Local and Other News from the Durham Recorder 1892
Durham Superior court convened with Judge Whitaker presiding and county officials elected including W.G. Vickers as County Superintendent of Public Instruction and Jayie Holspam Tilway P. H. Masse and Hugh Grew as county commissioners. The page mixes humor and local notes from multiple places mentioning Rev. Stewart McQueen at St. Philips church, old citizens, misadventures, and regional trivia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine
Durham Superior Court
Judge Whitaker
Stewart McQueen
St. Philips Church
Vaughn
John R Baldwin
Orange County
New York Recorder
W.G. Vickers
Jay Ie Hols Pans
Tilway
P. H. Masse
Hugh Grew
Dunmord
Eng
Williamsburg
Sweetness
Wilmington Messenger
Maynard
California
Wilmington
Wilmington and Weldon
Superior Court
G. D. Markham
Foreman
E. H. Veary
T. C. Barbee
L. M. Carpenter
W. H. Copley
D. Z. O'Briant
Sid R. House
J. P. Cutts
Simpson Browning
W. I. Davis
J. H. Freeland
A. A. Andrews
Sion H. Hopson
Jas. R. Blalock
M. M. Lowe
W. P. Hastey
L. W. Lee
W. J. Blackwood
Cottage by the Sea Promotes Boarding and Local Poems
A fragmentary piece discusses Rev W C Tyree from Virginia preaching at First Baptist and promotes The Cottage by the Sea with boarding priced at 20 dollars weekly. It also mentions Honduras root in medicinal context and Harriet Marble of Poughkeepsie reporting relief from headaches after using pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Tyree
Virginia
City
First ‘Baptist Church
Atlantic
Harriet A. Marble
Poughkeepsie, N. Y
Centre of Attraction Before the Republican Convention
Minneapolis, Minn., June 6. On the eve of the Republican convention the question is whether the meeting will be a ratification or a drawn out fight. McKinley’s arrival reassures supporters as plans swirl to nominate him if needed. New York backs Fassett for temporary chair, while Harrisonites push Porter. McKinley rumors spread despite assurances to Indiana delegates. Ticket distribution breeds local bitterness and claims of sale.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Maine
Maj. McKinley
McKinley
Ohio
Foraker
Platt
New York
J. Sloat Fassett
Harrison
Horace Porter
Indiana
Joint Meeting Votes on Levy and Officials
The joint meeting of the Board of Magistrates and County Commissioners approved the general county levy and set rates for courthouse, road, railroad, and poll taxes, with no license tax. Nominees for County Superintendent were listed and votes tallied, and a finance committee was chosen. The record also references the University catalog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.A. Angier van Hetten
Board of Magistrates and
County Commissioners
General County Fund
Iicta
Sota
Board of County Commissioners
University
New 1892 University data and political notes
The article reviews 1891 92 university attendance with 248 students including 55 law and 18 medicine and pharmacy majors. It lists graduates pursuing advanced study at universities such as Davidson Wake Forest Guilford UNC and mentions 21 teachers 11 buildings and $200 annual education cost with about fifty scholarships. It also reports a June term Superior Court and a Cedar Fork veterans reunion schedule plus pension and political discussions with figures like Blaine Depew Tracy and Harrisson era notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davidson College
Wake Forest
Guilford
University of New Brunswick
University of North Carolina
Winston
Chapel Hill
Taxprotected Industry Wealth Fuels Campaign Fund
A notice notes that tax protected industry acts as a rich source for Republican campaign funding, implying substantial financial gains flowing into party coffers.
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Republican Campaign Fund
Electric Bitters and Mystic Cure Advertisements
An old advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a universal remedy claiming purity and instant effects for various ailments including malaria and skin issues, with a money back guarantee. It also promotes a “Mystic Cure” for rheumatism and neuralgia promising relief in 1 to 3 days, with prices and a local druggist listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Blackwall
N. M. Johnson & Co
Durk
Tobacco quality claim by J. G. Tinsley & Co of Richmond
A damaged OCR fragment states a tobacco premium or claim by J. G. Tinsley & Co from Richmond Virginia, praising a product as the best in the country and mentioning Durham and Canninorox in unclear context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Tinsley & Co
Richmond
Coun
Durham
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hawkeye
Honduras
Higgins
Ohio Regiment
North Carolina Grays, Co. I
N.C
Fannie Lowe
Cedar Fork
Cedar Fork Company
Co. G
N. C Regt
Ananias
Gosstr
Washington
Mr. Blaine
Chauncy M. Depew
Tracy
Hitt
Whitelaw Reid
J. W. Foster
Durie
United States
Buare
Tax Bellefontain
Congress
Ayer
J. C. Ayer & Co
Lowell
Mass
Cor, Main
Mangum
Beecham’s
Bucklen’s
Arniva
Blacknall & Co
Michaels & Co's
Ites
Piya Arenes
Michaels
PW. Vaughan
Durham, NG
Wan
CMN
Pollett
Henry, O'Brien & CO
Imperial Ghallies
Cuba
Perry
Main Street
N. CG
Cor, Main & Mangum Streets
Durham, N.C
Durham - Ferllier Company
Durham, N. c
Richmond, Va
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