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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1889
Page
5
The Wilson area columns highlight social life in Wilson and nearby towns with mentions of residents such as Miss Callie Quarles and Miss Sallie Price, local events at Briggs Hotel, and the Tarboro Fair. It notes editorials, a baking powder comparison, and school and rail telegraph staff, plus a Shakespeare exhortation and praise for the Orton hotel management in town.
A Raleigh jury convicted Catholic priest J. J. Boyle of rape in a trial last week and sentenced him to be hanged on the 29th. The editorial urges respect for the verdict while noting the charge’s sensational terms and the possibility of innocence if the jury mistook the facts.
A reflective piece contrasts hidden grief with public calm then reports a Fair week marriage at the Raleigh fairgrounds. Mr Bateman of Mackey's Ferry plans to marry his fiancée on the date, wearing a cotton bagging suit, with ten couples attending and gowns of North Carolina plaids contemplated.
A poetic meditation compares enduring thoughts of love to constant rivers that flow from dawn to night. Morning, day, and evening scenes are charged with admiration for the beloved, whose beauty marks daily life and calms a weary world as night folds over restful sleep.
A compilation of affectionate notices about local editors and preachers. The Henderson Gold Leaf editor is praised for wit and charm in a note about John Robinson's circus and Miss Josie Demott. Henry Blount is lauded for poetic narration of odd scenes. W. P. Fife is praised as a revivalist in Kinston with notable success and earnest church support. The New Berne Journal reports large crowds and town upheaval during revival efforts led by Rev Pearson.
At Hymen's Shrine Cupid will preside over a nuptial set to take place tomorrow. The bride elect, styled in fashionable attire, will vow her life and charms to her chosen partner Mr. Oscar Swineford of Richmond Virginia, in a ceremony described as a stylish celebration of wedlock.
The Rev Dr Moses D Hoge of Richmond Virginia will preach at the Presbyterian Church tonight at eight o clock. He is described as one of America's ablest and most eloquent preachers and theologians whose diction rhetoric and logic will thrill the audience.
The passage portrays a highly enamored man, a business figure, who loses restraint as a beautiful maiden’s spell captivates him. He writes an order for a hundred barrels of flour and a car of meat, illustrating how love eclipses price and prudence.
W R Hines, once of Edgecombe county and longtime Atlantic Coast Line agent at Florence, was badly injured Friday when lumber fell on him. He sustained broken legs and other internal injuries, with the final outcome still uncertain and friends in the area awaiting word.
A young friend met a maiden from the institute who spoke in a curt moralizing line about the perpetual vibration of a dog’s tail near a person offering food. The friend asked for interpretation of her curious phrase.
The Nashville Argument urges ramie as a profitable fiber crop for North Carolina. It notes ramie is not harder to grow than other crops and could diversify farming. Experiments occur at multiple sites and a New England stock company supports its cultivation.
Prof Kelley addressed trustees friends and patrons at the completed academy building outlining his instruction and discipline method. He urged cooperative support and fair hearing in complaints and promised to do good work while using Solomon's sovereign remedy for the refractory if needed.
An old newspaper quip notes time can appear to stop as a man stands on a street for a half minute this morning and yesterday a man halted for an hour in front of Drigg's hotel.
Thursday the Register of Deeds issued a license to the youngest couple in the county history. The groom is seventeen and the bride fourteen, with full parental consent. The report describes their union as a sweet and holy estate bonded by affection and ready to face life’s cares.
The Raleigh Call notes visible effort to form a strong opposition to moving Trinity College to Raleigh. It suggests representations driven by interests other than facts and argues Trinity would be a valuable addition to the community despite ongoing opposition.
Jimmie Roberson of Clayton is now the popular clerk at Briggs Hotel. Affable and courteous he will fill the office acceptably and delightfully, adding to the hotel’s attractively inviting retreat for travelers and trainers.
A fragment reports a today's interview with Naiah Hayes discussing the exodus theme. The piece questions whether the exodus was broader or better explained by broader social woes.
A rustic verse suggests a woman throws a rock to scare a hen. The speaker warns to seek safety near the hen, noting the observer’s danger and urging caution while commenting on attitude and eye for artful shock.
On Monday Hugh F Murray was chosen County Superintendent of Education to fill the vacancy left by his late father. The new appointee is described as a capable lawyer with culture and literary attainment. The community commends his selection as a noble and chivalrous moment of service and remembrance.
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