Category: Newspaper Articles

SAWYER, JOSEPH – SEVERE THUNDERSTORM – 1 July 1868

Petersburg Daily Newspaper
Petersburg, VA
July 1, 1868

During the severe thunderstorm  on last Friday, a young man named Joseph Sawyer, living near South Mills, Camden County, North Carolina,  while putting his horse into the stable, was struck by lightening and instantly killed. The horse was also struck and instantly killed by the same bolt.

Chowan Baptist Female College – 11 July 1870

Monday July 11, 1870

The North Carolina Standard Newspaper

Raleigh, N.C.

The Daily Index

North Carolina Items:

Chowan Baptist Female College;

The commencement exercises of the above institution, located at
Murfreesboro, N.C., took place last week.  Rev. A. McDowell is the
principle. Quite a number of distinguished Baptist ministers were present,
among them Rev. Drs. Wingate,  Toy, T.G. Jones, J.H. Mills and others.  The
annual sermon was preached by Rev. T.G. Jones, of Norfolk, and the annual
address was delivered by Rev. T.G. Toy, of Greenville, SC.  The following
young ladies graduated, viz,:  Miss M.O. Spright, of Gates county; Miss
Annie Newsome, of Hertford county; Miss Susie A. Spencer, of Camden county;
Miss Arvo H. Moore, of Murfreesboro; Miss Sallie E. McDowell, Murfreesboro;
and Miss Rosa O. Beale, of Hertford county.

Contributed by: Marianne Nichols Ordway

The Murderer Caught – January 26, 1831

Vol. XXXIL  Norfolk. (VA.) Wednesday Morning, January 26, 1831

Elizabeth City (N.C.) Jan. 22.

The Murderer caught,-We learn that Jesse Eason, who recently killed a Mr. Frederick Gregory and afterwards shot at his own son, and for whose apprehension the County Court of Camden offered a reward of one hundred dollars, has been arrested and safely lodged in jail to await his trial at the next Superior Court for Camden County.-{Star.

Contributed by: Darleen F. Ricci

NOTE: This Jesse Eason is of my line. I have tried for many years to find a record of what became of him.  If anyone has any information, please let me know.