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- , ; . ' S-' . l.:i t.J . ' r j r, - ill i m -ia ! 1 I r1 ' jwk i i AilTif - ,,t" .. . . " 1 " SE MI-W E EKLY; lEiiiiEK VOLUME 89. :: DURHAM, ,N, C.i APRIL 14, 1908.'".' NUMBER 98. NEWS FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS Items of interest from Various Places as Viewed and Told c.'-: by Those on the Field. Personals. v j' from losbsra Bouti 3. ' Robert SatterfieKJ was im proving last time we, heard from him. but he h3 been danger ously ill with typhoid fever. ' ' ' Charley 'Allen and' wife of rick Henry Institute. Patterson Township, April 17, 1008. . This occasion marks the. clos- b'ngof a very successful years work dona at this sch.ooL ') i The programme will begin at Roxboro route 5, spent Sunday ! three o'clock p. m. Prof. W. D.' with Mr. J. P. Tingn of Tin;Carmichae! Supt., of tbe Dur berlaLe route 1. - v ''ham city schools will .speak to 'The Timberlake route 1 i by thd audience, and present ISoIici fBartoiVs mill and : through o.r tor A. L. Brooks, who will., ds immediate community has been j liver an address. The' - remain discontinued, so we get our mail der of tite programme for the now from Roxboro route 5. .. . , ' ' J. II. Howard recently spent a few hours with tho writer, and in his remarks he $tated that he was going to vote lor prohibition, if he did ko alone, so Mr Iloward .you will have plenty of company Ihia tiiw. l: j ; Miss Laura Tingen, who was thought to have contracted fev er is now improving which will be good fii-vts to hia many friends and t relatives. . ; - " - , , ' A man paised here a few days " ago and 6aid in three months there wu'd be more robbing and plund tin than was ever ' heard of before, as so many peo ple wonld be outr'of mDloyrcent on account of the President's election. lie further remarked day will consist of a picnic tspread in the grounds at sunsetj followed by an entertainment by the school, -which will begin . at 7:30p. m.. , 'i f $ p The coming pf Solicitor Brooks to Patrick Henry I will ;be. hailed with' heartiest ' enthusiasm, not only by the people of that com munity, but by a magnificent following f rooi ( this f city and other parts of the county. v j The school is preparing to en tertain a. large gathering, ' and and extends a cordiar invitation to the public at large to be jprcs- cnt- X ' ' ' The enthusiastic' interest that is being mnnifested . by the pa trons of the school in the vbit of Solicitor Brooks", regardless of that the . trusts "wera ' planning ' pulitical differences, is a signal K everything they could for cheap laborer, and wanted more than any thing, a Cleveland panic, and did n;t care a ftraw wha va3 electel, jiu'so he carru! out such measures as the trust wanted. Here I bf-g to sdd-ti.3t we have novcr k 13 vn of aiy : country to febjund with prcs perity iu timM of U priced ' labor, nnd vh-vi !)b3rgoc3 down tvcrytr.m tic gcfi cown. Tne Lr.:y.s this communi ty re n'Jtii -. siU):: ready U plar.t t?;e;rc-ri). i uiey want to cr.irr. '.ue plar.iiiu on the 21 of thli m.r.th. " 1 1 :. c va inviurloft-lomakc a talk at it.n.t ia iho liih, cr. prohibttiCn .'.".:! the Uth to speak h cducRti-'n, and the good peo-, pleof Hfctkel Hill are workinn diligently to bu:Jl up their schwl, end wc have never yet knov. a hJi.v;t v. king peoj'Ie to fil in any undc; taking that is for the right. v , A man by tha i me of Long who is representing an over shot viivci U'i.iii.i; v ... came to Barton's mill on last Wednesday to fell the owners of the mill on over thot wheel. Mr. Long irfjhandlins tlw steel wheel, and believes that one would pay at Barton's mill. Mr. Wrenn, of Roxboro, was in this community on last Friday and Saturday, putting up phones. Fil teen years ago I paid to, for