The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-25
RtNiTY DEBATE
SHOULDN'T BE POL
d gf t-sest. T.1.i EifE 1fnrt
4la ITtCiANS.
Railroad Man Promoted. Public Lands
Entered in Durham County
rs Personal and Social
Mention.

Trinity College, The former was repre-
sented by Messfs. J. +. Totten and 5. "A.
Stewart, and the latter by Messrs. >. >.
Dent and j. NJ. Flowers,yceIhe orators
for the occasion were MIR. In NJ. Carlton,
of the Columbian, who took for his subj
iect. Civil and Political Growth Mr..
&. 0. Green, Of the Hesperian, subject,
The Guiding Star" Both of these ora
tons were well prepared showing
thought and were cleverTy delivered. .
THE question discussed was, N"Resolyed
that the clergy should take part in poll
teal affairs" The debaters acquitted
themselves well, but it was evident that
Stewart, for the affirmative and Flow
ers for the negative, were the favorltes
The subject was we'll handled. The
iudges. Prof. A. III. Merritt, DIR. +. W.
Few, of Trinity College faculty, ana
DIR. Il. A. Moore of the city. decided Tor
the negative. which seemed to strike
popular chord from the way the decision
was received A crowded hall greeted
the young speakers. a3JtiL GtI1
Mr. Herbert Furman, who has for sew
eral years filed an important position
with the Durham and Northern at TINS
place, left this morning for Abbeville,
S. c., where he is to fill very important
position with largely increased respon-
sibility with the S. \. l.. Mr.. Furman
is destined to, make his mark in railroad
circles and carries with him to his new
home the best wishes of Durham people.
His friends here regret to give him up,
but rejoice to know of his nerited pro-
motion.
Capt. A. Mangum was here from Flat
River to-day.
Mr.. Charlie Aston takes a place in the
office of the Durham and Northern
freight depot at this place.
The heavy frost few days ago seri-
ously damaged the grape crop in this
section.
The Durham Sun tells the story about
the finding of public lands in this coun-
ty. Il says:
II Lebanon township, this county,
there is a tract of vacant and unappro-
priated land. There are one hundred
and ten acres inthe tract.
+. Y. Hall, a resident of the county,
has made entry with Register of Deeds
w. w. Woods, for this land Owing
to the fact that there is vacancy in
the office of entry taker of Durham
county. Mr.. Woods is the ex-officio entry
taker.
The entry of this land is made under
the provisions of chapter II, volume 2,
of the Code of North Carolina. This
tract is situated one mile south of Emo
river and two miles southwest of Cam
eron's mill. A large fiat sand rock, known
as Flat Rock" which is conspicuous
landmark, is within it's boundaries. The
old Chapel Hill and Oxford road crosses
the eastern end of this land in a south
easterly direction from the northeast
corner of it.
The entry of this land is known as No.
10, and the tract is bounded by the lands
of Major George Collins on the north
and by James Ruffn and =. c. Clements
on the south.
Mr.. =. NJ. Briggs has returned from
Wilmington, where he went to attend the
Royal Arcanum
Mr.. r. B. Boyd is here from Warren
Mr.. j. Ed. Stage is back from Balti-
more, where he spent Easter.
Maj Leo. ID. Heartt went to Raleigh
yesterday evening.
Mr.. A. Rosower, the Goldsboro Head
light man, was here yesterday
Tr. Thad. l.. Troy is here from Rich
mond, where he has been taking a
course in the Medical College of Vir-
ginia. He is visiting his parents out at
West Durham.
Mr. ALI. w. Haywood was here yester-
day and went over to Buffaloe. Mr..
Haywood is prominent lawyer and is
also largely interested in the cotton mill
ing business. He is always a welcome
visitor in Durham.
DR.. j.. G. Taylor was here this morn
ing from Oxford. He is and has been
for a number OF years, q staunch Re
publican, and in the division of spoils
in 1885, the office of register of deeds
was caught in his basket. He is now
quite old. but he hasn't lost his taste
for pie, and in fact the rolling years
seems to have whetted his appetite for
that delicacy.
Mrs. p. E. Linnell left yesterday even
ing for Charlotte in response to a tele
gram conveying the sad intelligence of
the serious illness of her mother.
Mrs. J. X. Gattis, who has been here
several weeks on a visit to the family
of Rev. Thos. J. Gattis, left yesterday
morning for Charlottesville, Va, where
she goes to visit relatives.
Solicitor w. p. Bynum came in from
Oxford last night, where he has been
holding court and went to his h0n..e in
Greensboro this morning,
Mr.. O. II. Davis, tile ticket agent at
the Southern, left this morning for
Washington. Baltimore and New York.
He Went via Raleigh and Norfolk.
DIR. E. A. Yates has gone to Trinity
church on the Tar River Circuit to hold
quarterly meeting.
Miss Jessie Webb is here from RoX-
boro on visit to relatives.
Mr.. w. B. Lewis was here from Mil
ton yesterday on business,
Miss Willie Smoot returned yesterday
from New York, where she has been
attending a noted conservatory of music.
Rev. J. M. Homer was here yesterday
from Oxford.
Mr.. J. r. Johnson was here from Raj
eigh yesterday.
Mr.. r. A. Bradsher was here yesterday
from RoNboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Hunnicutt have
gone to Charlotte to live.
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