Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-07-28
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

>AIS. CtiAtOi ohSS
bead City.
There are 1000 negro Knights OF
Labor in Eigecombe county.
Rev. D. l. Craig, of Reidsville,
has been called to the Presbyterian
church OF Laurinburg.
Ashc.i,le has voted 10 devote one
hundred thousand dollars to build.
ing a system OF sewerage.
The State Association Of Tobacco
Planters and Manufacturers will
meet at Morehead City on the 18th
Of August. |
The Changers will this year hold
their Annual Encampment at Mount
Holly, Gastcn county, on the l4th,
18th, 10th and 18th Of August.
A coIored woman living near
Franklin, who lad six fingers on
each hand, recently gave birth to a
child who possessed twelve fingers
also.
The Greensboro Patriot says
Durham county is bothered yer a
surplus of $4,000 in the treasury,
and is talking of spending it on i'm
proving the roads OF the county.
No better disposition could be made
of it.
Gov. Scales calls upon the people
of North Carolina to send in voluH.
,ary contributions to place granite
blocks at the grave of each Of the
1850 North Carolina soldiers buried
in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond,
Virginia.
Fayetteville Journal The speech
of Judge Fowle last evening was a
gem OF ora,ory and patriotism. Our
candidate for Governor is a noble
man and the people of North Caro-
! lima are fortunate in having named
! such a man to rule over them for
four years from next January.f
Raleigh Christian Sun On the
!. 18th Of July, 1887, under prohibition
with a big crowd and a celebration
there were only two arrests 70,
j., drunkenness. On the 4lh of July
! 1883, under license, there were a,
ness, and we had no celebration an
not q large crowd.
| A pressing invitation will be ex
tended to Judge Thurman to visi
Durham on the occasion OF the Elk
position to be neld in that place i,
October next. The committee 70
The purpose will wait on the "Ol.
Roman in person. AS the Stat
Fair at Raleigh ONE off about tn
q same time, an effort will also b
made to induce him to attend.
} The Progressive Farmer publish
;. ed at Raleigh, says The contrac
: tor the Shotwell Monument has bee
! awarded to Mr.. G. A. Goodwin O
/, this city. proprietor OF the Raleigl
= Marble Works. 1t is TO be OF gran
!, tie, thirteen feet high and of cottag
: dcsigu. The thousands OF friend
: Of the gallant soldier and fearies
editor, throughout the State, will b
greatly gratified to learn that tn
monument will be such a work q
art and beauty as should mark th
resting place of SO true a man.
New Berne Journal It is bu
little over four months before tb
a meetin. Of the NJ. +. Conference il
e this city. There will be about thre
q hundred and fifty or four hundre,
G ministers aud delegates to entertain
IS besides as many more visitors VIII
G will be here, to lodge aud feed.
IS not too early TO begin to prepar
!" tor it, for New Berne must trea
e the btethren right and make then
want TO come again. Our farmer
in the adjoining counties must sur
ply the market, and we warn then
+ now TO have plenty OF fine s~.all-te'
beet, tat turkeys, chickens and eggs
these articles will be in great lie
3 maI'', aud our people will be yer
choice about the steak, turkeys AM
chickens. Let them be in frst-clas
order when brought TO market an,
l. good pllces will be obtained.