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T v ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SUICIDE Thomas Harwsrd, of East Durham, Takes a Dose o! Laudanum. WAS SAVED BY DOCTOR G. H. ROSS Had Been Drinking Much Poison Is Pumped from Him Against His Own Protest-No Cause Assigned for Deed. On Saturday afternoon atlibout 2 o'clock, there was an effort made in East Durham, by a man, to end his life which carae very near being fatal. It was then that Thomas Ilarward, a man fifty or more years of age, drank a dose of laudanum and was only saved by quick work "of Dr. George II. Ross. There does not seem to be any cause attached to the rash deed whatever.- Mr. Ilarward al ways appeared to take life some what cheerfully and has seldom ever been heard to complain. He ha 1 been drinking pretty heavily of late and this caused him to get the "blues" rather badly. It was on Saturday morning that he was noticed by several to b unusually blue and moody, and in the afternoon he purchase about an ounce of laudanum On reaching his home with the poisonous stuff the old gentleman made a hasty effort to drown a his troubles but when taking the last draught, he was discovered in the act by his son, who immed lately sommoned a physician. Dr. Ross reached, the home i-laee upon short notice, just a th- old man was beginning to fc the effects of the drug. Mr. Harvard pleaded with the doctor to l-t him alone saying "Let me alone, do you know what I am doin", but Dr'Ross assured him that it was no time to talk on that subject, and applying the pump brought the poison from his well burnt stomach. This relieved the old gentleman and he is resting as well as could be expected. , - It was a close call and Mr. Har ward will possibly be mighty Kla l when he recovers fully that the doctor didn't let him alone. II in mind is said to have been mentally unbalanced and this will get alright in a short while. ir. Ilarward once stood quite well in this county and belongs t a good family of people. I lie board of aldermen met ' -t night. An effort was made to linnff un ttt nttoctinrt rplattnc the whiskey prescription busi but the aldermen would D o! vtnn tn if AlisMit thn mw !'rtant transaction was the rceting of the city attorney. p'U i- II. h.wrttff tn cnnil si i- ek of 11000 to the corporation " ntttee, to cover the city's art f the contract in the Greg n street matter. notice op dissolution. Notice is hereby given that the nnof Snider, Dyrd & Co has en dissolved, that B. E. Byrd N retired, and that S. M. Snid- r will continue to do business at hp old stand alone. "y 31, 03. Snider, Bvrd & Co. FOR SALE ! (Vhito and Brown Leghorn fcggs n.w for lb. (Write and Partridge Wyan- aott Eggs $1.50 for 15. OrJcrbooktnoi future Idivery. "Y" POULTRY FARM, 4 Durham, N.C. "TS O. Mggt, Prop. Will Become Piolessor of Eoglsb In ArkansasJJnlversIty. Garland Greever, who has held the chair of English in the city schools for the last two years has resigned that position" to ac cept a similar one as associate professor of English in the Ark ansas University and will not return to Durham next fall. This news will surprise many of his friends as did his mariage in June to his schoolmate sweet heart. Since the wedding they have taken an extended tour and next fall he will enter upon his new work in the University. Mr. Greever is well equipped for holding' this position, having been very successful in his work in the city schools here. He i3 a born master of English and has an exceptional ability for both writing and speaking it, as well as the teaching qualification. Besides performing his usual work Mr. Greever has just become an author. He has completed his nr3t literayr effort along tha line and now has ready for the publishers, a book to which has given the title "American Poets". Thi3 book will be issued this fall and the contract has been turned over to Messrs. Scott ,r oresman ana Uompany, a most reputable publishing company o Chicago, Illinois. The volume is adapted chiefly for use in the schools and will no doubt to ex tensively used as a text book among the various schools of our country, As well a3 giving Mr Greever some fame as an author this volume has furnished him neat compensation. Mr. Greever is a graduate Central University, of Missouri and while in school at that place won quite a reputation as an English student He has devoted himself amost entirely to that subject since his graduation, which he has attained "well nigh perfection". It is with much regret that we learn of his de parture from the city but