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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1908
Page
2
The Durham paper notes four candidates for the North Carolina legislature with Durham township leading. It previews next week’s Charlotte meeting, lauds nurses, and comments on the governor race and the qualities of Mr Kitchin as a candidate, emphasizing public service and personal dignity.
The article argues that talk about the North Carolina governorship is harmless and normal. It stresses that personal freedom and conservative government are not at stake and that the governor should be a good, dignified, magnetic leader while acknowledging limited influence on legislation.
Mrs J T Myers aged 31 died Wednesday at her Duke Street home after a week with pneumonia. She leaves a husband and four children. Her deathbed scene drew note for its moving plea for her children. Funeral services were held at 10 this morning at the home conducted by Rev W C Barrett, with burial at Mt Olive church.
Mr Cor nelius Shepherd and Miss Sallie Martin both of Durham were married at Mrs J M Breedlove’s home on Parrish place. Shepherd hails from Wake county and works for Durham Traction Company. Martin has lived in the city for some time and is popular. They will reside in Durham.
Friends urge Victor S. Bryant and R O Everett to enter the Durham State Senate race. Both are hesitant but expected to run if they yield to pressure. A spirited campaign is anticipated for Durham voters.
Gov. Glenn returns from Charlotte and says the current campaign shows primaries in North Carolina are a failure. He also proposes to the next legislature that all state primaries be held on the same day.
New York report states Blind Tom, famed African American musician known for prodigious memory and pianistic feats, died yesterday in Hoboken New Jersey where he had lived in retirement on charity. Burial certificate lists the name Thomas Wiggins, with the surname differing from his stage identity.
The note recalls a pianist adopted born a slave near Columbus Georgia about 1850. It cites North Carolina adopting prohibition expanding to eight states, up from three a year earlier. Maine Kansas North Dakota were earlier examples, with Georgia Alabama Mississippi Oklahoma and North Carolina joining the trend, per Union Republican.
The seven month old child of Mr and Mrs H H Mullen of East Durham died Monday morning after a two week illness. The funeral was held at Carr Methodist church this afternoon at 3 o'clock with Rev J A Dailey officiating.
Sunday School groups from Dunn Duke and other points along the Durham and Southern railroad spend a day of rest at Trinity College in Durham. They enjoy shade grass and campus sights as a resort for recreation and leisure.
John D. Roberts died Thursday night in the country. He leaves a mother a brother and two sisters. The funeral will be held today at noon from Mt. Sylvia church. Matthews Brothers repairers advertised in another column.
The prose fragment contrasts Moorish Granada with modern longing, noting homes left behind and the enduring image of a key. It reflects on exile, time's passage, and the pull of youth as a fading dream tied to a symbolic Granada key.
A poem fragment by Coletta Ryan urging readers to spread goodness and quell evil. The piece contrasts twilight sea imagery with a message that love and virtue can renew the world and bring light to all.
Effective April 12 1908 trains depart Durham with connections at Henderson to Portsmouth Norfolk and Wilmington. No 238 leaves at 10 25 AM linking to No 38 for Eastern Carolina points and Steamship lines to Washington Baltimore Cape Charles New York. No 221 arrives Durham at 9 45 PM. A Durham Southern train departs 3 15 PM reaching Apex and connecting to Sea lines serving Savannah Tampa and Florida points. For schedules and information contact via phone or postal address.
A humorous fragment from a London humor column quotes quips about belief and aging. It mentions Réwin Markham in Mistake and a clergyman pun about christening. An actor jokes about Eddy Foy and a barber gag ending with an oyster opener jab.
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