20 Sep 1887
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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1887
Page
1
A strolling observer finds a grieving mother beside a grave holding her child. The piece offers Christian comfort, noting grief softens into light and urging remembrance through keepsakes while promising reunion beyond death.
Mr George W Dillard a Asheville lawyer and South Carolina native receives word that his sister Laura 11 and son Thomas 14 split a 1600000 will from McCurry late of Plac er California. McCurry’s fortunes arose from gold land sale to a Boston syndicate and wheat farming.
A collage of brief items covers weather, science, culture, and society. It notes Daniel Emmett alive in Chicago, vast rail mileage in 1888, rising Babel tower for 1889 Paris expo, and curious quips about whales, cows, and highway life, ending with the author of Grandfather's Clock.
At the September 13 1887 monthly meeting of the Baptist Church of Wilson the resignation of pastor J M McManaway was accepted to take effect November 1. The testimonial praised his ministry noting growth in numbers and spiritual strength and expressed regret at his departure while commending him to the congregation and praying for God to send a laborer to continue the church’s work. V F Moss church clerk signed as attested.
A described Indian funeral shows mourners silent and prayerful as the remains are carried to a scaffold then decayed. They offer bows and arrows, chant, and wash the skull before placing it with others. The belief holds the spirit crosses a great river to the hunting grounds beyond.
Poem expresses yearning for love to ease a grieving heart and lift a darkened life. The speaker pleads for healing balm and calm to brighten a dreary path toward hopeful light and lasting peace.
Mr Spriggins tells his son eggs produce chickens. the boy is surprised and asks, Do they? The father, realizing the confusion, stands up sadly, puts on his hat, and leaves the table.
A joke exchanges fond father talk about college not fitting a boy for work. Johnny graduates and lands a splendid job. The father reveals the position is First base.
The One Hundred Anniversary of the U S Constitution was observed with a grand ceremony in Philadelphia on the 17th, drawing a million observers. President Cleveland and the Governors of the original thirteen states attended along with many notable statesmen soldiers and scholars.
A stern father presses a young man about his plans for his daughter. The suitor explains he planned to wait for the parents to retire and then perhaps place an arm around her waist and risk a kiss if she did not object too strongly. The exchange unfolds with blunt humor and social tension.
A woman ponders the origin of the stars and the vast cosmic procession. George hesitantly agrees that staring at the sky makes his neck ache.
The Norfolk editor and poet James Barron Hope has died, described as a brave and chivalrous spirit who presided over the paper’s columns with grace. His noble life ends with a blissful reward in the afterlife, and the tribute notes his pure soul entering God’s presence.
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