Lenoir County, NC - Kinston Free Press, January 1890-December 1890 ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Russell King ___________________________________________________________________ 2 Jan 1890 - Thursday D: Dan'l A. HUMPHREY of Goldsboro. John FREEMAN of Scuffleton, Greene County moved to Bell's Ferry, Pitt County. MD: E. A. BLAND of Bell's Ferry to Gertrude GREEN of Williamston, Martin County - at Williamston - 1 January 1890. D: 23 December 1889 - Henry W. GRADY - born NC - father born NC - in Atlanta, Georgia - age 38 - married. MD: L. M. NASH of Goldsboro to Bettie KINSEY of La Grange - 24 December 1889 - La Grange - Rev. B. W. NASH officiated. MD: J. C. MOORE of Nahunta to Blanche HEADEN of La Grange - at H. E. SHAW's house - 26 December 1889. Mr. T. L. HARTSFIELD and Dr. F. M. ROUNDTREE have handsome momuments in the Kinston Cemetery. Born: W. R. BOND Jr. son of W. R. BOND Sr. - Kinston - on 24 December 1889. MD: near Edenton - 22 December 1889 - home of bride's father Mr. H. BASS - Mrs. Ann Judson LODGE to John W. VERNELSON of Wilson County - lived Falling Creek at one time - to live in Richmond, Virginia. Geo. TULL in Montana last three years - returned to Kinston to live. John CUMMINGS of Waco, Texas visits Kinston - his home 13 years ago. J. C. CARTER of Homersville, Georgia - formerly of Lenoir County. George MEACHEM son of T. J. MEACHEM - young boy - Kinston. Sebastion WATSON of New Bern visits his brother J. B. WATSON of Kinston. 9 Jan - Thursday Steve JACOBS - a Croatan Indian - Roberson County. MD: Davie County - Elsie WESTLEY age 11 years 6 months to John RICHMER age 13 - last week. John RANDOLPH of Grifton - left for Alabama - 6 January. D: Richard BUTTS - Grifton - 3 January - buried 5 January family cemetery Greene County - leaves wife and children. William BLIZZARD - released poll tax of 1889 - disabled. Merrick CANADY - released poll tax 1889 - over 50. D: Sarah SMITH - pauper. D: two other paupers - December 1889. D: Fred MOORE - pauper - December 1889. New paupers: Flora BECTON, Bob ARNETT, Isaac DAVIS. Frank HAY of Burlington visits relatives in Kinston. E. E. BARRETT & J. W. COX & Nic STROUD - all of Kinston - moved to Waco, Texas on 8 January. Bell's Ferry changed name to Grifton on 1 January 1890. MD: William T. WORTHINGTON to E. L. KOONCE - 2 January - home of bride's mother - Lenoir County. B. F. DILLAHUNT of Pollocksville is brother to Mrs. Susan KING of Kinston. 16 Jan 1890 - Thursday Mrs. Carrie LUTER of Salisbury is siter of Miss May WOODS of Grifton. MD: Ernest PITTMAN to May WOODS daughter of Dr. S. B. WOODS - Grifton - 15 January. Street Lamps arrived for La Grange. Milton DILLON oldest son of H. E. DILLON. D: John P. REID of Kite, Georgia - 12 January - to be buried La Grange - Fair View Cemetery - 15 January. Van H. PATE of Cynthiana, Kentucky visits his brother J. L. PATE of Institute. MD: Levi BYRD to Emma CANADY - 8 January - Institute. MD: I. F. FAULKNER to Georgia MC ARTHUR - 9 January - in Vance - home of bride's mother - W. E. FAULKNER is father of the groom. Bryan COX & family of Lenoir County - moved to Georgia. J. W. ROUSE of near Maple CYPRESS, Craven County. J. D. PEARSALL of Geogia - formerly of NC. 23 Jan - Thursday D: Wilmington - W. T. BROWN of Onslow County. Born son to S. B. BRUTON of Grifton. D: Mrs. Julia Ann PHILLIPS of Contentnea Neck - age 64 - 21 January - leaves three sons and one daughter - all married. MD: Hassell WIGGINS to Sudie LANGTON - home of bride's father Bryan LANGSTON - Contentnea Neck. MD: William A. MC ARTHUR to Dora E. SMITH - home of bride's uncle Allen SMITH - Vance - 15 January. MD: D. H. JOHNSON of Bell's Ferry to Ida MEACHEM - 22 January - daughter of T. J. MEACHEM - married in Kinston to live Bell's Ferry. D: Henry Swinson NUNN - New Bern - 21 January - born Lenoir County on 21 January 1844 - eighth child of 12 children - 8 boys and 4 girls - his father died January 1861 - he was a member of Co. D 27th Regiment NC State Troops and a first Serganet on 9 April 1865 - married 2 May 1867 Nancy F. KOONCE daughter of J. B. C. & Eleanor KOONCE of Jones County - had two girls and five boys all of whom survive - 1 April 1882 was first issue of his paper The New Bern Daily & Weekly JOURNAL - buried 22 January in Church of Christ, New Bern - a partner of Jos. W. HARPER of New Berne who died January 1883. Miss Minnie KELLEY of Mt. Olive visits her sister Mrs. J. B. HARRELL of Kinston. Mrs. Julia MC KINNE of Mt. Olive visits her father Rev. N. A. HOOKER of Kinston. H. C. V. PEEBLES moved to Vicksburg, Mississippi - from Kinston. Mr. & Mrs. Geo. ROUNDTREE & daughter of Isabell of Kinston - moved to Wilmington. D: 17 January 1890 - Jeff. D. PORTIS of La Grange - buried Willow Dale Cemetery, Goldsboro. Jno. L. ALBERTSON & family left Kinston for new home in Knoxville, Tennessee. Jno. C. WOOTEN, Jr. of Kinston thinking of moving to Louisiana. 