Farm Portrait: Sugg’s Greene County Homestead and Family
A Close Observer recalls visiting Mr. Sugg, a leading Greene County farmer and Democrat, on his Snow Hill Rainbow farm. The piece extols his hospitality, thriving cotton and corn enterprise, fish pond, smoke houses, and abundant produce. It lauds his wife and daughters and notes his contentment, frugality, and focus on farming and family over office.
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Sugg
Green County
Alvania Avenue
Mr. Sugg
Uch
Greene
Ata
Nash County Theft and Masonic Celebration in Nash
Clerk Morgan reports his office broken into on Monday night July 16 the iron safe carried about two hundred yards outside town and damaged but not opened. No thieves found. A large Masonic celebration at Hunts Cross Roads Nash County drew about seven hundred citizens with Rev G M Duke delivering the Masonic address. Electors heard from J B Phillips Democrat candidate for the Nash House and B H Bunn spoke for an hour. A H Ricks was praised as sheriff candidate and attended voters.
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Morgan
Hunt’s Cross Roads
Old Nash
G. M. Duke
Duke
J. B. Phillips
Nash
Fragmentary Courtroom Exchange Reveals Juror Confusion
Jurors delay verdict as lawyers debate eloquent speeches and a juror questions the case. The dialogue hints at confusion and the desire for a fair, righteous ruling amid heated argument and bid for a vote among jurors.
Potts Cheats the Gallows in Shocking Suicide
Washington telegram dated July 16 reports W A Potts Jr who faced execution for the Lincke murder killed himself in his cell after a previous failed attempt. He obtained chloral and morphine and died around midnight amid public outrage and questions about how the drugs were procured.
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Washington
Potts
W. A. Potts Jr
Paul Lincke
Miscellaneous Quotations and Notable Tidbits
A bustling collage of quips and curios from a periodical page. Witty maxims about time, honesty, and labor sit beside short notes on post offices, congress, and naval affairs. Entries mention Messenger and Gunner in the navy, plus the Virginia Midland road accident cost and a colossal Glasgow umbrella for a East African king.
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Garnett
Washington City
Col
Frobell
Atlant
Confederacy
Glasgow
Scotland
East Africa
State News Highlights From Across North Carolina
Hocholera rages in Sampson county while five prisoners escape Clinton jail. Wake Forest Laboratory receives $8000, and Wake Forest endorsed by Washington county for Congress. Prohibitionists nominate county ticket in Rowan. Greensboro readies for firemen tournament September 12-13. Mt Holly encampment set for August 14 16 17. Salisbury census shows 419 inhabitants with growth. Assville Junction telegraph error causes fatal train collision. 165 workers on Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley railroad near Fayetteville. Battery Park Hotel Asheville touts grand ballroom. Mitch ell statue commissioned for Mount Mitchell grave. A Charlotte woman jailed for arson to escape husband. Senator Reagan to speak at Raleigh Cotton convention. Turner King dies after laudanum. W R Lynch escapes custody en route to Raleigh. Chatham ex union reunion August. Vance and Stedman to address crowd. Western North Carolina railroad bed praised with steel rails. Andrews praised for Richmond and Danville NC oversight. E B Phillips joins Woodland academy Cedar Creek. Iron industry expands with Polk county ore. State Guard encampment at Wrightsville Sound proves a success. Over 1200 soldiers enjoy hospitality and sea-side leisure.
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Turner King
Winston
W. R. Lynch
Greene County
Wilmington
Goldsboro
Raleigh
Chatham County
Pittsboro
Chatham
Vance
Stedman
Western
South
Chattanooga
Polk County
State Guard
Wrightsville Sound
Grand Old State
North Carolina
Never Sulk and the Morality of Wrath
The passage urges rejecting sulks and indignation and advocates venting anger through harmless expression. It compares suppressed wrath to diseases and promotes reflecting on humility and serenity shown by wiser, more enduring individuals who have suffered greater wrongs.
Sudden proposal tests a patient heart in tale
A young lady pleads for time to decide as a pragmatic commercial traveler agrees to return in thirty days. The scene captures a brisk yet tender moment of hesitation and obligation between two flawed, drawn characters.
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Harry
Esau the Fables Writer and a Bottle of Potash
A youth answers a pedagogue by stating Esau was a writer of fables who sold his copyright for a bottle of potash. The exchange presents a quick, wry profile of a fraught literary anecdote in a classroom dialogue.
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Esau
Verdant Race Day Echoes At Judges Stand
In a crowded scene at the racecourse a spectator asks about trouble at the judge's stand and a companion notes a dispute over the last heat while questioning thermometer consistency. The exchange captures tense moments amid a bustling racing event.
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Racces
George
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Mount Mitchell
Charlotte
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Texas
E. B. Phillips
Wilson County
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Cedar Creek
Messrs. Fisher
W. H. McDonald
Rev. E. J. Edwards
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