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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1894
Page
2
Augustus W Grahnin announced as candidate for Representative Fifth District. Local notice lists jockey Joseph A Hairris as publisher and owner at Hillsborough post office. Guanville referenced in the filing.
The record lists conventions including Fifth Judicial in Raleigh on August seventh and Fifth Congressional in Darbata on August seventh, with additional Durham and Aug. dates referenced for the Raleigh and Darbata gatherings. The items indicate local party organization schedules and meeting venues.
The Charlotte Observer urges continued liberal support for the University. The Raleigh News and Observer property sale to J N Tfolding is confirmed with a new company to continue publication. Kansas corn yields are forecast at 275000000 bushels, surpassing 1888. Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad declares a 2 percent dividend and praises leaders Chadwick and Dill. William Carle Brown, noted portrait painter and Raleigh resident, dies in Black Rock New York after years in Richmond Virginia.
A testimonial letter from J. N. McAulroy recounts successful use of a Dr Kins remedy across several winters, stating multiple bottles cured his wife and improved her health. The text promotes sale points, distributors, and assurances of refunds, with various drugstores listed as sellers.
The Summer Term of Orange Superior Court will convene Monday with Judge W. A. Hoke presiding. About 45 civil, 20 appearance, and 36 criminal cases are listed. The high profile case is State v Charlie Simpson and Will Dezeru for burglary. A juvenile list includes R. N. Hall Jr. and many others.
A plea from the North Carolina Institution for the Deaf and Blind asks philanthropists to help locate every blind child in the state. The desiring trustees request names, post offices, townships, counties, railroad stations, and guardian details to connect families with free schooling. The letter is signed by W. J. Young, principal, and B. F. Montague for the board. Nearby health notes mention Fred. Miller of Irving, and advertise Electric Bitters for kidney and liver troubles at 50 cents a bottle. Market prices list regional staples and products in Raleigh and Wilmington.
George Vanderbilt expands landholdings near Asheville by acquiring 6 400 acres from W S Lusk and E G Chandler. Other items note oddities from multiple papers including a joke about a lightning bug and local notes on politics farming and a Greensboro steel company reorganization.
Canton dispatch reports July 26 that a fight at Morphy Circus left Town Marshal Will Watson severely wounded after he tried to arrest ruffian John Dockery and George Mungus. Dockery killed, Watson shot twice, jugular vein spared, recovery possible. Watson a Cole’s Store native with local ties.
Mr Ephot and Hon John C Scarborough spoke to local teachers praising public schools as the path to a wealthy state through educated citizens. The audience praised Scarborough's dedication and North Carolina's pride in his leadership. Subscription rates for the Orange County Observer are listed.
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