Tarboro Mayors and Officials Listed in Local Roll Call
A crowded roster names mayor and several town officials including J. Cobb and W. Cott in Tarboro. It lists the county Superior Court Clerk, Register of Deeds, treasurer, and other municipal figures along with arrival and departure times for the Washington mail via Falkland. Also included are local lodge announcements, church service schedules, and a notice advertising veteran pension claims and patent office assistance with George E Lemon as counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Staton
Register of Deeds
Alex, McCabe
Shores
Joseph Cobb
Naiver
Roor
TL S Standard Rec
J. B. Hyatt Ou! Keaminers
H. HH. Shaw
Wm. A. Can and
K. 3
Williams Wor Poor House
Wm. A. Dugganstoners—Inc
Lancaster
Well
J. B.W. Norville
Olataye
Patent Office
George E Lemon
Washington, D. C
Capitan Lemon
A. Hurlbut
M.C
Ilinois
Opening of the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia 1876
The May 10 1876 Centenn ial events recount the crowds reaching 50 000 on the Philadelphia grounds for the grand opening. President Grant addresses the gathering after the ceremonial speeches by John Welsh and Sydney Lanier, praising international cooperation and American progress. Empress of Brazil and Dom Pedro attend, machinery hall scene with a giant flywheel, and Fred Douglass appears on the platform amid celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puriapetrata
Theodore Thomas
Bishop Simpson
John Greenleaf Whittier
United States Centennial Commission
John Welsh
United States
Great
Centennial Board of Finance
State of
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Horticultural Hall
United States of America
Congress
Mr. Welsh
Sydney Lanier
Georgia
Joseph P. Hawly
Dom Pedro
General Hawley
Gen'l Hawley
Brazil
Fred Douglass
Grant
Britain
Memorial Hall
Dom Pedro at Salt Lake Theatre Visit
In Salt Lake during April at the theatre, Emperor Dom Pedro was greeted by Manager Harris who attempted formal courtesy at the box. The Emperor declined the bowing ritual and led himself to his seat. A coachman described Brigham Young’s residence but the Emperor did not visit. He read a local religious paper and learned its label as a Mormon women’s publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Harris
Dom Pedro
Jentereil
Dom
Linsendel
Brigham Young
King Brigham
Naval reductions cut Navy budget in half its size
The committee reported naval appropriations totaling about 12.8 million dollars for the coming year, with reductions across branches except pay. Enlistments would be halted to shrink Navy and Marine Corps crews, yard work concentrated at key yards, and several yards closed or reassigned, while a plan for yard disposition is urged. Also included is a long anecdotal item about a physician and a fortune teller, followed by commentary on Congressional delays and political maneuvering as Republicans fear a protracted session over Grant era abuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Gross
Greatman
Elysian Fields
Marigny
Ingra
Mr. Gross
Carpenter Chop
R Richmonds
Navy
Ile
New Ye
Billy
Audubon
Thomas L. Bond
Pearl River
Louisana
Lake Pontchartrain
Ned
Robert Mitchell
Mr. Bond
Wasimerox
Naval
Navy Department
Marine Corps
Navy Yard
Brooklyn
League Island
Norfolk
Mare Island
New London
Charlestown
Washington
Pensacola
Secretary of the Navy
Congress
Philadelphia
Wright
Senate
Democratic House
Three Hundred Fifty Alligators Headed to Naval Centennial
A vivid dispatch from Memphis notes a parade of three hundred fifty live alligators en route to Philadelphia for the Naval Centennial. The shipment includes creatures from six inches to thirteen feet, alligators of varied sizes and origins, drawing curious crowds and press attention as they pass down the river yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Philadelphia
The Greatest World Wonders Listed
A catalog of purported world maxima cites Niagara Walls Mammoth Cave Mississippi Lake Superior and Cedar Creek Natural Bridge as the greatest cataract cave river valley lake and bridge. It includes the Pacific Railroad and iron mass in Missouri and notes anthracite coal deposits in Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara
Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Mississippi
Lake Superior
Vpacific
Cedar Creek
Virginia
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Detroiter Delayed Delivery Sparks Frustrated Customer
A Detroit woman bought a jacket at a Woodward Avenue store. The clerk promised delivery within half an hour, but four hours passed before a package boy delivered the garment. The woman’s family mocked the delay as inefficient and joked about the clerk’s errands while the wearer tested the jacket at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Woodard Avenue
Katy
A Man's Life In A French Statistician's View
A French statistician aggregates a man's life by days spent in labor sleep meals and amusements. He totals bread meat vegetables eggs fish and various drinks, concluding a life amounts to a large surface area and depth as a metaphor for routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anage Man
Sleeping in His Coffin The Rev G W Manning
The Rev G W Manning rector of St Petrock Minor near Padstow died suddenly on Saturday night. After a local dissenting minister case Manning declared he would not answer letters bearing the title Rev and asked correspondents to add Pavish priest initials. Lately he showed eccentricities sleeping with his collar under his bed and last fortnight rested in a coffin he had enlarged for comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Manning
St. Petrock
Padstow
Owston Ferry
Manning
Pavish
Colin
Also Mentioned on This Page
General Directory
A.M
Washington Mata
Falkland
Tarboro
Concord R.A
N. M. Lawrence
Masonic Hall
Concord Lodge
Thomas Masonic Hall
B. Palamountain
Odd Felows’ Hall
N L
Vombe Council Temperance
Odd Fellows
Advance Lodge
G.T
Zanual
B. E
A. Whitlock
Friends of
Episcopal Clone
Cheshire
Methodist Church
Mr. Swindell
Presbyterian Church
T. J. Allison
Missionary Baptist Church
T. J. Gwen
Phhor
Ferank Powell
N.C
He Blount
Notary Public
Ed Iward & Perry
Ederal
Hov.ly
I Johnston
Poeezaic
Philips
Vallier LP
Williamson
Arboro
Funicial Distrit
Tron Front
Whitlock & Co
Pit
Jacob Battle
Rocky Mount
W. L. Thorp
N. C
Edgeconte
Halifax
Nash and Wilson
Supreme Court North Carolina
United States District Court
Raleigh
E. D. Barnes
Main Street
G. L. Shackelford
S. 8
Nash , Co
the Times
Mare
Laneous
True & C
Augusta
Maine
Acil Puller & CO
Brockton
Mass
Vickery & CO
Avasta, Me
Worth IN & CO
Port
T. William & CO
Strong
Dr. Strong
American Stamp Co
York
Halef-Price
Geo
P- Rowell & Co
Park Row
New York
Bowes
Acorn Cook
Ratebone, Sard & CO
Albany
W. G. Lewis
Geo. S. Hawes
Sheet Iron
Hawes
Chromos
Bristol
W. M. Burrow
Bristol, Tenn
Carboro
Southerner
Waterbury
Wily Weaver
Vicksburg
Ian
Forty-Second Street
Ilewis
Jim
Hackman
The
Dellars
Chicago Tribune Sary
Kereet
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