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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03
Every Old Thing Made New.

An old chair with small can OF L. &
NJ. Home Finish varnish Stain. ANY
old furniture with'a small can OF L. &
VI. Home Finish varnish. A kitchen
floor, porch floor, with a small can o.
the L. & NJ. Home Finish Floor Paint
Old kitchen chairs, benches, any old
small things with a pound or two Of the
L. & NJ. Home Finish Domestic Paint
A carriage, a buggy, with about dollar.
worth Of l.. & NJ. Home Finish Carriage
Varnish Paint. Porch furniture, lawn
swings. iron ratings with a small car
of l.. & NJ. Home Finish Porch Enamel
Paint in all colors. An old leaky root
made tight, with a can Of Eclipse Roo
and Bridge Paint. All old things made
new with these little cans Of L. & NJ.
Home Finish Paints. Cost is trifiing
BE sure to get them from w. II. Mabry
Durham.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03
CITY SCHOOLS CLOSE.
Exercises Largely Attended Rev. Mel.
ton Clark breaches the Sermon.


ton Clark breaches the Sermon.
The closing exercises Of the
Durham High school took place
yesterday and today.
The annual sermon was preach
ed at Trinity Methodist church
last night by Rev. Melton Clark,
of Greensboro, and a large con-
gregation enjoyed the discourse.
The graduating exercises took
place today at II o'clock. Forty
pupils graduate and the two
standing highest in the class
read essays.
Eighty students received certi-
ficates of distinction, and their
names were read and the prizes
won by the Woodworking pupils
were awarded.
The literary address was de-
livered by DR.. Graham, of the
University.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03
Married al The Court House.

Miss Annie Hamlet was united
in marriage to Mr.. Taylor Hen
derson in the Office Of Register
Of Deeds Markham last Tuesday
just about one o'clock, Justice
of the Peace r. A. Harris per-
forming the ceremony. Their
ages were given at % and 81
respectively.
After the ceremony had been
performed the bride and groom
| 1T for Chatham county, where
the groom has made his nome FOL
q number Of years.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03

Decoration Day was approp.
riately observed last Sunday by
members Of the Durham Light
Infantry and surviving members
Of the Durham company that
went to the Spanish-American
war. Quite a large crowd went
out to Maplewood cemetery to
witness the exercises, which con-
sisted Of prayer by the chaplain,
firing Of a salute by the military
and the bugle call.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03
Administrators Notice.

Having qualified as administrator Of
Mrs. Sallie 4. Tilley, late Of Durham
county. this is 10 notify ali persons in
debted 70 her estate to make Immediate
payment to the undersigned, and all per
sons having claims against said estat,
are notified TO present the same to the
undersigned on or before the 77th da,
Of May, 1910, or this notice will be plea
in bar Of their recovery.
This the 77th dav OF MAY 1910.
JOSIAH ATKINS.
Administrator OF Mrs. Saliie T.
Tiliey, deceased.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03
Special Rates Via Southern Railway.

UpS0iui hutIO tlu uuutuCi IL hoNU0ys
$19.45-Durham to Louisville,
KY, and return account OF
Annual Session Ancient Arabic
Order Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine. Tickets on sale June 5,
6, and Z, with final return limit
June 18th.
$3.50 Durham to Asheville
N. c., and return account OF
National Association T. P. A. OF
America. Tickets on sale May
18th, 10Th, and 30th, with final
return limit 80 days from date OF
sale.
$7.60-Durham Asheville, N.
c., and return account of Bien.
NAL Meeting, Dramatic Order
Knights Of Khorassan. Tickets
on sale July 8, 9, 10, IL, and for
trains scheduled to arrive Ashe-
vile before 800 p. m. July 18th,
final limit to leave Asheville not
later than midnight Of July 26th.
$14.80- Durham to Atlanta,
Ca, and return account Of
American Association of Opt
clans. Tickets on sale, June 10,
20, and for trains scheduled to
arrive Atlanta before noon June
21st, return limit to leave Atlanta
not later than midnight of June
18th.
TO THE PACIFIC COAST.
Rates from North Carolina
points, via Southern Railway, to
Los Angeles, and San Francisco,
Cal, $83. 40 round trip, to Port
land, Ore, and Seattle, WASH,
$84.79 round trip. Rates to Cal
ifornia points, going direct, and
returning through Portland and
Seattle, or to Portland. land Seat
tie direct, returning thpough
California, S99.75 round trir.
These tickets will be on sale
daily, from May oath, to Septem.
Der 10Th, with return limit DC.
tober 31st. These tickets will be
good going and returning via diff,
ferent rootes, and will be gooc
for stopovers at all points of in
terest west of the gateway.
For further information as t
schedules, Pullman accommoda
lions and rates from other points
apply to.
w. H. TAYLoE
Gen. Pass. Agt. Washington, D. C
B. H. DEBUTTS
Trav. Pas. Agt. Raleigh, N. C
f. w. WOODWARD
Union Ticket Agt. Durham, N. (
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03
EoR SALE By
TAYLOR PHlPPS CO., Durham. n. c.
SEABOARD

