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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1889
Page
5
A Wilson weekly notes a house fire at A B Deans with quick fire company action and praises disciplined firefighting. It also critiques readers who demand free advertising from newspapers, urging respect for editorial effort and space as the paper’s livelihood.
The paper praises a Centennial Catalogue of the University of North Carolina compiled by Mrs. C. P. Spencer with a 63 page historical sketch by President Battle. It lists officers and students from 1789 and includes biographies of many notable alumni. The 250 page book is for sale through the bursar Major W. T. Paterson for fifty cents.
A sermon-like passage urges readers to aid weary souls and forgive sins. It questions whether one has brightened the life of a fallen woman and offered redemption through compassion, stressing deeds over temporal fame and promising lasting spiritual glory.
Obituary notes the August 22 1885 death of Jordan Winstead a respected Toisnot Township resident and Methodist church member. The notice offers condolences to the bereaved family.
Congressman Cheatham reports a large exodus of 40 000 to 60 000 colored people from North Carolina this fall mainly from the east and his district. He fears the state will become overwhelmingly democratic after the movement and notes efforts by Senator Quay and the administration to place allies in offices. He says the emigration aims to improve conditions rather than politics, and the President may seek plans to curb it.
A cultured woman commends the Mirror and its editor, praising honest effort. Her flattering words lift the editor’s spirits, promising renewed energy as she cheers the magazine toward lofty, Excelsior driven supremacy.
The Our Newxie Fair will be held Oct 29 30 31 and Nov 1. The premium list is being revised and will soon be in the printer s hands. Copies or race programmes available by applying to the Secretary. Officials listed include President L Emry and numerous vice presidents secretaries and officers. Roanoke News.
The fire engine receives the name The Protector in grateful recognition of its aid during Wednesday night’s blaze. Property owners celebrate as the engine is praised for swift, decisive action that protected buildings and chased fear from the scene.
Town hears work sounds as three brick stores near completion on Tarboro street. A mammoth furniture store at Nash Wooten Stevens and J L Friar's Lager Beer Bottling Establishment, two story brick iron front, signal investment. Despite cries of hard times, hope remains.
The Advance reports the district school committee Jas. W. Davis W. P. Wootten and A. J. Simms will erect a suitable public school building on the committee purchased lot. Readers may see a cut of the proposed design in a few weeks as the town marches toward better public education.
Trains run Greenville to Weldon with daily trips starting Riverton at 7:00 a.m. and calling at A F junction Hassell Goose West Scotland Neck Spring Hill Tillery Halifax Weldon with arrivals about 9:45 at Scotland Neck and 12:10 at Halifax and 2:30 at Weldon. Return departures from Weldon 1:50 p.m. and Halifax 2:30 p.m. with final Riverton arrival at 6:50 p.m.
Mrs E W Adams will open her school for boys and girls on Monday September 2 in this community. She is esteemed as an admirable Christian lady and successful teacher. She is aided by competent, cultivated ladies who will provide skilled instruction and faithful training to the children.
The Wootten and Stevens firm completes a large handsome brick building and will soon stock it with a superb, well chosen furniture assortment. The partners promise genuine cleverness affability politeness and honest dealing as the four corner stones of their prosperous enterprise.
Mr. C. A. Young, a leading Richmond merchant, bought one hundred fifty sewing machines at once. The purchase showcases his business acumen and suggests further growth and triumph in his trading ventures.
David L. Ward formerly of Wilson now in Olympia Territory marries Mary Burkhead on August 1st, 1859. The couple begins a life together with hopes for lasting happiness and fulfillment in holy matrimony.
A mysterious misaddressed package of photos appeared in the Mirror box with an inscription naming the editor of The Wilsoxs Mirrox. The editor is away. the note hints at a future denial and a tester by Tom to prove the claim if he returns.
Left with his wife, editor Josephus Daniels of the Chronicle travels to Detroit Michigan where the American Press Association is in session. He goes as a delegate dispatched by the North Carolina Press Association.
Question asks whether Judges Davis and Avery will resign from trusteeship of the university or from the judgeship. It warns that you may be requested to resign if your opinions are obnoxious, implying pressure from an authority. The text centers on potential resignations and political pressure.
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