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Paul C. Collins

Paul C. Collins was cashier of the Bank of Orange in Hillsborough for its whole independent history, from its opening in May 1904 until the Durham Bank and Trust Company bought it in 1936. Dr. J. S. Spurgeon was the bank's president throughout.

Source: Lefler and Wager, Orange County, 1752-1952 (1953), p. 274

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  1. The Bank of Orange is chartered and elects its officers The Bank of Orange was chartered at Raleigh on April 18 with $5,000 capital, which might rise to $50,000, to do a commercial and savings business. Its stockholders met on April 26 at the court house, adopted by-laws and elected directors, who chose J. S. Spurgeon president, C. A. Scott vice president and Paul C. Collins cashier. People: John Sanford Spurgeon, Paul C. Collins, Shepperd Strudwick (1868-1961), Samuel Mallett GattisSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), April 21, 1904, p. 3
  2. A brick bank house for the Bank of Orange goes up on Churton Street Ground was broken on May 11 for the Bank of Orange's building, a brick house with a glass front built by the Webbs beside their large brick store on Churton Street; by mid-June the bank had moved from a desk in Webb's store into its new quarters. People: Paul C. Collins, John Sanford SpurgeonSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), May 19, 1904, p. 3
  3. The Bank of Orange opens in Hillsborough Started in May 1904 with $5,000 in capital, it was Hillsborough's first bank since the Civil War. Dr. J. S. Spurgeon was president and Paul C. Collins cashier for its whole life. People: Paul C. Collins, John Sanford SpurgeonSearch the index · Lefler and Wager, Orange County, 1752-1952 (1953), p. 274
  4. Hillsboro merchants form a Business Men's Association Business men of Hillsboro and the county met at the court house on June 2 and organized a Business Men's Association to bring before the public matters for the good of the town and county, electing Shepperd Strudwick president and Paul C. Collins secretary; the association adopted its constitution and by-laws on June 27. People: Shepperd Strudwick (1868-1961), Paul C. CollinsSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), June 9, 1904, p. 3
  5. Town commissioners accept three gasoline street lamps from a citizens' association The Hillsborough commissioners accepted an offer from Paul C. Collins, for an association of citizens that included Shepperd Strudwick, to buy and put up three gasoline street lamps at Churton and King, at Churton and Tryon, and on King Street near the Occoneechee Hotel at no cost to the town. In return the town agreed to keep them in order and lit for five years. People: Paul C. Collins, Shepperd Strudwick (1868-1961), Joseph A. HarrisSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), August 4, 1904, p. 3
  6. The citizens' gasoline street lamps are lit in Hillsborough The three street lamps given to the town by Bank of Orange cashier Paul C. Collins and his associates were lighted for the first time, to general approval. People: Paul C. CollinsSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), September 8, 1904, p. 3
  7. P. C. Collins buys the southern part of the future Bellevue mill site from J. W. Hooker Before the Bellevue company was incorporated, P. C. Collins bought the south half of the mill site near the West Hillsborough depot from J. W. Hooker; a later hand added that he acted as the mill's agent. Collins, a shareholder, passed the land to the company in 1905. People: Paul C. CollinsSearch the index · NC State Historic Preservation Office: Bellevue Manufacturing Company, National Register nomination (OR1745), p. 15
  8. Stockholders organize the Hillsboro Clay Manufacturing Company and elect Shepperd Strudwick president Stockholders of the Hillsboro Clay Manufacturing Company met and elected directors, who chose Shepperd Strudwick president and treasurer, A. J. Ruffin vice president and H. N. Brown Jr. secretary and general manager. Work on a brick plant a mile and a half east of town on the Southern Railway was to begin at once, on an authorized capital of $100,000 with $20,000 paid in. People: Allen Jones Ruffin, Paul C. Collins, J. Cheshire Webb, N. W. BrownSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), January 10, 1907, p. 2
  9. The Bank of Orange keeps paying in currency while neighboring banks issue scrip During the Panic of 1907 the Bank of Orange was the only bank in its section not paying out scrip. Its directors found its cash balance rising, and it kept paying dollar for dollar in United States currency while banks in Durham and Alamance restricted payments; its December 3 statement showed the largest resources in its history. People: Paul C. CollinsSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), November 14, 1907, p. 3