a Bible, and a few Sundays ago the Neptune people gave mo a bible which is more valuable to me than my $5 ' bible, as the helps are greatly improved. So I greatly prove and appreciate my new bible. Add Lee Jcffers of Mill Creek, to your subscription list. : I According to the old J theory, the dog wood blooms have got ten their growth, findnhojmoofl .will soon be old, so you may go !to plaiting corn. , r . RoPErt. .lillcllcr Creek j ta: Speak at Patrick ' ff' . ..... . bbl.II lUlilUiS. I ( i ' Frrhaps one CI the. most in teresting event! at present , to a great many Durham county peo ple., b- meiiv'ut: proof of the personal popularity of this man, and the high es teem in which he is universally held. Democrats,' Republicans, and .Prohibitionists alike, antici pate the event with equal pleas ure. " ' Sea. S. B. tiDcrne,o! Karircsitora, It aftord r.i? gr-at pleasure to reewnimer.d the r.bove r.amed i:tkiiiaa to i generous public for the cfuire of Attorney Gener al of North Carolina. I have knevvn him personally for thir-ty-Hve years.- end have had many b-.ismcss. and legal traasacltons villi mm, and fnkhiin at all Lims a great lover and advocate of riht and justice, a staunch .Jf ffcrsonun democrat ia the tii nmsh of the word and a hivyer, that is seldom equaled in any Slate in the Union, ar.d one that has won. the respect and ad miration of all thrA know him. He has been a faithful worker for the democratic party 4 in Narth Carolina, and has always given his time 'and talent most liberally in every time of politi cal strife, and has accamolished much for his own 1 county of Hertford and the State of North Carolina, as well. He is a gentleman of the most lof ty type, always prompt to business true to his clients, his fellows, and his county, one that will not be side-tracked or intimidated. Nominate and elect him, and he will fill the office with credit to himself,1 with profit and satis faction to public generally. ; 1 " C. W.Parker, f Mcnola, N. C, April 8, '03.; i.tt:;. ruj- i'at- Uj - i ' DcaihtiHr. Karlla. 1 ' Alonzo R. Martin, son' of Mr. VV. E. Martin, of this ; city(j died Sunday night at hisj iiome 'after a long tubercular Illness. 'y ! , He was 26'ytars old and 'be sides ' his 1 wife and ne child laavcs a father. f He was a inem berof the Secbnd'Baptist'church and from j that place this af ternoon at & o'clock, tha. funeral will be held; Rev; W. C. , Barrett conducting the services. The , Cfg Fire Swerpi Boston. Boston, April 12.-Fire , de vastated more than one square mile of the manufacturing, busi ness isind tenement district of Chelsea to-day . entailing1 a loss estimated at fully $10,000,000. The fire started at 10:40 a. m. near the Boston Blacking Com pany's works on West V third street, . near the ;- Everetf City Line, and crossed the city, a dis tance of one mile and a quarter to Marginal, opposite the East Boston shore. So far as can be learned there ' was one ; fatality. Half a hundred persons were in jured. yj:; . ' vy ' - . Among the ' buildings burned were 13 1 churches, Frost- Hos pital, Childrens Hospitals, City Hall.) Fitz Public Library, five school Jiouses, a .' dozen or more factories, and about 300 tene ments and dwellings. 