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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1887
Page
2
Store promotes large holiday stock with ladies wool jerseys and corsets at bargain prices. Highlights include Janet at 75 cents, all wool jerseys from $1.50 to $1.75, and corsets from 50 cents with Warner brand selections. Emphasizes room clearance and health corsets.
A local retailer advertises eye opening prices on current stock. The note invites customers to visit the store and view the bargains in person, promising noticeable savings.
The Reconpen urges a Durham Tobacco Exposition and seeks input from business leaders. Reports note ongoing tobacco sales, rising prices, new dwellings on Roxboro Street, and local civic activity while listing community notices and upcoming events in Durham.
A Montgomery audience filled the theater for Helen Blythe in Only a Woman's Heart. Miss Blythe depicted Edith Gordon with deep pathos and joy, supported by Joseph F. Bryan and a strong company, praised as among the best in recent seasons. The Dispatch calls it a memorable Montgomery performance. The piece compares favorably with the Silver King, with Blythe drawing repeated curtain calls.
The Durham Land and Security Company offers land near the town suburb to any manufacturing enterprise for erecting buildings. Cotton Spinner is urged to view the offer to locate a proposed cotton factory. The proposition is described as liberal and likely to attract several adopters.
Citizens rally behind a 15 000 spindle cotton mill in Durham with projections of population growth and new investment. Leading cotton buyers and a Fertilizer Company president predict rapid development and multiple rail connections within a year as optimism runs high.
The Greenboro Patriot and Winston Sentinel clash over which market pays higher tobacco prices. They urge settlement of all dues by January 1st, 1888 and demand payment now to settle accounts.
The Washington Star reports twenty six incoming Senators fourteen Democrats and twelve Republicans. Before swearing in new members the Senate has twenty five Democrats and twenty four Republicans with Mr Riddleberger holding the balance of power. He could give Democrats a two vote majority or tip a tie by siding with Republicans.
Durham County remains the youngest in North Carolina yet pays 9,333,583 in taxes and ranks seventh among the state’s largest tax contributors. It contributes more tax revenue than many smaller counties and its sizable payments stand out in the statewide tax picture.
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