WOOD, Joseph and CLIFTON, Nellie – (m. 1890)

Blest Be the Tie – Last Wednesday was an ideal day for a wedding; the sky was clear, the sun was bright, the air was balmy, and all nature seemed to be in unison with the happy hearts that beat as one, and the souls that were linked together in bonds not to be severed in life.  Such were the auspicious circumstances when Mr. Joseph L. WOOD left Lexington on the eleven o’clock train, for Newton where his charming bride expectant, Mrs. Nellie CLIFTON, awaited his coming.  Mr. WOOD was accompanied by the following gentlemen: Rev. J.E. GAY, Mt. Airy; Messrs. J.C. SKEEN and J.T. WOOD, Jackson HILL; Mr. Geo. M. BULLIA, Statesville; Messrs. M.H. PINNIX, J.F. WARD, A.C. HARRIS, E.E. RAPER, W.G. PENRY, W.D. SMITH, A.A. WOOD, Dr. J.M. RILEY, G.W. MONTCASTLE and T.B. ELDRIDGE, Lexington.

Arriving at Newton, the party was conveyed in carriages to the Yount Hotel.  At three o’clock, a large company of invited guests assembled in the parlor, which was tastefully decorated for the occasion.  A few minutes later, the bride and groom entered and took their position under a floral wedding bell.  As they stood there before the officiating clergymen, they were the admiration of all beholders.  Both taller than the average, the groom handsome, the bride beautiful, the conclusion that they were a pair well  matched was irresistible.  Rev. D.  MONROE of Newton, and Rev. J.E. GAY of Mt. Airy, performed the ceremony of making them one.  The vows were spoken, the blessing pronounced, and then the impressive silence gave way to the mingling of many voices in conversation, while friends showered their congratulations on the happy pair.  A sumptuous repast followed, and all partook with a relish that testified their appreciation of the efforts of skillful hands to make that part of the occasion a complete success.

The journey returning to Lexington was without incident.  Arriving at the March House, the bride, suffering with a severe cold, withdrew from the company, while the gentlemen sat down to a supper that fully sustained Mrs. MARCH’s reputation as a cateress. The table was fairly loaded with good things in great variety and profusion almost boundless.  The cakes were models of the baker’s art and all the viands were prepared with consummate skill.  A more delightful company of gentlemen never did justice to a March House feast, and that is paying the highest possible compliment to the guests.

Numerous useful and valuable presents testified to the esteem in which Mr. WOOD and his bride are held by their many in friends in Newton, Lexington and elsewhere.


Source: Davidson Times-Dispatch, 15  January 1890.  Paper available at Google News Archive.

GAINES, Harry – (d. 1890)

Mr. Harry GAINES died at an early hour yesterday morning at the residence of J.W. FINCH. Having been in feeble health a long time, he was quiet and reserved; and though he mingled but little among people, he was highly esteemed by all who knew him. Funeral services were held last night at Mr. FINCH’s residence. The remains were sent to Richmond this morning for burial.


Source: Davidson Times-Dispatch, 15  January 1890.  Paper available at Google News Archive.

J.M. Tinsbloom Clears Out (1890)

Mr. J.M. TINSBLOOM, a shoemaker who had a shop in town several months, cleared out last Saturday night without taking leave of his friends.


Source: Davidson Times-Dispatch, 15  January 1890.  Paper available at Google News Archive.

J.F. Sharp Moves to Greensboro (1890)

Mr. J.F. SHARP, who has been in Lexington two or three months, has decided to locate in Greensboro, and has gone there with Mrs. SHARP.


Source: Davidson Times-Dispatch, 15  January 1890.  Paper available at Google News Archive.

Dr. B. Chears Moves to Town (1890)

Extracted from the Beacon Flashes column:

  • Dr. B. CHEARS, formerly of Thomasville, NC., a gentleman of high medical training and long experience in practice has located in Plymouth and offers his professional services to the public.  See card in this issue.

Source: Roanoke Beacon, 8 August 1890, page 3. Available online at DigitalNC.org.

PAYNE, (Dr.) – (d. 1895)

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. 

ZIMMERMAN, Amanda Jane – (d. 1914)

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Source:  NC Christian Advocate, 7 January 1915. Available at the Internet Archive.

Dr. J. P. Munroe Elected (1889)

Dr. J.P. MUNROE has been elected principal of the Medical School at Davidson College in place of Dr. BARRINGER, who goes to the University of Virginia.


Source: Roanoke Beacon, 2 August 1889.  Available online at digitalnc.org.

CRAVER, John and KINDLEY, Irene – (m. 1890)

Mr. John CRAVER and Miss Irene KINDLEY were married yesterday at the residence of Mrs. SWAIN in Tyro Township.

Source: Davidson Times-Dispatch, 1 January 1890.  Paper available at Google News Archive.

Area Marriages (January 1, 1890)

Our old friend, ‘Squire S.B. LORE writes to the Dispatch about a few marriages that he “attended to during Christmas times.”  On the 24th, Mr. Samuel MEDLIN and Miss Cornelia EVERHART called upon him to the matrimonial knot for them.  The next day he went to the residence of Mrs. Elizabeth CROTTS, where he performed the marriage ceremony for Mr. James CROTTS and Miss Eliza LEWIS.  On Sunday, he had two marriages at his house.  The first couple was Mr. A.L. CONRAD and Miss Mary Louella BURKHART; the second was Mr. William GRIMES and Miss Mary CURRY.  In concluding his letter, the ‘squire says: “I must tell you that we had a fine time of it was a whole.  I wish I could have had the Dispatch with me.”

 Source: Davidson Times-Dispatch, 1 January 1890.  Paper available at Google News Archive.