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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1908
Page
1
Readers are urged to practice politeness and restraint while church notes report Dreamer Sim Bullock’s jail transfer and a February court date. Also covered are a local girl’s funeral, new phone lines, family travel, and upcoming quarterly conference activities at Hillsboro Methodist with community lodge notes and multiple obituaries and notices.
W R Herndon disposes of his livery and feed stable to J T Watts and will practice veterinary surgery with call places at several town businesses. Watts takes over the old stand and continues a livery business. Fred Draughon leaves for a pleasure trip to Texas and will return in about eld weeks.
News arrives of the death of Rev. H. T. Darnell at seventy one while visiting his son Dr William Darnell in Atlantic City New Jersey Pneumonia caused his death He led the first regular Presbyterian congregation here and the church was built during his tenure He previously served in Newport News Virginia Thomasville Georgia and died while in Thomasville His burial will be in Hampton Virginia He left a wife and five sons including S F Darnell in this city and Dr William Darnell in Atlantic City Harry Darnell in Nashville Frank Darnell in Mississippi and Prof Vernon Darnell west of the Mississippi
Mrs Ed Hicks died at her home on Burch avenue last Wednesday night after a long tubercular illness. She was 36, leaving a husband and three children, two sisters, and four other siblings, with father Mr C P Couch surviving. A Mangum Street Methodist Church member she was reared in the county. Funeral and burial were held Thursday afternoon.
Mrs Nannie Newton daughter of Benjamin Ellis became Mrs Noah A Smith after a divorce case during the court term. Earlier she was Miss Nannie Ellis the bride of a man now in the penitentiary. The same day she married Mr Smith after the divorce.
Albert Cates son of Robert Cates of Durham died Wednesday evening at his home 913 East Glenn avenue after a long illness from tuberculosis. He was 38, survived by a wife two children his father three sisters and many relatives. A Spanish American War veteran, he worked in the Duke branch of the American Tobacco company. Funeral services were held Thursday at 1 pm from his residence conducted by Rev. G H Church of Edgemont Baptist. burial in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Ash Harward widow of the late Ashe Harward died Wednesday at her son J. D. Harward home about fifteen miles away and was buried Thursday near Martha's church. She was about 82 and survived by one son and several relatives. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. W. S. Olive.
George R. Blackwell died at his South street home after a lingering heart ailment. He would have been 46 next March and is survived by his wife Silas Bessie Morria and four children Vivian Nellie Annette and George. married twenty two years ago next month.
Mrs J W Mangum returned from Stem after attending the funeral of her mother Mrs J W Davis who died Monday morning at about 430. Mrs Davis was 82 and survived by four daughters Sallie Michaux Rosa Hilman W E Stem and J W Mangum and four sons W T Davis John G Davis James W Davis and three sisters Susan W Doub Maria Harris Margaret B Frost Endy Kinsey. The service was conducted at the home by Rev Robeson and Rev Wood.
Nellie Osborne a 19-year-old arrested at five am in a socialite’s home and fined by the recorder, faces jail for a month or more. She says her sister in Durham is her real home and names a married man in Durham as her corrupter who sent her to a Raleigh business college before expulsion. She then wandered the state.
A westbound train numbering 111 struck a horse owned by Mr P C Collins of Hillsboro. The animal had escaped its stable and wandered to the Eno River bridge, fell through, and was crushed when the engine could not avoid it. Trainmen were frightened but the engine stayed on track.
Poet and editor riff on verse versus fire in a witty exchange. The dialogue hints at creative clash and playful wordplay. The brisk back and forth centers on reframing a poet's fiery imagery into a safer, more ironic joke.
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