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VOLUME 88.
DURHAM, N. C., JULY 23, 1907.
NUMBER 24.
NEWS FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS
items of Interest from Various Places as Viewed and Told
by Those on the Field. Personals.
from Tlmfeerlaki.
We will give the number of
bushels of wheat that some of
our neighbors made: Mrs. Sallie
Wilkerson 1861 bushels; J. E.
Yancey 160, and P. S. Rogers
119.
Charlie Sally was pranking
with his uncle Bob Howard's
gun a few days ago and the gun
discharged, tearing off two
pieces of weather boarding, and
somewhat frightened little Mas
ter Sally.
J. H. Howard says that some
people think that the land of the
Winstead estate will bring a hun
dred thousand dollars.
A man by the name of Craw
ley, and sister, recently spent
sometime with their aunt, Mrs. i
V. L Allen, and Mr. Crawley j
walks on his knees by the aid of j
two short crutches. j
MUsSue Rogers is expecting j
to visit relatives in Burlington;
soon. i
J. H. Howard went with the!
writer to Rock Grove church j
on the second Sunday, end Bro.
Howard being a close observer
of the spiritual activity of a
church, thinks that the outlook j
is very encouraging to accomplish j
great things for the Master in j
the future. We spent a portion;
of the evening at Bro. N. B.
Slaughters, and Bro. Howard
said that he was well paid for
his trip down there as he was so
highly entertained, and as he
had so many good things to
feast on in the eating line.
Messrs. Ernest Reams and
Henry Tapp went from Antioch
church as delegates to the Flat
IUver Association, which was
in session at Amies Chapel on
the 15, 16 and 17, and they re
ported a grand time. They said
that two churches sent letters to
join another association, and two
other churches sent letters de
siring admission into the Flat
River association. We are glad
t say that Rock Grave was ad
mitted with the other church in
to the association.
Thomas Sally, who was living
at his son-in-law, Thomas Wil
kerson, was found dead on his
bed last Monday morning, and
Mr. Sally was well and hearty on
Sunday before. He was a good
citizen and neighbor and a faith
ful soldier.
Button Dunn will continue to
runBarton'a mill another year
and Mr. Dunn has given general
satisfaction since he has had
charge of the mill, and he says
if the people will bring him good
wheat, clear of onions, that he
will make them as much flower
and as good as any other mill
will make, but he cannot insure
excellent flower and a large
quantity out of wheat with onions
in it.
Roper lost a good pitch fork
that belonged to W. A. Barton
the day that J. P. Tingen thrash
ed wheat, and I would thank
any one to let me know of its
where abouts.
Messrs. Zack and Daniel Long,
thrashed wheat last week through
our community, on the South
ide of Flat river, and the farm
ers were well pleased with the
work they did and some one said
that they trimmed out the chick
ens on that side of tho river.
Messrs. A. P. Clayton and Geo.
R. James thrashed through the
name community on the North
side uf Hat river iuivl iir. Clay
ton said that they put down and
took up and thrashed one mans
crop in ten minutes, who only
had ten bushels.
Add the following names as
new subscribers for 12 months:
George R. James, Roxboro,
Route 1. A. P. Clayton, Rox
boro, Route 1. Roper.
park Saturday night from this
community. They expect to re
turn home on a ankle excursion
Sunday afternoon.
Lawyer.
From Bahama.
Fnm Gorman.
Hurrah! here Icome again, and
I have not been chopping cotton,
as have correspondant on route
6. I have been visitin? and hav
ing lots of company.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Holloway
spent Wednesday in Durham on
business.
Stephen Holloway and Miss
Liddie Beck, of East Durham,
were married July 10th. Hur
rah for Gorman weddings, we
are not all left
T. C. Markham, of Durham,
is on his annual vacation and is
spending sometime with home
folks. Miss Anna Ferrell, of Durham,
has returned home after spend
ing sometime as the guest of
Mrs. W. T. Holloway.
T. C. Markhan and sisters,
Misses Malissa and Bessie spent
last week at the Jamestown Ex
position, taking in "big fair,"
and report the fair as being ex
ceedingly fine.
Misses Annie Fullertoa and
Rebecca Peed, of Durhanwere
the welcome guest of the Misses
Markham this week.