AIR LINE RAILWAY.
Effective Sept. 18th, 1908, and
subject to change without notice.
Trains will leave Durham as
follows:
No. 23S. -10.35 A. NJ. connect
ing at Henderson with No. SO
which will arrive at Portsmouth
Norfolk at $40 p. NJ, resuming
connection at Weldon with A. C.
L. for Eastern Carolina points
and at Portsmouth-Norfolk with
Steamship lines for Washington,
Baltimore, Cape Charles, New
York and Boston. This will also
connect at Henderson with No.
66 for Richmond, Washington
and New York.
No. 241 will arrive in Durham
at 400 P. M.
No. 221 will arrive in Durham
at 1905 A. nj.
No. 222 will leave Durham at
600 P. NJ.
The Durham & Southern train
No. IL leaving Durham at 3,15
P. NJ. and arriving at Apex at
AS P. M. connects with Sea-
board No. Al and 43 FOR Char
lotte, Wilmington, Atlanta. Bir-
mingham, Memphis and points
West and Columbia, Savannah,
Jacksonville, and all Florida
points.
For Timetables, rates and any
information desired apply to F.
w. Woodward, Union Ticket
Agent, or r. L. Montgomery
Agent, phone No. IL, or write
to-
c. HI. GATTIs,
Travelling Passenger Agent,
Raleigh, N. c.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03
kitChin Floors.

Make kitchin floor new, bright and
durable at hardly any expense. Get
can of the L. & M. Home Finish Floor
Paint from w. A. Mabry, Durham.
Paint the floor in the morning. It will
dry hard enough over night to walk on,
and make your kitchin bright and cheer
full.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03

Mr.. Henry F. Edwards, who
figured in the recent Sorrell-Ed-
wards affair, is near to deaths
door and his friends do not ex-
pect him to survive. Grief on
account Of the trouble is said to
be the principal cause Of his con-
dition.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03

The new management Of the
penitentiary farms declares that
the big profits Of the retiring adj
ninistration were made at The
expense Of the soil, that the
machinery is old and worn, and
that many Of the farm animals are
too old for service. II is recon-
mended that improvements be
made at once.-Gastonia Gazette.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03

Mr.. Common has been sworn
In and il is to be hoped that Mr..
Kitchin will settle the other
problem at his earliest conven-
fence 80 that we may not specu-
late upon the probable outcome.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03
SHORT LOCAL ITEM 5

