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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-11-06

The British forces. under General Lock
tart, captured the Sempagha Pass In
Afghanistan with little trouble.
The sitting OF the Austrian Reichsrath
was declared definitely ended after a ses-
sion which lasted twe3ty-seven hours. The
speakers we-s interrupted by the hubbub
and the presiding officer was unable 10 pre-
serve order.
Advices from Spitzhergen say the crew OF
wrecked vessel has rrived e here with It'd :
ings from Andree. the Arctic aeronaut
Joseph Walton. Liberal, a bfmetallist
was elected TO the British Parliament a.
successor to Earl Compton, in the West
Riding OF Yorkshire.
DR.. Jose Congosto, the new Secretary
General for Cuba. said all harsh and arbi-
trary methods would be abolished under
the plan Of reforms.
Blmetaliism is made an issue In the bye =
election for the British Parliament In the
Barnsiey division OF The West Riding of
Yorkshire.
The Duchess Of Teck, cousin OF Queen
Victoria. sister OF the Duke of Cambridge
and mother-in-law OF the Duke Of York
died at the White Lodge. Richmond. Eng
land. The Drchess's death caused a sensa
tion throughout the country, as IL was not
known that she was ill.,
The striking engineers In Great Britain
have withdrawn their demand for eight
hours day. and a conference with the en-
pioyers Is probable
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
PERSONAL MENTION.

4g 4 : 4 Y z s z
Capt N. A. Ramsey spent part Of yes
terday in Raleigh.
7. H. Martin left Yesterday morning
for Danville, Va, on business.
J. B. Mason, well known lawyer Of
Chapel Hill, was in the city yesterday
attending court here.
Miss Bessie Stone. of Pennsylvania,
left yesterday for her home aftera pleas
Mt visit to Miss Annie Watts.
J. Scott Burch. tobacconist OF Rox,
boro. and former Durhamite, spent
Sunday in the city shaking hands with
friends.
Mrs o. R. Teagueis on visit to her
parents in Greensboro. She went up
yesterday morning and was accompanied
by her husband, who returned in the
afternoon.
DR.. and Mrs. j. B Matthews, of Pitts
bors, who came here to attend the bed
side and later the funeral Of Mrs Mat
thews mother, Mrs. Briggs. left for theil
home yesterday.
Elk Judge A. W. Graham, of Oxford
was in the city yesterdaya short while
He spent few minutes in the conr
room shaking hands with his mat,
friends of the bar here.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
Tomorrow Nights Attraction.

The attraction at the new opera house
tomorrow evening will be the rom antic
actor, Mr.. j. q. Little, is grand rival Of
the popular melodrama-.The World :.
Although the play is intensely sensa
tional. yet il is not Of the blood and
thunder order. but drama with an In
teresting plot and we'll and nationally
developed story. rarity in these days
of clap-trap and so-called melodramas
full Of improbable situations. Although
"The World" is full Of exciting Incl
dents and startling ciimaxes. there is
strong vein Of comedy interviewer with
the story.
In the part Of Harry Ellison, Mr.. Lit.
tie has every opportunity fo7the display
Of bis well-known talents as a romantic
ctor
For this revival Of the popular play a
splendid scenic outfit, all new, consist.
ing Of five entire scenes, Is carried by
tnc IoMphuy.
Among the more elaborate scenes are
the "Harbor Of Naples" the "Lunatic
Asylum" with its revolving walls and
panoramic effects and the great Raft
scene in which ship sinks 10 mid.
o.eau in full view Of the audience, and
as the waters close over the Inflated
vessel, the scene changes and the open
sea Is In view with The three survivors
of the wreck clinging 10 a frail raft,
which Is tossed from billow TO wave In
stris.sgly realistic manner suddeni,
a sail appears in the distance growing
larger as approaches the wrecked ones,
and the curtain fills on the most start.
ling and vivid realization Of storm and |
wreck at sea ever presented on the mol |
drn stsgs.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
Telegram OF Sadness.

