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SEMNWEEKLY.
VOLUME 90.
DURHAM, N. C.J AUGUST 21. 1908.
NUMBER 20.
THE CIBCUS IS TOWN.
Large Crowd Witnessed toe Parade and
and two Performances Here.
John Robinson's ten big shows
and all the tattendent evils and
amusements was in Durham
Thursday and large crowds, as
usual, were on the streets to see
the parade and a large crowd wit
nessed the two performances.
Everybody says, and of course
they know, that there is nothing
new in the circus line, and in
fact if it was entirely different
from what had been here before,
it would give the old timer a
chance to say that the circus of
this day and time is not what it
used to be, and the younger geu.
cution would be deprived of see
inn that about which they have
heard so much. When you think
of the matter it is just as well
that all circuses arc alike.
John Robiason's circus is no
exception to the general rule of
circuses and he holds the reputa
tion of carrying the largest circus
th.it travels this section, and peo
ple go out to see it and are satis
fied at the sights. The perform
ances of Thursday pleased all that
aw it, and when John Robinson
comes this way again they will
out and enjoy it again.
Jobn Low Low..
Although dead, and having had
tia pleasure of reading his obit
inrv several times, John Low
!.'.'. the celebrated clown of the
earlier days of lite circus, was a
alkr at this" office Thursday
I t. us m talk and manner of ex-
---: tie is the same John
I." -a !. wc have heard of ever
- : v we first heard of circuses
in'i clowns.
I;; Npcaking of Durham he said
that its growth from a small ho
u . .v water tank in so few years
w,t one of the most marvelous
things he knew of in his varied
. ; cnencc. He i an intcrcstii
trader and while he does not
a play the clown, many that
h.M .seen him in former years
f: glad of an opportunity to see
r.-n and shake his hand.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN.
Negro CfcanResr Burt.
I iiursday just before noon as
am Watts negro chauffeur for
Durham Auto company, was
a'.tt-mpting to cross the railroads
the South Mangum street
vio , ng, the shifting enhine ran
1 " :"vu. Thcautowas struck
"".t the center and carried
the track gfor twenty feet
;..:c thccuginccouid bestopped.
i i damage to the machine was
s m Watts, the driver, seeing
' I "sit ion he was in, attempt
'' jump and escape and in so
'": broke his leg. His wound
v is dressed and he was getting
"!IL' ail ri1lt at liU iwnttf
'"gardingthc accident Watts
H - that the gate was not down
He ial no idea a train was
l i iuaching. Only one passcn-
r was on board and he escaped
Vl'h"ut injury.
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'ie debris in front of the new
' M. C. A. building is now be-
nK removed, and the sidewalk
l be open to the public in a
w clays.
A new cool drink salon was
h ied tip on Thursday in the
"! Sid Mangum store on South
'"'Ruin street bv Mr. S. A.
liimctly, who Is also proprietor
r ' room on Market street
What a Reporter Sees.Corn-
ments on People and
Their Doings.
BY R. H. COWAN
As a wholesale market, Dur
ham is rapidly forging to the
front, and the latest firm for popu
lar favor is the Durham Notion
company, which has its quarters
in the new Flat Iron building at
Five Points, having an entrance
on both Main and Chapel Hill
streets. While carrying a full
line of motions, will make a spec.
ialty of hosiery and small notions.
The firm is composed of Mr. E.
G. Reade, president; Mr. F. G.
Satterfield, vice-president; and Mr.
J. B. White, secretary and man
ager. Mr. Reade and Mr. Satter
field are Person county men, Mr.
Reade having moved bis family
here, and taken a house on La
mond avenue. Mr. White is an
old traveling man, having re-
presented the J. W. Old Co., of
Lynchburg, Va., on the road for
twelve years, and Mr. Reade has
been a uiti chant for fifteen years,
along time at Helena and Mt
Tirzah. The house has three
men on the road now, and expect
tc have more as the fall trade
opens. Wc welcome the firm to
our city, and take it as a happy
augury of Eu ham's comit g pre
minence as a wholesale mart To
Mr. Reade we extend the glad
hand of good fellowship.
Durham ought by right control
the trade of eight adjoining coun
ties. Shall she do it? What say
our business men?
Hope deferred the heart makes
sick,
Hut keener far it be
To have an unexpected hope
Cut short in limine.
We were thinking of Charlotte
as a "convention city." How she
toiled and spun, and here comes
Grcebsboro and moves a hippro
dome down from Norfolk.
If any citizen of Durham coun
ty opposes moving the court house
from it present site, let him at
tend a public speaking while a
street car or au empty wagen
passes by.
Since Durham sprung from a
water tank into a blocming city,
like Jonah's gourd in a night
let none of its new comers shout
'carpet-bagger" at any who pre
ceded him. Few of us arc "native
here, and to the manor born,'
but all are working together to
gtthcr to make her the Gem City,
as she is now the business and fin
ancial metropolis of the common
wealth. Messrs. C. P. and R. T. How
crton, well-known business and
enterprising firms on North Man
gum street will sjiortly begin
some substantial improvements
upon their respective places on
the cast side of that thorough
fare. Corcoran street, we understand,
will soon be extended through to
Watkins street, just in front of
the Manner warehouse. This will
be a great convenince to the pat
rons of this popular tobacco sales
room.
AGE AND YOUTH CALLED.
J. T. Giddens Dies Suddenly Tuesday
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City Market Clerk J. T. Gid
dens, died suddenly at his home
on West Main street, Tuesday
night Heart failure was the
cause of his death, and the end
came without warning, as he was
sitting on the steps at his home.
