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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1895-11-02

la an address at Raleigh last week,
Col. Green, the Chairnsn Of the
State Board Of Agriculture said, in
speaking OF the value Of North Car
olina timber, that ia Wataoga com.
~ q walnut tree, some four feet in
diameter, WAS sold as it stood for
$3.50. Sawed up into v~eneering, j,
was sold org 400, and another tree
yielded $3.50. This looks like j,
would pay our tarmers TO plant and
raise walnut trees, q we understand
they will grow here "a we'll an any
where. We would like to see it
tried.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1895-11-02
FREE PILLS.

Send your address 10 II. f. Buck.
lea 4 CO, Chicago. aud &c, a tree
''mp'c hnx OF DIR. Kings New Life
l4te. \ trlai will convince you OF
're.r me'i'. These pills are easy
IA action and are particularly efec,
I've ~ The cafc OF Constipation and
>.vA Headache. For Malaria ADD
Liver Troubles they bsve been
proved invaluable. They are guar.
anteed 10 be perfectly tree from
every de.ctetious substance and To
he purely vegetable. They do 90,
weaken ~ their action, bu, bv civ
Iny tone 10 stomach and bowels
g'eaiiy m.'Gota'c the s,s,enl. Reg.
ular SIZE .ac per boz Sold by W.
y Hayes. Druseis,
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1895-11-02
signs OF IL Hard Winter
lSa;isbury Herald

The goosebone is nearly al! white
thu winter. and the result will be
vat snow will lie on the ground
ir N early in pecemher until late in
AprTi. \ long, cold winter, 6lIed
"ith clustering s,orGs is ahead
lie are "ther signs ,hs, confirm
,td, Corn nu>ks are unusually
,hek. anal chipnunks and wood
chn,ks arc already fat euough TO
hf.t Coal is advancing and gas com
ranits arc threatening 10 as their
latcs.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1895-11-02
~ELEcT{OHs THIS YEAR.

ELEc7IOHs THIS YEAR.
The following Interesting schedule
10 given BY the ST. Louis Globe
De0oera, Of elections 10 take place
this year
Oh years come seldom in Amer.
can poli,ica Ha!fvay between
Presidential csnvasses come the
Congressional elections. which a.
mos, always arouse the iu,eres, of
the entire country. Halfway be-
tween Congressionsl elections often
occur State csuvssses which CON-
msnd general attention. Several OF
these take place this year. Ken
tocky, Maryland, Ohio. New York
and New jersey will have elections
which will keep people oil over the
country up late on the night OF No
veuber 5 scanning newspaper bull
letins. Iowa, Massachusetts, aud
several other States will also vote on
November 5tb. but The interest felt
in the resul. in these 10 DOT great,
for the result 10 not 10 doubt. The
A. =. A. threatened 10 make trouble
for the Republicans in tho las,
named State, bot it has been beaten
so badly in the primaries that every.
body now knows its strength has
been largely overestimsted. 10
Iowa aud Massachusetts the only
doubt is as TO the size OF the Repub.
lican majorities.
The chances for breaking the
Democratic grip on the South which
are offered in Kentucky and Mary
land make the elections 10 both
these States Of National interest. IL
each State ,he@ Democratic party a
split, and ia each q considerable Gle.
ment of that party will vote the Re
publican ticket. Ohio's cauvass Al
tracts general attention tor severa
reasons The Legislature which i.
elected this year will choose q Uni
ted States Senator I o'socced a Dem
~ocra,io incumbent, aud on ,hes,
years the Democrats have Away
carried the Legislature since 1877
Siooe 1869 tho Democrats hav,
always bad ore SCI ator from Ohio
and 10 Two years Of this period
from 1879 to 1881, they bad Two
The Democrat whose term began il
1879 has bad Democratic successor y,
ever since and a. the Kepoblica,
candidate this year is sure to los,
thousands OF Republican votes, tn,
Democrats think they will hang o,
10 the succession Tben, too, if III,
Democratic Gubernatorial nomine,
oousos within $4,000 vvtcs Of win
ming, be is reasonably snre to be
big figure 10 the Convention of 1896
New York's canvass will com
mand attention on account Of tn,
size of the State and its weight i,
the scale in Presidential elections
aud New Jersey is Of interest be
cause this is the frst time tor man,
years in q Gubernatorial canvas
that the Republicans have had 40,
fair prospect OF carrying It.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1895-11-02

