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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1894
Page
5
Community updates note premium offer attention for the American Farmer, tax list value of Bear Moyrton, social visits by Moye and Grand Commander, local millinery stores, church and orphanage catechism, bank cashier recovery from illness, Knights of Honor activities, art gallery praise, and a bustling roster of town residents visiting from nearby cities plus ongoing civic notices and small-town life events.
Members plan a birthday event for Washington with a blindfolded hatchet game. Participants try to drive a tack into a notch on a cherry tree board to win a prize. Admission fees cover expenses and prizes. The party occurs Thursday at Miss Mattie Harrisons.
Minnie Selby fell when a frightened horse she rode bolted at Nash and Goldsboro streets crossing. She escaped with only fright and no serious injuries. The incident warns parents against letting children ride or near unfamiliar livery horses.
William M. Lynan of New York died aboard a passenger train between Selma and Wilson while returning from Florida. His wife was with him. Undertakers Wootten & Stevens at Wilson prepared the body for shipment, and mourners on the train and at the station lent sympathy.
The notice reports the deaths of Isaac UU. 2rerenon aged 78 in February, Samuel E. carat of Westville near Rocky Mount, B T Bailard of Franklin, and Wm. Daughtridge a Rocky Mount planter. Bailard dies at over 70. Daughtridge leaves ten children and a large estate.
Halifax Daily Chronicle reports Helen Russell's English Sports Company opened at the Academy of Music to a crowded audience. The program included A Parlor Rehearsal, Fun on the Quiet, a serpentine dance, Fred Barch grotesque act, Alice Dillon vocal pieces, and Monte Cristo burlesque. A Spring remedy ad follows.
Wallace Batchelor praises Hargrave who has replaced old stock with fresh pure drugs and a complete line. He now offers seeds of various kinds for gardeners, inviting fall planting and sowing. The shop sits next to the Postoffice with tastily arranged displays.
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