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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1906
Page
3
Post office notes opening at 8:00 a.m. and closing at 6:30 p.m. Mail to the east closes 8:25 a.m. and 4:25 p.m. Mail to the west closes 10:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Money order books close 4:00 p.m. Charles G. Rosemond, P. M.
Local items note Webb advertisement change and that the Webb boys are winners. Includes marriage in Hillsboro on Nov 11 1906 B F Riley and Addie M Hayes with attendants Burt Durham Sadie Hayes and Hattie Riley. Also mentions Ex Judge A W Graham selling property and local notices deadlines.
Wiley D. Sims was wounded in a road confrontation eight miles east of Hillsboro by his son-in-law Sim Bullock. Bullock fired with a gun loaded with squirrel shot injuring Sims in the left arm and side. Bullock remains at large as authorities pursue him after a recent abandonment warrant. Dr. John Donnelly treated around twenty shot victims.
The Fancy Grocery Company pitches molasses at 40 cents, claiming comparable outlets price it at 50 cents elsewhere in town. The note frames the deal as a value option for shoppers seeking better molasses pricing.
Sale of house and lots on Tryon street Hillsboro scheduled for December 15 1906 at the courthouse door. Terms cash or as arranged with John W Graham with perfect title on full payment. Graham reserves right to reject bids and to offer whole property in one block after sale. A W Graham executor.
Allen R Hayes as executor requires all debts to be paid at once and all claims against the estate of W N Riley to be presented properly authenticated by November 7 1907 or barred. This notice dated November 7 1906.
To teachers of Orange County the Hillsboro Book Store says new school books are arriving and will be ready for exchange. Public school books and all kinds of school supplies will be offered at low cash prices. N. W. Brown.
Fancy Grocery Company advertises fresh bread every Friday evening and new Quaker dates, fresh grits, Lowney candies, cream cheese, Beech Nut chip beef, fresh cakes and crackers. It claims to sell the best tea in town at 75 cents per pound.
If you want a pair of Good Shoes Dress Goods rubbers underwear or a sewing machine we have them. If you are hungry we have plenty to eat. If you have anything to sell we want it. Trade at West End Grocery Company near depot WM H Newman Manager.
The town tax book for 1906 is turned over for collection and residents are urged to settle promptly. If preferred, the collector will call on taxpayers to collect payments. Advertisement for Fancy Grocery Company offering fresh mackerel for breakfast.
John R Kenson administrator announces settlement actions for Mary F Kenton estate. Creditors must present claims by October 5 1907 or be barred. Debtors are urged to pay promptly to the estate.
A promotional letter extols L and M Paint as superior and long lasting. It credits Claud A. Swanson, Virginia governor, with popularity and references the product’s long public presence in Virginia. The L and M Paint is said to be offered to churches and available through H. W. Webb and J. C. Webb in Hillsboro, North Carolina.
Pittsburg Pennsylvania confronts a surge of murders and robberies with vigilantism amid cries for extra police. A brutal crucifixion attempt unfolds in Forbes street tenement as 19 year old Mrs Jean Mitchell is found kneeling with nails driven into a sink drain.
Special General Alexander Mackensee reports to Secretary Taft that 16 052 431 dollars are needed to complete fortification work and outlines next year’s eligible expenditures for James River Virginia Cape Fear River North Carolina Savannah River Georgia Pensacola Harbor Florida Alabama River Mobile Harbor Black Warrior Tombigbee Rivers Alabama with various listed amounts.
The warehouse of the American Snuff Company at Eddyville Kentucky was wrecked by dynamite. The blast shattered windows over a wide area and bloodhounds tracked the assailants for twelve miles into Caldwell County. Months earlier a similar attack targeted another Kentucky warehouse associated with the tobacco growers who sold to the trust.
A special funeral train dashed into an open switch at Meeks Georgia causing three cars to derail. Many passengers, including women and children, were injured by the shock and thrown from their seats as the cars wrecked and passengers became frantic.
Sunday School workers from Somerville and all New Jersey sent their delegates to the Forty eighth annual state convention in session at the Second Reformed Church. Opening exercises were held Thursday and the gathering will continue through Friday.
Administrator W R Hawkins notifies all debtors to pay promptly and all creditors to present claims by September 12, 1907. Failure to comply may forfeit recovery. Dated September 12, 1906.
Qualified as Administrator for the estate of Wm S Gray I notify all claimants to exhibit claims to me by October 5 1907 or be barred from recovery and all indebted parties must make immediate payment F M TILLEY
The sermon argues the final test of Christianity is personal experience with Christ. It asserts truth comes from individual encounter and observation of the Christ life, not secondhand reports, and urges believers to live out their faith directly. The preacher cites biblical examples and scientific parallels to stress experiential certainty in faith.
A fragment reflecting Stonewall Jackson’s pious habits. He quotes “54 tha habit in my own mind” and describes sealing letters with a prayer, sending thoughts Heavenward, and praying before changing classes for cadets entering or exiting the section room.
A quirky exchange notes the phrase refers to seats reserved for Mr. Cortelyou. The night school chat hints at a playful or ceremonial seating arrangement linked to a notable figure.
Joseph Wilgus of Montpelier Ohio says exposure and driving caused kidney trouble with irregular, frequent, and painful passages. Dean's Kidney Pills provided relief from the first dose and renewed vigor, earning his endorsement. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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