Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-11-10
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS,

NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
There are FIVE ladies in Manteo
that weigh 1.140 pounds together.
Mrs. Frank Rlven weighs $40, Mrs.
B.anch Forbes 220, MIS-. Ward 260,
Mrs. j. I. Daniels 220 and Mrs.
Nancy Dough 200.
Col. Wharton J. Green and Mrs.
David Davis, nee Miss Burr, the
widow of the late Judge David Da-
vis, once acting Vice President of
the United States, were married at
Tokay, Monday, Oct. 9th.
Raleigh Evening Visitor The de-
cision of the Supreme Court in the
case Of the State vs.. Cross and
White, whereby the verdict OF the
lower court is sustained, leaves the
defendants no other alternative, than
al appeal TO the Supreme Court of
the United States which, it is
thought, will be taken.
We see it stated that the Chero.
kee Indians now living in North
Carolina will, in November, remove
to their reservation in Indian Ter
ritorY. There are about 1900 OF
them. They now own $4,000 acres
OF land in this State, on which there
are valuable mineral deposits. All
Of this land will be sold. A bid OF
$1,000 600 has been made for it. bu,
it is worth much more than that.
Durham Tobacco Plant Dr.. Tay.
lor, President Of Wake Forest Col
lege, was present and spoke at the
First Baptist church last night il
the interest of the endowment. He
is trying to raise $4,000 additions
endowment. He said he came te
! Durham frs, because she had pusl
and vim and could do we'll wha,eve1
!. she wanted to do. We hope tn,
5 Bap,is,s of the place will raise a
least $4,000 Of the amount wanted
e They have 203 boys at college nov
f and are bound to enlarge their ca
pacities for teaching. God bles
e and prosper Wake Forest College
, Ashevilie Citizen With all San
:, Jones eccentriclties of speech an
:. otfensiveness Of language, he made
,, powerful impression at DurhaN,
' good and deep one, and it may b
!, hoped, q lasting one. There
;, something in the nan that thos
, who only read about him do not u
: ders,and. In type, he often al
- pears as a coarse, irreverent, som
times lasphemous, mountebanI
:. Face to face, and under a certai
magnetism of voice and manne
hearers forget what is offensiv
cease to hear and feel it as such, an
surrender themselves unreserved'
to that irresistible power viii,
o~verWhelms the mind and subdu,
the heart.
Edward Kidders, Of Wilmingto
has bought and equipped a vessel
Fly direct between Wilmington a,
: the Argentine Republic. The MI
- so"ger rays The vessel is taking
:, a cargo to sail Tuesday next f
- Bnenos Ayres. Her cargo will co
sist Of $4,000 feet Of lumber, 81
- pounds Of tobacco, and samples
tar, manufactured by a promine
-. firm here, who are seeking to intr
-, dnce this ar,'cle into the Argent
Republic. The tobacco, also, is St
~ as samples for the same purpos
u This is a bold move on the part
:. the Messrs. Kidder, and one that,
successful, as it doubtless will
will result in the establishment of
regular line Of vessels betweenW
is m,ngton and Bucnos Ayres. II
pertinent to mention here that
er same parties recently shipped
cargo OF lumber from this port
Patagonia the first ever sent trt
this por, to tina, State, and sostar
here known, the first ever shipp
OF from the United States to SO,
III America.