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SEMI-W6EKLY.
VOLUME 90.
DURHAM. N.' C.; AP&L 2, 1909.
NUMBER 93.
BUMMAJii RECO
THE
MS FROJI OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS
'terns of Interest fron Vsricus Flices as feel ail Toll
by to cn tts Fleli-Perecnils.
frta Ksstt 5. Ksxtsrt.
ersooals mi Oer Itss si Interest
Id Penca ry s:?er.
will RrftHsher found a arhoet
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In the Moore farm recently.
Bradsher waa very much fright.
nedat the disappearance ox tne
hing which went to nothing.
our neighbors seem
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nfflicted with sore mouth.
Were little boy, Bert, being a-
tnong the number, v
Miss Florence Reams recently
fpwdavs with her bro
ther, John Reams, of Roxboro.
Like the old saying Marchcame
n like a lamb and is going out
L-o a lion.
Pooa Rrothers ComDany are
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nriiin? as many goods as any
nf which I know, and it is
tecause they sell their goods at
Jiving prices. Messrs. jonn
I.... Munrt Ijiwi are at
(UI1C9 Mv
orae behind the counter and Mr.
George Bowen is the right man
h the office department oi tne
I tore.
c. II. Garrette fell recently
;nd received some bad bruises,
lowever, he is getting won
ery well with his wounds now.
I have about supplied all my
lighbors with Greenville w asn-
and now I am widening out
ito other localities. One lady
ntly told me that she did not
ad wash day now aa she
jrned a Greenville washer.
Last week Mrs. Ida Reams
ent to Roxboro to assist her
fa, John, who has moved into
is new residence.
I auDDOse that court will be
Lnrelv attended in Roxboro next
eek. and many plug horses will
hange into new hands.
Miss Laura Tingen has pur-
jhased a new piano, and will
hake some good music for her
riends.
Mr. Cah. of RoxborO.
as buried in the graveyard at
intioch last Sunday. Via not
larn the oarticulars of her death.
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Miss i Jii Pierce ciosea ner
chool in district No, 1 recently,
nd her many friends will be
leased to know that she made a
jeeessof the school, and was
xeatly beloved by both pupils
nd natrons. ' -v '
A few days ago Mr. John
Jioore was nulling stumps m
f rs. Sallie Wilkersoft's and her
Vsn TAcmr. waa standing near
re Duller, some part of the ma
rinprv crave wav and struck the
wand he was unconscious for
Jane time, A doctor was caiiea
f and he U improving fast now.
ROPER.
Items rroa Ssstt 5, Bsrbia.
Mrs. J. H. Shields is on the
ck list ' .
Mrs. J. H. Clayton continues
ery feeble.
There is to be a flag raising at
Jhe Reservoir school April 12th,
hen Tar Heel Council No. 2,
r. 0. U. A. M. will present this
hool with a flag and Bible.
The University High school
we ball team played the Dur
m High School at George Lyon
-irk last Saturday. The score
as 17 to 4 in favor of the Uni
ersity team. Riley, for the Uni
crsity team struck out 17 men.
Plowing only one hit in tJte en-
re game.'
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Hester and
rs. Mildred Lunsford and her
Ue wand daughter, Ethel.
t"nt Tuesday at Ben Hester's.
iiesisr ana lamuy ipeni
ay arternoon at Mrs. Pas
al . E. F. IL
frca fts Clsl EH! Kin.
Mr. A. Ellington has com-
pleted his knitting mill building
in West End, and is now install
ing the knitting machines. ' He
will start off with 30 machines.
It will be known as The Lois
Hosiery Mills. '
Work on the Closs creek steel
bridge is progressing finely. A
force of hands are at work grad
ing a road on the other side of
the creek to the new road. This
will add greatly to the travel on
this road.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Wilson in this section will regret
to hear of the death of their lit
tle son, Ralph, aged 3 years,
which occurred at their home
near Raleigh a few days ago.
