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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1909
Page
5
Hillsboro items list railroad schedules and post office hours, local court news, arrests, and upcoming events. Community updates include visits, millinery purchases, church notices, and school ads along with advertisements for medicine and local products.
List of individuals with unclaimed letters dated February 27 1909 includes Arthur Carter Neel Chappie Aaron Collins Susan Corzort Mrs Holdman Mattie Johnson Alonza Latham John Morton J B Shue J M Strickland Causie Thompson Mrs G W Persone calling for above letters please advertise Charles G Ros E Mond P M
The General George Bargwyn Anderson Chapter of the U D C meets February 25 1909 to condemn unfair charges against Dr E A Alderman president of the University of Virginia and Dr C Alphonso Smith of the University of North Carolina. They defend the authorship of a prize essay on Gen Robert E Lee and call for abolishing Northern college prizes. Hillsboro N C February 25 1909.
Readers invited to supply lists of potential subscribers. Fifty names and addresses (heads of families preferred) eligible for a free pictorial issue postpaid. Returns encouraged to Witness and Sabbath Reading Co. at 150 Nassau Street, New York.
Major Hewson forms a Bugle Corps at Bingham with afternoon drills. Four new hydrocarbon lights brighten the Night Study Hall and Reading Room. Prof. Campbell returns to lead Music Department instruction as Botany work and forest tramps advance. A stereopticon lecture on the Russo Japanese War is planned for March 6. New students arrive from Oklahoma and Lutterloh brothers join.
The 1909 Hillsboro Circuit First Quarterly Conference meets March 6 and 7 at the Hillsboro Methodist Church. Rev J B Harley presides with a business session after the sermon and Holy Communion Sunday morning. Town taxes for 1903 remain due to avoid collection costs.
The Town of Hillsboro invites sealed bids for a 10000 bond issue. Bonds will be coupon, $500 or $1000 denominations, 30 years, 5 percent interest semi annual. Dated April 15 1909. Bids due by April 5 1909 to Treasurer George A Durham.
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