The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-12-20
10 SUCCEED GEN. COWlt
HAS BEEN Il. TIT GU RD Twelve WARS
Began as a Private and IS Now at the Head Ct
he Guard. I'll Continue TO Reside N
Oxf-d. Governors Action is
Warmly @pproyed

Governor Russell yesterday appointed
Col. Beverly Sampson Royster, Of OK
ford, as Adjutant General of the
State Guard, vice Andrew D.. CowlcS,
resigned.
\ better appointment could not have
been made. Coy. Russell has done
wei.
General Royster Is easily one Of the
foremost young men in the State, and
one Of the most capable. worthy and
popular members Of our citizen SOldierv-
He has won distinction in commercial
circles and at the bar. He has held hon
ored positions among his fellows in social
and fraternal life. -Four times has he
been elected mayor of Oxford. and al
ways he has served his people with such
ability and fidelity that he has merited
their confidence and has received plau-
dist Of all classes and all parties. For
TWO terms he was elected without oppo-
Sition.
General Royster i at present Grand
Master Of the Grand Lodge Of the indie
pendent Order OF Odd Fellows in North
Carolina. and Senior Warden of the
Grand Lodge Of Masons.
His connection with the State Guard
began in 1886. when he enlisted az a
private in the Granville GrayS, Com
pany +, Third regiment. He has been
IA active member Of the Guard for these
twelve years and has risen from a
private in the ranks. through all the
grades OF corporal. sergeant. fir>t-ser-
geant. lieutenant and captain Of his com
pany: major Of his regiment; assistant
Inspector General and Inspector General
Of the State Guard. He holds commits
sions in the State Guard from five
Governors-ScaIes. FowIe, Holt, Carr
and Russoli-and no commission has
ever come TO him that was not fully de-
served and well mcrited. But nonc
has been more un>ought OF more de-
served than his last one.
In appointing Col. Register -Ad-
jutant General of the State Guard. the
Governor has bestowed the honor upon
a man. in every way worthy to wear it
and thoroughly equipped for the per
Torrance of every duty pertaining to the
position.
General Beverly Sampson Register i
4 native Of Granville county. His
father was Col. S. $. Royster. of VII
liamsboro. and his mother was the
daughter of Col. VIM. Richards. at one
time treasurer Of North Carolina. Gen
eral Register is in the very prime Of
Young manhood, having been born in
1850. He was educated at Horner
School. then at Henderson. Oh leaving
school he engaged in the drug business
at his native town. WILLIAMSBURG. In
1884 he removed to Oxford and formed
Il cO-partnership with Mr.. J. G.. Hall
in the drug business. In 1887 he left
the drug business and began the study
of law with Judge Robert W. Winston.
He was licensed TO practice by the Su-
preIne court at the fall term of 1888.
He located III Oxford and soon forged
his way to the front as a practicing at
Iorney. To-day he is one Of North
Cardinals most popular and successful
young lawyers.
He is Il son-in-law Of President T. Z.
Hobgood, of Oxford Female Seminary.
IN politics he is an active and uncom-
promising Democrat.
General Royster will continue to re-
side in Oxford, though he will be fire.
quently in Raleigh III the discharge Of
his official duties.