The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1886-01-06
LOCAL MATTER.
one year off.

clear.
Now is the time for old topers to
"swear off,
The indications are now in ia.
YER Of snow.
Charlotte is soon to have to
bacco warehouse.
If you are tired of life and need
sleep, take laudanum.
Mr.. & Mrs. Alex. Walker are.
on a visit to Tarboro.
Gov. Fitzhugh Lee was indicted
into office on New Years day.
Go and see some "nigger" didos
Saturday night. Stokes Hall.
The population Of Charleston. S.
C., is q $50 whites and 80, $40 color
ed.
"A fine violin and case for sale Al
Gardeners JeSelry Store, cheap fol
cash.
The editor is in Richmond this
week, will visit Norfolk before he re
turns to Durham.
The Christmas holidays passes
off pleasantly. We hope everybody
had a nice time.
If any body finds strange
deril burning around loose, please
bring him in. He is ours.
Ferdinand Ward is keeping the
books at Sing Sing. "What a fall,
my countrymen y
-Ex-President Arthur is said to
be worth 100000. 1t pays to be
President sometimes.
Services were held at all of our
Churches on last Sunday and good
congregations were present.
Roller skating held the boards
during the Christmas holidays as the
chief amusement for the juveniles.
The value of exports from the
port # Wilmington for the month Of
Dec. 'S5, amounted to 1870.
A fire at Fayetteville on the
2Sth of Dec. destroyed the residenc,
of W. H. Tomlinson, Of North street.
Watch the crowd at r w.
Thomas a Co, buying DIR. Uayid's
Cough Syrup. II beats all. II.
Mrs. Garfield, who il graceful
writer. is preparing biography Of
erlate husband, the dead President.
DIR. N. III. johnson & Co., sell
DIR. Dayid's Cough Syrup rapidly be.
cause it is the best. [oct. 2Stf.
-Mr. G. E. Webb, formerly Of
this place, but now Of Winston, is
visiting relatives and friends in Dur
ham.
The "devil' Is out taking Christ.
mas the Inst seen of him he was
heading for tho Neuce river with q
musket on bis shoulder.
Five bottles DIR. Dayid's Cough
Syrup for dollar at Il. Blacknall 4
Sons Drug Store. II beats all.
Pretty Pauline Markham, who
visited our cit, some two years ago,
with her company disbanded at Gal
WESTON, Texas, last week.
Read carefully all the advertise.
ments concerning our merchants in
this weeks RECORDER; We expect y
talk them up"
Next Easter Sunday falls on the
25th Of April, a fact which has not
occurred since 1884, and will not oc
cur again before 1943.
There have been several sociable'
and parties in our midst during thu
holidays, and as q matter of course
wirth and JOY reigned supreme.
There has been fewer crime
and casualties this Christmas thar
usual. Everybody seemed to bejoll,
and in good humor.
MIR. J. T. Britt, foreman Of th,
printing Office Of W. Duke, Sons q
Co, paid flying visit to Goldsbor'
during the Christmas holidays.
The necessary number ofpcrson
in old Chatham lave signed q peti
tion 10 establish the stock law in tina
county.
--"Round again = he asked, .
the dun put bis head in at the door
Eyes and will stay round till l &c
square"
A ST.. Paul policeman who are;
ted an old bum, sent him to the ra
factory with the explanation that "h
Vas nothing but an old rip and tear.
The only young lady student .
the Boston University law school
called appropriately by The mean la
students, their Sisterin'law.
Senator voorhees,, IL Is reported
will deliver his address Oh, Je
ferson In ten cities of Indiana in ai
Of the Hendricks monument.
Time Is money-there is D
time like the presest time that IL
say, nore which requires 30 muc
myney,"---to run a newspaper.
The Rev. ". s. Greasy, Past
Trinit, Church, preached two vel