The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-01
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Bold Theft of Chickens by White Party.
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Durham, n c., April 3O-This morning
DR.. q. T. Brooks, county health officer,
carried to the house of detention from
Hayti. the colored suburb of Durham, four
persons by the name of Glenn. They were
the wife and children of a colored man
who was not long ago carried to the
pest house suffering with smallpox. One
more, a colored woman by the name of
Lyon, was taken out tonight by the health
officer. The crowd of suspects in the
house of detention have been discharged,
there being no further danger anticipated
from that source. Those carried out to-
day have been vaccnated. They are
thought to be suffering with varioloid.
One Of the number is a baby
Sunday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, Mr..
John r. Strickland and Miss Mollie Evans,
of East Durham, were united in marriage,
Squire ]. w. Virgins officiated The
attendants were: Mr.. Frank Evans with
Mr. Tip Strickland, Mr.. William HALEY
with Miss Alice Stroud, Mr.. Ed Matthews
with Miss Mary Stove, Mr. Walter O'Neai
with Miss Mollie HALEY. The contract
ing parties have many friends who wish
for them much joy and happiness.
Sunday night at the First Baptist
church, Rev. E. r. WEIGH, of the North
Carolina Conference, preached a SER
mon to the Independent Order of Odd Fell
lows, of this city. He chose as the basis
Of his remarks the Parable of the Good
Samaritan, as recorded in the 10th chap
ter of Luke. From this he preached a
sermon full of interest to the members
of the order and the large congregation
present. The members of Golden Link
Lodge attended in a body, there being
about sevnty- five or a hundred present
Seats near the front had been provided
for them Rev. Mr.. WEIGH left today for
his home at Richlands, Onslow county.
There are busy times among the brick
manufacturers here now. Large forces
of hands and also machinery are making
brick rapidly for the new cotton factory
and other buildings to be erected in Edge
mont. For several days forces of hands
have been busily engaged in putting down
concrete foundations for the new build
ings. One hundred and thirty new cot
tages are to be erected in Edgemont for
operatives of the new mill. They are
to be completed during the coming fall.
Durham is to have another wholesale
grocery store, which will be open for bust
ness about the 18th of May. The prnci-
pal stockholders will be Messrs w. B.
Bagwel and NJ. G.. Markham, of this city:
Mr. j. F. White and other business men
of Oxford. The style of the firm is to be
The j. F. White Company.
The Committee on Seats for the Aycock
speaking on the night of May 14th, meet
tomorrow at 4 o'clock D. m, at the Parrish
warehouse. The gentlemen composing this
q "a ~ n. no
chairman: John W. Pore. L. 5. Christian
w. II. Proctor and T. Fl. Sco3girs.
Mr. and Mrs. T.. II. Martin are home
from sojourn of several weeks ir Flori-
da They had a most delightful trip, ard
Mr.. Martin returns very much improved.
Misses Susan and Alice Garham, the
charming daughters Of ridge A. w. Ga
ham, of Oxford, who have heen visiting
Mrs. r. w. Winston, at ''Eldon Hall, -
her delightful home, returned home to-
day. They also attended the Patton Carr
wedding on Wednesday evening of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sprunt HILL of New
York, who have been visiting Mrs Hii,'s
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Watts, left
this morning for home.
Mr.. Washington Duke, the senior mer.-
Der of the firm of w. rIkc, Sons e Co.,
left today for New York.
Mr. and Mrs w. T. Barnhill and chill
dren Leila and Turner who have been
visiting the family OF W. r. Darlington,
left today for their home at Madsonvills,
KY.
Early Sunday morning young white
man went to the home Of Il colored wo-
man by the name of Craig, in North
later she discovered that TWO of her finest
chickens had been stolen. Mr. Geo. w.
Howard who lives insr across the street
also had a chicken stolen from him. and
SO bold was the thief that the chickens
head was wrung off and left lying in
the garden. This young mar and two or
three others of like stripe took he
pot and the chickens, also some other in
gradients, went out in the woods near
the city and prepared Brunswick stew
Their names are known. Being in pos
session of the facts, we know what we
are talking about.
The Horner School baseball team ar
rived here this morning from Oxford via
the d. and D. road, and left for Raleigh
to play the A. and NJ. team.
Two small cases were all that the mayor
nad 10 dispose OF IN ms court TINS morn
ing. S. Gilmore and S. Dollar were ar
raigned for having committed an ARRAY
Judgment suspended upon payment of
$3.50 and costs. One defendant charged
with drunkenness was taxed with $3.50
and costs.
Alderman C. c. Taylor was out today
after being confined at home by sick
mes since last Wednesday.
The naval review WAS held at KnEa