20 Jan 1890 - Thursday D: Mrs. R. A. SHACKELFORD of Asheville. D: Woodruff County, Arkansas - November 1889 - Mr. & Mrs. COOK from Wayne County, NC - six children survive: Patsy COOK age 15; Fanny age 11; youngest girl age 4 - three boys: Eddie youngest boy age 7. Clipper paper of Grifton has stopped issues. D: Samuel MC LAWHORN of Pitt County - 27 January. MD: J. H. ALBRITTION of Grifton to Ida BLAND - 22 January - near Grifton. MD: Greene County - Abner EASON Jr. to Mollie NEWELL - 22 January - bride's father James NEWELL. Snow Hill Baptist - newspaper of Snow Hill. Mrs. Angeline HAM of Snow Hill to Raleigh Asslym. D: Olds - Mrs. Abner EASON - age 65 - 27 January - leaves husband and several children. Mrs. Mamie LOFTIN of Kinston has moved to Rhem, SC. Mrs. J. C. WOOTEN, Jr. and sister Miss Sue COBB. D: Mrs. J. W. GAY of Kinston - neice of Mr. & Mrs. Allen MOORE of Goldsboro - buried 26 January - Kinston - nee Annie CURTIS - died Rocky Mount - 24 January - married only eight months - leaves husband and mother. 6 Feb 1890 - Thursday George MORTON of Onslow County - lost at sea from German bark "Peulan". D: W. H. HOLDERNESS at his daughter's Mrs. J. C. DIXON in Snow Hill - 30 January - age 65 - leaves wife - one daughter - one son - buried 31 January in the Espicopal Cemetery. J. W. YERKS - released poll tax 1889 - not naturalized citizen. D: Thos. JAMES - pauper - January 1890. D: Essie BIDDLE - pauper - January 1890. Mathew KITTRELL & family & E. S. ROUNDTREE & family & William HERRING left for Buffalo, Texas from Grifton - 3 Febuary. New paupers: Jordan KING, Sallie WARTERS, Dan'l HOLLAND & wife. C. S. WOOTEN of La Grange moved to Ft. Worth, Texas - two months ago. Henry ALEXANDER of Kinston left for Texas. D: Capt. Joe ROBINSON in New Berne - suicide - old man - 5 Febuary. 13 Feb 1890 - Thursday MD: Greene County - Lawrence CARR to Hattie HARPER - 4 Febuary - bride's father Luby HARPER. MD: Grifton - James WILSON to Rachel STOKES - 5 Febuary. MD: N. A. TYNDALL of Lenoir County to Sallie KILPATRICK daughter of Thomas KILPATRICK of Duplin County - 6 Febuary - in Diplin County - groom's father J. R. TYNDALL. Miss Jane E. WELLER visits her sister Mrs. Irene HERBERT of Kinston - from Halifax County. Mr. & Mrs. J. W. ROUSE of Maple Cypress of Craven County were in town a day or so last week. Mr. ROUSE says he made good crops and has plenty of money. He plants no cotton mostly wheat, oats, & corn. MD: Gertrude WINDER to Will TUCKER of Raleigh - in Raleigh - 12 February. MD: C. W. CRABTREE to Sudie ELLIS - 5 February - bride's father home J. B. ELLIS of Craven County. D: James B. KORNEGAY - Lenoir County - Trent - 6 February - in 58th year - buried 8 February in Holy Innocents Church cemetery. Davis School in La Grange started August 1880. D: Oscar H. HILL infant son of James & Susan HILL in Trent - 21 January. 20 Feb - Thursday MD: Seymour HANCOCK of New Berne to Rosamond JORDAN of Washington - last week. Mrs. Mary POTTER & son Herbert & daughter Emma of Snow Hill. D: Milton DILLON age 10 son of H. E. DILLON - 18 February - seventh son to die. Joe PARROTT left Institute for Arkansas. Joe MOORE left Institute for Texas. W. E. HINES left Institute for Texas. David ROUNDTREE of Grifton to marry on 19 February to Annie LOFTIN of Duplin County. La Grange has 16 street lamps up now. MD: at home of bride's father W. W. CARAWAY - Alice CARAWAY to W. A. MEWBORNE - 19 February - Kinston. D: Mrs. Lula E. MEWBORNE home of husband Jno. F. MEWBORNE - 19 February - age 32 - leaves two young children - buried 20 February in Kinston Cemetery. D: Institute - 28 January - Susie CREECH daughter of M. B. CREECH - age 10 years 9 months. Mrs. Caroline BANGART of New Bern visits her nephew J. B. WATSON of Kinston and his daughter Carrie WATSON. G. D. MEARES moved to Raleigh from Kinston. 27 Feb 1890 - Thursday. Mrs. Noah ROUSE & daughter Lillie of La Grange to Kinston to attend funeral of Mrs. Jno. F. MEWBORNE. Mrs. Alice HUNTER & sons Nick & Will of Goldsboro. Dr. W. B. WHITFIELD of Hyde County to move to La Grange. D: Levi SUTTON - age 52 - three miles from La Grange - 21 February - leaves wife and three children. MD: Granville DUGGINS to Mary JONES of near Grifton - 18 February. David ROUNDTREE son of W. H. ROUNDTREE - Grifton. Jesse HERBERT son of Mrs. Irene HERBERT of Kinston. Miss Minnie KELLY of Mt. Olive sister to Mrs. J. B. HARRELL of Kinston. 6 Mar 1890 - Thursday L. M. NASH & wife of La Grange moved to Goldsboro. Erastus SCOTT & his sister Mrs. Holland HARDY from La Grange. Charlie CARTER left for Way Cross, Georgia to live. Robert WILLIAMS - released poll tax 1889 - not in state. Harriet LOFTIN - lunatic. D: Capt. E. R. PAGE of Trenton - 5 March - age 40. D: Henry S. NUNN of New Berne - formerly of Kinston - by 18 February 1890. Mrs. Mary PUGH of Wilmington visits her daughter Mrs. Dal F. WOOTEN. White emigrants moving out of state to Waco, Texas are: S. T. CROSSLAND, S. S. MC CLEESE, J. H. RHODES, I. C. CHANDLER, John BAKER, T. B. COX, Elder J. S. CUMMINGS, Needham WELLS, James SAUNDERS, J. T. WILLIAMS, W. R. ROUNDTREE, Claude WADE, Geo. HARTSFIELD, Lon MORTON - 46 from Kinston - 13 from New Bern. Sarah A. KORNEGAY admr. for James M. KORNEGAY. MD: home of bride's father R. F. HILL - 26 February - Willie JOHNSON to Carrie HILL - both of Lenoir County. D: Mrs. Charlotte BIZZELL RAYNER wife of R. RAYNER of Wayne County - 21 February 1890 - married for 52 years - leaves a large family of children. 