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Newspaper

Orange County Observer

Location

Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1903

Page

3

Local notices and ads from Hillsboro parish shop 1908

Community notices advertise groceries and produce at Parish's store, Corn 20 cents, onions $1 per bushel, early rose potatoes and seeds. Local names Raffin Gattis Wakefield and McKerall noted. Public school funds allocated to Orange County and a lecture by Prof Mord planned in Hillsboro. Medical ads promote Green's August Flower for dyspepsia and liver trouble.

Parish Fancy Grocery Co Mary C_ Raffin Erson W. K. Raffin Maydat Rockingham County N.c Gattis S. J. Lynch Atic Haney Gregory Company_Parks & Hedgpeth Serybody Parish's W. A. Hayes Suyrior Raleigh Ernest Haywood Ludlow Skinner W. H W. Wakefield Charlotte N. C Hillsboro &Y Jousecee Shriner Kate Tatta Lynch King Street Johan W. McKerall Charles M. Parks Terora KE. A. Dickson McCally Joyner Orange County General Assembly Hulman S.T. Mord Newport House Hillsboro Mareb Ford

Chicken Law for Orange County Passed by Legislature

The North Carolina Legislature enacts a law restricting domestic fowls in listed counties including Orange. It makes permitting turkeys chickens and other fowls to run at large after notice a misdemeanor with fines or possible fowl destruction by officials. Also contains health notes and local church notices dated March 29 with public invitations.

Orange County Pritchard General Assembly of North Carolina Cleveland Cabarrus Currituck Bladen Pasquotank Alamatee Graham Guilford Turnersburg Iredell County Edgecombe Mecklenburg Wayne Surry Orange Justice of the Peace Justice of the ‘Peace

New Spring Millinery Arrives For Ladies and Children

Our stock of spring and summer millinery is ready with fashionable hats bonnets ribbons feathers and trimmings for ladies and children. A full line of notions dress trimmings jewelry and belts. orders by mail welcomed. Public invited to inspect.

Obituary for Susan Kellock Witherspoon at Hillsboro NC

Susan Kellock Witherspoon died at her brother Capt Walter S. Witherspoon’s home in Hillsboro NC after a long illness on March 21 1903. The funeral was held March 23 1903 in Hillsboro at the Presbyterian church graveyard conducted by Rev Hodges of Greensboro and Pastor Goodman of Hillsboro. Owing to bad weather few family and friends could attend.

the Observer Walter S. Witherspoon Theensboro N. C Susan “Kellock Witherspoon Presbyterian Sehurch Hillsboro Hodges Greensboro Goodman Presbyterian Church The Observer EL Cooley Thomas J. Freeland Josephine N. Freeland E L. Cooley Spencer N.C Long Young Hijllshere Clarence Adkins W. Fornstock Annie Albright C. M Thornton WW. Clement T.A. Sykea E. Owen T. G. Seay P. Uw J. Hy Hedypeth W. W. Clement Hooker Seay H. L Swatn J. Spurgeon Methodist Church J. W Goodman Rufus Bradley T. A. Sykes Jesus

Postmaster Resignation Sparks Hillsboro Race for Replacement

J Clyde Cheek resigns as Hillsboro postmaster effective immediately. Candidates vying to succeed him include K A Rosemond W J Dickson Devereux Turner Ed E Turner A J Gordon and Charles G Rosemond. Also notes a Harrisburg case where Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets cured a two year old's stomach trouble, sold by W A Hayes.

J. Clyde Cheek Hillsboro K . A. Rosemond W. J. Dickson Devereux Turner E. Turner A J. Gordon Charles G. Rosemond P. L. McPherson Tenth St Harrisburg Chamberlain W. A. Hayes

St Louis and San Francisco Railroad Advertises Tear Fare

The St Louis and San Francisco Railroad offers tear fare plus $2.00 to several western states and Indian Territory on March 3 and 17, April 7 and 21. Advertising matter and rates available from W. T. Saunnens and A. P. Di in Atlanta Georgia. On cures for colds and flu Foley products heavily advertised with E W Grove signature on boxes. Local notes report Mrs J James Craig’s death near Chapel Hill after severe burns. Also reports of residents moving to Spencer North Carolina, a court case involving William Roach for shooting Jim Breeze, and memorial notices for EL Cooley. Medical ads promote Foley’s Honey and Tar and Foley’s Kidney Cure. Public notices call for a meeting of Orange county farmers on March 26 1903 in Hillsboro to form local branches of the North Carolina Farmer’s Protective Association.

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