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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
3
Local Orange County news notes community events. Mentions sale of land by John W. Graham and C D Turner. county commissioners meet. a vaccine for typhoid fever and other local updates. Includes train schedule changes and obituaries and postal notices.
A religious portion cites Psalm lii urging against boasting and slander. It warns that ungodly men who rely on power and wealth will face swift disappointment, while the righteous who trust in God shall prosper like trees planted by waters.
The fragment discusses a watch dog that wouldn’t watch from two to five in the morning and a claim about Devoe paint. It mentions burglars, weather, and a garbled brand reference, with poor OCR rendering of names like O. J. & B B. FORREST.
Notice to Debtors states the Notes Accounts and Judgments due James Webb Jr and Bro are placed with C M Hayes Agent who will collect balances and issue receipts. John W Graham Trustee for Jas Webb Jr and Bro announces the arrangement. Mrs T J Wilson who recently fell and broke her shoulder is recovering as well as could be expected per Chapel Hill News.
The Orange County Board of Elections met on August 12 1908 to schedule a Friday September 4 1908 meeting to appoint Registrars and Election Judges for the November 3 1908 election. All business should be presented in the Grand Jury room of the Courthouse with Secretary Joseph A Harris presiding.
The Democratic Convention of Orange County met in the sport house Saturday with Hon. 8. M. Gattis as chair. S. M. Gattis won House of Representatives and Thomas M. Cheek also listed among winners. County officers H. L. Parisi and others received votes, with multiple ballots settling commissioners. United States Senator Overman and A. L. Brooks addressed delegates. Gattis accepted the nomination for the House. The County Executive Committee re-elected Gattis as chairman.
Reports from Osrolina Georgia and especially Orange County describe heavy rains causing railways and bridges to wash away. Flooded creeks and riverbanks damaged crops and dwellings, with losses estimated around 2000 to 0000 dollars. Also notes storms at Hillsboro causing widespread roof and wall damage and several local notices for products and Ford sales delicately interwoven with agricultural impact.
Judgment of the Superior Court of Orange County directs sale of the Old-house Place of W P Roberts. The land, seventy five acres, lies west of the Carr estate and north of Caldwell and east of Strayhorn, in Bingham Township. Sale set at Hillsboro court house on Saturday September 26, 1903. One third cash and balance at 6 and 13 months with interest from sale.
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