Our townsman and popular physician,
DIR. N. ?. Boddie, received telegram
from his old home d Nashville, N. c.,
yesterday morning which conveyed the
sad intelligence that his father, ]. B. H.
Boddie, ST., was dead Mr.. Boddie was
~ years of age, and his death was a great
surprise and shock TO his son here, who
had not been notified of his fathers sick
ness until the telegram came yesterday
which announced his death. He was
subject to vertigo and It is supposed that
his death was sudden. From DR.. Boddie
it was learned that the deceased leaves a
wife and seven children to mourn his
death. The remains will be inferred to-
morrow and DR.. Boddie will 60 down to-
day to attend the last sad rites. He has
the sympathy Of large number Of
friends.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
Artist. worl.

As a matter Of town pride and indiyid.
nal pleasure, The HERALD is pleased 70
call attention to the artistic appearance
Of the stage and stage scenery in our
opera house, which will be christened on
the 2eth by Titles presentation Of 'The
World" ....
Gentlemen who have visited the
theatres Of the state, and whose opinion
as critics Is Of some value, say that the
scenery in Stokes Hall excels that Of any
theatre In the state.
But, what we wish to call especial at.
tention to Is, that while most Of the
theatres in the state have had to send
North for the painting Of their drop cur.
tains aud other decorations, the work on
our Opera house was done By Paul OLSON
IA Durham man who in this work has
greatly added to his reputation as an
artist Of no mean repute.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
Wholesale Optimism.

The prevailing tone of public
thought and feeling is voiced in
the pulpit and mirrored in Oh,
press and general literature o.
these closing years Of the most
tventful and most progressive
century in The annals Of the world
i healthily confident and hope
full There never was a time
when society, taken as a whole,
was dominated by loftier ideals,
when science was more revereni
in its attitude and more concilia.
tory in its tone, when religion had
a kindlier spirit, a nobler sim, O
iairer opportunity, or a brighter
outlook than now.-Zion's Her
aid, Boston.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
KILLED BY A TRAIN.
Miss Bessie Cheek an Down nc HEy
River Yesterday.

River Yesterday.
Miss Bessie Cheek, white girl twelve
years Of age, was run down and killed az
Haw River yesterday morning about 8
O'Clock by an extra freight train going
cast, which passed here at s o'clock.
The girl was an employee in the cot.
ton mill at that place and was on her
way to work when the terrible accident
happened that ended her young life.
'1st how II happenedis not known.
The engineer on the train which ran
her down did not know anything about
the accident until his train pulled mp In
Durham, two hours later, and he was in
formed by Incorporation here that he had
killed girl at Haw River. Il Is sup.
posed that the girl tried to run across
the track in front Of tie engine and that
she was struck and killed before getting
across.
At s o'clock in the morning il Is quite
dark ana II would nave been impossible
for the engineer on the train TO have
seen her before she got on the track but
why he did not see her then has not yet
been explained.
Miss Cheek was Of good family and II
the reporter is not mistaken III was too
late last night TO find out after the par.
ticulars were obtained) she has relatives
in Durham and probably some in East
Durham.
1t is very sad thing to see a young
girls life crushed out by train but such
things will happen sometimes and will
continue to happen unless more caution
is used both BY the train men and those
who have occassion TO cross the track.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
Resigned as superintendent.

Mr.. P. NJ. Briggs resigned as superin-
tendent of North Durham Mission Sum-
day school last Sunday. Mr.. Briggs had
filled the position Of superintendent Of
this school for the past seven years. al
most ever since the school was organ
ized, and the members regretted very
much TO give him up. The matter of
eleciing another superintendent was
postponed until next Sunday so as to
give all the members time 10 study over
the matter.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
They Used q knife.

