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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1893
Page
4
The notice urges readers with overdue subscriptions to send money via money order postal note or registry letter by return mail. It explains paper bills and printer payments, asks for payment by January 1 1884, and appeals to clear the record for next year.
Rev. J. E. White urges actions for orphans on Thanksgiving. A North Carolina child pleads waiting for God to come for family. A kind stranger promises to help, stressing that gratitude should prompt support for vulnerable children.
William Deam Howells recalls Goldsmith Cervantes and Irving as his first literary loves in a personal essay to be serialized in December Ladies' Home Journal. He details early reading, a boyhood in Southwestern Ohio, and the enduring charm of classic authors. The text shifts to early North Carolina Baptists noting 1653 founding, the 1755 Sandy Creek Association, 1814 mission work, 1830 convention growth, and current figures of 2600 churches and 300000 members.
A correspondent notes the Baptist State Convention met in Elizabeth City on the 7th at 7 p m. The report highlights Dr. Marsh born 1837 in Chatham County and educated at the State University, his Wake Forest ties, Civil War era moves, and long Oxford pastorate. The piece mentions Wake Forest trusteeship and his educational advocacy. It also cites Moore on 1653 Baptist displacement by Sir William Berkeley and refuge in Albemarle region. The convention is described as meeting nearby this year.
Contained in notes from Washington are moves on the bankruptcy bill and an amendment expected to improve it. Simmons’ confirmation faced changes, while a new nomination for North Carolina’s federal judgeship split opinions. Simonton may receive the plum, with others like Jernigan and Henry noted for recent praise and rewards.
In the Superior Court civil action of J F Bruton administrator P J Royal as plaintiff versus G H Wainwright as defendant a sale is ordered at the Court House door Wilson North Carolina on Monday January 1 1894. The property is the Wainwright and Royal lot on Goldsboro street Wilson fronting 100 feet and running 60 feet totaling about 6000 square feet. Terms cash. Notice dated November 23 1893.
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