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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-11-07
Another deal Rurnored.

Considerable Of buzz was caused
upon the streets yesterday evening
BY q report that the Richmond and
Danville Railroad Company had last
closed q negotiation for the control
Of the Atlantic Coast Line. IL wa,
reported sls1 that other importau,
transactions were pending which
would be announced in a few DAYS
No reliable confirmation Of the trai,s.
fer Of III Coast Line could be OBJ.
tanned. COL Andrews anil Col Turk
are both out Of the city; but several
prominent railroad men here gave
10 as their opinion that The trans
action had been consumaied, one de.
claring 70 hs positive knowledk Of
d e matter
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-11-07
TO ADVERTISERS.

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To those who want their advertise
ting to pay, We can offer no better
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Sam ,JOneSisns,

A man is just as strong as the thing
he gives himself to.
You can't get along without three
good, honest prayers a day.
If you'll get on Gods train and
keep your seat, you'll g through to
destination as sure as a gan il iron.
Get the idea.
The rs have got the gang-feel:ng
and '.fitten."
A fellow that don't liye right in
his family, cant pray in his family.
Durham is a whale. II there il
anything bigger than that she lie it.
Talk good about your neighbors.
Brag on fellow to keep the devil
from Dragging on you.
It amt what you've got, but what
sort Of fellow is it got it.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-11-07
That Clergyman Should be Con
yerted.

That Clergyman Should be Con-
yerted.
"A leading clergyman here took
occasion TO refer in very strong yet
proper language 10 unseemly Lam
guage in the pulpit or at religious
services. IL was well understood that
this was directed at the notorious
Sam Jones. The world runs after
strange gods these days, a. il used to
in days long past. Il is time TO call
q halt, aud the force aud proprIety
If the clergymaB's language were felt
by all who heard him."
The above clipping is from q Raj
eigb correspondent 70 the Whining
ton Messenger. The RECoEpEg would
advise this clergyman and Lis CORES.
pendent, 70 90 and hear Sam Jones
and be converted. Talk about call.
ing halt. Why there il no calling
. halt on Sam Jones for God is at
his back, saying 90 il Sam, am with
you always It's the devil that cries
halt
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-11-07
POMONA I'LL NURSERIES
POMONA, NJ O
TWO AND A HALF MILES WEST
OF GREENSBORO. N. c.

The main line OF / Richmond &
Danville Railroad pa .es through the
g ounds, and within LOO feet Of the
Office. Salem trains mike regular
stops twice daily eacf way. Those
interested in fruit M fruit growing
are cordially invited 10 inspect this.
the largest nursery III The State, and
one Of the largest IL the South.
Sock consists 81 app ). peach. peBr,
cherry. plums. Japa esr pefsimmon,
spricots, neciarlnfs, mulherries.
ounce, grapes, iiqs raapberries,
gnoseberrirs, curralis, pie plant.
English walnut, PFC MS, chestnuts,
strawberries. roses, eyergreens, shade
trees, &c. All the nrw and rare va,
ri,ties as well as the I'D ones. which
my new catalogue fur 1888 will
show. Give your ortsrs to nv au.
thorizod agent, or ord,r direct from
the nursery. Correspondence solici.
ted. Descriptive catalogue free to
applicants. Address.
j. VAN LESDLEY,
Pomona, Guilfuri Co., N. q.
Reliable statesmen wanted IN very
county. A good paying commission
will be given.
. nay 3.tf
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-11-07
BROOKLYN FRIGHTENED.
A Case of Yellow Fever i'm the
City Hospital.

+ WY
New YoRK, Oct. 26.-Considcra-
BILE alarm has been occasioned over
the death in st. Johns Hospital, in
Brooklyn, of Capt John GilIard, OF
the steamer Carens, of yellow fever.
The health authorities, however, as
sert that there is no cause for fear,
as everything possible to prevent the
spread of the disease has been done.
The steamer Carens was Immediately
returned to the lower quarantine,
where she will be most thorough
ly fumigated. A portion other cars
90, which was discharged at Martins
stores. was also disinferted. S'me
trouble vas experienced in finding
GuL the coachman who drove the sick
captain to the hospital and not until
after several other persons had hired
the hack could he be found. The ve-
hicle was thoroughly disinfected,
and the officers are now at work
trying to locate the several passen-
gers.
The body of the captain, after be-
ing enclosed in an air-tight casket,
was taken to Evergreen Cemetery for
interment. Portions ofthe body had
been retained by the doctors and will
be subjected to microscopic examina>
ton for scientific purposes 10 more
fully determining the diagnosis of
case. Part of the ships cargo which
was shipped east will be looked for
by the health authorities, they havs
ing been informed of the matter, so
that proper precautions can be taken.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-11-07
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.