wish to him the greatest amount of sue cess possible in his newly chosen field of labor. LlodsajXassey Nuptials. On tomorrow, Wednesday there will be popular social event at Massey's chapel, about eigh miics south of Dnrham, in Patter son township, when Miss Daisy Massey, daughter of Rev. fleas II. Massey, and Mr. Seaton Gale3 Lindsay will meet at the marri age altar. The ceremony will be performed by Rev. Lucius Massey. an uncle of the bride. The vows making them man and wife to be spoken at 8.30 o'clock. Miss Massey is a very popular and highly accomplished lady. Mr. Lindsay is well known to number of our people ana is an educator of some renown, He is now superintendent of the Gastonia school. Many friends of the couple wili doubtless go out from here to at tend the marriage. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay will come to Durham and from here will leaves on their bridal trip. 1 hey intena to make their borne In Gastonia. DURHAM, N. C, AUGUST 4 1908. BOBBERY SUNDAY MORNING NUMBER 25.' uk. ufictitK AllcrTS NEW POSITION Burglars Enter Bouse of Mr. 1 R. Perry and Carry Away $68.50. THREE GENTLEMEN LOSE HEAVILY. City Attorney R. 0. Everett eft to-day for Norfolk, and from here he will go to his home- place in Williamsville, where he will stay until the latter part of he week visiting his father. Mr?. J. B. Warren, her daugh- er, Airs. w. J. farthing, ana grand-daughter, Miss Margarette Farthing, went to Henderson ville Monday to spend the summer. Boom Occupied by Three Gentlemen Was Entered and Pants Billed of All Money-Other Valu ables Not Touched. .... " A very daring and bold burg lary was committed on McMan nen street e arfy Sunday morning, when the home of Mrs. S. R. Perry was entered, and $68.50 stolen. The room entered was on the second floor, it beinsr oc cupied by three boarders, Messrs. Juhn S. Carr, superintendent of the Carolina Roller Mills, H. D. Morris and W. E. Baker. These gentlemen usually occupy two rooms, but on Saturday all three men slept in the same room. The robbery must have occurred some time after 2 o'clock, for one of the gentlemen was awake at about that time, and had not been asleep. - It was not until the in- mates 01 ine nouse awoke on Sunday morning that the robbery was discovered. The pants of the three men robbed were found in a pile in the hallway, and up on investigation, it was found that all money had been taken out of the pockets, but that none of their watches or other jewelry bad been touched. It is evident that the thief was professional at the work, and he did not de sire t5 imperil himself by taking away, anything but the cash. Of the total amount, $68.50. Mr. Baker lost $49., Mr. Morris $16.50, and Mr. Carr 1. The news rapidly spread over the neighborhood, and since then people in that section have been very careful to see that every thing is securely locked up before they retire. The burglaror burg lars seemed to have no desire to carry off other valuables, and did not rob any of the other oc cupants of the house. It was altogether a profession al piece of work, and showed that the robber thoroughly knew his business. Neither of the gentlemen heard a single sound during the night. The burglar entered the house by the front door, the door being open and a screen door closed, which was un fastened. Thinking that he would possibly have to be in a hurry when getting out of the house, the burglar had propped this door open, and in leaving he neglected to close it. There is as yet no clue to the guilty party, but it is thought by the police that two men are in volved in the act, one being on the outside and another on thi? inside of the house. However, as that may De, the robber or perhaps robbers were certainly well up in their line of work, and everything possible is being done o locate these night prowlers. SEVERAL TRANSFERS OF PROPERTY. . i" Deeds Have Been Filed and Recorded x ! by the Register. Besides the recent sale of sev eral, valuable lots there has been scarcely any other transaction in the real estate line during thej last few days. However, on! Wednesday there were filed with the Register of Deeds, M. G. Markham, a number of deeds showing transfers of property. Most of these, however, were old ones. Below we give a list of the various deeds: One was from Miss Martha F. Howard to 0. K. Ferrelf for one fifth of an acre on the Fayettes ville road. The deed wa3 dated April 1908. The price paid was $800. . A second Qjed to 0. K. Fer rell was from J. P. Massey and dated August 2, 1906. This calls for one acre and