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S EM I -W E E KLY. VOLUME 88. DURHAM, N. C., JULY 12. 1907. NUMBER 21. NEWS FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS Items of Interest from Various Places as Viewed and Told by Those on the FieId.PersonaIs. Durham, Root! 3. . . if this is not horenough for all, I would like to know who would like to have it any hotter. Mrs. Sanders Burgess and her daughter, of Nelson, were the welcome guests of Mrs. Bessie Ellis Sunday. . V A large crowd went on the ex fn Anex the fourth and all reported having a nice time. . a . a Mrs. Myrtle Lllis is ngnt sick with chills. Mr. and Mrs. VV. M. Ellis are the proud parents of a fine baby boy. Mr. Anderson and Miss Cora Hopson attended Sunday school; convention at Fletcher's Chapel Saturday and reported the largest ! crowd they ever saw at one church. The widowers are taking the day in this community. The boys had better wish they were wid owers and the young girls old maids, for. if so we would all get married. The coal shute that is being built on the Durham & South Carolina railroad will soon be completed. Mrs. John Hailey. of Durham. sient Saturday night with her sisters, Misses Lillie andTannie Lowe. ' There is right much sickness in this community. Lawyer. , lartta. Inn t. Crops are needing rain rery much in this section. Misses Julia and Nellie Clem ents, Era King, Eula Cash, Messrs. A. T. Ross, Connie Sor icll, were the guests of Miss Una Ross Saturday night Misses Cozart and Belle Ross, were the guests of Miss Era King Sunday. They attended services at Sandy Level Sunday. Ed Sherron, who has been very sick for a long time, b improv ing. ' Misses Emma Cozart and Pearl O'Neal spent Saturday night with Miss Belle Ross. What has become of all our correspondents? Guess they are like my self, too busy chopping cotton to write. E. E. K. ttigtaoit, tosti S. The hum of the thrashing ma chine has begun and it makes us feel like we are again having "the good old summertime." The Caldwell baseball team played Cedar Grove last Sat urday. The score stood ten to sixteen in favor of Caldwell. Misses Maggie and Blanche Laws visited relatives and friends near Walnut Grove Saturday and Sunday. They report a nice time. Miss Ada Laws has gone to Durham, where she will spend "ometime. Mrs. Margaret Walker and mnd daughter. Miss Lola Wal ker, spent last week in this com munity. Miss Bertha Roberson is vis iting her cousin, Miss Mettle Laws. Conrad, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Robert!, who has wen sick for sometime, is some better. Quartely meeting will be held Jt New Bethel Saturday, , July 27th. The following week po tracted services will be conduct 1. Rev. J. A. Dailey, of East purham, will assist Rev. M. M. Wcraihnd, thuiasijr. The new residence of W. T. Roberts is near completion. It is a very handsome building and will add much to the looks of the new settlement. On Monday, July 1st, the death angel visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Walker, and took from them their four day old babe. The little one was sick all its short life, and its death was a great shock to those who watched by its bedside. We had a little treausre once He was our joy and pride, . We loved hiraohlperhaps too well, For soon he slept and died. All is dark within our dwelling,' Lonely are our hearts today, For the one we loved so dearly, Has forever passed away. M. T. L. SHORT LOCAL ITEMS. " TiegtBiat. lest L Nathan Rhew attended the meeting of the Rural Mail car riers, which was held in Dur ham last week. Miss Mollie Wilkins spent Sat urday ni jht with Miss Emma Rhew. Mrs. Guy Sweaney and Miss Pink Glenn visited Mrs. Bettie Bowling Monday. Mrs. Sam. H. Jones and chil dren, of Granville county, vis ited Mrs. Jones' mother, Mrs. Bettie Bowling, last week. ..,-" Children's Day", is to be held at Redmountain Baptist church next Saturday afternoon, begin ning at 12 o'clock. Quite an in teresting program has been pre pared. All are invited to be present Protracted meeting is to begin at Redmountain Baptist church next Sunday. Rev. Mr. Thorn ton, an evangelcst, from Virgin ia. is to do the preaching. Rev. J. D. Bowen, the pastor, will also be present. Mrs. James E. Bowling and daughter, Lillian, of Durham, spent a few days last week with Mrs. Bowlings' mother, Mrs. Bettie Bowling. Master Edwin Bowling, of Durham, is visiting his grand mother. Claud Weaver and Miss Ollie Wilkins passed through our 'vil lage last Saturday, on their way to visit Miss Shelly Weaver. Sunbeams, of Redmountain Baptist church met. last Sunday. There were three new members. Mrs. Lee Jourdah, of Durham, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Riley, last week. Mrs. James Riley was right sick Sunday. Died cl Sob Stroke. . James Tilley, who lived about twelve miles northwest of the city, near Lebanon church, died