Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-10-07

Sal,le Garter will take place in Raj
October 18th.
Wilmington had a narrow escape
last week from yellow fever. \
ship that had been in her ports had
several! cases on board after she set
sal Tor Europe.
Alauauce Cleaner: Most Of the
cotton mills in this coun,y-,wen,y
in ali-are running tbs week. after
. sfand.s'ill, or very irregular run,
Of nearly eight weeks.
Durham Sun TIE town commits
si6ners mean business in regard to
the rock cr1sher. At q meeting
last night the osder was placed for
a crusner aud a stea,n road roller.
Tbs is getting things in shape for
business. Durham will get out OF
the kinks IN street making after
awhile. You just keep your eye on
ilcr.
Charlotte Observer There was a
run on the banks yesterday for
creenhacks, the farmers declining to
;ase silver, protesting that it would
soon be worth 40 more than Con
tolerate money. They failed to
note, however, that a good deal Of
the paper bills paid them were silver
certificates. -."Ignorauce is bliss" in
this instance.
Durham Recorder An old far
mcr, who lives four miles south of
Durham, told Us Monday that he
bad taken notice of various old
si.uS. He said the corn husks are
thicker than usual, the frogs have
gone down deep, and the birds are
going South much earlier. Our old
TREND said we would see a mighty
frccze-up before the first of January
Raleigh Visitor: Auditor Furmar
has now about completed the list o
pensions to ex Confederate soldiers
: The amount Will approximate 500,
900 and it Is thought that the in
crease in the amount of pension ia.
wlll equal the increase in pensions
The tour classes OF pensioners will
receive annually SIT, Ssh, S51 an,
SiS as last year. Widows will &c
s.. All disabled ex.Contedera,
soldiers now receive pensions. Ther
arc So inmates 10 the Coined
Y crate Soldiers Home.
q An Asheville special to the Cha,
iotte Observer says one of the lates
Of Nanderbilt's schemes in come,
ton with the building of bis palac
is the construction OF a dam acros
the French Broad river and torcin,
] q volume OF water through tn
q channel, thus forming a great isian
which will be stocked with buffalo
antelope, deer aud other animal
bow becoming scarce in Americ:
I \ anderbilt hopes to eat Christina
{ iinner in his palace in 1896, wit
thauncey N. Depew as his guest.
Frannlin Press: During the las
: six months there has been a hug
c'y OF hard times, yet the steel rams
J stove agents sold over $4,000 wort
Of ranges In Macon, at about twic
their worth, (s6S,00,O and the sulk
plow men have sold about 60 {
their riows az $50 90, about twic
) their worth. For these sales tn
= agents have ,aken ironcIad pape
!" and Vet the farmers cry thar
times When this paper falls du
and about $4,000 has to leave th
county TO pay these bills, viii. time
: IL any better:
= Raleigh News-Observer-Chron
d Gle The quail hunting season doe
not begin until November LIST, an
lasts until March 18th. A, an
other season OF the year the statute
OF North Carolina make it a misd,
meanorn punishable by a fine OF te
dollars Tor each offence TO "kil
shoot, trap or net any partridge
qual ;, doves, robins, lark, knocking
birds or wild turkeys" Many pee
pc lhink he Law only applies t
the quail, bat the above is the la,
gage OF the statute. As to til
.nocAiu1 birds, any one killing the,
a any time Of tie year ouph. ,
4a.e TX months on the rock pile.