Musical gala enchants Wilson with a Towne Hall program
Miss May Gay headlines a busy week while Miss Liv Gay and Mrs. Hill star in a superb concert at Mamona Hall. The event, managed by Mrs. F A Woodard, featured Mrs. Hill, Miss Liv Gay, Mrs. Lat Williams, Miss Sue Davis, Mrs. Albert Anderson, Miss Hattie Church and Miss Annie Harriss among others, ending as one of Wilson’s most delightful entertainments.
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Achill
Ioch Lee
Nestor
Lanse Fe
Mamona Hall
Memmon
Neptune
F. A. Woodard
Hill
Liv Gay
Lat Williams
Sue Davis
Albert Anderson
Hattie Churchwell
Annie Harriss
Wilson
Two Fine Elocutionists Impress Audiences
A fragment describes a skilled Miss captivating listeners with gesture and diction, noting her realistic delivery and widespread appeal. The text hints at a staged recital and the crowd’s strong response in a setting that feels like a theatre or lecture hall.
A Pretty Picture At Mamona Hall Valedictory Scene
Last Tuesday night Mamona Hall featured a lavish display as elegantly dressed ladies filled the room. The scene radiated beauty and charm with vivid descriptions of their appearance and the enchanting atmosphere created by the crowd and setting.
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Mamona Hall
An Angel's Alphabet Poem Fragment
Fragmentary lines hint at devotional verse with references to Heaven, dew, and an angelic alphabet. The text appears as disjointed phrases possibly from a poetry page, lacking clear narrative or complete lines.
Dr Miller's Report from Eastern Insane Asylum
The Goldsboro Headlight covers Dr J F Miller's annual report from the Eastern Insane Asylum near the city. It notes November 36th 1589 had 194 patients with 85 males and 109 females and details admissions discharges deaths and end of period totals. Expenditures reached 3156 dollars 76 cents with an average yearly census about 215 percent.
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Goldsboro
J. F. Miller
Eastern Insane Asylum
Tribute to Dr Hushams Wife by Hilliard in Scotland Neck
The Scotland Neck Democrat editor Hilliard offers a moving memorial for Dr Hushams wife who died Tuesday night. He calls her a good and noble person who supported her husband and home and notes her suffering ended with an everlasting crown. He portrays her as a faithful neighbor and tender sister.
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Ruffin
Heman
Linehan
Nashville Argonaut
Isue
Long
Bunce Durham
Will Grham
W. C. Gorham
Misa Durham
Tuttle
Hilliard
Scotland Neck
Durham Greensboro Oxford Protest Board of Trustees Action
Citizens of Durham Greensboro and Oxford condemn the choice to locate the Baptist Female University in Raleigh. Durham holds a meeting and asks for a full trustees meeting in Greensboro on April 2, 1890 at 8:30 p.m. to reconsider the Raleigh site. A committee will send the resolution and reasons to every board member.
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Durham
Greensboro
Oxford
Baptist Female University
Raleigh
Board of Trustees
Liquor and Opium Habit Advised Infirmary Treatment Endorsed
A historical notice urges patience to seek medical testimony and recommends the Leslie Allen Co. to sufferers. It favors hospital care at Dwight Illinois over home treatment for more effective results.
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Fidence
Lestie Allen Co
Dwight
Illinois
Pine Island Guano Praised by Ricks and Mercer
Editorial notes celebrate Pine Island Guano for tobacco growth. It highlights testimonials from R. J. Ricks and W. B. Mercer as experienced, thrifty, highly reputable farmers.
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Pine Island
R. J. Ricks
W. B. Mercer
Fine Tobacco Shipments Highlight Wilson County Captain
The Henderson Gold Leaf notes Capt Calvin Barnes of Wilson county sold a large tobacco lot at Cooper’s yesterday for 2712.23 dollars. A. G. Finch of Vance county, cultivating for Barnes, arrived with 4414 pounds selling at an average of 30 dollars.
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Henderson
Calvin Barnes
Wilson County
Cooper's
A. G. Finch
Vance County
Wilson
Local Candidate Benijah Peele In Fatal Altercation
Durham and Raleigh dispatch reports say Benijah Peele a former county resident and recent Republican candidate fought a negro cook who struck him with a boiling kettle, crushing his skull and killing Lim instantly.
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Durham
Raleigh
Richmond Dispatch
Benijah Peele
Lim
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Wilson Mirror
N.C
Ca Es
Lees
May Gay
Tarboro
Berne Club
Hackney Brothers
Rocky Mount
S. H. Vick
Braswell Winstead
Nettie Hansley
Ison
Thomas
Wilmington
Nate
Cood Fortune
Jan A4
Leslie E. Keeley
Ywight
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