i 1 rr?:' 'l.M C mm r ma Vi.-. a . ' r ..." . I VOL. I-NO. DURHAM, N. C, FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1888. i,t ni Sl'.M.MAKY. Covi-ni'T lias granted Maxwell a re- f tA. iit.v one (lavs.- At midnight ,jlt, without the leat warning, a ter aifoinjianied -by heavy rain and i;.ton. Awnings, signs, etc., 1 away like feathers. Large rn from the ' trees in the sub- irurw s f 1 1 1-1 ami -mil -Mr. Kandall . continues to improve, a.l. a r-tful night and strengthening Hi-j n--a'earance at the present ses ,i'( '(.ni:rt'-is not probable. ,1 .mall boats, were sunk at their moor- i;iITOKIAL HltlEFS. IImj.i'.h is iiiyiuc. to. have a rc 1i,,1M)f old Confederate soldiers. - - : i'..,.,,ks aiin Mux well lias been ;jtii fil ;i rc-j)it'or twenty-one days i Mi: Kandau. continues to im- uv but his reappearance lx concluding a short sketch on the political outlook in the north western part of the. State, and notic ing the condition in Watauga, Ashe, Alleghany, Alexander and Wilkes, the Statesville Landmark gives this good news: "In all the counties named the nomination of Judge Fowle is- the most acceptable one that could have been madeand if the balance of the State will do its duty as tljey will do theirs he will have the largest majority that has been secured in the State since the war. at the qon of Congress is not Tuk Fifth District will be a Dem ralic district this .fall. Jaines T. jluivlifud wili stir up its Democracy t'mi one end to the other. , .Mi;. John II. DonsoN, of Surry dountv, was nominated lor rresiuen- il dt ctor hv the (ireensboro Con ntioii yesterday. Good selection. Wi: have a copy of the Mills bill. Wt are studying it, don't interrupt . We thank Hon. John S. Hen (Hson lor numerous courtesies, tie a good member, one of the best. Dnk step of the grandfather rwill t be lollowejl : j In iit ral Harrison is in receipt of the man i- i lpt of his grandfather's inaugural address But Ho hi)' will ever receive the manuscript ilu- grandson's inaugural address. He I' ll never make it. P it t shown Post, Den. r I he excursionists to Hillsboro returned about 8 o'clock yesterday evening and reported that they had a very pleasant time. There is a demand in Durham lor respectable, good-size dwelling houses, desirably located, at reason able rent. Why is this ? Can you show us a man who ever bought a piece of property in Durham and sold it for less than he paid for it? Whv is this? -You have property or business interest in Durham and haven't sub scribed to the Exposition fund? What can you be thinking about? -Can vou show us a dwellimr of six or more rooms, accessible to the business' Centre ol Durham, for rent at reasonable price? Why is this? The fall session of the well known and popular Horner School, Oxford, X. C., will begin on the Gth of August. Head the announcement in this issue of The Plant and if you have boys to send to school write for catalogues. --Attention is directed to the state ment, to be lound in our advertising columns to-day, showing the condi tion 01 the United States branch 01 Durham Encampment. Members of Durham Encamp ment No. "24, are requpsted to attend a meeting to-night, at! 8 o'clock. D. L. K.il KMAN.C. P. ; J. T; 1obhitt, Scribe. Important Sale To-j Morrow'. The Durham Woolefn and Wooden Mills and twenty acres of land al joining, will be sold ai public auction to-morrow. The sale! will take place on the. premises and will begin at 12 o'clock. The terms are one-half cash. -balance in six months. Y. 31. C. A. I Regular business meeting of the Young Men's Christian Association to-night. Every member is requested to be present. U K auk on the lookout for anv denunci iti'ni of the scoundrelly conduct at Durham Saturday night last by the Democratic ipeiNuf that Ui.