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Mrs. W.E. Jones Visits Sister (1898)

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Excerpt from the Personal Mention column:

Mrs. W.E. JONES, of Dover, came Thursday to visit her sister, Mrs. J.M WHITE, and returned home the same day.

Source: Daily Free Press (Kinston, NC). 8 April 1898. page 4. 

Mattie Winfield Visits Brother (1898)

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Excerpt from the Personal Mention column:

Miss Mattie WINFIELD, of Chocowinity, came Thursday to visit her brother, Mr. Howard WINFIELD, for a few days.

Source: Daily Free Press (Kinston, NC). 8 April 1898. page 4. 

Issac Spruill Arrested (1898)

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Brought Here to Jail – Mr. C.W. DUNN, deputy sheriff of Halifax county, arrested Issac SPRUILL, colored, Tuesday on a warrant issued by his wife, charging him with abandonment.  SPRUILL had been teaching school near Trenton. He ran away to Halifax county, where he was arrested.  Deputy Sheriff DUNN brought SPRUILL to Kinston Wednesday evening and lodged him in the county jail.  He will be tried before Chas. DUNN today.  (page 2)

Source: Daily Free Press (Kinston, NC). 7 April 1898. page 2. 

Palmer Girls Visit Grandmother (1898)

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Excerpt from the Personal Mention column:

Misses Mary and Nora PALMER, who had been visiting their grandmother, Mrs. Eliza RANTZ, for a few days, returned to Greenville Wednesday.

Source: Daily Free Press (Kinston, NC). 7 April 1898. page 2. 

Braxton Builds Barbecue Stand (1898)

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Mr. L.A. BRAXTON is building a small structure, just back of Mr. H.W. McKINNE’s for use as a barbecue stand.

Source: Daily Free Press (Kinston, NC). 7 April 1898. page 2. 

Mrs. Hardison Returns Home (1890)

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Excerpt from the “From Creswell” column:

Mrs. HARDISON, mother of Dr. W.H., who has been visiting friends and relatives in Plymouth, returned on the 5th.  We are glad to see her so much improved from her accident.

Source: Roanoke Beacon, 12 September 1890. Available online at DigitalNC.org.

W.T. Spruill Has A Daughter (1890)

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Excerpt from the Beacon Flashes column:

The little stranger at Mr. W.T. SPRUILLS’s is a girl, he will have it that it is his boy.  Being the first he can have his way for he will call Willie.

Source: Roanoke Beacon, 12 September 1890. Available online at DigitalNC.org.

Roper Letter (September 10, 1890)

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Excerpts from the Roper Letter column:

  • Rev. D.D. BAILEY has left to take charge of a school down in the neighborhood of Hatteras.  We would like to share the fresh fish and salt sea breeze with him, but we could submit to his having all the mosquito bites.
  • Mrs. Ella CHERRY is visiting her parents at Gilmerton, VA.

Source: Roanoke Beacon, 12 September 1890. Available online at DigitalNC.org.

Beacon Flashes (September 12, 1890)

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Excerpts from the Beacon Flashes column:

  • Mrs. A.L. DOUGHTIE, of Winton, is the guest of her brother, Mr. D.O. BRINKLEY.
  • Master Tommie ROGERSON has accepted a position as salesman with Mr. J.W. PIERCY.
  • Master LEHMAN, the little son of Mr. J.A. NORMAN, fell from a ladder last week on some stakes, one of which entered his thigh, inflicting a very painful wound.
  • Mr. Whalon HARDISON, formerly cabin boy on the schooner O. Coke, was on Saturday last promoted to the position of captain of that vessel, vice Capt. T. MIDGETT, resigned to take charge of Hornthal & Bro’s new schooner.  Our congratulations Capt. HARDISON.

Source: Roanoke Beacon, 12 September 1890. Available online at DigitalNC.org.