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J- TT H JL - w - RMAM RECORDEM SEMI-WEEKLY. VOLUME 87. DURHAM, N. a, JANUARY 29, 1907. NUMBER 79. TO BUILD Y. M. C. A. IN DURHAM Efforts o! Citizens to Have Active Or ganization Meeting Success. Mr. G. C. Huntington, inter state secretary of the Young Men's Christian association work in North Carolina, who has his headquarters in Charlotte, is in Durham. His coming here is in connection with a matter that will mean a great deal for this city. The matter referred to is the organization of a Young Men's Christian association here and the raising of sufficient funds to build and equip an up-to-date home for this organization. Several months ago the matter of starting a move for a Y. M. C. A. organization here and raising of funds for the erection of a building and its equipment began to take shape. It was then reported that several gen tlemen had agreed to give liber ally if the move was made a suc cess. Since then there has not been much said, but a great deal has been done. There is now a move that looks as if there will be erected a building to cost not less than $35,000 and the organization here of -an active Young Men's Christain association. Mr. Hunt ington dropped off here to take a hand in pushing this matter along. Those who are more active in getting this matter to a success ful termination have organized and an executive committee has charge of the work. This com mittee is composed of the follow ing well known Christian gentle men: Mr. J. H. Southgate, chairman; Rev. E. R. Leyburn, secretary; Messrs. R. L. Flowers W. J. Brogden, W. H. Crutch field, and Mayor P. C. Graham. This committee was selected for the purpose of having a head to the organization so that the work of soliciting funds and get- I ting the move on foot could be pushed in a systematic way. 1 t it.....: . : rv.- iur. uuuiiiiKiuu U3 in uur- ham sometime ago at which time he delivered an address in the Academy of Music. The seed that were sown before his coming were developed so that is is now almost a certainty that the mat ter will be a success. In a short . while Mr. Nuntington will re turn to Durham, at which time he will again address our peo ple on this question, showing the great work that fo being done in other communities and the great goxl that can be ac complished here. It is thought that it will be no . hard matter to get all the money that the leaders in the move say will be necessary for a first class Y. M. C. A. building and equipments. W. P. FIFE DEAD. Seriously Hart a Fall. While at work doing some painting on the house of T. J. Rigsbee, James Ray fell and was badly hurt one day last week. He was painting the guttering around the eaves of the house, be ing on a swinging ladder fasten ed from the top of the house and it came loose in some way and he fell first to the shed, a Alatunfa nt nVu-inf A ftis... . -u.u..vw v nwwuv illhlVll ltd, I and then rolled off the shed and fell to the ground. It was a mere matter of luck that he was not; killed outright. As it was his shoulder was dislo cated and he was considerably bruised up. When he landed on the ground he fell within Ja few feet of a well. He suffered a great deal of pain, but it is not thought that his hurt will result fatally. f f - i Evanycllst-Gapltallsl Dies In St. Louis Hotel Suddenly. St Louis, Mo., Jan. 27.-W. P. Fife, capitalist, died suddenly at 11 o'clock today at the St. James Hotel. Mr. Fife was in the hotel lobby chatting with friends when lie became suddenly very ill, and soon lost consciousness. Dr. William Beherns was hastily sum moned from the Southern Hotel, across the street, but could do nothing for Mr. Fife, who died s lorily afur the doctor's arrival. Dr. Beherns says the death was probably due to a heart at tack, but is not positive. Coroner Baron has been notified of the death and will hold an in- j quest Monday morning. Mr. Fife's son, who is now in Denver, Colorado, has been noti fied of his father's death. The body has been sent to the morgue and will remain there until the son has been heard from. William P. Fife was born about fifty years ago in Newbern. His father was W. W. Fife, a trader. The elder Fife refugeed to Thomasville toward the close of the civil war and resided in the latter town until his death. W. P. Fife married about 30 years ago, Miss Whitford, a daughter of Col. John D. Whit ford, of Newbern, and is sur vived by two children, Miss El mer Fife and W. P. Fife, Jr. For years Mr. Fife was a suc cessful tobacco salesman, travel ing for several North Carolina factories. He was a man of the world and was given to dissipa tion. Twenty years ago this month, while Rev. R. G. Pear son was conducting revival ser vices in Charlotte, he was con verted. A little later he tooK a prominent part in a big Y. M. C. A. meeting at Wilmington. He then gave up his position on the road and threw himself earnest ly into the cause of religion, holding large and successful re vival meetings throughout this and ether States, earning the