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SEMI-WEEKLY.
VOLUME 90.
DURHAM, N. C; OCTOBE& 20, 1908.
NUMB,. 7.
DEATH OF TWO GOOD WOMEN
Hrs. Mary BIgsbce sod Miss Ma
llssa Hopkins.
THE FUNERASS TOOK PLACE SUNDAY
Hrs. BIgsbce Dies Alter Brief Illness.
-Hiss Hopkins Expires Quite
. Suddenly.
Durham mourns the loss of two
good women, which occurred
last Saturday morning; when Mrs.
ufarv Riesbee; wife of ex-Sheriff
inhn V. Ricrsbee. and Miss Ma-
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lissa Hopkins breathed their last.
During a life spent in Durham
these two women have endeared
themselve to Durham people 'by
their noble living and christian
conduct. Both were well known
in Durham and , have many
fnVnHa that will be cneved to
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hear of their death.
MRS. MARY R1GSBEE.
Mrs. Mary Lea Rigsbee died
at her home on West Chapel Hill
street Saturday morning at 11-10
o'clock after an illness of several
weeks. It had been known for
several days that she could not
survive and friendand loved
ones had in a measure been pre-
nared for the fbock that her
death caused. A complication
of disease caused her death.
Mrs. Riitsbee was 54 years age
and leaves a husband and three
children to mourn her death, to
gether with numerous relatives
all over the county. The children
are C D. Rigsbee and Misses
Jessie and Lizzie Rigbee , Most
of her life was spent in Durham,
where she was born and spent
her childhood days.
The funeral took place Sunday
afternoon from the Second Bap
tist church. Revs. W. C. Barrett
and C J. D. Farker conducting
the same. The interment took
place in Maplewood cemetery.
where now stands the Hopkins
House.11 The mother died nine
teen or twenty years ago and
then Miss Malissa took charge of
the place and has conducted the
boarding house from that time to
the present. At first a local
boarding place it has grown un
til today it is known throughout
the State, not as a hotel, but as
one of the best boarding houses
for transient people that could be
reached any where. , There are
now at the boarding house board
ers who were there before Miss
Malissa took charge twenty years
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ago. inis speaKs.a great aeai
for her management.
There are but two members of
the family left. These are Mr.
Cornelius Hopkins, of yillsboro
section, formerly of this city,
and Judge L. G. Hopkins, of
Liberty, Missouri. In addition
to these there are a few nephews
and nieces. One niece was Mrs.
W. A. Muse, formerly of Dur
ham, but who went to Atlanta
with her husband when he was
transferred from Durham by the
Seaboard road. !
The funeral and burial took
place Sunday afternoon being
conducted by Rev. G. T. Adams,
pastor Trinity Methodist church.
EELO WITHOUT BAIL
VICTOR S. BRYANT SPEAKS
Treats ol Local Issues to Large
Crowd In East Durham.
MISS MALISSA HOPKINS.
Miss Malissa A Hopkins, prop
rietress of the Hopkins boarding
house and one of the best known
lady boarding house keepers in
the State, died suddenly Satur
day morning. Her death came
at 4:30 o'clock. Heart trouble
was tl cause. Friday she was
apparently in as good .health as
usual
Miss Hopkins was ill but a few
minutes. Her death was a great
shock to the numerous boarders
and the traveling public. Satur
day morning between 4 and 4:30
o'clock she rang for the night
clerk, Mr. Mayes, and told him
to send to her Mr. Allan Thomas,
who has been for a long number
of years a boarder at her house
and to whom she was really a
second mother.
Mr. Thomas' little son was
with Miss Hopkins at the time.
Hastily donninf a bath robe he
hurried to her room and found
her sitting on the edge of the
bed. She complained of a fear
ful pain under her heart and
asked for help. He aaid he would
get her hot water and physician.
As he passed from the room she
Pitched from the bed to the floor
and death soon followed. Physi
cians were hastily summoned
and were there in quick time.
She was alive but died in a few
moments. Heart trouble was
evidently the cause.
Miss Hopkins was 62 years of
age. She was the daughter of
the late Alexander and Susan
Hopkins, and was born In Ox
ford, Granville county, 62 years
ago. she came to Durham with
her mother more than thirty
years. Mrs. Hopkins first con
ducted a boarding house in front
ft' th? First Baptist church and
laUr iiwved to the pripetty
Fred BooDtree Stabted Ernest Tllley
and Tllley is In Serious Condition.
There was trouble in New
Town Saturday night between
Fred Rountree and Ernest Tilley
and the latter received serious
wounds at the bands of the for
per. . .... . ..-'
Sunday morning the police
found Rountree and placed him
in jail Tilley was carried to the
home of his mother where he re
ceived medical attention. The
wounds were of a serious nature,
but the chances for his recovery
are good unless other complica
tions set in.
