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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1894
Page
4
The Wilson Mirror explains new charges for notices. Five cents per line will apply to cards of thanks expressions of respect obituary poetry and obituary notices not provided as news. Church and society notices and other entertainments with revenue will be billed at five cents a line.
The note to readers announces a reduced Mirnrok price and urges subscribers to pay in advance for the coming year. It states the publisher intends a first class paper and hopes for a liberal response.
Local notes promote Gortons Famous New Orleans Minstrels with reserve seats at Hargraves Drug Store for Saturday night December 20. The Wilson area hosts famed entertainers at the Burlington Inn and Wilson Opera House with details on venues and dates.
The notice bids farewell to the year 1804 and extends cordial greetings and best wishes for a happy New Year. It apologizes for a delay in this week’s issue of Minton due to the holiday on Christmas Day.
Notice highlights the First National Bank's condition as a good exhibit of financial management. It praises the officers as clever, kind, and obliging in dealings with customers.
The First National Bank of Wilson holds its stockholders annual meeting at the Banking House on Tuesday next at 12 noon. All shareholders are urged to attend in person or by proxy. Dec 26 184. Christmas festivities pass calmly with family feasting and festive shows, celebrating with Santa, crackers, and goodwill as the season is recalled to Bethlehem and the Saviour’s birth.
The notice lists locals returning for Christmas including Tom Washington M B bobbitt Joe Eagle and several Misses Addie Far dy Davis Wells and Poote at Wiggins. Families like Strickland Sanders and others visit kin in Stanhope and Washington City during the holiday period.
The untimely death of Nellie Brooks Thorpe wife of A P Trope a Rocky Mount tobacconist occurred Friday night after a three week illness. She is described as lovely and a model wife and is mourned by a grieving husband and community.
A glowing visit describes The Page Hotel at Sanford as a delightful seaside resort under Joel Harris and his sisters Miss Mattie and Miss Tempie. The piece singles out Fannie Harris and Sallie Harris for their gracious presence and hospitality, praising the elegant staff and the inn’s wholesome fare.
Announcement lists Miss Mary Groves and Harvey McNair as the couple to wed with wedding planned on January 2. Ex Judge Hl. G. Conner is noted as her father and McNair is identified as a druggist at Wilson Drug Company.
A Rocky Mount Phoenix correspondent reports Henry Blount spoke in Carthage to a large crowd. The actor and mimic was praised as superbly received, blending talents for two hours of laughter, tears, and admiration from a diverse audience.
Judge Hoke in Greensboro rules the city charter lacks authority to levy a 25 cent special tax on cigarettes. Aldermen had enacted the tax on wholesale dealers to fund tobacco regulation. Merchants contended existing general taxes cover the goods. Decision considered satisfactory with no appeal planned.
The Baptist Almanac by Dr. N B Cobb is reviewed as rich in state Baptist information and officials. It lists new judges on their circuits and offers standard state notices. Copies are available at the Mirror office for 10 cents or by writing to Dr Cobb Raleigh.
Pursuant to a 1914 Superior Court decree in the Connor ex. case, the first Monday in December is set for sale before Wilson Court House door. Parcels include the Gaston Watson tract 100 acres, Asa Ward tract 30 acres, Wilson Hawley tract, Jeff Raper tract 64 acres, Home tract 100 acres, and mill tract 4 acres. Cash terms, listed October 1904.
A 1894 bank statement lists assets including U S Bonds checks cash and deposits with items such as capital stock undivided profits and notes outstanding. The notice announces public auction of the Corbett Distillery Premises in Old Fields township Wilson County to satisfy warrants with description in Deeds records and references a 85 gallon still.
The G14 Dewnislond Stewnsship Co offers first class travel from Norfolk and Portsmouth with weekly departures on Monday Thursday and Saturday evenings. Tickets include meals and stateroom accommodation. Connections available in New York for onward cities. For tickets contact agents or the company offices in Richmond and Norfolk.
The notice claims mental alertness depends on physical condition and that a Ripani Tabule after meals clears fog quickly.
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