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THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C.
Friday, December 11, 1970
THE NEW BERN MIRROR
PublUhed Everv Friday at 410 Johnaon Streer
Naw Barn, N. C., tha Sola Ownai
J. GASKILL McDaniel Editor and Publithor
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
Ono Year $2.50
Saaond Clatt Fetfaoa Paid at Naw Barn, N. C.
FOR US ALL
One of the nicest of many nice things about Christ
mas, here in New Bern and around the world, is the
part that music plays in its observance.
Since that first Holy Night, when angels sang
above a Bethlehem stable, the Christ Child's birthday
has been an occasion for carols. Without the blessing
of song, the Yuletide would lose much of its incompar
able appeal for mankind.
Surely, God intended it this way. Aptly termed the
universal language, music lifts us closer to the heights
of heaven than anything else on the face of the earth.
Carols are as ageless as the Christmas spirit, as
perpetually charming as the happy face of a kid in the
passing throng New songs have their brief, melodic
moment and pass into oblivion, but the old songs re
main, unblemished by time.
“Silent Night’’ and “Aw^ In A Manger” are as
beautifully fragile as a butterfly’s wing, but they have
the durability of reinforced concrete. Neither wars nor
rumors of wars remove them from the scene.
We can’t visualize a more stupendous task, or an
undertaking more definitely doomed to failure, than the
effort of any contemporary composer to write a carol
that will supplant “Hark The Herald Angels Sing” or
“It Came Upon The Midnight Clear.”
Such permanence is something of an oddity in a
world where mortals in their restlessness are ever anx
ious to switch to the new, whatever it may be.
Come to think about it, everything about Christmas
remains pretty much the same. Who would want it
otherwise?
UNIVERSAL PASTIME
As Mark Twain pointed out as far back as the turn
of the century, everybody talks about the weather but
nobody does anything about it. The incessant discussion
that Twain found prevalent on the banks of the Missis
sippi is equally commonplace along the shores of our
Neuse and Trent.
At times, matters aren’t helped by television fore
casters who insert so many qualifying clauses into their
predictions that consulting an almanac might be just
as enlightening. Even so. Dame Nature delights in giv
ing the weather man a lot of unhappy moments, to
punish him for being occasionally specific.
Some of the language used by the U. S. Weather
Bureau isn’t always fully understood by those who hover
over television and radio sets. However, each term does
carry an exact meaning, and knowing the meaning will
help you a little as you try to keep tab on what may
or may not be in store for you.
For example, when the weather man says “Snow”
the terminology means that white stuff will fall for
several hours. Anything less is described as “Snow
Flurries.” If Vhe V'Heavy Snow” pronouncement is
made, the forecast is for a fall of four inches or more
over a 12-hour period, or six inches or more over a 24-
hour period.
When a “Snow Squall” is predicted you can expect
the same kind of heavy downpour, with gusty surface
winds, that you experience here in New Bern every
summer when it figuratively rains “cats and dogs.”
Maybe in a snow squall you could say it was raining
“penguins and polar bears.”
Want to know what a “Blizzard” is? That’s what
you’ve got gripping you when winds are 35 miles an
hour or more, heavy and blowing snow is falling, and
the temperature is down to 20 degrees or lower.
A “Severe Blizzard” has wind speeds of at least 45
miles an hour, a great density of falling snow, and the
temperature 10 degrees or lower. Take your pick for a
White Christmas.
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ELIZABETH MOORE
Village Verses
EVERYWHERE
Superior Court of Law, Court
' House In New Bern, In and for
the District of New Bern, Court
Minutes 1801,
Tuesday, 28 July 1801.
The court met pursuant to ad
journment. Present the Honor
able John Louis Taylor,
Esquire.
Case of Tubman Woolfordvs.
the Administrator of Joslah
Wright.
Case of Hadrian VanNoorden
vs. The Administrators of
Joslah Wright.
Case of William Guy vs. Dan
iel Dees.
Case of Peter Thomegeuxvs.
william Ferrand.
Case of Doe on the demise of
James Sasser vs. the heirs of
William Alford.
Case of John and Mary Good
ing, Administrators of David
Murdock vs. William Gilbert.
Original attachment levied on
land. Ordered that there be pub
lication In the New Bern Gazette
for 3 months agreeable to Act
of Assembly.
