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a 1 1 I MIC SEMI -WE EK IX. VOLUME 90. DURHAM, N. C., JULY 31. 1908. NUMBER 24: TWO NEGROES ARE KILLED Wllllamjiglord Struck fay Passenger Train of 0. & C. FALLING TIMBER KILLS BILL HOGAN Pigford Was a Deal-Mute, Engine Hurl ed Rim High Up In the Air Hogan Meets Death While at Work. Thursday afternoon at about G o'clock, when the 0. & C. pa. senger train was pulling into , the Union Station, William Pigford, a young deaf-mute negro well known in Durham, was instantly killed. .The young fellow was jn com pany with another colored man just before the accident, and they were walking very close to the (rack. The engineer bleWjievV erar times for them to step aside, but instead of getting oat of danger Pigford walked still nearer the track, and was hurled high up in the air by the engine. His companion had leaped to the ground below the enbankmeht, and thus escaped injury. The young deaf man did not live more than two minutes after being struck, and passed away without knowing hardly what had struck bim. The dead ; boy was taken to the baggage room until preparations could be made to carry him to.an undertaker. Coroner J. Frank Maddry ap peared as early as possible, and conducted an examination, de claring the dead man had been killed by a passenger train oper ated by the Southern railway. The dead man leaves a father other relatives who took charge f the body for burial. CRUSHED BY FALLING TIMBER. Bill Hogan, an aged colored man, was killed today by being caught under falling timbers while repairs were being made on the old house V. R. Herndon stable building between Rigsbee avenue and Orange street. He lived little more than an hour after the accident and died at the Lincoln hospital. The main part of the building is being lowered to street lever and repairs made. The shed portion, formerly used as a black smith shop, was cut loose from the main building and propped up. While the men were at work on the building there was a crash and general alarm sound ed by the men. Old man Hogan ran the wrong way and was mashed to the newly paved street. His left leg was broken and he wsa hurt about the head and in ternally. The work was being done by Mr. R. H. Rigsbee, one of the trustees for the Rigsbee estate. Uill Hogan had been working for the Rigsbee people for "years. He was 65 or 67 years of age. Aldermen Transact Much Easiness. Thursday night the city alder men met and transacted some very important business. The light question came up, and the Traction company won in the deal, a contract for five years at $85 per light being made. This has been a long contest between the city and the Traction com pany, and it is a relief to us that they are now at peace over the matter. After this the board took up the taxation question, and the tax rate was raised from $1.00 to $1.14, the poll tax being allowed to remain at $3.00. A BIG DECREASE IN DBUXKJ. City Record Shots 11 wests In July and 28 In June. To-day is . the last day of July, and the record of the police court shows that there has been a decided decrease in the num ber of those arrested for being drunk the past month. It is not known whether the action of the aldermen in driving out the prescription thirst has any thing to do with this or not, but things look somewhat sus picious. Any way it is a matter of fact that drunks have greatly decreased, the number arrested for this offense during July being only, a fraction more than one third the number of those taken in during the month of June which contained even one day less than July. ' - " The June record showed twen ty of its drunks to be just an very day ort of affair, while the remaining eight wen up. for regular Sunday jubilees. .The re cord for this month shows that out of the eleven, only two were up foe .the Sunday spree, and the balance of nine were of the usual kind. Although these kept by the police are not exactly all of those who have been arrested for their drunkeness, they constitute prac tically all, for the number hand! edby the different magistrates is never exceedingly large. They, however, perhaps have a few that should be added to the above list, but hardly enough to , swell it to any extent This is the smallest number of such offenses that has adorned the book kept by Capt. W. F. Freeland in some time, and it is gratifying to know that our town is so near free from "that yellow stuff." BEATS OF CHILD KEAK E0X60X0. A Loving Tribute to the Memory ot the Utile One by Two Friends. On Saturday of last week the Heavenly Father, who ruleth over and provides for all his creatures saw fit to enter the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Long, who live near Roxboro, and removed from them theirone year old daughter. Below we publish a tribute to the memory of ths little one, written by two friends: "One