Durham Post Office Listing From 1903 Notice
Entered as second class matter August 1903 at the post office in Durham North Carolina under the act of Congress of March 1879.
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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1909
Page
2
Entered as second class matter August 1903 at the post office in Durham North Carolina under the act of Congress of March 1879.
The piece questions the recordership bill after passage and ponders consequences once appointments begin. It argues the possum condemnation may provoke a howl over independent 'teters and notes the auditor office could leave funds for schools and road work.
Manning Gill passes final reading establishing a recorder's court in Durham with R H Sykes as recorder at 1200 dollars yearly. J E Pegram to serve as substitute at four dollars daily, with BR Everett as prosecutor and R A Harris as clerk. Debate noted over changes and future scrutiny of the measure.
F A Ogburn has been elected assistant secretary of the Y M C A and has begun duties. An ad in C H Branch & Co. highlights Old Carolina Hand Made Cheroots on the fourth page. A petition urges rebuilding the Academy of Music while concerns about fresh meat sources are noted amid talk of a theater rebuild and management by M Runkle.
Red Cloud led a major Sioux war effort against Fort Phil Kearny, using superior archer fire and a staged siege. Captain Powell and a small garrison held the fort with a breechloading rifle defense, repelling six determined charges as the fort endured a harsh winter campaign and sustained casualties among officers and men.
Fragmented OCR text recounts a chaotic engagement with overheated rifles, a distant howitzer, Major Smith with a small detachment, and Indian forces attempting a stand. It references volleys, a retreat, and a disrupted report describing losses and military actions at a fort under siege.
Effective Sept 13 1908 Seaboard timings show No 238 leaving Durham at 10 35 A M with connections at Henderson to No 38 for Portsmouth Norfolk arrival 5 40 P M and Weldon to Eastern Carolina lines and steamship links for Baltimore Cape Charles York and Boston Also connections to Washington and New York No 241 arrives Durham 4 30 P M No 221 arrives 10 05 A M Durham No 41 departs Durham 3 15 P M reaches Apex 4 25 P M linking with Nos 41 and 43 for Charlotte Wilmington Atlanta Birmingham Memphis and West Columbia Sotcowan Jacksonville and Florida zones contact for tickets via Union Ticket Agent RL Montgomery agent phone 11 or mail.
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