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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1890
Page
4
Wilson North Carolina paper dated January 15 1966 presents local news briefs and community notices including editor Henry Blouni. Highlights cover town events, school updates, and civic notices typical of a midweek local newspaper.
The Wilmington Messenger applauds a Florida colored lawyer and former minister to Liberia for arguing there is no race question and no need for force laws or deportation. He urges blacks to focus on intelligence, politics as a bane, and to invest in industrial ventures, promising rapid land and stock gains. He cautions against emigration and division in the black vote.
Hon. Wm. D. Kelley of Pennsylvania dies in Washington after a long career in national politics. Referred to as the father of the House, he served fifteen terms, known for honesty and protectionist stance, respected across parties, including toward the South. His loss is felt by Republicans and opponents alike. The Wilmington Star notes its education spending, highlighting Wilmington’s and Charleston’s school expenditures postwar.
The Wilmington Star details the rapid expansion of the Richmond and Danville system from a single Richmond to Danville line after the war to a vast network. It lists divisions and mileage across multiple states, including North Carolina and Virginia, totaling 3,451 miles with ongoing growth.
The Durham Sun editor praises fostering manufacturing as key to town growth and rising land value. He urges prudent investment in local industrial ventures, citing Roanoke and southern cities as examples of success through such policy.
In his final influential address, Grady argues Southern prosperity from cotton and crops, cites Georgia tax records showing black wealth from emancipation, and notes public school funding and black beneficiaries, highlighting racial progress since 1865.
The Presbyterian Church holds morning and evening services on the 1st and 3rd Sundays, and evening services on the 4th Sunday. A prayer meeting and lecture occur Wednesday night, with Sydney School every Sunday at 3 p m. Pastor Rosier P. Per.
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