The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-01
SALOON ON MAIN STREET
IT IS A KLW DEPARTURE AND WAS
STRONGLY OPPOSED.
The Junior Order u. A. N. Will Raise Flag
over IVES, Durham Graded School To-.
DAY. Personal and Social.

Durham, y. c., June 30.-(Special)-
The Board of Aldermen OF this city have
granted fourteen licenses 10 parties to
sell spirituous. vinous and malt liquors
for six months from July LIST, as follows:
Jesse johnson, 119 Peabody street; }. j..
I.oughlin, Jr. Il Co., 10 Mangum
street; l.. W. Whitsell, III Peabody
street: II. NJ. Coble. 8 Mangum street;
J. G. Patterson. 113 Mangum street; A..
r. Fowler, ia Mangum street; w. ).
Vestal, 119 corner Mangum and Pea
body streets: r. II. Scoggins, 12i cor
ner Mangum and Peabody streets; IL.
Il. Proctor, 119 Parrish street: "A. j.
Ellis, 107 and 100 Church street; Green
Andrews. 1876 and 12S Parrish street ::
w. Mangum. Jr.. 40 Parrish street;
John Harris. colored. 224 Parrish street;
!. w. Hudgins. PIP West Main street.
The last named is the first time within
our receollection that the aldermen have
ever granted license to open saloon
on Main street Heretofore they have
persistently refused all applications of
parties who desired to get ON this
street A large petition was gotten up
and presented to the aldermen. protest
ing against the granting OF license op
Main street. but the petition was OF no
avail. 1t has created good deal of
talk among many people
On Saturday afternoon at four O'Clock
in the graded school building at West
Durham, the Junior Order United Amer
lean Mechanics will raise large Nag
over the school building. Several prom
inent speakers will deliver addresses.
There will be lemonade in abundant
quantities free to- all. The West Dur
ham band is expected to furnish music
for the occasions. The Tar Heel lodge
OF this city expects to be present ana
participate. The West. Durham lodge
which was organized October both, 1897,
with eighteen members, now numbers
ninety.
Rev. j. c. Norman, an itinerant
preacher, though of 10 particular de-
nomination. is here. He travels ON foot
and does not even carry Il change Of
clothes with him. He has tramped
some twenty thousand miles since he
has been preaching. and makes no charge
for his services. Mr.. Norman is on his
way to the famous Shenandoah Valley
where he will do some preaching.
Messrs. c. II. Copley. Ernest CARING
ton. Howard +. Heart and Haywood
Williams, while seining at Coles mill.
several miles from the city, caught an
imense gar weighing nine pounds. 1t
was the largest fish caught anywhere in
this part of the country i'm a long while
Mayor II. I. Featherstone, of Rox-
boro, was here this morning on his way
to Burlington to attend the Durham
District Conference. which is In session
there. He is also the genial and affa-
BILE proprietor of the Reade Hotel at
RoXboro.
A barbecue was given this afternoon
at Huckleberry Springs, not far from
the city, by the tobacco men and 9th
erS.
Miss Lucy Coles condition was not so
favorable today as on yesterday. This
afternoon she was thought to be little
better than she was this morning.
Clyde II. IIoey, editor of the Shelby
Star, was here a short while this morn
ing on his way to Chapel Hill, where
he will study law.
Some eight or nine car loads of
Bull Durham smoking tobacco, were
shipped yesterday to points in Texas
and California.