The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-12-11
LOCAL ITEMS.
DURHAMNEw PICKED UP
HERE AND THERE.

1T is even so--a man cannot ex
pect half loaf when he loafs all
the time.
Stand notupon the Of order your
gong but come at once with your
advertisement for our big edition.
Our two devils try to imi-
tate goat, and we think they have
found out which is the butt-end.
Don't write long obituaries
friends, don't you think it would be
best to save some kind words for the
living.
Summer awnings are not taken
down in Durham, neither is the
barefoot Of some little ones Ind
from view; that's the kind Of wealth
er we are having.
Four loads Of fine fodder were
brought to town this morning. A
little OF everything can be had on
our streets just before the holidays;
the question is, who and what next?
Our nslghbor, the ''Snn, said
something about sauce factory to
be started in Durham soon. Good
enough, but there Is too much
prophecy along the line; now for
reality.
-Christmasis almost here, Young
friends, but don't laugh out too
soon; remember poor Henry there
il many d slip between the cup and
the lip" .'Neysr hollow before you
are out Of the woods"
I'VE regret to learn Of the death
Of DIR. j. t. Fuller, which occurredat
Roxboro, Person county on the Both
ult. lie was one Of Persons best
physicians, a heightened and hon.
o.able gentleman. The deceased
was ~ years cid
This sounds little $ range but
il must be true. An exchange says:
"People act according TO the posi-
ton 81 their brains. III these lie in
their heads, they study; il in their
stomachs, they eat; il in their heels,
they dance
Capt. Barham, the auctlpneer,
will sell some thisgs next Saturday.
Listen out for him; he has a power
full pair Of lungs he makes the deaf
hear. An old individual remarked
ether day tha. he was a regular
"s'noutrage." Three cheers for our
jolly auctioneer.
There are many men in this
glorious country Of ours who dare
not let their thoughts be known;
silence is the ideal beauty Of the day:
il is not so with shoemaker out
west; listenl lie SAYS: Most girls
buy shoes to fit their heads instead
OF their feet.
When such men as Capt. +. J.
d Parrish seizes the banner and hulds
1t aloft, rally 10 il with the same
spirit - you dId in times past, aud
this noble old county will retain her
past impctishabls record. Histhree
column advertisement in another
part Of this paper speaks for itself.
We had just rs well put our
limbs into oae leg sfourpantaloons,
take the other leg, roll il into
bunch and try 10 walk, as 10 try and
impress II upon our subscribers that
We need money and wood! Bring
the wood along friends; We won't
need Il when IL iswarm enough for
the musquitos to hold carniyals!
Boys, its so! Not many
months ago, when Chapel Hill was
mentioned q certain young man
would drop bis eyelids, which was
one part modesty and two parts
winks. But those bewitching
smiles on the part of the fair one
ct the Hill grew Brown, 1.-THE cards
are out and the stalest thing out
to our dear little friend, - the name
Of campus hill!!!
The comrades Of the Veteran
Association Of Durham county will
meet NJ thu Court House to-day at
IL o'clock and march 10 Trinity
Church where memorial services
will he held in honor Of the lames-
ted jefferson Davis. The President
Of the Association, Mr.. J. 5. Carr,
requests alI the members 10 wear the
usual badge Of mourning on left
arm two and a half inches long for
ten days.
Mad foxesl did you ever hear
the likel The Maxton Union says:
We are reliably informed that the
foxes near LAUREL Hill have gone
mad, and IN some instances attack
people. One Of them attacked the
son Of Mr.. Murdoch McAufIie. and