--Ilaleitjh Siy mud. None so blind as those who 'will t see. The North Stale used its ves. ' ;! '' Arkansas is having trouble with negroes. Here is the story as it comes to us: "herious trouble 1 breeding between whites and blacks in Lnttendon eountv. Arknnsnsv j 7 , where the negroes ''out-number the whites five to one. Nearly all of the legal officials of the county are, and lor years have been, negroes. The brief authority vested in these col ored officials has imbued them with tneidea that the whites must subject themselves to any treatment at the the Norwich Union Fire Insurance hands of the blacks, and outrages Society, for which Mr. J. J. Mackay. on all laws of good order have fre- Durham, is the general agent for quently been perpetrated. The few "u; 11 ; white officials elected-have endeav- -t-1 he fatigue uniforms ot the Dur- ored by every means to root out the LlPht . !ave vod.' J . . . . lhe color is blue, the coats are most corrupt of this element, and square sack, pattern, with no orna- this always occasions more or less ment except brass buttons. A stripe friction between the races." ot gold lace is on the pants. On" the front of the caps are crossed guns with UD. L. I." "3" in silver. y - -pThe protractctl meeting at North Durham Sunday School closed last night.. There were about seventy conversions during the meeting and through its instrumentality a new church was organized. Surely a good 3Ietliolit Female Seminary. The. trustees of 'the1 -Methodist Fe male Seminary have j arranged with Mrs. T. G. Cozart for jthe running of the Seminary the comiirg scholastic vear. The best talent and the latest methods will be inaugurated, and the Seminary will bej the pride of the community. The next year promises the most satisfactory of any in the history bf . the school. Later announcement containing a fuller programme". will be made. Hello! 3Ir. llci-mlnn. As we were coming out of one of our drug stores yesterday afternoon, a party in search of a house walked up to Capt. K. J. Parrish and en quired if he had a house to rent. The captain remarked he did not; "but,' said he. "here comes Mr. M.C. Hern- i don : it is rumored that he has sold out his furniture business and will remove to Asheville for a short time. It may be that you can rent his house." Mr. iferndon came up and ,the party made the same enquiry of "him that had been directed to Capt. Parrish. 4 You are the twentv-ninth $4.00 PER ANNUM. BUSINESS NOTICES. Rirgains! Harpiins! Creat larfrains and a lug rus.li at J.. KdwanL Father of low iriv. KN)nis for Kt-nt. Two or tlm-e lare om fortablero mis only a short tlitatuv fnmi tht buines centt r. Ainlv to J. Ii. Whitakcr. Jr. s and youths' vesti only l.'i nts at I. hlwanl', KathtT f lw iriivs. Iut in t-ar l'rinif White Western Oats. W. J. Wvatt A suits at 4. .". Suits at anv iriv. Com 1 ... . . 5 ...... imis suns as low :ls ?l.J- at 1 KaIw anls Fatlier of Iw l'rit-es. Mac.istkatk Tinier what circumstances in k' Kastus. were vou induced to violate Pit- law ? 1'iK'le Hast'us Dev was mittygatin' f:iriiiiiitaii(vs. sah : dat's what dev was. No lawyer in the country could iHvt'hcat that answer. Of course Ht'V Were niitiitin' n"vl Mi:. Ihai ncky! Depew. has arrived 11 Knglaiid. It is said that the pcr- I'liiasticity of lus eloquence accen- nates-its aptness and profundity. It Knglish like that sort of speak iiauneey and- thev will get on Jvrll. . ' Cannot patriotic Durham aid in this laudable undertaking? It will not require a very large sum. Who can refuse? "In .Hollywood Ceme tery, Richmond, Va., Confed erate soldiers are buried. Of this number 1,780 were soldiers from the work has been done at North Din State- of North Carolina. Their ham, and who can estimate