When the case came up for
trial Monday morning Mayor
Graham thought best not to go
into the case until the result of
the wounds could be ascertained
and Rountree was held without
bail to await the result of the in
juries.
Married In Court Boose.
There was a marriage in the
ofiiceof Register of Deeds M. G.
Markham Saturday morning at
11 o'clock when Justice of the
Peace R. A. Harris officiated and
spoke the words that made Mr.
W. Solomon Watson, of Duplin
county, and Miss Nannie Willi-
ford, of Granville, husband and
wife. It was a runaway affair,
although the parties were of law
ful ages, the groom being 34
years of age and his bride 23.
In getting the license the
groom gave his age and said he
was a son of Mr. W. S. Watson,
of Duplin County. The age of
the bride was given and it was
stated in the license that she is
the daughter of Mr. U. Williford
of Granville. No legal reasons
being shown why the license
should not issue this was done
and the vows said. Squire Harris
acted like a veteran when he
came to tying the knot. .
Orange Court la Session.
Orange county superior court
is in session this week and while
the number of cases for trial is
small-18 in all-one case of
special interest in the case of
State vs. John F. Collins for the
murder of Monroe Walker.
The story told of the affair
when it occurred looks very much
like a case of cold-blooded murder
Und the facts will be fully gone
it:ta at lh trial this week.
A GOOD WOKD SPOKEN F03 Ml SMITH
It out They are watching us and if
we bare done anything wrong, they
will certainly tell it. Both Mr. Giles
and Mr. Bramham have their eyes
upon us and have done nothing else
but politic for the past several weeln.
Don't you know that if they had any
thing against us, they would have told
about It? 1 believe that they have
said we are in debt. We are in debt
and there Is nothing to show for it.
But since there has been a demand
for roads coming from all parts of
the county, petitions asking that they
be built, the commissioners have or
dered them built And there . isn't
anybody who goes up town and sees
the produce that comes over these
roads making a market here that all
surrounding counties can sell upon,
who will say that this money has
been badly spent. They say too that
it won't do to send Bud Smith to the
legislature. They said the same thing
about Jones Fuller. When he was
nominated they declared that he
would play the devil, that he was a
railroad lawyer and thai he would
sell out to the railroads. And what
did he do The first thing was to
begin work upon the new station here
and though the railroad kicked and
objected, tnis fine station is the re
sult of the bill -that he introduced.
Again in 1904, we heard Bramham.
He has a deep sonorous voice and I
think ha Hkea to hear it One of the
best men I ever knew was Felix D.
Markham, He lived the golden rule
that precinct at anytime, -i am per- as truly M any man x ever MW and
A Good Democratic Speech Well Received.-
Solicitor Jones Fuller
Says a Few Words.
East . Durham Democrats
jubliant over an address deliver
ed in East Durham last Friday
night by Mr. Victor S. Bryant.
A large crowd went out to hear
the Durham lawyer and from all
accounts his speech was as good
as has been delivered here since
the campaign begun. The follow
ing report of the speech appeared
in the Morning Herald last Sat-turday:
Candidate Bud Smith intoduced the
'ipeaker and said the crowd bad
eclipsed all demonstrations and when
Mr. Bryant arose, he declared that
he bad been in Durham since 189C
but had not seen so many voters at
fectly aware of the noise and tumult
of the republicans," he began. "It
has been this way every year since I
came to Durham. You young men
don't understand it,
and want to know
because he did not make a specialty
of publishing men who were in ar
rears about their taxes, telling every
body that he would not nrint these
You are 'KaredjEame4 untl forced by jaw Bramham
What it meanS.IttflrVit him hut tha nennlo Alontoil
" .nam. Again in ivw, uramnam was a
1896 when we redeemed the county.' candidate for state senator against
know all about it It's the same old'jjajor John W. Graham. I believe he
noise we have been hearing aince na, mm ne . muc la ooiitics
Bramham came here and entered th jf he meant that he wasn't running
republican party. You fellows needn't imuch I challenge his statement, but
be scared so badly. if he means that he is always run
-uesiaes we must noi minx so nara Ding and never gets licked, he Is
of the radical. Let them have ' about right Pretty soon we heard
good time for a few weeks. They Uh, cry of nfcger raised. Bramham
have mighty little in this county to .... tellln that about thirtv man
be bappy over. With the exception t. n jr.tnr nraham ami fn. niovo
of Pat O'Brien and the postefflce peo
ple, the postmaster at West Durham,
East Durham and Rouse moot, there
for some mnial position like clean
ing fcplttoons, or something, and ev-
erybodr M have you beard Bram-
u intgniy imwiait ror mem ana u ham's charge against Major Graham?'
wt, don't let-them have a good timeThe n,aJor 8ajd If he bad ever voted
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OF DURHAM, N. C.
ORGANIZED MAY ist 1905.
Capital $100,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits 73,4"i5.28;
Stockholders Liability 100.000.Ol
Depositors Protection , 273,455.?
Officers!
