Excerpted from the Kinston Items column:
The kitchen adjoining the dwelling house of Mrs. Mary A. HUNTER, in Kinston, caught fire in the roof and came very near causing a serious fire. It was fortunately put out, however, before any great damage was done.
Source: New Berne Weekly Journal , 20 December 1883, page 3.
Excerpted from the Kinston Items column:
We met on our streets last Tuesday Carteret county’s model sheriff, J.F. JONES. He has too pleasant a face to be in a position through which he might become a hangman.
Source: New Berne Weekly Journal , 20 December 1883, page 3.
Excerpted from the Kinston Items column:
The sheriff has the gallows ready for the execution of the unfortunate, though brutal Guilford SOON, on the 20th inst. His hangman is here.
Source: New Berne Weekly Journal , 20 December 1883, page 3.
Excerpted from the Kinston Items column:
Dr. G.L. KIRBY, the eminent physician of Goldsboro, was with us last Tuesday, looking after his farming interest in this county.
Source: New Berne Weekly Journal , 20 December 1883, page 3.
Mr. John TAYLOR and Miss Clara DAUGHETY, of Sand Hill township, were married on the 15th inst., by Elder RICHARDSON.
Source: New Berne Weekly Journal , 20 December 1883, page 3.
The following items are excerpted from the Local Twinklings column:
Source: Washington Gazette (Washington, NC), 28 February 1895, page 3.
We attended a very delightly morning wedding at Trinity Church, Chowcowinity, Tuesday at 9:30. It was the occasion of the marriage of Mr. David BROOM, of Pollocksville, N.C. to Miss Ella WINFIELD. The decorations were exquisite and the nuptials impressive. Rev. N. Collin HUGHES performed the ceremony and the March was beautifully rendered by Miss Hattie WINFIELD. The bride was given away by her father, Mr. J.T. WINFIELD. The groom is a popular and respected citizen of Onslow county, and the bride is an accomplished and beautiful woman. They have the best wishes of a large circl of friends, and among them no one wishes the happy couple a brighter future than The Gazette. Mr. and Mrs. BROOM left at once for Pollocksville. Quite a number of Washingtonians witnessed the marriage.
Source: Washington Gazette (Washington, NC), 28 February 1895, page 3.
Excerpted from the Local Twinklings column:
Our whole people deeply sympathize with Rev. Dr. PAYNE and Mesdames S.R. FOWLE and J.B. SPARROW as well as other relatives and friends, in the untimely death of Dr. PAYNE, of Lexington. He was the brother of Rev. Dr. PAYNE and the father of the two ladies mentioned.
Source: Washington Gazette (Washington, NC), 28 February 1895, page 3.
Source: Washington Gazette (Washington, NC), 28 February 1895, page 2.
Moses HICKS and another colored gentlemen of the town had a pretty brisk fisticuff early on Thursday morning.
Source: Roanoke News, 30 November 1878. Available on digitalnc.org