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Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-07-01

of the New Jersey School Church Fur
niture Company, wis view to fur
nishing the new school house.
The immaculate gowns worn by
the rs girls in the graduating class OF
the Grammer School were made by
the girls themselves in the sewing
classes, the total cost of each dress
being a little less than 81, says a
Springfield dispatch. If the dress
makers of Springfield had been organ
lied this assault on the trade would
rot have occurred.
Monday was a hot night for a
foot race, but Third Warder and a
Second Warder made record time out
Lincoln street, to High, where the
Third Warder dropped from exhaus-
tion, being heavily handicapped, in
that he was burdened fifth broom
handle, which he used to frazzle on
the Second Warder's head With such
fnducement it was no wonder the
Second Warder won, yet the Third
Warder had the encouragement of the
whole neighborhood.
w Harrison Livermore, Esq, has
lust received letter from his daugh-
Ter. Mrs Fannie Brouse, mailed at
Nome, Alaska, May 29. This is the
first communication from her since
last Fall, when the last steamer LEFT
there for Seattle October IL. With
the letter were several photographs
of winter and spring scenes IN Nome
Two Of these Mr.. L. has kindly loaned
us. and they are published In this
issue, with portions. Of her descrip-
tion of a winter in Nome.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-01-05
DISASTERS At SEA

FEBRUARY.
2 Phoenix line steamship 81. Cuthbert
destroyed BY explosion of Nova SEQ.
tia. u deaths
IL American ship Emily Reed wrecked
of the Oregon coast. 10 sailors lost.
u. British steamer Aslak wrecked On the
Norwegian coast. ~ sailors lost.
APniL.
q British torpedo boat destroyer Tiger
cut ID two w collision with the cruls.
er Berwick On the Isle of wight: d
men drowned
n. ~ persons drowned BY the caps!zlng
of the steamer Marion near. the mouth
Of the ~. Francis river, Arkansas.
y sailors killed and missing IN a COLL.
sion between the British cruiser Glad.
iator and the American liner 81 Paul
on the Isle " Wight.
y. Japan's protected cruiser Mstsushirna
destroyed by explosion on pcscadore,
GLANDS; over ~ deaths reported
r. The fishing schooner Fame run down
w the Dominion Atlantic line steamer
BoSton on the coast Of Maine; y sail.
ors drowned.
JUNE.
=. Spanish steamer Iarache wrecked
near Mur0s. with heavy loss on life
among passengers and crew.
frHusT
q y passen9efs lost IN the wrecklng q,
the h0rMagian steamer Folaefonaep
% horEa.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-01-05

HEPTEuBEE
o Col Henry 81. Neyias elected COM
fnander In chef Of the q. a. Il. az To-
ledo.
OCTOBER
s Bulgaria declared independent Of Tur.
key BY Prince Ferdinand who pro.
claimed himself "czar OF the 1871 ifs >"
6 Austria annexed the nominaliy turk.
Ism provinces % Bosnia and Hezego-
VIVA to the territory " the empire
NOVEMBER
3 Tho national election resulted IL the
choice ~ WI III Taft Popular vote.
Republican. 80 BIT. Democratic. f.S9..
l,z Socialist. $3.50, pr0hibitl6nlst
zEs2 Independence league. tgisj.
Peoples party. g3.sii. Socialist ffDor.
l5.ia; total for all tickets. I4,Ss3oi.
l. Death u Kwang seu emperor " Chi.
IA. announced ai Peisin.
IA Cen JOSE Miguel Gomez elected pres.
ident " Cuba by the Liberals.
DEcExBER
2 Pu VI enthroned az emperor Hos1an.
tung d China, with Prince ChIn re-.
gent.
Reyoluiiorists deposed President Alexis
Of Haiti
!. Last session 9th congress opened
.. Nobel prize for Literature awanisd 10
Prof Rudolf Eucken u Germany.
u Acting President Gomez ~ Venezuela
declared the republic at war with Hol.
land.
Is. The president explained and defended
the Panama canal purchase 10 spe.
cisl message 70 congress.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-01-05