13 Mar 1890 - Thursday D: Robert WARD of Bethel, Pitt County - 22 February. Mrs. Alice KENNEDY of near Kinston visits her brother D. R. JACKSON of La Grange. D: Mrs. Mary A. FERRELL of Hull Road Section - had a large family. D: Capt. Edwin Randolph PAGE - born Virginia 1848 - age 43. D: Mrs. Thos. WILCOX of Jones County - 2 March. D: Walter WILLIAMS of Jones County - age 26 - leaves widow and two small children - 7 March. MD: Bettie ARTHUR daughter of William ARTHUR of Lenoir County to Adam DAWSON - 2 March. D: infant son of Roland HODGES - 6 March - Kinston - buried Kinston Cemetery - 7 March. D: Capt. E. R. PAGE - buried Kinston Cemetery 7 March. A. D. SMITH of Lenoir County grandson of Benjamin SMITH of Wayne County - Benjamin was a Revolutionary War prisoner of the British. Robert VAUSE of Salem, Oregon is brother to J. I. VAUSE of Kinston - moved away one year ago. D: John A. ADAMS of Pitt County - age 56 - in Henderson. 20 Mar 1890 - Thursday D: William WHITLEY - after 15 March - Stanley County - born 1775. Rev. BARBER of Hyde County - father of Mrs. WHITFIELD of La Grange. J. P. DAUGHETY visits old home in Philadelphia - from La Grange now. 27 Mar - Thursday D: Craven County - child of Henry STILLEY - age 5 - 24 March. Family of W. E. HINES left for Santo, Texas - from Institute. Egbert & Henry HUGES & Master MITCHELL ran away from their homes - ages 12 to 15 - for Texas from Institute. Mrs. C. P. DAVIS of Falling Creek visits her sister Mrs. STANTON of La Grange. Mrs. L. M. NASH of Goldsboro visits her sister Mrs. Joe KINSEY of La Grange. D: Jim LOVITT - near Institute - 24 March. MD: Dr. A. FIELDS of Aurarora formerly of Lenoir County to Sallie SHAVANDER of Pantego. Mrs. H. S. NUNN of New Berne and Roscoe. Miss Ella ROSENTHAL of Raleigh visits her sister Mrs. A. OETTINGER. Mr. & Mrs. I. J. KELLY of Mt. Olive visits their daughter Mrs. J. B. HARRELL of Kinston. C. W. BURT & family of Kinston to move to Valdosta, Georgia. 3 Apr - Thursday. MD: La Grange - 27 March - S. S. STROTHER of Saul's Crossroad to Alice EASON. MD: H. L. PATE & Ludie BYRD of Institute - 26 March. J. J. MOORE of Texas - formerly of Institute - moved January 1890. MD: B. F. DAUGHETY to Mamie MEWBORN - 26 March. E. H. LYONS & family of Granville County moved to Lenoir County. C. T. RANDOLPH & family from New Bern to move to Kinston. 10 Apr 1890 - Thursday New paupers: Jim HAMMOND, Zylphia BIDDLE, Nathaniel POTTER, William ROUSE. Burt DARDEN of Greene County son of Capt. W. A. DARDEN of La Grange. W. F. STANLEY Jr. of Palatka, Florida - from Lenoir County. Jno. MILLER of Seneca, Kansas visits Kinston where he lived as a boy - not been to Kinston in over 13 years. Charley ROUNDTREE, Sam ABBOTT, Robert QUINERLY of Grifton left for Texas. Geo. PARKER & family moved from Goldsboro to Kinston. 17 Apr - Thursday J. F. MEWBORNE & son Mike of La Grange. D: Mrs. Ednie FULLER wife of William FULLER - age 55 - 14 April - La Grange. MD: Thomas HOLTON of Pamlico County to Sue MORTON of Jones County - 6 April. E. T. SUGGS of Waverly, Louisiana - formerly of Lenoir County. Elder J. S. CUMMINGS moved back to Kinston - from Texas. D: Julia ARCHBELL - age 17 - 9 April - Washington. D: Capt. Jno. W. HILL of Washington, NC - last week. D: Daniel STINSON of New Bern - 6 April. D: Mrs. Ida ROSENTHAL of Raleigh - mother Mrs. A. OETTINGER of Kinston - 11 April - buried Hebrew Cemetery in Goldsboro on 13 April. 24 Apr 1890 - Thursday Shine in Greene County named in honor of Miss Shiney OLIVER of Greene County. W. B. MOYE of Kinston has a new baby girl born last week. MD: Capt. Henry C. JONES to Amanda MC CAFITY of Grifton - 20 April. D: David TOAKER & Horace DAY of New Bern - 20 April - boys - drowned. D: Solomon ROUSE - aged man - near Mt. Olive - 19 April. Mrs. Bettie SUTTON & daughter Minnie of near Wheat Swamp. Bettie DARDEN at school in La Grange visits her brother Joseph DARDEN of Falling Creek. D: Rigdon WATERS - Bucklesberry - home of daughter Mrs. FIELDS - age 80 - 20 April - buried 22 April in family cemetery near La Grange. H. C. V. PEEBLES of Tallulah, Louisiana - from Kinston. William WHITE of Florida - formerly of Ft. Barnwell. Mrs. W. A. HAUSER of Morehead City visits her sister Mrs. H. W. CUMMINGS of Kinston. Mrs. Alice WALLACE nee CLAYTON of Georgetown, SC visits relatives in Kinston and Jones County. D: 16 April - Miss Sack JOYNER - near Grifton - young woman. D: Jackson PITTMAN of Centerville - 20 April - leaves wife & 3 children. 1 May - Thursday Mrs. M. E. BIZZELL of Goldsboro daughter of Shade WOOTEN of Kinston. Jesse LASSITER son of widow of Stephen LASSITER - to Raleigh Asslym for insane - age 17 or 18. MD: 27 April - S. V. LAUGHINGHOUSE to Martha BLAND - both of Grifton. D: Robert SUGG - age 17 - son of J. E. W. SUGG of Greene County - 23 April. D: 25 April - Mrs. Roberta HARDEE HODGES wife of F. R. HODGES of Vance - age 27 - loss baby boy a few weeks ago. Mrs. G. D. HAWKS of Weldon visits her sister Mrs. S. W. CHADWICK of Kinston. MD: Woodington - 27 April - home of bride's mother Mrs. Samuel HOWARD - R. L. WOOTEN to Mary E. HOWARD. MD: Woodington - 30 April - C. B. LOFTIN to Lula KORNEGAY of Duplin County. 8 May 1890 - Thursday The HARPER family had their usual reunion in May - first Saturday - at the old homestead - in La Grange news. D: George A. QUINN - Lenoir County - 8 March - age 64th year. D: Mrs. J. D. SUTTON - age 36 - daughter of W. H. WEST - 5 May - buried 6 May in family cemetery on father's place - leaves husband and seven children. New paupers: Susan CROOM, Mahala KORNEGAY, Lessie TAYLOR. D: Alpheus W. WOOD - in San Antonia, Texas - from New Bern - buried New Bern - 7 May. 15 May - Thursday D: January 1888 near Washington - Joshua COX - murdered by William B. ADAMS alais William JONES who was arrested in Mississippi this week. S. E. HODGES & sons: Roland, Paul, and Robert. D: Mrs. Mary A. WHITFIELD widow of Col. Geo. WHITFIELD - age 56 - in La Grange - 6 May - leaves one son and two daughters. Miss Laura PARROTT of Institute to move to Arkansas. MD: Owen ADAMS to Fannie WILLIAMS daughter of Henry WILLIAMS - in Kinston - 11 May. Mrs. Noah ROUSE of La Grange visits her son N. J. ROUSE of Kinston. Ernest DAWSON of Jasper, Craven County. E. W. BIZZELL & sister Dora to La Grange from Kinston to attend funeral of their aunt Mrs. M. A. WHITFIELD. 