The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-22
HyMEN At DURHAM
Marriages the Order Of the
Day There.
Legatees Find a Dead Woman's Savings in ODD
Places. A Serious Fire Narrowly
Ayerted. Serious Illness.

Averted. Serious Illness.
Durham, y. c., Dee 21.-(Special.l--
At 8 o'clock last night ut the home OF
he brides sister, Mrs. r. j. Mangum, on
Iioxboro street, Miss Cora Lee Dur
ham, eldest daughter of the late w.
L. Durham, and Mr.. j. IL. Stage. Il
prominent farmer Of Bahama, this coun-
", We're quietly married. Rev. j. H.
McCracken performed the ceremony.
The attendants were Miss Lima Faucette,
wlth Mr.. Edgar Tilley. and Miss Matte
Durham with Mr.. Otie Pickett. The
bride and groom were the recipients of
many handsome and useful presents.
At the residence of Mr.. James
FLETCHER, six miles from Durham, near
1letcher's Chapel, ON Wednesday even
my Mt 6 o'clock, Miss Mary Fletcher
and Mr.. Sidney Copley We're united III
marriage. The attendants were Mr..
Robert Nichols, with Miss Matte Hayes;
Mr. Burke Snitt. with Miss Leila Stan
ey; Mr.. Willie Fletcher, with Miss Min
aie Hamlin; Mr.. Clarence Stallings,
with Miss Niola Freeman; Mr.. Gilbert
Nichols with Miss Fannie Fletcher. A
Sumptuous wedding supper was served
md there was JOY and good wishes for
he couple throughout the evening.
Ait Dutchville, Granville county, this
morning at 8 o'clock, Mr.. William Hall,
Of Jackson, Tenn, and Miss Alma ).
5onart, daughter of DIR. w. w. Cozart,
we're united in the bonds of wedlock.
The bride is sister of i. W. COzart,
one of Durham's tobacco warehouse
men. She is an exceedingly popular, cul-
tured and attractive young lady.
Mr.. William Crenshaw and Il Miss
Bullock, of Granville county, were
narried at the Holloway House. in this
ity. Wednesday, by DIR. W. H. Ed
Yards. 1t was a gretna green affair.
ghe groom and bride left for Granville
3 fter the ceremony.
REV. \. 2. TYER ARRIVES.
Rev. John y. Cole and family left this
morning for Wilmington, their new home.
Mr. Cole assumes the passionate of Grace
Street church in that city. He has
served Trinity church, Durham. faith
ully for the past four years. Mr.. Cole
and his estimable family greatly en-
feared themselves to Durham people du-
ring their residence here. Rev. DR. w
C. Norman, who succeeds Mr.. Cole here,
is expected to arrive soon, and will be
cordially welcomed
Rev. A. L. Tyer and family have ar
rived from Wilmington. Mr. Tyer as
sjTmes his duties as pastor of Main
Street Methodist church.
Wednesday might there came near
being serious fire at the furniture
tore of A. e. Lewith. Some Christ
mas decorations became ignited from
4 lamp and blazed up i'll a lively manner
The flames were put out, without dam
ging anything further than in Il front
;how window. The damage will amount
10 about SO.
The Durham skating rink opens to-
morrow night 1t will be open continu-
)usly day and night during the holidays.
Miss Mabel Duke daughter of ID. b.
Duke, who lives on Wilkerson avenue,
is critically i'll, and it is feared will
not recover.
FOUND IN \ STOCKING.
| Miss Melissa Rowland, an old lady
| about so years old, who lived two miles
| from Durham, is dead. Although own
| ing more than one hundred acres of land,
she denied herself every luxury and
| comfort to such an extent as to fire.
| luently entail suffering upon herself.
| Since her burial the legatees in rum
maging around found 800 in the toe of
| an old stocking; 81 in a chest, and SIT
more i'll an old trunk lining. They have
not yet given up the search, and do not
know but what they may find hundreds
or thousands of dollars.
TRINITY COLLEGE NOTES.
| DR.. ]. J. Hamaker Iectured in the
college chapel last Saturday night, on
the subject, Correlation of Mind and
| Body" The next lecture in the series
will be delivered by Prof. p II. Dur
| ham,,
College exercises are suspended, and
will be resumed on Wednesday, January
| 3rd.
DR. w. p. Few has gone to New
York TO attend meeting of the Modern
| Language Association, which meets at
Columbia University.
Mrs. w. II. Branson has presented 10
| the library handsomely bound volume
/ in memory Of her husband. Mr.. w. III.
| Branson.
| The December Archive is out. The
first article is an extensive sketch on
! Nathaniel Macon in the National Legis-
lature. by w X. Boyd. The other ar
tiles are: Joe. the Pilot Lad" by NJ
| G. Guthrie; Jonas Houston" by j. "
| Hoyle; '"rhe Hero of a Midnight
| Tragedy by J. NJ Culbreth.