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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-28
From The Chapel Hill News.

Master Willie Brown. son of
Mrs. Julia Brown, died suddenly
at Schley school house, Little
River township. last Wednesday
week. The boy was subject to
heart trouble and exerted him
self too much in a game of ball.
Two young;men were carried
to Rex hospital, Raleigh, Mon
day to undergo operations for
appendicitis. They are, Mr..
Andrew Neville, son of ". D.
Neville. and a student, Mr..
Whiting. We trust that both
will be able to return and be
themselves again soon.
Prof. J. Edward Latta. of the
University faculty, who has been
granted a leave of absence for
six months, will leave about the
1st of February for the North,
where he will spend his time do
ing advanced work in his spec.
ialty at various institutions.
Professor Sherman, who will fiji
Professor Latta's place, is a grad.
uate of the Massachusetts, School
of Technology. He has arrived
on the Hill, accompanied by hi:
wife.
The la grippe has several Of
our citizens fastened in it:
clutches. Rev. John G. Hocutt,
our most efficient County Supt,
Schools, has been quite i'll fol
several days, but we are glad Il
know that he Is on the mend
DIR. VIM. Lynch has been absent
from his dental Office for severa
days on account of "grippeness.
4 We are pleased to know that h,
is getting some better. Major
VIM. Cain, DR.. Thos. Wilson anC
Mr.. J. B. Palmer, are also on tn,
grippe sick list. We wish then
all a speedy recovery.
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Now the young man is getting
along as well as could be expected.
ROPER. :
Durham, Route :.

William Crabtree who lives
near Mt. Hermon church, has
the grippe.
Messrs. Sid Perry and Green
Ferrell were out here hunting
last Tuesday.
Our mail carrier, Mr.. S. L.
Woods, is very sick with the
grippe. Mr.. Mincey is carrying in
his stead. .z
S. J. Hester. who has been
sick for sometime with a COM
plication of diseases and who
who was rapidly improving has
suffered a relapseandis extreme
ly low.
A fine boy was born to Mr..
and Mrs, Sol Hester Friday.
Eddie Caush, who has been
confined to his bed for a long
time with white swelling, is re-
ported as being worse and he is
not expected to recover.
Mrs. Jones, mother of Grin
Jones, who lives in the Pleasant
Green neighborhood, was badly
burned one day last week by
falling in the fire. Her daugh.
ter-in-law, who is sick in bed
and had not been able to get ur
! for weeks jumped from the bed
and pulled her from the fire, but
not before she was badly burned,
A quarterly meeting was in
session Saturday and Sunday al
McMannen's Chapel. B. F. H.
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lillian. Rpuia |.

The spring.like weather seems
to be gone and winter has taken
its place. Friday was the coolest
day we have had this winter.
There is but little sickness in
the community at present.
The little ten years old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Ray, who
accidently shot himself with a
shot gun some aime ago, never
recovered but died last week.
The many friends of the family
in the community sympathize
with them in their loss.
w. ID. Peed is still very feeble
and does not seem to regain his
strength very fast.
Mrs. James Shepherd and
sisters. Misses Martha and Mollie
o'Neal. of Elberon, are visiting
their mother, Mrs. A. Ferguson.
Mrs. Sallie Ferguson and son,
Calvin, visited the family of A.
| C. Nichols recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID. Ross visit.
ed the family Of J. L. King last
Sunday.
Robert Johnson, who has beer
making his home in Cary foi
some time will reside with the
writer for a while.
II. NJ. o'Neal is preparing t
build to his dwelling, which will
add to the appearance of the
place.
J. L. Ferrell had a choppins
one evening this week and chopp
ed up a lot Of wood. -
J. Z. Ferguson has had som,
cotton pickings recently and hai
picked near 300 pounds of cotton
Nice to have good neighbors.
J. H. Sykes horses ran ava.
with him one day this week
which bruised him up consider
ably and broke one finger. Al
automobile was the cause Of tn,
runaway.
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finished and we hope to get
through some time soon.
w. G.. Marshell gave the Young