22 May - Thursday Cecil MEACHEM of Kinston visits his sister Mrs. Dr. JOHNSON of Grifton. Miss Charity & Dora DAWSON of Ridge Spring visits Grifton. Addie JOHNSON of Ridge Spring visits her brother Dr. JOHNSON of Grifton. Gracey GREEN of Kinston - colored - said to be 101 years. MD: home of bride's parents Mr. & Mrs. Emanuel JARMAN of Moseley Hall - 14 May - Clarence SUTTON to Urania JARMAN. MD: Lenoir County - 14 May - R. L. JOHNSON to Annie RANDALL of Craven County - at M. E. JOHSON. Mrs. Mary JEFFREYS of Dunn is daughter of Elder L. E. JOHNSON of Kinston. D: at home of Dr. H. D. HARPER - 17 May - Mrs. Betsy COWARD wife of J. H. COWARD - in 73rd year - had been married three times - mother and step-mother. 29 May 1890 - Thursday D: 16 year old son of F. J. HOGE of Goldsboro - drowned - 25 May. D: Grifton - Peter ROUNDTREE - colored - 22 May. MD: Simon HUGHES to Ava BARROW of near Institute - 21 May. D: Louise RANDOLPH of Kinston - colored - 24 May. D: Raymond eight months old son of Robert WOOTEN - Lenoir County - 23 May - buried 24 May. MD: Edward W. CHADWICK of Richmond, Virginia son of Mrs. T. F. CHADWICK of Kinston to Mary J. BIANCHI of Richmond, Virginia - 28 May. D: Dr. J. E. MANN of New Berne - in St. Louis, Missouri - 23 May - leaves wife and daughter Emma and a daughter who married Y. T. ORMOND of Greene County and a son Ed. - buried 28 May in Winston, NC. 5 Jun 1890 - Thursday D: Isaac infant son of Mr. & Mrs. G. D. WALTERS of La Grange - 4 June. D: Willie POTTER & Johnnie DAVIS - ages 16 & 17 - drowned - Beaufort - 2 June. D: Capt. William A. DARDEN of La Grange - died in Gates County - 2 June - buried in Greene County family cemetery - leaves ten children of whom seven are young. D: 30 May - three year old child of I. J. JOHNSON of Fountain Hill. MD: at home of bride's father Thos. H. MALLISON - at Pine Brush, Craven County - 27 May - James B. DAWSON of Charlotte to Bettie MALLISON - groom born Lenoir County. J. A. MATHEWS & family moved from Rocky Mount to Kinston. Henry UZZELL - released poll tax 1890 - disabled. D: Frank JARMAN - pauper - May 1890. D: Isaac DAVIS - pauper - May 1890. D: Squire ROUSE - pauper - May 1890. New pauper: John GRIFFIN. D: Capt. W. A. DARDEN of La Grange - in Gatesville, NC - age 53 - born Greene County. 12 Jun 1890 - Thursday Mrs. J. L. MOORE of Greenville visits her sister Mrs. J. W. BROTHERS of Institute. MD: Dr. F. P. GATES of Pamlico County - formerly of Lenoir County - to Bettie HOOKER - 4 June. MD: T. W. MEWBORNE to Lelia LOOPS - 5 June - Kinston. Mrs. W. H. WHITFIELD and daughter Bettie of Kinston to La Grange to visit relatives. J. B. HARRELL of Lenoir County - from Gates County. 19 Jun 1890 - Thursday Miss Mattie SPEIGHT of Greene County visits her sister Mrs. Shade WOOTEN of La Grange. Miss Ottie GREEN of Williamston visits her sister Mrs. E. A. BLAND of Grifton. C. L. ROUNDTREE moved from Texas back to Grifton. D: R. P. COLLINS - 15 June - Grifton - leaves wife and four children. D: infant son of A. D. WILLIAMS - 15 June - La Grange. MD: Skethy WILLIAMS to Puss WILSON - both of Pitt County - at British Chapel Church in Sand Hill Township - 8 June. D: Leah Garrett MEWBORNE 11 month old daughter of J. F. MEWBORNE - her mother died a few months ago - 13 June. Mrs. Alfred JOHNSON of Clinton visits her daughter Mrs. T. B. ASHFORD of Kinston. MD: Frank PERRY to Lettie DILL of Beaufort - 10 June. Elder L. E. JOHNSON & family moved to Kinston from Goldsboro. 26 Jun - Thursday D: infant child of William CARRAWAN of Grifton - 22 June - buried Craven County - 23 June. D: Pitt County - E. S. HOLLOWAY - 17 June - leaving wife and four children. D: Mrs. Elizabeth TUCKER - age 43 - 19 June - leaving husband and six children - Grifton - buried 21 June. Miss Sue COBB of Ft. Barnwell visits her sister Mrs. HOWARD of La Grange. D: Ivey infant son of Joshua SUTTON of Bucklesberry - at his grandfather's home S. I. SUTTON - 20 June - La Grange. D: Mrs. Nancy HOLLAND - at home of Edwin TAYLOR - in 78th year - on 23 June. 3 Jul 1890 - Thursday A. J. SUTTON & sisters Nannie, Louvenia & Alice of La Grange & wife and baby. Miss Emma COBB of Ft. BARNWELL is neice to Mrs. HOWARD of La Grange. Octavia SUTTON is daughter of Jerre SUTTON of Bucklesberry. D: 27 June - Mary COOK - age 17 - buried 28 June - Kinston Cemetery. D: Joseph Paul son of Robert W. & Lena E. MC GOWAN - age 3 years, 3 months, & 16 days - 10 June - Kinston. Will GRADY of Danville, Virginia - formerly of Kinston. D: Col. John N. WHITFORD - Jones County - 26 June. D: Mrs. A. H. WHITEHURST - widow of Henry P. WHITEHURST - at New Berne - 27 June - age 71 - had relatives in Kinston. 10 Jul 1890 - Thursday Miss Sallie POWERS of Pender County visits her sister Mrs. H. E. SHAW. J. W. F. TAYLOR - released poll tax 1890 - disabled. D: Eliza BAISDEN - June 1890. New paupers: Hardy COWARD, E. J. REGISTER. MD: Falling Creek - 6 July - William ASKEW to Sack HOLLAND - home of William BENTON. D: Robert ANDERSON - Weldon - 4 July - buried 5 July - 6 year old brother of Mrs. S. W. CHADWICK of Kinston. 