The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-01-21
DURHAM RECORDER.
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WEDNESDAY. ianuary 81, 1891

a number Of fine mules and
horses for sale.
Mr.. G. w. Hunt, editor Of
the Burlington News, was in
town the rainiest day last week,
The Baptist female school
was opened on Monday, Miss
Florence Fleeting, of Virginia,
being in charge.
The revival at the First
Baptist church was c'osed Sum
day night. Eight persons were
received into the church by
baptism.
The obituary Of Col. r. #.
Webb, which is printed on the
first page of this paper, is prob
ably the most interesting read
ing in the paper this week.
The Odd Fellows, encour-
aged by the efforts of citizens
to build a hotel, have decided
to build a hall. The initial steps
were taken at the meeting ct
Golden Link Lodge Monday
night.
The court last week furnish
ed four recruits for the public
road force. All of them are in
for larceny. James Bethel,
James Freeman and William
Faucette were sentenced for one
year each. George Chavis got
three years.
The Sun calls attention to
the fact that rice can be raised
proftably in this section. There
Is o great deal of soil in Durham
county that is adapted to the
cultivation Of rice. Good crops
can be produced at small ex-
pense.
The farmers have learned
that Durham Ii a rood market
for cotton as well as tobacco.
Consequently considerable
quantities Of the former are sold
here, while the yellow weed al
ways commands top notch prices
on our warehouse foo i.
Interest in tbs encampment
branch Of Odd Fellows has been
rev. ed by a visit Of Grand
Patriarch Phillips aud otner
grand officers last Thursday
night. Though there are two
flourishing subordinate lodges
in Durham, the membership of
the encampment is small.
The store Of Whitaker, the
inimitable, is open again. as
usual, and there Is no differ
ence, as far as appearances go.
Mr.. Whitaker has been cheered
by many kind words of en-
couragement, and has gone to
work with a determination to
overcome the difficulties with
which he is beset. He hopes to
come out all right in a short
time.
Last Wednesday, Mr.. Will
liam p. Henry and Miss Julia
Crews were married at Main
street Methodist church. Rev.
j. Z. Gay, of Mt. Airy, assisted
by the pastor, ofiiciated. Many
friends Of the popular young
couple witnessed the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry went on d
southern tour on the evening
train.
AT a meeting Of the direc.
tors Of thu N. M. G. al. Sunday
afternoon, Mr.. j. III. Southgate
was authorized ID prepare an
In yitation 10 the associations in
the STATE to attend the conyen-
ton that il 10 be held in this
cityin March. Ii is expected
that 300 or 800 active, earnest
Christian workers will attend
the meeting.
The attendance at the Y.
NJ. G. A. exercises last Sunday
afternoon was the largest that
has been in the hall In a 'ong
time. Mr.. q. w. Watts led the
meeting, and the exercises were
unusually interesting. There
were none Of those tame,
stereotyped speeches that are so
often heard at such meetings,
but all the speakers had a
thought TO express; and they
expressed il, and sat down with
out taking up time.
Judge Farrar, OF Virginia,
lectured before a small audience
in the Y. NJ. @. A. hall last
Saturday night. He made a
favorable impression, but &C.
cording TO Tux RECORDERS
opinion, did not measure up 10
expectations. He is an amusing
story teller, but too much in.
clined 20 exaggeration to be an
ideal. He affects rhetorical
flourishes, though he is lack
ing in thetrue graces Of oratory.
IL Is but fair TO the Judge to say
that his Lecture impressed the
larger part Of bis audience more
fayorably than II did the writer.