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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1893
Page
3
The Hillsboro Observer excerpt lists obituaries and personal notices, local goods for sale, medicines, and advertisements. It notes a Mason funeral, district pastors, and multiple citizens visiting or staying at regional hotels, with various merchants offering shingles, tonics, soap, and writing supplies.
A worker named Wesley Atwater died in Orange County after a wagon mishap when his hat blew off and the horse and mule team kicked him. The death, between ages 65 and 70, follows a visit to a grave and prompts community sorrow. The issue also covers railroad excursion promos, tax notices, real estate actions, an assignment in dry goods, and local posts about auctions and upcoming meetings.
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