There were two cases on docket al
Mayor Peay's court yesterday morning.
Asa and Pearl Lawson were up charged
With assaulting Tom Brown with dead.
~ weapon, to wit: knife. The affair
happened at the residence of Will Toler,
Saturday night. After hearing the evi
dence, Brown was also included in the
warrant and all three bound oyer to
court under bond Of s2S each. The
other case was against John Mangum,
colored, charged with assault. He was
discharged. One sunday drunk was
continued until today.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21

If IT be fair to Judge by the
growing among the members
of the house, Speaker Reed
didn't please anybody but the
two gentlemen named when he
gave Representative Bailey, Of
Texas, the democratic vacancy
on the committee on Rules,
and Boatner, of La, the vacan.
cy on Ways and Means COM
mittee. a.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
sDaiiy. fDaiIy except Sunday.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
tpIEDMoNT AIR LINE,
IN EFFECT nov %. 1896.
rRAINs DAILY coNNEcrs-.

TRAINS DAILY CONNECTS
Leave Durham $50 a m, daily. Trains dali,
connect az Greensboro for all points North ant
South and Winston-Salem and points ON th,
Northwestern North Carolina Railroad Al
salisbury for all points In Western North Carroll
points; at Charlotte for spartanburg, Greenyilie
Athens Atlanta all points South.
Leave Durham $50 a. m. connects at Durham
for oxford, clarksyille and KeysyilIe daily
Leave Durham i:Ss p. m. Through yestibulec
limitedl with Pullman sleepers between
Raleigh and Chattanooga VIA Rocky Mourt
selma, Greensboro, Salisbury, Asheyiit
and ,knoxyiile, connects at Greensboro
with Washington and Southwestern Yestibua
Limited and the New York, Florida short Lin,
llimited1 train for al points North and will
main line train No. y Tor Danville Richmonl
and intermediate local stations; also has conLcc
ton for Minston-Salem, and with main LIN,
tain No. IS fast mail) for Charlotte, Spartan
burg Greenyifle. Atlanta and all points South
also Columbia, Augusta, Charleston, Savannah
Jacksonville. No. IS carries sieepers between
Jacksonville.
/. eig Iaiimtm0:52 a. m, daily. Thro,,
Vestibuled tht iedl with illman sieepers
tween chattanooga and Raleigh via Knox
Ashevtllc, Salisbury, Greensboro, eeIma, 4 y,
Mounts connects nj Selma for Pdyetie, ne
intermediate stations sUutn on the ttr
Coast Line. daily; Goldsboro for Newbpnn
Morehead City. daily except sundays.
uAAlNtOu htll Auttfuittlthtt bthtIOUt on tftis
w. z. x. daily. Through trains daily via selu
Tor Wilson, Rocky Mount, Tarboro and locs
stations on Norfolk Il Carolina Railroad, Nnrfri
and POINTS north via steamer lines.
Leave Durham daily $50 a. m, and 2;O5 n 3,
castbound for local points only
Leave Durham lao !. m, daily and 900 D. m
except Sunday. for Oxf0rd, Henderson, Chase Citt
keysyille and Richmond and Baltimore VI,
York River.
Local freight Trains also carry passengers.
Pullman Cars on $50 4. m. train from Raleiei
70 Greensboro. and on $40 q. 10. train from
Greensboro.
Double daily trains between Raleigh Chariot,
and Atlanta Quick time; unexcelled accommo
dalton.
For tickets and time tables and other lnforms
ton, apply TO
IA. WHITE, Ticket Agent,
Durham, q.
JOHN N. GULF, w. A. TURK,
franc M'gr Gen. Pass Agt
W. III. GREEN, Washington, b. I
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
Admitted to Probate.

The viii Of the late Mrs. Helen Briggs,
who died at her home in East Durham
last Friday, was admitted to probate yes
terday. B. w. Barbee is named as exec.
utor of the estate and guardian of her
son, b. G. Briggs. She left her property
and money, which amounts to about
$1,000, 70 her three children, D. G.
Briggs, Mrs. JIB. Matthews, Of Pittsboro,
and Mrs. J. B. Green, who lives below
East Durham. The son received the
larger portion Of the property.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
THREE DIVORCE CASES.
One Case Tried and a Verdict Re-
turned in Six Minutes.