Mrs. Archie Smith is conveles
cent her friends will be glad to
know. Her infant child was
buried at Hoiloways burying
ground last week.
Carson Holloway gave an ice
cream supper Monday night at
his fathers, Mr. Hugh Holloway,
to a number of his friends. All
enjoyed the occasion and hope he
i will soon give another.
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miss lieoecca feed is on a vis
it to her mother, Mrs. Hugh Hol
loway.
A number of our people attend
ed the funeral of Sheriff F. D.
Markham last Sunday.
W. G. Holloway went over to
Durham on business Wednesday.
Our mail carrier, K. B. Mark
ham and sister. Miss Belle, spent
the 11 inst in Morehead and re
port a gay time.
A.ltsLuia Addison is stiii in
feeble health, and her mother is
very ill also.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Fog
leman recently visited Mr. and
Mrs. Logan Waller.
Mrs. L. Waller spent Sunday
with Mrs. Strayhorn.
The revival will begin at Sandy
Level the 1st Sunday in August,
there will be two services and
dinner. All are invited to attend
these meetings. B. C.
Duraia, louti I.
The rain and warm weather
has got a hustle on everything,
and crops are now looking fine in
this community.
Fruit is scarce in this part of
the country.
Elbert Burgess, of Lillian,
8ent Tuesday night of last week
with his sister, Mrs. Bessie Ellis.
Mrs. Barbee Andrews and Miss
Minnie Evans, of East Durham
spent Monday night with their
sister, Mrs. John C. Ellis, who
has been very ill for sometime.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ellis spent
Sunday with Mrs. Ellis sister,
Mrs. Willie Womble, of Edge-
mor.t. , ,
''italic igoi:i a crowd tuthe
SHORT LOCAL ITEMS.
C. F. Horris, of Springhope, is
attending protracted meeting
her this week.
The pastor, Rev. G. W. Fisher,
is conducting a series of meetings
at Mt. Bethel this week.
Col. A. N. Balalock has a good
corn and tobacco crop this year.
He says he came very near get
ting lost in ons of his corn fields
last week, on account of his corn
being so rank he could not see
well.
i A. W. Tilley is soon to build a
nice cottage on his place.
D. S. Ball is having his nice
residence finished. The work is
being done by Messrs. John and
Andrew Oakley.
E. C. Parrish, rural carrier
No. 2, from Rougemont, is off on
his vacation and is taking in the
sights at Jamestown.
If what the scribe hears is true
the Register of Deeds has some
legal papers that.he will be asked
to part with ere long.
The mixed passenger train go
ing South is due at Bahama 10:41.
J. D. C.
T. C IllllarasDeai
Thomas C. Williams died at
the home of Capt. R. H. Powell
Monday afternoon, after a ling
ering illness. He was 71 years
of age and was born in Virginia.
The remains were carried to
Warrenton Tuesday for inter
ment Quite a number of rela
tives and friends of the family
accompained the funeral party.
Death cl 1. ff. Cardea.
After an illness of several
weeks AlvisW. Carden died at
his home, 313 Willard street, last
Saturday morning, lie leu a
wife and seven children to mourn
their loss, together with brothers
and sisters, and friends.
The funeral service was con
ducted from the home Sunday
afternoon at 4 o'clock' by Rev.
Mr. Lankford. after which the
interment took place in Maple
wood cemetery.
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Jumped Through Cor Window.
Last Friday Polibeman Beav
era was sent to Greensboro to
bring back a prisoner that was
captured in that city. Mally
Brooks was the name of the pri?
oner and he was wanted here for
violating the marriage obligation.
Mr. Beavers s icceeded in get
ting his prisoner on the train and
all was going well until the train
was near Mebane the negro
jumped through a car window,
breaking glass as he went, and
made good his escape. Police
man Beavers had the train stop
ped and gave chase, but the pris
oner was too much for him and
he had to come on to Durham
without him.
Carrie Nation was in Durham
from last Saturday until Tuesday
and afforded amusement for
those that like such during her
stay. She was fully up to the
standard of what most of the
papers have been saying about
her, and made herself as obnox
ious as possible.
Ed Moore, of this city, who
has been at work in Chapel Hill,
was brought here Sunday after
noon with a wound in his back.
