While walking through the gin house of Mr. TEMPLE, west of the city, on Sunday afternoon, Mr. Len H. ADAMS had a fall from the breaking of a step, and was badly hurt in the side. It was at first thought that some ribs were broken, but such was, fortunately, not the case.
Source: Raleigh News and Observer. 14 Sep 1880. pg. 3.
Emmanuele THOMPSON, a Portuguese, died at the Falls of Neuse on Saturday. He was the fireman of Askew’s paper mills there, and had been a resident of this country for many years.
Source: Raleigh News and Observer. 14 Sep 1880. pg. 3.
Mr. Elisha B. MOORE, of Apex, died there on Sunday.
Source: Raleigh News and Observer. 14 Sep 1880. pg. 2
Title: A Copper-head’s Fatal Poison
Mr. J. M. ALEXANDER, of Steel Creek, was in his corn crib last Wednesday, and picked up an ear of corn to kill what he conceived to be a rat whose body was partially exposed to his view. He struck at it and the head of a copper head snake projected from the corn, and almost before he knew it, the reptiles fangs were fastened in his fore-finger. He hurried to the house and barely succeeded in getting within doors before he became blinded from the effects of the poison and perfectly helpless. His wife poured whisky into him, as much as his system would hold, and summoned medical assistance. The bite was cauterized, and at last accounts Mr. ALEXANDER was slowly improving. — Charlotte Observer
Source: Raleigh News and Observer. 14 Sep 1880. pg. 2.
Title: Shawboro Trash
A lawn party will be given by the ladies of Shawboro, at the residence of Mr. J.L. DeCORMIS on Friday, Aug. 17, at 7 o’clock, in his large and beautiful lawn. Refreshments, ice cream and lemonade will be served and a good time guaranteed. The proceeds of this entertainment will be applied to the purchase of suitable and needy literature for the Providence church and Sunday school.
Source: Roanoke Beacon, 17 August 1900, pg. 3.
The following items appeared in the Roanoke Beacon newspaper in the “Beacon Flashes” section.
Ducktown, Tenn., Dispatch
The enraged people at Shoal Creek, N.C., destroyed the church of the Sanctificationists today. Rev. Guy BREGAN, a Methodist minister, preached to the crowd while the building burning, and encouraged its destruction.
Source: Roanoke Beacon (Plymouth, NC), 10 August 1900. DigitalNC.org
Miss Hazie PEARSON, one of Wilmington, North Carolina’s best young ladies, is attending A.U. She has won a host of friends.
Source: Atlanta Independent (Atlanta, Ga), 6 Feb 1904
Editorial Note: A.U. is for Atlanta University.
The following short profile of W.R. GRAY appeared in the January 30, 1904 issue of the Atlanta Independent newspaper. He was born in Charlotte, NC and held positions with the Lincoln Memorial Society and the Friendship Baptist Sunday School.
Title: Maxton Department
An epidemic of grip and pneumonia which has proved quite fatal has been raging in the upper end of Roberson. Mr. Henry McNEILL recently lost his wife; this was followed by his own death. Mr. O.R. McRAE also died; then last week Mr. Normant STEWART and Mrs. Wm. McPHANT, who was a daughter of Mr. Henry McNEILL, died. Children of McNEILL and STEWART were also reported as sick.
Robesonian (Lumberton, NC) – January 27, 1897