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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1891
Page
2
Durham Recorder notes a call for investigations into government spending and reform. It covers discussions on taxation relief, the Lake Mohonk Conference on race, opposition to monuments for Jefferson Davis, and local moral guidance to youth amid broader national political debates.
A durban wagon vendor, a Christian preacher named ate Beal, sold tobacco to purchaser J R Day at eight per hundred. Rumors of a free fight between Clarksville and Oxford darkeys arise after whiskey poisoned revelers, sparking a brawl. A volley fired as a train left, but no injuries reported.
The wedding of Miss Lot tie, daughter of Chief N J Smith, to Capt John P Pattee occurred at 7 o clock during a gala at the Swain county reservation training school. The ceremony drew school children in holiday attire and a brass band played as observers noted the Cherokee prize event. The couple planned to travel to South Dakota in the near future.
Secretary of the Navy Trac orders vacancies at Norfolk navy yard effective July 1 for laborers and patternmakers in charge of shop. An examination for applicants to fill these positions will begin Monday June 1 under Special Order No. 2 rules.
Major J H Stine of the Treasury received a June 9 letter from General Aan reporting improved health after his home burned two years ago. He notes material loss for his book and a renewed determination to resume work, stating he is getting stronger and will continue the project.
A brief note praises the pleasant flavor gentle action and soothing effects of Syrup of Figs as a laxative for family use. It emphasizes it as a best known remedy and recommends every household keep a bottle.
Chauncy Wibbard, once considered the father of railroads, died in Macon Georgia at age eighty after a long decline. The Richmond and Danville Railroad appoints W H Green as general manager of the Central Railroad of Georgia and assigns Capt Green to operating departments over 5000 miles of track. The railroad offers special return tickets from Charlotte Winston Salem Durham Henderson Raleigh Selma Goldsboro to Greensboro North Carolina. A Raleigh chronicle special reports two indictments for forgery against lawyer Lmery H Merrimon. Duke and his wife returned from Europe to Durham after a two month trip. Laurinburg suffers another major fire damaging guano bones warehouses and a railroad depot. A M McKinnon Co. among largest losers.
The New President Dr Geo Winston meets reporters and travels to Oxford Harvard Yale Columbia Cornell and other top universities to study advanced education ideas. Three chairs will be filled by first class men as the university embarks on its new era.
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