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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1894
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR text shows a newspaper item mentioning an adoption event connected to local records. Names, places, and dates are unreadable, but the context implies civil proceedings or notices about an adoption. Further readable details are unavailable.
A torn receipt style notice shows the paper inviting readers to renew subscriptions for the upcoming year. It pledges a published paper and hopes for a favorable response from subscribers.
Ley A Join D Gold and Harold Dortch visit Wilson on official business. Laura Morgan of Nashville visits relatives. Capt Grimmer makes a pleasant call. The stray shot from a game cock stirs election talk as prices rise for dead game. Wallace Gatehelldr opens a new saloon and rooms on Geldsboro Street for his business. Lockamy the tin smith seeks customers and praises past vouchers. Elm City biking feat by B Deans covers ten miles in an hour. Dr Mundy plans Baptistry improvements at the Baptist Church. School exercises and tone of the town are noted with a focus on church and civic events. Superior Court nears with Bynum presiding. office staff anticipate jail clearance. Rev Akers of the Presbyterian Church impresses as a capable pastor and social figure.
The Baptist Church ladies announce a lawn party at Mrs. Geo. W. Blount’s home next Friday evening. Seasonal, appetizing viands will be served at reasonable prices to raise funds for needed church repairs. All ages invited for wholesome amusement.
An avid claim extols Ayer s Sarsaparilla for purifying blood and curing many afflictions. Local notes welcome Miss Nannie Harrison home from normal school for vacation and greet other returning students Ivor Deans Dottie Deans Eva OHagan Sallie Herring. A doggerel piece about Castoria ads is included with a quip about an advertiser and a clever pupil.
Judge Connor vice president of the Vance Memorial association invites citizens to a mass meeting at the courthouse on Monday at one o'clock during court recess. The aim is to organize a county association and honor Vance’s memory.
Next Monday the Board of Commissioners will organize and choose a mayor and police. Public sentiment favors a change from the current incumbent, with Wilson residents feeling progress in town improvements has been achieved and cannot be undone.
Wallace Batchelor runs a notable local saloon with the neatest improvements and a premier liquor selection. He guarantees goods and prices by jug or bottle and invites patrons to call for Whiskeys Brandies Wines for family use.
Will be celebrated in the Methodist Church tonight as George Connor and Miss Bessie Hadley unite as husband and wife. From childhood companions they have grown together, with Miss Maggie Hadley as Maid of Honor and Street Jones of Goldsboro as best man. The Miron extends congratulations and wishes for long, prosperous happiness.
Mt Lebanon Chapter Royal Arch Masons held a special meeting on Friday night. Grand Sligh Priest Henry Irvin Clark was installed by retiring Grand High Priest F. M. Moye with Past Grand High Priests B. F. Seles and G. W. Blount assisting. The chapter conferred the Mark Masters degree on J. B. Deans. The chapter notes its history with three Grand High Priests and helped establish a Royal Arch Chapter at Hamilton, now thriving.
The Populists plan a Wilson County rally next Saturday with party leaders including Harry Skinner W H H Kitchin Marion Butler and others. They expect to name candidates for county offices such as Ben Owens or Shade Felton for the Legislature Sid P Clark for clerk of Superior Court Barnes Boykin for sheriff and K N Watson for treasurer. The piece notes no candidate is named for register of deeds and suggests some nominees may not win diverse ambitions.
Description notes milk punches mint juleps whiskey punches and whiskey cocktails plus Budweiser beer at a famous Goldsboro street saloon. Proprieter is listed but incomplete.
The article reports crimson clover hay as highly nutritious and suited to various feeds with supplements like corn for milk production. It details seed yields from 1803 experiments, seed pricing, and the potential cash crop value, plus methods for harvesting and cleaning seed. It also covers NC Experiment Station distribution of crimson clover seed in 1883 and the public response with 1556 applicants.
The North Carolina Experiment Station collects grower feedback on the new crop with field notes from E. Emery. In Vance County the seed was sown on stiff red land with a 3 pound bag per 1-3 acre, no fertilizer except tobacco stems, yields a 26 inch stalk with a 2 inch head, and one third of the stalk could seed 10 acres worth ten dollars if clean.
North Carolina State Weather Service reports April 1s 4 advanced summary with mean temperature 51.3 degrees 0.4 below normal. Highest 61.6 in Southern Pines lowest 45.5 at Blowing Rock. Precipitation 17.5 inches 2.00 below normal. Bryson City 5.15 highest, Sloan 0.65 lowest. Thunderstorms hail and frosts noted across multiple dates as the month was unusually dry.
In Raleigh North Carolina a notice lists matters of interest dated May 25 1824. It mentions Crimson Clover a valuable plant brand Ex prese al. and outlines topics of local concern for readers.
A promotional medical blurb credits Dr. Franklin Miles and the Restorative Nervine for nervous diseases. It asserts nerve centers at the base of the brain govern health, claims most diseases originate there, and promotes price terms and availability through Dr. Miles Medical Co. with guarantees and express delivery.
An advertisement touts shore based home study business books and a four week method for book keeping, claiming college credit for amounts paid. It cites 11 teachers and 600 students last year at Draughon’s College in Nashville, offering positions and cash rewards for vacancies filled through their network.
Rabid promotional jumble promises a free fountain pen with pocket use and assorted features. The ad claims writing quality and a monthly magazine offer, urging readers to subscribe and contact Merges Publishing Co in Richmond, Virginia.
An auction announces sale on May 1 to the highest bidder of a house and lot on Greene Street opposite J D Farrior with seven rooms and a half acre of land. Terms are given in the notice.
Court order authorizes sale of multiple parcels in Wilson Township. Properties include a 63 acre tract near High and Ruffin High and a 43 acre tract near Aliteon High area. Additional 7 acres and two brick stores on Goldsboro Street to be sold cash. Auction date set at Wilton Court House doors on a Thursday in May. Parties include heirs and trustees listed in deed references.
Crimson clover trifelium incarnatum known as annual German Scarlet and Italian. It grows easily as an annual requiring reseeding each crop. Seed sowing July to October with well prepared or shaded land. It enriches soil and prevents washing and may be cut for hay in April or May.
The Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad Co will sell Summer Excursion Tickets June 1 to Sept 1 1894 to all Seashore and Mountain Resorts in North Carolina Virginia and West Virginia. Tickets good for return until October with privilege of stopover at resort points in both directions. Wisk KRYLE General Passenger Agent.
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