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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1908
Page
2
The Durham Killinen reports community notes from Durham North Carolina dated January New Year issues. It covers civic remarks on kindness during Christmas alongside local court fines and a death in the community with brief mentions of residents and a cruelty case.
Durham North Carolina January 3 1908 readers are warned that all newspapers must discontinue subscriptions at the end of the paid period. Semi weekly papers may not send papers to subscribers more than nine months past due. H B Warner leads efforts to extend the time. arrears must be remitted to avoid service stopping at 1.04 per issue.
A Durham reader notes that newspapers show Christmas tragedies while millions do kind deeds. The editorial from Monroe Enquirer and Charlotte Observer argues good deeds are underreported and angelic records exist beyond print, urging gratitude and a hopeful view of the world.
Bond fixed at 500 dollars for Rev. Lonnie Bailey who fired at his wife at Durham union station on Christmas Eve. The case proceeded to the next term of Durham Superior Court after waived examination. The wife survived the shooting and testified as the trial neared.
D. C. Cates died at 5:30 AM after long illness from heart trouble and complications. Funeral services were held at his Lynch street home with Rev. J. M. Arnett officiating, Maplewood cemetery burial. He was 53, born in Orange County near Chapel Hill. He had hoped to join the North Durham Baptist Church.
The county board of education discussed apportioning nearly $40,000 among county schools with the city likely to receive about 48 percent. The current school census shows 10,966 children in the county and 8,751 white and 2,043 colored students in the county. the city has 5,172 children, with 3,825 whites and 1,857 blacks.
The author laments editorials about Christmas overshadowing daily reporting. They urge balancing sacred duty to publish murders, speeches, and congressional movements with the season’s human moments. The voice reflects fatigue and devotion to delivering national life stories.
The Seaboard announces a schedule change effective January 5 1908 and the Florida Limited between New York and St Augustine Fla to start January 6 1908 Trains depart Durham with No 238 at 10 05 A M linking at Henderson to No 38 arriving Portsmouth Norfolk 5 30 P M resuming connection at Weldon with A C L for Eastern Carolina points and at Portsmouth Norfolk
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