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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1887
Page
7
The Durham Daily Recorder lists varied notices from a local authorizing agent for ads and subscriptions to market notes, religious events, lectures, theater, marriages, rail plans, a bank cashier's resignation, and curious anecdotes. Names include Dr A B Atwater, Mr C C Bynum, Rev C F James, Lizzie Shipman, and P A Wiley.
Robertson Lloyd & Co advertise a large stock of useful presents including lamps and crockery at low prices. They emphasize a wide hardware and cutlery range. Two men attempted a burglary at Mr J Ball’s grocery on South Person Street near Barrus, but fled during a preacher’s sermon. This marks a second city break-in in a week and prompts police vigilance.
With P A Wiley's resignation as Cashier of the Bank of Durham, W S Halliburton assumes duties. Halliburton rose from bottom to top through the bank, illustrating that success comes by steady effort rather than sudden fortune, a lesson for Durham and beyond.
A Salvation Army gathering faced multiple withdrawals as a speaker mocked a deserter. A gale soldier testified bravely and a former member in the audience smiled. The speaker warned the deserter with a threat to grin in hell, challenging the audience.
Former Person County Sheriff C. G. Mitchell accepts a warehouse representative post with Parrish & Wihouse Company of Durham. The large brick warehouse nears completion and should start operations January 1. The community praises Mitchell and congratulates Parrish on securing his services.
One year after a tragic murder near Raleigh, Miss Lizzie Turlington, a matron at the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, was killed by her former fiancé, Walter L Bing ham. The crime involved a staged flight, a long pursuit, and a brutal shooting on a country lane, with the body later discovered by a farmhand. A large search effort followed, drawing hundreds of volunteers and public alarm.
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