Durham daily recorder., 1886-05-07

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Conrad will open q large stock q
groceries in the Mangum building ~ ~
d few days. We predict tor these
gentlemen fine trade.
Col. w. I. Blackwell will in a
few days ship a Car load OF fine
horses to Philadelphia. This sounds
strange, Durham shipping a car load !
Of horses to Philadelphia to be sold
The Legislative and Sundry Civil
Appropriation bills are nearly COM
|pleted. The latter will probably be
rebortea 45tle HOUSE before the end
of the week.
The proprietors Of the cotton
factory are talking Of sinking an ar
tesian well similar to tiat Of the
Blackwell tobacco factory, which
furnishes an unlimited supply ofex.
cellent water
The citizens ticket m W lnsson
was elected by a large majority. The
Twin-City Daily says: 'sThis blg
majority was given BY the colorod
vote and the local option element Of
the town."
The House Committee on Labor
yesterday discussed, without action,
the suggestions touching the appoint
ment OF a permanent board ofarbltra
tion contained in the Presidents mes
sage on the labor problem.
Mr.. Breckinridge, Of Arkansas,
yesterday introduced resolution in
the House to give silver certificates
full legal tender character, and pro
yiding for the issue of certificates Of
the denominations of one, two and
five dollars.
The Lodge Hall of the |. 0. O.
+, will be camplete by Tuesday, May
18th. Messrs. Christian and Hover
ton are doing the work. Therefore
it il needless to say it is a first-class
job. The plans were drawn by Hill
q. Lintllicum.
The next session of the North
Carolina Teachers Assembly will be
held at Mt. Mitchell Hotel, Black
Mountain, commencing June 22nd,
and continue until July 9th. This
promises to be the most interesting
session ever held.
We are requested to state that
the Board Of town Commissioners
haze made no promises to elect any
one to any Office. Petitions are in
order. They say they want the best
men for the positions. The prices are
high. Now is the time to hand IN
your petitions. They willelect Tues
day night.
The old war Governor of Nir-
gipia, .Extra Billy" Smith, was on
the floor OF the house the ether day.
He is over so years old, his hair is
quite white, but he is as vigorous as
ever. He is a thrifty, careful man
| (when he was in the field during the
war he always carried an umbrella
and saved a comfortable fortune onl
of the stage coach business many
years ago. = Washington Post.
Monday June 7th, the magis'
trates in all the counties in the State
will meet to elect County Commis.
sioners. They will meet on the same
day in joint session with the County
Commissioners to consider the ques
tion of concuring in the leving taxes
by the Commissioners. A Superin
tendent Of county schools will be
elected by the magistrates, member
Of the board of education aud o
County Commissioners at the sam'
time .-State Chronicle.
Quitting advertising in dull times
is like tearing out a dam because tn,
water is low. Either plan will pre-
vent good times from coming. :
Goldsboro Messenger. Yes, but j
will let the proprietor and his clerk
have a little rest time. These warn
days you can passup Main street anc
tell every liberal advertising mer-
chant by the crowd i'm his store.