The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-11-20
LOCAL ITEMS.
DURHAMNEWs, PICKED UP
HERE AND THERE.

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accepted a call to Blackwell Baptist
church.
The breaks last week were large
and prices run higher than for some
time. "a
Judge Walter Clark was sworn
in Mondav and took his seat on the
Supreme Court bench.
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i We regret to learn that Judge
]. J. Davis health is such as to
cause his friends much alarm.
Judge Spier Whitaker passed
up the road Monday on his way to
Marshall, Madison county to hold
his first court.
Send 10 your advertisements for
the big illustrated edition OF the
Durham RECORDER which will be
issued December 18th.
THE dearest spot on earth to me-
Il the store whose card | never see,
There every price mark seems 10 cry:
81 say, old boy, hOw's that for high?'
Mrs. Brock wife of Mr.. J. o.
Brock, died last Monday. Her re-
mains were taken to Mt. Hermon
church Tuesday for interment.
We want to see other enter
prises start up. aud we know If they
were put on foot they would be sec
ond to none other in this country.
THE RECORDER would like to
have those subscribers living near
Durham to pay what they owe us
in wood. You can do this. Bring
tin.
This is sort ofa blue week m
Durham; not so blue, we are a-law-
abiding people, don't you know; no
fights, nobody killed, or poisoned,
no run-awsys, no news.
old Prob Is sticking faithfully
to his post VI late, but IL he gives US
u foul job before Christmas lets
have the principle of rotation in
Office" applied tn him'.
You can't keep 'sm back: this
i q bracing climate in and around
Durham; why even the faithful
house-hy can skip out to the kitchen
these mornings to warm his shins,
quite a number Of oar citizens
attended the Baptist State Conyen.
ton which INST in Henderson last
week. They we're highly compli-
msntarY Of the unboundsd hospi-
tsli.Y Of our sister city.
--Messrs. Allen 4 Cram, Of Raj
eigh have a big advertisement in to-
days RECORDER. They make all
kinds VI engines and boilers. They
are prepared 10 do all kinds Of re-
pairing on short notice.
When Durham, from factory
views, unfurled her standard 10 the
air, her skirts. pinned back so verv
tight, don't make her appear 80 ca.
eeedingly spare as som. would
have il.
The Centennial celebration
will open 1T Fayetteville this week.
The Durham d. L. /. and Band are
there besides anumber Of our citizens.
The whole South will say GOOD for
Fayetteville" general invitation is
extended t,'ererybody TO participate.
Mr.. Lucius Green, who has been
so longa resident Of this city, and
who has labnred 80 zealously is helm.
ing to lay It's foundation, ha. moved
to Winston, where he intends. we
understand. 10 buy tobacco OH that
market. Winston has gained in Mr..
Green a most valuable citizen and
Durham hrs lost q most excellent
gentleman from its midst. We wish
him success wherever he may mako
his home.
The public ear may be- weari,d
with suli"ct which has. up to the
present, proved almost an empty
sound, il is the condition Of our
public roads We wanted Ia w,ntbe
fght-for he benefit Of the people,
but We will leave the matter with
the grand jurors; for the present.
We will bear the brunt-sons NAV
churkle aud laugh. II begins to
look as IL the people cared nothing
Tor their highways, stock and wag.
ons.
We had about come 10 tl.econ.
elusion that everything beautiful in
way Of flowers were gone. but iudp.
ing from the beautiful collection n
chrysanthemums that adorned the
drug store uf n RIa.LnatI al. -