Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-02-08

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lThere are . good many appli-
IN. for the position Of census
- mcrs,or.
Eve return thanks To u Of our
1.cribcns, Mr.. John A. Borland,
sone very large s~ee, potatoes.
See notice Of the SPECIAL Term
Orange Superior Court, to be
&ld Monday. March 10th, 1890.
w alker Whi,ted, col. brought
a ripe straw berry gathered in his
Arden Feb. 81. We tasted it and
vas delicious.
The poet says that IT'S love
a, makes the world 60 round" 1t
20 makes certain young men Ego
und' quite frequently on Sunday
&h,s.
A. NJ. Kirkland. sister of
d. VIM. Camcron, Of this place,
ed at Raleigh last Tuesday. We
&nrn that The remains are expected
: arrive here to night tThursday)
y the mail train from The east.
#-Wo are always glad TO sec our
= hscrlbers At our Office whether
|cy come to pay their subscriptions
not. 1t always gives u pleasure
exchange greetings With them aud
learn from them any news Of i'll
rest they may have 80 that We can
We ii I" the public.
d AT a meeting OF the Young
ems Christian Association held
:, Monday night. Mr,-ra. Cha. Nj
Parks ana &. r Pari-h were elected
&legAtes, and ). vi. Gat,is and Jos
81 Harms, aiternatts, to the State
10 hc held in G"ldsboro,
Barch ljlh, l4lh, lj,n and 10th.
IN e rec II stated that about 800 dol.
gates are exrec,cd.to attend.
Some of the largest lemons VI
ker saw we're raised by Mrs job,
!. Hughes, wife OF our Sheriff
LAST week she made Mr.. aud MIS-
John Laws, who were spending :
Jay with hei, a prcsen, OF sone very
krge lemons, II OF which weighed
u Il u Wo have had occa
Jon before TO notice the fine lemon
{aised by Mrs. Hughes. and besides
Se rave seen them growing.
Little Ida, eldest child Of Mr
Ihd Mrs. Frank III. Taylor, died .
Shelby, y. c., Feb. 9th. The re
Snains are expected 10 arrive on tn
pail train from the Yves: this moru
hg, Thursday and. if SO, the funera
eervices will take place this atte'
boon at 8 o'clock from the Presb,
5erisn church. The parents have
large number Of friends here VIII
tympathize with them in their be
teaveMent.
Mr.. Enoch Sykes, Of Binghsa
yownsh.p, brought to town Tuesda
;harge number of Grows feet, abou
g5 pairs, be said. A week, few ag
p bought some strychnine an
foaked corn in it and began TO fee
4he crows with the poisoned cor,
glhe result proved very satislactor,
Pr. Sykes said be thought he ooI
5oond about half ct the crows tn.
were killed, as he could hear {
icad one lying about all over I'll
nelchboshooi. |: was fun for Nj
sykes, but death to the crows.
i We have the weights of a fe
more hogs to publish this wee.
LIN Bingham township Mr.. Geore
II. S,ubbins killed t. ur that weighe
s923 pounds, and in Little Rive
township Mr.. n. +. Johnson kille
four that weighed respectively, 20
200 II, 2os, OBS. So tar as repor
ed We believe the largest bog kilIe
10 Orange 'his season, belonged
Mr.. James H, Hedgpe,h. and y.
! raised aud fed by his colored coo,
Mary Hopsor, who understands no
TO ts,,en y hog. Some OF the DO,
l have been trying to worry Nary +
saving that this hog was four yea
u Old This is not true. The he
Vas only Is months old ard weig
ed 40 pounds. The next large
\ was raised by Mr. DIM Law.