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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1901
Page
3
Local items report office hours and closings, residents traveling to Alabama, a fatal shooting near Ioya, and county commission actions. Notices mention land sale, rental at Charton Street, and church appointments. Medical ads promote Foley’s remedies, Chamberlain’s tablets, and W A Hayes store products.
A Valuabte Step Book by J W Wood and Sons Richmond Virginia advertises their New Catalogue of Seeds for the Farm and Garden. It notes a gold medal at the Paris Exposition and claims Wood seeds dominate the South and Southwest. The firm pledges reliability over low cost and urges farmers to request the catalogue. The ad also includes Kudul Dyspepsia Cure, touting digestion benefits. The March term Alamance Superior Court convenes next Monday March 11 with Judge Council presiding.
An ad touts Banner Salve for skin ailments with a wit filled tale of a stern father and a boy caught "two nibbies" fishing. The Philadelphia Press quotation frames a moral as a humorous anecdote about punishment fitting the minor crime.
A public sale listing details real estate by heirs and executors arising from the estate of Thomas D. Turner and Thomas McCracken. It lists parcels in Hillsboro including J R Gattis lots on Churton Street, David Anderson lots on King Street, and a 7 acre Mars Hill road tract, with payment terms and auction dates.
The State vs FM Jerrell Wiley Goodwin W M Scott and The State vs P C Carter L F Williams and Ma Johnson allege illegal holding of election. A true bill was returned in 1900 and the cases were shifted to Orange County for March Term. Twenty seven witnesses will be called and trial may fill the term. All defendants are Democrats.
The notice extols the North Carolina Year Book as a comprehensive handbook listing public officers, professionals, institutions, debts, and organizations. It promises a valuable compendium for those seeking detailed state information, available in paper or board cover.
Mr. A. S. Cate has qualified as administrator upon the estate of the late W. E. Dodson. See notice. Mr. A. J. Raffin returned to Hillsboro from Atlanta where he was hospitalized with a broken arm. His arm is healing but requires time for bones to knit, and he will need parental care and patience.
The publishers of the big illustrated weekly Grit advertise for hustling agents in Orange County including Hillsboro Chapel Hill Cedar Grove Caldwell Institute Efland and University Station. No upfront money required and earnings come from selling papers with monthly payments.
Frank Markham, described as a colored desperado and blockader, was arrested near Hillsboro by Sheriff Hughes and jailed. A fire destroyed Rev Alvis Whited’s stable, suspected arson, with $300 loss. W J Miller appointed to fill a vacancy in Little River township. Writings note health remedies and local arrivals from Raleigh and Hullsboro with minor community updates.
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