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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1894
Page
3
A compact page item list describes rail timetables from Hillsboro including east and westbound trains with departure times, local freight trains, and connecting schedules. It notes ad notices, residence inquiries, personal visits from Mrs Jerdans and Miss Laws, and at least one sermon announcement. Medical ads tout Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral and Johnson’s products, with several patent remedies and druggists’ endorsements.
Fragmentary text shows Superior Court orders in Orange County North Carolina involving Joseph H Featta and Joseph S Latta with heirs and land interests, notice to publish for six weeks, and a sheriff sale in Hillsboro. Also includes tax demand for town residents and a misread advertisement line about Castoria and local merchants.
Administrator announces final settlement and calls all indebted parties to settle their claims. Creditors must present their claims with proper authentication by March 6, 1894, or be barred from recovery. The notice warns that after the date, no further action will be taken to recover debts.
Postoffice letters awaiting pickup after 50 days will go to the Dead Letter Office in Washington. Names include Beckham P H Cameron Miss Blanch Fulter Win Mati da y Richardson Thorpe Gley J P. Durham Sun reports Bradsher back from Chatham Va with details of a missing man, Crabtree case persists mystery. North Carolina Supreme Court limits minors in bars unless married. horse blemish remedy advertised by W A Slay Hillsboro druggist. Local land sale notice and sale ad by W A Jordan ad visor on Wilkerson estate.
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