On Thursday night of last week three strangers entered the city, two of which in about 21 years cast the Democratic vote, while the other, a girl, will perhaps be the mother of a Democratic boy. Messrs. W.H. HAMPTON and W.W. SCARBORO can now sing “ain’t it nice to be the papa of a bouncing baby boy,” while Mr. W.D. CARSTARPHEN has the pleasure of the sweet smiles of a little girl.

Source: Roanoke Beacon,  13 September 1889.  Available online at digitalnc.org.