The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-11-28
A Tribute to DIR. Il. w. Harris.
Raleigh Chronicle.

In Raleigh Monday morning, No s
vemher 10Th, DR. I. w. Harris, aged
40 years. DIR, Harris was nstive Of
Chatham county, resided in Chapel
Hill for u number of years, and ltss
than Two Years ago moved to Dur
ham to practice his profession He
was building up good prac'ic IN
that growing town and establishing
himself strong y 10 the confidence Of
the people. Aoont two months az"
he was stricken with something like
paral, sis and for several days WAS IT,
an unconscious condition. Then he
seemed to get well and returned I
work. But his strength was al gone,
and q few weeks ago he was brought
to Ralsigh for. a change. II Was
thought that il would do him good.
Alas, no change ef location or earthly
thing could do him good. His yital-
ity had gone. His life was ebbing
away. He fingered in an uncon-
scious tate until TO day, when be
died. Hi. remains we're taken IT,
Durh tin for intermeht, accompanied
by a c mmiIt.e Of Old Fellows. HI
wins blrird from Trinity M. i
Church. Rev. Drs, Yates and Darnall
officiating. ass
The Chronicle publishes this aus
nouucenpnt with sadness and pain.
We hui known him well and he WIS
our friend. Strongly attached tn
him, We mourn With his greatly af-
A cied family in this sal blow aud
deep brreavmeut which have come to
them. He was an exemi larry hu band
and father, and his hc,me was the
dearest pace on earth to him, and be
was the centre of the hapay homr
circle. He will be sadly missed. bui
there IL this consolation to the berea-
we'd: That he had faith 10 God that
he knew in whom he had trusted, and
that be VAS really for the change
We know no man whose religi u
life was more unyarying than that Of
DR.. Harris. file was a man II real
ability, and he had stud ed the B.
BILE and was familiar with creeds aud
iheologies. He was not deeply ut
tached 10 creeds, though he xas an
earnest and thorough-soing Method
1T. He wys liberal in his views.
broad andf lerant, but firm always
and decided IN his convictions,
Or. Harris had one Of the brightost
ninds of any physician in The stse.
Educat d in Paris, aud aell educat-
ell, he was competent 10 teacl, medi.
cine, and one time had me- ical CHI
lege q, the University. He WA All
excellent phssi,' and ranke'l with
the b,s'. II he had located in city
he wop.l haze made repu,a Ion { =
himself AZ il wa. he did we'll the
duty that was nearest him. enioyed 4
good pr ietice and lived useful, ups
right LIE. P,ach TO his ashes.
80. %4 Ae
A Remarkable Bet Paid In Phil
adelphia.
One Of the most remarkable elec-
tion be;s on record was paid by
Henry Warner in Philadelphia Sum
day afternoon. Warner is an en
- thusiasIic Democrat. but for year
or more has been engaged % marry
Mis- Clara Barton. Miss Barton is
q Republican. The terms Of the
queer bargain were that If Cleveland
should be elected she was 10 marry
The enthusiastic Democrat with' u
delay, and if General Harrison should
be tbt lucky candidate the young
man was 10 follow bis fair leader
around tn neighhorhopd at the end
Of Ion chain, with q big dog collar
around his neck anda pnodle blanket
over his .houlders The promise was
to be kept nn q Sunday, in order that
the ,oung mans humili ,tion might
be the more complete n he lost.
About . o'clock In tbs afternoon
Warner presented him elf at the
home Of bis sweetheart ard ANNOUNCE
ed himself really for tie ordeal.
Miss Barton received him smilingly,
and with her own hands fastened the
cJllar around his neck and the blank
et on hi back. Down the str, Ct they
went, followed by an amused crowd.
who hp,ted and cheered by turns At
the Young mans predicament The
strang, Iy connected pair, after tray.
ersing a number Il streets, repaired
10 where the defeated partisan. paid
for q dinner, at the Bellevue Hotel
Despite the fact that Miss Barton won
her BIT and held her lover 10 IL,
conditions, she Is 70 marry bin on
the 2Sth instant Both parties are Of
excellent family, the young lady be-
ing o general society fayOrite in
Philad ,lphia.