AUGUST.
Is. Allen Winter won the American Trot-
ting Derby at Readville. Mass
%. Maskette won the Futurity at Sleeps
head Bay. n. Y.
SEPTEMBER.
s. Papke defeated Ketchel in Il rounds
for middieweight championship at Los
Angeles.
II. The Chicago National league baseball
club Cubs won the worlds cham
pionship by defeating the Detroit
American league club CTigers) at De-
troit; score 20.
q George Robertson, driving a 20 horse
power Locomobile won the Vanderbilt
cup in the auto race at the Motor park
way New York: speed average q
miles an hour.
NOVEMBER
Z. Harvard defeated Carlisle Indians al
football at Cambridge. II TO O. Wis
consin defeated Minnesota at football.
6 TO o, at Minneapolis.
ii. Yale defeated Princeton, II 70 6. az
football. Chicago and Cornell played
10 a tie score OF TO at football.
Pennsylvania defeated Michigan. y 70
Q. on the gridiron at Ann Arbor.
n. Harvard defeated Yale al football on
Yale field. score 10 0.
Is. Pennsylvania defeated Cornell at foot
ball. II TO 4. in Philadelphia.
Wagner in a Fiat car won the Grand
Prize OF the Automobile club. driving
80 miles in hours 10 minutes q sec
onds. nj Savannah.
q. West Point defeated Annapolis NJ foot.
ball in Philadelphia. 6 20 4
%. Pat Mcdonald tossed tie Sc pound
weight ie feet three-eighths inch IN
New York. smashing the worlds rec
ord Of Is feet inches. held by Matt
NcGrath.
Norman Brooks and A. r. wilding.
Australian defenders OF the interna-
tional lawn tennis trophy. defeated the
American challengers at Melbourne.
DECEMBER
L Tom Collins made a new American
record for mile run in New York:
time 3 minutes 10 e-5 seconds.
L. Mcfarland and Moran. the PEcifg-
Atlantic team. won the day bicycle
race in New York. distance. ..sg1
miles. ] lap. beating tie record ; milez
and laps.
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STORM AND FLOOD

JANUARY
/ 2 deaths in a tornado near wesson.
Miss.
FEBRu1Rr
L. Highest water Of the Pit,sburg food
which caused damage estimated at
s-,5J.OOl
MARCH
/. An avalanche crushed hotel al Cop
penstein. Switzerland. killing u per-
sons and injuring -
April.
II. il deaths in a gale which swept over
New York city.
III Nearly ~ persons killed. many thou
sands injured and mucn property de-
stroyed b. a tornado which swept the
southern states from Texas TO Georgia.
L. u people killed BY tornado Al Belle
yue. Neb
u - deaths by tornado IN Louisiana.
- u persons killed " tornado IN Al.
falfa county. OKLA.
JrNr
6. Wlndstorms ard food caused heavy
loss ~ iife IN Oklahoma. kaEsaS. Ne
braska aid Iowa.
AUGUST
q. Climax Of food 10 North Carolina.
south Carolina and Georgia, which ~.
suited In tie loss ~ fHaay lives; dam.
age in the three states estimated a,
over s3gVgg
.. u persons drowned ~ = cloudburs,
At Folsom. y. H.
ocT8aEP
!. Destructive el0sdDEfst and Hood IN
Oklahoma.
NOVEMBER
2. . killed and q injured b q tornado
In Arkansas.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-01-05
EVENTS IN 1903
Notable Occurrences the
World Over.
CRISES in GOVERNMENT.
A Carefully Classified Summary of
Affairs at Home and Abroad-sfis-
cellaneous Happenings-Fatal Ex-
plosions on Land and Sea-LOsses
by Fire-The Field of Sports.
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.

