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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1889
Page
5
A long strip of scattered notes and snippets from Smithfield area, with comments on local figures such as Ned Chamberline, Oscar Farmer and Dr. Albert Anderson. Mentions a postponed Mexican ponies sale, a sermon by Rev. Swindell, and an Easter reference. Also notes Moonlight scenes, romance vignettes, and a Rocky Mount newspaper debut with praise for its business bearings.
The last session of the General Assembly ends white normal schools and reallocates four thousand dollars to County Institutes. State Board selects C. D. McIver and A. E. Alderman to lead institutes, starting July, covering ninety six counties within a year. Each professor will oversee forty eight counties, leaving four weeks for rest. Teachers must attend or forfeit certificates.
Opening day November 1 to May 26 promises rounds of pleasure and sport at the Avoca Sporting and Pleasure Resort on Albemarle Sound. The first formal opening runs April 22 to 25 with extensive attractions. endorsements from the Wilmington Star praise Rev. Rufus Beamon as a gifted young preacher and note his London and New York appeal.
A humorous dialogue on courtship ends with a playful guide to affectionate behavior. The piece cites Covington and Scotti Chief, noting the Mirror’s seven year age and its rising prominence as a source of cheer despite a mock weathered tone about reading with a chill or pain.
The Roanoke News reports General L. G. Estes has been appointed first assistant superintendent of the railway mail service. He will work in the office of the First Assistant Postmaster General and earn a salary of two thousand five hundred dollars. The paper congratulates him and notes his competence.
The text argues that sorrow cannot be overcome quickly but must be endured with humility and faith. It compares mourning to crossing a vast ocean where waves of misery form a wall guiding one toward a safe shore.
An invitation to the marriage of Capt Richard Hart of the Atlantic Coast Line and Miss Minnie Daughtridge of Rocky Mount is extended for May 1. The note offers congratulations and expresses hopes for lasting happiness and harmony in life.
Saturday offered a carnival scene with the Texas Cowboys showcasing skill with lassos, a Merry Go Round and organ, ish-wagons from Far River selling shad, a lemonade tent on Tarboro street run by a busy vendor, and a lively throng of revroes of all ages enjoying the spectacle.
Miss Clyde Rhodes daughter of Mr Rhodes, attends the Conservatory of Music in St Louis and earns enthusiastic recognition as a top musician. Her brilliant achievement reflects well on the local talent and cultural standing.
A humorous exchange recounts two girls discussing a young stranger who calls regularly and sits on the sofa all evening talking, leaving one amused and the other unimpressed by his chatter. The dialogue highlights social quirks of courting at home.
A correspondent asks which side a man should take when walking with a young lady to church. The answer favors walking on the outside for space and ease, noting the limited room on the inner side.
A young man asked his love the difference between him and a female sheep. After she guessed, he quipped that they differ the same as one and me. She did not find it funny and he moved on to vent his ewe elsewhere.
The Rev Mr Pell departs for Reidsville where the Presbytery sits. He is praised as a scholarly minister and a shining light in the church, noted for catholic spirit and fraternal petitions to God reflecting charity toward other denominations.
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