The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-18

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EATERS or MORE on LESS IMPoRT~
AACE 10 RECORDER KEApERs.
The creeks and branches around
Durham have dried up
The Democrats Or Washington,
n. q, want Mr. George b. Brown for
Congress.
Col. Eugene Morshead is spend,
ing several days with relatives in
Greensboro
We are glad to learn that Dir.
james Southgste is some better. He
has been quite fseblo.
There are more vacant dwellings
in Durham now than has been In sew
eral We r.. Why is il
The bari er is slways iea " to cut
hair, and many a man who gees into
. barber shop for q shave comes out
shorn.
Mrs. Prof. Alderman. Of Greens.
boro. is dead She was the mother of
Miss Myra Alderman. who taught
school here last year.
The revival at North Durham
Sunday School continues with in
creasing Interest Avery large num-
her have been converted.
Those who split off fsom the
Democratic party IN Chatham two
years ago are now the most enlhusi-
astic Democrats IN the county.
We are glad to see s.mo Of our
enterprisiHg citizens taking steps to
erect a Graded School building We
are sore 10 need IL larger aud better
building. Let the good work 20
IN.
Why Is it that the plank walk
way across the ravine near Pogue's
old tobacco factory Is not fixed up I
II 1t is Of no convenience or beaefi,;
then the part that is there ought 10
be torn away as it is dangerous for
children playing on it.
The RECORDER hopes that Mr..
Thurman viii accept the invitation
that has been extended to him TO be
present at our Exposition. There is
every reason to believe that be will
visit Durham on that occasion. He
would meet with a hearty welcome.
The business men Ct Durham
are not responding to the calls of the
Ways and Means Committee as they
should. The Exposition win help
every class ard every citizen. twill
take money to make the Exposition
. grand success. Gire what SOU
can.
Capt. L. r. Exline, the existent
aud popular Register OF Deeds, Of
Chatham county, viii be rrnonlbaiesfI
at The next Democratic convention.
de hiss filed that position for eight
years He isone Of the most popular
men in The equity sndalways leads
his ticket.
We urge upon the committee APP
pointed 20 take steps about the bond.
ed warehouse 10 settle the matter as
;arly = possible BY selecting the 10
cation and letting out the contract
for the building. II cannot be well
calculated how great q benefit il will
be 10 Durham and our tobacco mar
bet.
"A singular coincidence WIS re-
ported 70 US yesterday. A young
man who boards 10 the southwestern
part Of Durham was asked 10 feed
the horses. He went % tn stable,
and IN a box ID the fed room found
a litter Of kittens, and strange { (, say,
among them was q white rat How
il; got there or from whence Il came ,
i mystery, ~ no one lear there
ever had any.
--Eeveral times the REcoRDER has |
urged upon our business rnen the i'm
pcrtance Of opening . public road
from Durham 70 Cedar Grove, Or
lnge county. We are glad . learn
hat the Commonwealth Club has
aiken the matter IN hand. We now
have some hopes OF the road being
opened. Such a road would greatly |
shorten The distance from here toi
cedar Grove, and would prove bone-
icial IN many Ways THIS Club l.
Icing and has done nm immense
mount Of good for Durham. Il is
Of our most entcrprising
men who are ever awake and ready
o - any thing that will build up |
'ur rapidly growing city.
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