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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1897
Page
3
Local items include railroad time table updates for the Southern Pavilion line, ads for drugs and groceries, church notices, and farm product promotions. Also listed are obits and family news, lectures, and town tax reminders, plus notices on land sales and rental listings.
Having qualified as Administrator of Jas McAdams deceased, notice to creditors to present claims by February 186s and for debtors to pay promptly. Also administrator notices for John McCracken estate, debts due, claims to be presented by February 1887, or bar to recovery.
Burlington NC ad offers reduced prices to move goods with examples like Good ORGAN $24 sewing machines $10 plus furniture and suits. Claimed sales on time or cash from Ellis Furniture Co and manager B Butts. Also promotes The New York Leader weekly issue and free sample copies via Andreas Anderson in town.
Court sale in Hillsboro on March 16 at 1 p m for two tracts in Bingham Township Lot No 1 containing about 45 acres and Lot No 2 about 29 acres both allocated from Richard Cheek lands. Commissioners Elijah Andrews and others oversee the sale terms require half payment with interest at 6 percent and deferred payment options.
Letters from Hillsboro Post Office 1897 indicate forwarding to Washington and local officials. Alamance County Board of Education requests school committees hire teachers residing in the county with equal qualifications and plans to publish a county list of teachers and experience. Rev L Leitch delivers first sermon at the Methodist church. next appointment set for Sunday at 11 AM. Public invited.
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