Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-04-11
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

New He,ne Journal : The United
States government viii expend $780,
u0o Tor a chanue! 100 feet wide and
l3 feet deep a, low water, so as to
allow ve>st}s u go roID Panlsco
sound direct to lie ocean, greatly
:e4 fitting the towns of New Berne
and Washington.
Oxford Day: 1t is learned here
this morning that Chas. |. Wyche,
who was btlen by a. mad dog at
Dabney Yesterday, had a maidstone
applied 10 The wound Immediately
upon lis ARRIVAL at Durham yester.
day AFTERNOON. The stone is still
sticking, and Mr.. Wycbe will re-
main in Durham As long as it sticks.
Mr.. Wyche is a~brother OF our
,ownsmsn, DR.. J. Z. Wyche.
The State Chronicle learns from
Mr.. J Van LinJl-y, who has with
other parties just purchased 200
acres OF land near Southern Pines,
that they do not propose TO carry
on any nursery business as tar as II
pertains TO selling trees, but to Zip
the fruit borne by 10000 peach and
5000 pear trees each season. Sew
eral large capitalists from ew York
and Ohio are interested, and $50
acres are now being cleared to be-
gin the planting. The grounds will
he ready and the planting begun in
December next. This will be one
Of the greatest orchards OF the
country.
Charlotte News: The News has
not been able to observe any dim
mutton Of the cigarette evil since the
passage IF the law prohibiting the
sac OF cigarettes to boys under six
teen years old. Troops of little tel
lows who will not be sixteen unit
two more Presidents are elected
can be seen on the streets every day
pulling the poisonous things like lit
tie men. They don't buy then
themselves, but the law is little, i
any hindrance. 1t they can't get al
aged coon TO make the purchase TO-
them, they have to resort 10 one o
their many smuggling agents, ant
the supply ready at hand is onI.
limited by the size Of the juvenile
pockel book. The dealers 10 Char
, lo,,e comply strictly with the Law
and no boy under the prescribed
age a buy a package of cigarette
from them, ye: a talk with some O
the dealers show that there has beel
no %perceptible decrease in ,hei
} sales Of cigarettes. 70 make tt
law effective, the News suggest
: that the next Legislature so amen'
it as to make it a misdemeanor 70
any dealer to sell cigarettes to an.
boy between the ages of 2 and 8!
years.
:, The Raleigh correspondent of to-
Wilmington Messenger says j: In tn,
! course ola long talk with Mr.. JOIN
! Il. Patrick a number Of points wer
picked np, regarding the Inler-Stat'
Exposition, which is to begin her
next June aud end in December. i
! will be held at the State tai
grounds. Workmen are now pu,
ting the exposition building il
; shape. The machinery building, tn
exposition building and the genera
exhibition hall will be joined, so a
to be under one root. This viii
give a frontage of some 900 feet
No time will be lost ia this work
: Mr.. Patrick says. He has arrange.
tor very cheap excursion rates froo
all parts Of the country. For in
stance, round trip tickets, New Yo,l
to Raleigh and return, will be sol,
at something like Sl2 by any route
The exposition opens in June. [
) will be free during the summer, th
I admission fee being charged iD tn
' autumn. Mr.. Patrick was asked a
TO The State exhibits to. be mad
y and said they would be large. Fo
instance, Florida will have a won
. derful exhibit. The entire exhibi
e made at Ocala, in hat State, will b
shown here. Texas ADD South Car
p DINA will make a fine showing
a Work is now beginning in the othe
r States. Florida was first canvassed
I to see how matters stood. The Go.
ernor Ct that State co-operated hear,
lily and a commissioner, with $500
salary, is appointed to see that ,h
State is properly represented.
2 If you have over-iodulged in ea'
ing or drln king take a dose of Siu