Wilson town notes and regional progress in 1880s North Carolina
Wilson reports on Duke of Durham buying Louisburg Female College property and local factory plans. Peanuts harvest in Edgecombe, iron ore land purchase at Kings Mountain, road work Beth el to Washington, and social notes on residents and Easter observances. A shooting in Pactolus, Judge Connor lecture, and local business updates follow.
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Bethel
Washington
J. W. Hobgood
Raleigh
Judge Connor
Wilson Male Academy
Connor
Pactolus
Pitt County
Willie Moore
Drew Moore
R. R. Cotton
Davenports
Perkins Place
Moore
Gen’l Battle
New Bern
Wilson
North Carolina
Mamouth
Hackney Brothers
South
Strange revolutionary fashion predicted for women
Critics forecast a radical change in women's clothing for the coming season. Fashion authorities claim glove fitting costumes will enhance beauty and slimness, with Paris and New York magazines praising the look. Madame Patti and Princess of Wales are cited as admirers, and a diamond encrusted gown is highlighted as exceptionally valuable.
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New York
Paris
Europe
America
Princess of Wales
Madame Patti
Harrison
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Grand Old Mountains
Duke
Durham
Louisburg Female College
Henry Clay
Black Creek
Edgecombe County
J. S. Carr
Kings Mountain
J. T. Reid
Ida Taylor
E. K. Wright
Nash and
Goldsboro
T. T. Thorne Esq
Court House
County Alliance
Ida Barnes
Wilmington
St. Mary’s
Sallie Hadley
Olivia Sanders
Henry F. Price
Minnie Slocumb
J. Harriss
Norfolk
Bessie Harriss
Miss Annie
Tarboror
Sam Vick
Braswell Winstead
W. S. Barnes
State Alliance
E. S. Beddingfield
R. R
Barnes
R. F. Holden
Farrior
Twin City
Hillsboro
Marion
Worthington
State Medical Society
N. C
Camp Mangum
A. W. Rowland
George L. Morton
New Hanover
Eliza Ward
Onslow
Lee Parker
Noah Webster
Pitcher’s Castoria
Castoria
Roses Chrysanthems &Co
H. Steimmetz
Florist
N.C
Board of County Commissioners
Wilson Graded
A.J. Simms
Superior Court
W. Crowell
Wilson County
Wilson Graded School
Wilson Court
Imms
Wilson, N.C
Miss Erskine
Thompson
Briggs
Express Office
Wilson, N. C
Sth
Pyremium
Berguer & Hag i Revwing
Clood Beer
Fryar
J. Ja. Fryar
Weldon
Reankins Rouse
United States
J. T. Cobb & Company
J. T. Walls & Son
Nash Street
First National Bank
A. N. Daniel’s
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