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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-08

SATURDAY, AUGUST s'FH,
is national hsliday. and the demand for
ICE-CREAG AND wATER-ICEs
At
PIZZINIs.
sO7 EAST BROAD STREET,
will no doubt be great. but our regular lee
Cream customers can depend On their ice
cream for Sundays dinner-Any flavor they
vant-h they will only send In their orders
eAriy.
CRUSHED PEACE Ia now 1.-The thing" I"
but some prefer the deiicately-nsvored
VANILLA, or the elegant CRUSHED
sTRAwBERRY, which Ia yet made of the
real fruit.
Let al eat pure Ice -0rea N and order nom
PIzzIEI's,
81 s-hats so7 east Broad street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-08
LITIuC ACID Ills.

IITHIC ACID Ills.
DE. q. v. LAwEENCE
Resident Physician Hot Springs. ARK.
a. prescribe Buffalo Lithia Water with
great confidence 90 all Lifhic acid IT'S. il
is NY habit when travelling 10 use this
Wafer ~ 4 guarantee ior getting pure
water.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-08
pAMPATIKE MALE ACADEMY

TIE eighteenth session OF this schOO. viii
Commerce on the FIRST MONDAY IN
OF yOBER. For circulars apply TO
COLONEL THOMAS II. CARTER,
Manquin Post Office,
M G-pOdtOcl King William county.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-08
DELLEVUE HIGH SCHOOL,
u BEDFORD COUNTY. VA.

Prepares boys and young men for Busi-
ness College, or Uniyersity. FULL CORPS
OF INSTRUCTORS. Thoroughly aud hand
EOmely equipped. Beautiful and healthy
location. For catalogue address
WI ABBOT Principal.
70 2b-eod2m Bellevue posi-Ofiice Va.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-08
CWARTHMoRE COLLEGE.

CWARTHM0RE COLLEGE,
~ thirty minutes from Broad-Street Sta
tiOn, Philadelphia.
Under the care Of Friends, but al Others
admitted. - .......,.
FULL COLLEGE COURSE FOR BOTH
EFX EE-Cnszical Scientific. and Literary.
AIso. q PREPARATORY SCHOOL. Health
ful location. large grounds, new and extern
eive buildings and apparatus. For catalogue
and full particulars address
EDWARD II. MAGILL, A. NJ,
iee e-7et President. Ewarthmore- Ia.
VIRGINIA AGRICULTURAL AND
' MECHANICAL COLLEGE, BLACKS
BURG NA.-The fourteenth annual session
Of this College begins SEPTEMBER 8, 1888.
No charges for tuition, room rent use OF
laboratories. lecture-rOOmS, or library.
Necessary expenses, including board, uni
form. books, &C., $3.50 per year.
Two hundred State appoint ments gwen.
Coursa of Study: Technical, Scientific,
and Literary. The School OF Mines slss-
ciRlty.
FOR further particulars address
THOMAS n. CONRAD.
au 6-dst&w4t President.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-06

cupied, IN December, 1883, and espec.
tally since then has his trade ex.
banded. His house has now become
one of the recognized institutions
| of the town, and all who have at
heart the welfare of the community
can and do wish it God-speed in its
mission.
Mr.. Dixie shows rare good taste in
his selections of standard and tran
silent literature, and anything not
kept upon the shelves will be prompt
ly ordered. Especial attention is also
paid to that indescribable line of goods
known as stationers' sundries.
Small musical instruments, sheet
music and musical merchandise gen.
orally constitute a department, also,
and SO do the current magazines.
daily and weekly newspapers, various
library editions, &c.
The RECORDER hopes to see the
enterprise continue to grow. Its in
fuence is for good-it is a valuable
auxiliary to our school system-it
advances the cause of popular edu-
cation by placing popular literature
within the reach of all. and Mr.. Dixie
deserves no little credit for having
built up the trade to its present pro-
portions.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-06
s. r. ARRENDELL.

