The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-12-12

Marriage does not appear to be
a failure in this part OF the country.
West Durham had two Sunday morn.
ing--one at 8 o'clock and the other
at $50. The contracting parties were
Miss Laura Vickers and Mr.. Lonny
Melvin, Miss Matte Christian and
Mr.. Harry Hunter. Rev. Mr.. Oliver
officiated on both occasions. d.
The place to get big prices for
tobacco is Lockhart's Banner Ware
house. Mr., X. H. Kicks, of Nash
county sold 1925 pounds, at an aver
age Of $35 IS, A. Bullock, Granville
county, one load at $24.98, SUIT 4
Wilson, one load STAG and many
others were made happy the same
day. Come on planters and be done
likewise.
We are in receipt of O neatly
printed pamphlet advertiseing New
Bern as Winter resort. Mr.. Wash.
ington Bryan, President of the AtA
lan'ic IL North Carolina X. II. is
President of the Winter Resort Conn
mittee. New Bern has many advan-
tages that will attract health and
pleasure seekers. The rivers and
sounds that surround it are teeming
with fish and fowl.
"A colored boy about Is years
old. called upon DIR. j. ID. Roberts
about ! o'clock Sunday morning to
extract q pistol ball from his right
leg. He said he had accidently shot
himself. The ball struck near the
front part of the leg. below the knee,
aud ranged downward. The Doctor
failed TO get IL having gone too far to
reach. He dressed tie wound. He
gave his name as Will Burress.
God, walking over the starry
spheres, did clasp the hand of Lillie
Robbins and led her, through falling
tears, into the mystic land. She was
the 10~vear old daughter of Mr..
Chas. Robbins, OF the frm of Robbins
4 Stone, and she died with something
like pneumonia at her fathers resi-
dsnce last night, between 8 and 10
o'clock. Our community sympathises
deeply with the afflicted family in the
loss Of their bright and Interesting
daughter. The remains were taken
10 Wilmington to day. accompain ed
by Mr. Robbins and Mr.. Will Stone.
The new msil line on the Dur
ham 4 Oxford road was opened this
morning. by the system Of pouches.
For the present pouches viii be made
up for Ral.igh, and the agent on the
road from Oxford to Keysville.
Mail going north will be sent by this
route. 1t is proposed soon to re-
arrange the system, when the railway
mail sg-nt will run through and then
mail will be- distributed along the
line. We trust the Postofice depart
ment will lose no time in perfecting
this arrangements, as il will be q
great convenience 10 our people and
this section. a
There were nine cases in the
Mayors court this morning. Whis-
key was at the bottom Of each one Of
them. This Is q sad commentary
upon the local option Law. Saturday
nights and Sundays are fast becom-
ing tins Of drunken carousals and
debsuchery, especially emong the col
ored people. There are very obnox-
ious roots 10 this evil and they should
be ferreted out and removed. The
Law should be rigidly enforced, not
only against those who may be caught
upon the street. but those who dis
pense liquor inside of the corporation
especially on SUNDAY.
"A colored man walked into DR..
N, NJ. johnson & Cos. drug store
last night and asked for q cigar. 10
payment for the same he rendered
the clerk q ten dollar Confederate
bill. The bill had been CREASED and
made 70 appear very plIant-similar
10 q much used greenback The
clerk detected the deception and in.
formed the purchaser that IL was mo
good" Not wishing 10 prosecute the
tenderei Of such q bill, the clerk took
the dsIkry's cap ana kept the bill
until be should return with genuine
money. He has not returned up to
this time. He did not get the cigar.
"A negro man BY the name Of
Charles Long 10 to-day lying in o
very precarious condition. About
half past 7 o'clock last evening he
became engaged 10 q difficult with
another man Of his own color, whose
name We have been unable 10 learn,
IN which the latter Drained him with
Q Ratchet Long was struck on the
forehead, over the left eye. The skin
was cut about two inches, tho Ratchet
going through the skull. and making
q fracture considerably longer than
the cut. The assailant has mot been
captured. Longs recovery is ex
tremely doubtful. II IL said the par
ties had been drinking pretty freely
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