LnrOugn some IlIIie SoOI.
w. G. Marshell gave the young
people a cotton picking one night
recently. Those who were there
seemed to enjoy themselves well.
Isaac Evans happened to a bad
accident recently. He was cut
ting on a tree and the Ak glanced
and cut the boys foot very bad.
Otis Rigsbee was fooling with
a knife and fell and stuck the
blade Of the knife about one inch
deep through the eye lid above
the eye ball. >...>.a.-
|. Their is lots of sickness in this
community at present, but few
cases of pneumonia. Hope those
who are sick will soon be restored
again. .<
Recently a strange looking dog
came through this community
and all the dogs he came in con-
tact with had a fight with them,
and the dog bit two children so |
understand. People pronounced
it a mad dog.
Union Meeting is to be held at
Union Grove church Friday night
Saturday and Sunday night in
succession before the fifth Sum
day in March. All have a free
invitation to attend.
Rev. ]. S. Thompson filled his
regular appointment above Dur
ham at the church known as
Kings chapel near Orange fac
tory last Saturday and Sunday.
E. Z. Oakley and family are
visiting near Lyons this week.
&c. King, of Durham. has
recently been visiting home
folks.
The writer is ready for max.
ling photographs now. Those
that are expectingme to do their
work may come any bright sun
ny day. ]. F. F.
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Court Suddenly hdl0urnS.

Owing to the fact that for sew.
eral days Judge Webb has been
indisposed, superior court ad.
journed Monday, after disposing
Of several cases that had been
compromised.
Most of the cases set for the
term had been disposed of. In
the case of w. r. Kuker and A.
P. Gilbert vs.. the Howard Auto.
matte Packing Co., mentioned
above, non-suit was ordered and
the plaintiffs gave notice Of sp.
peal.
]. F, Glenn against the Sea-
board Air Line for 81, 200 on &C.
count Of fire destroying WOOD
near the railroad was comprom'
ised. In the settlement Mr..
Glenn gets $3.50.
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CIVIL ACTIONS DRAG ALONG.
Cases on The Docket Given a Hearing
In The Courts.

80 sAAw VuussUs .
The civil term of Durham SUI
perior court continues to drag
along and the cases claiming the
attention of the court are being
heard by those that care to be
present. As most of the larger
damage suits were settled the
first of last week interest in the
term waned and the attendance
was mot large. The following
cases have been given airing
since our last issue:
Interest in the Holt damage
suit against the Blackwell To-
bacco Company for a judgment
of So, 900 occupied the Friday af-
ternoon and Saturday morning
sitting. The plaintiff who lost
a portion of his three fingers on
the right hand, was represented
by Messrs. Giles & Skies and the
defendant by Messrs. Winston
& Bryant. The jury debated but
a short time and rendered a ver-
dict against the plaintiff. .
There was a suit for divorce in
the afternoon. Mrs. William
d. Adcock against her. husband.
The defendant was not present
to resist the action. The prayer
for divorce was made on the
grounds of abandonment and
for scriptural reasons. The jury
answered all issues in favor of
plaintiff.
Judge Webb is held under de-
liberation the matter of Gilbert
and Kuker against the Howard
Automatic Packing Machine
company.
This is an action for division
of the profits from the sale of a
cigarette stamping machine.
Four Durham gentlemen were
interested in it. Messrs. Gilbert,
Kuker, Howard and Lyon enter
ing into a contract to an agree
ment to push the invention of
Mr.. Howard for a patent. Un-
der the terms of the contract.
Messrs. Gilbert and Kuker
were to furnish $500 to forward
the patent and on the day the
contract was drawn they paid
$500. They declare at other
times they paid $3.50. The only
point in controversy was wheth-
er the machine could have been
constructed or not. The plaintiff
says they went as far as they
could with the machine, but
couldn't proceed further on ac-
count of interference from Wash
ington. They were unable to
build the machine until it was
approved. Mr.. Howard did moi
know how to build it because ev.
cry time the department made
new suggestions and these were
adopted, there were Others
standing in the way of the de
: vice. Finally it was sold fol
$4,000 and Messrs. Gilbert anC
Kuker, claiming by the contract
; 40 per cent, of the profits, sueC
e.. co Am
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morrIsyIIIe, Route 2.