Jane, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Long, who live near Roxboro, died Satur day evening at about 5 o'clock. She was a bright child, and all who had known her loved the little girl dearly. " 'Weep not, dear parents, your dailing is at rest. Another little lamb has gone to dwell with Him who gave. Another little darling girl is shel tered in the grave. God needed one more angel child amidst his shining hand, And so he bent with loving smiles and clasped her little hand. Many hearts are sad at thy leav ing, many tears are shed for thee.' "Besides both her parents, the little one leaves a brother and sister, and many other relatives and friends." L. N. P and E. B. P. Miss Susie Linthicum, who re ceived her diploma from the Southern Conservatory of Music last June, has been called to the musical department of the Little ton Female College to teach vocal, and she has accepted the position. Miss Linthicum enters upon her new work some time in September. j MERCHANTS TAKE' NEW STEP Will Issue Pamphlet Telling of Dur ham as a Business' Creator HAVE ADOPTED A SECRET DIRECTORY. Directory Will Contain Separate Re cord ol Every Customer Pres ident Appoints Committee to Secure Foreign Trade. ' On Tuesday night the '; Mer chants' Association held a meet ing, and much business of im portance was transacted by the members. They decided to is sue a pamphlet setting forth Dur ham as a trade market, which will be published in a very short time, and will be widely circulat ed. , It will contain a thorough history of Durham, showing its growth and enterpriseThe com mittee, to look after this matter, is composed of . Messrs. T; 1. Gorman, A. E. Lloyd, and T. J. Lambe. .The most interesting part of the business transacted by the association was possibly that of adopting a merchants' directory, in which every customer pf .the merchants will be given a private write-up free of charge. The plan of the book is something on the order of a real Bradstreets', and will contain a true record of the customer his reputationor paying his debts. The book will be kept strictly a secret, that is among the merchants, and will serve as a guard against all dead beats. . This is the first that the mer chants have said about this little plan of theirs, and it will possi- bly surprise a few. They are determined to look out, and if possible get rid of all the dead beats. This scheme will no doubt work wonderfully, and enable the merchants to collect the money owing them. Another feature of the meet ing, which is also of much im portance, was the appointing of a committee by the President, giving them power to act and de vise some plan, whereby foreign trade may be brought into the city. It will be remembered that last summer the merchants gave freejrailroad tickets to shoppers from other to-vns, provided they purchased enough to justify the merchants in issuing the tickets to them. A large number, es pacially all along the Durham & Southern roid were attracted by this proposition, and consequent ly a large amount of business was transacted. It is for the purpose of getting up some new scheme, on the orderjof this one, for which the committee was ap pointed. The plan used last sum mer will hardly be tried again, and it is hoped that some other just as inviting can be thought of. The committee will go to work immediately, and get up some method by which they can secure a large amount of trade from those outside of the city. Fire In West Durham. On Wednesday p;ght at about 10 o'clock there was a small fire in AVest Durham, just below the Trinity Park School campus. The fire started in the kitchen of one of the new residences owned by Mr. D. A. Baker, the house being occupied by the family of Mr. Avent. The alarm was turn ed in, and very soon the house was overflowed with visitor who, with the aid of buckets of water, very soon put out the fire. Little damage was done, nothing except some of the furniture being burned. CITY BRINGS SEVERAL SUITS. Litigation lo Collect Honey Spent on Sidewalk Improvements. The city is getting ready to bring suit against many people who have not yet paid for work done in improving sidewalks. At a recent meeting of the board of aldermen, they instructed the city attorney, R. O. Everett to celled the money by getting judgment, if necessary, and he is now preparing summons in many cases. Mr. Everett thinks that there will be forty or fifty cases, but several of these may possibly arrange their amounts before the suits are brought. Under the city charter, and ac cording to the law, the city pays for one half of the work done in improving the sidewalks, and the property owners have to pay the other half. Improvements of this kind are generally made upon the request of the citizens who live along the street where the. work is desired to be done. The side walk is laid, and one