Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-25
NORTH STATE HAPPENINGS
occurrences 9 Interest Cleaned From All Section. Of IL. Ru.
Far Heel State

caro- and those immediately surround
Ing the building are exceedingly at-
tractive. The institution is abnndoat
~ supplied at all seasons with frash
vegetables from the garden and coI
ony, products almost exclusively ~
the labor Of inmates, who amman ~
results. "iu IN
The dairy is model in everv mar.
ocular, comparing favorably with thu
best in the country. A herd of six.v
Hoiste1n COWS supplies the 1852 in.
mates with freshi rich milk twice a
day. None of the milk, we were ad-
vlsed, is churned, owing to the desire
OF the authorities to provide the in
mates with the richest milk to he had
Tor It's nutritive properties.
Your committees impression -
the colony, both with reference 10
me healthy appearance of the pa
tlents and the material results, can
not be adequately described. The
farm itself is the equal Of the best in
the State and is being constantly i'm
porved and extended. We cannot
TOO heartily endorse the COLONY plan.
alter witnessing the success of ito
operations at Morganton, and recon-
mend that it be extended sufficiently
70 accommodate all patients whom
me superintendent thinks would be
henhted bv removal to the COLONY.
The superintendent advises your com-
n1ttec that at least 40 per cent of the
4tO male patients could be removed
with benefit both to their mental and
physical condition and that thew
would contribute at least Is per cent
OF the cost Of their maintenance
through services rendered.
We cannot conclude this imperfect
report Of u observations with
cut commencing without stint
d.. John McCamnbell. the SUI
per1ntendent, and his valuable corps
ct assistants. It should be to all tho
state a aus for qualification that
The institution is maintaining such a
high standard.
We consider the request Of the di-
rec'ors Tor an appropriation Of $173,-
annually for the wear 1909 and
1919 altogether reasonable and rec
ofnmend that it be allowed.
Trouble, Man Takes His Own Life.
S~tatesville. Special.-The dead
body Of Will Brown, a farmer, about
[orty years old, was found Thursday
morning hanging at the end Of a
1ope which had been fastened to a
OF a tree in the woods near his
1ome IN Davidson township, and is
mere was no evidence Of foul play,
~ case goes on record as a deliber-
ne suicide. Brown is a native IF
,onth lredell, being a son Of the late
olonel Brown, Of that section. Years
go he went to Texas and married
mere, a YEAR or so ago he and his
vie separated and Brown returned
Q his old home in Davidson town.
mp, accompanied by his two child
Who are not vet grown. Some
'onths ago his wife began suit in
.exas for divorce and took some ae-
ION through the cnorts in an effort
obtain control Of the children. The
rners y the proceedings were serv-
q on Brown several months ago and
nee that time it is thought that he
ad b:ooded over the trouble consld-
Invents Locomotive Attachment.
Spencer, Special. III. Keeter,
Spencer, has just been granted a
atent on a safety locomotive throttle
Ok, which promises to be Of great
aiue to the railroad world The
evice will effectually eliminate any
ossible delay to locomotives from
packings in throttles and