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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1908
Page
3
Orange County Observer item. Timetable No. 10 of Southern Railway in effect April 12, 1903 shows westbound trains in Hillsboro and Greensboro schedules. Local notices cover ads, gardening, school books, a death in Richmond, and community updates on residents and public service.
State voters backed Prohibition with 113 612 for and 69 416 against out of 183 028 on May 26. Governor Glenn issued proclamation Friday declaring the result. Buncombe County saw the largest anti Prohibition vote, Yancey County the highest percentage. Prohibition takes effect January 1, 1909, with various local notices and rewards included.
An advertisement notes cleaning pressing altering repairing and dyeing on short notice for ladies and gents with hats cleaned and rebanded and promises first class work. Includes tailor made suits and pants price ranges and delivery options. Also mentions town tax listing duties by Frank Nash and a separate farm for milk cows for sale at Meadow Farm managed by A H Rimmer.
Orange County Board of Commissioners approved a long list of accounts at the June 1 1908 meeting including payments for support to Riley Paul Richards, county home items, bridge work, road laying, polling and registrar costs, jail expenses and county printing. The report also notes outside meal vendors and a variety of local notices and a St Johns Day celebration at the Oxford orphan asylum with planned public events and rail excursion plans.
The James D. Long administrator announces a public sale at the Hillsporo courthouse on Saturday July 11 1908 of three Latta lands the Fanny Latta Home Place eighty four acres and one tenth acres Mine tract four acres and one tenth with bids requiring one third cash and remaining in six and twelve month installments at six percent interest per year. The sale proceeds from a Orange County Superior Court special proceeding.
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