The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-02-26
LOCAL ITEMS:
DURHAM NEWS, PICKED UP
HERE AND THERE.

A l.
Chatham county were here last Week.
The wheat and oat crop has
been badly damaged by the bugs
and flies.
Mr.. ]. II. Aiken, one Of Gran
ville's leading farmers was in Dar-
ham Thursday.
Brother Fl. A. London, Of the
Chatham "Record'' was in town
Friday in the interest of his paper
MIR II. B. Merritt. on. Of Chat
hams fine tobacco raisers was here
last week with some fine tobacco.
The many friends Of Mr.. 4. Il.
Moore Of P rson county were glad
to see HIM ia Durham last week.
Rev. ]. Presley Barrett, editor
OF the Raleigh Christian Sun"
preached in the Christian church
last Sunday night.
The Durham "Globc" appeared
Monday evening nett and newsy.
Success to brathers Eldridge I Carr.
Here's our ga
The tobacco breaks last week
were large. We have never seen
prices run higher. The farmers
were highly pleased.
IF you want to hare successful
gardens plant Woods seeds. Your
merchant will supply them. L. w !.
Wood 4 Sons, Seedmen, Richmond,
Va
Durham wants the Baptist Fe-
male College and Trinity college.
She has put in combined bids for
the two Of $4,000. This belts
the record.
We hear but little about the
candidates for the various Offices TO
be fillei this year. Trot out your
mea and let the public see who they
are.
Mr.. A. L. Holden, one Of Or
ange county's most successful far
mers informed us few days ago
that the army worm had appeared
in his section.
We learn that the Raleigh
aChroniclen and aDaily Call" will
consolidate and q morning daily
aChronicle' will be issued. We pre-
diet . 6rst-class daily paper.
The Reidsyille aReview" has
completed its first volume. Il Is
one OF the best weekly papers in
North Carolina. May it col tin Ie
on the successful careerit has taken.
The Raleigh aChristIan SUM-
was 40 years old on the 18th inst.
That's good age for a newspaper,
We hope the christian Sun" will
be shining around Us forty years
hence.
We want all Of our subscribers
10 settle up al once. Our canyassei
Is this week in Alamance and Chat.
ham counties. II is a heavy ex.
pense 10 send man out 10 collect
what ought 10 have been paid U.
long ago.
The Oxford aDayn says: Il
Durham should after all get both
Trinity College and the Baptist Fe
male University there will be wall
ing and gnashing Of teeth amonl
the elect and "unco gnid' Of th,
capital city.
The RECoRDER wants five hun
dred new subscribers by August
We are working for that number a
arapid gate. Help Us friends cir
culate the old reliable standby. Onl
prices for subscription 81 80 per an
mum. You have tried 81 90 papers
stick 10 the OLD RECORDER
The Milton Advertiser says
Work on the Lynchburg and Dur
ham railroad is progressing yer'
satisfactorily. The work Of bridg
ing The river IL South Boston i be
ing pushed. As soon a the river j
crossed irack.laying toward RDx
boru will proceed rapidly. Th
Roxboro people expect the road u
that town by the first Of May.
There was very Pleasant con
cert given BY the little girls an,
boys OF South street last Frida
sight. The programme consiste
Of dialogues. recitatlons, songs IN,
tableaus. There was quite a larg
crowd in attendance and all sal
that IL was an enjoyable occasion
II was held in "Grissoms opcr
House. All the lady needed tha
conducted this pleasant affaI
was a tinkling little piano, but
was gay and festive Just the same
MIR. j. @. Barnwell, Of Plcasan
Grove, called 10 see US Monday. II
sava the oat and wheat crop In III