The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-01-28
DURHAM RECORDER.
WEDNESDAY. January as. 1891

A protracted meeting is In
progress at the Christian church.
The Spring time is coming.
Already there are indications Of
/ liz in the air.
Several candidates for mem
bership in the first Baptist
church were baptized Sunday
night.
\ Mr.. Geo. p. Hart, late Of the
Greensboro Democrat, favored
the editor with a call yesterday
1afternoon.
The Odd Fellows are in dead
earnest about owning a hall of
their own. They have q plan
that they say is bound to work.
The exterior Of the Parrish
building is being put in good
shape. According to present
indications, it will have the
handsomest front in town.
Salvini, Saturday night,
will give the people Of Durham
one Of the best entertainments
ever given by any company
travelling in the South.
The Commonwealth Club
did not have q quorum Monday
night. 1t is supposed that o
majority of the members
thought that the meeting was
to be held at Stokes hall.
"As you like it, took the
place of "Romeo and Juliet at
Stokes Hall Monday ight. The
company said that there was
not stage room enough for the
latter, and so changed the pro-
gramme.
IA young lady who made an
unbroken record of punctual
attendance at Sunday school for
five successive years, was pres
ented with a gold watch at Main
street Methodist Sunday school
last Sunday.
BY an oversight, which is
almost inexcusable, but which
the editor hopes nevertheless,
will be excused, The REcoR-
pER's East Durham list has not
been mailed during the past
three weeks. The like will not
happen again.
"A concert, under the direc-
ton of Miss LESSEE Southgate,
will be given at Stokes Hail to-
morrow night, for the benefit Of
the st. Cecilia Society. Some
Of our best home talent, which
is the best of all, will contrib
ute toward making this one
Of the most enjoyable enter
tainments Of the season.
The building committee of
Trinity College closed a con-
tract last Thursday for heating
the main building with the Rut-
tan system of heating. The
system is the most perfect for
heating and ventilating that
the committee has been able TO
discover in its somewhat extern
sive Investigations.
Breaks are good at the ware
houses again. The floors were
well filled yesterday, q large
proportion of the leaf being Of
good quality. Prices are nd.
vancing, and are very satisfac-
tory to planters. At one Of the
warehouses on Monday, every
thing sold at an average Of
seventeen cents.
The mandamus proceeding
against the county commission
ers Of Alamance, which was set
hearing before Judge Boykin In
this city last Saturday, was con-
tinued 20 Alamance court. The
proceeding was brought to com
pei the commissioners 10 issue
license 10 sell Intoxicating
liquors, the plaintiff having ap-
piled for license and been 70.
fused.
The union depot problem
has been solved. When the
railroad commission is elected
II will have authority 20 decide
that the accommodations al
Durham are not adequate and
that the facilities for the trans.
fer OF passengers are not what
they ought 10 be. Then the dc.
pot will have to come, or the
railroads will have 20 plank
down a big pile Of money for re,
fusing 10 obey orders. The mem.
beers from Durham uong life Il
them must have had that pro.
vision put in the bill.
The colofed youth who turn.
the crank of THE RECoRDER'i
press Is an amateur artist. A
short time ago he took q fancy
for drawing pictures, and mads
such progress that the sanctun
wall Is now adorned with mum
erous specimens Of his handi
work. Among his productions
are included actresses, dudes
babies, old maids, promineni
citizens, etc, all drawn as tru,
70 life as one could expect from
q one eyed coon artist. Wher
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