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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1891
Page
5
The Wilson area reports a time change for the County Institute and notes development of the old Battle lot for pack and prize houses. Reverend Duke preaches admirably at the Baptist church. Prof. Winston and Dr. Carter set for the New Berne Collegiate Institute events and commencement sermon respectively.
Court House in this place held a reunion of surviving members of Company A 3rd Regt NC T with Capt H H Best presiding. Speeches by Swift Galloway E H Hornaday and J T Abernathy praised valor while recalling Civil War days. Election of officers named Best Darden Galloway Ormond Haywood Dail and a memorial for Capt W A Darden was adopted.
The article lists officers and committee members for the upcoming reunion including Etsar Sear aon A. Bawerdts Joseph Turnage Jae Taylor W. 31 Devi and B. F. Albritton. It notes membership rules for sons of members and describes a memorial at Capt. H. Albritton's grave with choral and benediction before departing to meet again April 23 1992.
The Wilson Collegiate Institute lists third quarter honor students for Spring term 1591. Names include Eva Anderson Sue Blount Pearl Burnett Loulie Connor Emma Dew Sallie Eagles Ruth Gold Maggie Hadley Annie Leathers Mary Moore Janie Porter Mary Porter Sallie Porter Bella Privett Lizzie Stevens Jennie Etta Taylor Mattie Taylor Connie Terry Lucie Vickers Zell Winstead and Master Virgil Lee.
The Charles A Vogeler Manufacturing Company of Baltimore quotes high praise from Dr. S. P. Moore and Dr. Edward Warren for its cholera remedy. They claim it cures bowel afflictions including diarrhoea dysentery and summer complaint in children, and is trusted in the South and by army physicians.
For sale by Boykin, Carmer & Company wholesale agents. The notice indicates a sale action by the firm with details readable in the advertisement text. The exact terms and items offered are partially legible in the fragment.
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