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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1893
Page
2
The Hillsborough newspaper notes political positions on a district collector nomination and reports on the Great State Fair opening October 17 with events, exhibits, and nightly shows. It also includes weathered notices, medical ads, and commodity prices, plus local letters and advertisements.
A Nashville letter extols Stockton’s Antiseptic as miracle treatment for pneumonia heart trouble and dropsy. The writer recounts a 72 year old man’s recovery after three hourly doses, claiming life saved and rapid return to work. Includes testimonial from Frank Searigbt and sales mentions in Tennessee.
The Greensboro Patriot and other papers report on North Carolina events from school openings with hundreds of girls enrolled at a Normal and Industrial School, local court cases, a fatal house fire near Flat River, peculiar bird dog illness, a controversial interracial marriage potential in Charlotte, and various local notices. The mix includes child mortality, debt disputes, and community anecdotes from Raleigh to Hillsboro.
The Rev Dr Carmichael rector of St John’s Tel Rev Joseph Brount C to be consecrated Assistant Bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina at Calvary Church Tarboro next Sunday in October. Bishop Lyman will be consecrator, assisted by Bishops Watson East Carolina and Capers South Carolina. Dudley Kentucky preaches the consecratory sermon. Attending presbyters include Peal grow Murdock Wingate. participants Harding Pittenger Ingle Weston Marshall. Listops of Virginia Georgia Alabama Texas expected.
Largest stock of private and public school books, new and second hand, in Orange county at Sillsboro Book Store. Call or send orders. Also an ad for Stockton's Antiseptic by E. A. Rosemond, agent, promoting household cleansing for summer health.
All kinds of dried fruit will bring grandmother prices and buy double as much. Damaged fruit will bring only half price and not wanted. Apples average 2 ets, peaches 6 ets, damsons and plums 5 ets, cherries 2 ets. Executors seek recovery of Young P. Whitaker's estate.
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