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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1893
Page
3
Mecklenberg county reports house thieves at work with no vacant homes in Durham town. The issue reviews roads, a local school start near Rogers Store, a visit from L M Gray, and a plan to revitalize the Central Protestant church in Greensboro.
The County Board approved routine accounts and appointed nine delegates to the Road Congress in Raleigh on January 10, including Dr. J. F. Crowell and W. L. Sorrell. They corrected W. T. Neal’s tax listing and reduced solvent credits from 25 to 2500 dollars. Licenses granted for several establishments followed. A government report on the U.S. sheep industry, issued under the Secretary of Agriculture, notes the history and current state of the sector with wide appeal.
A posted notice orders Black residents to depart the town, implying racial expulsion and related social pressure within the community. The fragmentary text suggests enforcement or public display, reflecting discriminatory practice of removal.
Dec 21 notice from N M Johnson & Co Durham wholesale and retail druggists says higher market price for onion sets and promotes Itch Ointment for 50 cents. Also a legal notice forbids harboring or giving to son Robert Z Lyon under penalty of law dated Dec 21 21.
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