Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-03-03
lFrom our: own Correspondent
CHAPEL HILL ITEMS.
CHAPEL HILL. n. G. Feb. q

lfrom our WI Correspondent.
CHAPEL HILL ITEMS.
CHAPEL HILL, n. C., Feb. u.
Ohly a few days until Spring, and
yet this is q OF the most blustery
mornings we have had. At day.
light, the Old Weather King mad on
an ugly frown, and was snorting
and paving the air as if be intended
to freeze the mercury and cover
everything with snow /; at 8 o'clock,
however, he had driven away the
clouds and was mingling bis smiles
with bis cold blasts.
DR.. Charles Phillips has been
quite sick for many days, but seems
to be somewhat better. Rev. Mr..
Blackwood has also been very i'll tor
several weeks. AT times he is bet
ter, and then again worse. His suf
ferings are intense. Willis Cheek,
uncle to our most excellent towns
man, j. w. Carr who is so well
known to everybody, fingers With
us. He endures much. For eight
years be has been unable to turn
over in bed. He has the most be-
roic family the writer ever saw.
The bit,erest cold, the scantiest
larder, the smallest wood pile never
drive the smiles from the faces of
those devoted women, or send them
begging. There Is another good
old man here upon whom fortune
once smiled lavishly. but who IS now
greatly afflicted. Who does not
know Jones Watson? The scores
of boys who have through his kind
ness been enabled to finish their col
lege course, ought to know that the
most benevolent nan in the State is
now in distress. Just able to shove
one foot before the other, an invalid
daughter to provide for, a wife for
months helpless, the good old mans
heart refuses still to look -coldly
upon human d~istresses. He is now
trying TO req an unfortunate little
g,rl, aud to teach her to love and
tear God. Fortunately he has a
brother who looks after him. 1t
may be said here, that were it not
for Jones Watson, John Watson
would be the biggest hearted man
in town. No needy one is ever
turned away from his door.
Rev. Wilhelm preached for us
again yesterday. He ever preache,
a good sensible sermon, instructive
aud besprinkled throughout with
personal appeals to sinners to turf
TO God, aud to church members tina,
they continue in we'll doing" /
faithful, sensible, spiritual preaching
will satisfy a congregation, our Pres
byterian friends ought to be salts
fed, for they have it.
Rev. Mr.. Beaman is earnestly
faithfully at work. He has alread,
shown himself approved Of God, 1
workman that needeth not to b.
ashamed" He has gone to worI
manfully 10 finish the new church
The debt has already been arranged
40 that it will keep tor a. year, an<
as soon as spring opens, he will re
lew work. The ladies have a LITTLE
painting yet to do upon the tower
when it will be completed. ON
thug some preachers might stud
/" advantage were they with Rev
Mr.. Beaman: For several weeks hi
wife has been quite sick, demandin,
his attention !; yet he has not onl,,
met all his appointments, but ha
not in the leas, fallen off 10 the qua
i,y OF his preaching. Rev. Dr.. MAJ
gum fills the Methodist pulpit one
a month. His last sermon wa
thought by many TO be an extraord
nary one. Many we're the compl
mentary remarks about it.
The Baptist congregations ar
good, and Rev. Mr., Taylor seems t
please and strengthen his people.
The EpiscopaIians have no Re,
tor, but DR.. Battle conducts Sc
vices, SO that the doors are new
closed on Sunday.
The Masons are now at work III
der their charter, and are flourish
ing. They have had a great deal
work 10 do, and still have much o
hand. Let the brethren of Eagl
Lodge come down on Friday nigf
on or before the full noon in eac
month if they would attend our rel
nlar meetings. SOPH.
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