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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1899
Page
3
The Hillsboro Observer from Hillsboro North Carolina lists local news items and small ads including vaccination quips, garden seeds, and promotions. It notes hotel and business chatter, tax acts affecting merchants, and community happenings with names such as Mr. Lynch and Mrs. Webb amid short updates on townsfolk and arrivals.
Lewia Ruffin an ex convict shot his brother in law Will White on King Street in front of Cooley's Furniture Store. Ruffin said he shot a negro for meddling with his affairs and surrendered to Constable Laws. White may lose sight in one or both eyes. Ruffin to have a bearing soon. The notice ends with local ads and a signature from J Clyde Cheek Hillsboro NC.
A North Carolina retailer announces a May move to a new glass front building on North Churton Street and holds a sweeping clearance sale to reduce stock. The ad touts dresses, lawns, organdies, many shoes, spring and summer clothing, and a large hardware line, plus tobacco brands and cheap phosphates. It promotes a forthcoming furniture room and urges customers to visit before relocation.
A family sketch recalls ex sheriff Richard M. Jones and kin near town with eight of eleven children living. Eldest brother Acquilia Jones aged 91 in Alamance County. youngest survivor 69. Other relatives spread across Orange and Alamance counties.
An item listed for sale at Hillsboro by W A Hayes Dreggist. The note reads A D Box 102 1 27 likely indicating a price or box number.
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