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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1890
Page
5
The Weldon era column lists arrivals and departures including Johnsons, Carraways, Miss Adams, Rev H W Battle and Rev Tom Dixon moves. It praises residents Colin McNair and family, Rex Rowland’s travels, and Miss Mattie Branch’s progress. The piece highlights community social life and upcoming Weldon Fair with local speakers and entertainers.
A Wil mington visitor Miss Mare Southerlad was feted in Wilson at Miss Lizzie Crowell’s parlor on Monday night. Sheriff Crowell and his cultured family hosted an elegant gathering with a lavish spread, praised for grace and hospitality, marking a memorable social event.
A Monday night audience heard Dr. J. C. Price deliver a calm profound lecture on The Negro Problem. The address fused masterful oratory with polished rhetoric and vivid, dramatic passion, offering thoughtful reflections and hopeful implications for the race and liberty from ignorance.
Raleigh correspondent reports a Wilmington Messenger account of a recent colored convention. The piece notes talent among attendees and suggests white Democrats intend to mobilize youth. It criticizes Charles Nichols and predicts patronage imbalances amid party maneuvering in September Washington talks.
Directors of the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad authorize extending the Nashville branch from Spring Hope toward Raleigh or Durham or both and extending the Fayetteville and Scotland Neck branches toward the South Carolina line and Kinston and Washington. Capital stock may be increased as needed to complete these lines, already voted by stockholders.
A reflective piece celebrates the hand as essential to human design and progress. It cites memories from creating Memnon and Thebes gates to steering ships, guiding science, and shaping liberty while suggesting a somber, personal note on a solitary man.
The town physician Dr. King suffered a broken collar bone when a buggy collision on a steep Sid Clark’s hill caused the horse to slip and overturn. Dr. Brothers was riding with him and is believed to have caused the injury by falling. Dr. King is recovering under devoted care from his wife.
An eighth page advertisement touts Cooper's mammoth warehouse in Henderson as a premier tobacco market. Dave Cooper, sole owner, promises the best prices and repeat patronage by delivering high returns to sellers.
The Board of Directors elected Capt. L. D. Kiilett as clerk and S. M. Warren Jr as auctioneer, praised for sound judgment in choosing staff at the Wilson Tobacco Warehouse. The piece notes Henderson and a hustling store image, with references to changes at Jae W. Batts and offerings of groceries varieties of liquors in a rear beverage area.
A grand tobacco warehouse near completion will open September 16 under Ed Pace, famed manager, to host one of the state’s largest sales. September 10 promises a big day with an estimated five thousand people and a barbecue as Wilson aims to become the top tobacco market, as Wilson has long been a leading cotton market in the state.
Mrs Rogers of Richmond V2 visits the Hardy family and is noted as a benefactress to Confederate Soldiers in hospitals. Her home cared for convalescents including George Harper who recovered there and formed a lasting friendship. Her postwar charity extends to the sick poor in Richmond across churches.
Rev. Mr. Blennus of Savannah Georgia, a charming and gifted preacher, will preach at the Disciples church on Thursday night and again on Sunday and Sunday night. The writer recalls hearing him years ago and praises his eloquence and social appeal.
In daylight a skeeter appears and fixes a cruel leer on a maiden's nose. It lights there and lingers through the night to sip. Morning comes, the girl awakes and sees a horrified swollen nose in the mirror, crying out in horror at her frightful condition.
Rev. A. M. Adams a Wilson county youth and Wake Forest College student preached two sermons at Baptist Tabernacle in pastor’s absence. Observers compared his earnestness to Evangelist Pearson and the fervor of Thos. Dixon, commending his thought and delivery. He remains in college two more years, working his way through.
Local business leaders endorse a feasible plan to establish a tobacco factory in the area. The article frames the proposal as practical, promising prosperity and independence for all interested parties.
The Landmark Job office delivers of neat tastiest and most artistic letter heads. J Dinkins is praised as one of the best job printers in the state. The shop is well supplied and can produce neat high quality work anywhere in the state.
At Her Post Miss Sosa Shepherd of Virginia arrives to assume the position of lady principal of the Wilson Collegiate Institute. The newspaper congratulates Prof Warren on this addition to his faculty and notes her refinement culture and accomplishments.
A playful dialogue unfolds on front steps with flirty mischief as a character teases about a woodshed in a lighthearted, intimate moment. The scene emphasizes teasing tones and verbal flirtation between Charles and a companion.
The article notes Dr. E. K. Wright has returned from summer wanderings and may be found at his dental rooms located at the corner of Nash and Goldsboro streets, with availability at all times.
An important company meeting is scheduled at the Armory for Thursday night September 4. All members are ordered to attend. Doane Herring orders. By order of Captain Joan F. Barron.
A cryptic note hints at a problematic fix for a local crisis, with officials urged to reassess options. The fragment mentions “fips siid oy” as a puzzling clue, leaving readers awaiting clarification and action.
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