JANUARY.
4, Mulai Hafid proclaimed sultan of Mo-
rocco at Fee.
Is. Gladys Vanderbilt married TO Count
Laszlo Szechenyi of Hungary in New
York city
FEBRUARY.
/. King Carlos OF Portugal and the
crown prince LUZ Philippe assassinated
at Lisbon.
2. Manuel. second son of the assassi-
mated monarch, proclaimed king as
Manuel II. OF Portugal.
MARCH.
IL. Several Haitian revolutionists shot
by order OF President Alexis.
IL At the demand of the powers Presi-
dent Alexis allowed revolutionist sus-
poets TO leave Haiti.
APRIL.
g. Thomas E. Watson OF Georgia nomi-
mated for president by the Peoples
party at st. Louis.
l. Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman, prime
minister OF England. resigned.
8. Herbert S. Asquith appointed prime
minister of England BY King Edward.
IS. Cardinal Logue. head OF the Roman
Catholic church in Ireland, arrived in
New York 10 participate in the CEN
tennial OF the New York archdiocese.
MAY.
6. Manuel. the boy king OF Portugal.
formally invested with the royal crown
and the royal scepter Of the realm.
Q. Rear Admiral Robley d. Evans re-
linquished command Of the Atlantic
battleship fleet.
Is. The Socialist party nominated Eugene
v. Debs and Benjamin Hanford at
Chicago.
90 The emergency currency bill signed
BY the president. Congress adjourned.
JUNE.
T. King Edward VII OF England and
Emperor Nicholas II. OF Russia met
for an official conference at Reyel.
TO- Gen. Clement A. Evans OF Georgia
elected commander In chief OF the
United Confederate Veterans
Is W. II. Taft nominated for president
At the Republican convention In Chi
cago.
q Persian parliament overthrow by
force for refusing the demands Of the
shah
&c New parliament ordered in Persia and
general amnesty proclaimed.
July.
!. Secretary OF War W. H Taft re-
signed and was succeeded by Gen.
Luke +. Wright
g. Diplomatic relations severed between
the United States and Venezuela.
10 William Jennings Bryan nominated
for the presidency By the Democratic
convention al Denver.
L. obaldia elected president OF Panama
l6 Eugene w. Chain and Aaron s. Wat
kins nominated for presiden; and vice
president by the Prohibitionists con-
vention az Columbus. o.
g. The Prince Of Wales landed at QUE
bee 70 attend the tercentenary cele-
bration.
=. Constitutional government restored In
Turkey.
-. Thomas L. Hlsgen and John Temple
Graves nominated for president and
vice president b. the Independence
convention al Chicago.
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.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. 38
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. 24l will arrive in Durham
at 4:30 p. NJ.
No. 22l will arrive in Durham
at 1906 A. III.
No. 222 will leave Durham at
COOP NJ.
The Durham & Southern train
No. II leaving Durham at 3.l5
p. NJ. and arriving at Apex at
i.25 T.. Nj. connects with Sea-
board No. II and ~ 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 70 +.
W. Woodward. Union Ticket
Agent. or X. L. Montgomery
Agent, Phone No. IL, or write
to-
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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-01-05

IT is a mistake to believe tina,
some man is guilty because
they say" that he Is, when
there Is no evidence produced to
show him guilty before the Judge,
There is little room left to crit.
else court officials until the eyi.
dence is heard, but public Off.
cials should have the confidence
Of the people sufficient for them
to feel that all matters would be-
thoroughly investigated and the
guilty punished.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-01-05

THE suggestion Of the Morning
Heaald that if the county officers
would keep them from making il
10 the country districts the 20.
lice would not have 50 much
trouble in keeping them from
selling in the towns and cities.
bits the nail on the head.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-01-05

No doubt the legislature will
find plenty to do as long as they
are supposed to remain in SEES.
sion, and if they cannot manage
to keep busy they should ask
their people if they do not want
something and the result will not
be left in doubt.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-01-05

THE weather man has been
good to the road force thus far.
there being little weather hari
enough to cause the work to be
suspended. However, this weeks
court may give enough reinforce
ments to make things hum when
spring does come.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-01-05

We have arranged to get a
special from Raleigh for each
issue Of what the legislature is
doing, giving a brief outline of
the work of our law makers.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-01-05

WITH Lynchburg. Roanoke
and South Boston dry, it looks
like the Norfolk and Western
will lose their title of second
place for the jug train.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-01-05

ALL the cases cannot possibly
be tried at this term. but one or
more important cases will come
in for consideration and able pre-
sentation of them by lawyers
will be a feature.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-01-05

The aggregate number Of
Christmas accidents in the State,
so far reported, were not as
large as in the past, and we are
encouraged to believe that more
people are learning better.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-01-05

BECAUSE you failed to make
any new year resolutions is no
excuse for you not endeavoring
to do better during the present
year than you did during one
just gone by.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-01-05

DURHAM may secure a record
er's court, but it cannot be said
that the people of this burg
clamored for such a thing.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-01-05

