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DURHAM. N,, a, AUGUST 2.. 1901
NUMBER 27.
NEWS FR0I1 OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS
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Items of Interest from Various Places as Viewed and Told
. , by Those on the FieId.-Personais. '
farmers are through laying by
their crops and are enjoying the
hotBummer day resting in the
shade. ' ": :" ' ' 1
We had a very, nice rain Mon
day afternoon. " ,
Wheat thrashing is about over
in this vicinity.;" Wheat is ' yer
good this ' year and : nverybodjr
seems Well pleased. " - ' -1
" Mrs. Drew Card has returned
from Walcefield, Va.; where she
has been on a visit to her father.
R. D. Cole spent Sunday at
Kex hospital In Raleigh with, his
brother E. I Cole, who is very
sick with typhoid fever.'
James Douglas spent last Sun
day in this section.
W. T. Couch spent Saturday
and Sunday with relatives in the
Pine Knot section of Orange
county.
Misses Uva and Rosa Stray
horn, Grace and Josie Shields,
spent last Sunday with Leeman
and Dora Dorrity.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. TUley, of
Bahama, spent Sunday with the
family of W. G. NeaL
W. T. Neal was a visitor at J.
H. Shields Sunday afternoon.
A party of our young people
visited the pumping station of
the Durham Water Company
recently, and enjoyed a , ride up
the river to Coon Foot Island on
the new motor boat
J. P. Riley, of Durham, was
visiting in this community Sun
day afternoon.
While moving a few days ago,
the writer killed one of the
largest snakes seen in his com
munity in some time.
Rev. G. W. Fisher, the pastor,
is holding revival meeting at
Pleasant Greert church this week
and we trust much goodwill be
accomplished.
Sunday school at McMannen
Sunday at 10 o'clock.
Skido.
Under a J500 Eosd.
Rud Dezern was before Justice
Owens last Tuesday on the charge
of selling whiskey, there being
live cases against him. lie was
required to give bond in the sum
of $100 in each case.
These cases are a result of the
recent efforts made by the offi
cers to get those that were sel
ling whiskey in West Durham,
and it will be remembered that
the father and two brothers of
the defendant in this case" was
sent over to court under similar
bonds. Bud Dezern skipped out
when he saw how his kinsmen
had fared, but was brought back
from Greensboro this week and
tried as above stated. "
This makes a' total of about 19
cases against one family to be
tried at the approaching term of
Durham superior court, the other
cases being against (he father
and brother of Bud Dezern.
Salisbury, July 31. Charles
W. Henry, a Washington City
wan, became violently Insane
here yesterday morning when
taken from the train from Ashe
vHe. He had not shown any
considerable signs of insanity
but under the delusion that some
one was haunting him and fol
lowing him, he begged for re
lease that he might stop his pur
ser. He became so violent that
ne had to be restrained by force
and yesterday evening his friends
accompanying him took him back
t,J nwihit'gton where ho livm.
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Last Monday afternoon T. J.
W, Brown and J, FrankKaddry
had some words regarding some
thing about fundsforthe fire de
paftmenC" XaEeTthelsarae after
noon Brown filled up on whiskey
and wet out in f search of Mr.
Maddry, who was at the race
tract of the Durham fire com
panies on Cleveland street and
attempted to shoot him, but was
prevented by by-standers.
Mr, Brown was arrested and
gave bend for, his appearence at
the mayor's court, next morning,
but later was arrested for being
drunk and placed in the city lock
lip where he remained : until he
became sober. In the trial Mr.
Brown was bound over to the
I superior for carrying concealed
weapon, and fined for being
drunk. No charge was made
against him for the attempt to
shoot Mr. Maddry. The bond
required was $25.
Died la Texas.
News of the death of John W.
Gattiswas received in Durham
this week. Several years ago
Mr. Gattis left this section and
located in Texas, where he has
made his home. Later he return
ed to Durham and secured a
bride in the person of Miss
Couch, daughter of A. B. couch,
of which union there are four
children.
