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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1907
Page
2
Established 1820 Subscription rates listed for one year six months and three months with prices. Advertising rates available on application. Note mentions second class matter and post office filing in Durham North Carolina.
In Durham 1907 the columnist laments slow prosecutions for the Auburn wreck and expects road-funding fines to burden the poor. The piece reflects on North Carolina’s Day at the exposition, moral character, and editor Johnson's views on politeness and true gentleness. A local classified notice for McClure's Magazine subscriptions closes the fragment.
P. B. Cheek married Effie Barbee at 4 P.M. last Thursday in White Oak Township Wake county. Rev. W. C. Barrett of the Second Baptist Church officiated at J. M. Vickers residence. The bridal party returned to the groom’s home on Vickers Avenue for a wedding supper with friends and relatives.
Tax books near turnover show property tax increase of about three million dollars for Durham. County road surveys target the new route to the Person County line with approval to follow at the next commissioners meeting.
A Raleigh and Greensboro party of revenue men raided a still near Chapel Hill. A firefight ensued when both groups misidentified each other as moonshiners. All were wounded, but only flesh wounds occurred and none serious. Jordan sustained the main injury.
A reflection on how serene days shape character while storms forge resilience in sport and life. Conquest over difficulty is described as life’s greatest joy, with a note that one need not be a mountain climber to learn the lesson from Ale Martin Conway in Strand Moygusine.
A 2 100 acre Edgemont tract, known as the Robert Whitted Senior Home Place, is to be sold by court order in Durham County. The sale on September 14 1907 at the Durham Court House will insure terms of one third cash and two deferred payments bearing interest. The buyer takes title after full payment.
Executor J W Smith notifies all claimants to present claims against the estate of R B Smith by August 26 1908 or be barred. Creditors urged to settle debts promptly. Notice dated August 76 1907.
The undersigned appointed by the Clerk of the Superior Court of Durham County as administrator of the estate of the late Addison Mangum notifies all claimants to present claims by July 10, 1908 or be barred. All creditors urged to settle accounts promptly. Dated July 6, 1907. A G Mangum, Administrator.
Victor S. Bryant as Commissioner announces sale of real estate lying in Durham City on the North Carolina Railroad boundary. The tract measures 12 100 acres and follows a set metes and bounds from the Frank Leathers line to a described point.
A visit to one of the world’s largest paint factories reveals machinery producing about 10 000 gallons of paint faster than hand mixing. L. & M. Paint uses Zine hardening and Leaf additives for durability, costing under 1 20 per gallon. Hackney Brothers of Durham sell the product with church donation offers and a repaint guarantee if defects appear.
The Fidelity Bank as administrator notifies all debtors to pay and claimants to present claims by August 9 1908 or be barred. Dated August 6 1907. Durham County.
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