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Newspaper

Wilson Mirror

Location

Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1894

Page

5

Fashionable millinery shops and Masonic notices in Greensboro

Local merchants Quarles and Manning open five millinery establishments near D Oettinger’s and Bazaar in Greensboro. Grand Commander F M Moye organizes a Knights Templar commandery with twelve Sir Knights enrolled. George Lampon, a noted Mason, dies. Masonic institutions in Greensboro mourn his loss. Funeral held Tuesday the 36th at his Greensboro NC home.

Sire, Quarles & Manning Tod D. Oettinger Rowland F. M. Moye Terplar Tela N. G Representae Masonic Fraternity George Lampon Grand Lodge At Grand Lodge Wilmington Royal Arch Greensboro Greensboro N. CC

Personal Mentions and Obituary Mementos from Nash County

Town notices record visits by Mr Brown Shepherd and Mrs Fred C Roberts while judging by the wedding of Miss Annie Harriss. James S Battle, longtime Nash leader and ex Senator, dies at Stanhope. funeral in Tarboro with Knight Templar escort. Battle’s career spans Lovejoy Academy University and service under General Cox.

Stanhope Nash County Tarboro Calvary Church Knight Templar Order Knights of News-Observer James S. Battle Wm. S. Battle Dancy St. Mary’s Lovejoy Academy A. D.C William R. Cox Somerville Battle Rocky Mount Nash Cleveland Internal Revenue

Pretty home wedding in Wilson for Edgar Gay and Mattie

Mrs. A Branch hosts a six o clock ceremony performed by Rev Wingate uniting Edgar Gay and Mattie Nich with only immediate relatives present. The bride is described as a slender and beautiful young woman of the town. The groom is a prominent young Wilson businessman. The couple will depart for the South after the ceremony.

A. Branch Wingate Edgar Gay Mattie Wilson

A Brilliant Green and White Wedding Tonight

One of the season's most brilliant events, the green and white wedding of Miss Annie Harriss and Mr. A Paul Branch, takes place at St Timothy's Episcopal Church with a Mendelssohn wedding march at eight. The bridal party includes Maids of Honor and bridesmaids in green and white, followed by a reception at the bride's mother's home, then a midnight departure for a Southern tour.

St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church Annie Harriss W. J. Harriss A. Paul Branch Mendelssoh Messrs W. P. Anderson H. G. Whitehead Nan Branch Gertrude Blount W.S. Harriss E. F. Barnes Lizzie Holt Pace Estelle Brodie Ed. Simpson Brown Shepherd Bessie Harriss David Woodard Wingate Wilson

New York World Promises Equal Rights to All and No Special Favors

The New York World positions itself as fearless and independent, serving the public interest with a motto Equal Rights to All Special Favors to None. It touts broad national news coverage and Tariff Mule articles. offers a 12-page eight-column weekly for $1.00 a year and a combined Wilson Mirror and Weekly World deal for $2.00. Address Wilson Mirror Wilson North Carolina.

New York World Ano World Wilson Mirror Weekly World Wilson, N.C

Burnett Revisits Little Lord Fauntleroy in Ladies Home Journal

Frances Hodgson Burnett resumes the Little Lord Fauntleroy tale in a series of Ladies Home Journal articles. She explains how Fauntleroy really occurred, traces its conception, and follows the character’s development as she observed him, describing Fauntleroy as he is now.

Frances Hodgson Burnett Lord Fauntleroy Ladies’ Home Journal Fauntleroy

Busy Local Advertisers Highlight Services and Goods

Mrs W B Hill promotes music and voice culture lessons while Wallace Batchelor’s saloon restaurant and private dining room draw customers. Hargrave’s Drug Store touts fresh pure drugs next to the Post Office, with seeds for sowing and a tastily arranged shop. Winstead the photographer gains high esteem for his work.

Hargrave’s Drug Store Post Office Wallace Batchelor Hargrave

Mirror praised by Hutchinson Leader in January issue

The Hutchinson Leader quotes a Wilson North Carolina paper the Mirror edited by Marah Henry Blount calling it the largest circulating weekly in America and the organ of Lassiety Guide to Love Courtship and Marriage. The excerpt notes Blount as a widower and humorously questions his personal life.

Wilson Eman Norfolk J. E. B. Stuart Hutchinson Leader Hutchinson Minnesota Mirror North Carolina America Wilson Mirror Marah Henry Blount Pennington

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