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STRANGE EPITAPH ON MARTHAM TOMBSTONE
(The following interesting story is taken from a recent edition
of the Yarmouth Mercury-The Editor)
| One of the strangest opitaphs over to be written, can be seen in an old tombstone in St. Mary's Church, Martham.
Candurler Ree Jenkins, with It lies under the South West corner of the organ
Whitley and Chorus, (DACTA). 00-Plano Parade" by Famous Gyne
pated Pianist.
1.15-News Weather Report and And
hunermenta.
1.25-Interlude,
1.10-nm Forelan Zanda."
8.00 Close Bown,
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Hospital YequeetHalf Hour: Pre- Kented by Mary Simpson, (Atullo). 7.30- Paragonese Unit Rour. (Studio). B. World News an New Analysis |
London Relay).
this A.1--Telm Caler
(Brutto).
*Talka on
and reads:
Hore lyeth
The body of Christ Burraway who departed Thin ile ye 18th day
Of October, Anno Domini
1730
Aged 50 years. And Their Iyen
Alice, who by hir life Was my sister, my mistress My mother and my wife Dyed Feb. ya 32th 1727-
Aged 70 years.
It
[ing un hard times, he, soon lost his job and took to wahdering in noarch of work.
As fascinating and sordid as tho story may be, and despite the countless sightseers It has brought 10 Martham Church, it is not true. In the registers of Potter Heig- ham Church can be seen an entry which records that Christopher Burraway was married there to Mary Lane in 1871. From another Kourco comes equally authentie proof that a son was born to them following year. He was in the also named Christopher after his father.
Quite unknowingly, he came one After the death of Mary's hus- day to his native village of Mar- band, she was married again to . tham. By this time his father was a Gregory Johnson. Then aftor. dead, and Alice Burraway, taking Mary had died, Gregory Johnson an instant liking to the young married an Alice Ryall. It was with her that the young Christo- Christopher, gave him a job.
Incription's Meaning
Then, by a queer trick of fate, pher fell in love, and after his married hey fell in love with one another, step-father's death, hin and were eventually married. (her. Things went well for a time, until Stranger still in the story of one day, Alice happened to notice
nacient inscription.
that a mole spot, which Christo- Fitme.nid
that great shame was pher bore on his right arm, was brought on the Burraway family, in exactly the same position as when Alice,
the daughter, gave one which her father always car- birth to a son by her own father.|rled. Sickened by the terrible thing which had occurred, she had the child secreted away to an institute 9.46-"Concerto" Fitto Courerto No, far from Martham.
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Probably what the inscription" really means is that Christopher Burraway found in his wife all the qualities of mother, sister, mistrom and wife combined. It Shock Killed Her
must also be remembered that the Old English definition of "mals- Puzzled by this strange coin-tress" is sweetheart, and not what cidence, she taxed her husband as we regard it on today,
local "bad to his up-bringing, Learning that Far from being his early life had been spent in hat" of his time, Christopher was in all probability So ho her curiosity increased. There the child was cared for, began making inquiries, and one Inscription on one of the bells of and grew into a fine healthy lad. day arrived at the awful truth. St. Mary's Church reads:-Christ the shock that it Burraway, John Keme, Church On leaving the institute, Christo So great was pher, as he was named, became killed her. Christopher lived for Wardens. John Stephens. Fecit
1717-ME. B. apprenticed to a farmer. But fail-only a short while after.
the saing institutd as her own non,tacted roalleman. An
Biting cold
Wearing gowne and gowle, and carrying heavy crosses, penitents walk through the streets of Furnes, Western Flanders, Belgium.-(AP Photo).
Fear
Americans UK Competition
Jet Aircraft
In
Washington, August 13.
American aviation experts fear that the United States will lose its leadership in the field of civil transport planes to Britain's jet-powered airliners.
Delay Kentzel, Civil nauties Administrator,
it in the meantime, Acro-pete with revealed the De Havilland Comet will be this pository in testimony made the world's fastest air transport. Mr. Rentzel also said the Bri- by the chairman of the
Commerce Committee, tish are leading the world in use of combination turbo-propelier- Edwin Johnson.
"Utilisation powered aircraft. At present no Rentzel said: Mr.
aircraft manufacturer of American-built aircraft has U.S.
engaged in actual construction of been challenged by the success-
a je or turbo-propeller trans- ful maiden flight of the British- built De Havilland Comet the port or large flyingboat, he said. several he added, first jet-powered air However,
American Arms are studying the
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Rediffusion
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Mr. Rentzel said he thought| this craft would begin carrying passengers in 1952.
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that, unless other He added nations developed aircraft to com-
Government. Successes
In Burma
Rangoon, August 13.
The Government airfleld at the North Burma Army headquarters at Meiktila was declared free from rebel threat today with the recapture of Wurdwin, 15 miles to the North.
the Burma Announcing this, Army radio Bald that the nearby town of Thetaw has also been retaken.
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