The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-05
HE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE.

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Parchment Durham Party for Europe -
ThI "Old Eoss Salc."-A Wanderel
pc=urped-News Briefs and Personals
Durham. n. c., Jan. 4.-(Special) J
This week has been designated by the
EvaacplicaI Alliance for universal pc
tition H. 80 up from all christian people
Of cv, rs sect 1t will be strictly o9serF
! ed in Durham. Tonight there VIII Dc
n union OF all the city congregations al
| the First Baptist church. Rev. q. J.
| Dowell. pastor OF the Second Baptist
church will preside Revs A. y. Pru'
den and \. NJ Weilons will speak upon
..humiliation and thanksgiving. tues
/ day. evening a similar meeting WIZ "
( heId in the Presbyterian church, when
Rev Mr.. Oglcshy Will preside. ne
{ cbuEch universal will lie the subject TOT
| discussion. and Revs. Jno. \. Cole ana
| J.. a.. Turnbull the speakers. Wednes-
! days night there will I've prayer meeting al
ou tbe churghcs Thursday evening
Trinity Methodist church will be the
phase 81 meeting. Rev. w. NJ. Wellons
presiding: subject for discussion, For
eign Missions. and Revs. Mr.. Tyree
and Mr. Oglesby will do the talking.
Friday evening the congregations VIII
meet at Main Street church, Rev w. =.
Tyree presiding. and Reys. l.. b. Turn
bun and Jno. n. Cole speaking on
Home Missions" Saturday will close
the week with the Christian church
Rev. A. A. Pruden will preside and
Families and Schools will be discussed
by Revs. Mr.. Ogesby and Mr.. Dowell
These services begin at 7:30 o'clock each
evening. and will be preceded with an
half hour song service 1t is earnestly
desired by the ministers that the various
congregations attend these meetings.
There was funny auction sale at
Parrish's warehouse Saturday evening.
The selling began at / o'clock and con-
tiEued till after dark. 1t was denominat-
ed an "old hoss' sale, and was had for
the purpose Of disposing Of some five
hundred packages that had from time
tc time accumulated in the express Of
fize. The packages had been numbered
AID persons purchasing were given 81
ticket with q corresponding number of
the one on the package just purchased.
But, Notwithstanding the property was
paid for the purchaser was not allowed
to look at it till the sale was over. When
the opening did begin there were many
long faces for the purchasers found that
their money was gone and they got moth
ing of any value. 1t will be many days
before this people viii be fooled again
with an ''old boss" sale.
About three or four years ago Mr. /.
g. Rowland and family left Henderson,
n. c., for Texas. Saturday they passed
through Durham returning to their first
love, and expressed themselves as suf-
ficiently amused with the Lone Star"
State They located at Waco. This is
but another evidence that North Caro-
lima is the best place in the world to
live.
The Presbyterian church on Sunday ex-
tended a leave Of absence to their pastor,
Rev. T.. B. Turnbull. In February he
will sail for Europe, making tour Of
all the principal cities and points Of in
terest in that country as well as the Holy
Land. He goes in company with Mr.. and
Mrs. George w. Watts, and Misses An
ME Watts and Lalla Ruth Carr. They
will spend most of the year 1897 in for
Three cases claimed the attention of
eign countries.
the Mayor this morning. A small docket
for Monday. One was a Sunday drunk,
and the unfortunate had to pay fine
OF so. Loud and boisterOus cursing,
fined So. Assault with deadly weapon,
bound over to court. The new year re-
solves seem to have been early forgotten.
The county commissioners were in ses-
sion to-day. Most Of the day was spent
in the transaction Of routine business.
Durham people take a deep interest in
the contested election case OF n. b.
Broughton against J. FL. Young. They
know Mr.. Broughton to be one OF the pur-
est, truest and best men in the State, and
are anxious to see him given the seat.
Mr.. J. o. Brock has purchased an out
fit and stall at the market and is selling
meats Of all kinds.
Mrs. r. F. Wallace is here from Con-
cord, visiting Mrs. FL. r. Drake.
Mr.. G. p. Fleming has been here from
Granville, and has gone back home.
Messrs. Charles Piper, Palmer and |
Bob Rosemond spent Sunday in Burling-
ton.
Mrs. r. U. Faucette, who has been on
4 visit to her daughter, Mrs. w. M. Nor |
gan, in this city, has gone toLe aksville.
Mrs. w. M. Morgan is visiting friends |
III Dduf1ilts
Mr.. and Mrs A. A. Andrews spent |
Christmas in this city with relatives, and |
have gone back to Granville.
Mrs. @. II. Martin, mother Of Mr.. Thos. |
FL. Martin, of this city, died on the Both |
Of December, at her home at Cascade, |
Va. She was rs years old. Durham |
people sympathize with Mr.. Martin in
his bereavement
Mr.. A. G. Mangum, an attorney Of Gas |
tonia, was in the city to-day. He spent |
the holidays with his parents on Flat
River, and was on his way back to Gas !
tonia.
Mr.. H S. Pickett, stamping clerk in
the postofflce here, is on the run between
Greensboro and Goldsboro as postal clerk.
He is supplying the vacancy occasioned
by the sickness OF one OF the regular pos
tai clerks.
Mrs. NJ. L. Virgins has gone to An
lander, BERTHE county.
Capt A. Mangum, OF Flat River, was
I'm the city to-day