The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-01
Sfafn. News.

years and 10 days.
Warrenton Gazette: Conra
Wilson, coiored, who was con
victed here two or three year
since Of man slaughter and sen
to the penitentiary for fifteel
years, has made his escape.
Danbpry Reporter: Last wecl
was bad for dogs il Danbury
One morning a dozen more o
less, with one cat, could be sesl
lying around ''dead as Hector.
Fat msat aud strychnine ar
not good to foed dogs on.
There is a time in every youns
mans life when for awhile ht
TANKS he is a second Solomon
He soon gets over it, though
when he begins to find out how
many kinds of q fool he is
Newbsrn Journal.
High Point Enterprise: Han
nibal Robinson, a negro, shot
his wife in the head Morday
night. The ball made only :
scalp wound. Hannibal seems
to be worthless and he was tax.
ing his revenge on his wife be-
cause she refused TO live with
him. He tooz to the woods.
The directors Of the Ruthsr-
ford cotton factory havs elected
j. G. Cowan president, w. J.
Hardin vice president, and II
Levi secretary and treasurer.
The erection q q building will
be begun at nee. The COM
psny desires II correspond with
outside capita. in regard to put
ting in laachii cry.
About q yegr ago Mr.. J. R.
Young purchased a farm near
Henderson, for which he paid
81, 900. He pus on this land two
tenants with oae horss each,
who, apart from ! good crop of
other products, have sold of
last years. tobacco crop 81, ,573.-
as, Ar. Young's part of the net
profit being ovs $500.
Corresponds Co Mt. Airy
News: A gentle nan near Rural
Hall was anxioas to be cured of
stammsriag ant seeing 4 cure
advertised in II paper for ten
dollars, he inel sod the meney
and sent IL or Aghsn tbs re-
ceipt cama it read thus: "Obey
the following rule and you will
never stainner: Keep your
mouth shut"
Wilkesboro Chronicla: Mr..
flames Parlior of Moravian
Jalls, in cutting timber last
week, found two rocks imbed-
ded in n large oak tree which
moR6ursd four feet ia diameter.
1t appeared tha. q cut had been
made in the tIes aud ths rocks
placed there when il wss young.
About los years growth had
been added to tho tree since the
cut was ds.
Charlotte Observer: Old Gun
Gle" Badly is dead. This time
there seems to be no doubt about
it. Twice bsforc has he been
numbered with the departed,
but not until yesterday morning
did 10 reach the other shore.
He was a years old. For years
he held the reins over the Cen
trail hotel, bus horses, and was
looked upon as being as much Of
a part Of the bus ss The seat or
wheels. lie was not superseded
as driver until united by age.
Henderson Herald: This morn.
ing when tho iailer, Buck Lewis
went 10 att5rd the wants of tho
prisoners, ha found the Jail and
every cell wide open, and the
building deserted with the ex-
ception OF one negro woman.
Stella johnson who was well
enough satisfied with her fare
behind the bars. The prisoners
who escaped were John Lyon.
larceny; Jos SatterWhits, libsl:
Lewis Burwcll, larceny: Buck
Jones, snstching money from
the hands cf an old negro, and
enc other, whose name We could
not learn, for petty larceny.
All coiOred. There wers no
signs Of forcible entrance. Some
one doubtless had duplicate
keys, and turned Tie prisoners
out.
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