17 Jul - Thursday D: Eugene BUTLER of New Bern - age 10 - drowned. D: George HINES - age 14 - 10 July - drowned - Goldsboro. D: Goldsboro - Jno. B. SATTERWAITE - last week. Pete DAWSON of Grifton moved to Texas - a year ago - came home. I. I. SPEIR of Craven County to move to Texas. Mrs. J. Y. JOYNER of Goldsboro visits her father Noah ROUSE of La Grange. Mrs. Alice KENNEDY of Lenoir County visits her brother D. R. JACKSON of La Grange. Mrs. William SPEIGHT & daughter Daisey of La Grange. J. H. MEWBORNE & sister Susie of Lousin Swamp. W. F. DALY of Raleigh visits his parents in La Grange. Mrs. W. H. WHITFIELD & daughter Bettie of Kinston to visit relatives in Greene County. J. C. HAY of Kinston moved to Burlington near his brother Frank HAY. J. C. B. KOONCE of Florida visits Kinston. Mrs. Emma WILLIAMS of Jones County moved to Hillsboro. J. T. QUALLS & sister Callie of Wilson visits their sister Mrs. S. H. ROUNDTREE of Kinston. W. J. MOORE & family moved to Kinston from Greenville. Mrs. W. J. GRISWOLD of Durham visits her mother Mrs. Mary BRYAN of Kinston. D: D. H. REAVES of Clayton, Johnston County - 12 July. D: Sallie Anne infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. George PALMER - on 12 July - buried 13 July Kinston Cemetery. D: Mrs. Elizabeth PHILLIPS - age 55 - Contentnea Neck - 14 July - leaves husband and seven children. Mrs. Dr. H. TULL and daughters Bettie & Lottie of Kinston. 24 Jul 1890 - Thursday Born son to David BRYANT of Grifton - 23 July. D: Sam POTTER of Greene County - 18 July. Born a son to S. P. HARDY of Institute - 28 June. C. W. JOYNER of La Grange - moved to Texas in February - has moved back home. Mrs. Jno. DAWSON of Greene County visits C. C. DAWSON. Mr. & Mrs. Tom FAULKNER of Charlotte visits relatives in Kinston. Miss Nancy BEST of Wayne County visits her sister Mrs. M. A. GRAY of Kinston. MD: Lousin Swamp, Lenoir County - 22 July - home of bride's father Capt. W. W. CARRAWAY - T. J. MARRINER of Plymouth to Lizzie CARRAWAY. MD: 23 July - bride's mother in Hillsboro - Thomas R. ROUSE of La Grange to Lula H. PELL. 31 Jul - Thursday D: Ann Hyman HARVEY daughter of the late Dr. John HARVEY - Snow Hill - died 21 July 1890 - age 28 - invalid for several years - buried Snow Hill Espicapal Cemetery. Dr. A. M. MC DONALD of Wilmington is brother to Dr. H. M. MC DONALD of La Grange. D: Jas. T. ALBRITTION of La Grange - age 35 - 29 July - leaves wife and two small children. L. H. WILSON of Greeneville visits his sister Mrs. J. J. B. COX of Grifton. Thomas HOWARD of Wilson visits his mother in La Grange. Mrs. OLIVER of Mt. Olive visits her brother S. I. WOOTEN of La Grange. D: Sam POTTER of Greene County - 18 July - Ormondsville, Greene County - killed - in September brought woman of ill repute to his plantation - her name May JOYNER - Burwell WHITE of Greene County was witness to killing as he was at May's house at time - George POTTER, John JOLLY and James CARTER were arrested. MD: Prof. G. A. GRIMSLEY to Cynthia TULL - 30 July - Kinston - home of bride's father Jno. TULL - left to live in Greensboro - GRIMSLEY orginally of Greene County. 7 Aug 1890 - Thursday D: Mrs. Dicey MC GOWAN - Pitt County - suicide. Mrs. J. E. B. WHITFIELD and son George of La Grange. Mr. & Mrs. S. E. HODGES of Falling Creek visits their son Dr. HODGES of La Grange. John ALDRIDGE moved back to La Grange from Altoona, Louisianna. MD: J. H. PORTIS of Wilmington to Lucy TAYLOR of La Grange - 31 July at Wilmington - moved to Augusta, Georgia. No one charged in death of Sam POTTER. Mrs. J. F. CORDES of Raleigh visits her daughter Mrs. J. C. WAGNER of Kinston. Miss Olivia WARTERS of New Bern visits her sister Mrs. C. T. RANDOLPH of Kinston. Alex MOORE of Vance - allowed to list taxes as he being 21 - released poll tax of 1890 - as disabled. H. A. EDWARDS is father-in-law of J. P. NUNN of Woodington. Mrs. Louis CULLEN of Knoxville, Tennessee moved back to Kinston. E. T. SUGGS of Waverly, Louisianna - formerly of Kinston. Tom COX of Knoxville, Tennessee visits his father Louis COX of Kinston. L. J. MEWBORNE Jr. moved to Charlotte from Kinston. 14 Aug - Thursday Robert WOOD & wife of Richmond, Virginia visits his parents of Grifton. D: R. R. HINES at Dover - 13 August - formerly of Mt. Olive - son of Eli HINES dec'd of Wayne County. Census of 1890 - population of Kinston: 1,716 - in 1880 was 1,216 - Lenoir County population 1890: 14,853 - in 1880: 15,344. Miss Johnnie KORNEGAY of Wayne County visits her sister Mrs. Albert PARROTT of Kinston. Miss L. T. HARRISON of Washington visits her brother H. C. HARRISON of Kinston. David EVERETT of Beatrice, Nebraska visits his mother Mrs. S. R. EVERETT and his sister Mrs. A. R. MILLER of Kinston. D: 12 August - Julia MORGAN, white - killed in Lenoir County - age 35 - Giles PARKER witness - killed by Alex MORTON a Negro woman who wears men's clothing and Hill DOVE, colored. D: Neck - Hattie Elizabeth 11 year old daughter of B. F. JONES - 26 July. D: Benj. F. 11 months 24 days old son of E. L. & Mary E. HAZELTON - 13 August - Kinston. D: Mrs. L. E. PARKER - age 38 - Farmville, Pitt County - 11 August - sister to Mrs. J. L. HILL of Kinston - leaves husband and 5 children. 