The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1878-05-08
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TIe Wilmington Review ysbIishra snsr.
heles on s0ld Times n, HilmiDgt0o. n. C;o
By Uol. James O. Burr Of that city. In
the sItscle tbeifv lowing psasrbsble statss
In the summer Of 1888 the TsmpersDes
Srieiy 81 Wilmingtm, put Eshed the pro-
ceedings o. ioDeluf thcir meetings IN which
| ihey sfztsd fhst there we're ethirty j. sis sht re-
g,riar day drpnksrds 10 thss iown. ThM
| publication caused intense feeling among
| those who were st all addicted TO dissipated
habits. Some ef those met together on
sunday evening. and sttef imbibiBg pretty
freely and iRdulgiDg 10 reckless repIarks.
adjourned 10 meet again on the following
SDD6sy. but the nest Saturday fosnd two,
Of their number IN the arms of death. On
Sunday. the day ibsy bad dcsecrsted, :bey
we're borne to,be grave. On the bext
Saturday another Of ihe number died and
was buried on Sunday While NJ abe grave
sbd commeptiDg ", tke sigulaiity of these
4 deaths the question Was asked, Who will
die next?' lwiil. one langhingiy respond
4 VI.
named the individual who Stood near him.
/ On their return from The grave of their de-
ceased associate. they STOPPED at drinking
saloon aud as the wine cup passed freely.
around the subject IL Saturdays dying was
again taken up. He who had solunteered
came forward sDd said he would die ON tho
next Saturday. His offer was accepted and
he was called upon to select man 10 fol-
low him the next Saturday and be chose the
one be had befere selected, who pgreed to
/ IT, Jnsi az they volunteered. 80 they died.
The ,hrst went home. in day or two Eas
taken sick On Saturday was dead. A soon
10 IL became known that be had died on
that day. bis companion who had agreed TO
follow him On the next Saturday was isksn
to bis bed Ne made the strongest promises
Of reformation. offered all be bad in the
world for life. life. only life. But il was
too late; be had made covenant with
death and the grave, and they elaiinsd hiaI
for their own' sWhentLc rising sun on the
ensuing Saturday broke upon she town. il
shone upon him sinking in death and ere 10
reached its zenith be was eorpse. On
Sunday the funeral bell again tolIed forth.
o. they bore him onward 20 the grave.
These remarkable escurrenees created much
excitement at the time. snd were regard
ed py many as direct exhibition ofths aw-
full providence OF God as manifested in the
particular identity that marked the circum-
stances Of their demise. they sll dying On
Saturday and being buried on Sunday
; Col. Burr says the descendants Of many
Of those parties are Dow living IN Whining,
ton. Tic facts. strange and startling az
they arc. arc beyond contradiction.
" a@e mi 4a ----s~~--r-.~~~~~--a 8Aag#a o4 aa
The miners Of Savsds are lying on their
ores. an4ssas ss-oda sIassgoE srogi vi
Our colored friend. have hardly rot their
ful; rights yet; meanwhile they lay low and
Keep DARK ahl W aas3ss~saga d ail liz
fhe Cinrinnatisns deny That the founders
of their city we're the DESCENDANTS OF Ham.
The very idea makes them b,istis with In
o's'a''0h. sasjlJa HH ri * avail
II A young man in alinbesota shot a girl
who bad given him The mitieu. aud the jury
brought him in guilty. with mitigating
circumstances
i The latest yarn about fasl time IL 70 he
effect that on certain railroad 4 young
man put bis bead ont Of the car window 10
kiss biz girl good bye. when the train went
ahesd 20 rapidly that be ki-ssd au old A..
frican female at The next station.
The sentence oftbs court ia. said Judge
j Porter. popular lrish n,agistsais. 10 .
5 notorious druDkard, thas you he confined
{ to jail for tbs longest period The Law allows !;
aud | hops you will spend your time in
oursing sbiskey., Il will, sic. aud porter.
too.s 89Hsf F6 -s e##a ### We
Spring poetry: ller cheeks we're very
. ruidy. and the streets wsre awful muddy,
and she loudly shriekcd Oh. thunder
. as her feet few out from uudcr. u was
| really very shocking. for she showed ber
striped stocking - Advertiser.
They were sitting together. and be vas
srdnously thinking what to say. when Ne
finally burst pu, 10 this inaunsr:' :. In this
land d poble achievements and uhd,ing
glory. Why 10 il that women do mot ONO
TO The fron, and climb the ladder Uf fslnst 4
Il suppose ssid .bs. biting her spron-
strings. 'itsVn account oI heir pull-bscks.
= 'rbe Rev. John Jasper Is un,ouehed by
= the modern heresiss on the subject Of futufs
!. !, punishment. His picture Of the fate tha,
!" swaiis the unrrpcntsnt. which 10 said q
J. haze wcndeHplly movsd bis congregation.
" Is drawn With shsractsristic sisrr.
WI same Is cabbage N bilip pvs viii q,
, sinner be for shberlas,is' ia hell De p,,
!. will keep on bilin. and De esbhidgs .il
e keep on bunin, but nsbbsr bpru Up. yus
!, will sll be like dc cabbidgs sf you don,
~ spent. at
Revenue Agent Wagner. At Grecarboru
T MI; telsgrspbs to-day To Comuli~hns
"A Rasm - iullows: 4. h. A raiding party jus
"a resuusd fruia the north u Greenvills. n
,. Q feports Rufus u. spripg,. .lspuiy usr