The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-15
WEST DURHAM SCHOOL CLOSES.
Change in Schedule W. Yates Appointed
Referee in Bankruptcy

Special to News and Observer)
Durham, N. c., June 1.-THE COM
mencement of the West Durham graded
school is now on The annual address
was delivered by Prof A. H. Merritt, of
Trinity College. 1t was a fine address
and was listened to by large crowd.
The annual concert came off this even
ing The school is doing a great work
and the attendance last year was about
500 Today Prof. j. Z. Henry, who has
been principal of the school for three
years, made public his resignation,
which has been presented to the COM
mittee He has accepted a position as
principal of the brownsville school and
will enter upon his duties at the open
ing of the fall session in September. He
is a fine educator and all regret to see
him leave.
Last night Mr.. David H. Gladstone
and Miss Rebecca Levy were united in
marriage.
Attorneys e. A. Foushee, r. b. Boone,
w. A Guthrie and j. Crawford Biggs
have gone to Greensboro to look after
some business to. come before Judge w.
B. Council Several cases are to be set
tied on appeal and a receiver will be
asked for the Carolina Hosiery Com
pany. This company has been doing
business in New York, but is chartered
according to the laws of this State. The
application for a receiver is made in
order that the assets of the company
may be distributed among the stock
holders.
= r. T. Lumpkin and r "A. Rudd have
both been called to their homes on ac-
count of the serious illness of their
fathers.
w. E. Yates, one of Durham's young
attorneys, has been appointed referee
in bankruptcy for the fifth division of
the Eastern District of North Carolina.
He will enter upon the duties of his
office at once.
Mr.. r. L. Carr, of this city, is spend
of Palms, S. c. -sr tr
The Edgemont Mercantile Company
began business in Etlgemont this morn
ing, under the management of T. e. AL
len, of Burlington, Alderman J.. S.
Carr, Jr., is one of the principal stock
holders.
The chapter of orphans from the OK
ford Asylum will give three concerts
here. One will be given in Durham on
the evening of June 25th., in West Dur
ham, on June 26th., and in East Dur
ham the following night, June 9th.
Beginning next Sunday the Southern
Railway will put on a schedule on the
Oxford and GAINESVILLE road that will
make Durham even greater railroad
center. Two passenger trains will be
put on the o. and c., and the run from
here to Richmond will be made in five
hours and fifteen minutes. The TRAN.
will leave here at 9:55 in the morning,
after the arrival of the trains from the
east and west on the North Carolina
roads and arrive in Richmond at $40
p. m. This will allow close connection
from the eastern and western portions
of the State. Returning this train will
reach Durham at $40, in time to con-
meet with the east and westbound trains
in the afternoon. People having BUSH
ness in Richmond leave here one morn
ing and return the next day soon af-
ter the noon hour, giving them consd-
cradle time in Richmond 1t is rumored
that the local passenger train from
Goldsboro, which. reaches here at 2:47 in
the afternoon will be taken off and two
vestibules will be put in their place
The new trains, it is said, will run
through from Godsboro to Charlotte.