Things About Town from the Durham Paper
Town notes report rapid Y M C A construction near the courthouse and warnings about near misses at Lakewood Park. The Durham Traction Company bans winter streetcar smoking, discusses horse insurance with R N Lee, and covers a double header at Roxboro. A false fire alarm near box 28 prompts officials. Lakewood Casino staff depart for New York. a Chatham storm damaged Haw River bridge. J C McDade dies in Hillsboro after a Durham tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham County
Durham
Chatham
Haw River
Bynum’s
Death notice for former Durham resident in Kansas City
Mr. George T. Street formerly lived in Durham died at his Kansas City home on July 19. He was remembered as the manager of Swift and Co. business for about 17 years. Brights disease caused his death.
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J. C. McDade
Durham
Hillsboro
McDade
George T. Street
Kansas City
Swift & Co
Brights
S. A. L. Excursion Planned to Norfolk and Portsmouth
The S. A. L. plans another excursion to Norfolk and Portsmouth in Virginia. The trip is set for Tuesday August 4 and will last three days with return on Thursday. Round trip fare is 33.
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Norfolk
Portsmouth
Virginia
Why He Couldn't Stay
A humorous sketch of Matthew Arnold as a school inspector. It notes his district of Westminster and Fimont on, his Athenæum address, and Esher home. Rules force long stays away from Edmonton, yet he returns daily and paid fares. The knight of the blue pencil taunts him with Edmonton stays.
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Matthew Arnold
Arnold
Westminster
Fimonton
Athaeneum
Esher
Treasury
Edmonton
M. Arnold
John Gilpin
Insurance offer for equine protection in Durham ad
An ad argues for stock insurance on horses noting a tree accident that harms two fine horses and implies low daily cost. It directs readers to contact R. N. Lee in Durham and to inquire through Wright Building in High Point or P O Durham NC for coverage.
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R. N. Lee
Wright
Stock Insurance Co
High Point
N.C
Durham
N. C
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Pollard Bros
Hardwrare
L. D. Rogers
Church Street
B. A. Gaskins
Five Points
Durham, N.C
Katie L. Johnson
East Main Street
Matthews Brothers
Wimington
Union Station
L. S. Christian, M’g’r
Court House
Lakewood Park
Durham Traction Company
Traction Company
South Boston
Roxboro
South Boston Fellows
McMannen Street
Campbell Stratton
George Rarick
Lakewood Casino
City
New York
Stratton
Gay Rhea
Buist
Three Registere
West Main Street
The
Cable Co
Mason & Hamlin
Beens Une
the Cable Co
Church St
Durham, N. C
D. B. Cameron
North Carolina State
State
North Caroll
J. L. Foust
J. W. Petty
Pee Oae
Parrish
E. Chapel Hill St. Opp
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