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RHAM Rj SEMI-WEEKLY. VOLUME 88. DURHAM, N. C, NOVEMBER 22, 1907. NUMBER 5?; i ECORDE Ao NEWS FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS Items of Interest from Various Places as Viewed and Told py Those on the Field. Personals. ButtJlo Kews. The farmers in this communi ty an through sowing wheat and gathering corn. Some are break ing up corn land and getting up Xmas wood. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Tilley spent Sunday afternoon with Lote Wil son and family. The bird hunters are having a nice time killing birds, game is very plentiful in this community. Mr. Perry and a painter from Durham are painting the school house at South Lowell. When finished it will add greatly to the looks of the house. Mrs. J. IF. Garrard our excellent teacher, is teaching in a cabin near by. Charlie Wilson, formeily of Burlington, but now of Buffalo, paid a flying visit to Burlington Saturday. Guess his many friends were glad to see him. J. P. Clark bought a fine young cow Wednesday, giving $21.50, and Sunday she became tangled ina chain and died. Quite a heavy loss as cows are very scarce in this community. Ktast, loiti L We are very glad to note that ! Miss Luzie Moss, the music teach- er of Bay Leaf school, who has ' been very sick with sore throat, is able to be teaching this week. ! A great number of the pupils 1 are absent from school this week owing to having the measles. The writer spent Saturday night at the home of her father, R. II. j Smith. onCary, Route No. I, and i attended service at Pleasant drove Sunday morning which was greatly enjoyed. Last Tuesday the death angel, visited the home of Yancey Bail- j oy, and claimed for its own his j dear wife, Mrs. Susan. She was 74 years of age. and had been ill ; a long time. Consumption was! the cause of her death. She left J a husband, seven children arid, several grand children and a! great many relatives and friends j to mourn her sad death. Thej children are Messrs. Paul, Job, and Duncan Bailey. Mrs. J. I), j Clark. Mrs. W. L. Kipper, Mrs.: I). W. Hackney and Miss Veleraj Hailey. She had been a member j of Bay Leaf Baptist church forty j years. and had. always lived a !ure, noble christian life, and was loved by all who knew her. The husband lost a devoted wife, the children a loving and sympa thetic mother and the community a very near and dear friend. The funeral was conducted at her home by Rev. W. II. Hutcherson Thursday afternoon and the body was laid to rest in the family burying ground. I extend sin cere sympathy to the bereaved amily. There was a wedding in the community Saturday night, "but no wedding bells." it was a runa way marriage. The contracting party beinf Harvey Davis and Eelen Cooley. Their friends wish them many years of happiness and success. Dr. K. W. Sikesofthc chair of History lot Wake Forest, has been invited to lecture at Bay Icaf School Friday evening, 7 o'clock. Nov. D. The public is invited to attend. The cotton is about all picked, and the farmers are holding their lton for higher prices. L. S. Instant, i Mr. L" RiW nnd family have u-l to !.;;;. I r 4. Their many friends give them a hearty welcome. Mr. Odie Mincey spent Satur day and Sunday with his parents. He is boarding at Mrs. Capt. Wra. Bowling's and attending school at Rougemont. The Sun Beam Society is to meet at Red Mountain Baptist church, the first Sunday. Every member is requested to be pres ent. A very interesting program has been prepared, also the Xmas stockings for China will be given to each Sun Beam on that day. Prayer meeting is to be held at Red Mountain church next Sun day after Sunday school. Red Mountain folks are to clean up their church yard next Saturday evening. All the mem bers are requested to be present as there is a great deal of work to be done. The reports of guns are heard often since the 15th. The par tridges are being hunted. Mrs. Wilkins left for Roxboro last week to be gone for some time. Some of our people attended services at Bethany Saturday. Mr. Lee has moved near Lyn dover. Mr. John Parker having the place where he lived. Mr. Edgar Mangum and Miss Cora Clark, visited the Flat River section Sunday evening. Mr. Charley Glenn, who is building the vestibule to Red mountain Baptist church, spent Saturday and Sunday with his wife in Durham. