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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1879
Page
1
The article argues road makers misunderstand road building and urges farmers clubs and granges to discuss improvements. It highlights the cost of bad roads, the need for easy grades, proper drainage, and removal of loose stones that damage wheels and horses. It stresses timely repairs and a public opinion favoring first class roads.
Reforming and moralist sermon argues Free Masonry is allied with religion. It cites Solomon and Hiram Abiff as parallels for unity of Jew and Gentile, emphasizes Truth Brotherly Love and Charity, highlights Orphan Asylum at Oxford, and discusses Saint John the Baptist and Evangelist as models of Practice and Faith. Also notes upcoming pension arrearages and fiscal impact.
An account in the Columbia Register recounts Gov. Hampton’s recovery after a grave illness. A letter from a Methodist preacher urged the state to pray, and a vivid dream during near death convinced him the prayers saved him. The visitor relays the governor’s belief that collective petitions kept him alive and aided his awakening to health.
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