Community notes from the Greensboro area in November 1889
A jumble of local observations and social notes mentions visits, weddings, and church events. References include Mrs Shepherd of Fay, Miss Lily Moore, Miss Mamie, Miss Rosa Graham, and Miss Rountree of Norfolk. Townsfolk such as W B gang and Rev. FM Connor are highlighted. services and protracted meetings are noted in Methodist and Episcopal churches.
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Episcopal Presbyterian
Methodist Church
Lietch
Meth- Mt
Y Cever FM
Connor
Virginia
Rosa Graham
R A Rountree
Norfolk
Roy&r
Thanksgiving Day Reflection in Wilson NC
In Wilson the holiday observance follows presidential and gubernatorial proclamations with business suspended and churches opened for worship. The editorial urges readers to meditate on generosity toward the poor and oppressed, noting hard times but highlighting joy in giving and the virtue of shared burdens.
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United States
North Carolina
Wilson
The
Mirror
North Carolina Mines Developments Attract Attention
The Wilmington Messenger notes NC minerals are gaining notice abroad. Joseph Blake’s Raleigh lands hold lead deposits with 110 tons sold to a Philadelphia house. Stanley County hosts a long known gold mine now actively worked by an English company on a thousand acres. Granville and Nash counties hold gold and copper prospects. Coal outcrop in Granville shows promise. Cherokee County yields talc with milling machinery from Cartersville, Georgia. A London company owns a Montgomery County mine planned for work.
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Wilmington Messenger
North Carolina
Joseph Blake
Raleigh
Philadelpia
Granville
Nash
Cherokee County
Cartersville
Montgomery County
Honorable W. T. Dortch Dies in Goldsboro After Public Service
The obituary notes the death of Hon. W. T. Dortch at his Goldsboro home on Thursday night. A long, honorable career in public trusts is praised for integrity, patriotism, and spotless character. The article lauds Dortch as a brilliant lawyer and incorruptible figure who served North Carolina with valiance.
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Stacy Kelley
Grange
Goldsboro
Baton T
Sunday Sentinel
Fayetteville
Yadkin Valley
W. T. Dortch
Mr. Dortch
North Carolina
Fane
Wilmington and Weldon R R elects officers and expands lines
At a late stockholders meeting BL F Newcomer was chosen president. Directors include W T Walters H Walters Michael Jenkins J P McCoy of Baltimore H B Plant of New York Donald McRae A J DeRosset of Wilmington W H Willard of Raleigh E B Borden of Goldsboro and Geo Howard of Tarboro. H Walters becomes President and GM J R Kenly Assistant GM Jas F Post Jr Secretary Treasurer etc. Reports show prosperity with Albemarle and Raleigh branch extended 22 miles to Plymouth and Scotland Neck branch to Greenville.
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Wilmington & Weldon R. R. Company
J. R. Kenly
Jas. IF. Post, Jr
Jnc
F. Divine
Albemarle
Raleigh
Plymouth
Scotland Neck
Greenville
Eastern Carolina Land Improvement and Banking Firm Formed
The Roanoke News reports a new company created at Rocky Mount after the latest Legislature session. The Eastern Carolina Land Improvement and Banking Company is authorized for 500000 dollars in capital to sell lands, attract eastern settlement, and conduct banking. It plans to begin work at once with offices in Rocky Mount and Broadway New York. Officers elected Saturday include B H Bunn as President, H S Harrison as Treasurer, F W Lyon as Secretary, and W H Day as General Counsel.
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Roanoke
Eastern Carolina Land Improvement and Banking Company
Rocky Mount
Carolina
Broadway
New York
B.H. Bunn
Hi. S. Harrison
F. W. Lyon
W. H. Day
A Comforting Sermon by Pastor Tuttle
Sunday morning the Methodist Church pastor Mr. Tuttle delivered an ardent eloquent sermon praised as comforting and edifying. The address was described as masterful and a fitting capstone to a year of devoted work for the Master and the church.
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Tuttle
Methodist Church
Jesus
Death of Wilson Foundry Proprietor Peter Royal
Crossed over the River that flows between Time and Eternity. Peter Royal died at his Wilson home on Tuesday night. He was a founder of the local Foundry and a highly respected, upright citizen. The community expresses deep sorrow and comfort for his wife and family through faith.
