The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1883-05-30

eho rust anu caused Tue uriii WORTH
to kill the corn in the low lands. The
outlook is not very encouraging.
MIR. Thos. Cowan died last Satur-
lday, at his residence in Pittsboro.
He was born on the 18th day of Oct.
1908. Previous to the war Mr.. Cow.
an lived in New Hanover county
and was one of the largest rice plan
tiers in the State.
Our City Fathers have resumed
the laudable work of paving our
streets. BY the 1st Of November all
of our principal streets will be paved,
and all this done without increasing
the taxes, and what is still better, the
city is out Of debt.
The Church Messenger was issued
as a "a column daily during the Epis-
copal Convention at Charlotte last
week. 1t was full Of news and reflect
ed great credit upon the ability and
enterprise of the Editor Rev. f. N.
Joyner.
MIR. II. G. Burton returned last
week from an extensive visit to the
Western tObaccu markets. He reports
plenty of plants in the western part
of,the State, but the farmers are very
backward on account of the seasons.
He also states there is not more than
oife-haIf of the crop yet marketed.
Every body praises the success
OfUurGraded School. Profs. Kennedy,
Mclver, and Thomas. and Misses.
Bessie and Dora Tanning, Lula Free.
land and Mrs. Mahony, deserve and
have received the thanks oftbe people
of Durham for the unprecedented sue.
cess of the Graded School.
The Annual Commencement
Exercises of the Methodist Female
Seminary will take place at Stokes
Hall next Tuesday evening, June 9TH.
Admission free. Doors open at Z 80
y. NJ. Exercises 10 commence at S:15
p. NJ.
All are cordially invited to attend.
The breaks during the past week |
have been small owing to the unsea.
enable weather. The farmers are
receiving nearly their own prices for
the weed. Our manufacturers want
several millions pounds. Ii the far
mers cannot supply this great demand
it will be shipped here from other
markets.
We are glad to see that our Su-
perintendent. Prof +. W. Kennedy,
is member of the Normal School
Faculty at the University. lie will
teach Algebra and Natural Philoso-
ply; We will say, with all confidence,
That the Normal School could not
have secured the services of q more
faithful teacher or n more estimable
gentleman.
There was ageneral complaint
! Tuesday on account Of parties who
| had purchased reserved seats at the
entertainment Monday night, failing
to get them. The ushers should be
more careful in the future. When a
party purchases reserve seat ticket
he expects to occupy the seat called
for, or he would not go to that troubl,
and expense.
Richard II. Wright, ofthe firm o
W. Duke Sons & Co, of Durham, il
on a foreign tour in the interest o
his house. and has opened several job
hing houses abroad-viz: Europe
Asia and Africa. AZ last account
he was in India, the news havin.
come by Cable. lie expects tomak,
the tour ofthc world before ibis re
turn. This is specimen Of Nortl
/ Carolina enterprise, Of which Greens
bnro should take nOte.-Greeasbor
r WorLmdn.
Mr.. Wright left here last Jun
and has been travelling in nearly ever,
foreign country in the interest of thi
popular smoking tobacco. He vii
return home shout the first Of Nov
That his tour has been eminently SUI
: .ccssfnl il clearly evinced by the fac
D that this enterprising firm are dali
=. receiving large orders from foreig
!. countries.
? Some correspondent claims fl
! Durham superiority over any othC
! town in North Carolina" in an edl
> cational point of view. Now that
:. saving n great deal. And il is oil a
!, tributed to the establishment Of
i Graded School there some time sine
'" Wherever these schools have been pr
IL operation they have been warm
e supported, and when once tried thC
Is are not soon given up. II succe'
b. fully conducted here our people vi
u see the wonderful effects in a year
two.- Winston Leaker
is MIR. Henry l.. Seeman. who b
W been with u. q. Davis for the pa
!, year, left last Friday for Durham /
former home. For the preseAt
., goes tp accept q position in the po
j. office there. but expects at no dista
C. day. to make his home in FIorit
mr. The GoLD LEAF while IL regrets
lose 50 excellent and worthy q you
" man a. Mr.. Seeman as resident
~ our town, wishes him abundant ST
cs cess wherever he may go.--GoH Le
Notice.
All those WIN have not paid tn
We installment 10 the capitol stock Of {
IT. n. G. Tobacco Exposition will plei
% call upon Eugene .Morchead Esq,