24 Jul 1889
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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1889
Page
1
A romantic fragment from the Bomerville Journal depicts a couple’s tender farewell as evening grows late. The woman questions the abrupt departure while the narrator recalls their shared romance and the inevitable moment of parting.
A surreal tale follows Simeon Sykes as he peddles silver spoons and related items while a tense chase unfolds around Sally Slater. The strange sequence includes sudden shifts, whispered threats, and a final note of continued subsistence from silver sales, with grave diggers noted at work.
A railway tale frames a brakeman’s bus ride comparing many railway lines the Universalist and Baptist roads and the river road praised for its curves scenery and steady schedule. The narrator notes trains, tickets and conductors as a passenger seeks clear service and reliable connections.
A young Englishman Bernhard Fernival and Miss Kis C Mason eloped after Mason’s father ordered them apart. They rode a buggy to Warrenton and caught a 6:30 train to Washington where Rev Dr Addis joined them in marriage at the minister’s residence. The couple then stayed at the National and planned to return to Virginia before Fernival travels to England.
The Biblical Recorder reflects a back and forth on liquor licenses and church leadership. A. D. Hester defends liberty of conscience while opposing alcohol, arguing churches have no mandate to vote or force members to vote against licenses. The piece defends pro prohibition stance as a personal choice.
An eleven year old boy dies after a lighted watch explodes a bung hole in an empty whisky barrel. A New York saloon keepers family mourns while a newspaper man comments on sensational reporting. Separately Thatcher Primrose and West dissolve their fifteen year partnership with substantial fortunes and property holdings.
A detailed report describes the sinking of land on the Gatling farm near Petersburg along the Appomattox River. Ten to twelve acres collapsed forming sheer walls, a two acre mineral water lake appeared, and a river hollow rose eight feet, extending 200 yards, with fissures three feet wide showing no bottom, while trees disappeared leaving only treetop remnants.
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