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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1890
Page
5
The Wilson item page praises arrivals and departures, social events, and visits of residents and guests. It highlights Mrs Mary O'Hagan, Miss Ella King, Miss Bessie Jarvis, Captain Sam Hodges, and Colin McNair, plus a Wilmington trip with McCarthy's Mishaps at the Orton Hotel. A baby, Sarah Eliza Simms, has died, described with comforting religious imagery. The Tarboro Fair and cotton market mention reflect regional life.
The writer laments missing a rendezvous with a celebrated woman, describing disappointment at being near paradise yet never meeting her. He recalls waiting at the depot by the train carrying the hoped for freight, noting near access but unreached, a blighted dream.
A moral urging to stop courting at gates and instead enter the home to court properly. The piece advocates decisive romantic action and respectful, earnest confession of affection between a man and his chosen partner, warning against lingering at the gate and praising intimate, private moments.
A poetic snippet describes a meeting at a trysting place by a field near bars. The speaker references a pure sweet face and another unnamed figure, hinting at an intimate moment amid urban and rustic images.
Davis and Gay are first class dry goods merchants offering ladies fill lines and ready made suits for gentlemen. They invite orders for custom tailoring from varied samples with perfect fits guaranteed. The partners are affable courteous honest and reliable and deserve public patronage.
The Wilson Smoking Tobacco Manufacturing Company organized on Friday night electing J. T. Wiggins as President E. M. Nadal as Secretary and Treasurer F A Woodard W P Simpson J Oettinger A Greene as Directors Also advertised Roysters fine candies at Boykin Co and bargains at Miss Ella Hackney’s stand at Hinges House Briggs House and on Nash and Goldsboro Streets with 16 cent Ladies and Misses hats offered.
Our community wakes to growth with a Building and Loan Association lending $3,700 since January to help the poor obtain homes. A Smoking Tobacco factory Co. forms with $50,000 authorized capital. A syndicate plans Storage Warehouses. A Land Improvement Company advances. Schools boom as capital turns to Wilson property.
Durham’s Maj. W A Guthrie breaks with the Republican party and aligns with the Democrats. The message lauds his ability and welcomes him alongside Lon Moore as a valued addition to the party.
The Rev Mr Bienus of Savannah preached at the Disciples church in Wilson on Sunday morning and night and again last night. He delivered excellent instructive edifying sermons and was described as an able preacher and a charming guest who is always a delight to have in Wilson.
Last Saturday September six there were larger receipts of cotton than in October. One firm received over five thousand dollars from advances. others did similarly. Tobacco sales had not yet begun. Heilbroner offers a fine stock of dry goods at competitive prices and orders of credit on editorial page. Bergner and Angel beer advertised. Cooper’s Warehouse pledges top prices and accurate weights. Dr R W Joyner offers painless tooth extraction and fillings. Cooper of the big tobacco market Henderson NC entices growers with inducements and provides heads on request.
A romantic encounter ends with a blunt reality as the lover promises dreamy comfort while the beloved returns to a hard night back at the shed, enduring plain food and rough living after a parting kiss.
Rev. H. W. Battle, esteemed for eloquence and depth, will preach at the Baptist church this evening. A sermon of exceptional power and captivating beauty is confidently anticipated by attendees.
A handsome furniture display at Wootten and Stevens promotes the best and most affordable line in the state section. The store pledges honesty reliability and very reasonable prices on all wares.
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