21 Aug 1890 - Thursday D: Edwin Becton ISLER of Jones County - 14 August - in 69th year - buried 15 August - leaves wife and two children - John & Stephen ISLER & W. B. FORT of Wayne County and Mrs. Geo. W. SANDERSON of Raleigh are relatives. E. P. HAUSER - born Forsyth County - now of Lenoir county. Charles LOOPS son of F. C. LOOPS of Kinston moved to West Virginia. Miss Clara FORMAN of Phildelphia visits her uncle Asa PRICHETT of Kinston. Julia A. CREECH vs. J. W. GRAINGER admr. for R. G. CREECH dec'd. 28 Aug - Thursday Alex MORTON, female colored, found guilty of killing Julia MORGAN - sentenced to hang 17th October - Julia MORGAN was white - her mother was an EMERY - Julia EMERY married a Mr. MORGAN, mulatto - divorced him - Giles PARKER witness is a widower of past three years - he is suppose to be father of Alex MORTON's child and he thinks maybe he is the father of one of them - he was going with Julia MORGAN at time of killing - has slept with her several times at her house - had an affair with Alex MORTON three years ago after his wife died - he tried suicide after his wife died - Susan PARSONS daughter of Betsey PARSONS doesn't know who her father is and she also has an illigitmate child, she was a witness - Ann EMERY mother of Julia EMERY MORGAN - Alex MORTON has three children - one age 12, one age 5 or 6, one baby can't walk yet - Ed MORTON age 12, Dan MORTON age 5 or 6 - Mrs. Julia A. GRAY is wife of C. GRAY and son M. A. GRAY hired Alex MORTON as an overseer. D: Mrs. Chas. SLOVER of New Bern - old - 19 August. Mr. & Mrs. Geo. W. HERRING & daughter Bessie of Thomasville, Georgia are visiting Mrs. Sarah HERRING of Kinston. MD: Jno. HARVEY of Baltimore to Sallie EDMUNDSON of Greene County - 20 August. 4 Sep 1890 - Thursday D: Mrs. Alice E. BECTON wife of John W. BECTON of Harrison, Arkansas - 27 August - daughter of J. H. FOY of Onslow County - Mrs. F. B. BECTON is sister of dec'd - to take 18 month son of dec'd to raise. Dr. D. A. LONG of Ohio - married Eva WARTERS of La Grange in Civil War - she died not long afterwards. 11 Sep 1890 - Thursday D: Tearcy PATE - pauper - August 1890. New Paupers: Sophie HOLLAND, Lissie TAYLOR, Matilda DOWDY. MD: La Grange - bride's mother Mrs. Elizabeth WOOD - 9 September - R. E. BEAMON of Greene County to Bettie A. WOOD - moved to Speight's Bridge. MD: J. A. HADLEY of Beston to Swannanoa BROWER of Liberty, Randolph County - home of bride's mother - 3 September - moved to La Grange. Dr. T. M. JORDAN of Hookerton to visit his mother in Hillsboro. Isaiah WOOD & daughter Mattie of New Bern. Mrs. SASSER of Goldsboro visits her daughter Mrs. T. M. JORDAN of Hookerton. D: Chauncey GRAY - 8 September - home of his son M. A. GRAY - Kinston - age 62 - born 10 April 1822 - buried 9 September in Kinston Cemetery - leaves wife and two children: M. A. GRAY and Mrs. Ella (F. D.) OUTLAW. D: Simon B. KILPATRICK - 28 June 1890 - left wife and children. 18 Sep 1890 - Thursday Mrs. Dr. I. T. C. LOFTIN of Kenansville visits her daughter Mrs. D. ROUNDTREE of Grifton. D: Grifton - Albert ABBOTT brother of Mrs. Robert NELSON. D: Sowell WHITLEY and his son Robert - murdered - 10 September - near Wilson - colored. D: Mrs. Capt. Swift GALLOWAY at Goldsboro - 12 September. D: Jas. O. SUTTON of Wheat Swamp - 15 September. Mrs. Susan KING & son J. A. MC DANIEL of Kinston visits Jones County. Mrs. J. J. KELLY of Mt. Olive visits her daughter Mrs. J. B. HARRELL of Kinston. Mr. & Mrs. Lafayette WOOTEN of Waukeenah, Florida visit John F. WOOTEN of Kinston. Mr. & Mrs. G. W. HERRING & daughter Bessie of Thomasville, Georgia visits relatives in Kinston. 25 Sep 1890 - Thursday Littleton has no newspaper but does take a full page out in the Weldon News for its own news. Mrs. Caroline TUCKER of Kinston visits her son J. L. TUCKER of Grifton. D: Hinton J. BEST of Wayne County - last week. D: Mrs. A. T. GRADY of Wayne County - age 71. MD: Jas. TILLMAN to Emma HERRING at Institute - 19 September. Joe MOORE of Institute was in Texas 7 months - returned home for good. D: William EDWARDS of Appletree, Greene County - last week. MD: Neck township - at home of Mr. Fred JONES - J. B. LANGSTON to Lena C. JONES - 17 September. Warren KILPATRICK - returned from Georgia - where he went first of year. D: E. M. FOSCUE - Jones County - 22 September - age 50 - leaves wife and four children. D: Mrs. Louisa DUPREE of Vance - 17 September - age 68 - leaves husband and five grown children - J. F. DUPREE of New Bern attended funeral. Mrs. Fannie HARTSFIELD of Kinston and sister Mrs. Bennie GRICE of Florida. 2 Oct 1890 - Thursday 164 NC Confederate Troops buried Fredericksburg, Virginia without tombstones. Georgia A. TAYLOR vs. Walter E. TAYLOR - for divorce. 9 Oct - Thursday C. C. OXLEY formerly of Grifton - now of New Berne. Sam FAULKNER son of Mrs. Rebecca FAULKNER of Lenoir County - ran away on 2 October. D: S. H. ABBOTT of Contentnea - age 40 - 6 October. D: Mrs. Jno. HOOTEN of Contentnea - age 26 - 7 October - leaves husband and four children. D: 14 month son of Mr. & Mrs. Zach RHODES - Contentnea - 6 October. MD: W. E. ORMOND of Burlington to Irene ORMOND of Greene County - 2 October - at Ormondsville - home of bride's parents. MD: W. H. CRAWFORD of Raleigh to Peney WOOD of Falling Creek - home of her brother Dempsy WOOD - 2 October. MD: E. C. DAWSON to Ada U. KENNEDY - 8 October - home of bride's father - J. L. KENNEDY of Falling Creek - groom lives Wchee, Alabama. Jones HILL - released poll tax 1890 - deaf & dumb. Calvin MOODY - released poll tax 1890 - in penitentiary. Two paupers buried in September but no names given. D: Fannie HOLLAND - pauper - September. D: Col. TAYLOR - pauper - September. D: E. P. FORD of Duplin County - 3 October - buried Greenville - mother Mrs. FORD and brother Ed FORD of Duplin County. Mrs. Addie RUSSELL of La Grange visits her daughter Mrs. J. H. ROUSE of Kinston. J. J. MOORE returned home to stay from Albany, Texas. Mrs. Bennie GRICE & son Ralph visit Mrs. Fannie HARTSFIELD. H. C. V. PEEBLES lives El Dorado, Louisianna. Adolph EINSTEIN brother to L. EINSTEIN of Kinston. Louise SUTTON daughter of S. I. SUTTON of La Grange. 