Two Durham Women Die Sudden in Late Weekends
Mrs. Mary Lea Rigsbee, 54, wife of ex Sheriff John V. Rigsbee, dies after weeks of illness. Miss Malissa Hopkins, 52, boardinghouse proprietor known statewide, dies of heart trouble. Both deaths shock Durham. funerals held Sunday with services at Second Baptist and Trinity Methodist churches.
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Durham
Mary Rigsbee
John V. Rigsbee
Malissa Hopkins
Mary Lea Rigsbee
West Chapel Hill Street
D. Rigsbee
Jessie
Lizzie Rigsbee
Second Baptist Church
W. C. Barrett
C. J. D. Farber
Maplewood Cemetery
Malissa A. Hopkins
Hopkins
Miss Hopkins
Mayes
Allan Thomas
Thomas
Alexander and
Susan Hopkins
Oxford
Granville County
Miss Malissa
Malissa
Cornelius Hopkins
Hillsboro
L. G. Hopkins
Liberty
Missouri
W. A. Muse
Atlanta
Seaboard Road
G. T. Adams
Trinity Methodist Church
Rountree Held Without Bail After Stabbing Incident
In New Town on Saturday Fred Rountree fought with Ernest Tilley leaving serious wounds. Tilley improved after medical care at his mother's home while Rountree was jailed Sunday. Mayor Graham postponed trial pending injury results. Rountree remains in custody.
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Fred Rountree
Ernest Tilley
Tilley
New Town
Rountree
Graham
Runaway Court House Marriage Seals Union
In the Register of Deeds office Justice R A Harris joined 34 year old W Solomon Watson of Duplin and 23 year old Nannie Williford of Granville as husband and wife. They secured a license with ages stated, his being son of W S Watson and her daughter of Md Williford, and the ceremony proceeded without legal objections.
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Office of Register of Deeds
M. G. Markham
R. A. Harris
W. Solomon Watson
Duplin
Nannie Williford
Granville
W. S. Watson
Duplin County
MD. Williford
Squire Harris
Orange Court in Session Reviews State v John F Collins
Orange County superior court holds session with 18 trials this week. Special case State v John F Collins for the murder of Monroe Walker will be tried, with the affair described as cold blooded by officials.
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Orange County Superior Court
State
John F. Collins
Monroe Walker
Bryant Addresses East Durham Crowd in 1896 Grown Voter Turnout
Victor S. Bryant, a Durham lawyer, spoke to a large East Durham audience last Friday night. Bud Smith introduced him, praising the turnout as the best seen since the campaign began. Bryant contrasted Democratic labor friendliness with Republican stringency and condemned the Taft and Bryan stances while defending local roads and liquor policy. The speech touched on immigration, party records since 1896, and local politics, with a lead into continuation on the fourth page.
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East Durham
Victor S. Bryant
Durham
Morning Herald
Bud Smith
Bryant
Bramham
Republican Party
Pat O'Brien
West Durham
Rougemont
Democratic Party
Holton
Overman
House of Representatives
Gompers
Committee On
Denver
Taft
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Altor
Mr. Giles
Mr. Bramham
Jones Fuller
Felix D. Markham
John W. Graham
Ike Meekins
Judge Pritchard
Brambar
Settle
Deacon Watts
Mr. Smith
Laws
Evidence of paint mix yields cheap ready paint
Advertisement by Hackney Bros L M Paint Agents touts mixing 4 gallons 1 M Paint with 3 gallons Pure Linseed Oil at 60 cents to produce 7 gallons of ready to use paint for 1.20 per gallon. Claims of wide use and millions of consumers as proof.
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Hackney Bros
Poultry Eggs For Sale From Durham Farm NS
For sale eggs from White and Brown Leghorn priced at 1.00 for 15 and White and Partridge Wyandotte at 1.50 for 15. Orders booked for future delivery. Durham NS poultry by farm.
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BY Farm
Foot Durham
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Irs
Rigsbee
Wiss Hopkins
Court House
Orange Court
Victor Bryant
Citizens National Bank
N. C
B. N. Duke, Pres
Manning
B. Mason
J.B. Duke
American Tobacco Company
Y. E. Smith
Durham Cotton Mfg
Compar
C. L. Haywood
Haywood & Boone
J. H. SouThGate
Southgate & Son
R. H. RicsBee
E. Rawls
Ameri J. S. Manning
N. M. Johnson
J. B. Warren
J. B. Mason
Bacco Co
Depository OF the People
County OF
City OF
United States OF America
Home Savings Bank
North Carolina
Aeade Bres
Reade Bros. Co
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