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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-02
Chased Off a Thief.

Monday morning Officers w.
G. Crabtree and j. w. Hicks
chased off a would be thief
from the store of Herndon &
Bagwell. About ! o'clock they
were on their rounds and went
to see if everything was alright
in the rear of the store above
named when they ran upon a
negro man, who was trying to
get in the store. When he heard
the officers coming he burnt
the wind" and the officers fol-
lowed suit and shot at him sew
eral times, but he did not stop
to ask the treason why" and
made good his escape. There is
no clue as to who ii was.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-02

In the case Of the supreme
court Of Gown against Fair
brother, where the latter APP
pealed from the lower court re.
garding a restraining order, the
higher court held that there
was no error, and accordingly,
as we understand the case at
this time, Mr.. Fairbrother 10 not
in IL. In other words, he lost
his case and Is denied the priv.
ilege Of editing a newspaper in
this state. He should be happy
--Hillsboro Recorder.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-02
The wind blew.

RIcnMosp, Va, March sc.-Creat de-
s,rue,ion Of property from the cyclone
and heavy rain in Southwest Virginia
sunday afternoon = reported. Near
pural Retreat the wind swept whole
tracts 81 timber land clean. blew down
barns and scattered fences. Tha depot
:, Gate City, Scott ceunty, was strnck
bv tightening and burned down. and Ia
tha, vicinity two women were drow ned
Several railrosd bridges have bees
swept away.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-02
Tried to Poison His Father.

DR.. J. W.. Ring, a practicing
physician and druggist, and one
Of the leading citizens of Elkin
Surry county, and several mem
bers of his family have been
critically i'll for several DAYS
1t is announced today that the
sickness was caused by an at
tempt of the doctors sixteen
year-old son to poison his father
by putting arsenic in a prescrip
ton which the young man,
clerk in the drug store. was
given to fill.
One of the states leading
physicians, who was summoned
tie Elkin to see DR.. Ring and his
family, s,ys that an overdose of
the poison is the only thing that
saved their lives.
Tho sons excuse for his ac'
ton was that he wanted to kill
his father because he did not
allow him such privileges as he
thought he deserved. To pre-
vent his arrest the father gave
the SON money and sent him tc
the far west. The affair has
produced a lively sensation
winston Correspondent News
and Observer.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-02
Tom Settle Endorsed.

The republicans were in con-
clave at Hotel Carolina Monday
nearly all day and the District
Congressional committee met at
8 o'clock in the afternoon.
The Hon. Thomas Settle was
there and captured the commit
tee and all.
All day the most prominent
republicans were cornered off
talking over the prospects and
laying their plans.
AT 3 o'clock in the afternoon
the district congressional COM
mittee OF this, the Fifth district,
met 70 decide upon the time and
place for the congressional con-
vention to meet, which will be
for the purpose Of electing two
delegates and two alternates to
the national convention which
will meet in st. Louis on June
Is, next and also 10 select a can
didate for congress from this the
Fifth congressional district.
Those present were j. +.
Wray, Of Rockingham, chair.
man; w. Z. White, Alamance;
r. j. Petre, Stokes; j. A. Cheek,
Orange; John f. Woody, Per.
son; @. p. Warren, Durham; B
+. Stanley, Guilford, and G. A
Corbett, colored, CaswelI. Be
sides the committee there wal
Zeb Waller, Of Burlington, who
came TO ask that the convention
be held in Burlington, s. Up
Satterfield, Of Person county
who was just looking around.
A RECORDER reporter was no
present at the meeting and tn,
proceedings were obtained from
q prominent republican afte
the meeting was over. Mr.
Waller, said he was instructe,
10 ask for the convention fol
Burlington but the cemmitte
thought Durham was the hes
place and decided to hold tn
convention here on May Il
The committee then passed I'll
! following resolution endorsinI
, Hon. Thomas Settle and hi
{ actions in congress:
THE Republican Executiv
G committee in session at Dur
ham, N. O., this the 3Oth day Z
March, 1896, hereby endorse III
! course in congress Of our req
resentatiye, Hon. Thomas Sci
tie, and recommend his renon
!. nation and reelection to Il
e voters Of the district"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-02

There was scrimmage on Mangnm
street, in front Of Mangum's store, last
night about 9 o'clock, in which white
man and negro were the leading ac-
tors. The police appeared on the scene
and scooped them in. One Of them put
up the money for his appearance this
morning and the other was escorted to
the city boarding house. There was no
damage done.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-02