B. N. Duke, Pres. J. S. Manning, Vice-Pr
J. B. Mason, Cashier.
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Directors j$
J. B. Duke, President American Tobacco Compan
Y. E. Smith, Supt. Durham Cotton Mfg. Compar 4
C. L. Haywood, of Haywood & Boone, Druggists.
J. H. Southgate, of Southgate & Son, Insurance.
R. H. Rigsbee, ' Capitalist.
Q. E. Rawls, Merchant.
B. N. Duke,
Director American Tobacco Co., and Capitalist
J. S. Manning, Attorney-at-Law.
N. M. Johnson, Physician and Surgeon.
J. B. Warren, Capitalist and Fanner.
J. B. Mason, Cashier Citizens National Bank.
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now they won't have it at all.'
Mr. Bryant then took up the ques
tion o! labor and said that since Dl-
for a negro for any responsible posi
tion he didn't know it. But there
wasn't Bill.- miim for hpln? urarert
met Attorney a. a. tioiton in ms aa- then."
are: toe nignt neion. n.a .ciej Mr. Bryant took up the local liquor
.u. ,,ruiu.u. -uuiTT .cu6lu, -problem. He eafid he didn't know
desired o say something In reply to how his hearers voted but that he had
it. He took up Mr. Holton s and the no witf. in vin tw, vnt
republican party's contention that n,. the prohibil,on measure. He
the republican, have always been;tnen quoted ,ne famoU8 ,ke MeeklM
"B'":" : , ""'.speech In which he said that the
touched upon the plank .concerning! 0M1.r. .nnnAr.01 hv h.m ,
I IB MIES MONEY! !
"The re-
:juage rTitcnara because it was a
moral question and because both
knew "It would play the devil with
democratic parti-. That state-
immigration, he declared
publican party came Into power in
March 4, 1S97. Eleven years and a
half they have had complete coatrol thA
of the three branches of the fover-;,, 1hmk ln'faffious ,
u. j " . 1 don't think any well-balanced man
-l. . V .k . - 7 t c&n behind it." He said that
h,,t0h,T&t.J,artrJVl! 'ne the way in which the
better Mend of labor than the demo- WM M fc eJence
cratlc party If wwm had arisen ;of demo tnd that the unaolm,ty
and asked Mr Holton why If the re- of tae lffaion upon ,he que9tlon
publican party has been such a friend , t d of politics.
of labor all these year. It had not f f dlscusi It be-
PLVT lnf "t!ut ? awjfore the election. If you didn't God
rericUng the foreign immigration k , Bramhaa
?!LT 5 Z .Z?7?JK tle Ue against It. They
" " een had Deacon Warn here speak-
po-UUon to say what they will do 1 lfjIng aga,Mt ltaMI WMliem MZor.
uu-y name . wmwr no ,uccrru r. h . th morn,..
paper and saw how my champion had
falleo down. I wanted to apeak my
self and I stayed away from church
six week, because I had heard to
much In the week about prohibition
that I was afraid that I would hear
sermons on It. But you can send the
wettest man In the state, be he bar
keeper himself, but he can't get any
thing done on this question, because
neither party In Its platform has any
thing to say on this question."
He said that the man who got up
what was meant as a wicked attack
upon Mr. Smith In the recordless
pages of the Utile book of Mr. Smith's
laws, had paid him a line tribute at
to h!s personal life of purity and good
ness. "I have examined his charac
ter and men nowaday, do have regard
Oontineud on Fourth Page
senator to succeed Mr,
Overman. They have shown them
selves untrue to the labor interests
and don't deserve to be trusted again.
"In the bouse of representative.,
measures Introduced by democrat!
looking to the Interests of the labor
In men, were voted down by the re
publicans and when the parties met
In their national conventions, the Is
sue, were submitted to both. Mr.
Gomperi, without reference to party.
offered a suggestion to the republican
convention and one of the men on
the committee on platform sneerlngly
replied 'to go to the Denver conven
tion.' They did and the democrats
Incorporated those principles Into
their platform. Mr. Gompers declar
ed 'that he was no partisan but that
he advised hi. organisation to vote
for the party that had shown Its
friendship to the laboring men.
"They are arguing that Mr. Taft
I. a better friend to labor than Mr.
Bryan. I challenge that statement
Mr. Taft I. known as the father of
the Injunction. It was aa who held
that t striker could not strike or as
sist striker, by organising Cher
strikers. When one man defied that
decision. Judge Taft sentenced him to
prison without trial by Jury to a term
of six months. If any man challenge,
that statement, I will produce the do
clslon."
Mr. Bryan', record wa. cited as
one of consistent friendliness to the
labor element and the speaker en
tered into a discussion of local poli
tic.. He aaid that everything that
had happened during the administra
tion, since 1896 could be charged to
the democrat for they had been In
power and their records are now open
to the public. "Have we atolen any
thing? It li their business to polut
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