Hillsboro recorder., 1888-06-07
Local Topics.
MINOR ITEMS.

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Garry yonr butter to Parish's and get
goods at Dash pricea.
Parishs Is the place TO get Bargains in
dry goods, shoes and hats
Miss Eliza CraDtree. living few miles
from thisgphce, died last Saturday even
ing.
MIR. William Paul has accepted the posi-
tion Of assistant telegraph operator AZ this
place. -1i
/ Go TO Parish's for good fresh family gro
ceries. HA can give yon insidc'prices in
everything 10 eat.
A. J. Gordon. Esq. is now engaged in
listing the taxes for Hillsboro township.
He can be found at the Court House.
Chickens aud mocking .birds'are plentiful
in cur town. The iYonble il that We can Z
tell one from the otlier by Their voices.
Our friends from the counlry say that the
wheat crop has Teen greatly iniarcd hy
the continued rains. Spring cats are look
ing finely.
..Its terribly dnll,' onr merchants and
their clerks have becn saying this week.
But farm woik Is terribly behipd.hand and
the FARMERS haven't lime to come TO town;
and THAT'S what's ihe matter =
Mr.. Washington Lynch, and bis sister,
Miss Mary Lynch. OF Oxford, arrived here
on Saturday, ON yisil to their sister, Mrs.
George Dulhsm. Mr.. l.. returned uome
ON Monday. but his sister will remain hele
for met.nle.
Mr.. O. NJ. Parks hns sold ont his team
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and intends III the inture TO encourage
these gentlemen, who are especially en-.
gagged IN the livery and dra.ing business.
We think this j. right.
Messrs. Frank H. Taylor and Deyereux
Turner have formed a copsf.l trship fnr
the pnIpose of carrying on Il livery bnsi-
ness il this place. They are clever men
aud very popular in tlistcnmG@ity. They
keep good stock and aIe prepared 10 serve
the public il their line.
a. Our country roads are IN wretched
condition. ii any one doubts it, let such
person take. \ buggy ride 10 Durham, Ok.
ford, Milton, or some other point as dis.
fani; ind If be does not return tired Hnd
sore, ard qniie worn out, We don't know
what would tire linn.
As conn qhsuce Of the storm Of Satur.
day, which aas nccumranisi 10y hail oysi
quite u ~ide area of territory IN cnr State,
We had cool weaiher here on Sunday, Mon
day and Tuesday, particularly IN the even.
ing u each DIV. A little fire on the hearth
ON either day named was very agreeable.
The .sociuLlr" which il was intended e
hold ii the OccoEeechec Hotel ON MUrtlay
night would have been IN "a No. 1" afaIl
lad all the invited guest put in an appear.
ance: but mary oi them we're like the mal
mentioned IN one uf the Gospels as having
married u wife Who drew lsfder than d
woke Il oxen-the, couldn't cone; and the
thing ''kind Of pelcr,d out"
We hsd the pl,usure last Galutiay OF 4
VISIT from our much esteemed friend SamRe
A D:eLstn, Of Durham Our Sam" say
that be Las sold ont his itTrapin farm al
Bennlors nId invested his none, in the rul
tiyatipn Of salt, but he fears that tlie con
tinnttl iairs las injured his salt itim 10 .
very considerable extent. Mr.. Dickson ],
ihe noat lopul.r man 10 the State Nhrrt
known.
Mr.. II. L. Parish retained home from
his Virginia trip on Saturday evening. He
WAS accompanied by Mr.. William stavey,
who for the past two or three years lal
brcn connected in II journalistic capacity
with the ChIfcr 1T Chase City aud Cimks'
willie, Va hr. s.. Nbo II native Of New
HamJ Shire, und uho mas had much expert
ynce IN JOURNALIST in lie North, has &C
crpttd position on tie RIcoLDIR.
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