Stoma Imtv
- . .
W KDNKHDAY, X()V. 17, 1SM.
j Miylhifus K." Ferrelj is authorized
I t. i receive; and receipt! for suW-rip-J
ti'. .us to Till ToiHco pLANT.
i Vr. W.l Speed -privilegej
of donating
"K:ist Kiid"' ehiireh.
uis asked the
the Hi Me to
1 many ct)iu
Thank yon.
TlIK
Plant recciv
last week.
pi intents
hope
The
Wf deserve t!!
urn. i
eastern hound mail train
here
at 7:' a
in,. - and the
! TI
U( ?d rn bound mail traiinat-": 'l p.m.
In our postoihec oox, Saturday,
..: v ! .. .. ; a . i . "
, r i.i i ir t. 4 i !
;,i no t rlhackwell s (Irutr store aieH
s-X a Vttat iron cig:ir. We went.
! ,,. ,; oi
we mokcd, and now eoifimcnd and
return thanks. ;
1'ae.tory! Scraps.
Tlieicpttoh factory! shipped last
week 'll.irli yanls of chamhrays
and 27L717 'vards of hag cloth, worth
roiuit! A nn'iieli of Keys.
Yesterday-- morning on the pferii- "
1-:
v. a
at
.14 Jvt. i.von a -imnch ot key
i n-f i . i
i uiiKi. i ne ow ner can get iht hi;
'in
.ANT ot'ice.
New Alisianae.
We have h ceived copy of f iir. fT h)? 1,-a! "It ov.-ry v(.ti
r's ahininaeWV.r lts This- is a : :i '"He.mg ah-ng Man. street, tVo,
i ii
vahahl little Im.o'k.
ir
lit U
carefullv
(aleulated. and h
ides
l.-as a shirt
it that W(-
of
lit j'u! ; krueWK dge ait
eant d, Witiiout. It! is nuhlishcl 1
hy .1. Hi Funis. Kahigh, N. (V.
! 'Ivh -grains of Sj inpatliy.
Mtssrs.'M. F. Mcbowil A: Co"
. Philadelphia, Mr. "i. Y. Cooper, of i
i 1 f( ndi rsoii. and Mr. J!n. (I. ( irall'. of 1
the Xevv York 7Vav, L'nf1 have
' kindly telegraphed th) ir sympathii s
.! to our,fri( nds who hajveSt n s un-
lortunate as. to "sullen from the lire. I
Small Fir'.
n Monday, aftern
of lire was given, ami
-on the- alarm
a crowd .soon'
trathed.hut it was fouiid that the tin
had heen nut out. (It! began and "!
ended ilia closet in Xi18, Moreh'ead 1
am.ue.and a lew articles of clothing
were destroyed. No further damage
was done. " 1 ' ' ;
; I : - -- ".. -i -... :i
Two Hearts that Bclat as One.
;.Mr. S
JJarllcc.
lied nil
W: Dix(.n and Miss Ilattie
of FIoh nee. $. ('.. were niitr-
Mondav ..cvekri ie. Xov: lo. i
!. am
arrived
1 L 'P.. .
i ill t'uioaiii. i ucs-
day t V(ning on thcik
bridal tour.
They ;ire the gUest
Whitaker; and wife.
Mr. Clias. D.
Tit: Plant
wishes t
Kin a
on voyage"! on the
-ea niai
"imoii-i.il
Tobaeeo liiiness lior the Ylk
iaitling- Saturday, Nov. tilth.
; Durham shipped hist week o2,7I
o. mds.pt smoking
jiounds of snittf.
1.712.(11 cigarettes!, worth 6.1",-
ds .-'.
At tht
r warehouses, ilast week-. oS.-
th 1 pounds of leaf tobacco were sold j
lor o.21.
: - Revenue receipt
or
tl
io we
ek.
; s-,.i. J7s.vd. . f ' ! ; -
; - - .' ' - - j
Thanks t 3Iajor Freelaml.
Tti k Plants begs 'to thank the
Mayor in ;hehalf-o the community
for his thioughtfulnesf in promptly
! torbidding the sale of whiskey Tues
j day 'morning at the close ;of the fire,
t You did right,! Mr. iMjayor, and Tkii
Plant, which 4s always an-1 . under
all cireismstaiices thefriend to tcin-
ieraiK-ej under thcsefcircunistances
specialjyconlimnds ithe' wisdonV of
I the Mayor. ; j
; Stand, for the right, Mr..
: Some miiv curse and hbu-e
Mavor.
oil, but
i the people who eon t nil. publi
senti-
inent will sustain voil
ifOur liahtist Friends in Wilming
- ton. I i -'
Rev.. Durham iV the guest 'of!
Rev. II. C. Mcueen. j V- i
I :I. X. Check is stopping with Mr. i
J. R. Turrcntine. i :
I Dr. Thus. Hume, of .'Cliapel dlilh !
is lodged with Air. 1. ii. Worth. !
i Messrs, W: -I .. Vy.tt and R. I.
Rogers, of Durham, are booked as '
the guests of Mr. W. S. Warr-x k. "j
Rev. -I. Pf Mason, of ChapeHIill, !
is lodging witli Mr. W P. Oldham.
Rfv. t'.C. Xewton. bf Chapel Hill,
is the L'uest of Col. Col. C. Li Cratlin.
Pnd. and Mrs. J. W. ( uVre. (if the
r. :. h i -i l t,
i niei i, aie oeingeiueiiaineti o ;
Lt. (iov.! SteudinaiL- f h
h Ucv. .). A. P.cane." Hf Hixhoro, ir
at the home of Dr. .L ;I. Ilellanv.
; Rev. .1, I). X.ewton.if Cl.i:ipcl Hill,
is lodritiur with Mr.' lJiohum
AVar'lnmse Trash.