Tune "a, 1883. No. so No So
LEAVE Daily. No. 81
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-11-07

*Daily. tDaily except Sunday.
No so and 81 connect daily except
sunday at Keysyille for Clarksyille and
Oxford
No So connects at Richmond with
o . o for Old Point and Norfolk
No 81 and IS connect at Richmond
daily except Sunday for West Point
No 81 from West Point has daily
connection nj Richmond with No 81
for the South.
aLEEPINu-cAR SERVICE
On Trains 80 and 81, Pullman Buffet
sleeper between Montgomery and New
York, DaDyille and Augusta, and Raj.
eigh and Murristown, Tenn
on 81 and So, Pullman Buffet Sleeper
between Washington aud New Orleans.
via Montgomery, and betw, "a Wash.
ingtOn and Augusta, Richmond aud
Greensboro. aud Pullman PnrI0r cars
between Salisbury and knoxllyie
Through Tickets on sale az principa
Stations 10 all points
For rates and information apply %
10 any agent Of the company or 10
soLHAAs, wATuRK, JLTAYLoR.
Tnsfno Manager. Div Pas Agent Gen Pas AZ,
RALE19H NC.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-11-07
1t Gives Universal Satisfaction.
Sale of Land.

On Monday, November 26th. at
court house door, to the highest bid,
der, the tract of land belonging to
Wash Mangum and Ann Mangum,
containing ten and one half acres, the
place on which they now 1--we, adjoin.
ing the lands Of VIM. Mangum. J. s.
Mangum, Lewis Dixon and Morgan
Latta, about 81 miles from Durham.
No membranes. Terms cash.
ids. g. G. FARTHfse.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-11-07
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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-11-07
New Advertisements

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH
l. Is l'cated at SEWASEE, TENN.
upon the Cumberland Plateau, 2OOJ feet
above the sea level, This school, under
The special patronage Of the Bishops Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, in the South
and Southwest. offers the healthiest resi-
denee and the best advantages, both moral
and educational, in It's Grammar School and
is Collegiate add Theological Departments
For the special claims ofthis University for
PATRONAGE, apply for documents 70 the Rev,
TELFAIR H0DGsoN, vice-Cb1neellor.
SewaEee. sep l.im.w.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-13
WHITING.

A. II. Bryant is still at home. Mrs.
Bryant is so very sick that he cannCt
leave.
Orison Smiths boy is very sick from
catching cold while recovering from the
measles.
Miss Nettie Pond is going to Orwell to
learn telegraphy of C.. ID. Abel. the man
ager at North Orwell.
About a dozen new cases of measles
were reported Monday morning. This
makes about so cases since March.
Mrs. Hannah Baldwin has returned
home from Salisbury, where she has been
staying a few weeks with Mrs. Doud.
Mrs. Sarah Baker is going to live with
Albert Walker the coming summer. Mrs.
Shin will go to Philadelphia to live with
her son George and family.
Calvin Austin, nephew of Mrs. Nelson
Remelee of this town, took the train here
Monday morning for Yankton, Oak,
where he has an appointment under gov
eminent. Mr.. Austin was formerly a
Whiting boy and for the past fifteen
years has been in the far West and the
past fOur years at YanktOn amongst the
Sioux Indians. He is a live, energetic
man, who started out with the determin-
alton of doing something.
At the last ladies' social gathering,
held with Mrs. j. f. Parker, the ladies
voted to pay 600 towards the place they
intended buying for the Congregational
parsonage and headed the paper with
that amount, and if nothing new comes
up we think a good part of the purchase
money will be subscribed here by the
church, society and friends. The house
will have to be repaired, as it is not in
very good shape for any one to live in,
but out or in repair it is far preferable to
the place where the minister and family
live.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-13
State VepS.

1t has been decided to continue the
Sauveur summer school for languages at
Burlington.
The Vermont Marble company at Proc
tor is to light its works, mills and its
shops by electricity.
Nearly Sls,500 was expended in the
new buildings and furnishings of the
Mary Fletcher hospital, Burlington, last
year.
The home of Mrs. Frederick Parks at
Springfield was burned Sunday night;
loss estimated at 100000, with some in
surance.
ID. W. M~orehouse of Underhill has been
arrested by government officers on the
charge of sending obscene matter through
the mails and held in $500 bonds for trial.
The railroad commissioners will meet
at Bellows Falls Wednesday. April Is, TO
hear grievances relative to the passenger
tariff between Bellows Falls and Brattle-
boro.
The dates for the annual May festival
of the Rutland Music Festival a~ssocia-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-13
RIPTON.

