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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1909
Page
5
Local notices list Post Office hours and train timings for Hillsboro, with up to date West and East bound schedules. Reports from Spencer rail shops describe increased payroll and activity, signaling growth and hiring. families move to Spencer for ongoing engine and car work.
The Oxford Public Ledger editorial lauds Judge Graham as straightforward, honorable, and hard fighting in the Legislature from Graosville this session. It says he may make enemies, but earns respect, and urges the public to recognize his effective work.
Mr John Dickson, known as a splendid cook, rents the building opposite the west side of the court house on Sharton Street and will furnish meals at all hours. Call at DICKSONS RESTAURANT for good eats, reasonable prices, and guaranteed satisfaction. Miss Marian Woolford, an experienced milliner from Armstrong Cator & Co in Baltimore, has joined the Misses Forrest for the coming season.
Judge Long sentenced numerous defendants in Hillsboro Superior Court for alcohol sales and various crimes. Ranging penalties include months on roads, jail terms, and fines, with several cases resolved on civil dockets including verdicts for plaintiffs against railways and other entities. Court adjourned Saturday afternoon.
The Town of Hillsboro seeks sealed bids for 10 000 in bonds thirty year terms at 5 percent interest with 1 percent good-faith deposit and bid to be received by April 5 1909. Also notice as administrator of C I Oakley estate requiring debts and claims by December 30 1909. WANTED Success Magazine seeks Hillsboro rep to secure subscriptions for 1.50 daily with commission. permanent position, must have qualifications.
Disjointed OCR fragment references events and people including Major Jones's staff Colonel William Bagley, Captain Jesse Miller, and Uncle Jesse. Mentions a March front and typhoid fever, a Durham district conference meeting date shift to April, and East Durham Carr Methodist Church.
Town taxes for 1908 must be paid at once to avoid extra collection costs. An upcoming sale of town taxes will follow this notice. Also, Calvin R Lassiter offers repair services for watches clocks bicycles and machinery near the Orange County Observer office. Mrs W A Graham underwent an operation for appendicitis and is recovering.
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