Weldon Fair and Weldon editorials reminisce
The Weldon Fair week is recalled with praise for Gov Fowle and Emory, Hall, Manning and others. The piece highlights Horner cadets, Confederate memories, and hospitality at the event, along with social notes on locals and visitors amid town life.
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Weldon
Hospitalty
Emory
W. W. Hall
Horner
Gov. Fowle
Ransom
Fortie
Hatchett
Sterling Hall
Thad Manning
North Carolina
Tom Emory
The Small Indiscretions That Grow Into Ruin
A moral warning on how minor slips and whispered insinuations can escalate. The piece argues that little acts of imprudence spark ripple effects, ruin reputations, and disturb fortunes over time, like leaks sinking ships and pebbles causing waves across the ocean of life.
Poetic boast frames a boastful modern verse
A praising note extols a writer named Johnny who seizes inspiration and crafts lines meant to outshine Shakespeare Milton Coleridge Wordsworth and other poets. The fragment hints at grand fame eclipsing prior classic masters, with eager ambition driving the verse.
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Shakespeare
Milton
Coleridge
Wordsworth
North Carolina Teachers' Vacation in Europe Book Plan
Pin Raleigh Call announces Eugene Harrell is preparing a full historical account of the Teachers European Tour. The North Carolina Teachers will publish a 400 page volume with illustrations and chapters by party members, featuring a chatty firsthand narrative and a group portrait as a souvenir.
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Pin Raleigh Call
Eugene Harrell
North Carolina
Europe
Ex Senator Turpin Wesson Marries in Louisville
Ex senator Turpin of Centreville Maryland wed Mrs Carrie Dancy Wesson in Louisville Kentucky on the 25th. Officiating was Rev Perry Gordon of St Paul’s Episcopal Church. The couple will travel to Locust Hill near Centreville after a Baltimore arrival. Carrie Dancy Wesson, a Tarboro native, lived in Norfolk St Louis and Tarboro before returning to St Louis and filing for divorce in St Louis courts four months ago. Southerner reports.
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Turpin
Centreville
Queen Anne's County
Louisvile
C. M. Wesson
Perry Gordon
St. Paul’s Protestant Episcopal Church
Baltimore
Locust Hill
Baltimore Sun
Wessonj
Carrie Dancy
Tarboro
Bardin-Sanders Nuptials at Hyman's Shrine
Sue Bardin and T F Sanders wed at the bride’s father B H Bardin’s home, with Sanders described as a prosperous Dunn merchant. The groom gains a wife praised for beauty, charm, intellect, and virtue, destined to brighten the home with happiness.
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B. H. Bardin
Sue Bardin
T. F. Sanders
Dunn
The Weatherman Warns Against Immigrant Dress Demand
Emma writes passionately about wearing a dress with a ribbon in her hair as the moon rises. A voice pleads to avoid such a costume in cold weather, warning pneumonia risk and proposing warmer climates only for immigration.
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Emma
Herring’s Essay Shines In Medical Society Talk
A Reader’s praise for Dr Herring whose article was read before the Medical Society of Wilson County. The piece, noted for graceful language and thoughtful reflection, adds to the author’s literary reputation and reflects deep state academic intellect.
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Medical Society of
Wilson County
Herring
New Postmaster S H Vick Takes Office At Local Post
On Friday November 1 Maj W M Gay handed over to new post master S H Vick who began duties immediately. Vick’s aide Braswell Winstead and the two men described as educated graduates of Lincoln University are praised for courteous conduct and smooth operations in handling postal obligations.
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Maj. W. M. Gay
S. H. Vick
T. D. Gay
Willie Starlings
Sam Vick
Braswell Winstead
Lincoln University
Pennsylvania
Wll
Courage and Cowardice in Editorial Denunciation
The piece contrasts courage with cowardice in bold assertions. It argues fearless editors meet consequences, while cowards submit contradiction to avoid backlash. It notes many editors pose as fearless though they publish reckless claims and dodge accountability.
Revival at Baptist Church Sees Converts and Growth
The Baptist Church closed Wednesday night after a campaign described as glorious in the master’s cause. Fifteen converts were admitted to full fellowship while Pastor Mr Read’s earnest work helped revive and strengthen the congregation. The harvest continues as seeds sown are expected to mature.
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Baptist Church
Read
Righteous sentence in case against Algie Vaughan
Algie Vaughan pleaded guilty in a court on Thursday to a charge related to an incident with his stepdaughter. The judge sentenced him to seven years in the penitentiary, with community praise for the solicitor Worthington and for upholding justice.
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Worthington
Five Years Old Scotland Neck Democrat Honored
The Scotland Neck Democrat marks its fifth anniversary praising editor E. E. Hilliard for principled, scholarly journalism. The paper lauded as edifying and well edited by a gentleman of integrity and erudition.
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Scotland Neck
E. E. Hilliard
Toisnot Chief of Police Convicted for Clubbing Prisoner
The Toisnot town chief of police was indicted and tried this term for clubbing a prisoner in his charge. He was convicted on grounds of exceeding his authority. The prosecuting attorney urged that indiscriminate use of the billy is too common and called for better police conduct.
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Toisnot
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Rem Underwood
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W. A. Darden
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Ate
Blanche Briggs
P. M. Briggs
Brigg Hotel
Davis and Gay
Frans Boykin
Clinton
D.S. Boykir
E. Thomson
Stantonsburg
House Creek
Wilcox County
Georgia
Hiling Institute
T. Dertch
Weldon Fair
Turpin Wesson
Hyman’s
Algie Vaughan
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Mary Eb
David Daniel
B. A. Peele
John B. Williamson
Spring Hill Township
E. R. Ellis
William Hinn
McKinley Darden
Office of Register of Deeds
Bynum & Daniel
A. N. Daniet
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Wileon, N. C
Dr. J. N. Byxen
Farmville, N.C
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