the ex A. C ULV UllliJUllVVUi X 11V of Hollywood Memorial Association propose to place granite blocks at the head of each grave and" they need contributions of money to en- I). L. I. Will Leave Tuesday. Thl )urham Light Infantry, with about thirtv-livc men) will leave next Tuesday for the State Encampment. We learn that Capti 'E. .1. Parrish and Lieut. Southgatel find it imprac ticable to go and thiH the company will be in command of Lieut. V. A. (Jattis with Capt. J.iF. Freeland as 1st Lieutenant. Tluj boys will be in the hamls of good commanders. The D. L. I. Band will (attend the En campment as the Third Hegiment Band. We shall look, for good re ports' from both our shooters and our tooters. . ! 4 We met at the train yesterday afternoon Mr. Arnold -Borden, of Goldsboro, who was going to see his wife and children who are visUing relatives in Chester, S. C. Mr. Bor- able them to carry out their lauda- deh informed us that extensive prep ble and patriotic undertaking. North arations have been made for the rat Carolina, whose soldier boys fill Ration meeting in Goldsboro to- , 11 i x, night and that a grand time is ex more graves at Hollywood than pecte(L He gai(1fothe whole eountv those of any other State, should; aid was aroused and it was expected in marking these graves of her gallant there will be fifteen hundred mounted dead, and we confidently appeal to men in the procession. We ought 11 r i i to have some of this sort of ratifica- c- tmn in Inrhn yi onI x n thin r tbn those whose devotion even unto- Stite Executive Committee made a death, was our protection and is our mistake when they failed to put glory.' Contributions in any amount Durham on the list. We presume, What a, terrible accident! The If ..of horor is told in the telegrams. r' Vt ial persons from Charlotte were 11 the train, but they escaped. Mr. '"iry Whittington, of Greensboro, ?vas North Cirl ' tlif liolacaust. ; " i I m : Grangers' (5 rand Encamnment V ill he lirhl at Mount Holly, Gaston """t.v ngain. this year. The is probably; called Mount 1 Lolly ''ause thyiv is; neither mount nor i'llK IIIU U liv 4l,.t 1 1 - ..... it lit I I- III 111:11. I II ! til I I II 11-111 If II I 1 :i l-n-.r.i 1.' . Mnv.- jiiatx- iioeer, 1111 l,, nt.v 'f room for beer and lemonade '"t.Vand baseball grounds. will be gratefully received and ac knowledged through the columns of the Neicx (5 Observer. Send money to Col. W. E. Anderson, Raleigh, N. C. The following contributions have been received : Gov. A. M. Scales, however, that arrangements will be made later tor a demonstration here Sewerage. j Oiie of the important needs of Dur ham and one that will conduce greatly to the healtji fulness of the community is a thorough system of sewerage. Our natiiral drainage is pretty good, but it is1 entirely inade quate to the demand, and our au thorities had just as well begin to give the question of improved sewer age serious consideration and make such .preparation therefor as may be within their power. This is a ques tion that must be met its impor- ance stares us in the face -and it cannot be dodged without great detri-. ment to the town, j Water works are a good thing, a great public improvement, but the very fact that we hive water works makes more imperative the necessity for sewerage. Recognizing the im portance of this matter, Asheville this week voted $lO0,(SH)'for a thor ough system of sewerage. Durham must begin to take jsteps in this di rection. Sewerage j we need and sewerage we must hiave. The "Local Option Law It seems a little strange that when 1 1 certain men live under a suspicion of repeatedly violating the local op- thev 4--aiV Inn 1 li iw4- jI rf iu.uu; iion. v- '",, - aml brought before courts to answer in submitting to the people the ques tion ot license if, in the lace of then declaration against, certain men are to be permitted to carry on the tratlk C. Birdsong, 81.00." TOWN TALK. begins the 37th volume Rain this morning. Pears on the market to-day. Big breaks of tobacco to-day and good prices. Attend the sale of the Wooden and Woolen Mills to-morrow. 