Col. F. N. Waddell. OF Ashe.
Vile, is 10 town. He has the agency
for The Confederate Soldier in the
Civil War q very interesting and
valuable book. Give Col. Wsddell
an order for a copy OF this book
and you viii get tho foll worth oil
abe price paid.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1895-11-02

Col. J S. Carr having declined .
reelection Tf President Of the North
Faroiina Agricultural Society, Col.
Bcnneban Cameron was elected by
reclamation. The State FAIR has
been 4 success under Col. Cars
management, and he re,ires With the
the hearty thanks Of the people.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1895-11-02

Four Mormon Elders who have
been working in Wake county have
been notified By the citizens 10
leave. The Elders claim they Ire
citizens Of the United States and
have called on Gov. Carr for pro-
lection.
Alter the death Of their father,
Mr.. J. B. Lee. OF Hsruett, bis sons
and Daughters met Al ,be old home
With their mother and 10 fifteen
minutes settled the entire estate TO
the %sa,ifsction Of all concerned.
They only employed \ lawyer TO
draw up the terms Of settlement.
Lincoln,ou Democsa. Major "
A. Graham, Of Mschpelah in this
county, told as on Tuesday II this
week ,ha, be has . colored man li--
ing 90 lis place, who has one mule.
With This one mule the 7cgro tas
made nine ba,es of cotton, six boo
dred bushels OF corn, three 1houssnd
bundles Of fodder. near seventy Eve
gallons Of sorghum and . lot Of
peas.
WILMINGTON Messenger: John ii.
Benson, who was Treasurer OF Bla
den county in 1891, was tried aud
convicted o: embexzlement in the
Bladen county Superior Court a,
E'Habe,htown on Wednesday, Oct
23d, Judge Hoke presiding The
Court on Thursday sentenced The
aged convic, TO a term OF 3 years IL
the State peniten,iary and to pay
fine Of $500. The amount OF fund
embezzled from the county wa
sbou, $4,000.
Sni,hfeld Herald: A horse trad,
was made here recently in which
one man gave another man q dec
tor his wife as the difference bet wee,
the horses. The man with the dec
for the abandoned wife had not pre-
sen,ed bis CLAIM Monday, but SD,
found ont he had it and asked hiu
TO let her see it, which be did. III
did not seem anxious to pross hi
claim. The woman consulted q Jus
tice Ct the Peace TO see if she coul,
not prosecute the maker OF the deed
Elizabeth City Carolioiau o.
townsman Mr.. Evan Pritchard la,
a singular experience with a hug
moccasin snake several days age
Driving along the road he rode owe
one, when it wouod itself about lh
wheel and was thrown into III
buggy. It showed fight, bu, it 500
crawied overheard and Tell TO ID
ground, when it enormously attack
ed . horse in . cart that was follow
ing. After killing it he measured
and found its length TO be nearl
five feet.
Charlotte News; Mr.. Baxte
Caldwell, one of Cbarlotte's mos
prosperous suburban farmers, was j,
the city to-day. He says that de
spite thu fair weather, Sugar creel
rs as full OF water as usual and i, j
so clear that the pebbles on its DO,
tom can be seen. This creek is on,
of the main supplies for the Char
lo,,e Water Works Company. I, i
fed principally by springs, but Nj
Caldsel ELL says The cool weather la
prevented evaporation, AMI a,trib
utes that "a the cause Of The con,in
ued full dow of water in Sara,
creek.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1895-11-02
BUCKLEN's ARNICA SALyE.

