Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-02-22
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

p. SC the building OF a suitable lab
%ernacle tor the purpose, TO he called
the sam Jones Tabernacle. ?
Raleigh Visitor Our Greensboro
friends are jnbilant over The es'ab-
lishment Of the Be>semer steel plan,
in their midst, and vel! they may be.
The beauty OF j, is that the syndicate
is composed mainly Of North Caro-
lima capitalists and business men,
who will push it for all it is worth.
Chatham Record: The "boss"
mortgage was registered in this
county last week. 1t was executed
b. a citizen OF this county 10 a citi-
zen of Randolph, and VAS made to
secure a debt amounting to the i'm
mense sum OF sirty ore cents The
property conveyed in this mortgage
was a single barrel gun and a scy,be,
and the officers fees ut was proba.ed
in Randolph and then sent here
for its probate and registration
amounted to seeentytce cents, Is
there another such mortgage in
North Carolina? We hope not!
Durham Sun The5. was a very
unfortunate accident at The works on
The L.ynchburg & Durham Railroad
Tuesday last. Tie hands from the
Flat River camp were making a
blast on some portion Of the work.
\ large amount 81 powder had been
placed in the bias, hole and it failed
10 explode. 1t was still smoking,
when Mr.. John Terry. OF South Bos
ton, thinking it had exploded, made
some investlgstion, when the blast
went off. He was painfully burned
.bout the face, AID fortunately es.
! capped with his lite. 1t is thought
! he will not lose bis eyes,ght, though
; it was a mighty close call.
Fayetteville Observer: The Meth.
od,s,s all over North Carolina will
| learn with many regrets that the
Rev. DR.. Bobbitt is lying critically
i'll at the residence Of Rev. Mr.. Byrd
in this city, and that little hope is en-
: %,er,alned for his permanent recov
cry. He came hither about three
weeks ago, aud was seized almos,
Immediately with a hard chill. frou
the effects OF which he has never re
D covered, and la grippe is supposed
to have followed. His restoration
is not impossible, but hardly prob
able, and many prayers will go NJ
daily all over our fair land tor th'
u speedy restoration to health Of ,hi
true man of God.
" Greensboro Workman Notwith
j; standing the unquestionable authen
! i tica,ion Of the hanging Of Elija|
Moore here Friday, the afternoo,
! bad not worn away ,before a sus
- picion was raised in the minds O
: some that the reported execution
vas a sham, and that the body Q
=. Moore was not in the box that wa
carried out of the jail yard gate pur
porting TO. hold his remains. II fur
nishes a striking commentary on hu
7 man credulity to think that probabl.
- the testimony of a half. witted OIL
. woman who would assert that sh
y saw Elijah Moore walking along on
OF our most obscure streets about l.
: o'clock last night, would have NOR
weight with certain ones than a ce,
%tItcate signed by a dozen witnesse
that they saw the condemned ma
a hanged and placed in his coffin.
/, Asheville Citizen: Many peopl
throughout the State will hear wit
regret that the venerable Beverl
Rose, OF Fayetteville, is dead. H
was born in Person county in 49,
. and was therefore 96 years old. II
was a good, useful old man, blesse
with good health and clear tacul,,e.
s. a : Christian, a devoted Meth,
dist, and devoting many of his las
years TO the service of his Maker a
an active colporteur. He was ,h
father OF Speaker Rose OF our Hous
Of Representa,ives.-Mr. E. J
n Lily another old and prominent CT
izen OF Fayetteville is also dead, dy
ing suddenly at the age of abou, 8
; years. He had been in mercantil
business in that town since 1888,
very successful merchant, promineI
i III all the public affairs Of the tows
- and a leading member Of the Melke
" dist church.
: HAPPY HOOsIERs.
:. VIM. Timmons, Postmaster a
:, Ida.ille, Ind, writes: Electric Bi
4 ters has done more for me than a
other medicines combined. for tina
bad feeling arising from Kidney an
Liver Trouble" John Leslie, ia,
8 mer and stockman, OF same plac,
says: Find Electric Bitters to b