suddenly Tuesday and the inter menttook place Wednesday after noon. Sun-stroke was the cause of his death. Mr. Tilley was at work in his field when he was overcome by the severe heat of the sun and before help could reach him he was dead. He was about 27 years of age' and was not married. He left quite a large number of relatives, how ever. D. W. Jackson, age 35 years. who has been in the employ , of the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company for some time, died at Watts hospital Wednesday morn ing of typhoid fever. Mr. Jack poncameto Durham from Vir jrinh, but his home was in : Large crowds are attending the gospel services being held each night in the tent fitted up for that purpose by the ministers of the city. , . R. H. Wright and his neice, Miss Lila Wright, reached home Wednessday from a trip around the world. They have been absent from Durham for many months. The engine of the Southern Railway brought here to carry the excursion train to Morehead City Thursday caught fire during Wednesday night and was con siderably damaged. A team of ball players chosen from the drug stores of the city played a game with a team chosen from the banks of the city last Thursday afternoon. The pro ceeds were given to the old ladies home. J. M. Cagle received a message from Raleigh Wednesday after noon telling him of the death of W. H. Cole, an uncle of Mrs. Cagle. He died at 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, having! been ill only about one week. Little Dorathy Q. Woodard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Woodard, of this city, died in Wilmington Tuesday night at 9 o'clock. Mr. Woodard, -who is union ticket agent here, received a message Tuesday morning tel ling him of the serious illness of the little one, and he immediately hastened to her bedside. She slowly - sank till Tuesday night when snet passed away at the hoir named. The death angel came while mother and child were on a visit to Mrs. B. S. Mills, all sister of Mrs. Woodard. Little Jack, the eleven and one half month old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bishop, died Wednes day .morning about 10 o'clock. The child had been an invalid practically all its short life and bad been extremely ill with a stomach trouble for several days. It was expected that the child could not recover. The funeral and burial took place Thursday at 4 o'clock, the funeral being conducted from the residence by Rev. E. M. Hoyle, pastor of MangumStreet Methodistchurch. , Ceata el C F. Reams. After hovering close to the door of death for many days, and having suffered from the ravages of disease for more than a year. Mr. C. F. Reams, known among his intimate friends as "Uncle Frank" passed into the great be yond Tuesday morning at 10:50 o'clock. He passed away at his home on Morris street, where he had resided for a number of years. While his death was ex pected, and has been almost hourly looked for for several days, still when the news flew over the town that Mr.. Reams was no more it was a shock.. He was the son of John P. Reams and Mrs. Lucy Reams, of Granville county, and was one of eight sons, these being in the order named: William, Alexan der. Green. Marion, Crocket. George and Henry. Now there survive just three of these Messrs. II. A., this city; D. C, of Fulton. Ky.. and George W.. of Wakefield, Wake county. One peculiar thing in connection with the death of those who have passed away up to this time is that with one exception the old est died first, the next second and so down to the death of Frank Reams, v The funeral and burial took placd Wednesday afternoon. WAS IT 1UUBDES Oft SUICIDE? C. T. Oakley Found In Lakewood Park - Natalorlum Tuesday. Last Tuesday afternoon re ports were circulated that a man had been found in the bathing pool at Lakewood Park, and in vestigation proved the rumor to be true. The man found was C. T. Oakley, an agent L of the Singer Sewing Machine company, whose territory was in Orange and Person counties, and who came hert last Saturday. The body wa3 viewed by the coronoer and ordered to be turned over to the undertaker, where an exam ination was made, but no inquest was : held as the coronr had nothing to base such an action. Since the finding of the body there have been all sorts of talk about suicide and foul play, but to the present time nothing de finite has been learned., How ever, from appearance of the body, a bruise on the head and brasures of the skin in several places, and the fact that only three cents in money was found on his person, surports the theory that he was killed and put into the pool. : From those that knew Mr. Oakley it was learned that he came here Saturday and was stopping at the Biltmore ' Hotel, and thejlast they knew of him, until the body was found, Monday There are some clues that would point out a muderer, but they are not of such