The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-10-15
NEWS GATHERED.
WHAT THE PEOPLE ARE
DOING.
All Over the State.--From Our
Exchanges.

| Graham Cleaner: Mel Mckay,
republican nominee for the legis-
lature in Moore conunty, declines
and withdraws from the republican
party. p~
The wife and three children of
Jonathan Luther, Q young farmer
living near Frankiinville, Randolph
county, were bitten q. few days ago
by a mad dog. Allfsur have since
died from hydrophobia. II J4isl /
Newberne journal: Every ons OF
the Newberne Fairs has been
splendid success, and each one has
been better than the one before 1t
aad the Fair officers intend to keep
up that reputation and make the
coming Fair surpass any OF ita pre-.
deeessors. rad sial8l
Lexington Ledger: Farmers as .
class have more need for legislation,
more reason to ask it, more canse 70
demand it than any other one class.
They have been robbed, ridiculed ard
ignored without mercy, and that, too,
by the very men and their agents
whom their votes have placed in
Office. They have kept on voting for
just what they haye received. 70 A
Asheyille Citizen: O. M. Hardin,
who has been on trial at Pittsboro,
in Chatham county, for the past week,
for the murder Of Alexander Moore.
was acquitted on Saturday night --1
The Office of state geologist, 4 NEST
important Office in state 30 rich in
minerals as North Carolina, has not
been filled since the death Of DR..
Kerr.
Lexington Ledger: AS q heavy
freight train was pulling Off Conrsds
siding last Friday three cars became
deraiIed and completely inverted.
Two tramps were on board these cars,
and one sustained severe injuries,
having bis skull fractured and ankle.
bone broken, and otherwise badly
bruised. The other was slightly
bruised, and sprainsd an ankle. DR.,
r. L. Payne, Jr., attended them and
had the wounded man quartered at
the Hargraye Hotel.
State Chronicle: A short time
since a gentleman, who makes it a
part Of his business TO look after the
poor and needy of the city, was ap-
preached by anotbergentleman who
offered him a barrel Of bread for dis
tribution, which offer was courte-
ously declined, "for" said the first
gentleman, II do not know Of a
soul in the city in need of food, and
| could not use your gift for the
purposes for which is rendered.
Charlotte News: Sam Jones and
Or. Pritchard.-It was pretty gen-
orally reported about town that Sam
Jones had run Rev. Dr.. Pntchard, sf
Wilmington, into hole By showing
that he owned houses or an interest
In houses rented for bar rooms.
or course nobody could easily be-
lieve the report TO be true and 30 IL
was not Last night Kings news
bureau telegrsphed their ssrrespon-
dent at Wilmington 10 know whether
or not there was any truth in the 70.
port: Here is the reply:
Wilmington, Oct 7.-"Report in
the main not true, bat one Of De.
Pritchard's deacons owns houses
rented for bar rooms."
Maxton Union; The indications
now are that the crops will not come
up to the expectations Of sixty dsys
ago. 1t seems that the Last dsy
set for the sale Of lots at Rowland
was q complete failure. None az all
were disposed Of. Cotton plckers
went on q strike O few days since for
an increase in pay Of from 40cts, to
Scots. per hundred. Some farmers
have complied with their request
while others have not We learn I
that the oil mills are not able 10 get
seed enough 10 run on half timo, Il
least this Is the case with the Rowe
land and Dillon mills. This i 70 ke
regretted as our people have their
money in these enterprises and we
would be glad te see them succeed.
But the farmers in many instances
claim that il pays better 10 use the
seed as q fertilizer than 10 sell the
seed and buy meal. Others who want
TO sell are hslding for higher prices.
Alamance Cleaner The protrsct.
cd meeting which began st New
Providence Christian church on Sun.
day before last continued through
last week and closes with che services
Tuesday night. Rev. p. II. Flsmlnv.
the pastor, was assisted Q portion II
last week By Rev. W. q. Clements.
Of Moorisville, j. L. Foster, Of Raj.
eigh. Great interest was shown IN
the meetings and the result was be-
tween twenty-five and thirty convsrts.
- There is very little, IL any b.
bocco out nov. Good success IN cur.
ing has bOen almost the imvsrisbls
rule this season, the crop wsishs well.
the prices are up and promise 10 70.
main 90, and the farmesr and syerv.
body else are delighted at the pros-
psct Of money being more plentiful.
II will put oil in better spirits and
help them 10 do their daily round a
duties more cheerhnlly, Thsra h