The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-29
LOCAL MATTER

mucH WUfsc thah hc NApsS'Ou w hhu
Iii m.
rhe city authorities will issue
bonds 10 TIE Oxford q Durham Rail
road. They are ready to be signed
BY the Mayor.
Several parties have recently
been in Durham prospecting with
view Of investing in Durham dirt.
Let them come they will never regret
IL.
Died Friday night, little John
ME Richard Lnmley. Of 9iphtheria.
aged 4 years. son Of Calvin and Sal
lie Lumley. Johnnie was sweet IN
telligent little child.
The number OF vacant dwellings
In town are very few. These have
been principally vacated by parties
moving into better houses or builde
Ing dwellings Of their. own.
The Durham Land and Security
Company are extending Bryan Ave-
nue. through the ORriant tract, to
the Hal! road, which will open up the
best road leading to Wake county.
We would think IL everlasting
smart If those who owe us for sub
scription would come along; If snme
of you haven't got the money. come
along solemnly with some big melons.
we'll acc pit 'em IT,
1t il rumored that j. A. Cheek,
Of Orange. will be The Republican
nominee Tor the Senate in this Dis
trict. He will not oppose his brother
Mr.. Thos. Cheek who was nominated
for the House by the Dom 1crats.
The candidate for the House OF
Representatives. Mr.. Thos. Cheek,
nominated by Orange Democrats, l.
one OF the best farmers as well as
one Of the nest popular men in that
county. Durham will give him q
strong vote.
Tuesday at Roxboro. Mr.. Madi-
son Yarboro's horse reared up and
threw him backwards. While get.
ting, up the horse struck him in the
face painfully mjnring him. His
wounds we're dressed and from last
information he was doing we'll.
---.Goodness, graciin.l" exclaimed
i one OF the Graded school children t,-
day; Eve have had much unalloyed
happiness for snrne time, but il will
soon be time FIR the re-openiug oil
the school aud play days will cover
the Professor will be happy, and il is
natural that be shuu'd, however
DIR. I. G. Baily, Of the BiJlicaI
Recorder, Il one Of our visitors. Ill
is highly delighted with our town
Says he is having good quiet time
that he enjoyed the centennial hugely
and his visit 10 Durham Comes next a
one Of the things he really delights
in. ~
Durham county Democrat
should besiir themselves. We car
carry .he county by big majority
il We will do our duty, q thorough
canvass should be made. Go "a
work for The whole ticket. Sick y
lie party OF tbs white men ever. u
somc one should not be your chOic'
vote for him.
We learn from the Raleigh His
dor. that tiol. A. b. Andrews prapo
SEES when The Oxford 4 Durham tran
stars 70 make the time from Raleig
10 Richm nd, hours. this will Civ,
us an opp ,rtunity OF eatingS o'clocl
breakfast IN Durham, and IL o'clocl
dinner In Richmond. BY this ar
rangement q large amount If th
through travel viii come by Durham
We are moving onward.
The Committee Of Arrangement
of the aY. n. ID. Club. Of Durham
composed ofthe following gentlemen
ls expected 70 make the neccsssr,
arrangements for The speakers o
Friday night next. @. N. Holder
Chairman. T. ID Fsrthing, j {
Burch, J. T. Muse, L. 8. Puryeai
]. w. Virgins, Jr, and X. L. Nea
Go 10 work gentlemen and let Y
have q big crowd and . hugo time.
-Dockery boomers are demoralli
ed, Three colored men left Raleig
on u 9 5 o'clock TRAN Monday even
ing for Austin, Texas, and just b
fore the train LEFT loied man tol
them they ought 10 remain until afts
the election; for said he, "FowI
might get 10, do stay, don't go bac
on your native country" They tol
him he might slur Of them but The
were going 10 better land than TIN
doc or no Doc"
And poor Jas. b Mason. Il
Radical candidate for Superiutel
dent of Public Instruction has "wri
letter TO the N. @. ProhibltiOHi,
In Il he says: "Two political parti
strong in themselves, are necessaI