Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25

HiAsboro, one Of the oldest towns
of North Carolina, being laid off and
given the name of Corbenton as early
as 1754, and the county seat of Orange
.coupty.sjs located on the Greensboro
DIVISION of the Southern railroad, and
as forty miles distant from Raleigh
and Greensboro.
With its suburbs, Hillsboro has to-
day a population of fifteen hundred
persons, who are industrious and
Z thrifty and who, Judging from the
shlgh standard .;ef morality that pre-
walls in theH civic capacity, give
implicit obed3ence to laws and or
dinances, appreciate fully the pur-
pose to preserve and promote the vel
fare and best interests Of the entire
community. As it is the sole aim Of
this edition of The Observer 10 re-
view and discuss Hillsb oro's present
advantages ass strad & sIlter
flial IiT s - s. zas,
past history swhiioh bss3a 4 ii sfile pro-
-vineral period Of Aanefic y eaf1y set
Element and which is so full of inter-
est to the student because the town
has been the home and scene of the
activities of men of celebrity in both
the nation and State.
During its entire career Hillsboro
has been a source Of supply for the
inhabitants of the surrounding secs
tion, but it has been only since 1895
it has acquired pronounced Importance
larity. Since that year the West End
stores have been added and those in
Hillsboro proper have all increased
their stocks, securing greater variety
of quality and price and therefore
greater buying opportunities for the
people.
Trade Advantages.
AS trade center Hillsboro' s trade
advantages are not surpassed in quail
ity and price by any Of the larger
markets of the country. The state
lment may seem extravagant, but 1T is
nevertheless true, for the stocks of the
different establishments contain stan
dard goods in all the departments
and, as every body knows, standard
goods are the same in price and quail
ity the country over. Taking all the
stocks carried by the merchants of
Hillsboro, the variety thus presented
is amply sufficient to please and salts
fy all tastes, purses and conditions in
all the ordinary needs of the indivi-
dual, the home and the farm, so that
there is no need to go away or send
away for even special article. Any
merchant will willingly secure it di-
rect from the maker and sell 1T at
guaranteed price and deliver it as
quickly as the mail and express can
land it at Hillsboro.
Trade at Home.
The people of the five adjoining
counties have learned to appreciate
ILilisboro's IS superior trade advantages
and come reg llarly year after year
to this market 10 supply their needs.
The most thoughtful avoid the :iilur-
ing temptations. Of the mail orler
houses because they know that any
Of Hillsboro merchants can secure
ANYTHING manufactured and sell it at
a price that is the measure of an hon
est equivalent. They are not deceiv-
ed by pretty catalogue pictures and
high sounding descriptions which al
lure only to disappoint almost invar-
iably. The best class of citizens be-
lieve in the principles Of the Square
Deal and how can this fact be better
demonstrated than by patronizing the
merchants substantially identified with
the community, whose taxes support
county and State institutions. To
send dollars to distant points to Sc
cure an article that can be gotten at
home deprives home of the power Of
development just that much, for every
dollar kept at home when invested at
home makes progress by just that
much at home.