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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1903
Page
3
Hillsboro announces subscription rates and advertising terms, lists Southern Railway Co. timetables with arrivals at Hillsboro and connections to Richmond, and notes post office hours, money order closing times. Local notices mention advertisements, sales, and arrivals of residents and visitors.
Governor Aycock and college officials invite farmers to a July convention at the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in Raleigh. The event features lectures and demonstrations, with rail fare and college board details. Attendees may join the summer school afterward. families urged to attend.
By order of Orange County Superior Court in a special proceeding, S M Gattis administrator will sell the late John M Gattis farm in Chapel Hill township. The tract of 63 acres is bounded by Samuel Gattis John Weaver John R Smith McCauley Yhos Brockwell and Alex Meacham. Sale June 6 1903 at noon with terms one third cash and rest in 6 and 12 months with interest. Sale postponed to June 20 1908 in front of D McCauley’s store Chapel Hill N C.
The long draft of the Chicken Law prohibits fowls from running at large in multiple counties and towns after notice. Violators face misdemeanor fines up to five dollars and up to five days in jail, with a JP authorized to order fowls killed or deputize others to kill them if nuisance persists. The act takes effect upon ratification.
Public notice by Jos A Harris appoints list taker for Hillsboro town taxes for 1903 with penalties for non listing. Local advertisement promotes West End Grocery near the depot and Parish's salt sale, plus a note about newspaper subscriptions and obituary notices.
Ex postmaster J Clyde Cheek of Hillsboro and Miss Malissa Kinney of Thomasville wed in a quiet Richmond ceremony on June 11. Both are North Carolinians with friends and family in their hometowns. The brief note notes Cheek’s roots and well wishes from his circle.
James A. Cheek, after 33 years in liquor manufacture and sales, will close his business on June 30, 1903. He requests patrons with balances due to settle promptly or be advertised with the amount owed. He will reside on Queen Street with a welcome latch string.
Deebhee R Parish will run the business with H L Parish’s half share at their King street location under the firm name H L Parish ER and PARISE. The firm reports enlarged stock and a wide range of goods including dry gourds notions hats caps and gents furnishings with emphasis on Battle Axe and Jefferson shoes and Old Dominion hats. They carry Ballard’s best flour from Kentucky wheat and New York State salt in sacks and offer hardware cigars country produce general merchandise and school books.
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