Hillsboro recorder., 1888-03-29

/ sSnetuihIi. EHi1s""H' "h'' s' s
ftl,ove of dark horses 'who'want the
Republican admiration f"r the l'resi-
.flelicy werclver.a .afrGa ofaugalls, tny.
rnnst h- -{dellghtea at the result es his,
recent speech L. settles. his .ll'fesit
den,ial bonml-tiorever. Day before,
yesterday Ssr.a'or Blacsbnrn's desk
| was orpa,nented with u leauiiinl Ru
| raj tribute sent hy ,seme Philadelpl'ia
friends Of Generals Hancock and Nc
| Clelland 'E.,s.. %'t T
Last Thursday morning Miss Anna
Buneombe Ilsa'h, = ,iang!fter4,f the
late Judge Robert llea h. cf North
CaroIiaa, was bmir,l in M,nrt 0ivet
Cemetery, arom 81. Parioss Roman
Catholls. ,ehnrqHs,;ts sispaeity! ~ Miss
I2lleatls, kas been in lffce. here for u
uupnber Of Years, bdt sfe has a,hosl
st .r+slatives aud friends t.sroaghnut
;6Inr Statt. .Airer tie requiem mass ut
St. sPitrick's cimrch. Father Walter
departed flodl the usual custom in the
Catholic cllmth ami paid a gln~ing
/ tribute to the virtn.s ot the Deceased
Miss Hea his mutller was Miss Fl mp
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ton of E.lentoii, .whtIr SOME of her Re
latives still yeside. She was The
grand d4aghter Of Col. Edward BIN
combe, OF Bnncolnhe Hail, near Ply
mouth, n. Z. Col. Bnncumbr raised
and equipped regiment OF 700 men
at his personal exprnse, AMI as their
Commanding officer joined the army
of Gen, Washington. Col. Brncombc
was fatally w"'Indei at the battle OF
Gerumluton. Ills grave is in the old
colonial grave yard near that city.
His wife aud children are buried un-
der the chancel - the old Episc"9a
church in EIeniQn. The name "t the
church just now escapes me. The
Colonial CdngreSs voted Col. Bun
combe an immense tract uf laud whiel
extends far into Trnnessee, IN rewar,
fur his distinguished services. Tht
land his heirs hay"neYey been able Il
secure. Tie reason is thai when h
was killed, his little daughter, his on
tIIy' surviving t,eir was ID, reh'sf ii
New York whore she graduated ant
married John Grelst, an uncle of th'
eccentric nnl'iollairr, Peter Goelet
tIiss Bmcnmbeis guardian was un
faithful TO his trust, despuiled Bun
eorabe Hall, and was other wise instru
, mental in decreasing the imm"ns
wealth of the young heirsss. Aiie
her marriage she returned to Bun
combe Halt. The death oi Miss Heat
has cah,ed me TO go back, over
hundred years in the history -of Oh
State But many Of your readers VI
read these lines with more than a z,
neral interest, and tile brief mentio
Of these peopie who we're anon
North CaruIinn's. most disringuishe
ci,izens, wniIe they lived, needs II
apology.
The tariff bill viii bs considered b
the Ways and Means comnittee dul
lug night sessionS until II is reporte
TO the House which will be, in q
probability, next week. The rrpubI
|" cans are mne divided in their view
X on the tarff than the Democrats. III
= it will take a mure experienced pr,
;. pliet than | am to say what will |
y the nutcUnIg II the issue now bruugl
; directly before Congress.
=" Julian ). Carr. Esq, that sterIir
: citizen nt tue magIcal city ST Du
ham, was here last week. have a
- :" leu wanted I" pay that man such
>. compliment as think he deserve
=, but the paucity of ny vocabulary IN
!. lieretpfie prevented me. But, 81
-, puse we had ten oiIier eiiizens! Ent
- getic. able. progressive, causervatiS
= patriotic men--such M he is--,he
" ture OF the commonwealth would ho
= :, more Il PROMISE than that ot any OF
er in tue Uuiuul
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