a nature that much importance is attach ed to them, c i " The body. was ahippedto Hills- boro -last ' Wednesday morning according to instructions from a brother of the dead man, and the interment took place in the old country home. Charles T. Oakley was born in Orange county and was about 27 years of age. He leavesa mother, one sister and one brother. He has worked in Durham a great deal and was well known here to a number of people. While the above tells the story of the death of Mr. Oakley as is best known at this time, the of ficers of the law are doing all in their power to discover if there was foul play, and if so, to bring the guilty one to justice. Wednesday a brother of the dead man came here in company with two friends for the purpose of investigating the cause of death. They traced his move ments so far as they- could and found out nothing new. How ever, they are of the opinion that Mr. Oakley did not commit sui cide, but that the body was placed in the bathing pool after the murder. Arsenic In Coffee PcL Wednesday night after supper M. C. Jones, who lives at Bilboa and runs a store, and his wife were taken ill. A physician was sent for and did all he could to relieve their sufferings, and be fore morning they were resting quietly, and hopes of their re covery are entertained. The sudden sickness of both Mr. and Mrs. Jones caused an inquiry into the cause, when it was learned that they drank cof fee for supper an analysis was made of the contents which re vealed the fact that it contained arsenic in sufficient quantity to have killed several people. There is no reason assigned why anyone should have commit ted this act, which is plainly an attempt to poison the whole fam ily. Mr. Jones says if he has an enemy he does not know it. Every effort will be made to find the guilty party, but at this writing there is no clue whatever. ttttfrfftt8-tSttt(tttCC DEPOSIT YOUR M 5 CITIZENS NATF OF DUF ;y with AL BANK M. Officers aiuf ectorst B. N. Duke, Pres. . S. Manning, Vice-Pres. J. B. Mas .j? .shier. J. B. Duke, : President Aiu can Tobacco Company. .3 Y. E. Smith, Supt. Durham Cotton Mfg. Company. J C. L. Haywood, of Haywood & King, Druggists. J. H. Southgate, of Southgate & Son, Insurance. . K. H. Kicsbee, Capitalist. Q. E. Rawls. - Merchant. '. 'Z B. N. Puke, 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. DEPOSITORY OF THE PEOPLE, THE COUNTY OF DURHAM, THE CITY OF DURHAM 'AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA This Bank Opened tor Business May i, 1905 Is Young, but Growing Statement of Bank at Close e! Business Jan. 26, I907i 1 Mi to KeKources. Loans and Invest ments, $580,954.95 U. S. Bonds, 150,000.00 Premiums U, S. Bonds, 5,659.69 Banking House, 13,000.00 Cash and due from Banks, 293,129.81 Redemption Fond, 7,200.00 Sl.0o5.94i.43 Capital, Surplus, Undivided profits. Circulation, Deposit, Dividends unpaid, I t ! i I 5 1 i : m m Liabilities 1100,000.00 60,000.00 14,272.25 100,000.00 781,637.23 15.00 11,055,944.18 WE SEND these Reports to our Depositors and Stockholders on date called for by the Comptroller in order that they may be informed of our condition. WITH the strongest financial backing of any Bank in this State ann unsurpassed methods in every department, we invite new accounts, large or small, of MERCHANTS. FARMERS, INDI VIDUALS, FIRMS or CORPORATIONS that have not already done so, to open an account with us. ABSOLUTE PROTECTION. Bonded Officers, Burglar and Fire Insurance, Fireproof Vault and Safe. To Depositors we offer Safety Deposit Boxes in our Fireproof Safe Free, where yon can Deposit your Valuable Papers. . m 9 S AA4AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAlAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HOME SAVINGS BANK DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA $272,000.00 Resources, You are cordially invited to open a Savings Account with this Bank. . Four per cent interest paid on Deposits. DIRECTORS- Gborcs W. Watts I. p. Hill B. K. Dckb K D. Makkbasi W. A. Erwim . S. Cam, J. J. W. BuaaoocHS T. B. Ftller J. S. Mangcm Dr. E. H. Bowling Johx Sprunt Bill The best and by Real Estate or safest place for your money. All Loans are amply secured 2 approved Stocks and Bonds. ' GEORGE W. WATTS, President. W. W. WHITTED, Cashier. 4 I Everything or the raier We are better prepared than ever before to meet your -wants in Hardware. Come in and let us show you our Corn and Cotton Planters, Guano ' Distributors,StockWireforfence, Poultry Wire, Barbed Wire, Steel Roofing, Plows. Harrows. Culti vators, Hoes, Shovels, Forks, etc. Walter A. Wood Mowing Ma chines, and Rakes, Nails, Lime, Cement and Paints. Our Cook Stoves are the kind that always , give satisfaction, and our prices on everything will please you. POLLARD BROS. ! H A R D W ARE EAST MAIN ST., DURHAM, N. C. J -
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