Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-18
THE news IN BRIEF
Items Of Interest Gathered Rv
Wire and Cable
GlEANlNGs FROM DAY TO DAT
1avo Itsms Covering Events Of lfer~
OF Loss Interest at Home and
Abroad.


"A company to manufacture broomx
has been organized in Roanoke, Va.
with ample capital to operate snecess-
fully. The principal stockholders ara
James S. Yeatman and Charles s.
Fox.
1t was recently found that some
inmates Of the West Virginia beni-
tentiary had an outfit kit for counter.
feiting coins. Some had been pass-
ed out Of the prison.
The barkantine Matanzas bound
from Philadelphia to Fernando, Fla,
got in distress Thursday night Ia
miles south Of Diamond Shoals and
signalled by wireless telegraphy. Six
ocean-going vessels to her side. She
has cargo Of lumber and win be
towed into port.
Hon. D. 3. Hydrick, of Spartanhurs,
5. c., was chosen as associate Justice
Of the Supreme Court Of South Caro-
lima, on last Thursday, after 81 ball
lots were taken.
At Lakeland, Fla, Charlie Crumly,
negro, who was believed to be the
criminal who assaulted white LADY,
was taken From jail Wednesday and
was on the point Of being burned at
the stake when officers plead for him
and saved him. He claims an alibi,
and was not positively identified.
| The last rail was laid Wednesday,
connecting Dante, Va, with Bostie,
N. C., on the Carolina, Clinchfeld
& Ohio railroad.
The sheriff and other officers cap
tured three distilleries in Lincolnton
county a few days ago.
Mrs. Harry Samson is. to be tried
in New York on the charge Of mur-
dering her husband, who was 4
nephew of the late Admiral Sampson.
The National Bureau of Forestry,
it is said, will get an. army of An
CORA goats to eat paths three hundred
yards through the California forests
as checks to forest fires.
| Street cars stalled IN the streets
Of Sioux City, Mo-, Tuesday night
in snow 13 inches deep on a level,
and a SIS miles an hour wind.
Roby Baskin, Negro who robbed
and then murdered Rev. w. Y. Hud-
son was lynched at Houston, Miss,
Tuesday. The mob Of 800 was not
resisted. They caimed that justice
was too tardy
The Illinois Centra1's Chicago
Flyer plunged into an open switch at
/ Cold Water, Miss, killing Martin
Stanton, Of Memphis, and injuring
several others.
The yeggman killed at Laurens, S.
c., last week proves to be "Sheeny
Mike" !" who has been recognised by
a former, but now reformed, crook,
who had been in prison with him.
s: In New York recently baby only
..hree days old suffered a hemorrhage
,, and would have died, the doctor
, thought, but for the fact that abo,,,
a pint OF its fathers blood waa
transfused into it. !, It is now doing
we'll.
y The Manretania, Cunard Lin.
steamer, has made new record
tcrossing the ocean, 1884 miles in 4
lays, 20 hours and q minutes.
n Washington News Notes.
u c. II. Martin has, been made pri
vate secretary to Senator Overmav
> in place Of Fred L. Carr, resigned.
> The House Of Representatives ha.
voted the sum Of $4,000 for auto
! mobiles for the presidents use. !:
It now appears that It was a
: erroneous story in circulation sons
: time ago to the effect that Presiden
Roosevelt struck, with riding whiI
the horse or horses Of lady riders
Admiral Sperry is regulating th
speed Of his feet so as to arrive j,
r the Chesapeake on the 22nd, when ,
b reception program will be carried ont
y President Roosevelt will be on hand
81 After SO years in the present Nat
5 iona1 House Of Representatives it j
. proposed to return to the old sla;
le Of arrangement of seats withou
ID desks, that members may hear NOR
Il perfectly. The change In the Hal
Twill cost about $35, 900.