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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1908
Page
2
The Durham Recorder established 1820 and entered as second class matter in August 1903 at Durham North Carolina post office. Subscription rates show one year at 1.00, eight months at 0.50, and three months at 0.25 with advertising rates on application.
In Durham on May 15 1908 a local reflection urges citizens to study past deeds of officeholders before the upcoming election year. The piece notes public interest in prohibition and warns against partisan squabbles while urging inquiry into who should be re elected or defeated as the campaign nears.
Tuesday at the courthouse Judge W S O B Robinson of Goldsboro spoke to a small crowd for the Anti Saloon forces while a larger audience gatheredWednesday at the Academy of Music to hear Hon Thomas Settle on Anti Prohibition. Both speakers were praised for solid presentations of their causes.
Regular correspondence notes a busy period as women forage for berries four miles away amid church visits and neighborly chatter. Families move, weddings and sick babies are mentioned, with bees, farming, and planting flowers as common topics alongside local social life and a touch of Prohibition discourse.
Will Mangum and Tom Lin thicum were jailed on bonds of 150 each for retailing whiskey without a license. The mayor heard the case Wednesday morning. The information came from A T Whitt, arrested for being drunk.
In Route 2 area several farmers begin crops new to them as cutworms threaten crops. Young women shopped in Durham last weekend. Calvin King, formerly of Raleigh, survived a 38 foot fall from a roof and was cared for at home afterward. Mrs. H. E. Martin noted they had some of the most sen-
A fragmented excerpt cites the National Brewers' Association and The Evangelist arguing that prohibition does not stop public spirit. It notes concerns about enforcement and the impact on Southern communities, framing the issue as a test of public opinion and religious influence.
Arthur Duke Will Johnson and Lem Murphy were arrested for entering Ed Hicks's room and taking a jug of whiskey. They admitted guilt and were bound over to court under $500 bonds, which they could not post, and were sent to the county jail. Evidence showed they used a ladder placed at the back window.
The issue reports poll tax figures with 3,308 white men liable and 2,609 paying, 1,262 colored men on the books with 181 paying, leaving 1,081 nonpayers. It notes a Commonwealth Club charter, preparations for Wilmington tournament, and prohibition events with Governor Glenn and Dr Kilgo speaking at the Academy of Music. It also records the death of a 21 month old child from meningitis and Lakewood Park improvements.
All day services planned at Bethany Church near Moriah on the Fifth Sunday this month. Two deacons will be ordained during the ceremonies. Revs. B. D. Thames and W. W. Enclids of Virginia will assist in the ordination with the pastor.
Horace Strowd, the negro wanted for shooting Lee Shaw last Saturday, was located and returned to Durham from Richmond by officers Tuesday. The killing arose when he fired at his sweetheart after she went out with another man, killing Shaw by mistake. The case likely goes before the grand jury this week.
Prohibition effects differ by state with early reports from Oklahoma showing fewer police court cases and Georgia indicating steadier Black labor. Atlanta saw 64 drunkenness cases in January versus 341 in January 1907, and arrests fell from 3,074 to 1,538 in January and February. The first illegal selling sentence was twelve months on the chain gang.
Registration books for the Prohibitional election open Friday April 24 at 9 00 A M and close Friday May 25 at sunset The Registrars will be at the voting precincts only on Saturdays The public must register when moving or coming of age Those who voted in last May road bond election and have not moved need not register again Dated April 22 1908 H A Foucher Chairman County Board of Elections
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