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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1887
Page
7
We offer Ladies All Wool Jerseys at 75 cents from 100 dollar value and at 1.00 from 1.50. Hand somely braided jerseys priced at 1.15 from 1.75. Extra fine jerseys at 1.50 and 1.75 from 2.00 and 3.00. Room must be made and we guarantee to save you money on these goods and all other items.
Local notices report Will C Thaxton as agent for receipts. ads due the eve prior. Durham’s candy factory plans. Helen Blythe Company lodging at Hotel Claiborn. a new theatrical night at Stokes Opera House. W T Redmond moves. Duke family building a mansion. field day with Mayor Freeland. marriage rumors of John W Graham and Miss Bailey. Miss Helen Blythe to perform. Piedmont Sporting Club meeting. street railway work updates. notable residential boom. Rev H T Darnall examining teachers. local bank report and December 1887 financials. weather and a finger injury at Duke factory.
Durham’s 1887 tax valuation rose to about 3.37 million with a total property value near 8 million when accounting for under valuation. Growth stems from business facilities and minor industries. railroads and a water system are cited as key future drivers, with plans for a $250,000 cotton mill and a $1.5 million annual increase projected for 1888.
Notice directs D. L. I. and Band to assemble at the armory Monday at 3 30 in full dress for a monthly parade by order of Captain Parrisa. It mentions a marble grave tablet for Mrs. Ashley Horne of Clayton NC praised for its beauty and craftsmanship.
The Handsomest, Ribertson, Ilyd & Co supplied a first class hardware store in Durham. Their stock would credit any town and inquiry shows no one failed to get what they wanted in hardware. Crockery from finest to commonest is a specialty, and citizens praise the store with liberal support.
A startling report claims a horrible murder in our city but reveals it as a sensational line of price cutting by Bowers and Rawls, or John and Ed, who slashed prices on their goods including samples. The piece urges readers to visit the scene to witness the alleged conflict.
The Durham Furniture Manufacturing Co occupies all four floors of the Massey building facing Main and Church streets. Wings measure 73 by 32 feet and 80 by 30 feet, with extensive Christmas presents and fully stocked chamber parlor and bedroom sets in the latest designs. The store is ready for holiday trade and showcases framed and unframed pictures of superb finish.
Joe Richmond and Green Cobb were bound over to the grand jury after trial before Mayor Freeland for stealing tobacco from Mesers Strause and Rash and selling it under an assumed name at the Banner warehouse. Jim Williams implicated as instigator but turned state’s evidence and escaped. Green Cobb and Jim Williams were Strause & Raab employees who hid sixty pounds of tobacco, with Richmond paid $2 to place and sell it as Minnieley’s property.
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