The best Salve in tbs world for
Cuts. Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Sal,
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chap
ped Hands. Chilblains, Corns, and
all Skin Eruptioos, aud positively
cures Piles, or no pay required. l.
is guaranteed to give perfect salts.
faction or money refunded. Price
20 cents per box. For sale by W
A. Hayes, Druggist
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1895-11-02

Pr,ctice In the Counties OF Alamance,
CMwell. Durham, Granville, IeTson
and Orange.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1895-11-02

In the last fiscal year the United
States imported $50, 10000 Of cot.
foe. Wba, drinkers! And the
world could dispense with j, per.
Aaps without much lcss 10 health
and with much saving 70 pocket
says the Wilmington Messenger.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1895-11-02

Group is . terror to young moth
e's. To poft them concerning ,be
first eymp'oms and treatnens. 10 the
object Of this item. The 6nt indi-
cati"n OF Group 10 h~oarseness. In .
child who Is subject TO Group il may
be taxed Is . sure sign Of the av-
proach OF an attack. Following this
bosrseness is = peculiar. rough
cough. If Chamber!sin's Cough
Remedy II given q soon Is the
child becoues hosrse or eveu after
the rough cough has appeared i,
will prevent the attack. II has
never been known TO tail. Is and
so cent bottles for sale by w. A.
Hayes, Druggist.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1895-11-02

KEMP r. BATTLE
Exr Mary X. Smith. d-cea~
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1895-11-02
WEEKLY HILLsBoKu MARKET RE

BY n. w. BROWN l. co.
OCTOBER 81, 1895.
Wheat, per bushel of 60 lbs, 60 Ia
IS cts.
Corn, per bushel OF sc lbs, so cts.
Oats. per bushel OF 80 lbs, IS cts.
Meal, per bushel OF IS lbs, 60 cts.
B.con-hog rounds 10 IL cts.
Flour, per barrel, $500 to $500.
Tssiow, per pound. 4 to 5 cts.
Beeswax, per pound. 20 eta.
Butter. per pound. 10 10 20 cts.
Eggs. per dozen. IL l-2 oenta.
Hides. 3 to ! cents per pound.
Hens. each. 20 to - eta.
Fea,hers-Live Geese-4O eta. Der
pound.
Wool-~nhed-2O cts. per pound.
Uowashed Wool. 10 cts. per pound.
Bury Wool. S cts. per pound.
Coffee, IS TO IS Cts. per pouod.
Sugar, D TO 6.cts. per pound.
Sss~afras Bark OF Root, . eta.
per pound.
All kinds Of country produce in
good demand.
Dry your fruit May be you NAV
need IL next year. or Be willing L,
sell. say a to days prices.
Peeled Peaches. s 10 5 cts per ID.
Unpeslei Peaches, 100, xan,ed) 2
els per ID.
Apples, TO cts per ID
Cherries, 6 eta Per ID.
Ploms, ) cts per 10.
blsckSefries. 9 cts per ID
Pears. 5 Cts per 10.
Strawberries. 10 cts per 10.
ksspbe'riss, 10 cts per pound.
Hackleber'ies. $ Cts per 10.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1895-11-02
Let Them Mediate
Little.
(Gastoaia Gaxet,e.1

loaSAO0t1 01xeltc-j
The pless.n, service Of keeping
up :he Deaoera,ie hyma nov de-
wolves almost solely sron those ps
pefs and speakers who have q. in
their regular pevs and tried 10 their
humble way TO keep the services
going along decen,ly md IN order.
those fellows who pat silver rings
on their fingers ADD bells on their
toes and hoped out ca the door
sod Jumped and shouted u i, they
bad got all the religion 10 the party
and called to the pew people to re
reot, are suddenly finding them
selves too hoarse to help the singing
much. &c, dowa, brethren, on The
wheat straw At the front e q sod
medHs,e on The golden texts while
the rest OF al siog OF tho blest tie
'hs, binds. And may your hosree-
ness soon pssa away.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1895-11-02
n 0 { E

