The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-12-25
LOCAL ITEMS.
DURHAMNEWs, PICKED UP
HERE AND THERE.

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Beautiful weather spring-like.
Theyear Of $50 is drawing to a close;
ii has been hard one, and Provi-
dence is smiling upon us at its close.
The Editor and family are visit
ing relatives and friends in Chat
ham this week. THE RECORDER is
getting good hold in that gallant
old county. .....
Mr.. Fl. 4. Seeman, book and
job printer has an advertisement in
this issue of the THE RECORDER.
Mr.. Seeman is q first-class job prin-
ter and turns out neat work.
~ like brave, generous and
far-seeing people," remarked a
stranger the other day" find many
such in Durham" said he. "They
have wide views and Napoleonic de-
termination; have made great YEA
lures and nobly won"
Durham ahead, brother. The
Sanford Express says: "Master
Charlie Anglin Of Moore county is
thirteen years old and weighs 100
pounds" Edger Holloway, of Dur
ham, is IA years old and weighs liz
puonds. Some agin."
There 10 one man living ON
Dandy street, who we think, will be
happy when the Street Railway is
extended TO East Durham. We are
not endangering his single" priyi-
lege BY mention this. for his near
est neighbors say that's the way
the wind blows.
ON Monday Of last week. Mr.. |
Atlas BagweIl, died suddenly of heart |
disease. He located in Durham
some years ago, and was machiuist |
at the Durham Blackwell Tobacco |
Co.'S factory. He was very active, |
industrious citizen, a kind hearted |
and amiable man.
How did Won like THR REcoR-
DER of the 18th inst2 We are not |
like Shakespeare, never repeat, we |
hope to be able TO get out a |
much larger edition in the course of |
fewmonths. We sent them every
where. and have received encourage
ing words--if only the voice Of the |
press is to be taken al the test, is Of |
the most gratifying character.
There will be no more paper |
until Sth OF January 1890. We
will observe the holidays n they
are observed throughout the land. |
Ii i an event Of which our people |
ought TO feel proud, and we ought |
not to permit these holidays to pass |
without demonstration and rejoicing |
worthy Of the good old county and |
town Of Durham. A merry thirst
mas and happy New Year to all.
The people Of Durham are get.
ting the HAY seed out o. their hair"
lit IL said that the Street Railway |
will be extended out to the cemetery |
and down 10 East Durham, where |
ye spindles of the cotton factory |
roll on, the ceaseless anthem which
goes up to Providence Of a restored
and rewakened people! Roll on
times remoiest hour, with the sweet |
music, and our lips re-echo. North |
Carolina. and Durham. forever!
We like the spirit Of such men |
~ our townsman, Maj. w. A. |
Guthrie; such men never halt or |
turn IN their tracks; they put life |
and vigor into any town or COM
munitY--when the Durham Street |
Railway was sold on the 2nd inst. |
Major Guthrie became the purchaser |
at s3,3lO. he soon afterwards sold ii |
TO the Penn Constr Lction Company
for s25, 900, making aproiit Of SCI |
600 by the operation.
Rev. ]. l.. White. pastor Of the
First Baptist Church preached a
powerful sermon last Sunday nj III
o'clock; his subject, "Ihe Resurrcc-
ton" At night "Card-playing." Mr..
White II one among the youngest
rs we'll n one Of the ablest Of those
who have been honored by the de-
gree Of Doctor Of Divinity. Of the
State. lie hns n cheerful temper
ament, agreeable voice and hand
some countenance, he Isa man much
beloved IN Durham, and Is welding
q strong influence. He il n fine
speaker, an earnest, eloquent land
effective preacher, and q man Of
strong convictions.
Rev. I. M. N. George, who has
been rector Of 81. Phillips Episcopal
church in this place for several years,
left last Thursday for Newbern,
which Parish he accepted some time
since. The hnmblest as we'll m the
highest have ever felt a tender feel
ingtoward this good MAINLAND the
expressions Of grief IL universal in
thiscommunity nj hisdcparture: but
We trust happiness and posterity
will attend him Mt The helm Of an-
other Parish, Rav. Charlie. / Win