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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1908
Page
1
February entries from the Orange County Observer record sickness including Lagrippe and pneumonia, a dance planned for Friday, a notable death of three year old Alberta Vivian Hawkins from burns, local visits, and community notices. The report mentions Rev A G Dickson preaching, a burglary case, and John Dorsett's whiskey case resolved with bond remitted.
Insurance assessors led by R. S. Busbee and partners visited this week to value Tyson’s Main Street stock. Tyson owned stock valued at $12,000 with $8,000 insured and near total destruction. Assessors finished work and damaged stock was sold to an Atlanta firm.
County commissioners announce juror panels for the March term of civil court. First week jurors include Calvin Nichol and J. H. Berry among twenty names. second week jurors list S. H. Nichole, J. W. Connely, Hamp Winstead and others.
Mr. Alvis Hopson, 54, died Wednesday at about 2 AM at his Angier avenue home in West Durham after a two year cancer illness. He leaves six children five brothers and three sisters and his wife Mrs. Hopson, all residents of Wake county. Funeral services were held Thursday at 9 30 AM from the home with Rev G H Church officiating. J Rems, formerly with Jones Frasier, has returned to Allenton Pa to practice his profession.
In 1908 Pure Linseed Oil costs were lower by the barrel than in cans. Mixing three gallons oil with four gallons L. and M. Paint yields seven gallons of ready to use paint at about $1.20 per gallon. Hackney Bros. L. M. Paint Agents.
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