The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-10-02
LOCAL ITEMS.
Durham News Gathered Here
and There.

See notice Sarah Davis, land
sale in Bragtown.
What everybody says must BIZ
so; everybody said the circus was
good.
Miss Laura ". Brown has re-.
turned from a visit to her. sister in
Lynchburg, Va.
MIR. Sam'l A. Dickson is with
Mr.. T j. Lambe, where he will be
pleased to see his old friends. The
Colonel is whole team, and will
treat you with tender courtesy.
The glory Of some vanished be-
fore the parade took placefhis morn
ing; and they could be heard NUT
tering as they marched Off to prison:
ats a shame, but the day is ahead Of
Us when we'll make better use Of
show day.
ID. Y. Cooper raises more tobac.
co than AM 9TH farmer IL Vance
county. lie knows what tobacco Is
worth, and il yon try him with load
at his warel ouse. Henderson, lie will
see that every pile brings the highest
price.
Don't fail TO read the advertise
ment OF Messrs. Jones 4 Lyon IN
this issue. They have moved their
dry goods store to the building re-
Gently occupied by Sam Lehman,
west Of Bank Of Durham. Their
shoe store is west Of Vaughan's
drug store.
ID. Y. CooDer's boz Ks are open
10 inspection Of the public and be
challenges any two waTehnn Ell 10
show that they combined, hWe soil
a. much tob Geo for A. much money
during the past year as he las. Thee
why not try him with part Of yonr
tobacco9
Strangers are here strangers
are passing through Durham every
hour in the day; the city il passing
in review before the eyes OF the
world as the city that demanded en-
terprises, that invites enterprises.
and as far ~ was in It's power, per-
fected some Of the most noted en-
terprises Of the nineteen century:
now let there be a general awaking
up-start more enterprises; it is the
road 10 real independence: il must
be followed up.
The encouragement shown by
the leaders during the far shows a
mostgratifying advance in the pur-
pose Of the Old North State 10 help
itself; the mechanical Improvement
willtake leading part we are glad
10 note: and everything that will b.
on exhibition ought TO teach each
and every one how to develop for
fame and far fortune. Ii will b. a
credit to the State, and noone should
be blind 10 true interest.
Mr.. John Brock, manager Of
the electric light house and family
came near beiugpoisoned last Satur.
day night: he purchased some eggs
aud took them home, and while thu
cook was preparing them for sup
per, one Of theeggs presented apceu-
liar appearance. being black At one
end, and on close examination, il
proved 10 be Rough on Rats" or
some other horrible stuff. Now.
suppose Mr.. Brooks wife sister had
been absent from the cook room at
that time, and those eggs were snf-
fered b. passed through Oh hands OF
the colored cook, you all know
what would have been the result.
Old people and old countries have
old customs that they never lose
sight Of: aud IL has been an old
custom 70 poison suck egg dog; il
il suppose that some one tried 10
poison dog IN this instance, and
ihrosgh car.lessness sent the poison
10 market We have no objection
10 the Gatling gun or poison incur
midst, but for the sake Of our do
nestle happiness don't ignore their
power II cafelessly used.
Well, we'll; the hand organ
man aud his monkey was here last
Saturday; and to-day Robinsons
circus i here; people are here from
everywhere; Emo river and the great
Neuse has been mudied by the
thousands That have crossed over In
see the circus They will gotO any
thing 10 ESCAPE from the cares and
yexations 81 every day life. This il
all right. for tits irnpossibleto plumb
the line Of hard duty all the time:
there must I've relaxatian; some find
tin the pleasure Of q religious ex-
element: some 90 10 another ex-
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