Things About Town. A Reporter Sifts Through Durham Doings
A Durham column notes advertising stunts at Durham Book and Stationery, a colored youth drawing attention on a velocipede. New wholesale firm Southern Pure Food Co. opens on Church Street. Local auto transit firms, Dur ham Auto Company and Bull City Transit Co, operate to Chapel Hill with named and unnamed models. Kronheimer expands dry goods display, and Burch Gorman & Co adds shoe tracks on grooved sidewalks. Citizens Bank reports near one million in business and Slater & Co orders forty roadside signs. Lakewood Park enlarges its bowling alley to welcome crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Church Street
Southern Pure Food Co
Here
Chapel Hill
Durham Auto Company
Bull City Transit Co
Protracted Meetings Amid Pleasant Weather Reports
The region enjoys fine weather with frequent showers aiding crops. A Union Grove meeting began Sunday, with New Bethel to host a second and Aug first Sunday planned. Community health remains good with no illnesses reported. Visitors include JG Ferguson and son Thomas from East Durham, and J L King and Hubert visiting Mrs AJD Ross. Ongoing activity at H M Oneal's busy saw mill. Ovid Nichols visits grandfather A Ferguson.
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Union Grove
New Bethel
J. G. Ferguson
Thomas
East Durham
J. L. King
Hubbert
A.J .D. Ross
H. M. Oneal
New State Law Creates Firemen Relief Fund Distribution
James R. Young reports a North Carolina firemen relief fund, with Durham receiving about 455.21 dollars initial allocation from one half of one percent of in force insurance. The fund pays crippled and aging firemen and is governed by a five member board.
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James R. Young
J.frank Maddry
Durham
Young
North Carolina
J. B. Warren
G. W. Woodward
Messrs
W. A
Death in Watts Hospital After Train Arrival From Mount Tirzah
Alex Cash age 22 died Saturday night at Watts Hospital after a 11:15 AM train ride from Mount Tirzah. He fainted on arrival and failing liver and bladder illness led to a delayed operation. Burial at Sukes church graveyard Helena. Survived by parents, brother Jesse Cash, five sisters. Mr Briggs leaves for Washington as guest of American Reality Co.
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Alex Cash
Person County
Watts Hospital
Mr. Cash
Cash
Jesse Cash
Green Cash
Mount Tirzah
Helena
Sukes Church
Mr. P. M. Briggs
Washington, D. C
American Reality Company
Blanche Briggs
Nona Cozart
Nellie Bernard
Washington
Atlantic City
Insurance for your horse protection offered in Durham
A notice promotes Southern Live Stock Insurance Co protection for horses with a $100 policy covering accident sickness fire lightning and more. It states low costs under two days and invites readers to visit Wright Building or Post Office to request details or write for immediate protection.
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Southern Live Stock Insurance Co
High Point
N.C
Wright
Comeite
Postoffice
P.O
Durham
N. C
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pollard Bros
Hardwrare
L. D. Rogers
H. A. Gaskins
Five Points
Darham, N. C
Katie L. Johnson
East Main Street
Mangum
Publice Libray
C. Swartz & CO
Matthews Brothers
B. F. Kronheimer
Burch, Gorman & Company
Citizens’ National Bank
W. A. Slater & Co
Lakewood Park
Mr. Ovid Nichols
Mr. A. Ferguson
Buist
C. E. King & Sons
West Main Street
The
Cable Co
Cable, DeKoven
Mason & Hamlin
the Cable Co
Church St
Durham, N.C
D. B. Cameron
North Carolina State
Sor
Enon
Greensboro
J. W. Petty
the Parrish Furniture Co
E. Chapel Hill St. Opp City Market
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