1 The residental section of the city where the wealthier classes reside, escaped the flames. , " i In the retail section, through which the fire possed, were 20 business blocks which ,were de stroyed. The ' United .". States Marine bujldings were not dam aged.' . .' ;' ' ' . ' . ' ; The Chelsea fire was prac tically t under control at' ,9 o'clock to-night. Two women are known to be dead a3 a re suit of the fire. Neither body has been identified. The fire originated in the rear of. the Boston Blacking Com pany's work of West" Third Street, near the eastern division of the Bcston & Maine Railroad and in close proximity to the Everett City-line. A terrific gale from the northwest, iwhich at time3 had a velocity of 60 miles an hour, carried burning shingles, embere and myriads of sparks t3 a score of wooden buildings, most of thsm of cheap wofxln construction. ; The fire started almost in th$ extremt S iUth .vest secti-j.n of the city and cut a path ' to the end of Maverick street of tha ex treme southeaslern end of the city, which borders cn Chekea creek. Thi-J point is about one mile and a quarter from the point where the conflagration began. - The flames swept through the heart of the retail business section, which vzs about midway between the two extreme limits reached by the fire. Among the structures destroy ed were the 13 churches, two hospitals, the public library, city hall, five school houses, 20 business blocks, nearly a score of factories and upwards of SCO tenements and dwelling houses. The flames reached Broadway, the principal street of the city, at a , point between Third and Fifth streets, and destroyed the Masonic hall. Odd Fellows hall and Bennett block. - Death ol Krs. Galney. i Mrs. W. G. Gainey died Fri day morning about half past five after an illness with pneumonia , She leaves a husband and sev eral brothers and sisters. The funeral services were held Sat urday afternoon at 3 o'clock con ducted by Rev.vAV. C. Barrett, of the Second Baptist church. The burial took place in Maple wood. . Marriage Thursday.' - ! Mr. John F. Terry and Miss Maggie. Ladd were married Thursday evening-at 7:30 at the home of the bride's parents, Rev. G. W. Fisher, pastor of the Durham Circuit, officiating. Mfcs Ladd is a daughter of Mr. R. J. Ladd. MTcrry is a prosper ous '.young farmer of that sec tion. He has a nice home at Bumpass cross roads and the .Vrt ir.ir i oj.le wi!! ro:-l'e thvte in SHOPwT LOCAL ITEMS. Read the change of ad in this issue of Taylor & Phipps Co. and g.e what , they have, to tell ytu about plows. . Messrs. Eubanks and Hower ton,' of this city, : are arranging to hold a fiddlers convention and the proceeds will be given to the chimes of St. Phillips church. A card in . this issue calling your attention to the s fact that Judge B. B.' Winborne is a can didate for attorney genera!. Read what is said 6fhim in the card referred, to. , ; :; ' TRa fire companies . were call ed to Hayti last Saturuay night about nine o'clock on account" of a fire in this section. The loss was about ' $500 with ,a . small amount of insurance. ' . ' The registration books ofJIthe county will be open on "the -24th of tfie present 'month. A new registration is not necessary un less you have moved to another voting precinct ! 1 ' ' 1 - t The Coney Island Shows, a carnival company is holding the boards here this week in the in terest of the firemen. They ex pect to realize quite a nice little sum to help in their trip to the 'tournament , ' f'. Messrs. Rigsbee and Dixon have been awarded a contract to do a large amount of grading for the city, which , will put the streets recently macadamizsd in good shape. They will begin work at once. . , "Buster," the big hog of E. B. Cozart, that has been on ex niDition nera , for a week, carried away last Saturday. Mr. Cozart goe3 from here to Coney Islaad, where he will exhibit his hog for some time. The congregation? of tha S?c ond B?.pti.;t church have decided that t!.e ladies attending servi ce.' will remove th-if h its dur ing die sermoi. Thra U soiv.i lirln.; ur.;;.v.i.l and is doubtless bra vht about by the extra large izo of th3 presant stylo of hats. The Trinity Coll? base ball team" left hsrelastThursday after noon forr. Southern tour. They won the first thres garao3. The first two t'.insea were