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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1891
Page
5
The Durham Recorder reports rapid Trinity College work, local legal notices, and civic events. It notes a fatal pharmacy of fire losses at Hackneys and outlines moves by local merchants, church weddings, and plans for street improvements amid a bustling political and commercial scene.
The article discusses tobacco growers in Alamance seeking a Burlington warehouse to compete with Durham, citing price advantages and market access. It also notes a push to extend the Lynchburg Durham Railroad, with Apex residents urging liberal subscriptions and local support to connect farming areas to broader markets.
Poem speaks of heaven as a home beyond the blue sky where the speaker trusts in a kind father and awaits heavenly rest. It contrasts earthly trials with faith in Jesus and the promise of a mansion above the throne. The verse urges helping others and promises welcome in the afterlife.
At the Clerk's office on March 16 1891 the calendar set civil cases for trial for March 27 to 30 and a motion docket. Cases include Ramsay v Cheek No 37 David v David No 48 49 Markham Receiver v Whitehurst No 50 McNeil Pipe & Foundry Co v Howland No 2 The Nat Bank of Raleigh v Blackwell No 7 and others. Witnesses need not attend unless their case is set. Court order by O B Garey C S C.
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