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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1883
Page
3
Local matter announces parCALL on Hackney and Mackay for fire insurance services. It notes they can place policies with top companies worldwide and guarantee satisfaction. Office located over Eugene Morehead's Bank.
A call for subscribers to pay overdue amounts bills totaling small sums but needing settlement to keep the Durham Recorder financially sound. The appeal stresses seriousness and a desire to maintain the newspaper as an ornament to the region.
Durham and nearby items note insurance ads for Hackney and Mackay, school appointments, visits by Misses and Mr. Lyon, church services, book store specials, picnics at Chapel Hill, and a long list of community updates including theatre, education, and local commerce with multiple names and places.
The article reports C F & Y Railroad purchasing four new engines and twenty cars, with eight thousand tons of steel rails received and monthly deliveries to continue. It notes track-laying progress from Bluff toward Greensboro and up Shot. It includes farm guidance on selecting ground, timing, and care for tobacco plantings to ensure an even, mature crop and higher yield, stressing early, strong plants and avoiding worm damage.
The death of Col. Wm. E. Mebane by drowning near Wade's mill pond shocked Aetosville. He left home in a troubled state amid financial problems and a note to his wife hinted at a premeditated act. A search recovered his remains and personal effects were left with instructions for his wife.
The Life Insurance Comp of Virginia boosted local lending with over five thousand dollars in recent loans. It is praised for investing in North Carolina and seeks agents in Orange Durham Franklin and Granville counties. Several local merchants advertise goods from brooms to tobacco, and Lea and Lockhart highlight tobacco sales and drummers. In Durham, Dike’s Bookstore and Richmond Cooper & Co offer various wares and farm supplies.
The Bank of Durham announces its opening with W. T. BlackWest as proprietor and P A Wiley as cashier. Aimed at general banking including deposits loans discounts and exchange. The notice also seeks a partner with two to three thousand dollars capital and invites interested young men to inquire at the office.
Corrected by Lua and Locknant indicates market activity across all grades with emphasis on Smokers Fillers and Wrappers. Prices quoted for New Smokers New Fillers and New Wrappers range from 5.00 to 65.00 with high bids up to 85.00 and expectations of fair prices and steady demand for the next sixty days.
Fragmented OCR lists bacon hams shoulders and various farm staples at Durham NC market. Entries include prices and items like syrup lime salt corn oats and Cuba molasses, with garbled centering and stray letters.
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