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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1896
Page
3
Local notices and ads cover postmaster changes, land sales, and business updates. Mentions Mr. S. J. Hall and Mrs Hetty B. Mra estates, Rex A. Smith agent, and W A Hayes druggist. Reports Alliance activities in Hillsboro, shoe factory plans, and local health remedies popular in the period.
Having qualified as Administrator with the will annexed of Susan Wilkerson deceased, notice is given to all indebted persons to make payment and to all claimants to present them duly authenticated on or before January 1, 1897, or their recovery may be barred. Dated January 4, 1896.
Mr. Julius F. Clark of Virginia visits near here while Mrs. Stephen Forrest and others improve or recover from illness. Mr. Sam Smith and family plan to settle in Burlington, and Mr. S. P. Kirkpatrick travels to Goldsboro and Rio to visit daughters. A painful accident befalls merchant James E. Jones at home. Read Ayer’s Almanac and Tobacco remedies advertised by Durham Special Manufacturing Co. See notice of sale of land under mortgage by E. Cothran.
In the January 1596 entry W W Lasley is named administrator and receiving commission. The notice records Lasley as the appointed official handling duties and authority in the matter.
Notices list residents and visitors in Orange County including Mr UO D Hooker Maj John W Graham Mrs Mollie Holloway and Mrs E L Cooley. Others travel to New Orleans Hillsboro and Durham with church and school events noted. A soldier’s home visit and fond reminiscences close with a product endorsement for Ayer s Hair Vigor.
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