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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1896
Page
4
News reports a fire six miles northeast of Durham at 5 a.m. Saturday consumed J. P. Hopson’s house, kitchen, and barn with contents. He and his family escaped. the fire’s origin is unknown and uninsured losses include meat, flour, and a cow. The incident prompts calls for swift justice if incendiaries are involved.
J Owens reports a new woman in his Chapel Hill Street home as a crowd enjoys a spelling bee at Epworth League hall led by Dr A G Carr. Local hunters await March 15 to November 15 game law. Also notes Bullitt County life events, measles illness, poison coffee mystery, a court case, a 30 year old gander, and Trinity College fundraiser plans.
A large 37 ft 5 in span gate rises 22 ft high at Trinity Park in Durham. Designed by R Hibbard, the gate weighs 27 000 pounds and cost 1200 dollars. Donated by B N Duke, it will soon be painted and fenced with a new iron barrier linking the grand stand area, praised as a future park highlight.
The New York Advertiser notes McKinley Republicans on the rise amid Italian and Spanish upheaval and potential republic emergence. North Carolina’s senators seek recognition with Pritchard’s promotion while postmaster disputes stir. Kentucky’s deadlock on a US Senate seat portends potential forceful tactics. Silver debate dominates the press with 50 cent pieces discussed as the ratio controversy grows. A busy tapestry of political chatter, religious disputes, and monetary speculation fills pockets of the era.
A survey of items notes the Southern railroad's nearby Durham switch work to retain staff. Other items mention New Jersey social progress, a desertion case, currency debates, Kentucky politics, Tennessee Centennial planning, a Salem Illinois train hold up with a $65 to $70 robbery, Rome's fiscal debates, and a New York bachelor’s witty remark about women in a dry goods store.
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