Weldon Fair Notes and Local Meetings Highlighted
Weldon events include discussions on voter registration and Democratic support, with mentions of racing at Weldon and entries of fine trotters. Local figures such as W M Robbins and Miss Tassie Earl are noted, along with expositions, exhibitions by the Scotland Neck Mounted Riflemen, and remarks on travel rates aiding exhibit shipments. The piece covers sermons, lectures by A Murray, and praise for the Weldon Fair’s anticipated success under Tom Emmanuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feige
W. M. Robbins
Statesville
Will A
Old Fields
A Fine Oration by Rev C H Grandison at Court House
The negro orator delivered a strong Prohibition and Third Party speech Saturday afternoon in the Court House. He praised eloquence and research yet offered no convincing reason for Democrats to desert their party, urging negroes to heed white Southern friends and warning against Radical policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Grandison
Flo
South
Radical Party
Pleasing Praise for Clinton Caucasian Editor and Henry Blount
A reader praises the Clinton Caucasian editor and Henry Blount for eloquent sermons in the MIRROR. The letter extols Blount as a brilliant preacher and statesman-like figure whose weekly essays brighten homes and lift spirits with beauty and truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Henry Blount
Mirror
Death of Mrs Lopes in Winston
The community mourns the death of Mrs Lopes, the daughter of F I Finch, in Winston last Thursday. She is remembered for her sweet nature, admirable traits, and the sorrow of a premature passing during a time of joyous motherhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston
Mrs. Lopes
F. I. Finch
Fading Summer and Autumn’s Inevitable December of Life
A reflective meditation contrasts the departing summer with advancing autumn to urge readers to settle debts and prepare for death. The narrator links seasonal change with mortality and the need to complete contracts, pay dues, and die in peace as winter approaches.
Hymen’s Shrine Names Local Weddings in Joyful Note
The article announces weddings in town, noting W. J. Ellis and Miss Mollie Gardner wed last Wednesday night and leaving for northern cities, followed by William Rose and Miss Fannie Farmer also marrying that night, with warm congratulations extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.J. Ellis
Mollie Gardner
William Rose
Fannie‘ Farmer
Admirable Addresses at Cotton Mills Meeting
A Sunday night gathering near the Cotton Mills featured Judge Connor delivering a moral address urging a chapel and reading room for the poor. Theologian Mr. Bronson added sagacious reflections, followed by Mr. Cordon’s remarks. A subscription raised about three hundred dollars for the project.
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Connor
Mr. Bronson
Judge Connor
Cordon
Delinquent Subscribers Urged to Pay Small Sums
A local publisher appeals to delinquent subscribers to remit amounts owed, ranging from two to ten dollars, to cover printers, postage and paper bills. The note warns that if payments are not received soon the publication may be suspended.
The Rose of Dawn After Deep Shadows
A devotional reflection encourages weary readers to find rest and consolation. It compares future relief to gurgling brooks fragrant meads and sunrise light, urging cheer after grief and sorrow. It uses imagery of tears dried by resignation and hope blooming from night’s shadows.
Editor Honored by Locomotive Engineers Convention
The Wilson Mirror editor Henry Blount is invited to speak at the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers of America annual convention in Richmond Virginia. He is praised as a brilliant writer and rising orator, with his acceptance signaling strong recognition by the powerful workingmen’s union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Blount
Wilson Mirror
Great Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers of America
Richmond
Virginia
Great Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Cross Demonstrates for Warrant in Bank Scandal
Cross, convicted of forgery and robbery involving $30,000, swears out a federal warrant to question Messrs. Stamps and Primrose, former bank officials, about his alleged complicity. Stamps explains he took the bank presidency to restore it and would have invested $30,000, but forgery and robbery followed.
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Cross
Cupid's Conquest in Society Circles Foretold
Rumor swirls that before the Ids of November a brilliant marriage will unite a young lady of admired virtue with a high-born partner. The prose extols her beauty, wit, and moral grace, praising her as a radiant jewel of superior charm.
Tragic Patricide in Alamance County Shocks Town
Abel Rippey, eighty, was killed by his son Albert on Friday evening after a drunken spree. Albert, soon arrested in Graham, allegedly shot his father through the heart after an argument about a horse. Lynching talk arose but did not materialize.
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Rippey
McCrays
Alamance County
Albert
Graham
Cora Von Tasse Company Postponed in Wilson
The Cora Von Tasse Company scheduled for two nights in Wilson was postponed due to Miss Cora's illness. Manager Ed Young chose to delay about two weeks, promising fresh, sparkling, and enchanting plays upon visit.
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Cora von Tasse
Wilson
Cora
Ed. Young
Furniture stock moves to Wootten Stevens shop
A countryman asks where the furniture is going and a policeman explains it is bound for the large low priced, honest dealer Wootten & Stevens at Nash and Spring streets to meet widespread demand.
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Wootten & Stevens
Nash and
Spring Streets
County Canvass Addresses by Democratic and Other Candidates
Democratic and other candidates for the Senate and House of Representatives and County Offices will address the people at Cross Roads on October 1, Spring Hill October 12, Old Fields October 13, Taylors October 16, Gardners October 15, Toisnot October 26, Saratoga October 24, Stantonsburg October 26, Wilson November 3.
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Senate
House of Representatives
Cross Roads
Spring Hill
Old Fields
Taylors
Gardners
Toisnot
Saratoga
Stantonsburg
Wilson
Wilson County Financial Totals Display Unclear Figures
Tax rolls and budget figures for Wilson County show a jumble of numbers including 192 41, 67 823, 711 369 and 335 000 with several negative and decimal markings. The legible fragments suggest a financial snapshot but lack clear context or labels.
Notice to settle accounts by November first
Doane Hearing requests all debtors to come forward and settle by the November first deadline. Official notice seeks immediate payment to close all accounts.
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Setilee
Sale of building lots at Rowland station on Wilson and Florence line
On Wednesday October 24 1885 a public sale will offer a number of desirable building and business lots at Rowland Station near Plainview Robeson County North Carolina. The location lies on the Wilson and Florence Road twenty seven miles north of Pee Dee promising fertile Ashpole cotton valley country supports from surrounding territory. Terms will be made known on Monday of sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowland’s
Plainview
Robeson County
Rowland
Wilson and
Florence Road
Pee Dee
North Carolina
Ashpole
Cotton Valley
Also Mentioned on This Page
King
Miss Ida
Richmond Exposition
Gonanwood
Addie Noree
Farmville
Rufus Edmonson
Goldsboro
Weldon
Dr. Earl
Nashville
Scotland
Weldon Fair
Shog
Tom
Durham
Needham Cobb
Baptist Church
Thomas Needham
Bapis
Tassie Earl
George
Emma
Lin
Stradwick
A. Murray
Supreme Court
Grand Jury
Hugh F. Muari
Raleigh
Ne Court
Murray
Welfy
Clendid
Hymen’s
Advertiser
Cupid
Patricide
Greenboro
Abel
County Canvass
Wilson County
Doane Hearing
Florence
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