sobriquet of "Drummer Evange list." He was an attractive speaker, possessed a pleasing voice of great carrying power and preached to good crowds wherever he went. After some years of this evan gelical work his throat failed him and he" was forced to give up preaching. He had accumu lated some money and this he in vested in oil wells in the Beau mont region of Texas, which had then just sprung into fame, and later invested in Western min ing stocks, becoming associated with the Great Western Oil Re fining and Pipe Line Company and the Great Western Gold Mining Company, having offices in the Missouri Trust building, in St. Louis. His friends in this State, and he had many, believed that in all his dealings he was honest and trust-worthy. He had frequent ly declared that the money he hoped to make out of his mining and oil speculations he expected to apply to the promotion of mis sionary word on the Dark Conti nent. What success has attended these ventures is not a matter of common knowledge. Charlotte Observer. ALLENS GET $11,000 DAMAGE. Miss Maggie Carroll, daughter of the late Benjamin Carroll who lived in the western part of the county was united in marriage to George W. Shcpard last Satur- diy at the home of the bride, Juftlco D. C. Gunter, ofllciating. Mrs. Allen Gets $10,000 and Her Hus band Gets $1,000 from the Trac tion Company. The case of Mrs. M. H. Allen against the Durham Traction chmpany for damages on ac count of the car starting before she was off as a result of which she sustained injuries, and the suit of her husbnd on account of the same accident for the ex penses of taking care of his wife while she was confined to her bed came to an end last Friday night a little after ten o'clock. The jury was given the case at 6:45 o'clock and returned as men tioned above. The Traction com pany gave notice of appeal. The history of this case is one that began two yaars ago next April when Mrs. M. H. Allen, wife of Mr. J. H. Allen was thrown as she was leaving a street car at Five Points. In the fall her hip was broken or badly dislocated, and her back hurt. Since then she has been an in valid and this week she attended court by using crutches. On the night she was hurt she had been tu see some relative and told the the conductor she wanted to get off at Five Points. As the car stopped in front of Morris street she stepped to the running board and just as one foot touched the ground the car started and she was thrown heavily to the ground. In her testimony and in the testimony of a number who live on Morris street, it was shown that this was the point at which they had been in the habit of leaving cars and that they had time and again been assisted in alighting by th con ductors. The Traction company con tended that it was not a stop at the point where Mrs. Allen was hurt; that the car did not stop at all, but slowed down in order to open the switch and that it was her own negligence that brought about the hurt. There were several witnesses who swore that they saw the car stop. Two actions were begun, one by Mrs. Allen for $20,000 and the other by her husband, who sued for $2,500. This second suit was for money spent and he showed that he had spent be tween $S00 and $1,000 on hi? wife. He also sued for the suf fering under which he had gone and the great inconvenience. When this term of court came on and the case was called it was agreed to consolidate the case and try both at once. This was done and the consolidated case was for $22,500. Looking for Trouble. A negro by the name William McCauley is now in jail to await the action of the grand jury at the next term of Dur ham Superior court as he is not able to give bond in the sum of $100 for his appearance at the proper time. He got into a fight with a negro by the name John Per rell, while he was in Terrell's room. Ferrell succeeded in get ting him out, but was soon sur prised by seeing McCauley come in through the window with his gun ready for action. He did no damage with his gun, but Fer rell had him arrested and he now has time to consider why he was so anxious to fight. John W. Parker, of this city, has purchased the store of George W. Brooks at Red Mountain, and also a farm of about two hundred acres in the same section and will reside there in the future. FOR GOVERNOR AND CONGRESSMAN. Mr. KItchIn for Governor and Solicitor Brooks for Congress. Two active men in politics have let it be known that they are can didates for two important posi tions that the people generally will be much interested in. These two men are Congressman W. W. Kitchin and Solicitor A. L. Brooks, the former being a can didate for governor, while the latter hopes to succeed Mr. Kit chin in Congress. Regarding Mr. Kitchin's as pirations, it was learned last week definitely that he will be a candidate for the nomination at the hands of the Democratic for the position of governor at the next time for such action. Mr. Kitchin has representad this dis trict in Congress for, when the present term is completed, twelve years, and his