Hillsboro area ad notices and local news snippets
A crowded 19th century local page includes shop ads for Fancy Grocery Co and West End Grocery Co selling molasses, coffee, raisins, and fruits. It also reports on church pastors moving to Hillsboro, a death in Texas of a local relative, a three year old burned rescued by Lilly Hamilton, and a warning to parents to prevent fires. Community notices mention mail deadlines, post office hours, and money order closings.
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Fancy Grocery Co
Samuel T. Smith
Raligh
West End Grocery Co
Q. H. Newman
Foley
W.A. Hayes
Aruckle’s
W.i Jawman
Willie Heartt
Mather
Washington City
Hillsboro
Malta-Vita
Force
Joe Herring
Fincey Grocery Co
Parish’e
Iancy Grocery Company
Charles EK
Maddry
Charlotte
Baptist State Convention
D. C. McAdams
N. C. Yearby
Rufus Bradley
Leasburg
Observer
Fayette Richmond
Lilly Hamilton
HH. LL. Parish
New York State
Traini
Sporting Lab
Virginia
Tobsac
Reward Offered for Staying Three Minutes at Fancy Grocery
A one dollar reward is posted for the person who can stay in the Fancy Grocery Company store for three minutes without purchasing or taking any item. The notice emphasizes good appetite as the condition and warns against stealing.
New Goods Best Goods at Hillsboro Store Ad
An early 20th century Hillsboro ad touts a large stock of dress goods, coats, wraps, shoes, trunks, carpets, buggy robes, and firearms from Parks & Hedgpeth. Also notes fine confections, health tonics, and a tax notice while mentioning local residents and a Republican stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange County
Parks & Hedgpeth
WEBB'S BIG STORE OFFERS BARGAINS ACROSS GOODS
An array of ads describes Webb's Big Store promotion with low prices on ladies wraps wool and cotton fabrics buggies stoves furniture and clothing brands. Local notices include unclaimed letters and a Christmas bookshop push plus a Hillsboro society note about the Old Maids Convention returning during the holidays and proceeds to Presbyterians and Methodists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royster’s
Torta Bears Signature Kind You Have Always
A short item notes a signature dessert called The Kind You Have Always, popular among Bears and featured as a hallmark offering. No further details available.
CASTORITA Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought
Castorita is described as a familiar product line with a longstanding reputation in the market. The brief note emphasizes its established presence and continuing availability to consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castorita
County Commission Ledger Records Hog Weights and Local Notes
The Board of County Commissioners met Monday with Chairman Arews and Commissioners Wilson and McKee present. They discussed allowances for outside poohs and mail duties. Hogs killed in town included a 400 pound hog raised by J Jack Roach and a 397 pound pig for Mrs Bessie Gion. James Hedgpeth killed two hogs weighing 310 and 237 pounds. Hendere Whitted killed a 372 pound hog. Other hogs were killed with weights not yet reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro
North Carolina
Henrietta Wilson
N. W. Brown & CO
Board of
Wilson H McKee
Moay
J. Jack Roach
Bessie Gion
James. Hedgpeth
Frisco Immigration Reforms and Local Notices Move Ahead
Frisco System Immigration Bureau seeks applicants for land in the Southwest with low costs and favorable terms, while local Hillsboro notices cover a pork herd report, pension warrant timing, and the Hillsboro Circuit conference schedule with Dr. Gibbs presiding elder duties and holy communion planned.
Notice to Tax Payers List Property or Pay Double Tax
Notice to taxpayers failing to list real and personal property or give their poll for 1903 to list with John Laws, on or before January 1, 1904. Delinquents will face double tax per law. By order of Orange County Board of Commissioners. Also, trespass and hunting forbidden on Henry McCauley’s Ene township land as of November 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Laws
Board of Commissioners of
Orange County
A. F. Andrews
Ene Township
Henry McCauley
Abel Payne
John W. Graham
Lela Payne
Parish Brothers Continue Business under Old Firm Name
Nalvin B. Parish acquires a half interest in HW L Parish stock and will carry on the enterprise at the King Street location. The business style remains H L Parish, indicating no change in the firm name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nalvin BR. Parish
HW. L. Parish
King Street
H. L. Parish
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Charles G. Rosemont
W. A. Hayes
Dr King
W. A. Hayes’ Drug Store
Parish’s
J. T. Stone
E. L. Cooley
Southern Express Company
Roanoke
Williamson
West Virginia
Bluefields
William R. Lloyd
Chapel Hill
E. W. Grove
Frisco
Saint Louis
San Francisco
Birmingham
Memphis
Arkansas
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Texas
W. T. Saunders
Atlanta
Apple White
Eddie
Borton
Robert
Elliotte
James. Fershe
Tom. Hall
F. M. Howall
John. Johnson
J. A. Kennedy
Albert. McCauley
Ed. Merehy
J.P.S. Robinson
Ftory
Rone
Hugh. Russell
R. W. Russell
K. W. Stencil
G. A
Carel G. Rosemonp
P. M
Richmond
Stradwick
V. L. Epes
Virginia Lee
Shelby
N. C
Epes
Calvin EK
Pariah
T. KE. Berry
Ma E. Tilley
Lon’ Lowell
Daorham County
Sanda
Charles Maddry
H. Newman
Weston Grocery Co
Fancy , Grocery Co
Jos. A. Harris
Edmund Stradwick
Hookie
Specil Land Suyers’ Excursions
Willon
Greer Punty
Great Southwest
Novemer
Friscaystem
R.S Lewns
Frisco System Immigation Bureau
St. Louis
Terorr
Reform School
I Clack
Pranyjwo
W. Va
Fey
Weat
Virginia Reform School
Sayly Ete
T. R. Fitzpatrick
Efland
KE. C. Thomason
Dixon
Methodist Church
Gibbs
Castoria
Lways
Thie
What Is
Orange County Observer
J. C. Scott
Salve World
Jilleboro Milling [and Manufacturing Company
W. C. Noble
Trates
Kansas City
Innexas
Oklahom
Indian Territories
Saunders Gem Air
Clark, Tnav
Act
Atanta
Notininy Trust
Highgade Sewin
Nealgo
Orange
Mass
New York
Chicago
Tizta
Dallas
Tex
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