DR.. Isaac n. Carr has perma-
nently located in Durham for the
practice Of dentistry. Office over
vaughan's drug store.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-02

Err. Aiken, so well known in tobacco
circles here, who has been down on the
Greenyille market this season, has re-
turned TO Durham to remain till the
opening of the eastern markets this fall.
He reports that Creenville has sold over
five and half millions Of pounds Of
tobacco.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-02

Nos. 4o7 and 4o3 Solid Pullman vestibuis
Trains between Washington and Atlanta.
Trains IS and Al have through sleepers betwee'
Weldon and New York.
No. IS makes close connection at Portsmouth
with Bay Line for altimoie: old Dominion
steamers for New York every day in the week
except Friday. with Merchant and MineIs
Line for Boston and Providence every day in the
week except Tuesday and Thursday, anO
Norfolk and Washington g. B. Company dali
for Washington
No. Al makes closeeonnection at Durham with
train going west on r. & ID. railroad.
For further information in regard to cosnec
tons, etc, apply 10 x. /. cheathain, agent, Dur
ham, N. {.
John II. wINDER, General Manager
7. 7. ANDERSON. G. P. A.
4. ST. John Vice President
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-02
Yesterday's Stock REPORTS.

Reported bytSiisby & Co., commission
stock brokers. rooms aud S Fidelity
bank building. Correspondents: ]. X.
willard & Co., IS Broadway, New
York, and rs Board Of Trade. Chicago
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-02

Blu buy Flour 9 us-our
stock bought before the rise. Hcrn-
don 4 Bagwcll.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-02
Notice of Administrative.

Having qualified a. administrative
Of tn estate and will annexed OF Elijah
II. Tiiley, deceased, I hereby notify all
persons having claims against his es-
tate 10 present the same 70 me on or
before the 18th day Of February, 1897,
or this notice will be plead in bar Of
their recovery.
Persons indebted TO said estate are
notified 10 make immediate payment.
MRS. EDNEy n. TILLEY,
Administrators.
This February assh isy6.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-02

Do you suffer with Indigestion,
ask for "Kai.Ku-Ra.' II beat:
anything you ever tried, Hern
don a Bagwell.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-02

Sneed & Thomas sell only
Buist's. seeds they are always relia-
HE.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-02
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.
|athered and Photographed for
Busy Readers.

Busy Readers.
Last night about 8 o'clock Mat Norris
Sad fall on the steps and hurt his head
mite painfully. Or. Johnson was called
u and fixed him up.
The case Of Hinton VS.. the Western
Union Telegraph Company, which was
LEI for trial yesterday, has been contin-
ned by consent Of counsel.
There was considerable caucasing ana
Ecoufabulation among local politicians
Yesterday. They will have 70 be equal
M four mile race horse TO keep mp
Through he campaign.
The best tobacco season OF the year
% been on since the week began, and
Dur warehouse men are reapiug the har-
kest. Breaks were good yesterday and
Will be again today. Prices remain sta
3ionary.
Yesterday afternoon about a:3o o'clock
,lay Harris, colored. died at his home
bn strayhorn's hill Of typhoid pneu..
nouia. The remains win be buried at
Bass, grave yard this afternoon. Fun
raj by Rev. ]. M. Latta.
Durham maidens have been slow IN
ayailing themselves Of leap year pr VI
beges. or have contented with lot OF
|unappreciative me. The Register OF
Deeds has only issued for the month q
March twelve iicense-eight white ana
four colored.
A few cases consumed so much OF the
time al this term Of court. that a special
term will be necessary TO catch up with
the docket The two railroad cases OF
Stanley and Herndon viii consume the
balance Of the term. leaving about sew.
enty Eve unheard.
The Stanley case In the superior cour'
drags slowly on. All day yesterday the
examination Of witnesses was on and
and late in the afternoon the defendants
completed their case and the witnesses
for the plaintiff were agaiu put on the
stand. The jury viii not get the case
until some time tamourow.
Laundry changes Hands
II will be news TO the Durham public
that the Durham Steam Laundry has
changed hands--or 1t least half interest
Of the business has. P. Z. Linnell has
sold half interest In the laundry to J.
W. Ingle, now Of Burlington, who vii
come here and take charge on May 1
Mr.. Ingle Is q practical workman IN the
laundry business and win have charge
Of the plant. :.
Mr.. LinneiI. II j. understood, vii
start another laundry Il Columbia, 2
c.. and this one will be managed by <
T. simmons, who Is manager for tn
laundry here now. This will max
three laundries Mr. Linneli has and b
will deyide his time between Columbia
Raleigh and Durham.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-02