. At I'arrisli's wareliliusf last
week
Mr. K. JolHiston, of
fhatham'coun-
tv, took the larm-st epieek, 154.42,
and alo!nia'de the highest a'raije,'
?i'1.4J '
At It -:i eV I UKC S WT
a rehouse Tj.. p
MeAdanis took the
Qargest check
SS2.S-J
ant
1 Mr. J.
F. rllollo-wiiv
made the highest ave
.'.ill!,.- -i
fage, s;,
."'.). ;'
At the Janner wa!
'hous
J.
It.
31 ues i inane the .highest average,
822.Hl, 'and also carried off the larg-
-1 ii .111
j er"L . ui i iv, ! ii.''.. F -
t (apt. -lohn .S., Itkhart today
t gave jt(V: Christian S- Houston the
i contract r to extend his now ; com
f modious warehouse (through 'Irtan
j Vain SstjeH to j jreeu street, mnkiing
;it '326 feet in length. (And when'the
"work is done the old ''Banner' Avid
"'reach I bevdhd f the best - of - them.
.This means business.
JVIlcliael Strogotr. :. . ' ;
Through the kindness of a friend
we saw Michael trqgoll', S.iturday
night : It. may be a great play. The
particip:nits in iv ba good aetors,
Kadia' diay have slid ul)utee;is
Everything" in the. proper manner
and with the regulation stage drawl.
W e don't profess to be a dramatic,
critic, but we do know what pleases
Us, and the play the other night
didn't do tliaf. If the gentl-'wian
who l days Ivan Ogareff the traitor,
18 a good actor we don't want to see
anv ! more srood actors. We had
read Jules Verne's book. Ve thought
rc wpuld. Ite interested.- We were
disajipointed. The two journalists
were g(Kd. Michael StrogofT was
fiiir. Marpa iStrogofF would have
done if she had had any voice. The
contortion act of the Itinaldos was
excellent.
Ancient
i Last Sunday evening, at ') o'clock,
a few friends gathered at the resi
lience of Mr. Max Sei-le to witness
the p riormanee of the covenant
which Cod made with Ahrahani, as
recorded in the 17th ehapti r of (ien
esis. Ital.bi Ph. liirshberg. of Rich
mond, was present and m rfonned
tire interesting ceremonies, after
winch the invited guests sat down to j
a.o t n-giiin n past . oi ("ike, wnn
i m?- ;nt;-ui.ncry,:-ivc. oung j
- v 'i .1,11.1 I :i Uil" IH1
wishes of Tin-: I'lax.t for a long, hap
py and useful life.
re
Baptist-
i
: It is said that our Raptist frit nds
will I in Id
a new ciiureir
'"ape! ili.ll street, near t he mnct'ion
. r 1 x J
MICC'..
Also a n w cinin-'i ujion a. lot in
Fast Fnd dona.tcd hv t!ic Diirham
Ka.iKl and l cunt-v ( o. tor tin
pur-
pose.
i Thev havi
also extended an invi
tation to the Iiaptlsts of the State,
to hold the next session of their
State Convention at- Durham, and
1 UK Pi.ASr hones tlleV will
accept ,
oi me iu uanon ami hi advanecfuar
mtees ttie Convention a cordial 'wcl-
onie and most hosnitahle entertain-
iiunf.
Fire at Loekliart's Warchoiisc.
Tuesday morniiiL'. iu'st after the
St!'fe
m
Miingma to (. hurch streets, some
drunkt n galoot w;: Ikeci into the oiliee
at LockJiart's wan!
oiise
UK
at-
M to nn"i- a hn- ui the stove.
v,tl,! t": Mst::!!,', "! :' , aI! ,i"-l'r,'
cue o:i. lnci'i-- was an exo osion.
j and tlie room was instantly in a
l hlaC.- CllloTtim-dely U ;- flic Coin-
; iiiunity. the hrute.-perpetrating tiiis
i foolish a-ef. esr-a jied .without heing
.1 1 rf i " i i - i ,
roasteo anve.. l oe inniuing had a
very narrow escape from heing
hurned. As it Was, the walls of the
room were hadly .scorched. Those
who are familiar . with the location
of I.ockhart s warehouse and the sur-
roiindinL-s. can understand what a
firelhis would have created, situated
in 'the territory of wooden storage
warehou
Ii v rv stal -ii s. etc.
'. ' . "Tr
1 V lxliiU l !m"u,',,t ol
1 his aitei noon, while Alia- IhCox
was superiiiteudiug the n moval of a
lot of coal from the basement of the
I lerndon building: recent! v occupied
by C. T. Postk-v. a portion. of the
wall between the remains if that
biuiding and tin Carr iV. .'Jhickwcli
.Ill , in.r .,,,,1 .,1, .1 . 4. 1 -
I'nu'iiii i - o toi-i .niii-osi ii'iiunui i
aiunist comp
hurled him
l.'ejicath the bricks.
lb
was taken out as oiieklv asj.ossihle.
and carried immediately to Mr.
lircshanfs stortoii the opositeside
of the street, where he received all
the attention that iiilical skill and
kind friciii'.s could give. His thigh
is badly broken, he has a severe th-sh
wotid. and while he has sustained
The Celebration
! Custom.
obacco, worth rpainfu! and dangerous internal in
i - . -juries, he is. While we write, conscious.
and koj-x-s of his recovery are enter
tained. Tiiis is joyful news, for it
was at nil" time given out that his
death was imminent. His manv
friends. Tiik Pi. wt among tlum,
i let ply sympathize with
l.l ... V,. I.....
I . i I 1 I
is
W 1 !
ami little' children, and hop
little'
for, 1.
sand pray for-his speedy recovery,
f The'escape was narrow. Those walls
are dangerous and ought all tube
pulled down.
1 3Iimor!al Windows in Trinity.
Last Sunday, the congregation at
Trinity church had the pleasure of
seeing, for the first time; the two
mi niorial windows, one to 'their kite
pastor, Rev. Pa.t r C. Phillips, who
' died at his post of duty, and the other
I tr that ".nature's nohlemnn "' and
I wdithy layman, Col. D. C. Parrish.
-.The. order was (litrusted to-Messrs.