what she photography.
John F. Harvard, sheriff, has
been appointed one Of. the vice.
presidents of the National organ
ization Of sheriffs.
DR.. A. C. Dixon, who preached
the annual sermonat the Univer-
sity commencement, passed
through Durham last Sunday.
DR.. ]. w. Lynch, of the First
Baptist church, preached the an
nual sermon to the graduates of
Richmond College in Richmond
last Sunday.
julie B. Warren, who has been
principal Of the graded schools
in Gastonia, has been reelected
and will remain in Gastonia
another year.
Memorial M. E. Church OBJ
served Children's Day last Sun
day with appropriate exercises
that were enjoyed by the many
that attended.
Rev. Livingston Johnson, Sec
rotary of the Baptist State Mis-
sion Board. preached both morn
ing and evening at the First Bap-
fist church last Sunday.
H. "A. Gaskins has change
of ad in this issue calling your
attention to new and second
hand bicycles that will be of in
terest to intending purchasers.
C. C. Cunningham. a senior at
Trinity College, has been elected
principal of the Graded schools
at Roxboro for the next term.
Mr.. H. A. Neal did not stand
for reelection.
Alex Gunter, a little negro
convicted of stealing a watch and
sent to the chain-gang for twelve
months, escaped Tuesday and
was caught the same day and re-
turned to the camp.
Hon. F. d. Winston, who was
postmaster at a banquet at
Chapel Hill commencement, was
in Durham one night this week
the guest Of his brother, Mr..
R. W. Winston and family.
Children's Day exercises were
conducted at the First Presby-
terrain church last Sunday. in
which the children took the Lead
ing part. An address was de-
livered by DR.. Theron Rice. Of
Richmond.
The road leading from the new
Rigsbee road to West Durham is
receiving the attention of the
road force this week and will be
pushed until it is completed. A
number Of hands went out Mon
day to help in the work.
Mr.. Z. Carl Duncan. receiver
of the Seaboard Air Line Rail-
way, has accepted the invitation
Of the Merchants Association to
be present at a banquet to be
given June 18TH. He is not on
the program for a speech but
merely as a guest of the associa-
ton.
Sam w. Johnson was sched-
uled to appear before Recorder
Sykes last Tuesday on a charge
Of selling whiskey. being released
on a bond Of 500, and when the
time came for the trial could not
be found. and il was evident that
he had skipped and the bond was
forfeited.
Mr.. Thomas NJ. Stephens. well
known in Durham, suffered a
stroke of paralysis last Tuesday.
His right side is affected, but he
has not lost consciousness. Al
though 10 years Of age Mr..
Stephens bears his trouble well.
and his condition is not regarded
as serious.
Memorial M. +. Church will
run an excursion TO Raleigh to-
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03


was called upon to mourn the
departure of loved ones. Death
made it's presence felt and hearts
were made sad.
MR.. L. A. BOBBITT.
Mr.. L. A. Bobbitt died Mon
day morning at 1885 in Edge
mont after an illness that lasted
less than a day.
He was boarding at Mrs.
Lewry's, in the Edgemont Sec
ton. He had been in good health
the day before and his sudden
stroke was not believed to be
fatal at first. He was fifty-three
years old and leaves no children,
Mrs. Bobbitt dying last year.
The remains were inferred at
Cedar Rock.
MISS CLARA MORRIS.
Miss Clara Morris, who has
been desperately i'll with a COM
plication of diseases many weeks,
died Monday morning at half
past twelve.
Miss Morris was living with
her mother, Mrs. R. H. Morris,
on Jackson street. She leaves
her mother and a sister, Miss
Annie Morris. The funeral and
burial took place from the home.
Mr.. ]. A. BIVINS.
Mr.. J. A. Bivins, who former
ly lived in Durham, died Monday
near Hillsboro about noon.
Heart trouble, a chronic i'll,
was the cause of his death. He
had suffered with it often and
the attacks were attended by
danger. His death was not en-
tirely unexpected.
The funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon at A O'Clock
and the remains inferred al
EAand. Mr.. Bivins leaves a wife
and six children.
GEORGE A. MILES.
Mr.. George A. Miles, one OF
the oldest, best known and most
esteemed Of Orange county's
citizens. died Wednesday morn.
ing at 9 o'clock at his home in
the country.
Mr.. Miles is survived by his
wife and six children. They
are Mr.. D. B. Miles, of Durham;
Mr.. Presley Miles. of Missouri;
MIR. J. w. Miles, of Orange; Mrs.
Joseph Newman. Mrs. John Dol
lar and Mrs. J. T. Adams, all Of
Orange county. His first wife
was Miss Elizabeth Finnon and
many years after her death, he
married Miss Harriet Paul, who
survives him.
The interment took place today
at IL o'clock in Mebane. He had
a number of relatives in that
place and many over the two
4 .1.,.&so0 n..~L.s. IL n..z
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03

Make Old Things New glh Home Finishes
Have YOU any worn out chairsl If so,
get small can of l.. & NJ. Home Finish
Varnish Stain from w. A. Mabry, Dur
ham, y. C., and in so minutes make the
chair as good as new. Full directions on
each can.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03
In The REALM OF Death.
Several Citizens Answer the Final
Summons.
SUDDEN DEATH OF |. A. BOBBITT.
Former DurhamIte Dies In HillSbOrO
Miss Clara Morris Victim
Of Complications
The Funerals.

Sunday and Monday Durham
was called upon to mourn the
departure of loved ones. Death
made its presence felt and hearts
were made sad.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-03-17
MISERY IN STOMACH.
And indigestion VaniSheS in Five
Minutes and You Feel Fine.