Between Durham and Henderson, Norfolk
Richmond, washington Baltimore, Philadel
phia and New York and Boston. also Raleigh
Charlotte wilmington, Monroe chester, Green
wood, Athens, Atlanta and all points South ano
West.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-25

Come! join ye tl1e harvest feast
In prayer, in song, let praise ascend
To God. whose mercy doth on us attend.
In obedience to the proclamation of
President Cleveland, and of the gover-
nors of the various states. Thursday.
Nov 26, is to be observed as a day Of
national thanksgiving. Throughout the
United States it is the annual thanks
giving for the mercies of the closing
year, national harvest festival, and
a legal holiday 1t is one Of three dis
tinctively and generally observed
American national festivals-Independ-
ence Day and Memorial Day being the
other two, and this. notwithstanding
the fact that days of thanksgiving. in
foreign lands, antedated the founding
Of the American colonies. Such fes-
tival, it Is said, was suggested by the
Hebrew Feast of Tabernacles, feast
Of ingatnering at the end Of the year
but, however that may be. the Occa-
sional observance of a day Of thanks
giving, recommended by civil author
ity. was not unusual in Europe, and
such a day was observed i'm Leyden.
Holland, Get. 3. 1575-the first ami
versary of the deliverance of that city
from siege. In 160S the Pilgrim church.
exiled from England, went to Holland
and remained there until 1920. when it
sent off the Maynower colony to New
England. After the first harvest of the
colonists at Plymouth. in 1921. Cover
nor Bradford proclaimed the first
Thanksgiving upon American soil. and
it may well be that the idea came from
the Hollahdish association. 1t was a
time of great dependency among the
first settlers of New England. and it
was proposed. at public meeting. to
proclaim q fast. An aged farmer
arose and spoke of their provoking
heaven with complaints. of the many
mercics they had received and of the
cause they had for Thanksgiving. lie
then made Il motion that instead of
appointing a day of fasting. they should
appoint day of thanksgiving. and to
this the assembly generally agreed. So.
the first Thanksgiving Day was kept
amid circumstances most unproptious.
and with gaunt famine lowering over
the rude and cheerless dwellings of the
little colony. The summer Of 1921, fol-
lowing ucon the landing at Plymouth,
had yielded scanty harvest. and unless
speedy supplies came from Europe the
sturdy colonists saw they would be re-
duced to the point of starvation; yet.
amid such surroundings. Governor
Bradford the harvest being gathered
in. sent four men out fowling. so that
they might, after a more special man
ner, rejoice together after they had
gathered the fruit of their labor. And
thus, as it has been said.
While sickness lurked, and death assailed.
And foes beset on every hand,
the first governor Of New ENGLAND in
stituted the American Harvest Home"
KEPT BY THE PILGRIMS.
The harvest thanksgiving thus insti-
tuted was kept by the Pilgrim Fathers
repeatedly during the century, and to
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-25
A BOOK TO BE LOVED.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
"The Bonnie Brier Bush" of DR.. John
Watson seems to be animated by the
same immortal fire that blazed In the
bush that the great Hebrew law-giver
saw In his exile. It's flame continues
and must for generations continue to
warm and cheer the heart of its read
ers. The popularity Of this work is one
of the most cheering literary signs Of
our time. Here are genuiness, sympa-
thy, purity, nobleness of character,
lOftiness of aspiration, the sweetest hu-
NOR, the crispest of wit, the divinest
charity. all combined in portraying the
lowly fortunes and experiences of re-
mote and isolated community. Yet the
story has captured the heart of Eng
lish readers everywhere.
The author, like others before him
who have achieved fame at a bound,
evidently never dreamed of what was
to come when he gave that book to the
world. A sincere, natural, large-heart-
ed man, he wrote what he thought and
felt and knew. He told simple story
in simple way, but the breath of life
was in it and il has gone out from him
to become for aye blessing to man
kind.
In day when so much that Is mere-
tricous, or dubious, or positively dis
command popular favor, we ought not
to overlook the hearty, even hungry,
acceptance by the multitude of such q
work as THE Bonnie Brier Bush" Ev-
cry success like that Is a direct incen-
tive to a thousand endeavors in the
same general direction. Not that spe-
cific imitators of Ian Maclaren are de-
srable, for that little patch of heather
is peculiarly his own; but whoever
shows that purity and truthfulness and
altitude Of thought in a writer Of
stories are not doomed to neglect or
contempt, has opened up highway in
the right direction for feet other than
his own to tread.
1t Is refreshing to listen to the gentle,
simple, pathetic yet humorous story
this man has to tell after ones experi-
ence with the strained, artificial and
morbid fiction that pours in such copi-
Gus streams from the press. The very
title, quaint and humble as it is, sug-
gests the balm as well as the thorns of
life Only genius, however, could look
beneath the commonplace into the heart
of things and uncover from the hard.
dry stubble the fragrant and lovely
flowers blooming so near the soil. Stern
and harsh as most of those characters
would appear to the ordinary observers,
Ian Maclaren discerned the souls Of
heroes and martys, the virtues of self
denial, patience, helpfulness and char
ity. and the world Is the richer for the
discovery.
America welcomes many guests in
many garbs from the Old World, but
rarely is she so honored as by the visit
of this manly Christian clergyman with
his large. warm heart and his earnest
and brilliant intellect.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-25