Upon Church street, near the
Market House, we find Mr.. S.. F.
Arrendell's place of business, known
to everybody hereabouUs as ''The
Mint" and the writer from personal
experience can vouch for the fact
that the "mint drops" '@obtainable
there are very patatable, very re
freshing and very invigorating. In
brief, Mr.. Arrendell has made, "The
Mint" a we'll known liquor saloon;
he has made it a point to carry a line
of goods that should meet the public
taste, and the constantly increasing
patronage extended shows how well
his efforts in this direction are ap-
preciated.
Mr.. Arrendell is a native of Wake
county between four and five years
ago he came here from Raleigh where
for several years he had been clerking.
and during most of the time since
Durham became his residence he has
been connected with the liquor trade.
He established "The Mint" about one
year ago. He has secured the ser.
vices of Mr.. J. A. Nichols as an as
sistant, and he, too, is popular with
the customers of the house. Mr.
Nichols was born and raised in thii
immediate vicinity, and three years
ago he was a member of the police
force of Durham.
"The Mint offers relief to the
thirsty, and visitors will ever find &
cordial welcome. Such fine rye whisky
as the r. A. Stewards brand is KEEP
in ample stock Alamance county
supplies its choicest t'corn," ant
Portner's lager is always to be found
So are wines, brandies, gins, cordials
ETC., as well as prime cigars. If any
RECORDER reader has any doubt a
to these statements of fact, let hin
call at "The Mint" and see.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-06
GOOCH g. JOHNSON.

Among the retail liquor firms OF
Durham none pay more attention TO
purity of goods than do Messrs. Gooch
g. johnson. Their sample room is q
most orderly place, too, and the vari.
Gus beverages called for BY customers
are served promptly and we'll. The
present firm has been in existence
about one year-prior to that Mr.. j.
II. Gooch had carried on the trade
alone for q few months. The CO
partners give the business their per-
sonal attention and each has many
friends. Mr.. Gooch is from Orange
county-Mr. johnson from Neck
lenburg. They are disposed to do
"the square thing" by all patrons, and
their trade prospects are certainly
excellent.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-06

kies; French brandies, wines, cordiais
imported ales, and the whole range
of fine liquors are carried in ample
stock-indeed customers of the house
will find everything from aristocraslc
champagne to democratic lager. NO
pains nor expense are spared to meeS
all possible demands that may be
made, and it would be strange indeed
If his trade did rot increase from year
to year.
In connection with the jobbing is
also maintained a neat sample rom
where those bibulously inclined can
satisfy their thirst and be waited up
on by corps of polite ASST 'tants,
Messrs. w. 7. Darlington, j. X. Luns-
ford and w. III. Veasey, and this
sample room is literally patronized.
Mr.. Darlington is young man-a
native of this county, and business
man in every sense ofthe word. That
his business will continue to grow
there can be no doubt, and certain it
is that there will be no falling off in
the standard of quality of goods that
have made. the house popular with
the people.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-06
JAMES DIXIE.

Among the representative mercan.
tile houses Of Durham, and occupy
ing q most eligible location at the
nofth.westseorne of Main and Man.
gum streets, is the book, stationery
and fancy goods. establishment OF
Mr.. Dixie. This business, as nearly
as any acknowledgements can be,
is sdantka .te Mr., .Diko's tastes, for he
IS ddesvSs9d I'd beoks, and stheir at.
mosphere,is songepial to- kim. We
usethe term devoted to books" adj
rSisealy, and 79ithout any intent Of
falsome fiattery, as the few personal
items we have Learned relative to the
gentleman in, question will show.
To premise, he is a young man and
La native of Maine Like most New
England boys who attain a col
legfate education, he became a teach.
Iler at the early age of II in the class
of 1859 he graduated from BowGoin
college, at Brunswick, Maine, and af.
ter graduating he resumed teaching,
determining upon it as his life work.
Subsequently for three years he was
teacher in the Boston Latin school,
(the oldest school in the United States
it havin} been established in 1856, J
and in 1876 he received leave Of
absenceI for six months and also a
gratuity of $1,000, that he might rest
and regain his health-very practi.
cal evidences of the esteem in which
he was>fNid bv that Institution
Continued poor health compelled Mr.
Dixie to abandon the idea Of return
ing TO his old duties in Boston, and
he found his way to North Carolina
| to avoid the rigors of a New Eng.
land winter. Staying for a time al
Greensboro he then came here and
opened a book store, Notwithstanding
the discouraging fact that three
similar attempts on the part Of Others
| had resulted in failure. After sever
Al nh spgcs of location he was success
full inS Surfing the salesroom now oc
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-06
O. FIR. BELL.

