Democratic messenger., 1892-10-29

A weekly editor in Georgia makes
the following mention of citizens
death: Poor Jim Brown hung his earth
ly garments on limb and swan the riv
er yesterday. lie didn't stand back be
cause the water was cold but plunged
right in, rose smiling. struck out for the
opposite shore hand over hand, wher,
the angels were awaiting him with fin
er suit of clothes than poor Jim ever
wore in his life Jim got there in great
shape.
Sunday Was memorable day in
Laurefs churches. In The morning a
union service of the NJ 4. and NJ =
Churches was held in the NJ. f. Church,
and in the afternoon another union
service was held in the NJ. z. Church
Six conversions were announced during
the afternoon service. In the evening
both churches were open and were
crowded At the NJ f. Church the at.
tendance was so great that services were
held both in the audience room and in
the basement, and even then all who
went could not find room to enter the
church. Religious fervor is intense and
the meeting will he continued each even
ing during the week.
The approaching winter is predicted
by many persons TO be one of great sever
ity, and that great SHOWS will fall. Hicks.
who is the last of the great weather
prophets, gives 1t as his calculation that
the weather will be severe because Of
certain changes in the Gulf Stream, il
being made TO run further beyond the con-
iinent on the Atlantic coast. the influence
of which will be To increase the intensity
of the cold in the Northern, Middle, AT
laniic and Southern States. There are
other prophets. however, who Judge by
the corn husk, the flight of birds, the fur
Of animals, etc, that We are going TO have
mild winter.
All IIallows' Church has been put :
ting in a new heating furnace the past
week This will make the church much
more comfortable than in The past days
of stoves. Those who have hesitaied
about attending Tor some Sundays past,
on account of the cold. may now feel
assured that the church will be sufficiently
warm II also recalls the olden times
when the vestrv houses in some parishes
were kept locked during service in win
ter 10 prevent the people from going out
while the long sermons were being
preached and wBrming themselves. This
may also account Tor the humping of the
minister r. Scott.
Columbian Day was celebrated in our
High School by a very interesting and
programme. Every one
seemed 10 enter into the spirit of the
occasion, and great deal of enthusiasm
was manifested by the pupils. The ma
tional flag floated over the building. the
hall was tas,efully trimmed with ever
greens and Autumn leaves, a large pic
ture of Columbus was hung over the
stage. also boat bearing the name !Santd
Maria and other things suggestive of the
voyage of Columbus and the discovery of
this great continent The remarks of
Prof. White and the songs and recitations
of the scholars were well chosen and well
received by the audience. May our school
continue its good work and always be
ready 10 show its patriotism and love for
our mother country.
Miss Mary A. Ayers, highly
esteemed member OF the Berlin Presby
teiian Church for more than half cen
tury, departed from this life in her 18th
year in Snow Hill at ) p m. Friday Oct.
18th AS the result of general debility with
cerebral softening. repeated attacks of
and apoplexy. Scrv ice al the
house Oct 10th by Rev ID b Fitzgerald; ;
interment on same day in Buckingham
Cemetery with service by Rev. G. A.
Walker. The duration of her ill-hcalth
viii be eviden; when il is stated that,
after having been under medical care
about eighteen months and been nursed
nearly fifteen months with unceaslng de-
votion by a loving aud faithful sister, she
was quietly translated TO be united with
others in the paradise of God where will
be no more tears nor pain. A more un-
and pa,ien, invalid the
writer of this has not known-a more
peaceful scene Of release he has never
witnessed.