The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-08-14

Chatham, tobacco has been pretty
generally abandoned, the farmers
have gone back to cotton. The to-
bacco tax has caused this.
The best informed planters tell
me that, considering weight and
quality, the tobacco crop will not
exceed one-half of an average crop.
Travelling around considerably, my
observation confirms what am gen.
orally told by the planters. One
half crop is all that can be expect
ed even under the most favorable
circumstances.
"De debil hes broke his chain, got
loose, an is rarin' round ginerally
on New Hope" said Uncle" Bar
ney. He is about right. 'Squires
Raney aud Scott, both very clever
good folks, but awful terrors to
evil-doers, have been scattering
their "precepts Of the law" right
thickly, and are trying to stop the
shower of petty crimes. They are
mostly confined to our "brother in
black" and the dusky damsels figure
too frequently for sound morals.
Miss Viola Barbee, a charming
and accomplished young lady, is
teaching at Mt. Pisgah. She issaid
to be an excellent teacher.
Miss Katie Edmundson, a very
elegant and accomplished lady, will
soon commence a school near Mer-
ritt's Chapel. She is a teacher of
much experience and stands deser-
vedly high in her profession.
Rev. james Massey Is teaching at
Mt Carmel. and expects TO go to the
Southern Baptist Theological Sem.
inaty next January.
Miss Cora Beavers, a beautiful
Chatham girl, educated at Peace In
stltute, takes a position in Cary Coll
legiate Institute. She deserves sue.
cess and / hope will have 1t.
Mt. Pisgah celebrates her 18th an
niversary on the 4th Sunday in
August, Rev. DIR. q. Durham preach.
es the Anniversary Sermon. There
are two monumental stones in the
grounds of this church. One marks
the spot where repose the bones of
the eloquent Patrick Dowd, the first
President of the Baptist State Con.
ventlon, aud for many years pastor
Of the church. The other marks
the spot where Matthew Tyson Yates,
ID. d.. the missionary TO China. knelt
and consecrated himself to mission.
Going TO China then was not what il
IS now, and the Office Of missionary
hen was ar m,re diffical, and dan.
srr"uS than nlw.
Ii is unicrstooa that the meeting
~ilI be protracttd.
o. the Sc MI Sundar ;hc p:O;ract
ii ME ing tie. las at Martha's Chapel.
Rev j ID wicger. is the all: aud
e"e'gtic pa'tmr he Is held in de-
s.IteLiy high esteem by all.
Last week great reyivals occurred
at BIT. Pleasant Methodist, and
Lystra Baptist. churches. Rev. v.
A. Sharpe. formerly Presiding Elder
of Trinity College District Is paste.
Il the former aud Rev. A. ID. Hun
Ter, Of Cary, of the latter.
A protracted meeting 10 going on
this week al Merritt's Chapel among
the Msthodists. Rev. v. A. Shsipe
10 the pastor, and lie said 10 be de.
cidsdly very strong man. Also the
Baptls;s are holding q protractad
meeting at Green Level. Rev. ".
H. Olive has been the pastor for sew
eral years. He has resigned all bi.
pastoTstes, and goes in the curly fall
TO Louisville, XIV, 70 take a use
IN the Theological SemiD AIRY. Rev.
DIR. Blanchard, Uf Wake succeeds
him at Green Level. The protract.
cd meeting al o'Keiley's begings 3rd
sunday. Rev. Mr.. Wicker, pastor.
There 10 = large fruit crop and
making cider is all the 20. The cider
is made 10 the day time. lle mol
man, tie temperance msn, the pro
hibltirn mat, and the church wem
bars oil! make cider in The da, time
nd put il IN barrels. Ia the nigh.
.iiIts The aforesaid barrels Of Il .tr
most mystrrreusly ii appear I" re-
'rrn no more. Arr awbil., a jig,
- lib corn C b stopper lo:h ~. sell
.usly ppsar q 4 dotli pas q wit 10
tie nighl iim", to be- ciey.r 60, IT,
whr made the cider 10 day ii o. ih
Jug !, = wY-trry. How Oh jog
.hnuld viHt he b mts ol gOUd q
izens, especially temperance aud pr
hibitioB mcB and church member. !,
: great mystery: il nIeiimrs ~ /
them blush; oIteuer To smile. This
mysteries jug VISITS . great many
people. and 10 always kindly rece 4
and carefully stjwed away. Rbsn
the cOrn.cob ttopple Is n move d.
there doth appear an aroma thai
mai q. vBe SUSPECT Us hat the con