The Singer Sewing Machine is
known the world over. 1t isn't wholly
yankee" 1t works in one language
as wellas another, and even If spelled
''Sjijnjgjejr," as it is in Denmark, the
machine is the same, out-rivaling any
other make in the annual production.
Mr.. Bell is a nice singer" too.
We will guarantee him to talk an
arm off q prospective customer, and
even then he won't try hard All the
same he has been meeting 18th great
success here as the agent of he Sing
er Company, and that company as
we'll as the community, has rrofited
by his labors. His Office is YIN the
Post Office-judiciously enough ne
has been "fenced il" so that he Won't
suffer at the hands Of a mob OF Peo-
pie Just aching to buy the sinner
machine, and the reflected protectl@n
of Uncle Sam. is over him; In cer-
tain sense he islands in with tRe
Post Office--something we would
like TODD, though perhaps ina
err sense.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-06
R. BLACKNdLL Il SON

The Getty Drug Store" at the cor
ner of Main and Depot streets was
an objective point for us week or
two ago. We were filing our note
book with items for publication in
this issue of the RECORDER, and We
wanted some "mem." concerning the
we'll known firm whose name heads
these paragraphs. An interview was
accorded us,-every courtesy was ex-
tended, and the RECORDER reporter
left the store with the same feelings
that its customers do,-that Is. that
rentlemanly attention is an article OF
faith with the house.
Reference to our notebook shows
this: The house was established
eleven years ago, and the style re-
mains unchanged, though the senior
partner in this firm style is no long
er living. Right here we may re-
mark that the memory of the late DIR.
BIacknalI is revered by all who knew
him. For upwards of half century
he was in active practice of medicine
and his face was a familiar and trust.
ful one in households throughout all
this section. Eleven years ago the
drug firm of r. Blacknall d Son
was formed, and though the partner
ship has been dissolved by death the
house is one ofthe oldest in towns
the oldest in drugs,-if we take into
account unchanged firm style. MOI
has it lost popularity with increasing
age. Its business has extended into
all the adjacent sounties; old patron:
of the house have seen their ranks
81 hv new accessions, and the
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-06

simple fact remains that at no time
in the history OF the house was 1T IN
greater or better faver than now. Its
business for the year 1884 showed 9
decided increase over that for 1888
and we can see for ourselves that
1885 does not open up unpropitiously,
so far as trade for the City Drug
Store is concerned.
The management of the business
is with Mr.. r. d. Blacknall, the
Son" referred to in the firm style
A native of this immediate section,
all his business interests have been
identified with those of his life home,
and inasmuch as he came with his
father to Durham in 1850, though he
is yet young man, MIR. Blacknall i
nevertheless one of the ''old residents"
of town. Elsewhere we refer to him
under the heading of Municipal
Matters" and in connection With the
Fire Department.
Not only does Mr.. Blacknall give
his own personal attention to the bu-
siness but he has secured the services
of most capable assistants. Mr.. j. B.
Hargraye, of Charlotte, especially
attends to the prescription depart.
ment, and his experiences qualify him
for the place. For two years he was
with the retail drug trade
of New York, at the same time at
lectures ut the New York
College Of Pharmacy. and we do not
hesitate to pronou ice him thoroughly
Certain it is that he has
made many friends since coming to
Durham; friends won by his gentle
manly courtesy as well as by his pro-
in his profession.
1t is not within our province to en-
ter upon detailed description of the
of II. Blacknall u Son
1t is sufficient to say that it IL not
in ANYTHING that serves to
make such q house complete-its spe-
cial mission is to cater TO Individual
wants. and Its record is wholly to its
credit.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-06
S. r.. DARLINGTON.

