County Officials and Local Lodges in Tarboro Notice
A historical notice lists county officers including Superior Court Clerk and Probate Judge Hi L Staton, Sheriff Joseph Cobb, Coroner Treasurer Robt U W Austin, and others. It also catalogs lodge meetings in Concord and surrounding areas, church service times for Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist, and Primitive Baptist churches, with pastors and meeting days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hi. L. Staton
Register of Deeds
Alex. McCabe
Joseph Cobb
Robt
UW. Austin
John E. Baker
Micks
H. H. Shaw
A Dugean
RS. William
Joo. Lancaster
Witey Well
J. B. W. Norvitle
Frank Dew
Eihey Ge
Cchuhl
Episcopal Church
Sauda
Cheshire
Methodist Church
Mr. Swindell
Presbyterian Church
T. J. Allison
Visionary Baptist Church
T. K. Owen
Primitive Baptist Church
A Garden Night Dream of Love and Pride
A tale unfolds of a Louisiana hero and two young women Merle Garner and Lilian Raymond as romance, betrayal, and social pressure drive engagements, elopement plots, and eventual marriages. Merle’s decision breaks hearts while Harry marries Nina Lyle, leaving Lillian to endure widowhood and later a life of misery as Ray Gordon wins Merle’s respect and marriage. The piece closes with a social note on New Year parties and refined courtship norms for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gui
Eam
Souligit
Harry
Little One
Southern
Lome
Bonny
Merle
Merle Garner
Mamma
Harry Allison
Strauss
Elysium
Lilian Raymond
Lillian
Ray Gordon
Nina Lyle
The Ladies and Leap Year Social Changes
An exchange predicts many changes this leap year as women metaphorically assume masculine traits and gain social privileges. Ladies will escort men to theatres and opera, drive through parks, decorate bachelor apartments, and indulge in romantic gifts and declarations to curb loneliness.
A Hermit Who Abhors Women Near Ailbion
A Rochester Express item profiles Anthony Tripp, an elderly man living alone two miles south of Ailbion. He has shunned all women for over fifty years and avoids men, hiding in the cellar if reached by visitors. His bitterness stems from a failed courtship when he was about twenty, and the piece warns women against jilting lovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ailbion
Rochester
N. Y
Express
Anthony Tripp
Niagara Falls
Anthony Trip
A Permanent Majority in Governing U.S. Congress
The Cincinnati Enquirer argues the Republican party will struggle to regain congressional control. It cites Southern white opposition, Democratic gains in old slave states, and upcoming Senate term changes as likely to shift the balance toward the Democrats for both House and Senate majorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Republican Party
Congress of
United States
South
House of Representatives
Republican Organization
North
Too Many Lovers Leads to Troubling Theatre Night
A young lady with two attentive suitors faced a dilemma when both invited her to attend the theatre the same evening. She canceled with lover No 1 claiming illness, yet arrived with lover No 2, shocking the first man who had bought tickets. The tale continues to the next evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lover No
Lover No. 2
Multistory Lover Triangle and Shinplaster Bar Tale
The report blends a dramatic domestic scene with a Detroit Free Press anecdote about a worn fifty cent shinplaster. A jealousy conflict unfolds in a house with two lovers, while a saloon customer challenges a bartender over old currency and a mock critique of government and taxation, ending with a comic nod to civic identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Larned Street
Dot
United States
Government of
United States of America
Supreme Court of the United States
Lesa
Katrina
Henry
A Valuable Secret About Cheerful Influence
Franklin notices a cheerful mechanic in Philadelphia who credits his wife s encouragement and evening kindness as the secret to his happiness. The tale then contrasts spring fashion with icy street mishaps, illustrating how misfortune can erase smiles and provoke a funny street-side question from a bystander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Philadelphia
Advice to Girls From a Clever Exchange
A clever plea urges readers to value practicality over adornment in marriage. It argues men seeking wives want stability, not mere frills, and that women should make themselves worth catching by showing sense andprospects, rather than relying on decoration alone.
An Essay on Girls and the Ideal Girl
A humorous reflection on girlness, noting how non girls envy or disapprove of girls while praising healthy, swooning yet fashionable female types. The author jokes about cosmetics, doctors’ bills, and circulating libraries, and muses on preferring to be a girl when boys are surrounded by girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penny Illustrated
Queer Colorado romance ends with marriage offer
A Cache la Poudre Valley woman declares to a suitor she will wed if he commits, or withdraws if he will not. The dramatic encounter ends with the man singing his response as she lays out terms for marriage, reflecting frontier courtship norms.
Also Mentioned on This Page
General Directory
Tarboro
Mayou
Fred. Philips
Comaussiovens
Lesee A. Williamson
Jacob Feidentelimer
Daniel W. Hurt
Stonptany & Taessonne
Robt. Whitehurnt
Sata W. Cotten
Maree
Meee
Land and Spar
Erbora
Concord & A
N. M. Lawerue
Masoule Hall
Oncord
Thomas Gatlin
Masonic Hall
Repiion
L. 0
C. F
J. B. Paramountain
Odd Felvs
Wcombe Lodge
LO. O. BF
Charles
N. G
Odd Fellows
Edgecombe Council
Friends of Temperance
Advance Lodge
O.G.T
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Zanosh Lodge
Henny Monris
Adams’ Hotel
Corner Main
Pitt Sts
F. Adams
Experess
Southern Express Ofice
Main Street
N.M. Lawrence
Tarboro, N. C
En Onie
Mepps. Blount Cheshire, JR
Attorney AT Law
ASD
Old Bank
Trade Street
We. & Perry
Targoro
N.C
Johnston
Tarborg
T i
W.L. Thorp
Rocky Mount
Edgecombe
Halifax
Nass
Wilson
Supreme Court North Carolina
United States District Court
Raleigh
G. L. Shackelford
N Howard
Mrs
Louis Hinntano
Greenville
Manertius
N.C. Hilliard & Moore
Corron Factors
General Commission
McPhail’s Wharf
Norfolk
Weber's Bakery
Hmo
Bank of New Hanover
Jacob Weber
Mi Hin Street
the Bridge
Tarborash
Adyts
New Yorks
Outfit
True & Sin
Malne
T. William & CO
Philadelphi Svarplesworth N& CO
West Lance of the Age
National
Atlanta, Ga
Eureka
Hartford
Conn
Pariculus Free
Banner
Saml Henser
Billbridge
Rose County
Appleton
Journal
LAR Literare
la Itvers
Cfltule Arvietos
Jovnsa
Arrrerons
Jour
NAL
Appletons’ Journal
Charles Dickens
Iso
Lst
Jeton
D. Appleton & CO
Broadway
New York Journal
Pool Brothers
N. C
Acorn Cook
Rathbone, Lard & CO
Albany
W. G. Lewis
Merina
Boston
T. H. Gatlin
Lawson & CO
West Baltimore Str
Baltinore, MD
Blatchley
Ree Chas
Commerce St
C. West & Sons
Howard Fierns
Baltimore
Messrs
Andrew Reese
Wooleeale
O. West & Sons
W. Lombard S
Rocky Mount Hotel
I. W. Hammond
J. A. Wilkinson
S. Erhard Demuth
Carboro’ Southerner
Xogntide
Goddess
Harry 7
Miss Pert
Merle Gerner
Lilian
Sam
Rhea
Antour Brooks
Lillian Raymond
Darling
Louisville Courier-Journal
Colorado
Cache la Pondre
Nobby
Laramie
Smith
Jones
Amy Rigg
Texas
Detroit
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