mrs. cheatham obit, train accident, merchants travel north, electric light wires
1888-03-01 - Henderson Gold Leaf
- “After a long and tedious illness…”
- Obituary for Mrs. Martha Geneva (née Davis) Cheatham
- Also variously called Mrs. Dr. WT Cheatham and Geneva B. Cheatham
- Ad for Mourning Jewelry from EE Hight
- RB Henderson selling land
- TW and SJ Currin default on a loan; HT Watkins is trustee for the auction of their land
- Stallings and Crews’ store has an elegant line of new spring goods
- Soda fountain for sale by AC Zollicoffer
- Death of Mr. Solon Southerland. Obit, funeral w/ Rev. Alexander Sprunt. (he had got religion during his illness and became a Presbyterian)
- Guaranteed to cure consumption! Shiloh’s! Buy it at Cheatham & Co. (“Guaranteed!” No FDA until 1906)
- Partner wanted for First-Class Medicine Company: LIGHTNING TOOTH EXTRACTOR.
- Col. Burgwyn, hometown boy, visited Baltimore on railroad business.
- The Oxford and Henderson Railroad is open for business
- Drunk guy got run over by the 10:40 mail train
- The post office is in its new location in the rear of Watkins’ store on Breckinridge St.
- Stallings and Crews’ Store: “a veritable fairy bower”
- Raleigh Standard Guano, for sale by DY Cooper
- “Young man, if you are in the habit of standing about the church doors and windows smoking cigarettes, stop it.”
- Mr. Samuel Watkins of the extensive firm of S & C Watkins went North to buy spring stock, accompanied by Miss Rosa Thomas, millinery buyer.
- Cheatham’s drug store is putting in a soda foundain
- Electric light wires are going up