The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-09-18
LOCAL ITEMS.
Durham News Gathered Here
and There.

week "Trip w tHC bhhaiof NtW
York Exposition.
AS will be seen elsewhere in
this paper, Old John ltobinson's
circus will exhibit in Durham on
the End Of next month.
We regret to learn that Mr.. G.
J. Hulin, of the firm Of Whitaker
4 Hulin, sustained II very painful
wound while erecting monument
10 Alamance county last Monday; a
part OF the monument fell upon his
leg but no bones were broken.
We watch with interest the
work as il goes on, on the Lynch
burg and Durham X. r. The work
continues TO 20 on rapidly; and we
may expect soon to hear the racket
Of the Iron Horse sailing in from
the cozy homes Of Person county
with passengers and produce.
Don't do il; don't allow any
man to lock up the seeds Of genius
within his breast and go elsewhere
TO seek patronage and fortune: il IS
known everywhere that there has
been no lack Of inventive genius in
Durham; the best tobacco, cigarettes
sndcigars in the world are Durham's
invention; the fine display made last
fall at the Exposition were Dur.
hams inventions. Come again.
There was a Jail delivery here
last Sunday morning I. Il. Whit
and Tom Evans, both white men.
with jnmb, power priced open the
door of their cell and made good
their escape, Evans was awaiting
trial at the October term for cutting
Shamlin hear nickstown last spring
Whit bad INDUCED too much in
John bari ,ycorn aud was locked o.
for q few days. OF course they wani
protection but that Is horse of an
other color.
Our Washington correspon-
dent said last week that Tanner
must 20: aud the Philadelphia
"Times" published the following
beautiful little poem after he took
his departure:
1--WE have lost our little Tanner
In \ very painful manner,
And we've often ASKED: "lIuw
can !er Larsh sutTsrings be
bornsg"
When her death was FIRST reported
Henderson got up aud snorted
With the grief that he supported.
For il madehim feel forlorn."
LIN our expires lions Of opinion
we are independent; we have said it
and stick 10 il that the overseers Of
the public roads leading TO Durham
ought 10 b. crushed with the powers
Of The law il they neglect to work
the roads before the first II next
December. A man or set Of men
that will fail 10 attend TO 50 impor-
tant matter, is nothing more than
. corrupteF ofthe pnblicguOd. Don't
dismiss this matter with laugh /:
but work them and work them we'll;
IL il for your good and for our good.
--An old citizen Of Durham
Judge y. J tells q good one that
beats "Bn," Londons chickens in
Chatham rounty, heads the jersey
mosquitoes, and John Lowlow will
have 10 bring something new. The
Judge sail il was Just as true a. the
story Of Mays lamb, which some
times gets mixed up in this style:
"Mas'gal name Moll had lamb.
Fleas all samee white sno,
Esly place Moll gal walkee
Ba, lIy, hoppee long too"
Perhaps "lire" London won't put
up with any such fooling(?l Here
Is what the Judge said: a man
owned q line watermelon patch; he
watched II, and one night be fell
asleep; n fellow came along and met
those tinr melons with a smile: said,
.'one OF I'm is mine!" and he picked
itup, advanced to the owners head.
who still lay asleep, mistaken it for
another melon, came down on il
with Su Ivan mash. aud for awhile
grave fears were entertained con-
cerning tllelife Of the owner, for h.
was very bloody, but 1t turned out
70 be nothing but the red meat oi
the melon"
Last Saturday morning wa.
not a b. ,utiful one: but later in
the day tia sun came out and every
thing on Main street presented an
animated appearance; the clerks in
the dilFer.ut stores looked happy, aud
especially Mr.. ). The popular sales
man in hr. T. J. Bambe's store. II,
had yisitel the jewelry store early
in The morning (not alonel ant
everything seemed 10 go around in 1
dizzy dance before his eyes, for shI
looked shyly mp at him from undel
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