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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1889
Page
5
A Christmas message column from Wilson Mirror notes visits by local residents, praises for notable people and newspapers, and announces no paper next week for the Merry Season. Mentions include Miss Julia Gay, Mr Cullen of Nash, and editor D. Barnes, with plans for services on Christmas Eve.
A flattering testimonial extols Henry Blount of the Wilson Mirror for his originality and prose poetry. The piece hopes for a published collection of his best writing and notes Washington publishers seeking to adapt Mirror extracts.
The News-Observer reports Cornelius Vanderbilt has started work on a NC estate near Asheville. A chateau will overlook the central eminence with a 300 foot front, built of Indiana stone from his quarries. It blends Renaissance and modern styles, requiring three years, with 100 laborers on landscaping and 40 miles of drives. An artificial lake two miles long and a mile wide will offer boating and fishing.
The fall term under Prof. J. E. Kelly has closed. Trustees grant holiday until the first Monday in January when the Spring Term begins. The experiment has been successful and the town congratulates itself on securing a teacher esteemed statewide. The academy plans a large enrollment after January. The school emphasizes reasoning over cramming, with a quiet building and ample grounds for study and recreation.
A faded note praises Mrs Lula Timberlake of Franklin as she passes through Wilson en route to Eureka. The item extols her charms and influence on local admirers, invoking flirtatious verse about women to endear her presence.
The article proclaims the Christmas Day wedding of Ed Farmer a polite clerk at Eli Mercer’s dry goods store to Lola Pierce a local young woman. It extols their marriage with romantic imagery and promises of a blissful future and beauty in their life together.
A column repeats a cure claiming tar and turpentine fumes inhaled in a closed room will loosen throat membranous matter and end diphtheria. It also notes a Bright Jewel Missionary Society event on December 27 at the Methodist church titled The Missionary Ship with voluntary contributions in a red box.
A lively girl rejects help while her younger sister quips that a grammar lesson would help. The exchange shows the sisters’ quick wits and playful clash as their papa weighs the idea of tutoring.
The death of Mrs Geo W Stanton at her county home on Thursday is announced with heartfelt mourning. She was highly esteemed for sterling character and virtues and condolences are offered to the bereaved family.
Our esteemed friend J A len returned from an extended trip through eastern North and South Carolina. He traveled for Sprunt and Son of Wilmington and the journey was highly successful and satisfactory. Allen is described as energetic, indefatigable, and industrious, generally crowning all undertakings with success.
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