Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-10-12
THE TAR HEEL STATE
Short Paragraphs Of General News
That Have Been Gotten From Over
The Old North State.

The Old North State.
Charlotte.-Charlotte has been Off
cially designated as night control
for the Glidden tour for October -,
the tour leaving New York on the
18th.
Murphy. T. Tate, who August
20 shot and killed Bob Thompson here,
was brought in by Sheriff Crawford
Of McAlister, Oklahoma. Tate had
wired the Bank of Murphy for money,
and Sheriff Dickey, through this bank,
ascertained Tate's whereabouts and
wired Sheriff Crawford to apprehend
him, with above results.
Troy.-A twenty thousand dollar
bond issue was urged for the purpose
OF erecting a modern school building
for Troy graded school. A high school
department will be established The
state board of education having au-
thorized an appropriation of $500 for
this purpose. Robert E. Ransom is
principal OF the Troy graded school.
Durham.-The Durham and South
Carolina Railroad Company, running
from Durham to Bonsall, the extreme
edge of Wake, awarded the contract
for an extension of twelve or more
miles to Kipling where it joins the
Raleigh and Southport and enters in
to direct connection with the Atlantic
Coast Line.
Newton.-The cotton leaf caterpil-
lar, of which we have written, has
appeared, it would seem from reports,
in all parts<of the county. Never be-
fore has anything like this been seen
in the county, worms eat the leaves
Off the plants, leaving only the ribs.
OF course they do not damage now,
but suppose they should break out
early in the season next year?
Gastonia.-Saturday, November II,
is the date fixed by the board Of
county commissioners for an election
on the farm-life school proposition, an
order calling said election having
been passed at the regular nStnthly
meeting OF the board. The question
involves the levying Of a special tax
~ lAIO pui pOSS VI 2 IL NOhto I'LL IL
$1OO worth Of property and Z IL cents
on the poll.
Henderson. = The tobacco ware
houses of Henderson are having good
sales, though our tobacco is a little
late in being cured. Yet sales have
continued. good and prices high for all
grades of tobacco. Larger sales e2-
L roo+oI Now an tho marriott DIT 1occ
| tobacco planted this year around here
on account Of early droughts and
scarcity Of plants, the plant-beds be-
| ing injured.
| Lexington.-Fred Ritchie,sa lineman
in b employ Of tAeuSoyxhern Power
3ocuted while
~NpeoT seHfty feet A9n
:, the ground. He was one of a foAce
r. that has been working around Lex
# lngton for several weeks and when the
n accident occurred he was helping "a
9 make some changes in the line at the
Wenon2h cotton mill in tho southern
o end OF the city.
MISUNDERSTANDING were issued
to the following North Carolinians:
! Elizabeth P. White, Salisbury, scrit
apron; Wallace B. Miilner and J. NJ
] Cobb, Reidsville, wrench; William D
~ Lemons, Shelby, combined seed plant
% er and fertilizer distributors; F. "
70 Eost and B. Gohel, China Grove, elec
10 trlcally-operated annunciator; John c
10 Brann,. Hamptonville, tobacco caser.
y MISUNDERSTANDING Agent Sam
lie mas recently received the reports O
ID several seizures of illicit distillerie
from the officers in the field. DEBUT
lie Collector Harkins captured a BLOCK
OF aiding outfit in Henderson county nea
to Tuxedo. 1t is reported to be a 1Ot
gallon steam outfit. He made no a
" rests. A report was received fro1
4, Deputy Collector Hendricks of tn
,e capture Of an illicit distillery in Pa
IN rick county, Virginia, near Smithtowr
IN and two arrests were made.
u Elizabeth City.-The contract fo
~ the erection OF a handsome hig
school building at South Mills, tn
- leading village of Camden county, ha
~ been awarded. The new building wi
:. De a ~tWC-stOry structure of brick an
~ will be modern in every particula
for a building of it's size and the col
venlences afforded in the town.
Will cost about $4,000. The state j.
sues bonds for one-half this amour
While the patrons of the South Mill
school district have issued bonds fo
. the remainder.
Charlottesville cotton worm, arm
worm, dry year caterpillar, or wha
ever the insect may be called, has a
tackled the Mecklenburg cotton field
and among the farmers there is n
little apprehension being felt as til
rapid destruction being worked by tn
lately arrived pest.
Dunn.-The Sampson county a,
thorities were in town last week co,
1errlng with the commissioners of tn
Dunn road district as to building
sand clay road from Dunn tn Clinic