The DURHAM RECORDER.
;Semi-Weekly.
EVERY TUESDAY AND FHDAY.
By ZEB. P. COUNCIL.
ESTABLISHED 1820.
Entered as second class matter August
1903, at the postofflce at Durham, N.
C, under the act of Congress of March
3 1S79.
Subscription Rates :
O ie vear fl-o
S x months 5 cents
Three months ascents
Rates for advertising made known on
application.
DURHAM, N. C, Nov. 13, 1908
THE PAY OF WITNESSES.
Our good State pays some of
those who serve it well, but not
the man who is called as a wit
ness in court. A witness is call
ed from his work to attend court
and he must attend or take the
consequences. The witness may
or may not have the ready cash
in hand to pay board bills while
in attendance at court, but he
must attend just the same. When
the witness is discharged from
service he is given a ticket on
which he will probably at some
date away in the future realize
half its face value. For his ser
vices Mr. Witness gets barely
enough to keep himself at the
cheapest fried meat house if he
gets all his pay, but often he ser
ves for nothing. There is but
one job, yea two jobs, in the State
meaner than serving the State as
a witness and those two jobs are
working the public roads and ser
ving as a public school committee
man when there is a little two by
four neighborhood school row on.
Monroe Enquirer.
The Landmark has often
thought of this injustice to wit
nesses, but so few men are elect
ed to the Legislature who seem to
give much thought the general
welfare, that the injustice stands
There are always, however,
special priveliges for a favored
few because they have the influ
ence to secure it. Doctors sum
mor.ed a3 witnesses may be per
mitted, if the judge so rules, to
qualify as experts and are allow
ed $10 a day. Not satisfied with
this, however, a few years ago a
special act was passed for Iredel
county giving all physicians sum
moned a3 witnesses $5 per day.
The business man, the farmer,
the laborer, may be ever so busy
and attending court may mean a
serious damage to their business,
but they have to go and take
whatever is handed them. But
this class legislation, which is in
defensible, gives fhe doctors $5 J
a day. Statesville Landmark.
If all the wrongs were'righted
people would have very little to
do.
ful barely expected, but efforts
that seemed irresistible were put
in motion and now every citizen
is proud of the institution.
The selection of Mr. R. N. Lee
as superintendent and general
manager of the new tobacco
factory was a wise choise, and
Mr. Lee's many friends are glad
he has accepted this position.
'Bob" Lee is a good fellow and
deserves and will fill with ability
any position he accepts.
If we have to go through with
another election to fill out Mr.
Kitchin's unexpired term in
Congress, there should be little
wonber if the vote is light.
THE ACTION IS DISMISSED.
A GREAT PATENT.
From Route I, Lillian.
The only reference I will make
to the election will be to say that
he lowest vote cast in our town
ship was 24 for William Carpenter ;
or Justice of the Peace on the
Republican ticket, while the
highest vote was for J. T. Cozart, i
Democratic candidate for Consta- i
ble, who received 132 votes.
Everything is quiet in this sec
ion and I am glad to say that
here is but little sickness in the
community.
Am sorry to say that we are to
ose some of our good citizens,
but glad that Durham is to gain
some good boys: H. M. O'Neal
and family will move to Durham
in the near future. J. F. Ferrell,
who has been your Morrisville,
route 2, correspondent, will make
his home in Durham after today.
I join their many friends in wish
ing them well in their new
homes.
A. Ferguson visited his daugh
ter, Mrs. J. C. Nichols, of Gor
man, last Sunday.
Mr. A. N. King, who has made
his home in this section, leaves
for Creedmoor, where he will re
side in the future.
J. E. Ferguson and family,
Mrs. A. D. Ross, and Mrs. W.
M. Ferrell spent Sunday after
noon at the home of A. Fergu
son. !
J. H. Egerton, who came home j
from Durham some time ago;
with typhoid fever, i3 able to re- j
turn to his work. I
Therewasa corn shacking at i consummate. Mr. snow -
T i , it. i j t..;'rlv covered with ronfiirion t
J. L. King's Wednesday night; -Mnn nnnd out hmay
The Defendant Never Introduced Bis
vTestlmonj.
The Morning Herald of this
date contains the following ac
count of the trial of the case of
H. N. Snow vs. W. R. Kuker:
The discharge yesterday, of Mr. W.
R. Kuker, held under a warrant al
leging sensational and criminal mis
representations, put an end to a liti
gation that had attracted the atten
tion of people in three states who
knew the defendant in that action.
It will be recalled that at the last
term of civil court here, Mr. Kuker
was arrested at the instance of Mr.