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Carver visited Mrs. Carver's parent Sat urday. tiiiiai. Soote I. Jack Frost has made his ap pearance and tells us that winter is on hand, and the man that is now , picking cotton will have some sore fingers. Most of our people are now getting up corn and the crop is fairly good. There is but little! sickness in the community at present There is lots of good amunition being wasted in this seccion for most everybody is bird hunting, and hunter is our name for we could not be classed as a killer. Z. P. Ferrell and wife spent Sunday with Mrs. Sallie Fergu son, and visited J. E. rerrell s family Sunday night. J. E. Ferrell and son had the good luck to kill a fine turkey a piece last week. Guess they will go hunting again. J. II. Egerton, of the Durham county home, spent Saturday night and Sunday with home folks, There was a very pretty home marriage ceremony solemnized at the home of Mrs. Candace O'Neal Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock, when her daughter, Miss Tessie, was given in marriage to James W. Carpenter. There were a number of relatives and friends present. Rev. J. S. Thompson spoke the wordsjthat made them husband and wife. After the marriage the young couple and their friends attended services at Union Grove church, after which the marriage party drove to the home cf D. N. Carpenter, father of the groom, where a Bumpti ous dinner was served. J. F. F. X Double Wedding. There was an important event in Graham Tuesday afternoon when twojdaughters of Col. L. Banks Holt were united in mar riage. Both ceremonies were at the home of the brides' father and there were present quite a number of the friends of the par ties. Rev. E. C. Murray, pastor of the church in Graham, was the officiating .minister at both these weddings. Miss Louise Holt and Mr. Vic tor Graves and Miss Mollie Holt and Mr. Pal Nacross were the couples united in marriage. Both of the grooms are from Atlanta. The marriage vows were said at the Presbyterian church at 6:30 o'clock. Immediately after the vows the couple went on a bridal trip and will locate in Atlanta. Marriage In Granville. There was a pretty marriage at the home of Mr. James T. Aiken, Northside, Granville county, on Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock when Miss Lillian Catherine Aiken, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James T. Aiken, was given in marriage to John Garland Fleming. The marriage vows were said at the home of the bride's parents. There were present at the mar riage a large number of the friends of the contracting parties Immediately after the mar riage vows the parties went to the home of the groom where a reception was held. This was at Lyons and there were present the members of the families and a number of the friends and rela Wanted Men, Women, boys and girls to represent McClure'a Mn-wzino. Gh1 pay. Address C Cast SJ St . Nov York City. A Surprise Marriage. There was a surprise marriage at the home of Rev. J. H. Mc Cracken, pastor of the West Dur ham Methodist church, last Wed nesday night at 8:30 o'clock when Mr. Charles A. Johnson, aged 27 years, of Reynolds, Illinois, and Miss Elsie Elizabeth Norman, of East Bend, this state, were mar ried. The bride gave her age as 22 years. Mr. Johnson has made Durham his home for sometime being tuner in the employ of the W. K. Murray Company. His bride has also resided in Durham for quite a while. While it was known that the young people were sweethearts the marriage an nouncement was a great surprise. Only two of three friends ac companied them on the important trip. Quiet Home Marriage. There was a quiet but a very pretty marriage at the home of Mr. Thomas II. Crews, Canal street, Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock when his daughter, Miss Elsie, was given in marriage to Mr. M. M. Marshall, of German town, this state. Rev. C. J. Thompson, pastor of the First Baptist church, officiated at this marriage. The groom came here from his home in Forsyth county and in the application for his license he gave the age of 31 years. His bride's age was given as 19 years. He is said to be a well known business man in the county named. Quite a number of the friends of the couple attended the mar riage and went with them to the union station when they left on the morning train for their home. rrctty Home Event. There was a pretty home mar riage at the residence of Mr. and W. S. Newton. Tuesday af W www ' - w ternoott at 3 o'clock when their- daughter, Mm xlshlo. wa given in marriage to Mr. Duncan Tur rentine. This was at the home on McMannen street. Rev. C. J. Thompson officiated at this marriage. Quite a number of the friends of the contracting parties were present to witness the marriage. The party entered the parlor to the strains of a wedding march played by Miss Christine Rose mond, a friend of the bride. Just before the couple