Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-05-18
NEWS SURVEY OF THEsIME
Many North Carolina Towns n
Cities Noted In This Column. i
A Sweeping Review.

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Grams rot Willis 4 Pope Camp i here.
Statesville.-For some time there
has been much complaint OF the open
violation Of the prohibition law at
BARRIERS Junction. Statesville people
say they a. get booze there without
trouble.
acknowledgements Day was fit
tingly celebrated in Salisbury. Sena.
tor Lee S. Overman was the orator
of the day and delivered a great
speech to the old soldiers.
Greensboro.-Work has been com
menced on the of the Guilford
county court house and it will be com
pleted before fall.
High Point.-Edward K. Graham,
the dean of the University of North
Carolina, will deliver the annual liter
airy address at the commencement of
the graded schools of this city Tues
day, May %.
Statesville.-The postofice authori-
ties are getting information in regard
to the population and nationalities of
WALL O. wow W OUculuH d
postal savings hank.
Observation-Disclosures is Cobb
boro's way-did a magnificent work
when a few days ago it raised by
popular subscription $14, 639. so to COM
plete the modern hospital building in
that city. 1t was done in three days.
New Bern.-Craven county has al.
ready rought six pair of mules, wag-
ons and machinery and will at once
begin the work to complete the gaps
in this county's reads.
Raleigh.-The Lincoln Farmers
Union Warehouse company is char
tered with $4,000 capital for ware
housing business under the supervis-
ion of the Farmers union.
Concord.-The winners of the
scholarships to Trinity college and the
University of North Carolina were:
Mr.. Albert Norman won the univer-
sity scholarship and Mr.. William
Glass the Trinity scholarship.
Durham.-Complaint has been made
to the officers hat vandals destroy
ed the tobacco plant beds of W. w
Hamlin, a large tobacco grower in the
country. The rascals broke up the
covering, dug up the plants and other.
wise destroyed the prospects of a
good crop.
New Bern.-Already some four or
five places in the county are working
for the location of the farm-life school
and quite a little rivalry has already
developed.
Winston-Salem.-A brick fell from
the top Of a three story building and
struck Mr.. A. H. Walls on the head.
He was attended by a physician, who
said that the wound was not danger.
Gus.
Elizabeth City.-The feature OF
Memorial Day was the ~unveling of a
most beautiful and magnificent piece
CT statuary in honor of the heroes
who gave their lives for the cause
of the Confederacy.
Washington.-The nomination of
Frank P. Drane to be assayer and
melter of the United States assay
Office at Charlotte, and George Fort
of Georgia to be deputy assistant
treasurer of the United States were
confirmed by the senate.
Greensboro.-It may be said with
some degree Of truth that the commits
sion government was adopted on &C
count of the many who opposed the
blue laws. This does not mean neces.
.sarily that a majority of the commits.
sion are those opposed to Sunday
laws. However, it appears that if it
were to come to a vote the commits.
sioners would not adopt a Sunday
Law in the same shape as the one at
present.
Rehabilitation J. c.. Hemphill of
The Richmond Times-Dispatch de:
livered a splendid address here in
connection with the Memorial Day
celebration before a great throng OF
people assembled in the Confederate
cemetery. He paid high tribute to
the valor and honor of the Confeder.
ate soldier and e%loquently portrayed
the victory that has arisen out of the
apparent defeat of the Confederate
SoO0O, IAC OuC1Sl1c COUTL OIL the
United Sattes having affirmed the
contention of Southerners for states
rights, the great principle really in.
volved in the civil war. The reunited
country and the loyalty of the whole
people to the fundamental principles
of the republic came in for forcible
treatment
MISUNDERSTANDING of the most
inspiring scenes hat ever has been
witnessed at the old college was pre-.
sented at the chapel exercises when
the students and faculty of the in.
st1tution came to the aid of the en-.
dowment fund now being raised, with
a total amount of more than S1,ooC.
Greensboro.-Observing the fact
that everybody else in creation was
organizing and determined not to be
left in the lurch by any of them, the
assistant postmasters of the state held
a meeting in Greensboro and organ.
lied the North Carolina Assistant
Pcsumasters' association.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY. John B7num
was elected superintendent of health
for the oOJlnfU OF q -ooo+;o~ - L..