Wilmington area notices and county meeting summaries
Local notices include job ads for wood cutting and milk cow sales, plus a theater event by the Wilmington Amateur Dramatic Association at the Opera Hotel. County Commissioners discuss work house issues, bridge bids, jail investigations, and registrar changes, with reports on cruelty and reforms at the work house and contracts to be reviewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington Amateur Dramatic Association
Opera Hotel
Meyert
Board of County Commissioners
James Wilson
Morris, Wagner
VanAmrinage
Fixon
Wierrar
Herfar
C.S. Ellis
Real Estate and Loan Association
Wilmington Gas Light Company
Walter McKrae
Wilmington Building Association
Mechanic's Building Association
OrpeRep
W. H. French
New Hanover
Pender
Cape Fear
Sarnett
Sender
Ccce
Mesars, Mathes & Bro
van Amridge
Nixon
Messrs. GK. & BL
J. Francis King
Aaid Priocest
Ube
State
Raleigh
Mewr
G. K. Mathis
B. F. Mathis
Soret
Jmeetingy
Ghairman
Binith’gereck
Green’s Mill
Ancan
Jtoimes
James C. Mann
Ate Superior Court
County of
Mkpeken
Third Ward
Johnj Ihtgrov
Price Vf
Edward Howard
Maronboro
Willian Pratt
Elijah Howlett
William TH. Wi
Stephen Keys
Joseph Pepper
W. MH. Williams
James PD. Williams
Fragmented Regional Notice About Local Names
A damaged OCR fragment mentions local names and a committee or group with unclear roles. The readable bits reference a Piney region and a Mr Volar or similar name, but essential details and context are missing.
Civil Ad Mechanics Engineer Sa
Fragmentary OCR text suggests a civil engineering context with references to water, wael, and exams. Difficult to parse, but hints at a notice or brief about engineering staff or applications.
Public notices warn of constitutional convention in North Carolina
A Wilmington advertisement rails against the proposed constitutional convention. It attacks Waddell and the Democratic leadership while urging workers and white voters to oppose changes. The notice pledges to defend poll taxes, civil rights positions, and labor protections amid looming political shifts. The piece references Brunswick and Wayne counties and mentions figures Cowan and Encelbard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanics of
North Carolina
Meno
Vance’s Fall Tied to Democratic Losses in North Carolina
The Harlequin notes that Vance, once cited for harsh Civil War actions and urging coercion of North Carolina over peace, is seen as collapsing with the Democrats. The piece portrays his downfall as part of a broader party setback and laments GOP fortunes.
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WD. Vance
Sodom
Gomorrah
North Carolina
Political Rhetoric and Civil Rights Framing in North Carolina
The piece condemns opposition to the Convention and urges Democratic support for immediate adjournment. It rails at rival candidates Cowan and Merriman, accuses them of war-era failures, and emphasizes poor white voters in North Carolina as pivotal in Brunswick and western counties. It references Asheville and West of the Blue Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowan
Brunswick County
Brunswick
Arid S. Cowan
Georgia
North Carolina
Asheville
Blue Ridge
Candidacy and homestead voting amid 1850s tensions
The notice discusses W. T. Dortch and David Cowan as Democratic candidates in Wayne County with accusations of vote tactics on a 1852 Homestead bill and alleged broken pledges to wartime supporters. It also criticizes a Wilmington Journal error filled edition and confronts wartime promises to Brunswick County voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne County
Depuy
Eorrors
Dortch
Fremont
Ferk
Granthan
Journal of the Legislature
J. M. Veach
Lew Lee
W. T. Dortch
Wayne
Yeas
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Robert Kennedy
Tum Wilmixer
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Convention of
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WY Tee
Dan. L. Kressell
Wens
Pets Armaet
Dolen A. Iynan
Oma
Honig
Ciet ‘Thay Gang
Nordhotl
New York
Abel
Anita
Havers
Abies
Farmer
Coipliyer
Asada Ra
Wreter
Lewis Ee
Maw
Pte Shea
Tatas
Volar Mee
CIV AD Mechanics Engen Eer Sa
Bette
Lmington Post
Northordia
Vemare
Otis
Couaty
Peeeien
North
Carling
Amd
Democrat
Aml Conservatoe
Beneof
Waddell
Stallings
Duplin County
Gener
Baga Deeple
Virginia
Ile
Wilmington
Encelbard
South
Republican Party
Vance
The
Harlequin
Zeb Vance
Homestead
Cacunty
A. &. Merriman
United Sates
Senate
Engelhard
Herward
Bronewick County
David & Cowan
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