Local Hillsboro News and Appointments Update
Locals announce Andy Haley appointed successor to E Marvine Lockhart as carrier on R F D No 1 from Hillsboro. Dr John Donnelly, new Hillsboro physician, praised by Dr Hubert Royster. E Marvine Lockhart leaves carrier post to attend King’s Business College Raleigh. Henry N Brown Jr and Agnes Scott Wilson wed at Chapel Hill November 7. couple to reside in Rocky Mount. County commissioners met Monday, approving accounts and road orders. Ed Harris returns home to Hillsboro from Philadelphia due to father’s illness.
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Andy Haley
Nccessor
E. Marvine Lockhart
Hillsboro
Haley
Jesse W. Cole
Margaret Lane
James D. Hollister
Winston-Salem
N. C
Joseph A. Harris
Clinton and
Queen Streets
Rafe Wetere
John Donnelly
Charlotte
Donnelly
The
State University
University of Maryland
Baltimore
Hubert A. Royster
University of North Carolina
E. Marvin Lockhart
King’s Business College
Raleigh
Henry N. Brown, Jr
Agnes Scott Wilson
Thomas J. Wilson
Chapel Hill
Henry N. Brown
Rocky Mount
Ed. M. Harris
Philadelphia
Executor's Notice for W. N. Riley Estate
Allen R. Hayes executor announces all debtors must pay promptly and all creditors present claims by November 7 1907 or be barred from recovery. Notice dated November 7 1906.
Hillsboro Book Store announces school book exchanges
The Hillsboro Book Store owned by N. W. Brown informs Orange County teachers that most new school books have arrived and a full supply will be available soon. They offer exchanges for public school books and provide all school supplies at the lowest cash prices.
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Orange County
Hillsboro
N. W
Fresh Bread Fridays at Fancy Grocery Company
Fancy Grocery Company advertises Fresh Bread every Friday evening and promotes New Quaker Dates Fresh Grits Cream Cheese Beech Nut Chip Beef Fresh Cakes Crackers and Lowney Candies. It touts tea at 75 cents per pod and molasses at 40 cents claiming better value than town rivals.
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Fancy Grocery Company
Orange election signals solid Democratic gains
Returns show Democrats winning in Orange with large margins across races. Kitchen carries about 400, Graham wins the Senate seat, Pritchard the House. state ticket and Legislature lean Democratic, indicating a solid party delegation at the national level.
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Orange
Kitchen
Graham
Senate
Pritchard
House
Congress
Town Tax for 1906 Call for Immediate Settlements
The town tax book for 1906 has been turned over for collection and receipts will be issued. Citizens are urged to pay promptly or request doorstep collection if needed, as funds are urgently required by the town.
Notice of collection authority for Parks and Hedgepath
Parks and Hedgepath of Hillsboro North Carolina announce that all accounts have been placed in the hands of D Turner for collection. He has full power to enforce collection. Debtors are urged to seek him. January 17, 1906.
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D. Turner
Parks & Hedgepath
Hillsboro
N. C
Sale of Caldwell Institute home lot in Orange County
Notice states that under an Orange County Superior Court order in Methodist Orphanage proceedings a sale will occur Monday November 12, 1906 at 12 m at the Hillsboro courthouse door. It covers 1 12 acres in Little River Township within Caldwell Institute village with boundaries to Mrs Harris Caldwell Institute Academy Mt Tirzah road Jordan Brothers and R B Holeman. Terms: half cash, balance in six months with 6 percent interest and option to renew time payments. Sold as the Wilkerson home place previously conveyed by McCracken Jordan Wilkinson.
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Superior Court of
Orange County
Methodist Orphanage
Court House
Hillsboro
N. C
Little River Township
Caldwell Institute
Bettie Harris
Caldwell Institute Academy
Mt. Tirzah
Jordan Brothers
R. B. Holeman
J. T. Wilkerson
J. H. McCracken
K. A. C. Jordan
J. T. Wilkinson
Sattis
Sale of 90 Acre Williamston Tract in Cedar Grove Township
By decree of Orange County Superior Court a 90 acre tract known as the Williamston land in Cedar Grove township will be sold at public auction in Carr North Carolina on September first, 1906. The sale requires one third cash with balance in six and twelve month installments at six percent interest. purchaser may anticipate payments on confirmation of sale. Commissioner Gattis to execute the sale.
