Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-05-11
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Messrs. V. Ballard and w. S

trustees Oh w. l.
Blackwell, are paying off the sec nd
dIvldend Of twenty per Cent To the.
depo>itnrs OF the Bank OF Durham
Asheville journal: Asheyille has
the largest church membership of
any place in North Carolina, we
venture to say, in proportion TO her
population. There are between
sever aud eigh, hundred Me,hodis,s
and abou, the same number of Bap-
lists, two hundred ard fifty Presby-
terians, about The same number Of
eEpiscopalians, aud aboueftty belong.
ing 10 the Christian church. These
are white. The colored people all
belong. we hear.
A correspondent writing to the
Wilmington Star says that the
cyclone AT Warsaw on Wednesday.
May Isl, caused damage there and
in the surrounding country estimated
al $4,000. The storm demolished
twelve buildings, including the Pres
byterian Church, which had been
rebuilt only a year or two ago. AS
report ted yesterday there was a heavy
fall IT talI,. which was piled ~ in
drifts about six inches deep a mile
from town. The storm played sad
havoc with the farms OF some Of the
truckers in the neighto1hood OF
Warsaw. One farmer suffered the
loss OF his entire crop of strawberries;
not a berry or leaf being lett.
Charlotte Democrat: We wish
North Carolina had led Virginia
and Georgia in this move, but she
should at least follow. North Caro-
lima in the field was cot a follower
she went ahead Of even Virgin,a
when Pcttigrew was in the lead
Ii North Carolina is proud that he,
men went in front at Gettysburg
should she 10, be prouder had she
been III front in establishing such s
home as Virginia has for the healing
OF the hearts of our heroes. Nortt
Carolina it is false patriotism TO Sc,
your men lead in war and in peace
to see them bleed. An old one. leg
ged soldier in Lincoln county no
) long since showed the writer th,
+, grazing scar OF a bullet across tn,
! front OF bis breast aud said, oct
he'd BIN a half a step furred, hi
J would a BIO night fur me-" A bal
step more, North Caro:inians, an,
S it will be night tor all your soldier
with their scars in front. There ar
only a few lett standing, scattere,
: thinly as a picket line against thei
+ eombre evening. Reach down inc
your hearts.
- Raleigh News-Observer: Cbape
: Hill dots The contests for the meo
! ais in the societies were lively an
spirited In the Philanthropic Sc
ciety, a committee consisting OF Pro
Noble, OF Wilmington, and PROBES
> sors Winston and Manning, awarde
the debater's medal to Plato Collin,
9 aud the dec!aimer's medal to NJ
Nj. w. Ball. A change was mad
by the trustees at their meeting Las
y June, in accordance with which tn
representatives. OF the societies ar
chosen by competitive speaking
The above named committee, afle
listening patiently to the contestant,
recommended for representative
q from the Phi. Society Mr.. +. +
+ Bachelor, of Raleigh, Mr.. F. A
Green, of Durham, and Mr.. f. L
Gillian, of Tarboro.' A week late
;, the contests IN The Dialectic Socie,
4 occurred. The committee to awar
! the medals consisted OF Mr.. a. L
Jones, ct Raleigh, Mr.. r. H. Jone
OF Cary, and MIR. w. U. Mebsue, {
Wentworth. They awarded 9Th
debater's medal to MI. Charles 4
Webb, and the declaimer's medal /
Mr.. Robert Bingham. They Htou
mended for representatives Messr.
r Love, Crowell and Davis.