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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1896
Page
2
Orange County Hillsborough WN dated September 17, 1896 notes publication every Thursday. Joseph A Harris is the publisher and owner, indicating the paper’s ownership and regular release schedule.
Scattered items note Congressional candidates for the fifth district W W Kitchin Manning and Locke Craig with mentions of a state at large electors race. An ad for Bucklen arnica salve and Chamberlain pain balm promotes cures while a quip about parity ends the page.
A visitor in Michigan and the West notes growing support for free coinage of silver. He had opposed the craze but now is willing to test it, saying it could determine his business future if the measure fails or prevails. He cites customers warning that success would alter dealings.
Editor Morrison of Worthington Indiana lauds Electric Bitters as a valuable prescription for constipation headaches and a superior general tonic. Annie Steble of Chicago suffered fatigue backache and poor digestion until six bottles restored her health and strength. Hayes' Drug Store sells 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles.
A Washington Star excerpt notes the high regard for Chamberlain s medicines in your state and beyond. It cites use in Iowa for nearly twenty five years and mentions Cham ber lain s Cough Remedy Pain Balm and Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It also references a private school fact about blind children in North Carolina and a Raleigh Press Visitor note.
An old newspaper notice advertises Fiso’s Cure for coughs with a bold claim and lists local goods and their prices. Wheat 60 c, corn 35–50 c, oats 35 c, meal 60 c, bacon hog round 7–10 c, flour 4–5 dollars per barrel, tallow 4–5 c, beeswax 20 c, butter 15–20 c, eggs 10 c per dozen, hides 3–6 c, chickens 10–25 c, geese 40 c/lb, wool 10–20 c, coffee 15–25 c, sugar 5–6 c. All country produce in good demand.
Don’t miss Hon R B Glenn at Hillsboro on Saturday September 19. Wm J Bryan will speak in Greensboro September 17 between 12 45 p m and 3 p m. Durham Raleigh Goldsboro dates given with rail fare cut. State report shows NC has 174 cotton mills 15 hosiery mills 3 undergarment mills 4 bag mills 2 cordage 1 nets 1 calico 1 silk 8 woollen. six mills under construction. last year 162 mills.
Indianapolis Dispatch reports General Harrison declined debating Senator Tillman on the silver question. While on a Adirondack wharf, he smiled at the telegram Tibbetts read aloud and quipped that he could not engage in controversy, saying he has no pitch fork.
The Republican Executive Committee of Raleigh nominated Charles Reynolds of Winston for Lieutenant Governor to replace Oliver H. Dockery. The two committees agreed to mutual support on state tickets except for Auditor, with cross backing for Populist congressional nominees in four districts and arrangements in three other districts. A Southern Railway special train will run from Greensboro to Raleigh on Sept 17 to attend Mr. Bryan's Greensboro speech. State Chairman Manly reports a Republican club of 40 members in the western part backing Bryan.
Died the morning of August 21, 1896, Richard Williams, aged 79. A good neighbor has gone to rent. He leaves one sister and many friends to mourn their loss. NEIGHBOR. Dr Parkhurst says Bryan’s strength lies in being a candidate of every man with a grievance. The Rev. Dr disapproves of Bryan and the governed, yet notes Bryan is the candidate of the people with grievances, a group numbered by the millions.
Hillsboro Township held a Saturday 2 p m meeting in the courthouse. C M Parks served as chairman and John Strayhorn was named permanent chairman. S P Kirkpatrick David Thompson George Gil Guion Waddell Thomas W Riley Duncan Brown Joseph Walker Thomas Faucette Henry Cates D C Parke P H Claymuor John A McCauley were chosen as delegates. Thomas Durham J T Blackman and Thomas A Faucette were nominated for Justices of the Peace and B F Mabne for Township Constable. The existing Township Executive Committee was continued. Adjourned.
Notice lists appointed registrars for East Hillsboro West Hillsboro Creek s Crossing University Station Cedar Grove Toler s Carr s and several Chapel Hill and Little River precincts in Hillsboro Cedar Grove and Chapel Hill Townships. Registration begins Sept 26 with Saturdays Oct 3 10 17 and 24 as challenge and close days. Also sale of 56 1/2 acres in Chapel Hill township on Neville s Creek by M A McCauley administrator with terms 1 third cash, 1 third in 5 months, balance in 12 months.
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