J. iv R. ha.mh, of Xew York, for ex
' edition, and right well have they
(lone their work. . We scarcely know
where it would be possible to find
j two' such appropriate and beautiful
memorials as the two that at present
nuorn l rmny cnurcii. l ne l . 1 1 1 n i s
nienioritd represents the (.iood Shep
herd, as set forth in .John, loth chap
ter, 11, 14, land 17th verses; while
tiu' Col. Parrish 'memorial represents
the charaeU mf thc'(hod Samaritan,
as narrated in '-Luke, Kth chapter
:;;th to -JTth verses.
Certainly, the lives .of two godly
nun were never more heautifully
.svmholized, and as heautiiul as the
stained memorials, appear, they fail
to fully ;svniholsze he heautiful and
good in the lives thev memorialize..
-, ...... . , .... , . , , .
, ;, iloc. iuintif -imloux t!.-
sweet incense of the godly lives they
represent, sjiall live for ages in this
eonmiunity as an odor of sweet in
cense: Messrs. J. ev. IJ. I.amh are to be
comincndcd for the highly satisfac
tory .manner . in winch they have
linished the two memorials.
List of Letters
Advertised for the week ending
November lo. l.SXo, at the postofllce
at IHirhani,iN. (.'.:
. A C! 1'. Andrews. '
i;Y. v. Uevers, F. W. P.eals, Ma
ry J. lUackwcll Miss L. E. Howies.
Susie C. Boy-ant, James Brinkley.
MaiTLne lrooks, Alveii liroadwell, II.
G. lfrvant. " '
(' K. II. Carper, S. S. Carter,
Samuel A. Cole,-Augusta Cotton,
.-i- I) George Daniel, Miss Lizzie'
Davis. -
" 1 E-,Miss Ali-ee Early, Jo! in Erin.
F Miss Artel ia l'leinming.
(J William Grav, Uettie Given.
II Mrs. Martha "Hall, W. C. Har-
t-ris, M rs, bailie Harris, .unie r,.
Hay wood, lvidie Hughes, .. J-
Hunt.
J L. H.. Johnson, S. A. Jones,
Annie E. Jordan.
Ii- Ja k Lee, Hubert Lucas.
M Allen McCain.
X Frank Xeille.
0 Miss F. D. Olive.
P W. W. Pecle, Alice J. Proctor,
Annie Purefov.
R S. M. Rhcw, Geo. M. Khodes,
Iu iiben Rhodes, -Will Rogers.
S Mane'rra Senneca, Daniel Som-
mers, Daniel Sunuuerliij, Iceanna
I Htinstield, Sophia Stagg, W.
j Stravhorn. Walker Sfrndwiek.
D.
A.
W. C. Smith
W-
Martha Watson, W. R. White,
C. P. Wiiitefield, George Win.-tead,
J. J. Wiggins.
v: In calling for any of tlie abave
letters, please say advertised and
give date of list. "
J. H. Allkx, P. M.
Our Siek.
The cond
ition of Mrs. F. P. Pur-
vear is (juit
Mrs. J no.
unfa;oral)Ie.
S. Lockiiart, we rcjxet
very nnich
.1
fro s.'iv. continues so rv
unvll as t
i he still confined to -her
Lawrence, wlio has had.
sieue Hi' it, is still in his
bed.
. Mr. J. R.
such a -long
room.
tunc Jvaia, daughter oi our verv
r.,.v, r c
umv Treasurer,- .Mr. . I i.
fov land. h;iitiH le d to the
misfor
of her
tuiic of breaking 1
lOlil .oll(
1
it arm Miudav evening bv a fall, i
s'er sona!.
Mr. (.'has; II. Conrad, of Danville,
Va., was initown Saturday.
Miss Flic Haywood, of Jtal.eigh,
is visiting tije tainiiv oi Ann. W llev.
Mr. . W
well court
Iowd is attending Cas-
m Jthi' interest oi
'ni;
Plant. I ,
Miss Lillie Lockhart is at home
from Crceiishoro Female College for
a few (la.vs.i
Mr. A. llj Rowland, of Iioston.our
water works contractor, came
town Monday. .
to f
-Capt. -f. M. Odell, f the Durham i
hinufacttiringt'(iiiipany,sp('iitI"in--;
y in nurhain. (
Misses Mamie ami Maggie Ikirrett. !
of Pioxhord. are- vH-
. . . .. . .
iting the tamilv ;
of Rev. J. J. Fansdel!.
Mr. William A. Cuthrie; of Fay
etteviiie. sjit nt Saturday and Sum lay
here visiting relatives and friends.
Miss Ftnnia Williamson, the hejle
of Alamance, has heeii visiting the
family f C."'pt. John S. Lokhart.
.1.0. L. Harris, one of the State
Kepuhlican hosses. .was in town
Monday night and witnessed the
eontlagratioii.
Miv.C. J
. McXch. of the Tliomp
m Flecttic Liht Compa-
son-1 loust-d
n'. spent Monday in town, and will
return next Wednesday.
Mi
Minnie N'olvin.ton and 1
Annie. Watts, of lialtimore. are .visit
ing the family of Mr. Ceorge W.
Watts, on Swelloii I leighis.
liev. DrJ Ikibbitt, the editor of the
Mrlioil A 'canri; ( iold-d lofo. was in
town Friday night and part of Sat
u:day. We regret "his duties pre
vented him from visiting our sanc
tum. "
llev. C. ! kurham, accompanied bv
.1. X.Chevk, W. .1. Wyatt and U. .
Rogers, lay delegates fr-nn Durham,
left yest(-ri,lay for Wilmington to lie
present atlthe baptist convention.
Master Freddie (bed; came' down
from -ak Ridge Insiitute and spent'
a i lay or
Monduv.
Rey.'X,
burv
Piiiladeip
our mucli
two at
in Hue
n turn ;iu
)i
ran-e.
lastor o As-
otiist
c!iurch in the city of
iia. and fatl. -r-in-law of
esteemed Mr. Morton W.
