Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1916-05-11

The Kings Daughters Of Hender-
son own a most desirable lot on Main
in that progressive town and
have decided to erect a handsome two
or three story brick building on it, as
means for the work are available.
At the annual meeting of the board
of managers of the Thompson Or
phanage and Training School of the
Church, Charlotte, the af-
fairs of the institution were found to
be in excellent shape. There will be
erected very soon a building for small
children from two to seven years of
age.
Wadesboro has followed Fayette-
ville's lead and has employed a pub
lie health nurse. The town, county,
and MI. George Singleton, owner Of
the Wadesborc Silk Mill, c~o-operated
and find it NO burden to pay the sal
airy of the nurse.
The charred body of L. E. Mitchell,
the High Point printer, who lost his
life in the disastrous fire in Winston
Salem last week, was found buried
under the debris, and sent to his home
in High Point. He leaves a widow
and three children.
Winston-Salem suffered a disas-
trous fire last week which originated
in the Neill Hotel, destroying it and
damaging the property occupied by
the Elks Club and auditorium, and
the Hutchins Pharmacy. Several
guests in the hotel had r es-
capes.
Clarence Smith, of Goldsboro, was
fatally injured by Henry Exum, a
negro, who Saturday afternoon struck
him on the head with a lead pipe. The
trouble occurred at Boston, a flag sta
ton between Goldsboro and LAGRANGE
Exum made his escape.
The statue of Governor Vance is
now or a pedestal in the Hall of Fame
Washington City, near where it viii
be permanently placed. Judge W. A
Hoke, of the Commission, has been in
Washington to inspect it and arrange
a definite date for its unwilling.
The Oceanic Hotel, one of the large
hotels at W%rightsivlle Beach, has beer
sold by the North Carolina Beach
Development Company, to the Tide
water Power Company, which own!
the trolley line and other interests a;
the Beach. improvements are to b.
made.
The parishes and Sunday School:
Of the Episcopal Diocese of East Car
Dina have presented Bishop T. C
Darst and his bride, nee Miss Har
din, Of Wilmington, a wedding pres
ent of $500 in gold. The coin wa
in a handsome silk bag, of the bish
opric color, royal purple.
At the closing of the Piedmont Higl
School at Lawndale Prof. w. D. Burn,
the principal, called attention to tn
need of another dormitory, and $2,5O'
was subscribed to start the fund TO:
the building, which will be a memoria
to the late Maj. H. F. Schenck, VIII
did so much for the institution.
Messrs. F. S. Bradshaw and Thos
w. Ruffin, the representatives Of tn
University Of North Carolina debat
ing team which won the recent inter
collegiate debate from the Universit,
Of Virginia at Baltimore, are the re
cipients Of many congratulations
They won by the unanimous decisio,
| of the judges.
"Edgecombe county set a new pac
in the way Of county commence
ments," according to DR.. Joyner, VIII
attended the exercises at Tarboro las
week. A pageant, %portraying differ
ent periods in; the history Of the State
Twas the feature of the commence
ment. Mrs.. W. II. tPittman, wife o
the county superintendent, had this j
charge, ably assisted by the teacher
from the various schools.
A sad accident occurred in Goldsbor
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