Why not start now-today. and for
ever rid yourself of Stomach trouble
and Indigestion A dieted stomach
gets the blues and grumbles. Give it a
good eat, then take Pape's Diapepsin to
start the digestive juices working
There will be no dyspepsia or belching
of Gas or eructations of undigested food
no feeling like lump of lead in the
stomach or heartburn, sick headache or
Dizziness, and your food will not fer
ment and poison your breath with
nauseous odors.
Pape' Diapepsin only costs s0cents for
a large case at any drug store here, and
will relieve the most obstinate case of
Indigestion and Upset Stomach in five
minutes.
There is nothing else better to take
Gas from Stomach and cleanse the
stomach and intestines, and besides, one
triangule will digest and prepare for as
similation into the blood all your food
the same as a sound, healthy stomach
would do it.
When Diapepsin works your stomach
rests-gets itself in order, cleans up
and then you feel like eating when you
come to the table, and what you eat
will do you good.
Absolute relief from all Stomach
Misery is waiting for you as soon rs you
decide to begin taking Dapepsin. Tell
your druggist that you want Pape's
Diapepsin, because you want to be
thoroughly cured of Indigestion.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-03-17
EXEMPTIONS
Of Harry II. Board Includes all
Assets. Telegraph Operator
and Clerk at Henderson
Lists Liabilities.

Harry Head Board, Of Henderson, a
clerk and telegraph operator for A.
Waller & Co., filed petition in bank
ruptcy in federal court Friday placing
his liabilities at 1913. SO and his assets
at $lO6 and a$l 900 life insurance policy
in the Equitable Life Insurance company.
All the creditors are Louisville firms
with the exception of the First State
Bank, of Irvingion, which has a claim
of $55 90 against him, and J. @. Crutch-
err, of Webster, to whom be owes Slz.
The petitioner is a married man and has
a wife, mother and two sisters depend
ing on him for support. He asks ex-
emptons on all his household furniture
and other assets amounting to $lO6.
Two suits of clothes and an overcoat
are listed at SIS, while a Knights Temp
lar uniform is valued at $2j. These are
among the articles claimed rs exempt. -
Greensboro Messenger.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-03-17
A Contractor.

DoNALSoNvILLE. GA Jan. TO- lo09.
DR.. Kilmer g. Co Binghampton. N. Y
Gentlemen:-About four years ago l
suffered from Kidney trouble and rheu-
matisn in my hips. The pain across
my back became SO severe that | could
hardly straighten up and could not walk
without dragging my feet. l would uri
nate frequently and would have 10 rise
two or three times during the night,
causing me to suffer from loss OF sleep.
And with the pain was all run down
and begin to lose flesh. | saw Swamp
Root advertised and bought one bottle
to try it. After taking it l felt better
and could sleep all right at night.
continued TO take it until had taken four
large bottles. was entirely free from
any pain in the back and begin to gain
in weight. always Swamp
Root to my friends as l think the cure
in my case remarkable.
Yours very truly,
M. H. HlCKSON,
Donalsonville, Ga.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-03-17
ERROR MEANT DEATH.
Typesetters and Proofreaders on Chi
nese Paper Careful.

Typesetters and Proofreaders on Chi
nese Paper Careful.
China, with all its vast population,
boasts not quite two dozen daily pa
pers, but among them are the two old
est papers in the world. The Kin Pan
used to be considered by Europeans
the oldest paper but it has been issued
a mere thousand years. The Using Pao,
or Pelxin News, was first published 800
years before the Norman conquest and
has been issued without intermission
for nearly 1.4O0 years. The Using Pao
has the appearance of yellow backed
magazine of twenty-four octave pages.
each page containing seven columns,
consisting of seven characters"
Two editions are published-an edl-
ton de luxe for the court and the up
per classes at a cost of "a cents a
month, and an edition inferior in paper
and printing, costing 10 cents month.
1t has a circulation Of about 10000 and
is really the principal paper Of China,
chronicling the movements of the en-
peror and of the court and printing
the ministerial reports. 1t is probably
the most exact newspaper in the world.
The punishment for an error in print
ing was until recently, at least, instant
death.-New York Times.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-03-17
The Enqlish Three RS.

We are constantly being misunder-
stood by the foreigners, says Clarence
Rock, and the Frenchman of whom
the following story is told contrived to
do us something less than justice.
He had been on visit to this coun-
try in order to study at first hand the
social manners Of the English people.
On returning to his native land he
was asked by friend whether he had
discovered the meaning Of the mystic
rious "three RS"
"Oh, found out what they were on
the first day of my visitg said he.
"And what are they, then"
"Rippln', rotten and right-o! replied
the triumphant Frenchman.-London
Mail
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-03-17
LEE AT APPoMATTox.
One of tns Most Notable Scenes In
the History Of the War.