The remains were interred at
Dallas, Texas, it being the home
of Mr. Gattis. He was the son
of the late John Wesley Gattis of
this city and a brother of R. L.
Gattis, of this '.city and Charlie
Gattis, of Richmond, Va.
Trouble oa Railroad fort
For several days there have
been floating about reports x that
the foremen of the hands at
work on the Durham and South
Carolina railroad were cruel to
the hands. Many have been the
reports of cruel acts, and this
led to an investigation by the
authorities.
Several arrests have been made
and the trial will take place
August the 22, the defendants
in the meantime furnishing bonds
for their appearance. At this
time all the reports that have
been in circulation will be
brought out, and the guilty par
ties sent over to the next term
of superior court if there is any
foundation for such reports.
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Mount Airy, July 3L-A child
was born to John Soots and wife
in Virginia, some distance from
this city, which is indeed an odd
creature. It has two elbows on
each arm. " Otherwise the little
fellow is very much like other
babies, except on his right hand
there is no thumb where a thumb
ought to be, but at the root of
the forefinger there is awellde
veloped thumb. The child is one
month old and ii doing well.
The home of the Soots is within
three miles of the place where
the baby was born that talked
immediately after its birth. This
strange freak of nature is" no
"fish story," but a fact, some of
the best people in the , neighbor
hood vouching for every word of
it. .
Mrs. M. C. Clapp, wife of Po
I iceman Clann. was painfully
burnM by n lamp exploding,
which tf.rtfw oil in all directions. J
SHORT: LOCAL ITEMS.
. Solicitor A. L. Brooks was
here one day this week.' "
W. H. Young was called to
Morrisville one day this week oh
account of the illness cf his
mother. ' ' .
"Doc" Reams, who has made
Durham his home practically all
his ' life,' has moved to Dunn, ;
where he will reside in the fu
ture; The first load of new tobacco
was sold here on the Durham
market last Wednesday. It was
primings and the average price
was 7J cents per pound.
Mrs. J. C. Moore, mother of
Dr. R, A. Moore,' was brought
here this, week for tneatment for
paralysis, and hopes are enter
tained that the treatment will re
sult in a cure. . -
Perry, Wood & Co., is a new
grocery firm forSDurham and
they have begun business in the
stand formerly occupied by John
R. Proctor. These are fyoung
men grown up in Durham and
have bright prospects for a good
business.
R. D. Cates, of Poole, Ken
tncky, arrived in the city Thurs
day and is on a visit to his cousin,
D. T. Dickey, on North Mangum
street. This is Mr. Cates' first
visit to Durham and he and Mr.
Dickey met for the first time.
Mr. Dickey recognized him on ac
count of his similarity to a pho
tograph which he had in his pos
sesion. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Walton,
of Washington, D. C, arrived m
the city Thursday morning and
are the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Gorman. Mrs. Walton
was Mrs. W. A. Slater, who for
merly lived in this city. Mr.
Walton was formerly a resident
of Raleigh, but is at present con
nected with the business depart
ment of the Washington Post
Both have many friends here
who will be glad to see them
here again.
Mention was made in a recent
issue of The Recorder that Tillet
Vaughan had furnished the po
lice information that caused the
arrest of a number of people for
selling whiskey. When the
cases came up for trial he was
not able to attend and the cases
have been continued. However,
as soon as Vaughan (was able to
get out he went off, but was lo
cated in Raleigh and brought
back. The trial of the cases he
reported has been set for next
Monday.
Big Increase Showa.
The work of tax listers for
Durham is nearing the comple
tion, and soon they will be ready
to turn over the books to the
county commissoners to accept
There are yet many items to
be figured in the Sreport, but
enough is known to say that the
increase will be in the neighbor
hood of two million dollars.
This will make the total taxable
property of Durham run to about
twenty million dollars.
Died Wednesday.
Mrs. Mary, wife of Hiram
Laws, passed away at her home
on Queen street Wednesday about
noon. Bright's disease was the
cause of her death.