The Cam, of Durham, took
possession of the Alberta Cotton
Mill, owned by Mr. T. F. Lloyd,
today. The mill was sold to
them some weeks ago, but they
were not to take charge until
April 1st. We learn that the
property will be improved, the
mill enlarged and filled with
knitting machines.
A special train will be run from
Chapel Hill to Greensboro on 19th
inst, to accommodate the crowd
who will fro to witness the Caro
lina and Virginia baseball game.
The citizens of West End will
hold an election next Monday for
the purpose of voting on . the
graded school question. The
friends of the movement are con
fident of winning. ; Prof. M. C. S.
Noble will address the people
out there on subject of "Educa
tion," Monday night, 5th inst
Everybody go out and hear him.
He is an able speaker and it will
do you good to hear him talk on
this great subject.
Froa (be Draogt Coanty Cssener.
The following gentlemen were
elected Justices cf the Peace for
Orange county by the last Gen
eral Assembly: Hillsboro Town
ship, C H. Robertson; Bingham,
Ed. N. Cates; Chapel Hill, W. J.
A. Cheek.
Sheriff Andrews captured a 60
gallon illicit copper still about
five miles east of town Tuesday
night, and destroyed about 400
gallons of beer and 8 gallons of
whiskey. No arrests. Sheriff
Andrews brought the still to
Hillsboro Wednesday morning.
The law requires the officer who
captures a still to cut it up and
destroy it.
The two negro convicts, Geo.
Mcrritt and Fuller King, who
made their escape from the chain
gang at Hillsboro on Wednesday
morning, March 24, were cap
tured in the afternoon of that
day in the Orange Grove neigh
borhood, in Bingham township,
by Mr. Ed Snipes, and by night
were brought back to the convict
camp; Mr. Snipes happened to
see them pass by his house dress
ed in the garb of convicts, and
he mounted his mule and over
took and captured them.
Mr. David L Wells, a well-to-do
and well known farmer of this
county, died very suddenly at his
home three miles north of Cedar
Grove, on Saturday afternoon,
March 27. aged about 52 years.
Mr. Wells was in town two or
three davs before his death, and
his wife was in Hillsboro visiting
her daughter. Mrs. B. B. orrest,
when a phone message was re
ceived telling her of her hus
band's sudden death. The Inter
ment was made in the Cooper
burying ground Sunday after
noon.
BEFORE THE COXXISSIOl
Lawyer and fitnesses lor lbs City 1b
Balelgfc.
The city closed its case pefore
the corporation commission Wed
nesday afternoon when Col. W.
B. Rodman, for the Southern,
and Mr. F. L. Fuller, : for the
Seaboard, demurred at the con
clusion of the city's testimony
and put up no witnesses of their
own. '
City Attorney Everett ; with
Messrs. T. B. Fuller, W. T. Cole,
C. W. Massey, C. B. Green, J.
A Warren, G. C. Farthing, T.
E. Belvin, G. C White, -W,' ,T.
Blackwelland W. T. Carririgton
went down Wednesday. ' The
city put on these gentlemen as to
the lay of the land and Mr. Whits
was introduced to give -intelli
gence to the. pictures that he
made of the grounds when he
wa engineer. Incidentally the
Gregson street crossing was re
f erred to in such A way as to
make good testimony for the
city. '
The city is proceeding against
the railroads in question under
a special act of the general as
sembly of 1905. That body gave
the right of way through Alston
avenue and was made for Dur
ham alone. The road if built un
der this point, will not be near
the Durham Cotton Manufactur
ing company, near East Durnam,
but between the' two places,
Durham and East Durham.
There are five tracks at this place
and the subway span would be
nearly fifty feet to give the city
plenty of. room anL "protection.
The street is' to be 45'feei wide,
with allowances for' the abut
ments of eight feet each. The
excavation i to go through 392
feet, or an entire block and to
get under the bridge will cost
$4,500 before a track is propped
up.c The structure for tempor
ary purposes, will cost the com
panies at least $2,000 and the
bridge complete will be an ex
pense of $10,000. There are 15,'
000 cubic yards of dirt to be
taken out
This matter taken before the
commission has been long a con
tention between the city and the
roads. The Gregson street sub
way is remembered by every
body here. The Alston is ex
pected to take this same course.
