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VOLUME 88.
iDURHAM, N. C, AUGUST 13. 1907.
NUMBER 29.
NEWS FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS
Items of Interest from Various Places as Viewed and Told
by Tliose on the FleId.-Personals. .
from Tlmbtrlakt.
Miss Laura Tingen has re
turned home from a visit to rela
tives in Durham and Wake
counties.' 1 ' ' ..''
Leonard Barton took in the
picnie at Loch Lily on last Fri
day. The writer recently spent a
pleasant night with Mr. D. 3.
Slaughter, of Roxboro, route 4.
Mr. Slaughter has a fine mineral
right and showed some i rich
samples of both copper and gold.
Henry Tapp attended the re-,
vival services at -Mill Creek on
last Wednesday. He reports the
meeting as progressing fine and
there is not a church in this
community whose congregation
is more loyal to its pastor than
Mill Creek. Rev. G. T. Watkins
has charge of the meeting.
On last Tuesday the writer and
wife attended the Beulah Asso
ciation which was in session with
Clement church. During the
morning service a heavy peal of
thunder, followed immediately
by a sharp flash of lightning,
caused quite a bit of excitement
among the congregation and sev
eral arose as if they intended
leaving the church but Rev. Mr.
Tomlinson assured them that the
danger was over and they soon
composed themselves and the
sermon was continued. The
occasion was one long to be re
membered. J. E. Yancey ran a very narrow
risk in crossing the N. & W.
railway at Barton's Crossing
while on hi? way to the associa
tion at Tar River and some one
said that the rear-end of the
wagon bed was not more than
two, feet from the rails over
which it had passed when the
train came dashing by.
This scribe recently had the
pleasure of partaking of the kind
hospitality of Mr. A. M. Denny,
f Neptune. Quite a number of
young people were the guest of
Misses Lizzie and Neva Denny.
J. E. Yancey conveyed Elders
kaac Jones and P. D. Gold to
Surl church on last Tuesday and
the two divines had a large con
Kregation to hear them.;
A Northern hunter is now
i-recting a very handsome dwel
ling at this place. The cost of
the residence is estimated at
i.000 and it will, when com
rlcted, take the shine off of any
other house In this part of the
country.
Some of the farmers were very
much down hearted on account
f the extreme dry weather but
fince the recent rains they are
in fine apirit
Hoper recently beconw ac-
r ainted with several of The Re
erder subscribers and all of
them spoke in the highest praise
i the paper and hoped that it
ynuld live long to amuse, en
lighten, refine and to do good. ,
Roper.
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Death ct Joseph Smith.
I'or some time the friends and
relatives of Joseph Smith have
realized that he could not survive
very long. Last Friday night he
w-eathed his last. The ' funeral
and burial took place Sunday.
Joseph Y. Smith was 36 years
of age and had spent the most of
his lire In Durham, and was In
many positions of trust, where
he came in contact with our citi
wns, and consequently was well
known. lie leaves a wife, three
Kald oo Grapshooters.
Late Saturday night or early
Sunday morning the police got
busy and rounded up several
negroes that were endeavoring
to lose their weeks' earnings or
win the other fellows by shoot
ing crap. The game was on at
the home of Pomp Long in Hayti,
capturing Pomp Long, Ben
ChavU and Mack Alston, the
latter breaking away in the scuf
fle and making . good his escape,
as he thought, but was met at
the door by a citizen that ac
compained the officers, who held
on to his man and the three were
brought to the city. lockup. ,
Monday morning Acting May
or Underwood heard the evi
dence in. the above case and all
of the defendants were placed
under a bond of $25 each. Only
one of the number gave the re
quired security while each of the
others were locked up in jail to
await the action of the grand
jury.
A second raid was made about
the same time on some negroes
that occupy the second, story of
the building occupied by Mark
Switzer. Five negroes were ar
rested in this raid and claimed
that they did not know it was
against the law to play cards on
Sunday. They gave bond for
appearence at the trial.
After hearing the evidence in
the last named case the acting
mayor decided that there was
not enough grounds upon which
to send the defendants to the
grand jury, and each one wax
required to pay a fine of $1 and
an equal part of the cost. The
entire amount each defendant
paid was $2.32.
