Harvest hopes and local notes from Durham Route 2
Local farmers report good rain and grain prospects while residents share visits, illnesses, and community events. Miss Ola Walters returns home. Mrs. Sallie Kurtz departs for West Virginia then returns due to illness. Lillie Dunnagan plans to open a summer school in Swepsonville. catarract surgery noted for Mrs. Marconi. A singing at Rose of Sharon church and a Sunday school organization are planned for June 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ola Walters
Youngsville
Sallie Kurtz
West Virginia
North
Lillie Dunnagan
Swepsonville
S. D. Cook
Rose of Sharon
Ebenezer
Rain Brings Farmers Hope as Tobacco Planting Advances
After two weeks of drought, Hurdle Mills reports a good rain on Friday and Saturday enabling farmers to finish planting tobacco. Local visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn of Virginia and families of Wilburn and Hawkins. The community notes outings of soldiers at the Richmond reunion and upcoming sermons by Rev Thomasson and Rev Brown at Hurdle Mills Academy in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilburn
Virginia
R. L. Wilburn
Richmond
Messrs
Wesley Laws
J. P. Long
J. A
Ira D. O’briant
Gertrude
Wm. Roberts
Thomasson
Roxboro
N. C
Hurdle Mills Academy
Alex Wilkerson
Greensboro
Wm. T. Hawkins
Jas. Long
Orange County
S. Y. Brown
Tobacco farming brushes with scarce crop outlook
Farmers labor over tobacco planting amid reports of limited plants and possible reduced crop. Oak Hill church held two services on the fourth Sunday with Miss Mary Williams as a guest of Miss Annie R Wilker s. Miss Lula Puckett wed Wayne Franklin last Tuesday and left for a bridal trip to the Jamestown Exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill Church
Mary Williams
Annie R. Wilkers
Critcher
Wayne Franklin
Misa Lula Puckett
Grace Williams
Oxford
Rain comes after dry spell in local notes
Grumbling about dry weather yields to rain that settles in for a spell. Rev M M McFarland conducts regular New Bethel appointment on the fourth Sunday and delivers a fine sermon. On April 26 at about six o clock Mrs Sarah Terry, 67, died after long feeble health. People remark on preserved crops and quiet rural life as Miss Annie and May Cothran attend services with Miss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. McFarland
New Bethel
Sarah Terry
Annie
May Cothran
Stovewood mishap and region notes at West Durham
S T Jones injured his right foot while cutting stove wood last week and was driven to West Durham by his son Rollen for medical care from Dr. R L Holloway who sewed the wound. Families report health updates, visits, and local happenings including a fish fry, high water in watercourses, and inquiries about hypnotizing horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. T. Jones
Rollen
West Durham
R. L. Holloway
Mr. Jones
Robert McCauley
Eulis Yeargan
C. P. Couch
H. L. Dollar
A. W. J. W. Whitaker
B. F
Bellfield Cates Mill
B.f.hester
A Tale of a Tricky Horse and a New Bridge Remarked
The writer warns of a spellbound horse that becomes fearful and prone to running away, advising a different trader for a suitable agile horse. The note also reports a large bridge over Crabtree Creek near the underway crossing at the Scarlett place, described as badly needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crabtree Creek
Scarlett Place
Rain harms pears and garden crop notes in community
Last Saturday’s heavy rain caused damage to pear trees with dying limb tips. Potatoes suffer from bugs that destroy entire stalks. A wedding occurred Thursday night without bells as Miss Mary Barbee wed G L Mann in a runaway ceremony. Mrs Ellis and daughters shopped in Durham. Chills trouble residents amid plum and blackberry year. cider is possible with berries. L Q Emery from Northside visited this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Ellis
Elbert Burgess
Lillian
Mary Barbee
G. L. Mann
Justice G. A. Barbee
G. W. Ellis
Grizzy
Fannie
Durham
Notable Addresses At Trinity College Week
Trinity College hosts two prominent addresses Rev Ronald Sage Mackay of New York and Justice David J Brewer of Washington. Mackay spoke on The Man of Conviction and Brewer on Universal Peace. Diplomas were awarded to 40 graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Sage Mackay
New York
Justice David J. Brewer
Washington
Trinity College
David J. Brewer
J. Ed. Stagg
W. Ballard
Alumni Association
Jerome Dowé
Charlotte
Duke
City Aldermen Vote to Ground Wires and Review Grants
The city board met Monday and approved reports and ordinances on streets hydrants and routine matters. A resolution requires the Inter-State Telephone Company to show cause why wires cannot be placed underground to match beautification spending. No action yet taken. The aldermen also raise Lincoln hospital funding from 75 to 125 dollars monthly and hear an address on pure milk supply and sanitation law. Tax assessors note statewide under-valuation and unequal assessments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inter-State
Lincoln Hospital
J. J. Wolfe
Biological Department
Trinity College
Canal Machinery Surpasses Erie Digging Pace
Industrial note claims that Panama Canal machinery digs faster than Erie, praising L. & M. Paint and White Lead for strengthening labor efficiency. Mentions HAC Brothers of Durham as supplier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
Erie
al Oy Hac Bros
Durham
Also Mentioned on This Page
Maggie Robinson
Allie Hall
Will Tilley
W. G. Hall
M. R
Llady Matthews
W. A. Marconi
Ethel
James McGhee
Panther Creek
J. J. Yates
B.B. Yates
Hattie
Mr. Yates
Kittie Yates
Holly Spring Land and Improvement Company
Charlie Moore
W. F. Gilbert
Jean
Itews
L. Q. Emery
Northside
Trinity
Oxford Ledger
Erie Canal
B. N. Duxe
Pres
Citizens National Bank OF Durham
D. S. Manning
J. B. Mason
J. B. Duke
American Tobacco Company
Y. E. Smira
Durham Cotton Mfg
Haywood
Haywood & King
Southgate
Southgate & Son
Picemon
American Tobacco Co
J. S. Manning
N. M. Johnson
Cashier Citizens
Ional Depository OF the People
County OF
City OF
United States OF America
Abe
U. S
Capital
Home Savings Bank
Durham, North Carolina
Directors. Grorce W. Watts
J. F. Hin
B. N. Duke
F. D. Markham
W. A. Erwin
Joan Strunt Hint
J. S. Carr, Jr
W. Burroughs
B. Fuller
J. S. Maxcum
E. H. Bownin
George W. Watts
W. W. Whitted
Walter A
Pollard Bros
Hardware East Main ST
Durham, N. C
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