Memorial notice for Jim Best in Baltimore
Benjamin James Best known as Jim Best a longtime North Carolina salesman in Baltimore died recently at the Howard House The piece recalls his forty year welcome to southern visitors and offers a poetical reflection on fame and memory in the city author JOHN R. one
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Benjamin James Best
North Carolina
Baltimore
South
Jim Best
Howard House
Herald
Jim
John R
Memorial sketch of Jim Best born in Green County North Carolina
Jno R Morris writes from Baltimore about Jim Best a long time Baltimore merchant who died in Howard House on February 1899 at 58 not 63. The piece praises his South America trade influence his gentle nature with children and his steady spirit despite poverty. Morris recounts Bests life in Baltimore and his wish to be buried in Snow Hill.
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Joe
Jim Best
Green County
N.C
Howard House
Argus
Jim
Baltimore
Carrolton Hotel
Shannon
Baltimore Street
Sam Lee
Sam
Jessersleep
North Carolina
South
Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Association
South America
Maryland
Azis
Best
Goldsboro
John
Snow Hill
Bill
Jno
R. Morris
Waiting For Court Crowds The Jail
Twenty three prisoners are in jail awaiting court disposition next week. With arrests planned for the end of the week the jail may hold nearly thirty inmates, causing overcrowding concerns.
Robbery and Arson Reported in Pactolus
A Pitt county visitor recounts a Sunday morning robbery at Pactolus with $1800 stolen from the Greenleaf Johnson Lumber Company package received at the Atlantic Coast Line depot. Robbers set fire to the depot to cover the crime. Express agent A M Bradley oversaw the location.
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Pitt County
Pactolus
Southern Express Company
Atlantic Coast Line
Greenleaf Johnson Lumber Company
Express Company
A. M. Bradley
Local Trains Schedule From Wilson to Nearby Cities
Directory listing train routes with numbers and departure times from Wilson. Florence Weldon Wilmington Norfolk Goldsboro Rocky Mount routes connect via No 78 No 23 235 PM and others with morning and evening departures including 1333 AM 710 PM and 922 PM options.
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Florence and Weldon
Wilson
Goldsboro
Norfolk
Cities Listed in Dense Atlantic-Northeast Transit Web
A compact string of city names including Atlanta Charlotte Augusta Athena Wilmington New Orleans Chattanooga Nashvi and New York Boston with mentions of pd Adelphia Washington Norfolk Richmond appear in a transportation or regional context. The snippet reads as a list of major urban centers across the southeastern and eastern United States. It implies a network or route but provides no events or dates.
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Atlanta
Charlotte
Augusta
Athena Wilmington
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Liv
New York
Penn
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington seeTivy
Richmond
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Weldon
Senderson
Durham
Raleigh - Ina
Sanford
Southern Pines
Abbeville
Elberton
Athens
Winder
Abbe
Ivy Greenwood
Canton
Art’ Alumbia
CN &Ndlr
Seit
Chester
Steeannette
Monroe
Hamlet
Wilmington
Southern Pine
Ilham
Henderson
Durham A
Eldon
Washington Penn
Philadelphi
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Daring Train Robbery Attempt Aboard Bordeaux Paris Express
Parisian lawyer M. Albert Roux reports a bold attack on a sleeping passenger aboard the Bordeaux Paris express. A masked assailant used chloroform via a glass tube to incapacitate, but Roux awoke, fired his revolver, and alerted police. the culprit remains at large.
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Paris
M. Albert Roux
M. Roux
St. Sulpice
Vauzre
Bordeaux
Local Government Officials Named in City Records Fragment
A fragment lists city officers including City Attorney Woodard City Clerk Moore and Treasurer Warren with several duties such as Water Works Grandham Electric Lights Wilson and Electrician Meredith. Street Overseer Amos Walston Marsapourne and other officials are named alongside Franklin Munford Bryant and G P Harrell.
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Ino i. Vwoodard
Ino
R. Moore
W. E Deans
W. EF. Warren
Gant
Grantham
J. F. Wilson
Ernest Meredith
Amos Walston
Board of Commissioners and County Officials List
Gro D Green Nathan Bass Jas G Raper V D P Suarp Sheriff D Barpin Clerk of Superior Court W B Barnes Register of Deeds W T Farmer Treasurer Yr J K Burrin Coroner A S Taylor Surveyor
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Board OF Commissioners
Gro. D. Green
Nathan Bass
Jas. G. Raper
V. D. P. Suarp
D. Barpin
Superior Court
W. B. Barnes
W. T. Farmer
J. KR. Burrin
AS. E. Taylor
Fraternal Lodge Meeting Schedule Compilation
Regular meetings for Mt. Lebanon lodge No 117 A F and A M occur on the 1st and 3rd Mondays at 7 30 in Nash and Goldsboro streets. Chapter No 27 holds 2nd Mondays at 7 30 and Commandery No 7 the 4th Mondays at 7 30 in the Masonic hall. W P Williams US A M meets Mondays at 8. I O O F Fall R H Futgren councilor. Wilson Lodge No 1694 K of H meets 1st Thursdays at 3 30 at over the First National Bank. Contentnea Lodge No 87 K of P meets Thursdays at Odd Fellows Hall. Enterprise Lodge I O O F No 44 meets Fridays at Odd Fellows Hall with visiting members welcome.
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Mt. Lebanon
A. F
A. M
Nash and Goldsboro
Boykin
W. M
Masonic
F. Briggs
Contentnea Lodge
K. of P
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Enterprise
Odge
Schedules for Atlanta Washington and Portsmouth trains
The notice advertises the Atlanta Special Solid Vestibuled Train of Pullman Sleepers and Coaches between Washington and Atlanta and the S A L Express between Portsmouth and Atlanta with connections to Montgomery Mobile New Orleans and other destinations. Contact J W Brown Jr 199 Main St Norfolk Murray Fornes Portsmouth and officials Glover Anderson etc for tickets sleepers and travel details.
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Atlanta
Washington
Portsmouth
Chester
Florida
T. J
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