H. N. Snow who charged that in the
purchase of some stock In the Dur
ham Iron works largely owned by Mr.
Kuker, he had been defrauded by mis
representations as to the amount of
indebtedness on the business and that
it was worthless when he bargained
for it. The young man who was then
in Florence, S. C. and was attending
court here as plaintiff in another ac
tion, gave bond in the sum of $1,000
and the case was set for two date,
finally being heard yesterday.
The defense that Mr. Kuker would
have put up was that the prosecution
was Ill-tempered, that be had been
here frequently and had not been mo
lested, that he bad a case at bar and
the arrest was made to damage it,
that finally, be had ' brought suit
against Mr. Snow on a note and re
ceived a judgment without an Intima
tion of fraud, and that therefore, the
charge of fraud was ill based and
came late in the day.
That would have appeared morally
potent. The facts seem to be tnese:
That Mr. Kuker sold for 13,500 in
cash the shares of stock owned by
him and as part payment took fifty
shares in the Durham Book and Sta
tionery company, worth $3,000. The
terms. Mr. Snow contended, were
that there were no outstanding debts
but some notes carried by the Kirst
National bank for $5,200. In conse-
- . .V a
quence, ne says ne iook over me
stock. Upon direct examination yes
terday. Mr. Snow said he did not
u-nnw anvthine of other debts and
was induced to purchase with th
understanding that this note held by
the First National bank covered ev-
rvthing. When asked if he had written
a letter to the Erie Engine works ask
ing about Mr. Kuker's business mat
3th them, he said he had not
done so and that he was totally Ig
norant of any such condition as de
veloped after he became the posses
sor of the stock in question.
Upon Mr. Snow's very pointed dec
laration that he had not had any cor
respondencee with the Erie Engin
works doing business with the Dur
ham iron works which endorsed all
notes carried by that company
azainst its North Carolina customer
'hereabouts, the rirotwcution turned
!him over to the defense and the case
i exploded right there.
HAD WRITTEN LETTERS
Mr. Snow rit?ra-d that he had not
writt-n ary lt-tters to that company
and hen Mr. Manning for the de
fendant produced one written FVb
ruarv 11. ten days before the sale
was ut
and h's
1m
and We Shucked an extra crop of th defense frorlurM liters written
OA later In which tl was ruanif-t that
barrels.
the affairs of th inrham company
.r toM in ri-tail bv th Eri" rom
J. R. Rav is tO have a Shuckinar rany. Mr. Snow had fifrtired up the
and from re- nf1" on thiii K-tf,r kM "y 00,1
thf-re to eonrounu in- a'i nor u.m-.
Tuesday evening,
ports his crop will amount to
about 100 barrels.
J. E. Ferguson ha3 the best
stalk of cane in the neighbor
hood. It measures 15 feet in
length. He also has a water-
! melon vine that measures 20 tent
It might be added when the j aruj 7 jnche3, but has no melons
items are considered that no i on th e vjne
other court officers take chances j , went out huntinjf SatuHfty
. .- ; afternoon ana naa line luck.
very
meir iees wneiner uie lJrisu;itr ' J'jrrlg are not
u turned loose or maae 10 serve
. r .1. - J- t
lime on me nu. u riv lavr- on
re to con fauna in- a
Tl.-r were two ettr in reply. V
. ruary li and 15. and th- pros'-ruting
wi'n'!is was made to .virtnt that the
slinatiire was hi own.
Th'te letters showed tonrjus-ively
that M." al" of th- liirham iro?
1 works sio'-k to Mr. Snow a a tra&s
action In whifh ail parties had Mi"lr
;.-k f.n Th owr-r. Mr K;W"r.
did rot ki.ow of thM- M-ers :uid i?
! was Jut a fmart lawwrv n,ov. tl.at
!obaiii'd Hiern nnd piayd he prt-at-:
e.-t evidential part,
i Th" d' ft-n.-". r'ly'.nar ujx.n th t-l'i-
i ..! . , f . l.i..t.. ..... fr..
one Pr.OC. ,r.lA,Uf, ofjv f,.;-tim'.r.y and Jisti'e .1.
plentiful thisE. t't,i drnlfVfl warrant and
A Young Han of Durham Patents Auto
matlc Gas Shut-off.
A patent upon which Mr.
Hiram W. Gates has spent much
time for the past three years, is
now on exhibition in Durham
and from what those in a position
to know, say it means a great
deal both to gas companies and
Mr. Gates. Durham furnishes
the boy that figured out the pat
ent and Durham money will back
the scheme to see that it is justly
placed upon the market.
