The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-10-17
THE SECOND DAY.
COLD RAIN INTERFERES--
But THE CROWD GOOD.
The Exhibit Charms Every One
A Brief Outline of What is
to be Seen.

Durham people arose this morning
to find q cold rain falling: high wind
prevailing ard all of their bunting in
q very delapidated condition. Out
door navigation was very disagreed
BILE. While the weather Kept away a
great many, still large numbers
poured into Durham by every train
ard considering the disadvantages
the crowd to-day has been a good one.
Parrish's Warehouse has been more
or less crowded all day.
EXHIBITS.
NJ. II. Jones-lst to left, Silver
Ware, &c.
j. Gresham fine display Of IAN
CIV candies of his own make. We
will put Jack Gresham against the
world on making fine candies Of all
kinds. Nice display.
The Durham Furniture Company
had display of chamber and par
lor suits. Their undertaking display
was very good.
T. J. Gattis l. Son. display OF re.
ligious books, albums, &c.
Howerton d Bro, display of bug
gies of their own make. They are
unsurpassed as buggy and phaeton
manufacturers. In their undertaking
department they showed some fine
goods.
". r. Murry, agent for the Do.
mestic Sewing Machine, had some
foe machines on exhibition. No ma
chine stands higher than the Domes-
tic. They showed SOME artistic work
done on their machine.
Lamb & Thomas, pianos and or
gans, fine exhibit of first class instru-
ments. They exhibited instruments
from Sterling d Co.'S factO y. New.
ark, Tobor Organ Works and others.
These instruments are very good.
The DAILY AND WEEKLY RECORD.
Err and Southern Tobacc0nist aud
Manufacturers Record had q coy Of.
fee, and exhibited the papers pub
lished by the owner of this paper.
Jones d Lyon had a magnificent
display of fine silks, laces, wraps,
cloaks, ladies shoes, gents underwear.
&c.
s r. Perry, fancy groceries, fruits
Of all kinds, syrups, pickles, &c.
w. III. Wetmore & Co, shoe NAM
ufacturers. This was in charge Of J.
r. Barley. Showed fine goods.
John l. Markham, a large exhibi:
OF dry goods shoes, carpets, clothing,
erockery and glassware, tinware,
clocks, DC.
K. A. Whitaker had a very credit
able exhibit Of all kinds Of fancy gro.
ceries, foreign and dome site fruits,
musical instruments, canned goods,
&c.
Mr.. A. F. Parmalee, of Birming
ham, Ala, Excelsior Tufting and En-
bordering Machines. Some very fine
exhibits Of the goods made on this
machine.
d. W. Whitaker, job printer. Press
running. Some nice exhibits Of all
kinds Of fancy printing. Very nice.
w. T. Ellis Of the Dry Goods En-.
porium had an exhibit that would do
credit TO any dry goods house in the
country. His display Of siiks from
the cocoOns 10 the beautiful silk dress
goods was very interesting. The dis.
play was very lastly arranged and
made q grand appearance.
The Durham Sash, Door and Blind
Manufacturing Co. bad on exhibition
some Of their very fine goods made Of
factory Their NANTES With plate
glass cannot be eKcelled anywhere.
The Durham Fertilizer Co. had q
most creditsble exhibit. Il was we'll
arranged and showed their goods to
grea, advantage.
DR.. 9. X. Foust, the largest dealer
10 fruit west Of Raleigh, He had q
nice exhibit, embracing, peaches Fuch
a. Julius November, NiG's Late, Cal.
Tiers Heath, AlDrights Winter and
Stedly. Pears-Muts Jonah, Tur.
ner's Winter, Ballet, Peri, Glout
MarcIon, Heed, Benrlode, Morgan
Deal, and Q fine assortment Of apples.
Holland l. Vaughan, city bakery.
6Le display Of cakes, bread, &c.
Frebch's shoe display was very tine.
showing q large number Of different
makes Of shoes.
Muse Il SbAE. THIS dry goois
frm deserves special mention. They
had q lovely exhibit and showed their
6ne silks, carpets, rugs, &c 10 q great
advantage IL VAS generally praised
by visitors.
Durham Cotton Manufacturing Co.
made fine exhibit Of their goOds.
Their ChambrJs were very fine.
&C. Taylor had a good EXHIBIT of
theleaiiDg makes Of stoves, CRATES &c.
J. r. Freeland, fancy grocerles,
fruits, preserves, cakes, crockery, ci.