Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-06-17

There are now 233 children .,
the Oxford Orphan ASYLUM.


I The county commissioners of
New Hanover have contrihu;e ed 5000
for the county 10 aid 10 erecting the
Confederate Monument a, Raleigh.
The Oldest locomotive engineer in
the United States is Albert j Johnson,
OF Raleigh. He ran the frs, engine
into Raleigh. Heisnow over eighty
years old and Is pensioned by the
railroad CONF any. He will proba-
bly, visit the Worlds Fair.
Durham Sun: Prot. Eben Alexan-
der and 800 lett last Tuesday tor
bis new field. Mrs. Alexander and
Miss Eleauor will remain III Chapel
Hill until after commencement, then
go to Western North Carolina TO
spend the summer. They Will not
join Prof. Alexander until the tall.
Charlotte Obscrver: MIR. jerome
Dowd left last night Tor Trinity
college to confer WITH the president
aud faculty in regard TO the work re.
CURED of the chair, which as noted
in the Observer several days since,
he has been offered ~,here-the pro-
censorship of political economy. He
has signIfied his acceptance of the
chair.
Raleigh Evening Visitor The
model of the old locomotive
Tornado" which was the first 10
enter this city over the 4. & G..
Railroad, is now at the Mechanical
Department at the Fair grounds
where it will remaia until after the
exhibition rex tall. We think it
should then be turned over to the
n. G. Antiquity Society.
The Wilmington Messenger re.
ports the kenansville people as re-
joicing with exceeding gladness
over the fact that Harrison's cclored
pos'mistress is to give way to a
white postmistress. Miss Mary A.
Watson, all cstimable white lady.
has been appointed postm,stress.
She received her commission Tues.
day aud took charge Wednesday.
North Carolinian The farmers OF
Wake county seem 20 have come to
a true appreciation of the situation
aud better times may be looked tor
in the future. The merchants saw
that they are selling them very little
corn and Western meat, and that the
present crop is the largest ever plant.
ed. 10 raise their own supplies is
the only way :or the IN to be pros.
porous.
Washington Gazette A few DAYS
since while DR.. Dimmy Gautler was
10 the act ct cleaning a tombstone in
a neighboring cemetery, some devil
'sh boy silently crert behlud a tomb
near by aud SAID in a dull, gross tone
"Ds. Gautier, chou must die p The
Or. arose and stood upright aud
seeing no n near. be took fright
aud only hit the ground iu high
places in his flight.
Oxford Public Ledger: The grand
Lodge of Masons Is called to meet in
special communication at the Or.
phan Asylum, Oxford, June Oath.
that being "St. Johns Day,"a high
Masonic festival. 1t is to be hoped
that some steps will be taken to en-.
large tho Accommodations at the Asy.
'uD, as the buildings are now over.
crowded and there are nearly 100
applications tor admission:
Charlotte News: a genuine Gu
mostly n this part of the couxtry
was brought TO light yesterday at.
ternoon, when a party of bhe stouod
a coot's nest 10 a patch of she II rush.
es' at Murray's old brickyafd near
the Air Line junction. The nest
contained eleven eggs. They are
quite as large as guinea eggs
The coot is a coast bird and it il an
odd circumstance TO fnd one of
them nesting 10 this part of the coun-
try.