played Fri day and Saturday with Georgia Technical school, and the third game was played Monday with Mercer, the score being 5 to 1 ii; in favor of Trinitv. fulhow they threaten to make trouble for the republican party in the north by voting the demo cratic ticket if the party does not put up candidates to suit them. The south has demon strated that there is a way out of it when. the negro docs not vtte to suit the dominant party. And they make a grave mistake when they think that the people of the north think more of them than we do. Morning Herald. I Ml . Mi Ml k Ml I Ml Ml Mi Ml Ml Mi Mi Mi Mi CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK j OF DURHAM, N. C. ORGANIZED MAY ist 1905. 9 Capital Surplus and Undivided Profits..., Stockholders Liability Depositors Protection........ ...$100,000.00 ... 73,455.28 ... 100,000.00 ... 273,455.28 B. N. Duke, Pres. , ; Offlcersi J. S. Manning J. B. Mason, Cashier. ?res. Directorsi , J. B. Duke, President American Tobacco C Y. E. Smith Supt, Durham Cotton Mfg. C C: L. Haywood," of Haywood & Boone, D C- of Southgate & Son, Ii t - C 3 J. H. SOUTHGATE, R. H. Rigsbee, Q. E. Rawls, t i;. w. PUKE, y. a. :e. St. nt. Director American Tobacco Co., and Cav.Jst J. S. Manning, N. M. Johnson, J,3. WARUEf, ' J. B. Mason, v Attorney-at-tAw. Physician and Surgeon. Capitalist and Farmer. Cashier Citizens National Bank. DEPOSITORY OF THE PEOPLE, THE COUNTY OF DURHAM, THE CITY OF DURHAM AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA It will pay to deposit your uninvested raon'e . i.. where it will be safe from fire aii robbery, and ea.nir cent, interest, if left for 4 monthsterm; it will bo pi v-. i by "tire proof and burglary proof safes and vaults !manag pro dent and conservative business men; and handled by cou vua an qualified bonded officers, always glad to wait on you. We invite new accounts, large and small, of Individuals, Farmers, Merchants andJFirms, thatjhave not already done so, to open an account with us. m ; ! ! s m m 9 : : m m m m m m 9 m m ' m m m m m m m m 1 v OURHAM, fiORTH CAROLINA Wc Pay 4 per cent Coampccnd i Interest on all iSavirsrj. Accounts Qv.ns ta asj.l start an account to i.iy. fensau at ;-..-its will be thuukfitUy received and large ois in jiroitorilmi. " , ! OPEN ALL DAY SATURDAYS J t GEORGE W. WATTS, President. ' t JOHN SPRUNT HILL, Vicc-PrciUcnt. W. W. WHITTED, Cashier. L B. PLI RCE, Jn, Assistant Cashier. tt t; I 'i r" vr , a iv: w v 1 ti"iu!wi.v'w: ' J&ak lijCiiCAk i&.ZiX ilU LliU LV- M yfeAx.' iktit When a Multituda of tins in Corerti The L. ft M. PAINT cover defect In previou paintings and wears for la to 15 years, bccue the t, & M. kt pure lin seed oil hitnlcr-pure oxide of tine pure white lead, and vou help to nuke tL pnint by mixing three qu:uts of Hawed oil willi ech gallon of paint, lit Uin tn a minutes. Makes cost only f l.aopcr gallon. ' " ' 1 .. H ickncy Hrrm. L. & M. Pnint Agents. FOE SALE! . 4 " s ! VVIiite and Brown Leghorn . Eggs $1.00 for 15. ; White and Partridgo'Wyan . dott Eggs $1.50 for 15. . Orders booked fot future delivery. , 4Y" POULTRY - PATiM,' E. -i J )-.rtiA n, N". C.' . 1. l.r f, ;n, . M HELENA, N. C. mimm MCQnuAMmcc U.IV&.linfi. ISiLllUUrtlEJlULiB H r $ We carry what you need and want. If we don't t. Ia happen to have it in stock we will get it for you. h H Keep your money at home., Trade with your M M hom-3 merchants. Let us build up our own com- M j munity. ' 1c- I SEE US BEFORE YOU BUY. Wis will eivA Vrtii wnnA rn ,F3 II V IIIIISAIW JWU IUVIKJ! VII j Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes, Hats, H Cans. Groceries and Hardware. And every article carried in a first-class Gen :j ' eral Store. iHeade :.Br6s..;Go; N ' - ' 1 ' " ' h
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