The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-12-07
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The Days Record of Current Events In
the City and Vicinity.

The Days Record of Current Events in
the City and Vicinity.
Get your reserved seats at Black
| nails for the Crane Torbett concert.
-McLauren, the little son of Mr.. 81.
NJ. Jones, is quite sick at his home on
Morris street.
And still we wonder who are the
| people-but the answer is the echo OF
our anxious cry.
AT the recent meeting at Charlotte
| Rev. T. J. Gattis was re appointed col
| ~porteur for the Western North Carolina
| conference.
To facilitate the loading and IN
| loading of cars this winter, the Sea
Board Air Line has built a shelter near
the Duke factory.
The lecture for the benefit Of the or
| phan asylum at Oxford, to be given at
the hall evening, should be
literally patronized.
-Hargis Farthing killed two Poland
| China hogs Wednesday which weighed
over six hundred pounds dressed. That
is what we call big hogs.
These are the days when the de-
serving poor should be looked after and
when the charitably disposed need not
on Por 70 find unrtbu ohiootS
Col. w. II. Shelburn, who has been
suffering for the past two weeks with a
raging cold, says that this is one time in
his life that he would like to lose his
grippe.
Miss Alice Lamont is back at her
old place at Ellis s. Stones, and is well
coined by her many friends who are
pleased to see her again behind the
counter.
Mrs. Bell, who has been so extremely
i'll at the home of Mr.. w. w. Shaw for
the past week, is, we are pleased to learn,
much better to day and her recovery
hoped for.
The Baptist State convention meets
tomorrow at Elizabeth City, Rev. DR..
r. II. Marsh, of Oxford, presiding, and
Rev. J. W. Carter, Of Raleigh, preaching
the annual sermon
With the country roads knee deep in
mud and the farmers having to haul in
wood and tobacco, now is a good time to
talk rock crusher to the patriotic 'squires
who have at heart the public welfare and
the county's interest.
The new residence next to the l.. &
D. depot, and which has been in course
Of construction for several months. is
now completed and the yard is being
filled in,~ preparatory TO ornamentation.
And thus it is that Colonel Carr con-
tinues to pin his faith to Durham and
emphasize his belief in the towns future.
The Western Tobacco Journal says
The Durham Bull factory at Durham is
having such unusual demand for their
famous Durham Bull smoking and 400
cut plug that during December they will
work a double force of hands. In these
"hard times" this is an unusual proceed
ing and gives the Bull good reason for
"bellowing."
Says the Washington Post: Repre-
sentative Settle, of North Carolina, the
baby of the house, is not much above the
age prescribed In the constitution and
hardly looks that. He has a contest or
his bands, too. The contestant charges
intimidation and various other o%ffenses,
but Settle smiles and says that it sounds
queer for a republican to be charged with
political intimidation in the South. His
friends say he "can prove a halibi."
The account of the auction party at
the residence of Mr.. George Watts
Tuesday evening, and reported by one
of the gentleman present, was unavoida
bly, crowded out yesterday. AS the
character of the entertainments INDUCED
in by the social club aae an innovation
ia Durham society, the manner and
style Of conducting an "auction,' as in
the case of other novel amusements
makes interesting reading.
Two Lives Saved.