The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-10
DURHAM DOINGS.
WILL WYNNE GIVES THE PEOPLE A FEW
POINTS IN CYCLING.
The Crop Prospects Are Very Bright, Without
Thanks to the Hanna Syndicate
Prosperity.

iHdnkS 10 Ue HdIlIld oynulCdle
Prosperity.
Durham, N. c., July 9-(SpeciaD-
Mr.. Thos. Lipscomb was in the city this
morning from Lebanon township and
speaks most hopefully Of the crop pros
pect. In his section the wheat crop was
very fine, the yield being large and the
quality excellent. The corn crop is ex-
ceedingly promising and with a few
more rains harvest time will fill the cribs
and graneries. The indications are that
the farmers will have plenty to eat. Cot
ton is growing very rapidly and tobacco
looks well. 1t begins to look like farm
ers in this section will not be dependent
upon McKinley's wave.
Sales Of tobacco at the warehouses
are light these days.
DIR. and Mrs. King came down from
Chapel Hill this morning and spent the
day in the city.
Mr.. e. c. Hackney has returned from
Cha than county, where he spent some
ten days at his old home. He reports
the crops very fine in that section.
Mrs. j. II. Lea died yesterday morn
ing at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
A. J. Ellis, on McMannen street, after
a lingering illness, of consumption. Mrs.
Lea was fifty-seven years old and was
much beloved by large circle of friends.
Her remains were inferred in the city
cemetery to-day.
Another festival is ON at Parrish's
warehouse tonight and tomorrow night
for the benefit of the fire department.
Mr.. d. Y. Cooper, one of the most sue
| f,,1 tn1s or in fho Sfotn
here yesterday from Henderson.
Judge and Mrs. A. w. Green were
in the city yesterday.
"a very large crowd was out last night
to witness the bicycle riding Of Mr.. Will
Wynne at Parrish's warehouse. The
riding was very good and from the
hearty applause given must have been
high appreciated. The Herald has this
to say:
There were between four and five hun
dred people present who enjoyed seeing
some of the finest riding ever done in
Durham.
Mr.. Wynne is a perfect master Of the
wheel and can ride in almost any shape
or in any way he desires. One of the
most difficult feats he did was to place
three bicycles side by side and jumped
over them and landed on his own wheel,
which he rode off without stopping. An
other thing he did was to ride around
the room several times with one foot
placed ON the back of his head and ped
ding the wheel with the other foot. He
also rode up on one of the warehouse
trucks and then off ON the floor again
without falling.
He was frequently applauded by the
interested spectators from beginning to
end. Some Of the feats he performed
ON the "bike" seemed almost impossible
but then nothing is hardly impossible
with Will Wynne when it comes to riding
wheel. The exhibition melted the fire
boys a neat little sum-"
Mr.. Will Wynne, the great bicycle rid
err left for his home in Raleigh ON the
early train this morning.
Mr.. T. A. Lyon, one of the most sue
cessful drummers on the road, was here
from Greensboro yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. III. Martin, Mrs
l.. f. Morehead, Miss Elizabeth More
head, Master Lathrop Morehead, Mrs.
Annie r. Carr and Mr.. r. b. Boone
have gone to Morehead, where they pro-
pose to spend some time fishing and en-
joying the sea breezes.
| Rev. Thad. l.. Troy is spending some
time in the mountains of Western Caro-
| lima and hopes to be greatly benefited
| by a sojourn in that delightful climate.
| The trial of Solomon Justice, who is
charged with assaulting and robbing old
man Pervis, has been set for tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock.
Mrs. q. S. Thompson is quite sick and
| is being treated at the hospital.
| Miss Watkins has been here ON a visit
to Misses Cecilia and Eva Crews and on
yesterday left for her home in Franklin,
Va.
| Mrs. w. w. Thompson has returned
from a visit to her parents in Warrenton.
Rev. r. p. Troy and family have gone
to Greensboro for the summer.
| Mr.. r. B. Payne has been here from
Morganton on a visit to friends. He
went home to-day.
Mrs Il. b. Farthing has been here from
Granville on visit to relatives.
Mr.. G.. w. Gattis has gone to Clinton
to attend the Wilmington district con-
| ference.
DIR. Chas. d. McIver was here yester-
day.
Miss Lille Cowan is visiting relatives
at Pittsboro.