The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-01
MRS. NANCY CAROLINE HARRIS
An Interesting Life Reaching More
Than Four Score Years.-SKty
Three Y ears in. Same House.

Mrs. Nancy Caroline Harris, rehct
of the late C. Martin Harris, died
at her residence in this city Febru-
ary 25, 1910. She was born: Janu-
ary 25, 1928, making her age 81
years and one month to the day.
There is a remarkable record IN the
history of this venerable old lady.
Before marriage she was a Miss
Singley. A few years after her mar
riage to Mr.. Harris they moved to
the place where they lived until
death ended their long lives. Mr..
Harris died on the 10th Of February,
1879. He was a. well known old cit
nen of the town and had many
friends; especially did the little boys
like him because of his jovial ma
ture. Their son, the late "; Hamp-
ton Harris, died on the 4th Of Janu-
ary, 1907. He was a former efficient
and reliable Chief Of Police, Of New
berry, honored by the city. During
his incumbency of that important and
trying official position, it was his Gus
tom regularly to wind the city clock,
and it is a well known fact that the
clock stopped precisely at the hour
Of his death.
On through the years lived the old
widow and mother whose husband
and children had all preceded her to
the silent grave on the borders OF
the spirit world, until at the end OF
sixty-three years she too left the
lone which, so many years before,
she had entered as a young and hap
py wife. Sixty-three years Of hv-
ing without a change of earthly
abode, changed at last only for the
heavenly. In that long ago. to her
the place must indeed I've been
Hone little home among the bushes,
one that she loved" The town was
a small place then and the little
home near the depot where Mrs.
Harris lived so long was always a
familiar spot-the property eG-
tending through from Friend street,
in which was the home, to west Main,
IN which was the cabinet shop where
father and son worked at their trade
and exhibited fine workmanship.
Sixty-three years! The little chill
dren who played in the nearby
streets and yards when Mrs. Harris
was young have; some Of them, grown
to be grand fathers and mothers,
while also the lefty Of the dead:
has received its yearly portion OF
the ener-increasing population. The
:, Witnessing of trains that passed IN
the night {. and days during that
eyentful time, Of new railroads and
other enterprises that have "made
The wilderness blossom as the rose, !"
of the Christmases and casters that
have alternated as the years rolled
by each recurring time bringing sun
shine to many homes and casting
shadows upon others, falls to the
lot of few as it has fallen to the lot
of the deceased. =
The prattle of innocent babes, the
laughter of happy children. the
sweet days Of. loving hearts, the sad
days of desolate ahliction have
passed and repeated. themselves il.
the history Of others time and again
between the day that Mrs. Harris be-
came a bride and the day that her
spirit left the tired. and worn body.
: By reason Of strength she Lived far
beyond the allotted three7score years
and ten, showing wonderful vitality
and a remarkable clinging to life.
She journeyed long distance along
the road Of the earthly pilgrimage
from youth and spring to old age
and winter, and gained the summit
from whose shining heights few NOR
tai eyes can LOOKOUT at last the end
here to her has come, and she has
stopped by the way to rest and has
found the rock that is "a great
shadow in a weary land,' and her
tired feet feel no more the rough
ness Of the way. Another soul has
solved for itself the mystery of
death, and life beyond the grave.
The last few remaining years Of
Mrs. Harris life were soothed and
eomforted by her . daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Annie r. Harris, daughter; Of
Mr. and Mrs. j. Chesley DomlHick,
and her little daughter, Annie.
The subject Of this sketch became
bride at the age Of thirteen and
wassa mother when she was but
fourteen wears old.