Tribute Note on Orphan's Duty Observed
A fragmented line from a local column honors the sense of duty toward orphans and those left behind. The brief item hints at communal memory and civic sentiment without detailing events or individuals.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1887
Page
3
A fragmented line from a local column honors the sense of duty toward orphans and those left behind. The brief item hints at communal memory and civic sentiment without detailing events or individuals.
Fragmentary OCR yields unclear local notice referencing a sale and officials. No readable date or place identified.
Vague OCR text references flour type and price ideas with unclear numbers. Mentions possibly market or store details but lacks clear entities, dates, or amounts to confirm a full item.
A fragmented notice signals a race between all tof fers on Saturday. Readable items point to a local event with participants, organizers, and a scheduled time, though some details remain unclear.
The item lists property bids and new ventures including Carr securing Atlantic hotel for 15100, Greensboro and Baker City R. A. lines, a 10000 church plan for St Peter's Charlotte, and Golden Belt Manufacturing with 50000 capital. It also reports murders and arrests from Wilson to Wilmington, plus a market of local notices, church resolutions, and advertisements for Electric Bitters and nurseries.
Administrator Joan D Heparcock announces to all debtors to the estate to pay promptly and to all claimants to present them by September 1 1888 in accordance with law. Notice dated August 15 1887.
Pursuant to a Guilford County Superior Court decree in the W. H. Ragan adm of David Jordan case, sale of the 79 acre Hunt place on August 27 1887 at 2 p m. The widow Naomi Jordan life estate preserves ownership. A small lot sold to G W Smith by Sewell Farlow and W S Tomlinson deceased. Terms: half cash, balance in 90 days by bond with security, interest from sale day. Re-sale due to 10 percent bid on August 4 1887.
On Wednesday August 24 a fare round trip of four dollars is offered with a 10 AM train leaving for Asheville. Reduced rail rates to Greensboro and other points, with board at Asheville at one dollar per day. Ten first class coaches, a special Indies coach, ministers and families discounted, and a fine state band accompanying the journey. Fares also quoted from Winston Salem and Kernersville at five dollars thirty cents. For details contact managers J H West A L Kinxson or T D Garret.
The ad promotes Dr Kings New Discovery for coughs colds and lung complaints with a free trial bottle at Moffitt Bradshaw's Drug Store, and mentions large bottles for sale. It also notes a street corner near Union Baptist Church in Lexington and praises a legacy left by Judge O A Lee.
A brief note urges readers to consult the sellers before purchasing, emphasizing that purity and analysis are guaranteed by the providers. The call to action stresses prudent shopping and verification of product quality.
The pamphlet describes Lime Phosphate fertilizer blends with lime, potash, and sulphate, including recommended rates for oats wheat rye cotton and tobacco. It notes lime phosphate is drier than rivals and contains balanced nutrients without excess sulfuric acid, suggesting 1000 pounds lime phosphate per acre for oats and similar dosages for other crops. nurseries apply heavy broadcast to land before planting young trees.
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