1 . 111 a mean, sneaking wav : Plant Photographs. Capt. Wygant, of iJingham School, is in town to-day. J Mr. Benehan Cameron came down on the noon train to-day. Judge Walter Chirk was on the west-bound train yesterday. Mr. J. W. Thackston, of Raleigh. was on tin east-bound train to-day. j Mrs. Lucius Gre-h and family left to-diiv to visit relatives in Pittsboro. .'iru this issue tlif I'Lojnttr M'mwjv not half volumes -U tin- o th vear of It n..l,U;n L 1 1 . . I'uviivutlVill. X KfK rMll Mil, I vli,.... ll 1-1 .vvv ui an nianKina, ana espe- . . la-nitK-rauc partv in the hands "(("u ' f principle and tole'ration. Char- "lir hearty -.congratulations and 1111 . 1 ,..111 iuiy U1C. gUUU Wl.ll 0,1 express to all mankind continue 1- ."uie to good work, as in the past, ?,r"H niankindiand especially for U'A' Domocratic party in the hands of principle and toleration, l" llft' and - great success. You deserve long life; and great success. And TilK Phvt ,. i : '! J JVJUUg illlU 111" Mrienced, hopes when it shall Klve ivD1 ni t luug ag y0U lt can ,f,1nt to as Clean, as nntrintin oc iico a record as yours. If a majority of our citizens had voted for license we should have yielded to the decision and now, that a majority has declarj-d against the whiskey trafiie wc demand that their decision shall be resneeted.and we A fine boy was born to Mr. and Lcayi un0n the authorities to nut forth Mrs. J. W. Tatum this morning. efforts to stop the clandestine trade '.The estate of Grey Barbee, it is in jiipior and to prosecute any man thought, will wind up about $75, 000. who is so disreputable a citizen as to -The' Prohibition candidate for wilfully and outrageously and sneak-- Hnvprnor Rmv V. T WnlL-pr will illglv Violate the law. QTtPnk n Durham to-mcrht. ! mere are no miugating circum 1 - - -0--.- It is expected that the brick work of the addition to Main Street Church will be completed to-mor row. Wonder what the chronic croak ers thought of the big breaks of to bacco to-day Ami the high prices paid? - The Durham District Conference man that has applied to me to rent my house. Oh, how 1 wish I had one hundred such houses to rent, the demand is so great," said Mr. Herndon. Mrv Hrmdon's house is a comfortable one-story dwelling, corner of IVttigiVw and Chapel Hill streets Mr. M. K. McDowell, of Philadel phia, who has been visiting' Durham regularly for fifteen years, rode over the town vesterdav, and his unso licited testimony is: "I have never known the time in the history ol Durham that I have seen such out cropping of permanent success and staDUity. in many uirections 1 see new houses being erected and several of them as handsome as you will find in any city. I am more. pleased with Durham this trip than upon any pre vious trip. The Durham Cotton Mills held their semi-annual meetingon yester ! day afternoon, and the report of the president showed that the past six months was the most successful o anv in the history of the Mill. Blackwcll's Durham Tobacco Co have just finished their semi-annua inventory and tlie result snows a most gratifying percentage of gain over the last six months of last year Messrs Duke, Sons A' Co., every body knows, are doing the heaviest business of their existence, actually making and shipping two million cigarettes per day. Thk Plant only mentions the three interests above named because they constitute our three main in terests, and if these