Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-04-28
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

The Charlotte Observer has sus-
pended.
Bishop Lyman confirmed a class Of
twenty-five at Henderson last week.
An exchange says that there are
now fifteen cotton factories in con.
struclion in the State.
1t is claimed that North Carolina
is Tar ahead OF Virginia in the matter
Of advancement in agricultural in
terests.
Major Robert Bingham will de-
liver a lecture at Clinton, April
29th. His subject will be bis Euro
pean tour.
Ashev'lle Sun The evangelist,
Rev. Il. G.. Pearson, will set to
work 10 May to clean up this city,
morally. His good work would be
helped on nightly if the city we're
cleaned up materially beforehand.
--Asheville is to have a general
system OF street railways. Work is
to be commenced in one weeks
time.
Wilmington Star 1t is now said
that North Carolina will eend her
splendid exhibits of the resources of
the State TO the Augusta (Ga.) Ma.
t onal Exposition next fall. That is
right. Advertise u good things.
Ii North Carolina would send abou,
fifty of its prettiest girls it would 50
far eclipse the other States that
there would hardly be a contest.
Salisbury Press The private car
Of the Vanderbilts came 10 on the
Western road last Wednesday night
and remained at the depot for three
hours waiting on the norlh.bound
Richmond & Danville train. The
car was occupied by several mem.
bers Of the Vanderbilt family who
whi|ed away the time by throw
ing handtuls of silver quarters into {
crowd of negroes and watch the
scramble for them.
The Chatham Tribune has beer
credltably informed that a new an(
extraordinary method Of illicit dis
F filling has been inanguraled O,
Stanton river. A boat has bee,
made, a distillery placed upon it, ant
tie owner sails up and down tn
/, river manufacturing the article, ant
only touching on the bank to pro
cure supplies, thus defying the rev
enue and escaping capture. Thi
, seems to be a good instance O
where a man has been forced to tax
water.
Raleigh News Observer: Hon
: Clement Dowd has taken charge q
the State National Bank and has en-
; tered upon his duties as receive,
:, He has appointed to assist him Nj
. Hal. NJ. Worth as cashier and NJ,
: John q. Williams as assistant clerk
In the appointment of these gentle
men Mr.. Dowd has shown excellen
Judgment, and with their assistanc
. we have no doubt the affairs of tn
bank will be dispatched in a mos
satisfactory manner. The appoin'
ment OF Mr.. Dowd as receiver 9th
q bank seems 10 give very general sa'
l>taction.
Greensboro North State Gui
e ford County presents a fine field fc
fruit canning, yet only M gentl'
nan has so far undertaken the bus
ness. Last year Mr.. GIL. Anthem,
three miles south of Greensbor'
placed in machinery and went ,
work. There were no peaches I
d put up, so he operated on tomatoe
Y corn aud beans, and succeeded
t getting quite a good stock of thet
;. all OF which he sold 10 the who'll
e sale and retail dealers of the cit
:. and We understand made a fine re-
u~tatlon tor his 'Vandalia Brand
which is the name Of his postof6c
This Year Mr.. Anthony has perfec
II ed arrangements by which he col
templates putting up $4,000 cans
If using all the peaches he can get all
then working up the remainder
his stock Of cans on tomatoes. cor
beans and other vegetables-all
"hic he proposes 10 grow on b
" farm.
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