27 Sep 1907
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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1907
Page
1
Farmers finish curing tobacco and prep for market. Obituary for Mrs. Nat Broach. School delays and new teachers announced for Wheelers and Hester stores. Visits from Misses and local residents inclinations. A police court case ends with Mrs. Shepherd fined five dollars for contempt after disputing the warrant and mayor’s order.
The Wake Superior Court sits this week with a special jury for Dr Rowland and wife on murder charges, and a true bill for manslaughter against several Southern Railway officials tied to the Auburn wreck that killed four men. Proceedings may delay as other trials proceed and public notice heats up between newspapers over railway discharge payments. John Chandler and Miss Annie Stewart wed in Baltimore after Chandler’s Durham Hardware role and the couple plan a wedding tour before returning to Durham.
Ms Canera Page an orphan from Oxford Orphan Asylum died at Watts Hospital last Thursday of typhoid fever. Age sixteen. She leaves one blind sister. She had many friends in Durham. The funeral and burial were held Thursday afternoon.
Thom Carroll of four miles west of town died last Thursday from typhoid fever. He leaves a mother, five sisters and two brothers. The funeral is at Mt Hermon Church at 3 o clock this afternoon with burial at the church cemetery.
Penitentiary authorities report the escape of John Moore a 40 year old white convict from Wilkes County serving five years for manslaughter. This is the second escape this month and overall escapes in two years have fallen due to extra guard measures. Raleigh Correspondent Charlotte Observer.
A dynamite blast while two men Buck Clark and Eugene Davis Brown were digging a well about one mile west of Chapel Hill caused a premature explosion. Clark suffered severe burns and was not expected to recover. Davis also burned and bruised but anticipated to recover. A match or fuse caused the ignition in the hole where dynamite was packed.
Policeman R A Crockett resigns effective last Thursday. Two new Durham lawyers, A S Hobgood and Charles Scarlett, join the practice. Editor J H King and family visit Kinston relatives. John Gentry jailed on a peace bond. he posted 50 dollars and was discharged. J Edward Pegram lands law tease and sets up in Warren Farthing building. Byrd Manufacturing forms to make knot tying machines for cotton mills. Ex chief J A Woodall joins Southern Railway for secret service work. Wiley Holeman arrested for whiskey selling. found with bottles at his house and bound over to court.
A large white oak in the Hanner family's Ore Hill garden was struck by lightning during a Sunday thunderstorm. The storm splintered the tree, its fallen limbs crashed into the roof, breaking window lights and injuring no one seriously except causing shocks to Mr. Hanner and several children. Only two rooms remain habitable.
John Robertson, suspected of selling whiskey last January, was arrested last Wednesday night after eluding police since January. In court the mayor bound him over in two cases with bonds totaling 150 dollars. unable to post, he remained jailed.
Judge Montgomery’s master in chancery failed to file a report after the Sept 25 deadline. Judge Pritchard urged both sides to agree on a time extension to complete evidence on the 2 1/4 cent passenger fare law. If agreement fails, he will issue a formal order with a new date.
Mrs Katie Leathers age 85 died last Wednesday at her home two miles from Durham on the Guess road. General debility was the cause. Funeral and burial were held at the home Thursday.
Wanted notices solicit men women boys and girls to represent McClure's Magazine with good pay. Address 67 East 23 Street New York City.
Our reporter visits a large New York paint factory, showcasing machinery producing 10 000 gallons of paint efficiently. The 1. & M. Maint. line and L. & M. White Lead claim durable wear, while Spatlons L. & Mo blends with Linseed to yield seven gallons per five gallons of stock at under 1 20 per gallon. The supplier, Yackoey Brothers of Durham, markets L. & Mo products and offers house repaint promises if defects arise.
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