Chester D. Turner

Life and Orange County connections

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1. June 27, 1882 Armed citizens stop an attempted break at the Hillsborough jail A man near the county jail heard prisoners breaking the locks and raised the alarm; armed citizens surrounded the jail and fired into it several times before the prisoners stopped. Jailer Chester D. Turner and others then searched the cells and found two locks on one cell door broken.Search the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), July 1, 1882, p. 3
2. June 2, 1890 Census enumerators begin the 1890 count in Orange County Seven enumerators went to work: Miss M. E. Allison for Cedar Grove, Dr. John Berry for Little River, Frank Pickard for Bingham, two men for Chapel Hill, and T. L. Tinnin and C. D. Turner for Hillsboro. People: Chester D. TurnerSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), June 7, 1890, p. 3
3. October 16-18, 1890 Congressional candidates B. H. Bunn and Alexander McIver hold joint debates across Orange County Democrat B. H. Bunn and Republican Alexander McIver, rivals for Congress, met in joint discussion at six Orange County stops from Cedar Grove to Chapel Hill, closing at Hillsborough on Saturday night, where C. D. Turner spoke in McIver's place. People: Chester D. TurnerSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), October 25, 1890, p. 2
4. June 2, 1891 County commissioners license John U. Smith to retail liquor in Hillsborough although the town board did not back him The county commissioners granted Smith a license to retail liquor in the town. They ruled that the revenue act of the last legislature gave them the right even though the town commissioners had not recommended him. Counsel appeared for Smith and C. D. Turner for the town. People: John W. Graham, Calvin E. Parish, Isaac R. Strayhorn, Chester D. TurnerSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), June 6, 1891, p. 3
5. August 20, 1896 Fifth District Republicans meet at Hillsborough and nominate Spencer Adams for judge Republicans of the Fifth Judicial District met in convention at Hillsborough and nominated Spencer Adams of Caswell County for judge of the superior court. People: Chester D. TurnerSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), September 3, 1896, p. 3
6. March 23, 1899 The Orange bar meets to honor the late Calvin E. Parish The lawyers of the Orange bar met at the court house during superior court, with Maj. John W. Graham presiding, and adopted resolutions for Calvin E. Parish, who had died on November 20 in his 67th year. The tribute recalled his forty years in Hillsborough as postmaster before and during the war, several terms as mayor, and service in the state Senate (1874, 1880) and House (1876). People: John W. Graham, Frank Nash, Chester D. TurnerSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), March 30, 1899, p. 2
7. May 1, 1899 Hillsborough elects Joseph A. Harris mayor again over Chester D. Turner Hillsborough voters returned Joseph A. Harris as mayor, 73 votes to 28 for Chester D. Turner, a year after he lost the office to John T. Shaw. The new board sworn in on May 8 was H. L. Parish, J. A. Cheek, D. M. Laws, George A. Durham, James H. Hedgpeth, E. A. Rosemond and S. J. [surname lost]. People: Harry L. Parish, Edward Atkins Rosemond, Chester D. Turner, James A. Cheek, George A. Durham, Dudley M. LawsSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), May 4, 1899, p. 3
8. July 23, 1904 Republican county convention nominates P. Tinsley Cheek and D. S. Miller The Orange County Republican convention, addressed by congressional nominee Charles A. Reynolds, nominated P. Tinsley Cheek for the House, D. S. Miller for sheriff, Chester D. Turner for register of deeds, William H. Parker for treasurer and George W. Tate for surveyor, with J. P. Teer, B. G. Patton and George F. Crutchfield for county commissioners. People: George W. Tate, Chester D. TurnerSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), July 28, 1904, p. 3
9. September 8, 1906 Orange Republicans name their county ticket The Republican county convention at the Hillsboro court house nominated A. J. Gordon for sheriff, C. D. Turner for clerk of court, J. L. Cheek for register of deeds and W. R. Lloyd, E. P. Woods and G. W. P. Cates for county commissioners, with candidates for the House, treasurer and coroner. People: Chester D. Turner, Adolphus J. GordonSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), September 13, 1906, p. 3
10. by May 16, 1907 The Hillsborough post office moves into C. D. Turner's new brick building on King Street Postmaster Charles G. Rosemond moved the Hillsborough post office into a new two-story brick building on King Street that C. D. Turner had put up for it on a vacant lot. Turner, who began the work at the end of January, held a contract with the Post Office Department to furnish the building, its fixtures, fuel and lights for a term of years. People: Charles G. Rosemond, Chester D. TurnerSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), May 16, 1907, p. 3
11. January 25, 1908 W. B. Trogden surveys Turner Heights, a subdivision for Chester D. Turner Surveyor W. B. Trogden platted building lots for Chester D. Turner in a subdivision called Turner Heights near Hillsboro. By 1909 the lots were being offered for sale with Turner's other property.Search the index · The Chapel Hill Weekly, January 18, 1935, p. 2
12. August 24, 1911 Farmers and farm women meet in institutes at Hillsboro Farmers from across Orange County heard lectures on farm problems at Hillsboro while a Women's Institute in the Baptist church heard lectures on domestic science. Leroy Hall won the prize for the best five ears of corn and C. D. Turner of the Grove Farm the prize for the best Berkshire pig. People: Chester D. TurnerSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), August 31, 1911, p. 5