The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-08-05

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/ The tobacco breaks last weeh
were the largest we, have seen for the
time OF year. 1t sold high excepi
when some was too high in case.
The fall season will soon be open
II will pay you to plant your adver
tlsement in the COURIER, the only pa,
paper published in Person county.
Sen. Fiiz Hugh Lee has accepted
! an invitation from Gen. Hancock tc
act as aice on the occasion of the
Grant obsequies in New York City.
The Durham Light Infantry will
hold its regular election Of officers at
the armory tomorrow night. All the
members are requested to be present.
| Capt. W. X. Parrish, our worthy
deputy collector, has entered upon his
duties. See his notice in another COL
umn to parties wishing to make bran.
dy.
Col. w. 4. Blackwell is having
another large two story residence
erected near his old factory. It will
be q handsome building when COM
pleted.
To-day every warehouse shed, lot
and part Of the streets are crowded
with tobacco wagons. The like has
never been seen before at this season
Of the year.
MIR. j. w. Brooks, one of Person
county's prominent farmers was in
Durham this week. He will erect q
residence on "Castle Hill" and move
here next fall.
/ Capt. Z. ]. Parrish sold one mil
lion and a half pounds Of tobacco du.
ring the months Of June and July
Nearly every pound was hauled here
BY the farmers. NJ
There are about 40 wagons loaded
with tobacco, from the northern part
Of Caswell county, at Parishes
Warehouse to-day. They were we'll
pleased with prices.
/ Our clever friend, Mr.. G. E.
1. Webb, has returned from a pleasant
visit to friends in Mass. We roget
that his trip did not improve his
health very much.
MIR. A. Mohsberg and wife left
Monday to spend some time at Butfa.
10 Lithia Springs, Va. We trust
their stay may Re pleasant and bene-
fetal to their health.
The people of Durham are 10 build
tent large enough to seat two thou.
sand people, for use in conducting q
] Union meeting. All the churches
will unite In a revival.
MIR, s. G. Bruce, who for the past
ten years hss been composition in the
RECORDER Office, left last Saturday
flor Roxboro, where he goes toget out
/ the Person County News.
Thousands of copies Of the RE-
coRDER we're scattered broad cast
over this and distant States last week
We trust it will prove very beneficial
to all our advertising patrons.
Turn the hogs out or put then
out of town, or put The city fathers
police force and all near enough to ge
an occasional "whiff" at the sicken
ing odor that rises from the filth.
. pens,
We again call the attention o
I our city fathers to the fact that som,
of the public lots are needing the at
tention ofthe sanitary policeman !
There is one whosslsoks after sucl
matters .
"A large mass meeting Of Mort
Carolina Baptists was held at Thon
! asville this week in the interest Of th
Baptist Orphanage Association. Th
corner stone Of the first building vii
!. be laid.
Our Chatham friends have bee
wonderfully successful in the cultiyi
r ton Of tobacco. They planted
J. heavy crop this year, and We learn
is looking well. This is their neare'
ma.EeL
u DIR. P. r. Hardee having move
his Office, will be found over Vaugha
;, q Tenny's dug store in Office wit
! DIR. A. g. Carr. lie Is prepared
visit patients either In the city
country.
: --Messrs. j. r. Chambers and
III. Culbreth returned Monday fro
the Methodist District Conference
re Leas Chapel, Person county. Tit
Ia report a pleasant time and q vel
large crowd in attendance.
u. IPAny pne owing for subscripti!
n. for the REcoRpER can pay II by ca
re ing at the COURIER Office, during ne
court week. There are quite q nur
m Der who are owing Us, and we won
Z. be pleased to have them settle.
ne We are sorry to learn that N
Jas. Tyson Is confined to his residen
in on Chapel Hill street, and is sufIeril
co very much with one Of his legs,whi
nv Il Is thought will have 10 be amput
ted before any relief can be obtaint
ed in our local notice last week,
Isl the burning Of the plank kiln Of Nj,
in Wilkerson, Christian 4 Co., we We
mistaken in stating that the lumtt
NM was saved. The kiln was full
nj plank at the time, which was toia
am destroyed.
MIR. Joseph A, Holloway, one
- our most successful farmers, sold .
~ barn Of tobacco Of Parrish,s wa