Wilson Mirror 1 Blount Editor Notes Town Visits And Tragedies
The Wilson Mirror notes editor Blount and visitors in town, mentions Miss Rosa Roppes leaving for Raleigh and Miss Annie Simpson hurt in the rink. It reports a baptism scene, a theft at a store, a hotel friend heading to New York, and a promising young lawyer Dave Ward moving to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Ward
California
Mr. Cordon
Sera
Rosa Roppes
Raleigh
Annie
Oxnsman
W. P. Simpson
Wating
Thompson
Morning light and Maplewood praise at church, town notes
A vivid Sunday vignette glorifies a Maplewood morning and a sermon by Mr. Cordon, praising heaven, peace, and sanctified life. Local notes mention Harriss moving into a new building, Will Harris’s jail release, Captain Kensome’s standing with railroad officials, Lide’s acceptance as pastor, and the Wilson Cotton Mill presidency.
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Tom Kensome
Atlantic Coast Line
Wilson
L. A. Porter
Beaufort
A. Branch
Wilson Cotton Mill
Branch
Lide
South Carolina
Fancy Dress Carnival Enchants Skating Rink Audience
The Carnival on Thursday night at the Skating Rink drew a delighted crowd for a fancy dress event. Luminous faces and graceful dancers, highlighted by Pi Vernon, inspired admiration as couples glided in a display described as a symphony on wheels.
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Ebon-Brow
Venus
Pi Vernon
Queen of
Grace
Wootten and Stevens Celebrated Furniture Dealers
The article extols Messrs Wootten and Stevens of this place for their high merit and growing success. It praises their fair honest upright conduct and integrity earning them widespread esteem and confidence in the local section.
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Messrs. Wootten and Stevens
Stupendous Failure in Sheriff Crowell’s Cornered Stables
A humorous spoof laments Sheriff Crowell as an architect failing to design a horse stable and cow shed on a sharp cornered lot. The verse mocks the crooked structure, its seven corners, and the resulting chaos with the Sheriff’s ridicule and a song of cranky stables.
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Crowell
Chesterfield
Damon
Pythias
Jonas
Open Your Hearts to Charity in Winter Need
A call to readers across the Commonwealth to aid the poor during a harsh Korean winter. The piece urges personal generosity and reflects on comfort at home contrasted with hardship outside, invoking moral duty and religious symbolism to inspire giving.
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Commonwealth
Avoiding Little Indiscretions and Mounting Consequences
A cautionary moral essay warns that small indiscretions grow into large harms. It describes how a single whispered insinuation taints reputations and how tiny acts ripple into lasting trouble across time, likening it to a ship leaking toward a watery grave and waves wrecking eternity.
A Dangerous Step Impacts Royal Wifehood and Peace
A sermon warns that a wife betraying her husband by sharing a secret with another man invites suspicion and ruin. The piece compares trust to a divine garland, whose beauty, harmony, and joy fade into wreck and bitter memory.
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Paradise
Anguish of Wrongdoers Unleashed by Conscience
A reflective passage describes how guilt from a grievous wrong wounds the conscience and irritates the soul, causing the afflicted to lash out. The harmed feel perpetual pain and anger, turning violent in their blind defense, as they project venom onto others.
The True Beauty Lies In The Heart And Kindness
The text extols beauty as the heart’s perfume beyond aging features. It links gentle speech and charitable acts to heavenly watering of flowers in the soul, suggesting heaven sent care tends human virtues and growth.
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Earth
Heaven
Mr. Cordon
Miss Carey
Maplewood
Cobb and Nurney Form Mercantile Partnership
The townsman J. T. Cobb partners with Charlie Nurney in a new mercantile venture bringing combined experience and capital. Both men enjoy public respect and confidence, signaling a promising business career and strong community patronage.
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J. T. Cobb
Charlie Nurney
Cobb
Unfortunate Ballet Mishap Described in Poem
The verse recounts a tragic fall during a skating scene where a young girl slips from the skates and is rescued. It depicts the crowd’s concern as she entangles her dress with the bustle wire, leading to a tense moment before care is given to her injured feet.
Notable citizen R S Barnes leaves for Hicksford Virginia
Left on Thursday for Hicksford Va is noted locally as the future home of R S Barnes, a clever and popular resident praised for his generous nature and sunny disposition.
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R. S. Barnes
Hicksford
Johnny's Favorite Song
A playful verse extols affectionate actions and romantic intimacies as costumes of youthful charm. The poem humorously lists body parts and acts tied to courting and affection, ending with a hushed kiss line.
Frank Conor Leaves Zion's Landmark for New York City
Our friend Frank Conor departs Friday night for New York City to make it his future home. For years he served as foreman of Zion's Landmark, earning a reputation as a sober faithful conscientious employee. Our interactions have been pleasant, and we regret the ending of our association as life paths diverge. May Heaven bless his path and home.
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Frank Conor
New York City
The
Zion's Landmark
Nadal the jolly druggist with elegant prescription desk
The writeup hails Nadal as a jolly enterprising druggist. It praises his handsome prescription desk and mirrors that reflect customers, noting the appealing setup and the charming clerk behind the counter. The piece exudes a playful tone about beauty and presentation.
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Nadal
Life’s wearisome hours taint the rose of joy
A reflective line notes life’s weary hours so rarely graced by pleasure. The hopeful heart awakens to flowers yet bears the first sting of thorns, illustrating enduring sorrow beneath fragile happiness.
Misses Wakencap and Barnes Depart for Peace Institute
Miss Lucy Wakencap and Miss Alice Barnes, noted as two of the sweetest young maidens in the community, left this week for Peace Institute. The girls are described as fresh as dew drops and bright as sunbeams, well loved by all who know them.
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Lucy Wakencap
Alice Barnes
Peace Institute
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