The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-06
LOCAL ITEMS.
Dnrharn News, Gathered Here
~ and There.

Hes u Slrdiie. Ills ha'iio 10
Benjamin Harrison.
Mr.. A.. w. Graham, Of Oxford,
was in town Monday I MI
Mr. w. L. Strowd, Of Chapel Hill
was in Durham Monday.
--Drs. Carr, Smith and Vickers
went to New York last Thursday.
Mr.. ]. w. Atwater, Of Rialto,
Chatham county was in Durham
last week.
-Wonderi fthe Republicans gave
themselves wholly up 70 pleasure
last Monday!
Mai. w. A. Guthrie and his son,
Willie attended the Inauguration Of
President Harrison. fl&#l
Durham Manufacturers bought
during the month Of February
$3S,112.51 worth OF Revenue
stamps.
Too good to miss! Mugs Land
lug at Stokes Hall tonight WED
nesday) Old gents will say Would
were boy again"
Prof. w. @. Simmons, Of Wake
Forest, father OF our townsman,
Prof. 7. 3. Simmons, died at Wake
Forest last Sunday. ,,.
Our worthy Register of Deeds,
sPat' Lunsford issued ten marriage
licenses during the month of Feb
uary-seven to white and three to
e0l0red. a.@ saa~
The factories suspended work
and all the business houses were
closed last Saturday as a mark of re-
spect 10 the lamented Col. More
head. G s9a~H an4v a1e. ~*.%~
Mr.. j.. s. Carr was appointed
by Governor Fowle last week a dele
gate to the Washington Centennial,
which will b. held some time during
the present month. s.. j.. 81. .-
s.ts REV. ]. L White, the new pas
tor Of the First Baptist Church, ac-
compauie,l BY his family, arrived
last Friday, and held services At the
usual hour last Sunday We ex-
tend cordial welcome 10 these good
people.
The following handsome dona.
tions have been male to the Sol
Z diers' Home in North Carolina: W.
i F.Beas!ey. 800; Elias Carr, 800,
Julian i. Carr, 500; Henry Wal.
! tens, $50: A. III. Scale 800; Gen
Roberts, $50: w. II. Day, so.
We viii not attempt to give
any Part u the proceedings Of the
Inauguration which took place al
Washington City last Monday, II
Is simple the beginning Of thing
unseen /: what IS done now is un-
known to Us but we will know here
after.
- The sIanderous aud malielou,
attack made by the North Carolin'
Prohibitionist" on Judge BYnum
should receive the censure Of every
Law abiding citizen Of the State
Judge Bynum did m more than any
other fair.minded, impartial Judgt
could have done. 49,.
Mr.. Geo. w. Markham, son of Mr.
w. A. Markham, Of Chatham coun
Nv died Suddenly in Durham las
Tuesday. Ills remains were taker
10 Mt. Plsgah for burial. For sew
eral years he was engaged in thu
lumber business, We deeply sym
pathize with the bereayed family.
The Board Of County Commits
sioners met last Monday. DIR. Love
the Chairman. presiding, with a ful
attendance. Much business Of i'm
portance was transacted. DIR. n
N. Johnson presented a justiiie'
bond which was accepted and he wa
sworn in - Coroner Of Durham
County. .a .>
AN old Mexican soldier was Il
town Yesterday. Thos. j. Freeland
Esq. IIe IL not 30 old, but he com
menced 10 'set'type on the RgcoRDE
pretty soon after CORVALLIS passe
through Hiilsboro'. We have SON
subscribors ON our retired list a
Rock Springs, aud other places tha
will bear Is out in making this o
sertIOn.
The First National Bank IL
their Published statement make
very crcdltable showing. The Ban
is in most healthy and prnsperou
condition. II shows cash ON han
$l2j. S2S12. The officers and d
rectors of the bank are successfl
business men and are managing III
Bank 70 the entire satisfaction 1
At. It'll. l.. III ...Naa..a