IT is amusing sometimes to see
much interest some people mani
fest in the other fellow when he
is not going according to their
idea, or is spending bis money as
they consider foolishly.
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GAMES AND RACES

MARCH
~ Meeiick won the sIo.e0 Crescent Der.
~ az New Orleans.
APRIL.
O. 6oich defeated Iiackenschmldt fer
worlds heavyweight wrestling cham.
pi0nshlp st Chicago
u. Jack Akin won the $1,000 Carter
handicap on the Aqueduet track. New
YORK
nAY
.. Calvin pemarert u Chicago won the
international amateur billiard an
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-01-05

By looking over the number of
cases that were disposed in one
day in the superior court you can
not help but admit that a re-
cordcrs or some other kind
of court IS needed to dispose Of
frivilous cases.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-01-05

Arcu
8 Rear Admiral
Kobley y Evans.
S. ". placed
on the retired list,
having reached
the age limit OF
" years.
.. The kongo an
neXati0n treaty
adopted ~ the
Belgian chamber
Of deputies.
,. Mulai Iiahd. pre-
tender 20 the
tiifone OF NlUrOe.
co proclaimed
sultan following
defeatof the army
Of Abdul Aziz the
Eulfan 81 rennr.l.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-01-05

The way Uncle Sam responds
with relief in time Of need makes
an American feel good.
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Subscription Rates
DURHAM. N. c., Jan. 5, 1905

GAINESVILLE should not laugh
at South Boston too much, for it
may be her time next.
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NEWS ON ROXBORO ROUTE S.
Sermon Outline and Other Notes OF In.
iereSt from Roper.

ly IN unlS community dIlu dill SSSlIi
to think that they had a delight
full time.
1t was reported that Mr.. Thorn
as Pearce gave the young people
a leap year party a few nights
ago, and that the young ladies
went after the young men. help
ed the gents in the buggy, OPEN
ed the gates through which they
passed, helped them out and took
care Of the horses, and | think
that it is we'll that Leap Year is
a thing Of the past.
Helena is now a growing little
town, and several new residences
are nearing completion. The
town has in its borders six stores,
two shops. several industrial en-
terprises and some of the very
best equipped residences.
The writer preached at Mt.
Harmony church on the 4th Sun
day and Saturday before, and
called on Brother d. E. Peed,
who is one of the founders and
pillows Of the church. Mr.. Peed
has not walked a step in eight
years, as he has been held in the
clutches of that awful disease,
rheumatism. He has to sit in his
chair both day and night. Broth
er Peed told me that he read the
Recorder as long as he was f.
nancially able to take it, and said
that he never hated to part with
a paper any worse than he did
the Recorder.
Several of our neighbor boys
returned to school the first of
January: Mr.. White Rogers goes
to Chapel Hill, Leonard Barton
and others to Leaksville, Spray
Institute, and | truly hope they
will do well in school.
| will say here that you will
never see or hear of q washing
machine that will wash clothes
without plenty of hot water, soap
and attention. if you will pur-
chase'a Greenville washer, or a
Greenville Fun Day Washer and
go by the instructions you will
get perfect results. | am not
ashamed to offer the Greenville
Washer to the public, knowing
what do about it, for it is a
blessing in any home. | now help
my wife do all her washing and
the only trouble we have is in
keeping the water hot.
| will give your readers an out
line Of a sermon that ! preached
the last fourth Sunday:
"The.Father hath not left Me
alone; for | do always those
things.that please him. =" StJohn
s:29.
|. Fatherneverdeserted his
son, for he was with him always.
/. With him in the throne of
heaven. 2. With Him in the
creation. 3. With him at his
Baptism. 4. With Him at his
TRANSPORTATION. ). With him in
his death Of shame. s. On the
resurrection morn. 6. With him
in the clouds Of heaven.
II. See how willingly the son
Of God pleased the father. /.
By obedience to the fathers will.
Y. BY prudence. 3. BY faith
fitness. 4. BY consulting his
father. 5. By a meek DISPOSE
ton. s. BY gentleness to those
afflicted. I. By seeking to save
the lost. 8. BY calling sinners
to repentance. 8. BY teaching
US how to pray. 10. BY making
a complete sacrifice Of himself.
IL. BY the completion Of his
fathers plans.
We can please our heavenly
father by following the examples
that our Savior set before US, as
a guiding star, for he says: Il
am the bright and morning star.
Prof. J. A. Beam, of Leaksville
Institute. spent a night with the
i 90.
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1. Battling Nelson defeated Joe Cans Tor