Before everything was settled
the grand jury took a hand in
that matter and it is expected
that a petit jury will settle this
one. There is every reason to
think there will be a trial in Dur
ham county courts.
Tne act ox ismx wnicn gave
Durham the right of way to this
place carried with it the giving
of power to the corporation com
mission to order the work done.
It has been in the air that long.
The commission has, upon all
points, been with the city, and
the course of the attorneys in
putting up no testimony, indi
cated their belief that the com
mission is yet with the city in
the matter at law.
Beats il Kr. EaRbews.
Mr. D. W. Matthews, aged 62
years, died at his home on Vick
ers avenue last Tuesday night at
1050 o'clock.
Mr. Matthews had been ill for
gome time, and leaves a wife and
six daughters of his immediate
family to mourn his death.
The funeral was conducted
Thursday afternoon by Rev. J.
M. Amette, pastor of the North
Durham Baptist church, of which
deceased was a member, after
which the interment took place
in i Maplewood cemetery, lit.
Arnette wa3 assisted by Rev. J.
M. Ibl'iTisn, of Ar.cx.
CITY AFFAIRS WASHING UP
lard Csetlnos the Eealnnlna of
CaiBpalga lo Earnest. ,
MASS trims TO be eeld uteh.
Thirl Fear
srth Wards Hold Keet-
Izp Ecdsrse Candidates lor
jCiacea and Fire and
" Police Commission.
Two ward meetings have been
held up to this time and another
is called for to-night at Parrish
warehouse, and the future has in
store a meetinur of citizens m
mass Meeting and the other ward
meeting.
, ? FOURTH WARD MEETING.
.'The! fourth ward, embracing
Sykes1 and Hunt's store voting
precinct, was held Tuesday night
on Chapel Hill street The
meeting was called to order by
Mr. ' Jonn s. aul and ne was
elected chairman.
Thl objects of the meeting
were stated and business began
it a ttw minutes. The first busi
ness was the endorsement of two
candidates for aldermen, which
resulted in the nomination of
Messri John F- Wily and J.. J.
Lawson.
The next matter was the selec
tion of Mr. N- Underwood for
police and fire commissioner. .
The matter of endorsing a
candidate for mayor was left out
of the consideration at this meet
ing. Delegates to a city con
vention to be called later were
elected and the meeting adjourn
4 having completed its work
in less than an hour.
f THIRD WARD MEETING.
At the same hour of the above
meeting, the voters of the third
ward were in session at. Brady's
store.
Messrs. T. M. Gorman and
James E. Carpenter were en
dorsed for aldermen and J. S.
Carr. Jr., for police and fire
commissioner. Later Mr. Carr
announced (that he could not
accept if elected to this place.
Delegates to a city convention
were named, but no instructions
given as to candidate for mayor.
Other ward meetings will be
held and a meeting of the dele
gates will follow and work of tl.e
wards endorsed.
While nothing definite has
been made public, it it generally
understood that a general mass
meeting will be held at the court
house some time next week for
the purpose of nominating an en
tire ticket for the city, after
which time two full fledged
tickets will be in the field, and
the city campaign will be on in
earnest.
CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR.
In addition to the candidates
alseady announced. Messrs. W.
J. Griswold and P. M. Briggs, the
friends of Messrs. P. W. Vaughan
and J- D. Pridgen are active jn
their behalf and they are men
tioned as the two strongest in
the race by people that keep up
with such things.
Full linn Mon'a Orford in tan.
vici, patent leather, ox blood and
gun metai.
B. W. Hobgooe.
FOB SALE!
White and Brown Leghorn
Eggs $1.00 for 15.
White and Partridge Wyan
dott Eggs $1.50 for 15. .
Orders booked tot future delivery.
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