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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1899
Page
3
The issue lists subscriptions and advertising rates, post office hours, and local notices. It reports on Border Town health, court actions, medical ads, auctions, and market prices for farm produce, with residents seeking weather and public health updates.
J E Jones occupied house expanded to double shelves and full of new goods. Furniture, stove lines, dry goods, ready made clothing, shoes including George G Snow, hardware, and phosphate products listed. Local notices mention health quips, dog humor, and the death of Jas F Cain Jr in Durham County with burial in Durham city cemetery.
Astronomers forecast Earth crossing a meteoric belt on November 14 and 15 with a potential spectacular display if conditions are favorable. The event, described in an Atlanta Journal report, notes a great shower of aerolites may be visible in clear skies.
All persons are warned not to hunt for fish, or trespass in any manner, upon my lands in Hillsboro township. The law will be enforced against all offenders. October 26, 1899. Thos. J. Freeland.
Mrs. Tarmesia M Phillips of Hillsboro died yesterday at St Peters Hospital after a fall caused broken hip treatment since July. Aged 74, she grew weaker, with many relatives at her side including daughters Mrs Alex A Springs Mrs Cole and Mrs Boyd and Mr Holland Springs. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church with Rev E W Fox presiding. pallbearers named and interment in the Presbyterian yard. Also notes praise for Chamberlains Cough Remedy and the start of the bird hunting season November 1 in the county.
Execution issued from Orange County Superior Court to satisfy a $50,000 judgment plus $365 costs against The State University Railroad Company. On December 4, 1899 at the courthouse door Hillsboro the railroad lands from University Station to Chapel Hill and 100 feet wide including franchises and rights will be sold for cash to satisfy the execution and costs. Sheriff John K. Hughes signs the notice dated October 12, 1899.
On Thursday November 11 1899 a sale will be held at my house in Hillsboro offering a lot of household and kitchen furniture. A fine assortment of old walnut pieces will be available.
A blended column includes an appeal for The Chicago Dispatch supporting Bryan and a subscription offer, followed by a public auction notice of a North Carolina land tract, with details of location, terms, and the 1899 sale date. The legal notices mention partition actions in Orange County and a mortgage foreclosure sale by James B. Daniel.
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