Death of Mrs. Mary Payne.

Thursday night of last week Mrs. Mary Payne, wife of Mr. Edward Payne, after a lingering illness, breathed her last.  She has for some time been effected with that dread disease, consumption, which finally resulted in her death.

Mrs. Payne was born August 5, 1834, and was therefore in her fifty-fourth year.  She was married to Mr. Payne in 1853 and a large family of children blessed the union.  She was a member of the Baptist church of this city and died in the faith of the Lord.  She was buried in the city cemetery, Rev. W. H. Cooper preaching the funeral sermon.