The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-05-16

Mr.. NJ. b. Dayie hasretur1 ed
from visit to his mother near Pc
tersbufg, Va.
The Colorsd Citizen will be
issued in Winston this week. ]. r.
Rush il the editor.
The Democratic County Conyen-
ton meets here next Saturday. Let
every delegate be present.
Tie Episcopal Convention will
meet in ST. Luke's Church, in Sails
bury. on the 23rd Of this month.
The Reidsville Times, which wac
burned out o few weeks ago, will
make its appearance next week.
The Cape Fear and Yadkin Val
ley Railroad will be completed to
Mt. Airy by the goth of tie present
month.
John Wright and John Merrick,
the two colored BARRIERS, have moved
iuto their elegant new residences in
Hayti.
The tobacco tax question will
probably be settled this week, as far
as the House of Representatives can
settleit.
DIR. Belyin Rhinehart, Of Mil.
waukee. Wis, has been on visit TO
his father, Prof. w. II. Rhinehart, OF
this place.
Let there be thorough organiza
Ition, Democrats. The enemy is &C.
ltiyely ct, work marshaling his
forces. Be mp and doing.
| Brother z. w. Whitehead will
commence, this week, the publication
Iof the DAILY Patriot at Greensboro.
We wish him much success.
--Caswell Hill and vicinity is
building up very rapidly. There aie
more new dwellings, in that part Of
the town than in any other.
The Sunday School Of Black,
we'll Baptist Church will run an ex'
Icursion in about two weeks. They
will probably go to Townsville Or
phan Asylum.
There will be a rainbow-party a,
the residence Of Mr.. ]. A. Cox, on
Thursday evening, given by the
"Epworth Band" A delightful time
is anticipated.
Rev. DIR. Deems. in 1858, pub
lIished the "Daily Ballot Box" il
Greensboro. IL was devoted to tenn
! perance, and tie first paper Of the
! kind ever issued.
The Tennessee Democrats hav'
: been balloting for a candidate fol
Governor since last Thursday. Gov
TAYLOR seems 10 DO in the lead, bn
likes one hundred and sixty votes 0
getting a majority.
Mr.. A. Ii. Riggsbee is bavin'
a new office made for the Durham
e Bull Fertilizer Co. BY the way tn
? Durham Boil has become wonder
: fully popular. The sales this yea
Ihave been enormous. When q far
g mer tries it he docs not rest easy un
! til he uses 1t again.
q Mr.. J. W. Nelson, one Of III
n largest tobacco farmers in the Stat
! informs us that the people in bis ser
!. ton. in Person county, will not plan
as large tobacco crops this year !
they did last. He says as much fel
e tilizer has been purchased, but ii
, farmers will use part of it on the
corn.
p Mr.. Wright, the contractor
\ the Durham and Oxford railroad il
o forms Us that the grading Of the rOs
= will be completed by the 18th
r next month. The cross.ties arc beiI
% laid at both ends of the line. NJ
s. ". says the road will be complete
and trains running before the first
August.
" Mai. W. A. Guthrie has been
a a visit TO Richmond county, al
Il while there he purchased q large ira
IN Of LAID. The Rockingham Roa
,e tells us that twelve hundred and 1T
ne acrs Of timbered sAnd-hill land. lyiI
u III the eastern psrt Of this count
IN were sold at public sale here b
Or Saturday and brought only 20 Ger
n per acre. I, was knocked down
~ tIr. w. A. Guthrie. Of Durham. |
the Enterprise Land Company"