The device patented, which is
now on exhibition at the office of
the Durham Dight and Power
Company, is an arrangement
whereby street gas lamps may
burn a certain number of hours.
The mechanism is such that a
street light may be automatically
lighted and shut off, according to
the way the machine is set. For
example: A gas street lamp now
must be lighted every evening
and turned off every morning
and a man must visit each street
lamp to see that this is done.
This device can be set to let the
light burn six hours and be shut
off six, or for any number of
hours desired, without further
attention.
For three years or more Mr.
Gates, "Lump," as his friends
call him, has worked upon this
device and his final success is a
source of pleasure to all who
know him.
There is no lack of finance to
push the sale of the automatic
gas shut-off, and just as soon as
a few details can be arranged, it
will be put upon the market.
where they will be manufactured
has not been decided upon.
Gorman Kotes.
There is very little sickness
in and around here we are glad
to say.
Mrs. A. J. Hall contains in ill
health since returning from the
Watts Hospital.
A. M. Hall, Huie Gooch and
Eva Hall and Myrtle Gooch,
spent Sunday at Knap of Reed3.
Albert Hall, of Chatham, spent
the night recently with his fath
er, Mr. John Hall, our Postmas
ter.
Mrs. F. A. Markham had the
misfortune to fall and break her
arm. also to dislocate it at the
wrist on Nov, 3rd. Dr, Calvin
Hicks, of Durham, was called in
and set the broken bone and is j
attending her. Sne is gating
on nicely at this writing.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hall, of
High Point, returned Wednesday i
after spending sometime with re
lieves here.
Mrs. Rosa Rogers Ashley, of
Helena, is on a visit to her moth
er, Mrs. Rogers.
Misses Malissa and lVssie
Markham. attended the marriage
of MUs Vera Forsythe. near Dur
ham, to Mr. Fred Faueettc. of
Burlington, last Tuesday morn
ing at Wn o'clock.
Dr. Ward went over to Dur-
a nnnn di nu
ftv n uuuu ruuvw
mm A Good
Cutaway
Harrow The Best Corn
Planter Made, Buckeye Eiding
Cultivator, Spike Tooth Har
rows, Three and Four Hoe Cul
tivators, Cotton Planters.
By using these tools you can cultivate
more land, do the work better, with
less labor and make better crops.
TAYLOR & PHIPPS CO
Mangum and Parrish Streets, - - Durham, N. C.
Drugs and Toilet Articles
Field and Garden Seeds
Full Line Patent Medicines
Always in stock and polite and attentive clerks to attend
your wants at
ROLAND H. PARKER'S
Cor. Main and Corcoran ste., Robert Hackney's Old Stand
MECHANICS' :::::: SHOES
fOJR LINES OF MECHAN
V ics' Shoes are growing in
popularity as Workwomen be
come acquainted with their
goodness.
For comfort and durability,
they can not be excelled.
There are lower priced Shoes
than these. Mr. Workingman
but you'll find that no other
Shoes pay so well in the end.
PRIDGEN & JONES,
GOOD SHOES
Buggies Buggies Buggies i Buggies
C P. HOWE-RON & SON
Have a large assortment of Buggies which thev are offer
ing at very low prices. When you come to town call and
look over their stock and they will be sure to please you.
! - . t
year and manv people object to '' K'-i'ion rn th- j nam mis wwk on outness.
ill was ii'ii ii"ii:'u
hat
gom U.!k of taking certain per
for.al rhgets from a man, bit if
thh h not taking the personal
litrtrty of a man, there is no way
to do it.
Mr. J. L. King, of
F. I). 1. has a s-.tray pig at h'u
hom'j. Owner can get same by
paying charges. J. E. V.
Wirrli.il In PMr.lnh
t. i i .l. Mr. Thomas C. Farthing !ft o tl." "irt f-. r.-ir--- atw! t..- r--i-
. " . TJ - - D .rm Wrdav nm-nf ! ' '" " r '' "f tw. Mi.is Mary Asrnes, L S.l
tht-lfirisl&turp will h askf-rl to 1 m nw ,nen',! inai neCTI" : Tbi joune n..m. . r. La rw, iv,,
... i i:... . t ' ed to Httcnd thf dav in Ilalcili. ! - ! w,;t um
Ku w. uu "!'"'!. ,k Kl, P.itt. AA.U-r 1 In ihr- or four ,u.. M4 tto IVMrn-! Prtor. W. T. Shaw, Will Wil
n: union question, ror gowness i -y;; y " . . s,(Vf. Ia).t ikl. ut for
if this question 18 not t ni rauteue joim.-u i.iiii di)Vi((nU u-mtz its r -nit hk li-l th
Lillian. Ii. ! iM. r.n that a if"
hafl r.t,nly taKn t !
from !:! titi'I ati'l 'hi' liiu tio
nw jil'i.i f 'on fit thf t r its. a t !,n niito-
n-A'-hi t th 8't'i ii ti.H of ai. i that Mr.