half of the cost is charged to the property owners. Accounts are rendered, and in case they are not paid, the city brings suit against .the pro perty owner. The judgments asked for by the city range from $10 to $200, and when collected will make a nice little sum for the coffers of the city's treasury. The city has de cided to collect these amounts by law, since it is badly in need of the money already expended. As said above, the amounts range from $10 to $200, but then; are a few that amount to more. If suit is brought in these cases, it will have to be carried to super ior court, as the magistrates do not have jurisdiction beyond $200 accounts. Several of the pro perty owners have refused to pay. stating that they will not do so until forced by the law. There will possibly be a lively time around the offices of the magist- . 1 xl races wnen inese suns come up. For tne Benefit ol (be Cblmes. The Edisonia, the new electric theatre on East Main street next toTearby's drug store, opened to-day, and to-morrow, Saturday, the proceeds of the business, from 9 a. m. until 11 p. m., four teen hours, will go to Editor J. A. Robinson's chimes fund. Mr. Robinson's efforts to raise $1,000 to dedicate to the new Episcopal church is known all over the country. He has made consider able progress raising that big amount, but it is a difficult task. and he is earnestty striving to secure that amount as early as possible. The editor has given the col umns of his newspaper, the Dur ham Daily Sun, to the plan, and has freely divided the profits with the church. The whole amount taken in to-morrow at the new theatre will go to the chimes. This is an excellent op portunity to see a good moving picture show, aud at the same time be contributing to a worthy cause. Go out and help the Dur ham editor in his christian effort. Miss Sarah Stephenson, of Cary, a-nved in the city this morning, and is on a visit to the family of W. H. Pegram. FOB JSALE ! White and Brown Leghorn Eggs $1.00 for 15. White and Partridge Wyan- dott Eggs $1.50 for 15. Orders booked foi future delivery. "Y" POULTRY FARM, Kat Durham, N. C. It. I J. l:ti;, 1'rop. ' ib ib b ib ib ib , lb , CITIZENS NA NAL BANK OF Dr iAM, N. C. ORGA1 iD MAY ist 1905. Capital $100,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits 73,4T)5.J8 Stockholders Liability. Depositors Protection. 100,000.(0 273,455.28 OfAcersi B. N Duke, Pres. J. S. Manning, Vice-Pres. J. B. Mason, Cashier. J. B. Duke, Y. E. Smith, C. L. Haywood. J. H. Southgate, R. H. Rigsbee, Directorsi President American Tobacco Company. Supt. Durham Cotton Mfg. Company. of Haywood & Boone, Druggists. of Southgate & Son, Insurance. Q. E. Rawls, b. JN. m it ,. - . . ib Capitalist. Merchant. Duke, ; .. .;. Director American Tobacco Co., and Capitalist. J. S. Manning, Attorney-at-. aw. N. M. Johnson, Physician arid Surgeon. J. B. Warren, Capitalist and Fanner. J. B. Mason, Cashier Citizens National Bank. DEPOSITORY OF THE .PEOPLE, THE COUNTY OF DURHAM, THE CITY OF DURHAM AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -It will pay to deposit your uninvested money in this Bank, where it will be safe from fire and robbery, and earning you 4 per cent bterest, if left for 4 monthserm; it win be protected by fire proof and burglary proof safes and vaults;?mariaged by pro dent and conservative business men; and handled by courteous an qualified bonded officers, always glad to wait on you. We invite new accounts, large and small, of Individuals, Farmers, Merchants andJFirms, that have not already done so, to Open an account with us. 4 m m m m s m m S m m m m m m m ; -$ m m S m 1 HOME SAVINGS BANK DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - Money deposited with us is absolutely safe. It earns 4 per cent, interest and works while you rest. Call and get one of our little booklets explaining how easy it is to save a Thousand Dollars. OFFICERS: George W. Watt3, President. John Sprckt Hill, Vice-President W. W. Whitted, Cashier. T. B. Pierce, jR.,Asst. Cashier. W. A. Erwin. John Sprunt Hill. E. H. Bowling. T. B. Fuller. Alphonsus Cobb. Wm. A. Graham. DIRECTORS: J. T. Rogers. J. S. Carr, Jr. George W. Watts. I. F. Hill. J. W. Burroughs. P. W. Vaughan. E. T. Rollins. OPEN ALL DAY SA TURD A YS IkK n F r .t i? Ifw ''Au 1 REDUCTION SALE H uni nTA tvt n We are going to commence on the 8th of this month to offer all our Dry Goods and Shoes at Greatly Reduced Prices for Cash We are overstocked on these goods and we are going to reduce our stock, and we will save you money on these goods. All cotton goods are now going up some, but that don't make any differ ence, we are going to sell at lower prices. Don't wait, come and supply your wants. This July 6th, 1908. Reade Bros. Co. pv 'V'' i??' 1?pr?''.'i'''p prr''9-'''pp' 'yr'j ptf "pt' ?
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