The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-09-03

Wonder If Josiah the Orange
lite will bea independent candidate?
The Graded School opened Mon
day with one of the best faculties III
the state::,s;..,r,. 1.*.... ill.,,
We :were pleased to see Mr..
Thomas Strayhorn, Of Oxford, ia
our Office, Monday.
Don't forget the Senatorial
Convection at Prospect Hill next
Saturday the 9th inst.
Our Mr. ''Q'1in Chatham is a
hustler; .be.is keeping up with the
possession.
--lhe card of Maj. Guthrie will
be read with pleasure. 1t will ap-
pear next week. ,.-.....
-Mr.Lamberth Gray at Rogers
Store is putting in some good ticks
for The DURHAM RECORDER.
Song ofihe Independent can
didate:. : ,'...--
This is the way llong have sought,
was for sale. Hndno I'm bought. /"
REV. J. r. Harris, Of Durham
was elected Sup nntendent of the
Oxford Orphan Asylum yesterday.
No better man for the place could
be found.
Head up and tail over the dash
boar9r-tbe value Of property is IN.
creasing at rapid rate in West
Durham. Sevesai big sales have
BEEN made in the past few days.
s-"Col." Juo. r. Webster. Of
Reidsyille, Submitted few sug-
gestionsH to the Democratic county
convention of Rockingham last
week; this sounds like the spoke
has left the hub"
The farmers of this vicinity are
busilY engaged in curing tobacco
and pulling fodder. We hear but
little complaint, and presume the
farmers must feel at least comfor-
table in the prospect of good crops.
Mr.. w. J. Kirkland, writes to
US from Blackwood Station, Orange
county, as follows: "WhiIe work.
ing in a well on my plantation in
Orange, three miles south Of Univer-
sity Station, | found some very
strong specimens of gold. Some Of
the rock that were blasted are nearly
covered with the metal on the face.
People that have seen it say it is
the strongest they ever saw"
When h certain young man
turns his eyes toward South Dur-
ham they are fed with a thousand
tints and nues which no earthly art
can paint. His heart gave a
leap when he turned his steps in
that direction last night, but he had
pair of pants ON his arm, and the
buttons must be sewed on, and he
had 10 sew them on himself. We
don't think il will be long before
he will exclaim, she is mime
Reg. Mr.. Willard. who has been
in charge Of 1.-THE First Baptist church
during the absence Of Rev. J. L.
White, preached bis farewell SER
mon last Sunday night to an im-
mense congregation Mr.. Willard
is a young student Of Wake Forest,
and there is a bright future before
him; his delivery and actions in the
pulpit shows light divine. The
members Of the church and the citi-
zens generally regretted 10 see him
leave. 6ood-bY, God bless thee
gentle soul.
Mr.. Sites: who has been in
charge Of Hotel Claiborn for q long
time has gone 10 Asheyille. The
citizens Of Durham regretted very
much 10 part with him. We hope
be will live long and prosper. Mr..
Billings, Of Raleigh will strive to
please the travelling public in the
future. he isa iirst.class hotel man
has made ii his study, and has u
charming way to please. We are
pleased 90 haze hlm among us.
A Durham man said last even
ing that after the next Presidential
election Harrison 4 Co. would b.
put under their own vine and hg.
tree. where thry viii not he dis
turbed any none; they at first
thought that BlaInes vnicp
was that Of a shallow foppery: but
il il helping 10 expell them IN short
order. The old man himself is
thoroughly Disguised.
We are glad TO see our enter
prising citizens manifestingso much
interest in the cause Of education.
People who have heretofore hesilat-
ed 10 come among Us, on account u
our limited educational facilities,
need not do so any longer, for there
Is no city IN thu State where better
schools eau be found than in Dur
ham. The Graded School which
has been under The management Of
Prof. Il. W. Kennedy for several
yeas, started on again last Monday
with the most flattrring prospects: