The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-12-29
MIR BAITY DEAD.
Numerous Marriages in the Ncighbor-
hood OF Gross Roads

hood OF Cross Roads.
Cerre .pondencs Of tas 3entireIl
CRoss ROADS CHURCH, n. c., Dec.
27.-At this festive season. when all
the world seems drawn together by
mutual ties OF friendship and love, the
reflective look back with serenity and
survey the past now with delight: now
with regrets. 1t is now that we real
ize our broken resolutions; our duties
left undonc: and d feeling steals over
US that 1T might have been" The
year that is going has wrought many
Changes. The events are 81 fresh in
our memories. We do not know what
will tfauspire during the coming year.
/ ne year 1852 viii soon round out an
other volume in the bOoA OF years. It's
pages were once beautifully white. but
now the history Of the nations are
written upon them.
La the midst Of ali these reflections,
the hearts of the youth become pen
siye and sentimental, with PARKWAY
longing akin to loneliness, which
makes them an easy prey to the Sc
| ducJIVe power of little Cupid. So
with all these forces in full operation,
| the HymeneaI altar has been much in
demand, and young men ard maidens
fair, bachelors Ond maids, WidoWers
and widows, have rushed neyond the
pale of single blessedneSs and into
cOnJugaI happiness. As IL result of
Cupids Vaccinations round about
Cross Roads, the following have en-
tered the happy state:
On the l4th inst, at the pOStOtfice
at this place, by d. j. Reavis. Esq,
Mr.. Sayaner Beaman and Miss Sophia
Reayis, all of Yadkin.
IN JGf ut II,
brides father, MIR. L. Hendrix, Mr.. 5.
L. Davis and Miss Lou Il. Hendrix,
Rev G. 5. CaShWeIl officiating-all Of
DaYie.
In Wilkes county, on the 22d, at
the residence of the bride, Mr.. w. L.
| Conner OF 4adkin, and Mrs. Alley Wal
keF, of Wilkes, Rev. W. a. Myers OIL
| ciating.
On the 18th, at the residence OF the
brides father, Mr.. w. II. Steelman,
MIR. J. w. Brandon and Miss Amelia
| SJeelman. 4. ). G. May, Esq, officia-
ting-aIl OF Yadkin.
On the same day, at the residence
| Of the brides mother, by Rev. S. S.
! May, Mr.. 4. j. Granted and Miss
| Mallnda May, all of adkin.
| From present indications / think it
| viii not be long before | shall be able
| to send you another larger list.
The angel Of death has not alto
| gether PASSED US by. On Christmas
| Day two graves We're open in Cross
! Roads church cemetery to receive the
! last remains OF our fellow creatures
! One was the infant child of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Giles Reayis. 1t died on Christ
! mas morning. t had just entered
| upon the threshold of life, while the
/ other in the evening OF life passed
away too. The lamp of life Simply
| ceased to burn, and or the 9th inst.
| the soul of this good Old man, ISam
| BdIty, took It's flight onward and up
| ward beyond world, plant and star
| They have gone beyond the dreaded
| bourne. The one in the morning the
/ other in the evening of life. Thus is
| shown tue precariousneSS of human
/ life.
AS it will be interesting to his many
| friends | viii give short sketch Of
| his life.
Isom Baity was born Oct. IS, 1904
and was therefore in his seth year,
| being the Oldest man in this part of
| the country, having sons who are now
| old men. Of large family only one
| now survives. Mr.. Dennis Baity, the
| youngest brother, who is in his 73rd
| year.
Mr.. Baity had II children, 10 by his
! first wife, who was Miss Plowman.
| and who has now been dead 43 years,
I and one by his second wife who has
| been dead several years. OF his chill
| dren 6 were boys and were girls.
-Four boys, or Old men l might say,
and three girls, who are now grand
mothers, survive him. Three of his
| sons went, two before and one since
| the war. Three of them were in the
| Confederate army and one in the
Northern army. One son, Mr.. W. d.
Balty, who established and successful
ly conducted the great mercantile
house OF W. d. Baity x Sons, of Cross
Roads Church, Yadkin county, and
father of W. A. Baity s. Bro, OF Win
sion, was in the Confederate Navy.
and at the surrender of F't. Fisher
Jan. 10, 1865. And it may be interest
ing for some to know that he fired the
last cannon on that memorable occa-
sion. The commander of the fort. Col.
Lamb, was taken prisoner and Gen.
Whiting mOrtally wounded, but Mr..
Baity made his escape and soon re-
| turned home. Another son, Mr.. G.
A. Baity, was in the Fifth North
one time considerable property, but
was never anything but simple far
| mer and mechanic.
Three Of his sons have become veal
thy. Mr.. David Baity, of Indiana, it
is said, is very rich. Few men attain
SIR. Ba1ty'S advanced age, and Just
half OF his children survive him
There are more than fifty grandchil-
dren and perhaps twice that many
Observation-Disclosures scattered over
this country and the West.
An incident occurred about two
years since which may be worthy OF
note. MIR. @. a. Baity and two other
men were talking, when Mr.. Baity re-
marked that his father was eighty-six
years old; styling which the other two
men said that their fathers were both
living and each just eighty-six One
CT them is Mr.. Belt Campbell, of
Nashtl, Alexander county, and the
other MIR. Joseph Weisner, of Iredell
county.
The funeral services were conducted
by Rev. ). ;. May, and the interment
was at Cross Roads Church Christmas
day.
The weather is bitter cold and the
beautiful snow is covering field and
highway with its mantle of white.
Mr.. Houston Cranfill, of Indiana. is
visiting his father, Mr.. A. j. Crantill,
of this place.
Mr.. IL. ". HootS has bought the
Baity place and moved his family to
town.
DR.. w. S. Winelson is building a
good house and will move into it some
time this spring.
The next session of Cross Roads |
Academy will begin the second Mon
day in February. 1893.
b. S. MILLsAPS.
Christmas in the County.
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