The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-04-10
LOCAL ITEM 5.
Durham News, Gathered Here
and There. RI

See notice of r. B. Boone, at.
torney for mortgage in another
column. I'd
Rev. C. G. Newton will go to
Africa as a Missionary before Il
great while.
The d. l.. |. will attend the
Guilford Battle-Ground celebration.
which takes place May the 4th.
The County Commissioners will
hold special meeting next Mon
day, to adjust claims in connection
with the construction of the new
court house.
County Treasurer Rowland
made the following report on the
first of the presentmonth: County
fund, 1922 IA; Road fund, 81 APP 80;
School fund, S2,6S3.l7.
Prof. w. B. Royal. of Wake
Forest College, preached at the First
Baptist Church last Sunday. Rev.
]. l.. White, the pastor, has been
sick for the past week, but we are
glad TO learn TINT he is improving,
and will occupy his pulpit nextSun-
day.
The Y. NC A., always Jealous
10 good works, hare made arrange
ments to open night class in book
keeping Mt their rooms. The terms
are easy. and a competent instruc-
tor will be- engaged. Those wish
ing 10 JOIN can find out the particu-
lars from the General Secretary at
the Association rooms.
Therr will be a grand tourna-
ment Ut DavsvilIe, Person county.
on the end inst. Col. John ;
Cunningham will deliver III" charge
to the knight. aud also the corona-
ton addr" : at night. He is "a prime"
Of speaker. friend and Fayorite
with the + 'op!e If Person. An in
vitation is extended TO all.
We learn from the Charlotte
"Chronicle" that Il Young man hy
the name "f Buchanan was drown.
ed in "a m'Iipoad near RpxborJ. Per.
son county. on the l,t inst. Tie
was sitting in a brat fishing. anl It t.
supposed that he fell into the WAR
in an epileptic tn, u disease IA wnicn
he was snhigt.
-Charie+'on shipped str lwb"rries
last "wednesday. and the beautiful
snow came down right brisk for
about seven hnurslu Dlrham Shur-
day; aud { 1t fnrty-eigIt hours after
wards. ii l,bkel ~ though March
had seized April ny the backbone
and was determined to fight ITS bat
tie DER again.
We learn from the ASheviIle
"Citizen" If the eth, that Rev. q.
7. Bostick preached al the French
Broad B4p:ist Church last Sunday
night. aud took hi leave Ut Ashe-
vile YESTERDAY. rhrpcopIe IL Dur
ham learned 10 love this good man,
aud trust that he may reach China
safely.
"A handsome car arrived in Dur
ham Monday evening about 6
o'clock. il was special car to carry
the deIeg 4 on al the knights of
Pythia~ 70 Ralrigh: thirty~six from
the Durham Lodge paid the Raleigh
Lodge IA short visit. How pleasant
il is for ''hr'thern to dwell together
in unity one .uuboundesl spring
encircle all.
--Une of Orange county's oldest
aud most respected citizens died at
Hillsboro last Saturday DIR. Pride
Jones. II was Il fine physician. and
was for "A ttumber of years Clerk Of
the Super n Court Of Orange. lie
d I'd ut an advanced age about
tbreescore and ten. lie will b.
missed in that community one bv
one the ed landmarks disappear.
Our Congressman u. II. Bonn
tells the + pple of tbs fourth Dis.
trict that lncre will be- compel.
tive examination for naval cadet
ship. Ia A. rApoIis. on NJ 2nd. ~.
The appll ,it' must b. residents Of
the lth u strict and between the
ag. If 1, aud 81 years. and the
successful -mird4,r viii report at
the acaie u, Oh the 18th Of MAY for
exanmatioi. The place If the
comp'tItj..' examination will ne
announc, alter.
-Thcr' yas great excitement in
town Tm .!iy morning. Onc rail.
road con, ny took poSrssion of the