The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-07-30
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Tie happiest man In our town at pres
ent is The Rav. W. Taylor. He etated to US
that he had been provided with junior
preacher. Now care ready to admit that
the Rev. gentleman Is not much In sta
ture, but in ability as preacher we think
he is fully up the requirements and be-
yond the average minister OF the church.
Therefore 1t ia entirely unnecessary to
place two preachers on Mt. Lebanon as
she hae enough to do to maintain one at
the present Yes. but keep cool says lie
and Will explain how the appointment
game 10 be made. 1t is no fault OF the
Presiding Elder assure you. whether is
1t for want OF good Judgment on the
part OF the church. but continuing MIR.
Taylor stated that there was at least ono
who was In greater sympathy with him
than other the church or the appointing
power thereof and after looking over his
tistd OF labor contemplating the scene
and carefully considering tho whole mat
ter. that sympathetic ono has presented
him with junior In the shape of a hand.
some big boy. who weighed no less than
10 pounds and measured 81 inches in
height.
We felt somewhat cheap after having
expressed ourself In such piain manner
as we did. Fearing the parson would be
somewhat offended Mt our rudenee5 We
willingly apologize and promise better
things in the future.
When we look on the walls OF we'll
hTTdukbu nuHu anu Jul oSc0 tcsb oh tho
motto. what is homo without a mother"
we are carried back to our childhood days,
and we'll do all remember how good and
kind our mothers were to us in those
good old days which have gone never to
return. But In after years some OF US
view The acsne from a different stand
point. We look not at the motto which
hangs on the wall but at the form that
sweetly rests within the cradle. and we
say what ID homo Without baby. We are
also reminded that from the cradle comes
the mothere and fathers Of the great men
Of our country. Tie writer congratulates
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor on their good for
tune and wishing them success all the
way along sinailar to this we would bid
them adieu.
We told you short time ago OF ono
Tho got lost in q forest near OUR village
but Was rescued by his comrades and pre-.
aented to his wife cafe and sound before
the dawning OF the morning. and now We
are called upon to chronicle cironm.
stance of far more interest than that. One
evening last week one of our best known
young men concluded to take little walk
20 himself. 80 off he went; but night passed
and no - came. His whereabouts could
not he learned at his boarding house. His
fraends knew not what had befalien him.
Some wondered II he had become bewil-
dered and lost his way In this great vii.
aernsss. Others thought It would be well
70 send out searching party. Still others
thought IL better TO advertise tOf MIN.
II was also thought he had taken unto
himself wife. But others declared that
the excursion committee had sent him ON
ahead to make arrangements for grand
tecepton for the excursion from this place
to AtlaptIo City on Saturday, but he had
90 com pletely covered his trail that but
yaa ne idea could be obtained from oven
those OF his most Intimate friends. We
are glad, however, to state that he has
| since returned. thus giving much JOY to
| bic many friends. but he docs not seem
| n be able to give any account OF himself
| IL nil.
The excursion from here on Saturday
In connection with Augustine was said to
| bb one of the finest for years. It would
| be well for the writer to state here that
| every young lady as we'll as the older
| ones who wished it had q gentleman es
| eort. The same can be said OF the gentle.
| men that thsy had lady. II was not so
| with Stanton. SO says the village corres-
| pendent.
Mrs. Goo. Wallace ls confined to her bed
| from an attack of sickness.
| Airs. w. I. Purks has been confined to
| her bed for some time, but 10 now i'm.
| proving.
VIM shaffer has been laid up for some
| time from the effects OF q sprained ankle.
H. j. Moore and 8. A. ]. Long have
both been suffering from the effects of
somet hing like rheumatism.
| Dr. Joseph H. Chandler ls attending the
| above mentioned parties,
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