The news & observer., 1897-03-07
THE DAY IN DURHAM.
A Brief Report of the Happenings in
This Live City.

Durham. y. c., March 6.-(SpeciaD-
Thursday evening last Mrs. Annie NC
Gary died at the residence Of her son.
Mr.. Charles McGary, IN this city. she
at first suffered with the grip, which de-
veloped into pneumonia. Mrs. Notary
was IS years old, and for a long time had
been Il resident OF Durham She was
n consistent and devoted member of st.
Phillips church. and by a pious walk ana
golly conversation made every one with
whom She came in touch better hy reason
of her holy life. She was lady of rare
Intellectual and social culture, and by her
dignity of bearing and easy manners
elevted those with whom she mingled.
TO mourn their irreparable loss, she
leaves two sons, Messrs. w. Il. and Chas.
McGary, of this city, and two sisters,
Ms. Nina Fuller. of Durham, and Mrs.
N. y. Whitehead of Fayetteville. The
remains were taken to Fayetteville yester-
day morning for interment.
The Interstate Telephone has 100
phones in use in this city.
DR.. /. y. Carr was in Raleigh yesterday
ing.
Mr.. J. NJ Marshall was here yesterday
from Statesville and identified quite "A
lot Of the goods in the hands of Chief
Woodall They were stolen from Ram
say & Co. on the Goth of February.
Mrs G.. w. Kinsey os here from Rich
mond. Va, ON visit to her brother, Mr..
j. l.. Whitmon.
10 at4a nv
or Hon. John w Daniel, Virginia's dis
tinguished United States Senator, was
a Durham visitor a few days ago.
Mai. S. L. Tomlinson has gone to Arch
dale to see his brother.
Miss Eva Burch is here from Raleigh,
on a visit to Mrs. Clarence r. Upchurch.
Capt Lea is quite sick at his residence
on South street.
Mrs. J. NJ. Currin has been here from
Oxford, on visit to her daughter, Mrs.
w. G. Tyree.
Mr.. w. L. O'Brien has been in Raleigh
for the past two days.
Miss Matte Faucette has returned
from a several weeks visit to the East
ern part of the State. She was accom-
panied by her friend, Miss Ell. Green.
Mrs Horace West has returned from
Kinston, where she has been on visit.
Miss n. n. Bemis and Miss Berta
Tomlinson, two most excellent teachers
in the graded school, are spending Sun
day at Archdale, n. @.
Mr.. Thomas M. Kirkland died yester-
day morning in Chapel He'll, after ten
days illness of pneumonia. He was 60
years old, and previous to this attack, had
this had been in feeble health. He had
two sons, l.. J. and John l.. Kirkland,
who were residents of this city, and who
have the deep sympathy of this entire
community.
Miss Jessie Separk has gone to Raleigh
to visit relatives.
1t seems that the recent visit of party
of Durhamites to Roxboro gave the peo-
Pile of that own much pleasure. In speak
ing of the visit, the Courier says:
''An appreciatiye audience greeted them
and were well pleased with the entertain
ment of the evening.
The leading voice was that of Miss
Goodson She has quite a reputation as
singer and our people were not dis
appointed Miss Woodard presided at
the piano-playing all OF the accompani-
ments and one or two solos of high
order. Mrs. Long did not take part except
in the qGartette. Messrs. Williams and
Southgate both have very fine voices,
and delighted the audience with several
solos, Master Lyon recited two pieces.
'sBlacking the Baby" brought down the
house. The entire crowd, by their agree
ale and pleasant manner made many
friends while in our town. and will receive
warm welcome should they ever re
turn"