The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-27
OPTIONS DECLARED OFF
DURHAM'S TOBACCO HOUSES ALL ANIL
TRUST THIS YEAR.
Chaplain Pruden Finds no Provision Made BY
Congress for ChapIains in Provisional
Army for The Philippines.

Durham. y. c.. July 2G.-tSpecial y
The options on the two warehouses
here are declared Off 1t will be re-
mcmbercd that short time sinte Mr.
:. \. Woodland. Of Wilson. was here
and secured options OF thirty days each
on the Farmers and Center Warehouses.
from McsSrs. \. NJ. Rigsnee ana W.
Mangum. Sr. Last night Mr.. Ven
able. of Wilson, representing the same
firm or combination as Mr.. Woodland,
was here. and told Messrs. Rgsbee ana
Mangum, 50 we are told. that the OPP
lions or some parts OF them were uoI
legal. He desired to secure other OBJ
tons from these gentlemen, when they
refused to have anything more to do
with the matter, washing their han,is
of it.
Durham's' tobacco warehouses will
all he run during the next tobacco year
as antitrust warehouses, and Indications
are that more pounds of the weed viii
be sold during that time than ever
before ON this market
The remains of J. Il. De Graffcnreid.
one of Chatham county's most esteemed
citizens. was brought here yesterday az
ternoon from Pittsboro and Inferred in
our city. The deceased was the father
of Mrs. L. l.. Peay, of Durham and
WAS of enc of the best and most promi-
nent families that ever lived in North
Carolina. The burial services were con
Quoted at the grave by Rev. j. y. Cole,
pastor of Trinity church.
Rev. \. \. Prudcn, chaplain of the
late First North Carolina regiment has
been TO Washington to try TO secure
commission as chaplain 10 one of the
regiments being formed to go to the
Philippines. After getting to Washing.
ton. he was told by Col Jas. T.. Boyd,
who had already interested himself III
his behalf. that Congress had made no
provision for chaplains in the provisional
army. For this reason, Mr.. Pruden
dcemed it not necessary 10 push the mat
ter further.
Chas. a. Crabtree. the popular East
Durham druggist, and Miss Carrie Cur
ley. an attractive young mdy OF that
place. were married tonight.
Mrs. \. Il. Williams is quite sick with
fever at her home on Roxboro street.
this city.
Rev. and Mrs. J. j. Lansdell are to
celebrate the fftieth anniversary Of their
married life at their home in Rox boro,
August 9TH. They expect to have ali
their children with them on this occa-
sion. They are: Mrs. Il. j. Rigsbee,
Mrs. II. T.. Howerton. Mrs. G.. \. 1or-
dan and Mrs. X. b. Boone. or Durham;
Mrs. j. r. Reade of Mt Tirzah: Miss
Ida Lansdell. Messrs. Geo. T. and j.
Il. Lanstlell
Geo. Ill. Beall, Il coal dealer OF this
city, received on Monday of this week IL
whole train load Of anthracite coal,
twenty ears in number. This is the
largest shipment OF coal ever received
IN Durham by one person ut one time.
Richard Jones, IL so-calad colplvd
detective, was before Squire G.. \. Bar
bee this morning on the charge of being
a detective without authority. lie was
sent TO the county roads to work out
the amount of S13.4J fine and costs.
Copious showers have fallen here dur
ing the past two or three days.
General j. $. Carr is on trip to
Atlanta, Ga.