Local Notes Highlight Durham Community Life and Changes
Various items from Durham include notable visits by Drs. Carr Smith and Vickers to New York, Maj. Guthrie and family at a public event, and W. A. Markham's son Geo. W. Markham's sudden death in Durham. Local officials report February license issuances, bank statements praise, and a grand church wedding at Black Baptist Church.
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Benjamin Harrison
Oxford
W. F. Strowd
Chapel Hill
Durham
Funeral of the lamented More head ends solemn procession
The funeral details note pallbearers St G Lea S F Tomlinson W M Morgan W W Fuller J Carr T D Jones T B Fuller and A H Stokes. The procession passed through town guarded by the Durham Light Infantry and the Durham Board of Trade to Presbyterian church. The service included a sermon by Rev H T Darnall and a solo by Mrs E A Heartt. Interment followed at City Cemetery with the earth laid to rest.
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Morehead
Messrs
St. G. Lea
F. Tomlinson
W. M. Morgan
W. W. Fuller
Durham Board of Trade
H.T. Darnall
Cee
Mnie
E. A. Yeates
M. KE
E. A. Heartt
Jesus
Eugene O
Andrees
Good News for Durham Bank Surviving Firm Reopens
Mr. G. Watts, survivor of the banking house of E Morehead & Co., arrived from Baltimore and announces that the business will be continued as before. The bank has long aided Durham, and the news of continuance brings gratification locally.
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Durham
G. 5. Watts
E. Morehead & Co
Baltimore
Duram
Tom Jones Named A Trusted Leaf Dealer Of Durham
Durham Daily Sun hails Mr. Jones as one of the most enterprising leaf dealers, admired for confidence and esteem among citizens. He travels the market, informing farmers with bright wrappers, as the notice adds that Mugg's Landing at Stokes Hall is set for tomorrow night with reserved seats at Vaughan's drug store.
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Jones
Durham Daily Sun
Durham
Friends Jones
Tom” Jones
Mugg
Stokes Hall
Vaughan
Pay Up and Notices From Receivers In Nova Scotia and Baltimore
Pay up. Mr J T Davis is authorized to receipt subscription and advertising accounts due the Receiver. We have placed our account books in his hands for collection. Arthur Dexter and Melverne Cole drowned in Liverpool river Nova Scotia by canoe upset. Frank W Bade telegraph operator employed by Baltimore and Ohio Company was thrown from a train in Baltimore and killed. Hessian fly destroying wheat in Illinois. Freezing weather killing wheat.
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J. T. Davis
Arthur Dexter
Melverne Cole
Liverpool River
Nova Scotia
Frank W. Bade
Baltimore and Ohio Compay
Baltimore
Illinois
Subscriptions Due for Dunham Recorder Readers
Subscribers are urged to pay dues immediately as indulgence ends. The paper will attend courts in Orange, Alamance, Granville, Caswell, and Chatham counties to collect debts, calling on those indebted to settle promptly.
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Orange
Alamance
Granville
Caswell
Chatham
Dissolution of Copartnership in Durham North Carolina
The copartnership between the undersigned has been dissolved by mutual consent. Debts due to the firm are to be paid to J. T. Kerr and all firm accounts will be settled by him. J. T. Kerr and D. A. Albright, Durham, N. C., Feb. 23. Also notice of Mr. D. A. Albright's sale of his interest in the Foundry and Machine business and assurance of continued service to the public by J. T. Kerr in Durham, N. C. Feb 27.
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Annie
Young Men's Christian Association
Wilmington
H. J. Bass
W. E. Lunsford
D. J
Munroe
BH. Griffin
P.M. Boggs
J. 8. Carr
J. B. Whitaker
J. W. Heinrichs
W. G. Burkhead
W. W. Shaw
E. J. Par
W. Duke Sons & CO
Durham
N.C
Fidelity Lavings and Trust Co
Messrs
Foster
Gro. W. Watts
J. ¥. Whitted
Harry Lee
North State
Nat. Macon
Hattie Walker
W. J. Wyatt & CO
J. T. Kerr
J.T. Kerr
D. A. Albright
Durham N. C
D. A.albright
N. C
Wetmore Shoe & Leather Co organized in Raleigh
A meeting at Col. Hinsdale's office organized the Wetmore Shoe & Leather Company with W H Wetmore and others present. Capital stock set at 100000 with 25000 to start. 22000 subscribed, 3000 promised soon, plans for large scale shoe and leather manufacture in Raleigh.
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Wetmore Shoe & Leather Company
Raleigh News and Observer
John W. Hinsdale
Wetmore Shoe & Leather Co
Messrs
W. H. Wetmore
M. A. Angier
J. W. Wellens
R. 8. Tucker
Col
J. W. Hinsdale
T. D. Martin
W. R. Tucker
N. W. West
Pullman
Chas. E. Johnson
J. J. Thomas
Jobn B. Munson
Maj. Tucker
Mr. Munson
Electric Bitters praised as universal purifier
The advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a superior medicine that purports to cure liver and kidney diseases remove pimples boils and salt rheum and rid the system of malaria. It promises complete satisfaction or money back with a $1 bottle sold at Kr Blackwell Sons.
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Blackwall & Son
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Maj. W. A. Guthrie
Tili
Eddinis Wifacturers
Muggs
W. G. Simmons
Wake Forest
T. J. Simmons
Pat” Lunsford
Lamentei Col
Carr
J. L. White
First Baptist Church
Iday
Judge Bynaw
Cornwallis
Hillsboro
Rock Springs
First National Bank
Duke
Black Baptist Church
Wv. Pridgen
Lavinia Blackwell
Blackall
Ape
Zena N. C
Mr. ©, Hl, Lewellin
Presbyterian Church
Ol. Morehead
Itpcon
Wilmington “Star
Wilmington Star
Wyatt Bros
M. B. Wyatt
Wm. Boylan, Jr
THE
Fidelity Bank
Tho. W. Watts
W. A Opeel & Co
J. M. A. An Ier
W. H. Worse & Co
Raleigh
J. ¥. Slaughter, Sr
Lynchburg
A. H. Stokes
A. H. Stokes & Co
W. Duke
W. Duke, Sons & Co
B. N. Duke
E. Lloyd
Robertson, Lloyd &Co
R. Carrington
Osborn & Carrington
Kramer
Samuel Kramer
R. F. Morris, & Son Mfg. Co
J.S. Mayning
Tt. G. Lea
J. F. Corbett
W.E. Foster
Delano
Abacco
New York
H. A. Edmundson
Boston
Durham Daily Loan
J. A. Robinson
I T
Blackwell Smoking Tobacco Co
Davie and
Faucett
Durham Tobacco and Snuff Co
J.T. Pinnix & C0
Samuel Kramer & CO
Sun
T. D. Jones
Great Jones and
Morgan Streets
Hfe
Dunham
O. P
E. C. Hackney
Arrington, MD
Main Street
Bank of Durham
Electric Bitters
NM Johnson & Co
Round Corner
New Court House
Durham, N.C
Elgin
Waltham
Empire Watch
Park &Ow
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