Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-10-02
Chapel Hill Items.
SEPTEMBER 81. 198R

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DR.. Mangum was called TO Dur.
ha1, on Friday evening last, by the
sudden illness of his bro,her.iL.law.
He 10 expected home this morning.
II You have an extra Chinese
lanndryman, send him down here.
He could easily make hundred dol
lars a mouth, aud his services are
badly needed.
Rev. Mr.. Alderman held prayers
in the Chapel q morning last
week. He is quite a pleasant young
man. and for his experience, a very
good preacher,
The kiln for making brick for the
Methodist church, grows larger-in.
deed, IS about ready TO Lnrn. With
DR.. Harris at the head of an enter
PRISE, we may e1pec, it to be push.
ed forward.
1, is said the Prof. of Pedago1lcs
will take his class in Graded School
work over to see the graded school
at Durham. 1t would seem that the
idea is'a good Que, but we mus,
wait aud see the results.
October 18th is Class Day, and a
big time is anticipated. Prot. Al.
derman, Superintendent of Colds
boro Graded Schools and Pres,den,
of the State Teachers Assembly, is
TO be The orator Of the day.
There il some talk OF renewing
operations in the iron mine near
here. Why not have a furnace
here :? A urnac 10 exactly "hat is
needed to make the mine a success
Labor il cheap. wood both abundant
aud cheap, and coal could be had at
reasonable rates.
Corn, cotton, potatoes aud hay arr
far more plentiful III the market than
usual. This has been a good year
Tor Chapel Hill. Some land SAFE
are spoken of i'll the vicinity, but !
they hang" Az we'll a. our ware
house and hotel, this year will no'
see the exchanges.
Rev. Wilhelm, smiling as usual
visited az agaln and preached some
good III to rs yesterday. I'll
. earnest, torcefuI, apostolic in hi
preaching. He held prayers in tn
Chapel tins morning. The regnla
communion service will be held a
hs next appointment-2nd Sunda..
III October.
Dr.. w. b. Phillips will dclive
the second OF the University lee
lures on Saturday evening mex
Hereafter, the lec,uses will occur o
,hc frat Saturday night OF eac
month. The subject OF DR.. Phi
lips lecture Is The Chemistry {
the Sixteenth Century" Come t
hear tins lecture and bring you
trends along.
THE Hill is IN staM luo,' sal
one OF the boys the other day an
so il liz, It We except some change
II Mr.. Patterson has just returne
from Baltimore where he purchase
-. li> tall and winter goods, aud q se'
h. GOOD supply OF them, too. Mr.. NJ
Cauiey also has returned from tt
'' East with wha, is SAID to be the be
stock he aver brought to the marke
While it is probably idle to spe
" ula,e, with regard TO the future h
III tells, warehouses, lauhdries, miner
water. and furnaces OF our ancie
aud literary city, It is not SO /" me
:, ton all Improvement which e1 .
ceSxitnte rel must soon take place.
=" refer, Of course, TO the extension
r. Our railroad TO Pittsboro. To r
the train To putsboro would requi
no more rolling stock, no INC
hands, aud hence no more expel
en- than the road from here 10 Pit
boro, the extra fuel, oil aud repa
i'll. required. And ye, the extensi
Of would more than double the traf
'gs Nor is there any doubt that a We
heavy subscription in addition |" I
ia, right-ot.way could be raised. WI
does the Home think of the matte
Guess there is Mer(rl,Q) enou
ha, in the Home not to want the re
forced upon Pit,sboro. Throw
mi. your tow line and pull the road il
your town, brother, or it may g
(, At Bynum's.