Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-09-01
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

that Mr.. j. T. Strayhorn,
Republican candidate tor elec,or 10!
district, hal previously express
ed a desire 10 meet Hon. ". h.
in a joint debate in this
county. Mr.. J. 5. Merritt. Chairman
of the Democratic tx. Com. OF this
County, invites him to meet MIR.
.itchin 10 a joint discussion in Rox-
boro, on Saturday, September %tbe
1st. Everybody invited TO attend.
Speaking will begin promptly at IL
o'clock, a. m.
Asheville Citizen: In a private
letter from Minister Jarvis. dated
Rio de %Janeiro, Brazil, July -, the
Minister says that The health OF him
self and wife makes it impossible for
him to remain much longer in Bra
I'll. His secretary Of legation Is
now absent and upon the reuurn OF
the latter liz October Mr.. Jarvis ex-
poets t return to North Carolina,
to arrive about Christmas. The
Minister says further that i'll health
will make it impossible tor hun to
serve longer than the present term,
and that he looks forward with pe
cutlar pleasure to a return to North
Carolina.
Durham Recorder: a good story
is told of one OF our Georgia cotton
farmers, who visited Durham yes
terlay. He was at Lockhatl's ware
house, and saw tobacco selling a,
$50 90 per hundred. He turned TO
his companion aud remarked THAI,
beats cotton, | believe | Mill try to-
hacco next year, on a small scale.
"Wcnder where | can get 3 or 1
bushels of tobacco seed" His friend
replied that he did not know, bu,
thought that many seed would
plant the whole State Of Georgia
The would be tobacco farmer was
surprised at him, thinking the TO
bacco was similar in size to cotton
Durham Tobacco Plant An ole
colored man was seen at the depo'
the other day, upon the arrival o
the train, with a waiter loaded will
fried chicken and biscuit. AS h,
walked along up and down yelling
out "here's your fried chicken" h
was asked by a gentleman on tn
train, where he got that chicken
For a while the old mar paid no at
) tention, but the gentleman persisted
! in asking where he got his chicken
The old man turned around and in
; dignantly asked, BOSS, amt yo'
from de nort?" The gentleman re
| piled, "yes.n The old mar said, "
; thought you was and if you'se ap,
I friend to me, don't ak me where
; got dis chicken"
Milton Advertiser On Friday Q
court week Mile Poteat was pu
! on trial at Yanceyville for burnln,
the dwelling house Of Mr.. jim
!, Henry SIade. A jury was secure
without difficulty from a specia
. venire Of fifty men which had bee,
summoned by the Sheriff. Solicito
S,rayhorn was assisted by!CoI. <. /
Wi'hers, while Major George N
Thompson and Messrs. J. G. Pinni,
Jr., and r. J.. Strayhorn appeare
for the defendant. The burning OF
Cured last fail, and the case wa
, worked up by Frank Rucker, on
: of Pinkerton's men. The principe
witness for the State was Thou,a
. Henry Slade, colored, who he1pe
to do the burning, but who urue
States evidence. The evidence wa
positive and the jury reached We
dict without trouble. On Saturda
morning Judge Ship passed SCI
S fenced upon her, and set Octobe
e the 18th as the day on which she
to be hanged. She is about 40 year
old and has nine children. She be
! borne a bad reputation all her lif
An effort to have her sentence cou
muted will be made, and it is sal
that Colonel Withers said that h
would sign a petition to that effec
Sam Walker was sent to tn
d penitentiary for five years for burr
$ ing Mr.. Andy Woods clubhouse
His wife, who was convicted
: particeps criminis was discharged.