The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-05
DURHAM DOINGS.
The Days Record Of Current Events in
the City and Vicinity.
from box 4

the City and Vicinity.
-Durham Fav0ritc, only clear Havana
i've cent cigar sold in the city, at the
Thomas cigar store.
Colonel Brodie Duke now sports a
sorIel carriage. To preserve a general
harmony lie drives bay horses.
The Richmond and Danville has
offered $4,000 for the party or parties
who removed the rail from the track near
Statesviile, n. {.
-IHE GLOBE returns thanks for a
basket of grapes, sent by Durham citi-
zen from Greensboro, who requests US to
withhold his name
Received today, at the Cheek Fur
niture Cos, the prettiest line Of linen
window shades ever shown in the city
Call and see the new line of pictures.
Governor Holt has commissioned E.
S. Blackwell as first lieutenant of com
pany I, Third regiment of State Guard,
and J. W. Keats second lieutenant Of
the same company.
We are III receipt Of an invitation
and complimentary ticket to the Cabarrus
county agricultural and mechanical fair,
which will be held at Concord, Septem-
Der 1G, + and IS, 1891
The paving on Mangum street has
been started in good earnest and the side
walk is being much improved. A few
more loads Of sand and cigarette boxes
and the thing will be done.
The Blind Tom troupe which was
billed to perform at Stokes Hall last night
failed to draw. The absence of crowd
is found in the fact that few people knew
there would be performance.
"A car load Of bananas were brought
into the town this morning, The festive
Italian Will find himself, for the next few
weeks, SO far as Durham is concerned,
like Colonel Othello, in the soup.
DR.. J. c. Brown, formerly Of Mon
roe, but now Of Durham, will lead the
young mems gospel service meeting, to-
morrow evening from to 5 o'clock, at
the Y. NJ. G. A. rooms, with Vernon Oar
nall as organist An interesting service
assured.
Colonel Sam Dickson is still under
the weather and complains of that tired
feeling. Reason, the colonel has moved
his quarters to Wyatt street and has not
been getting the hummer. In this afflic-
ton he has the sympathy Of the COM
munity.
Mr. W. I. Shaw, assistant agent Of the
Atlantic Coast Line st Weldon, was mar
ried to Miss Lille Gay, Of Wilson, on
Wednesday, by Rev. J. Ii. Gordon, d. D.,
pastor of Edenton Street NJ. F. church,
assisted by the Rev. John \. Cole, pas
tor Of Tie Wilson Methodist church
The new addition to the Marlborough
house, Raleigh, now nearing completion,
will greatly increase the facilities and add
much TO the appearance Of that building.
Colonel Raney is getting ready for the
exposition and says with the extra room
which this will give him he will be able
to take care Of the crowd
Florida can st:ll Law claim 10 alLig1-
tors for there have been shipped to Raj
eigh, to be shown during the southern
interstate exposition, October to De-
cember l, twenty eight alligators. Flor
ida will no doubt have the most in
teresting and novel exhibit at the expo
sition of any state outside of North Car
olina
MIR. John Robinson, commissioner Of
agriculture, makes a fine showing for our
cotton factories. There were just after
the war sixty mills in the state. In 1890
they had increased 10 f16 and this year
there are 134 cotton mills in operation in