Since cotton went to twelve
and q half cents per pound those
who were not through picking
got a hustle on themselves and
went 10 picking cotton again, but
ne Iy.a spsl gs.l!lS u..ulr Ma
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news FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS
Mems Of Interest from Various Places as Viewed and Told
by Those on the Personals.



iyoung people of the community
i sociable which was greatly en-
joyed.
Last Wednesday Ernest Reams'
carried a load of the weed TO
lRoxboro and only expected $40
iIfor his load. and when it was
sold it brought $86, Sl1 more
Ithan he expected when ne lett
Nome.
P. S. Rogers has burnt two
Iplant beds, which is another evI-
14 dence that Mr.. Rogers takes the
lad in everything pertaining to
= early seeding in the community.
"a A man speaking recently OF
the Durham tobacco market said
Chat ''If a farmer carried his to-
!bacco to Durham and was not
satisfed with the present prices,
the farmerawas off in his upper
~ \, story." IT,.
5. Ernest Reams is expecting to
visit friends down on the waters
u of Grassy creek soon. and it may
be that he is thinking TO kill two
n birds with one stone while on
this trip.
Mrs. w. A. Barton has the
Z. 6rst .gang of young chickens
'N1hnt we have heard Of in this
Nv year.
w. A. Barton has produced a
modern device FOR ordering to-
bacco, which is very CON- senient
lland will order dry tobacco in
.'something like an hour.
Miss Bessie Moore. daughter
0of the late John Moore. died Of
;consumption on the q at the
jlhome Of her grandfather, Dock
OLawson, and was laid to rest in
.....he family burying ground on
he 22d. She is no more COM
(toanion Of time. but Of an end
Iess eternity and will ever enjoy
all the happiness and pleasure
0that heavenly eternity affords.
, n Joe Gentry and wife. of Surl,
Vspent last Saturday night with
NM. and Mrs. Jasper L. Yarboro,
iaof Hurdles Mill.
y Johnnie Gates. I am glad to
Wy, is slowly recovering from {
llwcent sickness. during which
Vine he was in the hands Of one
Vfour best physicians. DR.. l. j.
nvoleman.
~ ID is reported that J. 7. Gates
Nv closing out his stock Of dry
lhyoods.
nc. 7. Pool, Of Neptune, at
,VJended court in Durham last
lkseek, being summoned there al
AZ Witness in the case of Johr
Vsriggs.
Some say that they would pre-
is,er some snow to SO much rain
,.Vkni for q while last Thursday i
teeined that they would get thei
slIe>ire gratifed. but a howlinI
,tsold north wind took the place o.
|lhe snow, and prefer wind I,
n,now, provided il does not las
~ The.writer took dinner will
NJ. Denny last Sunday an,
- ound two Of his children con
med to their beds by sickness
s*ssne with grip and the other will
Pneumonia. However the doc
: 3r seemed to think that tn
: ahildren would soon be wei
2 dxain. which will be good new
= their many friends that ar
snxious about them.
sOld people say that they neve
$eard Of 50 much sickness a
there Is now, and most Of It
Grip and pneumonia.
$IRecently DR.. A. G. Bowles, 0
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-28

Justice of the Peace Motion,
Of East Durham. had three
lranks In hls curt .io.llav.
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-11-11

When Senator Depew was president
of the New York Central Railroad com.
pany he received a telegram which he
preserved for a number OF years and
now and then showed to his friends,
says reminiscent writer for the Wash
ipgton Star. This telegram reached
him one fine morning a short time be-
fore Senator Platt was elected to the
United States senate for the second
time. II was sent from one of the sta
tions of the New York Central and
read:
Please stop the noon express here to
take on Mrs. Platt and ME TOO.
:. 1t was very unusual thing for that
train to stop at that particular station
but Mr.. Depew at once gave an order
to have 1t done.
This telegram was referred to In the
presence Of Senator Plat on one occa-
sion.
"You see," said the senator, 81 want
ed that train to stop without the least
question of doubt. l knew that the
way to reach Depew's heart was with
b Joke, and 80 l sent that telegram"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-11-11

PHOTO SCHEME
GETS VICTIMS

Several local storekeepers and q
number of business men have been
victimized by a fakir who fooled
them into purchasing some worthless
tickets.
The man said he represented the
Venetian Art Company and gave an
address in New York, at which 1t has
been discovered no such concern
exists. The fakir went to the store
keepers and others, and told them
of a good advertising scheme, with
which he used the name of State
street photographer. He told them
that If they purchased some of his
cards at a low figure, they could be
used to advertise their wares and af-
terward redeemed for a picture, to
be given at the local photographers
place. The man, to secure the con-
hdence and good will of the photog-
rapher, told him that he could sell
frames with the pictures and make
handsome profit.
Hundreds of the cards were sold,
but nothing since has been heard
from the man. nor his company"
located.
The photographer has engaged Leo
Goldberger to investigate the matter
and if the man is found, to arrest
him.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-11-11
THREE INDICTMENTS
AGAINST NUGENT n OLD

