Rambling Christmas in Reidsville with Ardent Industry and Anecdotes
Rambler describes Christmas in Reidsville North Carolina 1884 with festive trees from local Sun Schools and a crowded opera house owned by Captain A J Ellington. He praises A ST Motley and Co for resuming their large factory and notes partners Henry Motley and Jim Thomas Jr as industrious. The piece includes a humorous tale of a man dreaming of silver dollar wealth, a description of Vicker's saloon with imported crystal glass, and locals praising the Sentinel. It ends with a satirical note about lawyers and newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corres
The
Sentinel
Reinsville
N.C
Baptist
Presbyterian
Santa
Santa Claus
Alice Oates
A.J. Elington
Ellingto
A. ST. Motley & Co
Henry Motley
Jim Thomas
Mount 4
Vicker’s
West Market Street
Reidsville
George Farris
Reedsville
Lausonville
John L
S Vinel
Tie
Hennery
Rameier
The Fate of a Man Who Could Love But Once
William Cunningham a Knox county native forsook society to live as a hermit in Maine. After losing his love, legal troubles and poverty drove him to remote camps. He died in Greenville at 65 after paralysis and starvation, amid harsh insects and isolation. He is contrasted with North Carolina politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Horta
Maine
William Cunningham
Washington
Knox County
Aga
Bangor
Oldtown
Mooshead Lake
Amer
Cheamcook Lake
Ile
Bogsingawanp
Roe
George Washington
Ife
Greenville
North Carolina
Tarbora Gw
Seales
Mandall
North Carolinian
Alfred M. Seales
Revenue
Josrpels
Joe
Mr. B
Federal
Raleigh
Wise Reactions From The Wilmington Review On Ballot Fairness
A composite note from the Wilmington region discusses calls for fair ballots in Virginia and Carolinas on repeal of Internal Revenue levies. It mentions a broad Democratic lean toward repeal in North Carolina and cites various clipped items from British and American papers including references to cattle shows and wartime dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington Review
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Augusta Chronicle
North Carolina
Fradlemen
Statesville
New Year Fancies and Odd Warnings From Aunt Maggie
Special correspondence from Reimsville North Carolina for the Sentinel. A lively year ahead is foretold with moral exhortations and superstitions about the thirteenth day. The piece references President and Governor selections, jokes about Bill Arp and Mark Twain, and a playful plea for prudence on unlucky dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Arp
Mark Twain
Maguire
The
Seyvinen
A Tad Advertisement for Asheville and Bygone Graveyard
A letter-like piece laments the Asheville graveyard near the church site. It condemns neglect and filth, noting four grave digs for a single burial and unwelcome access, urging better care to prevent disease. It also mentions rising newspaper circulation and a new tobacco factory in Winston, Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Sam
Weney
Oll
A Taræel in Gotham New Year's Tale and City Notes
Special correspondence from New York dated January 7 1884 describes New Year revelry and sleigh rides led by Colonel Kane while assessing 1883 business conditions. It notes stock markets dullness, ongoing speculation, and building activity, plus immigration trends at Castle Garden and labor shifts from Germany and Britain. An anecdote about a revenue trap involving brandy ends in a dismissed case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonel Kane
Avyonac
S0th Street
Kinto
Jackson
Castle Garden
Germany
Fietor Cea
Anoth Ture
Imtai
British Isles
Espec
Ile Os Indust
Also Mentioned on This Page
Olin Chicago
Moravian Falls Academy
Greene
Moravian Falls
E. L. P.ector
Haury
Dattox & Hest’s
Liberty Block
Winston, N.C
Twin City
Ini
Salem Female Academy
Salem
N. C
TOR
J. B. McKenney
Marshall Street
Ricamon
H. A. Lineback
Main Street
N.c-A
Main
Salon
Wilmington
Laos
Rocky Point
N. R. Richardson
Veinton
State Court
Merriman
George V. Strong
D. G. Fowle
Mr. A. Horne
Clayton
Taylor & Co
Richmond
Mcneely
G. McNeely
Salisbury
East India
Cruthfield & McArthur
F. G. Crutchfield
Winston
N. Y
J. T. Gathright & CO
Sixth Street
Louisville, Ky
Gathrights
Gathright’s
Robert D. Johnston
Winston, N. C
New York
J. M. Robinson
Brown
H. C. Langley
Aving
Lemley & Buxton
Buxton & Lemly
Liberty Steet
W. S. Rempson
4Th Street
Wisfrex, I. C
Low Pric
Lth
DR. V. 0. Thompson
North Side Court
Iouse Square
Burghel Instruments
Janl
E.d Allen
the Jeweler
Eleri
June Bist
Rambler
Sudenre
Congress
Lalbaree
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia FE
Pinkhaws
Western Avenue
Lynn
Mass
Pinkham
Pontan
Davis
Shoe & Hat
Klee
Ziegler
Miasea
Hutton & Bliss Pine
Stetson
Averett, White & Pritchett
Bate
Bute
J. W. Bate
N. Clark St
Chicago
Joz Parintrxa
Chi
London
Ferbatim
Lorrillard & Co
Brown & Brothers
Charlotte
Egypt
Khartowa
Strand
Roger
Isington
Shiree
War Office
Department of the Governant
Stephenson
Evelyn Wood
Khedive
Khartown
Berber
Lord Dutlerin
Constinople
England
Lord Dufferin
Wood
Tarboro
Sam Randall
Liberal Party
Maggie
Reimsville
Vixen
Thomas Jefferson
Ohio
Oxford
Gotham
Joe Caldwell
Exile Landmark
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