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Superior Court of
Orange County
P. E. Harralson
John Jones
Ellen Jones
Henderson Harthcock
Carr
N. C
Williamston
Cedar Grove Township
Dock Smith
P. H. Harralson
Brice Warren
Henry Ward
M. Gattis
New Mackerel for Breakfast at Fancy Grocery Co
A lively note promotes New Mackerel for breakfast at Fancy Grocery Company, highlighting the shop as the place to get something good to eat. The message emphasizes fresh options and the appealing quality of the seafood on offer.
Administrator's Notice for Mary F. Kenton Estate
This day qualified as Administrator of the estate of Miss Mary F Kenton deceased. Creditors must pay and claimants present properly authenticated on or before October 5 1907 or their recovery will be pursued. Dated October 5 1906 John R Kenson Administrator.
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W. N. Riley
Allen R. Hayes
Mary F. Kenton
John R. Kenson
J. F. Compton
W. R. Hawkins
Wm. S. Gray
F. M. Tilley
West End Grocery taps broad stock and square deals
If you want a pair of good shoes or dress goods or rubbers or underwear this store has it. A new line of hats and sewing machines is available. Plenty to eat with a general all round square deal at West End Grocery Company near the depot. WM. H. Newman, manager.
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West End Grocery Company
WM. H. Newman
Australian Rabbits Threaten Vast Australian Landscape
A New York Tribune excerpt reports a writer’s vivid account of rabbits overrunning Australia. Farmers attempt to fence crops, but rabbits breach barriers and die in huge heaps, with carcasses piling up as swarms continue. The description portrays rabbits altering the continent’s level through mass death and infestation.
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Australia
New York Tribune
Notice in Estate Sale Proceedings in Orange County
S J Hall as administrator of Miss Jane Carden seeks an order to sell estate land to satisfy debts. Defendants Ismael J Carden and heirs at law, including John Carden of Arkansas and James Alfred Wiley Carden and others in Tennessee, must appear before the Orange County Superior Court clerk in Hillsborough on December 3, 1906 to answer the petition.
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North Carolina
Orange County
S. J. Hall
Jane Carden
Ismael J. Carden
John Carden
Little Rock
Arkansas
James Carden
Alfred Carden
Wiley Carden
Joseph Carden
Dad W. Carden
Robert Carden
Tennessee
Humboldt
George Watson
Superior Court
Superior Court of
Hillsboro
N. C
D. H. Hamilton
Administrator's Notice of Estate Claims Filed 1906
Administrator W. R. Hawkins notifies all debtors and creditors of the late J. F. Compton that all debts must be paid and all claims proved by September 12, 1906 or be barred. The notice is dated September 12, 1906.
Notice of Administrator for Wm. S. Gray Estate
Notice to creditors to present claims by October 5, 1907 and to settle debts owed to the estate of Wm. S. Gray. F. M. Tilley issues the administrator's notice and directs prompt payment from indebted individuals.
Endorsement Letter For Virginia Governor Swanson Paint Ad
A dated letter praises Governor Claud A. Swanson and extols L. M. Pure Paint for Virginia homes. It notes five years since his home near Chatham was painted, claims the product has been in use for thirty years, and lauds its durability and broad appeal to churches, rich and poor, with Longman and Martinez and Hillsboro sellers H. W. and J. C. Webb named.
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Claud A. Swanson
Virginia
Chatham
Longman & Martinez
Hillsboro
N. C
Fancy Grocery Co Fresh Produce List
A compact grocery notice lists fresh produce including cranberries oranges Malaga grapes lemons bananas and fine apples from Fancy Grocery Co.
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Malaga
Fancy Grocery CO
TERTMENT OF TETTER AND EC ZEMA ALLAYED
The intense itching of eczema and tetter is instantly allayed by Chamberlain's Salve. Severe cases have been permanently cured by its use. For sale by W A Haynes, Druggist.
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Chamberlain
W. A. Haynes
Post Office Hours Notice from Charles G. Rosemond
The office opens at 8 00 a m and closes at 6 30 p m Mail to the East departs at 8 23 a m and 3 25 p m Mail to the West departs at 10 00 a m and 4 30 p m Money order books close at 4 00 p m P M Charles G Rosemond announces these hours and mail deadlines.
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Charles G. Rosemond
Hughes Elected Governor Amid Wide Empire State Returns
New York Special reports Charles E Hughes the Republican winner over William Randolph Hearst by a sizable plurality. Brooklyn and Manhattan show mixed results while Hearst carries several boroughs. statewide turnout down from 1904. President Roosevelt watches returns as Hughes gains about 60 000 to 75 000 in preliminary estimates.
