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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1898
Page
3
A collage of local items and advertisements. Notices include tax reminders and court sales for the Hughes and Daniel estates, a Parkes & Hedgpeth ad, druggists touts, a limited forecast of rail schedules, and social notices about preaching, attendees, and community events.
Rock Springs items report wheat market observations and illnesses among residents. J W Cheek is sick. Jack frost damaged crops week before last. Mrs Samuel Daniey died March 180s. condolences offered to the bereaved. Easter visits noted with relatives near Durham and Wake Forest.
A druggist offered a child a bottle of De Wits Lite Early Risers claiming they cure constipation sick headache liver and stomach troubles. The note attributes the quote to W. A Hayes and describes the household name product.
The Democratic Executive Committee of the Fifth Judicial District calls a convention to nominate a Judge of the Superior Court and a Solicitor for the district. It will meet at the courthouse in Durham on Wednesday May 25 1898 at 12 noon. Fred A Green chairs the committee.
Public sales to satisfy mortgages announced by J M Porterfield and J W Allen address multiple parcels in Hillsboro and Orange County. Tracts include 102.6 acres described with bounds and corner markers, with B Coleman and Warren Morgan estates involved. dates set for April 14 and April 2, 1898, cash bids due at the courthouse door.
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