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.
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Mollie Windly Visits (1890)
Excerpt from the Roper Letter column:
- Miss Mollie WINDLY, an attractive young lady of Pantego, is visiting Miss Blanche, the (Jewel) of Roper. Look out boys, your hearts are in danger.
Source: Roanoke Beacon, 22 August 1890. Available online at digitalnc.org.
JONES, Tilpha – (d. 1884)
Excerpted from the “Hyde County Items” column:
Mr. Tilpha JONES died on the 3d inst., at the residence of G.H. SATTERWHITE, Sr., near Leechville, aged 84 years. The deceased for many years has been a member of the Church and faithful in the discharge of her duties.
Source: Washington Gazette (Washington, NC). 12 June 1884.
TANKARD, Wm. M. – (d. 1884)
Mr. Wm. M. TANKARD died at his residence in this town, on Sunday afternoon last, after a protracted illness of about six weeks. Mr. TANKARD was a very popular young man, active in business, a good citizen and a very kind husband and indulgent father. He was a member of the Legions of Honor and the Knights and Ladies of Honor, both of which organizations attended his funeral in a body.
Source: Washington Gazette (Washington, NC). 12 June 1884.
Editorial note: This appears to be the obituary notice for William Macon Tankard.
J.F. Harrison Receives Cut (1884)
On Monday, a workman at Kugler’s saw mill, Mr. J.F. HARRISON, while showing another workman how to do some work backed against the saw and received a terrible cut on the right arm near the elbow. Had he been one inch nearer he would have been a one arm man the balance of his life.
Source: Washington Gazette (Washington, NC). 12 June 1884.
Mrs. Knight Visits (1884)
Mrs. KNIGHT, of Williamston, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. W.B. MORTON, left on Friday last for Norfolk. Mrs. KNIGHT is a very pleasant and entertaining lady and won many warm friends here.
Source: Washington Gazette (Washington, NC). 12 June 1884.
Sheriff Has Two Prisoners (1884)
Sheriff HODGES left on yesterday for Raleigh, with two prisoners for the penitentiary: They were as follows: Isaac HASSELL, white, manslaughter; 3 years. John GRIMES, colored, larceny; 1 year.
Source: Washington Gazette (Washington, NC). 12 June 1884.
Pearl Visited By A Thief (1884)
Our neighborhood has been visited by a thief. On Saturday morning last Mrs. PAUL, a widow lady, living alone with two small children and endeavoring to make a comfortable living, had her smoke house unlocked and a barrel containing 50 gallons of wine and a barrel of pork was taken out, and the door was locked again, the thief thinking, no doubt, that it would be sometime before the things were missed, but it was found out immediately, and the horse and cart was tracked right to the stable from which he was taken, and belonged to the father of the young man who perpetrated the theft.
A general search being made by several men, a portion of the wine was found in a trunk belonging to a negro woman, who being arrested, and taken before Dr. STILLEY, confessed the whole of it and told where the barrel of wine was, and it was readily found and taken back to the owner. The thief, being present at the trial, heard the evidence against him, but before they could have him arrested he ran away, and cannot be found, and well he did, for I think the penitentiary is too good a place for such a person.
To show how keen he was, he employed another man to go to this widow’s house and carry an accordion to play until late, and so give him the chance to take the things out without being heard. This much he confessed to the negro woman to whom he gave a portion of the wine, and told her if she told it he would kill her. She is now in Washington waiting to be tried. The young man, though gone, will not dare return home, as he will surely be arrested. I omit his name.
Source: Washington Gazette (Washington, NC). 5 June 1884.
Marriage Licenses (June 5, 1884)
The following marriage licenses were issued during the month of May:
WHITE
- J.D. ELLIOTT, Manotha A. EVITT
- Wm. J. TOOLY, Carolina E. WILKINSON
- Charles S. DIXON, Lizzie A. SELBY
- Wm. A. SINGLETON, Lotta R. BLACK
- C.C. BROTHERS, Mary M. WESTON
- W.M. FOSTER, Susan LIVERMAN
Blacks
- Adam HOLMES, Margaret HUNTER
- John PEYTON, Rosana MOSLEY
- Giles MOORE, Margaret A. MOORE
Source: Washington Gazette (Washington, NC). 5 June 1884.
Horse Stolen from Tayloe (1884)
Mr. C.W. TAYLOE, who has a horse stolen from his stables, on his farm, one mile from town, about ten days ago, learned that the horse and thief were both detained in New-Berne. He went over a few days ago, recovered his horse, and Court being in session at the time, had the thief prosecuted, convicted and sent up for ten years. He was a very mean negro from Halifax county, and was an expert in horse and cow stealing.
Source: Washington Gazette (Washington, NC). 5 June 1884.