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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1901
Page
3
The Orange County Observer lists subscription rates from one year to six months and advertising prices per square inch. It also prints the Southern Railway timetable with west and east bound trains through Hillsboro, including local passenger and mixed trains with arrival times and freight departures.
Office opens 8 00 a m closes 6 30 p m Mail East closes 8 45 a m and 1 25 p m Mail West closes 10 00 a m and 4 35 p m Money order books close 4 00 p m Easter Sunday notice and estate matters follow plus local notices and advertisements from W A Hayes Druggist and others.
City Treasurer J Hampton Moore announced the appointment of Charles H Harris to succeed William E Carson as assistant State clerk Harris, youngest son of the OxssERVER publisher, has worked with Quaker City Mortar Co and published musical works including Magdalene He will continue publishing songs with Orion Music Co Philadelphia and North Carolina friends will note his new trusted post. Foley's Honey and Tar promotes healing for coughs and sore throats One Minute Cough Cure is praised as a quick remedy Backlen's Arnica Salve advertised for piles and skin eruptions A Hillsboro farmer comments on summer boarders
Town of Hillsboro to elect Mayor and five Commissioners at the courthouse on Tuesday May 7 1901 under the Amended Charter ratified March 1901 The registration book opens April 24 1901 at Laws furniture store and for ten weekdays The book will be open at the courthouse May 4 for voter inspection Registrar D M Laws Inspectors John Christmas and John J Pleasants No new registration required Voters not registered must register March 25 1961 notice by Town Commissioners Hreshers engines corn huskers saw mills etc The New Birdsall Co agency for several counties with machinery catalogues and estimates available via Caldwell Institute Orange County NC
The University of North Carolina reports a total attendance of 524 students for 1900 1901, with 391 in the Academic Department and 138 in Professional Schools. The largest enrollment in history is aided by two new dormitories and a recitation building costing 665 000, plus an increased legislative appropriation for faculty and equipment. Water works are in operation and a central heating plant is planned. A Raleigh News and Observer note adds that offices are being trimmed in Newbern and Wilmington, and a southern district reduction is expected. A Greensboro meeting formed a fair circuit with Col Webb as President and Junius H Hardin as Sec Treas, scheduling fairs in Greensboro Burlington Raleigh Winston and Fayetteville for October 7–Nov 9. Burlington Fair set as second and described as the best ever.
The item lists Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claims and a 2 5 cent price, mentions Dr King pills, and announces James H Millikan’s reappointment as United States Marshal for the Western District of North Carolina and Hal R Loyd’s deputy marshal commission in Orange County, with Mohan post office details.
A deputy marshal startled a blockader by grabbing him at his furnace while starting a fire. The blockader exclaimed he was just passing by to light his pipe. The Morganton Herald cites the officer's account as truth. Also notes a lost Pointer dog near Hillsboro, NC, with a reward offered for information.
At the last Town Commissioners meeting it was ordered that the Town Constable collect all taxes due for 1900 on or before April 14 1901. Taxpayers must pay promptly to save coat. D M Laws Town Tax Collector.
Catauta Dreapcvn Corp. Marion Rooke reports cold relief after using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at 1658 Milwaukee Ave Chicago. He praises its quick improvement and notes it was purchased for personal use. Also mentions De Witt's Little Early Risers cleansing the system. Board meeting summaries list County official appointees and inmate care at the County Home with routine work observed.
The Hillsboro town record notes the King Street parcels referred to as David Anderson lots. The public notice lists the property lineup and location within Hillsboro with names tied to the plots.
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