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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1904
Page
3
A scanned 1904 issue itemizes subscription rates, store ads, and notices from Brown & Co, Parish’s, and local merchants. It includes comments on products, medicines, clothing, and a call to visit for bargains. Also mentions church, political, and agricultural topics and a Lost item notice.
The millinery shop of Mrs M L Taylor and sister offers spring and summer hats trimmed and untrimmed with the latest styles. A rich line of veils flowers ribbons and decorative trimmings for ladies of all ages. Out of town customers receive prompt service.
Cupid the Hindoo-Skindoo theme spreads through the May bloom as Aunt Jane Ramor notes vows and heartache. A line of wedding presents priced at three dollars each awaits couples seeking sturdy keepsakes and useful household items at Hillsboro Bookstore.
A fragmentary notice discusses a candidate’s alleged plans if elected sheriff of Orange County, mentions Hillsboro relocation and running a small store, and lists local business ads and a bank meeting. The piece mixes political rumor with vendor notices and pending bank operations.
The Cheek's Township column reports on the May 11 closure of the first Chestnut Ridge Institute commencement led by Rev W M Pike and Rev Charles E Maddry. A splendid program, private funding, and a strong faculty under Revelle and the Thompson sisters are cited as signs of future progress. Buckhorns beat Efland's 10 to 9 on Buckhorn’s diamond. County road overseers host men under 45, mud improves roadways, and a possible County Commissioner candidate proclaims his stance in the mud.
Local shop promotes orders under publisher prices except school books and advertises plows for a dollar. May term of Orange Superior Court opens May 23 with Judge Cooke. 19 civil cases listed. jurors named. Notices include sales, dental and medical ads, and local deaths and marriages.
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