be prosperous, the town ought to l Yet in spite of the above most gratifying state ments and Mr. Herndons experi ence, some people are prone to croak and growl. The U-unhr printed this item yesterday, which is far from Mr. Herndon's experienee. "There are more vacant dwellings in Durham now than has been in several years. Why is it?'1 ! Thk Plant is going to be fair. We have to admit that money is very scarce, but so it is in Raleigh, Greens boro, Wilmington, Charlotte and our other centres, so Durhanrvinot pe culiar in this respect. Leaftbbaeeo is not as lively as we have seen it, but the readers of Thk Plant recall the fact that only lat week our Rich mond correspondent reported the greatest stagnation that the market has ever known. Thk Plant further admits there is, ofacertainelass.quitea number of va- PROPERTY FOR SALE P.y irni- of authority -otif-ri-l mim.ii m. in .-. r. Ulll ili-ttls ol trust. V.-. Ut.t t.v Jllo. . Al r mi.. 1 !!-. I l!lf. l. at lilllilii- aii. t;..i. i. . lloii4-.l.M.r. iii I'urliaiii. X.C. uu Saturday, August 25th, 1888, I In- l.-lli'W ill!' 1'iruiQkl lYntHrlv Two fliar.-x of M.h V in tin- "iuirhatu Stn-. t llil- o." i.f the lir iilil- ill lil..l. ii hlmrt of m.kI in th. "iMirlikiu Kimniiih. Co." ol tl..- i.r valu-ot IKMjiferb. totht-r itli fittll o th.- 11 Ii.ll iil.nl Irorita .-1. ...! r " - - - 1 riiiiinii a mm 1 Al thf t.atii.- tmn- nnl iil-e. I will i.rr..r r..r ui. tin- loIl..w ii,,. H,.l Ktat- to-it UI I.t. I'm iiij? -u 1111.I1 vil.-,l ou.baIf ii.tn.t t- tiaiit 111 omul,.!, with 4no. U. 1'r.M tor. m m trm. t 1 oi.idiiiii, m: r. h. .IjoiniuK K. M. lTii-tr m tli tiortn. .. lUri... on tin- Miutli. the Willi- MarV limirUinU.ii lh. w.M. null F. M. 1'nx tomu th- MlA't. an uu liviil.tl oii.-hj.lf int. r-t m t 11.1 nt in a-oiiiiiii.M with Jim. U. 1'r.n-tor. in a tra. t routallillirf 14 au-rin. in I'ait.-rfou Tuwushm m.1 joining on tin -aM th. UnU of J. A. llarW.- a.- .-ca.-.(. on tin- Mouth. th lamlM of limiu.l 011 thff w. ft. the UikN of i. A. lUrln-e. ami on th.- Iiorih. tin- UuUh ot Marion Ilar--. and know u a. a lrt of the Jam.-H lUrlM-e laii.l. :ul Ut. Il iiiK an un.liil. l on.-thinl int. n-M in the lot ami buiMiiiK' known a the 'Hallilurtoii Corner," uu the w.uthwift r..rn. r of Main atil Chun ll MreeU. lrivate uttt-ra w ill Im- n-.-fiv.tl uiidl dav or nale. Time tif itale Vi ut. Ternif of sale tie h4lf. sh. halaui-e in six month. Title n.4 .ii-yel n..r Mt.M-k tram-ltrrr.il until full layineiit of pur- Lae money. For furthi r mtoriiiat irn api'lv to 4. s. JlAXMNd. Trust. jy l: l- .lt.l. iMirhaiu. N. t l-IMWIMi 1HK ( "MillluN OF INK UNITED STATES BRANCH OF THK Norwicl Union Fire Inror&nce S:cislj. Ih&nJm-r III sf, km 7. assiits. Value of real estate and ground n iitn ow n-d l.y the Company (L-f- he aill't f eU-llliilirati-eH thr-m). I UaiiH on in.nd and Mort- timm' (duly r--urded and Im iuk fint lleli oti the fee flllll'le). Ai-roiitit of Htocka and bond of the I'lilteil state, and of thi and fit her StaU-n. aim. all oth- r M'm k and lond ab solutely owned bv the t'omiiauy , Sto. k. IjouJk and all ot her iMt-uritie (etrjt tiiort-Ktf-). hyi'Othetated to the t'.imjiany a xlut ttral Mfi-anty fr ah -tUlly loan-d I J the Company. Iuterec 1 ilui and a -ru-.l on vtM k atil otL.r untien, (aih in 'oniany' prin t'lpal ottl. e and In lotitf inn the Company. ! u.itel in Hank, aj-h in Land of Ay'tit". and in traxiitu. I'n tiiiuma or ai-ujnl U0ud. I'n tu 1 11 in or ae!lirjt loan and note. All other a.i- U. d'tath-.! in tat ment. Mr. W. It. Odell, of Concord, who ! canthouses.butstart out. if vou please, camr down yesterday, was joined by j to rent a comfortable, well-located his family to-day and proceeded to i house, with decent surroundings. Morehead. ! , High rents, considering the cost of Messrs. M. K. Mcbowell and son, ; th.' hou: ha1 In4Uch .to (1 m 1.