Hillsboro recorder., 1888-07-12
AN OLD PR0SPEoTNs.

Mr.. John Kirkland, OF our town. showed
us the past week well preserved and inter-
esting relic Of '.ye olden times" in the
shape Of prospectus" OF the Hillsboro
RECORDER; or, as the then editor of the
paper, Dennis Heaitt, called it, Proposals
for weekly Paper, Publishing in Hillsboro,
N. G., entitled the Hillsboro RECoRDER." I"
This little document, which is printed partly
in donble columns on sheet eight inches
by twelve in size, bears the date Of Noyem-
Der i6. 1S2lAalmost sixty seven years ago.
The REcoKDER was started, we think, on
the 10Th Of February. 1920. and, conse-
qnenily, ut the date Of the prospectus was
almost two years old. Mr.. Heart gave
notice that on the LIST of December, 1921,
mail stage ronte was to be established
direct between Warrenton and Hilsboro,
by which the northern mail would reach
this place almost MS early as at Raleigh.
The purpose Of his circnlar was TO inform
the people ef Orange comfy and Of the
counties west u Orange that he would he
able, on the establishment Of the new mail
route, .'to furnish them with il telligence
from this sOnrce much earlier than any
other printer In the State" He expressed
RIhItuuo tuht his pnpSts "hieu hnN bcSh
published under many disconraging circum-
stances, aas received with great apparent
satisfaction by It's subscribers. and that he
had received O constant accession to his
list. He renewed his assurances that party
virulenca or personal invectiye should mol
be intruded upon his readers through tht
medium ~ his paper, and thai its colnmn'
would be .'deyoted to the more useful pur
poses Of uniting the people in th"ir com
mon interests. promoting internal improve
ments and extending useful knowledge
He promised TO give in his paper due atten'
ton 10 the snbject of improvements, b0tl
in the internal state Of the country aud il
the mechanic arts, as well as 10 agriculture
III. proceedings Of the State and nationa
legislatures, aud the news Of the day. II
is thus seen that Mr.. Heartt, as a journal
isi, was ''fully nhseast Of the times" IN whirl
he lived, and meant TO cover carefully th
best fields Of journalistic enterprise. Will
his methods for accomplishing that worth!
purpose were eyeryway honorable an'
noble. If we follow biz example, We ar
confident we shall be able in our day
he was in his TO accomplish good worl
for the welfare Of the people Of our count!
aud State. Promising 10 do this. t0 th
extent Of our ability. weask all Of our read
ers 10 aid ms in any way that is within then
power 10 make use Of the means that Prov
idence bus placed within our reach +
advance the interests and promote the lap
piness of the people of Orange county an'
Ui the State ~ North Carolina. We "
gratiiied with the success we have alread
attained IN publishing the REcoRDER. bu
hope 20 attain TO still greater and bette
results in the future than in the past
Tie REcoHpER in 1921 was printed o.
super.foyal paper, and issued once week
At 81 per annum, payable half.yearly !
9tlyance. Persons procuring eight snt
scrlbers and remitiing the amount OF th
-ubscrip hons we're fnrDished a copy gratis
Times have altered since then, and we ca
now send the RECORDER 10 any or ever
citizen Of the county. State or country IA
sI a year. We believe every citizen {
Orange county would be benefited man
tunes that amount II be should subscrib
Tor IL. No man is 10 poor that he canno
afford 10 take his county paper; in fact. y
one, We think, can afford 10 go without i