The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-08-03
DURHAM RECORDER
WEDNESDAY, Aug 5, 1892.

Monday Ply $4,000 majority.
Work on the west Durham
cotton factory is progressing.
At the two festivals held las
Friday and Saturday evenings
the d. 1. l., realized $1ls.
The Durham people are MOI
proud and stuck up because this
is the best tobacco market il
the country.
This paper is growing but
not swelling like the frog in the
fable. The plain truth and no
thing but the truth.
Mr.. Lewter, who lives near
the Chatham line says it il
mighty dry in his section, but
the growing crop is doing fairly
we'll.
It's thought that the Public
Building for Durham will be
erected in 1894, if the Chicago
folks will have got through with
their little affair by that time
The farmers tell us that in
Person and Chatham the tobac.
co on new land is growing
nicely and gives evidence of d
healthy yield. We will give
You reports from ether sections
next week.
A local preacher in North
Georgia has put up the follow.
ing sign on the outside of a
meeting house: keep politics
out of the church unless the
preacher is running for Coron-
er. Atlanta Constitution.
Our people always do the right
thing in hot weather; they pos
sess their souls ia peace, avoid
alcohol, put a cabbage leaf in
their hat and keep on the shady
side Of the street.
Durham county will no doubt
nominate men that will have
the interest of the people at
heart, leaving TO other counties
the right TO suabble as to which
shall it be office-seekers or
representative men.
A Durham man came back
from Kelley the other day, and
looking al a drop Of water
through a microscope, Faid,
This is what | call pretty
rough on a man who has sworn
off.
We learn that two girls not a
hundred miles from here are
making an effort 10 provide
brothers-in-law for their sisters.
We have fellow on the road
who will keep an eye on these
lasses and report from time to
70 nc headquarters.
Agitation was started some
time ago in different parts Of
the State In favor of public
roads, which has gradually ex.
tended until the Importance OF
the subject is receiving wide.
spread recognition. A public
sentiment upon the subject has
been created which will afford
support 10 practical measures.
Letters will not be published
when sent 10 us under an as.
stunned name. And another
thing we want 10 say, il you
feel disposed 10 send US a water.
melon, don't write on but one
side Of the melon. We will do
the inside work. Don't send
any melons G.. o. ID. (coiic on
delivery.
The Tobacco Plant will be the
name of q iouranl 10 be issued
here about September list, by
Col. Fairbrother, Of the Globe,
assisted by Mr.. A. Hatchett, late
editor Of the Henderson Toma.
hawk The journal will be de.
voted to the tobacco and trade
interests Of the South. The
price will be 10 cts. per annum
THE RECORDER wishes for this
new enterprise every success.
Last Friday while the therIno.
meter was attempting the high.
wire walking act an insurance
man told one Of our young meri
chants that IL hewould get mar.
ried, ne, the insurance man
would stand on his head. Why
this young merchant remains
single Is more than we can I'm,
dcrstand; we know and the In
surance man knows that there Il
one thing lacking 10 make III
tho happiness Of his life; IL Il
useless for any young man Il
spend his days In signing. es
pecially IN Durham; where there
ever such dear, lovable young
people in the world as in Dur
ham, No girls were so pretty
or boys so clever as those living
here. We will say 70 the tsG
Johnnies, especially the on,
that knows the number OF eyerl
h0.tan -. H. .a....f 49, go.