Trenton, Nov. 11:-Three indict-
lments found by the grand jury of
Essex county against James R. Nu-
gent, chairman of the democratic
state committee, involving alleged
frauds in connection with the cleo
tion of 1907, were sustained by the
supreme court yesterday. A fourth
indictment charging Mr.. Nugent and
several associates with conspiracy to
secure illegal registration of voters
was set aside by the same court yes
terday because of technical defects.
The indictments which was we're
spstsipad~ iPfJvda. one e.h EsinRs, faHr
two charging Mr.. Nugent and other
defendants with abetting illegal
registration. They were attacked on
certiorari proceedings, and unless
other steps are taken to set them
aside the defendants will be put on
trial in Essex county.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-11-11
CRY BRIEFS

An adjourned meeting of the
Raritan Yacht Club will be held to-
night at 8 o'clock.
The Citizens Relief Committee
will hold an important meeting at
City Hall tonight
A meeting OF Thor Lodge, Dan
ish Brotherhood, was held in Wash
ington hall last night.
-Patrolman Hartmann reported
last night that there was a leak in
the water main at the foot of Market
street, and a large hole in the side
walk.
"A meeting of the directors of
the Perth Amboy Savings Institution
was held last night.
-Middlesex Council, Jr. o. U. A.
M, will meet in the Jefferson build
ing tonight, when it Is expected that
several candidates will be initiated.
"A rehearsal of the Perth Amboy
Choral Society was held in Simpson
NJ. E. church last night, under the
direction of Miss Augusta Harrington.
"A meeting of Perth Amboy Tent,
Knights of the Maccabees. was held
in the Jefferson building last night.
The Plumbers Union held 20. a
semi-month1y meeting last night.
No meeting of the Bnei Zion
Association was held last night, as
there was not quorum present.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-11-11
An Offensive Cravnt.

A good story of Whistler and his pc
culiarities is told in the Free Lance
y gentleman went to Whistler with q
letter of introduction and sent up hi,
ard with the letter. The servant pres
atly brought down the card with t
'ote in pencil on it-"Who is the great
1t painter?" The visitor prompt.
jrote whistler" and was immediate
shown upstairs. An amusing seen,
Jilowed, arising out OF the fact thai
ne visitor was wearing a red necktie
A. histler declared it interfered with the
tolor scheme of his room aud put hin
off" picture he was painting In quite
different "key." Finally he obliged
him to take off the offending cravat be
fore he would condescend to exchange
another word with him.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-11-11
Reasoning Power In Animals.


Animal intelligence, though not nee.
essarily higher in degree when they are
acting as our servants and not for their
own ends, is then very much more east
ly approached and understood by us.
The point" is a curious example of
an action in which instinct and reason
meet. The stopping Of the dog. howev-
er it began, has by training and heredi-
ty become instructive. The dog, even
when quite a puppy, stops when it
smells the game and remains almost
paraly2ed, its impulse to rush In and
seize 1t being checked by strong In
stinct to stand still. Yet the dog. after
he had accompanied his master and
had game shot over him. Is quito
aware that he is a half controlled me
dium," and while still under the domi-
mating pointing" instinct will look
round imploringly to his master to urge
him to hurry up II the scent tells him
that the birds are moving. A border
line action of a different kind is the
squattlng of young birds. 1t is per-
fectly reasonable precaution. Keeping
still and lying low are not characters
tics peculiar only to Br'er Rabbit, but
1t is most remarkable to see the way
in which tiny peewits or little teal,
hardly bigger than a fluffy bee, lie
down, put their little chins fat on the
ground and remain motionless for min
utes to avoid being seen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-11-11

The knowledge of when to sit down
is invaluable to public speakers and to
their audiences. Perhaps the best plan
is to secure candid friend who will
pull you down by your coattails. A
man ION his legs" Is one with whom
time gallops; he has spoken for half an
hour, and to him 1t seems but Eve min
utes. The excitement of the brain
suggests new and ever new ideals, and
the extemporary talker In the pulpit
or after a public dinner founders in
pursuit of these will O. the wisps
through swamps and thickets Of bad
grammar haunted by the anacolouthon
and other fearful wild fowl. In the
pulpit there is no man to pull the
preacher down, and many are his ''twc
words more, my brethren" After pub
lie dinners bored audience begins to
talk and laugh, but these symptoms Of
disapproval are not marked by the self
absorbed public speaker. In short, the
knowledge of when to sit down is rare
and hard to acquire.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-11-11
Humorous churchmen.

