Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-21
PETER D. BERNARD.
pIATH YESTERDAY AFTERNOON OF
THIS VENERABLE PRINTER.
Prominently Identified with Rich
mond's Affairs.

N- Peter Dudley Bernard died at 1:sO
p. w. Yesterday at his residence on west
V-r-hali street.
n wae ono OF the Oldest mon in Rich
...al was widely known, and had the re-.
..... and good will of all of our colnmu-
r..,. For more than fifty years he was
,r.n0ent here as a printer and publisher.
e.G after his DAYS OF activity were passed
v = familiar fcare about the newspaper
,-f ioh.olGoes. where he was the object Of
f-a, consideration from the boys" His
ne.. wax protractcd and painful Ho
-.lf wah great patience and fortitude,
..I with peaceful mind awaited the IN
.t.4alg summons.
BIOGEATmcAL.
Nr Bernard was born in Goochland
....r. VIRGINIA on the 90 day of July,
,.. li- i8thcr. John Bernard. was q de-
rI ut az IocahOntas and dtcd while
s.... lcrt Oi this notice was an infant.
rr Nruard entered tho printing business
r h.urg about the year 1878. and
... tn Richmond when he WAS twenty
....- - acc and with the exception of a
.. s.oft intervals had since resided
.... ~ was engaged IN the printing and
t-huc business here for number Of
.r. during which time the southern PiHnir
. founded hv Charles 4. Bolts. Esq.
.- WIS published by Nh. Bernard about
.- te1rS. at the end # which time he
the purchaser of the paper and
..rutj its publication on his own
rrt for period Of SIX years, when he
posed ot 1t TO Colonel Frank G.. Rutlin.
COMEDY.
Among other publications issued by de-
...-,I we're comedy entitled "Whigs and
N..,.rlt-.' AND tragedy called KicgO
fre Spanish Martyr Tie also pub
La tte Southern Literary Messenger for
D., .o after She death of its founder.
W. White, Esq.. who was his father
l..N.
Two rUrsmTNTS' TUNFrALs.
r- HOrnard was in tho funeral process
.. nf Jefferson and Adams. and was q
..-a M the funoTai of Henry CLAY.
..rt e. Randolph. who pulled Asdrew
s-.r's nose. was az Mr. Bcrnarl's s wed
.. arl brought with hm bottle of
r... tirnty-fEr,e years old.
Deceased married Sarah Iloyd White
v l- still lViugl. a daughter of Thomas
N. White. on the 7th Of November, 1888.
AELtT.
"r Bernard enlisted in the Richmond
Infantry Blues in 1891. with
r company be served some time. He
..t.rfai some of their annual celebrations
.nt wears. He participated with tho
.t.ru- sin ihoir celebrated raid against the
frr-ut Richmond. whenevery " bank -
t.e city was broken up. He was at the
-rrrt celebration a. Philadelphia in 1929 of
lr's Inauguration rs President. when
. buffalo and . bear were roasted whole.
s4- "a member of the Hastings Court of
Nl.i--fatO atOs-wa~ appointed by the Council
elected ly the people for four years.
. recent tiucs he was ucw- and local cdi-
..rH Htl publisher of the Eo0noie y0lsy. at
...It0u. y DE-. about two and half years.
WHO.
1ntle DAYS Of long ago he was an ardent
NLIe. anal numbered among his friends a
.t of e1ch mon as john Minor Bolts,
General Williams G.. Wickham. sc. While
..gI. warm supporter Of his political
.nl- bee had no personal aspirations tOr
81 urcfermpnt: though on ono Oc-
..-.0 his fellow-citi2eus insisted on nun
r.r- llw FIR the Legislature against ms
r-.uM friend. the genial and hOnored
.-.pl MAYO. Esq, in which contest he
s..- defeated by small majority.
THE WARS.
Nr. Bcrnard's eldest brother William
r.4rdl was soldier in the war of 1872,
ul deceased distinctly remembered when
30 ssh0uldered his rifle and went of 10
fle var-.'
Iic was great sufferer from an accident
.. met IA Stauuton several wears since.
ESQ had stroke Of paralysis about two
.f- ego, from which he never entirely
rad
the close Of the war he, like the
, ority of Old-Line Wings voted
g.. uouatic ticket. His faith in the
tho South. and his unshaken con-
her ultimate triumph, left him a
.r.n so the close of hostihties-every
of his property having been swept
.ll lc was too far advanced IN
.e-,slullv % renew tho fight for
....Utv He had three sons IN the Con-
., army. two of whom are now
.le of them being the owner and
t tic Wilmington N. c. S'ar-and
himself often shouldercd his
when the city was threatened by
FUNERAL.
I.. t.lac and place of the funeral services
.. .uuoulc"d tomorrow.