The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-06-19

Delayed Items from Our Correspondent at
the state Capital.
From TIE GLOBE Correspondent.

RALEIGH, June 1S.-The telephone
connection with Durham appears 10 give
the people Of this town a good deal of
qualification, and all day yesterday there
was a lively interchange OF remarks.
Years ago all the towns in this section
ought 10 have been linked together in
this way. For fourteen years Memphis
has had telephone connection with most
places in seventy miles of it
/ Mrs William c. Upchurch, wife of
/ Raleighs oldest metchant, is critically
/ i'll and her death is almost hourly ex.
pected Her husband has done business
in the same quaint, little store for fifty
five years No doubt he is the Oldest
merchant in the state.
The new Baltimore real estate agency,
Of which Hon. Chauncey F. Black is tie
president and Of which Col. J. 5. Carr is
director, has made great land sale 1t
will pay particular attention to North
Carolina.
Raleigh had no rain yesterday, but
there was a high wind and as great
dust storm as was ever seen here. Rain
fell very near, north and west 1t is
much needed here. The crops do not
appear to need it particularly. Corn
looks remarkably well.
The railway commission will this week
make the assessments of railway prop
ertv, etc. No marked increase in value
is expected. Very little railway con-
struction has been done in twelve
months.
The number Of conyicts now in the
penitentiary incIOsure is 151. 1t is
: probable that by the end Of the month
t another gang will BE sent to the farms
E on the Roanoke river.
Yesterday evening Rev. w. ). Greasy
s of Charlotte, preached the baccalaureate
y sermon lefore the senior class at the
e Agricultural and Mechanical college
# This evening the class Will have its ex
ercises /; has eight members-C. l.
n Corpening, David Cox, Jr r. ID. Patter
Or son, Charles Pearson, Il c. Rogers, J, II
W Saunders, b + Waltoa and J. NJ vii
n son Mr.. Walton will deliver an OratiOl
on The Dangers that Confront Ou
Rerub!ic" Mr. Rogers is president, MI
Cox the historian, Mr.. Corpeninq
prophet, and Mr Patterson will presen
ct The prizes
There will be many prominent person
At the banquet which the citizens Civ
CONGRESSMAN Hatch at the GarbOrO tC
=, morrow evening. The price of tickets
49, So Mr.. Hatch will speak there, and
% number Of others will also speak. Pr
prietor Brown, Of the YarbOrO, is NAL
>, ing arrangements to have the banquet
r.. handsome affair.
80 A large party of Raleigh people lie
Saturday for Morehead City.
A Serious Accident.
In one Of our leading business hOus
last evening a keg of blasting pOWd
went Otf-at half price. This pOWert
ng blaze ignited by ID. Il. Swindell is tt
lie throughout the length and breadth
90 Durham county by all who have price
u these goods and who are competent
zen indtre between goods bought and sold +
lg, The musical cash and those bought al
,et, sold at long profits and accommodate
est prices.
o0' In addition to the immense stock of t
oc' Durham Supply Co, we are recelvl
every day new goods from Swindei
md mammoth stock in Raleigh, with viii
-. every line is kept unbrOktn and added
' and in making your purchases rememb
nee YOU have the advantage OF selecting, "a
were. from two Of the largest and b'
MT stocks in our state.
ss Be sure and see our inc of SUNNI
i0l wash goods, summer silks, wOolens, {
aave our statesmen show yOu throu
and our shoe, gents furnishing goods, clo
ing and hat departments.
We still have a nice line OF mallln
carpets, rugs, curtains, crockery, tfuh
be etc all of which We will take pleasure
showing and pricing to you Respe
fnlly D. T. SWINDELI.,
Of Durham and Raleigh