He was shot early Sunday morn
ing by a negro named Lawrence
McDade, while he was leaving
the home of one Dora Crabtree,
a negro woman. The negro man
is under arrest and as noon as
Mtmrt can tro back to flran?i'
jc-uunty the trial wiil take place.
J. R. Patton, city tax collector,
is reported as being very ill of
typhoid fever. His physician
thinks his attack will be mild.
Dr. I. N. Carr left last Satur
day on an extend ed western
trip. He was accompained by
Mrs. Carr, and they expect to
take in the Jamestown exposition
on their return.
Miss Mollie Scoggin is very ill
at the home of her father near
the dry bridge on the N. & W.
railway. Her brother, John L.
Scoggin, who holds a position in
Pulaski, Va., is here attending
her bedside.
Buck Addison was arrested on
two charges for selling whiskey
last Friday. He was tried Sat
urday and sent over to the su
perior court in bonds of $50 in
each case. He landed in jail be
cause he could not give the bond.
Miss Beulah Wilkerson, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Watts Wil
kerson, was united in marriage
to Mr. Harry M. Poytress by
Rev. O. W. Tripplett, pastor of
the West Durham Baptist church
last Friday afternoon. They will
reside in Durham.
L. B. and W. S. Markhan, sons
of the late Sheriff Markham,
have qualified as administrators
of the estate, and will settle their
father's affairs. They gave bond
in the sum of $6,000. There was
no will and the settlement will
be made according to law gov
erning such. - ' -
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J Horner .Winston, his- sister,
Miss Gertrude, and Miss Horner,
a cousin, of Oxford, are expect
ed in Durham today. The for
mer has just graduated at Ox
ford University, England, and
his sister and cousin were pre
sent at the time, after having
spent sometime in the old coun
try.
A Hebrew merchant by the
name of Issac Morris was tried
last Friday on the charge of ob
taining goods under false pre
tense and bound over to the
superior court in a bond of $100,
which he gave. The prosecuting
witness was E. E. Thompson,
broker, and the claim was that
Morris represented that he had
not collected certain money when
the evidence introduced tended
to show that he had.
A Lazy liver
My be only a tired liver, or tarred
liver. It would ta ft stupid M well u
MVtfro thing to beat ft wetry or starred
man bxcftUM he lagged in hi work. So
la treating the lagging, torpid liver It I
ft great mistake to lash It with strong
dratlc drugs. A torpid liver I but an
Indication of an lll-mmrliihed, enfeebled
body who organ are weary with over
work. Start with the. stomach and allied
organ of digestion and nutrition. Tut
them in working order and m-e how
quickly your liver will Worn active.
Dr. l'leree'a Gold Medical Discovery
ba made many marvelous cure of "liver
trouble " by It wonderful control of the
organs of digestion and nutrition. It r
store the normal activity of the stomach,
Increase the swrciUui of the btood-mak
ing glands, cleanses the system from xl
solum accumulations, and to relieves the
liver of the burdens Imposed upon It by
the defection of other organ.
If oo bar bitter or bsd taste In tb morn
ing, poor orfijrlabl tPitll coiled tongue.
foal breath, coastlpsted or Irregular bowels.
to I weak, Mill tired. V.pomlroU frqunt
headache pain ir dlitrwVji 'snail of back.
gnawing or dlfr,l krTlLg la aumiscb.
twrbap BauMe.NJrWf "rising" In
throat after eating, and klnffeHtrftiptotM
of weak stomach aod torpid liH tin rrv
f(n vlll n-llTH mor. Wtmptlr or rjr(
nil;- t,ii l'vtuf rifft
,. en Miirti iMmVTprr. leroau ni
ft fiirt vt aU. uipiVu. will b pmcnt
at one time ana yet point to torpid iiveror
bllkuneM and weak stomach. Avoid all
but bread and bhcult. griddle cakes and
other Indie milble food and take the "Ooldrn
Medical Dixcovery " regularly end stick to Its
ue until yon are vigorous and strong.
The Discovery" I non-secret, non-alcoholic,
to ft glrorrte extract of native medici
nal foots wttb a full lUt of Its Ingredient
ttrinted on each bottle-wraf per and attested
under oath. Ita Ingredient are endorsed
and ettulled by the most eminent medical
writers of the age and are recommended to
Cum the diseases (or which It I advised.
; lion't accept substitute of unknown
rnmpltl"n for thl tum-i-trct tictutixit
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