SsAA hs1NA - 49, ANAAnsNaNot
Three divorces were granted in the
superior court yesterday morning in ex-
actly thirty-fye minutes, while the court
was waiting for Solicitor w. P. Bynum,
who spent Sunday at his home in
Greensboro and returned yesterday
morning on the belated io:s2 train
The first case taken up was that Of
Mrs Claudio Mason VS.. w. E. Mason,
who the testimony showed left her in
1892 and since that time had failed to
support her and one child. Her attorney
read the complaint, two witnesses we're
examined and bis honor charged the
jury. they retired and granted the relief
asked and the time consumed was just
fourteen minutes.
The next case was also diverse suit
and lowered the record Of the previous
case considerably. In the second case
Mrs. S MILAN was the plaintiff and
D. D. MILAN the defendant. The COM
plant was read, witness examined jury
charged and they retired again, made up
their verdict, which gave Mrs. MILAN
the divorce asked for, and only six min.
utes was consumed in the transaction.
rhe third case required fifteen min
ntes, because it was out Of the usual
order of such cases. Mrs. Zenia Mas
Kootz asked that the matrimonial bonds
which bound her to Louis Kootz be sew
cred. The parties to this suit were both
Hebrews and were married according L
the laws of North Carolina, but before
the time came to be married according
to the Hebrews customs the bride de
cided that Kootz would not make her /
true, good hrsband, SO she bounced
him. The complaint stated that Louie
Kootz had visited certain places of il
repute and had actei otherwise in ;
r.-uner unbeconiing husband. Til,
freedon was granted.
Neither of the "hubbys" in the above
three cases appeared to answer 10 thu
charges against them.
Other cases disposed Of while waitin,
to take up the Barbee murder case wer,
as follows:
i State VS.. John Allen assault will
deadly weapon. guilty; twelve month
on the public roads. This makes tire,
members of this Allen family who hav'
been sent to the roads this court-Rich
| Allen, Johns father, and Frances Allen
his sister, were sent ont last week
i There was another case for assault witt
deadly weapon against John but iudg
nent was suspended.
4 State VS. Jacob Brown, assault wit
deadly weapon, guilty. Five months o.
the prblic roads.
i State VS. Caroline Chavis. assault wit
deadly weapon, guilty. Not sentenced
The defendants IN the cases Of tn
|. State VS.. Jabe Fuller and Anderso
Sanders, for assault with deadly wear
J ons, were called and failed Judgmeu
was recorded against their bondsme
and capias issued for the defendant.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21

Be Howell, superintendent Of the
Life Insurance Company Of virginis In
this district, returned from Richmond
yesterday where be had been 10 attend q
banquet given the superintendent by
The company last Friday night He re.
po' ted that there was a large crowd In
sttsuiauce and that Il was quite an en-.
joysble affair.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
DENTISTRY.

DR.. W. II. Edwards. formerly Of Wake
Forest college. has permanently located
in Durham for the practice Of dentistry
Office over Heart & Hackneys drug
store, $50, corner Main and Church SITS
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
The s. afe Again.

Here the defense rested their case and
the state began to Introduce more evil
'lence. ID. ". Wilkerson was first put
on stand He knew Barbee and saw him
about ten days before Cole was killed.
Head him say that he did not nj nd
killing man any more than a rattl.
snake and intended to kill three men In
Durham. Did not know who he was
talking about.
At this point court adjourned until
.oday at 9 O'Clock wien the State will
again take up their side Of the question.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21

If you want a reliable dye that
will color IN even brown or
black, and will please and salts.
fly you every time. use BnckiDg.
hams Dye for the whiskers.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-21
The Afternoon session.

Court convened apain prouin,'T ="
a:4s o'clJck and v lillian Pickett, .
man, was the first witness TO testify He
lived within two miles Of Cole. Cole
was long and slender and much Of e
man. Was considered dangerous and
troublesome when drinking On cross
examination he said Cole only had this
bal reputation when under the influence
Of whiskey. Otherwise he was steady
and industrious and good citizen.
"Favorite Weapon a Rock"
Thomas Pickett testified. He lives al
Chapel Hill and had known Cole for
twenty-five years. Said lie lived in two
miles Of him part Of the time. He was
a good man physically, and considered
dangerous when drinking. His favorite
weapon was a rock. On cross exaniina-
ton he said: Never knew Cole to carry
dirk or pistol. Never knew him to fight
only when drinking. In reply TO the
solicitors question as 10 whether he and
Cole had ever had fuss. Witness said
that they did and Cole struck him twit.
ness) on head with ahoe. The witness
also acknowledged that he had slapped
his wife on several occasions because
she made him mad aud had also had
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-08-19

