County Officials and Local Mails and Lodges Listing
County officers include Superior Court Clerk and Probate Judge H L Staton Jr Register of Deeds Alex McCabe Sheriff Joseph Cobb Coroner Treasurer Robt H Austin Surveyor John B E Baker Standard Keeper P Hicks School Examiner H H Shaw W A Duggan and R S Williams Keeper Poor House Wm A Duggan Commissioners Inc Lancaster Chairman Wiley Weil J B W Norville Frank Dew A McCabe Clerk Mails via W and W R R Tarboro to Tarboro and Washington via Greenville Falkland Sparta Arrival and departure times Lodges and meetings include R A Chapter No 5 N M Law Gunga High Priest Masonic Hall Concord Lodge No 58 Thomas Gatlin Master meets first Friday and third Saturday Edgecombe Lodge No 50 I O O F J H Brown N G meets Tuesday nights Edgecombe Council No 122 Friends of Temperance meet Friday nights Advance Lodge No 28 I O G T meets Wednesdays at Odd Fellows Hall
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H. L. Staton, Jr
Register of Deeds
Alex. McCabe
Joseph Cobb
Robt
H. Austin
John BE. Baker
P. &. Hicks
H. H. Shaw
Wm. A Duggan
R. 8. Williams
Keeper Poor House
Wm. A. Duggan
Commissioners—Inc
Lancaster
Wiley Weil
J. B.W
Tarboro
Nashington
Greenville
Falkland
Sparta
N. M
Gunga
Concord Lodge
Thomas Gatlin
Masonic Hall
O'stock
A. M
Repiion
O. Faeittrouer
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Edgecombe Lodge
J. H. Brown
N. G
Edgecombe Council
Friends of Temperance
Advance Lodge
An Extraordinary Social Scandal In A North Carolina City
A long fragment blends verse with a sensational tale of a rich merchant’s son courting Miss Amelia Smith. The bride’s adopted status and a hidden illegitimacy surface, prompting a broken betrothal after the father’s past actions come to light. Capt. J. C. Mills is praised for candor in politics, while etiquette on usage of titles is debated.
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Phila
Oor
Harry Jones
Amelia Smith
Miss Smith
Mrs. Smith
Mr. Jones
Smith
Jones
J.C. Mills
Burke
Mills
Briga
Remy
Senate
United States
How It Acts and the Civil Rights Bill
A Southerner essay argues the civil rights bill harms colored people, recounting incidents in Missouri and Atlanta. It alleges a white barkeeper shot a Black man in Waverly, while a Black barber in Atlanta died by his own hand after losing business. The piece predicts better conduct by Black people of good character.
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Missouri
Hall
Waverly
Paol
Bell
Atlanta
Georgia
A Model Helpmate in Carl Schurz's Life Story
A Washington letter extols Mrs. Carl Schurz as the ideal partner whose devotion shaped the senator. It recalls her Hamburg youth, marriage before his 21st birthday, and her influence on his career, language, and household. The piece contrasts her steadfast support with public tribulations around Tilton and the press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carl Schurz
Senate
Lafayette Square
London
Carl
Hamburg
America
Tilton
Woodhulls
Richmond Enquirer
Nine year old NC boy’s love letter to Lucy ends with threat
A printed note from Wirxeton dated July 5 shows Frank J. writing to his beloved Lucy. He laments her lost love and professes devotion, promising sacrifice and asking Lucy to accept his vow. The letter closes with a postscript about death triggered by Lucy’s actions and includes a bitter remark from R. about Lucy.
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North Carolina
Wirxeton
Dantine
Lucy
Robert
Frank J. E
Kettle Lending Tale Between Mother and Son
A humorous exchange about lending a preserving kettle ends with a wry remark that the last loan was so successful that the kettle vanished. The mother’s request for a loan is met with a sly reply about having a new kettle instead.
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