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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1879
Page
3
A local notice reports a call for a Winston meeting of Confederate Soldiers Survivors Association to honor the dead, decorate graves, organize a general reunion, and plan a Memorial Oration by a distinguished soldier. Attendees urged to attend and assist in paying honors to fallen comrades.
An old ballad extols a cheerful wife and mother as the heart of home, contrasting a happy home with one darkened by illness and strife. The piece touts Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for female disorders, claiming it restores vitality and happiness to wives and mothers.
Diep in Rockingham county April 12 1879 Mr Robert Morr in the 3rd year of his age after a brief illness Deceased born in Stolland 1796 in Murray county town of Forris came to this county 1814 settling Rockingham 1818 He was universally esteemed and died in full hope of a bright immortality A large circle of friends and relatives mourn his departure
State News notes Fayetteville will elect a mayor and commissioners on May 5. Charlotte candidates for mayor dispute in public debates. Reports claim widespread counterfeiting from Goldsboro to Raleigh. Clinton man James Giddens reportedly battered his wife with possible death. State Fair aims for subscriptions, with Raleigh merchants securing 2000. Thorne Comedy Company may summer in Asheville. Infant in Salisbury seriously scalded. McKenzie child incident near Salisbury. A Weldon negro meeting on moving to Kansas failed to materialize. Cape Fear drowning tale features a steer and cart loaded with 400 pounds. Mrs Moon's converts baptized. Methodist Church membership up. Denny killing leads to jail death. Battleboro pistol accident kills sister. eight-year-old victim. Wilmington mayor jailed drummer for tax dispute. habeas corpus case ensues. Reidsville incident includes porch accident injuring baby lip. New Bern casualty reports two young women and horses struck by lightning in Adams Creek area. Miss Mattie Ireland and horse killed. Nora Holland nearly blind and paralyzed.
Mark Gray of Chicago was admitted to bail of 20000 in a case charging him with attempting to kill Edwin Booth. The penalty for the crime ranges from one to fourteen years. Gray reportedly regretted his failed attempt and said he would kill Booth again when free.
The page lists various goods like green apples, cabbage, and turkeys with trade notes. Entries mention wrappers, fruits, and country meat with fluctuating prices and small declines. Names and precise figures are garbled but indicate market activity and commodity interest.
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