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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1901
Page
3
County Observer from May 8 1901 lists railway schedules with West and East bound trains to Hillsboro Greensboro and Raleigh. Includes appointment notices lectures by D W Herring and local social items about Miss Ada Clarke Harris and Mr Urge Lynch plus civic remarks on town governance and postage issues.
The Observer notes readers asking where to find old fashioned preachers who read the Bible and pray at home. The editors defer to Christian advocates in Raleigh for an answer. Town politics earn mention with Nathan Browt and James Cheek in a republican board context. Ads quote Bannеe Salve and De Witt's pills as local remedies with names like Henry Richards and De Witt.
On May 28 1901 the Cox or Dickson mill tract in Orange County near Eno River will be sold at the Hillsboro court house for cash. The deed traces the boundary from a rock along the river and Cox mill race to a cedar near the dam, totaling about 3 1/2 acres. Sale is by power of sale under a mortgage dated March 29 1897, assigned December 20 1898. Sale at 12 noon. Executrix Mrs Nola Turner with attorney M Garris.
Parks & Hedgpeth promotes a wide exhibition of Spring and Summer dresses and white goods, menswear, shoes, furniture, hardware, fertilizers, groceries and more. The ad touts low prices, full trade value for old goods, and readiness to order items not in stock for Hillsboro shoppers. It claims a large, quality stock and nationwide supplier links.
Savko of LaGrange praises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve curing a six month leg sore in five days. Pepper named Southern Railway agent at Hillsboro, Davis to merchandize near High Point. Arnold of Ta. credits Foley’s Kidney Cure with curing years of kidney trouble after three bottles. After re appointment Marshal Millikin re commissions Hal Loyd as Deputy Marshal for Orange. Squire Gordon’s long petition for the post is noted as late.
The Lineberry against Brooks for Register of Deeds was removed from Chatham to Orange County on the charge that Populist office holders stirred public sentiment against the defendant.
Franklin Sherman warns farmers that spring insects will ravage crops unless they seek help now. The entomologist urges timely identification and remedies from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture office in Raleigh. The note invites all to use the office for guidance on beneficial and harmful insects.
A historical price table lists wheat corn oats meal pork bacon flour tallow beeswax butter eggs peppers and more per unit. The notice then identifies Robina A Roberson as administratrix of Allen J Roberson’s estate and calls creditors to present claims by April 24, 1902 or lose rights to recovery.
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