the lig ig h I
championship OF
the world in II
rounds at San
Francisco.
is. Martin ]. Sheri-
dan of New York
made a new world
record by hurting
the discus rs feet
s inches at the
London olympic
games.
"a. John ]. Hayes.
an American, won
the Olympic Mar
athon in London.
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pionship In New York, defeating Re-
role. the Frenchman. by the score Of
460 to nc points.
Latonia won the Kentucky Derby at
Louisville.
49, Jack Atkin won the Metropolitan
handicap at Belmont park, New York.
I6. Jay Gould defeated Eugene Miles, the
English player, for the worlds am
ateur tennis championship in London.
JUNE.
!. Celt won the Brooklyn handicap at
Grayesend Bay. n. Y.
3. Signorinetta, an Italian horse. won the
English Derby.
IA. w. X. Vanderbilts horse Northeast
won the Grand Prix de Paris. the
greatest race Of the French turf.
10. Ballot, owned by ]. +. Keene. won
the Suburban handicap at Sheepshead
Bay, n. Y.
Is. Harvard won the varsity boat race
at New London.
JULY.
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The Sentinel=record., 1909-11-14

dry tears Of tragedy they are the kind that come from the little wells of memory. Our childhood 'trage- dies we smile at now, but through a mist of tears The sorrows that David Warfieid gently breathes in The Music Master" are all human sorrows" humorous sorrows we might call them the tender kind that are sweet. There is no keen pang Tn this play h the heart-no theatric jabs to "thrili' one moment and de press the next; no brilliant revela- tion of perverted psychology: no literary exposition of a vulgar sin and no phase of a Cancerous society. II is a plain, simple human docu- ment," loucaed with poetry. ana sur charged with the best of human na- ture. David Belasco is now present. ing MT Wariield in The Music Mas ter" on tour. The famous star is scheduled for performance in this city Saturday, November 2Otn.
The Sentinel=record., 1909-11-14
"Brewster's Millions. ?

The nglish proudly claim Lat "the sun never sets on the British em pire." Messrs Conan and Harris whose comedians will present the fam. ous comedy, "Brewsteris Millions," al the Auditorium soon, make a similar claim for this great comedy. It is now being simultaneously presented in five large uropean cities Gin as many different languages) in the United States and Canada and in the Antipodes as well. Many plays have been presented in all these localities at different times, but it remained for "Brewster's Millions to have achiev. ed the distinction of having it's cur tain continually uplifted.
The Sentinel=record., 1909-11-14

opponent in the recent election, had carried his contest to the city council.
 Mir. Crump had just returned from an outing over the mountains, enjoy ing an autumnal outing, when inform ed of the latest move by the defeat. ed Williams forces.
 I am just now interested in this rest cure said Mir. Crump smiling. ly. The ride to the top of the noun t2ins is delightful, the scenery is beautiful, and now after plunge in the hot water. l win feel too good to |re1ect on past political affairs"
 Messrs. Crump, T. c. Scarborough and George Love, of the board of pub lie works in Memphis, gave no seri-
The Sentinel=record., 1909-11-14
AT THE AUDITORIUM
eFaust.p

Gounod's Faust" which the Inter national Grand Opera Company will present on Monday evening, Nov. 18th, at the Auditorium Theater is claimed by the management to he their strongest bill. as it requires q very capable cast of principals and introduces to our theatergoers such well known artists as Mine. Donner, who will sing Margharita, Mme. zarad Tn the character of Siebel, Signor Bari in the title role, Signor veryi as Mephistofeles, Mile. Williams as Mar tha, and Signor zara as Valentine. All these artists have world. renowned Tame and during their seven weeks .slay at the Princess Theater in San Ffrancisco became local fayorites.
 ! The Interest of Faust perform pce usually centers in Margharlta '-td Mephistofeles and so it will on
 Is occasion, but there are two
 ters who give so much individuality
 their roles which is bound to bring
 m big share of attention.
 N he large chorus and ballet used in