16 Oct 1890 - Thursday C. B. HICKS & family of Kinston - moved to Goldsboro. D: Mrs. Dr. Zeno BROWN - greenville - 11 October - buried 12 October. Mrs. O. G. HARTSFIELD of Kinston - moved to Birmingham, Alabama. Sam ABBOTT of Texas visit Grifton - his old home. Mrs. J. T. HALL and daughter Sudie of New Bern. J. D. SUMMERLIN of La Grange - burned his own store and escaped from jail. Frank HARPER, Robert HARPER, William DEAVER and Joseph WORLEY fled Lenoir County a year ago to escape charges of illig. liquor - Joseph WORLEY caught in Thomasville, Georgia - believed two of the other three were killed. Sam FAULKNER - run away - returned home. Sim KOONCE - run away - returned home. Mr. & Mrs. B. MC CULLEN visits their son L. MC CULLEN of Kinston - returned home to Richmond. Mrs. Margaret ROBINSON & daughter Mrs. William BUTT of Beaufort County. To be married: J. M. WOOD of Lenoir County now of SC - 22 October to Gracie VAUGHN at Greensboro. 23 Oct 1890 - Thursday D: R. B. MC COTTER - Grifton - 15 October - in 46th year - leaving wife and nine children - buried 16 October in family burying ground. MD: Jonah DAWSON to Lillie DAWSON - both of Falling Creek - in Friendship Church - 15 October. Mrs. Geo. L. PARKER & son George of Rocky Mount visits her mother Mrs. Irene HERBERT of Kinston. Mrs. Nora NEWTON of Kincey, Alabama visits her sister Mrs. Fannie HARTSFIELD of Kinston. Mrs. J. E. BARRETT of Kinston visits her parents in Pitt County & her sister Mrs. R. B. BYNUM. 30 Oct 1890 - Thursday D: Geo. W. LANE of Wayne County. MD: Albert WILLIAMS to Willie JENKINS - 22 October - Grifton. MD: 22 October - J. E. SPEIR to Charity DAWSON - Grifton. MD: 22 October - Grifton - Watt QUINERLY to Lyde TUCKER. Joe WORLEY given 6 months sentence in jail for illig. liquor. D: Mrs. Barbara A. SMITH wife of B. F. SMITH of Buena Vista, Duplin County - 5 October - age 26 - leaves husband and two children. D: Rone 9 month son of Mr. & Mrs. J. J. BIZZELL - 23 October - buried 24 October - Kinston Cemetery. MD: John Q. BAISDEN of Jones County to India V. WATTS - 29 October - home of J. H. SUGG of Lenoir County. MD: 29 October - J. M. HOOD to Gracie VAUGHN - Mr. & Mrs. Alex FIELDS his sister and brother-in-law - WOOD's to live in Spartenburg, SC. J. B. DAWSON & wife of Charlotte. M. A. GRAY of Kinston has family in Georgia 6 Nov - Thursday B. F. SUTTON Jr. married twice ladies from South of Neuse River in Lenoir County. William R. ALDRIDGE of Lenoir County - old Confederate Vetern - to live in Confederate Soldier's Home in Raleigh. MD: Greensboro - J. M. WOOD to Gracie VAUGHN - home of bride's parents. Rev. Thomas DIXON Jr. of New York - was born in NC. Born son to Samuel PARSONS of Grifton. MD: William SKINNER to Sudie ROUSE - both of Falling Creek - in Kinston - eloped. D: Mrs. Lula PHILLIPS wife of T. C. PHILLIPS of Lenoir County - 1 November - buried 2 November in family burying ground - leaves husband and three children. 13 Nov 1890 - Thursday D: Mrs. Thomas GRIFFIN of Beaver Creek - just above Trenton - 11 November - left husband and children. W. T. HINES - released poll tax 1890 - lives in another county. Mc Rae LENIER - released poll tax 1890 - blind. Bartholomew FIELDS - released from poll tax 1890 - has one leg. Daniel LINCOLN - released poll tax 1890 - over age. Clarence SUTTON - released from poll tax 1890 - under age. Four paupers buried - no names. Two paupers buried - no names. J. N. SUTTON & Noah SUTTON - brothers. Priscilla HENDERSON - new pauper. Samuel MILLS who moved to Georgia last year has returned home to Grifton. Alex MORTON to be tried in Kinston - in August - again. W. R. MILLER son of Dr. A. R. MILLER. T. W. GRUBBS of Lenoir County moved to Birmingham, Alabama. 20 Nov - Thursday To be married: St. Paul's, Beaufort - Dan. HUTTON of Goldsboro to Lina DAVIS daughter of J. C. DAVIS of Beaufort. Mrs. C. P. GASKINS of Grifton visits her daughter Mrs. J. R. B. CARRAWAY of New Bern. James WILLIAMS vs. Martha WILLIAMS - divorce granted. James WARTERS of near Falling Creek has brother Jno. WARTERS. Geo. W. GRADY vs. Lavenia GRADY - divorce granted. Julia, Smith, Everett, Earnest STROUD vs. F. M. & Leah SMITH - all are tenants in common. Alf FORBES son of A. A. FORBES of Pitt County - killed Negro man by accident. D: James Henry HERRING of Lenoir County - age 25 - 27 October. D: James Albert WARD - in 18th year - 5 November - Woodington. D: William BECTON of Jones County - 14 November - old - leaves wife and grown son. D: B. F. BANKS - Jones County - 12 November - Confederate Vetern - leaves wife & several children. 