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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1890
Page
5
Wilson County notes praise local leaders and ministers, report on industry and injuries, and celebrate arrivals and farewells. The piece highlights Captain Barnes and Dr. Ruffin, respects Mr. Read and Rev H W Battle, and lauds Ordon, Newsome, Walker, and Pegg for public roles and sermon impact in the community.
A religious reflection on enduring grief with the belief that divine comfort outweighs sorrow. The author cites blessing for mourners and compares sorrow to night and clouds that yield heavenly or earthly refreshment, noting heavenly consolation appears as sorrow passes.
A North Carolina native, Warren G. Elliott is elected president of the Wilmington and Weldon railroad. The Norfolk Landmark praises his legal career and bipartisan ties to Virginia, noting his rise from a Goode & Hinton student to trusted rail enterprise adviser.
The John E. Starling murder indictment trial in Johnston Superior Court ended with acquittal. Starling faced charges in the deaths of his mother in law Mrs Lene Brown and her grandson. Evidence was circumstantial, jurors deemed insufficient for a verdict of guilty. The Solicitor Argo J H Abell assisted. defense by Busbee Pou and Pou Jr. The court held long arguments with a largely female audience in the courthouse.
The Baptist Female University board met in Raleigh to choose a site among Raleigh Durham Oxford and Greensboro with offers of fifty thousand forty five thousand and thirty thousand dollars plus sites. After a tie and final vote 9 to 7 Raleigh prevailed as the university location. Committees were appointed and Rev. Dr. Theos E. Skinner named Financial Secretary before adjournment.
The community cheers as Mrs J R Roberts nee Mena Branch recovers stolen diamonds worth several thousand dollars. Expressions of admiration for her virtues and popularity spread through Wilson with praise for her noble qualities.
Dave Pearsall takes over the passenger engine on the Fayetteville road replacing Arch Campbell who moves to the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley. The town greets Pearsall with cheer and bids a fond, heartfelt farewell to Arch as he departs for new duties.
The Disciples church pastor Reverend Mr. Moye has been offered a church in Virginia with a handsome salary. The notice extols his accomplishments and virtues and expresses hope he will remain in Wilson and North Carolina, valuing his refined character and leadership.
Tarboro Banner reports an exodus agent named Hill visited the depot to hire enslaved workers for the year. A warrant was issued and served. Hill left by train toward Rocky Mount where he was arrested then released on promise not to return. R. S. Taylor was escorted from Rocky Mount, while a would be interferer had his head nearly broken. Order restored with quiet.
The third annual East Carolina Fish Oyster Game and Industrial Association exhibition opens February 24 for one week in New Bern. A new Fish Oyster and Game hall features a central glass aquarium displaying live fish, with low excursion rates offered by rail and steamboat lines. Governor Fowle will formally open the fair.
A fragmentary meditation on how devotion to an ideal transforms behavior and society. The passage suggests that elevating an object to purity can inspire moral renewal, likened to baptismal fires guiding a higher life.
The Supreme Court denied the petition for arrest or judgement in the Cross and White case. They will be put to hard labor on public roads for seven and five years respectively.
A playful verse frames a springtime maiden, Miss Julia, as a coy beauty. The poem warns, in rhymed couplets, of flattery and peril as she pursues romantic aims in a light humorous tone.
A garbled fragment notes a playful reference to puns and a female voice described with laughter. The readable text lacks clear names, places, or events to identify a concrete news item.
A fragmentary report notes a visit to the Vierian Church revealing lore about babies and ancient riches. The readable text mentions age and a signal of wealth tied to religious history, with unnamed sources awaiting fuller details.
Property listing describes land for rent or sale on a street in Wilson with several acres and easy access to town and nearby facilities. The fragment notes a truck farm operation and mentions walking distance to town and the post or pier.
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