Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1912-08-15
NEWS OF NORTH CAROLINA
Short Paragraphs Of State News That
Have Been Gotten Together With
Care By the Editor.

C0ncord--. ". Cannon has SIGNAL
q contract with the Concord Gas Com
panT To run it's gas for that commnn.
ity.
Durham-The Primitive Baptist As.
ISOLATION that has been in session
here has adjourned. The attendance
unusually large during these
meetings, many spending the nights
in tents
SpenceE-1he funeral of John 5.
Harkey Of Spencer, who was acct
dentally killed by a traction engine
running into a ditch near Spencer
preached by Mrs. G.. A. B. Hol-
derby of East Spencer, at Friendship,
Stanley county 1t is unusually for a
woman to preach the funeral of 4
nan but such was the case this time.
Concord.-Mr. J.. w. B. Long has
just completed the school census of
Concord. Mr.. Longs report shows that
there are 2,147 white children in the
public schools of this city. This is Al
increase Of &c since the census in
1915 In the co1ored schools there
are $50, a Decrease of AZ since the
1910 census.
Henders0ngiIle:-A reunion of Con
federate veterans was held at Horse
Shoe, this county, several days ago,
when all the old soldiers of the county
Oh the Southern wer present, as well
as a number from other counties. Re
duced rates were offered and an all
day meeting was held and interest
ing speeches made.
GreezfsbOTo.-The commissioners
Oh Guilford by a divided vote ordered
built Tire road with be sand clay.
The commissioners are also consider
ing improving the road to Oak Ridge,
building the thoroughfare of sand-clay
which, the people claim, is the best
material to- Hse in h country.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. M. Carson
was declared the Democratic nominee
for senator from the ~thirty-third SEN
atoriaI district, L. c. Daily, who re-
ceived the second highest vote, hav-
ing announced that he will not de-
mand a second primary and Solomon
GalIert and L. E. Powers, who receiv-
ed the lowest vote, heing eliminated.
misunderstanding that the evil
dence adduced in the habeas corpus
proceedings before him indicated, i'll
his opinion, a clear case of second
degree murder, Judge Platt D. Walker
of the Supreme Court Of North Caro-
lima named 100000 as the bond which
Wade H Bailey, white, slayer IF
James Davis, white, must furnish ere
he is restored to freedom.
Newbern-A message received from
| Vanceboro, stated that the condition
| of B. R. Warren who was shot and
seriously wounded by Postmaster Ed
wards at that place, was slightly i'm
proved. Edwards is now confined n
Jail here Hwaiting the result of the
injuries to his victim. Owing to the
prominence OF the principals in the
affair it has caused a mild sensation
all over this section.
Ra1eigh.-That the number Of pa
tients treated annually in the state
Laboratory of Hygiene here for mad
200 per year in spite of the fact that
the numbers of dogs reported as hay
ing rabies is steadily increasing, both
in this state and throughout the coun-
t=y. is the statement made by DR.. G.
A. Shore, director of the laboratory.
LexingtDm-The official call has been
issued for the Republican county con-
sention of Davidson county to meet
here August 81. Davidson, like most
Of North Carolina counties, was a
strong Roosevelt county, but whether
the national split will have any effect
Or local politics is very doubtful, to
say the least. Nevertheless the Demo
Gratis, as well as the Republicans, are
awaiting the coming Of the convention
with unusual degree OF interest.
RaIefgh-Appeals T coming ir
steadily for docketing in the Office O.
the Supreme Court, preparatory fol
the opening of the court for the fa1
term on the last Monday in this
month. The first day is to be devoted
to the examination of applicants fol
license to practice law. 1t is under
stood that each Of the law school:
in the state, notably University o
North Carolina, Wake Forest an(
Trinity, Will send good-sized classes
for the examination.
Wilson. - A negro excursions
FROM Durham by the name of jim
Williams died ere from the resul
OF having both legs cut off. The ne
gro attempted board a moving trail
or the Atlantic Coast Line and wa
dragged under the train, the wheel
passing over and cutting off both legs
SpenceT:-Mayor J. D. Dofsett sta!
ed that the town has al offer Q
81 nat for all the bonds the tow.
) has to sell and that the firm maxim
: the offer proposes to take bonds i
payment for street improvement: