The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-31
JEPTHAH'S DAUGHTER
PRESENTED AT THE OPERA HOUSE IN
DURHAM BEFORE A LARGE AUDIENCE.
The Tobacco Crop in Durham County is Said
to be Very SmaII--A Prominent Citizen
Stricken With Paralysis.

Durham, n. c., July 30.-(Special }
"Jephthah and His Daughter" was rem
dered at the Opera House last night. A
large audience greeted it's appearance and
everyopes came away well pleased It's
rendition shows that Durham has home
talent and that of a very high order. 1t
will be repeated tonight. The play is for
the benefit of the Watts Hospital.
The tobacco crop in Durham county
is very small this year, many farmers
who have heretofore planted large
acreage not raising any. For some years,
owing to unfavorable seasons and low
prices its culture has been anything else
but profitable.
Col. John c. Wilkerson, who suffered
stroke of paralysis a few days since, Is a
little better today, and there is now some
hone of his recovering sufficiently TO ger
out. He is, and has been, a remarkable
man. possessed of vast amount OF VI
tality and though now sixty-nine years
old his recuperative powers are great.
Some ten years ago he was caught in a
falling tree on his plantation near Cha
pel Hill and received wounds that would
and though badly crippled has heroically
fought the battles of life since. In his
trying ordeal his three sisters, Mrs. A. X.
Foushee and Mrs. J. A. Long, of Rox-
boro, and Mrs B. ID. Howard, of Gran
vile ARE at his bed side ministering to
his necessities. 1t is universal hope
that he may be spared to his family and
friends many years yet
The residence of Capt. W. ii. Morris
near Nelson, in Cedar Ford township,
was destroyed by fire Thursday night,
and with it nearly everything in the way
of furniture and wearing apparel. He had
no insurance and the loss is heavy. 1t is
not known how the fire originated
Mrs. A. b. Turner has gone to Rich
mond. Va. on visit to relatives.
Messrs. Marvin and John Carr came
over Yesterday from Chapel Hill, where
they had been for a few days.
Mr.. Frank Styron is home from Chase
City.
Mrs. George w. Woodland is home from
Chanel Hill after a weeks stay with her
sisters, Mrs. Norwood and Mrs. Long.
Mr.. G.. r. Whitaker returned today
from Greensboro, where he had been ON
business.
Mrs. T.. l.. Morehead and Miss Lizzie
Morehead have gone to Blowing Rock for
the remainder of the heated term.
Mr.. III. II. Patterson, one of Chapel
HilPs leading merchants, spent yesterday
in this city.
Prof. Charles Baskerville, assistant
professor in chemistry at the University,
spent yesterday in this city visiting
friends.
Mr.. Clarence Cheek is here for few
days visiting his family.
Rev. and Mrs. A. A. Butter are here
from Franklinton visiting Mrs. Buffers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Christian.
Mrs. A. Finn has been here from
Boydton, Va, on a visit to her parents
and went home yesterday.
Mrs. Dyer Howard is here from Gran
vile county to see her brother, Col. John
G. Wilkerson.
Miss Bulah Wilson, who has been here
from Raleigh on visit to relatives, has
gone home.
Mayor M. f. McCown has been in Nor
folk for the past few days and Alderman
G. G. Taylor has been holding the courts
There were two cases on docket for hear
ing this morning.
Cecil Yates is home from Beaufort,
where he has been several weeks.
Messrs. Charles Christian, Elem Lyon,
and d. G. Gunter have charge of the COM
putation of taxes for Durham county.
Miss Rachel Sims was here from Cha
pei Hill, spending a few days with her
father Mr.. II. I'll. Sims, and sister, Mrs.
DIR. Smith From here she goes to Boston.
Mass, to take a course in elocution and
physical culture. Miss Sims formerly
lived here and was for some years a
teacher in the graded school.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Stone, Jr., have
been visiting friends in Burlington.
Misses Nellie Fuller and Addie Ram
say are home from Chase City.
Miss Pearl Cox has gone to Caswel
county, where she will spend several
weeks with relatives.
Mr.. T. III. Scoggins is in Mt. Airy on
business.
Mrs. 7. D. Jones has gone to New
York for short stay
Mr.. Oscar L. Smith is travelling in Vir-
ginia.
Capt. e. J. Parrish went yesterday to
some of the eastern tobacco markets.
Mr.. S. II. Darlington is in South Caro-
lima in the interest Of his cigar business,
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DESSICATED.