record is one that any man should be proud of. The best way to ex press it would be to quote what a friend of the editor said when told that Mr. Kitchin would be a candidate for governor: "Well, if my vote could do it, he can be president of the United States, or anything else he wants." It is to be hoped by the people of the Fifth Congressional district that Mr. Kitchin will receive the nomination, for he has one of the best records of any politician that has been serving the people for any length of time. Mr. Brooks also is very pop ular with the people of this dis trict and if the political pot does not boil over and have to be refilled there is little doubt but he will have easy sailing when it comes to get the nomination. So far no other candidate has announced his intention of mak ing the race, and it is generally conceded that he is the logical I candidate of the party. Ml II If j Married in Raleigh. ! Mr. C. W. Kendall and his milliner, Miss Margarett Sign, were quietly married in Raleigh last week. They left here and without letting their friends know, they were united in mar riage and returned to Durham on the afternoon train. Mr. Kendall is a merchant here and U iwpular among a large num ber of friends. His bride, whose jhome is at Abbeville, S. C, , which is also the home of Mr. ; Kendall. When he opened busi ' ness here Miss Sign canje as his ; head milliner and has made this her home since then. MISS ANN CARRINGTON. News has reached the city of the death near Bahama of Miss Ann Carrington, an aged maiden lady. She had been afficted with heart trouble for sometime and this was the cause of her death. Miss Carrington lived at the old Carrington homestead. She is survived by many relatives, among whom are two sisters, Mrs. Z. T. Hampton and Miss Lucy Carrington. A number of other relatives reside in this city. She was a consistent christian lady and those who lived near her will miss her greatly. Tbi Judgi Uses forceful Unguage. Judge W, It. Siminoil.4 of l'irtint!r, V., told the reporter that 1 .V M. Paint nwl on his residence in !S"j, mill held it color well for 2! year; he furthermore aid that t years ago he a induced to uc another pninl and i sorry he did, !iccatie the other aint didn't make good. The Judge will now always twe I M tcaue be know if and defect exiots in I M. Taint the hotiac will be repainted for nothing. The 1,. M. Zinc harden the I., a M. White Iead and make l a. M. Taint wear like iron for to or 15 year. Actual cort of L, a M. atiout ft.lo per gallon. ixntatiott of I M. made two churches. Sild by ItlCKXKY RROS.. Durham. DEPOSIT YOUR foNEY WITH CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK ! OF DURHAM. w w w w lit w I W Hi Officers and Directorst B. N. Duke, Pres. J. S. Manning, Vice-Pres. J. B. Mason, Cashier. J. B. Duke, President American Tobacco Company. Y. E. Smith, Supt. Durham Cotton Mfg. Company. C. L. Haywood, . of Haywood & King, Druggists. J. H. Southgate, of Southgate & Son, Insurance. R. H. Rigsbee, Capitalist. Q. E. Rawls, Merchant. B. N. DUKE, Director American Tobacco Co., and Capitalist. J. S. Manning, Attorney-at-Law. N. M. Johnson, Physician and Surgeon. J. B. Mason, Cashier Citizens National Bank. COUNTY AND CITY DEPOSITORY. Deposit Growth Since we Began Business May 1,! 1905, $716,203.21 Statement of Bank at Close of Business Nov. 12, 1906: Resources. ' Loans and Invest ments, U. S. Bonds, Premiums U. S. Bonds, Banking House, Cash on hand and due from Banks, Redemption Fund with U.S. Treasurer, Liabilities. $520,357.42 100,000.00 3,284.69 13,000.00 402,006.31 6,000.00 Capital, Surplus, Undivided profits, Circulaiion, Deposits, Bills Payable, $100,000.00 60,000.00 ,445.21 100,000.00 716,203.21 60,000.00 $1,044,64&42 $1,044,648.42 WITH the strongest financial backing of any Bank in this section of the State, ann unsurpassed methods in every department, we invite MERCHANTS. FARMERS, INDIVIDUALS, FIRMS and CORPORATIONS that have not already done so, to open an ac count with us. Four per cent paid on ;i:ne deposits. We are in the Banking business to serve the public. J. B. MASON, Cashier. ik k ik Home Savings Bank DURHAM, North Carolina CAPITAL oO,000 The best and safest place for your money. 4 PES CENT PAID ON DEPOSITS All Loans are teemed by improved real estate or stocks and bonds. directors George W. Watts 15. N. Di ke T. B. FrLtER W. A. Erwis V. T. O'Brien J. S. Carr, Jr. John Spri'nt Hill J. W. Burroughs K D. Markham. i X t ADD T0.Y0UR PRESENT ACCOUNT OR OPEN A NEW ONE GEORGE V. WATTS, President. V. W. WHITTED, Cashier. xz2i2:xxx:xzx:zzz:x:x:x2zzxzx:z2:zz2rrz:xzx:x2zx M H M M M M N M M M M M M M work is characterized by perfection in every detail. M M H CAPTURE BABY'S DIMPLES AND CURLS THE BABY is always a very interesting person. His picture is doubly interesting, when the button is pressed at just the right moment. But that's our hobby. From the grfciled veteran to the golden-haired fairy of the homeour MISS KATIE L. JOHNSON Durham, N. 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