In wandering through country dis
tricts one often sees signs on stores
or elsewhere with humorous twist,
Intentional or unintentionaI. In the
way they are worded. but. as a rule,
one does not look to churches for such
contributions to the gayety Of nations.
Yet in a small town in New York
state there Is written on large stone
outside church the following cheerful
announcement:
This Is none other than the house
OF God. A, d. 1s28."--Ney York
Times.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-11-11
RAILWAY S MAYOR SEES
BIG BOOM FOR PLACE

Railway, Nov. 11:-At a supper
given to Protection Hose Company
by former Councilman Adolph Grue-
ner in honor of the arrival of his
house of a little daughter, Mayor
Holmes, in the course of an address.
announced that an announcement
would be made, probably this week,
''of great interest to the working
people and all residents of Railway"
Just what he had in mind the mayor
declined to explain, saying that the
time was not ripe. Some persons
think big industry is about to be
established here. The banquet was
served in the hose conapany's par
lors, about fifty members and guests
being present. Former Assistant
Chief Sidney Harris, on behalf of
the company, presented to G. A. Lam
zer, fellow-member, memento of
appreciation of good work Mr..
Lancer, much surprised. accepted the
gift in felicitous m amer.
Besides promising the pleasant an
nouncement alluded to, Mayor
Holmes said, in part:
Railway Is to be enlarged. Rah-
way is growing. We have now 2,470
voters, and at the rate Railway is
now increasing we will have 5000
In five years. Our freight depart
ment, express office, post Office, all
show the rapid increase, and more
money was deposited in our savings
bank last year than ever in any one
year, despite the so-called hard
times.
The common council and the
Board of Education will get together
soon and we will have our s75, 900
high school building. Hereafter quit
finding fault with Railway, but speak
well of your own city and it will
grow"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-11-11
LEGISLATIVE
SLATE MADE
Robbins President Of Senate and
Prince Speaker Of House Was
Outcome Of Conference.
sAsKILL LEADS ATTY general

Trenton, Nov. 11:-Senator Sam
uel X. Robbins of Burlington for
president of the senate; Senator Jo-
seph s. Frelinghuysen of Somerset,
Tor majority leader of the senate;
ssemblyman John D. Prince, of Pas
sale, for speaker of the house, and
either Theodore B. Gibbs of Camden,
Henry Young, Jr., of Essex or Grtf-
nth w. Lewis of Burlington for ma
aority leader of the house, was the
slate fixed up by republicans at the
FIRST conference here yesterday after
election.
The only thing in doubt is the ma
FORTY leader of the house. The as
semblymen here would like to see
an orator in charge of the floor this
year, as they expect combat with
William P Martin, the Colby leader
of Essex county, who expects to be
down here this winter with blood In
his eye to ayenge the defeat of Sen
htor Colby.
Were it not for this desire to have
hn orator to combat Martin, the as
semblymen here yesterday woule
have been thoroughly in favor oi
The naming of Uncle Dory'' Gibbs
of Camden, as majority leader.
! But the selection of Gibbs may
come any way, for Camden is one o.
the banner republican counties o.
the state. and If that county is to give
way to Passaic for speaker, ther
Camden is entitled to some recogni
tion in the higher offices OF thu
house
Governor Fort did not name th'
attorney general to take the place o
Robert H. McCarter yesterday, al
though 1t was thought he would d'
80 before he went away to Newark
flor the night
During the day it was learned tha
Tustice Francis j. Swayze has refused
Rhe tender as had former Justice Ben
tnett Van Sickel, of this city.
1t is said that the honor lies be
tween Edmund Wilson, of Red Bank
railroad commissioner. and Assistan
EAttorney General Nelson B. Gaskill
pThe governor said he would have ap
Epointed Mr.. Gaskill at once IL he wa
item years older. Mr. Wilson Is tire
of being railroad commissioner, AM
would like the place.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-11-11
A pcrs,stent Omce Seeker.

Governor Stanley Of Kansas was
once SO pestered by Office seekers, re-
lates the Saturday Evening Post, that
he found 1t necessary publicly to make
the statement that in view of the ex-
ceedingly numerous applications for
Office he had received through the
mails he should be unable to give any
attention to them, much less afford
any hope Of success to the various ap-
plicants.
In the course of few days after
making the statement in question the
governor received the following note:
MY Dear Governor-I understand
that you have said that you were go
ing to take week off to destroy the
pile of letters asking for jobs. II ev-
erything else is gone, then, my dear
governor, should like the job Of tear
ing up the letters"