contains more than meets the eye of
mortal man unversed in the Welsh
| language; for in this tongue Pentre-
moch aignifies nothing less than Pigs
Village" We are not surprised to learn
| that that the inhabitants of the place
| are clamoring at their parish council
| to give 1t a name" other than it's
| present appellation. Yet Pigs VII
| lage" would seem a hamlet. Perhaps
when Pentremoch is discarded 1t still
i, may find a resting place and pan
out well'' on the shores of Lake Michi-
gan-as synonym for "Porkopolia!"
DR.. Morgan ("Lleurwg'o. Llanclly,
| had several cousins who We're also in
the ministry. two of them with the
Corph. One Saturday evening, some
years ago, the late Rev. Mr.. Edmunds
CLleurwg's" cousin) went to Llanelly
to preach. Before leaving home the
cousins had arranged to exchange pull
pits on the Sunday evening-"Lleurwg"
was to go to the Methodist chapel, and
Mr.. Edmunds to Capel Zion. On Sat-
urday evening Mr.. Edmunds went to
"Llcurwg's" house. where Mrs. Nor
gan told him that her husband was
in the study. Thither Mr.. Edmunds
went and to his satisfaction Mr.. Nor
gan was not in, but brand new SER
mon was left on the desk. Mr.. Ed
munds took away the sermon. and
preached it at Capel Zion the follow
ing evening.
Picton Castle, the stately residence
of Sir Charles and Lady Philips, and
family has n remarkable history. Dur
ing the Civil war Sir Richard Philips
garrsoned it on behalf of the king
The castle sustained long siege. and
would not have surrendered when it did
but for the following circumstance:
In the lower story of one of the bas-
tions was the nursery, having in it a
small window, at which a maidservant
was standing, with Sir Erasmus Phil
ipps. then an infant in her arms,
when trooper of the parliamentary
forces approached ii on horseback with
flag of truce and a letter. to receive
which the girl opened the window and
while she stretched forward the soldier
lifting himself on his stirrups, snatched
the child from her arms, and rode with
him into the camp. A message was
then forwarded to the governor of the
garrison Informing him that unless the
castle was Immediately surrendered
the child would be put to death. On
this the garrison yielded and was al
ioWeu W lilaTCit out WIN Tn" nOnOfS
of war. 1t was said that the parlia-
mentary general was so touched by the
loyalty of Sir Richard that he gave
orders that Picton castle should not be
demolished, as was the fate of the other
fOrtrcsses in Pembrokeshire. Thus
saved. the castle and domains passed
from father TO son to the fifth baronet,
Sir Erasmus Philips. who was
drowned in Bath in 1743, and was sue
cceded by Sir John Philips, Of Kill
getty.
The Robert Morris Lodge eisteddfod
has been postponed from the 18th of
March to April /, 1897.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-25
STRANGERS.

a moment ere the dance began
A lady and gentleman
You introduced. All! by the way.
They're waltzing now, who are they,
pray?
Don't know them eh? That's puzzling.
quite.
The gentleman is Mr.. White.
The lady Is, upon my life,
None other than his lawful wife.
Funny. you say? Well, circumstance
For meeting gives them little chance.
For she's all day in cycle flight
And he Is at club all night
boston CouslAR
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-25