  10. Paul C. Collins serves on the vestry of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church Paul C. Collins sat on the vestry of St. Matthew's Church in Hillsborough from 1908 and retired as senior warden in 1957, one of the small group of families from whom the vestry was long drawn.Search the index · St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Hillsborough: Allen Cronenberg, A Brief History of St. Matthew's Parish, 1752-2017 (2018), p. 14
  11. Banker Paul Collins builds a Queen Anne house on North Churton Street Banker Paul Collins builds the house at 312 North Churton Street about 1910 as a family home and a summer residence for his aunt from Edenton. It was later the longtime home of Edwin Lynch, clerk of superior court. People: Paul C. CollinsSearch the index · NC State Historic Preservation Office: Hillsborough Historic District Additional Documentation, National Register (OR0077ad, 2014), 312 North Churton Street, Collins-Lynch House
  12. County commissioners order a survey for a macadam road from Hillsboro to Duke's farm At their July meeting the Orange County commissioners authorized Frank Nash, Shepperd Strudwick and Paul C. Collins to have a macadam road surveyed from Hillsboro to Duke's farm and report back on July 10. People: Frank Nash, Shepperd Strudwick (1868-1961), Paul C. CollinsSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), July 6, 1911, p. 5
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  1. The Globe Warehouse Company organizes to open a tobacco market at Hillsboro The Globe Warehouse Company organized permanently, electing George A. Durham president, O. J. Forrest vice president and R. D. Bain secretary-treasurer, with H. L. Parish and P. C. Collins also on the board. Its warehouse for selling leaf tobacco was to open in September. People: Paul C. CollinsSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), August 14, 1913, p. 5
  2. Paul C. Collins leads Orange County's First Liberty Loan, and the county's banks sell $51,650 in bonds Hillsborough banker Paul C. Collins was county chairman of the men's committee for the First Liberty Loan. The four banks in the county sold $51,650 in bonds, $30,150 of them at his Bank of Orange; he went on to chair the second, third and fourth loans.Search the index · Documenting the American South: A Record of the War Activities in Orange County, North Carolina, 1917-1919, pp. 61-62
  3. J. Cheshire Webb is appointed chairman of the Orange County Council of Defense J. Cheshire Webb of Hillsborough was appointed chairman of the Orange County Council of Defense, with M. C. S. Noble, C. H. Robertson, Shepperd Strudwick, S. W. Andrews, John P. Hughes and P. C. Collins as members. He led the council through the war and the 1919 homecoming. People: M. C. S. Noble, Shepperd Strudwick (1868-1961), Paul C. Collins, Charles H. RobertsonSearch the index · Documenting the American South: A Record of the War Activities in Orange County, North Carolina, 1917-1919, p. 44
  4. A Liberty Bonfire on the court house square rallies Hillsborough for the Second Liberty Loan On the night of Tuesday, October 23, young Billy Hayes lit a Liberty Bonfire at the corner of the court house square, and seven speakers gave three-minute talks. The county's four banks sold $132,550 in second-loan bonds, and a women's committee under Mrs. James H. Webb raised $79,800. People: Frank Nash, John W. Graham, Samuel Mallett Gattis, Paul C. CollinsSearch the index · Documenting the American South: A Record of the War Activities in Orange County, North Carolina, 1917-1919, p. 62
  5. Orange County raises its Third Liberty Loan honor flag at the court house The county subscribed $99,150 to the Third Liberty Loan against a $75,000 allotment, and on May 9, 1918, raised its Honor Flag at the court house, with Judge Bond of Edenton speaking. Hillsborough had raised its own town Honor Flag at the cross streets on May 2. People: Paul C. CollinsSearch the index · Documenting the American South: A Record of the War Activities in Orange County, North Carolina, 1917-1919, p. 63
  6. Orange County subscribes $331,700 to the Fourth Liberty Loan despite the influenza ban The county meeting planned for Liberty Day, October 12, 1918, was called off when the epidemic closed public gatherings, but Orange subscribed $331,700 against a $300,000 allotment. Hillsborough Township gave about $175,000 on a $55,000 allotment, and the women's committees raised $227,300. People: Harriet Morehead Berry, Paul C. CollinsSearch the index · Documenting the American South: A Record of the War Activities in Orange County, North Carolina, 1917-1919, p. 65

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