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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1905
Page
3
Orange County Observer lists Southern Railway schedules with east and west bound trains to Hillsboro, freight arrivals, post office hours, and local notices. It includes remarks on local officials, a bank incorporation, a pending town charter amendment, and community notices about services, businesses, and a pastor considering new calls.
By authority in a mortgage deed, A S Lassiter and Lula Lassiter convey to H G Kime. sale at Hillsboro court house door on March 6 1905 for cash to the highest bidder. Property lies in Orange and Alamance counties containing 322 acres more or less. Auction to satisfy the mortgage. February 4, 1905.
Store advertises a spring clearance with heavy discounts on dress goods domestics ginghams and aprons plus ready made clothing and shoes. It promises unbeatable pricing and urges early patronage with a wide range of discounted items and a pledge not to be undersold.
A local advertisement notes a large stock for Fancy Grocery Company including lobsters salmon Lowney's candy ham and Malaga grapes and lists Van Camp's canned hominy. The Burlington News recounts Captain Samuel H Webb of Alamance county joking about his marriage ceremonies and a lighthearted payment dispute with a groom and squire.
George Washington's birthday is observed nationwide with Sunday hours at post offices. The article notes his birth on February 22, 1732 near Bridges Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia, and references various local notices and letters awaiting patrons. It also mentions railway crossing changes near Hillsboro and local health notes about illness in nearby towns.
John K. Hughes the tax collector lists tax collection visits across multiple townships with dates from March 1 to March 11 1905. Residents urged to meet and settle taxes to avoid penalties in apleasant manner.
The Cabbage Plant Man offers cabbage plants like Early Jersey Wakefield and Augusta Trucker with prices from 1 500 per 1000 to 125 per 1000 for larger lots. Minimum orders cash with order or COD, beds cover 35 acres on the South Carolina Sea Coast, ready for shipment by Southern Express Car. Also advertises Sea Island cotton seed at 32c per pound in Charleston, with True Varieties and thirty five years’ experience cited.
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