The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-03-01

AROUND THE TOWN.
WHAT A GLOBE-TROTTeR SEES AND
HEARS.
ttemized Interviews and Sketchy Scraps
of Town Topics Briefly Jotted
Down.

Personal.
Capt. y. A. Ramsey went to Raleigh
til morning.
Rev L w. Crawford went to Raleigh |
10 day on business connected with
Trinity college
Rev. p. L Groome was here yesterday
afternoon, on his way to the western
part Of the state
Rev. r. Van Devcrter, pastor Of the
Baptist church at Henderson, was here
this morning on his way home.
Rev. w. G.. Clements spent last night
here, the guest of j. NJ. McClelland, re
turning to Raleigh this morning.
Mr. Herbert Jenkins was here yester
day evening on his way from Henderson
to his home in Atlanta. He says busi-
ness is very good in his line. On" Of the
trade journals stated some time ago that
Mr. Jenkins is making a fortune in the
tobacco business in Atlanta.
DR.. j. f Wyche and wife passed
through Durham yesterday on their way
to Greensboro, which place they will, in
the future, make their home. Dr. WyChe
has for several years been one OF the
most popular citizens Of Oxford, and the
people there regret to give him up.
Live Local Links.
The knights of Pythias will meet to
night at 7;3O o'clock. Every member is
requested to be present.
Several other towns in this state are
moving for anti-monopoly telephones
Durham will be the first to put in this
service.
Town taxes paid after to day will bear
an additional two per cent. This makes
ten per cent addition to the original
amount.
Mdch talk was created by the report
of the death of Will Hendon, and his
many friends were glad to hear that the
TumOr was not confirmed.
The old Alliance store is being neatly
whitewashed and repainted in the inte-
rior, preparatory to the moving in of the
Cheek furniture company.
Sheriff Markham to day started his
round of the county, going TO Pickett's
mill This is his last call for taxes. He
Is going to close the books March 10.
Col. Buck Blackwell filed his bond as
postmaster some days ago, but he has
not yet received his commission from the
postollce department. The delay is un.
explained.
There were only two cases before the
mayor this morning, Jack Holder fol
drunkenness, fined five dollars, and J
p. Campbell fined the same amount fo1
the same Offense.
The accident to the electric lighting
system was remedied yesterday, and th'
incandescents were burning all right las
had light enough.
Few drummers are working this sec
tion just now. They have been here il
troops since February /. Most Of tn
spring goods have been sold. The frs
installment of spring stocks are just nov
coming in.
Thirteen marriage licenses were issue,
by the register Of deed, during February
Six white couples and seven cOlore
ones were "jined' last month. The frs
license for March was issued to co
ored couple, Nathan Cunningham an
Julia Sellers
There were fair breaks on the tobacc
market today. \ prominent tobacco
mist said 10 THE GLOBE man that thi
crop is one the poorest quality eve
known. The only tobacco OF goo
grade is that cut and cured before til
storm OF last August; the tobacco CT
after that is very inferior in qualit
Prices are high on the better grades
tobacco, but most OF the crop is poo
and brings little.