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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1909
Page
3
An unnamed rider recalls a dangerous chase crossing a prairie near a railroad work site. He shoots at a spotted Indian horse to slow a rifle-wielding pursuer, then fights off remaining Indians as soldiers and trackmen arrive. After eight enemy deaths and a pursuit, the rider and Brigham are rescued and cared for.
The piece recounts William Henry West Betty the twelve year old Irish boy actor who wowed Glasgow Edinburgh and Drury Lane in the early 1800s. It notes his rapid rise to fame his immense fortune and later decline after overstaying his welcome with a shift to a quieter career. It ends with a backstage anecdote about a stage storm during The Tempest and Beerbohm Tree.
A Portland man nicknamed Tobe Carter jokes about flour prices while shopping in a Maine village store. He asks if flour is lower and learns the shop offers heavy bags for a dollar, quipping he hates to carry more home for one dollar as prices rise.
Effective April 6 1908 trains depart Durham daily at 3:19 am No 111 westbound for Greensboro and beyond with connections to Danville Richmond Salisbury Charlotte Savannah and New Orleans. 2:50 am No 112 eastbound to Raleigh Selma Goldsboro. Sleeper from Greensboro to Raleigh on No 9 55 am No 107 westbound to Greensboro with Fast Mail to Danville Lynchburg Washington and No 7 to Charlotte. Dining cars on Nos 36 30 9:30 am No 116 northbound to Oxford Henderson Jeffries Keys ville Richmond. Connections at Jeffries to Norfolk and Steamcoat Lines to Washington Baltimore New York Boston. 5:25 pm No 136 eastbound to Raleigh Selma Goldsboro. 6:30 pm No 135 westbound to Greensboro with connections to Winston Salem Salisbury Charlotte Columbia Charleston Savannah Jacksonville Atlanta New Orleans and for Salisbury Asheville Knoxville Chattanooga Memphis Louisville Cincinnati St Louis. No 274 northbound 4:45 pm daily except Sunday to Oxford Keysville Richmond. No 115 Richmond to Durham arrives 5:35 pm. Contacts: W H Tayloe G P A Washington DC R L Vernon Trav Pass Agent Charlotte NC F W Woodward Union Ticket Agent Durham NC Silas Iswan squire and joke caption.
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