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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1890
Page
13
The Wilson Mirror notes entertainment at Mamona Hall with Swiss Bell Ringers tonight and tomorrow night. It also mentions upcoming sermons by Elder Jones and Elder Gore at the Primitive Baptist church, local visits by Hon. W. C. Taylor, and various community notices about residents, professionals, and businesses in Wilson North Carolina.
Report of a Friday gathering of Prof Kellys Literary Society at his school. Paul Anderson presided with polished parliamentary skill and Ernest Nadal served as secretary. Mrs Hill sang Coming Through the Rye with praised sweetness. the group departed amid snowy, cheerful reminiscences.
The popular Mr Read, pastor of the Baptist church in our community, announces his resignation to take a new post at the Baptist church of Charleston West Virginia at month’s end. His departure comes as a setback to local building plans but the church vows to continue the work with a new pastor. The Read family wife and daughter Clara are warmly regarded by all.
Worshippers heard Elder James S. Woodard deliver a forceful sermon on the power and sovereignty of God. Elder William Woodard followed with reflections on divine love and charity, described as eloquent and poetical, evoking a regenerated heart and a tender, benevolent gospel atmosphere.
A reader from Wilson cites strong prospects for bright tobacco in Nash Wilson and Pitt counties. He notes per acre gains of 400 to 600 dollars, longer growing seasons, and land prices from six to ten dollars per acre. He highlights Capt E M Pace of Wilson as a valued manager at the Wilson Tobacco Warehouse and Calvin Barnes of Wilson, who reportedly yielded ninety acres producing about twenty thousand dollars.
The brief urges planters to sow tobacco seed by March 20 and grow sturdy plants by late April. It advise selecting warm beds, heavy fertilizer, canvas covers, and watering in dry weather, promising big prices for those who succeed under tough conditions. It compares favorable local weather to north and west regions where plants froze and many were lost or sickened by cold.
A satirical editorial mocks Belva Lockwood's claim that man is a comprehensive term embracing women. The piece argues men are driven by instinct and opportunism, likening the idea to dogs barking and biting and accusing her of political naivety.
The Daily Chronicle appears as a fine newspaper with neatness elegance and beauty. Editor Josephus Daniels leads a capable staff including Halover whose fluent pen adds rich content to spread wholesome Democratic doctrine across the state.
The Supreme Court in Redmond vs Tarboro holds town authorities must tax all property stocks bonds money and credits uniformly with lands. Judge Shepherd writes the opinion and is praised for its learning. It reverses the 1873 Pullen vs Raleigh ruling that the constitution did not require the levy. The decision impacts town revenue and is marked as highly significant.
The eloquent Mr Tuttle is invited to deliver the baccalaureate sermon at Louisburg Female College on Sunday June 7. He is described as a thrilling, eloquent preacher whose address is expected to be one of the most edifying ever heard in Louisburg. The notice urges readers to fortify against enervating influences this spring and mentions J. L. Favors’s remedy as helpful.
Local merchant Ed Barnes promotes H. S. Millers High Grade Bone Fertilizer as top quality guano. An editorial page note under Prize Cotton endorses the product for its farm value and likely benefits to cotton yields.
The Fitzpatrick family of Merry Makers with Arion's Swiss Bell Ringers present an entertainment tonight and tomorrow night in Mamona Hall featuring music songs wit and laughter. Reserved seats are fifty cents at Rowland's Drug Store.
A notice warns that under the new postal law it is larceny to take a newspaper without paying. It cautions readers who read for years and then refuse to pay or return the paper that they risk indictment for larceny.
The News-Observer appears in a new format praised for improved appearance and steadfast Democratic advocacy. Editor Sam Ashe is commended for his courteous bearing and committed, principled leadership, expected to earn him deserved patronage.
The article lauds the First National Bank of Wilson for immense business volume praising its management, cashier John Hutchinson, and president Frank Barnes for their integrity, capability, and popularity.
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