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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
3
Hillsboro items note new births and marriages, upcoming church and school events, and local ads. The County Commissioners meet June 1. Dr W H Wakefield to visit Hillsboro for eye ear nose throat care. mortgage sales and land notices listed. local businesses promote goods and services. unclaimed letters advertised.
Prohibition election results from Orange County precincts show mixed outcomes with Hillsboro leaning dry in several districts. Statewide, Raleigh dispatches forecast a 40 000 to 50 000 majority for prohibition with the law to take effect January 1 1909. An 1908 Hillsboro school tax listing notice and local obituaries mark county activity.
By authority in a 1907 mortgage Chester D B Turner mortgaged land in Hillsboro Orange County to O J and B B Forrest. The sale at Hillsboro Court House on June 27 1908 proceeds to satisfy the mortgage and costs.
Trustee to sell at Hillsboro Court House on Saturday June 20 1908 at noon for highest bidder a 479 acre land tract described by survey points from John W Graham to Pickett corners. Deed of trust from J Hundley and wife recorded in Orange County mortgage book 28 page 591. For details contact Winston Bryant attorneys Durham NC. This May 1951968.
Local notices list visitors from Hillsboro and area residents, a town tax listing reminder by Frank Nash, and a Fayetteville style ad for 111 old clothes and services. The piece notes Vails of Clinton and Greensboro connections, plus election vote tallies showing Craig, Kitchin, Hortie with county counts to date.
The Bank of Orange Hillsboro presents its May 22 1908 financials showing resources of 97 943 6 with loans of 22 103.00 and deposits totaling 63 931.79. Cashier Paul C Collins attests to the accuracy of the statement sworn before D H Hamilton Clerk of Superior Court with directors J Spurgeon D H Hamilton and P C Wess.
Public sale at Hillsboro courthouse door on Monday June 1 1908 offers three Latta tracts A large 114 acre Fanny Latta Home Place A 99 acre John W Latta tract and a 4.1 acre Mine tract with detailed boundaries and a 6 percent interest mortgage terms include one third cash and balance in six and twelve month installments The sale is by order of the Orange County Superior Court in a Miss Fanny Latta heirs case Also notice of mortgage sale of 70 acres in Little River Township to satisfy a mortgage by James King to Sarah F Terry and executor notice for Mrs C W Bingham estate with payment and claim deadlines
Having located at Hillsboro to carry on the business of shoe and harness repairing I solicit the patronage of the public Give me your work and I guarantee satisfaction Shop on Churton Street one door north of Cheek's brick building J B Wagner.
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