Reed, arrived in town this morning
on a visi
to
daughter.. lHK
'i.ANT extk nds the reverend genile-
a.
niaii a cordial welcome and trusts
that Ik
l
1 "leasee
w
11 be both benefitted and
!1 il'e
rip hi
Dixie.
News to the
Dcrliani Fire Luti
I'ariner.-i.
i
Doubtk
tiess neiore vou receive
tins
issue of Tim-: Plant, vou have heard
manv reiwirts as to the r- e'-ni tin
m
: Durham, ;in which one of our ware
housemen, Mr. K. J. Parrish, lost his
warehouse.
At a meeting of the Tobacco Roard
of Trade held yesterday, it was or
dered that! we issue this, setting forth
the fact that there is ample accom
modation to handle all the tobacco
that mav come to our market. Large
dels
iUKi! plenty oi money are now
Wi
iting for vourtoliacco at l"j jnct :
Don't listen to the n-jmrts that you
may hearj hut come on to the Dur
ham market, as you have done he
fore, and ivou will get full market
value for your tohaceo. and find thai';
Durham ris the same firm, steady
market. It has always heen the best
in North ('arohna or Virginia, for -all
grades of fjobacc'o.
(..'apt. EL J. Parrish will lie on the ;
market- iul a few days,, as- a regular .
leaf buyer, when he will look, after i
the interest of all 4 his old friends,
until his warehouse is lvhoilt.
Load your wagon an . I drive to the !
oin resiaoie niaiivei, wnere nni win
find all vour dd friends, and manv '
new Imvi
irs. to buy your tobacco.
I LKA it Dl'KK, ' ;
.1. P. W.vmiKN-rt Co.. j
K. .. Paukisii, . ' j
J. S. Lock n a ut. :
nndersi'ned. buyers n i
We, tht
the Durham market. iledire ourselves ';
to make this market in the future
what it has been in the jiast, the best
market in Noi
grades of tobaet
.North (. arohna for ail
aeeo.
J. S. Ctirr, W:
Duk
Sons iv Co.,
Slruiisc M Iiaab. A. IL Stokes A" Co..
T. L. Petty, J. P.. Walker, T. A. Xoell,
Thos, D. Jones. Dibrell Bros, it Co..
Z, I. l.yonj A: Co., IL T. Faucett, J..Y.
Whitted, ("Rowland ij Cooper, J. T.
Pinnix. Lucius Green, Smith, Black -
wclKv Co., J. W.. Carl tor R. II. Jones,
W. T. Blaekwcll, A. k. Umstead,' J.
W. (ioodson, J. . talker, It. ,L.
Lvon. T. B. Lvon, Parrish (t Tiilev,
C.M. Ilolden. T. PMosely, J. W.
Swift. J. L Watkins.T. D. VV right A:
Co., Webl A: Kramer, W. L.Walker,
Lea it Reams, 1. M. Reams, Poirue it
Cameron,
Osborn.
W. Wise it Co., W. H.
S. F. Tondinson. JyAV.-
Smith. R.
G.
Lea,; F. P. Purear it
Aukx. Walkkh,
Co.
President lioard of Trade.
A liis 'Trail Vhat it 31 cans.
"Capt. Parrish has bought out Z.
I. Lyon itj Co." This was news to
everybody last week. Xow it is old,
It created a stir for awhile, now ru
mor is quiet, . But tke factory will
hot be quiet long. ,Ve regret that
such a well established trade of such
a well established brand of tobacco,
bv such well" known men as the
Messrs. Lyon., should change hands.
They furivears have sent out the
"Pride of I)urham" to gladden the
smokers in all parts of the world.
Xow they retire, but" the "Pride of
Durham survives, and "Z. I.. Lyon
it Co." survives, for under that name
Capt. Parish will continue the man
ufacture df that excellent tobacco,
Capt. Parrish is the largest tubac
co biivertjiyd w-hulcsale leaf tobacco
dealer in the State. He has the
larsie.-it warehouse in the State, and
last vear s.old oyer S,(K J,iX- pounds
I of leaf tobacco upon his floor, over
j 2i;)0,00 founds of which he bought
himself. In taking charge of the
manufactorv iut purchased he will
do 0 Witlll the same hold, VCt CaU-
iw.u mij inv ,..iuh tv , ' .
tious, energy that hatf raised iiim to
This purchase hy Capt' Parrish
means much lor ilnifhain. it niean
that the 'Prill
)f Ijurliam'' will he
pushed
It means that' capital wid
Hot he Llrkill-.
pay roll will !
Satmd.iv night
na n and womei
t!ia!t another large
rh(-ckcd off every
tlat hundreds of
aiwl hoys and gii'ls
will find renuiiK
that nmre in. me'
to the tills of"
butcher and the
itlve employment,
vv ill he turned in-
thi merchant, the
haker. It means
tnat Durham
uni! nave aie'Tiier
agent on the sea.
in ail the Trad
ng tn
railroads
ct'iilres spcakiuz
warmest praises
lof jDurlui m's push.
i Durham's horn
dvl Durham s m-
du.-trv
It -mealis that Ul.h-kwelF
To!acco;:nd Duke's
Cigarettes Will In
aided
n their e
flort
to iii.-:- Dur
ord in the u-ter-
ham a :iot;s(
Ik ild w
most parts
tike etuth. It means
another
town.
hriimin
loom tdr o;ir thriving
l uie;:ii.-( ainotoei 11,01 111 km
To! .',eeo ;fo ftiurnam. anoincr
means of hringing
i -ople to Dur-
ham. There AVI
in the man.igem
Advertisements.
e no Hesitation
nt
tiiis
s
c( nicern.
trai
veung salt smep.
the tohacco its.-
all rank- to
good of Durham,
lyj; the "Pride of
he! the pride of tin-
gether for tin
Cunt. Parrish
Durham"' must
world; ami we
are certain no cllori
on his nart will
ntihg'o i earrv
i
out thi's nih nli.