27 Nov - Thursday MD: Mary JOHNSON, white, of Johnson County to Henry WHITE, colored - 17 November. D: 12 year old son of Elder Fred MC GHOHON - Greenville - 19 November - brother is Louis MC GHOHON who accidently shot the boy. D: John PARKS - Wayne County - age 55 - 25 November. MD: 12 November - Pat HODGES of Beaufort County to Laura COX of Centreville - at Grifton. D: Rev. W. H. BOBBITT - in Fayetteville - age 65. D: La Grange - 26 November - J. E. B. WHITFIELD - age 28 - leaves wife and one child - buried 27 November. MD: R. F. CHURCHILL to Nora E. HILL - both of Lenoir County - 19 November - home of R. C. HILL in Vance. MD: T. J. LAUGHINGHOUSE of Craven County to Mrs. Louisa R. BARRUM of Lenoir County - 19 November - while in buggy at R. C. HILL's home in Vance. MD: J. P. HASKETT to Kate D. MILLER - 26 November - at home of bride's brother G. E. MILLER of Kinston - sister Ella MILLER of Goldsboro. Mrs. J. A. PRIDGEN dec'd has a nice tablet put over her grave. Sarah A. KORNEGAY admtrx. for James M. KORNEGAY. 4 Dec 1890 - Thursday D: Col. Geo. W. COLLIER of Goldsboro - oldest citizen - 29 November. MD: 25 November - Neck - Jesse BRUTON to Sallie WIGGINS. D: Mrs. Mollie SUMMERSILL of La Grange - 30 November - age 26 - leaves two children - buried 1 December in Fair View Cemetery. J. B. HARRELL of Gates County lives in Kinston now. D: Thos. S. HOWARD of New Bern - age 69 - 2 December - Confederate Vetern - worked on building gunboats for Confederate Government at Whitehall, Neuse River. D: 26 November - La Grange - J. E. B. WHITFIELD only son of Col. George WHITFIELD - age 23 - leaves wife and small son. Mrs. Lillie RUSS & son Edward of Aiken, SC visits Mrs. J. W. RUSS of Kinston. Wiley DAWSON - released taxes on 152 acres as not having those acres. J. F. HILL - released poll tax of 1890 - disabled. Ivey CONNER - released poll tax of 1890 - disabled. Seth B. DEAVER - released from poll tax 1890 - disabled. Heirs of John P. DUNN: Laura J. DUNN WIGGINS wife of J. C. WIGGINS, Mary E. DUNN, J. J. DUNN, Columbus DUNN - John P. dec'd November Term 1885 - W. H. WEST admr. 11 Dec 1890 - Thursday D: Gen. Cadmus M. WILCOX - born 1826 Greene County, NC - father was a Snow Hill Merchant - last week. D: W. B. GRIFFIN of Dover - several months ago. D: father of Rev. J. B. HARRELL of Kinston - in Gates County - 2 December. D: Stephen J. DANIEL - Greene County - sucicide - leaves wife and seven or eight children - 2 December. MD: J. W. GOODRICK of Johnson County to Lillie WALLER of La Grange - in La Grange - 3 December. MD: J. A. PRIDGEN to Amelia HARDEE daughter of Mrs. S. E. HARDEE - 9 December. MD: Jno. F. MEWBORNE of Kinston to Susie WILSON - 11 December - Forsyth County. 18 Dec 1890 - Thursday J. S. DILL of Goldsboro - moved to Los Angelos, California. D: Edgar MILLER of Kinston - 15 December. MD: 11 December - Grifton - Jennie COWARD daughter of A. G. COWARD to Capt. Robert E. PITTMAN. D: G. E. MILLER of Kinston - Mayor of Kinston - age 40 - leaves wife & 2 brothers & 4 sisters - 15 December - buried 16 December in Kinston Cemetery. MD: J. L. TUCKER to Bettie PATRICK of Centreville - 16 December. MD: Horace WEST to Hattie PRITCHETT - 17 December - Kinston. MD: R. W. TAYLOR to Georgia FRAZIER - both of Greene County - 9 December - home of bride's father J. A. FRAZIER. MD: W. G. FORDHAM Sr. of Jones County - to Mrs. Sarah J. TAYLOR of Greene County - 10 December in Greene County. J. R. ROUSE & family of Greene County moved to Davie County. Mrs. FORDHAM of Jones County visits her sister Mrs. Jno. F. WOOTEN of Kinston. 25 Dec 1890 - Thursday MD: Thomas HOLMES & Emma SPICER of Goldsboro - 17 December. MD: Grifton - Isaac BALDREE to Dicey MC LAWHORN - 17 December. H. E. SHAW - an editor of La Grange Spectator. MD: Tobe BENDERS of Pollocksville to Jennie KILPATRICK of Centerville - 17 December at Grifton. W. H. RUSS of Sampson County visits his brother J. W. RUSS of Kinston. MD: 23 December - Laurah WOOD of La Grange to Rev. W. E. SWAIN of Winston - in La Grange. Bessie WORTHINGTON daughter of Col. D. WORTHINGTON of Rocky Mount. James WOOD is brother to Laurah WOOD. MD: home of bride's father Jere SUTTON - 22 December - Octavia SUTTON to Edward HERRING of Wayne County. To be married: 30 December - Kinston - at home of Mrs. Susan KING - E. B. LEWIS of Asheville to Dora MC DANIEL of Kinston. Mrs. Mary B. CHADWICK wife of E. W. CHADWICK of Richmond, Virginia - formerly of Kinston. Miss Pennie ELLIS of Pitt County visits her sister Mrs. C. W. CRABTREE of Kinston. Dr. H. D. HARPER & son Henry of Kinston to visit his parents in Johnson County. Mrs. H. TULL of Kinston to Albany, Georgia due to death of her uncle Jno. P. DAVIS - by 23 December. Miss Annie HOWARD of La Grange visits her sister Mrs. Jno. C. WOOTEN Jr. of Kinston. C. E. FOY of Kinston moved to Winston. MD: Clem HARDY to Lidie KENNEDY - Institute - 17 December - at bride's uncle's home Bob DAWSON. MD: W. W. ROUSE of Craven County to Palmetto BRINSON of Lenoir County - 24 December - Lenoir County. MD: S. E. MC COY of Contentnea Neck to Dora GRIMSLEY of Greene County - 17 December - home of bride's father Jas. GRIMSLEY. MD: W. H. APPLEWHITE of Stantonsburg, Wilson County to Rachel O. SCARBOROUGH of Lenoir County - in La Grange - 16 December. MD: W. F. MORRELL of Farmville, Pitt County to Lady Bird HARGRAVE of Snow Hill, Greene County - 10 December - at Snow Hill - reception at home of Dr. S. MORRILL in Farmville. MD: C. S. WALLACE to Nina WEBB of Morehead City - 18 December in Morehead City.