The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-17
In THE GRAND OLD STATE
PARAGRAPHS PERTAINING TO
PEOPLE AND PLACES In 1T.

The Charlotte street railway ha
: adopted the pay-as- yon-enter cars.
I was put on yesterday.
l The siler City Grit wants lis all t,
[ get out our green socks "and be |
! typical son OF Ireland tomorrow.
The. News and Observer makes til,
Statement that Raleigh is, the onl,
Estate capital In the United States tina
has no Young Mems Christian asso
citation"
y Several North Carolina towns have
experienced fires OF some conse.
Iquence recently. among the number
being Cleveland. Rutherfordton and
Snow Hill.
\ The Wilkesborp Patriot tells us tina;
"a COW belonging to Mr.. n. Shepherd
i whose home is near vannoy post
Office. gave birth last week TO three
| well-deyeloped heller calves.
| Split-log drags for road building in
Catawba county, are proving to be
implements OF valuable service.
Elghty-three have been put into use
during the present year and they are
still in demand
The Tribune says everybody in Con-
cord knows The depot is nothing but
an ordinary shack. but when 4 comes
to sheltering goats the limit has been
reached. This is rather strong re-
feetion on somebody for poor facili-
ties.
They believe In talking In Lenoir
county, Two other rural phone lines
are to be installed In the county. ope-
rating through the kinston exchange.
It is expected by fall that there viii
be twelve rural lines in operation in
the county
A news dispatch from Pirsboro
states that Notwithstanding the fact
that the town is $50 years old II made
| 1t first step towards improvement
few days ago when II voted bonds to
the amount Of S5.0O0 for street inn
proyemens.
Happy state Of affairs. The Banner
says IL never expected to see the day
come in Oxford when~the town would
find no use for a policeman. but il
seems 10 be with us. and everybody
is doing as they please" Such good
people over there
In Nash county a few days ago the
l3-year-old son Of John harris. COL
ored. was handling a shotgun--doubt-
less one of the unloaded kind-when
the weapon was discharged and the
head OF the boys Il-year-old brother
was blown 70 atoms.
The Greensboro Telegram on the
first of April VIII be issued in an en-
larged form and otherwise improved.
A new press has been ordered. and
he Telegram has gotten on a regular
spring honse-cleaning move Here's
wishing the Telegram mighty well.
The annual meeting Of the Baptist
womanis Missionary union Of North
Carolina will be held In the First Bap-
tist church OF Wilmington from March
10th 10 23d. II IL expected that be-
tween 400 and 500 women from yari-
Gus parts OF the state will b. in at
tendance.
His brethren OF the press through
out North Carolina are glad TO know
that Editor c. II. Poe. Of the Raleigh
Progressive Farmer. has returned
from his trip abroad which covered
a period Of about six months. His
trip embraced many foreign countries.
and he gathered fund Of iniorma-
ion that viii be Of great value TO his
readers
Mr. Samuel Byrd winstead died at
his hbme ia Roxboro Tuesday even
Ing Il about 1870 o'clock. He had
been III poor health Tor quite while,
having been paralyzed for some time.
Though bis health was poor. his death
was not expected, and was a grca,
shock 70 the community. He was out
driving on Saturday evening aud was
feeling as well as usual a few hours
before death.
The noted Elicit divorce case vas
concluded in Rockingham superior
court Saturday. when the jury ren-
dered a decision allowing Mrs. Eliza
beth Elicit, the wife. 1925 per month
as alimony The husband, Frank III
lett. j granted dis5rce. re Il one
u the offcers OF the American Ware
house company At spray. He and his
wife have been prominent IL social
circles for many years
Some zine ago the governor par
doped one 4. c. Cation. Mecklenburg
farmer who was serving term on
The chain gang. the pardon being con-
ditlDued on good behavior. Since then
Cation has engaged IN fighting chick
ems on sunday. and his Beighbors al
lege that he is guilty OF other Of
lenses As a result a petition has
been sent the governor asking him 10
revoke Cations pardon
-Four young boys, ages ranging
from 70 % 10, residing in Goldsboro.
decided 20 run away Monday evening.
and they walked 20 Rose. intending
to board The weAtbound train leaving
there at 1915 Monday night, and 20
% Selma. but brother Of one Of the
boys. learning Of their escapade. and
three other young men overlook the
stgnitnty s4ssafs NJ fha .t.nVa station aFd