. W e wish him
i ' i i
Uhhoundcd' sue
he is ought to :
! Such he'n as
I ss
UC(
. d. lie is an
ntlenian. II'
,We all have
unright. elinsti;
n
is generous and
coiilidi ne' in 1
us
'. m
1 T
ha?
i'.ha-
always, to le
it is needed.
ii-
' 1
s tune, always,
to his h ligious
to atteild regul;"
ny.
duties. Fvery
. i . .
'Jin
i i
ay morning
hi 'I il. lie is
hiKis hmi at Mi
iKiaiv
neither slothful
in llusiness nor neg-
ligent of anv duf
y. j He is a man to
s,-p'e smvess and
c tint on. he
will achieve it.
-V ?Ioiiora;le.Occjrisiii
Last Sunday
i Trinity Church,
j viously annoiu
j tions from Main
' would worship
'. alter service, aii
w;
lick
had
the
I day at
been p rc
ci nigrega
Fast Fnd
Al
ed
treet and
it 1 runtv, s i tnat
i
Vojt Would be made
ml et the outsf.nd
iftjietlireeeimrches Jio raise iiiniis ;o
iTig'nkdcbtediK ss
: Trinity church
on lier parsona
Main Street .was
wa
due a balance
and seminary :
clue
rable
oaiance on her ni
w
eiiureh huild'.li.-.
while Fa-t Fnd
wap;
l-chind. too. m
the i i : 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 ;
her payments
i i . . i i ' . i .i
llpoji
n;uc cniirci! in,
ing Apd as t
arie alioiil coinplet-
e j
ill lel'i
e year
whole
;lIiira-
was drawing i
a. jelose, tin
that these
(( niniunion feln
tions ought t Ik
c; n. el!
anij our
ae .Viiii
ministers sent
O le;;
,,.
lit s-
a.e
clean balance sh
Atti r an cloiu-t
r; nun lr ii u ha
, nee. . v rear
c'nurch, from :!
ter. 1 "i. Hi. and 1
iastor of Trinit
hiUei. '':;d chap
til) verses.
1 in' nat or st
i tell wait the lota
llldeotei 11U SS ot
thousand two 1
Aletlni.lism wa
IX
liHiln '1 dollars. ani
I
! asked the coiigl
gait: n t' !i'.:ii-late
litfile 1 ii gaiii'j and
aiiuiut thirty min-
said, " charge the
and there was a
i i ... i
; it. After ome
I pressure, laslill:
uies, one broil u
balance to me
sigh ot relief, v
tlianks t'- fid.
moist evt s an-1
1 his statemi li
11s more tiian it
K -r each of the
this year, had
to what each one
.cry limit of his
t the two new
; carries on i ts
th.r
coiumunid)ii
1 i I .
Keen taxed, aire;
supposed Was ti
ability in buildin
churches, buying tuk- parsonage, run
nimr seminary. A'cJ. -hut when the
mug seminary.
Rev. Amos ( he
ventlv for Metin
oi prayed so fer
is' unilicition, and
l reached so beau-
1tev. W. S. CreaSv
tiluily a.oout
love of .b siis I
congregation iv;
demonstration
mhiemoratiiiir the
u;i.-lt. and when tin
en berci I what great,
f lis iiower thev
had recently s(-d!i mtiuifested around
Methodist aitai
s 1
Durham, they
t rings and laid
Untied their Hit
their content
ihehillv. and ehei r-
". .. -: . i :. .1
fully ti n hi lii.
space oi' thirty
an!ii. niiin ine
mihutes the entire
amount was raislei
roin a congrega-
tion that was n
have done all v
no more,'' and
Udvi lo lde;id. we
caji do. and can do
M'-tliodism was re-
lieved ot" her hid
eht
edness. 'here
till di
SO lioolv
wil hesitate to lcir-
tieulari.e, but. vi
liberality of om
hu-;t mention the
L'tintleman. not -a
nieniiicr ot any c
llmreh. who snb-
scribed 6"iM). (lUd
bless that dear
votinir man. .Mav
us .Methodist
wife vet have the
pSeasure ot seeing
church rost t be-
his name on thtf
side her.-
('iinlers From the l"irs
Mr. L-uiibestat
m Chat onthemoru
iavy the light plain-
inirof the fire la
i lv .-if t'h.-ii.el II ill ,-hi.l iVotn there.
j ticction it was khoyn at ''the Hill"
i that Durham was on lire.
j All the large jillatp glass windows
( in the store froiits.iou the opposite
! side of Main street. were broken by
! the heat. j .
j Santa Clans was burned up at
PuMvls'. Childrcih, think of thi:
Indever Durluimi feel the need of
water works more ? '
Seven of Electric Light Co.'s lamps
were burned in the 'lire. .
The Mrs. Smith hjouse was the key
to the-situation the; morning of the
fire; had that . burned two more
squares and the matket house would
have been added
hisses, '
tt our
i
loitir list of
W'e have less or-.
uiization for fight-
ing tire than any
and more people
ilace anywhere,
;o to tiregr here
wrflif to lo'A- on, thin anv .place in
the State.
r Parbee, cler
kof Mr. Perry, hav-
inr lost his job b
virtue ot the fact
that "the tioss h;
tinnc business in.
Id !no house to con-
secured a position
ith Messrs. llogcrs
before breakfast vj
cv Co.
There was a go(Rl break of tobacco
the morning after
the fire.
. used this fall one
The Gospel ten
year ago. when lSevi Dr. McDonald,
of Atlanta, conducted the services.
was burned, store
bin one of Cant.
E. J. Parrish's wa
Twelve uf our
rtjluause-i.
burned out firms
haye a.-, yet tailed fjo secure houses
Where they can resume business.
A force of at lya.4t a score of men
worked all night lit the Bank of
Durham removing ithe debris, and
thev succeeded tiiis inornim: in rais-
ing three of the large safes from the
ruins. Two of them fere opened
and evervthins in thei
-m was lounn
i all right The UhAs were scorched
m one oil them fc. lKuRv.'Uut the!
