Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-07-07

The amount OF bacon raised out
side of North Carolina and sold into
the State in 1887, was s,223,'54
pounds.
Mrs. Julia Moore, sn aged lady OF
Henderson, n. c., who tainted from
fright and fell upon the railroad
track, was run owe by a freight
train June 9th and killed.
The Prohibition nominee for Gov
e,nor, Rev. w. T.. Walker, has dis
posed Of his paper TO 8 company or
ganized for the purpose, and will
make q canvass OF the State.
The Wilmington Star saya Dr..
r S. Moran, 8 talented Methodist
preacher, who was once stationed at
Wilmington, is dying Of consump-
ton at his home IN New York.
Bishop Granbery, who is to pre-
side at the next session of the North
Carolina Methodist Conference, at
New Berne, has by request changed
the time for meeting a week later.
50 that it will begin Nov. 18th.
Greensboro Workman Capt. A
H. Williams, of Oxford, passed
through to Mt. Airy this morning
He wa> complaining of the painfoI
effects OF a cinder in his eye-he re
marked that his brother Sam, some
years ago, came to his death as the
result of having a cinder lodged ir
n,s eye in a similar way-affectet
the braiu.
The sentence Of Alice Brown
col, who was under sentence L
hang July 18th, has beeo conmutet
to imprisonment for life. She va
convicted Of killing a Magistrate il
Columbus County a few month
since. Gov. Scales granted the com
mutation on the solicitation of tn
Judge and Solicitor their reason
being doubt as 20 the sanity of tn
prisoner.
Governor Scales has declined t
interfere IN the case Of w. A Pott
OF Beaufort county, the murderer
Paul Lincke. The Governor acte
upon the report OF a Committee
experts on insanity, composed 9th
Superintendent OF Insane Asq1u
in North Carolina. They repo'
that Potts is sane. Next Frida
July 18th, is the day set apart fl
his execution.
$ Durham Tobacco Plant We al
informed by Messrs. Strudwick
$ Boone, attorneys for the four &C
ored lei condemned to be hung {
the Sd of August, that His Homo
Judge Merrimon, by whom the
< we're tried, has written to the Go
ternor end in strong terms recor
ulends that the sentence be comm
ted to Imprisonment for a term
years in the pen'tentiary. This b
ing true, we presume :hat the pr
. oners will not be hung.
/ Ashevil!e citizen Capt. Wadde
! with officers Saith and Beaver ye
!, ,erday morning surprised a covey
seven gamblers, within the preciuc
Of the city, INDUCING in the gay al
] festive pastime OF "bi-io jack and
game" They were seated around
black bottle, and the "ante" was
mex while the "limit" vas fixed
a quarter. The Chief aud Smi
: coliared four of the law breake
aud Mayor Harkins called the
hands into court yesterday atte
noon which amount the defendau
= couldn't raise"
! Washington Gazette W ashingt,
d Is noted Tor its matrimonial trea
g aud romantic escapades among I
II young people. The latest IL I,
marriage OF Miss Florence Pot,t
who is II years old, to Mr.. Char
d lsue, Is years old. The young NJ
had gone to the home of Mr. K,
e and remaining late Mr.. Potter car
tor her to take her home. She d
5 clined. He was about TO assert, |
authority. ~~hereupou she inform,
I him that she was no longer a p,
ter. tie was much surprised b
2 lookei At tn" matte: in a ph,t,sop
zeal manner, deciding to make /
| best Of it, and sat down with ,
hal py couple and made merry ov
The cake aud wine.