Orange County observer., 1908-02-06
A VALUABLE HORSE KILLED.

A VALUABLE HORSE KILLED.
Train No. Ill due at Hilshoro
from Durham a, 200 q. "a, killed q
very valuable horse belonging to
Mr.. Paul G. Collins on "Wednesday
morning the 29,h instant Mr. Cpi-
lins bad been out that hight driving
aud returning to his home over The
ris er he turned his carriage aud
horses sover 20 the dri er. The
horse instead Of following the o,hcr
horse andt driver into the stable a.
the d,iser Tough, he would do, he
made his way out ot the yard aad
coming .hrough town the animal
vent out to the Southern Railway
at lion aud 90. on the track aud
walked iuto the Roo river bridge
from the west end, and fell insbe-
tween the ties before he bad gone
more than fifteen feet on the bridge
We learn that the engineer .ays he
did not see the horse until it wa.
too late aud ran upon il, literally
cutting the animal TO lieces aud
sever ng the b ad from the body,
and the only thing by which the
horse was recog, lied va. the bride
IT had on him. While The u uainmen
were frightened, the engine stuck to
the track with TO other damage than
the killing If the horse Luckily it
vas not fast through freight gong
east that struck the horse. as there
is o telling what the damage might
hare been.
Talking with Mr.. Collins about
the killing OF 'Chiet," which was the
name of his handsome aud foe driv.
ing and riding horse. he replied I
'Iust can't say what he wss worth.
He was 50 valuable to me that I
would DOT have arted with hun"
Mrs. S. M Gsttis would be
glad to learn something of her
Shepherd Dog that lett her home in
HiIlsboro about ten days ago. 1.
you want to help lady in distress
aud make a life long friend, be p
Mrs. Gattis to find her pet dog.
la the case of The State against
Sun Bullock for shouting his father
in'law, Mr.. Wiley D. Sims, the d..
fendant waived eau examination lac,
Saturday aud was COMMITTED 10 ia |
by Joseph A. Harris, J. P, in De.
faut of s2C0 bond for bis appear.
aace al March Term OF Orange ST.
perior Court.
The Firs, q ar.erly Conference
on the H'llsboro Circuit, Rev. J B
Hurley, Presiding Elder OF the Dur
ban Distri>t t, presiding, will be
held in the Methodist church a,
Hillsaoro, on Saturday and Sunday,
February 9Th aud Oh. The business
OF the first meeting of the Quarterly
Conference is always important ant]
it; is earnestly desired that every
official member should attend the
business meeting which will be held
on Saturday after the sermon By the
Presiding Elder.
"A letter from Wake Forest, N.
G., dated Feb. l, .ays: Mrs. Mary
T.. Walker, an es:imable lady Of the
town, and one in whom the 9, udents4
feel the loss Of a friend who always
carried their interest and pie asu.e a,
heart, died this morning at 3.57
o'clock She had ooly been sick a
few days. Mrs Walker removed to
his place nine years ago from Or
ange county, and educated her only
son, NJ. r z. Walker" The son
referred to above is, the Rev. Rob
ert P. Wa'ker, who recently at
tended the Southern Baptist 'rbeo
logical Seminary at Louisville, Ky,
and is now in charge, of the Baptist
Church at Monroe, N; c.: The Oh
server has always noticed; with a
great deal Of pleasure the success Of
this self made aud good man.