.. .. . . .. , v- -
inside ol lthe boofc and the pajers
aim me
money" were inmreu DUi
little.
All the writing was legible.
On.e'fif the large safes that stood
in thj- Hice of Parrish 's warehouse,
was tjik( n out and opened this morn
ing, and the 'contents were found to
he all ). K. The carpet' in the hot
torn of the safe was not scorched ; the
woodwork inside was intact, and the
papers and hooks were without the
slightest injury.
Thi' other safe that Was subjected
to a heat sufficient to warp and par
tially! melt the outside, Svas opened
also. This safe had fallen into the
haseinent and for tweiityMotir hours
had lijeen lying under piles? of tohacco
e.ifd hroken plank and 'hogsheads,
all ofwhieh had hiirned incessantly-,
hut when opened the contents were
safe. ! Mr. .1. M. Whit ted showed us
! i 4 1 A 1 1 1 ' .1
a piece ot paper mat ikki neen pa.su-d
against the s'nk
of the
wall
i the
. i
uc. it was discolored, out. was
I .! I 1 1
legible, :nd the interior of' the apart
ment of the safe yon t ah led 1 ks
and pajiers that, with the exception
of slight change of coh'r."s'ioved no
sign jof'the terrible heat through
.whiclji they had passed. ' A jcket
hook that had a rubber band around
it wa crisped', but the rubber band
was hot melted, and had mt even
lost ii elasticity.
Mr -X. M. Rigsbee is ; busy this
morning building him a store house
near jthe Raptist church. This is
thi- sime gentleman who. after our
big (ire in fssl. hegan to rebuild his
store house when, the bricks were so
hot they: burned the wagtjn on which
thev jiveiv hauled.
Mrj C. W. Ihukhead List, in addi-
tio-n t'o some furniture, liis small but
well selected library containing many
, standard works, handsomely bound.
Some of the books can't e replaced
at all. :
Tim: Plant
coiorj'ii hook
desin s to thank the
and ladd'-r eonijany
: lor tneir timely, continuous and
carmjst w rk during the fire All
member- oi' tin- comp.inv ork--d
faith
late.
Tiiey
axes
uily and earnestly.;. ar!y and
did at every place they could,
used their ladders and their
to great advantage, and Tin:
I'l.ANT.
s;i!ii j-ei
of the
in the n ami
. in the mum
town and f"
1. 1 (he eiti.- ll
for i;s, J;'. t!i !iiks
t.li V hei .1 lie
t ii't i:i . hea;-'
i
l!'K-. t.eV icel t : ic I l'S ! ' i "S 1 ; i 'i I
heyjdi-1 their daty ii'ihly. and tlyit
s -iniat rew.ir.l. ' V
.. : vs.
V-f:r;.-
V' ii'K -i!;vn )!.. l u i i' d.d i I Wcdaes
da' .'it!-' o'ch.ck, at i in- Pi v-hva i i.ni liuri-li.
I iv tbej Kcv. T. A. i'.oonc, Mr. Win. i'oi.-. o).
is-ec. Ma , to Mis
eoi.tntliini; e.irtics 1
Ki ii- Niu-.vood. Tl
It town oh the -outli
ll- hiikI
train lmmciliately aiter the. ceretnony.
i ni- iij-si ivi-in- oi 1111: ri.As i luiii'w iiiis
vou n-
CO
Ki.ilis Horn, to
Mr.-, l.ura :l"llis, wile of
Mr. K
'! !is. ot'tiie tirm of Kllis 4 Musi-, a line
iLiuiiiiti r. Tlie little
a-Vc doinir well. Tin:
lady anil her mother
I'l.ANT (iilers eonrat-
ulatioili
BUSINESS NOTICES.
1 1 id! onirmal irenuitu- acaer -hoes tor
!adiis. uiis-cs aud children, made hy Messrs.
Zieiiler I!:-os., 1 'hi'adeljiliia, have always
jjiven the lust satisfaction. Try a pair. Vou
will litid them at John L. Markham's, sole
a.irent jn Iiiirham. :
S. 12. Perry's larire stock ofhlry snoods is
now e.finplete, and he is oili rin tin ;n at such
low eriees all can huv.
! '
Ourj stuck oi groceries and 'leef stalls is
larsjer ilhan ever helore and can (illerispecially
low prices retail or wholesale, i.
j Y. J. Wv a it A: Co.
s..j.l,
o; -oor .villi:) pui: AJ.
UtlM.ujlt tit (Hill'
-um ii:jj-jo auq i-iti .ii sJUJiia tui:is,ji)
Fieli ,'iniv;il- :d tla- wholesale and retail
storu k W. J. Wyatt it Co.: ol) harrels 'y
alt's taJuily, o'l barret- top rail, 1 'HI barrels
( iaiiibnU's, iata)si-o superlative, patapseo
faniilyj or.iui- grove lloiir. Seed wheat:
I'lirpli; straw, Full., Kulea.-ter, w hite. Seed
rvf and oats, elovi-r wed, oreluiril i;rass and
herds jfera-. Cur load inola-ses and syrups.
Sugars! of every grade. 1 lay, sliipstutl, bran,
oat.s, eiiru, bi-st roller prut-ess meal.
Y) 'K 'un:tj.iu(
; hyviis'aa; ) - f
uiAti ojojoii spoojj aiu )i: joo. Vuun.u.uu
AJlUUO) 'HSItO JOJ .W0 mStllHJ 'UUMJU( OJ
ll(tKial J-lAl S.lA O.I1J JO JJ.TO JS.U1! OljJ
.i.t:i j .-sj.Kvn.a:j ox sx.ik:4..1(1ki
i
Johfi I Markhaui is sole agent in Itir
ham i'ur Messrs. Ziegier I!ros., i'liiladelphia,
the tiianufai-turers of the original genuine
Ziegier shoes, and he ells them :it right prices.
! ! "spoirf Hi:piot pm: soi)in:.i
i Sura 'siutsiiM 'sittMj OUi) jo .ip:t,).ds u sMliltl
tui!ts.4!) .raavaj, oxiuuof I'-hhx x
COMMERCIAL.
j PRODUCE MARKET.
