Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1880-10-23

J. w. Carr will pay the highest
cash price for seed cotton. Make a
note OF this, and bring along your
cotton. His Gin is in full opera
ton. All persons desiring their
cotton g%lnne,l, can have the same at
tended 70 with rromp,ness and dis
patch At the Gin of Mr.. Carr,
Chapel Hill, \. C.
The ladies Of HiIlsboro have been
making arrangements for some time
70 give a tabteaux. We learn that
the exhibition will be given Friday
night, Oct. %, 1880, at Masonic
Hail. The public may expect om'
thing good from the ladies, for when
they attempt anything OF the kind,
they always succeed.
Our friend 'and n%eiyhbor, Mr..
Charles Cooley, has placed the eli-
tors at this paper under obligations
for his kind assistance in fitting up
our office. Mr.. Cooley is a first
class workman and a clever man,
and is always ready and willing TO
do his work i'll as good style As can
h. done anywhere His card vii!
appear soon.
There vas = man in II town,
He WAS 50 won.lrnus wise,
He thought. his business would run
Mud he didn't advertise.
We'll. business was dull at first,
But better times came, and it's
queer,
One day with a rush he sold all HIS
stuff,
But the sheriff was auctioueer.
Mrs. NJ. l. Taylor, the fashionable
milliner, is visiting relatives and
friends ia Raleigh, and in her alb
seDce Miss #. a, Pogue has charge
OF the establishment. We have
been promised an advertisement OF
this house, which we will lay before
Il readers soon. In the meantime
if you wish anything in the millinery
line, call on Mrs. Taylor, Hillsboro,
\ G.
John Bai,y, University Station,
y. c., has no doubt missed the read
ing Of a love story simply because
the author failed to put a three cen,
stamp on it. There is a letter ir
the IIillsbnro post office for Johr
that might make him happy pro
vided he ,r ONE of his friends see
this notice and forward three cop
rers TO Mr.. Strayhorn to pay the
postage, and the letter will then b.
sent as directed.
The case Of r. L. D. Henri,
against w. (. Baldwin, which tool
up - lays Of ~ Superior Court
in Which was involved the title to
acres OF land, valued at $3.50 pc
acre, was decided on Friday nigh
in favor Of Henry. he being repre-
/. sented in court by Graham & Rui
fin, Jas. A. Graham and A.. w
Graham. Baldwin was Represented
by G. +. Parish, John NJ. Morine
and James b. Mason. The cost il
this case amounted to S325.00, t.
say nothing about the tees of law
yers.
We have been asked why tn
Hillsboro merchants don't advertis
in our paper. Our reply was ,ha
we have been SO busy in the ofic
, since our removal to IIiIlsboro tina
we have found no time to canvas
, for advertisem cn,s or subscriber
Further, we wish to show first tina
we can publish a good paper, on
worthy Of patronage, is another re;
;, Q why We have o yet solicite
advertisements, We will get ever,
thing in good working order i'll
week or SO, and then we hope TO e
an advertisement from every IL,
business man in town.
In passing along the streets "
: notice. here and there, that SON
evil disposed person has distigured
: store window, cut ~ ugly cash in
:, fence, made pencli marks on sou
store sign. or otherwise injured pr
perty that Was not his own. The
is a law TO protect the property
citizens, and 1t should be rigidly e
: forced. Ia churches, also, We mott,
the benches cut uD, marked on 81