The Court adjourned till to
morrow morning 10 o’clock.
Wednesday 29 July 1801. The
Court met purusant to adjourn
ment. Present the Honorable
John Louis Taylor, Esqu.
Ordered thatSherwoodHlnes,
Dennis Cannon, William For
rest, Jesse Rountree and John
Pope be appointed commis
sioners to divide the real estate
of Melus Broome, deceased,
among the heirs and make re
turn of their proceedings to the
next court.
Case of Thomas Hall vs. John
Smallwood.
Case of John Smallwood vs.
Joslah Hawley and others.
Case of Ell Smallwood vs.
Joslah Hawley & others.
Case of Francis Stringer vs.
Bartholomew Clinch.
Case of Den of the demise
of John Bryan vs. Assignees
of Blackshear and others.
Case of Thomas Cox vs. Abiel
Hathaway.
Case of Patty Prescott vs.
James Stevenson.
Case of Elizabeth Henry vs.
William H. Heritage.
Case of Wilson Blount vs.
William Bryan, Administrator
of Joseph Palmer.
Case of Jeremiah Murphy
vs. Isaac Gulon.
Case of George Lane vs. John
Fish and William Fish.
Case of Elizabeth Williams,
Administratrix of James Wil
liams vs. Robert Hunt.
Case of John Smallwood vs.
Levin Clark.
Case of William Shepard v.s.
James Sutton and other.s.
Case of John Marcliment vs.
John West.
Case of Pierce Manning vs.
Abraham Curling.
Case of Jacob Blackshear
vs. theHeirsofCatliarineSauls.
Case of Benajah White, guar
dian to Sarah R. Caswell vs.
Delham Caswell, Executor of
Richard Caswell,
Case of WilliaiTi McGlinpsie,
Administrator of Andrew Greer
vs. Benjamin Smith.
Ordered ttiat the rule for the
trial of causes in this court be
as follows, viz:
The causes in whlcli pro''c.ss
was served on the defendants
In the counties of Craven, Car
teret and Jones on the first,
second and third and fourth
days of the Term.
In the Counties of Johnston,
Wayne, Lenoir, Greene, Pitt,
Beaufort, Hyde, on the fifth,
sixth, seventh and eighth days
of the Term.
Without the District and argu
ment on the Othday oftheTerm.
AH criminal business on the
10 day of the Term.
Unfinished business either on
. the argumentuhorimlnal docket .
Near and far, to the ends of the earth.
The world observes an infant’s birth;
Thrilling anew to the Christmas story
Of the miracle gift, and wondrous glory
That Bethlehem’s star proclaimed in the sky.
While heavenly hosts sang carols on high.
No sweeter day has been given to man
Than Christmas, part of God’s great plan;
In our grand old city, mid historic scenes,
Pause and reflect on all that it means.
—JGMcD.
to be taken up after the Equity
business is disposed of.
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State of North Carolina, City
of Raleigh. Meeting of the
Judges of the Superior Courts
of Law and Equity. I hereby
certify to the Clerk of the
Superior Court of Law for the
District of New Bern that the
following judgments were pro
nounced at June Term 1801.
John Simpson vs. Jean Na
deau. Judgment for the defend
ant.
Joseph Tagert vs. Jordan
Hill. Motion for a new trial
overruled.
Den on the demise of Wil
liam Farris and wife et al vs.
Samuel Simpson. Judgment for
the defendant. Attest Duncan
Cameron, Clerk.
Mary Hannts and others vs.
John C, Bryan, Administrator
of Ann C. Blggleston. Petition.
Referred to V/lIllam Shepard
and Francis Hawks and their
award or the award of their
umpire to be a rule of the
court.
John Gaylord vs. John Jor
dan.
(Quoted from the Craven
County Minutes—1801)
What you pay for a Christ
mas gift is naturally something
to consider, but what you get
for what you pay is equally
important.
Our patronage, through the
years, has been built on the
firm belief that it is unwise,
and unfair to customers, to offer
inferior merchandise at any
price.
Thafs why, each Holiday
Season, shoppers turn to us to
provide them with gifts in fash
ionable women's wear, what
ever the price range desired
may be.
And we might add, we
specialize in bringing befuddled
males out of their bewilderment
when they have a gift prob
lem.
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