Weather and notices from Raleigh in December 1891
The Raleigh Chronicle reports North Carolina weather with rain possible Saturday and a northeast wind. It notes local church activities and deaths, including Miss Lita B. Watson funeral at First Baptist Church. Officials and residents, such as Rev J N Cole and Dr W L Bobbitt, are mentioned with local civic notes.
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the Chronicle
Washington
North Carolina
Kfitz
Luta Watson
Lita B. Watson
First Baptist Church
de. J. We. Carter
Local Happenings In Brief From The County
Rev R H Whitaker and Mr S Winetrob both ill. The theatre shows The Two Johns this evening while The Pay Train comes to town on the 23rd. County home reports 64 aged inmates. Rev W C Norman arrives as Grace Church pastor in Wilmington. Sheriff Hodges escorts two convicts to the penitentiary. Officer Thompson recovers from grip. Exposition railway reports pending. A O Goodine dies at his home in Jones dios ase. Rumor ties Rev J T Abernethy to a Snow Hill shooting. State Fair field crops committee completes premiums. Whitaker confined at home with grip and bronchitis. Barker school closing exercises at Apex tonight. Newton Holding shows wood pulp paper from Falls of Neuse mills. Randall portraits of Prof W C Kerr prepared for family and State University. Two Oak Grove prisoners Burton Foster and David Smith jailed for tobacco larceny. Christmastide cards sent in sealed/unsealed envelopes at 2 cent rate. Crab-apple and cherry trees bloom. one cherry yields a second crop. Leather winged bats observed, not typical Cecem.
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W.C. Norman
Grace Church
Wilmington
J. H. Hodges
Beaufort County
John Thompson
A. O. Goodine
Jotes
Oak Grove
Burton Foster
David Smith
Q. B. Gulley
Supreme Court Twelfth District Arguments and Rulings
The Twelfth district sitting heard Conley versus Reroad with Ferguson for the plaintiff and Busbee Moody for the defendant Leatherwood versus Fulbright argued by Davidson Moody for the plaintiff and Ferguson for the defendant Benners versus Rhineheart argued by Ferguson for the plaintiff and Davidson Moody for the defendant Govan versus Cushing certiorari ordered and case continued
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Conley
Reroad
G.S. Ferguson
F. H. Busbee
JM. Moody
Leatherwood
Fulbright
T. F. Davidson
J. M. Moody
G. S. Ferguson
Benners
Rhineheart
Ferguson
Davidson and Moody
Govan
Cushing
Penitentiary Finances Reported by Governor Holt
Col. P. F. Faison delivered the quarterly penitentiary financials showing earnings of 535,34 and expenses of 485,556 for the quarter, with an excess of 9,978.52. The yearly figures to November 30 bless earnings of 213,188.63 and expenses 196,351.75, yielding net earnings of 16,856.88 amid reduced convict labor. Most inmates work outside. railway jobs have fallen, but new railway contracts may follow. Abbott East Indian Corn Paint advertised.
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Holt
Col. P. F. Faison
Tomorrow's Celebration for Bishop Lyman's Fifty Years
Services at Good Shepherd Church mark Bishop Lyman’s fifty years in priesthood with Holy Communion and a sermon by the bishop. A reception at his Wilmington Street home follows, with clergy and friends urged to attend. letters of support from church leaders in New York and Lenoir reflect widespread respect for his ministry.
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Church of the Good Shepherd
Lyman
de. Marshall
Nort Wilminton Street
Asd
Blunter
Bennett
Smedes
H. C. Potter
New York
North Carolina
House of Bishops
Revue of
Lenoir
N.C
Jarvis Buxton
Christ's Church
House of God
Fewdine
Ravenscroft
Atkinson
Cure Your Corns with Abbott's East Indian Paint
Abbott's East Indian Corn Paint promotes relief from corns bunions and warts through a topical treatment claimed to be effective. The advertisement highlights its usefulness for foot care and calls attention to its ease of use.
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Abbott
Public Reception at North Carolina Governor Holt Mansion
Governor Holt hosts a state reception at the executive mansion drawing officials and residents from across the state. Mrs Holt and several ladies assist in greetings and refreshments, with dancing continuing after 11 pm. A note records the marriage of Rev C W Robinson to Rosa Helen Chandler on December 16 1801.
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Governor Holt
Holt
A.W. Haywood
C. Wright
Laird
Colin Hawkins
William McGee
Minnie Bagley
Jarahs Mosefey
Charles McKimmon
Sallie Hog
C. W. Robinson
North Carolina
M. E. Conuference
Rosa Helen Chandler
Caswell County
J. A. Rn
Cannes
Holiday goods and gifts advertised by local merchants
Special notices urge Christmas shoppers to buy now for holiday gifts. W. IL & RS Tucker & Co tout carving sets Hughes offers lamps bicycles and glass Williams King drugstore sells toilet articles, prescriptions. W H Holloway provides affordable wagon or carriage orders. Miss S A Tillinghast promotes Electropoise information. Franklinton Improvement Club seeks a capable writer to start a weekly paper.
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W. IL & RS
Tucker & Co
Notice to City Taxpayers for 1891 Taxes Collected
City Tax Collector C B Root announces the 1891 city tax list is in hand for collection. He will be in his office daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Taxes unpaid by December 1 incur a 1 percent penalty on the first day of each subsequent month.
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Pope
B. Root
Special five cent half hose sale
Fragment from a 19th century sale page advertises five cent hose at 10 cents a pair, listing tan drab and ble colors and mentioning quantities and sale days. It references a band owner and a personalized offer, with promotional lines about friendship and merit.
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Morro
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J. N. Cole
Edenton Street Methodist Church
Divine
Raleigh
Wlhl Bobbitt
Cunniveim
F. B. Chilton
Austin
Texas
John PR. Patrick
Washington, D. C
Pine Bluff
Moore County
HS Sellers
Gaston
Ella Lawrence
W. G. Allen
Tarboro Road
Augustine
R. H. Whitaker
S. Winetrob
Railway Commission
County Home For
J.T. Abernethy
Snow Hill
B. D. Barker
Apex
B. DD. Barker
Newton Holding
Falls of Neuse
Randall
Prof
W. C. Kerr
W. H. Kerr
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Supreme Court
the Penitentiary
Bishop Potter
Dr. Buxton
Executive Mansion
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Huszhes
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Williams & King
Largett and
Wilmington Streets
W. H. Holloway
S.A. Tillinghast
N. Bloodworth Street
Franklinton
Royster
Taleich
Care Chronicle
Bi Aman
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Hardwane Care
Rockingham
Rome
Georgia
Alfred Covrs
Real Feite
Wertie Ave
Wrocklyn, N.Y
All Arts of the Word
Syern Thous
Alfred Coles
Myrtle Ave
Brooklyn
N. Y
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