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New York
Charles E. Hughes
William Randolph Hearst
Democratic Party
Independence League
Higgins
Democratic
Mr. Hearst
Mr. Hughes
Hughes
Bronx
Heart
Greater
Brooklyn
Patrick H. McCarren
Hearst
Manhattan
Queen’s County
Long Island City
Richmond
Staten Island
Judiciary
Ciftee
Lee Choate
Alton B. Parker
Tammany and Independence League
Thomas F. Grady
Tammany Hall
Thomas Rock
Roosevelt
Root
Cortelyou
Bacon
Loeb
Cooley
Utica
Sherman
Oneida County
Oyster Bay
Weathered warning of Cuban cyclone and new forecast
Father Gangoiti who warned of the Cuban cyclone predicts another. The machinists strike on the Southern Railway is to be settled by arbitration with workers returning to duty in the interim. Panama Canal chartered work specifications have been published for contract letting.
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Father Gangoiti
Southern Railway
Panama Canal
Pubtic
Democrats net gain 27 as party shifts seats in congress
The sixtieth Congress saw Democrats lose four and gain 31 seats across states. Illinois added five, Indiana two, Iowa one, Maryland one, Missouri six, Nebraska one, New Jersey three, New York one, North Carolina one, Ohio three, Pennsylvania five, Wisconsin and Minnesota two. Republicans picked up one in Maryland and West Virginia and two in Kentucky, yielding a net Democratic gain of 27.
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Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Maryland
Missouri
Nebraska
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Minnesota
West Virginia
Kentucky
Chicago
Republic Democrats
Alabama
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
TV Ag
Tewa
Kansas
Louisiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mississippi
Montana
Nevada
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wyoming
Election returns across states show party wins and leaders
New York indicates Hughes leads by about 52 000 and the Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor appears elected. West Virginia totals widen Republican victory by about 18 000. Alabama results show B B Comer likely Governor with Wiley and Burnett securing seats. North Dakota returns elect Senator Sakes as Governor and Fisk as Supreme Court judge. Missouri results show Democrats carry the state by 7 640 and win 12 of 16 congressmen while Kansas City and St. Louis elect Republicans in some districts.
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New York
Hughes
Wheeling
W. Va
West Virginia
Fargo
N. D
Sakes
Fisk
Missouri
St. Louis
Kansasity
Beacham Wise Over McCreary Wins Kentucky Senate Nomination
In Louisville and rural counties, Governor Beacham leads over Senator McCreary for the United States Senate nomination in Tuesday's primaries. Samuel W. Hager secured the governorship with a 12 000 to 15 000 margin. Metcalfe carried Louisville by 7 287 while Beacham performed strongly in the countryside to prevail by about 4 000 votes.
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Louisville
Beacham
McCreary
United Sta c
Samuel W. Hager
Met Rear
Revernor Beacham
Arkansas Returns Confirm Democratic Victory and Republican Narrow Win
Little Rock reports Tuesday dispatches show two light votes polled in Arkansas with all Democratic congressmen re-elected. In the fourth district Democrat W. B. Cravens defeated Republican George Tilles by a small margin amid speeches by Secretary Shes and Vice President Fairbanks supporting Tilles’s bid.
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Little Rock
Ark
Tursday
Arkansas
Seerstzry Shes
Fairbanks
George Tilles
W.B. Cravens
President orders discharge of entire Twenty Fifth Infantry unit
President Roosevelt discharges without honor every man in Companies B, C, and D of the Twenty Fifth Infantry at Fort Brown Texas for failing to identify those involved in violence and murder on the Brownsville night of August 13 1906. White officer charged with slurring colored troops faces court martial. Garlington report and presidential instruction publish reasons and emphasize ongoing army duties and vigilance.
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Brownsville
Texas
Gian
Garlington
Fauuident
Washington
Army of Sieve
United States
Seanan
Ender
Wike
Yaalle
Bo Jigeaton
Mmmagr
Tex
White House
Secretary of War
Theodore Roosevelt
Wilrernia
War Department
Twenty— Fifth Infantry
Fort Browm
Army
Max
Menkaer
Twenty-Sfth Infantry
Amensig
Tia
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Batalla
Fort Brown
Twenty-fifth
Ing
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Iluesday
J. W. Goodman
Irace
S. M. Gattis
Administrator's
Tetter
Eczema
Senator McCarren
News and Notes
Sixtieth Congress
Montgomery
Ala
B. B. Comer
Wiley
Burnett
North Dakota
Beacham Wise
Brownville
Disbands
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