SHORT LOCAL ITEMS.
Colored firemen Sere.
Every train that has reached
the city since Monday afternoon
has brought in large numbers of
the colored firemen of the State.
At this writing it is estimated
that there are not less than six
hundred visitors here. R. 0.
Everett delivered the address of
welcome to the large body and
after he had finished his remarks
the association got down to re
gular business. On Thursday
the races will take place on Fay-
etteville street, in Hayti, and
the outlook new is that quite a
number of companies will enter
and try their skill in an effort to
win the prizes which are offered.
So far as we can learn the men
are conducting themselves in a
very orderly manner. The Dur
ham colored firemen are doing
all in their power to make the
visitors enjoy themselves and
there is no doubt but what each
one is having his full share of
the fun offered.
Mayor Graham, who has been
spending some time at Hillsboro,
has returned home.
The Durham military company
are spending this week at the
Jamestown Exposition.
J. J. Pritchard, who has been
with T. J. Lambe, Sons & Co.,
has accepted a position with the
Griswold Insurance and Real Es
tate Company.
Rev. W. C. Barrett, who as
sisted Rev. W. S. Olive, pastor of
the Nelson Baptist church in a
series of meetings, returned to
Durham Saturday.
The 11-months-old child of Mr.
and Mrs. . Hiram Vickers died
last Friday at the home of Mrs.
Eva Thaxton. The funeral and
burial took place Saturday morn
ing. ! The Five Points Drug Company
will soon be ready to open for
business. They will occupy the
newMangum building and will
carry' a full line of drugs and
toilet articles. " .
Elton, the 18-months-old baby
of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wiggs,
who, reside on Angier avenue,
died Saturday afternoon and the
remains were carried to Johnston
county for interment
The high embankment on the
north side of Main street, be
tween Dillard and Reams avenue,
is being graded down and when
the work is completed it will be
quite an improvement to that
part of the city.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Under
wood, who were recently mar
ried, and who have been on a
bridal tour to several prominent
places in the North, have re
turned to Durham and will make
this city their Jiome.
The Dean property, which is
located near Lakewood Park,
was sold at public auction last
Monday. The property is out
side of the city limits, but the
prices it brought shows that it
was in a desirable location.
P. M. Pickard and R. P. Cur-
ley, who have made this city
their home for some time have
gone to Kinston, where they
joined the band on the trip to
the Jamestown Exposition. They
expect to be away about ten
days.
Indications now point to one
of the largest criminaj dockets in
the history of the county when
the Superior Court convenes in
this city on Monday, August 26.
A large per cent of the cases on
the docket at this time are
against persons who are charged
with retailing whiskey.
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DeatH cl a Chili
Master Austin Trice, the 15-
months-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Pickett died at the home
of his parents near Lakewood
Park Monday morning at 9 o'
clock. The child had been Quite
sick the past few days and its
death was notunexpected. Spinal
miningetis was the immediate
cause of its death. The funeral
services were conducted from
the residence this morning at 10
o'clock by Rev. A. ,D. Hunter,
pastor of the Yates Baptist
church, and the interment .was
in the family burying ground
1 Runaway Marriage.
Monday night about 10 o'clock
there was a runaway marriage
solemnized at the home of Elder
T. Y. Monk. The contracting
parties to this nuptial were Arch
L. Paschall, who resides on Als
ton avenue, and Mrs. Pearl Hicks.
Both of the contracting parties
are well known and have many
friends throughout the 'city.
1111 Erect Storage Bouse.
Workmen are busy digging
down the embankment on the
east side of the Norfolk and
Western railroad and we are told
that a large storage house is to
be erected on the site. We are
not informed as to what size the
building will be but from the
large space which is being graded
the structure will evidently be
STOLE THE CASH COX.
Vegro Eoters Store of J. A. Bessee
end Relieves filfn of $75,00.
Last Saturday a negro was
een loafing around the furniture
store of. J. A. Hessee on Corco
ran street, and what he was-do
ing could not be ascertained un
til he stole the cash box of the
store, which -contained about
$75.-'
About 8 o'clock Saturday night
he came in the Parrish street en
trance, while Mr. Hessee was
sitting in the front door. Mr.
