The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-28

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Makes the Hearts of Hundreds Glad
Mayor Suspends the Fireworks
Ordinance. But No Casualties or
Disasters Result Therefrom-Good
Order Prevailed-Prizes for Deco
rated Windows.
Durham. n. c., Dec. 25.-The cele-
bration of the season today tells the
whole history Of happenings in Dur
nam and TO SIX o'clock tn s afternoon
not a asualty was reported.
christmas exercises We're held in
three churches ana the biggest trees
grew up in a night at the courthouse
where the Elks gave JOY to the poor,
and at West Durham where Mr.. w. 4.
Erwin was hostess to the poor of his
mill community.
Judge Sykes, OF the recorders court.
made the address for the Elks and a
very large supply of good Things went
to them. This was raised by the local
talent minstrel in part and by the ElkS
individually. They lifted a good por-
ton OF 1T by popular subscription and
We're themselves almost solely the con-
~tributOrs.
The Erwin Christmas tree is as dis
met a celebration as the town has.
W. = ~ dSS k1lG q III u tHc
company and is practically the author
OF all the gifts that sc from there. He
IS of the greatest Sun
day school in ST. Joseph's church and
all Of the families p~atronize him.
PROBABLY no organization in town has
such excellent things as he gives to
the poo M TO those who come to
the school.
The address is always characteristic
of the mans dash and the militancy
of spirit whether religious or COM
mercial.
No one Durham man gave JOY to
more people, however, than General
Julian S. Carr.
For the past week or ten days, he
has kept a stenographer busy send
ing gifts all over the earth. A casual
drop into his office saw IS and $40
notes lying bot and these were be-
ing put up to send to friends and rel
atives everywhere. Smithfeld hams
and big turkeys are his unfailing tri-
butes to closer friends and these go
from Durham to New York on nearly
every express.
The General had no public exercises,
but in the doing Of good, like the spirit
of the Bible, he lets not his right hand
know what the left doeth. Everybody
has always known that he is the most
generous man in the State. Giving is
almost an INSANITY with him.
Among the Durham people who are
spending the holidays at home, are
DR.. w. P. Few, Of Trinity College,, in
Greers, South Carolina; Prof. c. w.
Edwards, OF Trinity: at Kinston; Reg
istrar =. w. Newsom, Of Trinity, in
the eastern part of the State; A. w.
Gray, of the traction at La
Grange; City Attorney r. G. Everett
at Williamston. his old home. ami DR..
and Mrs, W. K. Boyd, Of Trinity, in
New York
The officers say that the order ,as
been good and the lookup isn't full.
The suspension Of the ordinance
against exploding fireworks, hasn't
caused anybody to be killed and the
small boy has been happy. Mayor
Griswold, in h face of q request
from the strong merchants associa-
ton ana much public sentiment. lifted
the ban for a day and will give them
another day. The mayors isn't to be
stampeded and showed his friendship
for the boys.
Two business places last night re-
ceived their share of pleasure in
Christmas when the Durha Book and
Stationery Company received s. from
the Durham Civic Association for tho
best decorated window and the Ellis
Stone Company was given the prize
of $5 for the best show ndo the
offering of President P. W. Vaughan,
of the merchants association.
This latter was individual. Mr..
Vau~han did it to the art
Of decorating and advertising and
may feautiful windows We're shown
during the whole week
Mr.. James H. S~outhgate. who spends
six months in the country and six in
town, has moved from that eminence
ter miles west known as SofIth rates
Cabin, and is ~henceforth a city chap
as he calls himself.
Re will occupy the resi- /~e on
West Chapel street where * sister.
Mrs. T. D. Jones. and his father, Mr..
lanes outhgat now live. It is good
to have him IN Durham who~c h IS
known as its most distinguished pri-
Vate citizen.