The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-07-16
LOCAL AND GENERAL
NEWS.

vile next week.
See notice of Jno. w. & G. 4.
Barbee, executors of W. A. Barbee.
Miss Ella Horton, who has been
visiting relatives and friends in Dur
ham returned to her home at Wake
field last Sunday.
Mr.. r. Fl. Wright will soon
have his Touring mill erected near
the shuttle mills. He has gone
North to buy the machinery.
MFR. John Brown. who 10 with
c. C. Akers 4 Co., House and Sign
Painter, Richmond, Va, Is on visit
to relatives and friends in Durham.
An exchange save, the only
thiag Western cyclone would do
any good 10 blowing away il never
touches. That's the farm mortgage
Rev. j. L. White, pastor Of the
First Baptist church left for Blow
ing Rock last week. During his
absence Rev. J. W. Willard will &C.
cupy the pulpit.
Read advertisement of the
Chester (Va.) Female Institute in
another column. This Institution
has the reputation of being the best
in the Old Dominion.
The headlight of the first loco-
motive on the Lynchburg & Durham
railroad fell upon us to. day, and the
consequence is Durham has grown
up strong as q railroad center, in q
word, she is taking the rag or Of
the bush"
Mr.. Jack Albright, who has
been in Alabama for some time is
on visit to relatives and friends in
Durham. Jack is not as fleshy as
he was when h, left, but he is thor
oughly equipped for the battle Of
life.
Sullivan is said TO be very mad
over the recent uncomplimentary
illusions made to him by Muldroon,
upon which he retaliates by calling
him a SNAKE in the grass" Almost
As bad as 0'Connell's allusion TO the
fish woman as "a parallelogram."
-Philadelphia Times: Stanley il
going to take the lecture field. He
is getting used to the lecture bust.
ness BY getting married. Shy
lock Wallace to Salarino Quay
THE villany You teach me I will
execute. and it shall go hard but
will better the instruction.
The Commonwealth Club can
congratulate itself upon tho good il
is doing for q hundred years 10 come.
We are glad to note that the site for
the Cooperative cotton factory ha,
been secured in rear Of r. & d. rail-
road depot and that work will com
meuce at once. This is evidencipg
another proud step for Durham.
You see this is not Q dog gone
good nation. The Detroit Fres
Press says: SHOULD every dog oil
every breed in America be killed to-
morrow" says q st Louis s.atistlcian
the r. al loss to the country would
Iot be 500. On the contrary, The
gain would be at least $4,000, 0O(
per year. Nations fsmed for theil
thrift and economy do not take Il
dogs"
The Lyncbburg d Durham rail
road 10 completed; Durham with th'
aid Of almost every citizen In Oh,
county contributes to the glory o
this work, which we trust will be I
full success. We have particular,
noticed our sister city, LyBchburg
she sent her men and material here
and she has been fully represented II
person and 10 work.
That's the way TO shut 'sm uE
An intolerable bore, Who talked
friend cut Uf bis senses, finally struc
out on the "oyster" the other dal
which be called zone Of the most n
markable specimens Of creative wi,
dom extant," when his friend inter
rupted him and closed the debat
with the exclamation The oystei
All yes, the oyster isa glorious fellow
be always knows when 10 shut up.
MIR. J. ?. Campbell, the vetsra
shoe maker has left the peg and aV
sold out. He has commenced
series Of lectures, and seems TO !
honest 10 his convictions, fearlsl
in expression, and as independent |
shog during heavy mast; he pr
fers road cart 10 the shoe bencl
which Is drawn BY an animal thl
has a solid foundation.
Our Zeb has the conscIousne
Of knowing that he never did
back on a fellow-man--
The man that wont listen 10
Zeb's bintful whispers;
Will be unsnarsd, rhen Sundi
comes,
And the cold wind will bio
thro' his whisker.
The Henderson Tomahswk say