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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1905
Page
3
A compact page lists subscription rates, post office hours, and mortgage sale notices, with assorted local ads. Items mention Blind Tiger notices, groceries, canned goods, overcoats, sermons, and medical remedies, plus brief town notes on weather, court news, and a prominent obituary.
In Metropolis Illinois on January 28 1905 editor notes a Dollar family lineage from Orange County North Carolina to Caldwell County Kentucky with six children of James Dollar and Rebecca Guess two living William Green Dollar and Mousses Strodwell Dollar seeking living relatives. Also short pieces note church inquiry and an oyster supper at Schley Public School February 10 to raise funds for new desks warnings about fashion and car polish ads and notices.
Everything in the store is heavily discounted to clear Spring arrivals. Dress goods on the first counter, followed by domestics, ginghams, aprons, tablecloths, sheets, pillowcases, and a full line of ready made clothing for men and boys. Shoes for all and blankets plus buggy robes included. Public school books and Parish’s big lot just arrived. Mrs Charles R Thomas left for Washington to join her husband, Congressman Thomas.
The Board met Monday with present chairman McAdame, Commissioners Pickett and Browning. Regular business was transacted and jurors were drawn for the Orange Superior Court term beginning March 13. Names include Jones, Dodson, Cheek, Webb, Blackwood, Bata, Liegd, Dodson, Rich, Ray, Durham, Jones, Sykes, Meacham, Syker Jr, Walker, Davis, Taylor, Rice, Pope, Purrentine, Quakenbuch, Wart, Parker, Thompson, Lloyd, Hodge, Lloyd, Minnis, Denson, Walker, Blue, Fowler, and Smith.
A Hillsboro post office docket lists unclaimed letters dated January 31, 1905 including Jennie Faucette Cora Faucette Mary Falden Joe Freeland Eis Hicks C E Kearney Lucy Ray Mrs Mary Weatland J G Perrons. Advertise notice requested for those letters. Also references a Devoe paint ad by Parkes and Hedgpeth. Tax notice warns John K Hughes will hold final rounds to March and costs apply for unpaid taxes.
John K Hughes, tax collector, lists dates and locations for 1904 tax collection. Orange Grove Bingam Township March 1 1905 Caldwell Institute Little River Township March 9 Joplin Cheek's Township March 10 Hillsboro Hillsboro Township March 1 1905 Damahs Eko Township March 8 Cedar Grove Township March 2 Chapel some rural Hill Township March 7. He urges residents to pay unpaid taxes and avoid enforcement.
Post and Telegraph Office Youngs Island South Carolina announces cabbage plants ready for delivery. Varieties include Banty Jer Isey Wakefield Charleston and Suport Stem Fiat Deuien with three best flat head types. Prices per 1000 range from 1.00 to 1.50 dollars. cash with order or COD. customer refunds offered. Also lists Sea Island cotton seed price and shipping notes. Plant expert Pm. C. Geraty promotes thirty five years in business.
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