Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-10-05
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

burlington News: Mr.. George
Simpson, Of Morton's Township, vas
dead III his room one day last
week, whittier he lad gone a day
or two before with a Jug OF new
brandy, saying 10 a nego on the
pace that be would drins enough
TO kill him. Such a sight ii seldom
seen as met the eye when lis room
was forced open.
Raleigh News-Observer: Cover.
nor Fowle yesterday wrote a letter
10 Hon. Jefferson Davis, expressing
appreciation on the part oil TIE poo
pie OF The State al The fact that the
Confederate Chie'taiu would ,irlt
North Caro!ina and participate in
the Fayetteville centennial celebra-
ton, aud inviting him I" visi, RAJ.
eigh as the guest Of the Governor
while be is within the borders Ct
North Carolina. 1t is thought b.
will accept.
Raleigh Daily Call: Rev. n. H.
ID. Wilson. who has been conducting
the CHRISTINE Idcoc0te for some
weeks pass, leaves today for Van.
derbilt University, where be will
spend one more year III completing
The theological course, and then be
will return a,ri join the North Caro-
lima Conference. lie is a young man
OF the first order OF talent, has had
The best educational facilities, and it
he lives and has good health, will
make a most useful and eminent
minister OF the gospel.
Wilmington Messenger: We have
a dear friend who owned some years
ago, and may DO SO now, a large
farm near the old town OF Bath that
was. His land was SO rich he could
not possibly make cotton. He ,ever
ploughed the Iand to make corn.
a hole was made tor the corn and
it was never worked. Ten barrels
to the acre were gathered. In ether
sections this name OF g%rowingcorn
used to be resor.ed to, and may still
be. We hnoc that DR.. Iobt. Pat
,erson, of Halifax county, nephew Of
the late Bishop Atkinson, averaged
over 90 barrels OF corr to the sore.
State Chronicle Forty-eigh. ne
gro families lett Wilmington las,
week on a special train on their way
to the Delta region of Mississippi,
aud Arkansas. There was a brar
new baby in the party. They are
carried by immigration agents
The men were all confident Of &c,
ing work down South at q dollar s
day or better. They said they die
not get enough wages at their ole
home, the majority not making ove1
so cents per day. They said ,hey
did not expect to find bat,ercakt
trees on the banks of rivers flowing
with '~lasses, but they did expect Il
get plenty of work at good wages
Roxboro Courier: w believe ant
have SO held for several years, tina
it we could get one railroad to Rox
boro, we would have another; 80 i
is with pleasure that we learn OF TIL
preliminary organization being ct
tected to build a railroad from Blu
Wing, in Granville county, via RQx
boro to Greensboro this State. IN,
name Of the new railroad will BIZ th,
Greensboro, Roxboro and Easter
Railroad. Capt. Thos. B. Keogh
Of Greensboro, was elected chairman
Subscription books we learn will
soon be opened, and it is though
that this road will certainly be bull,
The purpose of the road is to opeI
up the whole of the mineral regiol
OF this county and Granville, an'
will be a branch OF the Atlantic an
DanvilIe. The people of Greehsbor
are said to be greatly interested i
this project.