IIealth.

ing diseases of the blood
flp1y because the treatment
and many so-called blood
to affect cure. Though
" dlsl1eartening to the suf-
thfuily takes the prescribed
physicians, often at the
feds of dollars, to find
matter what other
Eason that SIS. (Swift's Spe-
Las sosuccessfully cured even the
st cases after other treatment had
en tried sin vain is that it is the only
nedy Mhich forces the poison from
bleed and permanently eliminates
IT, the system, which is the only
e}orTect Principle of curing the disease.
Mercurial remedies bottle up the poison
>and tear down the system, while SIS.
fprces out the poison and builds up and
/ adds strength and vigor to- the entire
system. 1t is natures remedy, and con-
tains no harmful ingredient.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-08-19
How Lions Hunt.

Lions often seek prey in family
parties, each party frequently being
led by lion SO old as to be himself
incapacitated from taking active
part in the hunt. It is his business
to go to II edward of the group
of animal lch it is the desire to
attack. AS soon as they get the
scent they rush, terrified, down the
wind, only to fall easy victims to
the active hunters.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-08-19

Attentio2 is directed to The iobbing de.
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checks, envelopes, bill heads, blanks of All
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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-08-19
A Story OF Nelson.


Captain Mahan, in his Life of
Nelson, 4" tells the following story
of the great sailor: The fleet letters
had just been sent off when Nelson
saw midshipman come up and
speak to Lieutenant Pasco, the sig
nal officer, who, upon hearing what
was said, stamped his foot in evil
dent vexation and uttered an ex-
clamation. The admiral called him
and asked what was the matter.
Nothing that need trouble your
lordship, was the reply. You are
not the man to lose your temper for
nothing" rejoined Nelson. "what
was ita" "Well, if you must know,
my lord, 1 will tell you. You see
that coxswain?" pointing to one of
the most exacting of the petty Off
GERS. 1--WE have not better man on
board the Victoria, and the message
which put me out was this: I was
told that he was so busy receiving
and getting off the mail bags that
he forgot to drop his own letter in
to one of them, and he has just dis
covered it in. his pocket" Hoist
the signal to bring her back" was
Nelson's instant command. "Who
knows that he may not fall in ac-
ton tomorrow His letter shall go
with the rest" Aud the dispatch
vessel was brought back for that
alone
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-08-19

Mr.. Charles Glenn, of I563 Dudley St.,
Cincinnati, is one of the many who
constantly praise S SIS. for giving him
back his health. He says:
prom childhood was afflicted with
a terrible blood disease, and have
taken almost every blood remedy on the
market, but my case was deepseated,
and one by one they failed. The large,
red blotches increased in size and num-
Der, and soon covered my entire body.
"My parents had me treated by a num-
Der of physicians, but the disease was
too much for them, and after their tenn
porary relief was over, found myself
growing steadily worse. Thus I grew
into manhood, handicapped by a terrible
disease. and having tried so many RENE
dies without relief, when friend urged
me to take SIS S. had little faith in any
medicine. l was happy to find, however,
that 1 had at last gotten the right remedy,
for one bottle of S.S.S did me so much
good that l soon had hopes of being cured.
l continued the remedy, and was cured
completely, the unsightly spots soon
disappeared, leaving my skin perfectly
clear. My general health was also built
up, and am robust and strong. l be-
lieve SIS. will cure the worst case of
blood poison in the world"
SIS. is real blood remedy, and will
cure the most obstinate cases of Cancer,
Eczema, Catarrh, Scrofula, Rheumatism,
Contagious Blood Poison, old sores,
or any disease caused by impure blood.
II is
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-08-19
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