badger Haigb, a ma.
tive Of Fayetteville, but for some
years railway agent at Graham, died
at the latter place last week. His
age was 40 years.
Webster's Reidsville Weekly says
that Rev. F. NJ. Jordan was painful.
ly injured by attempting to board a
train while in motion. The acci.
dent occurred up west.
The Supreme Court at Raleigh
has affirmed the decision in the case
of the State cs: Gooch and Smith
from Wake, convicted OF numbering
John A. Cheatham. The lower
court (Judge Clark presidlng) had
sentenced both me to be hanc,c
and appeal was taken to the Su
preme Court.
Raleigh News-Obse. yer Greens
born Female College is in a highl,
prosperous condition. During thu
past scholastic Year 100 pupils ma
t circulated. OF this number 14(
were boarders and fifty were da,
scholars. The graduating class wa
composed of seventeenzyoung ladies
al! of whom received diplomas.
I The Ash=vii.e Advance says tina
; in Buncombe there promises to b.
the most abundant yield Of wheat
oats, clover and corn the farmer
} have been blessed with for years
} and in consequence there is a goot
state of feeling among the people
) The tobacco crop will be light a
: compared with last year, bu. ii
other products the farmers will al
have large quantities for market.
, Graham Cleaner We learn that
S number of the farmers in ditfercn
portions OF the county are not plant
ing SO much tobacco this year a
: heretofore. The reduction Of acre
age is a capital plan.-Maj. A. b
Tarpiey, a former citizen and ant,
hellunn deputy sheriff OF this county
died near Little Rock, Ark, a few
t weeks ago, aged IS years lackin.
nearly tour weeks, having been Dor
r April 23rd, 1908.
!, Raleigh Visitor Mr.. A. /
o WoodalI, one of our clever citizen.
n was struck in the stomach this after
noon, June 4,hD about , O'Clock
with a piece of timber, at the shoI
of Mr.. 7. II. Briggs, IN this city
0 where be worked, from the effects Q
e which he died. This is indeed a ga
calamity and casts a gloom over on
{ city. He was q married man wit
several children with whom "
. deeply syupathize.
!, Mr.. B. Frank McCullen, at on
G time "mr;"ved "a cnmpositor an
. "'.l,"0C "cr~ IN he G~o,lshnro Nes
= : mgr. i MISSING. His vile says
!:..r'a t'H"n wauted -: Ill" where
+. a'.sr ! .ns ashland, i +. McCu
Il lea. " t'Fiftyr RI "hrm | mnnrn a
: i, . Wy ~jrtsrna,lsn Al HIM wi
Il Il $1,000 f