The Russellville Democrat., 1885-09-24


T lac Arkansas Gazette, On the
ner OF Scott and Markham ssreets
The first schooimaster in Little Rock
was Jesse Brown, vino was Hy sec
nud teacher, tine first having been
james II. Lucas, al the Post Of Ar
kansas, in ISIS, who subsequently
became q rich banker in St Louis.
and inherited from his father large
interests in real estate in said city
all OF whom are deceased.
THE WATKINS HUEDEE.
The first Presbyterian minister
and SUNDAY -scnsnl superintendent
in Little Rock was the Rex. James
VI Moore. ] was one OF lls pupils.
He was the father Of ex Attorney
General e. H. Moore. One nf the
early pioneers oil Little Rock was
the iamented Mai Isaar Watkins,
the father of the late Chief Justice
George c. Watkins. and the grant
Iasher OF Dr.. C Watkins, VIM was
murdered by John Smith. Maj.
Watkins was sitting near Inc stove,
in sile same John McIseaEls STORE
heretofore sIsuken OF, when Smith
RODE up in front Of the door with his
rife in hand, and without aligilting.
very driiiterateiy and in cold blood,
shot and killed nim almost instant
L. smith made mis- escape, being
well mounted, anu was never alter
wards heard ~. boarded Tor q
time in Ma Watkins family in my
school boy fiavs. After his death ]
became 1ile owner Of fine anu va
liable shotgun, winch iie had iDrmar Z
lv owned. and winch his son, DIR.
Roberi Watkins, greatly iesirea To
purchase, and that j had inteniied
at some time to present 10 him. had
the doctor lived. This gun, tpgetiler
with afine and valuable rifle present
ed 10 Judge scott by Col. Terrence
Farrell. il the wear 1891. with tine
understanding that ii should descend
To his eldest son nj ms oealn, were
both impressed into the confederate
service bv order Of Gen Thomas
HnGman and both Of which guns
we're lost sight Of during the little
skirmish and unpieasantncss winch
At that time TOOK place. Among
orHER EARLY sErTLERs,
personally known and remembered.
were. Majnr Nicholas Peay, Juhn
Hutt, Dudley Mason, Samuel G.
Roane, David Filler, Jacob Rider,
Envy Wilson, John Mclean, Noah
II. badgett. Christian Brumback,
Bernard Smith, Wharton Rector,
Eilas Rector, George W. Scott,
Richard G. Byrd. Jacob Tutewiier,
David b. Greer, Nathaniel, John and
Colby Dennis. Alex. Walker, Andrew
Hanper. David H. Ruref. William
Cummins, Andrew Segtt, David E.
Mckinney, Benjamin Johnson, Dan
iel RIngo, Mathew Cunningham,
Chester Ashley, Samuel NJ Ruther
ford, Henry W. Armstrong Thomas
W Newton, ST., William Fields, Al
len and Jared G. Martin. Wyatt
johnson, Albert G. and Joseph :.
johnson, DR.. Gordon Neil. Randolph
Mile, James s. Conway, John Z.
Conway, j. :. Fulton, Henry /. Bis
coe and Jesse Brown. who was tine
first school master and subsequently,
mayor OF Little Rock. His male
pupils and my schooimases that
now remember were Charles =. Ber-
trisnd, Rebt- ans Chester Cunning
49,. " 4 Ack.ta,. CU-Cn~ n
Peay, George c. Watkins, Nathaniel
Dennis, William and JEFF Smith.
Ezekiel Msrkus. James SOUL. Theo
phiius Pritchard, Robert W. John
son, Jordon Embree, and perhaps
John G. feay Not one Of these old
ciflzens Rnd my schDoimates are
living except MAJOR john c. Peay,
now residing in Little Rock. Mr..
Browns female pupils now recDliect-
ed were AIRS. Vim. r. Pope, formerly
Mary G. Peay, Mrs Joseph Newton,
formerly Arabelia Bertrand, Mrs.
Sarah Duff. formerly Sarah Cunning
ham. Mrs. Ben. f. Campbell, former
II Eliza scust, Mrs. Henrietta Saw.
age, formerly Henrietta Cunning
ham, Mrs O. H. Rpystnn, formally
Mary Ciarissa Bates. and Mrs VIM.
4. Woodruff, ST., formerly Jane
Mills. None Of these are living ex
cept Mrs. Wm. E. Woodruff. Sr., Of
Little Rock, and MRS. G. ID Rpystnn,
wife Of Gen. Roysion. Of Washing
ton. Hampstead county. The only
graveyard nov reenllecsed was ssri-
vate one s,elonging 10 Ruiert Grill
tenden. Among Ehe first bnrled
there we're tw0 or three az bis child
rem, and Two sisters, cousins ef m5ne.
MRS. samuel Nd. Rutherford nnd
Mrs Robert NJ. French. Formerly
ElixabrEh and Sallie Parf, and sDnae
others not remembered This eisnt
of ground was near MIR. Crih1endens
residence which YVES