~ ~ 1 - Z
By virtue OF authority vested Il re
- Executor OF Mary X. Smith II.
ceased. bv a mortgage deed execute
The raid Mary r. Smith. dec. .~-l ~
the 18th ay NJ jtily. 1854. ty Ba,.fr
hing and wife Jenneite kinx. AL p
mortgage deed is duly r-gistetel inte
Registers Office for Orange courte. ~
der date OF Decent Der sIh. Isl. Ia
BOOK g. page 2Ss. aud for further II.
t'cuiars reference Il maize I sail Box
and page, l will, On Tuesday :i~ IN
day Of November, 1855. sell. tor cssh p
the highest bidder. at the conr, hoe
doof In Hillsboro. n. e.. n eerL4in LAD:
OF iand. containing 3O& acre, e..~p:
one-haii interest In 80 scrs- ~ ~
foregoing tract known As The VI
Tract
Said lands are fiinated In the ttsaT
Of Orange. on Morgan creek 80 +
Joining the lands Of John Mors
George Merritt an.l others.
Time Of sale, II N.
This Goth day Of July. 1896.
KEMP r. BATTLE
Ex'r Nary X. Smith. d-cea~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-22
BRIEF NOTES.

Toronto and Wilkes-B Barre will battle
| at Athletic park again today -
Lewis LeGrand, of this city, has secured
| patent on mining machine. which he
VIII soon begin to manufacture.
Captain Deitrick, Of the West End
Wheelmen. has just received word that
the fast Falcon team will enter for the
races.
Rev. DR.. Joseph, of the local Jewish
church, has had call from an Alabama
congregation, but prefers to remain in
this city.
#. =. Ryder. of the Record, made the
| address at the regular monthly meeting
of the Stafford Literary institute last
Thursday evening. rtt
The Crystal Spring Water company will
| have their big new filter in operation by
July and will furnish filtered water to
their patrons after that date.
Nolney Il. Gushing, of Bangor. Me-.
will make an address on the liquor traffic
this evening. on public square, under the
auspices of the Temperance union.
The subscriptions for the new Young
Mems Christian association field are
greatly needed and money must be raised
at once tp pay, for the fence and the rent
The hehalns of Hungariany drowned
in the river above Forty Fort. on Thurs
day, were buried yesterday by the poor
board. The drowned Huns brother re-
fused to bury the remains.
The theater at Hanover park will be
finished today, and will be opened next
Monday with a concert. The manage
ment will give free entertainments In II,
both afternoon and evening.
Martin Murray, the well-known Halle
street shoe merchant. and Miss Lizzie
Maier. were married last Thursday even
ing in st. Nicholas German Catholic
church, on South Washington street.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-22
MINOOkA,

The employees of the Greenwood No.
and 2 collieries will receive their month
ly stipend today.
The following Is the personnel of a
newly organized base ball team In this
place: Luddin, . catcher; Forrister,
pitcher; Mangan. first base; p. Diskin,
second base; McDonough. shortstop; Il.
Shea, third base; Dayln. left field;
Joyce. center field; P. Laffy, right field
NJ. O'NeiI. second catcher. The club is
anxious 40 arrange game with the
Old Forge Dashers, July A onSthe home
grounds. w..y.; stf J4 -
The article stating that the Green
wood mines would work six days this
week was erroneous. The mines are
idle today. 4sy
IAN unknown individual with a claw
hammer coat anda checker-board pants
was doing the town and number Of
the people last night.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-22
Pickpockcts Again.

