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1 L Page Pour THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. G. Friday, June 19, 1969 THE NEW BERN MIRROR PublishMl Every Friday at 111 King Straat, Naw Barn, N. C., by Mia Sola Owner j. GASKiLL McDaniel -Editor and Publishor SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Ono Year $2.50 Six Months $1.25 Entered at sacandlaia malt at New Bam April 4, ItSt, wnder Mia act of Mareli 3, 1179. FOR OTHERS TOO Mefe and now we want to express our gratitude to every New Berian who goes to the time and trouble to plant a flower garden. We owe them our thanks, and so do you, for brightening our way as we pass by their door. A world without flowers would be a dreary world indeed, but the posies that beautify this historic city just don’t happen. Someone has to toil for countless hours to bring such blooms ino blossoming glory. Admittedly, flower growers not only labor for the pleas ure of others, but for their own pleasure as well. Yet, agreeing that pride and a measure of vanity are to some extent the motivating factors, there is no denying that the average ama teur florist does get satisfaction of the soul in the awareness that someone else is sharing the spendor of her garden. People who put forth considerable effort to have lovely surroundings are not necessarily the nicest folks to know, or the kindest. Some of them, we’re forced to concede, are crab by and cranky—and quite self-centered. By the same token, we’ve known charming individuals who were blissfully content to live out their lives in the midst of unattractiveness. Shanties have been made presentable by folks who did it merely to please themselves, while mansions have been allowed to decay into hovels by mortals who vvere otherwise appreciative and often generous. Even so, The Mirror has a warm spot in its heart for those who consider it important to make their yards appealing to a friend or stranger who happens by. It’s a pretty good sign that the people who live inside are a credit to the com munity, and determined to contribute to the happiness of their fellow man. So many things, in addition to flowers, can be shared with out depriving ourselves. The smile we smile not only makes us feel better, it gives hope and encouragement to those we meet. And politeness inevitably makes us a better person, while easing someone else’s load. So to you who say “Howdy” with flowers, we say “Thank you!” ' ONLY A MEMORY John Greenleaf Whittier, the beloved Quaker poet, would be astounded by many miracles if he returned to the ranks of the living he left 67 years ago. Not the least of his surprises, we’re inclined to think, would be the dismal discovery that the barefoot boy he immor talized in verse is now a vanished breed. There are still plenty of boys around, of course, biit to day in almost every instance they wear shoes the long sum mer through. Pass a hundred kids on New Bern streets, and you’re apt to search in vain for a lad with his feet unconfined. All of which is enough to sadden the heart of old timers who recall with relish the boundless joy of unshod freedom. It was worth the stone bruises you got on your heels at the first of the season, and the excruciating pain when you stump ed your big toe on a half-hidden root. > a matter of fact, a sore toe was more of an asset than a liability. Especially if it got all inflamed and infected. The injury made you a center of attraction, and you were in show business simply by unwrapping the glorious disfigurement and displaying it to eager juvenile eyes in your neighborhood. Well do we remember our worst looking toe. It was so grotesque that just having a series of neighborhood exhibitions wasn’t enough. From morn until night the show went on the road. It won us no little fame in Ghent, Riverside and way points. In too few days the swelling went down, and nobody cared to look any more. Besides, on upper Pollock street— where we lived—you had to go some to remain in the running for gruesomeness. Somebody else .invariably got a black eye, busted nose, or split-open head, and stole your thunder. Yes, the barefoot boy is gone, Mr. Whittier, so look the other way when you turn over in your grave. PATRONIZE THE MIRROR ADVERTISERS Historical Gleanings —By— FRANCES B. CLAYPOOLE and ELIZABETH MOORE Village Verses SALES OF GOVERNOM MARTIN'S PROPERTY Account of sales of sundries rV maining in the Palace at New Bern, lately the property of Josiah Mar tin, Esq., and by resolves of Con gress held at Halifax, November, 1776, ordered to be sold at public vendue, February 6, 1777; (Continu ed from last week). On dripping pan, etc., his Excel