Th' '-ndifiK of 'h
pN.rlay, may to'
Mr. Htiowi f- n,l Mr, Hiifh Iffil owav
v 'Lmory recently itA the day with Mr.
'rari.-a 'ion , and Mrs. Maytfn.
I)y the looks of the fruit trees
Flinton delivered here
. ... . i. . l . ...:H 1 ,.t
f.'-!" as ii uul inis ween inerf vhi iv ivi.y ui
rrfi!ri.i" it n- f-,, ; a tovl vpsh.
Dr. and fleore Ferrell and sis-
(Scb!ulin Kffect M t. S, ijA )
mrkftAU mvimos.
Et Sun Daily Kb Rub tM!
p.m A.m. a.m. p..tn
5:0 7 ju Lt Ditrh.ini Ar 11:15 9:15
u "S it 50 A r Ltichurj I.v 5.15 415
C'ltir-- tti .it Lytirljlurn witlt tram
Kant ami S't n 1ki:iiI.
I rr th!t!'in' if ttkii!(f trip VOt'
Httt :ii.t.(',!.t!, dinj.ft fr-, rcluti!
ui-l iirrtit (t:!rt!i.ti --ii, n t. rutri,
trn rliniii jlIr nnt rfititfirt-taMr
ni 'jtl!k( Ht v. Write and the ittfi.
f!i.i!i'tt i in fr the kiti) with one
if mir rompM'tr Mat) l'illcr.
Mi f. itAr.;.
Truv. Apt.
w. b. nKVii.f..f; I. a., '
Rnnnoke. VH..('.rn. (Hfirr. K'wnoke,Va
Dr. J. W. Petty,
IVETERINARIAN
Iliysbee, Mi.-:s Mary Markham, of
1 .Ml. T.'
i,!i';-oft MOrriSVlllP, t.on iavis, .mimi
Bake,
.,, t. Jr. msi uurriam, ana mc iwo wer.i wu, wwon rwt.
krttru niicaw mvi vtvui. w evi'i , ....
tied a question? Every voter in
! down to the capital city to
kin and T. C. Markham recently
" i ti 1 . a . . I !t . .JL
iTort.iri' fsr of th'-icauea ai our wan earners nom.
The infant child of Mr. and
thehtutehad an opportunity t0: Jfit'd for life,
vote on the matter after a full! News was received in Durham
discussion and now comes alonjr j Wednesday afternoon that the
some fellow and wants to beirin i marriajre took place in due course
axititin the question before the
law ratified by the people ha
been tried.
and that they would return on
the afternwn train, which they
did and have taken rooms at the
home of the brides father.
The opening of the Y. M. C. Mr. Farthing 13 the youngest
A. for Durham that will take ; son of Mr. (J. C. Farthing and i
p!ace next week, marks an epoch j well known in the city. The
in the history of Durham. A lit-; bride h a daughter of Mr. II. L.
tie more than twelve ro'-nth? &jro ' Fa'icette, k prietorof the I'a.vk-
k ich a btiiMir.jf v." v.k ,ae eyerafe, a:.d ini we!! knov.-n to
v.;? a Cixuiu ti.iit the i.Oit hope-, liiur.y iu ihe city.
' f.'ift.!!' . its fHh ar;il h- nlal fta-
Mn W A V ..rrr.ll iu Wortnott.
VMjy r t'p 'tabir? t' ti."i. a itrotn'r. "-." ---
a i.fio.vn youfi a'tonn-v. cat, day. The busial took place
with nil-. -t. t'lav "! , uin. ,f,i,. ru,,ratUv in tro fnmilv tntrvintf
ground.
j A. C. Foreman and Son spent
j Thursday in Durham.
Our school building at Glenns
i All domestic animals kept
ana ireaied on larm near
town. Horses, and dogs
conditioned and vaccinated
for shipping and hunting.
Horses anu K;ts grazed
and rested during owners
vacation.
PHONE 758.
ni y
r'H'iit of th tirosfii?i.ri
atrhl with Ititf-nift.
