Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-06-08
"sPIRITs OF TuRPENIINE"
Columns Of Town and County News
Distilled Down to the Very
Essence Of the Story.


Essence Of the Story.
Raleigh.-H. T. Allen, of Johnston,
was convicted for blockading and
James Doster, of Harnett county, of
retailing.
Hendersonville.-The town council
recently placed a tax of $500 on deal
ers in oriental goods and jewelry auc-
ton concerns.
Charlotte.-Harry Lee Wilkinson,
two years old, fell into a tub of hot
water and was distressingly and seri-
ously scalded from the shoulders
down.
Salisbury.-Pink Roam split the
heart of Emma Sloan with a big knife
at a dance hall here. Both are col
bred women of Charlotte and fought
about a man.
MISUNDERSTANDING Forsyth Med
ical society will build a hospital cost
ing between $4,000 and 100000.
Lenoir.-E. C. Leonard accidentally
shot and seriously wounded his friend,
Grover Brindle, while testing a pistol.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Webb
has received copies of a very inter
esting bulletin On Bees issued by the
department of agriculture. Those de-
string q copy of this instructive liter
ature should apply to Mr.. Webb.
Notwithstanding river, owing to
lack of rain, is low and very clear,
so the fish are lively this hot weather,
and hungry too. The fishing is the
best for years.
Raleigh.-The corporation commits
sion has postponed from May 80 to
June 13 it's hearing of the petition
of citizens of R~utherfordton for a
union station at Rutherfordton, the
Seaboard Air Line and the Southern
being involved.
Winston-Salem.-A bond issue Of
$35O,OOO will probably be submitted
to the citizens of Winston at an
election, the board of aldermen being
of the opinion that the amount is
needed to carry out municipal imS
provements in sewers, streets, etc.
Charlotte.-Not in thirty years has
M~ecklenburg county been in such
sore need of rain as it is today. With
a thirty per cent cotton crop n no
basis at all on which to calculate the
corn crop, the situation is. desperate.
People in two townships met at the
church and held prayer for rain.
Boston.-Rev. Ralph M. Harper, Of
j Kinston, and five other curates will
be advanced to the priesthood at an
ordination service in the Church OF
the Epiphany, Winchester, Mass,
Mr.. Harper has been appointed as.
sistant pastor at st. Paul's church,
Boston, one of the wealthest churches
in the city.
Elizabeth City.-Elizabeth City IL
not by any means losing her reputa
ton as the gretna green of Virginia
as each week witnesses the arriva
here of from one to a dozen or more
couples, who desire to avoid the in
reference of parents Or just prefer {
surprise or quiet wedding away from
home and friends.
Asheville.-The Carolina Industrie.
company, an organization having fol
it's aim and object the developing o
the natural of this section
of the state and the interesting o
capitalists and business men in Ashe
vile property and mines and timbe
lands throughout this section, haa
been formed.
Asheville.-One of the largest tim
Der deals of the year in this section
of the state has been made. TIL
: tract hat has changed hands is know
ase the Scottish timber lands. tn
property of the Uptagrove brothers
It contains about 5000 acres of vii
gin timber and was purchased b
> Northern associates of J. A. Porter Q
, Biltmore. The price paid was in tn
! neighborhood of $500, 900.
\ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS job.
H. Small as chairman of b Mort
Carolina Committee on the America
3 Peace and Arbitration league, ha
awarded to George Allen Meban'
Spray, a student at Bingham schoo
the scholarship offered by the I'm
: versity of North Carolina. Mr.. M
q bane, in competition with sever;
others wrote what is considered b
Mr.. Small as by far the best essa
on the subject of peace by Arbitr
ton"
Shelby.-The business men, togetl
er with the members of the Clev
land Commercial club, r plannin
to celebrate July 4 extensively.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Ga
: ton counties will build a $51, obs ste
i bridge over the Catawba river
Sloan's ferry.
Charlotte.-Chief Orr has resigne
from the fire department. He b;
served in various departments of tt
city 80 years.
Washington.-High Point has bee
chosen for a postal savings ban
which will open June 81.
Balsam.-Fire destroyed the, lars
two-story building where was locate
the Bryant Hill store, the Odd F.