07 Nov 1888
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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1888
Page
1
In a village tale Zeno confesses a theft while dying, Henry Alston and Alice Vincent uncover the truth and forgive. Zeno repents, Henry and Alice wed after Zeno’s death, and Uncle Wilson reveals the motive behind the crime.
A miscellany notes cholera in the Philippine Islands and famine warnings, Jay Gould’s worries, Patti the singer drafting her autobiography, and a Shakespeare translator king. It cites German ships to Zanzibar, stone trust failure, heavy drinking, and bread price controls in Minneapolis.
An editor is asked to inform readers of a claimed positive remedy for consumption by T A Slocum and offers two free bottles to responders. The note also lists assorted anecdotes on public figures, labor groups, and recent statistics on registration, industry, and military history, with mentions of individuals and institutions across the United States.
North Carolina reports 1 259 convicts including 76 women. Durham draws crowds to hear Rev. Sam Jones and 250 people join church membership. Shotwell monument unveiling planned for November. Vance to speak. Coal found near Durham County line. stock company formed for exploration. North Carolina State Grange to meet in Kinston in December. Fayetteville Fair runs November 14 for three days with Cadets attending. Stamps and Primrose bond set at 300 each. Bacon aged 23 years praised as sound. New Bern hosts North Carolina Methodist Conference November 28 with Bishop Granbery presiding. Fireman John White dies on engine 128 between Whitakers and Enfield. Chatham oats good. corn crop short. winter feed tight. Fayetteville hides trade shifts to Randolph County tannery payments. Matthew Gibbs near Mooresville is ancestor of 145 descendants at eighty seven. Dr J W Dunham brings wild Indians to Rocky Mount Fair for daily exhibitions. North Carolina Presbyterian Synod reports growth with 122 ministers 261 churches 22 553 members. average minister salary 800. benevolence in past year 444 500. one vacant church mostly in Concord. 14 churches built. 58 manses valued over 112 000.
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