In .'I'M.tl iti to th" iapr-i nu-tt'lon-H,
th" !$.iitirr.orj Hun, th" WarhlfiK
ton H'-raM. Charlotte 0imtvt. N-w
at)'J f!wrvf. Indiiatrial Nw and
Oiario-t" ani uirhmofd New j begins to Irfk like we will have a
.har... ani vrybinK Mi (W ; nice house in the near future,
to f ontitTa t thw fvll mad" In thp i 't C
natural and frifidiy tratiKinhnion of -
th" first, ftcfti r-n'ftintt m turiously
,n Mi" inn man's lht"jfri?y.
"'.; in .:
,-. t.
ti .
"?t
t e.
Irge crowds attend the re
vival at the second Ilaptist church
P en! um ,,s,,,h ni;'ht and much intorest is
manifested.
LLHowerton&Son
Old Reliable
Modern Funeral
Directors and
....Embalmers...
Office and Show Rooms:
aiOMangumSt.
I)ny .iii-l nivlit M-riir. I luttir V.7
Aicjiif f.u il in s fufHiiy -iiu n-eii, v
iti our liiii
Southern Railway
KrrKtTivK Affcit. 6. iys
Ttwit.it Irave Iiurhatu, N. C.
S ma. mi. Nu. :tt writ Vu ml ilaily f-f
Ore r nlr am! fiinta Smlh an-1 WeM
Cntitirrt at irr. Blr w if h No. Htiortti
for luuullc mi'l Ki litiu-ti'l, nrnl xnitli
with No. .tt, n ami Ut Sth"
luty. CharlMtf, Colunilna. Savannah.
Charleston, J41 kwmvillf , AtUnU, an-1
NfwOtlear:. at Sihitrtiry ft Aliri!.
KttiixviHt-f ClMttaniHt, Nnstiul'r arc!
Other )Ui!4 w-t.
1 m., No. n, rttrfn'l, i!i!
for Kali-tH. flnu ii'lj('...l.Ufn. Car
ri I'ulln.itii ln jr C.rMinlKo to K.i!
eiKh
o a. N. i7, wft!Ktml. tUiiv,
for t".f,cii,--r0 ati'l intrtnir.hatf 1"1
jxiinta; rofjiiert at Cter ii-ri with''
S. :kt Mit-.I fr I)4fii!!f. I,tKhfi!rf
VahttiKtiti an-1 ail (hmiu North urn!
Ut. a aim w.i'i N 7 fr i harJutti
ami nittrtn-ili.itr iii!nni. Siutliiti
Kailwv I-:.ii'K C.r i-rttcl ti train
N. H anil ;-.
y'Va. ni.. No. It. tio,tliUii(iI, lai!
for 0frl, lli ti'tr;-11 (illrtri. Kt"
ville tin-! Klrt-mott-l. whit--rtif ri'.
iirrtii.ii u i; i'5 to .ill miiitimnJi. C !"'
cortu-rtHtti mi Jrfiiie f-.f S'-il'-lk an-'
StfriiM'wnt l.inra t Wn.! in!n. V.'
muw. Nrw Votk an-1 ltton.
5 t III . No. l cn'.'-mii'l. i1ai
for kalrl(h, S-iliia. lHilil-.tn.to anl lis
ti rmethate tatim.
'i.VJ'. t.. No i.S, weMtmiini!. Ui,
f tr t.fii n '.. o nitl all jBiint-i i'fttnert
at l,rrt'ntirn for Wintoti a!citt, al
with No .'S Hfi-I 2' for Snlirl'iitt, Chu
lotte, Coltittihia, I liJ4tlrti... Satut.ili
)ai knoti villc, Atlanta aixl Nrw (irlrnn.
at Salitury f-r AohrviIU-, Ktii-I'
Chattanoov. Mi tiiphj. J,hii Cii'
rititiati atnl St. l.otin. Cotmrrt north
Ixann! with No. ifor Kuliiiioii-l. S,M
S, ,t4atit 4- f'r I.ym hlmrrf, l liar!ott"
villi!, Wavhintoii, Ualttinotv, New rW .
kirhniotid nn 4 Norfolk.
4:4s - -. No- '74. tiorthlnmti-1. lm1v
except Siirnlay, for Oifonl, Kf'lr'
Rirhmoti! anil inti ttiif-ilmtr t.itini.
No. 11$. kkhnioiKl to piirham,
"v 5:35 PJ .
Forlrtllpr infortiiatioti rail on any
agent Southern Kailwav, of llr
W. ft. Tavloe, Celt. l'a. A;fMt.
WahiriKtott, . C.
R.I.. Vernon. Tra. Ia. A tit. Char
lotte, N. C.
I'. W. WiMxtwar-1, t'liimiTu Vet Aent,
Durham. N. C.
Itill rnrnl ill V'l'tl"itli
S:inil.tfy l,i!ti'ii. Niiet fit;-.
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