- m..t 111J. with vacating some of the hou-es 1 11 'i nut' ..11 r ;i i' ' " - V.74I Total Aet. I.:$I6.4n6C: LIAIULITIMS. unpaid. IIi'ludiUK thowe r-tte.l. I I17.IV4I 'gt Wp rve. a r 'nri-l by Ijw-. UjhMI fA All other (laJllin. 1,'M) lJ will ' meet at Bethel church, on the Lcasburg circuit, next Wednesday, July 18th. .. i Attention is directed to the ad vertisement of Mr. J. S. Manning, trustee, announcing public sale of "di stances connected with a violation of this law. The perpetrator knows that he is acting contrary to and in defiance of law, and we say that not one of these guilty ones should be permitted to escape. Lot there be no suspensions of judgment, upon payment of costs, but let the full penalty of the law be applied in every conviction and let these offen ders be given to understand that whfen the people of Durham voted "No License" that they meant no liquor should be sold as a beverage and that he who takes the law in his own hands and sets at defiance the noon for th ir homo in Philadelphia, via Richmond. , Rev. -J. F. Putt, if Charlotte, who has.been conducting the protracted meeting at North Durham, left to-day for District Conference at Selma. I now standing idle. TuUl liahlhti. . Capital Stork paid M. Total Iii. oiiie, ToUl Lij- nditure. :' Delegates to the Fanners' t-aiiipinciit. , TouAcro Plant: Having 1 mii in structetl t publish the names of fai' i mers apMint'cd bv tliis otlicf asdehv Mr. W. F. KoriH'gay. of (lolds- gates to the ;lhisiins- meeting at boro, was on the train to-day, return-Jtlie Farmers (irand Suiiiiiht Kiiramjr ing from a meeting! of the Directors ment" to Im held at Mt. Holly. N. C. of the North Carolina Railroad at 1 August 14th '1.1th. lOtli and lTth. Greensboro. A l.Kil si North Carolina HiisIiicnh in 1 887. !'.ik w ntt. n. I MC54 00 rreinlutii" l lr-I. i.'fsi 17 I mm-n paid on rik takeu, 3.M4 H.', in urre-l. 4.CT1 94 Maruuer. J. MONTtKlMERV II A UK. funeral Aent. J. J. MACKAY, Durham. ST ATK OF SOUTH CAIUiUNA. fT.. e of S.--retary of SUtr, Ur.j!" r DtfakTv tvT. lul-ih. N. C. March lt, Ihhh. In cotnpliaD'-- with Sertion 5tfA. tt TL (Vid f North Carolina. I certify that the above U a tro extra 1 from the om tatemeut of tb U. K. M. A 14th, 1.1th, 1 18. I hercM--submit the following branch or the Norwich union fihe ink. Yit Plf.n.i" imlilili Millie II I 1 NJ, ,frrY on Le,eu4t--r 31. 17. now on file in thw 'tlto-111 1 ,caH- I U "" saillC. Ii. .1. department. W. L. SAUNLFJiH. . Amrier. Lsii., retunu dav from GreenslHor where he had ! . .V'" V beeo in attendance! uon a meeting ' anmton, Hat River. N C; Rev. P. of the Directors ! of the North M a ssey, Durham N. t.; A. h. Carolina Railroad, j I IVvou' I,lir,i;i1'! ( J. -h- t . ; - ;ols , Davtnn, N. ( . lours truly, Secretary of stale. valuable property on the 25th of verdict of the people must pay the August ' penalty attached to such violation. Mr. H. H. Sims, who recently went I to Washington in search of a posi tion, through the influence of Sena tor Matt W. Ranspm, Thk Plant learns, has been appointed to a posi tion in the Government Printing Office. ' i - R. W. ISaiixy. Sec. Durham Co. Fanners1 Alliance. Dayton, N. C, July 0, 1$. Shoes Shoes. Another large lot of Shoes at .10 cents a air, at I- Kdwur&i, Father of Ixw Price. HORNER SCHOOL, OXFOHD, C A Classical, Mathematical, Scientific and Military Academy. The Fall BeMd.m of 1 -m 111 Win the Ctb U Auirust and continue twenty --k. rk4nic tbe ; Jl-'t f I-enibr. The hpnag Tt-rra of lp win 1 om the 14th of January. Caialomie arttinx I forth terms. Ac., fruiahel on attilica.lVn to J. II. HORNER. O i font N. C. Or Call. T. J. Uktwar, rWrjklna; Va. JySMw ! i