In an old tour through England and
Wales (author unknOwn) and written
at the close of the last century, Is the
following description of Aberystwrth,
now the most fashionable summer re-
sort of Wales:
"Aberystwith, a pleasing little town
situated on an easy elevation by the
seaside. in spacious valley between
two hills, and at the months of the
Ystwith and Ryddol. 1t affords q good
shore for bathing, and Is frequented
by many families during the summer.
We spent the evening in the Talbot
Inn, very respectable house, and re-
markable for the cleanliness of its ac-
cOmmOdation. Here we had for the
hrst time since We entered Wales the
pleasure of hearing the music of the
country in Its pure state from a poor.
blind female harper. She could speak
no English nor play any English tunes,
except Captain Macintoch" and the
while COckade." There was so much
nature simplicity in her appearance,
and the features Of sorrow were so
visible in her countenance, that no one
could behold her unmoved. She was
led In by the waiter, dressed, after the
style OF her countrywomen, in a coarse
woolen gown and a hat Of black beaver
She had seated herself in a corner Of
room. and by involuntary motive l
drew my chair close to hers. A pre-
deliction for Welsh music would alone
have disposed one to listen to the harp,
but our blind minstrel, with her un-
taught harmony, called forth all our
admiration, and attention became the
tribute of pity. When she touched the
strings she displayed all the execution
and taste of a most refined master. Her
mode of lingering was graceful. light
and elegant, her cadences inexpressibly
sweet; we had never before heard such
tones from the good old harp.
She ran through all the maze of
welsh harmony, and delighted US with
the lays Of the bards Of old She
seemed to celebrate the days Of her
forefathers, and fancy led me to in
terpret the tenor of her melody. 1t
sang the fall of Llywelyn, and broke
forth In rapid tumultuous movement
expressive of the battles he had fought
and the laurels he had won.
"All at once she changed the strain.
the movement became slow, soft, mel
oncholy; 1t was a dirge for the memory
Of the slaughtered bards, the departed
poets OF other times. An air was in.
troduced after a momentary pause,
which vibrated upon our very heart
strings. With trembling hands, and in
tone of peculiar melody, she told us
the sad tale Of her distress. She sang
of the blessings Of light. and portrayed
In cadences the sorrow Of the blind.
without any support but her harp,
deprived Of sight. friendless. and poor.
she had wandered from place to place
depending entirely upon the charity Of
strangers. We were told that she con-
trived to obtain q decent living by her
talent for music; nor did we wonder
at II, for who can refuse pity to the
sufferings Of humanity, where the voice
q melody breaks forth in its behalf"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-25
ELECTION BETS.
"Rattle his bones

"Rattle his bones
Over the stones"
He rides on n rail on bet with Jones.
Hold him down
For the yelling town.
He stands on his head six hours for
Brown.
Not for his crimes
His dollars or dimes
He'll be ducked in the mill pond fifteen
times.
With never q flaw
(Or weakening jaw
He must sing sweet Home" for his
mother-in-law.
And he ends the strife
With bet with his wife,
And he minds the babies the rest of his
life! Stanton. In Times-Hsrald
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-25

for future benefits. The remainder Of
the day Is generally given over to the
family reunion. and dinner, and social
enjoyment, care being eXercised-or
should be-to impress upon the young
er generation the true meaning Of the
festival Of what it represents, both to
the family and the nation.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-25
MEMORABLE DAYS
OF THANKSGIVING
Historical Evolution Of the National
Home Festival.
SOME OF THE EARLY OBSERVANCES

Its Origin Traced Back to the Early
Years Of the Seventeenth Century,
When Governor Bradford Pro.
claimed the First Thanksgiving
Upon American SoiI..Thc Day Has
Been Observed Annually by the Ma.
tion Since the Latter Period Of the
Civil War.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-25
Y DELYNORES DDALL
O ABERYSTWYTH
She Could Speak No English Nor Play
Any English Tunes.
THE LAYS OF THE BARDS OF OLD

The Blind Harper Played the Fall of
LleweIyn, and Broke Forth in a
Rapid TumultuOs Movement Ex.
prcssive of the Battles lie had
Fought and the Laurels He had
WOn..she sang Of the Blessings Of
Light, and PORTRAYED in Cadences
the Sorrow of the Blind.