Mrs. Derby died April 2, aged ~ years.
Measles is with us, though not of a very
severe type.
James Aldrich has 200 trees tapped and
is making considerable sugar.
Russell Harrington is seriously i'll with
quick consumption and is not expected to
live long.
From one cause or another four or five
good cows have died lately belonging to
as many different men. 1t seems to be
the opinion that last winter was a hard
one on stock.
The Bean family expect a liberal slice
out of a large fortune said to have been
accumulated by one Thomas A. Bean,
who emigrated years ago from New
Hampshire to Texas and died there last
autumn from the effects of an overdose of
%laudanum, leaving an estate variously es-
timated at from $4,000, 900 to ST., 200. 900.
A good deal of excitement was caused
by the disappearance, last Saturday
night, of Walter Hurlburt, a boy of about
ID years of age. He left home to go to
the Hollow for groceries and the mail
and staid around there with other boys
until 10 o'clock. About that hour he
stepped out of Campbell's store and in
answer to a companions, who asked him
if he was going home. said, mot just
yet" Nothing has been seen or heard
from him since at this writing CTuesdav
noon. He could not have hidden HIM
self more ef1ectually if the earth had
opened and swallowed him. kilograms
have been sent to relatives and friends.
The water was drawn out from Goodroe's
pond, as it was thought perhaps he might
have fallen in there when going home,
but without result. Opinion differs as
TO whether he has run off or was the vic
tim of an accident. He was a quiet, stu
dious boy and never ran away.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-13
NEW HAVEN,

Lafayette White of Brooksville is very
low with consumption.
George Morgan has been appointed
station agent at BroOksville.
l.. 5. DOud has been confined to the
house with a severe bilious attack.
Beaver Glen cheese factory bids fair to
be largely p%atronized the coming season.
Mervin Twitchell, who has been quite
sick, is slowly improving and able to
be out.
Measles is still prevalent in town.
Among those who are very sick with the
disease is Fred H. Conant.
The listers have completed taking the
list. They found a large number of peO-
pie in a destitute condition.
Joseph Davenau has sold his place to
Henry Morey and has bought the Cook
farm, formerly occupied by w. d. Lane.
Mrs. s.. b.. NJ. Cowles has the finest
collection of plants and flowers in town.
She takes just pride in exhibiting them
to her friends.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-13
SALISBURY

The health of Franklin Bump has i'm
proved lately.
The weather is not very favorable for
making sugar.
Mrs. Lottie Kelly and family have re-
turned to New York.
Rev. J. s. Mott has been a little more
comfortable the last few days.
There is a large supply of measles in
the west part of the town. Those who
have never had them before are nearly
all on the sick list.
\ little girl came to the house of Mr..
and Mrs. Willie Bump on Sunday even
ing. April s. Under the circumstances
they thought it best to keep her and take
good care of her.
Those who understand how to catch
fish have had good success at Lake Dun
more this spring. Charles Conant caught
20 lbs. of nice lake trout, Monday. and
took them to the Middlebury market.
The Methodist church expects a new
pastor in a few days. The Troy confer
ence meets on Wednesday of this week
in the city of Troy. Quite a number of
changes are to be made in this district.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-13

John ii. Booth is at home on a visit.
Hon. f. Z. Woodbridge is still in poor
health.
Mrs. A. III. Stone has moved into the
new Stevens store.
j. B. Hustled has rented the new store
In the Stevens new block.
f. c. Scott secured the first lot of ma
pie sugar for the Fulton market.
Gen. Geo. w. Grandey has been con-
fined to the house for four weeks.
Mrs. Munroe and daughter have gone
to Waltham, Mass, to visit relations
there.
Mrs. Duquette has moved into the Hop
kins store, lately vacated by Mrs. A. Ii.
Stone.
Postmaster Kimball went to Boston
Saturday, the eth, on a visit to his son
George.
Miss Elitharp, the professional nurse,
Is attending Mrs. Homer Ball of Ferris
burgh, who is very sick.
S. S. Gaines of the Stevens House has
sold a valuable matched team to Ingra-
ham & Son of Bristol, CT.
Miss Lottie Benton has had rooms, for
merly occupied by the public library, fit
ted up for a photograph gallery, which
she will manage.
Mr.. McCaughey of Australia was in
town Saturday. He owns Zoo, 900 acres
of land and l,250 900 sheep, and is here
purchasing sheep for his ranch at home.
Messrs. Coles & Co. are here from
Massachusetts, buying horses for the Bos-
ton market. They have made this place
their Vermont headquarters for several
years.
The residence of Capt. Louis Mott took
fire Tuesday, but was saved at the start
by Judge Vernal. His name is favorably
mentioned to serve as chief engineer for
the coming year.
Edward ii. Woodbridge has secured a
furlough for thirty days from duty at
the New York custom house. He is one
of the few remaining Republicans whom
the performers" can't spare.
f. 4. EIealey, f. X. Haven, John IL.
Donnelly and Geo. f. o. Kimball have
purchased II acres of land in Decatur,
Alabama, for $4,000. The Decatur boom
has entirely taken II few of our citizen,
by storm. \ city is seen with million,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-13
IlINCOLN.

