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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1898
Page
3
A cluttered page notes the Orange County Observer items including train schedules, county committee meetings, and a county convention set for May. It lists local candidates, post office notices, and a plea from the Peoples Party chair about precinct committees and delegates for Hillsboro and Orange County.
The readable fragments reference a trade notice with costs and payments, mentions of Watts and Water, and names like Bates and Tron. It hints at a financial dispute or settlement but the garbled text limits clarity on parties, amounts, dates, or actions.
An old advertisement notes no cure no pay for a chili fever remedy priced at 50 cents sold by Hillsboro Drug Company. It also includes a Millsboro tax notice urging payment of 1897 taxes and tax collector W Steward offering receipts. plus medical ads for eye care and liver tonics Browns Lion eye, Browns Tron Bitters, Browns Iron Bitters, with Durham eye doctors and general medicine references.
Executors advertise a special proceeding in the Superior Court for the county with details of the Thomas I Hughes estate set for sale. Describes tracts known as Virginia Tract Hone tract and adjacent parcels with a one third cash down two months later plus interest. Includes parties Thomas I Hughes and James Scott and others with commissioners and auction terms.
An eclectic ad section boasts large stock of dry goods and clothing from Parks & Hwedgpeth. It promotes a fast remedy claim for a cold with Bromo Quinine tablets and notes local business notices including county commissioner meeting, a Dayton visitor, and Winston Salem power developments.
The article notes a declared war with Congress's approval and U S troop mobilization for the Cuba conflict. It cites public preparations including regiments, artillery, and naval events, with mentions of Key West wire seizure and the torpedo boat Ericsson capture. It also references medical cures and local notices amid the wartime urgency.
The document records property sale notices under a mortgage deed in Cedar Grove Township and Hilson, Orange County. It lists parcels, beneficiaries, dates for bids, and court involvement, including references to United States land titles and a sale to settle debts. The notices name several parties and describe subject lands and sale procedures.
The fragment lists Raleigh and Hillsboro locations with Ani Stonewall Guanus terms, indicating a local exchange or meeting. Specific participants or dates are not provided in the readable text.
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