forty-seven one hundredths, and the price paid was $2,750. At the same time California Massey sold to 0. K. Ferrell seventeen one hundred ths of an acre for $250, land ad joining the other property. Another deed to 0. K. Ferrell was dated July 2, 1905, from S. J; Collins. The lot is in East Durham, and the purchase price was $900. On Sept 10,1906, G. D. Ed wards sold to 0. K. Ferrell two lots on Alston avenue, for which he paid $950. A deed from S. C. Chambers and B. Lovenstein, commisson- ers, to J. W. Smith, was filed to be .recorded. This was for hoijse and lot on the corner of Haywood and Roxboro streets. The purchase price was given a3 $997.50. Pattie Tyndall gave S. A. Tyn dall a deed for lot in Edgemont. The deal waslrecently completed. NEWS FEO'i TRINITY COLLEGE. t lit Ik . l Hi Hi ik ik ik CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK OF DURHAM, N. C. ORGANIZED MAY ist 1905. Capital $100,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits 73,4T5.1 8 Stockholders Liability ,. 100,000.00 Depositors Protection 273,455.28 B. N. Duke, Pres. Officers! J. S. Manning, Vice-Pres. B. Mason, Cashier. Directorsi J. B. Duke, President American Tobaco Company. Y. E. Smith, Supt Durham Cotton V "ompany. C. L. Haywood, of Haywood & B' druggists. J. H. Southgate, of Southgate , Insurance. R. H. Rigsbee, Capitalist Q. E. Rawls, Merchant. B. N. Duke, Director American Tr' s- Jo., and Capitalist. J. S. Manning, y" Attorney-at-Law. N. M. Johnson, Physician and Surgeon. J. B. Warren, c- Capitalist and Farmer. J. B. Mason, Ca. .ier 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, interest, if left for 4 months'term; it will be protected by fire proof and burglary proof safes and vaults;" 'managed 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 andiFirms, that have not already done so, to open an account with us. m ; t m m m m m m m m m I m t m m m m $ m m m m m m m m m m m m Freight Stdc-YIpcd. Trains between Salisbury and Ashcville and others going that way on Sunday were considerably delayed, because of the complete urning over of six freight cars ust outside of the Greensboro yard. These cars blocked three racks, so that passing was made impossible. Although the monetary damage was neavy, no one was nurc The trouble seems to have been caused by No. 72, the fast freight coming into a side-wipe with an other freight, and was knocked over. College Library Is la Fine Shape Hanj personals. Trinity College. Durham, N. C August 4. Librarian J. P. Breedlove has been engaged dur ing the summer in cataloguing and indexing a large number of editions to the library. A large amount of the work has been done, and the efficiency of the library greatly increased. The growth of the library ha3 been very marked, and the equipment is being continually added to. The library has been remarkably well managed, and the col lection of books and pamphlets is a notable one. The campus has been very beautiful this summer. The flow ers and shrubbery have flourish ed, and it would be hard to find a more attractive and inviting spot. Registrar D. V. Newson left Friday for Littleton on a visit to relatives. He expects to be away from his office for several days. President Kilgo is now in New York. He will return to the col lege next week. Trofessor and Mrs. J. C. Woot en returned last week from the eastern part of the state where they have been spending several weeks. Professor A. C. Mcintosh, of the department of law, left Sat urday for Taylorsville to spend some time on a visit to relatives. Mrs. Mcintosh and Miss Christ ine left some days ago on a visit to relatives in Newton and Tay lorsville. Professor W. II. Wannamaker will occupy the house on Faculty avenue, in which Dr. vv. l. Iran- ford has lived for several years. HOME SAVINGS BANK-! t DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA t 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. G20RGE W. Watts, President. John Sprcnt Hill, Vice-President. W. W. Whitted, Cashier. T. B. Pierce, Jn..lAsst. 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. Vauuhan. E. T. Rollins. 4 X OPEN ALL DAY SA TURD A YS Ec jl-t ji jp t jfj F Fy A itilU, Add. 7k M H N H N H N N REDUCTION SALE 8 MMAm,,. j i i jui-mnyifnj1! 'i fuflj X-l"IVt ilTTt';"y"' ""'"ITitfrHimi fl I H M H w M M M M H M leeide: Epos. 60. HELENA, N. C. We are going to commence on the Sth 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. Juvu v ait wine; auu suj'lj juui wanic. M This July 6th, 1908. eade Bros. Co. H , , Hi?
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