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Wilson
Peter Royal
Record of Methodist Church Activity and Finances
Rev Tuttle report shows sermons 111 prayer meetings 50 baptisms 58 funerals 11 marriages 3 pastoral visits 440 new members 106 with 6 applicants current membership 351. Finances total 4587.19 with allocations to pastor presiding elder missions claims education repairs church insurance parsonage and debts and evangelists.
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Orphan’s Asylum
Bible Cause
Pellie as a Mind Cutter in Historic Sermon
Fragmentary OCR note references a Reverend Pell and a sharp mind. The text hints at stored memory or cutter imagery, but lacks clear events, dates, or affiliations to form a complete item.
Unprecedented Gray Trout Boom Near Beaufort N Y
The Twin City Daily reports two hundred thousand gray trout caught in deep water near Beaufort New York in two weeks. Boats crowd the water as rich and poor fish alike, with average fish weighing about three pounds in sixty feet of depth. The busy fishing grounds drive activity and money in Morehead City and Beaufort.
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Beaufort
N. Y
Newfoundland
Morehead City
Orton Hotel Welcomes Edward H. Smith to Wilmington
New York hotel man Edward H. Smith, famed for Windsor management, takes charge of the Orton in Wilmington. W. A. Bryan steps down, J. D. Williams remains cashier, Montague stays as chief clerk. The trio are praised for urbane manners and public popularity.
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Edward H. Smith
New York
Windsor
Orton
Wilmington
W. A. Bryan
Smith
North Carolina
J. D. Williams
Montague
A Single Lock Of Hair From A Poem
A verse describes a single lock of hair evoking tender memories of days gone by. The narrator laments the ache of loss and recalls joys once felt, ending with a humorous twist about finding the hair in a soup plate.
Advertisement Prosperity Through Print Subscriptions
A rousing exhortation extols newspaper promotion and reading as path to wealth and success. It argues advertisers reap the cream of trade and readers gain abundance for little money, urging subscription and liberal advertising.
Homicide at Spring Hope Man Killed While Attempting Escape
A Black man was arrested last week in Spring Hope for hog theft. While in custody he fled, and a white man named J W Valentine shot him. The load struck the prisoner in the head, killing him instantly. Valentine fled the scene.
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Springhope
J. W. Valentine
Mr. Valentine
Itinerant vendor James Clark fatally struck near Toisnot
James Clark a patent medicine vendor was killed when the Southbound train struck him Wednesday afternoon just beyond Toisnot. Officials note the engineer acted properly and no blame attaches to the crew. Clark likely slept on the track and tried to move as the train approached.
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James Clark
Toisnot
Captain Newell the Atlantic Coast Line conductor praised
Captain W. H. Newell led last week’s excursion train from here to Fayetteville managing huge crowds with a cool head clear mind and genial cordiality, proving him a most admirable conductor and charming gentleman.
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W. H. Newell
Atlantic Coast Line
Fayetteville
Land auction near Nash County timber and gold deposit
G B Morgan and wife Annie Morgan authorize sale on the first Monday in January next before the court door in Nashville. A tract of land in Nash County twelve miles from the county seat near Spring Hope along the Albemarle Raleigh Railroad line, rich timber and gold deposits, with a 64 acre adjacent tract. Terms 3500 cash, balance negotiable. N H Morris. Biount Murray, Atts Wilson NC. Nov 21 1880.
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G. B. Morgan
Annie Morgan
Nashville
Nash County
Spring Hope
Albemarle
Raleigh
N. H. Morris
Murray
Wilson, N. C
Executor's Notice for Anderson Estate
Executor's notice announces settlement of the estate of aes Jr. Anderson. Creditors must present their claims and evidence for payment by November 15. The notice is dated November 7, 1888, and instructs all indebted persons to settle promptly or face legal action.
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Aes Jr. Anderson
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Noval Methodist Conference
Greensboro
Hargrave
W. B. Gang
Lily Moore
Mamiee
F .M. Connor
North Carolina Mines
W. KH. Ht
Wesepelaiec
Mr. Pell
Wilson Collegiate Institute
CALA
Famous Orton
Captain Newell
Selby Planta
Suche Cail Nor
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