When carried into the house,
there was no signs of life.
Mr. Giddens is well-known in
Durham, where he has made his
home for about 25 years. For
the past twelve years he has serv
ed in the capacity of city clerk at
the .narket, where he came into
contact with every phase of Dur
ham life. This position he filled
so well that the city administra
tion had no effect so far as remov
ing was concerned. Tuesday he
attended his dutiee as usual, and
no one heard any special com
plaint, although for several days
he hab complained of not being
so well.
-Mr. Giddens was in the 70th
year of his age. He came here
from Sampson county, where he
was born and reared. He was
twice married. His first wife was
Miss Frances Turner who came
to Durham with him as a com
panion. Of this union there are
eight living children as fellows:
The sons, Edgar, of Jacksonville,
Florida, and Sherrod, of Bruns
wick, Georgia. The daughters:
Mrs. Ida Harper and Mrs. Fannie
Croom, of this city; Mrs. Arthur
Vicceliio, of Portsmouth, Virgin
ia; Mrs. H. L. Clifton, of Faison;
Mrs. T. J. Horton of Zebulon, and
Mrs. Bessie Moore, of Grecuville.
In addition to thtse members of
his immediate family there are
three brothers and one sister.
The funeral and burial took
place Thursday afternoon from
the home on West Main street,
conducted by Rev. M. Bradshaw
and Rev. Dr. J. C. Kilgo, and the
interment took place in Maple
wood cemetery.
IOSKJH J. JENKINS.
Joseph Jenkins, age 13, died at
Watts hospital Wednesday even
ing about 6 o'clock, the result cf
appendicitis.
He was brought here Tuesday
upon the advice his physician in
Chatham county, to undergo an
operation. The operation was
performed and there was hojes
that it would prove the remedy,
but the little fellow failed to sur
vive and was carried back to his
home in Chatham countv Thurs
day for interment.
Joseph was visiting his uncle,
Mr. P. M. Pearson, when the dis
ease developed and lie was brought
here. His father, ex-Sheriff Jen
kins, of Chatham, missed the
train that would bring him here
in time and drove sixty miles
through the country in order tc
be here with his only boy. How
ever, he only arrived here Wed
nesday morning about 4 o'clock,
and remained with his boy the
remainder of the day. The cir
cumstances surrounding the death
of this young fellow are peculiar
ly sad and Mr. Jenkins has the
sympathy of his many friends both
here and in Chatham county.
The funeral party left Durham
Thursday morning for Lystra
Baptist church, where the inter
ment took place the same after
noon.
STATE NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.
Happenings In North Carolina ot Gee-
i era! Interest
In the Wake couuty Democra
tic primary the following gentle
men received the highest votes,
and will therefore be candidates
for' the respective offices men
tioned: for the senate, Mr. B.
Jones; for the house, John W.
Hinsdale, Jr.; for sheriff, Jos. H.
Sears; for Register of deeds, Joseph
J. Bernard: for coroner, Chas. A.
Shepard; for surveyor, Wm. P.
Murray; for county commission
ers, D. T.Johnson, W. C Brew
er, t D. B. Harrison, A. T. Smith
and W. M. Yates.
R. J. James, of Pembroke, a
deputy sheriff, was arrested in
Wilmington for drawing a pistol
oh a negro on a colored excurs
ion train from Hamlet
The National Editorial Asso
ciation met in St. Paul Monday.
Mr. H. B. Varner, of N. C, is
the President, but new officers
will be elected at this session.
.Judge Jeter C. Pritchard, the
ioremost Republican of the State,
is out in a statement declining
the ose of his hame for governor.
Judge Pritchard says he cannot
afford to make the race, and that
he is satisfied with his judgeship.
At the same time he appreciated
the honor intended, and the con
fidence of his friends shown in
their efforts to have him nominat
ed, lie says ex-Senator Butler's
letter, estimating that if Pritchard
ran, he might be put in Taft's
cabinet, was misconstrued.
Murphy Appoinnted Judge.
Raleigh, N. C, Aug. 18. Mr.
J. D. Murphy, of Asheville, is ap
pointed by Governor Glenn as
judge of the fifteenth judicial dis
trict, succeeding the lameutcd
Judge Fred Moore. The appoint
in nt is effective at once, and
holds until Jauuary 1st, subject to
the Democratic judicial conven
tion to be held later. The ap
pointment was made at 4 o'clock
this afternoon just before the gov
ernor left for Laurinburg to ad
dress the big Confederate veter
ans' reunion later in the week.
Before leaving the city, the Gov
ernor said of the appointment
that all the men applying- J. D.
Murphy, J S. Adams and W. M.
Whitson had very strong recom
mendations and each felt that he
ought to have the appointment,
but knowing the men as he does
he feels confident that they will
abide by the appointment. He
says he very much desired to
leave the appointment open until
a convention could' be called, but
there was a crying need for Mc
Dowell county Superior Court to
be held as scheduled, and it would
not be held unless he appointed
Judge Moore's successor.
Mr. N. Underwood, the con
tractor, is hauling brick for the
foundation of a new livery stable
on Foster street between Chapel
Hill and Watkins.
FOB SALE!
White and Brown Leghorn
Eggs $1.00 for 15.
White and Partridge Wyan
dott Eggs $1.50 for 15.
Order bouketl foi future delivery.
Y" POULTRY FARM,
Htist Durham, N. C. I. O. Hrii;, I'tup.
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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.
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