Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-12-08

Granville county has seventy-four
miles OF railroad.
Salisbury has established . Knit
tn. factory s'th q etpI;a' of $4,000.
"'n-ton >en1nei: An apple r e
III \ akin comfy, - years o!'i, bore
- blshe.s q apples Iii, year.
Jua.e Thomas Settle died sud
deny 10 Greensboro on last Sa,ur.
day about Il O'Clock, III the 55,h
year Of lbs age.
On February the 18th, 1889, the
doors Of the State University will
be opened to teachers who desire TO
t he sneclal courses OF instruction.
The case Of McE!wee VS.. B ack-
we'll, ha, been decided by the Su.
rrtine Court in favor OF Blackwell.
Ih,S ends the long contested suit.
The Governor has appointed DR..
Il. /. Bahn>or, OF Salem. a Director
OF tie Western Insane Asylum at
Morganton, wee w. J. Yates, de.
ce.--I.
Gny Scales has appointed W. A.
GIhlie, ot Durham, 4 Trustee OF
.ue Agricultural and Mechanical
College, (. &c Gen Ru,os Eariiuger,
les:5Ett
Gov. Scales has counmu,ed the
death sentence Of the colored wo-
loan, Mile Po,eat, who was TO be
hanged at Y~anceyville, Friday, Dec.
.ti, to imprisonment tor life.
1t is said that there are only ak.
Teen lawyers in the Legislature
This is @ lesser number thaa: ia the
Legislature Of 1879, sometimes
known as the 'tarmers' leg'siatare.'
Raleigh Visitor The copdition O
Col. Thomas Nj. Holt, the Lieut.
Governor.elect, is much improved
and he will no doubt be enabled t.
preside during the coming session o
the Senate.
Col. w. L. Saunders, Secretary; .
Ssa,e, delivered a lecture at Trinit,
College before the faculty and stu
dents Tuesday, Nov. 9Th. Hi
theme was North Carolina in tb
h~evolutlun.'
The Prohihi,ionists have organ
lied a joint stock company with
capital OF $4,000 for the purpose {
starting aud sustaining a party orga
! at Raleigh. The other papers W,
be merged into this one. w. {
BurkheAd will edit the new pape
A!amance Cleaner At the Dar
VILE Exposition Is prizes were take
!. by North Carollnians, the premiu:,
aggrega,iEg 1850. The old Nor,
State Is coming to the front. ST
is the peer Of any State in the Umo
IN many respects, in almost ever
respect. Her resources need deve
l. 0pmcnt-herein is her chief draw
back.
y New Bernc Journal :: New Berr
'e beats the State on saw mills. 1t
estimated that between 100000 ar
100000 feet OF lumber is sawed o,
= day by the several mills here. II
u lumber product annually by the "a
mills CT Craven county is valued
n 100000. The most OF this lumb
is pine. How long will the pi,
family last !?
The jury in the case of J. T. Z
mnndson against the Il. & d.. K. l
for damages by reason Of injuri
sustained in the accident on the '
n. G. Road, while with the Gold
"a boro Rifles, en- route to the Ash
st vile encampInent, and which h
rs been on trial at kins,on for son
y time, returned a verdict in favor
J $4,000 damages.
u Burlington News Judging fro
the great amount Of new machine
and hnililng material arriving
this place, oue would Imagine tn
y Darlington was beginning to hoo1
We hear that capitalists are now e
!. aiming the old Ireland Mill Or
IS pcrty, with the view of putting
machinery. This in 1~icates all Il
u available property on Haw Riv
~ will be utilized. Progress is Il
watchword.
J" Charlotte Democrat The ne
'e justices OF the Supreme Court "
c be sworn.in on the LIST of Januar
when their term begins. They "
take their seats on the bench Febr
airy lst.. Their designations as S
per'or Court Judges will pfohab
be handed the Goyernor / n the ne
twenty days. There is naturally
good deal of snrmise as 10 who "
succeed Judges Avery aud She
v herd on the Superior Court benc
ID Abe men will be chosen. c.
Be scales has shown good judame
,c and care III his appointments.
shelby Aurora Cleveland cou
" y has this year 10 pay $4,000 to,