The. wholesale liquor business of
Durham is Is represented by but one
house-that of Mr.. Darlington. The
Recorder reporter has gathered to.
gether some items bearing upon it,
and we avail ourself of this opportu-
nifty to make them public. First we
may say that no man in the commu-
nifty is more thoroughly conversant
with the LIQUOR traffic Of this section
than is Mr.. Darlington. He had been
a distiIIer prior to locating in Dur
ham in 1879, but upon settling here
he opened retail establishment in
q building two or three doors above
his present place, the firm at that
time being s.. r. Darlington 81 Co.
Two years.later he built the frame
building corner of Mangum and Rail.
road streets, where he now is. He
did not engage in wholesaling until
May of last year, but since then he
has paid especial attention to that
department of his trade, although he
does no travelling for orders. lie is
also the only bottler of beer here, his
specially in that line being the IA
NOUS Portner lager beer.
Mr.. Darlington is also the only ice
dealer in town. That branch of his
business he established some five or
six years ago. and he has made de.
cided SUCCESS of it. Another feature
of his trade Is the wholesaling and
retailing of cigars.
In the liquor department it has
been Mr.. Carrington's effort 10 supply
his customers with only the purest
and best. In domestic liquors he
makes q speciality of such old and
well-knowD grades as "Four ]" Paul
JONES'" champion" "Seal of Ken
lucky" and other of the purest whis.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-06
ROGERS & co.

While recently complimenting Mr..
n w. Fl. Rogers, senior member of the
grocery firm of Rogers & Co., uroa
the extremely neat and tasty ap.
pearance of their establishment be
made the pertinent remark: "Why
should not extreme pains be taken to
maintain order and cleanliness in
such store. We expect such state
I of affairs in dry goods stores-why not
in grocery and provision housesY
We thought the remark an eminently
sound one-certainly in small towns
most grocery houses are filthy in APP
Pearance, and it seems as if their pro-
prietors recognized the truth of the
saying that "every mortal must eat
peck of dirt" and were ready to as
sumo monopoly in the business of
supplying 1t. A good many people
fortunately still have an abiding con-
viction that "cleanIiness is next to
godliness," and Rogers & Co., illus
trate their faith by their works. The
premises they occupy are in the
"Plant" building, owned by G. B.
Green, of the Tobacco Plant. The
salesrcom is an elegant one, 80x25 !
feet, with handsome plate glass front,
and within this salesroom is arranged
to the best advantage line of goods
superior to that carried by most SC.
called grocerv stores. Ever since
Rogers d. Co., began business here,
now about seven years ago, it has
been their especial eff1rt to cater to-
the needs of a town trade-to handle
the best qualities of-staple and fancy
groceries and to especially pay az
tention to the latter. AS a matter of
course provisions" such as meats,
flour, ETC., are also carried another
special department is that of crockery
and glassware, still others are con-
fectionery, tobaccos, cigars, ETC., but
the visitor to the house will note the
fact that these departments are not
all jumbled together-system pre-.
walls.
The management of the business
rests with Mr.. w. III. Rogers.
native of this vicinity. He was ban
and raised upon his fathers farm, and
when but about II years of age, in
1852, he enlisted in the old Orange
Guards. 9th N. G. He served until
a later day than most of the men.
While on pickle: at Hatchett's Run,
nine days before the surrender, he
was captured, and subsequently he re-
mained prisoner at Point Lookout
until the 9th of June, 1865. Re-
turning home he followed farming for
nearly two years-then he removed to
West Tennessee, to Dresden, and in
1867 he entered upon mercantile life
there as clerk. Since then he has
been in active business, and when he
returned here seven years ago last
the present firm and busi-
ness of Rogers & Co., was formed. In
December, 1880, the house was burn.
ed out, but business was only tempo
rarily interrupted ON the whole its
career has been prosperous to a
fattering degree.
Mr.. Rogers has served Durham as
Town Commissioner and he is now a
member of the Board of Education.
He sakes most lively interest in
educational matters and especially in
the welfare and advancement of our
Public Schools--in brief he is public
spirited citizen who has the best good
of Durham at heart, and he is one of
thpse who labor toward its real pros
perity.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-06

