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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1909
Page
5
The Range County Observer lists subscription prices and advertising rates. One year in advance costs 1.00, six months 0.50, three months 0.25. Advertising charges set at 1.00 per square for three insertions and 0.50 for each additional insertion.
Timetable No 1 lists westbound No 111 mixed Raleigh to Hillsboro arriving Hillsboro 3 59 pm and No 21 local to Hillsboro 10 23 am as well as eastbound No 112 mixed from Greensboro to Hillsboro 2 20 pm and No 144 local 10 47 am and No 22 local 4 42 pm. Local items note appointments, visits, a court session in Durham, and a May 1909 wedding in Hillsboro with other community updates and upcoming eye and ear specialty visits.
Postmaster announces remaining letters at Hillsboro on May 8 1909 listing Bowens Stanley Dew Mise Carrie Reedman L Kelly Roy Pherris Chas Voteat Mince Roberts J W Smith E A Smith G H Smith Persons calling for above letters should say advertised Cua G Rosemonp P M
The Town Commissioners held a special meeting to open bids for 10,000 of Town Bonds. Four bids were received with Webb & Co of Asheville offering 10,417.50 and claiming blank bonds, Coffin of Chicago 10,401 with blank bonds, Colline of Hillsboro 10,400, and Saunders of Cleveland 10,050 with no blank bonds. Bonds sold to Webb & Co. for 30 years at 6 percent interest paid semi annually, with legality of bonds to be verified.
Newly elected Mayor Frank Nash and commissioners J C Scott Wm A Hies T Norfleet Weby Geo C Lynch and Alan Browning met May 6 to elect city officers Clerk E M Lockhart Treasurer George A Durham and Chief of Police Wm McDade. Families sought at Durham Hosiery Mills No 4 Chapel Hill NC for cotton mill work. Also ads for $850–$1250 stove sets and L and M floor paint from H W J C Webb.
West End Grocery Co advertises produce, low prices, and 100 cent bargains in a Cedar Grove sale listing. Millsboro corsets sold by Mrs M L Taylor and Sister. Raleigh visitors stay with Mrs Sterling Ruffin at Hillsboro. Birth notice for John Laws Jr a ten and a half pound boy with playful remarks about the Register of Deeds office.
The community mourns the death of Mrs Wm 8 Roulhac at 2 a m Saturday in Danville Va after an operation for appendicitis on Wednesday She had refitted the old home of her grandparents Chief Justice and Mrs Raffio for her aged father Major John W Broadbax and cared for local servants Her funeral was held Wednesday at St Matthew's Church following the arrival of her son Mr W S Roulhac from Mexico The family is consoled by faith in the Lord
Eye care event by Dr S Rapport in Corbinton Hillsboro on Wednesday May 19 consultation free. For sale a good saw mill by Jesse Myleer Hillsboro NC. A dull looking church notes poor paint but L M Paint shows fine finish with zinc oxide white lead. Webb Dime Department sells. West End stores advertise 10 cent bargains in shoes and dress goods with glass front. Andrew Whitted offers parcel delivery from pressing room near Durham Parish Co store. Wheat crop looks fine with standout proof from Gaston B Lockhart in this township. Orange County Commissioners set road crew pay at 1.50 per day or $2 option by July 15 1909.
On Saturday June 12 1909 the undersigner will sell to the highest bidder on the premises in Cedar Grove North Carolina a lot of land adjoining the late Dr Terrell the M E Church South lot and others bounded by the Leasburg road and graveyard fence the tract contains about two and three quarters acres with three quarters of an acre reserved near Charles A McDade. Terms are one third cash and balance in two equal installments over twelve months with six percent interest and right to pay early. Sale by order of the Orange County Superior Court. May 5 1909 W R Hawkins
Sullivan Illinois April 80 1909 editor hillabéro paper dear sir you will find enclosed a literary notice for your saver to publish for the benefit of our many relatives and friends in our home state who are scattered and do not know their post office addresses we are anxious they should know of mother’s death many moved from Caldwell durham and other places we cannot reach them so we send this plan to reach the largest number with least trouble respectfully Mrs BDurich Sullivan Illinois
Obituary for Mrs Petronella C Riggs born 1827 near Nashville died March 12 at 1 am in Mason City Illinois. Survived by children Bee Urich Seilivan J T Horley and Mra M W Cease John H Riggs. services held in Mason City Carlinville. Also note sister Mrs Eliza Gates died December 15 1908 and local ads from West End Grocery and DeWitts Little Early Risers. George Merritt escaped chain gang near Hillsboro. sentenced to 14 months on roads for larceny. second escape.
This day I qualified as Administrator of Ae Nannie. I notify all debtors to pay promptly and all claimants to present authenticated claims by April 17, 1910. If not presented, claims will be barred. Dated April 17, 1909. Administrator.
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