A well-known business man of this
city, who does not want his name made
public. had his pocketbook stolen from
him on the street yesterday afternoon.
1t contained quite a sum Of money but
he says that he has no hope of ever
getting any Of 1t back.
An Ashley lady had her pocket picked
while coming from Mountain park yes
terday, and purse containing S12
taken. She made her loss known to
the brakeman. and suspicious look
ing young man from Scranton was
seized and handed over to polceman II
when this city was reached. At the
hearing this morning the prisoner gave
his name as Isaac Posner, and said he
is the son of a clothing merchant of
that name doing business In Scranton.
There was no positive evidence against
the young man and he was discharged.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-22
END OF THE YEAR.
The Commencement NJ the Female Sen
mary Yesterday Morning.


mary Yesterday Morning.
At II O'Clock yesterday morning the
Sunday school room of the First Pres
byterian church was filed to it's utmost
capacity with friends and relatives of
the graduating class of the Wilkes
Barre Female seminary. The five grad
yates all wore white dresses and car
rled bouquets of roses. The following
programme was rendered:
Piano solo, by the Mountain Spring"
Bohm
Grace NJ. Fogel.
Prayer. ........,...............Dr DR.. Mills
Chorus. (a) Youth" (b) "The Ferry"
School
Essay, "The Minor Poems of Milton.'
Helen H. Hodge
Chorus, "Wanderer's Night Song
Glee Club
Recitation "Cinna" Act ", Scene II,
Corneille
Stella NJ. Shoemaker. Mariana f, Ross.
Grace Lea Shoemaker, Ger
trude Il. Jones.
Chorus. "Boatman's Song" ........ School
Piano Solo. La Scintillata" -. .Ghertner
Grace Lea Shoemaker.
Essay. 'Chaucer's Knightes Tale"
Sara II. Sites
Recitation. "Torquato Tasso." Act l.,
Scene II............,............. Goethe
Anna G. Lewis, Edna NJ. McCollom. j.
Edith Lance. Katharine May Brooks.
Chorus. ''The Lilies Wake From Dewy
Sleep. Observation-Disclosures. ....Glee tlup
Presentation of Diplomas.
Address . Rev. James Mcleod, d. ID.
Awards.
Benedicton.
The graduates are Helen Hodge, Stella
Shoemaker. Sarah Sites, Anna Lewis
and Mariana Ross. The essay by Miss
Hodge was especially good. as was also
the singing of the school and the play
ing of Miss Fogel. The following
awards We're made:
For Atendance-First honor to the fol-
lowing pupils. who have not been absent
during the year: Misses Sara Sites.
Edith Lance, Gertrude Jones, Anna Nor
gan. Edna McCollom, Fanny Osborne,
Edith Ryman. Ruth Lewis. Edna Ryman.
Roselys Ryman, Martha Hutchins, Fran
ces Chapman. Roxy Ashley. Lizzie Robin
son. May Townsend. In the primary de-
partment to Madge Carpenter
For rAttendance-Second honor to Misses
Helen Hodge. Anna Lewis, Mary Coke,
Claire Tubbs. Ruth Morgan, Alice Leav-
enworth. Ellen Bizby.
For Punctuality-To Misses May
Brooks. Fanny Osborne Claire Tubbs
Ruth Struthers. Margaret Scott, Leigh
Ricketts,. Agnes Parker, Agnes Faulds,
Lizzie Robinson.
For Mental Arithmetic-To Lizzie Rob-
inson.
For Geography-To Martha Hutchlns,
with honorable mention of Helen Leaven-
worth.
For greatest amount of original work
in geometry-To Miss Sara Sites.
For highest place In list of honor. in
Guiding class work, examination. attend
ance and department. in the three highest
classes OF the school-To Miss Sara Sites.
with honorable mention of Miss Fanny
Osborne.
For highest place in the next two
classes-To Lucy st. John. with honorable
mention OF Miss Edna Ryman.
For highest place in the two lowest
classes-To Lizzie Robinson, with honora-
BILE mention of Helen Leayenworth.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-22
0ur Neighbors Down the Valley.

eaux. He said he met Captain Will
Jams on his farm at o'clock on the
day of the murder. Mr.. Lamereaux
said: when he came to me saw that
the captain was cut and bleeding. His
hand was badly cut and there was
blood on his head aud neck He told
me of Chapman assaulting him and he
said he was going to have him arrested
I went with the captain to the squire
and came back with the constable. We
found Chapman setting beside the
fence. His elbows were on his knees
and he was leaning against the fence
He was dead"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-22