Mrs. Zimri Lathrop is very sick.
Daniel Cove does not improve. He has
the pneumonia now
Nellie Grant commences work mex
week in the family of Howard Clark.
Warren Elliott leaves here this week
for York State, where he has a job in a
mill.
Postmaster Whitney, in the south part
of the town, received his outfit of stamps,
ETC.. Saturday night.
S. c. & l.. S. Narney started their mil
this week on slaves. They have about
300,0 feet of logs to cut out this
season.
Nelson Miner has moved back on his
farm. He went to Boston last week and
purchased a pair of horses, riding one of
them from Rutland and leading the other.
Bryant & Daniels have had a great
time making maple sugar, for the past
ten days not allowing their fires TO go
out at all. They have about 1900 trees
tapped.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-13
BRISTOL.

Ben. Vinton continues to fail slowly.
Lewis Hurlburt lost a ~11-months-old
child Monday.
S. f. Hasseltine has been quite i'll for
several days, but is improving.
Rev. w. o. Tower went to Troy Mon
day to attend the annual conference.
Mrs. John Gray, who was quite i'll last
week with the measles, is improving.
Alfred Phelps has moved his family
into the upper part of his blacksmith
shop.
E. w. Shattuck expects to occupy his
new residence on Mountain street next
week.
The snow is nearly all gone in this vi
cinity. The sugar season will be short
and sweet.
Mrs. A. Z. Allen has sold a house on
East Main street to j. 5. Ashley, the
feather-bed man.
The Good Samaritans continue to draw
crowded houses at Holly hall every Fri
day evening.
Col. L. F. Copeland will give his lee
ture "Handsome People," April rs. 1t
will be the sixth and last lecture of the
course.
j. M. Day has moved his jewelry, etc.,
into the store fitted up for him in Pater-
sons block. He has one of the neatest
stores in town.
There are quite a number of new tuition
scholars this term of school. Our graded
school was never in better condition than
now. The spring term opened on Mon
day.
The Citizens band, with about 40 9TH
ers, visited f. B. Paterson's sugar bush,
on Bristol Flats, last Friday. They were
all agreed OIL one point, that they had a
sweet time. About 30 from the village
visited the same place Saturday.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-13
ORWELL.

James Conkey is quite sick with pleu-
risy and on Sunday last was not as well.
Most of the districts in town have Sc
cured first-class teachers for the summer
term. At last accounts No. s had not
secured a teacher.
The wife of DR.. Nathan Gale died on
Monday of last week, and owing to the
bad condition of the roads her funeral
was not largely attended.
Rev. S. F. Calhoun preached a very
fine Easter sermon to rather a small au-
dience. The pulpit was nicely decorated
with house plants, showing the fine taste
of some of our ladies, who are ever rea-
dy to lend a helping hand on such occa-
sions; and we think more of our people
would have felt well paid for travelling
through the snow and mud on Easter
Sunday had they made the effort.
MARY Sullivan, daughter of Mr.. and
yNrs. John Sullivan, died on Thursday
March %, and was buried in the Catholic
cemetery on Saturday following. Servi-
ces were held at the Catholic church and
were attended by a goodly number of rel
atives and friends, of whom the deceased
had many las well as her parents, who re-
ceived substantial evidence of sympathy
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-13
General Oeps.
MATTERS AT WASHINGTON.

The Senate passed l21 bills on Friday
in less than an hour and a half.
The President has approved the act
granting a pension to Mary S. Logan,
wife of John A. Logan.
President Cleveland has nominated
Hon. Henry b. Lowering as United States
marshal at Boston in place of General
Banks.
Senator Edmunds is moving to secure
an increase of the pension of the widow
of Ger. Stannard of Vermont from S4S
to 500 per month.
The United States supreme court has
sustained a Pennsylvania State law pro-
hibiting the manufacture of oleOmargar-
inc or any other imitation of butter.
A movement has been started to raise a
subscription among the members of the
bar throughout the country for the bene-
fit of the family of the late Chief Justice
Waite.
A Washington dispatch says the inn
preston which has gone abroad that con-
the Senate had been postponed till De-
cember is entirely erroneous. The treaty
will be taken up and acted upon within a
short time.
Senator Daniel has introduced a bill to
repeal section 1918 of the revised statutes,
which provides that mo person who has
sci we'd in any capacity in the military,
naval or civil service of the so-called con-
federate States or of either of the States
in insurrection during the late rebellion
shall be appointed to any position in the
army of the United States"