Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-01-11

Mouroe Register: As one result
Of the short cotton crop In North
this year au unusually large
crop Of ,m4Ii grain bias been planted.
When our people once get IN the
way OF raising all their supplies 81
home, aud produce cotton only as a
surplus crop North Carolina will be
Oh the high toad TO prosperity.
Raleigh News Observer: There
is 10 end to The number of letters
being RECEIVED here aud east oNere
from negroes uho have gone@Nlh
with the exodus movement. They
tell various AID Jo!etul stories but
they all wind up with send money
tor me to come home on Some OF
them say they are treated ike dogs,
and reports say that soue OF them
are beaten by their masters.
Greensboro Workman: Three
daughters OF one iamliy were mar
rled a few days since In North Caro-,
llna, under tue same ceremony.
That was What might b. termed
wholesale business, tue touith OF q
dozen. Whether there was any re-
ductlou made Oh account vi the nuu'-
Der taken has not been stated,
Dneilter does il appear whether the
minister was employed At Jumping
rates.
Raleigh DAILY Call: The State has
no ready cash GU hand. Checks tor
cnrrent expenses are now being is
sued to meet current expenses on The
"face" aud credit OF the common
wealth. Tue treasurer was heard &c
say this morning that eherifs were
more lardy in settling than eve be
tore. OF course az soon IA they
shall make their returns there VII.
be a suticiency OF money TO keel
matters moving smoothly.
Nashville Argonaut: Hon. B. H
Bum aud Capt. w. II. Day speu
two busy days in our town last weel
in getting np the legal papers ne
cessary for closing up with an En-
gllsh company, one Of the larges
transactions ever made in Easter
North Carolina, the property to b
transferred, consisting OF vineyards
tobacco plantations, gold mines, tim
Der lands, water powers, town prop
er,y, valuable franchises, &c.
The Raleigh correspondent of tn
Wilmington Messenger says: Their
are now sixty-two people in th
Wake county work house and sixty
four in the poor house. Mr.. w. c
Allen. the Superintendent, told IN
today tina! OF those in the poor hons
no less :ban seventeen are insane,
few of the cases being bad one
There are also in the poor house Nv
ex-Confederates soldiers, one name
Rogers, the other Walters. This
very pitiful.
Wilmington Star: The Leno'
Topic mentions the fact that on
farmer in that county this year clea
ed $4,000 on tobacco, the produ'
of % acres. He cultivated uothin
but tobacco. But the Topic viii
noticing the success Of this farm,
warns other farmers not to folio
his example and place their sole d
pendence in this crop. AS it was
, turned ont all right for hin. II
crop was a success aud be hit j
But it the crop had been q failu1
how deep III the mire he would ba,
been. II is better 10 be on the So
side and not depend on any 0,
S crop.
Wilmington Star: The Baptis
| Of Raleigh are taking steps to secu,
; the location Of the Baptist Fema
< College in that city. and they W
$ doubtless be literally assisted
citizens Of other denomination
We like to see the competitive spi'
| shown by some of our cities In TT
: ing to secure the location OF instit
0 lions Of Tearing for while it sho,
we'll for their progressive spirit
also Shove that they take a keen i
! terest in the subject Of higher ed
. cation which does them even mo
| credit. With the schools alreat
:, located there, and good ones, wi
I the Agricultural College, Trini
coming. aud probably the Bapti
college, Raleigh is coming to t
front as the educational city.