STT.Ali i
coFta-;tt
MKAT.j
N. C. HAMS
SIUKS
" I.AKD
W.LAKD
COHN..L....
MEAL j bu.
OATS..
FLOCi;i .,
HAY ..i
EOOS;
CHIOKHNH
IIEISWAX
WHEATi
SALT, t( Sack
KKKOSKNE OIL..'.
BCl'TER
CHEKSG...
FijnUEH
MuiLAS-ES, CMba .
" ! N. O. .
SYItCf I-.-.
raafc
H
15
M
1")
(3
, 1U
(". 10
y.ifi io
. .'m l,y tU
1 40 (-l 50
- 50 a. 0
' 5 ') ta7 00
-1 00' (a 1 '5
15
VI' Jo.; lb
U l (at
1 I H. (a X V)
i 1 nil .l 75
: Hi
" 25
' 15 Oi,
20
4,0
CO
:io fa,
5-A (a,
40
TOBACCO MARKETS.
D'JKUAM.
SMOKERS : Common
Medium to Good..
(iood to Kim-
Fine and Fancy . .'.
FILLERS : Common Dark
Medium to Good..
' ' Good to Fine
Extra
CUTTERS : common
Medium
$ 3 uOt 5 00
f it OO'q, 7 OO
H trxa.lt M
14 mxa li; on
1 Otiia) ii oo
3 Otraj 7 00
7 0H'12 (
1 ihv.i.15 00
11 IHXOtO IJH
1,1 U-14 0J
llj V-JfjM 00
30 0027 50
14 00'a 1 00
dto ;J5 no
;i5 O Hn 50 I Ml
SO 00a75 oo
doH to FtL.e- i
Fiiie.'to Fancy j
WR.VPPES : Common to Medium.;
Md:um t-J Good i
Good to Flue i
, Flat to Fancy
Our market is active an.l jiriees are welt
m:iint:iiiieil llri"bts :ire liiirli on thi io:ir-
ket. Tliercj a jrm! Um:int n thb market
I ir wniiitrs, cutters ;avl oolorv sniokersV
Fillers Mill rv.ulily at rc-:t--onaViJe jiriees. Our
niarkct lias smlil more tohacco up to this time
than up to this time last year.
(Reported by Messrs. Pemberton k Ttop..
Dasvillk, Va.. Nov. 10. ()it- H-it are
well luaiutaiu.eiL W(.t-tb 1A4pUi la.4 week
' were smaller Umn muL 'IlrwWare high
on tiiis qiaritta. Alien? is gxxi uemanu lor
! wmK'U and calory smokers. Fillers
' hS jreaddv at- reasonable pn-vs. (ukhI !
, orders in hand fur wraitiKjr trade with onr
manufactarers -M moderate tjutlook &r
coming week poor. Ofleringi utalnly taken
by order men and manufacturers.
I
Ki i-ortcJ l y Mvrs. Iiiliba-11 vt Walker.
II KNUKisso.v, N. ( '., Xov. If,. ( )i,r niarkct
isaetivcand (rices well maintained. . Weeklv
rt-eyiiits last week were smaller than usual,
l'.rights are high on this market. There is
flood demand on this market for culory
smokers. ( ;d orders ' in hand for cutters.
Ix-ss toliacco being sold than at this time last
season. ( )ur niai ket has sold less tobacvo Ui
to this time than up to this time last year.
R' l-rtt-d ly Mt ssrs. M. A. WiCt.-r & Co.
Winston, X. (., Xv. hi. Our market is
active and prices well muiiKained. Ilrights
are advancing on this market. There is
good demand on this market for cutters and
colorv smokers. Weekly receipts last week
were smaller than usual. . Otierings mainly
taken hy speculators, (iood orders in hand
for cutters and smokers. Trade with our
manufacturers is good. Outlook for coining
week poor. The receipts of tohacco inigni
ticant. fess tohacco leing sold than 'at this
time last season. Our market has sold less
tohacco up this time than up to this time last
year.
J. A. LONG, s
Attorney and Counselor at Law
ll LIIAM, N. C.
l'nii iin- in tlie ( Hiirts of luirhain. iraii-e. Ala-lliaiH-e.
Cn-ell. IVro:i and Clmlliam Crtunties.
ami in thi- Sunvuie au-l KuiK-ral Courts.
JULIEN A. SMITH,
PRACTICING PHYSICIAN,
hl UIIAI, X. C.
Al 1 i M.i.s I'KoMI-TI.Y CITKNi.l To.
Ti:l 1 ii k.
11. 11. KooNK.
STRUDWICK & BOONE,
Attorneys at Law,
II K1IAM, X. V.
1'iai-tii-e in tlie Courts of luirhiuu. Oran-i
IVr-oii Comities, and in tlie Federal Courts.
and
Executors' Notice.
lviui; qualified us the Kxecutors of K'limin.l
THley,.-de'x-ael. we liercliy hotily all rsons
lioidinu i-Uiiii!.- against lii estate to jiresent tliem
for cay iiii-nt to us on or lu l'ore November s, ls.s7,
or this lurtice w.l) l.e lealed ill Imr of jiayineiit.
an-1 a'.l -iim (mini,- suiil estate linit si-ltle at
once or he sued.
IIAYWool) TIl.I.KY.
i A1.I.F.N TIl.I.KV,
Kxecutors.
J
Noveiuhc'r -s, Ism;.
DISSOLUTION!
rrii-j c. .;.:ire;cr. 1. ii iiereiot" nx- e:Iin" lietu ecu
! W. A. I.ca. .1. It. Warren, ami .1. W. Col- ,as fro
I iri-ior-oi'tlie iiTol-e W .I'x-lioieei having expired
i.ly iiiniiatiou. the anie is thi.- day ilis-olved hy
! muaial coii.-enl. Ai un-eltlcl lui-iuess of tht
! lute tirm of !. a. Warren .V; I'm will he settled l.v
Mr. -' a. W.-ivreii, u iio alone is uuthori.el to sirn
in ii-i'.iMalioii oi the utl'uir's of .-aid coiurtnershii.
