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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1887
Page
5
A local Wilson scene column recounts church usher shortages and fair attendance hopes, along with social sketches of residents, sermons, and fires. The piece covers a fire loss, painted homes, and a busy Meyer Thorne troupe performing M liss and other plays, plus a forecast of Ten Nights in a Bar Room. It blends community updates with theatre praise and civic notes.
A community drive in Wilson pushes for a new fire company led by capable, influential men with resources. The editorial warns of repeated fire damage and urges action to prevent further losses, noting past helplessness and ongoing risk to large buildings amid flames.
Popular young townsman Eddie Wootten, long time telegraph operator at Contentnea, receives a promotion to a higher and more responsible role in the Train Despatcher's office in Wilmington. The notice hails his merit and rewards, noting he is the worthy son of a respected family with solid character.
A story recalls a woman known for years of single life who sings a sentimental song in a crowded parlor. A man praises her performance and the lines about fading, prompting her to flee to her room and confront aging. She cries aloud that she knows she is fading but resents the compliment.
Sunday night unified worship at the Baptist Church drew praise for Rev. Cordon whose tender eloquence fused the congregations in praise of Jesus. Faithful felt Heaven near and longs to join in eternal bliss, praising a preacher seen as a divine instrument guiding sinners toward religion.
A church scene describes a woman entering a pew where a busy bustle misbehaves. The crowd admires her grace yet her calm is shattered by the sudden chaos of the obstructive bustle and the urge to retaliate.
A visitor asks for credit to extend a two dollar debt for the newspaper. The narrator recalls the encounter at the doorstep with humor and relief as the polite request unfolds and the tempted writers “feel inclined to sing hosannah.”
Wilie Barnes died Friday afternoon in Rocky Mount after a long illness. The community mourns his loss as a highly esteemed figure. His remains were taken to his Toisnot home on Sunday where family and friends gathered in an autumnal setting for the burial.
The writer thanks B M W James of Bethel for grapes named after him. The “James” grape is described as three inches in circumference, very dark nearly black, with superb flavor and prolific yearly bearing. Originated by Mr James in Pitt County and the first vine still flourishes, ripening in October.
The Rev Mr McManaway will leave this week for a new field of labor in Shelby. The Baptist Church loses its most eloquent pastor and Wilson town loses a popular and charming minister. He is highly respected across denominations as a sincere liberal minded gentleman and his wife leave cherished memories.
The passage praises early mornings as pure and fresh, likening dawn to childhood and infancy. It extols morning light as innocent and truthful, inviting lovers of beauty to relish the dawn's brightness and promise.
A B Deans, Superior Court Clerk of this county, aims to become a noted stock raiser by purchasing superior breeders from the North. An article from a Pennsylvania paper on his latest purchase is published on the eighth page.
Levi Walston died at his residence in Saratoga township on Friday October 7 at age forty one. He endured a brief painful illness with fortitude and Christian resignation leaving a devoted wife and five children. He was praised as an honest upright man who lived peaceably, never entering a bar or taking an oath, and his legacy is extolled by F. M. Itch. The notice also contains an unrelated medical advertisement for Woodford's Sanitary Lotion.
By court judgment the Commissioners of Wilson County will sell on October 31 at the court house door several land tracts. Includes Contennnes Creek lot 7 adjoining J T Wiggins Guill heirs Sallie Smith and others. a tract with about acres near George Barnes. Quaker Road tract with heirs of Davis and others. a tract with 1495 acres near W Barnes and Privett heirs. consolidated Black Creek road lots 4 and 4 totaling 165 acres. Smithfield roadlot near Bunyan Barefoot and George Barnes. Terms require one third cash and balance by mortgage with 5 percent interest over three years.
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