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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1908
Page
2
The Durham Recorder, a semi weekly paper by Zeb P Council since 1820, enters second class matter at Durham post office August 1903. Subscription rates are 50 cents per month, with steeeeens 25 cents. Advertising rates are available on request.
The Recorder announces that L. J. Carter, Trinity College graduate, has accepted the local editor and business manager post and starts duties Monday morning. He brings strong recommendations and aims to make the Recorder more readable with patron support requested. competition remains open to applicants.
Four months old son of Mr and Mrs W A Stanley died Monday afternoon at 6 30 o clock after a period of illness. The funeral was held from the home of Mr J B Stanley on the Chapel Hill road with Rev J A Arnette pastor of Nects Durham Baptist church officiating.
Theft-Ceade Examination announces an open examination in Washington DC for Deputy Collector and Inspector at $600 yearly. Candidates must pass spelling arithmetic penmanship letter writing currency conversion and geography tests. For full information address the Fourth District l. il Service secretary.
The North Carolina State Normal and Industrial College shows yearly growth with 930 students enrolled last year. The McIver Memorial Building is under construction and set to open this fall. Ninety-two counties are represented and most graduates teach in state schools. Dormitories are state furnished with board at cost. 200 appointments will be awarded mid July, with July 15 application deadline.
Travel by rail from Durham to Charlotte and back for $2.00 with low rates. A visit to one of the best towns in the state is highlighted as a cheap excursion option.
A. Cannon of Horse Shoe endorses M. L. Shipman for Commissioner of Labor and Printing. He praises Shipman’s integrity, long party service, and leadership roles, noting his eight years on the State Democratic Executive Committee and perfect attendance. Cannon urges Democratic support statewide.
Four candidates have announced bids for the legislature with three lawyers among them. Sidney C Chambers and Arley M Moore have long been linked to the race, joined now by Benjamin Lowenstein and Moses Levy. The field could grow, signaling a lively primary fight ahead.
Notices announce the marriage at the bride’s mother’s home in Durham county on June 11, 1908. Also noted are Webb Thompson moving his family to Chapel Hill and overseeing a new residence. University Summer School for teachers opening with a strong first day. Chapel Hill hotel improvements boosting accommodations for summer visitors. and Hon Wescott Roberson of High Point spending time with relatives before a Europe trip with Dr. Chas Roberson and wife.
At a Monday meeting the Board of Education decided to add three modern school buildings in Durham County. Construction and furnishing cost about 11 000 dollars, not including lots. Buildings let to W H Wilkins Lakewood W A Wilkerson and A W Tilley. expected completion by October 1.
A Monday afternoon blaze swept through a factory settlement in West Durham destroying one dwelling. Inspectors noted the fire occurred during a heavy rain storm. Firemen battled the flames but the building burned to the ground with no immediate report of injuries.
The Masons of North Carolina will celebrate Saint John's Day at the Oxford Orphan Asylum on June twenty first. A Grand Lodge communication will precede public exercises in the oak grove. Rev. Chas E Maddry of Greensboro is named as orator. Three hundred twenty children are in care as the open air afternoon program unfolds.
A long advertisement touts Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for female weakness and pelvic organ disorders with symptoms like headaches dizziness and bearing down. It claims the medicine contains glyceric extracts and explains its alcohol free composition and endorsements. It also promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as the original liver pills, easy to take.
A large attendance is anticipated as families plan picnics under the oaks. Barbecue dinners, lunches, and refreshments will be sold on the grounds, with pure water available. The Seaboard B'y will run excursion trains from Raleigh, Durham, and Weldon to Oxford, and other railroads may offer special rates.
The six week old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Muse died Sunday night at their Yancey street home after a brief illness. The funeral was held Monday at five o'clock with Rev. W. C. Barrett officiating and burial in Maplewood Cemetery.
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