The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-16
A CHURCH BLOWN DOWN.
More News of the Storm From Dur
characterization of Game Laws.
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| Durham, n. c., Sept. 15.-The storm
! of yesterday seems to have been gen
| eral throughout the entire section of
the country. The rainfall was the
| heaviest in several years and as a re-
suit there is considerable damage, es-
pecially to the farms on large water
| courses.
1t is reported by farmers who were
| in the city today that the water in
Neuse, Emo. Flat and Little rivers is
the highest in years, the farmers from
some sections saying the highest in
twenty years. The passenger train
over the Oxford and ClarkSvllle road
| left here this morning at the usual
time but could not cross the river and
returned to the city. The train crew
say that they could not get near
enough to the river to see whether or
not the bridge was gone. 1t is learned
| this afternoon, however, that the
| bridge is safe. The Durham and
| Northern train, over the Seaboard
train for Henderson left here this
morning at the usual time and went on
across the river. 1t is reported that
the water was within twelve or hfteen
inches of the bridge.
A church on oWler'S Hill, suburb,
was blown down. 1t was a colored
Holiness church and was about 3OxSO
feet in size. There was no insurance
on the building and the loss will be
esveral hundred dollars.
The farmers have sustained great
loss by the crops, especially rough
feed washing away. DR.. Holloway, of
this city, lost feed from four acres of
land at his farm on the river Mr.. W.
r. Darlington, also of Durham, re-
ports a considerable loss by feed wash
ing away. At other points on down
the river the loss is great. AS an ex-
ample of how the fields adjoining the
river were washed, one man stood by
the river side this morning and pulled
twenty-five pumpkins from the river
with poles. This was near the water
work station.
While the rivers are raging torrents
and in some sections reported to be
higher than known in twenty years,
no further damage is reported from
the wind.
Last night the Durham Lodge of
Elks entertained twelve or fifteen
members of the aust Minstrel Conn
pany at a social session. There were
over one hundred people present and
it was 1 o'clock when the assembled
banqueters left for their homes. Re-
fl eshments weer served and a genuine
good time had by all present. Many
of the local members and guests re-
Sponded to toasts. The guests render
| ed several solos and quartetteS and
| two or three humorous speeches were
made.
| The game laws are being violated in
| Durham county to such an extent that
some of the hunters who want to see
| the laws rigidly enforced have asked
for a game warden to be appointed in
| this county. 1t is reported that a
great many cartridges are being kill
Ell. A warden will probably be APP
pointed here in a few days and Wig
orouS effort will be made to see that
| the laws are enforced.
The Conservatory of Music was for
| Tnally opened this afternoon for the
fall session. The opening was to have
been this morning, but was continued
| until this afternoon at o'clock on
account of several of the students be-
ing unable to reach here yesterday be-
cause of the terrific rains. The open
ing shows a large number of out-of-
town students present and the city pu-
pills will show a larger enrolment than
! q year ago. Miss Freda Towers, the
new instructor in the department of
elocution, reached here from her
home in Boston last night Mr. Kim
| brough Jones, violin, who has been do
| ing some special work in Baltimore
during the vacation, is also here. The
Conservatory opens under very bright
prospects
Deputy Collector j. /. Donohue, has
been here looking after the manufac-
turers OF brandy. He is making the
rounds of this district. While there
is but one brandy still in this county
There are several stills in the adjoin-
| ing counties. These manufacturing
| plants are not large enough to have
q storekeeper to look after them and
Collector Donohue and his men have
| to make frequent trips to keep in
touch with what is being done. Since
the Watts law has stopped the legal
/ lied whiskey plants in the country dis
| tricts the brandy stills have sprung up
| in NAV rural sections.