Cotton crops fall short this season in local region
Local notes report cotton yields much lower than expected with four to five bales per acre instead of seven or eight. The item also mentions community happenings including a serious accident to Dr. L P Ferrell, visits to Durham, a State Fair attendance, and updates from Bay Leaf High School in Wake County with a planned Oct 19 talk on education.
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L. P. Ferrell
L. P. Forrell
Durham
Maggie Scoggins
Ellen Marshall
Mamie Martin
Fayetteville
Joseph Carpenter
East Durham
Messrs
W. A
H. D. Martin
Bay Leaf High School
Wake County
E. L. Green
Annie Futrell
Northampton County
Suzie Moss
Halifax County
A. A. Crater
Wake Forest Graded School
Bay Leaf
Durham Sends Large Crowds to State Fair With Two Thousand Tickets
Durham residents bought more than 2 700 tickets to Raleigh for the State Fair over three days with 146 on Tuesday 800 on Wednesday and 1 454 on Thursday plus 200 straight tickets. The week shows a population movement three to one versus last year with final totals near 3 000 travelers from Durham to Raleigh.
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Raleigh
Durham
Marriages of the Week in Durham Area
Several Durham weddings highlighted a busy period with Morris Reams, Pickett Billings, and Butler Gattis tying the knot. The Morris Reams couple wed at East Durham Baptist Church before traveling to Greensboro and on to Jamestown Exposition. Billings and Pickett married at Second Baptist Church with many friends in attendance. Bertha Butler and John Gattis wed in Greensboro before returning to Durham to establish their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Baptist Church
Coy Pickett
Charles L. Billings
W. C. Barrett
Durham
Pride
Butler-Gattis
Bertha Butler
Greensboro
John G. Gattis
Orange County Wedding First Name Miss Marvin A Cole
Miss Marvin A Cole became the bride of Mr M C Patterson Tuesday morning at 9 30 in Orange County The vows were spoken by Rev G W Fane with Rev H S Bradshaw assisting The couple left for Norfolk to attend the Jamestown exposition and begin a northern bridal trip Patterson is with American Tobacco and Cole is the daughter of Jesse W Cole Both are well known in Orange and Durham counties
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange County
Marvin A. Cole
M. C. Patterson
Esse Cole
G. W. Fane
Durham
H. S. Bradshaw
Hillsboro
Norfolk
R. D. Patterson
Moriah Baptist Church
American Tobacco Company
Jesse W. Cole
Salem School
Salem
Orange
Durham Counties
State Agricultural and Mechanical College
Death of Pearl S. Brown in North Dillard Street home
Pearl S. Brown 27, youngest son of Mrs. J. C. Brown, died of consumption at his mother’s house on North Dillard Street. Funeral held Wednesday at Trinity church with Rev. G. T. Adams officiating, burial in Maplewood cemetery. Browns mother in Durham and two brothers in Ohio and Texas unable to attend. Also, Fair Lane, colored, jailed on a peace warrant sworn by Annie Lunsford, bond set at $50.
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Pearl S. Brown
J. C. Brown
North Dillard Street
Mr. Brown
Durham
Ohio
Texas
G. T. Adams
Trinity Church
Maplewood Cemetery
Fair Lane
Annie Lunsford
Death of a Young Man Robert Hackney
Robert Hackney of Alston Avenue died Thursday morning from consumption at age 21. He leaves a young wife and an aged father. The funeral was held at his home and interment followed at Maplewood cemetery.
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Fonville
Greensboro
Messrs
Guthrie
MacRae
Alabama
Robert Hackney
Alston Avenue
Hackney
Maplewood Cemetery
Powder Wrecks Fontanet Town in Blast
Fontanet Indiana faced a devastating powder plant explosion from Dupont Powder Company. Casualties ranged from 25 to 50 dead with over 600 injured. The town’s 1000 residents saw all buildings leveled or ruined as soldiers guard the displaced and survivors.
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Fontannet
Ind
Fontanet
Dupont Powder Company
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Pickett-Billings
Powder Wrecks Village
Citizens ’National Bank Durham
Duke
S and Directors
J.S. Manning
Mason
J. B. Duxr
E. Sm
Durham Cotton Mfg. Company
L. Ha
Haywood & King
H. le Sate
Southgate & Son
Ogae
Nrm
American Tobacco Co
J. S. Manning
Attammer-at-law
N. M. Johnson
J. B. Mason
Citizens National Bank
Depository OF the People
County OF
City OF
United States OF America
U. S
Home Savings Bank
Durham, North Carolina
George W. Watts
John Sprunt Hill
W. W. Whitted
T. B. Peirce, Jr
Reade Bros. Go
Reade Bros. Co
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