Orange County Observations Highlight Local News
Hillsboro notes report diverse items from residents and officials. Communities discuss elections insurance meetings and court issues while praising farmers and noting family visits and regional events.
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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1901
Page
3
Hillsboro notes report diverse items from residents and officials. Communities discuss elections insurance meetings and court issues while praising farmers and noting family visits and regional events.
A Cham paign Illinois resident reports a yearlong hacking cough mistaken for consumption cured by one bottle of Fo Leys Honey and Tar. The Durham Sun excerpt notes endorsements and local pharmacist W A Hayes selling the remedy at 25 cents per box. Col Bennehan Cameron buys an improved corn harvester from Deering Co Chicago and orders a husker shredder and a cotton gin for fall readiness.
The column records a school opening notice for Mr S G Lindsay at the white public school with emphasis on full attendance and community support. It also notes local officials and county board actions, and cites remedies including Foley’s Honey and Tar for throat and lung issues and other medical ads.
The notice notes separate classrooms at The Bingham School Mebane NC to prevent noise interference. Principal Gray is the contact for a free 1902 school catalogue. Mentions W J Miller administrator of Nelson Parker and the Col lins family returning from Buffalo Lithia Springs Hillsboro last week.
The town learned that John Henry Hughes died at Cedar Grove while threshing wheat. He was 64, a deacon, a farmer with property in Durham Burlington and the county, and uncle to Sheriff John Knox Hughes. Funeral held at his residence Thursday at 4 pm with interment in Cedar Grove cemetery. Rev J W Goodman and I S Bradshaw officiated. pallbearers named.
The Chicago Record quotes a joke about proposing by letter. A man recalls writing a letter that was misplaced when a girl tucked it into a book and sent it to another girl, illustrating the perils of letter romance.
The Southern Railway announces round trip rail fares from Washington Alexandria Charlottesville Lynchburg Richmond Norfolk Greensboro Charlotte Asheville and nearby lines to San Francisco for the Episcopal General Convention. Tickets go on sale September 16 to 26 at 65.25 with travel to October 2 and return by October 15 via same or alternate route. Through sleeper excursions run year round Washington to Los Angeles and San Francisco with multiple weekly departures. Information available from ticket agents or G P A 10 S H Bardwick and A J Poston 511 Penn Ave NW Washington DC.
A description highlights a grassy lawn on a plateau in Orange County North Carolina near Mebane, with forests streams and rolling hills and a railroad line to a nearby village. It promotes the Bingham School catalog for 1902 and notes local advertisements and social commentary.
The notice touts first class equipment on all Through and Local Trains with Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on all Night Trains. It claims fast schedules and safe journeys on the Southern and directs readers to ticket agents for timetables rates and information.
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