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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1904
Page
3
The Range County Observer lists political tickets for the 19th Senatorial District and local offices, housing for rent, upcoming bargains, and advertisements. It notes community updates including education moves, church meetings, medical notices, and local business promotions amid obituaries and society notes.
Public post office notice lists unclaimed letters at Hilleboro dated August 31 1904 including Carey Mrs M F Freeman Miss C D Hargraves Sr George Matins Mrs Annie B Raffin Hal Thured Fred White Miss Emma D Williams Jerry Readers are asked to say advertised when calling for these letters. The notice also promotes Longman & Marine paints with pricing and usage tips and lists local sellers and coupons for seed grain and grocery items.
Buckten's Armor Salve is advertised as superior to all salves for cats corns boils sores felons ulcers tetter and other skin eruptions. It guarantees relief with care. Available for 250 at W A Hayes' drug store.
We have purchased the real estate and entire stock of merchandise from James Webb Jr and Bro in Hillsboro and Orange County. We seek friends support and promise the same liberal treatment as the old firm with fair dealing and good values. We remain agents for George E and J J Nissen Wagons.
Reading of a local merchant ad announcing a 60 day sale to close out old stock in dress goods and clothing to make room for a new fall line. It promotes Diamond Bone Phosphate for crops, shingle prices at $3.00, and notes H. W. and J. C. Webb as dealers.
Democratic candidate W. W. Kitchin and Republican C. A. Reynolds will speak on political issues at Hilleboro Orange County Friday October 7 at 1 pm Chapel Hill October 8 at 1 pm Cedar Grove October 11 at 4 pm All welcome. Also local notices cover rent move plans in Davidson County and a World’s Fair rail and pavilion promotion by Frisco Rock Island System with travel deals. Deputy Sheriff Nichols killed during arrest attempt on Horner. Horner wounded and jailed. school openings planned with new superintendent Hocatt. county board approves three new schools. Browns and Newman advertise groceries. Sows and Pigs for sale. 10 cent bargains at Brown’s store. Eno Cotton Mill resumes operations with new manager James Webb. Hillsboro post uses regional business notices.
By order of the Superior Court of Alamance County a sale of lands of the late Marien A. Hesse will occur at the Hiltsport courthouse door on October 18 1904. Two Cedar Grove tracts totaling about 250 acres will be offered separately with terms of one fourth cash and three installments over 18 months. Proceedings name heirs at law as parties and note the properties’ locations and adjoining owners.
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