entered the parlor there was a solo, "You," that wa3 rendered by Miss Rosemond. The groom is the son of Mr. W. D. Turrentine, of Stagville, and he has been in the tobacco business for a number of years. He is now located at Charleston, S. C, and is buying tobacco for the American Cigar company, with whom he is employed. His bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Newton, this city. She i3 a young woman who has a great many friends here and whose marriage wa3 a popular social event. Immediately after the marriage the newly married couple left on a bridal trip, after which they will go to Charleston, S. C, to make their home. Married at Parsonage. There was a very pleasant so cial event at the parsonage of Rev. G. T. Adams, pastor of Trinity Methodist church, last Tuesday night at 8 o'clock when Mr. Samuel L. Hunt, of Chat ham county, and Miss Pearl Wil liams, daughter of Policeman L. F. Williams, were made husband ardwife. It was a very quiet affair on account of the illness cf the bride's mother. Only a few of the most inti mate friends of the parties were present wrei the vows were said. Mr. Hunt, the young bridegroom, is a very prominent saw mill and lumber man and he is well known in this section. His bride formerly lived in Chat ham county, but came here when her father decided to make Dur ham his home. There was no objection to the match on either side, but it was thought best to have a very quiet affair, since the mother is now so ill. The newly married couple will make their home in Chatham county, and they left Wednes day morning for a short bridal trip before they go to their home. li ii, . , $ww ' Damage Suit Cegnn. John W. Riley has qualified as administrator of the estate of the late John Wilkins and suit has been entered in the superior court for damages against the Southern railway in the sum of $2,000 and the complaint filed with the clerk of court. Wilkins was killed in August by a train on the O. & C. Rail road, when he stepped from the Seaboard track to the Southern. The suit will be docketed at the approaching term of Durham su perior court for the trial of civil cases. Any young lady who desires an education and who is really with out moans with which to pay for it may write to J. M. Rhodes, Littleton, N. C. What Oar leporter Sit Is ftew Tark. A recent visit to ne of the Urgot paint fwtortrsi in the world. lirlcf fii.u tiin cry that wn mtticiti gallon of 1'nitit, unit doing it totter ittul in Utg time tltnit too gallon cmiM to nuule by lian.l mixing. Till the ci'lfliraU'.! I.. & M. faint. Tlie !,. Jfe M. 'Am luMcn 1. , M. White ljew ami make I.. .V M. faint wear tike iron for to to 1$ years. 4 gallon; I.. & M.diixc.f with j Hilton l.tiisvetl Oil make 7 gittUin of paint at a tost of lww thnn fi jtrr g.tUoti. If any defect eit in .!. Paint, will repaint hottw fur nothing. lhntio!t of I. M nii.lc to -hvli. 1 Sold ! Ifiiksm lit V.ut. l r,i;-::t Ik ik ik Ik ik ik k ik ik ik DEPOSIT YOUR MONEY WITH CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK OF DURHAM. Officers and Directorsi B. N. Duke, Pres. J. S. Manning, Vk a. J. B Mason, Cashier. J. B. Duke, President American Tobacco Conr Y. E. Smith, Supt. Durham Cotton Mfg. Cop C. L. Haywood, of Haywood & King, Dn i. J. H. Southgate, of Southgate & Son, In- ;e. R. H. Rigsbee, C 1st. Q. E. Rawls, ' ant. B. N. Ouke, ' Director American Tobacco Co., an' .talist. J. S. Manning. N. M. Johnson, J. B. Mason, Atto- -J? .t-Law.i Physician anii jurgeon. Cashier Citizens National Bank. ik Mr ik Mi ik ik ik ik ik ik ik ik ik k ik ik ik 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 of Business Jan. 26, 1907 Liabilities. Capital, $100,000.00 Surplus, ;60,000.00 Undivided profits, Resources. Loans and Invest ments, $58fl,954.95 U. S. Bonds, 150,000.00 Premiums U. S. Bonds, 5,6T9.69 Banking House, 13,000.00 Cash and due from Banks, 293,129.84 Redemption Fund, 7,200.00 $1,055,944.48 14,272.25 Circulation, 100,000.00 DqHwits, 781.B57.23 Dividends unpaid, 15.00 $1,055,944.48 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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M M N M H H H Have the best and largest stock of General Mer- W - M M PrvmHisA fin hnnrl tV1.1t vn ever nnrrior? in n nnnn. M try store. Our stock consists of all kinds of goods M 52 from M I Guano to Fine Dress Goods H Come to see m, we have plenty clerks to wait H W on you nicely, and we have the Goods and M h Wo Are Going to Soli Them j M Thanking you for your past patronage M H and asking continuance of same, we are M H Yours to serve, M Reade Bros. Co.
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