One of sae Most Notable Scenes In
the History Of the War;
Men who saw the defeated general
when be came forth from the chamber
where he had signed the articles Of
capitulatiop say that he paused mo-
ment as his eyes rested once more on
the Virginia hills, smote his hands to-
gether as though in some excess Of
inward agony, then mounted his gray
horse, Traveller, and rode calmly away.
If that was the very Gethsemane
of his trials, yet he must bave had
then one moment of supreme. If chas-
tened. Joy. AS he rode quietly down
the lane leading from the scene Of
capituiation ne passed into view or his
men-of such as remained of them.
The news of the surrender had got
abroad, and they were waiting, GRIEF
stricken anu detected, upon the hill
sides when they caught sight of their
old commander on the gray horse.
Then occurred one Of the most notable
scenes in the history Of the war. In
an instant they were about him, bare
headed, with tear wet faces, thronging
him, kissing his hand, his boots, his
saddle; weeping, cheering him amid
their tears, shouting his name to the
very skies. He said: men, we have
fought through the war together.
have done my best for you. My hear
is too full to say more."-From Rob
ert e. Lee, the Southerner."
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-03-17
Hats as Aids to MatrimOny.

"The wise woman Is as careful about
the choice of hat as she is about the
choice Of a husband" The celebrated
author who uttered this dictum may
have exaggerated little, but not
much. And allow me. a woman, to
tell YOU solemn men whom see sheer
ing at the "frivolity" of my sex that
often the cleverest among you chooses
a wife for no better reason than that
the woman thus selected has herself
chosen a becoming hatt-Mme. @. De
BrouteIles in Grand Magazine.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-03-17

This is the most dangerous time of
the year to catch cold, and it is the
hardest time to cure it. If you should
take.a cold, few doses of Kennedy's
Laxative Cough Syrup will act very
promptly. Its laxative principle cures
the cold by driving 1t from the system
by gentle but natural action of the
bowels Children especially like Ken
nedy's Laxative Cough Syrup as it
tastes good, nearly like maple sugar.
1t Is sold by all druggists.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-03-17
Near Death In Big Pond.

Ii was neutrality-suspicious. to Mrs
Ida Soper to face death "For years a
severe lung trouble gave me intenss
suffering, she writes, "and several
times nearly caused my death. All
remedies failed and doctors said l was
incurabie. Then DR. Kings New Dis
coyery brought quick relief and cure
go permanent that have not been
troubled in twelve years = Mrs.
Soper lives In Big Pond, Pa. 1t works
wonders in coughs and colds, Sore
Lungs, Hemorrhages, LaGrrippe, AS
thma, Group whooping Cough, and
all Bronchial affections. SOC and u. w.
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed = by
Sewers Drug Co.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-03-17
WHEN WRITING
News items to The News, please
sign your name and NOT "A
Friend". Then We know the
information Is from a reliable
source. Editor.


The loss aud recovery Of a $4,000
pearl necklace recall the story Of a
similar experience which a New York
woman had after the last Old Guard
ball. She also missed her necklace
when she arrived at her home, and
the next day it was brought to her by
a woman who had shared her car
rage on her way home. Handing the
necklace to her friend. the finder said
$50 glad found it. We always
thought they were real."-New York
Tribune.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-03-17
GO RIGHT AT IT.
Friends And NeighbOrS In Clio.
yerpOrt Will Show You How.

Get at the root of the trouble.
Rubbing an aching back may relieve
it,
But it won't cure it.
You must reach the root of 1.-THE
kidneys.
Doans Kidney Pills go right at 1t;
Reach the cause; relieve the pain.
They cure, too, so Cloverport people
say.
Geo. F. Megerle, River ST., Clover
port, KY, says: For three months i
was unable to do any work on account
of my kidneys being disordered. The
passages of the kidney secretions were
painful and my feet became so badly
swollen that was unable to get on my
shoes. There WAS dull ache in the
small of my back, which extended into
my head and although / tried a
number of different remedies, was un-
able to find relief. Finally Doan's
Kidney Pills came to my attention and
/ procured supply at Fishers drug
store. / used them according to. direc-
tions and in six weeks was entirely
free from kidney trouble.
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
take no other.