The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-11-14
CRIsPY STATE NEWS.

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Late State Papers.
The first cargoes Of West India fruit
OF the season arrived In Wilmington
Thursday.
The Wilmington artesian well has
reached q depth of four hundred and
ninety feet.
At Selma, Johnston county, q nes
gro woman threw her infant, two days
old, into we'll. III arg mi
Shaw University, colored, at Ral-
eigh. has 400 students. They Will
erect more buildings soon. ..r .
Mr.. 3. Frank Pharr, q prominent
farmer Of Cabarrus county, LIST his
right arm in a cotton gin last Friday.
Ben T. .McAden, secretary and
treasurer of McAden's Hills in Gas.
ton county, died of heart disease after
a brief ILLNESS on Sunday.
Scotland Neck Democrat: We are
sorry TO learn that Mr.. Thophilus
Davenport, near Hobgood's Fora, lost
his house BY FIRE last Monday night.
Henderson Ns,cs: At the Meth-
odist church Sunday night Mr..
George T. Simmons made bis debut as
o minister Of the Gospel in a most
happy effort.
Mrs. Fannie Morse, Of Southport.
has sent co the office of the Whining
ton Messenger q sweet potato tina,
weighs 81 pounds and measures 24i
inches 10 circumference.
The store. stables and feed-room Of
DR.. Hardester. and q portion of The
stores of DR.. Young and j. 7. Harper
at Youngsville, in Franklin county
were destroyed by fire "Wednesday
night, No insurance.
Winston Daily: Revs. r. W
Crews, @. G. Haymore, of Mt. Airy
and II. A. Brown, Of Winston, hay,
lust closed a protected meeting o.
Friendship. They baptized seven OF
Friday and fifteen on SUNDAY.
| Washington Progress: The coloret
people have organic d u Farmers Al
lance in Kinston about 100 strong
- The Albemarle and Raleigl
branch Of the W. 4 W. Road will b
extended to Plymouth via Jawesvill
at an early day.
Monroe Enguirer-Erprss: A Sol
of Mr.. John Arant, Of Buford town
ship. few days ago, caught an eagl
whit b measured 6 feet "a inches iron
Tip to tip Of its wings. When caugh
|. was engaged In the task of tryinI
to carry off q goose.
| Graham Cleaner: The Provisions
Board appointed by the Convention
Of the Christian Church in extraordi
nary session at Providence in the cal
" part Of September, met at Burling
ton LAST Friday night and decided
locate Graham College the denomins
. tion.l college Of the Church ab.,v
named, permanently at Graham, thl
place having offered the best induce
:. ments Of any place bidding for the ia
| stitution.
, Wsdesboro Messenger: Col. Poll
, the Secretary Of the Farmers ALI
: ance, says that the membership is no.
; considerably over 1000. and tbs
the order is daily increasing. M
J. M. Smith, q prominent citizen I
Leaksville township, had the mi.f1I
tune 10 very seriously burn his arm
, and face last Monday. In his efol
to save his children from being burr
ed, which he succeeded In doing. !
was severely burned on both arms an
in the face. IL IS feared he will loo,
!. the use OF his hands aud his eYes al
!. also seriously injured.
!. Charlotte Chronicle: Captain Wa
!. ter Bell, who was at one time eel,
: graph operator at Gaffney's, and lat
/. tram dispatcher for the Richmond
7 Danyille Company at Atlanta. b.
: who IL now master Of trains for d
D Mexican National road, Is giving Il
Q traia rockers 10 Mexico q taste
e American manners. One day recent
he was on o train which was rock,
|. by . party Of Mexicans, and, drawir
d q pistol, he fred into the crow
. bringing down q Mexican. The Mei
! cans then gave Captain Bell . tasI
q Of Mexican manners. He was q
= rested and carried TO o house by Il
9 roadside, where he was locked up al
j kept q prisoner for several days.
. finally transpired that the Mexici
? was not fatally wounded, aud this fa'
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