The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-17
DURHAM RECORDER
WEDNESDAY, Feb. II, 1892.
Local and.Other News,


Read land sale in another
column--W. j. Wyatt, Com
missioner.
Several new advertisements
appear in this issue of The Re
coRDER. Read them, they will
save you money.
Those Of our subscribers
living near Durham, who owe
us will can pay us in wood il
they prefer.
Look up the mule y. II.
Dickerson &C Co., Of Richmond,
Va, has something to say about
mule millinery.
We are not q parachute
jumper, but we continue 70
march onward and upward
eur circulation, we mean.
We learn that the Farmers
Alliance propose TO have stores
of their own in every city and
town in the State. They will
be a success.
There has been Q nota.
BILE decrease In the number OF
sheep every year since the war,
and An increase in the number
Of worthless dogsl Fact!
Many "a small statesman
talks OF digging up the political
Ratchet, when he'd look better
swinging the axe that splits the
family wood.
The real estate market is
jogging along favorably, TAX
ing all In all, and the prospects
for bright season are daily
growing brighter.
A Durham man says all the
United States has TO do about
the middle Of next May Is t.
hold up its finger to Chill and
the war will be declared. THAT'S
easy.
Again the whirligig Of time
has about brought the three
winter months to o close, and
some Of the roads present Q
beautiful picture. We must
have the convicts on the wretch.
Cd roads. .
How many "dudes Of dos
tiny" do you suppose were Ill
treated last Monday? Some boys
are quite modest, but strange
things will happen when II Is
only q question Of selecting a
valentine.
A farmer who lives near
town and who gets shaved in
the city, tried TO raise q row to-
day because, as he said, the bar
Der now charges HIM three
hounds Of cotton for shave,
when heretofore he usually paid
one pound.-Charlctte News,
We learn that a very large
percsntagc Of the farmers OF
Wake, Chatham and Orange
will not confined their energies
TO the raising Of one crop alone,
but q bountiful yield of potatoes,
oats, wheat, corn, rye and peas
Ia predicted this year.
1t is said that the national
government will have TO pay
500. 600 for medals for the
worlds fair. That's not all,
thsy are going TO have Q water
palace, an art palace, and others
TOO numerous TO mention. We
want to 70 into the building
business--it is to hoped that the
public building for Durham will
net be forgotten. We are for
homo first and abroad next.
There will be enough TO sup.
NV the demand If they are all
killed cut in Orange. We are
told there thousands In Chat
ham. A friend tells US. who
lives near the Alamance line
that the weasels are killing all
the rabbits. We suppose the
creature comes up behind bun
nv as he sits at peace with all
the world, and, springing upon
his back, clings and sucks his
his life blood away.
We regret to hear Of the
condition Of our old friend, Dir,
Henry Neal. lie has been SUI
fering some time from q sore on
his leg. He Is one Of our oldesI
citizens. Mr.. Neal was in thu
Mexican war and was also in thu
last war. He has led an unosten
tatious life, and Is greatly re
spected by his neighbors, and i
noted for his honesty Of purpose
strict integrity and exemplar.
christian character Seyera
years ago, he was among Tn
first to have built near his hons
a church known as Walker
Chapel, where he has since beel
q faithful and efficient member
We believe that MIR. w. II
Newman, an old Confederat
soldier living at Hillsboro !
about right, for he knows Oh
fruits Of cruel war, and has Of
his face today . bad wound thu
gives him much pain, and vii