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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1897
Page
3
A fragmentary 19th century notice page includes sale advertisements for land and goods, farm equipment and stoves, medical ads for horse and cattle care, church services and musical events, plus local updates on residents, a fire at Colonel Cameron’s estate damaging barns and horses, and brief society notes from Chapel Hill and nearby towns.
Wilbur R. Smith of Lexington Kentucky files notice of a court ordered sale by virtue of authority. The sale will occur at the Hillsboro courthouse door on Saturday October 2 at 12 oclock noon. The tract lies along Baileys River with bounds described as north and west lines and improvised deeds. The auction is in the name of Wilkinson and the probate office.
Public notice from Howe County Court announces a real estate offering in September. The fragment references a property, sale terms, and potential bidder details though many words are garbled. The precise parcel and dates are unclear due to OCR damage.
CASTOR ITA, Evans, Bellfield Evans, Charles Lynch and Roy McCally, all colored, were tried before Lquire Charles P. Forrest at Cedar Grove on Wednesday for affray. They were found guilty. Judgment was suspended upon payment of costs.
A garbled notice advertises sales and samples from Wannamaker & Brown represented by J Clyde Cheek Hillsboro. It mentions an auction of land and vessel related items, with names like Mary C Stubbins and Webb, and references to a deed and court proceedings. The text includes stock offers and general purchase temptations with unclear details.
The advertisement proclaims in stock garden seeds and asserts unsurpassed selection in fine cigars chewing and smoking tobaccos.
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