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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1887
Page
6
Ladies wool jerseys with marked reductions from $1.50 to 1.00 and 75 cents, plus varied dress fabrics and home goods advertised at nearly any price to clear stock. Corsets offered at 25 and 50 cents with Warner creations highlighted. full Warner line and Coraline health corsets in stock. shoe section noted.
Local notices report tobacco sales at the warehouses and strong demand in Durham. Merchants and farmers discuss forming alliances, street work resumes, and a possible Durham Tobacco Exposition with goals to showcase Durham's tobacco industry and attract investment.
Montgomery Dispatch praises Helen Blythe in Only a Woman's Heart at the Montgomery Theatre. The performance features Blythe as Edith Gordon, Joseph F. Bryan as Allen Gordon, strong acting, and an engaging emotional arc praised as better than the Silver King.
Citizens rally behind a plan to build a 15 000 spinile cotton mill in Durham. Leaders predict population could rise by 1600 and expect early action Monday night as investors eye the project and new rail links.
Durham County is described as the youngest in North Corvlius yet owes taxes totaling three million three hundred thirty three thousand five hundred eighty three dollars and ranks seventh in tax payments statewide. The text notes it pays more tax than several smaller counties combined.
Mr. Beecher remarked that every man, woman and child would benefit by viewing this production which depicts the greatest of all human emotions.
Notice of stockholders meeting for Fidelity Trust and Savings Co of Durham to be held at the Commonwealth Club rooms on December 16, 1887 at 2 30 o clock P M. Only those who have paid all assessments may vote.
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