konntry people, al - -
have reason to be Proud not ohiy Of
the number of their customers but of
the kind of customers as well.
THE sPECIALTIEs OF THE HOUSE
are everything that properly belong to
the dry goods and notions trade. To
designate the departments or subs
departments would almost be equiva.
lent to making an inventory Of the
stock, apd We certainly will not un~
dertake that--we can simply say that
there is an air of completeness notice.
able that one seldom observes in
similar establishments IN towns the
size of this.
The carpet department. is another
important one, and the firm are pay
ing especial attention to it. Thereis
also a neatly appointed millinery de.
partment presided over by Miss Agnes
McCarty.
ANOTHER THING WE CAN COMMEND
is the fact that the CO partners are
workers, and it is evident to any on.
locker that they are actually doing
the work of four statesmen. This dis
position and willingness to put their
own shoulders to the wheel-to keep
down expenses-to personally make
the acquainSaace of customers, can.
not but appeal to the good sense of all
who are brought in contact with the
firm. In conclusion we may say that
the RECORDER wishes them every
reasonable degree of prosperity.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-06
j. r. FREEL4ND.

1t is only by careful study, such as
has been required in the preparation
of this double sheet of the RECORDERS,
that anything like a complete under
standing of the magnitude and ex-
tent of the trade interests of Durham
can be realized. 1t has been the aim
of the writer to present a brief and
yet truthful statement of the extent
and characteristics of prominent in
dustries without making invidious
comparisons, and to thus lay before
our readers a reliable picture of the
trade accommodations and advantages
offered by Durham. While writing
of our merchants we have no DISPOSE
ton TO ignore His Honor" Mayor
Freeland, and so we tell what We
know about him and his trade.
Capt. Freeland is a native of
Chapel Hill, Orange county, and, in
point of years, is well along in the
40's. As long ago as 1854 he began
elerking in his native town, but when
the late war occurred he was among
the earliest volunteers from the old
North State, entering the LIST N. G.,
as sergeant. That was six months
enlistment, and when the term of
service expired the regiment was re-
organized as the 18th N. c., in which
Mayor Freeland was LIST Lieutenant
of Co. ct" The following October
he was promoted to Captaincy, and
he retained that rank, remaining in
lactive service until the surrender.
The following summer he was en-
. gagged in farming, and then retiring
from agricultural pursuits he again
turned his attention to selling goods
, at Chapel Hill, but he did not engage
in trade upon his own account until
; 1867 and then in partnership with
others. In 1871 he removed to Dur
ham, engaged in merchandising, and
has since been in active business ex-
cept for a period of about two years.
Last December Capt. Freeland again
Joined the ranks ofour business men,
and if the condition of his trade since
then is any indication of what the
future hol Is in store for the house, he
certainly may indulge in the most
hopeful anticipations. This trade may
be briefly defined as comprising staple
and fancy groceries, at least those are
the leading departments, although
some boots and shoes as we'll as other
lines of goods are carried in stock.
Capt. Freeland expresses himself as
highly pleased with the present
!, status and future prospects of his
business, and we can see no reason
why every anticipation should not be
realized.
One year ago he was elected Mayor
J of Durham. He has been a most
J efficient Mayor-as a magistrate has
, tempered justice with mercy. and as
the chief executive of the town has
: worked towards its advancement.
/ This article will be in print before it
: is decided at the polls whether he is
t reelected or not-on the other sheet
? of this issue we hope to be able to
I record his triumphant return to the
Mayoralty of the most progressive
/, town in the State.
5 This edition of the RECORDER
A celebrates its 65th birthday, and i:
Al. L 1sok~.~, %--
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-06
HENRY e. SEEMAM.

The job printing Office of Mr..
Henry Z. Seeman is one that we can
hardly commend too highly. Mr.
Seeman is thorough practical print:
er, and during the year and half
that have elapsed since he established
his present business he has built up a
most excellent trade. He does good
and reliable work. -~ ~