Hessee heard a noise in the
Vtore and upon looking around
jaw the negro as he was making
his way out the Parrish street
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Hessee ran around the corner
of the store, in the hope of head
ing him off, but he ' was not in
time. The negro, as soon as be
found he was detected, broke
and ran. Hessee ran after him,
calling to the people on the street
to catch the negro that had stole
his money. No one made an ef
fort to stop the flight of the thief,
who was fleeter of foot than
Hessee, and was gaining ground.
When the negro reached Orange
street, he turned into that thor
oughfare and darted behind
some building material. Here
all trace of him was lost A
crowd soon gathered and a search
of the premises was made, but
without finding the fugitive.
Mr. Hessee kept the money in
the drawer of a desk, in the rear
of the store which was not lock
ed. In the drawer was a small
pasteboard box. In this box was
the tnoney" that -was stolen.
There way a twenty dollar bill
and the other fifty-five was in
five dollar bills.
The thief had evidently seen
Mr. Hessee put some money in
the drawer and decided it would
be an easy matter for him to
sneak in when the proprietor
was engaged at the front of the
building. He must have seen
Mr. Hessee sitting in the door
from across the street and went
around to the Parrish street door
and sneaked in. Had it not
have been for the noise he made
in getting the drawer open, he
would not have been detected.
The negro was described as
being shabbily dressed, wearing
a cap. weighing about 140 pounds.
The police were notified as soon
as the chase was over and there
is an effort being made to find
the negro, but it is doubtless if
he is ever seen again, as he had
a good start of the officers, and
the description was such as to
give little hope?.
Prominent farmer Dead.
Last Saturday afternoon Wil
Ham Horton, a prominent farmer
of Person county, was found dead
by the roadside a short distance
from Roxboro. When Mr. Hor
ton left Roxboro for his home he
appeared to be in his usual good
health, and it is supposed that
heart failure was the cause of
his death. The deceased was a
prominent farmer and was well
known throughout the State. He
was tire father of W. N. Horton,
who holds a position as dispatch
er in the Southern railway office
in this city.
Notice'of Administration
Having qualified as A.liiilnint'-'tor of
l-.dwanl McA.Iamn, late of Durham
CoillilV. thia ia to tintif all titrann. in.
debfcif to hi rstate to make immediate
payment to the underpinned. andall ivr-
sons having claim against Mtitl estate
are notified to treient the name to the
underignel, on or before the 9th day of
Augtut, I9". or thia notice will be plead
in iar 01 meir recovery.
Thia the 9th day of August. 1907.
TUB FIDHLITV HANK,
Administrator of Kdw-iid Mc ldatiia,
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DEPOSIT YOUR MONEY WITH
CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK
OF DURHAM.
ING, Vice-Pres.
acco Company.
Mfg. Company.
Officers and Direc'
B. N. Duke, Pres. J.f
J. B. Mason, Cas'
J. B. Duke, President Ameri' a
Y. E. Smith. Supt. Durharr X .
C. L. Haywood, of Hay v" . King, Druggists.
J. H- Soujhgate, of Sc vc i & Son, insurance.
R. H. RlGSBEE, ' i Capitalist.
Q. E. Rawls, Merchant.
. B. N. Duke,
Director American Tobacco Co., and Capitalist
J. S. Manning, Attomey-at-Law.
N. M. Johnson, . Physician and Surgeon.
J. B. Mason, Cashier Citizens National Bank.
DEPOSITORY OF THE PEOPLE,
THE COUNTY OF DURHAM, THjJ Clf V OF DURHAM
AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
This Bank Opened tor Business May 1, 1905
Is Young, but Getting
Statement of Bank at Clost ef Business Jaa.2(,l907i
lteHoiireeti.
Loans and Invest
ments, $586,954.95
U. S. Bonds, 150,000.00
Premiums U. S.
Bonds, 5,630.69
Banking House, 13,000.00
Cash and due from
Banks, 293,129.84
Redemption Fund, 7,200.00
,$1,055,944.43
Liabilities.
Capital,
Surplus,
Undivided profits,
Circulation,
Depoaits,
Dividends unpaid,
$100,000.00
60,000.00
14,272.25
' 100,000.00
781,657.23
15.00
$1,055,044.48
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.
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