Deseased was 36 years of age
and is survived by a husband
and several children. The fun
eral was conducted from the
home Thursday morning at 10
o'clock by Rev. C J. Thompson,
pastor of the First Baptist church,
after which the interment took
lace in Mapbwoxl cemetery.
Important Ordinance.;
Ad ordinance was passed by the
city f aldermen at their session
last Monday night that will cause
no end of trouble for the drums t
that sell whisk'ey on city license.
Each druggist must furnish each
month the names of the , person
that secured whiskey from them
the physician that gave the pre
scription, and in fact keep a full
record of all transactions in the
whiskey business, and report the
same to the city aldermen.
; To enforce this ordinance the
city 'aldermen have made it a
fine of $25 for failure on the part
of the druggist
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Harried Thursday.
There was a pretty home mar
riage solemnized at the home of
the bride's parents, Dr. and
Mrs. J. C.Kilcro. last Thursday.
when their daughter, Miss Edna,
was given in marriage to Kope
Eliasj: Jr., of Swain county.
The marriage took place at
the home of Dr. Kilgo, and only
the intimate friends of the young
people had been' invited. After
the ceremony' they left for the
western part of the state where
they will spend sometime before
going to the home of the grooml
From lbs Person Count Courier.
Mr. Preston Satterfield, who
has" held a position with the
American Tobacco Company in
the Durham office for sometime.
has accepted a position as clerk
and stenographer in his father's
(S. P. Satterfield's) insurance
office. where he will be glad to
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ses ana serve, ou inena m jtox
boro and Vicinity."
Miss Carrie Pettigrew, who has
been spending sometime visiting
friends in Durham, returned
home Saturday night
Miss Hattie Cheek went over
to Durham Saturday morning
where she will spend a few days
visiting friends.
Wilmington, July 31.-G. M.
Murrell, a grocer, in whose store
a fire occured before day Sunday
morning, was arrested thi3 after
noon charged with setting fire to
his place of business, the case
having ' been worked up by
Deputy Insurance Commissioner
W. A. Scott, of Greensboro. It
is alleged that while the man
had but a few hundred dollars
worth of goods in his stock he
carried $1,100 insurance, and
that when the firemen arrived
on the scene they found many
suspicious arrangements in the
store. The family lived upstairs
over the store and this may make
the case very serious for Murrell,
who has heretofore borne an nn
blemished character.
Mortgage Sale.
Default having been made in tbt pay
ment of the note Becured by a deed of
trunt to me by T. J. Mangum on the
ajrddajrof February i9o6, at appear
from MortxaRt Book of Durham County
No. 43, pnttf 327, the underfed tru
tee will rell at public acutknt, for cadi at
the Court llouae door in the City of Dur.
ham, to the bigheat bidder on
Saturday,- August 31, 1907,
at l J o'clock M. (q order to pay off naid
note the following houne and lot, Iving
and being in Durham City and Durham
County, North Carolina and described a
follow. towit:
Adjoining land of T. H. Scogxina, and
beginning at the rntenectkm of Owen
and Klliott Su,, and running thence
North 3)s West I. j7 chain to a atake
thence North 33 Kast.J.oS chain to
T. II. Scoggina line; thence South 6i
Fast Ml chains to the street ditch on
the Wert aide of New or Owen Street;
thence South 39 West 2.21 chains to
the beginning, containing ttMon of an
acre more or lea, pnrchaaed of William
Mangum on which is a new residence.
This July 3ist 1907.
V. S. liRVAXf ,
Trustee.
WANTED Men. Women, bov
and girls to represent McClure't
C7 East 23 SL, New Ycrk City.
DEPOSIT YOUR
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Officers and Directori
B. N. Duke, Pres. J. S. Manning, Vice-Pnes.
, - , 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, Merchan
B. N. Duke,
Director American Tobacco Co., and Capita1
J. S. Manning, . Attornev-at-T
N. M. Johnson, Physician and Su
J. B. Mason, Cashier Citizens Nations' 1.
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