W. A. LKA.
J. It. WAKKKX,
J. W. l-i U-K.
Iiui huiii, N". ( '., t irlolier s, lssii.
NOTICE
lleierrin-i to ihe uliove m n ice of dissolution. I
In k-ave lo s'a'e that I will contiinii' the ware
house liusinr-s al.thc "( Uohe." in its fiill.scoie and
Uinli r tlje linn name of . I. 11. Warren A:
Co.. ami hoi.c io jiH-r'n a liheral sliaje of the pat
r.i:.U're of the tohi'i-eo s-llinu" jaihiic iromi-in; at
iitl time- :C-d ir'.er a'! ei re i;n-!.i:iies my eiy
he-t e:!.irt-in h.'li.;!i ut my .;Urons.
Verx re-iei !iul!v. . .
.1. It. WAKKKN.
I Ml'-:ill'.ll. N. C.. Oi-tol.i-i- S. 1-Sl',.
. SHELBTJRN'S
i
i A
m mi?
mum I Ml
MM
t'l 1
NEWEST THING OU'
And for life -like " representation, heuiity, breadth
Of eileel.
iftness of detiiil, eleganee of finish,
tone aril d iruhiiiiv, thev have
And take i'reo. ilence of all .other styles of I'hoio
trrai'lis. They are made only at
SHELBURN'S GALLERY,
Opposite Vaulnin it Tennv's I irug Store, riiirhnin.
FARM FOR SALE!
2i'.s Acres ot" Land, more; or less, lyitijj in
Warn-n county, within live miles of tlie railroad
ami -even miles of Warrenton, known as
LIIffVILLE.
. . . .1
l lie rarui is in siili-mlnl conaition. Halt is
cleared, tlie remainder is i-till in its native growth,
II1CKOKY, OAK, hOljWOOl), 1'OFLAK, ic. All
the cleared laud in high state of cultivation,
suitable for -
C::v:; ::: I:':::::, Small Grain
J AND r-
EASSES.
Two-storV Dwellins House with six rooms; neces-
v
sary tmt houses, stables, tenant houses and to
bacco barns.
A FINE YOUNG ORCHARD,
IN (iOOI) CONDITION.
SPLENDID WELL OF WATER'
. AND
SPRINOS IN ABUNDANCE.
7
The w hole Tract well w atered
to
J. W.
For terms apply
WIGGINS, Jk
Durham, N. '.
Or to J. W. WIGGINS, Sit., on the premises,
I'. O., Kidgeway, N. C.
LAMBE, SLATER & GORMAN,
Clothiers dk::x 1:
DURHAM, N. C.
SUITS TO MEASURE
! A SPECIALTY.
Gents' Furnishing Goods!
LADip1 FINS SHOES
A SPECIALTY,
I SHOES, HATS, NOTIONS,
NECK-WEAR, COLLARS, CLIFFS,
SUSPENQERS,
TRUNKS AND VALISES.
COUNTRY
We desire to inform our country frie
that we have just received our . ' "
We also call your attention to a
all, and that is
WE AflE THE LEADERS OF DRY GOODS
LOW PRICES
ithout any egotism on our part,
1
1, 1 . .: . i i
IHIIIV- IHI I1 iuisco ov two (It
Ahoiit two years airo we
WE KNOW I IISnilEL! 1 1 ALL ITS ER1IES
coitiniellced hlisin
time we challenge the Stahto produce
MORE RAPID ADVANCEMENT.
In proof kjvhat we have said go and ask any first class person that lives
here, who are the : .
Most Prominent in the Dry Goods Business ?
. and nine times out of ten the answer-will be
ELLIS &c MUSE.
We feel that we have gained the
what we want to do now is to
Make New Acquai
And to this end we Respectfully Invite
and Take In as far as Possible tie Magnitude of
V OUR STOCK !
And after beholding the vast aniovnit
eyes in all their various shapes and
And What Does all" this
FABRICS
And tin
inswer will naturally suggest
i ii
Lstablishnient that has within its walls a stock
Meet the Apprcva.1 i tlie
Our Dress Goods
WITH THE CHOICEST NOVELTIES.
Our Cloak Department is inmiense,
EMBRACING EVERY
Silk Velvets and
-A- SFECT A T l'Jry.
CORSETS FROM .50 CENTS UP.
KID GLOVES 50
SPECIAL BARGAINS IN LADIES' AND
Best 10 Cent Bleaching for 8 Cents.
Best lO-4 Bleaclied.
40 id all Wool M
r r
10 Pieces 38 inch Double Width Cashmere, in
25 Cents, wortll 37.
BLANKETS, SHAWLS, UNDERWEA
That is Kept in a First
We can't ouUe half of our wwiderful hanniins, nor can we give you
any idea of ize of stock, all we ask
and if our prices are riot lower than
lor vour trade.
Respectfully,
Main Street, under Stokes Hall,
FRIENDS!
nds in t
lis an'd "adjoining "counties
k: .
fact, that
is generally admitted hy
IN DURHAM.
we unlie
itatinizlv sav that we
f the hestni( reliant in Wilmington. X. C
ss, and in that length of
at has made
a firm tl
confidence
of our manv citizens, and
itanccs,
you to Give us a Call
of (loods ;ik they loom up before your
colors, ask yoursell the question,
Exhibition of Beautiful
ME AIM?
if self th
it you are in a Dry'CJoods
that will
Most -Fastidious Taste!
Department is filled
STYLE AND PRICE.
Dress Trimmings
CTS, CHEAP AT 75.
CHILDREN'S HOSE.
Slxeetiig- at 25 Cexits
Cashmere at 50 cts
worih .
all Colors, at
E, PANTS GOODS,
Class Dry Goods Store.
is for yu to come and t-ee for yourself.
any other store then we don t ask you
next to Farthing's.-
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