At Rest Transplanted Wilso n Mirror Item and Notes
A 1889 notice page from Wilson Mirror recalls local events and personalities. It mentions Lula Warren and May Warren visits Nash, Miss Edmondson’s charms, and a praise of Argonaut and Payetteville Observer editors Whitehead and Myrover. It records a Baptist Church meeting, a Minstrels event, a funeral for Mrs. W. S. Anderson, and community notices on illness, service, and social happenings in Nash Street neighborhoods.
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Infest
North Carolina
Earlie Sty
Sid
Ying
the Mirror
Baptist Church
Jesus of Nazareth
Nash Street
Sielbroner
Weike Sue Edmondson
Hom
Argonaut
Payetteville
Hymens Shrine And A Young Child Passed To Paradise
Prof. Middleton of Wilson Collegiate Institute married to Miss Mary Riggsbee in Durham last Wednesday. The notice blends vows with poetic reflections on love and heaven. It reports the death of Fenner Stickner’s eighteen month old child, plucked from earth to heavenly gardens, and consoles with faith in Jesus.
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Prof. Middleton
Wilson Collegiate Institute
Durham
Mary Riggsbee
Paradise
Heaven
Earth
Col. Stickney
Fenner Stickner
Jesus
Evangelist Leitch Drawing Large Greenville Congregations
The Reflector praises Rev Mr Leitch now preaching in Greenville at the Methodist Church with Mr Fred Marshall leading music. Crowds attend both day and night services, with twelve and seven thirty o clock showings drawing deep interest. The evangelist speaks plainly and uses effective illustrations, while Mr Marshall is a gifted singer whose solos move listeners.
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Greenville
Leitch
Fred Marshall
Methodist Church
Marshall
A Delicious Delight Ride North to Wilson
A narrator recalls a Goldsboro to Wilson trip last Thursday night as an exquisite encounter with a sweet maiden. The prose describes her beauty and gestures in poetic imagery, likening the moment to paradise and radiant nature.
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Goldsboro
Wilson
Paradise
Heaven
Alliance Appointments in North Carolina Counties
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate local government agenda items with appointments or meetings in Kinston Lenoir County and Wayne County, possibly dated Tuesday. Sparse readable names and place references suggest regional government activity without clear outcomes.
The Only Ingredients
Johnny describes the recipe for perfect happiness as a curtained room with blinds closed a single strong chair a lamp at twilight the elderly asleep dreaming of Heaven and a slow clock while a beloved person sits close enough to hear heartbeats.
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Johnny
Sermon by Rev Dr Hoge Delights Richmond Audience
The Rev Dr Hoge of Richmond Virginia preached at the Presbyterian Church to a large attentive crowd. He spoke on consecrated service and obedience, delivering a grand eloquent discourse praised for sublimity and vivid imagery.
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Hoge
Richmond
Virginia
Presbyterian
Wilson
Macedon
Artaxerxes
Beer Bottling Establishment in Wilson Praised
Bergner and Engel Brewing Co announces J L Fryar as a leading Wilson dealer for its largest U S bottling plant. The article lauds the state best facilities a brick building iron front and delivery wagon ensuring fresh beer and friendly service to customers townwide.
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Bergner & Engel Brewing Co
United States
Wilson
J. L. Fryar
Fryar
Cupid Conquest Promises Union At Methodist Church
Tomorrow night at the Methodist Church Wilmington gentleman John Corbett will unite with Annie Brewer of Wilson in marriage. The write up celebrates the couple and the wedding as a blessed union and a joyous culmination of love and devotion.
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Vic Organ
Mary of Ladies
Lilty Gay
Callie Quarles
Sue Edondson
Clara Albright
Sue Davis
Laura Thompson
Alice Green
Sarah Edi
Mere ‘le Brewer
WATV
Shsports
Cupid
Methodist Church
Earth
John Corbett
Wilmington
Annie Brewer
Wilson
Eden
Will Lecture by Blind Lawyer E S Simmons in Mamona Hall
Washington North Carolina attorney E S Simmons, renowned for his powers of description, will lecture Thursday night in Mamona Hall on The existence of a personal God. He will present the subject from a lawyer’s evidence based viewpoint, and listeners report his mastery and rhetoric will be engaging as well as edifying.
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E. S. Simmons
Washington
North Carolina
Mamona Hall
Will Hunter Makes Gregory Hotel Shine With Electric Lights
A bygone note praises Will Hunter as a genial hotelier in the State. He runs a well furnished house with a sumptuous table and generous hospitality. His Gregory hotel will soon feature electric lighting enhancing the rooms and halls.
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Will Hunter
Gregory
A Sac Death Prompted Sudden Loss of Young Husband
A Sac man, T. A. Dixon, age about twenty one, died after two days of illness. He had married just four months earlier, leaving his wife in deep grief as she mourns his sudden passing. The obituary notes his good character and asks for divine comfort.
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T. A. Dixon
Sudden Death of Mr. I. M. Lee Ramifies Locally
The article notes the sudden death of I. M. Lee and mentions his wife, a Secotnety, and several children. It states condolences are offered to the family and references his presence across the state and Virginia.
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I. M. Lee
Virginia
Connor Takes Editorial Control of Dunn Courier
The Courier reports that F. M. Connor has bought the Dunn Courier and assumes editorial control. Connor is a practical printer with long newspaper experience, expected to build a successful enterprise and earn due reward.
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F. M. Connor
Dunn Courier
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Wilson Mirror
N.N.C
Jon
Orlean
Hetil
W. J. Harriss
Annie
Ndo
Washington City
Artist
Read
Suffolk
Lennox
Gorton
W. 5
Anderson
Cay
New Jerusalem
Hymen’s
Mr. Leitch
Alliance Appointments
Kinston
Lenoir Count
Sauston
Wwayne County
Eae
Beer Bottling Establishment
Will
Boniface
White
Wilson Township
Footte & Stevens
Teesiay
Bg Ge
W.P. Wootten
A. Jj. Simms
Corton’s
Minstrels
Prince Tanaka
Soom
Royal Troupe of
Price
Rowland
the Courier
Bynum & Daniel
A. N. Daniel
Dr. J. N. Bynom
Farmville, N. C
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