Local notices and travels fill Wilson area pages
The itemized column lists residents and visitors across Wilson, Greene, Nash and surrounding towns. Mentions include Mrs Sallie Harrison and daughters, dentist Dr. on Nash Street, J J Sardin returning to Wilson, and Miss Lee Parker heading to Whitakers with leading society figures. Also notes of tobacco firm Davis of Oxford, bank remarks, and upcoming Alliance dinner at Cedar Rock with John E Woodard invited to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Woodard
Cedar Rock
Press Association meeting in Durham praised for harmony and turnout
The Durham gathering of the Press Association drew broad press representation and praise. Joseph P. Caldwell was elected President with A. Ashe as First Vice President and J. B. Sherrell as secretary and treasurer though Sherrell was ill. The next session will be in Winston. The event featured a concert by Miss Lessie M. Southgate and notable remarks about Durham’s hospitality and community spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Press Association
Durham
Joseph P. Caldwell
Statesville Landmark
A. Ashe
J. B. Sherrell
Sec
Treasury
Sherrell
Maning
Henderson Gold Leaf
Bro. Sherrell
Winston
Board of Trade
Asheville
Henderson
Hickory
Halifax
Hilliard
B. N. Duke
Col. Carr
Brethren of the Quill
Lessie M. Southgate
Miss Southgate
Ida M. Carr
Bessie Fanning
Mrs. Heart
Marriage of Lizzie Carraway and Judge Marriner
Miss Lizzie Carraway daughter of Capt W W Carraway wed Thomas J Marriner Probate Judge of Washington Co The Nash reader notices her sweet dispositions and Lovely manners A Gold Rock resident lauds her beauty and cheerfulness and the couple receive warm congratulations from the community
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Carraway
W. W. Carraway
Thomas J. Marriner
Washington Co
Nash
Gold Rock
Profound Sympathy for Prof Monroe of Lumber Bridge
Local notice expresses deep condolences for Prof Monroe and his late wife of Lumber Bridge. It honors her virtues, recalls their kindness, and laments her early death while offering prayers for comfort and guidance to the bereaved husband as they seek solace in faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof
LA Monroe
Leber Bridge
Lumber Bridge
Virginia Woman Becomes Wilson Collegiate Institute Principal
Miss R C Shepherd of Virginia is engaged by Prof Warren as lady principal for the 1890 session starting Monday September 1. She brings extensive teaching and administrative experience including leadership of a flourishing school and roles in modern language instruction. The selection is praised as highly fortunate and further details on the Institute and teachers will follow next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.C. Shepherd
Virginia
Warren
Wilson Collegiate Institute
Duram Dots and Crease in Old World Tenets
A fragment from a wartime or colonial era voice contrasts Turk and Christian prisoners in a Turkish jail. It references a European or American context with a long discussion of ethnicity and punishment, ending with a depiction of capital punishment for Greeks and other groups.
Do Good and Leave a Monu ment of Virtue
Motivational lines urge kindness and mercy to endure beyond time as a lasting legacy. The passage compares good deeds to stars on the evening sky, brightening paths and lifting spirits. It calls readers to be kind to those struggling against adversity and to live with benevolence.
Prolonged Nominations at Weldon and Clinton Conventions
Last week saw several conventions in North Carolina. The Second Judicial Convention at Weldon nominated Judge Philips and peers, with Henry R. Bryan elected after 59 ballots. In Clinton a Congressional convention nominated B. F. Grady after 177 ballots, defeating McCrammy. The Fourth Congressional district chose B. H. Bunn over Stroud by a large margin in Durham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weldon
Philips
R. B. Peebles
Northhampton
Henry R. Bryan
New Berne
W. A. Montgomery
Warrenton
Clinton
Col. W. J. Greene
B. Aycock
B. F. Grady
McCrammy
Duplin County
Durham
B. H. Bunn
Mr. Stroud
Radiant Promises For North Carolina Farmers
The crops show brilliant promise and farmers, once clouded by debt and despair, now anticipate a bright outlook as independence and better fortunes seem within reach. John Hutchinson, cashier, swears the above statement is true to his knowledge. Cor resultant signatures acknowledge the oath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
North Carolina
County of Wilson
John Hutchinson
Jounx Hercnrson
Board of Trade Organizes Local Commercial Body
A Wednesday meeting formed a Board of Trade with officers led by President W. P. Simpson and Vice President E. Barnes Jr. E. M. Pace serves as Secretary and Treasurer. The Executive Committee includes F. W. Barnes and G. D. Green with S. F. Briggs. Arbitration and Sales committees are named with multiple local figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
W. P. Simpson
E. Barnes
Sec’y and Treas
E. M. Pace
F. W. Barnes
G. D. Green
8. F. Briggs
C. A. Young
W. P. Wootten
E. M. Nadal
A Charming Visitor and Local Drug Ads
A visit from Dr. F. M. Moye is described as refined and courteous in the county sanctum. The page contains testimonial notices for Rapam's Microbe Killer, claiming cures for catarrh in multiple readers including a Chicago cashier and a Texas resident, with varied testimonial spellings and garbled text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radam
Doane Herries
F. M. Moye
Dr. Moye
A Sincere Tribute To Mr Ed Stallings Foreman
A local tribute praises Ed Stallings foreman of the Mirror as faithful obliging and agreeable printer. The notice lauds his honesty conscientiousness and high character, expressing pleasure in giving him this honor.
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Caesar
Ed Stallings
The
Mirror
Census figures from district published by A W Rowland
The census totals are listed as Wilson 2845 Wilson Township 5771 Toisnot 480 Colsboro 4093 Raleigh 10491 Henderson 4201 Oxford 2950 after meeting General Supervisor Hawkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Rowland
Hawkins
Wilson
Wilson Township
Toisnot
Coldsboro
Raleigh
Henderson
Oxford
Absent Pastor Leads to Sunday No Service at Presbyterian Church
The Presbyterian church will not hold services this Sunday as pastor Mr Pell is absent. A service is planned for the third Sunday with Mr E F Alexander, a young preacher from the Theological Seminary, filling the pulpit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbrian Church
Mr. Pell
E. F. Alexander
Theological Semin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wil
Sallie Harrison
Charlotte
Returned
Nash Street
Orthy
J. Dt Sardin
Ose Hill
Aia
Rye T Tie Tilia Et
W. A. Davis
Mr. Wiley Stallings
Diggs
Goldsboro
Annie Harvey
Greene County
Mary
Hattie Bunn
Nash County
W. C. Gorham
A. J. Dinkins
Statesville
Ella Howell
W. J. Harriss
F. M. Simmons
Mewborn
Lenoir
Rodgers
Northampton
Alliance
First National Bank
Lee Parker
Whitakers
Oxford Torchlight
Mena Branch Roberts
Active
Anniston
Alabama
Mitchell
Washington By
Mar
Davis Ory
Sen. J. Moore
Republican Party
Gregak
the Press Association
Tion
Institute
Durhas
United States
Bank Nemeeta
Niekels
Eulati
T Deans
Corrier
F. A. Woonarp
Jonas Oertineer
Wes SS
Esaa Ea
Life Saving Service
W. F. Woodard
Calvin Barnes
R.G Briggs
H Rountree
Alex Greene
Rapam’s Microgpe Killer Co
Dr. van Ommermas
Cashier Bee Hive
Chicago
Doang Hernixa
Rapa
Austin
Texas
Fryar
Uny
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