Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-10-06
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
State Fair At Raleigh week after
uext, commencing Oct. 10th.

State Fair At Raleigh week after
uext, commencing Oct. 10th.
Winston Sentinel Mr.. Pearson is
beyond doubt a noble divine and ie
dong a great work for the Master.
His explanation Of the Bible truths
is simple ADD convincing. As one
has said, "1n fact it seems as if Mr..
Pearson knows the Bible word for
word. Seemingly be has found no
mysteries in its teachings"
The reports to the Agricultural
Department at Raleigh show 312
factories in the State. The reports
are incomplete. Only SO tobacco
factories are reported. There are
FIVE furniture factories in Ashe coun-
ty. In Richmond county there are
eight cotton factories, in Alamance
Is. 10 Rockingham there are 20
tobacco factories.
Wilmington Star: Durham is
preparing for its big Tobacco Expo.
sltion that begins on the 10th of Oc-
tober, and lasts tor three days.
There will be big premiums. plenty
Of speaking and . big crowd. W.
see it announced that Senators Ran.
som and Vance. and perhaps Hon.
S. S. Cox. the cleverest Of all North.
ern Democrats in all senses, Senator
Daniel, of Va. and Gov. Gordon, Of
Georgia, will be present and make
addresses.
Greensboro Workman We haG
occasion to mention the age Of ou'
friend, Joseph Armfeld, Of Ker
%nersville, who is in his 89th year
This morning we met the venerable
Jesse Julian, Of South Greensboro
who is in his S4,h year, and VIII
gets about lnile briskly. Hi
brother, Pete J~a!ian, of Cedar Falls
is in his 88th year. Rev. Nj. Pur
due, who lives three miles south O
Greensboro, is over 90 years OF age
and We are credibly informed tha
there is a Mr.. Foster, who lives i
the Longs Mills neighborhood, Rar
dolph county, whose age is 10:
Here are FIVE men whose combine
ages are 454 years.
New Berne Journal It is wit
much regret that we announce ths
the accident to Col. John N. Viii
ford, spoken of 10 Mondays issu,
necessitated the amputation Of til
fingers of his left hand. The acc
dent was caused by q horse whic
, he was leading behind his buggy b
a very small! line wrapped sroun
; bis hand. The horse gave q sudde
, jerk back while the one to the bu,
! gy was travelling at q pretty rapi
2 gait, causing the line to bury i,se
. in the flesh and crushing the bone
TIE line broke and when Colon
Whittord took his piece from aronu
J his hand one of the fingers droppe
off. He is doing we'll under the ci
cumstances, but will be confined
] his room tor sometime.
, Charlotte Chronicle Mr.. J. I
Webb, formerly of Hillsboro, in tn
State, is interested with Dr.. He
cules Sanchc, of Birmingham, in :
electrical! machine, which they clai
, will cure any disease. 1t is Gale
e the Electric Librator." Mr.. Wet
and DR.. Sanche went to Jackso
8 Vile at their own expense, and la,
I been testing their machine on Il
e yellow fever patients there. Thu
! claim to have entirely cured cases
r the course Of several hours. IT
n electrical application produces a pr
s fuse perspiration, and is pe
feetly harmless. A printer wi
was taken down one night with "
e low fever was harnessed in the q
chine, and the next morning be
T ported at tho Office for work.