ID H "
lenses She came to this country over
TWO years ago. and Il ~ MS dorpestic
with, a family on South isanklln street,
In his city. She met Ryan and visited
his house frequently. becoming ac-
quainted with his wife. Ryan said he
and his family We're going to Oregon
and wanted Annie ito come also, to
which she agreed. On Friday last she
went to Nanticoke. staying at the
Broadway house, and on Sunday she
gave Ryan $50 to purchase her ticket,
and he promised her TO meet her at the
Pennsylvania railroad station and take
the o'clock train for the west. On
Monday Annie was on hand for the
train. but Ryan didn't turn up. and she
swofe out a warrant. charging him
with false pretenses. Up to last night
he had not yet been arrested.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-22

agent, NJ NO Williams street Where con-
tr'hnt'on Of news cor1u'a 'nts Of non-de-
livery orders for Job worls Of all descrip-
tions, should be- addressed and regular
subscriptions received, Advertlainp ana
subscription rates cheerfully submittedl
Attorney ". H. Gillespie. counsel for
Jack Robinson, one OF the alleged muir
dereis OF Barney Reick. Ia making an
effort to have the case taken 10 the
Lackawanna court, claiming that his
| client VIII not receive a fair and impair
| tlal trial. owing to the excitement and
prejudice existing against him In this
| county.
| The deadlock In the Huphestown bor-
ough school board was broken at the
meeting held Wednesday evening"
Misses Ella Gillespie, Josephine Giles
pie and Grace Morrow were reelected
to their old positions as teachers. The
board failed to agree on the election Of
principal and primary teacher. John
! FOy, of HughestoWn, and j. i. Lord.
I principal last year, are applicants for
the former position. The next conven-
tlon of the board will be on Monday even
ing neX..
Rev. Wilson Trerble. pastor OF the
Methodist Episcopal church at Wyo-
ming, will address the mems meeting
at the Young Mems CHRISTIAN associa-
tion on Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
Subject: "The Young Mans Oppor
| tunity" Music by the choir of the wy
oming Methodist Episcopal church.
Bible class meeting at Young Mems
Christian association parlors this even
| ing and Sunday morning at O'clock.
The fair and festival held at the
| First Presbyterian church, under the
| auspices of the Industrial school, was
a success. The fair was continued last
evening and large number Were pres
I ent.
For secondhand household goods,
call on Wright & Co., 81 South Main
street. Goods exchanged, bought or
sold.
ON Thursday afternoon. as Miss Nc
Dermott. of Avoca, was passing along
| Main street, this city, she was severely
| injured by lead from a plumbers smelt-
ing and repair pot. The molten lead
splashed upon her face. burning one
fside badly. 1t is thought that she will
| not lose her eyesight.
| Dinsmore. Cameron Cools high-br
tIOlltI, WIS SttDIlu DtSl tle
hem races this week. Dinsmore has a
| record of 2:g3. but in Thursdays races
he showed a pace of better than 2:20.
| NJ. Perrin held the reins over Pro-
thonotary G. j. Llewellyn's new mare
Rosa Woodruff, yesterday. She made
a mile in 2:37i2, but Mr.. Perrin thinks
she will get mark much lower than
that.
c. II. Philips was visitor at Wilkes
Barre yesterday.
E. r. Faulkner and T.. w. Guard, Of
the Electric City, We're yesterday vis-
itors in town.
Frank +. Hopper. of Wilkes-Barre,
was in this city yesterday on business.
f. J. Walsh, of Scranton, registered
at the Sinclair house yesterday.
A. w. Howard, of Scranton, regis
tered at the Eagle hotel yesterday.
The West Plttston team of the Tri-
county Baseball league will cross bats
with the Scranton team this afternoon
at Fair grounds. This is the first game
that the West Pittston club has entered.