lency, 0 7 0; three forks and iron skewer, William Willson, 0 0 2; nine old casks, his Excellency, 0 2- 2, one bay knife, James Little, 0 0- 6; fifty two bottles, his Excellency, 1 11 0; one water pot, William Willson, 0 16; four paint brushes and some paint, Henry Vipon, 0 5- 1; fifty-two empty bottles, his Ex cellency, 1 12 0; one copper fish kettle, his Excellency, 10 0; one old brass kettle, Jacob Blount, 0 6- 8; eight chairs, Alexander Gray, 1- 0 0; five, old locks, Joseph Leech, 0 5 4; ten jugs, Henry Vipon, 1 1- 6; two stone pots, Mr. Gaspe, 0 1- 4; four canisters, Henry Vipon, 0: 18 6, 12 empty mottles, Henry Vi pon, 0 12; one hat case and some gun flints, William Dennis, 0 8 0; one pair curtain tongs, James Green, 0 0 4; one dust pan and cheese toasters, his Excellency, 0 2- 0; five rush bottom chairs, James Davis, 2 14 0; four volumes of “Don Quixota” Samuel B. Cunning ham, 2 2 6; three volumes “Ros- seau upon Education”, Titus Ogden, 1 12 0; two volumes “Madam Pom padour”, Edward Starkey, 10 0; four volumes “Gil Bias”, Alexand er Gray, 2 10 0; five volumes “Chinese Spy”, Edward Starkey, 2 0 0; four volumes “History of France”, by Rosseau, Titus Ogden, 19 0; five volumes “Fool Quality”, Titus Ogden, 2 15 0; three volumes “Sully’s Memoirs”, Colonel Ingram, 14 0; nine volumes Shakespeare, Colonel Easton, 5 0 0; Moore’s Ta bles and Lefiphanes, Joseph Leech, J) 15 0; two volumes complete “Cook’s Voyage”, his Excellency, 1 10 0; 26 volumes of “Universal History”,'Alexander Gaston, 13 0- 0; two volumes “History of Scot land”, by Robinson, John Barrie, 1- 19 6; a catalogue, Titus Ogden, 0 2 0; an essay on “Faith”, William Bryan, 0 0 8; Two volumes Dean Swift’s Works, Titus Ogden, 0 10 0; a mag azine for the year 1763, Colonel Ingram, 0 2 9; five pamphlets. Colonel Ingram, 0 3 0; “Religion of Nature”, Cornelius Harnett, 0 1- 0; a pair bellows and a small trunk, James Davis, 0 7 0; one sturgeon SUNSET CLOUDS In sunset clouds, a blaze of red and gold Brings us a promise of smiles after tears; God’s sunset clouds, they renew dreams of old, And paint the hopes of faded yesteryears. Each broken heart finds sincere sympathy, As twilight draws the curtain for its play; Before a scene of bright hued majesty ’The night comes down, to softly kiss the day. —JGMcD. Michigan White Cedar and Calif. Redwood Prefabricated FENCES DIXON BROS. NURSERY spitt, Abner Nash, 1 14 0; 43 bot tles of rose and mint water, his Ex cellency, 1 11 0; 15 empty bottles, his* Excellency, 0 7 0; one dozen soup plates (Queen’s China, his Ex cellency, 0 14 6; one dozen .shal low plates (Queen’s China), his Ex cellency, 0 14 6; seven dozen shal low plates (Queen’s China), his Ex cellency, 0 7 0; one dozen shallow plates (Queen’s China), his Excel lency, 0 12 6; one dozen shallow plates (Queen’s China), his Excel lency, 0 13 6; one dozen shallow plates (Queen’s China), his. Excel lency, 0 13 6; one dozen shallow plates (Queen’s China) his Excel lency, 0 13 6; one dozen shallow plates (Queen’s China), his Excel lency, 0 15 6; one dozen shallow breakfast plates (Queen’s China), his Excellency, 0 10 6; one dozen shallow breakfast plates (Queen’s China), 0 12 6; one dozen shallow breakfast plates (Queen’s China), his Excellency, 0 12 6; 21 shallow plates large and small (Queen’s China), his Excellency, 13 0; sev en dishes sorted (Queen’s China), his Excellency; 1 10 0; six dishes sorted (Queen’s China), his Excel lency, 17 0; four dishes sorted, (Queen’s China), James Arant, 0- 7 6; five fish dishes (Queen’s Chi na), his Excellency, 0 12 0; one tu reen, William Rumsey, 0 5 0; one tureen, his Excellency, one tureen and two covers, his Excellency, 0- 9 0; one can, his Excellency, 0 12- 6; four mustard and two milk pots, his Excellency, 0 4 0; Four water bottles and three but ter boats, his Excellency, '0 10 6; two earthen pots and one pewter pint mug. Colonel Armstrong, 0 3- (Continued on Page 5) Tru-Tread Tire Co. U. S. TIRES Recapping & Vulcanizing 223 Craven Street ME 7-2417 For Groceries & Meats Plus Courteous Servicing of Your Car or Truck, You Can Count on DEXTER WILLIAMS Morehead Highway PROTECTION IS OUR BUSINESS -HOME- ELECTRIC CO. Phone ME 7-2242 Evinrude Outboard Motors MFG & Cruisers, Inc., Boats Carolina Trailers Boat Supplies KImbrells Outboard Service 1305 Pembroke Road ME 7-3785 Where Quality and Experience Save You Hours of Boating Pleasure Relax in Air - Conditioned Comfort at Hazel's Beauty Shop ME 7-3401 • i The Mirror Hasn't Reached Outer Space Yet, But We Do Have Readers in 40 States from Coast to Coast. Your Friends and Relatives Might Enjoy It Weekly, Too.
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