04 Feb 1891
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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1891
Page
1
A ragbag of aphorisms and sketches from Wilson society includes playful quips, bold assertions about love and temperance, and vivid notices of Miss Lizzie Reddin, Mattie Riggsbee, Miss Zoa Lee Riggsbee, and Miss Lida Leigh Best. Jim Landis visits town. poems and musings punctuate the column amid affectionate social columns.
Mrs. Martha Clark died at home on Wednesday night. A respected Primitive Baptist member for 33 years, she was praised for honesty, kindness, and charitable acts. Funeral services were held Friday at the Primitive Baptist Church, led by Elder P. D. Gold, with the burial at Maplewood.
Judge Farrar of Virginia lectured twice in Wilson last week in rich English and poetic imagery. The reviews praise his opulent diction and radiant fancy, noting few locals attended yet the two talks were highly enjoyed and will enhance his enduring fame.
At her Farmville home in Pitt County on Wednesday morning last, Mrs Tabitha May sister of Mrs King and Mrs Margaret Daniel, died. She had attended her brother in law Dr King’s funeral in Wilson a week earlier and remained active until death. The piece honors her faith, notes her preparedness for heaven, and describes her passage to join the "angelic choir" in the hereafter.
A florid, nostalgic reflection on courtship and marriage as a celestial, destined path. The narrator lauds youth, maidenly trust, and enduring love, invoking enchanted imagery to claim that sorrow will be soothed by love and happiness in a heavenward union.
A highly praised funeral oration, delivered Friday afternoon by Elder P. D. Gold for Martha Clark, lauded for its eloquence, ethical teachings, and vivid character portrait. The tribute was described as comforting and beautifully expressive.
The Warrenton preacher Rev. Battle receives universal acclaim for his sermons. The Graphic lauds his eloquence and rich language with listeners spellbound by a masterful sermon on waiting. The Gazette places him among state’s foremost pulpit orators.
A protracted meeting at the Methodist church features strong sermons from the popular pastor Mr. Cole. The Rev Mr. Riddick of Virginia arrived yesterday to lend his forceful preaching. The community hopes for a glorious revival and many souls finding the pearl of great price.
A nostalgic praise of loyal subscribers who pay willingly and commend the paper. The writer imagines virtue in honesty and gratitude, noting such support shines like wings. The tone idealizes civic duty and newspaper work as beautiful and eternal.
A playful verse describes fashion and bridal dreams through garments and adornments. It centers on a girl admiring lace, corset, bustle, and slippers while recalling her father’s distress and her mother’s plan for marriage and buying clothes for him. The piece links attire to romance and social aspiration.
Mutual dissolution sees Edgar Gay acquire the business from Davis and Gay. Edgar Gay, described as a capable and charming young gentleman, is expected to maintain the store’s popular standing. Retiring partner Davis leaves with an unblemished reputation and hopeful prospects for future ventures.
On the door steps a couple sits under starry skies. She gazes at the heavens while he studies her gaze, Cupid’s arrows in their eyes. A distant mooing sound accompanies the scene as they resist public display and depart.
A lyrical admonition to refrain from kissing and telling. The speaker urges romantic restraint while praising flirtation and affection, recalling Cupid and biblical imagery. The poem cautions secrecy despite moments of tenderness and playful affection.
In a brief office moment on Monday Eddie sighs and gazes upward before declaring a melancholic refrain about life as a fleeting show. He laments that a few sweet sips from a woman's lips are all he knows of heaven.
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