The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-10
THE URBAN posTMAsTERsHII

Pic Hunters Back From Washington
Rut Are Mum-Lot Donated for a
Churchill Durham Lad in the Navy
Breezy Briefs and Personals.
Durham. y. c.. March 9.-(Spccial)-
Mrs. Caroline Nickers and Miss Mary
Geor have donated a lot in the North
eastern suburbs Of Durham, upon which
is to be erected another Baptist church.
II is near n section of the town that
is ranidlv building up, and will prove of
oraot convenience to the good people
living there. Our Baptist brethren are
wide awake in Durham and vicinity.
In the very heart of the city is located
the First Baptist with very large mem
hership of as devoted followers of the
meek and lowly Jesus as can be found
any where. On Chapel Hill street is
the Second Baptist church. The mem
bcrshin is very large and their Christian
zeal is known of all men in that part
of the moral vineyard. The Third
Baptist church, located in East Durham.
is fully abreast with the progressive
spirit of that enterprising community.
West Durham Baptist church, though its
first house of worship was blown to
pieces in Il cyclone, its people were not
discouraged. but have rebuilt and now
Worship under their own vine and fg
tree.
The one soon to be erected in the
northeastern part of the city will make
the fifth Missionary Baptist church in
Durham and its immediate vicinity
Durham is noted for its large per cent
of church going people, and none are
more devoted or more Jealous in every
good word and work than the Mission
AIRY Baptists.
Messrs \. NJ. RigsbeP ]. V. Rigsbee
and $. NJ. Holton have returned from
Washington. They are not talking and
no intimation is given out as to what
luck they had. l guess they found
President Mckinley too much engrossed
in war preparations to devote any time
to as small a matter as the Durham
postoffice.
Rev. J. Il. Gay has been here from
Greensboro on a visit to Mr. II. j.
Crews.
Rev. II. f. Bumpass. former pas
tor of Main Street church, was here
Ii short time yesterday on his way to
Florida to visit relatives.
Three cases occupied the attention of
thu police court this morning. VIII
Cozart was bound over to court for
resisting an officer.
NJ. Harry J. Bass has gone to Rocky
Mount on business.
Col. b. s. Register was here yester-
day.
Mr.. Rufe l.. Patterson went up the
Southern yesterday on business.
Mr.. John Riley went to Wilson yes
terday on business.
Mr.. ]. G. Roney, who has been here
from Wilson ON business, went home
yesterday.
While the war talk is on. it comes
out that about Christmas last, one of
Durham's cleyerest young men enlisted
in the Navy at Norfolk, Va. Since that
time he has been in training. and now
his people anticipate that he will he
an active participant in the coming
struggle. The young man is Mr.. Wade
Massey, a son Of Mr.. Patrick H. Mas
sey. leading citizen of Patterson town
ship. In alludng to the situation yestcr-
day. Mr.. Massey spoke hopefully of
Wade's future, and said he had no doubt
he would do his full duty. 1lhe good
mother is little nervous. but her pa
triotism is too abiding to want her boy
to falter a moment in the line of duty.
Wade is all right and will make Il name
for himself